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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY, MORNING. APRIL 8, 1928 " XO,3GP-b PLiV iVo. 569-B CU8tk ' 1-1 A j:coiMicfa-mi I -ff With an attractive ex terior, the house, plan illus trated here provides ample room for the moderate sized family. Through use of the upper story for sleeping quarters three bedrooms are provided. The ground floor has the living room, dining room, kitchen and one bedroom. The living room and dining room extend across the front of the house, with the kitchen to the rear of the dining room. A central hall way connects the kitchen, living room, bedroom,- bath and stairway to the upper story. , A central hall on the second floor affords a landing for the stairway and access to the two bedrooms. ' ' The exterior of the house is finished in broad shingles, with a stucco and half timbered effect on the upper story gable. A wrought iron railing for the front ter race adds materially to the attractiveness of the house. 1 Spaulding Logging Co. Salem, Oregon Telephone 1830 ME IS SLOW AND STEADY In Spite of Heavy Demand Prices Tend To D rag On ; Majority of Items ; WEST PRICED SIX 1 ran .New Whippet Six Already Sets New Record On Various Speedways TOLEDO. O. (Special) The lowest priced six cylinder car in the world will be announced soon by Willys-OTerland, John N. - Willys, president, said today. This new tar, Mr. Willys declared is equipped with a highly developed pofi plant that already has flashed it to a speed and endur ance record for cars of its site, iu a 24-hour grind on the Indianapo lis Speedway under the official ob servation of the Hoosier Motor CInb. This car will be designated as the new Whippet Six and is said to b powered with a highly devel oped engine which features for , the first time Id the history of the light six field, a seven-bearing . crankshaft. "Other features which are included In the new car. will set a new trend for quality, com : fort, speed, economy and engineer ' Ing as did the four-cylinder Whip put in the light . four field" Mr. Willys declared. "Just as the t-fnrppet started the trend toward four-wheel brakes among the light Tour-cylinder cars, the new Whippet Six will make inevitable the seven-bearing crankshaft among the light sixes," Mr. Willys said. "This marks a new trend in quality construction tmotig the lower prices sixes since no other car in or near the price range of the new Whippet Six in so equipped, and I believe that within the next year or two all six-cylinder engines, will incorpor- ate this type of construction which : is necessary to the properly run ning six-cylinder engine." Mr. Willys states that this new car will present many features ot design and construction which are distinct improvements upon pres ent construction in the light six field and that the prices will be . the lowest ever made by Willys Overland in the six-cylinder classi- ' fication. This would indicate that the Whippet Six price may prove : as sensational as the pric slash on .the Whippet Four a'tiiort time ; ago, which placed that car in a -. direct price competition with the J new Ford cars. ! It was stated that the new j Whippet Six would utilize many I of the principles which are gen i erally associated only with cars I eelling in higher - price fields. These, in addition to the seven- bearing crankshaft and full force feed lubrication, will include si lent timing chain, unusually long connecting rods to eliminate exces sive side thrust at high speeds. weison-type invar-strut pistons and other feature. All motor I parts will be of tne finest mater- t ials and oversiie in dimensions, to assure long life and continuous high performance rating. f In the details of chassis con (structlon, it was said, special at i tentlon has been devoted to spring i equipment, car balance, and low suspension of weight to provide . greater road stability. Four wheel brakes will be standard t equipment. In the endmrance and sustained r speed test on. the Indianapolis I Speedway the" Whippet Six traV jeled continuously tor 14 hours $ and coTered 1.3574 utiles jn 1,140 minute for n average of l-S2 miles an hour... ,, 'In another speed test' for it I miles the Whippet Six averaged 3 miles per hour. This car was driv en by Chick Murray, well known race driver. After each test the Whippet wat thoroughly examined by the Hoos ier Clnb officials. At no time did the water in the radiator show any signs of boiling. In tests over the mountains ot Pennsylvania it Is said that the Whippet Six showed unusual power and climbed steep grades In high gear. The new Whippet Six will be of fered In five body types including coach, sedan, coupe, touring and roadster. commenting on t&is new car, Mr. Willys said, "We have felt it necessary to develop a car in the light six field which should be as outstanding in design and per formance among sixes as we be lieve the four-cylinder Whippet to be in its class. This new car now completes our 100 percent cover age of all price ranges." HIIPIHILE EXPORTS ALSO SMASH H First Two Months Reveal Gain of 71 Per Centum Over 1927 Reports of record-breaking de mand for Hupmoblles throughout the United States and Canada are echoed by those of sales in over seas countries. According to R. S. Cole, Hup moblle general sales manager, shipments of these cars "to over seas countries during the first two months of 1928 show a gain of 71 per cent over the corresponding months of 1927. January ship ments were 97 per cent greater than for the same month a year ago. Those for February were up 53 per cent compared wth February. 