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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1954)
IAPP1I a minercuryi ,ars To Go On Display In City Tomorrow The 1955 Mercury automobiles featuring 10 models in three series including the entirely new Montclalr will go on display here tomorrow at Medford Mo tors, Sixth and Ivy sts.' ! The 1955 Mercury's have been largely restyled and re-engi- neered. They are longer,-wider and lower than previous models, with ' a wider rear tread and frames one inch closer to the ground. The restyled bodies feature full-scope windshield for greater driving vision, and canted head lights giving a forward rake to the front The lines carry along the side to a more massive rear quarter panel with tail lamps de- signed to blend into the overall theme. Two Engines Two hieh-compression, over head valve V-8 engines are of fered. Monterey and Custom scries will have a 188 horsepow er ' engine, and the Montclair power plant will have 198 horse power. ' Dual exhausts are standard equipment on two series, with a Y-exhaust on the Custom series A new four-barrel carbureter re suits in better "breathing" and improved starting. The Merc-O-Matic transmis sion has been redeveloped to handle the higher torque devel oped by the new engines. Brakes now have a total braking area of 190.9 square inches, compared to 159 last year. V Tubeless tires are standard on all models, with tire treads which eliminate tire squeal and improve traction. Aa exclusive feature in its field is the Mercury's power lu brication, which permits the driver to keep all chassis bear ings constantly lubricated by pressing a button. The instru ment panel is new, with a fan- shaped cluster containing the speedometer, odometer, generat or, fuel, oil and temperature gauges. Pope's Condition Slightly Improved Vatican City (U.R) Vati can sources reported a slight Improvement today in the con dition of Pope Pius XII. ' The ailing pontiff arose at 7:30 ajn. and heard a mass re cited by German Jesuit Father Robert Leiber in the private chapel adjoining the papal ap artment. Then the Pope retired to his study where, seated in a deep easy-chair given to him by Ro man Catholics in Buffalo, N.Y., he received an official of the Vatican secretariat of state for a regular daily report on Vati can affairs. An official announcement yes terday that the Pope will at tend ceremonies closing the Mar ' ian Year Dec. 8 was taken in Vatican circles as an encourag ing indication of his Improvement. 1 I iHTIMIlllllMlllir 'IIMIIIMIMIIIMIMIW lMiliMnilllT' n .y'rww9wmlm mm. j. mmmmimlmimmmumjmmi"m f&v '' II 1 NEW MERCURYS HERE TOMORROW The 1955 line , of Mercury automobiles will go on display in Medford tomorrow at Medford Mo-. tors, Sixth and Ivy sts. Shown are two of the models, at. tcp the Monterey hardtop coupe, and below the Custom two-door sedan. A new series, the Montclair, is being introduced this " year. All models are redesigned with striking new styling this year, and all are longer, lower. and wider than previous models. : ; Ambulance, Truck Crash in Portland Portland U.R) - An ambu- Patrolmen Robert L. Edwards lance carrying a patient to ajand Roy Peterson were present nospuai ior emergency, surgery and a tank truck and trailer leaded with gasoline - collided here early today. : The patient, Mrs. Emma E. Soria, 69, died. Her physician, Dr. H. Clagett Harding, 36, was treated for a severe head lacera tion. . , Interim Pastor at Community Church The Rev. Joseph A. Bowdoin will replace the Rev. A. Ted Goodwin as pastor of the Com munity church' while Mr Good win is on an indefinite leave of absence to be. with his father who is ill; at Vancouver, Wash. Mr. Bowdoin will conduct the midweek prayer, service Thurs day Dec. 2, at 7:45 p.m., at 801 East Main st. He also will conduct a pray er service Friday, Dec. 4, at 12 noon at -the W. G- Andrews home, 35 Vancouver ave. No lunch will be served. The Sunday 'services on Dec. 5 of the Community church con gregation, which meets at Fifth and Grape sts., also will be con ducted by the interim pastor. Mr. Bowdoin has been the pastor of the Rogue River Com munity church, and the Com munity church at Trail. Both are undenominational. He is married and has a family of five children. The Bowdoins live at Shady Cove. All meetings of the group -are open to the public. WHO CAN HELP YOUR HEARING? Ftys-tx c. I AM A TRAINED SONOTONE HEARING AID CONSULTANT R. Adamsen BY TRAINING and long experience, I have helped hundreds to better hearing. Now I have a wonder ful new hearing aid to help you break through that iron curtain of deafness, and bring back conversa tion, music the laughter of life. This is the i brilliant, new Sonotone "1200." Here, for the first time, Sonotone has put not three but FOUR transistors in a hearing aid to bring you DOUBLE hearing help - -, , 1. MORE POWER than ever -before, for easier hearing -NOW. 2. RESERVE POWER, so you can use this Sono tone for years to come. If your present hearing aid is unsatisfactory or if . you hear but don't understand you owe it to your self to investigate just how valuable this splendid new Sonotone can be for YOU. And remember, if hearing help is possible, I can bring it to you. Come in and let me prove it. There's no obligation. C. R. ADAMSON, District Manager 839 East Jackson Blvd. SONOTONE at 12:10 a jn. when Mrs. Soria was taken from her home and placed in the ambulance.' The physician was with her. Minutes later the two patrolmen were called to the scene of the col lision. Police said an autopsy would have to be performed before it could be determined if Mrs. So ria died as a result of the acci dent. Louis E. Schnell, 42, driv er of the tank; truck, said he did not hear the ambulance siren in time. to stop. George E. Ya ger, 25, driver of the, ambulance, was not hurt. New York Farmers r Push Conservation -. Syracuse, N.Y. - (U.R) New York farmers, have established more conservation on their lands, so far' this year than in any previous similar period, ac cording to. L B. Stafford, state representative of the U. S. Soil Conservation service. - He' cited the 25 miles of div ersion terraces built; 44 miles of open drainage ditches construc ted, the 700,000 feet of tile drainage installed and the 188 farm ponds completed so far in 1954. ; He said the practices repre sent an investment of close to $300,000 by the farmers. 