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TRIBUNE
Full Associated Press
Full United Press
Thirty-Third Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER ,7,-1938.
No. 170.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The whole staunch, firm, beau
tiful car looks like what it is a
car to love and live with.
Come see it Just as it stands
there, tuned for your service,
it seems to be ready to fly!
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