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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1925)
CE1CE LAYOUT IS mm MM To assist Oldsraobile dealers In o Ma in itfg:- modern and efficient sales flndserrice buildings, the Olds Motpr warks, Lansing. Mich.; has established a layout service department to supply dealers, without charge, detailed plans and estimates either for new ; build ings Jot for remodeling present quarters. " ' ; . ' "Jtodei-n sates and service sta tions are a necessity if- an auto mobile dealer hopes j to prosper," says 6 try 1 Hi; Peasley,' general man ager1 of Olds Motor -works. "In the first place appearance counts for much, and the public prefers to trade in a well laid oat and well kept establishment. Further more, a modern building design ed to give the utmost efficiency will result In time and labor sav ings sufficiently large to change a loss into a profit. i Realizing these conditions it is our endeavor i t WILLYS . O V E-R L AN D - FINE.. 5- - MOTOR .CARS 1 1 i A Engine YbtittSlfever Wear Out Vastly more powerf ul, more beau- tiful and more luxurious than ; eyer the new Willys-Knight is i rightfully enjoying the greatest popularity in all history, j Here is a car with the only type of auto mobile engine ever invented Ithat actualy grows smoother, quieter, f more powerful with use . . . that WTTTT TTW W IL I 73 ft) never needs carbon-cleaning and Valve-grinding ... and the only engine in the United States equipped with the new Lanches- . ter Balancer, the famous invent ion that gives Willys-Knight entire freedom from vibration at j all speeds. Small down payment, easy terms. mm 'TWIT- TTCm. I I il TOURING $1295 - CQUPE $1495-COUPE - SEDAN $1495 SEDAN $1575 U ' - BROUGHAM $1695 - f.o.b. Toledo VICE BROTHERS 1 ETJJ& tfAfc;Sjreet atHigK I; I OlAr o - . i a Tt n r ...... m . I j The De Luxe Sedan f.o.b. Lansing . . plus tax 'After We SeU We Serve Evervone instantly notes ' its remarkable beauty but only thosie: who've taken its wheel know the superlative new per- formance of this economical and i long-lived Six ! Indeed, the re cent I improvements made by Oldsmobileand General Motors mduce a brand of performance e short of amazing. Instant response! from accelerator and brakes-abundant power v wpnderful resiliency over rough roads parked inaiifly a com plete, confidence that your car is equal o any occasion. : But -. come in and drive it that the .M Pettyjohn Co. 'Hi ij 219 N. Commercial OJLIOSMOBEXB I ,.. . i ii mm il . . ii i i if 4 t I. i to bare every OldsmobHe sales and - serrice t station large or small the best in Its particular class." :'1 ''.'''" "1:1; PN1 ,Vr Questionnaires hare been sent to erery Oldsmobile i dealer with the suggestion that he make , use of this new serrice if he contem plates remodeling his '.' present building! or erecting a new estab lishment The! ! questionnaires cover either case fully, and, when filled in, present an exact picture of conditions and what; type struc ture will best; fit the needs of each individual easel I f ';iiij ; M m The questionnaires, when re ceived at the factory, are care fully checked against i records on file; and, in conjunction with ex perts id the service! department of General Motors corporation ' at Detroit,! each i case Is carefully tudied and recommendations sub mitted. 1 i, These j include j special plans and blue prints, together with the estimated cost of the alterations or sew construction mrnrh- 't : -'. -f -.'. I. " i i I-! WW Wa Mm. Motor Corporation until signation to join the Nash Motors organization. ! ! I . ; : Coincident fwith the jappoint- ment of Mr. Salisbury, announce- mend is made by him of the ap pointment of J. I. Todd as assist ant export sales manager i of j Nash MotorsJ Mr. Todd, who received bis early training in the railroad business has been identified, with the Nash Motors company i ever since the company was founded and for j the past seven years he nas been in cnarge or important work in the export 'sales depart ment. , 1 1 ! Tfnilrh rtwtn H. M. SALISBURY IS EX PORT SALES MANAGER (Continued from pax i hie re- C HH S TO WELL-KEPT CARS .- : i . . I 1 i Attention to Mechanical De tails Declared to Prevtnt Many Deaths '. "When the average motorist pays more attention to the operat ing condition of his car and less to how fast he can go in itj there will be fewer traffic accidents to mar the pleasure of motoring.' said George-Earl Wallis, research director of the Reincke-EUis comi pany, Chicago, at the closing ses-f sion of the traffic instruction course of the Syracuse Safety council, April 6. I , "Analysis of one day's accidents in any -of our cities will show numerous mishaps which ould have been prevented, had the drivers involved been driving safe cars. The unsafe car should be barred from the streets and high ways just as we are now! seeking to bar the unfit driver. JThere U little choice between the; two fot both- are the frequent" cahse .of regrettable accidents. "The man who drives on a crowded street with worthless brakes or who slides and skids along without chains is just as open to criticism ' as the person who . drives while intoxicated. Knowing how to steer and when to apply the brakes does not qualify one as a safe driver if the brakes won't hold and the tires slip on a wet, slippery pave ment ; Skidding into court Is easily avoided by periodic atten tion to the condition of the car itself, j "We used to consider automo bile accessories in the luxury class, but safe driving in preesnt day traffic Is determined by such things ; as proper head lights, shock absorbing bumpers, rear view mirrors, wind shield .wipers. speedometers, stop lights and the like. When we accuse the driver of carelessness in causing an ac cident,! it Js often not the lack of safe driving but the failure of the car to function properly in an emergency. dated rural schools -in the United States. Throughout the country there is a tendency to combine one-room schools into large cen tral buildings, providing trans portation for the chilrren who must travel some distance. 19,635 motor buses' are used in this serv ice, according to figures supplied to the National Automobile Cham ber of Commerce by county super intendents." 1, 424 " consolidated schools were created in 1924 470,533 children are transported by motor vehicles daily. 2r ; there are more than a million Buiclcs 19,000 BUSES USED Motor travel is rplaying a largo part in the building up of consoli- TMg Label Piroteettc You Increase in Production Of Gold Now Predicted SEATTLE. April i Xome. famous mining center during Alas ka gold rush days, will I continue to be a heavy bold producer, de clared Lieutenant Normal Al S tin es, general manager of the United States! Smelting, Refining and Mining company, with headquar ters in Boston, who arrived here tonignt en route to ni3 properties In Alaska. Mil -: ! !! U : V It's the logical thing to do to bay yoiir UseA Ford Car from Your Nearest Atst&orfscd Ford Dealer tm i ! ii wig i This Label is your Guarantee of Value ; 1 " J There would not be mot than a million ' Buicks in active use today if fiuick had not, through the years, produced a motor car ?f unvarying and superior qual ity. t In every detail, every Buick is an example of how well a motor car can be built. OTTO j. WILSON 388 North Commercial V WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE; BUILT, ; BUICK WILL BUILD THEM MS lit Lll l; S H ! World-Wide Edqd Will 1 i . l ; ! The world-wide good wil I which Dodge Brothers Motor Gar has earned for itself during the past ten years, is emphatically the most valuable asset . that Dodge Brothers Inc. possess. 1 The piublfc may rest assured that nothing will 'ever be done to jeopardize in the slightest j degree this enviable and price-. less reputation. The policies and practice which -have shaped the destinies of Dodge Brothers in the past are in full force today, and will continue in full force so long as a motor, car bearing Dodge Brothers name shall be manufactured. DODGE BROTHERS INCORPORATED . BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. ; 474 South Commercial , : .Phorwe 423