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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1928)
o o o O O o o vrivt)HTi rxir; TKVBrrNxrenFOK'n, omrooy. stday, yrorsT ". 1029., ' . v? rn 7 -j- 'TWIT! TITR'ffrt T nn "6" o aO.'H;iii c.iii r suuirc is lu the j A mencan tourists 1 uuh the Afft.'ne.m I llort term funds held , Among the sour,; Utiion-Ethyl Scout Car Visits' New noted liy d foreign if hydro- ..lceu-.c 4.0V..T sunici . ,Cj)'itln expenditure !' n t'anndti. ;(Mu and t '.ui.nli.ui at very differe totalO-alunce vcriimenls :inn e.ii'imates ut U10 toui 1st expend!- vhich Canada h:is i . dif: ? ' in tho iici'iiiii' sale PLACE ON COASI Playground in Pacific Southwest I o . I Hlprinff In a 1iu-rp measure in the sonsaiional saK-s .strides of the 1928 Duran. Star Fours and the : Durant Sliver Anniversary HiMM, th- Uurani "Ti" has won a hlflh place in the I'acific roam's in car field, say officials of the western Durant factory. - lowered with lied Seal Con tinental six cylinder motor, thai develops 7t horsepower ut 3,ooj H. P. M. this model with its lour speed transmission is capable of u performance not only brilliant, but outstanding anions todays, motor cars, joints out tivurKu, , Morris, Hales manager. I ln a series of accleration and 'economy tests held last week at, the taetory under the supervision' of Morris, somo remarkable rec nrds lor a car ut its sibe and In Its price daws were hum; up, it in reported. With a mem iter of, the Durant service department us pilot and a member of bay district Durant dealers as observ ers, the bluest cur in the Durant line, the "7a" sedan, clicked off G to 25 miles an hour in .1.2 sec onds in third speed, and 7.2 sec .onds in fourth, Morris stated yese. ' terdoy. Me continued: ! "In the second acceleration test, the "7&" literally leaped from 10 ! to 40 miles an hour in il veconods flat in third, while in fourth sear; the stop-watch showed that It! took but 12.5 seconds to Jump from lu to 4(t miles an hour. : "New marks for gasoline mile-1 UK was also established, we be-, lieve. They are as follows: 1! miles to the gallon at 23 miles W hour; 17 miles to the gallon fia inv miles an hour; and I V miles to tho gallon at; 50 miles j au nour. "For a car of its weight, price and power, these performance marks were said by those who witnessed the tests 'to be Hensa llonal. The car used was the heaviest in the 1928 Durant line.; and no preparation was made prior to the demonstration. I "The Durant twin high trans-1 mission, which is standard equip-j ment on all "75" models. Is one j of (he most remarkable four f or-J ward speed transmissions ever I produced. Itoth third and fourth' speeds are as quiet as the con- ' ventionnl direct drive. The shift' to. fourth and from fourth to; third can be made by the Incx-: perienced operator with perfect east and without clashing sounds at CO miles an hour, or, in fact j at any speed the car is driven, j ; "This choice of four forward nirc-UH 11 lllllrt Hie Uhe U IL I fill axle ratio that reduces top engine speeds more than 35 per cent, thus'grently increasing engine W and resulting in a smoothness of operation at high car speeds en tirely new in motor ar opera tion. To those who have not ridden in or driven one of them there is a new sensation in the Durant "75", the master piece of more than a quarter of a cen tury of a century's experience in motor ear manufacturing. mm'''- ' -immi Try... four speeds forward isSi3?SS Completion of fhc new Ararhlc Covin- P,rn1i;p over Hie Grand Canyon of the Colorado, solicdnlrd for OotoUcr, ,vill open new playground to I'aoihV C.ast nmtori-;s. t enter view shows sonlh span of bridge, and above it. the ferry whieh will he discanled. At top. lel'l. is liritjht Aiurel l'.,int. anj on the rijjht, Great White Throne. Lower pictures are of Grand Canyon and llryce Canyon. A new and delightful experience awaits you at the wheel of the Graham-Paige with four speeds forward (standard gear shift two high speeds). We'll glady show one to you at any time Vivo clinssis sixes and eight ft prices miK-Mug; from $Uir..' to $:!t;ni). Car Illustrated is .Model lil l, live-passe iiKer Sedan, with 4 -speed transmission, tsiarnliinl near shift). Str.f.",, delivered in Aludiunl t ulty equipped. Roads-tcTRomance with Jack and Ethyl years across and cttiitams perhaps i the (an:idi:iu ami .nici icau nov as many as Hot iiiillMMi stars. finni.-nis. by financial institutions rue AiiiK nipp.