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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1927)
v 1 ft THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON : SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 24. 1927 .... LIGHT BEAHiS USED TO f,1BE LIMIT Oakland Factory Pjqneer in Adopting; Many Scientific Instruments - Instruments, once confined to the laboratories of scientists, are now found as erery day working tols in some of the finer automo bile factories, so exacting 'have become their measurement and fit requirements, in theSr endeav or to whip Titration an lengthen ihe life of wearing pars. With higher standards have come (closer limits of fit and bal ance. The ten-thousandth of an inch j supersedes ' the the , thou sandth and the thousandth re places the hundredth -fehlch has necessitated new scientific instru ments' to gage the' finer limits and assure the results expected. One among the many scores of scientific devices used in measur ing the close limit operations in Oakland Six factories is the crankshaft ..vibration I balancing machine which uses a light team under ' octagonal prism glass X to measure the unbaUnced condition and to Indicate its location and amount at any point on the crank shaft. , v ; .-" ' ; - For years the light beam has been used for experimental work in JIne limits in ' the scientific laboratories because a light Ijeam will pass,' through the most min ute opening an openlngr which can neither be seen nor deter mined by any other type gauge.' Thus as the crankshaft spins In its testing 'machine; the operator detects the 'exact point where the vibration, is set up and by grind ing a few minute grains of steel from the point i indicated brings the crankshaft into almost vibra jtionless travel. , , ' "This balance testing Instrument is a development of the1 General Motors Research Division and the Oakland Division is pioneer in its use in factory production Some Idea of the ruthless de mand of : engineers ' for itiore sa ere limits . may be appreciated when it is told that 33 operations In Oakland ' Six engine parts are rigidly held within three- ten thousandths of an Inch. 130 oper ations within f lve-tenthoa'sahdths. more than 100 within one thou sandth and more than 200 within twd thousandths of an inch.' V, t ' .!- Another product of H a Tidy, natidnallij famous as builders of standard automo tive equipment. OMR KEEPS MOTOR Olt CLE AN All The Time. The oil you discard . when you drain your crankcase has not lost its lubricating value. ; It Is only dirty. The Handy Oilfntor with its special filtering element- FILTORKX -cleans this oil removes every particle of dust, dirt, grit, metallic filings and other foreign matter,, and pours It back into your engine atjthe rate of PINT a minute. It works, constantly whenever your; motor Is running. Instead of changing your oil, every five hundred miles,, you replace the TIITOREX after each 3000 to 6000 miles. It Is cheaper and better, too. Handy does what any number" of oil "changes cannot do. It keeps oil c.EAN ALLi "THE. TIME. ; One size, Oilfiltor fits all makes and models otcars. It is Jow in costal. Easily and. quickly ; installed under the hood of your car by any dealer; or service station. - , K " '. : 455 Ferry St: ' SALESI, Oregon . TeJejfcone 348S - sife pmods ssociimo;i AAA Seeks Cooperation of Parents in New Line of Endeavor This "Year" WASHINGTON, D. C. (Spec ial) -Spring like weather", ; re turning to all parts of the coun try and stimulating the play spir it of millions Qt children, places an ' especial responsibility upon parents to pay close attention t6 youngsters' ' outdoor , ; activities, says a statement issued today by Kational ; Headquarters of ' tHe. American Automobile association in which an appeal is made to fa thers and mothers to take a larg er part in reducing traffic mis haps Involving children. : ' Because they nave no other place, to play, millions of young sters ,take their bats', balls, tops, marbles and skipping ropes into the' streets, creating a tremendous traffic hazard, orflclais- of the na tional motoring agency point out. It Is - the function - of the parents to-discourage this practice when ever and wherever possible and to make this work constructive par ents, should assist their children in finding play space that is safe. A Httfe effort along this line will prove vwell worth while,' accord ing' to Thos." P. Henry, president of the A. A. A. ' f - - ' "Children will play and If no other place is available they will take to the streets regardless of trafflc'conditlonsv' ay "Mr. Hen ry. "Telling a youngster to keep out of the street Is not enough. Oven the