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ranu Form i WILL EIIMAIir BIG TOURIST' CROP "Oregon wlfVentoiIn the great est number of motor' tourists he hns fiver seen in 1929" said Geqrge C. Brandenburg ecretary of the Oregon Stato Motor association in n recent statement, "The trend in motor vacation touring is steadily, upward, and 3928 witnessed the greatest out pouring; of. motor vacationists in ifro history of the automobile, but a recent survey conducted by the Amprican Automobile association shows that the fibres of last year will, ho surpassed by the figures of 102.9." : ' i "JqdRlng from scattered reports released from, stratPKic IpcationB along the streams of summer tour ist traffic, the grand, total, of plea- surd tourists in 1.928 numbered 44.fl00.000. . They drove 1.1.000,000 cars. Of the 1928. crop of motor tourists, '81,900,000 . stopped lit ' hotels and resorts, whlje 13,100,000 either camped or putroned oot tsuse tamps. . Teptera numbered 8.470,000, while cottage camper totoHed. 3,630,000. , . ; "Ton days, wa' the average length of trip made by. hotel tour ists and the average sum spent per day ner person was close to 7,f0, making the total expenditure rise to the record breaking dimensions of (2.392,500,000; , Campers aver aged $3.30 a day for each individ ual ,andwore thirty days afield. Thnlr total oxpenditures amounted to the staggering sum of 1,1 97, 900.000. Thus hotel tourists and campers last year left a trail of gold summing $3,690,400,000. from these figures it Is apparent that the business of selling scenery In the United States amounts to an enterprise worth approximately one-third of the annual turn-over of the automobile manufacturing industry.- National' forests of tho United Klates, located In various parts of the country, arc ueupmlng increas ingly popular as touring grounds for motorists, and each succeeding year sees, a-greater number of mo tor vehicles passing through those beautiful preserves. . f i This Is pointed out by C. E. (Pop) Oates, of Med ford, director: of the Oregon Htate Motor assoclu- i tlon, who. saVs that with this in- j crease In motor touring in the na tional forests there is to be noted a . corresponding , increaso In the i total of Improved roads located j within them. " . , ' ' J "Figures forwarded to us from ' national - headquarters of the American Automobile association, ' with which we are affiliated, show 1 that recent work on forest rouds has brought the total of improved highways within the foreuts up to 8776 ptiles. while the. total of all forest roads is 13.D1V nillon. . ; 4,In Oregon nlbno. there are 13 million' acrds of national forest lands, 13 acres for each man, wom an and child. In the state. and each year witnesses a gain, In the nunir her of motorists who are attracted by th unsurpassed leutitles of these forests-" , Ambassador to the Arctic 4 V 9 . - f ,i ' I ' l-' i 1 "( 4W -4 The "Northland," successor . to the- famous cutter "Bear" in the Bering Sea Is again on heV wky to the Arctic regipns. " Each year, in the Spring, the Navy sends the ship north to act as ice breaker, mother ship, hospital and messenger to the inhabitants of the far, North. A number of sailors aboard the "Northland" drive the new Chevrolet Six during their Winter stay in port. lender is Mrs. George A. Slocopib of Worcester, The women contend that thd quality of: .MusHacluotta Juries needs to ho. rord nnd tlint men of experience and training seldom nre found in the jury box. 1 FLIVVER SAM y GASOLiNE COMPANIES NOW MAKE EM Ono of the. rncnt .tpnojonoles- In aiitomohile. buylnK has been unob :mvved by statisticians and students of business conditions who keep Uio, publlo. Informed pn current trends and futurn prospects, in the nplhlon of the ."Utile fkmoolmas tw,' who wiUb for, -Urlnter's lpk inoitailne. ' His charge that a Kroup of the ntnlistlenl exierts Is "laKKins be hind the news" In at least one.par tlmilar hus been roitnrnted, by other patrons Of the statisticians. Discussing these business analysts, thn "I .title Hchonlmaster" said that "a wfe years uro one of these mod ern descendant of tho undent pm tenl-reuders. in considering- the production, sale nnd totul-nuntber-in-usn of ' automobiles, lilt, upon tho happy device of. seuaratiniE Knrd enrs from nil others." Ho Hdded that th arrangement was "a groat convenience to tlioso who wished tn estlmato such tilings ns the buying power of n cainmunity, because