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PAGE FTVE tsssmatmrnaii MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, fEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. ATETL 21. 1935. WW .4 nssi TRAFFIC DEATHS S mm It once a year a foreign bombing plane were to wipe out the people of a city the size of Salem, the public would do anything within w power to avert such a calamity, yet last year In the United States auto mobiles kil:ed enough people to pop ulate both Salem and Bend. This startling fact was pointed out recently by the Oregon State Motor association, which, with city, county and state officials. Is sponsoring the state-wide "Let's Quit Killing" traf fic safety campaign. In Oregon alone. It was explained, further, automobiles killed enough people to populate the little town of Halsey, north of Eugene, creating a loss in life as great as two Morro castle disasters. Oregon's motor vehicle death rate per 100.000 population during 1934 was 33. an increase of 5.9 over 1933. The state was 17th from highest in the United States' 1933 death rate roster. Toward solving this problem, the motor association reports, officials and various organizations are doing, among other things, the following: 1. Striving to set up a safety pro gram in the schools: get safety defi nitely retoKiilzed In the curriculum, for children will soon be motorists upon whom the responsibility will rest. 2. Providing speakers for schools, service clubs and other organizations. 3. Teaching traffic violators Jww to drive safely .through compulsory classes set up by courts and police departments. 4. Seeking legislation further to make the streets and highways safe. 5. Teaching safety to pedestrians and drivers through newspapers. radio, posters, billboards and con tests. 6. Aiding enforcement officers by establishment of citizens commit tees to report flagrant violations. 7. Working for Inspection of auto. mobiles for defects In mechanical safety devices. 8. Demanding removal from the highways of the minority ot ruth less drivers and accident repeaters. 9. Setting up safety organizations throughout the state. 10. Carrying on miscellaneous activl ties all aimed at reducing the num ber of automobile accidents and re sulant death and injury. Ford Exhibit Steel Rises At San Diego Exposition mm OF XX ."I j With nearly 100 per cent of the steel work erected, contractors promise completion wiihin the next few days of the steel work for the Ford Motor Company's exhibit palace at the California Pacific Inter national exposition, San Diego, opening May 29. Then pouring of con crete for the great circular exhibit building will get under way. -4 Hundreds of workmen are now engaged in welding four hundred and lit'ty tons of great steel trusses and Rirdcts for the framework of the Kord Motor Company's exhibit Palace at the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, which opens May 29. Present indications are that the framework will be in place before the scheduled date. When the thousands of yards of concrete have been poured, the great circu lar edifice will take form. It is lituated on the too of a oromon- tory overlooking a series of ter races on which will be shown I replicas of famous roads of nations bordering the Pacific. Among these replicas will be the old trails which once crossed Arizona and California deserts. Already terraces are formed and bits of the trails are being com pleted. All this construction ts progress ing simultaneously as preparations for the exhibits go forward When the gates open May 29 the Ford presentation will be 100 per cen' comoleiA. EXCHANGE OLD GOLD for cash or trade at Brophy's, Jewelers. HARBOR MAINTENANCE MONEY IS ALLOTTED WASHINGTON. April 20. AP) The war department today allotted $28,404,850 for maintenance of river and- harbor projects throughout the United States. Columbia river at mouth, Oregon and Washington, J955.00C. Columbia and lower Willamette riv ers below Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, 8444,000. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 20. Steps to secure a nation-wide accord on a uniform registration period for motor vehicles were urged by the American Automcbtse association to day. Citing the current tendency to shift reRistration periods and the conflict already existing as between the various states, Thomaa P. Henry of Detroit, Mich., president of the A. A. A., authorized the following statement: "At a time when we are urging uniformity in motor vehicle reglstra tton, there Is every Indication that the country Is getting further away from uniformity every day In the vital matter of the registration pe rlod. Motor vehicle operation ts be coming more and more Interstate in character. The lack of a uniform reg istration period has caused much confusion In the past