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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGOy. SUNDAY, JULY 1?. 1937 PACE SEVEN" 1 .A iM H I -4-?r I- m v wcuuw u. a M tun or m EB rn II iiyJ. t.'M!m 11 r I I!; IN RECENT MONTHS j FLINT. Mich. July 18 The Bulc V division of General Motors delivered 6,os3 care to customers In the Unit. . i..t r .ha MYnrl nuarter. ea dik uu.ii.b a gain of 14,012 cars or 36.8 per cent over the corresponding 193 period, It was disclosed today by H. H. Curtice, president and gen eral manager, who said that heavy demand for the new earn has re sulted In the best retail volume for this period In 10 years. The executive said that June sales, totaling 20.788 units, compared with 2 16,394 In June a year ago, a t'" I of 4.433 cars or 27.1 percent, and 1 that domestic deliveries of JOS' j models to date are running more 5 than 38.000 cars ahead of last year s for an Increase of approximately 33 percent. 3 "The 1937 model year will prove i' ' ona of the best In Bulck history notwithstanding the stoppsga of production by strikes during a six I weeks' period In January and Feb 1 ruary." Mr. Curtice said. Domestic s! ..i.. nf 1937 Bulck model have i reached a total oi io.ow 1 compared with '38.618 at this time a year ago. m a1"" worn nit. .nn amounta to a 38 per- cent increase over last year's bust- i ness. I "Stoppage of assembly operations 4 resulted in the loss of approxlmate- ly ona and one-half months' pro- ductlon and waa reflected import- : 1 ai H asat.ll riellverlea duiinc the 3 ant.jr - -- first quarter and to a lesser degree jj In the retail volume during ine sue i tnr th new esra Was i such, however, that consistent gains 1 in retail sales have been shown In i all but two months since the cars were Introduced last October." 1 The executive aald that during 'i and immediately after the period ' Hmiiipl.nn Vi art ceased. Bulck 1 unfilled retail orders mounted to S record proportions. 5 "With the resumption of output. retell deliveries Jumped to normal V In March and during the second i' quarter were limited only by the IK ability of the factory to produce and ouarter, dealers carried heavy banka ''. . . amllltia ". of oraera irom cubwhwj i delivery, a condition whlcn naa oeen 1 i, .-..a v. mnMnnari CSOaCltV DrO- ductlon. our dealers entered July with approximately 10,000 unfilled ' retail orders on hand." i Mr. Curtice said that the summer I months are expected to show con I 0flln over previous J years snd that production has been keyed accordingly wltn a vauu . ..a a -Vim QQO 000 mm BChed' pub Oi uw" - ' uled for the 1937 model year. Of these, more than aou.oou wm n-' ; been built for customers In the United States. Second quarter output totaled 74, ata, iMl,,4tntr aavnnrt. with 33. ain'.,.ti,. .viintnenta Heine- made In June. The executive ssld that Bulck export business during current model yesr has shown a gain r an nereent over 1936 and repre sents between eight and ten percent of total aales to date. PRETTY TEACHER I THWARTS GOSSIP t 1 KATTnTTR. M.aa .Till 17. (API jS ' This town's school committee today j ; faced another epeclsl meeting to . consider wnal unairman ucorge , Carrier called "a atory with a mys- I wry tne oismissai oi a pr i ; blonde high school teacher. Rvant hv an endorsement of at f- tractive 26-yer old Isabelle Hallln MEAD MOTOR i n. nn uTRF.r.T .tuni m wmiYi lutMisi pm with hay m iohoay "LITTLE GIANT" STOPS BACK-ROLLING Better known as Studebaker's exclusive, automatic Hill Holder, tbt "Little Giant" shown in the man's band above, is the mechanism which, as part of Studebaker's hydraulic braking system, prevents the car from rolling backward when stopped on an up-grade. The driver of the Studebaker in the photo graph above is holding the car on a 26 grade by merely keeping the clutch pedal depressed. The right fool is free to operate the foot accelerator for a smooth start forward. When the Hill Holder is used, the car will not roll back at all. it it clawed. Liva Saved With Squad Car-Ambulance - t.. ;.), l.,.. ., .1 .!