it enabled them tn eltim Jnnte Kord car owners w-ho wore nt Hint tlmo looked upon ns n group with not necessuilly high buying power," due to tho low price of the Kord. Volutin out that today this situation Imis completely chunged, and that Kord owners are also owners In many instances of other and higher priced cArs, tho Suiiool ninster continued: "And, toe, there are a large number of used cars of all makes Involving -n degree of buying pow er on tho part of the present owner not far out of the Ford price class. Ho the p,-ctlco of classifying Turds' and Vara Other than Kurds' In current statistics not only doesn'.t mean wlial it used to mean but II tends to give the render of statistics a piece of Information hat la quite likely to lend him astray.- ' "I'crhaps some kindly and In Aulgent compilor of automobile statistics will tell the Hchonlmaster why this archaic practice Is being continued." , MASRAOIIt'SRTTS WOMR.V KHillT VOtl .M'HV DUTY Although It is compnratlvoly now,- having been dovoloped speci fically to cai'e ft,r the raoe-con-celved high compression motors in ultra, modern stock cars, Ethyl I gasoline Is now made by a total or 4.1 or the leading oil companies In the lnlted KUitoH and Canada. This-was disclosed hero yester day by if. A. Holuhait, nationally known automotive .engineer who, on a visit to Medford expressed tho opinion that high-compression head motors and special fuol for powering them represent the "last word" in motor car power develop ment. After declaring that 6S per cent of. the new motor cars manufac tured today aro of tin? high com pression type, Mr. Relnliart de clared that "Kthyllzed" gasoline regular gas blended with tho Kthyl anti-knock compound is the only suitable fuel for such engines. Discussing tho history of -Ethyl with press representatives, Mr. lteinhnrt reminded them that tho now-famous anti-knock compound Is the invention of Thomas li. Midgley. Jr., of the General Ma jors Laboratories. ' - Tho engineer further " s a i d:' "Ethyl Is endorsed by tho foremost automotive engineers of the motor world nnd by tho manufacturers of hgh compression automobiles. Motorists in general can well take the Uilvk'C of theso leaders of the Industry and uso Ethyl gasoline in their, cars. They may be sure that,, whether tho car bo ;old or now, Ethyl will give a greatly improved performance. "Tho natural carbon deposit found on tho valves of a car which has been using Ethyl, Is of a brownish-reddish hue. ' This has must bo pretty good If sometimes been mistaken by Mother; may I motor, out? Yes,, my darling swoeti ; Hut-don't come walking' home, my dear. You'll catch cold through your feet. . The cow catcher oh tho train catches ono hundred - autoes to every cow. Tho snddost words of tongue or pen, aro "Clot out; Dad, it's flat again." , If-people didn't own automobiles they would havo a lot of money to wnsto on other ,non-essentlnls. Hero Is a now adugo While has more. truth than bunk. A' girl in the hack" gent ! Is worth two In, tho front '. Another way to keep from grow ing old- Is to assume that tho ap proaching car's single headlleht is on the left, Open cars, you will remember, Inst out tho same year, petting be came epidemic. - ' ' I - , : ; (1 . Cutest lltllo thing . " "f , :' Funny banked up f llvvor v I. feet just llko nn arrow 'Cause It keeps -me In 6 quiver,, 1 mm. it It'n still a new car. nfter the dealer palrmen for signs of burning, nus urivon it :oo miles. We'ro still wondering how ono can. tell whether.- n- man under u car nowadays Is a mcchiinlo or n pedestrian, ' . ' Ho who drives and looks along tho way, may llvo.to drive and look somo other day. rust. If tho valves bo ground in the. usual way, they will ho found ilivnriably to bo unhurmed," A heo's eyes aro only about ono per cent, as efficient as those of a Human being, recent tests havo shown. e. ; IN 1929 SALES - i f . ' t . i - Sales Rubber of tho General ;Tlro nnd company for the first quartor of tholr fiscal year ending Kebi-uury 2Kth'sbownd a. substan tial increase ovi'f tho sumo period of last year In splto of lower sell ing prices. . ... Tho General company does not seek any original equipment tiro business of tho automobile manu facturers and their total output is sold thru distributors to the retail trade. The capacity of. the General Tiro factory has Just been in creased about one-third in largor tires und fifty percent In smaller tires thru additions