Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 10, 1930, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextrPXCfE THREE L Jack Oakie in Craterian Comtdyo I jj NEW HIGHWAY PROJECT UNDER WAY 5IEDP0RP MXTJJ TRIBUNE, fEDFORD, r)REOON', SUNDAY, 'ATWST 10, mno. SETS RECORD An unprecedented volume of' orders from record crowds in I showrooms throughout the coun try has followed the announce ment of the new Chrysler Straight Eights, according to factory of ficials. "Never in Chrysler history has there been such wlde-spreud in terest over a new line of cars," Eaid J. V. Frazer, general sales manager of the Chrysler Sales corporation. "Wires from dealers verify the enthusiastic reports of factory officials. There is every indication that retail deliveries will set a record for an announcement showing." The larger oltles throughout the country were unanimous In re porting enthusiastic receptions of the new cars. Detroit, the na tion's motor capital, reported that approximately 0,000 visited the displays. In addition, more than 1U0.0U0 people saw the cars at a downtown theater where they were displuyed for a week. San Francisco set a record with nearly 12,000 visitors in the city show rooms during the first four dayH the cars were displayed. In Seattle, 2,000 attended thepre showlng of the new eights. In Salt Lake City, 600 visited the showing the day the cars were displayed. San Francisco, St. Louis and Kansas City reported record crowds und unusual interest. Portland reported un enthusias tic reception, 4,600 attending the display during the week-end. In addition., 25,000 saw the cars at a downtown theater." isli sd EXPORT DRIVE t 1, (',, A special Detroit Free I'res.s Local motorists who spend their vacations driving over the celebrated Columbia River Highway iu Oregon will find the State of Washington is constructing a new road way on the north bank of the famed Columbia River pur. alleling the former route. Photograph shows a Durant 611 sedan on the North Bank with its party gazing across the Columbia into Oregon. hiiiKton, I Mspaich to the says A new effort to expand Amen j can auliiiitt'Mle Imsiness abroad in J the faee of all the diffieulti.-s and j i est-niinents or!; hint inn from the , l i-i ent j:ii if f ;n- ivnc launched j lit-ie l.y Itnhen C tlrahaiii, iee ) president of the t Ira ham -1 'a Ijie j Muiins t 'ttrpural ion. "Sir. Craham is the new ehalr I in:iu of the export trade t-ommlt-! lee nf the National Automobile i t hamhei- of Comeree. and he ::rne In Washington to Interview all federal ntiei:ils interested ill the foreign trade. Me sueeeed .itdin . Willys, recently appointed minister to Poland, us ihairmtin 01 the export committee, and his work is eonfMdered most vital for the Ktiod of the Industry, lle.ipent the day in company with ll. 11. Uieo. ihairnian of the legislative i'o intuit lee of the chain her. and ! I'vke Johnson. its Washington I manager. nine tint the heads oi IJh vmu $vi ! The low operating cost of Stu dehaker motor cars Is emphasized by the record of a Commander S dan owned by W. H. Frost, vlce ' president in charge of operation of the .Northwestern Public. Serv ice Company of Huron. S. D., ac cording lo ( . V. Myers, Studehak- r dealer Ijere. Covering n period of lis inoiHbs, Mr. Krosl'H detailed ; ret old shows the operating ex pense of the Comma nder to be .oil l p-r mile. "M r. Frost's f igures on his Commander were compiled from ' -i daily expense book which he li pt with the utmost accuracy. The car was used principally for emergency and regular inspec tion trips in supervising the run i si ruction and operation work of I the public service company. It was operated In all kinds of weather