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C:L E A tsl AN D VIGOROUS
VENTYIXTH YEAR ;
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 111926
?PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Motorists Are Given Chance
:to Buy at Low Prices, Mr.
Rydeil Says
When the Western Auto Sup
ily Co.. has a )kale,ms f occasion
ally does, ; Motorist are given an
opportunity to -troy "imality sap-'
pUes and accessories tor their au
tomobiles, at exceptionally low
prices.
'Durlngr the past few years, an
' annual erent with the company
, has been their AnnlTersary Sale.
This sale marks 'the'lOth -year of
apply company jpa the Pacific
coast. These yearly sales hare
proren popular with motorists, re
port the Western Auto managers,
as the articles 'placed on sale at
that time sreatly enhance the pur
chasing power , of the "car owner's
dollar.
"The items placed on sale dur
ing oar Tenth Annlrersary sale,
are taken from our regular stocks
of merchandise, which is the cus
tomer's assurance of receiving
first class l merchandise of high
duality." states Walter Rydell, lo
cal manager of the Western Auto
Supply Co. "The ! goods on sale
iare not confined' lb any one cer
tain line of goods or any definite
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Beaiitiful Colors Seen
In Motor Car Finishes
, Color has attained a new importance in motor car building
and this year the "color personality" of the aristocrats ojf
motordom will be as authentic an index to character as design,
according to automobile designers and builders. Develop
ment of color mediums which combine both a high resistance
to the elements with depth of lustre and the appearance of
Warmth and life make possible the suggestion pf speed and
power, dignity or formality in color as Well as body lines.
The loading dock of a builder of automobiles might sera
a far cry from the fine car salons. Yet daily over the loading
dock passes a revue probably even more interesting than those
een with the velvet land marble background ofhe season's
motor shows. In these .unpretentious surroundings, may be
seen a constant parade of the designs and colorings which
will be most popular this year.
At the Lincoln Motor Company's Detroit plant, where
color tone and Individuality tin
treatment have been encouraged
and developed to a degree proba
bly without parallel in the realm
of fine cars, this revue Is partic
ularly impressive. Even geogra
phy is a consideration In the se
lection of a Lincoln's finish and
It is interesting to note how the
car destined to be used in eternal
sunshine differ from that which
must be correct in either summer
or winter.
A four-passenger sedan to be
shipped into the great Northwest
is finished in the rich, yet sub
dued tones, duplicated from the
plumage of the Chinese Jay. The
body is in two tones of warm
brown with a bright blue stripe
for the required touch of brilliance.
Contrasting sharply with that
family type of car is a sport phae
ton consigned to Mexico City. The
body below the moulding line Is
Royal Chariot red with jet upper
works, fenders and running gear
and red wire wheels. A folding
tonneau cowl and windshield sug
gest that the top will be folded
most of the time. All metal is
brightly nickeled.
Florida also demands striking
shades in sport models. A sport
phaeton for delivery in Jackson
ville js finished, in buckskin brown
with Scotch gray'stripe and uphol
stery Jn dualtpne leather. Six
wire wheels with the two spares
carried -forward in fender wells,'
tonneau cowl and windshield, ma-
On the Road
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Ed Knox, Portland representative of the Buick Motor company, and
Kenneth Wilson of the . Otto J. Wilson company here, Salem ' Buick
distributors, are shown here in a new 1926 standard JJuick Coupe.
This picture was taken about half way between Niagara and Detroit
on the new road. It is about 52 miles east of Salem.
There is now a good road to Detroit and the road to Brietenbush Hot
Springs, about 12 miles beyond, is being worked on and may probably
be completed by summer.
HOW THE ROADS ARE
Oregon State highway commis
sion weekly report on condition of
Oregon state highways, April 7,
1926.
Pacific Highway
Portland-Osweko-Oregoh City-Albany-Harrisburg-Junctlon
City-Eugene-Cottage
Grove-Roseburg-Grants
Pass - Medford - Ashland
California State Line; Paved.
West Side Pacific Hifchway
Portland-Newberg- McMInnvllle-
to Detroit
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If - ti - i --s
Corvallis-Junction
City - Eugene:
Paved.
Old Oregon Tral
-East
of The Dalles
Ontario - Huntington - Baker
Union - LaGrande-Pendleton-Uma-tilla-Arlington-The
Dalles: Maca
damized entire distance and in
good condition.
Old Oregon TrailWest of The
Dalles -Columbia River'
' Highway
The Dales-Hood River-Portland-Rainier-Astoria-Seaside:
Paved.
Roosevelt Coast Highway
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Remedies Given to Gurjb
The problem of solving our national traffic pU2Jzles-par-ticularly
with reference to the accidents involved, jhias -three
phases. These are (1) engineering revision xf .oW; streets;
(2) education of the driving and walking public; C3)nforcei
ment of the traffic law. ; I
Vehicles traveling along our highways at high rates of
speed imperil the lives of pedestrians who cross these streets.
Investigations by city planning experts have demonstrated
that high speed of traverdoes riot promote maximum, effi
ciency in the use of city streets. In a ' chart' prepared' by
Harold M. Lewis and Ernest P. Gbodrich it is nownthat the
maximum number of vehicles can pass a g'ven point in" a
street at about 15 miles per hour for uninterrupted -traffic
and that the maximum number will pass at a .running; velocity
of 14 miles per hour where there is traffic fjbntrol. "Between
speeds of ten an! twenty miles
per hour there is less than five
per cent variation' in street capaci
ty. In addition, -investigations by
the Society of Automotive Engi
neers and others have shown that
the most efficient conditions of ve
hicle operation occur at speeds
not exceeding fifteen miles per
hours and tn many cases, even
lower than this.
Expediting; traffic is recognized
as an urgent, problem confronting
most of our metropolitan commu
nities. The object is to move the
greatest number of vehicles past a
given point in a given time, no
as , to prevent congestion. This : is
to be accomplished not by exces
sive speed of individual vehicles
but by such means as the follow
ing: 1. Usfng the entire street
Traffic Accident Toll
width removing traffic and espe
cially (a) Prohibiting parking in or
near safety zones and "Intersec
tions. '
2. Maintaining a high average
speefl of all vehicles including '
(a' Keeping slow moving vehi
cles off of the thoroughfares. f
1(b) Prohibiting cutting In.
(c) Keeping pavement in good
condition.
j3. Minimizing delays at inter
sections including
(a) Traffic officers or signals
atiall principal.' intersections.
':(b) Prohibiting left turn's
where necessary.
jRegmrdJss of the complex ve
hicular traffic now existing in -the
larger cities, pedestrians must be
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All Cars Assembled -in: Port
land Branch to Run on
Coast Product
Ford cars produced tn the Port-,
land Ford Motor company factory ,
are now equipped "with CfC tires
hjteHna of a contract just signed
between the CTG factory nd the
Ford Jotor company. V
' For the first , time In; history
an exclusively western built tire
has been adopted as standard fac
tory equipment on any automobile,
and CTC executives and ; dealers
are properly enthusiastic -that
their Ures have received the rec
ognition due. them t or quality,
The Ford Motor company. owes
their" success . Inj' a 'large measure
to the fact that, they have always
used afaoslutely the finest materi
als obtainable and ,the' first con
sideration with. Ford engineers la
quality. CTC Urea' were pnly se
lected afterinuny tires had keen,
shipped to the Detroit Ford plant
for exhaustive testing and had
proven 'themselves to be thorough
ly, satisfactory from a quality
standpoint., ;
-'It should he : clearly under
stood." stated4 Mr. Hull -ofthe
Ford Motor company, "that the'de-
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