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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, fEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. ATETL 21. 1935.
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TRAFFIC DEATHS
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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More miles.' Faster miles. Greater econ
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There are conclusive figures from own
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Ford car ever built.
A particularly interesting and com
plete report of costs comes from a na
tional fleet owner who has owned 854
Ford cars which were run more than
thirty million miles in business use.
175 were Model T Fords which were
run 5,017,075 miles. 599 were Model A.
Ford cars which were run 24,041,632
miles. 80 are Ford V-8 cars which have
been run 2,982,886 miles.
This owner's cost records show that Ford
V-8 cars cost 12 less to operate than
the Model A Fords and 31 '. less than the
Modef T Fords. And they covered more
miles per monthl The monthly average
for the Model T Fords' was 1509 miles.
For the Model A Fords, 1866 miles. . . .
And 2571 miles for the Ford V-8.
Each year the Ford car gives you more
In valUe and performance and costs you
less to operate. The Ford V-8 was an
economical car in 1934. This year it gives
you still greater reliability and economy,
new beauty, new safety, new ease of con
trol and remarkable new riding comfort.
Actual
Figures
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