MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE. IIEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUXE 2, 1932.
PAGE FIVE
Although h la celebrating today
the 50th anniversary of til entry
In the newspaper trade, A. B. Wil
liams, , veteran poet and master
printer, ia taking no holiday, but
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A. B. Williams
continuing with his duties In The
Mall Tribune shop with the same
industry and care, which have char
acterized his work down through
the years.
With lips clamped tightly upon
his friendly pipe, he admitted this
afternoon that he had planned a
printers' party for tonight in honor
of the occasion, but something in
terfered. He will therefore confine
his reminiscences to poetical ex
pression. Mr. Williams was Just 14 years
old when he entered a print shop
In Greenville, Cal.,as printer's devil.
Twenty-four years ago he began his
work in Medford with A. S. BUton
then editor of the Morning Mall
nd has continued with the same
newspaper through Its change of
names and ownership down to the
present day, with the exception of
one year spent In Reno.
Before coming to Medford he spent
four years in Salt Lake City, several
in Colorado and for 18 years ran
newspapers of his own, establishing
one In Mt. Pleasant, Utah, In
1991 and another In Richfield, Utah,
In 1898. While editor of the first
he was also Justice of the- peace
for the town and married seven
He entered matrimony himself in
1894 In Chester, Utah, and will
celebrate with Mrs. Williams their
88th anniversary next August. Their
three children, Mrs. A. D, Hess, Leo
B. Williams and Helen Williams are
also residents of Medford and Mr.
Williams' mother, Mrs. M, A. Parks,
a California pioneer, Is now mak
ing her home in the Sams Valley
district.
TIRES PLAY BIG PART
E H
A graphic story of the remarkable
part played by tires in the 500-mlle
International sweepstakes on the In
' dlanapolis motor speedway, Decora-
tion day, was told today by Rod
Waters, flreetono dealer In this city.
It was the thirteenth consecutive tri
umph for Firestone In this great mo
tor racing classic.
"There Is no more severe test of
automobile tires than that to which
they were put at Indianapolis," said
Mr. Waters.
"The cars darted along Vie straight
aways at close to 150 miles an hour
and swept Into the embanked curves
at an appnlllng pace. It was on these
turns that the stress and strain was
the hardest. As the cars dived into
the turns, their momentum caused
them to climb the embankment from
the lower rim to the outer. This was
an uncontrollable action by the car
and It la called 'drifting.' In these
perilous momenta it was necessary
that there be a perfect co-ordination
between the skill of man and
the strength of atcel and rubber to
avoid disaster.
"At these terrific speeds one
would expect to find great holes
burned In the tread and the rubber
worn entirely away. But nothing of
the sort happened. An inspection of
Firestone tires after they had trav
eled the full 600 miles revealed an
, -amazing state of preservation. Very
little wear was discernible.
"It la the patented construction
features of Firestone ttres which have
made It possible for them to hold a
supreme mastery for thirteen years
In the 500-mlle contest. Gum-dipping
Is one of those features. By
this process the Innermost fibers of
the cord body sre coated with rub
ber and protected against the fierce
heat which In other tires is develop
ed by friction at high speeds. At
100 rr.'.lv an hour the centrifugal
force in a tire increases Its circum
ference by more than 10 per cent,
whic.! would throv off the treads of
ordinary tires. Firestone engineers
solved this problem by means of a
construction principle known as two
extra gum-dipped cord piles under
the tread. By this patented method
of construction the tread and body
are held together In a nerfect unit.
"The life of a racing driver is de
pendent at all times on the perform
ance of hi tires. It is not surpris
ing that the majority choose Fire-stone."
Retrospect of Fifty Years
June , 1882 June 1, 19 SB
By A. B. Williams i
Fifty years have passed since I, a
youth scarce In my teens,
Embarked upon the tide of Time,
midst life's discordant scenes;
Full fifty years I've rounded out In
never-ending toll
In walls begrimed with printer's Ink
and other marks of moll;
Full half a century at case and at
the desk I've sat
Forwarding the chronicle of matters
this and that.
