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Second Section Four Pages Medford TRIBUNE Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER ,7,-1938. No. 170. 15 New Buick Century Phaeton Is Style Leader FAVORITE TOMES AT CITY Among the lfl moat populsr books of non-flctlon at Medford. city library In September was Pahang, a tabula tion today showed. Pahang was written by Wlllard Bush, former Medford resident who once drove a stage between here and Crater lake. Mr. Bush, now a resident of Salem, addressed service clubs here a few weeks ago. For years Mr. Bush was manager of a rubber plantation In the far east and Pahang relates his experiences with curious people-of a strange land. Remaining In great demand last month were recent favorites such a. Citadel and Northwest Passage In the fiction field and My America and An American Doctor's Odyssey In the non-fiction field. Fifteen most popular books of fic tion In September were: Citadel, Archibald Joseph Cronln. Northwest Passage, Kenneth Robert, The Rains Came, Louis Bromfleld. And So Victoria, Vaughan WUklns. The Yearling, Marjorie Kin nan Raw lings. This Mortal Storm, Phyllis Bot-' tome. And Tell of Time, Laura Krey. Action at Aqulla, Henwy Allen. This Proud Heart, Pearl Buck. My Son, My Son: Howard Springs. Dark River, Charles Nordhoff and James Hall. Joseph In Egypt, Thomas Mann. Great American Novel, Brian Davts. We Lived as Children, Kathryn Hul me. Here I Stay. Elizabeth Coatsworth. Fifteen most popular books of non flctlon were: My America, Louis Adamtc. An American Doctor's Odyssey, Vic tor George Helaer. Midnight on the Desert, John B. Priestly. Importance of Living, Lin Yutang. The Nile. Emit Ludwlg. Enchanted Vagabonds. Dana Lamb. Madame Curie. Eve Curie. Petticoat Vagabonds. Nelll James. Fashion Is Spinach. Elizabeth Hawes. He Did Not Die at Meyerllng. R. With Malice Toward Some, Mar garet Halsey. Fanny Kemble, Margaret Nellson Armstrong. Pahang, Wlll&rd Bush. Pannamexico, Carveth Wells. Hello America, Cesar Saerchinger. A NEW SUPERIOR IFtUMSL EL Nou) Here Deliveries Now IT COSTS NO MORE See Our Announcement Sunday! F. E. SAMSON CO. OF GREAT VALUE TO BE SEEN HERE Numbering about 750 piece and rated one of the most Improtant ac cumulations on the Pacific coast, a collection of coins owned by the United States National Bank of Port land will be on public display In the lobby of the bank's Medford branch from October 10 to Octo ber 35. The collection Is valued at $40,000 to t50,000 and Includes a number of rare coins in both gold and silver. Two gold pieces, known aa "Oregon Beavers," were minted In Oregon City In 1849 of pure gold, no alloy having been used. Only a few of the Beaver coins are still in existence. They are valued at 91500 each. Another fea ture Is a complete group of United States silver dollars, starting with one coined In 1705. George T. Prey, manager of the Medford branch, said that the col lection was started In 1859 and has been developed by officers of the bank as a project of educational and historical value to the public. It con stitutes a graphic and visual history of the nation's monetary styles from the earliest days of the republic down to recent times, he related. The col lection likewise serves, he said, as a reminder that sound money and the sensible saving of money are national assets. Permission to retain the gold coins In the display as objects of historical value was granted when gold coins firenprallv w(r rnrAllrl from irtivMilii. I tlon by the federal government. The "Gold Beavers' in the collec tion were privately minted by a group of early pioneers operating as the Oregon Exchange company. Prospec tors returning from the California gold fields had brought large quan tities of gold dust Into the Oregon territory, but It was an unsatisfactory medium of exchange, since there was no standard means of testing, weigh ing and cleaning It, Mr. Frey ex plained. To meet the situation, eight promi nent residents of Oregon City, then the metropolis of the Pacific north west with a population of more than 1.000, formett a company for minting the gold dust Into coins. The