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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1926)
THE OREGON STATESllAN, SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNINisr HAY ' I. I HUH SAID Ml! JHTHIG 1 EvVritt lof Rickenbacker Company Declares Sit- 'tion ay Be Acute . ' ' .' : - , ' ..... la here--the usual" spring utortage ot automobiles," says B, F. Eyeritt, president and general manager. RIckenbacker Motor company, "bat; this year the short age threatens to be unusually long." "All Indications . are that the shortage will be more acute durf Ing the " next three months than at any previous period. In the hlsi tory tt-the lndnstry.This condl tlqn ig due to the fact that, be canse: of the lateness of , the sea- son most sections ' reporting It three or four weeks late we automobile manufacturers opened the safety Yalyeand left it open " too long. ,'yV;':V"."--T:'. : (;," "That, by tbe wayVhas'been one of; the most ' Important .develop ments In thii industry the safety ralye and otir-ability ta.ttse It," says Mr. Eyeritt. "Production me thods have been brought to such a state of perfection and of flexi bility that those manufacturers who are best equipped, can slacken production 25 or even SO per cent when for a brief spell, retail sales let up, and yet not neur a pro- Mbltlve overhead. "That was what) happened dur ing January, February and March this year. Some of the largest makers dropped several hundred, ana in one case at least, several thousand Mr nr Aav TK a urn a what we term., o je$fp-$u. safety during January and Febtuary. In fact Wo uMntnlnl new f models tmtin Ufe first v of a v. s ' 2 5; . - ; juarcn. jvromonen onnnepractice fias ben to run full blast.-' . "Weather- inMarch? of this year was severe; reports from all sections were unfavorable. . Just then toq, , the professional opera tors In the stock, market -decided to make. a- cleaning, ' the 43ears got s control,, and v pounded all , stocks, especially . ' niot&rsiv jrfJiThat made '.automobile manufacturers over cautious, with the result that March production wbb hundreds of thousands of cars -below normal. The action was mis-interpreted in some quarters. "It seemed, to superficial ob; servers, that, the Industry was in a precarious position; and, wild , talkSof the old mythical "saftfra tloajl point began 4o be heard .. Ja. : . - Jiet fs, tWIndustry w4neT6T ac& a safe condition for there A io danger of a casualty when l ety valve is working! f jt'Only danger now. is that the jjndustry as a whole, will lose the sale of several hundred thousand cars, because of its .Inability to produce- them in the, time left. For, while all plants are now rap idly getting into f ull production, none can exceed .capacity.; So we will all be lagging a month pr two behind .retail - demand,' which is now lively and persistent. -Several ojLjbe leading makers' are already hopelessly- behind orders; Ju3t stop and consider I05 a "moment 'what would happen it some power could stop all the automobile plants for a full thirty' days! . ' "Why'it-woul tftake a year, with all factories "running over-time to catch up again. Those - were valuable lessons learned", by manufacturers this season.'" . "First, that we can cut our gar ment to Oour jcloth ; the second, that-toomucbj caution may have just as serious consequences as too much daring. : "The penalty, if any must be paid, wll.of course be passed on to . the tardy buyer who, in the event of a serious shortage will have to pay a premium for prompt delivery," says the Jtickenbacker head. O. J. Hull Auto Top and Paint Co. Ratlator, fender and body re pairing. Artistic painting adds 100 to the appearance fo your auto, 267 South Commercial. t'J GREAT BOVVER, MADE INrtETING MOTORS , 1 1 .tcamttaTWd'j iron pair .1.) ' t' ' " i ever attained in . any ; American built motor of stock design, per cubic inch of displacement. The results in performance, are shown in very rapid accelera tion, a pronounced ability on hills and a speed range well in excess of 60 miles an hour for the sedan model. In general, the principles em ployed in the construction of the Willys-Knight Six-Seventy are ia line with the European type of construction, concerning which there is universal interest at the present time. The European builders have concentrated their energies in building motors of high power de velopment. It is interesting to note that the only stock motor in the world, which, equals the Willys Knight Six-Seventy Is " a Knight sleeve-valve m'otbr' built by' the Daimler Motor Co., of Coventry, England. ; ;r Ah advantage of Knight motor construction in developing high speed motor operation is found in the fact that: it is not necessary to utilize a valve . design which may readily 'be rendered ineffici ent throughr the- action of the ex haust gase3 pn the vaiye mechan ism. t ' 4 ' The construction of the sleeves which control the intake and ex hause operations in the Knight type motor: is such that motor speed ; may be Increased without results i that are detrimental to the lortg life and continued per formance jf the...power pjant. 