From morn to eve and through the
dead hours of the night
I've followed my one chosen craft
with all my skill and might.
Well I recall quite eagerly I hailed
each new-born day
For In my adolescent youth the
task seemed scarce but play
But years of constant toll have worn
that spirit down
And my face now Is seamed with fur
row and with frown.
Yet, after ail, I've quite enjoyed that
which has been my task,
And many of my recollections are
like mellowed wine in cask.
Experiences have been varied, as all
old-timers ken
The ludicrous and sombre, known to
only printer men.
Fifty years la not a record by any
sort of means;
It's often been aurpassed by other
labor deans;
Yet It covers quite a span, after all'
been done and aaid,
To compass one lone unit through all
the years that's fled.
Many changes have transpired In the
history of the world
During those fifty years as Time has
onward whirled.
One scarce would recognize now In
the passing show
The customs and the systems of fifty
years ago.
It doesn't seem so very long, looking
backward through the years:
Still Time's been rather dragging as
the final ending neara.
Years and yeara of regular hours and
often overtime,
On news and obituaries, editorials
and rhyme.
The "ems" that I have set page many
hidden files;
The columns I've composed run well
up into miles.
And many the hours I recall with no
thought of caress
Impatiently I've pulled and hauled
at the Washington hand press.
From devil up to editor each station
I have filled;
Through ads and the Job route for
many years I've milled;
I've put the forms to press and fed
the spotless sheets
To handpress and to cylinder and
sent them to the streets.
I've reported daily doings from scan
dal to the sacred.
Events playing on the heartstrings,
also of deepest hatred.
I've been newspaper helmsman olear
to the business end.
In fact all the department have
been In general blend.
What great events I've told In type
throughout those fifty years 1
Eventa startling In their day that
now fall on deafened ears.
I've told of devastating wars, where
soil ran red with blood;
Of earthquake disasters, volcanoes,
fire and flood;
Of presidents elected, governments
overthrown,
Oreat empires gone crashing down
like crumbling walls of stone.
I've told the gossip of the rich, the
sorrows of the poor,
From the blazoned spotlights down to
the most obscure.
One day the types I've fingered would
gladsome tidings tell,
The next some stark tragedy would
the little metals spell;
One day a birth, the next a death, a
wedding or divorce;
Or aome glaring scandal that soon
would run Its course.
I helped to -spread the news of the
electric llftht invention;
I heralded when wireless first came
to world attention;
In hand-set type I told of the lino
type's advent.
Which set us printers guessing at lte
possible portent.
I helped to spread the tidings of the
first automobile,
The radio and submarine and ships
of solid steel;
The first news to the world of that
long fought in vain
That great achievement of the air,
the winging aeroplane;
The movies and the talkies that dally
doth amuse,
The achievements of the urgeoni
which new hopes now Infuse;
And many I have .heralded of modern
marvelous finds
That have added to our comfort, born
of the master minds.
Printing was a different art In the
old hand-peg days
Much of which is sacrificed for the
ultra-modern ways;
For wrecker or tow service, night oi :
day. Phone 1300, Lewis' 6ervlce.
Permanent wave.-, 14 00 15 50 arm
17.50. Bowman. Pluue 57. j
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
WITHOUT CALOMEL
And You'll Jump Out of Bed in
(he Morning Rarin' to Go
If yva fed amir and sunk and tht worM
lola punk, don't -wIk- a lot ol utta,
ratnrrtl w tr, oil, lajtti candy or rhrwinf
rum ud upn-t Uwm to make ymi tdd
iMt and buoyant and full of suashim.
Ft thy can't do It TVy only nxr- ttM
ViweU nd a tn w mownnt rton't ft at
tbf rauaa. Tha rraaon for your down-and-out
Mint ix your llw. It Bhould pour out two
ooundj of liquid Nla into your bow-to daily.
If thii Ml ia not flowinf frariy, your food
dom't dlctat. It nut drmya In the bow.
