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."MED SEHVICE . 4 -. - . - ; : - : ; f.DQS PLEASURES National Automobile Asso- 'ciation;lJands, Splendid . . Work Done in States WASHINGTON, TX C. Special In all. Its major aspects, motor ing Is beeowiing increasingly sim ple';' the range of the automobile 1m 4eiBg widened si new reads are bnfltnd touring service perfect ed4 and the remaining obstacles to free, and unfettered s car use are being sol red rapidly. These con dition's for the marvelous and growing popularity of the motor far and the motor , club, says a fct&eiuent issued today from na tiorral headquarters of the Ameri can Automobile association. "Motordom is standing on the threshold of its greatest ' year," says Thos. , P. Henry president of the 'national, motoring organiza tion. "The rigor and. success with wbica- it has tackled -and solved many of its problems in the pisi, ami wiui uitu h vuuiiuucs to" meet , them as they arise are certain harbingers of still greater expansion this year. Growth of' the : automobile In dustry is paralleled by expansion of the motor, club moVement; the A A. A bead declares. ;. As the motor industry, with Its vastly improved In counting on 1927 to eclipse all previoaus records, so Is the motor ing association leadership expect ing it to do the same. ' "Here are the factors Mr. Henry li.7ts as forecasting the growth of both:- " - '.Cars are vastly improved in de ntin, efficiency and safety., . . v The range of the automobile is being! widened as mew highways 'are laid, motor laws aire made fair add indiscrfmlnatory.' " ' The nation's prosperity, super lmjnced" bytb automobile, is matting it possibfe for additional hundreds mt thousands io become car bwners, arid enabling hun dreds of thousands ; who, already own cars to put their motoring on a. ' higher basis through the pur 'case of the better cars and equip ment. ; - . A " I t Car" crperatloii "and service5 have been ".simplified beyond' belief by the manufacturer. .The 1927 car, waking. Its debute in all parts of urgon; ; yA 0---T3jwr -.'t - . n f . tt' f - L -'sv y y v vy inip. evres: gaw yoiui . tM -f t j-rrr-'TT'v" "i"T i" t 11 CANTONESE ARTILLERY-MOVES : ' Photo Shows Cantonese moving their artillery ta .the battlefront. Not only have these Chinese Nationalist forces modern equipment, but their training and dicipline are said to be of high degree., " , ' - 1 , "'.' ' .. ' . . the country , in show and show room represents a stupendous contribution by the manufacturer 1 to the nation's Tiealtb. its ecrniom ie well-being, its pleasure and its safety. ' Achievement if the great -stride toward safety has not been the re sult of radical departures from ac cepted practice;: the "statement points out. . "It is rather due to the perfection of principles ' already- in existence. - h Steering is made'feasfer, ufaltes'are mere effi cient, acceleration Is greater, pow er plants never were more reliable and the Inevitable result of these improvements wilt oe'stretf and highway safety' from a mechanical standpoint, at least.-; If 'there "la, proportionate improvement ' In driting and ' walking ' practices, 1927 will see accidents greatly re duced," ft is shown. Motoring ; organization, that is, unification of ' motor ear owners, will be greatly advanced as an in direct off-shoot of the mechanical improvement of the newest, auto mobile, in the opinion of AAA of ficials. . I ' . .' The aggregate saving wnich will result from the more efficient and economical operation of the 1927 car, will ', be - tremendous, it is pointed,' out, '" according to 'the statement. ' "It' has been the experience of the American Automobile associa tion that when any saving in taxes or In any other-phase of his mo--toring is granted io the motor car owner, he utilizes' a small part of ft to identify himself with the mo -It is not beyond the realms ot possi-. bility that. some day. thre ..-will.be offered a newly created six, closely .approximating , in basic - design end ..price. the Pontiac Sir. as introduced a yes. agW' jJ. f- r "? Whoever builds xt will be deserving . of great credit. For; the Pontiac Six resulted .from the combined efforts of Oakland aha ; General Mbtbrsengi-" t neers, using the matchless discoveries of the General Motors Research Staff and the matchless facilities of the General Mptors Proving rpund L But even if that car does make its appearance, it will lack one powerful inducement to ownership that is of . Vtmtiac Six, $525 to $975. Oakland Six, companion to PontwuJ Six, $1025 to $1295. 