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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1955)
Month of March Colder and Drier Than Normal Here The month of March was slightly colder and had .49 of an inch of rainfall less than nor mal, the weather bureau reports. The average monthly temper ature was 44.3 degrees, or 3.9 degrees below the long-term normal. Precipitation, mostly rain, totaled 1.03 inches. The two coldest days were the 15th and the 20th, when the minimum temperature dropped to 19 degrees, on both days, set ting all-time records for low tem peratures at that time of year. The warmest days were the 7th and 26th, when the thermometer rose to 71 degrees. Records Compared There were eight clear days compared to a normal of six; four partly cloudy days (normal is seven); 19 cloudy days (normal is 18); 10 days which had one one-hundredth of an inch or more of rainfall (normal is 11 days), and 15 days when the minimum temperature was 32 degrees or below (normal is 12 days). The long-range, 30-day predic tion for the month of April for western Oregon is for near nor mal temperatures, with precipi tation generally above normal amounts along the west coast. The interior valleys are on the dividing line between areas where above-normal rainfall is forecast and areas where normal rainfall is predicted, so the weather bureau is uncertain whether to look for normal or above-normal precipitation in the Rogue valley. Portland Better Business Bureau ' Tells 'Alert' Plan Portland The Portland Bet ter Business Bureau this week announced the launching of a state-wide campaign to alert the public to be on guard against certain bilk artists who consist ently invade state business areas. A typical example is the Wil liamson Gang, a notorious group who invade a community like locusts, peddling phony Irish lace, suiting materials, roofing materials, paint that won't wash off and other fast items. , Lyle Janz, manager of the Eure.au. stated, "watch out for the rackets that bloom in the spring." This might well be con- . sidered a "keynote" phrase for the entire campaign to expose gyp septic tank cleaners quoting low estimates and charging ex orbitant prices, among other rackets barn-storming the nation this time of year, he added. Plan Public Information Janz also announced today that the Bureau is inaugurating a public relations program whereby it will keep Oregonians apprised of the rackets which are either currently working in the area or are headed this way from other states. He receives advance notice of this infiltra tion and will pass such informa tion along. ' Janz invited the public to use the services of the Bureau, a non-profit organization main tained by public spirited business firms and professional men to improve the standards of business and professional conduct, and to assist in combating commercial frauds. TheyH Do It Every Time i--. By Jimmy Hatio REASONING WENT ui VJell.mo&tar Hrr rr good through THEVE4R5-HES4 BIS BUILDER NOW mnwhs ihiNno bG TOO' 4M OUTRAGE. THE W THEY t-ET THESE FLY tfy-NIGWT IRRE SPONSIBLE O0T- Frrs bid on THESE JOBS n . Wednesday. April 6, 195S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Some Recent Automobile Advertisements Often Will 'Catch' Unwary Customers Washington (U.R) "Fifty brand new cars going at your price." "Profit is no aim. We give our profits to you." "$500 discount." "You name your own trade-in allowance." Those are excerpts from some recent automobile advertise ments in various cities. Sound wonderful, and some times are. But more often there's a catch, and the experts say the bargains often aren't as big as they sound. The National Automobile Deal ers Association is alarmed. Be cause of today's fierce competi tion, it says that "razzle dazzle" advertising has increased tre mendously and that both the auto industry and the public are getting hurt. Better business bureaus have been disturbed. In some cities they have developed fair practice codes to get dealers to cut down on misleading claims. Similar codes are in the works in other cities, including Washington. But the individual car buyer is still his own best defense against a bad deal. And he's got a lot of things to look out for. Take discounts for instance. A lot are sound. Big discount firms are slicing 25 per cent or so off list prices because they don't give the service or have the over head of authorized dealers. The Automobile Dealers As- A Nichol's Worth of . . . Comment- On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Prtt fwhir Writer LEBANON COACH QUITS Lebanon (U.R) George Van Pelt, who coached football at Lebanon high school for the past six years, has resigned, School Superintendent J. W, King said. The resignation is ef fective at the end of the cur rent school year. Washington (U.R) Whafs new in Washington: The Army reports that our boys in uni form in Europe are getting a break. They now can get a bottle of good scotch for $2.05. The price has been cut from $2.90. w? i new Democratic senator from South Carolina, and his wife, Jean, are a little unhappy be cause Jean can't find any yellow hominy grits in the capital. Mrs. S. has worn out a- couple of pairs of shoes. But no luck. She can find all kinds of the white grits, but no yellow ones. The senator, in his news letter back home, said "somehow the whites don't taste the same." human Micnols - Democrat i c Senator Bob Kerr of Okla his news letter politicians are White House homa says in that Republican moving in on the doctor. "They