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XL MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MT.DPORP. OREOON. TITFRSDAT. MAY f). 1933. PAGE SEVEN SPEED KINGS TUNE AUTOS FOR ANNUAL sir. Mounds that mark the site of j dens, elegant baths, and luxurious ancient forts lie on the outskirts ol j palaces. . , , . , .... "According to the Bible, Gara play the present city. It to probable that I d a prmntwnt part Jn thf ,lv of Gaza once extended to the sea. In the Mrly iarftemes. it s aoclated the 17th century, when capital of i with strong-man Sanson. It is here Palestine. Gaza had elaborate gar- that Samson Is reputed to have sent PORCELAIN GIVES hospitals. Mail and transport planes leave weekly tor Egypt and for Iraq. The city's preeent prosperity, however cannot be compared to the wealth it po&sewed in Biblical times. "Gaza has shrunk not only in com mercial importance, but in actual the pillara crashing down, and his alleged tomb to pointed out to visi tors. "Gaza has always been important commercially, not because of Its proximity to the sea. or because of Its fertile gardens, but because It occu pied a strategic position on the cara van route and military road between Egypt and Babylonia. For centuries, pilgrims trooped through the city, armies tramped by. and traders stop ped to rest and reload their camel. Assyrians and Jews, Egyptians and C need on 1 a lis, emporium." slt sought this treat WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonable. Trowbridge Cab inet Works. 3000 OLD Southern Palestine Find Confirms Biblical Stories of Pre-Solomon Era Rich Documents in Mound Early Entries Indicate Rec ord Field for Indianapolis Classic New Record Is Expected This Year Br LYMAN WINTHROP United Press Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (UP The roar of powerful motors soon will be heard at the Indianapolis motor speedway' again as drivers and me chanics start preparations for the 23d annual 500-mlle Memorial day auto mobile race. Early entries indicate a record field will compete for the 33 places In the starting lineup. Veteran First In Deacon Lltz, Dubois. Pa., veteran, wsrs the fire to mall his entry blank t the speedway office. Others whose entries have been an nounced officially are Geo. D. (Doc) U'-'Kenzle, Riding ton, Fa., and Gilbert R, PirruF.-g. Clayton, Mo. Plrrung graduate! from Tayle unl-T-f-r-slty In 13-3-4 and hE-s entered two When the entry lis- closes most of t8 country's foressM't drivers will be 1 toelufle. I Cumtw.!iM.ji Tr!'R.l-rtE "Wla Bill" Cummlngs, 1SS-4 AAA eMms! ra-clng champion and win-1 ner of last year's 500-mile racf is training for the grind. Mauri rtose, Eaytn, ., w&d flnl'S-h&fl ira second p(ce lw-t yea Ju-S't 27 spco?.s teehisal Curnmlng'S. ts aK-sttif-r s-uf to co:-p-te. g.jwe&way oiflcia ae attempting t-9 line up some foreign entrta. tent H to llfcely that o?.ly Americas: drivers t!11 participate. Forelg-n apee1 cass usw RU?erch?.r er while such equipment Is not per mitted in the Incll-anapol!.? evest. This fact has maftft it Impractical for fore!-g.n manufactures, cc driver, to e.7.-ter their own cars. , New Record F-petT- BMTteg acel&ent-s or inclement vaa-ther, a new record for the 530-tft-lla race probably will bp established t'Sis year. The present rpcord of W4.8 w.m hug up fry Ci-nralm. l-at year. K'p would have ir.i a 'till better average had n-?t arc accl-di-t forced tfce cars to slow down for vpTal la-pa while wreefca-r-' wws clr eft from the traefc. The only major char.?'" in tb rules g,ve.?nlr..g this yww's ra-ce !s a fur-tfc-iwr reduction in the g-ntoliw limit. s SAMS VALLEY. May (Spl.) 51: last demonstration of th S-iki VMy E$nMCTi unit was tho bread waking of swv!-t rolls, conducted In a thorough manner by Mrs. Glenn : Stpurlln. iMatateg by J!rs. Steve 'il- ! son. After the demonstration Mrs. ! Spurlin dtotrimite recipe boohs to 09 larMei. wMtch h t'zem neve-rat dtfent flour mill efliFn-pa-nles-. Senior clw hlph school play. "K'aunted." plv-e-a April S3 ww well art tended and with the sale of Ice s.ea&i brought Rihs-tnntlal receipts t? ttoe. s-turfe-at tpfflly. liJembera of the w vere M-isses E-lalne Rush, Rtith (FVulloway, and Ftty Wilson, anfl vin Bsaith, Burle Pnrreson, Jerry fttaperald and Mrril Martin. Table Rack, Antlcch and Fankoy iu--hoGls will Joto Sa-sr.