and over all kinds of Vacationing at Lake O' the Woods depart incuts whose acti vities affect the export trade. ' Mr. Craham said that he Is fully aware of the big task he faces, expressed (he hope that the ft-tu re mill holds a tremendous field for the American automo bile abroad." "Way Out West9' At Rialto Today lack OaUc ami (.in-cr l(ogtr dactioii. "Thr sap I rum Syracuse. -I tie l ox i i-aicriaii uicaicr louay. ; The play has to do with a young ! man from Syracuse who la rated as a dim-wit by all the other passen : gers aboard a steamer bound for l'urote. 1 tn t there Is a tnix-up in ! In ti M'ciic Ii-oiii I'aramoMut s pro- ' winch uH'iis a Hirer day run nl i i telegrams and the "sap" (Oakie) j is wrongly identified as a brilliant1 young mining engineer. lie lets the mistake stand uncorrected and the fun rolls merrily on. ad "Muring the 2,S months covered by the reco rd . the car wn s driv en 4i'.iir.ii miles at a total opera ting expense of $2.:if7. This fig ure inclniled gasoline, oil ami gnnse, repair to engine and car, tires, tubes and tire repaU". I'lean- lUHurance find II- and other Inel- ary , liy l-'rona limy conlainin Htoves. dishes, linen, It was the writer's privilege to! t'dding, und wood. There, are Hpend a week-end recently at Mike ,U"'tlic liM"ls "". ... ,,, , . , , . ers and every convi'iiletice one o the Woods. I have never be-, could dosiri, , S;1W U,n , k,ck. fore been linjoessed by so inuchjers, girls In beach pajamas und natural beauty and grandeur and ' hiking suits and any and every- eloseness to nature. My huM-:,,ol,v in ''-'"thing suits, enjoying the hand and I were KiiestH of Mr. i n'r,e-snln of the rarifletl RRITSSRLS, Aug. 9. (Cen sus returns showed that four-fifths: William Haines' latest lalklug of the land in Itclgium is cultlvnt- comedy. "Way Out West," will ed and that two-fifths of the In- open today at the Fox ltiallo the habitants are farmers. ai r wii h a cast which Includes Leila Myams. I'olly Moian. Cliff lOdwards. Frances X. Itushman Jr., and lluddy Mooseveli. The picture is adroitly named, part of It having been f I lined on the famous Foil Tejon callle ranch ! I'iculi y was to Induce and the remainder in the llopl the Indians, none of Indian pueblo country near (iallup, j before the com p a n y cure permission to New Mexici xnsiderable negi Hating w: Metro-(bblw.vn-May was able film on the Indian reservation, but what proved an even greater dif- nuiuber of whom had n a motion picture, to act ;is and furnish atmosphere lag and storage, cense, glycerine dental expenses. "In commenting on his record Vr. Frost says Ihe record 'shown what Studebakers are Kiod Tor and how good they are.' The car In quest inn was- recently traded iu for a Studehaker President F'rht Sedan." , , New York's metropolitan nren within -in miles of the city hall Is estimated to have lt,fti)C,06 population. and Mrs. Frank Newman of Med- atmospheri' "Hudson's Great Eight added to its overseas triumphs when a Hud ton won the annual reliability, speed and touring tests conducted by the Hoyul Automobile club of Australia, the Hudson Motor Cur company receiving cable notifica tion to this effect this week. The tests were held over the famous Mudgee and Jenolun roads near Sydney, New South Wales, and attracted the biggest fields in the history of the event, which is the outstanding ' test in Aus tria! motordoni, . Hill-climbing; at high and low speeds, slQW-Tunnlng, acceleration, upeed, .brake and two-day relia bility tests decided the winner, the Hudson's Cl rent Kight car gaining points consistently In every test to finish In first place. mountain ford, in their spacioiin. home-like, west sul ot lllti cabin, which is .il.m.i ...... nnd ( Scout's camp. Hoys one-fourth miles south of the1 f,mi- Ashland concession. We left Med ford at 4 n. m. Salurdav afternoon and arrived at the lake :i few minutes ! 