-r uirecis im tnwaid the et-nU'r iif ntir systi- IWIng the original letter of a voting ife on hrr hontr moon over the Pacific Coast lo the girl-friend back liouic. The Milky Way in its vicinity Is made up of k suits of stars similar lu the local cluster. - This our would hlcnd into the .MHUy Way t an ohM-i-vp)- over there where , 'hey do that and I Klless they ' need them. j And wo rode horse-hack all 1 (hnniirh the trails 1111 and tluwn. . been puhlishlnjj them l(asl tht mosl ,u.arefui mcumtain I will have to he real I meadows and through forests that ire just as Nature made 'em. They all the horses "rod; Inn; horses" beeaifsp fhey are so gentle hut you are guid t hey are wIk-u you eoine aloiifi a narrow cliff and wonder what you'd do if the horse started to Jump overboard. Hut of course they never do. The Indians used to believe that x devil lived on the mount a in top that wouht destroy them if they passed the timber-line. W' Dear .Marion and Jim: Now that you have been Bivlns my letters to the newspaper and they hav I expect literary and also very careful what I say. Have been trying to think bunk anil see if r had said any thing that shouldn't be in print hut I nuess I havent. You'll he interested to know that I already have my new fall hat. A velvet one. black. It fits close to my head and is especially Kood for driving, e bought It in Seattle as 1 just had to have one. Vou'll like it. Marion. the dipper conclusion in tho Milk appears to is inevitable y Way. be. The live II U.S. and economic nl.si rvers it is np ; piirent that I'aiuola has been put-, tinu capitnl abroad, chiefly into the ' I'nited Stales. on a very :ui;c f "anada is a regular Investor In 1 l-itin-A,n ica." .Mr. Hall added, "and to some extent a customer for , foreign securities underwritten in j London. inadi;in banks are un- j derstood during nil recent yours to 1 CRATER LAKE AUTOMOTIVE CO. 103 South Riverside Phono 202 J. 0. GREY PAIGE DEALERS H. D. GREY AAMAM-PAIk hnv ineie.iseil the volume of their I IS 10 REST OF WORLD ARE SENSATIONS Ah the result of the greatest re ception the puhlir has ever accord ed Its products, Chrysler Is fared with the necessity of endeavoring substantially to increase its great -est previous output in its effort, to f course we've been In Rainier j not until the while man came was National l'ark. Spent two days ! this great old pile explored. It's land nights at Paradise Inn. half- J a great place to visit though, j way up the mountain nnd we I I'or that matter the whole state certainly had fun. The drivo up of Washington is a surprise. If : there Is wonderful; 1 ine roads ! gt everything for a perfect va j from either Seattle or Tacoma . cation and Jack and I are trying I and you wind on and on nnd up j everything out and seeing every jthe majestic old pile till you won-! thing and we even visited th der If you'll ever reach the Inn. i navy yards at Hremerton and had Talk about yourthrills; a steep Imindi on a battleship, cliff on one side of you and just I Just now I am eating a Me nothing for miles down on the natehee apple. other side of you. ( The mountain is a volcano nn , a granite pedestal and they say! P, that mountain-climbers who climb ted WASllINiJTON (JP) C a n a d a, like the I'niied States, is becoming ' a creditor nation instead of a deli- j tor as a result of economic changes during the years since the world; war. For five years, the American j coninieic department estimates. 1 Canada has been exporting capital 1 at an accelerating rate. Canada's present position, de- ; el res H;iy I la II of the commerce , depart meat's finnnee and invest - j ment division, Is thnt "of a soc;il!ed j debit nation which is reducing is . old debts to foreign investors or is I S. Oil with the demand for to the top can Wiirm themselves ; their free vice-president in from said In Detroit keep pflce cars, J. K. Fields charge of sales, yesterday. Tn every part of the country, public buying of the new Chrysler "75", "fi.V nnd the Chrysler ' 1'lymouth is far surpassing that 4 ever accorded any previous Chrys ler creations, Mr. Fields said. Dur ing the new cars Introduction, crowds in many cities wrs so large that police assistance was neces sary to handle them. E'very foot of parking space for blocks around the displays was filled hour after hour.' "From reports received from nearly a thousand cities and towns, tho steam up there. And ; ton. Love, ! mukiug new foreign invest nvni s of I KTIIKIi, p.; own in an aggregate volume ex Drop In at an Associa- reeding that of its new borrow- ; station and et one of jugs from abroad." Kxact figures d maps of Washing- in the field are ne:irly impossible' hen ask them for when they come down they slide i their ramp booklets, too, part of the way on long snow- can easily find out the They wear reinforced par- are taking and ones you slides, ments one of of attainment nnd you n the fnc of trips we an make j Mi . Mall said, but ; rds compiled by 'd "tin pants" when 1 when yon drive up here -1 The Skies During August Ky Robert II. linker ( l'rofessor of Ast runomy, diver sity of Illinois) FRRAXA. 