to the Akron plant. . . "Greater increase in capacity for smaller tires was made to meet tho tremendous growing demand for a quality tiro .by owners of popular priced cars who aro swinging to General- due to the present low price of tires bringing the Oeneral tire within the reach of everyone," says I'hll Lowd, of the ; Lewis Super Service Station, local dealers. "On the basis of today's prices tho dullars anu'centa difference between tho 'costi&of a General and ordinary-' indices is comparatively small. The demand for tho General tire has been, fur ther Increased thrnnirh llin' new. dual-balloon '8' tire which is 'being heavily ordered, for' car owners who nrepurchn8tng now tocnrry them thru the coming higher.prlc'o period. Tho new tiro revolution izes, the former, balloon tiro con struction in that extra piles of cord fabric have been added for safety and. fi-oodom from punctures. Extra rifling comfort has been ac complished thru special rubber cushions built between the plies." "Tho new balloon dual '8'- has nlso proved populnr from a price angle since it costs no more than the regular six-ply General balloon u little over a year ago." Glass of a greenish-yellow tint as a substitute for the clear variety Is bclng.used successfully for green bouses nnd sun boxes In Germany. The man who toots his own horn soon hus everj-hody ilodglng when ho approaches.. Nowadnys when a girl gels her ihm'H broken In. tin automobile wo don't know whether tho cur was wrecked or not. Msten, my children, nnd you shall hear, . . ; Of the midnight rldo- of Kntlo dear; She left at twelve In a Cadillac, And half-past three came walk ' inn tack, In these days of swift ntito trnfr fie,, there's Just. two kinds of pedes trians the quick and tho deud. , nOSTON P) The Massachu setts League of Women Voters Is pushing a militant rampnlgn for legislation making women llublo to Jury service, After eight years "of peaceful petitioning the league has adopten methods of old suffrage days with Alice Htone Hlackwell, who saw yeoman service Iri getting women the vote, In charge of the cam paign. Mrs. Blnckwell Is honorary LONDON M Equal opportuni ty for women ns inlnlttcrs)f relig ion was advocated before the Na tional Union of Societies for Equal Cltienhlp Miss Eleanor Rath, bone argued that' It' "l tho ono great learned profession from "'" " I "...,., it luff TAcep- prenldent of the league. Another Uloni ere till excluded," And when n spoony, mushy pnlr, .My midnight aluinlW-Ing mock. I ruve and howl in, wild dnspnlrc "No (s)purklng in this block!' When Itanium estimated the birth rate of fools at one a minute, nuto drivers were not so numerous. The next thing for Ford nnd other nuto makers to work on is un automobile that will curry Us own parking place. Graceful curves for the ladles aro returning to fashion. Have you noticed bow much plumper the automobile lines are? - I know a girl; An awful gawk. Mhe'd love to ride Kut hns to walk. "How does tho land lie out thls. wy?" asked the fellow in tho shining car. The farmer replied! "It ain't the land that lies; It's these darned lease hounds." ' Ilmkcn Wrist? "The Idea nowadays Is tn pro pose In an automobile and bo ac cepted In the hospital." Copyright, Moss Feature Synd. Here in Medford t A Complete Line of . PtyMQUTH REGIONAL MANAGERS INSPECT . THE NEW PLANT Following their first Inspection of the new Plymouth Motor Cor poration plant, in Detroit, regional sales managors-of tho cbmpany re turned , to their territories , this week extremely enthusiastic con cerning the quality of the Plym outh car and the sales outlook for spring, lairing the week. In addi tion to witnessing modern, volume, manufacturing methods at the plant, the managers, learned from A. vanDorZee, . Plymouth general sales munager, of the support deal? ars will be giveij by the factory sales organization. , ', . Managers attending tho confer ences', the first slnco formation -of the new Plymouth sales organiza tion early this year, were L. J. Mc cracken, of' the Atlantic; J.