11 a"d llt' grounds for after 7 p. m., motoring over what On the i the Hoy ! from Med-! Klamath Falls and' (irants l'ass get their summer rest! and recreation there. There are I Is known as the "Dead Indian Hoad," which branches off the Pacific highway just south of Ashland. The distance from Med ford to the lake over Dead Indian Is approximately 52 miles, and In 1 vacationists. Heing government gioundy, there is no ujiurgo for their use. In August crowds of people, camp at Jjike o" the Woods to pick huckleberries on Hrown mountain. There are 1 2a or more privately owned cabins considered the best way to get to M"ound Ihe lake, and building go the lake at present, altho a new . nS wn ail ,lle tV 1 h, :,nl lh hihwav Is under construction. ' ,uar of n "croplane which pene- whleh will somewhnt -lessen the ( Mated the solemnity of my tlu.ts. inquiring, l learneii tnat it ne-i the Woods 1"KH to Heinie Fluhrer of Metl-j ford, who owns a cabin on tne distance. My trip to Lake u ii4 n rntijl ii tit nle:isiii-i fi'nm Ihe nimneiit we Inft Mt-dfurU until 'wo west aide, und who Bpemls iniiehj rctiirned. Tim Iichi unit or tin- "f '' I'liie "t the lake. He himln w.u iUo irin Itwi.lf n.it the tm :i Krassy meaoow, whleh was, trip anticipation of It, nor even For Every Mile of Highway Improved 65 Cars Were Added There were an average of motor vehicles added to the reg istration list In 1129 for every mile of highway Improved, ac cording to the American Automo bile Association. The statement Is based on a statement on increased registra tions of 2,108.319 last year, while h 2 , S 2 2 miles of highway were im proved during the year. The mileage Improved In 1929 represents nn Increase of 3.270 miles over 1928, and Includes 7,- 4.r:l miles of graded and drained rarth roadH, nnd 25,071 miles of new surfacing Of the 25.701 miles of new sur facing, 14,014 miles were laid on unsurfaoed f earth ro.ls, 4.337 miles on a lower type of surfac ing, and G.720 miles on the same type of surfacing. The types and the once the bottom of a lake, which i happy moments spent thinking It w oniy a shorr distance nom ui over. Since this Is an observa- communis wiuvi. tinn nnd reeountlnir of mv own of the concession is a sandy beach experiences and impressions, I : upon which one shall he accurate. ' After arriving, we did the thing most hungry folk would do ftt 7 In the evening but not until after I had gone out. on the little pier In front of the cabin and looked around. The splendor that met my eyes can hardly be described. My first thought was how very appropriate the name Is Lake o' the Wood?. A lake 3 miles long, one mile wide and about 3iio f-et deep,- nestled contentedly In the midst of n virgin forest. From where I stood J could see Ml. i Pitt (also known fl Mt. M" r.-niL-hlin) even the little 1 ,...1 Kttinii rliniMmr desperately to' and three spotted fawns alt i ii u t,.n Hide of the mountain, of the forest primeval wild, ha j They say one can see 52 mo tin -j 'tains from the top of Mt. Pitt, , which 10.000 feet high and an walk for over) a mile in shallow water. This point forms an arm, protect! ngly , guarding the bat hern, particularly j the children. 1 saw. early in the, morning, a good many folk hik ing, boating, fishing and horse back riding. 