obedient child forgets, in. its enthusiasm for baseball, rajpe-skijpping or some other - form oft play, that the street is danger ous. ' ('The wise parent will go far- then than merely telling the child not to play in the street. He or she, wili attempt to find an avail able; safe' place to play. School playgro'tnds, of coarse; are avail-, able tOfjtbousaBds of youngsters!. Many, however; 'are left 'unpro vided for In this scheme, , which constantly is being expanded. "It ; is unfortunately .true that many; owners of yacant .lots, which make ideal playgrounds, forbid youngsters to-ns them for this purpose. ; "Parents, In such a circun stance, have a real chance, to.be of service to themselves, - their children and the cause of safety. If the . organized adults t of a neighborhood approach; the irras cible owner In the' proper way, they may 'find it relatively easy to induce him to change his po sition. Motor . dubs fa various parts of the country affiliated with the A. A. A. have assisted in this work and their records show very few failures. Conditions Tart In "each com' inanity., bu the parents who set themselves r Intelligently io the tail, '4? finding playgrounds for their children usually will find ihelr efforts' successful, the state ment declares. Responsibility of the parents ' does not end even here, it is pointed out and, where ever it is possible, it is urged that parents supervise the jplay -of their children. X."V,,- ':; On this point. Mr. Henry says: "After; a playground has been found, the parent" of the tery small child, at least, should see to" "it that the youngster Is con ducted safely to the" place and ac companied by a responsible' per son, for the journey both ways usually Is made when traffic ; is at its height. Of course', it : is not likely that very many parents actually can fifld the time to su pervise the. after-school play of their children but' those that can do so should not let anything else interfere' ' .. ' . . "We are a long way. perhaps, from the Utopian era In which children wilt have adequate play space that will keep them off the streets, but there ,1s much ''"' that parents can do to bring that day nearer. It is to be hoped that the current season, usually a dan geroris one, wfll be marked ' by real progress in that 'direction.' Motor Tax Refund Due in Canada yefjr Soon MONTREAL. ( Special With in the next few days automobile dealers will receive checks in set tlement of their old claims f or e turn of luxury tax. About six years ago a luxury tax was put on cars and afterward rlTioved. Dealers who had paid theJ tax ' on unsold cars claimed a refund. The total runs well over a million dol lars. ' : ! Chas. K. Spauldinv oseinB t!n.L lumber and building materials. The best costs' no more than in ferior grades. Go to the big Sa lem factory and save money. () Beautiful Oievrolet . . :. i - M VlJtllfVt'. A, ' mmm II I fl Appcroixce Perjorinaiice Only in can much higher in The performance of the new price wUlyoufindsuch smart- Chevrolet is literally a2-v rtess of Une, such heauty of i Ing. Incredible smoothness j design and uch elegance of at every speed flashing ac- j !PPoinfmenf aT .Itf ihxiewr cderation that : is a delight, , .Chevrolet! Compare its ap- ; effortless shifting of eart pcaranop wUH that naf. : fngmarjc- - atanywherenearCnevroiet s, low priceVaridlhenyotf know why ttlAs'everVviihef e been acclaimed a the Most Beaufffut m Chvrolet history! :f;-: ' . able eai. 5 of parking.. Une ; ride at thf wheel; arid y6u? Will J understand j why the. new Chevrolet has'been the greatest aensation ox - Amer ica greatest industry! , " ew Fisher dleV; ; beautifoAly beaded ahd " . :,, paneled ; Fine nickeled haVdWaer VVri-frf crown, 6neiece'ef?; v derJUet-rjpe head ? . lamps Higheymofc massive radiator; Cowl Umpi; jFlyhitiirV; mxlclInguof,rcaf decks o 2aaenger mod eb , .Valve-In-head moton',' Three-point Motor ' . Suspension; Strong and sturdier frame; Single pUtediscIutch;LongV' " smi-elliptic: springs? Full size 17-inch steer iiig; wheel; Balloon. tires; Deeply uphol-, stef ed cushions? SemU reversible' iteering ear; AC Air Cleaherj ' AC OU Filter. Pxice Comparison of delivered prices reveals Cheyr'ole't'i valjue supremacy." "Delivered -prices are"' f.6K' price' p" lu . charges for handling finan ; cing, etc- The financing charges ,of . General Motors t Acceptance Corporation ara -the? lomrest ? available. Han- . dling charge are in propor tion. Thus Chevrolet' deliy! crejd.. prices are en -more amazmgthantnef-odxprices. t "-. - . ' ,' :' ' f - . ..' , f , " The- r Coach 1 TheToMftog i or Roadster - ; i $529 f The Coupe - l 6Z5 The 4-Door Sedan . 