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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OBECO SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8. 1928 1 ) I ATTRACTIVE ENGLISH COTTAGE IN BRICK i , : : : J , - P IT! t I' I j ip-nrJtll I ll P i JL ssss?. TtRAjtt t-v JT1'" it 7 i , M 5 i m 31 "f i Mttin L V , - (gU- A - , ' BUILDOOFK GREAT iran Common Brick TodaMera Man Happy Solution for Many Troubles Dodge Brothers Introduce The Standard Six This brick cottage designed by Northwest designers combines charm and compactness. Its brick walla form a colorful background for shrubs and vines. Since brick walls do not require repainting, destruction of shrubbery during repair work of this kind is elim inated. Plans for this home complete with details are available thru the Pacific North west Brick & Tile Association. 913 Arctic Building. Seattle, for $25. Three sets of blue prints are furnished. REVEALS SECRETS OF DESIGNS Enumerates New Coach work Features : f 1 fa The effectivness with which the design of Hupmobt'e's "Centnry" coachwork has cared for the bod stresses and strains imposed by modern high compression engines, higher speeds, faster acceleration and quick -acting four wheel brakes, was recently indicated by "It. S. Cole, Hupmoblle general sales manager, to a group of lead ing Hupmoblle distributors. "Modern transportation needs hare imposed demands for more exacting on motor car bodies than the public generally realizes," said Mr. Neerken. "The tremendously greater flexibility of today's b nter automobiles has meant almost the literal necessity of redesigning mo tor oar bodies completely. :d f "Kodr builders unIverWy arei strument board and pillar into one unit. At-the fifth point Is a heavy wood pillar, encased with steel, rigidly attached at the roof rail and sill. The dsh sill and chassis frame are bolted together into a solid construction by a heavy bracket support. A large metal brace at the junction of the body ind dash provides the required strength to eliminate both the side md fore and aft movement of the fowl, which would otherwise be brought about by the force of four wheel brakes. Body and chassis again are joined together near this same point, further to insure a tight union.- Board ris ers, at the ninth point, are formed integral with the dash to give a strong construction at the extreme front end. "A further refinement in the Century coachwork is the mould ing. It is an actual part of the body, not nailed on and then filed dnwn. This new construction adds stiffness and eliminates the paint cracks and loosening which go with the old style standard mould ing. "The unique dash construction gives unusual rigidity to the en tire front end of the' body. All points where metal Joins either metai or wood are insulated a gainst noise or squeaks. combined with quiet operation on the chassis." fio long as the building of nki horns rsmafns tit greatest lnrsst mnl of tli average man's life & should xaaka sura that the invest ment la a good oas. He should ehooid, first of an. exterior ma terial that are least affected by exposure to the elements, and thus ffsard against deterioration both in appearance and actual worth. Hie paramount ambition should be to insure durability which means in effect sustained value. Fire safety should be another Important consideration. There Is no greater tragedy with the aver age family, outside death itsnlf. than the destruction by fire of the home for which the savings of half a lifetime have been spent. Home takes on a different meaning, once one owns it. Home in a rented house may be replete with family happiness and content but the feeling is tremendously deepened once the home becomes one's own. And to keep that home as at tractive exteriorally as when it is bnilt becomes no light or inexpen sive task win the materials of which it is constructed are subject to decay unless painted every oth er year, exteriors of a permanent nature should be selected. They cost but little more at the outset and their long-run economy speed ily makes up this initial cost and repays you through the years in constant saving of expense. Permanent construction is the only sensible type for the man of average Income. When he builds home he usually expects to live in it for a considerable period. He doesn't expect to build another. Usually be obligates himself for more years than he likes to admit in building the first. And If it barns, or if it deteriorates through natural causes to which it is sub ject, it becomes tragedy not whol ly without invitation. Common brick today offers that man a happy solution. The com mon brick bouse is permanent; the elements do not affect it. Zt may be mads beautiful, with its exter ior beauty burned into the walla. It should coat not to exceed six or seven per cent more than its cheapest competitor, and for ulti mats resale value it is without an equal. Litt graceful lima liotur fl Unm of Sixmm eHermA hm TkA " Srlhfr prices from $$75 WQ. Body xiylt, mrc be. A mg produced In attractive T if . tombiions, mud s ! rpolmnced construction of. Je? forms torn center of grmv ity with maximum head room. The coupe is shown at right, mud the deluxe sedan be lot Graham Brothers Trucks Accompany Bunion Racers learning that there are nine points! "At every other part of the at which body stresses and 'strains t