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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1926)
Am Miefesi IT miis Si t SECTION THREE Page 1 to G Automotive Good Roads PRICE FIVE CENTS Models Triwafd Annual We Fair m Reveal Bea 7 Modern - Engineering Sets New Standards to Be Considered A few4 simple rules to follow will make it 4 easy' for the buyer of a new car today to get a mod- ernly engineered product. Within the past few months there have been many develop ments in motor car construction which are far in advance of im provements made heretofore. These features show up so plainly in the modern engineered car that the buyer has little chance to go wrong if he uses his head and his eyes. Moaermy engineered cars are low, the roof line; is closer to the ground than has been the case at any time before. This low body ef fect is not for style alone but is. also for road balance. The mod ern car hugs the road because the weignt is carrieu low to tne ground. First glance, at a car will show whether it looks low or not. Buy the low car if you want road sta bility. Compactness without the sacri fice of usable room is another feature of the modernly engin eered car- Choose a car on which the body looks compact. Try it out for leg room and head room, and if these dimensions suit you',' cen ter your choice on the compact body. Compactness means conser vation in weight and bulk and this means easier control and greater economy of operation. a "heck up on the developed J4jfcpowef as compared with, the rmi horsepower. The modernly engineered power plant develops a brake horsepower of far In ex cess of .its -rated 'horsepower. In the four-cylinder field, the buyer today can get developed power fully-100 per, cent in excess of the rated power. Choice of a car in which developed power is only 20 to SO per cent in excess of the rated horsepower means that, the owner is payinjr twice as much !or operating expense as is the owner who buys the modernized uotbr with Its surprisingly high I developed, power. In the six-cylinder field, be sure to check the developed horsepower against the rated power. Here again, your choice should be cen tered on the car with- the greatest excess o developed power over I rated power. ...... , I The drive system also comes in I for attention. Modern engineering 1 New' Holly Carburetor and i vaporizer inciuaea on Ford Autos There I af. marked tendency among air car" manufacturers to Improve J constantly the running qualities of their, cars. Even Ford has at last fallen in line, and all r of the new cars, that he is now sending' out dailjr. from; Detroit, are 'equipped with" the new Holly Carburetor -ahd Vaporizer. f This device makes "a ''Ford' start off on winter mornings on a par with the high-grade, , cars,- Fortunately. though, for people who already have their Fords, this Holly larbo retor, can 'be - obtained "from Dan Burns, orfrpnrfcny of the garages that he supplies, ' . . , A', new improvement that has just. come on the market is the HolLy-' Vaporizer. ...... It is designed, to take caro of the low grade, gasoline that we are Q5stting. . By means of a hot P'M& thir'ftiel i raptjrized before . Roes into tne motor, so mm possible to get moth more gas rora the motor than was form erly possible. TvV H also helps greatly to over come the difficulty of starting off on cold mornings, as the hot plate comes into action at once- This combined Carburetor and vaporizer has proved fo success fui that Kord is now installing It t on all of his cars. Locally It Js supplied by W." E. Burns-Dan " rns ( .0t BrotherarThe Same Man . , - v ,;- I "an Burns, better known ot Brothers." spent the laf Jarf of the week In 'Portland , m ifiicrests of hjs giofi theref I (Ooatinaed m DM BilS CITES' CAR' iMPDdVEMETJT Sedan Averages 40,3 Miles Per Hour on Bear Creek Canyon Road An Overland Whippet, the new European type light car, recently introduced . by Willys-Overland. has established an amazing speed record over the rugged course of Lookout Mountain and Bear Creek Cayon making a 58-mile circuit from Know Court and return in 1 hour 2(5 minutes and 40 seconds. thus setting up an astounding av erage of 40.3 miles per hour. With George Dyer of the retail division of the Willys-Overland Denver Branch at the wheel the test was started at 4-44 a. m. and the finish came at 6-10-40. The run, was under the official obser vation of two Denver newspaper representatives, Lloyd Langworthy of the . Denver post and Damon Gall of the Rocky Mountain News. This remarkable time estab lished an entirely new record for enclosed cars over Lookout Mdun tain. It is not far away from the record made by a six-cylinder touring car over the same course. And it was made with a " stock model, the regular Whippet dem onstrator, with a four-cylinder motor and the lowest rated horse power of any stoct production car in ,this country. The rated power of the motor is. only 15.2 horse power' but the actual developed power Is 3 0.5 horse-pbwert .which is incidentally the greatest power development. of any stock produc tion light car in this country. The maximum speed attained dnrinz the triD was 65 