699. The Sport Cabriolet 7 1 i The Landau - ' : ; 749 - , - 1rToo Trock 39 ' 1-Ton Trwck . . 495 All pticm t o. k rU, Mkkista J Nekton lieviotfet Co: Opmraitee City Hall : Q U A L I TefcpHoiielC'OO' EVEttVONE IS'tALKING CHEVKOLET' CO s VALUE OF BUICKS STARTS IN HOME tCoattaad from pmgm 1.) the surgeon like precision of pat tern, makers tools; , the brawny muscles of huge mold era' contrast ed with careully trained hands' bf araagnismen. , In a single trip, through .the Buick factory you. can' see men performing work so fine that it is measured in -thondandth. parts 1 6f an T men and other men handling 1 with i cranes great ? buckets 'of molten metal that weigh -many bun dreds of pounds. Yet all work to the same goal--the fulfillMent of jBiiick's slogan,, 'tSEben'tjeflfcr automobiles are built, Buick will build them." ., '.i-Pi Lf t Whererer possible, machinery does the work; Instead of human hands. Even the smallest opera tion Is carefully studied to reduce waste motion and waste 'material. Careful plans are made to sare steps tor the workers. Many of these things seem haTdly worth considering in themselves but, totaled up, they-represent a vast saving to be used In putting great er value in the Buick. - Kauallng the excellence of the great' factory and 'its wonderful manufacturing - equipment is ; the strength of the Buick personnel, which directs jtbe development of the Buick product and Baick poll cies. The two production facili ties and, capable men combine to give " Snick an organization a noteworthy for its qualities as the Buick car iUelf. ..4',;rL.V. .Nowhere In the. industry. does one find such a remarkable group (of leaders men, " each , "a" 1 recog- jaired authority la liis special neia, banaea m one i organization and devoted to the same, ideala The Buick organization,- again like the '.Buick car, has been long In ' the," making. Several ot the executives have been with BuMck since the very beginning. , others joined shortly after, while . most of the men noW holding respons ible . positions have been, with Buick for at Aeast ,ten Tear.5c, j ,ju the three great divisions of tne organ izaun engineering manufacturing,' and ' executive- are found men of unnsnally Jiigh calibre, men of ; standing and of broad and. practical' experience and knowledge. For years they have: been contributing their best effort . and applying the benefits of their., experience to the im provement of Buick cars. . ' . As any mannfacturer.'or archi tect know, it la baa thing to plan and 4u'ite another to produce" and distribute a economically . and effi ciently what has . been, '.designed. Because Buick executives in the various t departments have been working together so Ion grand have such a keen interest In their m utual.. . problems: V their; jtorees have been co-ordinated to a point where the greatest possibilities, of M . S BKUiea engineering, yrecisw muu- f acta ring ana advanced xaarketm g are available to , Buick owners. Employes, too, in the many Buick plants are men and women of" un usual ability rand understanding. Most of them hare been with Buick for many years. . . tA this poini.liC is. Interesting to know that the same engineers who still direct the- work of de signing each 'new'-Buick "ear were on the original. Buick engineering staff, and collaborated in design ing the first Buick valve-ln-head motor -car. ; -- w - Under their veteran hands, the Buick engineering department has rrown a;srcater, El2a M?iaa ,ttoi tific laboratories have been built up with' complete' facilities1 tor' analysis and study. : j' 4 .'i' A1I this scientific 1 apparatus. and all the endless' experimehttrig and investigation that Is going On through Its 'nse, '' has helped to make possible ' the Buick car of today. For it Is through the de velopment of new alloy ; metals. through the new application of old engineering principles. . .through the gradual refinement of the chassis, part by part that prog ress is achieved. j' . p You can ' appreciate the full meaning of the Buick factory only by examining the Buick car, com paring it with ' other cars, and with Buicka of former years, Buick is proud of the cars' that It built in, the past. Each repre sented the furthest development possible at the time: But con trasting these models, of former years with the .1927 BuickS you see amazing advancement. Yet prices are comparatively un changed. ' . -.'1"'.'