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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1923)
SECOND SECTION j PAGES 1 TO 8 ! Autos, Society, Clubs, General News and Classified SBVKNTY-THIKD YEAR ' : , . . SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER .21, 1923 . . , PRICE FIVE CENTS I ., - ' I. - - T. T . ... - . . - ... , UTT" . " ' " i : . ! "" ! ' , - . - . : .. . 1 I AO TO MORI' 'v A ) ay . tt ;-i MOTORCYCLES BICYCLES ACCESSORIES ice XX II I X&. A If CHEVROLET ADDS ASSEMBLY PL Buffalo and Cincinnati Fac tories Swell Floor Space' to 5,472,393 Sq. Feet tlaving completed Its manufac turing plants If Buffalo and Cin cinnati, the Chevrolet Motor .Co., has acquired for the first time, plant capacity consistent 1 with its position ' as ' the second largest producer of automobiles In the world. The company now has 12 plants with a total floor space of 5.427,393 . square feet, or more than 121 acres. - All of this is exclusively engaged in the mann faicture of Chevrolet cars, trucks and parts." Employes of the com pany total 22,675. V 1 Floor space at the main plant at Flint, Mich., has been Increased to a total of 1,333,000 square feet. j The assembly plant at St. Louis; the. second largest in the Chevrolet group, has a ! total - of 1J27.800 square feet. The Oak . Jand, j California, plant has been increased to 500. a00 ; square feet aid the Tarrytown plant now ex " ceeda this figure by 50 per cent. A large manufacturing plant at Jamesvllle, Wis., formerly de voted to other business of the General Motors Corp., has been changed into a Chevrolet assem- 11 ' ' J mi i li m Ul i mi II i ,li mi piii hjjilm.. Ill .j nl Hill frl i in r -inii.- ii inn in miii i mi in '' 1 i mi mm Business and Men TN CHOOSING your car for A business or professional use do not the following points logically deserve your earnest consideration: " ; 8. Moderate first cost. Low maintenance cost. (3) Denreclatinn. (4) Flexibilitv (5) Responsiveness to any de mand. I (6) Distinctive appearance. (7) Convenience. " I 1 ; (8) Comfort. Judged by these important standards the Gardner Busi ness Coupe compares; favor .abjy with any similar type of car at any price. , ' $1385 F. O. B. Salem F. W. Pettyjohn Co. 219 N. Com! St. i 1 .1. .i inw iiirti r Tni " " , ., tVS 3 !V fl tr- t ;. H 1 1" bling plant. This has, floor space of nearly 500,000 feet. New Buf falo and Cincinnati -plants1 will add over 500,000 square 1 feet, t'p the total of the company's man ufacturing space. Increase In production from 250 cars a day in 1921 to2, 500 a day this year has been made possible by the acquisition of more plant space. In 41921, the company sold 77,605 cars and trucks. $ales in the following year trebled that figure. It is now expected by company j officials that this year will treble last year's sales. AfiARM souxns SILVERTON'. Or.., Oct. 20. (Special -to The Statesman) The Eilvertbn fire department was called out l Thursday evening to the Z. Tascher residenceat Cfak and Second streets. Very little damage was done. W4.j '..urn i tmrli4 fill-Mi mJii,, of nerformance fo) mM M i is To) fflJ.'CB Radiator and Fender Man Movesilrrto New Quar ters on State St. J. C Bair, veteran Salem radi ator and fender man, has deserted the quarters which for the past three years he has occupied at 349 Ferry street -and has moved all his equipment into much larg er quarters at 236 State streeL The new building occupied - by Mr. Bair is in the : heart of tho State street auto district,' aad was especially bnilt for him It haa a frontage of 35 feet and a depth of 75 feet, which will permit of a working force sufficiently Jargt to handle-the immense business which he has built up during his residence in Salem, i IV. A. S. CO: PLAN ENJOYS SUCCESS First Week ': of Christmas Shopping Plan Finds Peo ple Taking Advantage. With the announcement a few days ago that the Western Auto Supply Co., had made plans for a shopping system of buying during the holidays for the. benefit of its customers, many people rushed in to take advantage of. the qff er. ; ; , I ' W. F Watson, local .managei says that the -earlier " the shop pers come in the more advantage can be taken of the plan. Delay means heavier weekly payments and although each day- will find the stock newly supplied, the hoi idays generally deplete the man- 1 TORE ttan twice the milea of any tcs$t?e xvn ever used on our heavy stas in tie Coast Range" says another outfit ?tbaf s disco vcrrd the all-'round superiority of C-T-C tires. They Wont siuu, tuuier. uime in ana taiie a tooic at t We want you to. place ak least one C. T.iC.' Cord Tire on your cir on our highest personal recommendation. This remarkable ' tire - will do the rest. f k - .. ' ' : " Columbia Tire Corporation ''FactorjrBrancK ; . CARIj K- HtXTEXBERG, BRANCH MANAGER, k Alt ConrtStreet. . . Smith and Wafkins, Federal Tire Service; fVIclt Brothers; Ira Jorgensen;. Other Dealers Throughout the Country.1 ufacturcs supply until toward the later days of the season there : is a less elaborate display of acces sories. ' - ' This is only one of the many methods used by the ! Western Auto Supply Co., in seeking to better serve their patrons. It may be added that a new tire price quotation has just been re ceived by the company, which will bring auto tires (which are al ways an acceptable gift) easily onto the gift list of many shop pers. : . " -"' ; GEOKD.IIIS VISITS 1 SEEM Western Sales Representa tive of Gardner Is Guest of Local I Firm Following in line with the Gard ner policy of personal service to the purchaser, .George D. Spinks, western sales representative of the Gardner Motor company, spent the past fv days in Salem as a guest of the F. W, Pettyjohn Auto com pany. ' . 