THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 18. 1926
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PLAN T
MOTORISTS ADVISED
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Don't Depend -Vn. Wayside
Informatl
ing Outdn'Long Trip"
WAIINOTONrD. C. July 17.
WithtM toad i more crowded
than ePer before and with season-
al detdarsandjcongestion on many
of th ifunkTiIgbjf ayvth Nation
al Tout Jng Board of the American
An tomLblle association broadcast
a warilng todar urging motorists
tov planJ their tours ahead and not
to depefed on wayside information.
-Requests for touring and road
information reaching A. A. A. na
tional headquarters and the tour
log bureaus of the affiliated club
of: .the national motoring-' body.-it
was ' pointed but;-; indicate much
more than anml.inereas-tn-
the number 5'of vcar owners who
will take their iTfccations on the
open road. " w'4lJ" "Vl:
Last year s th A. "A. tA.' clubs
supplied morethan three million
individuals routings' . and on ' the
basis of the demands made up to
June 1 on touring- bureau 'facili
ties there la in . prospect at least
a twenty-fire; per cent Increase In
motor travel.
"Because ef this Increase, de
clared the National Touting Board,
"it is more essential than erer be
fore that the motor, tourist should
plan his trip ahead ;of, his, actual
departure. Failure to do so often
involves a heavy: .penalty in the
form of delay," and ; discomfort.
Thousands o ' car owners when
planning their trips; do not .realize
that it takes more than good roads
attractive scenery and up-to-date
accommodations .to x make t-a tour
Dleasant. The most essential of
all preparations is a dependable
road information service available
at all points t and on which the
motorist can absolutely depend.
.."This is one-way to tour and It
is the riht,-warThe other way. is
to depend on haphazard roadside
information, which la often inac
curate and unreliable. This Is not
a service at all and to depend on
it too frequently, leads to grief
-which may be the beginning of a
spoilt tourVr,.' 'V rf'-.-v
Another f eaiure1; of road Infor
mation stressed.' oy. the A. A; A.
National Touring-Board referred
to the relation of maps, tour books
and road, lo&tlb motor travel.
"These mapC tour" .books arid
logs," said Jhe, boardf ? "may be the
st in the world but they are not
waugh in themselves. This Is par
ticuTarly true in the case of the
long - distance tourist. Roads
change to some extent from month
and detours spring-up. over, night.
Because of .this weT strongly re
commend that in addition to maps
idd tour books the motorists take
advantage this season of the road
Information service of S10. AA. A.
clubs located in as many towns
and cities of the country. Our ex
perience has- proven that basing
our road service primarily, on the.
clubs, which act as dispatching
stations, enormously facilitates
travel. ' "
"After the club have : checked
ep on the maps as 'regards their
own particular. area. -the .motorist
can continue his journey. with as
sura nee that he can maintain his
schedule and avoid-, the pitfalls
which await the man who pieka his
Information , as ' he' ; gets' fjwjn
chance passers .by, garages , f.or
roadside Btaods. Ev.en In, .the case
of A. A. A. maps, and tour boons
all of which have been brought
up-to-date-, this precaution Is ad
vised.. . - r.
"One big Improvement has been
in road Information "service , this
year of which the car owners will
get the benefit. Heretofore one of
the big problems was to keep, up
with detours. With the help of .tlys
highway departments of the states
the A. A. A. will issue at regular
Intervals during,tbe" 1S2C touring
season a detour matt And bulletin
which will give p-to4he-min'ute
information of detours "and: closed
ings on the main" traveled roads
This bulletin will be .prominently
displayed at Xhe touring eehten
of clubs and motor tourists," would
de well to consult it. - f
"In planning the tour, it is ad
vlsabie also to decide ; ahead on
the stop-overs. Onlyr by so. doing
can me moiorisis nope to.eecure
the best hotel or camp accqmmo
datat ions. All- this'-wll Involve a
little trouble at , the start but It
will certainly add pleasure-to the
'going'." - - -tS'T -
Western Mills Get Huge Lumber Contract
Motorcar Material
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As a wit once said: "Lumber Is
so plentiful -on, the Pacific coast
It grows on trees.' That's about
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Ail-Steel Elephant In Captivity
right, but a heavier demand than i closed automobile bodies. Right:
ever Is being made, on pur timbers
since wood is being so widely used
in the manufacture of fine en
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That the huge orders' for west
ern lumber, now being placed by
ies will tin the near future be
heavily Increased is indicated by
the success of experiments ; with
veneer and plywood Sor coach-
work conducted -during the past
Already the Pisheri . Body Cor
poration In California is using
rast quantities of Pacific Coast
lumber In I (he construction of
closed Chevrolet , models. Floor
board, toeboard and running
board materials are ibelng ship
ped to the Fisher plant at Oak
land from- lumbering districts
throughout this territory.