miles an hour, the average speed maintain- ed between Golden ana wuacai Point, .was 24 miles an. hour 5 and the descent through Bear Creek Canyon was made at the rate", of 45 miles an hour. These are conspicuous figures for a light car and bear out the contention of the Whippet en gineers that this European type car is an amazing performed. Bear Creek Canyon is full of curves and to take the run at an average of 45 miles an hour is to demonstrate a road ability which j8 unequalled In any other type of motor car. The climb up Lookout is a still m with one ana cans ior " - regular power, to make it. me Whippet time of 15 minutes for the climb shows what the Euro- pean type of power plant means to the driVer of a light car. The maximum speed of 6o miles an hour is a tempting speed for the largest cars to aim at and reach but the. Whippet found no trouble in making it. TTor is the first practical dem onstration that has been afforded to Denver motorists to see what the Whippet really will do. It more than bears out the state mni nf the manufacturers that it has bis car performance ability on the very minimum of light car operating expense. ASSOCIATED OIL Affiliated Companies Pro duce 1,546,144 barrels During August Associated Oil Company, sub- sidary of Tide Water Associated Oil Company; reports a grand to tal production with affiliated com panies for August of 1. 549,144 barrels "of crude oil. an increase of 8.097 over July. Production of the Associated company alone was 1,344,610 barrels, an increase of 3.945 barrels over July. The production report is com piled according to the various fields In which; the company oper ates and it is especially interest ing In showing the productivity of the various fields Increase pro duction Is especially noted Isuthe Dominguez and 'Santa Fe SprTflgs fields. Salvaaed LiimbVr Biiiids Huge staaium in i exas .saX ATONIQ. Tei. (AP)- Material salvaged' rom t he bar racks of bid Camp Travis near Fort Sam Houston, where thous- ni8 Of troops iramou 4utu Id war. is being used to eon t the Fort Sam. Houston. HIjh .me, the largest . sUdlum of salvaged ; lumber In .the PRODUCTI ON HIGH hi i m i ii i . ....... :;..,! k ' t j AU-De-Luxe ES If ROVED JEWETT All Models De Luxe in Finish and Fittings Under Page Policy A completely changed line of Jewetts, with beauty as their dom inant characteristic, is presented today by the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, which describes them as "the second most beauti ful car in America" thus adapt Ing the well-known Paige slogan to the -smaller car as well. Jmpnasis is laid upon good looks in every item of the new jewett s ensemble. Each model carries color, trim, finish and ap pointments that formerly would have rated it as "de luxe", and the makers announce that they will no longer build both "stand ard" and "special" models of iden tical body types, all, models now carrying full de luxe features. A four-door sedan, a type not prevIOTClyTheluaa'inr the line, has been added, and is regarded as the leader. The popular broug ham is, of course, continued, but with changes that clearly set it apart from the former model. Both the brougham and the four-door sedan are unusually graceful, the straight line effect of the preceding models having been eliminated entirely. The new bodies designed expressly to achieve beauty, and to be fully up to the standards that have always been attained by the costlier Paige cars in this respect. The Jewetts are chiefly striking for the con sistent use of the curved line of beauty. Ball corners, rounded edges, sweeping roof and visor lines, better stream lining, and curved window outlines, in combi nation with lower running boards, graceful fenders, and larger tires, having revolutionized the Jewett. The new line also reveals sev eral important mechanical im provements, chief of which is the increase fn size and power of the engine and the adoption of the air cleaner as standard equipment- DOWN THE ROAD BEAUTY DOMIniAT Line of Beautiful V ; t 9 I SMART LINES AND LUXURIOUS INTERIORS DISTINGUISH LATEST JEWETTS Describing them as "the second most beautiful car in America" the "makers of the Paige today announce an entirely new line of jwetts with a handsome four-door sedan as the leader. The new Jewetts are a distinct departure from the previous models, all bodies being noteworthy for the consistent use of curves, ball corners, rounded outlines and grace fully sweeping lines. All interiors are of de luxe finish, the all-wood steering wheel, the in strument board, garnish mouldings and other trim being in effects. Rich upholstery and ing harmony. . In concentrating its production on models de luxe, the Paige company-announces, itja meeting the public -demand as determined by the company's own experience in recent years. Its sales records show that the American buyer is giving more attention to appear ance, style, and comfort, as evi denced by the fact that the Paige company's de luxe models led in sales over the plainer models. The new four-door sedan is lac quered in marine blue, with belt of Maxlne blue, and black upper works, and is striped in cream. Window recesses are in