coins TREMENDOUS power under this beautiful hood, makes the Buick Series 60 Century convertible phae ton for 1939 a favorite with motor enthusiasts. The new car has a 126-Inch wheel base with a 141 horse power valve-in-head straight eight engine. It la out standing In performance and a leader In style. have a picture of a beaver on one side and the name of the company on the other. About 6.000 as pieces and 2.850 910 pieces were coined. Beavers ars such rare coins today because It was soon discovered they were overweight and most of them were bought tip at a premium and shipped to California for re -mint log into "950 slugs," Mr. Frey said. Among other rare coins In the col lection are some California 950 slugs dated 1851 and 1852; Augustus Hum bert $20 gold pieces of 1852; some St. Gaudens gold coins of 1007 and 1908. The latter coins era world famous for their beautiful design. They are rare because it was dis covered they would not stack well, due to a wire edge, and they were recalled. Mr. Frey related. There Is also a complete collection of the spe cial coinage for the Panama Pacific exposition In 1915. "We feel fortunate In being able to get this collection for Medford and believe it will prove a center of widespread Interest during the two weeks of display here," Mr. Frey said. 1 COFF EC.O M& S S I O N r zfs, -then I y V K Riviera RIVIERA, Oct. 7. (Spl.) Rev. Ray and D. D. Randall of Medford gave a lecture and showed slide picture at the Henderson home Mondny even ing, October 3. Mrs. Louts Drulf left for Portland Wednesday to spend some time with her husband, who Is In the Veterans' hospital. We all are glad to know that Mr. Drulf la getting along nicely, Phyllis Miller, who la attending Ashland Normal school, spent the week-end at her home here, Mrs. Arthur Talbot of Vallejo vis ited her nieces, Mrs. Harriet Yordon and Mrs. Letsy Miller, the past week. Wm. Badley Is on the sick list. Etta Mae Prefountain visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs,, Ed Prefountain, the past week. . Alberta Fuhrman of Oakland. Cal., who has been visiting her father, Andrew Moser, left for her home Thursday, September 29. 'Nothing starts the day better than a cup of good coffee and so when my husband started a breakfast grumble about his coffee I organized a 'one woman' hunt for the trouble". . . tried new coffee making methods en him still he sulked ... tested one coffee another . . . My grocer told mi to try Golden West . , . 4 Mi Golden West Coffee is sci entifically blended, roasted and ground for your favor ite coffee making method! YouH like its mellow -uniform richness! You'll praise its distinctive flavor! And last but not least Golden West is economical to use! DRIP and 1 STANDARD Grind ...In tins or re-usable glass jars. Vacnum packed, of course! Now, friend husband's day ( and mint, too ) starts right and stays RIGHT I Star Prrformrr unltcr In tint Stule I i.Z '"':'. .h,,.t I -"C 939 d I Curio irhh alunnin a flrnign that hrw note nrxt urar9H mode IT all started with "catwalk cooling," on the costly rac ing cars of Europe. They were shooting at better aerodynamics, not new styling but they touched off some thing that will re-pattern cars everywhere before it's done. Not that looks alone ever come first with Buick. What's really Buick is underneath all that, down deep in the good true metals, the split-hair preci sions, the tough alloys. It ut everyone goes for beauty, and you would be less than hu man if you didn't thrill to an eyeful of the smartest dressed automobile you ever saw. So let your gaze take it in. Spot the radiator grilles ... down low. They're the key to new-day design. They're also placed where air pressure's greatest your en gine cools under forced draft! Under that comely bonnet is the engine with more abundant life -that quick quiet Dyna flash valve-in-head straight eight! Under that roomy Body by Fisher are the great slow spirals of BuiCoil springing, to give you the true "full float" ride. And in that body, is new wide-paned visibility up to 415 more square inches of glass. 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