-s Valley school rrls-y, My 10. in a-5i all-day fes tival. Among other features e en tertainment will be a free exhlbl ticn of the senior cla-s-s play. "Haunt ed," and a basket dinner at noon, to which all members of tl'.s aVove-r-.entioned district a-se ip.vlteoi to Mt. tvA W-"s. H'vrry Te-an. w!?.d fr T&wrly resided on the Hughes fa-?sa. ae now located at Central Point. The H. H. club leaders ar spa?.-tKT-lr.B a malcla-n show at the scrswjI house Wednesday ernln-g ta ra-!'se fu-sds for s-tudrnts fa-se ta s-i-snwec school at CorvalI-j. Frlpnd-3 a-nd acquaintances M"s Pios'e Sapt of Table Nock were deeply sorrowed to learn of hrr dr-3th early Saturday morr-inc. Mrs. Saa". know-a a drvotrd wif and mother, Aeid In hifh ostss: by a;l who kww hr. WASHINGTON. D. C (Spl.) Drop pers of tea cups might think porcelain fragile, but the early Israelites thought it durable enough to write their records on it. That their faith was not misplaced la proved by the discovery of porcelain "archive" al most 3.000 years old, which have re cently been unearthed in Palestine. The find is said to confirm Biblical stories of the pre-Solomon era. "It to appropriate that these docu ments should have been discovered at Tell-el-Hesy (Tel ad-Duwelr). In southern Palestine," says a bulletin from the Washington. D. C, head quarters of the National Geographic society. "To previous excavations on the same site we owe the begin ning of our knowledge of Palestine's earliest pottery. "From Dan to liwiprslieba" "Tell-el-Hesy. a mound a!xmt 100 feet high, is a rich field for archeolo- ; gists. As the site of the ancient city of Lachish, it vrm once an Important fnrtrww between Palestine and Egypt. Occupying such an exposed position. it tw longed first to o:-:e country and then to the other. Amor.-g Its ma-ny ' twslcgers arc Sennacherib and Netou- chadnozar. Excavations f town wal!-s. noil, a?,d cl-a-y ve&e4s siiow that Lwchlsh was S'e-stroyed a-nd re built at wst eight tir?.ies befape it wot finally abandon4, "Tell-el-llesy is not many miles fr;?a Ifiwersheba. 'Froiin Dan to Beer slirtea' is an allusfoa oftf-a used to Indicate a- vast swfiap of things. But the dlstaBce from Dan. in the north oi Palestine, to E-eersh-ete-a, in the suth, ls ony about 155 miles, or less tha-a the distance from 5&ew Yr-k to Kaltlmo?e. "At Beepshe-Ya the cultivated laid ff-nts and the d-PMrt bA?ii-:s. In the prlp:.3. PeeTshete 1-s gpee-n, but the rest of the ye-ar it Is parched and desolate lookin.g. lis famous wells were important to the Israelite. Once much larsp-r, EvewhPfe ts now but a 5-s--an town .f about inh-ate-ltanta. iH'fa-K-t-ry So,p.pefi fey Ca-rtns ua?a, at pres-pnt ra:eT-ine s most im portant southern outpost, with a pc?Hilatie.fi o altout 17.0eg. It serves s a oiC'.-at fer b-arlry, wheat, and durra. IU caravansaries (inn-s) are u-sually tcawlr with incow-iine outgoing caravans. JWlouln. from ln:ndred ?nil3 away flock to Gaza to replenish their suppltc. buying in the city's spacious bazars figs, olives. dat and alnoons. To Gasa they nl- cc.e for new weopons. pottPr.' and cloth. One of Gaza's chief in dustries 'a th weaving of yarn, wnt from tlntlsir.-!, Into cloth for &e-3ouln ClOBW. "Gr-i i3 beautifully situ-ated th southwwt ccstt o Palestine afeout threw miles fro. thw MKdit'er- rana. 0 oe t.'.fn, yellow sand hills stretch to the sea; ok the other sides spre. extensive olive groves and gardens. Abundantly watcrm by a d07n wells, the arjerts contain n variety of fruits tn.l veetabys. "Separating laxd hold I awd practically surrounding Gaz. grow thick hedges of cfe?tus and thorns. As formidable em tarbs-y.-wire fences, these playotf a dramatic part in the World war by making It difficult for Pritlsh infantry to fctt-feHls tlfff Tiorfcs holding Gecs. "Gaza to prosperous, bo.j.;ir.g not only a small garrison. mo.que, anJ churches, but several schools and a TTe l,"!ail Tribune want aw. Seiiilliiig V a Mil III si First time on electrte refrigerator of this size ono quality at this low price! New 1935 Ward Refrigerator 5.65 Cubic Ft. Net Capacity! 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