body the durability and strength focus. These nine points are the of the 'Century's coachwork mat uppor corners where the wind- ches up fully to the brilliant qual shield, body top and front pillars ities in the six and eight cylinder meet: the body pillars themselves; chassis on which they are moun- at the cowei nar; tne junction 01 tea. Tne result is coachwork of Running, walking or trotting from Los Angeles to New York as 140 athletes are now doing isn't first class travel. But two Graham Brothers trucks are affording entries in the ,'bunyon derby some of the com forts of home. The athletes wil at least hear radio programs and have coffee any time they want it One of the trucks making the trans-continental trip . carries giant coffee pot containing two urns mounted on the rear where the runners can be served with stimulant along the way. The other truck carries a portable radio station that broadcasts en couraging and lively jazz music for the benefit of the runners. The trucks left Los Angelec with the start of the race, March 4. headed for New York City, the eastern goal of the derby. More than 206 athletes started, but the number is dwindling under the strain of the dally grind. At the present pace, the race will not be ! finished nntll the early part of May. Accurate records on the per formance of the trucks and gaso line and oil consumption are be ing kept on the trip. Vt ? the front body ptuars ana Doay sill; the number and location of the junctions where the body is bolted to the chassis, and the junc tion of the dash and the body "Every one of these problems has been solved effectively in the liunmobile 'Six of the Century' and "'Century Eight', bodies. "First of at, we believe thoroughly 4hat the wood and steel type, generally called the composite body, results in the best coachwork. Wood and steel combines greater strength with resiliency, both of them vital to any body In which long life and onit are fundamental requlre ments. Automobile bodies must constantly undergo severe shock ffuch as are encountered in quick sloping, fast acceleration and on bumpy roads. Modern heavy traffic has made a car of great flexibility an almost impera tive necessity. A body that will withstand the strains that such flexibility Imposes is almost equ ally as Important as a chassis of similar abilities. . "It is at these nine . cardinal 'points of greatest strain that the construction of the 'Century bod ies stand out pre-eminently. In . the first place, large corner guss ets, formed as part of the metal header bar, connect the pillars, roof rail and steel header Into a a solid mounting for the wind shield. With, this construction fs provided strong steel pillars, eom- - blnlng clear vision and maximum strength. Then the heavy gaure iteel cowl hart are riretee! and : welded: to steel pillars to' make a olid tie for front end eonstmctlon. A metal brace ties the dash In- great strength and durability Read the Classified Ads IS A LUCKY NUMBER! You want to remember it next time you have a flat tire. A phone call will bring our service car. Free Tire Service ANYWHERE IN SALEM e-"1 - - . HI lUM lH I , ,n n (5 v2 y-X k 1 wmmm MOTHERS Success of "Century" Cars Reflected In Demand for Sales i&v A; tkj.- - -i I-1 fi tun V would be ridiculous advice. It is constantly necessary to pull a car out of line. The purpose may be to turn or to pass another car. Cir- hind a parked car," says Mr. Kem per, "parentis and teachers should not stop with the time-worn adage of, 'Look both ways before you Crowded Cemeteries Bring Motor Hearses KEEP AUTOMOBILE IN LINE; SAFETY Chance for Accident In creased from One To 50 When Pulling Out CHICAGO. 111.. April 7. (Spec ial) In driving you increase your chances of an accident 50 to 1 when yon pull your automobile out of line. Forty per cent of the automo bile accidents fatal to children oc cur when' a child runs out from be hind a parked car. These are among the conclu sions of James 8. Kemper, Presi dent of the Lumbermcns Mutual Casualty Company, Chicago. His judgment is based on intensive study of over 10,000 automobile accidents in the past ten years. "I don't mean that a driver should never cut his car out-of line," says Mr. Kemper. "That cumstances may make It right and i cross streets.' They should add. proper to do so. i "And never run out from behind What I do mean is precisely Parked car!" what I say, that you Increase your chances of an accident 50 to 1 when you cut out of line. There fore you should do so only when absolutely necessary and with the1 greatest foresight and care. On a pedestrian vacation trin in the mountains you might have occas ion to walk for a short distance along a narrow ledge with a sheer drop of a thousand feet. How foolish you would be to retrace your steps and do it over and over again! If yon did, sooner or later you -would probably slip or get dlssy and fall. "That is what happens to the motorist who habitually pulls ont of line. Sooner or later the acci dent probability catches np with1 him. By accident probability we mean the likelihood that an acci dent will happen under a given set of circumstances. That likelihood is SO times greater when a driver is out of his place in the line of traffic than when he is in place. His exposure, as we call it, to an accident is increased 50 to 1." Re fe ring to an Illustrated book on "Preventable Accidents" pub lished by the Automobile Safety Committee of the Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Mr. Kemper pointed out some road rules that bear on the dangers of pulling ont of line: "Keep your position on a hill; If you want to pass a car, do it on the level." "Keep your place on a curve and do your passing on the stralght-of-way." "Let approaching car go by be fore passing car ahead." "Follow line of trafic. Move straight ahead, not In and out:" The Lumbermens Mutual Cas ualty Company devotes a large part of its extensive public safety work to the safety of children "Because so large a per centage of the fatal accidents to children oc enr when a child runs out from be custom for relatives to walk bare headed behind the horse-drawn hearse and to stand uncovered at the burial ceremony, often long. Frequently sobbing women fair ly stagger along, supported on either side, at funerals. Ii is quite proper for aged or 111 persons to take a carriage but it Is the walk ing behind the hearse that truly fulfills the old tradition of mourn ing. , Establishing new high sales ree ords is only one phase of the tri bute that has consistently been -paid the three new "Century" Hupfnobiletj since their introdnc-' tion. R. S. Cole, Hupmoblle gen eral sales manager, points out that applications from dealers for sales rights sine the new "Six of the Century" the first of the new models was announced in October, have excedeed those made during any previous similar period in the company's history. More than 1000 applications for dealerships were filed during tne four mouths to March 1, he re- ports. "Sales to distributors and deal ers during the four months twice broke all previous monthly records," he said. "March again will set a new high total. "The demand lor HupmoMle everywhere lias not caused us to lower the high standards we com pel in our sales representatives. On the contrary, we are scrutlnU lng dealer applications very care fully, in accordance with out long- established policy. 'rOnly those who can bring the highest grad-i service facilities to tile public are being granted the right to repre sent' us. Of the thousand and more appucaiiuus, we . ouunnj granted 390 of them during those four months. "It is our policy to strengthen Hupmoblle in every section of the country, and to encourage dealer ships wherever there is sufficient adjacent population to make it ad visable. But our first requisite is that the prospective dealer must be fully competent to furnish the Hupmoblle owner with the " best service facilities that can be of fered. "That policy will be continued. Only those dealers who csn main tain the high standard to the pub lic, on which we Insist, can qualify." PARIS (AP) Paris bracing herself for motorized funera's. No' one seems- really to want fast gas-' ollne service at such ceremonies but the city cemeteries are about full and new ones are being open ed several miles outside the city limits. The Prefect of th !ne Depart ment finally has brought himself to present the matter to the city officials and the newspapers are discussing the measure. Distance from burial grounds probably will be the deciding fac tor for the French are loath to modernize traditions that they hold sacred. Some, however, long have argued that a spirit of hu manity should abolish long funeral process io nsafoot In bad weather. Doctors say much' illness follows winter funerals becausel&-4s the RUSS SMITH'S MILLER TIRE SERVICE Miller Tires also for sale in Salem by Harbison's four stations, Bert's Service Station, Vanghan's Service Station, C J. Charmer Service Station, Fields and Panger . 3 SURE yOUSPEOFY IPOWDri LUMBER.; - "IF THERE IS ANYTHING HAPPIER THAN A HAPPY FAMILY IT IS NOT OF THIS EARTH. A COMFORTABLE WELL-BUILT HOME IS THE SUREST HAPPINESS-BUILDER." SAYS PRACTY CAL. LUMBER and All Building Materials Gabriel Powder&Supply Co Office. Yard and Warehouse 010 North Capitol Telephone 224ft Employ an Architect A properly planned and designed building is always worth more than The Other Kind. You cannot afford to build without the Services of an Architect. F. HI. S'ratiJEILE Architect 512 Bank of Commerce Puilding SALEM OREGON sr w r an ti rn ssj m. m r-W " 9 ,P fiS 1 . w ' .-Cfc v. i And Not Nearly So Expensive As We Thought" MANY people who have rather taken it for 'granted that a brick home was beyond their means are surprised at the economy of this con struction, once they investigate its cost. While the first cost of brick walls varies somewhat, depending upon the way they are laid, any type of brick home offers a large saving in upkeep during the years of occu pancy, and a high resale value. With the graceful lines that are now the vogue in brick construc tion, no material exceeds it in beauty or offers such substantial dignity. There's something about a brick home that betokens solid worth that makes it something more than a temporary shelter. Ask your local brick manufacturer for estimates on brick construction or consult this bureau as to plans and various types. There will be no obli gation incurred, but the information may be of much value to you. For free copy of "Homes of Lasting Charm'' containing 120 plans of modern brick homes, write to PACIFIC NORTHWEST 913 Arctic Bldg. IN J5ALEM, Seattle SALEM BRICK AN? TILS ASSOCIATION ELliott 3613 TILE CO. T - -1
