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MEDFORD (OREGOlff) MAIL TMBPK1 flf 1ZJJI Soto Presents. Two Limes for 1955 Uh' Oontemporary 'Forward Look' . Friday, April 12, 1139 y S .i.t.4.,J..,fi.:l'-JHtii;to m ... TTTT. . . . - . - ' 'xSt 1 Atomic Bomb Shelter Built at Estate Of LA. Industrialist; Will House 14 Los Angeles (U.B An atomic bomb, shelter is being built on the suburban estate of Los Angeles industrialist. Everyone hopes it will never be put to a test. But the men who designed it believe they have some up with the best idea yet for survival under atomic attack. The shelter, involving a cylin drical iron "hull" buried in the ground, is the brainchild of Paul Laszlo, a noted industrial de signer, and James Clark - and Maj. Robert Crawford, two aero dyanmics experts. They believe the shelter' would offer complete protec tion to its occupants as close as one mile to the "ground zero" f an atomic bomb explosion. Ordinary buildings this close to (round .zero would be demol ished. Shelter Approved The Los Angeles City Plan ning Commission earlier this month gave its approval to the shelter. The first, one U Vieino built on the spacious grounds behind the home of industrialist John D. Hertz In suburban Woodland Hills. The shelter itself consists of a corrugated iron tube 10 feet in diameter and 30 feet long. It will be sunk in the ground and covered with about six feet of earth. It will have three rooms and a capacity of about ,14 peo ple. Air ducts will be equipped with filters to clean radioactive particles out of the air that is sucked into the shelter. The equipment also includes oxygen tanks, an electric generator, an emergency water supply, a set of tools and a geiger counter and radio. But the most significant fea ture of the shelter, as Laszlo de scribes it, is the entrance. A concrete mound with a carefully worked out aerodynamic shape surrounds the entrance well. 74 New Polio Cases Reported in Week Washington - (U.R) The Pub lic Health Service said today that 74 new cases of polio were reported in the week ending last Saturday. It said 87 cases were reported In last year's compar able week. The nation entered the so called "polio year" this month. For the first. two .weeks of the year 135 new cases- were re ported as compared to 184 cases, in the similar period of 1954. This mound is designed to create a low pressure area around the entrance no matter how power ful a blast of air is pushed- over it.. ' Important Doors Las7lo said this feature pro tects the shelter from having its door torn off its hinges. An ordi nary door would be ripped open by a blast six or eight miles away from ground zero. The shelter on the Hertz es tate will be just outside the house, on the side away from the city of Los Angeles. "I usually design homes," said Laszlo, 52, who was a pioneer of the indoor-outdoor conception of modern home design. "But I couldn't stand by idly when so little was being done about de signing shelters. - Hertz is a member of the board of trustees of the Love' lace Foundation at Albuquerque N. M.. which is noted for re search, in atomic . age medicine. He asked Laszlo . to go to work on a shelter, and agreed to have the first one installed at , his home. It will cost $12,000. "We'll go on from this to sim plified : models which can be much larger, for schools for in stance or much smaller, for a family of , more modest means,' Laszlo said. tr n w7 n n rz n n ctp ri n m U B - MUSH 111 II - W I Iff I I I I I I I I I 11.11 II IV T MM 0 mm M V-8's and 6's , . . ' - . ... . v SPORT COUPES SUBURBANS CLUB SEDANS 4-DOOR SEDANS YOUR New Plymouth Is All Serviced, Ready For Delivery 33 South Riverside glut 0 Phone 2-5203 Engines Designed To Operate on Less Expensive Fuels - The two DeSoto lines for 1955 are completely new from bumper to bumper longer, lower, and wider, with a stylish contemporary new "forward look", which expresses fleetness, power, and outstanding perform ance. The DeSotos may be seen at Dick Knight Co., 38 South Riverside ave. Both lines, the magnificent new Flatflite, new leader of the DeSoto line, and the well-known Firedome are powered by new hemispherical combustion cham ber V-8 engines, redesigned for increased power and perform ance. Greater Displacement These engines feature greater displacement and larger intake and exhaust valves. The Fire flite engine delivers 200 horse power and is equipped with a new four-barrel carburetor with vacuum automatic control on the opening of the two secon dary barrels. This permits eco nomical cruising on two barrels, with automatic opening of the other, two barrels for a burst of acceleration. Coupled with the improved Powerflite transmis sion, this power plant provides a gratifying abundance of power and speed to meet every driving need. The famous Firedome engine now delivers 185 horsepower, an increase of 15 over the previous model. Efficient Operation Unlike many cars, both the Fireflite and Firedome engines are designed to operate effi ciently on the less expensive standard fuels, which can add up to a considerable saving on fuel bills in a year of driving. In addition to the many new features of the bodies, from the "New " Horizon" fully wrapped- around windshield, to the beau tiful color-keyed interior ap pointments, the 1955 DeSotos in corporate many equally import ant chassis changes. Frames are heavier and more rigid. Both front and rear suspensions have been redesigned to further re duce body roll on cornering. The front tread has been increased almost four inches, rear springs are more than five inches fur ther apart, and the Oriflow shock absorber mountings, front and iear, have been , modified for greater effectiveness. From every . standpoint, styl ing and engineering; the 1955 models are the finest and most beautiful motor cars ever of fered by DeSoto. ; Three-Cent Stamp Possesses Long, Colorful History Washin eton (U.R) The three- cent: stamp. ; which postal offi cials want to abandon in favor of four-cent postage on first class letters, has had a long and colorful history. - "' , More than 175 regular and commemorative issues of three cent stamps have left the presses since they first appeared in 1851. It has been dressed in purple, red, blue, green and maroon. More than 100 years ago a pro file of George Washington de signed from a bust by Houdin adorned the first three-cent stamp. It appeared four years after the government started issuing adhesive postage stamps. Since then, according to tne national Geographic society, three-cent stamps have featured a gallery of leading Americans and history-making" events. Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, both Roosevelti. . William Penn, Webster and Generals Lafayette, Sherman, Grant, Sheridan, Goethals and Staphen W. Kear ney have been on three-centers. Most Revenue ' Still-others honored were Id- gar Allan Poe, Luther Burbank, Victor Herbert, Augustus Saint- Gaudens, Al Smith, Edison, Joseph Pulitzer, George Wash ington Carver, Will. Rogers, Joel Chandler Harris. Samuel Gomp- ers, George Eastman, Harlan F. Stone and "Casey" Jones of rail road fame. Women honored were Clara Barton, - Juliette ;Low, Moina Michael and Betsy Ross. Three-cent issues memorializ ed-Bvrd's second Antarctic trip, baseball's centennial, the 'Smith sonian Institution's 100th anni- Mountain observatory, the GAR's final encampment and state ad missions to the Union. Three-cent stamns have pro vided more revenue than any other denomination. - In fiscal 1954 alone, they brought in $300, 000,000. But that still was not enough, according- to the costal Oregon State Motor Association Observes Golden Anniversary M This is the Golden Anniversary of the Oregon State Motor As sociation! Fifty years ago, in April, 1905, a group of pioneer Portland auto mobile owners conceived the idea of forming an organization of persons interested in the new horseless carriages. Such an or ganization, they felt, was needed to provide leadership for the de velopment of better roads, better driving aids, legislation to reg ulate the use of the motorized vehicle and other matters per taining to the ownership and use of the automobile. 218 Registered Affer all, there were 218 auto mobiles registered in the state of Oregon in 1905, and it was the firm belief of those early automobilists that in the years to come, this number would increase-materially! And if some thing wasn't done to prevent it, there was a very good chance that people who still thought the automobile wasn't here to stay and who are fairly sure that it would be better for every one, concerned if it didn't would set up restrictions which would be to the detriment of the new vehicle's development. At: the' first meeting of the group in Portland, P. S. Mal colm, who was named tempor ary chairman, said in so many words: .,- ' . - ,s "When rthe public learns that this club will place a restraining hand upon its members regard ing the - rate 'of speed and the manner in which cars-should be driven through the streets, they will not be; disposed to cry for laws that will be detrimental to automobilists." ; So, with high purpose and su preme vision, these intrepid pio neers in the motorized world laid their plans and the' Portland Automobile Club came into be ing late in April, 1905. -Effective Role During the last . half -century, the club has played an intimate and effective role in all develop ments that went to make the operation and ownership . of automobiles what it is today. The Association plans to tell something of . this story during the Golden Anniversary year. In The Oregon Motorist, official club publication, and in the pub lic press, radio and television, the fascinating story of ' 50 years of motoring will be told. The story of this development will be. keyed , to the objectives of motor clubs as expressed by the Portland group in 1905: ' Liberal Laws ; - "Enactment ' of liberal laws regulating the use of automo biles oh the -public highways. . "Protection of the legal rights of users of motor vehicles. "Improvement of public high days. ' - . "Development and ' introduc tion of the automobile. "Equitable regulation of auto mobile racing and trials of en durance and efficiency, "A medium for counsel and interchange of informa 1 1 o n, ideas and suggestions tending to the - development and advance ment of the art." SPEEDING TEACHERS . Indianapolis, Ind. - (U.R) Miss Lekile Hicks and Mrs. Lola Pence were, lectured by a judge for speeding in a school zone. Both are schoolteachers. Ignorance of Denial Health Widespread Chicago (U.R) Many .'chil dren are crowing up to be den tal cripples because ignorance about dental health Is still too wide-spread, according to the president of the American Dent al association. , Dr. Daniel T. Lynch Wash ington, D. C, said "the toll taken by dental decay alone in terms of tooth loss, ' difficulty in' eat ing, blighted appearances and even facial deformities it stag gering and needless. .: Lynch said emphasis on chil dren's dental health Is the only sound approach to the nation's dental problem. He urged that the following procedures be carried out for all children to help promote life long dental health. 1. A nutritious diet low la sweets. 2. Proper use of the tooth brush right after eating. 3. Early detection and treat ment of dental defects to prevent more serious ills later. 4. Fluoridation of community water systems to reduce dental decay among ; children by as much as 65 per cent. As New and Beautiful as Pear Blossoms! e It at ill J ni rmRDnVfnYl7arrfin II II II "i I II IV IVlll II I iUtMoD Smu In the City Park Eighth and Ivy Sts. "Show Stopper of the Auto Chow . Shown here is a De Soto Fireflite Sportsman - . . with the stylish new color sweep. 1955 DeSoto This year an entirely new creation in cars is causing a terrific stir of excitement wherever it's seenthe stylish and beautiful 1955 De Soto! Here, imaginatively fashioned in metal, fabric and glass, is a fresh, newborn thought in automobiles a bold, Forward step in looks i . power . . . and under-hood performance. . You see it outside in slim, taut lines . . . magnificently long, yet barely five feet high. You see it inside, too, in luxurious fabrics . . . glorious colors in fascinating moods ... a modern, stylish "Dual-Cockpit" instrument paneL ; And one turn behind the wheel' reveals the thrill of' bossing a De Soto, with surging V-8 power and such wonderful power assists as Powerflite Automatic Trans mission, Power Steering and Power Brakes. Today, : then drive the new De Soto with the Forward Look, MA 33 South Riverside Xinfett Phone 2-5203 department, to pay costs of han dling first-class mau.