2, Klsoifc & J ilunt,' rngtfstffr jibM erty and - Court. Convenient for your every day drug needs. Toi let articles: druggists notions. doney saved oh fountain pens. () . Myrtle Point- City council lets contract for paving, grading and graveling streets. Baker Plans develop for $200,000 highway to Homestead, copper mining center. SERVICE M SK eiiciiEsuiE Olds Motor Works Branches Correlated by Appoint-1 ment of Manager In recognition of the close con nection 'between automobile ser vice and sales; these two depart ments of Olds Motor Works hare been correlated by the appoint ment of , a service promotion man ager who will work under the di rection of D. S. Eddins.f general sales manager. T. H. Stambaugh, who has had extensive automotive experience both in sales and ser vice, has been appointed to the position, Mr. 'Stambaugh is a native of Lansing, Michigan, ; where Olds Motor Works is located, and his first position was with that com pany. After a year with Olds mobile, Mr. Stambaugh spent three years In banking and then joined the Maxwell Motor r company working both in the factory and. as field service man. Following a year's service in the Marine Corps, Mr. Stambaugh took 'charge of service In the Den ver rone for the Chevrolet Motor company. He was transferred to the Sheridan Motor Car company when General Motors organized that diviison, and later joined the Durant Motor Company of Indiana as service manager. He was later made assistant to the general manager, continuing in that posi tion until transferred to Flint as assistant to the general manager of the Flint Motor company, which position he held until coming with Oldsmobile. Capital City Laundry. Leading first class laundry of Salem. Gives you best service in city. Clothes laundered here lasts longer. Al ways on time. 1264 Broadway. () HOW THE ROADS. ARE . (Continued from pas 1-) . , Hamlet Junction, Mohler: Ma cadam. I ' . , ' Mohler, Miami: Highway route via Brighton now, open., but on .ac count of danger on planketl road between Wheeler, . and i- Brighton, traffic for Garibaldi and points south is ' urgently 'advised to -take road via Foley Creek'whlch Is graveled throughout. Miami, Tillamook, Hebo, Devils Lake, SUetz River: Part paved; balance macadam. Newport to Otter Rock In Lln- oln coujijr,uj(een for travel. uianiHW vauey r iorence Highway' Junction City, Cheshire, Blach ly, Rainrock, Maple ton: Macadam. Mapleton, Florence: Dirt road Impassible after heavy rains. Corvallia - Newport Highway Corvallis, Philomath, Wren, Eddyville, Toledo, Newport: Ma cadam. Roosevelt ' coast highway open north to Otter Rock. McMinnville - Tillamook Highway McMInnville, Sheridan: Paved. s Shertdanlanilnajrr Grad Ronde. . HeDoi Tillamook; Part paved; balance good macadam.,--, Oregon-Washington Highway Pendleton.: : Washington J t state line: i'avBd." ; r Pendleton," pilot Rock. Vinson, Heppner, Heppner "Junction : . Ma cadamized except between Vinson and Lena which is under construc tion. ... Vj;;,rf -... ' " : : , Crater Lake Highway Medford Trail, Prospect:. Ma cadam... . i,. '.Vt: ' Prospect, Fort Klamath: Closed on acount, of snow.- , . v Kedwodd Highway : -Connecting With Road to Caves . Grants i Pass, : Kerby, Walsoi Graveled: road In good, condition. - Waldo, Crescant City: New Road open, fo? travel. Kerby, Oregon Caves: Road in good conditidni Oregon Caves now open to publi. . t . McKenxIe Highway; . Eugene Belknap ..Springs, Sis ters, Redmond, Bend: Macadam. ' Alsea? Highway- - -Corvallis' iPhilomath.' Alsea, Lincoln county line: Macadam, Lincoln county line, Tidewater: Dirt road. Rough but' passable when dry. Impassable after-heavy rains. j - ,.t..,.:..v Tldewater, tValport: Macadam. fcast jof an arm of the I Pacific ocean, where the Gulf of Georgia meetavthe strait of Juan de Fuca at th southeastern end of Van couver Island, lies a picturesque golf links, which "has brought to Victoria capital of British Colum bia, a; colony of residents o he United States and eastern Canada: This ..course .is the . home of. the Victoria Golf Vlub as . the Oa k Bay li: 'y V; On the rhelghts c links and the sea- s cStiont homeiS pi pe- Hunt '& Schaller, leading meat market on North Commercial, at No. 263. Finest meats, fruits and vegetables. . The crowds trading at this store tell the story. 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