and we may expect more confusion In the fu ture. Hence the urgency of an ac cord on a period that will be feasi ble, practical, and beneficial. "In 40 states and the District of Columbia the registration period be gins on January 1 with varying ex tensions, day of grace, and so on. In Alabama, it begins on October 1 South Carolina. November 1; South Dakota, April 1; Vermont. April 1; Virginia. April 1; Utah. March 1 and West Virginia, July 1. "At this very moment, five states are proposing a change. Ohio, Penn sylvanla and Wisconsin from Janu ary I to July l; Minnesota to April 15, and Texas to April 1. "No doubt every state can pro duce good reasons for changes ad vanced or. for current practices, for that matter. While this association has not taken a position aa to what the best registration period is, I per sonally believe that an accord Is vital. "Those who are advocating a regis tration period beginning In the mid dle of the year or at the end of the second quarter, cite some reasons that have a good deal of merit. They point out that the end of the year usually coincides with .a period oi heavy expenses for the average fam ily; that the tendency therefore is to keep the car In cold storage in order to take advantage of periodic reductions; that this In turn hurts registrations and business, particu larly along automotive rfnd related lines; and that It results In less reve nue to tne states from motor taxes. On ths other hand, the fear has been expressed that a change would affect the set-up of state revenues and road programs. "Aside from the pros and con that my b advanced en behalf of this or that period, action to end the confusion is imperative. One of the biggest Jobs our A. A. A. clubs have to perform is to rescue thousands of out -of -state motorists, who are arrested every year for driving with dead tags, while as a matter of fact they are perfectly within their rights. Police officers cannot be expected to keep up with the kaleidoscope ot changing dates and different regis tration laws. We certainly cannot afford to let this matter drift fur ther.' Not Ire of Warrant f all. School District No. 50. All warrants of School District No. 50 issued prior to April 19. 1935. are hereby called for payment. Said war rants are payable at the First State Bank of Eagle Point, interest will cease on April 20. 1935. MRS. J. B. HANNAH, Clerk. FOR STATE MEET In anticipation of the big Chris tian Endeavor convention to be held In The Dalles April '38. the Crater Lake Union C. E. will hold a pre conventlon rally at the Presbyterian church Monday. April 22. at 6:30 p m. There will be an Interesting pro gram, but the program committee prefers to keep its own council as to Just what will transpire. Plans regarding the trip to The Dalles will be formulated, and selec tions will be made as to who will fo in the 25-passenger truck. The shield and banner will also be awarded on that night, with the privilege of car rying the banner In the parade In .he northern city. P toll. n Mm Lit Pffi (Continued from Page One) national community to respect un dertakings which they have contract ed" One of the highest or U S. offi cials yawned when he read that, end observed : "What about their war debts to us?" The language employed by the Al lies also seemed to be self-condemn-tory in another respect. Prt V of the Versailles treaty says that th disarmament of Germany was based on the intention of the other pow ers to "Initiate a general limitation of armaments." This sounds off-kry in view of t'le recent failure of arms limitation efforts In Europe and else where. The whole current European story Is told by the fact that. Bines 1029, Europe has signed no fewer than 300 treaties to guarantee peace. And to day war ts more threatening than when the first treaty was signed. State police Confer Captain Bown, Lieutenant Dunn, and Sergeant El ten burg, all of the Oregon state police returned yester day afternoon from a three-day con ference with stste poltce officials la Salem, where they were made ac quainted with the new laws passed by the Isst legislature. The new laws were Interpreted for the officers v that the efforts of all state police can be uniformly coordinated, the southern Oregon delegates stated up on their return. Now Under New Management! P. O. Super Service This station, located across from the Medford postoffice, is now under new management, offering southern Oregon motorists service that's com plete and thorough in every detail at moderate cost to car owners .... Absolute satisfaction is positively guaranteed on every job! The finest facilities plus intelligent, experienced service work assure this. Gilmore Oil In Lots of Two Oallnnn or More WEST OIL 48c Gal . EAST OIL 69c Gal. LION HEAD 95c Gal. 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