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JlEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. FEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. MAY 15. 1938 PAGE SEVEN SAFETY WEEK IS OBSERVED. LOCAL "NEW YORK National Tire Safety Week, which got under way yester day and which will continue until May 31, "will be a major factor In raising the level of car maintenance, and as such, a contribution to traffic accident prevention." Alfred Reeves, vice-president Automobile Manufac turers association, declared yesterday in a statement endorsing the cam paign. Aimed at reducing the number of highway accidents caused by smooth, worn tires, by replacing them with safe, new cnes, the drive, sponsored by the Rubber Manufacturers asso ciation, tire manufacturers, distribu tors and dealers, la further directed as a stimulant to business by In ere as - lng production, consumption and em ployment In the tire Industry and others that contribute to It or are affeoted by It. Mr. Reeves' endorsement was one of many received by A. L. Vlles, presi dent of the Rubber Manufacturers association, from leaders In the auto motive Industry, heads of .safety or ganisations, Insurance companies and officials of civic and farm groups. Also endorsing the movement are the motor vehicle commissioners from a number of states. Including Pennsyl vania, Ohio. Illinois. Wisconsin, Ore gon. Michigan, Tennessee, Missouri, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Excerpts from some of the letters of endorsement follow: "Your twin objectives of safer high ways and better business Justify the sincere applause of the general pub lic and are worthy of unqualified support." Paul O. Hoffman, presi dent. Automotive Safety Foundation. "Tires that have been used until the tread has been worn smooth in crease the hazard of driving because they Increase the tendency to skid on slippery pavement." Sidney J Williams, director, Public Safety Di vision, National Safety Council "For the benefit of the pubyc at large, smooth, wornout tires have no place In our scheme of modern motor vehicle transportation." Frank West, registrar, Ohio Department of High ways. "I am quite mire that your Na tional Tire Safety Week will have a great part . . . lnreducing the fatal- ttfesnd wrecks which are happening on our highways." Joe Boyd Wil liams, chief, Tennessee Highway Pat rol. National Tire Safety Week. Mr, Vil?s said. Is being observed at an oppor- tune time Just as the motoring sea son gets into run swing and at a time of the year when highway acci dents traceable to tire trouble mount In number. "Hot weather doubles tire troubles." he said, "yet many motorists fall to take the necessary precautions to as sure trouble-free travel In summer months. "A chart recently prepared by one of the country's largest tire manu facturers showed that tire failure hls a high point In August, with .he frequency almost as great in July and September. " "While the amount of driving in creases In the summer months, sta tistics show that It does not increase nearly as fast as the degree of tire trouble. For example, it was shown thst while there was. a 6ft percent increase In August driving over thst of February, 140 percent more tire trouble was reported. "The relation of summer heat to tire trouble was noted in the develop ment of the modern outomobile tire which experts claim enables motor ists to get 40 percant more wear and at 10 percent of the cost than was possible several years ago." TO BAN FRANCISCO. May 14.. Federal officers considered today ft crudely-drawn map and an affidavit of Harmon Metz Waley purporting to show that ten-year-old George wey rhaetwer was not taken across a state line when he was kidnaped In 1935. The documents were submitted in connection with Walev's attentat at release from life sentence In Alca- I trai federal prison. Waley contends ' his federal aentence was Invalid be cause the boy. he says, never was tak- 1 en out of the stste of Washington. The map ahowed a route from Ta coma to ft hide-away "near some amall lake" on the Washington side of the Idaho state line. 122 OH Fheep.klns THB DALLES. May 14. (AP) The Dalles high school will graduate Its largest class in history May 38 when 132 students are scheduled to re ceive diplomas. 10 OFF for CASH ($ee page 2 Medford's Knox Hat Store O, Little O little shoes with the scuffed-up toes, That look sd small in his father's hand, Weren't you proud and big and grand When you started this morning for No-One-Knows? No-One-Knows, with its belfries tall, Its golden ramparts and shining tower. Knights and fairies and magic powers To tempt the heart of a traveler small! Now dusk has come and his feet are still Ere ever his knightly spurs are won, For his body was broken and crushed and don While yet he trudged to the first green hill. O little shoes with the blood-stained toes, O light gone out of a boyish face, Was this the end of his splendid race? Was this his City of No-One-Knows? Anne Sutherland Brooks. Half A Hair's Breadth J&fm CiJfl hi issmiirrTwiiMfi.rsffri You can't usa an expression likt "within a hair's breadth." or even "by a gnat's whisker" around the Grinding Department at the Hudson Motor Car