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"METVFCmD MAIL TRTBTTNT:. fEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST IS. 193? PAGE FTFE LONGEST HI WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 18. Th 3700 miles of highway leading (rem United States and down to Mexico ' City ia now fnr and away the world's longest automobile route, the Amer ican Automobile Association reported today. Thia announcement waa made by the national motoring body In con nection with issuance of its first highway map of the North American continent, commemorating final com pletion of all links In the three-nation route, and showing the Improved rosds In the Dominion of Canada, the United States, and the Republic of Mexico. "For many years." asld Thos. P. Henry, of Detroit, Mich., president of the AA A., "the U. s. transcontinental routea between the Atlantic snd the Pacific .were the world's longest but ,k.. h.DA nftw atvn WAV tn t.ha lm. ".J " b menu stretch of north-south road way from Cansds Into Mexico. "Opening of the Southern Term inus In Mexico of roads leading from all parte of Canada and the United States to Mexico City is one of the most slgnlflcent developments In the , history of motor travel. It Is slgnt . flcent thst It should come at a time 1 when vscatlon travel has swelled to unpdecedented proportions. "It Is now possible for motorists to fin 'on-the-hlghwsy' travel objec tives not to be found elsewhere on the globe. On a single tour, without leaving Improved highways, vacation ing motorists csn now reach Canadian provinces, noted for their old French color, sweep through the Industrial snd historical sections of the Untied States, and end the tour in glamorous Mexico City snd nearby areaa with pyramids dstlng back to SOoO B.C. "By adding a highway map of the North American continent to Its hun dreds of travel publications, the American Automobile Association not only keeps apace with travel demands in the three countries, but also has In mind the commemoration of a new era In road-building and travel." HOLC FUNDS 10 PEOPLE $459,417 Residents of Jackson county received a total of 459,417 from the Home Ownera Loan Corporation during the three-year period of refinancing oper ations which termlnsted June 13, 838 according to final figures fur nished Edgar Preed, state director for the National Emergency Council. This sum represented 333 lndlvldusl loans. A totsl of S427 distressed home owners in Oregon were extended aid In the sum of 18.a23.499. Of this money it is eetlmsted that 11.914.000 went towsrd the payment of texes and assessments, the estimated aver age of tax and assessment payments per loan In Oregon being J03. According to the 1930 United mates census reports there were 111.- 762 of owned non-fsrm homes In Oregon. The HOLC reflnsnced mort gages on 8.4 per cent of this numoer. The total number of loans made in all states. Puerto Rico. Hawaii and .! Alaska was 1.031.817, Involving the ,mm of 83.092.870.784, msklng the average losn 93027. i More than 98 per cent of all money Involved went for the reflnsnetng of distressed homes by means of long term replacement mortgage! which are to be amortized fully over me term of the loan in smsll menthly payments. The bslance of the money advanced went for the restoration and conditioning of properties. It Is estimated that I228.453.0O0 of the HOLC advance! went to the tax offices of the nation, with the na tions! average tax payment per loan being (224. O.O.P. MEETS SET PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 18. (UP) Republican nominating conventions o fill vacanclea in the Republican legislative race will be held In Marsh field and Clatskanle August 38. Arthur Prtaulx. state chairman, an nounced today. JIAtlSTTO EVUVTHING v-? "lsK'...' IS . 1,1 HOTEL 1SE New ia dress, beautifully finiiKed rooms, with colored tiled bath, and inowert, looted" M Sen Ffsncisco . lemous Powell StMet opposite Union Sauere ResUure Coffee Shop Coelrteil Room Clic.lel lee Wst(. tATtsjJ lSO.tOO.U0. MO SMOU lt-SA . 