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Charts Indicate Navigation Aids For Boat Skipper What a road map is to an auto driver, the government chart is to the boatman, only more so. Charts not only show routes from here to there, but also indicate all the buoys, light houses and other aids to nav igation which will help the skipper find his way from place to place. At the same time rocky shoals, sandbars, submerged wrecks and other obstructions to safe passage are clearly depicted on these official "road maps of the waterways," as is the depth of water every few yards These charts are prepared and kept up to date by official agencies of the federal gov ernment, depending on which particular body you might be navigating. The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, De partment of the Interior, is responsible for charting the coastal salt waters and rivers and harbors adjacent to the sea. Their charts are sold at all Coast and Geodetic Survey offices and through author ized official agencies in many cities and towns. Charting Responsibility Inland, the U. S. Lake Siy- vey of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, is responsible for charting the waters of the Great Lakes, the St. Law rence River, The New York State Barge Canal, Lake Champlain and other lakes connected with the canal. The Lake Survey maintains offices in Detroit, Mich., and Buf falo, N.Y. Mississippi River charts are available from the Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, Miss. For offshore, international waters on the high seas, a listing of world waterways is issued annually by the U. S. Hydographic Office in Wash ington, D. C. World charts, pilot charts, weather summar ies, current tables and wind charts as well as supplement al information on various ports can all be obtained from the Hydrographic office or from . local authorized agents. The U. S. Coast Guard pub lishes a very useful volume, "Light Lists for United States Waters," sold by the Superin tendent of Documents, Gov ernment Printing Office, also available are annual tide and current tables for coastal waters. t A' BOATING IS FUN The whole family can have fun with a boat. Here a family enjoys a sandy beach after a trip in their boat. Southern Oregon's many lakes offer excellent facilities for almost every type of boating enthusiast. Many models of boats for family pleasure will be on display, at the Crater Lions club's Sportsfair at the Medford Armory Sat urday and Sunday. Trials Established For Challenge The schedule of prelimi nary and final trials among the 12-Metre Class 70-foot sailboats to select the Ameri can boat to make the 17th de fense since 1870 against a British challenge for The America's Cup has been estab lished by the sponsoring New York Yacht Club for the 1958 competition. The Royal Yacht Squadron of England has challenged for the historic trophy with its new 12-Metre craft "Sceptre" and the match race between the Britisher and the Ameri can defender is listed to begin off Newport, R. I., next Sept. 20. According to the rules, the defender must be named by Malaria Vanishing In VA Hospitals Chicago (IP) The Veterans Administration says malaria is a vanishing disease in -its hospitals, although hundreds of thousands of soldiers caught it in World War II and in the Korean conflict. The VA said only nine cases were treated in its 173 hos pitals and 101 out-patient clinics in the first three months of 1957. The decrease in malaria among veterans, the VA said, was due to two factors. The drugs primaquine and chloro- quine have given excellent re sults in treating the disease, and the malaria parasite tends to "burn itself out" in the human body. the NYYC's American Cup J Committee on or before Sept. 1 13, one week before the big international event. The first tests are expected j to come in late May when sev eral clubs on Long Island races for the "12's." The first competition under the spon sorship of the NYYC for the several boats vying for the honor of being the defender will take place during the New York club's annual re gatta June 7-8, also on Long Island Sound. The Preliminary Trials, the first official test in the waters off Newport are on the calen dar for the week of July 12 19 to be followed by addi tional comparisons on the New York Yacht Club's an nual cruise Aug. 1-9. Observa tion Trials will be held off Newport Aug. 16-23, and the Final Trials are set to com mence on September 1. Selection of the Defender will not be on the basis of which boat wins the most trial races. It will be up to The America's Cup Committee headed by W. A. W. Stewart to choose the craft which in its estimation will present the best all-around defense to the challenger. The trials will be conducted by the New York Yacht Club's regular Race Committee headed by John, Dickerson. Wood Favorite Boat Material Though many new synthet ics and .metals have gained in use in boat-building, the basic item is still the one used by Noah in building the Ark wood. It is especially impor tant to home and kit builders, and