-.!, 'J,- ... -! - 5 ! - l-H I - - - 1 ' - . Already in use tn several Ameri can eltlea Is the Nash automobile shown above. Thls car may be con verted In one minute from a police squad car to an ambulance and has met with widespread success In those cities In which It Is being uti lized. In these days of heavy traffic, police point out there are many occasions when ambulances are not available to carry Injured persons to hospitals. Surgeons agree that it is essential that Injured people, oarticularlv those with broken at a public meeting last night, Mc Carrter asserted he would call the committee Into another session to consider her reinstatement. Earlier this week the board re jected ft motion to place Miss Hallln on permanent tenure by ft 3 to 3 vote and by the same margin denied her & public hearing. More than 500 persons who crowd -M into town hall hard the attrnc- ussy coixBS? bones be carried to hospitals on. stretchers. Under this new Nash arrangement it Is possible for thli to be done at a minimum of ex pense to the city because the squai car may be utlllxed as a special am bulance at any time. Here la shown a view of the real compartment In which the ambu lance equipment Is carried. Spllntt and other surgical materials neces sary to fractures also are carried Id the squad car-ambulance. Many cities have put these con venient units into service In their Dolice deoartmnnta Ive young teacher challenge "anyone In town" to meet her "face to face" and prove "malicious rumors" she claimed led to the committed re fusal to reappoint her. "Stories that I served cocktail to student In my home." she as serted, "are untrue." Phone 542 well haul away rout efuse City Sanitary Servlos m 0 GO. phone wo tvtMiNO at t ti t OL' MAN RIVER" OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST F-s.' fc i Ju5kJ1 joTI.ANO. one. lMMMfVTft)leiaiiai ONE of the truly great rivers of the world, the Columbia finds its rise among the giant mountain peaks of Canada before crossing the border to reach the sea at Astoria, Oregon. The 460 miles that the Columbia runs through British Columbia are turbulent miles and much of the distance is paralleled by the motor highways which follow the spectacular Columbia Valley. The actual source of the river, Columbia Lake, can be reached from Spokane, Washington, or by driving north from Yellowstone Park. The road leads directly to Canada's famous national parks, Yoho and Kootenay in British Columbia and Banff in w Alberta. The photographs show three of the scenes along the route. Upper left. Takakraw Falls. Yoho National Park; upper right. Giant's Steps, Banff National Park, and route of the upper Columbia River. U BAN FRANCISCO. July 17. (AP) Ban Francisco narrowly escaped Its first open street clash between A. F. of 1 anil C.I.O. forces today while John F. Shelley, president of the central labor council, publicly wish ed that William Green and John L. Lewis were "In the Sahara desert." At a meeting of the council. Shel ley appealed for peace In the ranks of workers. Warring between the chieftains of organized labor has virtually paralyzed all other coun cil activities, he aald. Hla appeal followed a stormy council argument over the sending of a, protest to police against their alleged convoying of men through picket lines at the Tea Oarden Pro ducts company. A.F. of L. members were hauled In a screened truck yesterday past 100 CJ.O. pickets. Right of Harry Bridges. Pacific coast longshoremen's leader, to vote, waa challenged at the seaslon. It was held he had not been recerti fied In place of his alternate after absence at the protracted meeting of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific In Portland. GJ&tQtf EASIER TO 5VVIM IN DEEP WATER. Have your ear operate with "swimming" smoothness I To do It la easyJust drive in for our epeclsltzed lubrication, complete in every detail of flushing, cleansing, and greas ing. The exciting 1037 Studebaker Is deep in Quality and low in Price! It costs but a few cents a day more than ft lowest priced car . . . and this Is what you get: Fram oil -cleaner, automatic over-drive, automa tic hill-holder, triply-sealed feather-touch hydraulic brakes, luxurious upholstery, extra roominess all In the world's finest all-steel body! Proof That Pure Water Is Not fiood To Prink! Absolutely pure water would be Injurious to the human body. All drinking water con tains mineral elements, I. "Uncommon Knowledge" Geo. W. Stlmpson. lower right, typical scenery along the To LlRht School Grid LA GRANDE. Ore., July 17. (AP) La, Orando school district taxpayers Thursday at a special election ap proved two measure one for Issu ance of bonds to light the high school stadium and the other giving the board of educatiou authority to pur chase two additional blocks of land WHAT if July it here there's still plenty of summer ahead, and plenty of thrills awaiting you as the driver of a Buick. 