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MEDFORD MITL TRIBUNE, MEDFOBP, QKEfiOS, RTTXDAY, MAY 19, 1029.
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GOODRICH SILVER FLEET TO VISIT MEDFORD MAY 22
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' '' Graham-Paige la continuing Is
aeries of performance victories In
' Europe, .having finished wthout a
,,piint of penallzatbin In this year's
Pars-Nice contest, winning first
; Trfaco for cam' of ts classification,
and standing highest of all Ameri
can cars competing. This contest
.'followed closely upon the Interna
tional Monte Carlo event, which
iGraham-Palne won outrgiht by its
remarkable performance on the
long route from Stockholm, Swe
den, to Monaco.
Cars In the Paris-Nice contest
!nere scored for regularity between
the French capital and the Riviera,
?or speed tests at Krenoble and
Nice, fur slow-running and ac
ce.'eratlon tests, ' and for climbing
'th efamous ascent of I -a Turble. u
difficult mountain course.
ConslMtent performance In nil
these tests netted the four-speed
'flrahnm-PalKe the highest staml-
Ing in its class, without a point
against it, with a total score thai
. placed it above all other American
entries. The flexibility of the
Virahum-Palgo wus demonstrated
by Its winning first place In the
JJlo-meter slow-running test and
m'cond place In the 109-meter ac
reeleralion test. In which It was de
feated by. only two-fifths of a sec
ond by a Hugattf, a French sports
hfav fumed for Its ruclng 'ability,
while tho other Jlugatti, .entered
.failed to 'equal the Gruham-Puige
time for this event. '
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FLIVVER
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" BOO HOO,
.Hero Ilea a pedestrian - .
.Colder thun ico;
4Io Jumped onco
When ho ehould havo Jumped
-t ., twice.
And ho is oho under
' Thin marker of wood, i; V
We only Jumped half
The distance he should.
Thore roph a podoatrlun.
Knocked hifihor 'n ajtilo;
- Ilo Jaywalked acroHH
Without watching tho light. '
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Hero lies a pedestrian.
Mii't It nlco!
My aim wan an sure
That ho breathed only twlco.
( No IMmcttirw
WMDo you know any way to avoid
tile trouble?"
.... "You mluht buy a motor boat.'
"Do you know tho difference bo
(.ween tuxla and stroct cars."
"No." . -
'"That's fine; then we'll take ti
street caj."
(An 10)llAiiffir
- He rnced the train: He got across
And lest you think I rave
when I nsaert "Ho Rot a cross"
...It's right there on his grace,
it -
Once thero wuh a man named
Isiit whoso wlfo turned to a pillar
of Rait. Nowaday mcn'a wivi'H
don't turn Into plllMi'n of unit. Hut
they do turn Into Udophono poloa,
rages and other people a cars.
;' A Knrd had tttalled and the uaunl
crowd had collected around it, all
offering expert advice. Hut to no
hvuII, tho Ford would not ro. At
lnnt In despair the ownor cried,
"t)oenn't anybody know anything
inhout thla car?"
"Only a lot of hum Jokes,"
mournful Individual su,d.
Tlie HII of Uio 0;mii IUniU
1. too often, "Sayl Whom thn
heck do you think you're going?"
"Do you mean to tell me-you
cduldn I ace me coming on a
Ml might piece of rond like thla?'
Vulrt the owner of tho very amall
yar after the colllnlon.
"Horry, guv-nor." anld the lorry
driver. "I thought It wero a fly
un me windscreen.'
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GUIDE DE SOTO TRAFRC!
pltal.- It Is one of tho most .up-to- J near thealte' of the sujioaoptl f x-.
date indu'btrial institutions. In. tho "lu3ionv T - '
world., : "
. Every detail of production Is
planned, on a scientific and sys
tematic basis under the most eco
nomic conditions from tho receiv
ing stations where raw mute Hub
In tho big Highland park plant ZL "'Z
at Detroit where tho DeSotv six CMea of manufueluro and on to the
final, assembly line, finfshed cars
Uniformed pilots and cars of the fleet in front of Municipal Auditorium at San Antonio, Texas.