- B. Covell, of tho Northern: K. B. Spencer, of the Lakes and M. A. Campbell', of the Western region.' Mr. -vanDorzee, discussing tho meeting, said: ',. , . " Years. of association with auto mobile companies have familiar ized these regional managors with modern methods, of car manufac ture, yet they wore visibly im pressed with tho new Plymouth plant, and the exacting methods employed In- building quality Into this low priced car. "Watching tho various stops of manufacture they frequently com mented upon the way each port was tested before It entered Into tho assembled product. Special Interest was shown in teting the Plymouth crankshaft. Costly an-- puratus, in charge of nlgniy sKlhed operators, tests tho balance of these crankshafts statically and dynamically with groat accuracy and rapidity, . This accuracy of orankshaft balance is ono of the important fnotors that insure the quiet, smooth yet powerful opera tion of Plymouth engines. "While witnessing- the tested motors being mounted In tho chns- : sis tho visitors were enabled to ex- j amine closely the rugged construc tion and rigidity of these full-size-frames upon which the safety ana easy riding qualities of the Ply- j mouth depend to a great extent, I "The exceptional body roomi- ness of the various models appear- ! ed most evident as they were low ered from over head at the end of the line to be mounted ont the , chassis. . " . "This Inspection trip thru the J plnnt- convinced . the ' managers, j more than 'sales talk' could,, that ' tho Plymouth is bpilt to live up to i its illustrious name that In It are I those qualities making for ondur- anco, strength and rugged honesty ! which 'distinguished that band of Pilgrims with whom the name of Plymouth -is so closely associated j In history." -. ' F TMl dJ) OJ IM 'fr . . - UJrvisioN of cHRvsiea x corporation) i ..; ; announces, . ' , ; -. the appointment of ' . 16-18 So. Fir Eakiii Mptor Co. ;..t: :Viv .-' .t: in addition to Phone 304 Medford Motors , 128 So. Riverside ' . Phone 762 JOINING1 with the present efficient Plymouth represen tation in this city,! this new Plymouth dealer will devote every effort to promoting the satisfaction of Plymouth owners Now, at new leaver prices with ' full adult-size and with quality and luxury of equipment un matchedPlymouth presents even more vivid contrast with ' other cars' in its price group.. No other car at anywhere near its price gives Plymouth's beauty and style, its marked economy, the safety of its Chrysler weather proof hydraulic 4-wheel brakes,' and its characteristic ' Chrysler power and smoothness. " We invite you to ride in or drive the new Plymouth; to prove to your own satisfaction that Ply-; . mouth alone combines the com pletely rounded qualities of , style, size, performance and value which buyers of lowest price tl cars have a right to expects CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT I V dfV ':' r.c..:,-;,..,;v,....- ... ', ") op vsjecora i ..." ;i ear, WHIPPET SALES FOR FIRST 3 MONTHS OF 1929 FAR SURPASS SALES FOR SAME PERIOD OF 1928 Welding Supplies It is unnecessary to send out of town for wcldinff supplies wq pnrry n complete stock "on hflnd, which eliminates nil delay. Should you need weldinc auJ equipment, wc have OXYGEN nnd' ACETYLENE TANKS, WELDING MATERIALS and welding and cutting TOUCHES. We carry the most complete stock pf?niitomobile parts nnd supplies in southern Oregon. To lie sure of QUALITY nnd avoid delay, nsk your'gnrage man to order from us. UTTRELL PARTS CO. 317 East Main St. - Telisnhnn. 237 Largest Auto Parts Dealers in Southern Oregon I HIS dramatic increase in sales of JL the new Superior Whippet, Fours and Sixesf is easy to understand- The motoring pu bl ic has been quick to appreciate that these most moderncars arethefinest valuesevrr offeWdto FourandlightSixdrivcrs. t 1'he new Superior Whippet Six is , theworld'slowest-priced Six withthe important ad vantages of seven-bearing crankshaft, full furc.e-i'ecJ lubri cation, "Finger-TipControl'silent ' NEW SUPERIOR ' timing chain, extra long wheelbase, oversizeballoon tireS afld invar-strut pistons. No other low-priced Six Jias all these costly car features. The, new. Superior Whippet Four : is the only Four with full force-feed lubrication, "Finger-Tip Control," silent timing chain, invar-strut . pistons and oversize balloon tires. WltXYS-OVEftLANO; INC., TOLEDO, 6. v-WHTPPET SIX SEDAN j v.itb-j-BearingCranksbaft Cmch M5t Coupe tMl Covpe fwrtb nm)4 frtt t'l$i De Lnie Mm, De I utt IUMdte( USO (iKludini tuabfe ai tad nimj WHIPPET FOUR CQACtf 155'Q;': - CooptiIO 4 pm. Coats tS86t Scdw S51?r . He Lu &ftiu tW,, HofciMf m li-iuue Ro4r!M SVSi Twnni ff - HKi Ccofrcttl cumt t Ha. yT, T AIJWi;ijr-OrertndpHcrr.. j. m M lDMo,oku, aadpm&atioaa & ff Mbjea i cbuge wMbww SIXES TREICHLER MOTORS, INC. 30 North Holly Phone 615