1 All price m factory. J&odU by Fisher, Eaty to Pay on tht liberal titneral Motor Time Payment Plan, " Y1CEC BROTHERS' : High Stixt at Trade ' . Telephone 1841 . ;; ! : ASSOCIATE DEALERS "A. ;'M Sll vcrton Motor Car Co., Sllverton, Oregon; Johnson Motor Sales Cb Corrallis, Orrgon; Hycr!e jr., Motor, Ca,' Albany, Oregon; Freil. T, Hilyeu, Scio, Oregon ;-Bones lirot hers. Turner, Oregon; T. D. Ionieroyr Independence, Oregon; C. J. Shrceve & Son, Dallas, Oregon; F. G. Havemann, Woodburn, Oregon ; -F. Ii. Stiller, Aurora, iirnrjr v. noiientoa, jiarn&Dnrjr, nr'ffTV i tor club movement. This is re flected in the membership Increas es of the 850 AAA clubs following H general -cut in the price of auto mobiles,' a mechanical innovation that , results in lowered operation costs or relief from any cine of the Innumerable tax burdens borne by the motorist. I J ." t V : - - ""The advantage of organization is' becoming increasingly ' evident to car 'owners everywhere, fem bershi' reports now -being com piled Tor 1926 reflect the fact that the 'club movement kept pace with the'?' Industry's gains last year. There-' fs every reason to believe that during the current twelve month' an even better record will be made." ' ' , .; - ' - - ... s. ""V i : '' Man Loses Fortune by Not Paying Eight Per Cent Tax WETXIKGTON, Kan; ( AP) - Seven two-acre tracts of sand. J wnose owners loet title back. In the nineties by failure to pay taxes of 98 cents per tract, now are valued at lioe.000. The owners in IS S3 considered the land worth abuot 112.50 an acre. - , The discovery of oil Is respon sible. - . 4 - Benjamin Reltz. a Kansas 'pio neer, had a "feeling" the land would be valuable some day and religiously kept up his: tax pay-, ments while-,-his neighbors lets theirs lag and finally lost title.1 , ' . Then n -oil company, drilled 'a, test well and found, oil.. iThis welt now ,1s pumping 1,200 barrels a day.' paramount importance in contem plating the Pontiac Six: - . Its design and construction will not be conclusively proved by millions of , miles of actual service in the hands of thousands of owners. And that is -essential, even in a car which was : tested and developed as the Pontiac Six tpas for over' three years prior - ta its announcement!. . "IJeiifit and construction so convinc ingly demonstrated means more than the elimination of fundamental weak nesses. It means peace of mind from on e year's end to the other and that is what buyers .have a right , to get, no matter how much or how little they pay! . uregon. INTO BATTLE, - J- - " ' Minstrel Show Coming : From KPO Sar Francisco i -r- i An old-time Minstrel Show will be one of the features of Ue Vari ety Program to be broadcast from KPO,; Ban Francisco, on the night of February 21st, and which will be dedicated tb Chicago listeners, who are reporting excellent recep tion 5 of ICPO's late Menday night frolic. ' The program wiU beKifi as' usual at 11 'o'cloct,- Pacific Standard Time. ; ' " . "s Other choiee - entertainment scheduled for the special Chicago Variety program Include 'musical oddities by the favorite KPO en tertainers, the reading of -poetry written by Chicago men, and talks to Chicago listeners; by several of their ; prominent 'citizens who are'sojourningfof the winter in California. : Direct telegraph lines will be run into the station to re ceive reports 'or requests from listeners in the"' Lake Michigan district Who will be tuned In to the San Francisco' station' on this evening." The program will last long into the "wee hours of the morning. " ; Gaston, Bazilea was a member of Hen-lot's cabinet for 24 hours and French custonwfherefore entitles him. to be called "Monsieur le Ministre" for life. Klamath Falls Four cars of fat .cattle -, shipped , f ronj Dalton (ranch bring $9,000. ' '1 Improvements Devised tn . Steering, Vision,- and ' f: Instruments .' - s 6y ALEANi)EIl JOHNSTON Editor Automotive Daily News Ninety per cent of the passenger tars'' are driven ; by - their' owners and ".yet'.tbe occupant of the driv ine'seat is only just beginnlin"to get the consideration he or "she deserves s; ' " ' One of the outstanding Iriiprove- ments of the 1927 cars is1 the at tention siren . to ' the driver ; and the driving compartment.' The re sult is that the new cars are easier to handle, less tiring to drive and above all, safer, particularly on account; of better vision afforded the driver and because of the ease of handling the controls. . - Vision Improvements , . . ' The : master of vision for the driver i is Very important. Poor vision in the past has been respon sible for a large percentage of as cidents.' ' It has not been an easy task to improVe vision; because it has1 necessitated some radical im provements to be able to cut down the thiclmes of he pillars at the corners bt ike "bodies." " "..f"V It has "also been "necessary 1 for the" makers to go to much addi tional expense "to provide better rear vfeion. The size of the -rear window has "been increased, ; and there axe larger and "better win dows ttetng used in t"he rear quar ter or corners" permitting a bet ter view when backing or "turn ing. . -: " ' ' r - ' ' Adjhstabte 'Seats On several cars adjustable front seats are Tielng provided. On oth er cars' he slofte of tn front seat and the proportioning or the front .