.' In that fact lies the true signifi cance of the Buick factory. The counterbalanced crank shaft, the torsion '. balancer, the rubber' mountings for; the engine, all the things that make the per formance of the 192? Buicks vi brationless beyond ' belief, are made possible because of the sav ings and economies effected ' by the Buick factory. Money saved On one operation is used m apply ing some other advancement to your car. The vacuum ventilator that draws off engine fumes and pre vents oil dilution,' the oil filter, the air .cleaner, the - gasoline strainer, Buick tour-wheel' brakes, all the Buick advancements that have contributed so much to mo- are due In large part to economies L Much Of the Charm Of thje that are possible only in a plant of the .tremendous size of Buick 's. Study the bird-'a-eyis view again. Could you express i the signifi cance of this gigantic grpup of buildings in a single phrase? It can be done. This is the significance of the Buick factory extra value in your Buick car. r. -r...... ; i:j :-. TBee Most MeMjtj: : Cam. AMm'HiCL. . ... ;. . . v ,. ; , - 6-7S CebrUUt. $1995 Mr. Used Car Buyer: Have you seen the real buys at the Capitol Motors Incorporated? See Biddy i Bishop, 350 N. High St. Tele, phones 2125 and 2126. () Topping: the "Sixes" in the wide Paige line of "Sixes' mid "Eights" is the mag nfficenf 675; This Faie :;a;;;:;rtrei well made, andbeautifblly styled. And yet if is hM costly. Indeed its ' prjee Is so moderate, in relation to its sie and luxury, that it is attracting mafay ' of those " wHo jprefer the greater comfort of a large automobile. signers have achiftY.e mterior .jtwrniness . vwth out sacrifice of - graceful exterior lines. Notice fiiq graceful sweep that ,jex tehds. from the Jbali .back of the top to the tip of the fronj fender oe .tfie great length of the car, and its lowness accentu ated by the clever blending ox me two ione To appreciate fully the true magnificence of this 'V .. . ,: ' i .... i . j . i . ' ' motor car, you rmr:t ::!: into its' luxuriously holstred" cubhlcr., J 3 its wheel; end cctuili drive. For in cddlticii 1 3 Its gret' fceaufyr oid iia exquisite ,appdiitnt3 it performs beautiTulij, yyiien may y?e tak 'yea oh..a 'demonstrc.6oh 'dzi v j there's no ob'Jjdticn? H H H .... .. ... ': - The 6-7$ Sas$nfer SelaH ' v ttated above" lists t ' fxt y fat 6mly $l69S.' A 7fo4fc r SedaHi'a'LbtUmstne, a'Cc, a CoUlolrt H6dd$teft tfai d t. u art alsb availahU on tla 6-75 chassis at similarly tow prices. The complete Paige line tf twenty models offers a wide arlety tf selection at prices from $IC3S l $2795: All price f. e. K7-cr 6-75 models 'is du to the consummate skill with wrjicn Paige body de- PAIGE t . ' .-.""' i- ' - t t :' ' - -. . : . TRUMM MOTOR COMPANY 347 North Commercial. Telephone 959 The New Paige 8 Now on Display in Onr Hh6w Room "tike (STeateir . . r- V to be . mrsaswf 1 . . - . , . - A recent Oakland advert statement which has attracted extraordinary atten tion. It said irtpart.iiOaklandisg6ingtotinheard- ' -A Oakland orite. vou -cannot disreeard the funda mental meaning of such rigidly controlled quality : ..for it is the verv source of Ions life and of tat's nf lncrtfiii trt make certain that the Greater Oakland frtnrv rnertnn tcir month after month . . . and r.3 Six eontiniiei to be the fihest built car its fyrice ih other car of Oakland field embodies so ifony in the world. And lit support of that statenient there ttancesof costly car super-precision. t . were listed sptrieof the extraordinary rlsion op?r- You can! observe at a glance the rich 'eW-nal adons employed in the manuUcture of the Greater . 0f the Greater Oakland Slx-for the hciies, Oakland Six. ' ' ' " ' , finished in rich, new colors of Duco reveal I tsher Now'you may not be interested in the fact that xraftsmamhlpj af ita best: ' uteW the t basic Oakbupiston mS W dnd-bor hoosfndthi hi art inch that all rotting parts WJ& from crankshaft to rear axle ire bkUnced td elimi. I:: SiKlS? 2 nate vioratiori afevery speed-that every 'connect. ftwiv handling ease and f jof rerjuu. ing rod S inspected Both for accurate weight and 'Am from hose who knw that examng.care in But Iqu are jjoing to buy a car at anywhere near, theft compare values. , r - ; . ; : :" ? - Oakland Six, $1025 to $1295: The tfew and Finer Pontiac Six at New Low Prices $775 to t?7U Bodies' by tUher, 1:". r. All price at fcury. posy to pay on the Genera! fotorf Time "Payment fIr-s. ::7'viCK :EMOTHEES;: ! ; : : High Street at Trade Telephone 1841. - . ASSOCIATE DrjATXT . - - :' Sflrerton Blotor Car Co.. SilTerton, Oregon; Johnson Motor Bales Co., Corrallls, Oregon; Byerley Blotor Cow Albany, Oregon; Fred T. pily en. Sclo, Oregon ; Bone Brothers Turner. Oregon; T. D. Pomeroy, Independence, Oregon; G. J- Chreere A Bon, Dallas,- Oregon; JP. CL naremaiut, Woodbttrn," Oregon; F. Im XITSer,' Acrcr3 Oregon; Henry C. llollemoa, Harrlsberg, Oregon. me a 4 t j 1.11 1 1 K. J . yy . 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