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. PATE TTVO ' ifPmFO'RT) MATL TRTBTTNTC "M"EDFOTlT). OtfErtON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1937. TEST OF DRIVERS : ARE UNQUALIFIED Some Pilot Cars Though Color Blind, Unable To Read Traffic Signs, Or Know Which Side Proper . SALEM. Ore., Sept. 31. AP) Mspy automobile driven, who have been operating can on highways and elty street for yean, are unable to distinguish between red and green traffic signal, to read the EngUsh language, or to know on which tide of the road to drive. During the four years of operation of Oregon's severe driving examina tions, 8,800 such driver have been barred permanently from the high-ways. Secretary of State Earl Snell aald thousands more would be denied li censes If all drivers had to take the test. Now only persons who have .never driven la Oregon before and those over 70 years of ags must be examined. ' Startling Revelations. . About 60.000 of the state's 400,000 drivers were examined this year, and the test showed the applicants some startling things thoy did not know Dout themselves. ) ' Of the 0,800 who havt been re. Jected, 3,217 did not know how to drive and 3,131 did not know even the most simple fundamentals of ths traffic laws. Soma did not know what an arterial highway Is, and others could not answer questions on , the speed laws. More then l MO were rsjeoted be cause of fadlty vision, many of the ' applloante learning for the first time that they are color blind and cannot distinguish between red and green. Women rarely are color blind while 0 per cent of man have red-green blindness. ' r Many others were unable to focus their eyes, while one person had only e 10-degree range of vision compared with the normal of 90 degrees. Most of those examined have been driving for many years. Snell aald the ex amination may be extended to all drivers In an effort to stop the In creasing trafflo death toll. '' fjovemors May Come. - Experiments also are being conduct ed to determine if speed governors, limiting the speed to 80 miles per hour, should be installed on all cars tn Oregon. The department also haa a reacto tneter, which measures the Isngth of time It takes a person to apply the brakes when an emergency arises. Men have a slightly faster reaction, the average being about thlree fourths of a second. Soma persons react In a second. Thus when a car Is going 80 Miles an hour, 't will travel 88 feet before the driver can begin to apply the brakea. Preacher Held as Killer 4-H MEMBERSHIP While 4-H club members of Jack' ton county await selection of an outstanding boy and girl from their group, Judges who will announce the choice are studying the achieve' went and leadership record of each contestant preparatory to making a final choice later In the month. The judges In this county are J, I. Al- Bsugn. county horticultural agent: C. R. Bowman, county school super intendent, and Eugene Thorndlke, manager of the Medtord branch, the rirst National Bank of Portland. In recognition of their achieve. tnente, the two winning 4-H clubbera will be In Portland October 4, 8 and to attend the Paclflo International Livestock exposition as guests of the rirsi national Bank of Portland. All entertainment and transportation will be arranged by the bank, co operating with H. O. Seymour, Ore gon s-H club director. In Portland the Jackson county winners will Join outstanding club members chosen from every other -county -in the state, and the huge party will register In a body at one of the largo hotels under the chape ronsge of a bank officer. (Selection ot each boy and girl will be based on a system of achieve ments worked out by Mr. Seymour which records Individual actlvltlra In 4-H club work. The 1938 compe tition was sponsored entirely by the Plrst National rtsnk of Portland Last year's gueala were Mary Ksther Davis and Earnest Lathrop, both of Central Point. Prosecutor Abe 3. David (left) of Linden, N. J., credited Lloyd Pusey, (light), Itinerant preacher, with confession to beating his evangelist wife to death. They met and were married In Los Angeles less than a year ago. Between David and Pusey la Police Chief Frank Hlckey. LEGIONNAIRES RETAIN THOUGH LIVING AFAR Thi widespread Interest ihown in the progress of the American Legion poet of thlt city la conclusively dem onstrated by the number of members who have. moved to distant points and still maintain their membership In Med ford Post No. IS, local officers declared today. Lost week ft check for 1038 dues was received from h. F. Xvanhoe of Rio de Janlero, Brazil. "Ivy," who wilt be remembered here as a valued member of th Copco home office staff, has maintained his member snip in me iocsi post ever since h leu Med ford for South America over ten years ago. A letter from Nathan Durr of Ban Diego enclosing dues for both 1937 and 1038 was recently received by the post. I. B. Walther of San Fran cisco Is another member who pay his dues In the local post each year and there are many others, accord ing to H. L. Bromley, post adjutant. The 1038 membership program is In charge of Lee Oarlock, who Is now In New York,- representing the i American Legion and "40 et 8" ot Oregon as one of ths official state delegate at the national convention.: A letter from Chairman Oarlock, Just received here, has asked that all members of Medford post pay their dues for 1038 before November 11 in order that Medford may take Its : place as one of the leading