As a result of tests made by
Fisher - experts in their various
factories. ' it is highly probable
that fine veneer will I be used ex
tensively for seatbacks and other
automobile body units where a
combination of strength, comfort
and ; artistic -finish . Is L required.
veneer came into us own dur
ing the war when a scarcity of
hardwood set airplane builders
casting about for a suitable sub
stitute. It was found that wood
in five and seven plies not only
served as well as hardwood but
actually excelled it in the matter
of strength and resiliency. . Re
cently this tpe of material has
spread to many newj uses where
strength and light weight are es
sential, such as in aircraft and
motor boatr. . j
Lamihated Itr has an' advantage
in that it can' be trimmed to. e
act j-fze, . eliminating; re-cut 'and
reducing waste. 1' ;
Extensive use of lumber the
west's biggest product in manu
facturing automobiles! has a prof
itable significance out here. It
means that a fair share oi the
vast sums' ' of money expended
A slice of western. forest. Center
Loading lumber on a steamer, a
familiar sight in any Pacific coast
yearly for cars by Pacific Coastl
residents is being returned here
automobile body building com pan-! in .the .purchase .of,body materials.
During 1925 more than 50.000
Chevroltts were Bold in the far
west, .most, of them, with closed
bodies. A half million of this
make of automobile were manu
factured altogether last year and
each of them had its share of
wood construction.'
It has been discovered by en
gineers that the proper combina
tion of wood and steel, while orig
inally, more costly than either of
the two materials used individ
ually, is, in the end, the most
economical because it is the most
efficient.
The item of comfort in wood
framed seats is not to be Ignored.
Fisher's construction of automo
bile seats is patterned along the
lines, of a fine old chair, solid and
inviting with ample surface to
which the heavy "upholstery may
be made secure.
In addition, wood steel bodies
are cool during hot weather be
cause the wooden sides and top
turn heat rather than absorb it.
The pith helmet, official Jbeadr
gear of the tropics, is an ei-
ampty of how wood .and .fibrous
substances act as heat Insulator
without radiating warmth from
the shaded side. The same ef
fect holds true in winter; wood
is not susceptible to extreme tem
peratures. What perhaps is most import
ant to .the averagp motorist is the
absence of rumble and rattle
where wood- coach,work;, is--, em
ployed. Fine trimming, tight
connections and close-fitting
joints are responsible for the
quietness of bodies of this type;
squeaks and other offensive nois
es common where there is a met-
harbor. Left: Crjops-section of a
Fisher made Chevrolet coach,
showing the extensive use of wood
throughout the bod v.
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al-to-metal contact are unknown.
Additional Body ; Hants For-. Pa
cific Coast (Planned
DETROIT Lumber used
nualy, by the Fish?r Body Corpor
ation exceeds 300000,000 feet or
20.000 carloads, j rnis -would pro
vide homes for 100,000 persons.
Additional Fisher plants for the
Pacific Coast region are under
an
consideration as
only region in a
the lumber market for any length
of time.
(he west is the
position to noia
Eiker Auto Cb4 Ferry at Lib
erty St. Autos stored, and bought
and sold. Cars washed day and
night. Low prices ;and service will
make long friends; "&
j Many Interesting and colorful
Inventions were displayed in a
Pageant. of Industry, illustrating
the march of progress since the
Centennial In Philadelphia fifty
years ago, 'one of the feature pa
rades opening the Sesqui-Centen-nial
celebrations, in that city re
cently. . :
. One of the floats which attract
ed the most attention was "The
Only All-Steels Elephant in Cap
tivity." It. was a life-size beast
moulded to the minutest form
just to show how far man's, in
genuity can " go in the way of
moulding tough, resilient steel. So
carefully had the engineers ob
served the living pachyderm that
had it not been for the glistening
natural steel surface it might
easily - have been taken for the
real thing. By virtue of its steel
construction, it had literally the
strength of the jungle elephant.
