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Two Injured in Chemult Wreck Chemult, Ore. - (UPD - Two persons were hospitalized Fri day following an accident two miles north of here late Thurs day-night involving two auto mobiles and a truck. One of the cars was taking five Uni versity of Oregon students to Berkeley, Calif., for the Ore gon-California football game Saturday. Judy Ann Allen, 18, Port land, a student at Oregon, and Mrs. Opal Smith, about 60, Coos Bay, were taken to Sacred Heart hospital in Eu gene with injuries. Attend ants said their condition was listed as "good." Two other students, Judith Richards and Taisto Pesola, suffered minor injuries but were not hospitalized. State Policeman Bill Ave line of the Gilchrist office said witnesses told him the accident apparently happened after a car driven .by Mrs. Smith's husband, William G., 57, ran out of gas. The stu dents' car stopped to offer help and the southbound truck, driven by James E. Hamilton, 49, Pacoima, Calif., swerved to avoid a north bound car weaving from side to side and struck the two parked cars, the officer said. Smith and two sons, Dar rell, 21, and Charles, 16, es caped injury as did two other students, Richard Grover, 19, and Bob Clement, 19, Astoria. Hamilton also was not hurt. I Washington-UPI-The Feder al Reserve Board has taken new credit-tightening action by authorizing five Federal Reserve banks to increase their interest rates on loans to commercial banks from 2 to 2V4 per cent. MEDFORD Tribune Third Section MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1958 Pages 1 - 8 British Auto Manufacturers Talk About Making Bigger Cars i , ' 'A By ELMER C. WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York-flJPD- While Amer icans talk about our auto companies turning out small er cars in the future, the British are talking about the baby cars growing up. Britain Auto Show is in session as a record auto mobile year Eimr wiizcr for that na tion draws to a close. But the mood of that show is described by the British Financial Times as "subdued almost as though the industry were catching its breath for fear that prosperity might not last." Here are the United King dom's troubles in the automo bile industry; Its share of the European market continues to fall and more stringent import licensing is in progress on the part of some of the Common wealth countries. Add to these fears over the United States market for Brit ish cars and you have the ex planation of the blue streak in the auto show atmosphere. The British feel that no ma jor Automobile company can turn out a small car within the next 12 months, but, the ROGUE RIVER Couple Hurt in Crash By MRS. MYRTLE WHIPPLE - Rogue River Mrs. Betty Rhoten gave a birthday din ner Oct. 18 in honor of her son, Carl, who was one year old. Dinner guests were his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rhoten, and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Miller. Other guests were Dick Rhoten, an uncle, and an aunt, Mrs. Donald Haynes and son of Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Owen of Grants Pass. Others who called during the evening "were Mr. and Mrs. Conley Rhoten and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Buster Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Quesen- berry were involved in an ac cident Sunday near Gold Hill, when the car in which they were riding and a pickup truck collided. Mrs. Quesen- berry suffered a broken arm and other bruises and Ray was scratched - and bruised. They were in the Rogue Valley hos pital in Medford. The driver of the pickup was Ivan Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith returned last week from a week's visit in Longview, Wash., with Smith's brother; in Vancouver with' Mrs. Smith's brother, Walter .Snow: and in Portland with another brother of Smith, Ivan Smith. Mrs. Betty Rhoten and son, Carl, of Wimer, returned last week from several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ander son of McMinnville, and with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boulter of Portland. David Dobbie and the Rev. D. F. Barnett were in Ross burg Oct. 10. Mrs. Grace Stroud and Mrs. Lonie Allen received word re cently of the death of their sister, Mrs. Sarah Slocum, of Holton, Kan. Cliff Miller and Ernest Mill er of Hamilton, lowa, wno were called here by the death of their niece's husband, James Rhoten, returned to their home after a visit with their brother, Lee Miller, and family. Mrs. Belle Shappell has re turned home from a six week's visit with a son in Laramie, Wyo., and a son and sister in Cheyenne, Wyo., and on her way home she visited a sister, Mrs. J. C. Klinker, in San Francisco, Calif...... - Harold Moore, electronic technician 3c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore of Wimer, has been home for two weeks leave from El Centro, Calif. Mrs. Lonnie Allen of New York state is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Walter Stroud, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Belle Shappell. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Strahan toured California during Mrs. Strahan's vacation from the Rogue River postoffice. Financial Times points out aft er a survey that that is about all the breathing space left. U. S. Small Car Soon "The U. S. manufacturers are now taking foreign com petition seriously," says the Financial Times, and it seems that by 1960, General Motors at least will have a small car for sale. "The success of British and European manufacturers in meeting the U. S. demand for a small car may well prove too great for them to be al lowed to enjoy it unmolested." In their show, the British have no major new models on display. The Financial Times' motoring correspondent notes a tendency toward the small cars increasing in size "Families have a habit of growine up and so, too, has the baby car," he says. "Always, no doubt, there will be a market for a tiny saloon which in many cases forms the initial stage in the transition of a motorcyclist to a motorist. , He takes for an example the German Goggomobile and says a tendency to increase its size already was noted last year at the Frankfort Motor Show. This year, the makers have brought out a big broth er to the baby the new 1700 or Royal Goggomobile with its engine in the front. Reverse Market The correspondent also notes that the Berkley is add ing something to its stature in the way of a four-seater where formerly the car only seated two persons. He finds only one small car has been added to the exhibits at the British show in con trast with many baby car ad ditions in previous years. Don't get the idea that Britain is jumping into the really big car class with its production models. The new Goggomobile, big brother to the Pee-We of old, gives 56V4 miles per gallon against 55 to 60 miles for the little fellow with its npt .unattractive snub nose. ' There are real contrasts the American motor makers looking hopefully ahead to a year of increased sales after a Carl Magerle and son Dick, and Grant Clyde hunted in the Fish lake area last week end and Clyde got the only deer. The Rogue River Hobby club will meet Tuesday, Oct. 28, in thet home of Mrs. Harry Condray and the Laurel Gar den club will meet Nov. 5 in the home of Mrs. Clare Doug las, with Mrs. James Whipple as co-hostess. , Portugal, noted for its port wines, exports large quanti ties to England. Portuguese port wines have enjoyed a special status on the English market and the English din ner table for more than 250 years. Sweden's civil defense or ganization is to be made more efficient under a ten year plan costing perhaps $148 million. a warm friend . . . your neighborhood Mobilheat man Atf CREEr' STAMPS U.J. WITH MOBILHEAT MEDFORD FUEL CO. Court and McAndrews Tel: SP 2-2111 h in What's Cookin'? by MEL LATTIE Republican What about the Talent Irrigation Project? The way I see it At its completion there will be over 15,000 acres of new land under ir rigation. The use of this land will present many ( problems in plant ing, drainage, marketing and fi nancing. A work ing farmer in the Legislature would be a valuable safeguard to the farmers of the county. i PUT DEL LATTIE in the State Legislature Nov. 4 Ballot No. Ill Paid Adv. Lattie tor Represent ative Committee. Dick Gray, Chmn., Cherry lane, Medford. poor year and. the B r i t is b fearing a dip after a record year. And here we are talk ing about little cars and im porting them, and the British talking about the babies grow ing up to become bigger cars. We could buy the little British cars and they could buy our big ones and every body would be happy or near ly so. We'd cramp our bones in the "tink saloons" and the British would cramp their pocketbooks buying petrol for our high -compression beauties. Wages of Actress Protected by Judge Dallas-dlPD-A district judge has ruled that a New York furrier cannot garnishee the salary of Marie (The Body) McDonald to collect $5,000 back payment on a chinchilla coat. Judge Paul Peurifoy Thurs day refused the claim of Mil ton C. Herman on grounds that Miss McDonald's $7,200 salary while entertaining at the Statler-Hilton hotel here in recent weeks was wages. Under Texas law wages are free from garnishment. Rice is the staple food for more than one billion human being in the world. Fog's ; Return Brings Headlight Reminder Salem The return of fog to Oregon's weather scene has brought a reminder that head lights, on low beam, not park ing lights, should be used when driving in fog. The department of motor vehicles said the law makes it illegal to use parking lights at any time when headlights are required. Lights must be turned on from a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise or at any other time when a driver cannot see clearly for a distance of 500 feet. Too many drivers, the de partment said, make the mis take of using parking lights when driving in morning or Brazil, which has an area of 3,28,045 square miles, is di vided into 20 states, a Fed eral district and five territor ies. The number of inhabi tants of that sprawling area is estimated by the Brazilian In stitute of Geography and Sta tistics to total 62 million. By the Month-$5.00 CORNER 5th and GRAPE Apply at the Groceteria early evening fog. 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