is still the favorite for many types of professionally built boats. Of the hundreds of varieties of wood, some are especially good for special uses and oth ers are to be avoided at all costs, as just any old wood won't do when it comes to boat-building. Poplas, birch and gum are very poor woods for any kind of boat use. They make a nice finish and look pretty be fore launching, but they will soak up water, discolor and rot very quickly. So be care ful of plans that call for any of these in a boat. The standbys are, of course, white oak for frames, keel and other structural mem bers, and cedar for planing. Yellow pine does about as well as oak in the same fields, and there are other woods that vie with cedar for the job it does, especially mahoganies. Plywood, of course, is of vital boatbuilding importance and the main thing here is to make certain it is exterior grade. Knots, which give the wood its letter grading, are a sign of strength actually, and are only a problem in painting and finishing. Fir plywood is the most popular for boat use, and dealers warn against using plywoods of the woods that are not suitable for boats. Bonding and pro tecting plywood -with some sort of filler before painting is very lmrjortant. Fir plywood, oak, yellow pine, cedar and mahogany are the major boat woods, with teak, spruce, ash and hick ory used for specialities like desks, spars, tillers, etc. Met als and synthetics continue to gain in popularity, but it will be a long time before wood is replaced as the num ber one boat material. Tips Given for Driving Boat When it comes to driving a boat, it is not the same as driving a car, though most power boats are now set up to give a similar feeling. Some newcomers seem to think they are alike, but more forces are at work on a boat than an automobile. Driving your boat can be great fun and more so if they work for you rather than against you, and following are a few tips to accomplish this: In moving your boat around the docks and in cramped quarters, it is better to use short bursts of power than Bags, whether big or small, are bright and bold for spring. A riot of colors, flowers and stripes blossom forth in bril liant colors. "All Good Things Come in Pears" fvwwwwywiflaflflflflflfl xxxn juOOO SI IB f Another Good PAIR D 3 and r MILL SUPPLIES Both Available From ST! &IHJIPIPILY Boys' Camp Files Business Name Grants Pass A certificate of assumed business name has been filed with the Josephine county clerk for the R-bar-E ranch, a boys' vacation camp, 5728 South Side rd., Grants Pass. It was formerly known as the "A pplegate Vacation Ranch." Operated by Mr. and Mrs. Ern Ellsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lott, the ranch was started last summer with an average of 17 boys each camp session. The name was changed be cause many people confused the location with the com munity of Applegate. The ranch, eight miles from Grants Pass, is open to visi tors on Sundays, according to the owners. Pictures Feature Winter Evenings During the long winter months when boat club ac tivity centers around hot stove discussion of , past and future cruises, races and other summer functions spice up lagging membership interest and enthusiasm with frequent evening programs of motion pictures about the many dif ferent aspects of boating. Thrilling films of hydro plane races, ocean sail pas sages, battles with 600 pound gamefish and lightning fast trout or aquatic adventures in exotic foreign lands make for a lively evening of re laxation. For the more serious-minded boatman, such in structive topics as weather and navigation, construction and maintenance, water safe ty, knot tying and sailing tactics could form the key note of an interesting film program followed by discussion. To help the entertainment chairman arrange his boating film nights through the "haul-ed-out" months, the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers is offer ing free of charge a 34-page catalog including 207 films on most phases of boating. The most complete listing of nau ticalfilms available to boat clubs, civic and church groups, schools and se-"ice clubs, this booklet gives the running time, whether color or black and white, sound or silent and give a short de scription of each film. Ad dresses for obtaining each film are included and those cleared for television are es pecially marked. Copies of the catalog may be ordered from the National Association at Room 1657, 420 Lexington Avenue, N.Y. . longer, timider ones. Within J reason, real power, smoothly I applied and controlled, makes j your boat behave better i more water flowing by the rudder, more definite its ac tion. Single screw boats can be turned in a short area by ap plying rudder control for one direction, along with power to make it take, while the boat is still moving in the op posite direction. Twin screw boats can be handled more easily in a tight spot by put ting one engine ahead and the other astern. Single screw boats will back to one side more easily than the other, depending on the direction the