MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGOy. STJOT) AY. AUGUST 23. 1938 PAGE SEVEN
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Two southern Oregon men, Richard
B. McElhose of Medford and Arthur
6. Taylor of Ashland, wer among
-Jven receiving honorable mention In
jthB search for the state's safest driver,
completed last week by the Oregon
State Motor association.
Records of over 600 drivers were
examined by a board of five Judges
headed by Earl Snell, secretary of
state, and Robert 8. K reason, Dallas
attorney, waa selected for first hon
ors. Together with a "safest driver"
from each state In the union, Krea
son will attend a two-day conference
on traffic problems to be held In
New York, with all expenses of the
round trip paid by the American
Automobile asROcltlon. Charles P.
Cordiner of Portland was selected as
alternate.
Although Mr. Kreason has been
driving for 30 years, during which
time he has covered approximately
310.000 miles -without accident or ar
rest, Mr. McElhose boasts an even
more Impressive mileage, having cov
ered approximately 610,000 miles in
his work as a salesman during the
p89t 26 ears.
The local man's record Is also en
tirely free of accidents or arrests. In
addition to the formidable mileage
U piled up by McElhose in pursuit of
his business, and for which an sccu
.rate record waa obtained from Harold
D. Grey, former automobile dealer,
whose records show the speedometer
readings on cars purchased by Mc
Elhose, the Med ford driver has toured
thousands of miles on pleasure trips,
of which no record is obtainable.
An interesting fact gleaned from
records kept by Mr. Grey Is that on
one car purchased by McElhose, a
pslr of four-ply tires on the front
wheel traveled 31,000 miles. This
performance is cited as being possible
only where careful driving prevails.
Although his business as salesman
lor the Fisher Flouring Mills Co. re
quires covering of long distances and
keeping to predetermined schedules,
Mr. McElhose has never been In too
much hurry to observe all require
ments of careful driving. Mr. Mc
Elhose was commander of Medford
post of the American Legion In 1626.
Goodyear Dealer
Says Tires Should
Be Checked Now
y "In Just a few more weeks the
streets will be filled with hurrying
'. school children. No other one fact
places a greater responsibility upon
motorists," said O. O. Furnas, Good
year dealer, located at Main and Riv
erside. "It U not enough," he continued,
"to drive carefully always on the
alert to avoid possible accidents. Fur
ther Insurance against accidentally
striking some unwary schoolchtld is
to have your tires completely check
ed." Most drivers, he explained, do not
consciously drive carelessly without
regard for human life but all too of
ten smooth worn tires with resultant
poor traction fall to respond to the
driver's pressure upon the brakes
Cansequently skidding not only en
dangers the pedestrian's life but the
driver's as well.
"Too many of us," he said, "In an
ffore to economize financially are
extravagant and heedless of the value
f human life. The most effective
precaution against endangering our
own and the lives of others Is to have
your car completely checked. Be aure
4, that the brakes hold. Then be sure
that the four points of contact with
the ground the tires have suffi
cient traction to respond quickly to
the brake's command. Lastly, drive
carefully. Then, and only then, can
we be sure that the lives of out school
children are protected to the utmost
of human ability."
BRONX VANILLA FANCY
MONIKER FOR GARLIC
BUFFALO, Aug. 11. (UP) George
Rector, New York restaurateur, thinks
jsrllo has placed the American house
wife on top of the cooking gentry.
"Garlic." he told the convention of
International Steward, and Caterers
association today, "Is now called
Bronx vsnllla."
Crashing Drivers
Flabbergast Cops;
Both Take Blame
A sort of Alfonse and Osston
act was staged by Marc Jarmln
and Val Fischer after their cars
collided Thursday evening at No.
Holly and West 4th street. Their
act completely flabbergasted city
police.
If each had blamed the other
for the accident, the police would
have been voluble. But each took
the blame and the police were left
Inarttculate. Each laid he was go
ing too fast, police stated today
after regaining their speech.
Jarmln was going north on
Holly and Fischer eaat on 4th
atreet. Fischer's car ran broadside
Into Jarmln's machine In the In
tersection, police records allowed.
Both machines were damaged.
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Daily's Auto Painting
Safest Drivers
PIT . . .
Robert 8. Kreason (above tn car),
Dallas attorney, has been selected
from a list of more than 600 appli
cants to represent the state at a
traffic conclave In New York thin
month. Ills driving record of 210.000
miles In the past 30 yenrs without
accident, earned htm the designation
of Oregon's safest driver. Richard
B. McElhose (right) of Medford, one
of seven to receive honorable men
tion, has driven over 510.000 miles In
the past 23 years without accident or
arrest.
LAKE OREEK, Aug. 23. (Spl.)
The William Hoefft family were out
to the ranch Wednesday. They are
staying In Medfod where Mr. Hoefft
and Mark are working In the fruit
and Mra. Hoefft Is assisting with tie
care of her father who Is seriously 111.
Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Short left Wed
nesday for a camping trip to Blue
canyon.
Mrs. Roy Grlgsby left Sunday to
work" In the fruit In Medford.
Mrs. Clayton Blhop and sons Jack
and Jean, were guests of the Orlgjby
family several days last week. Mr
Bishop came out Saturday night and
they all returned to their home In
Ashland Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Winkle of
eastern Oregon were pleasnnt callers
Wednesdsy on Mr. and Mrs. O R.
Moore. Mrs. Winkle was formerly
Miss Ruth Kinney and lived here for
a number of years.
Mrs. Gould of Red Bluff, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Bates, In Portland, la now visiting
another daughter, Mrs. E, E. Meyer.
Mrs. Amy Grlssom returned Wed
nesday from above Ashlnnd whre she
had spent a few days with her moth
er. Mrs. D. N. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit DeHaas have
moved Into-the Ray Ragsdale house
and will care for the farm during the
absence of Wallace Ragsdale who
expects to work In Klamath county.
LOCKSMITH PREPARED;
KEEPS KEY 20 YEARS
SALT LAKE CITT, Aug. 23. (UP)
Twenty years ago locksmith' Jake
Flowers waa oalled to Fort Douglas
army post near here to replace a
lost key to a safe. Today, when he
waa called to make another new key
for the antiquated safe, he appeared
with one ready made.
"I knew you'd lose the key again
some day, so 30 years ago I made an
extra one." he told an officer.
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Cruising Gear Is
Gas Saver in Test
With LaFayettes
Concrete evidence of the value and
economy of cruising gear waa re
cently given by a LnFayette owner
who took delivery of two cars at the
factory, according to Walter W. Ab
bey, local Naah-LaFayette dealer. One
model waa with standard equipment
and the other waa with automatic
cruising gear.
Mr. Abbey says: "The car which
was equip with cruising gear used
15 gaUona leas gasoline on a 750-mlle
trip than the car with standard
equipment. Thla shows that In the
course of a year's driving the cruising
gear more than pays for Itself."
During the past week Col. Gordon
Voorhles purchased a LaFayett de
luxe sedan from Walter W. Abbey,
Inc.. and Mrs. C. R. Elckman took
delivery of a LaFayette two-door se
dan. Nash 400 de luxe sedans were
delivered to Earl A. 81ms of Medford
and Fred Sturgla of Trail.
Emll Unger of Eagle Point and R. I.
Stuart ic Sons are new ownera of
International plckupa. Young and
Hall orchard took delivery of an In
ternational li-ton truck and Gill
man Dairy la using a new Interna
tional stand-up and drive milk truck.
Kansas Alt Drought Area.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. AP
The entire state of Kanaas waa des
ignated as official drought territory
today by the agriculture department
drought committee in certifying 36
more counties in thst state . aa
emergency areas.
Pednn, M Moflfl with radio, and
heater. Apparanre snd mechanical
condition perfectl
1931 Victoria hroufrhsni. Orig
inal pslnt and upholster? like
new. Franklin owners don't
orerlook this one!
IMI AM-en pasnenRfr sedan with
radio. Reconditioned and tn ex
cellent condition. Be sure to
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inifl Town sedan, 6 wire wheel.
Mold originally for $.1.1 no. Motor
and entire car In A-l shape!
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WITH FORD FLEET
MARSH PASS, Arit., Aug. 23.
Navajo Indian's stories, of a prehis
toric Indian dwelling on Black Mesa,
a 3.400-square mile area In north
eastern Arlwna, led this month to
the recording and first survey of a
thirteenth century ruin by aclentlsta
of the Rainbow Bridge-Monument
Valley expedition which la working
thla aummer in territory centering
In the Navajo Indian reservation.
By following Navajo wagon trails
rarely used by motor cars and then
MitMnv acrniu a flat area covered
with desert vegetation, an expedition
fleet of three rora v-o amnui.
..arm. arrived at the foot of a 300-
foot rise known to the Navajo as
Kltsell, "the place of Broken pot
tery." True to the lore of the In
dians, thousands of fragments of
Pueblo pottery covered the slopes up
which the archaelogolsts climbed,
at the crest thev found several
walla of sandstone slab and mortar
still standing, and at one place an
entrance way 100 years old was seen.
One wall reachea to a height of 13
feet. A three-story comunai oweuiug.
the prehistoric forerunner of the
annrtment. house. Is indicated
by the structures visible. It Is be
lieved that puemo nousea
iritu.H .inn. . nortion of the way
down from the crest, and scientists
are also of the opinion tnat mere
may be evidence of earlier cultures
underlying tho rulna now visible.
Pottery fragments examined by
archaeologists place the ruin In the
pueblo III era of the southwest s
early cultures (from 1100 to 1300).