-1 was Hack aras .! . .ii mr mm mm-- - - mm m m w . . i i ill - i .i most progressive xW year - r.J: x ' hkkr - - T . "" ! j ! jfir tti& jS.' 11 " '-o V w . .,..w,..s, .J -.-r : Vsv . ' V':Vi y compart ment penera ha verlwn Meh as to provide .a more com fortable 'seat for, the driver. One ear is how arranged so that In two or fhrae minutes it fs possible to move'the seaV backer front and altar the tilt -of the' back t it the user. - - ! 1 Experience has shown that it .is not good to give too great a 8JpP to the back of the front seat.' A driver to be alert must sit up fair ly straight, and it, is pecessary to be alert even when driving 'in The open country, although hot tthe same degree as in city driving. However, any danger of fallifig asleep tn the driver's seat should be guarded against. ,Moreacci dents happen frojn this .cause than is suspected. -: ; J v Comfort for AH j Adjustability of ; the driver's seat or the pedalk is really neces sary to aecommodate the extremes between a short woman and a tall man. It is impossible to design a control layout and a seat j which are properly proportioned 'for both hence with this greater study of the driver's 1 comfort It would jtoot be surprising to see thjs, tendency grow.' -;;' v '. I ? In the sedan type of vehicle and, of course in the coach, the divided or separate . frbht seat idea pre vails." , ' '"' ' ". ' ! '' FRIplDIE SB m FOB E : L. C. Shannon, foreign manager of Frigldaire" Corporation Gen eral Motors' subsidiary, sailed to day" on the Olympic for' a three months ' visit with distributors and branch managers in Europe. He was accompanied by fjle'orge Illedel. European sales inanager and' N. Van Ausdal; sales engi neer,' who are' returning" to' !Lon- don after six weeks spent at the ressive UROPE "E speal? bf Packard's pros perity in no but rather flects .the public's appraisal of Packard cars. I f- No company can long; survive the ill will of : its customer no com- -pany can be stronger than the faith o those who buy its product We arekthan1&fuf to the discrim- mating clientele which has given us, not only prosperity but leader-' . ship in the fine car field. . Principle before profit, the bedrock of -Packard policies, has paid big dividends not in gold alone but in prestiger-a prestige, that redounds 350 North High Street 'PriAiialrBfarlorios,"! Dayton,- O. Other repreeentWives. of . the for eign department . to - leave from New. York "later Jn the week ore J, F: Harlan for Paris and Col. W. W. -Kose for India." ; - "There is a tremendous mar ket for electric refrigeration de veloping on. the continent," said Mr. $hanhon. "There are more kinds of applications for it -commercially - than hero are In the United . States. We expect to make " great progress during the next year in England in particu lar; due' to hew laws, governing the amount of preservatives which may be used in-foodstuffs. " "It-is our opinion that lt w;lll be but a short time- until our for eign retail sales will pass the do mestic mark reached by the cor poration in 1926. Economic con ditions. . In Europe seem , to be steadily Improving, making Ifi pos Keep Smiling- with Hcllys Our vulcanising department and froe wTvieo car is at your iHs pdSBl but you won't need either if you equip with Kelly's. Smith & Watkins "Tni Right Spot for Tiret Serrice't. - PHONE U : to the owner. boasting spirit because it re extra benefits of Packard owner 1 ship. The : finest creations . of . a mechanical skill and body building art now more thn twenty-seven years old are on display at the Show : and in our salesrooms. It will be a genuine pleasure to tell you anything-you want to know about the Packard Six or the Packard Eight fYour courtesy in accepting our invitation will be re " spected in every way. A "word or a demonstration you will be, equally welcome. CAPiJAL MOJORS, Inc. sible for us to proceed with s tabUKhment of new tranche ao(J distributorships.'.' - - Mr.' Shannon will '. iiispoct tie " liranches being ", opened 'n (;iaH. gow, Edinburgh. Itristol ! Manchester loforo visiting the continent. This is -the second group Frigidaire sales represntat i ve to go overseas during the put month, jaecording to Mr. Rh non. In another group leavinf earlier in; the year were: c0, J.,M Wfight. ' formerly. - for. iRn representative of the naldwiiiUA romotive "company, who will dertake'developmeilt of the nur ket for '..electric ...refrigeration in the'-Far East; and, a number of others bound , for Eurpjie ahl South America. ' ,. V . " ''.. 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