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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1924)
-Ml Part Two Pages 1 to 8 ir . t f i 4 :; r f V , v Jr .'4- Y I V i 4. ' ' ' ' i V ; I V ! : i ' i v I v: a J "f y i I; SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1924 IB' 1 PACKARD OFFICIALS VISIT LOCAL PACKARD DISTRIBUTORS " ! " 1 i iE.nDEBIS GAHER DEALER Bukdett-Albcc Discontinue Local Branch Corvallis ! Man Here The Dur4Ptti-Abce Motor com pany of Portland, state distribu tors for the Gardner car, who have been maintaining a .branch house at Salem located at 186 S. High street announce that they hav turned over their Salem interests to the Nordenson Motof combany who will temporarily make use of the old quarters until "new and larger ones are secured, j Mr. E. Nordenson, owner of the new concern, has been Gardner agent at Corvallis fori the past two years and previous to that handled the Chevrolet at the same point, lie has just made arrange ments for a full line showing ot the Gardner car j including the new Tour-de-Lux model finished in Crane Simplex. ; In speaking of the transfer, Mi. W. K. Burden of the Burdelt-Al-bee Motor company who was a Salem visitor Wednesday stated. "The new arrangements will be vastly more satisfactory to the many Gardner owners in the Sal em territory and to those inter ested in our car,' as Mr. Norden son will be on hand to give his personal attention to Gardner in terests and he is a man who hw lots of energy nnd belfeves in building up bis business on the solid foundation of fair and Jioncst dealing." S Mr. O. H. Zeller and Mr. Tred Visko will be' associated with Mr. Nordenson and both are well known local automobile men. Be fore leaving town " Mr. Burdett gave orders to cut prices on all of the companies used cars in ord er: to dispose of them in Salem and avoid taking them to Portland. . PIA)KIIA CO.MPL.ETES 70 MILES OF Xi;W HOADS At the end of the year J923 the state of Florida had completed 769.76 -miles of new motor roads. Included in the mileage are 175T 25 'miles of graded and drained roads, 59,4 9 miles of rock base, 24.35 miles of briclc pavements, 162.35 miles of asphaltic maca dam and ' sheet asphalt roads and 6G.31 miles o-f ' miscellaneous type3. A total of .190.98 miles of new roads were built iii 1923. Thi3 year the mileage constructed will be much greater, Duval county alone, having undertaken the con truction of 100 miles of asphalt pavement. j . ! VACCINATE IS ADVICE Motorists planning extensive automobile tours are advised to have themselves vaccinated or re vaccinated as a, protection against delays through smallpox .quaran tines in a special bulletin Just Bent to all motor clubs affiliated with the American Automobile As sociation. This action on the part of AAA is, in turn, a result of a request made by the Surgeon-General of the United States - in a special communication to the big national motoring organization. Much discomfort is caused by buying shoes to fit ,the occasion instead of shoes to fit the feet. fAbove ra the picture ' or the Northwest Packard, officials, who "Visited the MacDonald Auto com pfny, local Packard dealers, last eek, along with the head of the local company. ' From left to right they are: John Krog,road man for; Packard sales and service, of Portland Mr. Avery, western di vision manager ,of Detroit; . Mr. Acheson. western technical man of Detroit; R. N. MacDonald, man ager of the MacDonald Auto com pany, ' local Packard distributors; Ralph Laurilliard, head salesman for the local company; "Mr. Burg, president - and . general manager Packard sales and service, Port land.' ' ." ' i . ; The party spent the day taking up business with Mr. MacDonald and visiting the state institutions. The officials were well pleased with the progress the local com pany has made and look forward to a good business this fall. The MacDonald Automobile com panythas sold 10 Packard cars since they opened up, here July 1. Territory covered by the company includes three counties besides Polk and Marlon. Keeping Motoring a""; ; Recreation Say A. A. A. v " - i ';!', .: ' Keeping motoring the national form of outdoor recreation is rap idly developing into the most im portant motor problem' of the day lor. it.' automatically! embraces every other motor problem. An excess of. automobile acci dents take the enjoyment out of motoring. ' In adequate traffic regulations create congestion, con fusion and distaste i for motor transportation. Excessive laws and regulations make motoring business proposition rather than a means of relaxation. What are we going to do ti save, the automobile from a fate at the mercy of all these problems E. H. Burrell Electrical Shop on High Street ti -v. s isTST I K ,t- Xjt - E. . H. . Burrell. of the Burrell Electrical company ,has been Jn business in Salem now for over six years. The firm name was for xnerely Degge & Burrell but about two years ago Mr. Burrell took pver