Its "keeper" scrambled over It as
do circus trainers; ; over their
charges and- much': to the delight
of the: smalt boys! balanced him
self gracefully on . the curling
trunk. . ,V '
The strength of the steel mon
ster was due to the nature of its
construction, which carried out
the same principles used in the
construction of- all-steel motor
bodies. Many pieces of steel were
electrically' welded - together sd
that the result was,' for all prac
tical purposes, a single unit.
In fact, many . sections of the
elephant, such as the flanks and
rear quarters, were literally parts
of standard automobile bodies.
They had been stamped out" and
then slightly altered to meet their
new requirements by the Edward
C. Budd Manufacturing company,
BUMP CAUTIOUSLY.
MOTORIST IS TOLD
Bumpers Protect Automo
biles Only at Speeds of
Less Than 8 Miles
the makers of all-steel bodies.
whose exhibit it was.
Draped : over . its back was a
blanket with the: legend, "Good
Old Philadelphia, the Home of the
All-steel Auto Body." Trt'give
tue eieohant a modern touch, the
ancient howdah of Indian was re-; bodies.
placed by the- modern top' "of a
coupe body. This , metal pachy
derm was meant to symbolize the'
strength -T' and t' malleability of
steel, s lough and pliable as the
elephant's hide and as strong's1'
his mighty bones. It was drawn
by : a small - tractor driven by at
man" in full armor. Following.
were cars equipped with all steel
ts w uumniHB.i wmwrw nunann iwiwi
CHICAGO. The motorist whose
automobile bumpers protect him
at a sped of more than eight miles
an hour is "Just lucky.'
Tests made by the Underwrit
ers Laboratories here for compan
ies, handling casualty insurance
show that no bumpers can be
garanteed to protect a motor car
I A - CAR WORTHY 0 ITS
universal satetyi
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' Drawn by Jc?:n Harvey-Cnty,
Centra! High Cchool, Tu!a, CfctjL,
Winner ef Secend Prize In Na
NAME
The question was asked the
other day, "What can this
Rickenbacker 8 do?"
Answer "what can't it do"!!
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For this year this great Ricken
backer; 8 established a much
envied record of - high speed,
cross country runs in all parts
of America.
One demonst ration will elo
quently explain the superb
superiority of this great 8.
The Rickenbacker 8 is the very
essence of excellence. Drive
it and see;
A Few c! thm many Rickenbacker "
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and its occupants for accidents at
a greater speed. Many accidents
are--prevented; , by bumpers when
cars -We travelling faster but tt
extentsof such prevention cannot
be calculated. " - - -
The laboratories have a heavy
stell, bullet shaped ram mounted
on wheels on an inclined track
Fastening bumpers submitted for
test to a standard motor car frame
they let the ram crash Into the
bumpers at various, speeds and
for a specified numbers of times.
A calibrated device records the ab
ility of the bumper to withstand
the collision.
Experiments have shown that a
car travelling more than eight!
miles an hour may under many)
circumstances crack off a lamp j
post or knock down a telephone!
pole.
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We offer Day
i Storage in Our
Fireproof Garage
ONLY ili blocks from the
-heart of jthe business dis
. .trict.'. YoUiWon't be bothered
by the two hour parking limit.
Stalls ;are: arranged so, that
" ' cars can beeasily taken out
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CAR WASHING
He have a Hardie steatti. pressure pump which
we use in our car washing department which will re
move dirt, grease, oil or road oil frojn' your car with
out damage to the finish. ; W 4-;' .
