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Friday. October 21, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE ,
EXTEND HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE'
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MOTORS
GUNFIRE TEST on highway signs, conducted by laboratory tech
nicians at a northwest rifle range, proved fir plywood g greater
resistance to this act of vandalism.
NIGHT SCENE of highway signs following part of vandalism test
gives some idea as to degree of readability remaining. Note metal
sign, lower left, defaced by bending.
ENGINEER examines results of test on highway signs to determine
their resistance to bending forces. Fir plywood showed superiority
to signs of metal products.
Fir Plywood Signs Prove
Resistant to Most Damage
Highway traffic departments
have just received a liberal
assist in their uphill fight to
keep control signs readable in
the face of vandalism.
These departments can turn
now to accurate laboratory data
which proves conclusively - that
fir plywood signs ar more re
sistant to damage than metal
and fiber products.
A west coast industrial lab
oratory produced the data after
a long series of tests on all con
trol sign materials in current
use. Fir plywood signs - with
medium density resin fiber over
lay for an optimum paint sur
face made the best showing in
the tests. All of the materials
were subjected to standardized
"vandalism" attacks, approxi
mating as nearly as possible the
senseless damage inflicted to
signs along U.S. highways.
With the exception which was
factory-finished and reflectorized
the signs were finished in a
recommended manner and
Scotchlight reflective sheeting
applied to one face. These were
the 24"x25" diamond shaped
warning, signs conforming to the
Federal manual of Uniform Traf
fic Control for sheets and high
ways. A common act of violence is
the throwing of rocks or bottles
at street and highway signs,
often done from a moving auto
mobile. To standardize a com
parable vandalism test a catapult
was used to hurl objects against
the face of each sign with the
same force. About the same
amount of overall damage re
sulted with all materials. How
ever, the Scotchlight sheeting on
the plywood base materials suf
fered less damage than that on
signs of the other materials.
Signs often will be deliberate
ly or accidentally knocked down,
causing extensive damage, es
pecially if the sign material
lands with any force on edge
against a hard surface. For this
test, the signs were attached to
a conventional 4"x4" wooden
post. The post was fastened to a
base plate with a heavy hinge
which kept post and sign upright
until a " weighted pendulum
knocked them down. Here, again
plywood signs showed the great
est resistance to damage.
In the gunfire test, each sign
was attached to an individual
4"x4" post and used as a target
at a rifle range. Here, too, ply
wood signs showed considerably
more resistance to damage from
bullets. .... .. ...
Again, the plywood signs
showed the greatest resistance to
what is probably the most com
mon form of vandalism against
such objects: Attempting to bend
the sign or tear it from its post.
Metal signs with which plywood
was compared could be bent by
hand; some very easily; synthe
tic fiber signs offered little re
sistance because ' they could be
readily pulled off the post.
Since most acts of sign vandal
ism are committed on the spur
of the moment, and in a hurried
manner because of the fear of
being caught, the tests were de
signed t to see which material
could withstand a quick attack
from bullets, thrown objects,
oi by hand.
In all of the tests, plywood
signs proved that they aremore
likely to survive and remain
readable.
Salem .Transit Line
Faces Loss of Permit
Salem U.R) An ordinance to
revoke the franchise of the City
Transit company in Salem will
be introduced to the Salem city
council in the next few weeks,
City Councilman Dave O'Hara
said yesterday.
O'Hara said violations of the
terms of the franchise by the
transit company would be the
basis of his argument for can
cellation of the franchise.
He said the franchise calls for
payment of an annual license fee
of $25 a bus but no payments
had been made for two years.
Gold Hill Man Held
On Charge of Rape
Paul Leon Jacks, 20, Gold
Hill, was arraigned in district
court yesterday on a charge
of rape. A hearing fpr Jacks was
set for Oct. 25. Bond was set
at $2,500.
A. A. Erwin, 44, Holland ho
tel, was also arraigned yester
day on a charge of drawing a
bank check with insufficient
funds in the bank. Bail for Er
win was set at $1,500.
