Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948, February 13, 1929, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextFIVE V AIRPLANE VIEW OF PACIFIC COAST PLANT OF WILLYS-OVERLAND COMPANY '.4-- ? ' 5 ' 1 ..I ; . it." Ml KM.- w -- -r ' J-vr j hi Mr rmupy ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1929. ZtJ! rTdT .vA ,TIR,0,l 'rO'c s t s " -1 MA . ! - . j w iw i a LOS ANGKLES, Feb. 13. At-1 ter or ceremonies, tended by several hundred busi-j Mr. Cianuaii and Mayor Cry or ness men, civic leader and proin-1 voiced their appreciation of .ir. inetit citizens, the new fl.uw.UW I'acilic coast factory of S iilys Overland, Inc., wan formally oiu d at a luncheon held at the plant 1 Thursday noon. ' John N. Willys, president of ; Willys-Overland, Juc, who headed a group of factory officials from Toledo, Ohio, was the cent at ltn ure at the luncheon which was ar ranged by chamber of commerce officials under the direction of Ar-; thur U. Arnoll, secretary and gen eral manager. The program included an ad dress of welcome by Shuitnoii Crandall, president of the chamber of commerce and Mayor George E. Cryer and a respomte by Air. 1 Willys. George h. Eastman, iiajt president of tiie chamber was nias- iliys' realizaujn of the iiupurt- Mice of trie faciuc coast reun ana establishing tiie great plant on litis coast. 1 hey painted Mow ing plenties that await manufactur es in tiie coast section. Mr. Willys in his reply outlin ed the extensive manufacturing pians now under way. He decar cd the Pacilic coast region is one of the most i::iionant territories In the United Slates fur automo bile manufacturers and stated that with t tit new factor his company is now better able to supply his Meat section with dispatch, render tiie highest grade of service and cooperate fully with dealers and tiie general public. He ah;o spoke of the speed with which the in creasing transpacific and South American trade can 1ms supplied ' built. by the proximity of ocean ship- In the evening at the Hiltniore ping. I hotel, Mr. Willys and the factory Other Willys-Overland officials ' group attended a dinner at which accompanying Mr. Willys included ; were seated several hundred deal Colin Campbell, vice-president in ers. their hankers and sales man chare e of sates; 1. A. Miller, vice-! agers. Friday another luncheon president and general manager; A. j was held at the factory for mem- IS. Qualy, secretary to Mr. Willys; bers of the Pacific coast auton jiks manager and tive trades. The new Willys-Overland factory Is one of the first automobile i plantB to he opened on this coast. Ground was broken May 29, land the plant rushed to comple j tion. It represents an Investment I of $l,5i0.0(io and consists of four buildings of steel, concrete and ' brick construction having a total I floor space of 4.",0.ttoo square feet. Tiie main building is 660x420 feet and one story high with a J. A. Sheldon, woiks manager and W. R. Ourand, works engineer, who were in direct charge of building the new factory; Ward M. Canaday, president of llin I'nited States Advertising corpora tion. Following the luncheon an in spection nip was made through the factory which is already in opera tion. The general public has been Invited to visit the big plant where opt-n house was held the remaind- entire length of the structure. Al so there Is a two-story adminis tration building, tux 140 feet power house 4Tx7 feet ar.d an oil iioiue 47x47 feet. I The factory Is fitted with the most modern machinery and equip ment and is deviated to be tiie most efficient plant of its kind In existence. Its estimated capacity ts 3u,tHiu cars yearly and when run ning double shift at top speed will employ more than 1,500 per sons. At prevent alrtut 100 automobiles are being turned off the assembly line daily and crews are working double shift in an effort to supply the great Influx of orders that fol lowed the receut introduction of the 1929 Whippet four and Whip pet six. About 9t0 persons are cf the week and see how Whip- I great concrete loading dock at I now employed and this number will pet and Willvjj-Knight cars are I floor level siretrhim: almost the be increase an production grows. 1 . . - 1 - 1 ..-! POPULAR GUY NEGRO GETS 30 YEARS , Judge Enrl Peters. The court , FOR MURDEROUS ATTACK oveiruled the defense motion for a new trial. (AnocUU-d 1'rew Lrafe-d Wirr) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb 13. Jake Bird, nepro. convicted of committing a murderous assault upon G. Harold Stribling. East Omaha, Iowa, was sentenced yes terday to SO years In prison by has "I suppose old Messesohn got all the money he wants?" "And a lot that other people want!" Passing Show. 7 KILLED IN WRECK AfcWK-iatttl lreas Lea -J Wire) BELGRADE. Jugoslavia. Feb. 13. Seven persons were killed and a score seriously injured in a colli sion of Zareb-Uelgrade trains near here yesterday. It was fear ed that many of the injured would BRITISHER HOPES T TRAFFIC COP KILLED IN CHASE AFTER SPEEDER il'e. (AnorUtM 'rm UftflM Win) OAKLAND, Calif.. Fell. 12 III pursuit of n speeding motorist, Kr , nest H. Phllbrick, motor traffic po- licentan, cmxht d. into un autoino- ui.ti uuu wus num'u 10 uns ueiim. ihe officer waa thrown fifty feel by the Impact. caped. 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Given by Ladies' jprobltm of keeping the car on a J Aid Society for benefit building J straight course, lor a slipht varia-'f ind. Price rifi cents. tion which would mean nothiiiR in TTTTTTfTT' a pleasure car travelitiK at sixty j miles au hour. miKht spell ruin to j j him. The world record attempt will be niKle under sanction of the 1 American Automobile association, 1 the coverniiiK body of speed tests . . i in this country, and of the city of Daytona Heaeu. While these two! 