1927. Owing to this considerably greater demand, the company car ried over, on March 1. the great est number of unfilled export or ders In Its entire history, says Mr. Cole. "Our overseas demand has been growing strongly ever since the introduction of our first new 'Cen tury' car last October." he con tinued. Reallilng the greater market Potentialities abroad with these three cars, Fred B. Sides, our export manager, was sent on a trip In late September of last year which has taken him to many of the principal market centers of foreign countries. He is still on this trip, outlining the cars' ad vantages, building up these mar kets, and generally strengthening Hupmoblle representation through ant the countries he Is visiting. "Overseas countries are becom ing greater motor car markets every year. Thla fact, coupled with the great success now being enjoyed everywhere by Hupmoblle, makes ss feel that 1928 will be not only the most successful year ever enjoye'd In the United States and Canada, but the largest we hare ever enjoyed 'In foreign coun tries, as well. "Our March export sales should at least double those of March 1927." A British sciential says tha't the universe Is gradually; wasting away and that the radlo-actlTlty of the sun is destroying It. Can't the radio commission do some thing about this? The market during the past two weeks has not shown the snap and vigor that many salesmanagers would like to see, notwithstanding that the Volume of business con tlnues to remain at a very high level. In fact. West Coast Lumber mens Association's statistics Indi cate that .new business is at an exceedingly high level. Last week's barometer "showed new orders In excess of 150,000,000 feet. Noth ing like this volume of new busi ness has been recorded in many months. ... Yet, in the face of -this heavy - . , . .4. demand, prices tend to drag on the majority Of items.. During the past week the situation may hare im proved somewhat and a strength ening and Upward tendency is re ported in torn quarters. No doubt one. explanation - for the unstable market which has prevailed dur ing the past two or three weeks is found in part in the logging situ ation on Puget Sound. After hav ing tried for some weeks to hold the price of logs, loggers finally put the price back where it was last fall, or a reduction of SI per thousands from what was supposed to be the market. This naturally had some effect on the lumber market, particularly so far as log buying mills were concerned. The rail business seems to dom inate the market. This business is of very large volume, even the Cal ifornia rail business is better than it has been for a long time, so far as volume is concerned. On the other hand, the California water business s slow. Advjces from southern California are to the ef fect that the building prospects are not good. While Los Angeles continues one of the first three or four cities in volume of building permits, the building activities are not what they were five or six years ago. Railroad buying is of good vol ume and is doing a lot to help the market at this time. Atlantic Coast buyers appear to hesitate to commit themselves very extensively on the basis of present freight rates. Inasmuch as there seems to be a belief in some quar ters, a view which we think is un founded, that the steamship com panies will not be able to maintain the scheduled rates. It would ap pear, however, that the Intercoast al operators are now pretty well organited and should be able to keep the rate situation well in hand. Advices from the Middle West are that the spring trade seems to be opening up in good shape. In Kansas City, the building mater ial business is better than It has been for several years. An enor mous building program seems to be everywhere under way. Busl ness reviews and forecasts all point to this as being one ot the most important business mainstays during 1J1S. Brookmlre, In a recent special lumber bulletin, states positively that the lumber business is now tending upward. In fact, this auth ority is recommending the nnr- ehase of lumber la the following terms:' "With demand conditions Improving rapidly and dlstrlbu- NEW U. S.-MEXICO BRIDGE OPENED those sections subject te over flow. The existence of thee roads it was stated, will facilitate the 7 salvage ot personal property, pro tect human life, and permit speedy reconstruction of damaged areas. Good roads in the Florida coun- Kies struck by the hurricane last year were opened for motor travel within a few hours after the storm had subsided. The quick move ment of first aid supplies and ra tions over these roads unques tionably was responsible tor the saving of many lives,' it was said. Read the Classified Ads Much German Revenue Goes To Pay WarlOebt BERLIN (A P) More - than half of German's revenue for 192s Is appropriated for " expenditure resulting froW:". the' world ' 'waN which ended 10 years ago. ,War pensions and allowances account for 3S.6 per cent, and rep arations payments absorb 2S pr cent, a total of 56.8 per cent. And this Is likely, to lost for an other generation. There . Is - never more than -one favorite son candidate : In Italy and his name Ja MussolinC . -ajrn s ' "CT " : ' ' Another new international bridge, crossing the Rio Grande from Presidio, Tex., to Oijanago, Mexico, has been completed. This photo shows a view of the bridge, which is the only span for 250 miles ia either direction in the center ef the Bir Ben country of Tea. tors' stocks of lumber low, we believe clients are Justified in en tering the market now for re quirements of both softwoods and hard woods through the third quarter. The favorable building outlook, especially the spurt in residential types, Is the chief fa vorable factor.. On, the whole, the ratio of demand to supply has been considerably Improved and we believe the entire industry is about to witness a period of ris ing activity and prices. (Reprint from West Coast Lum berman April 1, 1928.) 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