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Newspaper Page TextFOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1. 1930. HERE'S THE NEW FORD STILL A MYSTERY . sW. i I, Lindbergh Views Ancient and Modern Masterpieces I Show Rooms of Local Sales Agency Mecca of Auto Enthusiasts. All day Tuomlny vIkUoib at (lie C. A. Lock wood Motor company's show rooms flocked tn and out as the people tame from all partH of the county to a?e th new Ford body that was exlilhlled here for the first time. Announcement of this new car came us an entire surprise Monday, urn) throughout the United States the car was put on display at driers' sales rooms Tuesday following the nrst ad tertisiiiK. Tha. the car was well recnived by a critical public was apparent, as- comment from many of the visitors was freely made pxpresRlng approval of the marked Improvement In body lines and front, view of the new model. Lo cally the car displayed Is a three- window, four-door sedan, hut plio- toKrans on this pate show some of the other models. liuyers also liavo choice of several colors in the finish of the car. Added beauty of flues consti tutes the outstanding feature of these new bodies. Mechanically, tiie Ford retaiiiH the same chassis and engine that have established the performance records of the Model A with such changes as have been built in since its Intro duction. The new lines of the Ford are most, readily apparent in a deeper and narrower nulla tor, a higuer aud .longer hood and streamline mouldings that sweep gracetully rearward without a break. The Instant Impression of a car that sits and rides lower, results from a lowered top, smaller wheels, larger tires aud new fend ers, while increased riding space has been provided through greater interior dimensions. Fenders of new design add a great deal to the flowing sweep of the car, while the running board and side dust shield or valance tit snugly to the body. Also, the fenders flare up from tho chassis frame in a pleas ing line to a higher elcvutimi than formerly. Hear lenders also sweep down gracefully over tho wheels to a point two inches lower than previously. One of Ihe distinctive changes Is found in the new sturdier J'J inch wI-coIb, a reduction In dimen sions of the earlier wheels. This chunge, when coupled with larger tires, brings the car closer to the ground, thereby attaining a still snugger adhorenco to Uie road bed and permitting of Increased riding comfort and safety. While an effect of new length and lowness roMills from tho low ering of roof-llnes, there is no cur tailment of head-room Inside. The Interior reflect b Improvements as much as tho exterior. Throughout thn line, ureater leg-room and rul ing1 apace have been achieved. Ad justable seats have been added to all closed types 10 pernni widens ed ease or riding, entrance and exit. Another of tho Innovations of thu new Ford bodies is Hie use of rustless steel for exposed metal parts. This is found in the radia tor shell, headlamps, hub wi.m. cowl finish strip und tail-lamp. It Is said that the new sleel does not corrode, tarnish or rust in any kind of weather and that It cannot wear olT, crack or scale bucause it is the same metal th roughout. Hodlos will be iivallahle in a variety of new coors. Among these on the cars Been for the first tlmo Tuesday aro Kewanee green, chlclo and copra drab, thome brown, llronsou yellow, moleskin. Andaluslte blue, maroon aud black. Iowa Man Drove Close Bar--'gain With Dealer Every body Well Pleased. Mllfred Knleliert of Williams burg, Iowa, unnled to go places. He owned no automobile, hut he did have a pet hear -a UTiO -pound black fellow from Caniulu. "Ted dv" was a tine hear and a great pet, as pets go, hut no earthly uw to a fellow with a wanderlust. So Mllfred took Ihe bear In to Odnr It lipids and announced to the startled sales force of the Mukib ben Motor company, Podge deal ers, that be wanted a new car ami proposed to trade the bear In as part payment. The sales staff had some dlffl culry at Tirst rigurlng how a deal could he made on lids basin, hut both Mlirred und "Teddy" hml personality nnd persuasive pow ers. Willie Mlified held steadfast ly, t a proposition or "No bear, no automobile," llniln was helping matters along by demonstrating to the automobile men that he had a splendid disposition "tut no little talent In the way of doing amus JiiK tricks. Mr. Muklbben was summoned aud the odd deal consummated. KtiKclbert drove away in a brand new IodKt aedati, and Mukihhen led "Teddy" out to the city zoo at Hever park, where he Is a head line attraction not only bemuse ht can do any number or tunny i ricks but also because be is probably the tirst. bear ever to he taken hi traile for an automobile. "For a fellow who likes to stay at home, there Isn'l anything like a good-natured, comical old black bear for a pet." mused Knglehert. "but for a fellow who likes to go places there isn't