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rEDFOTtT) AfATL TRTBUyE, MTDFOKD, OKEflOy. STTNTAT, OCTOffcT; 10, 1937 PAGE SEVEN i I if;' SILL INCREASES rUHT. Mich.. Sept. o. Harlow H Curtice, president of the Bulck di vision of General Motors, announced today that increases in prices of all Bulck closed cars have been kept to a maximum of 4.1 percent. The executive said that the new prices represent increases from 97 'V to 997 over 1937 prices, and are from leas than one percent to 4.1 percent over last year, The larger Increases, he said, are In the higher priced line of cars. He added that the 1938 price are lower than were generally anticipated. The Increase in price of the sene6 40 standard sedan with built-in trunk, one of the most popular models In the Bulck line and tne biggest seller In the 40 series which represent 70 percent of total Bulck output, Is (30, or 2J percent over th 1937 price. The same model In the series 60 group waa raised wi or an Increase of 3.4 percent. In virtually all of the two lower- priced group of cars price Increases have been held witnin a range from 7 to 32, the smallest Increase being on the serlea 60 Opera coupe and the largest on the series 60 four-door sport sedan. Increases In Bulck prices have been held to a minimum, Mr. Cur tloe said. In the face of higher man ufacturing and material cost and the Introduction of two outetandlng engineering Improvements, namely, the new and more powerlul Dyna flash engine and coll spring rear suspension. In addition, the new cars have more major Improvement than In any of the past five years, he said. On two convertible model, the aerie 60 Century sport phaeton, and the aeries 80 Boadmaster sport phae ton, prlca were raised 9143 and 9131 respectively representing in creases of 9.1 percent and 6.4 per cent. According to the Bulck man agement, these two models were uoder-prloed in 1937. A new 1938 Bulck cnassia, anow- 1ns the new coll springs which cush ion every wheel, Is now on display with the 1938 models at Skinner's garage, Medford Bulck dealer. These new springs, which were specifically designed for the automobile, offer , a new experience In riding comlorl. according to R. A. Skinner. Bellview BELLVIEW, Oct. fl. (Spl.) Upper Valley Community club will hold regular monthly meeting at the Com munity club house, October IS at 3 p. m. Mrs. Albert Arnold and Mrs. Vincent Lanlnl have prepared a spe cial program on "Hobbles." Hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs. Wade Wallls, Mrs. A. C. He In and Mrs. Taylor Williams. AU In the community are Invited. Home extension unit of Bellview had It first meeting of the season at the clubhouse last Friday. This was an all-day meeting with covered dlah luncheon at noon. Mrs. Carl Henry acted as hostess. The project on "Clothing Accessories" was given by the two local leaders, Mrs. Nell Dunn and Mrs. Dot Longstreth, who had received special Instruction on the subject In Medford last Tues day. Next meeting will be the first Friday In November. These meetings are open tp anyone who Is Inter ested. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wallls of Apple gate were calling In thla district Mon day. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Conley and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallls. Mrs. Richard C. Joy appeared In two vocal numbers for the pioneers' society In Ashland. Thursday. Mrs. Haines and daughter Alpha and Mrs. Davis of Talent were guests of Mrs. Louis Pankey Wednesday. B. W. Helm of Portland spent sev aral days this week visiting at the home of his son Herman. Curtis and Elmer Byrd of Dorr Is, Cel.. spent some time at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Byrd. over the week-end Jake Royston and hla brother-in-law. Ed Williams of Talent left Tues day for Frultland, Idaho, to visit for several days. Mrs. Pearron. mother of Mrs. R. F. Reynolds. Is reported to be gaining now. after spending several months In the hospital. She has been moved to the home of a daughter In Ash land. Ml Eunice Klncald was honor ffiiast at a birthday party last Sun day at. the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Archie Klncald. Those par tclpatlng were Mr. and Mrs. J. E Oowlsnd. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sten nid. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pankey. Ml Mwle Walker. Mrs. Avent and two dmichters from Elk creek. Jsek and Dale Williams tied for first piece In the Judnlng contest at the 4-H livestock fair In Med ford. After the reasons are carefully reviewed one will be given first place with a scholarship to the 4-H sum mer school at Corvallla, and the ether brother will he given second, with a half scholarship. Dale won second p the showmanship contest, and won the gilt given to the boy who made the best showing In the swine proj ect, also. J. R. Mccracken offered the Jersey gilt. The two Williams boy iave done excellent 4-H club work fr the past four rears, RADIO SERVICE On All Make !H dai (iiarsntee on all repair arork RADIO AND TAKES ALL YOUR LUGGAGE aiaaBaaMA.J&dhWlfoHinilffii.frri&lft.W.s.A. Unusually spacious Is the luggage compartment of the new 193S S.udebaker Sedans. The Commander Sedan shown above has 20.1 cubic feet of storage space, certainly plenty for the demands of the '"rut of families. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Spencer left Monday for the north. They will visit Mr. Spencer's mother and brother In Portland, then go to Seattle to visit a daughter. A group of young people enjoyed a scavenger hunt last Saturday even ing. After the hunt all went to the Oscar Martin home where refresh ments were served. Those enjoying the party were Marjorle Bell, Alice Metcalf, Bill Burke, Mike Morris. Walt Seltz. Claudia Mcclain. Ken neth Bell, BUI Brans. Louise Martin. Merle Talent. Mnurte and Maurice Mc Larnen, Bob Bell and Mildred Martin. BRIDGES REPLIES TO SAN rPANCTSCO. Oct. . (API An assertion by Gov. Charles H. Mar tin of Oregon that evidence had been "cinched" In that state showing Harry Bridges, west const C. I. O. director, to be a communist brought a reply today from the labor leader that the chief executive had fallen for a -ruse. , Martin In a speech last night at Klamath Falls said he had urged President Roosevelt to have Bridges arrested and deported as an unde sirable alien. Referring to the asserted "cinch ing" of the evidence, Martin added: "Now we'll see whet will happen." The Martin speech followed by only a few days a Washington annoxince- ment that Immlgr .L.on authorities were Investigating charges against Bridges, who Is an , Australian but who has renewed efforta to obtain American citizenship. Bridges In a statement said a speech recording device had been "planted" In his hotel room while he was attending the recent con vention of the maritime federation. and that "sneak thieves" entered his quarters and went through his be longings. He said he waa aware of the planted" device long before he re ported It to the hotel management. We called In some newspaper men." said Bridges' statement, "and spent an evening of good, clean fun staging a one-act play which must have given the snoopers plenty to talk about. We called In the news paper men so we would have plenty of witnesses. We are In the unique position of having written both the words and music for the song that the governor sings." Bridges said he would be "greatly Interested In any so-called proof touching on my citizenship which Oovernor Martin may have in his possession. We have affidavits In our possession which conclusively prove attempt have been made to have men perjure themselves. "If Governor Martin would spend only a small portion of his time seeing that the national labor rela tione act la enforced In his state his labor dlfflcultlea would vanish over night." A. P. L. forces in Oregon have been boycotting lumber produced by C. I. O. unions. Grand Duke Passes DARMSTADT. Germany, Oct. 9. I API Grand Duke Ernst Ludwlg ol Hesse. 68, a kinsman to the house of Windsor through hit mother. Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria,! died today. j I trad report Writers i NEW YORK. Oct. P. I API Irving j Vaughan of the Chicw' Tribune to- j day was elected president of the Ra5eball Writers Association ot ! America, succeeding Charles Bgar j of th New York Mirror. Purchased VILDBERG BROS. SMITTING ft REFINING CO. CMSrM- 742 M.rV rt St..Sr Fr Plinth SrautJi St Frtfw.' n Insist on Dellclou, Uradt LOST RIVER BITTER & MILK VIEW AT LANGE'S The new 1938 Chrysler Royal sedan Is now on display at the Lange Motor Car Co.. local Chrylsler and Plymouth dealer. H. F. Lange attended th'e 19.18 Chrysler showing In Portland this week and drove the new model back to Medford. ( Mr. Lange says: "The new 1938 Chrysler leaves nothing to be desired In appearance or performance." While in Portland. Mr. Lange also attended the 1B38 Plymouth showing and he is very enthusiastic over the possibilities of the 1938 Plymouth au tomobiles. There will be only two models, the Royal and the Imperial, under the Chrysler name this year, according to Mr. Lange. The Imperial will he powered with the 125 h p. airflow mo tor and the Royal has been Increas ed to 102 h p. AUTO STRIKES POLE A telephone pole was snapped off and shot eight feet distant by a car that hopped the curb on North Riv erside avenue near MrAndrews road last night, state polire reported. Leland Cogelns. 19. of Benson street suffered a cut forehead. New ton Smith, 17. of Route 2 waa unhurt, and Ralph Glass, 24. asserted driver of the car. could not be found Im medlntely alter the accident by the police. Glass' two companions were quoted by police as saying he was slightly hurt and had gone for medi cal aid. The front of the car was badly smashed, police said. All three youths are employed at a dairy. It waa stated. Purge Claims 14 MOSCOW. Oct. 9. (AP) Four teen executions for various antl Sovlet activities were reported today The condemned Included four em ployes of a Leningrad cafe convicted of serving cakes which poisoned 44 customers. In 1903 New York City received a downpour of nearly 10 Inches of rainfall In 24 hours. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1 :30 p m. Goodrich fall mi EOOIP Vfiiio Ml FOI WINTER guorqrttfl GooJrich Tires Bafferies f-rAi. comfortablerfl?:idor ever term, . - ""f "n P'nn fits er V,w credi I J U fir m n V Pa)'. It only 7Xr:ou fa" minutes in lew open mil-- "7 v WUC Vflllf MM... . "O M0 TAPE .Vo DELAYS Lewis Super Service Station GONE SINCE JULY ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 0. (C The body of Morris Close, 33-year old Rochester scoutmaster, who die appeared July 19th while driving be tween Albany and Rochester, was found tonight by hunters In wooded patch near Henrietta, N. Y., a few miles south of Rochester. Wounds on hla head Indicated that he had been murdered. Clothing clinging to the body was Identified by Mrs. Roy Close, the youth's mother. He wore white shoes and socks, a polo shirt, white slack, and a belt stamped "Camp Pioneer," a Boy Scout camp at Seneca Lake. N. Y. The two hunters, Charles K. Andre and Morgan Fraser. came across the body after their dog had picked up a human bone. A small hole at the base of the victim's skull, according to police. was caused either by bullet or hammer. Clone left Albany on hla 33rd birthday after having visited his fiancee, M. Dorothy Cole of Albany. He was believed to have picked up a httch-htker enroute to Rochester. Four days after his disappearance. Close roadster was found aban doned at Memphis. 1nn. Boy Scout throughout the state enlisted In a search for the missing scout leader. Fern Valley FERN VALLEY, Oct. . (Spl.) Mr. and Mr. Albert Pederson of Ash land, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Eldrldge and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hughes spent a few days camping and hunting at River camp, twelve miles above Dia mond lake, and at Huckleberry gap. M. S. Oalllher was a business caller in Medford Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Axel Benson who have lived at the Swedenburg orchard for the past three years have moved to the Bam Anderson ranch near Cen tral Point. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Marshall of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kantor. Jr., I and daughters Dorthea and Josephine I spent Saturday evening at the home I of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Olsen. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Clower, par ents of R. L. Clower of Pern Valley, have gone to Arizona to spend the winter. They were accompanied oy their two daughters, Catherine and Evelyn. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pegg who have occupied the E. E. Marshall house the past six weeks have returned to their homo at Hood River. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Eldrldge who recently returned from Big Sandy. Montana, are at present living In the Marshall house. Nicholas DeWItt of Medford was calling on friends In Fern Valley Wednesday. Guests at the L. H. Hughes home the past week were Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Beer of Medford. Dr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts and granddaughter. Betty Faulk of Griffin Creek: Mrs. J. E. Roberts of Phoenix and Mrs. L. O. Penland. There was quite a frost the past two nights but It has not damaged the tomatoes very much. Visits Washington NEWARK. N. J., Oct. . (AP) Vlttorlo Mussolini. 20-year old son of Italy's II Duce. took off toda for Washington, and a brief visit with President Roosevelt. Daredevil Dies LONDON. Oct. 9. f AP) Com man- der 8. D. A. Grey. 48, wartime filer called "Daredevil Grey," fell to bis death from a ninth floor window torlnv whn fixing a radio serial. rs , "at - E SALE CONTINUED Announcement that the Ford dealers' annual nation-wide used car clearance sale la being extended lor a limited time In October waa made by C. E. Gates of the C. E. Gates Auto company, local Ford dealer. The extension of the sale Is to en able all of the company's customers to take advantage of the low clear ance sale prices on guaranteed used cars still left in stock. "Trade-Ins resulting from the con tinued public acceptance of 1937 Ford V-8s havrf kept a wide selec tion of R. & Q, (Renewed and Guar anteed) used cars of all makr and models on our lots In spite of record-breaking used car sales daring this great nation-wide bargain event." stated Mr. dates. "Before we are authorized to put the R. & G. label on a used car. we have to put that car through a 30 -point checkup In our shop. This checkup, specified by the Fora factory, covers every Important de tail of the car's performance, ap pearance, comfort and safety. "Where parte need repair or re placement our factory-trained me chanics make the change. The car Is thoroughly cleaned Inside and out. Brakes, tires, battery, lights, uphol stery must be In good condition be fore we give an R. dc G. money back guarantee. "Used car purchasers pay no more for R. A; O. quality." asserted Mr. Gates. "In fact wise buyers pur chasing used cars during our clear ance now in progress, are finding many exceptional values In R. & G- used cars and truck." T PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 9. (flr Storm clouds darkened over the Port land lumber Industry as the number of labor organizations waging active war for control on local mills In creased to three. ' The Industrial Employes Union. Inc., accused by AFL and CIO fac tion of being a "company union announced through W. H. Burton, executive secretary, that any attempt to boycott goods produced by its membera would be "met squarely with a like campntgn that will shake these unions to their foundations " He referred to a boycott threat by the Eugene AFL building trades coun cil. The city council heard protest to day from both AFL and CIO dolega- tlona each of whom accused the other of "strong arm" tactics. Mayor Joseph Carson assured both factions that the police would re main neutral, that peaceful pickets would be protected, and that there would be no "wholesale fingerprint ing" of CIO picket. A labor relations board hearing on charge against the IEU and three northwest mills, last scheduled for Monday, was postponed a third time, until next Wednesday. DID l AMHUCA IM IVU But you can discover tha finest ear r tha road today. Tha pacta tr for tha automobll Industry. The car others pat torn after. Alwaya from on to two yeara ahead, In design and mechanical achievement. The car with overdrive giving you 8 extra miles to a gallon of gas. Automstlc Hill-Hold. r start you car on any hillside the same a on the level. You com In today and Sandy will prove It with the NEW 1938 STUDEBAKER PROOF THAT MTF.AM IK NOT VlftMII.E! What we aee Is steam that haa been condensed in the air Into tiny globulaa of water again, slum In Itself la Invisible. I. "Popular fallacies." '1,. t.T 'f ?t VtN-''5A r.V i - w .,&4f. WP p - i n 4 NO GREATER GLORY can come to any man than the love of a nation to which lie has brought happiness and pleasure. To perpetiiale the memory of Will Rogers, Spencer Penrose, Colorado Springs financier, has erected this rustic Shrine ot the Sun atop Cheyenne peak. ES MAP PEACE IN UNION STRIFE DENVER, Oct. 9. ?) Appearance of two federal officials at the AFL convention gavo rise to reports today that President Roosevelt might be Actively Interested In ending labor'e big civil war. First James r. Dewey, veteran la bor department conciliator, appeared In the convention hall. Dewev spent several days quietly talking with fed eration leaders. I Then Senator Berry (D.