The young cavaliers who ,. are
piloting the Goodrich Silver KIcot
In a circle "of the United States
havo pushed their 15 cars over
many thousand miles of varied
roads In weather as they found it.
Commander H. K. flchaeffer and
hla advontureHomo crew, who are
discovering and exploring Ahierica
over Its highways and byways, re
port 310,000 tire miles with but
three, punctures. Goodrich tires J of tho cars In the line, who rep.
good luck, or both.
Fourteen of the cars ride on GO
tires while -tho big buggage truck
has dual rears, making a t'nl of
G2 tlrea on the caravan. With an
average of G00O miles to the tire
this makes a total of 310,000 tire
mites. While the tour that will
cover tho greater . part of tho
United States is for the purpose of
tiro demonstration, manufacturers
rose n t v 5 jwr cent of t o t n car
production, are watching tho per
formance of their curs with greut
Interest.
Commander Schacffer and his
athletic cavaliers havo been vari
ously entertained during the tour
thus far. In almost every city they
have visited they have been wel
comed and entertained by local
civh; and political dignitaries. Mall I at Lewi:
clearing through Akron indicates
that their'' uniforms and we'll set
up, masculine figures have not
found Indifference in feminine
eyes. Letters with decided fem
inine lines increase in volume, as
each new town is added to the
process of discovering America.
Modern cavaliers.
The Goodrich Silver Fleet will
bo In Medford Wednesday, May 22,
Super Service Station.
priso and exclaimed, ."My word!
How did they know I was here?"
It Is claimed that automobiles
mako folks lajty, but pedestrians
Insist that they havo precisely the
Opposite cffecU
How's this for high financing?
A Medford man goes to one mer
chant and purchases flvo dozen
eggs on credit, then goes to another
merchant and sells them for cash,
using tho money thus obtained to
buy gasoline for a decrepit flivver.
b -t , .
MUST
BE
Few motorists fully appreciate
tho unusual facilities ma do avail
able to them by modern tiro serv
ice stations such ns ours," declared
C. C. Furnas of the Medford Serv
ice Station.
The early tire storo was not
either with personnel or machln-: who can inspect hem periodically
ery. Hut within tycent years thero for possible -road injuries and who
has been a very definite improve-1 can. when necessary, rppnlr thorn
meni in service siaiiona catering 10 i speeauy ana efficiently, and our
tho needs of motorists. Tho aver
age service station has trained
personnel,, men who know tires and
their value, who know how to ap
ply Bnd repair tires. Progressive
tiro merchants have developed
many of the improved methods and
tire manufacturers have used their
large resources to offer other helps
all designed to give better serv
ice to owners of all motor vehicles.
"Tho Goodyear Tiro & Kubbcr
company, whose products we
handle, has been a leader in this
program. We pride ourselves upon
tho fact that wo give better-than-averagc
service' to tire users. "We
carry a complete stock of tires in
all sizes and for prices to meet
every pocketbook. Our Interest
extends beyond tho sale of tires.
Once wo havo sold a tiro or set of
tires, wo havo a personal Interest
In tho performance of thoso tiros
to eo that tho user get tho most
mileage und esrvlco possible from
thorn.
equipment is of the most modern
type. .
""Wo Invito motorists who have
not been our regular customers to
co'mo in and impact our place
and learn first-hand of our fa
cilities." LEADING LIGHTS
OF FISTIM LIKE
Piloting a stock modcV Chrysler
75, Carlos Zorzoll, noted Argentine
automobile race driver recently
won the annual 600-mUo stock car
race- sponsored by leading automo
bile organizations in Argentina.
"Our service 'staff is made up of j Tho route, over every type of rond.
equipped, to give complete service, men who know how to apply tires, was covered by Zorzoll in the pation.