auythliix H good automobile." Dr. Hess' poultry pauauilu. High way Pharmacy. Adv. V ;L V- 'L, - 1 1 All expoied metal parts on the steel. Photo ehowe the new Tudor fit L.wrfl fclK The low sweep of the new Ford from new radiator and hood to flaring Ford coupe. The new Ford town sedan takes on new beauty through body hanges that extend from radiator to the gracefully sloping rear 5,651,000 Cars Produced for Increase of About 22 Per Cent Over 1928 Record. NKW VOltK, Jan. 1. (AP) The automobile Industry In 11)29 pro duceii ),(;, lint) cars aud trucks, having a wholesale value or S;i,ln;i, IMHUHiO, according to preliminary figures announced today by Alfred Iteeves, general manager of the Na tional Automobile Chamber ol Commerce. That Is t be largest product Ion over achieved In a single yeiir, and compares with a total production of l.tiol.Wto units In 192s with a uholc Male value of ;i,lG2,7!)S,NS0. World registration of motor ve hicles nt the clone of 1929 reached ;i i.too.oiio, ot which 2ti. iiio.immi, or 70 per cent, were registered in the I'niled Slates. The world registration In 192S was ;tl,77s,203, of which 21,19:1,121 were registered within the l uited .Shiies. The motorist, last year paid an average ol $xl2 for his car, accord ing to Mi. Iteeves' figures. in addition to tho unprecedented prodin-llon of new cars, the Indus try manufactured parts ami acees uies for replacements as well as service equipment Inning a whole sale value of $920,hoo,Oho and turn ed out rubber tires for replace ment allied at ftimi.iiun.ooii. Millions In Taxes 'i he motoring public, according to Ihe statistics, paid a total of j ?!'2r.,iiHi,iiint In laves on motor w-liirh-s. Included in the levy was $ 1 iri.iluii.iMHi on gasoline consump tion. Ill 192s the totul taxiUton amounted lo ?soJ,ss7,9ti7, iucludinj; :!ni.Ni l,7l!ti on gasoline consump tion. A new high mark also nns estab lished in export business in 1920. Mr. Keevea reports. Ills figures show that l.Otit.tMMi American-made motor vehicles w ere sold outside the Putted Stales last year and they, with parts and tires, had a vii hie of $7r7.l(Mt,ttoM. Only 710 ve lll les were Imported til 1929. In 192S S2f,ll3 units were ex ported, includinc those assembled sbroiid of American inade pans. With parts and tires they bud a lotul alue of jr.7v.rti;,2 The automcdtile industry and the mot oil tig public used 297,nnO,eOe barrels of gasoline for the year. Highway improvement work in 1929 brought the total of surfaced highway In tl I tilled Slates to titid.iMut miles. Ihe total miles of highway ot ail kinds aggregate ;i. olti,2M. Arundel, plailo tum i. PUonw ly-L. i'f" - ' i mi-riifhm'. new Ford bodies lire of rustles sedan. A new front on the country's roads lllustrat I n o the m o t striking of tho new Ford body chaaflet. Note tho higher and nar row e f radiator and hood, the cowl Improve ment!, the dis tinctive fenders, smaller wheels, larger tires and general gain In low, streamline, sweep. I It mm body changes Is well Illustrated rear fender In this picture of tho Oil Well in California Down 9.280 Feet. Shell Company Spends 3200,000 on Experiment That Halts for Indefinite Time. (AHMirluli-il Pi-em l.cuw'd Wirt1) SIGNAL HILL, Calif., Jan. 1. Man may never drill a hole entire ly through the earth, hut the Shell Oil company Is making a good start with an oil well. Tho well is Nesa No. 11, on the very crest or Signal Hill. It de scends 0,280 feet. Shell officials say that deepen ing of the well was more or less of an experiment to determine how far down oil may be discovered. Drilling has been suspended temporarily, for the com) It ion of the oil Industry Is such, Shell of ficials hold, that It is inadvisable to make any new discoveries which might result In increased product ion. Some day Nesa No. 11 will be deepened. Drillers of the well found their greatest difficulty iu shutting out water, which seriously interfered with the work. So far the company has spent $20(1,1)1)1) deepening the hole. Deep holes do not go hertlcally, but zig zag on their downward course. The shaft of this well has never been surveyed, so the officials do not know just how much the hole does wander from the straight and narrow. All the drilling has been done with rotary tools, rather than ihe older percussion system. COSSACK'S HUNGER EQUALS HIS SIZE .Wril(t.