'Mr. Spinks, who has established his headquarters in Los Angeles, is touring the coast and entire west and visiting all the Gardner distributors and agencies, where all problems are threshed out and any complaints personally adjust ed to the satisfaction of the pur chaser. ..From Salem Mr. Spinks will continue to Seattle, Spokane and other points throughout the Pa cific northwest. t Another Active Week Reported By Phillins A total of 137 registrations is reported for the week by Sim Phillips, in charge of the United states employment bureau at thfe YMCA. Demands for 116 workers were received, 90 of whom were referred with 79 reported as hav ing been placed- Common labor headed the. list, with 75 registra tions. 60 demands, 51 referred and 44 reported placedr' Irarm hands calling for work totaled 22, with 28 In demand; 20 weje re ferred and the same number re ported placed. Agricultural labor ers were less than the demand, 1 registering against 20 demands. Though! 16 were referred, only 9 were reported as placed.! Office clerks are little In de mand, though many are seeking positions, the report giving 15 rei glstratlons and only 2 demands. Two were referred and 1 placed. Woods laborers registering were 10, with . 5 .each in demand, re ferred and reported placed. ' IP - SKASONAL CHARGING RATES FOR GENERATORS (Part 1.) (Hy RAY JieVAMA RA ) Who iuw motored ' farther than any man in the world. In visiting a niimber of auto mobile distributors la the valley districts of California'and Arizona the past .two .months, a matter which is of very great, importance to all automobile 'owners came to my attention. j . , The point in question refers to proper charging rates for the gen erator. While this subject has been covered! on several occasions by the-writer, it Is considered ad visable' to- cover the most, impor tant points at this time in view of -the harmful results develop ing due to lack of familiarity on the part of owners, and ignorance or -perhaps too negligence on the part of repair or service men to whom the car owners look for ad vice. ., The present - day generator which Is the most important part of your electrical apparatus, will function properly for at least 10, 000 miles, very often 20,000 miles, without repairs or overhauling when cared for I properly. Giving tho generator proper care means a little more than an occasional oiling. The most im portant point to form an acquain tance with is what is the correct charging,, rate for the generator, ' onan automobile that is subjected i Front seat adjust to three ' frrsTi to nmn"m shott driver or tau anwr. Rear mt tbo djuicablft to cxomo4ttt tall or short ' !lJ1i ills 1 -Jfuo Another Innovation i ) rTi( . . - to the particular kind oX work or use you put your car to. Let ius assume that Drown and Smith! are both operating some well-known six cylinder car mod els. Brown lives in a very moun tainous section of Arkansas, where the roads are bad and has a very limited area to tour in. and half the time cannot reach a speed where his generator reaches Its maximum charging rate. Now in Brown's" case, he is very liable to erperience trouble with his bat tery running down unless he has the charging rate set up and even then with his limited' touring rad ius, he may not do enough! driv ing to keep his battery up. et 13 an even chance that his home town parking - laws require lights on at dusk and as a rule on cars operated in sections having poor or slow roads the motors are stop ped and started more frequently, thus adding more work to an al ready under-charged battery. . Another thought which-come3 to. me ) in connection with Brown's case is, this. Suppose that Brown or the service-man who he de pends upon, is aware of this fact and has the generator charging rate set-up to meet his -unusual service condition. Very good, so long as 'Brown stays in his home town, but let us assume that the wanderlust strikes Brown, and he takes a notion to make a long tour across" the prairies of the west. A new and changed condition for his battery and generator devel ops right away. At touring speeds perhaps, his generator out- Another Innovation The greatest creation in Wys-Overland history the Erst all-purpose car the newOverlandChampion! Features and utilities never before offered the sales man nyTchynfy fanner and American familyl Front and rear seats adjustable forward and backward for short people and tall people! Front and rear seats and upholstery entirely removable 50 cubic4 feet clear space for samples, luggageanything--by .re moving rear seat and upholstery! Seats and upholstery make up into a full sized bed in the car! '; Doors front and ".rear no seat-climbing! Trunk at rear at small extra price. Washable blue long-grain Spanish upholstery. Steel body. .Bigger new engine. Triplex springs (Patented). Overland quality, relia bflity and economy. Came in and see the Champion. VIGK BROTHERS ,Htis ' ' ' I 'V - 1 1 .. ' ., : SHOWING THE EASE WITH .WHICH OAKLAND LIGHTS . ARE SWITCHED ON OR OFF put is at maximum all the time and his battery which only re quired water once. In two or three weeks very likely -would go- dry in in the first two days of touring. - If Brown - is not: paying, much attention to or does not under stand when his generator and bat tery ' is functioning properly and how often to add water to battery, he may have to" pay' over $25per, for - two new units or perhaps half of this &mount for repairs and still not get the benefit of the value of his experience unless the electrical man is good enough to explain. i ..With the days becoming shorter arid cooler temperatures " prevail ing these pednts -become more per tinent to Mr. ,Car Owner. . . The ne articles-ill deal with Smith's expedience who lives for example n the San Joaquin valley of California. ' i . .Ff Owners Serapbook ' . Last Week- Cautions in Repla.' ing Wor' or'-Lost Parts. , -J Next week Seasonal' Chargiss Rates for Generators. (Part .) ' The rising generation geti many of its faults from associat ing with their parents., ' : An eternal triangle Is a triangle because two corners of It are net square."' - ' "--' - UmIi mm and noltalaterv cuikc into a rull-lencth, full, width bed fca cu lor canping. 50 cu. it. ol apse for fana pro duc,hus3ee,cNby rnaov- leg rwr cmk ad vpboiawrj ij 1 ; -v. ; ": v, v I . ; . ; ;:;- - K, : -; - "3 : ' v