Chrysler i 9 hours, 3 minutes and
24 3-6 seconds. Another Chrysler,
driven oy" Negri, finished second.
Severul other European and Amer
ican makes of cars were entered.
Chrysler cars Are inoreasing In
popularity with the leading lights
of fistiuna. Juelf Dempsey .'recently
added an Imperial sports roadster
to his fleet of Chryslei? cars. His
lead was quickly followed by the
purchase by .William !.: "young"
Stribling, Georgia heavyweight .of
his fourth Chrysler, a 75 royal se
dan. Then "Tommy" Grogan, con
tender for the lightweight crown.
seletced a similar car for his per
sonal use. Not to be outdone, Ray
Miller, also a leading lightweight
bought ,a Chrysler 75 roadster
while in Detroit training for -bis
match -with "Billy" Petrolle,
BERLIN. W) Dr. Marion Mor
ton of Now York, lecturing here
before the league of German. Aca
demical Women, said the increase
of divorces In the United Sfftles
Indicates not so much a weaken
ing in the sense of responsibility
among women as an increasing
intellectual and physical emancl-
A friend of mine, a proud young
rather, told me yesterday that It
would be a kindness to men If
babies clothes were labeled like
auto cu rial mi. "Hoar," "Front,
Hook here." etc.. etc.
C7te Convertible Lcmdaulet Sedan
Open to sunshine
closed to the rain .. .
smart in any weather
Tlion the summer sun semis down its warm, health-giving ruys
. . . fold lmck the top . . . enjoy the freedom of an open car. If a
sudden shower spriugs up . . ... you ran huve shelter instantly.
Simply raise the top . . . snap three catches . . . and you are snug
and dry in closed cur luxury. ,
On either the New Oultlund All-American Six or tho New PonLinc
Ilig Six chnssis you can ohluin t he Convertible Lunduitlet body t ypo
... a Fisher body creation designed to combine tho fuir weather
benefits of nn open car with the protection of a smart, completely ,
nppointcd sedan. lis rear quarter of durable fabric may be folded
buck or raised easily and quickly. It fits perfectly into cither
position . . . rcvciiliiiR the fine design and workmanship which
yuni would expect iu a 1'isher-built body of any type.
A special demonstration of Convertible Landnulets has been
arranged which we will bo glad to make for you at any time. I,ct
us show you how delightful one of these cars is when open . . .
how comfort uble when closed. . . and how easily it can be changed
.from one position to the other.
Th AVip Oakland Alt-Amcrlran Six, $1IIS tot UTS. Tlir AVie Ponfloc Rig Six,
$?4S to $89S . o. 6. Pantiac, Michigan, piM rfriicrry riarffc... (General Motort
Time Payment Vlan ainilabk at minimum rate.
Cnn.Mrr th drttvrrrtl price n wrll nn the lint prlre when comparing nuto
mobile vnluea . Onkluml-Pnntlnr tlrlivrrrtl prirrn Include only reasonable
A . charges for dcllTcry und uitanclug.
The IlrrklcHs Ilrotliora
Jf Johnson don't
: Cut down his speed,
A tombnton that
llird's gonna need.
'-r- Cincinnati (O.) Knu.ulrer.
And Percy's gonna
ii. Die by heck
trfvlng with a flapper
. llugging his neck.
Times-Union, Jacksonville. Fla.
We knew not If
' He had a brake
TftHt's why the Lord
. Ilia soul did take.
t; Hastings Neb.) Tribune.
If I should die
lie fore I brake,
I won't auk flod
Which way to take. ' '
If they have a two-car garage
they have twin beds.
..How about calling back-tea t
iyivcra "read admirals 7"
' Ah Kngllithman was visiting this
country for the first time, and as
he waa driving along the highways
saw a abm "lrlve slow. This
no fin ihi!"
The l.'tK'll-htn.'in stopped !n iir-
Sport Cgtiipmii str
OAKLAN Q-PONIIAG
SANDERSON MOTOR CO.