marine blue, outlined with a cream stripe. Upholstery is in mohair. Special interior features are the twin smoking sets, robe rail, corner tonneau lights, and silk shades on the rear and quarter windows. The brougham is finished in light beige lacquer below the belt molding and in fawn gray above. with stripes in apple green. The top is black with window recesses In light beige, with green outline stripes. Upholstery Is in corduroy of a new pattern and higher grade. The rear window has a silk 6hade, and a single dome light illumin ates the tonneau. Carrying Things.Tpo .. , - . , New Jewetts Is Announced Today 1 firf . . I - v-i" If -en - -v'-""! , . " f i handsome silver finish fittings '. k ' ' The interiors of both closed cars also have been greatly improved t be 4b harmony "with, the hand some exteriors. The front seats have been made deeper, and in the brougham they are adjustable to suit the comfort of the driver. Comfort type seat springs are used in all seat cushions, while foot rests and arm-re3ts afford ease to rear seat passengers. New hardware is another fea ture of the bodies. The outside door handles are inlaid in mother of pearl; the inside handles are of the remote control type, and rotary regulators control all win dows. The harmonious interior trim is particularly noteworthy, being carried out in . walnut finish throughout. This includes the handsome new instrument board, garnish mouldings, door panels with inlaid effect, all-wood steer ing wheel, and metal" trim across the back of the front seat. Shir red pockets, at a convenient diag onal angle, are used on the doors. A marked improvement in ap pearance is effected by the use of sun visors integral with the roof, extending the curving sweep of WHEN THE WIFE DECIDES TO KEEP ON GOING WHILE THE GOING 15 GOOD. KT -n" ..';V I i t - walnut finish with inlaid panel complete an ensemble of stnk the top well to the front of the windshield. i v The new-Jewett. cngiae has bore of" 2 ihebVa'and a stroke of 4 inches, tht bore having been increased one-eighth Inch. The enlarged cylinder gives 185 cubic inches displacement, as against 169 of the former engine, with resultant horsepower of 4 5 as against 40 formerly. The cast-iron pistons, despite their increase in diameter, are. lighter, weighing but 154 ounces,' as against 22 ounces in the previous engines. An AC air-cleaner is standard equipment on the new engine. It is mounted .vertically in front of the carburetor. Instead of the plain die-cast main bearings used previously, the new engine has bronze-backed main bearings of the interchange aj)le type, as used in the large Paigo engine, wjAh a great gain in accessibility and servicing oper ations. . ; f i Tire , size has been increased from 29x4.74 to 30x5.25, for bet ter wear and riding qualities, with Incidental Improvement in the ap pearanee of the car, augmented by the lower running boards, which have been dropped 1 inches. By FRANK BECK MILLER PERFECTS RE-TREflD METHOD Premature Tread Wear No Longer Spells Junk Heap for Rubber AKRON, Ohio. September 16, 1926. Premature tread no longer spells "bone-yard" to otherwise serviceable tires, says Russ Smith, Salem agent. A new discovery in the Miller tire laboratories at Ak ron makes possible for the first time in tire history the satisfac- tory or a road-worn tire tread with a new one. The new dis covery is one of the most impor tant of tire history as It adds mil lions of miles to the nation's tire service. For years past the effort to lengthen tire life by retreading tires has been one of doubtful val ue. Retreading molds available to the vulcanizers cured the retread ing rubber, known to the trade as "Camelback," in three sections: The failure of the old style Camel back lay in its flowing' or bulging at the end of the mold. The -aid Camelback was not designed to withstand the necessary heat and pressure of vulcanixation. Pressure caused the rubber to force'its way out of the mold at the ends where it joined other un- cured rubber. The motorist who has seen a tire retreaded will have noticed that it formed bulges tn three points along the tire which had to be cutaway. Between these points the stock had become thin ner. The result was that the tread had such wide variation in thickness that it was not surpris ing when weak spots developed to cause early failure. Added mileage was not often sufficient to make retreading pay. The new Camelback; does ndt yield to pressure in the retreader's molcf. It is not forced out of the mold ends and cures smoothly and evenly, giving as satisfactory wear as in the original tread. It has been hailed by vulcanizers as a revolutionary advance in tire re pair work. The new compound, which has been withheld from the market for an extended period during which its claims were tested and proven, is not intended for use on tires whose carcasses are "shot". Mo- J certain that Nash will be hard torists are warned to have their f pressed to, meet the rising demand tire properly Inspected to make certain that the tire carcass has sufficient life in it to make re treading profitable. UNION OIL OPENS Four New Distributing Points Announced by