-.1 Civ LrtiM-il Wilv NKW "VOltK, Dec. 31. Dig Cos sacks have big appetites. George Moslofl, who runs a cafe, had bis door mil n, Alexander Mai .leff, 0 feet, l, pinched for a disturbance, ib'orge said that at one sitting Alexander consumed six plates of soup, four steaks, a dozen rolls, a pound of butter ami a ipiart of coffee. The case against t tie for mer soldier of the exur was dis missed on his promise to keep away from the restaurant. -o - AIM FOR NECK. FLY SWATTING ADVICE m.S MOINKS. la.. Dec. 31. litis should put i premium on tly spraj ittg accuracy. Km ended experimentation whh insecticides lias revealed that the hack of the peek is the most vul nerable part ot a house fly'n an atomy, (Jeoi ce I., llockenvos of the l imersily of Ulinoln told the j entomology sertton of the Ameri can association tor the advance- ; incut of science. Jti.tr and your old lottery puts; a new full-rapacity tivolt battery In! your car. New laud's battery de : Jnml?3 partmeut. Adv. Shipments to Northwest Assume Staggering Proportions, A new high record In petroleum car load I n kb for the northwest wai bung up this year when approxb! mately 27,000 cars, or nearly 30 per cent more cars, were loaded In Ore gon, Washington and Idaho in the first two quarters of 1929 than In the same period of 1928. White figures for the last half of the year are not yet available, according to a survey made by S A. Ironside, traffic manager at Portland, for the General Petro leum corporation of California, a further increase In loadings has been definitely forecast for the first quarter of 19M Although the extensive road pro grams carried out In the northwest last spring accounted for u consid erable part of this remarkable In crease, gasoline consumption in the three states has also grown rapid ly, declared Ironside. The ever growing popularity of the motor car is pushing gasoline consumption in the northwest up at the rato ol about ten per cent a year. The excellent driving weather en Joyed throughout the northwest last fall will probably establish 1920 as a banner year in sales. Some idea of the importance of petroleum loadings can be gauged when It la known that petroleum ranks first among rail shipments of" manufactured products, both crude oil and refined products be ing shipped by rail, although (be bulk of the crude Is moved by pipe lines. How materially petroleum has contributed to the growth of the business of the railroads Is shown by the fact that the oil movement in l!t28 by rail represented a gain of 70 per cent over that of 1020. Most of the tank cars are owned by the various oil companies, the railroads thus being saved the capi tal represented by ownership and maintenance of this equipment. In 1014, as few as 41,000 tank cars took care of the rail shipment of petroleum. In 1928, there were 157,2!Ml cars In petroleum service. "With car loadings being gener ally used as a criterion of business conditions, those figures are very encouraging indeed," observed Ironside, who reported that General Petroleum loadings at the Linnton marine terminal are greatly ex ceeding the 1928 totals. The General Petroleum corpora tion, one of the largest producers, eflners, and marketers on the coast, maintains an extensive water- rail terminal distribution system throughout the northwest, with ma rine terminals at Linnton and Ht. Johns, Oregon and at Harbor Is land. Kvorett. Tacoma, and inner Sound points. Similar terminals are maintained by the corporation In British Columbia and Alaska General Petroeum extensively mar kets its own gasoline on the r cific coast under the name of Vlck- let Hay anti-knock gasoline. Motorists Find Service Men on the Job at Every Point. Establishment of gasoline ser vice stations to meet the conven ience of motorists in the sparsely populated rural districts as well ai on the busy comers in the metro polltan centers. Is the demand to day that should be met by petro leum producers, according to a port just received by the Texas Company of California from its parent concern with headquarters at New York. It is natural, from a business standpoint, that service station lo cations should be governed by traf flc volume, life report stales but It Is unfair lo the motorist to deprlv him of his favorite fuel and luhri cants as soon as his car leaves th city pavements. "Tourists, especially the tourist who are making their first cross country trips, many limes find themselves in a quandary as they pass border lines : lit o other slate "the report continues. "Tho west erner in the east finds petroleum products with which he is not In miliar, and the easterner in th west Is amazed at the labels, strange to him, on the service sta Hons. Not knowing the quality of the product he has never tried be hesitates to 'take a chance.' "That is the reason the iexas company has extended Its distribu tion facilities to every state In the country and into forty six foreign lands. 