have pronounced Mamie 100 per cent fit," the veteran lawgiver says, "but they hope Ike develops a 'running' fever." A lady wrote into the copy right section, of the Library of Congress, announcing with great pride that she had a hot idea "basted" on facts. But she forgot to send along the idea, however. That prompted Vincent Doyle of the copyright office to hold his breath and announce that maybe he could expect a narrative "with juicy details." Ouch! A lot of people frown on puns. inq Crimes Said Heartburn ! -and Darn the Luck. I Forgot MyTUMS When Acid Indigestion strikes, nothing beats a handy roll of Tunis in pocket or purse. For Turns give fast, on-the-spot re lief from gas, heartburn, acid stomach. No water, no mixing needed. Take Turns anywhere. Turns can't over-alkalize can't cause acid rebound. Get a roll today! The season is on in the Capitol restaurants. Various states are whooping it up for their products and making the legislators and press fat in hope of a plug by mouth or in print. There have been passed around in the eat eries during the last few days such things as Texas grapefruit and Louisiana and Texas rice. A battle of state's rights, you might say. Florida was not asleep when the grapefruit was passed out. The guests had two kinds of that fruit to chew over. But it isn't like the old days. A congressman from Delaware used to toss around tons of straw berries. Another from Montana used to bring in the better part of a moose each season, have it quartered and cooked in the Sen ate .restaurant, served with moose sauce. Of Alcohol Influence Chicago (U.R) Stabbings, assaults and the carrying of con cealed weapons are "definitely crimes of alcoholic influence," a study sponsored by the American Business Men's Research Found ation shows. The study was reported by Lloyd M. Shupe, police chemist at Columbus, Ohio, who tested 882 arrested persons for intoxi cation. persons arrested for stabbings were 11 to 1 under the influence of alcohol; for assaults, 10 to 1 under the influence, and for carrying concealed weapons, 8 to 1. "Of those who were caught In the city of Columbus, during the past two years, during or im mediately after the commission of a crime, 64 per cent were un der the influence. of alcohol to such an extent that their in hibitions were reduced," Shupe said. Hornbrook Vice - President Richard M. Nixon has received a memo from a fifth-grader named James Seldmann of Penns Grove, N. J. The lad said he was studying about adjectives and adverbs and he wanted some help from our assistant leader. Jimmy said he had written to the President about his problem "and got a fine . 'litter'." He also said he planned to write to all the gover nors and senators and John Fos ter 'Dullis.' That's one way to collect famous autographs, with or without adjectives. tums rot tw nmmt The Army likes the one about Pvt. Andrew Mouse, whose com pany is training in the Grune- walu Forest in Germany. The soldier, from Jay, Okla., is a full blooded Cherokee and not only that, he is an expert at imitating animal calls. The other day Pri vate Mouse cut loose one of his wolf calls and aimed it at a herd of deer. The bucks and does scattered. Hornbrook, Calif. Among students home for Easter vaca tion are Miss Sally Jeter and Miss Marilyn Burns, from Chico State, Chico, Calif., and Miss Jo Ann Burns who is taking nurses training at Samuel Mer- ntt Hospital in Oakland, Calif. Visiting -at the C. L. Gowing home, last week end were their daughters and families, -Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lunsbury and four childcen and Mr. and Mrs. Dan iel Duff and two children of Klamath Falls, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. George McCann will leave next week for Klam ath Falls, Ore., where he has accepted a position- with his brother-in-law, Ned Putnam. Mrs. Marjorie Fairburn was taken by ambulance to the Sis kiyou County General Hospital at Yreka, Calif., April 4. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport sociation doesn't like this. But this doesn't mean there is any thing wrong with the car or the price, as far as the buyer is con cerned. Some discount claims, though, are tricky. Informal Survey The Wall Street Journal made an informal survey recently and found that 19 out of the 20 deal ers it checked made some con cession on their original asking price. But in every case, these dealers also pegged the asking price above the factory's "sug gested" list price. So the net i "discount" often was very small and occasionally non-existent. Another familiar dealer claim is "we'll give you $200 more on a trade in than any other dealer in town." Leland S. McCarthy, manager of the Better Business Bureau here, said he checked one of these recently and found the boast was unfounded. The dealer quit making it. McCarthy says another thing for the buyer to watch for is the dealer who claims he's throwing in extra accessories. He said "usually they're not extras but original equipment put on by the factory." Great on the Surface Some dealers give away fur coats, TV sets, sets of dishes, or even vacation trips. The Auto mobile Dealers Association says some people must think "these dealers are in business for their health." Actually,. it said, it's a pretty safe bet that the customer rarely gets anything for nothing. Easy credit is something else. Some dealers are offering cars for as little as nothing the, first year and easy terms after'that. 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