factory. Such expression! would only denote "sloppy" work manship. E, Bradley, who is foreman of the Grinding Department, think like a micrometer. Tb him the human hair, or oven the gnat's whisker, have broad and hefty di mentions. Bradley, who has boen with Hud son for over fifteen years, can operate any machine in his department To illustrate what ha means by working to dose dimensions, he proceeded to grind the connecting rod bearing on a Hudson Terraplana crankshaft, us ing the hydraulic crank-shaft grinder employed in regular production. This machine grinds the bearings to with in three-tenths of one-thousandth of GREEN SLAB WOOD 4 BIG DOUBLE LOAD Phone J Now ffsr a Timber Products Company Shoes an Inch. This means that tha bearings cannot b out of round mora than this amount or taper more than the same dimension. Three-tenths of one-thousandth of an inch Is less than half tha thickness of a thin hu man hair. Bradley states that tha manufac ture of automobiles in these days calls for accuracy formerly unknown oven In the finest laboratories. The diameters of piston pins, for example, cannot vary over two ten-thousandths of an inch. Tha hole for tha piston pin in the pirton is diamond bored and held within limit of three ten-thousandths of an inch. Through out the Hudson and Hudson Terta plano cars, thera are a number of . points where these dote manufiso tuning tolerances are maintained in order to promote quietness and long life. PINE 75 12-Inch or 16-Inch End of N. Central THRIFTY BUYER PRAISES NEW FIRESTONE TIRE CANNY SCOT WITH NEW "When Kenneth Sutherland, who served four years with the 13th Can adian Black Watch, first saw the. new Firestone Convoy Tire, he was amazed that he could obtain such value at the low price at which It Is offered to the public," said Mel Starnea, man ager of the Firestone Auto Supply St Service Store In Medford. "'Hoot monl I dlnna ken when I ha' seen such & rrreal value," ex claimed Sutherland, upon seeing the Firestone Convoy. TIs a perrfect tyre for savin' me money, wi' the low orrrlglnal price and the loong mile age." "Motorists everywhere are saving 35 per cent with this new high qual ity tire at a new low price," said the local store manager. "With every fa Sportsmanlike Driving: Be a Sportsman psim Touth Is beginning: to resent the tinge of Irresponsibility oft attached tc young drivers. In the classroom, students are being educated in Sportsmanlike Driving. This new field of driver education offers much hope or better driving in the future. A.A.A. SAFETY FEATURES ALIEN VOTING IN CLACKAMAS EYED S&LEM, May 14. Alleged il legal voting In Oregon City and Clackamas county will be Investigat ed by a number of veteran organisa tions here, In cooperation with Char les P. Pray, superintendent of state police, Governor Charles H. Martin announced today. Complaint that Illegal voting had been going on In Clackamaa coun NOW, a AMD New Hudson 112 Averages 25.6 Miles per Gallon In 1000 Mile Traffic Test From Los Angeles comes newj of this mazing economy record, certified. by impartial observers. Made under spe cial test conditions, of course but this is just one more example of the unusual gasoline mileages reported by Hudson 112 owners from coast to coast. Hudson 112 economy starts with low first cost and carries on with low up keep and amazing ability to stand up. Proof? Just ask us. On top of that, here's a car you'll be proud to own. Look it over. Size up its extra bigness and room. Test its smooth power and amazing handling ease. Try its exclusive double-safe brakes. "Noth ing like it," y those who have com pared It with the "other three." Come in and see. CHAPMAN. 27 SAVES 25 FIRESTONE TIRE cility of Its huge factories, ware houses and plantations In full oper ation, the Firestone Tire Je Rubber Co. has been able to save money at the source of supply, In the manufac turing process and through Its ef ficient distribution methods. These savings have been passed along to the motorist In the form of lower original costs, "The new Firestone Convoy Tire has the famous Oiim-Dlpplng process, which protects from Internal heat, the greateat cause of blowouts, and two extra layers of Gum Dipped Cords under the tread to guard against puncture," he added. "The tread Is made of extra long wearing rubber, and Is so designed as to give long mileage." ty for some time was filed with Gov ernor Martin here yesterday by a group of veterans. The governor re-' ferred the complaint to the state po lice department. Veteran organizations appointed by Governor Martin today to aaalat In the Investigation Include: Willamette Falls post No. 6, Amer ican Legion; Waldo Coufleld post No. 1334; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Carl Douglas Post No. 74, American La glon; and Oregon City chapter No. 4, Disabled American Veterans of the World war. First Fever Death SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 4. (AP) Wyominga first Rocky mountain spotted fever death this year waa re ported here today. A Better Deal For Your Dollar 111-IN. WHIIUAII 4 CYIINDIM It HOISIPOWK COOKSEY CAN AGREE S. RIVERSIDE AVE., MEDFORD SAFETY MENACE Only two dangerous things can happen to an automobile tire, a blow out or