'agencies will make every attempt I to liave the courts In perfect con-! I ditiou, ttmy cannot influence thei ! driving of the car. f ! It will be up to M.ijor Si-grave ! to keep it in a straight course. Ati 240 miles an hour the car is trav-1 cling 'A'SZ f et a second. Suppose ' ! ilie car HlRiuld deviate only three ! i d gites from a straight course! .while speeding along at its niaxi j ! mum Kpeed. In oue second, it j would be in A 12 feet off. the course. ' i If it were to veer tea Uesrees It would be 61.42 feet off the course in one ueoond. On the oue side as the car hurtles down the beach is the Boft Band of the shore side, on ! the other the water of the ocean. ! Further than that, a car speed ; ing along at upward of 2U0 miles 1 an hour cannot be brought back ; into a straight course at once. The I pilot may turn his steering wheel to correct the deviation, but so; great is the forward momentum1 ; that response is not instantaneous, j ' Ah someone recently wrote: "No ; signing record demands finer! 'combination of courage and skill: j j ana" none Imposes heavier penal-1 , tics for the absence of such quail j I lies." Streamlining Is another matter ! that the major had to consider. At first thought the average person might say that perfect streamlin-l ing will he the means of reducing! the wind pressure to a minimum.! This latter might he true, but with j perfect islrvamli:ilug there wuuid be a tendency for the car 'to Ml I from the around and to heroine in- stable fiom other angles. It g n-i eraily is recognized that a perfi-ct (Cunparison at thclllotor Shows is Shotmig tiie thuntty that the new Nash "of is tlte onh ear of all the new ears that afTer aU these important feature as standard equipment.. mtmoeHrm cast THE new Nash "400" not only gives you all the important 1929rcfineraentslistedabove, but gives them to you without one single cent of extra cost. All motor cars have two prices the factory (f. o. b.) price, and the delivered price. If the delivered price in cludes the extras, charged for at retail prices, you'll find your car costing a lot more than you antic ipre. Some dealers (not Nash dealers) charge as much as $50 or $60 for bumpers alone. On the new Nash "400" you'll find every necessary accessory . . . hydraulic shock ab sorbers . . . bumpers, front and rear . . . even tire locks . . . installed at the factory . . . included in the factory price .. '. no extra cost. That means a very much lower price, delivered, fully equipped. The Nash "400" leads the world in motor car value! r trn?.WVwW w Motor Cmr Value L. R. CHAMBERS MOTOR COMPANY ' NASH SALES AND SERVICE Main and Douglas Sts. Phone 649 Roaeburg . 70 Advanced Fealnres Include: Power increased 24 Above 78 miles an hour top speed 60 miles an hour all day Four hy draulic shock absorbers New type double action four-wheel brakes- Large, fine bodies Kasicr steer ing vircaier economy. AVON SPRAY streamline Is a body of modified J cigar shape. In the air th! design j if it couil be oh'.aincd. would he : perfect, hut a pedin automobile ! must be kept on the ground. 'Id' de inn must he such that there is; sufficient pressure do nwani to j kt-ep the fiont at the car from rin itiK. There must also be nuffM-lent f downward pressure on th rear! whetds so that they lll g"t iiac-j tion. So tiie prohlt-in of design Is j one lhat will mo;t closely mei re all the dou'ts and do's in concilia tion Into a tar body that will olt I a minimum of wind resistance, hut will also be so built that it uHl stay where it belongs- -on tne ground, and not rise Ht tlrm-a into ! the air due to wind pressure on ; some of its wiUms. j S;rtakinr. of wind ir"s.-urc. itO expert has f.gurcd that ' l miles an hour, with a fron'al-i'fa of twelve s't.Tie fet-t, Iht re wilt be a pressure of 748 4 po.indi to 'he square foot. To ov-roiil- tliit t: i rnendoiif irc-iMin' th";e Is a motor of l.ltil 12 cubic Ir'ht h. caipabit; of j dYf-loping horcepower at ' iw revolutions a miuute. 1 Me WON'T BE at otUi" till v-jy Uie toiii ;ttt ' xf I am. !-n'l wait up lor rm i t.i'KI;IKN( Kl Wli i; (lum:. i: I moii 1 111 go dou aaii k-I )ou. - Liit. VVd 1 ill 11 ni" II .-al 4V " fjitor Tivace now . in30 days.. production has had to be increased How quickly motordom recognizes outstanding value! In the case of Essex the Challenger its accep tance is the talk everywhere. In its tens of thousands of demonstrations there is conclusive proof that it truly is a challenger that wina Twice now in 30 days production has bad to bi increased. Every day in more than five thousand Essex sales rooms motorists are appraising its looks. On the road they are revealing it in getaway and hill climbing. Its better than 70 miles an hour is proved over and over again by thousands of cars. And that such perform- " ance will endure is proved by any number of dem onstrations of 60 miles an hour all day long. These are but a few of the 76 advantages you will find in Essex the Challenger. Go inspect the others and do what a million Super-Six owners have been invited to do. Fit it against anything motordom has to offer. Uesi the radio program of the "fludwia Kmci Challengers' every FriUAjr evening. in To I ROY CATCHING MOTOR CO. Completely equipped machine thop for handling all clauet of auto repair work. 125 N. ROSE ST. FHOME 438 ROSEBURG, ORE.