-Tenn.). a frequent White House caller when la bor Issues are paramount Interest. came to town, although he had told mends only a few weeks ago he c BUICKS Are Here! SEE the most modern CHASSIS in the world, showing Buick's new SAFETY CUSHION Torque free springing. NOW ON DISPLAY in our show room Skinner's Garage doubted he would attend the conven tion. Immediately after his arrival, Berry made a friendly speech to the conven tion, urging the federation to make known Its legislative desires to him at all times. He concluded, however, by saying: "I hope our statesmanship will as sert Itself to the point where we again will have a happy, united trade union movement In the United States.' Berry then started a round of hotel room conferences with A Ft, leaders. Through Dewey and Berry might Mr. Roosevelt be trying to find out whether there would be a chance for him to do some successful mission ary work toward ending the bitter battle between the AFL and John I. Lewis rebel OIO? Hyer Freed ELK INS. W. Vt... Oct. 9.(AP( Stte Policeman Fted Cunningham said tode,y Herbert Fowler of Co lumbus. Ohio, has been released In the automobile accident death of Elolse Hall. 35. radio singer of Fair mont. W. Vn. The NEW For 1938 143 South Riverside EPISCOPAL MEET NEAR BITTER ROW ON LABOR ISSUE CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 0. (UP) The threat of a bitter floor tight over social and economic question hung over the general Episcopal con ventlon tonight after open discussion of the church League for Industrial Democracy was barely averted. Discussion of the league'a activi ties has been confined to the cor ridors, although earlier in the day a letter bitterly denouncing the or ganization was distributed In tha home of bishops and the house of deputies by the church laymen association. It waa signed by Merwyn K. Hart, New York City. The threat of the controversy breaking Into the open occurred when Samuel F. Houston, Philadel phia financier, offered a resolution In the house of deputies to exclude from the convention program the activities of orRanl7Atlons "expound ing special theories." A motion waa presented to bring the subject up for Immediate discus sion, but It was defeated and the resolution waa referred to commit tee. Rev. Jamee Freeman, blah op of Washington. D. C, Inferentlally charged the new deal waa attempt ing to eure America's economic Ilia by methods "wholly alien to our system and long continued practice- "We would restore confidence and effect salutary changes In our polit ical and Industrial systems through hastily conceived legislation." he charged. Cannon Charles T. Brfdgeman of Jerusalem, told the house of depu ties that the proposed Brltlah par tltlon of Palestine resulted In the Holy Land becoming a "political pawn." TOT PLAYS WITH WALLACE. Idaho. Oct. 0. (JP) Seven-year-old Dollle Dancer was shot through the heart tonight by a four-year-old sister while the two were playing with a rifle belonging to an older brother. The brother, 11, whose name offi cers did not learn, stood hla small cnllber rifle behind the kitchen door when he returned from bunting. Dollle. and two younger ststsrs were playing with It In the kitchen. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. O rover Dancer, m-ere visiting in Medlmont, and a 14-year-old slater who had been left to watch the children had gone to Mullan. The family lives four mllea east of Wallace. Come in and Drive a New Buick and you will see why the new Dynaflash En gine rates as the most outstanding engine improvement of a generation. mi m 'it Oil I: JjtltVl SllRCTRIC SHOP Eth ind Front. M:iiHir:)Hin-rt in Mttlfmri WE NEVER CLOSE Phont 1300 Next to Roxj Phone 1731
