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10B" MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, April 8, 1959
Less Stylized Hull
Design Keynote New
Boats at NY Show
Broader beam, less stylized
hull design and the growing
use of fiber glass and lap
strake wooden construction
keynoted the display of more
than 250 outboard runabouts
and utilities which comprised
the majority of craft on dis
play at the 49th annual Na
tional Motor Boat Show in
New York's Coliseum.
The outboard boat display
included rigs for day cruising,
fishing, water skiing, camp
boating, hunting and all man
ner of boating activities.
An interesting new design
is the Keller Kraft Satellite
II, billed as a "hydrabout.'
This craft is basically a 17-
foot runabout with hydroplane-type
sponsons built right
into both chines. When the
boat gets under way, she
comes up out of the water and
rides on these two outer spon
sons, attaining speeds up to 60
mph, according to the builder.
Novel Outboard
Another novel outboard
craft that made its first public
appearance at the Show is
Custom Craft's new four-point
Manta Ray runabout, a radical
fiber glass craft that has a
catmaran-type sea-sled hull.
Fiber glass reinforced plas
tic continues to grow by giant
steps as a favored material for
building these craft that vary
generally from 12 to 19 feet
in size. Playing the only
strong counter point to this
swing toward glass is the sim
ilar growth of lapstrake-
planked wood as a favored
hull material, particularly for
rougher water.
Many builders of. wooden or
aluminum boats are this year
adding fiber glass lines to
meet this growing demand.
One of the most notable in this
category is the Wagemaker
company which introduced its
Empire line of glass boats to
supplement its Wolverine
wooden boats and Cadillac
aluminum craft.
Outboard Motors
To carry the more powerful
outboard motors on the mar
ket today and to provide ad
ded stability and versatility,
many outboard boat manufac
turers offerings for this year
have greater beam than prev
iously. With the varied and
increased use that today's out
board boats are experiencing,
this development logically fol
lows the general build-up in
the average boat lengths not
able over recent years.
Another trend evident in
the outboard world is that
manufacturers are now in
cluding as standard equipment
what used to be "extra"
items, such as windshields,
steering wheels and cables,
deck hardware and in many
cases upholstered seats.
The automotive hull styling,
particularly tail fins, that was
widely featured in the past
several years on outboard
runabouts has in many cases
been abandoned in favor of
more simple design geared to
actual usage rather than 'to
visual appeal. However, man
ufacturers are making wider
use of color both in hull and
deck combinations and in up
holstery and interiors.
Group Cruising
Taking note of the growing
popularity for group cruising
in outboard boats with over
night stops along the way,
many manufacturers are offer
ing utility models with after
cockpits spacious enough for
two or three persons to sleep
on air mattresses. To provide
shelter these craft have either
convertible or permanent hard
tops.
Owens Yacht company,
whose boats range from 15 to
35 feet, is concentrating its
outboard production in fiber
glass and wooden lapstrake
planking, the latter an innova
tion for the Baltimore firm.
Another old line boat builder,
Penn Yan, is also making a
bid for a share of the bigger
sized outboard boat market by
introducing a line of five
wooden lapstrake craft from
14 to 19 feet long.
INSTALL ATION-Edgewater Marina, Edge
water, N.J., is an example of a well planned
installation. The U.S. needs more of these
facilities to accommodate the thousands of
new boats in the water.
About 200 billion out of
America's estimated annual
production of 485 billion
matches are given away with
the purchase of retail tobacco
products.
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EAGLE POINT
Dogs Must Be Confined
LIVING ROOM-K-35 yawl,
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LAURA A. McFALL
Eagle Point A reminder
was made to residents of the
city of Eagle Point that dur
ing the month of April, May
and' June, it is unlawful for
dogs to run loose within the
city.
All dogs picked up will be
taken to the county dog
pound and the owners will be
assessed a fine of $2.50 at the
Eagle Point city hall before
the dogs can be picked up at
the pound.
Several complaints have
been received in the city hall
of certain dogs killing chick
ens on South B st. The dogs
have been identified and they
are to be kept tied up
thru Easter, returning home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mar
tin were called to Klamath
Falls Thursday, due to . the
death of Martin's father.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sim
mons arid family motored to
Klamath Falls and visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Philliber and son Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ottosen left
April 1 for Modesto, Calif., to
meet her sister, Mrs. Mary
Rich. They both went on to
Pomona, Calif., for an indefi
nite visit with relatives and
friends.
A drivers license examiner
will be in Eagle Point on
Thursday, April 9, at the city
library from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BOXY JACKET - Generous
boxy jacket with high-rise de
tail is counterbalanced by
slim skirt of this suit.- By
Jack S a r n o f f in English
Quicksand worsted.
The heaters, a refinement
di those used in drive-in thea
ters in cold wetther, are sus
pended from the ceiling of a
plastic-sided canvas tent. They
operate on either natural or
propane gas, and eventually
may be used to warm building
lobby entrances, enclosed
swimming pools and the in
terior of trucks where food
products must be kept warm
while on the road.