1 was among the! crowd of contented idlers. ad-1 miring, exploring, absorbing, with- out being conscious of trying! the: peacefulness and contentment Of ( life at Lake o' the Woods. We siient Sunday night at the; lake, leaving early the next morn- lng to avoid Sunday night traf-i fie. Ah we were leaving, we met, t look-! the inquiring stare of two noe . art py creatureawhere even the eauh I has his nest I see him now. soar ' hit,'. poariliK like my t Iwnmllls. snow-covered most of the year. Among those elose enough to see from the lake are Sheep Herder's Mt.. Hrown .Mt., Harrlman View,! 1 ete. I wish I could make you see, thru my eyes ralm. clear water, , set like a hime jeweled punch! I h.iu-1 in a forest of DotiKlas firs' mileages of new. surfacing are ns I nn pjm.s. ,ml. ,.i,illg nestlinK! follows: Sand-clay una ; lik )ir( !. nests nmonK theshruhs and trees all lirown or green ' or sand. Mending harmoniously with nature, with here and there; a red roof, very vivid In the set-1 tins sun; hlaek I'nss splashing the still water: lllack .lark ducks sall- inn like toy aiihlis searching for; a landing: stillness, except for the roar of a hi d dashing madly across the water: a lone sail hont j Idling picturesquely In the dis-. tance. filling one'; with romance: sportsmen In mo tor and row lioats hovering near Ihe shoreline, hauling In the perch and hlack hnss: chipmunks play ing hlde-nnd-go-wek from tree to tree. I could have stood en tranced for hours, hut I heard n call to ent. and my hunger re .,.,,i..,l to that call. I did not realize one could eat so And sleep! Mow one cat with no mosriultfes tn mol with magic nights full l,SH. penetrated hy 399 miles: gravel, is.tsa nines, waterbound inacadain, 104 2 miles; hltumlnous tnaendam. 1,200 miles; idleet nsphalt, ll miles; bitumin ous concrete. 400 miles; Portland cement concrete, 0.UIU miles, and hrlck nnd block pavements, 100 miles. . A total of 314.136 miles of high way, were In the slate systems at he end of 19J9. which includes 2 on 324 miles of surfaced high ways, 28,fa3 miles of graded and draU.e.1 t Is; and 77. 25s miles of unimproved and partly graded highways. Auto License Tax Affords 58 Per Cent 1929 Road Funds SERVICE FOR ALL SIZES L. 0. SCHAFER Basement Medford Bldg. The onlv Exclusive Electric Motor Imagination! ReDair ShoD i Southern Oregon. PHONE 90-J-2 Electric Motor Repairing Rewound motor for sale or rent nnd Motor vehicle license fees .K vnanUnt tn acCOUllted ,o f the funds nllottedl l'.. the states for roadhullding Inland one . .i!n tn th reei i raw, hc i 'in'R " . ti,.. i ior. 1 much. sleep, st, atid of stlll- noises ex- of the f,.r' cent a few lliniu eremuie woods, poftly rustnnw nc-nn i' own imagination. It wan not until the next mnrn- iirn ilrnif to the con' es- ioimediatelv heard nhotitt fr ti.. hi rowd nni con-1 the niuht hefore at Imteing Is a popular ersion. ani mere i ...ir.led i navilion. as wen as ji the department of the American nmhlle Association. The total sum available Uii.tH hiehwnv nnd bridge Dt,.,.fir.t. in i!2 amounted l. 114.775.026. tTnexpended e. ik. uenvlnlll VCnT I I UIO Uir 1 . . J232.M7.9SS. nnd Income a...""- , ; w h e.,ld. n. ed to '.!fil.807.03S. I '.,.. .honthtful lah.ir Motor v.hlcle fees totaled ; ,!t.n. nttrac'ivr 0!.2.734. nad the gas tax, receipts M. re I totaled 2s7.2:,8.4.6. State bond eo ee shot . f,w. nnd notes ocrounten , .i,h rr k borders rty of the lodge. vening di m outdoor lame hall in i.. Ii.r th:it lllirOO. 