1.00 GAIAOI HtViel At INTIAHCI eOWtU At OtAMEU. STKtn SAN FSANCISCO HAtVtY H TOr.MAKAOIM.Uw". "MEET ME AT Demand for Convertibles Boosts Buick Production SUMMER DEMAND for convertible models haa more thin doubled Bulek production of this type of ear during the past two months. Photo shows the Bulek Series 40 Special convertible coupe, one of the most popular of the all-weather models In the 1938 line. MAY BE USED USA WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (AP) ' The weather bureau today reported progress In research by which drought seasons may be predicted monthi ahead of time. Dr. R. H. Welghtman, principal forecaster, said a method used "quite successfully In India" In predicting "famine years" waa being tested In the hope of adapting It to this coun try. The tall, scholarly meteorologist said wide variations In rainfall In In dia had been forecast with an accur acy of 89 per cent or almost nine out of 10 years. The United states has been divided Into the 13 "district natural climatic d it Talons' and all weather data charted. This la being checked with similar data at 73 foreign stations Comparlaona are made with foralgu stations for Intervals of three, six ani nine months. A check la made to sec If pressure conditions, temperatures or precipitation at the foreign station have any relationship with conditions here. f- Dodge Dealers To Have Unique Plan Used Car Selling DETROIT, Aug. 10. To place the buying of used cars and used trucks Atlll more securely on a basis of re liability and confidence, la the pur pose of a unique plan which the Dodge Division of the Chrysler Cor poration Is introducing to the pub lic through Its Irganlzatlon of over 5000 dealers. According to C. E iSerlng. the com pany's director of used-vehicle mer chandising, the dealers' cooperation in the scheme has now reached propor tions warranting the giving out-ejT de tails to the used -vehicle -buying pub lic whose Interests are to be safe guarded by the new plan. "In earlier days of used-car selling, dealers often were handicapped 07 the Idea of buyers that It meant the pur chasing of 'second-hand' or "below par' vehicles and that buyers took eertAtn risks In the transaction. "Especially aa far as Dodge dealers are concerned, that attitude Is with out grounds," explains Serlng. 'Today the motorist realizes that when he purchases a used automobile or used truck, the most important element In the transaction U the hon or and Integrity of the manufacturer that made It. In addition, the pur chaser relies on the honor and Integ rity of the dealer selling bun a ve hicle that has had some previous use. 'That the rank and file of Dodge dealers already enjoy the confidence of the used-vehicle customers to a remarkable degree 1 shown by the fact that they, In the first seven months of 1S, sold 871,337 used cars and trucks: Oun nepalrs. Expert gunsmiths 81ms Bros , '33 N. fir. Use Mall Tribune wsnt sds. ANCIstO . 1J0 4J0 OOUW THE MANX" Progress In Tire Development Told By Charlie Furnas "Just as history -making events go almost unnoticed when they are coo temporary so have we little noticed the gradual evolution resulting In a nation riding on rubber wherever you turn," said C. C. Furnas. Goodyear dealer, located at Main and River side. "Natrually, you cannot escape ob serving the. automobiles, buses and trail era you see on every street and highway but rubber tires are just as firmly entrenched in other forms of industry and endeavor," he continued. "There Is the gasoline bus, the trolly bus, airplane tires, tires on wheel barrows and on all forms of road ma chinery." "Perhaps the latest field to be con quered by rubber la farming. The Goodyear organisation has spent much time In practical research de veloplng a complete line of tires de signed to Increase the efficiency and longevity of farm Implements. That such a need waa felt Is shown by the enthusiastic acceptance of these tires," Rubber la not being used alone on the lighter farm equipment but is being adopted enthusiastically by the tractor manufacturers. Farmers and manufacturers alike have adopted the tractor tire because of Ita Improved performance." ' Among these Improvements, Mr, Furnas Hated were: more tread depth for traction, more shoulder tread more center traction, more draw-bar pul!v easier cleaning and smoother rolling on highway. The old type trac tor, he continued, waa barred from most highways but with rubber pro Met ion a farmer with fields on both sides of the road may now cross at will. "By leaps and bounds." Mr. Furnas concluded, "rubber Is fast springing into every form of Industrial, farm and domestic activity," CMMBINa HEASOV BEND. Aug. 18. (AP) The Salem C heme ke tana prepared tonight for their ascent of the South Slater to morrow as the first week of their summer outing at Green lakes drew to its close. New arrivals for to morrow's climb doubled the slw of the group. 