California Group Completing negotiations that have been under way for some time. Union Oil company of Cal ifornia today announced that it has opened four marketing sta tions In AJaska. The new stations are located at .Ketchikan, Craig, Petersburg and Wrajfgell. While depots are all located In the southern portion of Alaska.' it is believed that their establishment marks the opening of a vigorous sales campaign in Alaska by the Union Oil company of California. In the past, this California oil corporation has supplied. its Alas kan trade through the. medium of sales agency. Even with the limit ed marketing facilities afforded under this arrangement. It is re ported that sales have Increased tremendously in recent months. and it was to meet thi s increased demand that tho stations were es tablished. The new stations will dispense gasoline, distillate,, kerosene and diesel in bulk; lubricating oils and greases in packages- , The" principal market will , be the fish ng and mining industries which at present are the major consum ers of petroleum products . In Alaska. - ' : - : The refined oil products distrib uted through , these new. depots will ha unnnlied irr the Union Oil refineries.? California: and: winl be transported in the company's I, own, tankers. . .' " ''J-: Simultaneously it was announc ed -by the Union: Oil sales officials that the Union Oil company of Canada. Ltd.. -a subsidiary corpor- atlon.vhas opened for business, eleven marketing stations in Brit-J sh coiumnia. ,. . , . I H v - , ' I UWTHS MASH SALES CLIP, PRECEDING Mill: First Eight Months Transac tions Pass Entire 1926 Business The month of August, according to E. McCarty, Nash General Sales Manager, swept total Nash, sales and production for the first eight months of 1926 to a figure considerably in excess of the- total sales and production achieved by the entire year of 1925, which was the banner Nash year in point ; of business heretofore. P. W. Pet tyjohn are local agents. "All of the Nash plants." states McCarty, "are now in big production on the recently announced new models and some idea of the. speed at which Nash sales are. traveling up ward may be gathered . from; the fact that all conservative estimates Indicate that September Nash sales and production will break all past records for September business. , Furthermore, September will J again take up the continuous stream of record-breaking Nash sales' months which were lnterupt ed in November. 1925 due to arbi trary retardation of production to ' bring new models Into manufac ture, and again in July and Aug ust of this year in order to allow Us ' to Introduce the new Ught Six Series, new Special Six Series and new' Advanced Six Series. In fact, September will be,, the 25th consecutive month with the three exceptions ,noted above- that Nash sales have surpassed the . high mark set Jy the Bame month of the previous year. With all three new' series now powered with the 7-bearing crank shaft motor Nash today occupies the unique position of. being the tmry-isxgw-'TMrnfarturer In the world with all mbdels powered by a 7-beann : cranssnaii moioi- I which engineers regard as the ul tra modern Bix-cylinder motor de sign because of the vastly superior smoothness and quietness, of itf performance. - - i . I- At the time of our recent new model announcements stocks in. our dealers hands were at an ex tremely low point and this in. con-: J junction with the great reception J accorded the new cars maaes It even though production 4s ieing advanced as fast. as possible RiOfCEPTll Joe Williams, Willard Expert, Gives Sound Advice tor Amateurs Radio has familiarized - a lot. of people with the fact that an electrical circuit is not complete without a ground connection. "The electrical circuits in auto mobiles have ground connections. which often cause a lot of trouble to motorists if not watched," says Joe Williams of the Willard ser vice station. In the cart of today.- it has be come almost , universal in wiring the'ear to use the single wire sys tem', that is to use the frame of. the cars as one side . of the cir cuit, grounding the generator, the. starting motor and the battery. As the starter and the generator can be : grounded within their frames, It is necessary to run & lead from the battery to the frame This connection' from the battery to the frame is a source of trouble- and annoyance It it is not. made property.- A , loose ground . will not permit. the battery- and the starting motor to work to the best of their ability because the start-; Ing motor cannot draw all the re- MUired current from the battery ; Many times a loose ground will canse the lights to burn ont "which" Is an unnecessary exse&Bf "and'annoyance. , ; , The ground . connection somrJ v times come loose In traffic, caus ing the motor to stalL. ' Michigan Univcrsltv P r.. n A . - J. Course Jrt Real Estate, ANN ARBOR. -t a Wv ' FundcmenUls of the real estate business will becomo . tf- it student investigation in the School Of Business Admir.lifr.ti University of Michigan thi3 fan. - - research work, fnnr co tor graduate tudoni? ar turns on eROuriDS f 1 ' v. -v- .. i r .1 . ii iii.ni M i I i fc.