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1 MEDFORD MSIL TRIBUNE, MEDPORD, "OREQQK SUNDAY. APRIL 14. 1029. PJGE THREE Three Leading Types of Aircraft BIG INCREASE Although Whippet wiles from month to month In 1,028 net new high record fur Vlllys-OverluTil. Kales of these four nnd six cylin der mo'lmt.s In the first ouurtcr of th rurrent year show an In creuse of S per cent over tho saino. perUid of IU28. said John N. WUlyH, president. This unusual hiKh b:iU-h volume 1r attributed to tho Immediate .yi'lde public accept ance of the new cars whleh bring to the low prico field a new stan dard of Htyle and performance usu ally found only in the higher priced cars. ... With, this marked Increase in Whippet sales In the first qimrater over any similar period in Willys- I Overland history, executives point out that tho company's car 'build ing schedules for the present year, whieh call for a record output, Is fully justified. It is pointed out that both the Whippet four and tho Whippet six. In ndjition to setting new stylo trend in body deslen. color com binatlons, und fitments, also In clude distinctive mechanicul im provements that have been Im portant factors in the high sales volume. Both the four and the sly ure equipped with the new ; "Fingor-Tip Control," which con sists of a button in the center of the steering wheel placing all .the functions of starting the motor, operating the lights and sounding the horn at tho finger-tips of the driver. With the wheel base of both the four nnd six. materially Increased, It has been posslle tq design the bodies - with ;lnngpr- and- more sweeping lines' und to' provide in creased roominess in the Interiors fur driver and passengers. -Th Whippet Six. holding the classification of tiie lowest priced six in the world with a seven bearing crankshaft, s said to show more smoothness, power and speed than any other six ever produced by the Toledo manufacturer In the lower price ranges," says Geo. Treiehler; local dealer. Production of all Whippet mod els, both four am sixes, has been maintained at high peak since their introduceion with the contin uous increasing demand for these cars. Indicating that capacity out put will have to be ma in trained to meet Ihe volume of orders from the field. : -Atwater Kent Featuring Noted Operatic Tenor From the - ciuiet cloisters of a seminary In ,Italy, where ho was preparing tor the- life of a priest, to a palace among the homes of famous motion picture stars just outside Hollywood that is the transition that his voice mude for Tito Schlpa, operatic tenor, who will be heard this Sunday evening in the Atwater Keul radio hour. I I i Renee Adoree at . ..so with a surety born or long and ; O intimate association with the coun- Hunt's Craferiin:trn' ''V peoiip;ra)iicra. log.j ':. 'i KPr,'.woortmpn; th famed Royal I ' ' ' .northwest mounted nollro and Hill "ulf ' tne other colorful elements oc tlie residents of. that wild At Rialto Monday Banky'a role, appears prominently in the musical score; which ha been arranged by Mr. ijtotberpial, ' the popular Rialto brganlat with, no small amount of car'e. The battle . waged , by aifaijut tithon'ti factions' identl rugged Rogue River ValleyTh Soeml nnmdiHA of the world. " fied with traveling carnivals on'r(.Kn, which la baaed. "The Spieler," This la the film production of part talking picture, obtains in real ; , famous, story, "The Yellow- life. BaeKV with . Tom Moore in lite Kenee Adoree, who plays, tne . ,1Uo now ,,hoiiig. at the Itinlto leading feminine, role,, la the child ; theatre today "only. - of' . carnival perforaiers. s Much -of j , ;. ' herearly life was spent traveling j with a French tent show. Conse t JtjfiiQjr CoftnlaiX quently she makes this statement I , . v with authority. , ; at I sis Sunday "Because it travels nbout from .:v . . '.Tv ""V place to place, making only a short .... Cmf.l . ( V,l; i place to place, maKing only a snort j .. : .... " T3Bu!Wi tWA' I : atay in each-town, a carnival at-, I - ' , . 5& "ii .X ' kYTI ' '"cts : many undesirables, hiding he, conflict, of th new and the V ' " H S fi 7- ifrom the taw " - : ' 'ol" i-"vldes-some-wteresllng mo---1f XT LJOSSSS7' ! -The Spieler." M. Adoree 'l""" . . s. . . ... will tin I la nttllKtlMlt Bt fllA seen, as a young woman wno in- i : - herits a carnival from her father ; thwilre trt,lnv- . , and wages a bitter battle against j. t'ftntuln Kalrchlld. played b a solidly, entrenched crooked j -Woodruff, n wtlrod sea csp ment. 'Alan Hale has the leading I M everything connected role with Clvde Cook. Pred Kohler. 