1 he motive hack ot our plans Is not money -making entlr ty- w e believe we owe it to the mo lorist." The report adds that till of tin trans continental highw ays, deser st retches and rouyh mountain road; today arc adequately provided with lexaco stations, and wtth the cent opening of the Lincoln high way the Texas company was able to announce that a "Texaco station can he found within every hour ot driving. I he company was sub jeeted to considerable extra pense and trouble to establish sta thms on ninny of Hie long stretrbe through rough and sparsely popu la ted country, according to the port, which also tells of dllt'icul ties encountered, some of them humorous. In building stations some of tho foreign lauds. At Your Service $5,000 Cargo Insurance P. S. C. 6577 ANYWHERE FOR HIRE A. R. Mabley Phone 6F4 I "1 It, - m ft When America's "Lone Eagle" gathered exploration lau rels to add to his sky conquests during his honeymoon flights in Yucatan recently, he made it possible to com bine in one picture examples of the finest handiwork of uea ago with that of today. This Amount Collected Would Build Highway From N. Y. to Detroit. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. III. Special taxesimposcd on common carrier motor buses in the United States during l!t2!i will exceed ?25,- 000,000, an average of well over J500 each, according to a prelim inary survey by the National Asso ciation of Motor llus Operators, af filiated with the American Auto mobile association. This statement Is based on the normal increase In both registra tion and taxation and takes into consideration the fact that -Iti.OiH) common carrier buses paid a spe cial tax hill of some $22,uu,0in in 1928, nil average of slightly over $478 per bus. The national bus organization es timates that the average bus en gaged in common carrier opera tions pays 24 times the special tax Imposed by the average private car, ten times that paid by the private truck and one and two-thirds thai Imposed on common carrier trucks. The 102!) tax bill on those buses," sas the statement, "would build a modern payed highway from New York City to Detroit ami cover ill maintenance costs for a period of ten years. This is based on an estimated cost of $30,u00 per mile and a maintenance cost of $77 a year per mile. 'There Is no doubt that this tre mendous tax burden, which is In addition to all other taxes, such as that on capital stock, corporate or business income, real estate, per sonal property, etc.. is serving to handicap llio normal expansion of an important agency of transporta tion. The taxes paid in the course of Ihe year, aside from the special taxes, average $100 per bus. "Although those unfamiliar wtth bus operations claim that buses add to the nations highway bill, the opposite Is true. Though the ac tual welgi.i of the average bus is no more than twice that of the av erage private car, Its w heelbuso-is twice as great, it is mounted on ti balloon tires instead of on four and the distribution of weight per square Inch of tire contact surface is perhaps slightly less than that of the private car. These factors render It no greater in ifs went and tear upon the modern high grade mad bed than the private car, and on tho low-grade or gravel type road bed, the small automo bile with high-pressure tires may be much more destructive because of its capacity to set up rhythmic Chiropractor DRUGLES8 HEALTH CENTER "Complete Health Service" Mineral Vapor Baths S27 Cass PLone 491 JOHNR. KELLY Sheet Metal Works Auto Body nnd Fender Work 444 N. Jackson Phone 466 The "Melody Way" Piano School Mrs. Charles Heinline, Director Dorothy Lander, Assistant Wishes Its Patrons and Friends HAPPY NEW YEAR and announces New classes in Kindergarten and "Melody Way" Beginning JANUARY 6th. Phone 3!)0 Kohlhau-n BW. group shows Twin-Ignition power the masterpiece of1 modern engine building in Lindbergh's plane and a newt Nash "400" cor at the expedition base in Merida, Yucatan; and the new Nash "400" posed with the famous Chichen) Itza nuns, the finest examples of ancient Mayan building. interesting picture corrugations and because of Us re bound and impact due to small ob structions. These tendencies are not present to any appreciable ex tent with the bus." ENDURANCE TEST SET BY WHIPPET In addition to the many Impres sive records established by the Whippet since its introduction three and one-half years ago, a cable from Sydney, Australia, an nounces that a strictly stock Whip pet four has just completed a 43 day non-stop run, establishing a new world's endurance record for this Willys-Overland product. In this record-breaking run, the Whippet covered 15,030 miles and with the usually low ruel consump tion or 31.6 miles per gallon. Oil consumption also was low the cable stated. Hour afier hour, day after day. week after week and into the sec ond month, tho Whippet continued its unusual demonstration of en durance and efficiency. Traveling over a circuitous route, with offi cial observers on hand at all times, the Whippet at no time showed any signs of faltering despite the heavy task imposed. Not only did the car travel over city streets and in heavy traffic, but its route also Included much liillv country and un paved roads. (iasoline aird oil tanks were refilled without stopping the engine. This unusual test awoke the in forest of the Australians aud before the run was half completed, thou sands showed their interest by keeping a close check on the per formance of