Mrs. Jack Grow was host
ess on Tuesday, March 31, for
the South B coffee party, with
14 adults' and six children
present. The women on South
B st. are invited to the next
coffee party to be held at the
home of Mrs. David Harbison,
509 S. B st. on Tuesday, April
28, at 10 a.m. All women are
invited to these get-togethers
held on the last Tuesday of
each month.
Mrs. Dale E. Burns and son
David, "Redding, Calif., spent
a few days at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward R. Chamberlain, recently.
A no-host dinner party for
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ragsdale,
on a visit from British Colum
bia, Canada, was also the set
ting for a surprise shower for
Russell Ragsdales at their
home on Alta Vista rd.
Spring flowers decorated
the tables of the buffet style
dinner of ham and sweet po
tatoes, followed by angel cake
and raspberry cream.
Present . for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Davies, Medford, Mr. and
Mrs. Earle Jossy, White City,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bohnert,
Central Point; Mr. and Mrs.
Arlen Ragsdale, Mr. and Mrs.
Ace Wenker, Ashland, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Hayes and
son Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Geren, Mrs. Alma Meyer, Mr.
Albert Eaton; Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Cowden, Ed Cowden.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Peck
and daughter, Ronda, Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Ragsdale, Mrs
Rovert Fisher and Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Ragsdale of
Eagle Point.
The annual Eagle Point
Easter egg hunt was held Sat
urday, March 28, on the high
school football field. The Boy
Scouts of the area met at 10
a.m. to hide the eggs. About
250 to 300 children partici
pated in the hunt.
The hunt was sponsored by
the Eagle Point Jaycees and
the some 90 dozen eggs were
colored by the Jaycees and
the Jaycettes at the Ed Kim-
mel home Thursday evenmg,
Many pounds of candy eggs
were also .wrapped at tne
same time. .',
Week end guests over East
er were Luther Dunaway, San
Francisco, visiting at the Mr.
and Mrs. Edward R. and Ray
mond B. Chamberlain's
homes.
Ruth Hogel and Cell a
Johnston, Salem, nieces of
Edward R. and Frank A.
Chamberlain were also guests
over the Easter week end at
the Chamberlain homes. Jack
Chamberlain, Fortuna, joined
his wife and family over
Easter. They ' had spent the
week at the Chamberlain's
and the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cearley
and Joyce.
Mrs. W. E. McClelland and
Mrs. Eda Carberry, Eureka,
Calif., visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Boyer
from Wednesday, April 1,
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Adamson and family of Cor
vallis. are visiting, at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Cearley, and
Joyce, the week end of
April 4.
West Lane Group
Opposed To Park
; Florence - (CPD - An organi
zation to be known as the
Western Lane Taxpayers As
sociation has been formed
here to oppose the establish
ment of a National park.
.. Jack Hayes, Westlake, pres
ident of the group, said the
group does not oppose the
park as such but the bound
aries as laid out by Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) .
Hayes said the proposed
boundaries would threaten
homes and businesses in the
area.
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Spring Brings Danger
Of Children in Street
The return of spring to the
calendar also brings the re
turn of youngsters to streets
and a warning from Chief of
Police Charles P. Champlin
Jr., that drivers should be
alert for children in or near
streets.
He said 38 pedestrians were
either killed or injured in
Oregon traffic last year while
playing in a street or road
way. Thirty of these were 14
or under.
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POPULAR LOOK - Elegant
in mink is spring's popular
little - jacket look. .This one
just twenty-four inches long,
has notched petal collar. By
Frederica.
RENTS ITALIAN VILLA
Rome UPD Princess Soraya,
former queen of Iran, has
rented a villa here and will
stay in Italy for at least six
months, informed sources said
today.
Champlin said figures from
the department of motor ve
hicles reveal that 11 children
under 15 were killed in all
types of pedestrian accidents
and 470 in that age group
were injured in pedestrian
mishaps.
Young bicyclists also have
their share of trouble, with
three in the 5-14 age group
killed and 281 under 15 in
jured while riding bicycles.
Chief Champliri said drivers
should remember that chil
dren sometimes act without
thinking while playing or
riding bikes. "It's up to driv
ers to expect the unexpected
and to drive at speeds which
would always permit a safe
stop, especially in residential
districts or near school
zones," he concluded.
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suit in lacy loop British wool
en mohair. See cover photo
for another view of the suit.
By Arthur Jablow; hat by
John Frederics.
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MISHAPS KILL 16
Seoul, Korea -(CPD- Sixteen
persons died Tuesday in two
separate mishaps in the re
public of Korea. Nine passen
gers were killed when a bus
crashed into a reservoir near
Pohang. Near Taegu seven
persons, including five in one
family, died after eating vege
tables sprayed with a poison
ous insecticide.
BEARS THWART FIREMEN
Komatsu City, Japan-lliPD-Several
hundred fire fighters
fled a forest blaze Monday
just two steps ahead of three
frightened grown up bears
and two bear cubs. More than
125 acres burned before the
police shot the bears and the
firemen got back to work.
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