So. BartleU nd 8th Phons 1981
ROBINSON MOTOR CO.
Ashland, Oregon
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la i manufactured, a aemnphore
light syatem similar to that uaed by
big pities throughout the nation
regulates the traffic as miniature
eleetric trains, trucka and other
conveyances speed - through .the
factory with parts of the unas
sembled car. ; , ,
The DeSoto plant, one of. the
great Chrysler group, is a vivid
picture of modern dynamic indus
try. Built on an area of more than
53 acres, miles' upon miles are cov
ered daily by these "material
trains' over the hundreds and hun
dreds of thousands of feet of floor
space. . The signals above ' flash
green to red and from red to green
as the opeartors guide them to
their destinations. ....
It is a town. .within a city, the
citizens thousands of workmen
representing, scores of nationalities.
Thoy ride to work in their own
automobiles, eat in the company
restaurants, get t h e l r letters
through the company post office
and when accidents occur, which is
seldom because of the stringent
rules concerning safety measures,
Nearly 300,000 head of cattle
we.e leaied for bovine tuberculosis
between January 1 qnd April 1.
being driven off under their own
power tof DeSoto dealers through
out the,. world.
Huge' trucka laden .with mute
rials are' unloaded on the minia
ture cars in different parts of the!
piuni. j ii o ngnis ana ineir op
orators guide them safely on their
way. ,
The semaphore ay at em, after all, j
interesting as it may be to the man j
in the iitrect unconversant wlthj
modern industrial practices in .the i
world's greatest industry, -is but al
cog in the r bit?1 wheel that hiiH
turned back the buying public
milllona of dollars saved in manu
facturing and has made possible;
the production of tho DeSoto six,
with Its dependability and out-1
stunding.pcrformance at a low cost.
lllicvc Ship Crew Ixt.
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'VALPARAISO. Chile. May 18.
(P)h-The crew of six of the steamer :
Pei lco wore believed today to have
been killed when tho 8teamor'8
boilers excluded and It Bank, near
Point Curaumlllu. The '.steamer!
are treated In the company hos- Tamcnpa found bit.s of wreckaj;.
j WE U8E
HAWKISON
VULCANIZING SYSTEM
All Work Guaranteed
Phipps Auto Park
Highway at Jackson
1 Phon. 1037-H '
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525
525
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675
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CABRIOLET OV9
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595
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Tht Conrtrtlblt
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Chaul. wlih Cab .
All prlcM f. o. b. factory
Flint, Mich.
If you are considering the purchase of an
automobile, you owe It toi yourself to learn ;
the true extent of Chevrolet's value leadership.
And all you need to do is check the new Chev
rolet Six against any other car value for value ...
'and price for price! ' i.o.-i-vi
, Here, in the price range of the four, is offered ,
a smooth, powerful,' six-cylinder valve-in-head
motor which delivers better than 20
miles to the gallon of gasoline and whose'
smooth, quiet, velvety operation, with its com
... plete lack of. drumming and vibration, is a
revelation even to those who are accustomed .
to driving high-priced automobiles. Here are '
i beautiful bodies by Fisher; Here,, in all closed
models, are fitments by fernstedt . i... rich,
deep-tufted upholsteries v-i .. . 5 adjustable,
driver's seat . . . and a Completely-equipped ,
instrument panel. And throughout the entire
chassis are found numerous examples , of
advanced engineering such as quiet, non
locking 4-wheel brakes . . . ball bearing steering
mechanism ... automatic acceleration pump
. . . and chromium plating on all bright metal.
But no mere recital of features can give you
any conception of Chevrolet's value leader
ship. So we urge you to come In and see for
yourself why over 500,000 people have chosen
, Jhe new Chevrolet Six since January 1st !
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COMPARE tha dellrere'd price as
welt as the list price In considering auto
mobile values. Chevrolet's delivered
prices include only reasonable charges
for delivery and financing.
PIERCE-ALLEN MOTOR CO.
112 South Eiverside Phone 150
' Automotive Shop
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