the Whippet and mar velled at Its ability to display such stamina. Although the run was ended shortly after the Whippet had cov ered 15,000 miles, the engine at that time was functioning perfectly. A close inspection of the power plant followed and revealed no signs of strain or noticeable wear on any of the engine parts. This in itself is a distinct tribute to the stamina and endurance of the Whippet four. OCCUPIES 2 SEATS, PAYS ACCORDINGLY (Asuorintwl I'maa Leaned Wire) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. A stout woman passenger on a service car That New Year Dinner Is the next event to com mand attention of the house wife. That there may be no real disappointments, put your trust i.n Economy Grocery Pure Foods. Call up and place your order by phone. We deliver goods to your door without charge. Economy Grocery O. L. JOHNSON The Store That Serves You Best. Phone 63 344 N. Jackson voluntarily paid double fare yester day because she occupied two seats. The single fare is 25 cents, bul the woman handed the driver 50 cents as she edged out of the cai sideways. "Here's your change," shouted the driver as the woman turned to walk away. "Never mind," she replied, "I oc cupied two seats and I'm willing to pay for them." WILLING TO PERMIT MALE TO DOMINATE (Assof?fatet I'roM Ix-ancd Wire) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Mrs. Pearl Peden Oldfieui, member of congress, hopes man will continue to dominate government 100 years from now. "There are so many things a woman can do that a man can't," she explained. "Why not do them and let (he men do what they can?" Mrs. Oldfield has decided not to seek reelection. The Need of America The American people require many thinvs. Their first need is a home, comfortable, beauti ful and well furnished; reflecting the good taste and affection of the father and mother. To such a home their children's memory re turns as long as they live. The comfortable sofa, the big arm chair, the pretty carpet, soft curtains at the windows. Those are the memories that remain forever as sociated with parents and home. Our New Year's wish to the people of Doug las county is that they may all attain these. Our efforts during the year will be to aid in making this possible. McKean, Darby & Baldwin I Complete House Furnishers Roseburg, Oregon HAPPY NEW YEAR i ' DR. NERBAS Dentist Mnn;, nu PHONE 488 0 SPECIAL At a most reasonably What better present for iccin or oin Year present. Extraction Painless Masonic Bldg, Masonic Identity of New Car to Be Made Known at New York Show. L.IGON1ER, Pa., Jan. 1. Gossip Is running rampant among the folks hereabouts regarding the strange doings of a group of close mouthed bm busy automobile men who have been arriving and departing unannounced since early fall. Jt,veu the state from whicn the Btrangers hail would not be known were It not for the fact that they hare brought with them something new In the way of an automobile which carries a Michi gan license plate. The activities of this new car on the mountain roads have excit- f ed more Interest than has been known about here since the days of the classic hill climbs that used to be held in this vicinity. Early every morning a group of railhirds and fans from this sec tion betake themselves to a fa mous test hill where several well known cars are undergoing tests. Only casual interest Is displayed by the onlookers until the appear ance of the sleek at ranger then the real show begins! Crowdin;; about fhe side of the steep hi; road they enthusiastically wai i the "mystery car," as they ha ve r come to call it, speed by. One of the local enthusiasts peering over the shoulders of a tester discovered that beneath the hood of the strange car is a straight-eight engine. flosBip first flew around that here la a car be ing designed for the Indianapolis speedway. So trim and neat aro the lines of the motor, that it sa vors very strongly of racing prac tice. To make a long story short, how-!v;-r, the local amateur sleuth?; have unearthed (he following: Tluf car will bo In regular productlo1 by one of the leading makers. No body knows what its top speed is, as there are no roads around here where it can be opened up. it will be announced at the New York show. But, strangest of all, the report has spread that the price will bo u round $1,000. It is tills that has atari oil ton gues wagging, because the little arrow-like "bus" has just been "trimming the pants" off some mighty big cars, playing tag with them up and down the mountains, And the way It can wiggle around the curves while shooting up these hills is a marvel. There are a lot of motor hugs around hero who are going to make a dash for the New York papers when thu auto show opens to get the real name of the "mystery car." Eat barbecue sandwiches and live forever. Brand's Road Stand. priced fully guaranteed. the folks than or New Gat When rji.-w Bldg. Masonic Bldg.