Gem bloata up your ttomach. You here a
thirk. bad taata and your bnath la fowL
akin oftMi bntaka out in Nmbh. Your had
arhn and you fH down and out. Your wboie
yitem is poiond.
It tak thoaa rwH, old CARTER'S
UTTLK LIVKK PllAA to ft Uxmt two
pouD-ia of h.io (lowing (raWy and mak yea
(1 "up and up." Th-jr oontaio wondarfuU
harmlm, rntl 9t;ahl timrt. amazing
whm it crm to making the bit flVnr Irif.
Rut don't auk for Urvr piit. Aak for Carter's
IJiti Uwt l'il'- f.ock for th nama Carter's
UtM Lvr Fi.la t n tha r-l iahl. H-a-nt
KuUit. 2vc at au . 1WI C. U. Co
Rules of punctuation, caps, spacing.
symmetry and style
Had closely to be followed by the
. entire rank and file.
Every paper had Its style and that
style was adamant.
And It aometlmes kept us guessing to
get the proper slant.
The careless mass of product from
which we now daily learn
Must cause those old-time Journalists
In their graves to overturn.
Many a handful of type I've Jum
bled Into "pi"
That bane of the printer's life, well
known to you and I;
Which same can be applied to all my
life's career
I've "pled" oportunlttes and It's oost
me mighty dear.
I've pulled "boners," made mistakes
that brought an umbrage down,
And I've made many a slip that no
remorse would drown.
But, take It all In all, my proofs
were rather fair,
And the record will sustain a scru
tinizing glare.
That old-time compositor you would
so often meet.
The tramp or touring printer, is now
near obsolete.
At times he was a derelict with a
penchant for the brew.
But he knew his typography, let me
be telling you.
He'd been from Bangor, Maine, down
to Los Angeles;
From Seattle, Washington, to Florida,
I guess.
He had first-hand Information of
each print-shop In the land,
And from agate up to pica had often
lent a hand.
Yes, I've , grown somewhat weary of
the never-ending grind;
The chance I'd gladly welcome to put
It all behind;
I'd like to lay aside my "humpback"
and my old time-worn gauge,
And take to ease and comfort In my
fast approaching age;
To retire to God's open, mid the
grasses and the trees,
And feel the kiss refreshing in every
passing breeze;
To quad out my final line and close
my finished take.
And call the lifework "thirty" and
the old prtntshop forbake.
4
Mrs. Zola Akers
In Jarmin Woods
Toiletry Section
Mrs, Zola Akers, who Is well known
In this community through her con
nections with local drug stores for
the past several years, Is now employ
ed at Jarmin and Woods store in
charge of the toiletry section.
An exceptionally complete stock of
fine cosmetics and toilet gods Is
now on display at Jarmin and Wods
drug store, the space which was oc
cupied by the fountain and lunch
counter until recently, affording room
for new ahow cases.
Miss Lillian Short, representative
of the Richard Hudnut DuBarry cos
metic distributors, will be in Med
ford Friday, Saturday and Monday,
June 3, 4 and 6, to give free facials
at Jarmin and Woods. She will be as
sisted by Mrs. Akers.
UP TO ROOSEVELT
S 0 0 N,JSREPORT
(Continued from Page One)
Jured employes, but denied splitting
city fees, except with one doctor.
With this doctor, he said, he had a
Joint bank account, In which both
deposited, and the money was split
"fifty-fifty."
Just Coincidence
He said it was Just a coincidence
that payments by another doctor to
him were exactly half of city fees re
ceived by that doctor.
Seabnry's charge that Mayor Walk
er had, under the city charter, fir
felted his right to office by holding
bonds of a corporation doing business
with the city brought a rejoinder of
"unfairness" from Mayor Walker, who
la In Detroit. He said he didn't know
the Reliance Bronze and Steel com
pany had a M3.000 contract for new
traffic standards on Fifth avenue.
No more public hearings until fall
are expected in the (760,000 Investi
gation of the city, which has been
conducted by a legislative committee
with Seabury as counsel.