the interest of Mr. Degge. ; i The tfirm -gives - electrical ser Nrjce on all automobiles and is an authorized service station for elec trical service ; for the following , cars: RoIIln. Dort, WillyVKnlght, vjuick, Flint, Star, 01d3mobile, JChrysler, Maxwells Oakland. Jew ett, Packard, Chevrolet, Durant, Gardner, llupmobile, Nash, Over land and Studebaker. hey are local representatives of the USL batteries, Bosch- magneto ' and fcspark plugs, Splitdorf Electric Company. Clum Switch Manufac tarlng company. Brigga and Strat lon (Basco), Dclco Ford system, Klaxon-Remy Auto Light, Wast fnghouse Manufacturing company, Connecticut Telephone and Elec tric company, Atwater Manufac jturing company, AVagner Electric jfrnd 'Manufacturing company, Dy Ineto Electric company. Do Jon IHectric company, and' Sparton Iorn. ,: : -S '-: ,:v--; ,Tho -firm gives Bcrrlce on? all tnakes of batteries and carries a complete line of genuine' electrical fcarts for all cars. Since i Mr. Burrell entered bus iness six, years ago his business iaa made a steady growth until today he has the best and most up-(to-'date battery and electrical shop (n Salem. , ; i .' " 1 i Things could be worse. Just '-.0i3 yoa had to '.lather tyour It has inadvertently heaped upon itself?' J . j j While there has been an agree able type of improvement in the automobile Itself, making it easier to steer, shift gears, : start' and stop, everyone who goes out for a ride nowadays appreciates the tact that the motorist of yesterday en joyed certain advantages. lie did not have to trail behind a line of cars, breathing exhaust fumes and watching stop signals. He could amble lalong and enjoy the see a ery if he wished, and make good time if on a long tour. In many ways he was decidedly "in luck." The constructive view of the matter is that if we can regain those advantages now lost motor ing will advance to a most envia ble plane. This is the view taken by the American Automobile As sociation through its Touring and Transportation and . Legislative boards which arc charged with the duty of working out plans for the solution of the motorist's many problems along these lines. motor iio.li roxsTRrc- TIOX IN INDIANA In order to salvage as ' far as possiblo the original investment in the existing gravel and stono roaJs as bases "for new motor highways the Indiana state highway depart ment nas lately emoarKea upon a more extensive program of bita minpus construction, divided n to two classes, one of which is known os "surface treatment' and; the other as the "penetra tioni method." Under the former method the surface of the road is treated with asphaltic materials. Under the latter a top course of asphalt is constructed by having the . asphaltic binding material penetrate, under compaction, the gratel and stone'' in the base. The Indiana Department is construct ins It his year 90.67 miles of sur faced treated- :foads and 36.02 miles of ptneration macadam. These roads are located in Carroll. Porter, Lake, - La Porte, Starke, Marshall, Cass, Allen, Wells, Graht, Ekhart, Harrison, Floyd. Lawrence, Monroe, Dearborn, Jef ferson, Delaware Jay and Wayne counties, all of which are situated in the extreme Northern, Eastern and outhern sections of the state. Wouldn't it be awful if one of these round-the-world flyers got home and found the milk man had left him milk all summer? young, doctor tells1 us ho is studying anatomy at a bathing beafeh. '- m a 1 1 Are You Getting Full Value From Your B ATTE MY? 11 O Any battery needs testing and minor adjustments every few weeks to assure getting full value from your battery. Let Us Examine Your Battery j Every Two Weeks . ' ' ' ; i -. ' . " i 8 -. 1 ' :": 1 : - ' . ; ! We are authorized to give electrical service ! v on these cars: . v Rollin, Dort, WHIys-Knight,; Buick, Flint, Star, Oldsmobilc, Chrysler, Maxwell; Oakland, Jewett, Packard,' Chevrolet, Durant, -Gardner, llupmo bile, Nash, Overland, Studebaker. i m i E. H. BURRELL Electrical and Battery Service 238 N. High Street. Phone 203 11 '' III ' W$ I III - 875 f . o. b. factory I ' Spar lira and tax aztra I AST year Oldsmobile: brought out the best j light ix that all its yast facilities, plus the t resources of General Motors, could produce. Q Designed right, at the outset time tested and time proved- Oldsmobile how finds that splendid chassis too good to change! Improved? Yes! But in all essentials, the Refined Oldsmobile Six is the same good car that 40,000 owners drive and praise! Q. There is a new style of radiator and hood! More graceful lines! Cowl lights! Beau tiful, enduring Duco satin finish and there are many other up-to-date refinements! Q One of your neighbors is driving an Oldsmobile Six! ' Talk with him then come in and admire the beautiful lines of this long-lived car! Spact Road iter $875 985 TW&KCaMW Sport Touring Cab - -Da Loza Sadaa 104S J350 Coora . ; . 11TS Sadaa - 1250 Attpriemf..t. F. W. PETTYJOHN CO. . 219 N. C0313IERCIAL