111.. Aug. 1 .! The Milk Dipper is an interesting sight in the southern sky in the evening dining August. It is exftcily south covering every s'.aie In the union, j nt 10 p. m. standard time on I '.say. without hesitntion that August 1 and at !t o'clock by the Chrysler has never enjoyed any- : middle of the month, thing approaching this reception," i Look for nn inverted dipper he continued. "It surpasses even j formed by six stars about one th tremendous acclaim which j fourth of the way up from the greeted the first Chrysler hack In horizon for 'observers in the lati- y 2 4 . 1 1 u 1 es of New York, The Mil k "It is impossible to ascertain how many orders for cars actually were placed. We know that cars bought will exceed our total ca pacity. We ore making nnd will continue to make every possible effort to meet this buying us rapid ly as Is consistent with the main tenance of the standard of quality hat we Insist must be built into . every onr. Tnilnload shipments are already going forward, with every effort being exerted hy the railroads, boats and by driveawiiys to get these new cars to their owners In the shortest possible lime. "Our judgment that the 1'lym- outh At boon to revolutionize the American people's Ideas as to how fine a car of low-price can be built is fading rapid confirmation everywhere. If is literally a sensa tion the like of which 1 have never witnessed in all my ex perl -enec In the automobile industry. It.s large size, comfort, luxurious ness, splendid appearance and truly remarkable performance ability IUpper is so call"d because it lies in the Milky Way In fact, in the very brightest pnrt of it. These stars are in the constellation Sagit tarius, the Archer, one of tho 1 2 constellations of the zodiac along which the sun seems to move an nually. The full moon on August 1 will make the view of this region less attractive than it will be a few evenings hiter when the moon is out of the way. Th location of the Milk Dipper gives the hearings for finding our way in the vt aggregation of stars we rait the st-llar system. The renter is fiii.ooo light years in this direction: th el Ige of the sys tem is loii.ano light years beyond the center. The opposite ed be. hind and nearest us is 3.,0"u light years away. The figures iro ap proximate. A light year is six trillions of miles: it is the distance light trav els in one year at Ihe rate of 1 ni. ,100 miles n second. A ray of light requires IMitt.Oi'f) yars to cross our tronomers believe that our stellar system is just one of these n ; t rals which all together eonMiune the vaster scheme of the visible universe. Spiral nebulae have central star ry cores, from opposite .--ides of which two arms spiral outward. These nrins are formed by great knots of stars. The sun is not situated In the core of our own spiral. It is far out on one of the itrms ami nearly In the middle of one of the knots. This particular knot, which astron omers call the local cluster, is un uvurilly large; u iH I'O.ooo light ! T The Truck Driver! i I believe Champion is the better spark plug because of the way Champions stand up in hard truck service. gjC H R Y S L Eij :.. , kt'-sm&$BBmminxams& & and upwards - --t Uf MB I i Champion is the better! park plug became it hmg an excluaive atlli- manite iniulator spe cially treated to with ttand the much higher temperatures of the modern high-compret-ion engine. Alioanew patented solid copper guket'teal that rem aim I absolutely gastight under high compres sion. Special analysis electrodes which assure a fixed spark-gap under all driving conditions. Vlyiiwuth 2-Uvor Stdan, f7UlPS!jlSiki It Last! a iNew Lar w nose In Style, Performance and Value You Have Never Seen Before Lik e f LJ JjJ Champion: m MM linv. ipt.rn.l In t n n( n npouslv tho sti-lhir sjstm. No one rjin Pver finest reception I have ever een : mnke (hi- trip In n shorter lime. 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An enthusiastic public now acclaims the new Plymouth ns the most astounding value in three decades of motor car man ufacture. Abundance of power from the new "Silver-Dome' high-compression engine which uses any gasoline. Luxurious.comfort over rough stretches that many 2000 and 3000 cars can well envy.- Supreme safety of internal expanding hydraulic 4-whcel brakes, with moujded brake linings, efficient in any weather. - Full-sized bodies with ample seating ca pacity for ndult passengers. Fine, deep upholstery. Swagger body lines in the new vogue created by Chrysto new slender-profile radiator new bowl shaped lamps new typcj'air-wing", fenders. See for yourself that a car of the style and quality of the Plymouth, a car that does the things the Plymouth does, really can be produced at such low price, ' i Ride in the Plymouth, drive the Plymouth the most astonishing performance, quality, style and value that the low priced field has ever known. Auto Supply & Parts Co. . 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