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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1936)
IN GENERAL'S PLANT EFFECTED IN CITY Extensive Improvements In the Medford plant ol the Oonernl Petro leum corporation to provide facilities for servicing present and anticipated Increased sales In both Mobllgas and Mohlloll have Just been completed, according to O. A. Mller, Southern district manager for the firm. Major addition to the plant was the Installation of a 6000-gallon tank which will b used for the storage of General ethyl gasoline, Mller said. Constant Increases of sales of this product, due. largely, to constantly Increasing compression ratios In. new automobiles which makes more neces sary the use of thla type of motor fuel, made necessary larger storsge facilities for ethyl, ho said. Improved electrical power installations and transportation facilities were also In cluded In tho additional Investment. "Our firm feels that It has been thoroughly Justified In the Invest ments It has made In this area." iiald Mller. "As a matter of fact, our will ingness to make further capital In vestments Indicates our confidence In the future of this district." t ' COLUMBUS, O., Dee. 0. (AP) A program of merging three great Methodist churches Into one of the world's laiycat If not the largest Protestant bodies moved steadily to day toward consummation, with an nual and lay conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church voting overwhelmingly for the plan. Launched at a quadrennial confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church here last May, the plan of union would merge the Methodist Episcopal, the Methodist Episcopal, South, and the Methodtst protestant churches into one, with a total mem bership of 7,215,000, Koad Shock and Sway Reduced to Minimum Jf t Jt '1 ' f Two interesting items among the numerous innovations seen on the new Dodge models are illustrated in this picture; the new airplane-type telescoping hydraulic shock absorber and the improved sway eliminator. In its new form the sway eliminator is ball-jointed to uprights anchored on the same front axle hrackets that hold the shock absorber in place. Fire In (Julley PORTLAND, Dcf. 8 (AP) A gal ley fire aboard the stesm schooner 3an Pablo, strlko-bound In the Port land harbor, resulted In several hun dred dollars damage. The flames spread from the galley range to walls and equipment. , 4 To Last Reivard LA GRANDE, Dec. S (AP) Fun eral services were to be held today for Mrs. Mary Ellmbeth White, La Grande pioneer. She died Wednes day. PACKARD Packard Is the oldest and Inrgent manufacturer of Mnr motor tnrs, The principal rrn.on that Packard ran hulld rxi-tlinnl vnlue Into Its cars Ilea larncl.r In lis rnnniirarlurltig fiullllles. The Parkard factory Is the mnt srlf-rontiilned plant In the lutluttr). PACKARD IS EASY TO BUY Many people are under the Impression that a Packard Is bejond their meant. This ln't true. Packard now builds a quality car to lit any pocketh.wk and one can now enjoy ownership of a rnrkurd at a price connlderahlv lower than manv people believe. PERRY L. ASHGRAFT 128 South Riverside PREDICTS EARLY AUOUaTTA, Oa., Dec. 8.(AP) PrcdicUorui of a grftit bronclpnlng of tho electrical ro In the Immediate future marked dob a to before the na Mon'i Inveatmpnt banken tuday on private verauii government ptwer d velopment, A "troniendoxid increase" Ii) the market for electrical power next r was foreseen bv J. D. Ilona, niembor of the federal ecultles and ex change commlwlon, and In the pub llo power battle for many years aai director of the municipal plant at Seattle. Upholding the role of government In power development aa a beneficial force In lowering electric ratea and widening demand, Rosa shared the dlaciirwlon before the sellers and un derwriters of securities with O, W. Kellogg of New York, president of the Rdlaon Electric Institute, and Dr. Karl T. Compton, president Of the MnjwnchuaeUs Institute of Technol ogy. "The hand that controls the elec tric switch today dominates civiliza tion." said Hosb. He brought home to bankers who have distributed bil lions of dollars In utility securities the Importance of the stake In the struggle between government aijd private enterprise tor domination In he power age's future. "We have passed from the Iron age and the machine age ito the elec trical age and our Industries and manufactured products depend on electricity," he asld. The chairman of the British po tnto marketing board aays the possi bility of canning potatoes whole, mashed, fried for export overseas la being Investigated, TBlv,mftJ&rWJ(s4mcW Wrf mt iLjlrhse saasMM km ii.Mim . m i OTHER "DELTA" MOTOR DRIVEN TOOLS Nw Imprortments and nw fnluM mV th fomplft Hn of "Pl(" Motot-nrWft. Tooli of uniuuftl Intrtvtt to tl ixwm kert. Th "rlt" lint InrluriMl firlndpf Shpr. Jftlntrt, riri-oUr Htw. IUnt w, UrtnW Hnvfi, Drflt I'rtMM, Wcodlut ntnB l-ihr. Hor ln. Hflutint, andinc, and Martiainr AtUch mmU. and a complrt lint of ft-MArit, WOODWORKING FOR k?2S PLEASURE AND PROFIT TjjjgB The new Irinroietl "Dells" Srrnll Sof I. bxlr.llv 5f?