1 wlth- viation. His daughter, por- 1-Fred Warren, Jimmy Qulnn nnd i mieV,y UKmia wauforu. uoe, Kewpie Morgan completing tthe . "0l R,mre nep r,Uil0r 8 I'wdices, j cast but is deeply in love with u young naval aviation officer played by CJeorge . Duryea. . Parental oppo-j Hition precipitates1 novel, situations! which are exciting and amusing, j Junior t- Coghlun, . ten-year-old ; starlet, has the principal featured role. ;. Tom Kennedy, fun maker do Muxe.. ulso plays an important purl, When James Oliver Cur wood writes of the- great northwoods I Kmsia is alarmed over a short -above the Canadian border he does age of paper. ' ' North Woods Story at Rialto Today VILMA BANKY in 'THE AWAKENING' ' wfA..LOUI5. W0Li1EIW-w VVALTER. BY.R.0N "The' Awakening.' coming to the jslinwu her in n succession of ro Rlalto theatre tomnrrnw, murks UsUceit of the past, in the role of a the first appearance of Vilma lian key hh a star In her own right, in this nory.of.war and romance in Alsace. "The Awnkening' portrays Miss "Hanky, whose previous f 11 inn hnv siuiple Alsatian peasant girl meet ing 'her first love: in tlc nays Just PVoccding iind immodiatcly after the outhreak of tho World war. . Irvine: Kerlln's newest ballad, on 11 irt '.Marie" in honor of M Iss we use HAWKIOff. VUj-CANIZINQ SYSTEM All Work aiiaranttsd Phipps AotoPark 'Highway t JaekMr"f . 1 Ption W-.' Above Keystone PatrTcian. C low Boeing mail plane-. DETROIT, Mich., April -14. -i Airplane manufacture is progress ing with such speed that practical ly every American manufacturer is producing new models for 1929. One hundred and seven different models of planes were on exhibi tion at the second annual All American Aircraft Show here. Among the unusual craft seen are the Keystone Patrician, tho Htearman Hpeed MaM and the Boe ing Mallrlane. The Patrician Is the largest ''air-liip'r made In America, and carries 20 passen gers. . ; . The Htearmnn and Hoeing ships enter Sterman Speed Mail. Be are examples of what is being done in building aircraft fpr specialized purposes, 1 both being designed for the transport of mall and, express. The Ktearman, manufactured in Wichita, Kansas, has a pay load of 1000 pounds, a top speed of 150 miles per hour and a cruising speed of 120 mites per hour. 25 Hoeing mailplanes, of the model shown here are to be put on the San Francisco-Chicago route. They are of One ton capacity, with top speed of 142' 'miles per hour. Another airplane built especially for the mail service Is the I'itcalrn Super Mailwing. STATE CONVENTION ' 1 . A lively race in securing regis trations for the coming state Chris tian Kndeavor convention iutHalem April 18 to 21, has b4ri going on over the state, with the result that several county or district organi sations have already won honors, chief of which will be positions In the line of march In tho convention parade on Krlday. April -9th. First in line of march wll be what is termed Myrtle C. K. Union (Coos and Curry counties,) second will be Douglas count? ; third wllj.be Crater Lake Union (Jackson, Jose phine, Klamath and Lake coun ties), and other districts to follow up to eighth place. Ninth place has not yet been won. Motion pictures In amateur cplor film will be taken of the parade and of other convention activities. Close-ups of convention notables will also be taken. The film will be shown in varkus parts of the state fc . ' ' The unniial- banquets on Satur day night will bo enjoyable events. The one for intermediates will be presided over by - Miss Sadu Chambers of Kugene: the one for young people will have In charge Verne Kohh and John Church of Portland. ' - " , , The state-wide intermediate ora torical contest on Saturday even ing will be another interesting event. The slate winner will re ceive a .round trip railroad ticket to Kansas City, where he or she will represept Oregon in a nation al contest III the international con vention in that city 'next July. - Noted state and national speak ers will attend,'-1- : !' IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PAST YEAR During 1927-1928 the following improvements have, been made to. Oregon's highway , system, accord ing to a statement recently issued' by the Oregon State Motor associa tion. Kight-tenths of a mile of, pave ment. 107.6 miles' of bituminous macadam, 6 f d . 6. miles of oiled ma cadam, .209. R mlles'of crushed rock or gravel surfacing, 154,7. miles of crushed rock or gravel resurfacing. 147.7 miles of grading,' and 320 miles of xrade widening. The forest road construction as repot ted" by thb V"'-Ptl Htatest' bu reau of public roads Is .71.1 miles of crushed rock or gravel surfac ing. 41. 9. miles of gradlng 'and 21.7 miles of,, grade widening, and "the Improvement' within, Crn'ter 'Lake National park on state TifghWay routes totals' 12.0 miles of 'oiled, macadam. ", ':.'' ! , The counties, as co-operatiyei nid, on the state highway system,, have surfaced 5.8 miles and graded 2374 miles with their own-forces!" Clnfwdflf'il Advertising ttetti remiltn if t y i f TITO SCHIPA ;ATWATf? KENT ARTIST The. range of Scliipa's varied experiences Is said to bo reflected in his singing, and It is to his ability to Interpret his songs in terms of life that his success1, is largely due. - "Sing so your audience sings with you,' declares this great tenor. "Make them happy. Sing the songs they love." By a curious coincidence Schipa's debut In Milan, nnd in Chicago eigpt yenrs mier, were in upi-i u with Mme. 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