posts In ths state department on Armistice ! day. Dues may be paid to any mem- I ber of the membership committee 1 or mailed direct to H. L. Bromley, post adjutant. BERLIN TO MAKE MUCH OF MUSSOLINI ON VISIT GRANTS PASS HOLDUP MAKES CLEAN GETAWAY ORANTS PASS, Sept. 81. (A) Po lice reported no success today In a search for two yoving men who. arm ed and nercvoua, held up Ed Drink water here Bsturdsy night, bound and gagged him with tape, and escaped with 53 so from a service station till. DrlnkwaWr freed himself aa I. D. Lamb drovo up to the station. Lamb reported seeing the men leave the sta tion and others saw them running toward a car. JULIUS MEIER ESTATE VALUED AT $460,583 PORTLAND, Sept. 31, (API The late Jullua L. Meier. Portland mer chant and former governor of Ore gon, left an Mtste valued at StflO.MU. appralMl filed In circuit court aald today. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1 JO p. m. BERLIN, Sept. 91. (API Propa ganda Minister Joseph Ooebbels to day exhorted Berlln'a 4,000.000 In habitants to participate In a "great wave of Jubilation" when Premier Mussolini of Italy comes here for an official visit. Beginning next Monday, n Duce will spend three daya In the capital. Sept. 38, Tuesday, has been declared an official holiday and all business will be suspended In honor of the Italian dictator. Hattle Reamea White, teacher ot piano. High school credits given. Studio. 330 Laurel. Phons 40-M. WOULD DARE ROGUE ORANTS PASS, Sept. 21. (AP) Bob Farias and Oene Oayer of Portland, who two weeks ago at the firm suggestion of state police aban doned a proposed boat ride down the Rogue In a small home-made craft, will try it again next year. "This time," he wrote, "we only planned on the perils of the river. Next time we will be prepared for meddlers as well." Parlss declared the Rogue's dan gers were "greatly exaggerated." called the action of state police on Ins true- tlon of the district attorney "wholly unwarranted meddling" and said that after continuing the trip on root and after conversation with party which went down river In canoes, "we would not hesitate - to take even our seven-foot duckboat at- the present stage of the water." State police, on the other hand said they were Informed that the canoe trip took eight days Instead of a day and e half because of long portages around danger spots, and that one man nearly lost his life. WILL ASK GOVERNOR TO END BEER DELIVERY ROW MOUNT ANGEL, Sept. 31.-(AP) The Mount Angel unit of the Oregon Hop Growers' association announced they will ask Governor Charles H. Martin to take steps within his authority to end the Jurisdictional dispute which prevents the delivery of Red Label beer In Oregon and Washington. Local growers asserted 00 per cent of their product Is sold to midwest ern brewera and these producers of Red Label beer threaten to boycott Oregon hops unless the situation Is remedied. NEW OREGON BLUE BOOK DISTRIBUTED BY STATE SALEM. Sept. 31 (API The 1037- 38 Oregon Blue book, a thorough 388 page examination of Old Man Oregon. was distributed today. On the covor Is a picture of the new capltol, while the contents In clude many new photographs. The book Is 34 pages larger than the last edition. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1 :ao p. m. a. -JT . ' IT - t ntt kg Scenic Kiae l 'mwt- PACIFIC LIMITED s colorful piin.. s - idition.d Coach-, ruiundu- ; Standard Sleeping '"'"Xlou., properly cago. No njtasenaora. AOEM. ' T putuck PAS,tM ore. Jin ncn m jii"" l 10f ,OM rOHTlAHO I to chicaoo I IN COACH Low CostMeUI Fre Pillow 1 Porter Snflc I r -..nr.Ht', MSMan SLICE BOND LOAD IN RECENTYEARS Total Indebtedness of All! Counties $19,944,084 Compared With $21,356,- ' 054 Last Year, Shovyn SALEM, Sept. 21. (AP) Stats Treasurer Rufiu Holman's annual re port showed today that virtually every Oregon county materially sliced its bonded Indebtedness In lhe past two years, He listed the total bonded indent nee of sil counties at 119,044.084 on July 1, 1037, compared with 2 1,360, 054 the previous year. Road warrants Jumped from 1.060,053 to 1,3 17,0 3 9 during the fiscal year ending July 1. The com bined road bond and road warrant debt dropped from 32,409,007.71 to 931,361,123.91 and the sinking funds declined from 91,409.108 to 91331,195. The report said the deduction of the sinking fund from the total road and bridge indebtedness revealed a net county obligation; not including the general iund warrants, of 919, 9294)28 compared wltd 921,016,902 the previous year. Holman said the outstanding gen eral fund warrants were 91,762,330 against 92.1SS.798 last year. Net Indebtedness, Including all bonds and warrants but deducting bond sinking funds, was reduced 91,606.443. The counties were free of road and bridge Indebtedness equal to ths con stitutional 0 percent limitation. Clatsop, Columbia, Douglas, Jose phine, Linn, Marlon, Polk, Umatilla and Washington . counties had no bonded Indebtedness on July 1, the report said. Clatsop, Columbia; Linn and Marlon counties had neither bonds nor warrants outstanding. No county has ever definitely de faulted In the payment of principal or Interest upon Its indebtedness, the treasurer said. In buying a roast It often la eco nomical to get a large one and cut off several chops for the first meal. The roast will keep fa.- several days In a good refrigerator. Use Mali Tribune want ads. GET OUT OF CHINA ORANTS PASS. Sept. 31. 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