-,r different from any other Scroll Saw on the matket, At 1,800 strokes per minute the "Delta." Scroll Saw has such perfect balance, such absence of vibralion, that a pencil csn be stood on end on the saw jeweler's blade at full speed. Produces smooth. - iclX accurate work. Has mnv siwclsl feature. The ifl New "Delta" Scroll Saw can also be used for ulir.g, sandinft, and honing. tf you want to Rive Dad or Son a real silt one they will always enioy you cannot pick sny Ihinu better than a "Delia" Motor-Driven Tool. Their price rsnse Is sutprislnsly low. Come in today for full details. r rtaWife G. M. Head Dons Mechanic 's Garb; Inspects Assembly of 1937 Cars VISITING FLINT, Mich., for the annual aales convention of the Bulck Motor Company, Alfred" P. 8loan, Jr., president of General Motors, took time out to look over the final assembly line and talk with the men who build Bulekt. With Harlow H. Curtice, Bulck president, he donned a borrowed workman's tunlo and played the part of final Inspector. Photo shows, left to right, Mr. Curtice, Joseph Berrldae, veteran test driver, and Mr. Sloan. E OF NEW YORK, Dee. 8. (AP) Slm pllclo Clod 1 no, 29-yoar-old "Siamese twin" died at York hospital tonight at 10:20 (EST.) hospital of flea Is said. Oodlno, who was surgically Revered from his Filipino brother, Luclo, after the latter died of rheumatto fever Nov. 24, had been recovering rapidly until 24 hours ago, when, doctors dis closed tonight, he took a turn for the worse. They declined to state tho cause of death, but his ailment had been re ported by docton earlier in the eve ning as cerebro-splnal meningitis. The twins, both married vaudeville performers, entered the hospital Nov. i7, when Luclo was taken Hi with nn sllmcnt diagnosed as pneumonia. His condition became critical, while hla brother, Joined to him nt the hips by a segment of tlssuo 24 Inches in circumference, remained in ap parently perfect health. . When Luclo apparently was recov ering from his illness and SlmpUcta was fretting about having to lie In bed awaiting hla brother's full recov ery. Luclo die suddenly of rheumatic fever. An operation supervised by Dr. H M. Werthelm was performed within an hour after Luclo'a death severing the tissue connection, and It was viewed as successful principally because the brothers had separate blood and nerv ous systems. Since then, Bimpllclo had remained In bed awaiting the healing of the wound. Doctor declined tonight to comment on the sudden appearance of the meningitis symptoms, saying a report on that might be made later. UPON TAX BASIS SALEM, Ore., Dec. 8. (UP) An or ganisation espousing the Wlttwer plan for assigning each voter a power In proportion to the taxes he pays was Incorporated hers tod( Incorporators of the Wlttwer fed eration, with headquarters in Port land, were given aa Lloyd O. Ryerson, Archie M. Bllyeu, J. S. She I ton. Or see S.'Kldred and John Schroeder, Purposes of the federation are: To promote temperance and morality; preserve principles of Americanism; combat communism, fascism snd nar-Usm, and promote the "Wlttwer one -two-three-four plan." The plan would limit and grade the np.ht, of voting franchise in the following manner: One vote to persons psyl'ig no resl. personal or Income tax. Two votes to persons paying up to J50 in real, personal or income taxes. Three vote to persons paying S0 to 9100 in taxes. four votes to persona paying more than 1100 lw tax. 4. The University of Missouri has won 20 games, tied 4 and lost 11 to Wash ington university of St. Louis In the last 4fl vear. CALL 903 Power Wrecker and Towing 24 Hour Scrvic PENNINGTON MOTOR CO. ON 5 NEW DEAL U WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. ($y Pive disputes Involving New Deal legisla tion a record number for any one time may be decided Monday by the supreme court. Tho controversies Involve: 1. Whether PWA can provide mon ey for publicly owned hydro-electric projects. The Duke Power company is attempting to halt a project at Buxznrd Roost, S. C. 2. Tho right of congress to author ize President Roosevelt to Impose .n embargo on sale of munitions for the recent Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay. The government con tends its neutrality legislation is at stake, 3. Whether the government can postpone decisions of lower courts on constitutionality of the public Utility holding company act until the supreme court rules on a teat case It has brought agnlnat the Elec tric Bond and Share company. 4. Constitutionality of the Ashurst Sumnera act forbidding transporta tion of prison made goods Into states that prohibit their sale. And requir ing that the products be labelled aa convict-manufactured. Constitutionality of the 60 percent tax on profits made by silver dealers during passage of the silver purchase act. Should tho decisions of lower courts be affirmed by tie-votes as was done November 33 in upholding the New York unemployment insur ance act, the government would win the PWA and prison goods cases, lose the others. Use Mall Tribune want ads. Thwarts Death HOOD RIVER, Dec. fi. (AP) Gus tave rranx of Hood River narrowly escaped death In the Columbia river when he was knocked from a 35-foot platform at Bonneville dam. Pilings prevented his slipping in the swift current. 1 Sues For Arrest HOOD RIVER, Dec. fl. (AP) J, J. McConnell, stating he was handcuf fed and held for nine hours In a cell without cause, has filed suit In circuit court for $5,000 damages from Constable Collin Nerrlll of Cascade Locks. HAPPY HOLIDAY? SURE! P9 a pomes - xrHBTER " sent or the wherever it 6 ioned cotnfort glial") - tlawWWW.. . i, , 0 Jl . nit YOUR KWO l M "" Model Illustrated Is the Bulck SPECIAL four-door vdsn, 1 ILZ- 1138 delivered here. u-raS&I8' ' , mx. ,.,,., ...... ...... , . uDXfi . , .v.... . iv.t. . ion ... .I'Heii rioo. , .. tv.e 8 n it-the sixe oi . - GeTit the fu it isn't yo"r re ce9linaUeU Put lt u po'.f id try to vv" . .. ,kV you suu" figure a8 . the P'ctor " in sue" stano" n0portul . the uu' c'ntaUus' a here, ginning ,n 9U o 143 So. Riverside SKINNER'S GARAGE Telephone 102 WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD Delivers Any of These Helpful ectrical Gifts from Wards! 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