a alt Id. according to Jack An atey, credit manager. "Five years ago the B. F. Goodrich company introduced a tire with a apeclal ply built in the carcass to af ford protection against blowout and now offers the SI 1 vert own safety tread for maximum resistance against skid ding. "More than 100 different tread de signs and 380.000 miles of actual road testing during the past two years went Into the development of this new tlte. "Incorporating revolutionary non skid and braking effectiveness as well aa the advantages of the special ply, the new tire will do much to make motoring safe under all conditions. "Skidding accidents during 1036 again showed an Increase over the preceding year. According to ata tlatlca compiled by Insurance com panies, approximately 40,000 people loat their Uvea In automobile acci dentia in 1937, an Increase of 3.000 over figures for the preceding year," Anstey said. UNABLE 10 FIND ASTORIA. May 14. (AP) Sheriff Paul Kearney said yesterday he had been unable, after two days' search. to locate Rsy Gillespie, state prison psrolee who was ordered to serve the sentence after a recent conviction at Hlllsboro on an asmult and bat tery charge. Olllespla plesded guilty to charges of participation In a Seaside labor riot In which two men were killed two years ago. He filed a motion. through his attorneys, this week to be allowed to change his plea to Innocent and stand trial. He was originally sentenced so three years In prison. Kearney said his office and the state police would continue efforts to locate Gillespie. . Nickel Orahblng Thug THB DALLES. May 14. (AP) Of ficers today sought a "nlckel-grsb- blng" burglar who entered the waa co county library and the First Con gregational ohurch nd made off with several dollars In pennies, nick els and dimes. Dairymen Advised To Educate Public In Value Of Milk PORTLAND, May IS. (AP) Dr. Robert Prior of Seattle, co ordinator of the United Dalry men'a association, told the seventh annual meeting of the Oregon dairy council laat night the In dustry must finance a national educational campaign to Increase the consumption of dairy pro ducts. He said the dairyman's diffi culty waa u n d r consumption rather than overproduction. Prior recommended contributions of one tenth of a cent a pound to estab lish a M, 0OO ,000 national fund. He estimated that tha mail mum use of milk products would Increase the number of cows 00 per cent. NUMON AISO HIUS TOP V1UM IM WHY MrUUM MKI CUII HUDSON Ttrraplan. $957 HUMOHHX . . $llf .J' HUDSON EIGHT . $1204 dp VlH9' ".?" '" d'Hvsrsd Brlc. in your lotolily, your Hd n d.ol.r. AMrocfl.ly low ". 8Xf. fiinT"' w",, w M"d MOTOR CO. SAFER MOTORING OF IE DEALERS The week of May 14-31 has been designated aa Nations Tire Safety Week, and la being observed In all parts of the country. To c. C. Furnas, local dealer for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber com pany, of California, Inc.. however, National Tire Safety Week merely focuaea national attention on some thing he has been preaching day In and day out throughout the year. "National Tire Safety Week la de signed to call attention of the motor ing public to the danger of riding on smooth, old, worn unsnfe tires," Mr. Furnas aald. "This la something we have been telling car owners for years, and I hope observance of the week nationally wilt help impress this deeply into the mind of every person who owns or operates an automo bile. "With highway accident totals In creasing, rather than decroaalng, it la important that motorists realize the chances they are taking when they venture out on tires that have passed their stage of usefulness, In iff 9U SEE WELL 1 REPLACE THAT SMOOTH TIRE uuiA iUe Safat llunf oh WlttL GtA s. J 111... ' tna .'"i-sam.Z"" to DON i - .,0.T BY "MII-BAOS--" u . Goodrich SAFETY Sili LIFt-SAVM TKEAD COlPDi PIT HOW-CUT PMTECTICa Levis Super Service Station EORDSON Sales nd Servic 8th and Tront. Phone 1900 iMSSMMMMHsK3 an effort to get a few thousand mora mtlaa. Ooodyaar haa proved that M per cent of tha danger of highway accident comas In the laM 10 par cent of a tire's life. Old, smooth, worn tlrea may fall at any time; with new rubber the motorist is free from worry from that source. "In addition to the danger of fail ure, a smooth tire offers no protec tion against dangerous skids whan streets get wet and slippery. After all, brakea will atop the wheels, but It la the tires that stop the car. Gripping center traction, such as la found In Goodyear G-8 and R-l tlrea. gives maximum protection against sklda, provides maximum stopping ability in event of emergency. "Many a car owner who believes he can squeeze a few more miles out of his worn tlrea may regret that these tlrea weren't replaced with new ones," Mr. Furnas concluded. gan Franclsro Butter SACRAMENTO, May 14. (API Churning cream butterfat: first grade, aac; second grade, 37c. SAN FRANCISCO. May 14. (AP) Butter: score 93, 30c; 01, 36o; 00, 35c; 80, 34c. Slmonlzlng will protect the finish of your car from damag ing summer sun. Daily's Auto Painting M South nsrtlett ii MOTORISTS! COME IN AND US DURING THIS SIS SAFETY DRIVE AGAINST SKID 9 AND BLOW-OUTS. TAKE YOUR OLD TIRES J IN TRADE ifSf ASS a. . w . .u wr. -ITS'..