Sensations Bared
Sensational disclosures have mark
ed the hearing, one of them leading
to the removal of Sheriff Thomas M.
Farley for falling to explain swollen
bank accounts.
Among Seabury s disclosures about
Walker was that a promoter interest
ed In the taxlcab situation turned
over (6,000 in bonds to the mayor,
and that an agent of a bus company
for which he signed a franchise
bought him a (10,000 letter of credit.
The mayor said the (36,000 came
from a pool In which he put no mon
ey, but was ready to stand any loss,
and that the (10,000 was advanced by
him and members of his traveling
party, not by the bus man.
Seabury sought to show that Rus
sell T. Sherwood, who handled near
ly a million dollars before he disap
peared, was the mayor's fiscal agent.
The mayor denied It.
cated northeast of the city.
Although Mr. Pierce has operated
his hothouse for several years, he ha
made extensive Improvements and en
largements for this season with the
result that the tomatoes p5rt!cularly
are attracting attention throughout
southern Oregon,
TOMATO ESSAY
CONTEST TO END
Pierce's hothouse tomato essay con
test ends Saturday, June 4, at nine
o'clock, and the winners will be
awarded cash prizes for their compo
sitions which are not to exceed 1000
words and should deal with the to
mato industry in general, with spe
cial emphasis on the superiority of
vine-ripened fruit.
Anyone desiring to compete in this
contest should bring or send his es
say to the tomato contest department.
Mall Tribune before Saturday night,
nine o'clock, as entries made after
that time will not be considered, ac
cording to Ed Pierce, owner and man
ager of Medford's large hothouses lo-
New Sleeper Service
to
San Francisco & Los Angeles
I greyhound
-J
ON THE
COACDfl
amazing compartment
sleeper of th highways
Berth to
San Francisco
00
ROUND TRIP
Including
and
Berth Both Ways
$16
Think of Itl A comfortable berth for only (1.001 A round trip
to San Francisco, including transportation and BERTH BOTH
WAYS, only (16.001 What other night travel-way can offer
such a bargain?
For day travel the KlteCoach offers deep -cushioned teats,
which are quickly transformed at bedtime by a deft porter Into
full-length, comfortable berths. Each compartment contains
wash basin with running water, thermos Jug of Ice water, mir
ror, towel racks, and ample space for clothes. There are two
completely equipped lavatories.
LV. MEDFORD 6:05 p. m. ARB. HAS FRANCISCO 6:55 a. m,
(Less than 13 hours running time)
Many daylight departures from Ran Franc I wo southbound, or
take MteCoarh In the evening, arriving Los Angeles next
morning.
LV. SAN FRANCISCO 6:15 p.m. ARR. LOS ANGELES 7:45 am,
hours running time)
ALSO FAST LIMITED SERVICE NORTH
(Beginning June 4th)
From Medford a special 50c extra-fare parlor coach. equlppM
with light lunch facilities and lavatory leaves every morning
at 7:15, arrives Portland 5:25 that afternoon. Ttili Is In addi
tion to the four conveniently timed regular schedules north
and south dally,
DEPOT
Hotel Jarkwn Phone 109
PACIFIC
GREW
For Further Information See Your Nearest Greyhound Agent
NAIL POLISHES MATCH
COLORS OF OUTFITS
PARIS. (A) One ahade nail pol
ishes are out of date. The smart
Parisian changes the color of her
nail polish almost as often as her
;;own these days.
Coral and bright red polishes are
worn with blacks, whites, grays and
be! no; rose polish with soft blues,
greens and browns; and natural lus
ter with brilliant hues, such as em
erald, fuchla, tangerine or scarlet.
DUVETYN COAT WORN
WITH PRINT DRESS
Crystal slow Kodak glass supreme
The Peas ley's, Opp. Holly Theater.
WASHINOTON. (AP) With a dress
of blue and white print silk Mrs.
Hugh Black wenrs a long coat of blue
duvetyn. Her hat and shoes are blue
and her gloves white.
Desirable houses always In first
I Call 105.