4 "POMTICAI, RACKET" ALLEGED SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 18. (UP) Governor Clarence D. Martin today commented on the Commonwealth Federation In which he stated that the federation was nothing short of a political racket to obtain certnla advantages and remuneration for th' support of their organization. Used Electric Ranges at Palmer Elec. Store. Just Arrived Another Carload of NEW PLYMOUTH Deluxe Sedans Special color De Luxe White Walled Tiree. Now it the time to get your . choice of these special modeli. ALSO A good stock of NEW CHRYSLER SEDANS at attractive prices Lange Motor Car Co 38 NORTH IMPORTANT MEETING For Automobile Dealers and Salesmen Jack Miller, Pacific coast repre sentative for the National Auto mobile Deslera association, will address automobile dealers and salesmen Thursday night, August 20, In the basement banquet hall of the Hotel Med ford. The meet ing will begin at 8:00 p. m. sharp, and a representAtlve gathering from this city, Ashland, Orants Pass and other southern Oregon communities will be on hand to hear a message of vital Import ance to car dealers and members of sales - staffs. The National Automobile Dealers' association ha made an exhauatlve study of conditions of the automobile In dustry, from the standpoint of retail sales, following the former automobile codes. Problems con fronting dealera and salesmen have been subject of a thorough survey and the findings of the association will be given at Thura daya meeting. A large attendance of dealera and salesmen ia ex pected at this Important session. Safety of Golden Ply Goodrich Tire Stressed By Lewis Tlrs blowouts wrecked 1,740 motor vehicles In ths United states during 18S4. resulting In a large proportion of the 35.000 desths and ths 054.000 Injurlea caused by automobile accl dents, according to W. U Ijewla. manager or Lewis Super Service Sta tion, local Goodrich tire dealer. Three out of very four cara exam ined by actual Inspection alter acci dents were fouad to be In poor or bad mechanical condition, 39 percent requiring brake replacements. Tires were In only fair or poor condition in 5 percent of the cases. Mr. Lewis says: "These sUtlstlca prove the Importance of the blowout protection offered by the Ufa Saver golden ply Bllvertown tire." , Oun sights to fit ell guns. Sims Bros., 5S N. Mr. D Mall Tribune wsnt sds. BTTR SERVICE V V JkV Day and Night Service. We call for and deliver can. Certified rest rooms. WEST ASSOCIATED SERVICE RIVERSIDE AT JACKSON Several NEARLY NEW CARS AT BIO REDUCTIONS RIVERSIDE 0mm E NEW YORK, Aug. IS. ( AP) A sleekening of activity along the In dustrial front Is Indicated In this week's business barometers after a strong recovery march carrying through July. The Associated Press Index of In dustrie! activity shows a moderate decline. Interrupting an advance that ran for ten consecutive weeka and lifted It to the highest point since February. 1930. The setback recorded In the com posite statlstlcsl dsta published the past week was regarded widely In the financial community as a natural re action. The Index of automobile produc-' tlon dropped abruptly aa motor mak- era prepared to shift Into manufac ture of new models and take Inven tory. Railroad carloadlnga declined unex pectedly after climbing strongly to peak levels of the year last month. Figures for cotton manufacturing and residential building moved for ward to new 1036 highs but four of the six components of the Associated Press Index worked, out at lower figures. The composite Index stauds at 04.7 per cent of the 1939-30 average com pared with 98 8 the previous week and 73.1 in the corresponding week a yesr sgo. 1 ( Aa the new owner of the former Rogue River Oreenhouses, coniar 14th and Franquette streets, we offer you a 15 cash discount on all Aug ust business, so thst you msy get ac quainted wltn us. Try our Funeral Sprays. Baskets, Designs, or sick-room bouquets. Phone 1S4. Meyer Oreen houses.. Closing time for Too Leu to Olse slfy Ads la 1:80 p. m. MOID HEAD for the mountains if you want to. Pick the lakes, the shore, the cool north woods. But if you want a permanent answer to the problem of keeping cool you'll go in one of these spirited Buick SPECIALS, and be comfortable all the way! When it can't find a breeze it makes one. It won't stutter, stall or get steamed up on the toughest hill or in the hardest going.' It's calm cool collected in all its going takes things easy and lets you do the same. And it's big enough to provide both leg room and elbow room for all on hot, stuffy, muggy