200 Trains Doily To ' Haul Christmas Mail Washington (U.R) It will take an average of 200 mailpack ed trains a day to haul the na tion's Christmas mail between Dec. 1 and Christmas day. If each of these trains carries a million pieces of -mail, that would be enough to give every American, Canadian, and Mexi can an average of 25 Christmas gifts each, according to the As sociation of American Railroads. The post office department an ticipates more than 60,000 of these 60-foot cars will be needed to move the 5,500,000,000 pieces of mail expected during the next 24 days. Authorities estimate a slight increase over the 5,400, 000,000 pieces of mail, carried largely by rail, during the cor responding period last year. To Quit Polygamy Kingman, Ariz. (U.R) Twenty six apostate Mormons from the once-polygamous com munity of Short Creek today promised to cease practicing of plural marriages after ending a year's probation. One "of the men told Superior Judge Robert S. Tullar that all 26 men plan to "live according to the laws of Arizona." The men were arrested July 26, 1953, when Arizona officers raided Short Creek and seized the town's entire population. The raid on the tiny hamlet, which straddles the Arizona Utah border, drew national at tention. .. Enthusiastic Court Spectator Fined Los Ai geles U.R) George F. Gerald, a spectator at a divorce trial, got too enthusiastic over the judge's decision and leaped to his feet, shouting "good for you, judge." The judge promptly fined Gerald $10 for " contempt of court. The practice of gift giving was condoned in remembrance of the Magi who brought gold, frankin cense and myrrh -to the infant Jesus. Wednesday, December 1,1934 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Power Cooperative Tells Disapproval QiDixon-Yafes -Washington (U.R) The Na tional Rural Electric Cooperative -association, representing most of the electric stysems throughout the country, told the Securities and Exchange Commission' today that it opposes the proposed Dixon-Yates power contract. The organization, whose mem bers include 50 systems receiving power from the Tennessee Val ley Authority, asked the SEC to allow it to be'heard in opposi tion to the proposal. ' The SEC already had receiv ed, and taken under advisement, a brief filed by the state of Tennessee and their Tennessee municipal - power groups ques tioning the legality of the Dixon Yates power contract. The brief questioned whether the SEC can "properly" approve financial details of . the Dixon Yates agreement and J claimed "substantial doubts" exist about the legality of the contract be tween the Dixon-Yates combine and the Atomic Energy Com mission. ' : " ' The contract provides that Dixon-Yates transmit power into the government-owned Tennessee Valley Authority system from a steam generating plant the com bine will build at West Memphis, Ark. This power will free for other uses an equal amount of TVA electricity now being sup plied to the AEC at its Paducah, Ky., plant, v , Boy Flees From Bee; Dog Obecfs, Bites . Syracuse, N.Y. (U.R) To bee or not to bee stung was the only question for 12-year-old Ronald Krigbaum of . nearby Lyncourt. - So, when he and his pals spot ted a bumblebee, he made a bee line for parts far away. But he didn't see a dog that blocked his. flight. The dog. ob jected to being run over by bit ing Ronald's abdomen.. mmm. V HIS MORNINGS! m for Christmas and forever after MODERNIZE NEW CUSTOM SCHICK world's newest electric shaver! ' - ' - 1 : ; . v' .. .. : - .. Free him forever from the muss and scrape of blade " shaving! Give him the real luxury of clean, close shaves with the New Custom Schick - the world's most modern shaver - most compact, yet most powerful. It's the only shaver thafs Super-Honed fnSwer-Shaves $C7i ; Less $5.00 .. : - y .Trade In '-. v On Your Old Electric Razor Western hrift 30 North Central - Dial 3-5371 just arrived! USE.TRIBUNE WANT ADS! bdlUlffl LaaJ ii uU is ULJLfQ y in $ -W-$h - H j V i HERE IS AMERICA'S MOST ADVANCED NEW CARv. .WITH HUNDREDS OF NEW FEATURES! From new hooded headlamps to a new dual exhaust system it's the . most spectacular achievement in Mercury's 17-year history!. ', , New 188 h.p. and 198 h.p. "Super Torque" engines! A whole new : class xof Mercurys the smart, ultra-low Montclair! A new, long, low look for all new Mercury models enhanced by a Full-Scope wind-:: shield with;17 more glass area! Improved ball-joint front suspen sion for sports car cornering and level riding! Optional Merc-O-Matic ; Drive re-designed for fast action to -match Mercury's new "Super. ' Torque" power! . - ' . Super Torque" is the biggest thrill of 1955! It makes youV'new ! Mercury seem alive power loaded just waiting to go! Mercury's new "Super Torque" V-8 delivers this sensational new kind of power at the lower: speeds .where it's most needed in traffic, orrwhile , climbing a hill as well as 188 and 198 horsepower on the open road. - - As an added safety feature, all 10 new Mercury models in all 3 series are equipped with new tubeless tires! But you'll have to see and road-test this car to realize all the exciting new changes! Try it soon! THE CAR THE WEST LIKES BEST IT'S 1955 BUT IT LOOKS AND GOES LIKE 19601 MEDFORD MOTORS ? 6th & IVY