SHARKSKIN TRIMS
BROWN STRAW HAT
WASHINGTON. (AP) Mrs. Charles
Mason Kemey wore at a luncheon
she gave at the National Woman's
Country club a beige suit trimmed
with fox fur and a brown straw
sailor trimmed with sharkskin.
The best clear Cedar Shingles, (3.00
per 1000 . Regular (4 .00 shingles.
Medford Lumber Co.
Slk (Pmmwi
UWILKIfc
pip
The WORLD expect
Firestone in tires.
the best from
Race drivers know Firestone Tires are
the safest and best for thirteen consecutive
years all the winning drivers at the Indian
apolis 500-Mile International Sweepstakes
Race have driven their cars to victory on
Firestone Tires.
Why should you or your family take
unnecessary chances by using anything but
the safest and best tires that experience and
skill can build?
The great organization Mr. Firestone
has built every employee a stockholder
takes a greater interest in building the best
tires that can be made because they know
that every tire bears the name "Firestone",
which is a guarantee of superior quality and
workmanship.
Firestone patented construction fea
tures with the Extra Values of Gum-Dipping
and Two Extra Gum -Dipped Cord Plies
Under the Tread and other exclusive Fire
stone features, make Firestone Tires oat
standing in all the grades, at unbelievably
low prices.
Drive in today and compare sections
cut from Firestone Tires and others. See for
yourself the Extra Values you get in these
safest tires, at prices lower than they have
ever been before.
These Extra Values in Firestone Tire
cost you no more than ordinary tires.
I.taln In
voh:r or hhkhtonf.-
Prj Monday Night H
fi.ti.C, HaUwuld Nalwerk
COMPARE CONSTRUCTION QUALITY PRICE
Tirestone
OLPFIELD TYPe
TIHIIII 0 Clin Flic. M.H0.W1W Ow en. Mc.
Pr.t . ft"
4.40-21 $4.79 lt-79 fi?.SO
4.S0-20 5.3$ S.35 10.SS
4.50-21 5.41 5.43 10.54
4.75-19 t.33 6.33 lX.i
4.75-20 6.4 6.43 IX. 49
5.00-19 .5 6.65 1Z.90
5.00-20 6.75 6.75 I3.IO
5.00-21 6.46 6.96 13.54
5.25-18 7.53 7.53 14.60
5.25-21 8.15 8.15 I5.BX
5.50-18 &35 8.35 I6.X0
5.50-19 8.48 8.48 16.46
6.00-lfin.n 10.65 10.65 X0.66
6.00-19" o 10.85 10.85 31.04
6.00-20ni 10.95 10.95 11.14
6.00-21 .t If.io 11.10 21.54
6.00-22 "f 11.60 11.60 ZX.50
6.50-19"D 11.30 12.30 13.86
6.50-201.D. ia.65 12.65 14.54
7.00-20 n.ti 14.65 14.65 18.41
Other 5lw8 Froporttonmtety ftt
Tirtsfone
SENTINEL TYPE
r,u P
4.40-21 83.59 $3.59 86.9S
4.50-21 3.95 S.9S 7.66
4.75-19 4-63 4.63 9.00
5.00-19 4.85 4.85 ' 9.44
5.25-21 5-98 5.98 11.64
?irefone
COURIER TYPE
4.40-21 $3.10 I $3.10 $5.9
4.50-21 3.55 3.55 6.9$
30n3iCl. 1.89 1 2.89 I 5.75
Tlrestone OtDFIILD
THUCK AND U5 TYPE
30x5 H.o. I $15.35 $15.35 $1974
32x6 bo. 16.50 26.50 5I.OO
6.00-20B.D. H.65 11.65 X1.64
6.50-20H.D 15.50 13.50 30. O
7.50-20BD. 16.45 26.45 51.60
9.75-20" p 61.65 61.65 110.90
Other 31m FroprrUme tely tote
FIRESTONE
Service Stores, Inc.
"ONE STOP SERVICE"
Pacific Highway and Ninth St.
Phone 520