days there's no sticky a -' . YOUR MONEY GOES FARTHER IN A GENERAL MOTORS CAR SHELL FEATURES I Motorists no longer have to be both ered by annoying squeeks and hard riding caused by dry spring. This newa la the result ol months of study In the Shell oil company laboratories, where engineers have been working on a method of lubricating covered type springs, according to Shell's lo cal manager, C. V. Star buck. The new process consists of an ex elusive method of applying a new pro duet. Shell spring Stabilising Com pound, so thst it forms layers be tween spring leaves and stays in place for many thoumnda of miles under severest conditions, he said. Shell cprlng stabilizing compound was created as a result of the difficul ty encountered by lubrication men In maintaining a suitable film of lub ricant between tha leaves of new "covered spring" types of cats. This difficulty was aJso experienced on some "open type" springs, as ordinary grease would readily squeere out or wash out when coming tn contact with water. ' Shell's new product positively will not squeeze out once applied or wash out when coming in contact with moisture the product being Jnsolu able In water, Starbuck said. In addition, Shell has developed an exclusive method of applying this new compound between the spring leaves, regardless of type. The compound forms Isyers between the leaves and assures quiet, easy riding. Shell stations and authorised deal era are giving special demonstrations of this new service during the month of August. Income Shares Maryland Fund, bid, 088; asked, 10.00. Quarterly Tnoome, bid, 1.73; asked, 1.00. A better Job t a saving, rreea' Oarage, 801 P. Central. BEGBEES C SKINNER'S GARAGE 143 South Riverside Phone 102 FARM POLICY OF PEEK BROADCAST CHICAQO, Aug. 15. (AP) Pre senting what he called an "indict ment" against the- New Deal farm program. George N, Peek aald today that under it "agriculture has defi nitely lost ground in its fight for equality with industry." Peek, formerly trade adviser to President Roosevelt but now on the warpath against the administration foreign trade and farm policies, made his attack in a speech prepared for delivery on a radio broadcast of the National Orange. "By controlling the farmers' Indi vidual initiative," he aald, "they thought they could control bla pro duction; thta In the face of the bur eau of agricultural economics report of 1927 that 78 per cent of the varia tion in yield of all growing crops, from year to year, is due to weather and pests, and not to tha acreage planted." DUcusslng lews of foreign markets, Peek said "responsible administration officials" have "prevented important sales of farm products to foreign na tion! ." "For example," h said, "In the fall of 1033 at the very time the govern ment was supporting ths butter mar ket through loans, an opportunity was presented to sell a substantial quantity of surplus butter to England at competitive world prices." He aald Wallace and Rexford Tug well "frustrated" this on the ground that "our agricultural trade cannot possibly be improved by selling abroad at a price lower than tha mar ket at home." Declaring that "we must get back to fundamentals of commonsenss and Americanism .' peek outlined a pro gram. It Included a plan to "check competitive agricultural and Indus trial Imports by tariffs, quotas, em bargoes or otherwise and give the $1029 proximity with others to remind you of the heat. Surest way to keep cool, this summer Is to choose this sweetrunning, quick stepping, easy-baridling Series 40 Buick. When you hear how little one costs, fully equipped and delivered, you'll be hot and bothered till you get one. 11639 to 3S are the prloes of the new Buleke, delivered here, subset to chsnge without notloe. Standard and special aoeeasorlee troupe on eU models et extra cost. All Bulek prlr.s Include asfety glass throughout M stsndard equip, tnent. Ask about the Oeneral Motors Installment plan. American farm and Industrial worker the full benefit of the domestic mar ket " EnVCATIOV OHOW EUGENE. Aug. 18.(AP)J. o. Llndswom, the University of Oregon usineas manager, aald today the university's loan fund, which last year made 2343 loans totaling more man eau.ooo naa grown to a total of 68.592,14. rncrfase, during the past year was S4.ub4.tu. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness and sympathy dur ing our recent bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. h. E. 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