Sherds .show an artistry In pottery
work which la of the finest type
found In the Monument valley region
in Which the expedition la working.
Dealgna are painted with great skill
in varying color combinations.
Other evidences of Kltaell habita
tion centuries sgo included the skeie.
tal remains of a human. P"1
the weather. It waa indicated that
the body had been thrown In a cleft
between high rocks not more than
7B feet from the nearest dwelling
room. There waa also found on a
stone of the outside wall a queer
plctograph which archaeologists be
lieve was a religious symbol.
Knowledge of early eraa In the
southweat points to the fact that
dwelling sites such as Kltsell. of the
pueblo n culture, were abandoned
auddenly late In the 1200'a when a
great drought atruck the area.
Members of the Rainbow Bridge
Monument valley expedition, now
working throughout the Monument
valley territory In a fleet of 14 Ford
cars and truck", represent colleges
and universities In all parts of the
country. Prior to their aurvey of the
Kltsell ruin, expedition surveyors
and archaeologists msrte a two-dsy
reconnalsance over the northwest
portion of Black Meen. Numerous
sites bearing evidence of ancient civ
ilisation were mapped and recorded,
as a part of the expedition's project
of adding to the knowledge of the
southwest of the past.
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Reconnalsance for the expedition
Is led by Ben W. Wetherlll, Ufa long
student of the Navajoa and prehis
toric Pueblo cultures. It was through
him that the expedition staff learned
of the Kltsell ruin, and through his
knowledge of the Monument valley
area and ita people tho expedition
hopes to make valuable addttlona to
the information on the nation's
southwest territory.
AUTO TRAILERS CARRY
DEMOCRATIC MESSAGE
MT. CLEMENS, Mich., Aug. 22.
(UP) The auto trailer business has
gone democratic. A fleet of 60 all
white cars, with trailers to match,
departed today to participate In the
1S38 Democratic presidential cam
paign. Each trailer la sound-equipped
and will carry two oratore and plenty
of political literature. In each Is a
record, "Happy Days Are Here Again."
Phone 943. We'll haul a,..
refuse city Sanitary Service.
Across
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PER GALLON
ON TRIP
OVER
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Ford owners. Their experience and enthusiasm
mean more than anything we could say. The
letter above is typical. 4800 miles across the
mountains with seven and nine passengers.
More than 18 miles to the gallon of gasoline 1
The brilliant performance of the Ford V-8,
its abundant power and quick pick-up, are
coupled with economy.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 33. (AP)
Threatening legal action to "punish
this flaunting' of the senste, Chair
man LaFollette (Pro.-Wls.) of iha
special senate labor Investigating
committee today ordered six railway
audit and inspection company offic
tnls who fslled to appear this morn
ing to be present and testify on Au
gust 27.
He Issued his order after an at
torney for the slit men had announc
ed that an application for an In
junction restraining them from test
Ifying had been made in federal dis
trict court here. A hearing will "be
held next Tuesday on a rule to show
cause why the Injunction should, not
he granted.
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C. E. Gates Reports
Large Sales Gain
Business Is booming at the O. B.
Gates- Auto company, local Ford deal
er, according to O. B. "Pop" Gates.
During the last nine days they have
sold IS cars and trucks.
Mr. Gates says, "Our average so lar
this month has been better than one
new car a day. It la already the best
August we have had since 1929."
Deliveries of care and trucks were
made to the following; Howard Le
clero, touring tudor; E. Lester Now
bry, Talent, touring tudor; Clola
Holm, Butte Palls, touring sedan; O.
H. Gilbert, coupe: John Sehepers, de
luxe coupe; Pierce Auto Freight, pick
up; Rosemary Gardiner, coupe; Ray
mond J. Reese, touring sedan; Paul
ins Roberts, sedan with trunk; Dr.
J. h. Seller, deluxe coupe; Russell D.
Davis, cabriolet; Roy Crafford, tour
ing sedan; C. V. Looseley, Fort Klam
ath, 157-ln, truck.
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Your Ford dealer ia prepared
to ihow you on a non-itop run
(hat the Ford V.8 will give 24
tnilea to the gallon at 20 MPH, '
22 miles at 30 MPH and 20
miles at 40 MPH. Aak him to
arrange a demonstration.
FORD
SALEM. Aug. 33. (AP) Pleas urg
ing the pardon of Dirit DeJonge,
Portland, and Edward Denny, Eugene,
fiom the state penitentiary, have
come to the executive office by the
hum! rede. Governor Martin said to
day. DeJonge Is serving seven years and
Denny two, for violation of the crim
inal syndicalism law.
Most of the appeals came from
members of the Oregon communist
organisation, the governor said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 33. (AP) The
department of agriculture today call
ed a public hearing for September
14 to consider the advisability of re
vising the domestic satin moth quaff
antlne.
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