propellor turns remember this fac tor when docking, if other forces aren't involved which usually are wind and current. Always try to head into the wind or current in making landings, as it is easier to keep the boat under control with a lower relative speed, by aiming upwind or upcur rent. Light, shallow boats will feel more effect from the wind, and heavier, deeper ones from the current. It can be embarrassing to miss a perfect landing be cause the reverse gear fails to take over, so test your con trols to make sure they respond before making maneuvers. When towing a boat on a trailer remember the addition al feet added behind the car. It takes more room to park, more room to pass and a greater . distance to stop. Al ways drive at slow speeds. while a small boat is under way. If a change is neces sary, stop the boat and in struct passengers to keep low in the center, using their hands on the gunwales to steady themselves. 703 S. Grape Medford, Ore. MILD STEEL - ALLOYS - SHAFTING SIMONDS SAWS & KNIVES LINKBELT TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT Gates V-Belts and Sheaves General Electric Motors Jenkins Valves Allegheny Steel Strapping and Tools Air Cylinders & Valves MOORE'S SALUTES Pear Blossom Festival and Sportsfair WITH THESE OUTSTANDING VALUES SATURDAY and SUNDAY (1 to 5 Sun.) Use Our Lay Away Plan and Save on These Teriffic Buys! 18" BBQ ; Brazier $ 7.49 3" Boxed Chaise Replacement PADS 8.95 6-Ft. 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The survey was conducted by Dr. Leon T. Kendall, trade economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Ga. Sixth District bankers re ported that at the time of the study they had an estimated $6,000,000 outstanding in sup port of recreational boating. Seventy-six per cent of the respondents said they had ab solutely no loss experience while another 20 per cent said losses had been "very small" or less than auto financing losses. In addition to consumer ' boat financing, banks also as sist the marine dealer to maintain a sound inventory MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or., Frirfjy, April 11. 1938 34 by arranging special floor plan finance programs. Deal ers making use of this type of plan assure themselves of a good stock with which to work, even in the normally slower autumn selling season. The National Association of Engine and Boat Manufac turers has a list of banks in many sections of the country which have expressed a defi nite interest in boat financing and invite inquiries from would-be boat owners. Copies of the list may be obtained by writing: N.A.E.B.M., 420 Lex ington Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. NEWSMAN DIES New burgh, N.Y. OR Ed ward T. Hayden. 60, a promi nent newspaperman in th Hudson .Valley, died Thurs day. Hayden's journalistic ca reer spanned a 30-year pe riod. He was a political re porter for The Newburgh News until three years ago, when he retired after being stricken with cancer. i ENTERTAINER DIES Atlanta OP) Harold (Chuck) Willis, 31, Negro en tertainer who composed more than 100 songs, succumbed to a brief illness Thursday. 7 SKIN DIUING AQUA -LUNG EXHIBITION Big Tank from Portland Sports Show OUR OWN SEA HUNT1 MEDFORD ARMORY April 12th . and 13th Right Mow! It's' PEAR BLOSSOM TIME In The Rogue River Valley! . . . don't miss the Big Crater Lions Club-Sponsored :S-!lfi.XSj WOT II ' ' ' JSJr' Plus POOTSFAIR BOAT AND SPORTS SHOW AT.- AT THE ORY M And While You're Here A A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE ROGUE w RIVER VALLEY. (Driving time 20 minutes.) For a short drive to obtain a panorama of the valley, we recommend a trip to Prescott Park. An 18-mile round trip that offers you a breath-taking vista of the West's most beautiful valley from atop Roxy Ann Peak. A' JACKSONVILLE, THE SITE OF w GOLD DISCOVERIES IN THE 1850's. (Driving time 15 minutes.) The old court house has been converted by the County into a historical museum, with admission FREE. Filled with relics of the pioneer gold-mining era and the Indian War days. A TOUVELLE PARK ON THE ROGUE w (Driving time 20 minutes.) And we must not overlook mentioning this entic ing public park alongside the turbulent Rogue. LITHIA . PARK IN ASHLAND. (Driving time 35 minutes.) Cool and restful, this natural park, constructed and landscaped by John McLaren, the man re sponsible for the famed Golden Gate Park, features a zoo with many fascinating ani mals and birds. The kids will love it. VALLEY VIEW DRIVE. (Driving time 1 hour.) Follow the old Military Road from Gold Hill through Jacksonville and into Medford. A pleasant drive. This scenic tour skirts the western rim of the valley and grants spectacular views of the valley and the mountain ranges in the distance. LOTS of other WONDERFUL attractions. See the Pear Orchards in Full Bloom See the Lumber Mills in Production Visit the Rogue Valley Coun try Club for Golf Enjoy good Fishing and Picnick ing. Come for the SPORTSFAIR Come OFTEN this Summer for REAL FUN! MEDFORD CRATER LAKE LIONS CLUB 816 S. Riverside. Phone SP 2-5458 r