'There's still time to make the break from cars that "will do" to a car that will do things to you. And there's still time, talking plain dollars and-sense, to get a big, modern-looking, quick stepping Buick at the lowest prices in all Buick history. That means you can buy the great-powered Buick SPECIAL with a hundred spirited horsepower in its valve-in-head straight-eight , stBal. 143 So. Riverside 1 Ha.JM.nffTMit7aTM nil Mm r 4 tit , I I for school purposes. The vote on the night-llghtlng project was M to 46 and on the land purchase 09 to 43. Although South China and Burma were original homes of the orange, China now Import 50,000 pounds of oranges from the United flutes month. . -m' f 11 SEONNEErS GARAGE NOTED FOR WILLYS JULY FIGURES SHOW TOLEDO. O., July 18. Production of Willys cars for the month of June totaled 7154 units, with total produc tion since factory operations started on the current models In November. 1030. reaching 5S.648 units. Since January 1. 1037, a total of 40,528 units have been manufactured, ac cording to a statement issued here today by David R. Wilson, president of Willys-Overland Motors. Inc. Shipments on the new coupe mod el started In mid-June with produc tion on this model now running about 35 per cent of total. Orders for shipment during the last ten day period of June showed ft marked upward movement Indicat ing mld-aeaaon trend toward a continued heavy demand. On June 31, the manufacturers In augurated a, nation-wide economy contest, open to all drivers of legal age and having driver's license in states where such licenses are re quired. A wide response to this method of establishing, the well-known Willys figures for operating economy Is re ported from all distributor and dealer organizations with retail deliveries for the last week of June showing a heavy demand for cars. Aa an Initial demonstration the na tion-wide economy contest, "Buddy" Bolton, ft well known endurance driver, drove a Wllly-s on a 3200.1 mile round trip from Toledo, O., to Pen sacola, Flu., at an average apeed of 41,13 miles per hour and an average fuel consumption of 34.03 mllea to the gallon. Invalid Suicides PULALLUP. Wash.. July 17. (API 111 health was blamed today for the suicide, Coroner T. H. Long ssld. of W. w. Unklater, 60, prealUent of the Western Washington Fair association since 1936. He shot himself In the head with a .33 caliber rifle tester day afternoon, Long said. engine for less than you're asked for some sixes. Why not learn now what it means to pilot a man-sized car. Get acquainted with Buick's nimble and satisfying action its steady, thrifty, mile-eating gait. Dress your family in Buick beauty, in this great car's modern, up-to-the-minute style. There's everything to gain so take advantage of prices that were never lower on a car built to five up to Buick'a name. Stop yearning for something that's now in your reach go take that demonstration. You'll never regret the buy you make now if you buy Buick! INIKAl MOTOR! TIRM1 TO SUIT YOU IIKIN CHIEF NABS SON ON ARSON CLAIM BAN BERNARDINO, Cal. JulT H'ejf (AP) Police Chief Prank Xlslngtr c Needles swore out a complaint today charging hla son, Logan, la, with arson. The youth and Carl Andes, 11. as accused of netting fire to a wars house at Needles on July S. osuslsf $1000 dsmage. Dlat.-Atty. Stanley MuhvU aald last night they DM confesd setting the fire "Just fee? the fun of It." Today, Sheriff Emmet L. Shay said the youths confesses) also they had set fire to two Weetflsj residences previously, but these biases were extinguished without serious damage. Both youth are held m the eouaw ty Jail here. MAE WEST STATUS STILL IN DOUBT LOS ANOELES, July IT. (AP) A court ruling finally has anawant "yes" In the controversy over wheth er film actresa Moo West and vaudaa vine hoofer Prank Wallace war mat rled 3S years ago an Issue still of rather vague Import. In deciding the matter, Superior Judge Robert Kenny ordered the "Diamond Ltl" of Broadway to pay coata of the suit Wallace filed to establish his claim, which she recast ly admitted In an 'answer. Judge Kenny declined, however. t decide whether the Wallaces eve ' lived together aa man and wife. Ifa aald this might be a matter of "hla torlcal interest," but was not legally pertinent in Wallace's suit. Courtroom spectatora laufhte somewhat Immoderately. Closing time for Too Lata to das il!v Ads Is 1:30 p. m. Phone 102 . ii