Pratt's Fireproof Storage Garage
252 South Liberty St. -
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365 N. Commercial . Telephone 1260
New (Jar Offers:
30 miles on a gallon of gasoline v
55 miles an hour 5 to 30 miles in,
13 seconds i j . :
4-wheel brakes stops in 51 'feetftom'
i 40 miles an hour
Turns in 34-foot circle easiest car
j in America to .park
5 feet 8 inches high lower gravity.
center greater safety
European -type body more inside
room than any other light car
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- A threeminute study of these .remarkable facts
. may savt, lyou from buy big,anX obsolete automobile
w ii mio jnc announcement otrareyoiutianary
i II new-typfi car, different from anyi&ingyba have
ever kn0jpra.bcfore. . '
" A car that combines the advanced engixxeering prac-
tice of Europe with new and imyedatandards oi .
American performance. , "-iSf
This new cir has a low, European-type; body. With
height and lehgth in true symmc trail itJortidn. j .
It -is 3 fce 8 inches high . .1 aojiWtalt aslthc ,
average man. pfet it provides more rpofcnafld comfort
tnan youyeeyer tound m any automobile of this
class before, j I ? rirstr-" -'-
- It has a higjbi-torque, 31 horsepdwTcrrndtotof small . : Europe and America have been developing it. .Over
XfJll& irw.c me same Cfigxnqzxuig principle
usca m nc iastest racing cars ot America and Jiurope
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Compared witbidS-fashipntd; bulky tan Hit
Wbiptet appears smaller and w:b more grace fat
A arid Kuilr as a
a j w i... . - o - . . rtninfr rnmmrr. .. nrrn inn
unit ... not an old-fashioned reconstructed chassis. . . svirpnKd to find so much
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width of an average city
street. You can; park in 14
feet ; . . which is much
less than the Space re
quired for the ordinary
car. j .
4-wheel brakes, are an
integral part bjf this new
car's chassis design ... a
necessity which fight car
owners have pot hereto
fore enjoyed. Measured
tests" show, that it will
stop in 51 fct from a
speed of 40 miles an hour.
Its center of Igravity is
extremely lowj with am
ple road clearance . . .
thus giving a sense ot se-
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. - tages 01 tnis car pciore w "V' vl comfort and ouality it ;has establish
1 V.; x" - r"A WA "r-JM, .new criterion by which all other light
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Whipfjet frankly resemble
hhc smartest automobiles
Lof iAhSericaC; and Contl-
nental Europe. Stand in
front of this car and vou
can imagine yourself on;
the boulevards of France.
k. t Low-swung . - .rakish
, .graceful as a whippet-
. that s the only way to
pears smarter and much more graceful. That's because
height and length are in true artistic proportion.
In the Ovcrlarid: Whippet yohave the feeling of
riding closer to the ground ; with the rcsulunt ;
"sense of solidity and absence of that sidesway so no
ticeable in the conventional tvee of car. That hieh-
up-in-the-atr feeling is gone ; . here is a new kind of
3 tnis car ana you wm pc
spaeiotis room.
Overland Whictjet with all
other American light cars on the basis of price alone.
r. rxriormance.
ed an entirely
cars must be
judged.
vThc Overland ;Whippet is- furnished in three body
styles -:; Sedan; Touring. and, Coupe. -
; You fiavc never seen a car likeihis before.
1 With the introduction of the Overland Whippet,
it is not sound judgment today tq consider the pur-,
chase of a less modern Car. - -:
A new tretidTof automobile design is dawning in
xi-inch 4-wbecl brakes enable tbis cart stop
in ji ft from a-speed f 40 milts per four;
tiung you actually feel when you drive this car. .
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Complete symmetry of . America, kjid.cz ngnt cars 01 ims ocsign win lonuw
design nas been achieved onc . ; . V' , , . .
with compact external But today Overland ,;. v and. Overland alone . . .
dimensions. " -"offers you these unique engineering-attainments. ;.
' Comparcdwithcontem-' In fairness to yourself, sec this -wonderful new-
Srary big, bulky cars the - type car. ."-.- " '- . ( -
verland Whippet ap- '-Willys-Overland; Inc., Toledo; Ohio.; '
TwoXttginesrwg ideals combined 1
v ' The Overlah Whippet represents a combination of '
the most advanced Europe an and American engi- J
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