1 W.1S A ffPBf'nW BEFORE yi:ii;ii.i,.ii,v AFTER REGARDLESS of the condition your car's bod) may be In, our superb rocllillcn and long experience, will restore It, ol mndcratn expense, to a conditio! like new. , We make close estimates. O I'sues nnd notes unou"-- j ith rf K is v, per cent of the total incom. r -,, w(h re-1 end the Federal-old fund nmot.m-, . rir,,,ar pnr. h V": Cim;,,, are based! flin't P-ml-s ln,er. .ng views or . w . . . , mt rc.ort. a tennis , reports to tne nomu " ftonds by state highway of-i being "n The nn lie (l.lnls and represents nnd retort triirted wiih eareful f,..;,nnn . . ,,,..,,,.,, 1 cement i liito. wnnY with ELower IPipiees pJJODnNJEDD and to give WE WANTED the atlvantuges locally, that Firestone has nutioiiully for rciliifing our costs ami building volume husiuess on smull profits. We wauled the benefits of economies in the most efficient tire factories in the world because we know these extra vulues at low prices mean more customers for us. i .. A Department Store tor Your Car Our costs are absorbed by several different lines instead of one. We sell and service the complete Firestone line, including Tires Tubes Batteries Brake Lining Rims and Accessories. Instead of buying these items from several different places, we get them from nearby Firestone branches or warehouses ull from one place on )fic nhipftirig order one handling. Our Cos! a Are Lower Your Savings Greater Firestone leads in bringing down prices. Firestone leads in new tire improvements and builds more miles into tires than any other manufacturer. Every advantuge Firestone has in world wide resources buying rubber und cotton at the lowest prices is put right back of us for the benefit of our customers. Result you get more in quality for less in price. Firestone Workers Are Stockholders Every one of the 13,000 workers in the great Firestone Factories is a stockholder in the Company. They back the quality of their product with their savings. Every tire that IeavestheFire8tonePlantsbearsthename"FIRESTONE." This name is the pledge of the manufacturer anil the worker that the tire you buy is the best you can obtain for the price you pay. Compare Construction and Values 30x4.50-21 Our Tire Mall Order Tire Width 4.75 in. 4.72 in. Weight 16.80 Un. 15.68 ll Thickness of Tire .598 In. .558 in. Plies at Trend 6 5 Rulihrr Volume 1 65 cu. in. 1 50 cu. In. We bave nelunl rrnsit wecf lorin of other llren lor ronipai'l'ioa with Hrentoue. six ilii:s UxMi:it THE Tit HAD rpHE patented Double Cord Breaker provides for two extra plies of cord right umler the tread. They tuke up road shocks and resist punctures and blowouts. In the Firestone Anchor Super Heavy Duty this means 8 pliet under the tread Extra strength right where the wear comes. DOIJIILE GUARANTEE All tires guuruntccd without limitations by us and Firestone. Drive in today! We give serv ice for the life of your tires und see to it that you get ull the mileage and satisfaction that Firestone builds into them. A mail order or Speriul Iirand tire is made hy some unknown manufacturer and sold umler a nuitto tluit tloes not iden tify him to the pulilir, usually because he huilils his "first grutle" tires under his own OI.DFIELD M.U OurTIre Order (Ch I'riee) Tire 4.40-21 $5.55 $5.55 4.50-21 6.J5 6.35 4.75-19 7.55 7.55 5.00.19.......... 7.98 7. 5.00-20.......... S.15 8.15 5 25-21 9.75 9.75 6.00-20 6 Ply 12.55 12.90 Other Sim Proportionately Lim II. D. TIIU4 K TMKS 30x5 $19.45 $19.45 32x6 14-10 14.10 Tm torn AKCHOIt Super Heavy Duty .. Mall Order OurTIre Super (Cash I'rice) Tira 4.50-21 $9.20 $9.75 4.75-19 10.20 10.25 5.25-20 12.15 11.65 6.00-19 14.45 16.65 6.00-20 14.70 17.10 6.50-19 17.40 18.95 7.00-20 19.05 21.45 Other Sfxu Proportionately Loie f mitotic COURIER MII OnrTIre Order (Ch Price) Tira 30x316 $420 $4.20 4.40-21 4.79 4.79 '4.50-21 5.15 515 Jmtom IIATTEIIIES 13-Plate $ Q5 Sentinel......... REMEMBER OUR SERVICE CAR IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL r'lrftnfl Kl'lr ftlvcrsltle at 4th K(. "Jim" "Bill" (P M1TH (Sb WATKIN "InviU Us to Your Next Blowout" i Phone 520 enalysls of 1929 expenditures single and for mm imm.- - ,-