Dduglas fir, from which ply
wood is made and which grows
on the western slope of the Cas
cade mountains, is one of the
two strongest structural woods
known and the world's most val
uable commercial tree.
Houses built of fir plywood,
and properly constructed, meet
FHA requirements.
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Cross-bonded
Panels of
Real Wood
Large, Light,
Strong
3 IPILYWID MUSTiW
19SS
FOR 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN PLYWOOD
The growing Plywood industry is an important factor in the economy of Medford and Jackson County.
The greatest concentration of forest products industries in the world include southwestern Oregon. We,
here at Crater Lake Motors, have a share in this important builder of payrolls, since logs must be moved
from forests to mills .'. . the finished product again transported. The BEST, MOST ECONOMICAL and
DEPENDABLE way is by FORD TRUCKS, so be sure to see the . . .
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'56
NEW POWER! Short Stroke power in every model
. . . and at no extra cost! New Ford Trucks for '56 give you
power increases up to 26. You get rolling faster, cruise
at sustained highway speeds and have more reserve power!
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NEW SAFETY and COMFORT.! New NEW CARRYING CAPACITY throughout the
Driverized Cab comfort, plus the protection of safety
features you can t get m any other trucks ... new Laie
guard steering wheel, new Lifeguard door latches!
line. New Ford F-500 "lj-tonner," for example, has new
15,000-lb. GVW an increase of 1,000 lbs.! New higher
capacity tubeless tires standard equipment on all models!
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Ford Trucks for '56 give you the world's greatest
line-up of modern Short Stroke power. Now, your
choice of eight engines seven Y-8's and a Six from
133 to 200 h.p.! Only Ford has Superior Short
Stroke power in every truck!
The result: less power waste . . . greater gas
savings . . . less wear on moving parts . . . much
longer, lower-cost engine life.
Choose from over 280 models
from Pickups to BIG JOBS
Shown: new Ford F-100 8-ft. Express.
Gives you more usable power, Y-8 or Six,
than any other truck in its class.
It looks the leader, too!
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'PROOF! Comparisons of all .
makes of trucks, based on net
horsepower and suggested list
prices, show that Ford gives . '
you more power for your money
than any other truck line.
Treat yourself
to America's
easiest-driving
Pickup with
Fordo ma tic!
fOpKonal at extra cost.
Only Ford gives you all these new and occlusive features
Ford Trucks are first with safety first in
new Driverized Cabs! Only Ford gives
you so many safety features . . . tubeless
tires now standard on all models.
In no other truck engine will you
find the complete combination of sodium
cooled exhaust valves, self-sealing intake
valves, stress-relieved cylinder heads
and other built-in durability features
that are standard in today's heavy-duty
Ford Truck engines.
UfUf 8-ft. F-100 Express
"trr' for bulky loads, avail
able at small extra cost. Also,
popular 6J4-ft. Pickup. GVW
rating 6,000 lbs.
NEW Deep-center Life
guard steering wheel
helps protect driver from steer
ing column. Only Ford has it!
No extra cost.
jJtWt lifeguard door latches
"crr give added protection
against doors jarring open on
vehicle impact ... another
Ford safety exclusive.
fJtUff 12-volt electrical sys
"fcrF' tern for better cold
weather starting, improved
high-speed performance,
greater electrical reserve.
HflUl Hood air scoop, 4
barrel carburetor,
and dual exhaust system avail
able on Series 750 and up, for
extra reserve power!
flfUII Tubeless tires run up
,to 25 cooler, give
"extra mileage, resist blow
outs! Standard on all Ford
Truck models.
UFUf Master-Guide Power
Steering now avail
able on most conventional and
Cab Forward Big Jobs. Stand
ard on many Ford Tandems!
fltlJl Sodium-cooled
"trr exhaust valves in
heavy-duty engines operate as
much as 225 cooler than solid
stem valves, last far longer!
NEW!
Full-wrap rear
window for easier
backing, parking, maneuver
ing. Low extra cost. New full
wrap windshield standard.
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CRATER LAKE MOTORS
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TV! NOEL COWARD MARY MARTIN ON FORD STAR JUBILEE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 '
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