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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1928)
THE OREGON STATES3IAN, SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1928 HCHU eoESTOcn New York Sun Bestows Laurels on Zedar for Excellent Performance In any story of bow high com presslon engines are TeTolatr:M lzlng the trend for Amerelca'a great motoring public the names J of Walter P. Chrysler and Ftefl M. Zeder "mast stand high and eonte first", say the New York Butt, "for the head of the Chrysler organization and Its rice-president in charge of engineering pioneer ed Ihe way to new fields of motor car performance with the Chrys ler high compression engine." "they are the men', continues .the Sun, "who get the credit in all automobile circles tar leading the' Industry to high compression In . 1928 after having achieved 197's outstanding engineering feat In building engines of great er efficiency. "Zeder has been living and thinking high compression en- ' irines for years. And Walter VThrysler, himself a human 'nigh compression engine of great pow er, nas never had any Igreater Interest in his business iie than the automobile engine, although be has proved himself a genius in the fields or automobile organiza tion, finance and Bales. So when Chrysler or Zeder talks high com pression he speaks as a recognized authority, and the automobile world looks and listens Just as it does when those high powered Chryslers 'step out' on the road." Discussing these new engines, their performance and their dis tinct advantages, Mr. Zeder says that "the new power plants, by utilising modern high compres sion fuel, have made possible quality of motor car performance never before realized. Power, speed, acceleration and hill climb ing ability beyond any previous attainment are being enjoyed this year as the direct result of the combination of high compression engines ana , nign compression fuels. Chrysler pioneering In his field, we may say, has again re-ulted fn benefits to motorists generally. "We. are just at the threshold of the touring seasonpwith ita mil- pet Four la It, classification when ft was first" announced two year ago. a ui on g inese ieaiurea are a ser en-bearing , , crankshaft, full force feed lubrication, long springs and roomy bodies. Twen ty-three per ceat of all motor car sales are in. the field occupied by the Whippet Six. the light six field below 11.000 in price. In this classification, we will develop along the same lines that we are developing -the' Whippet Vouf. "Both oars , were, at the . time of, their presentation, the result of a ' meet careful "engineering study and '' sales analysis of the motor car field as it related" to future requirements and ' both models were"platfned" to anticipate the requirements of motor car buyers as they would exist sev eral years ahead. ,"The Whippet Pour Is credited. In many places, as baring eet an entirely new standard of design for four cylinder cars. Toe same type of recognition' is bow beiag accorded the new Whippet Six. "In the WUlys-Knigkt line, we hare continued to develop quali ty and at the same time to In crease the dollar value of the car and have steadily lowered the price while we have been better ing the cars themselves. "Expansion programs in the two lines are on a similar basis. i t'bi niri- vi kiii- i nun v iiiiif f i in 1 1 I'ii't; hit " V ' I. 4 . v - - cess which is being ased to' test frequent samples of the finished tanks. In this test the tank is filled with seven or eight gallons of water and placed tfpoa an. agi tator or "shimmy" machine which stimulates drirliir -coadltysta over an extremely remsa roaa ax a jngn who ntemnlate a vacation trio! exceed 17St.600.000. and local to the pleasant country of Alaska! revenues, expendable by county and there are hundreds of them. may secure information on any suoject defiren by communicating with the dealers of Fairbanks. These -men will be glad to supply data on touring, road conditions. rats of speed, 4n some'o theeel service facilities, etc tests sample tanks hare-been ther-K Oldemobile - owners should 'get ougbly jounced, and jolted conttn- in touch with ' Standard Garage uously for four or fire weeks with out derelepmg aayjeaks or man ufacturing flaws. inuring tu ciiwriueauu, u last summer several of theartanXsj were blown up . by. air. pressure until they " lo6ksd.Us.e Jallbonfi but the welded, seams ield per- T '' - v. company. F. Johnson. Oak-labd-Pontiac and Chevrolet deal er is at the service of owners of his '-ears and the Samson ' Hard ware company, Buick dealer will gladly-care- or Buick. owners.- ---The Chevrolet, through years-of aejenaa.rie service and econom and local authorities, will swell the highway total to upwards of 11.300,000,000. The A. A. A. points out that de tails are not available concerning the,-, work to be done by county and local authorities. It is anti cipated that the year's work undar state superVision will result in the construction of nearly 9,000 miles of ;-bard-surfaced pavements, up wTdsPor'It,100 miles -of less ert pensive surfaced roads, and 8,000 mi lea of roads adequately graded and-drained. Every year the motcfr-tourist rentures a little further afield during .vacation time. Thin is caused 'chiefly by the trem.)RH ous improrement In highwf4 ai; over the country coupled with th- advancement in automobiles then selves. A Jaunt of 1.500 mil,., durinx the averSge. two week' vacation leaves plenty of time for stops en route during this d.i . and age. The proper use of hand signa l In driving is extremely, import., -and many times prevents seri,, accidents, Teetly againat-the tentoaptessnrff.iicaL transportation, has become! 'When finished, the --tank ts one of the most popular cars InT mounted in the car to form the, the far north, a country which of-j HE gasoline tank of the new Mode A Ford xara is' made of steei welded into a single unit. In the photograph is shown a corner in i cowl, and it Is separated from the engine' by a solid steel dash. the Fordson factory where tanks are being put through this unique ' CHEVROLET SNOW BOAT wwunm process on 015 aun-weuuoj macames. GIVES up shies mm Pioneer Dealer Will Devote Time to Repair Work, Accessories, Boats The gasoline tank is one of tho hath where they are thoroughly I ially rerjotationaTy;: features of cleaned. - Ua new Model A Ford car and is The welding of the two halves a striking example of the quality takes just four minutes and m the of materials and workmanship In. first instance on record in which this latest product of one of th,terne plate has been successfully most remarkable tunae-trlai organ-1 welded. The process by, which isations the world has ever seen. I these two shaped pieces of plated The tank' Is made of terne plate, J steel are made into one solid, hol which is sheet steel coated with low piece is known as seam weld- tin to prevent cost and corrosion, j ing. It is somewhat" similar to The steel sheets from which the i the chain stitching method of a tank is made are from .049 of an' sewing machine in sewing cloth inch to .051 of an inch thick. The weld seam around the tank is . The two halves of the tank are. 120 inches long. This welding job nrst pressed out into shape injis done completely, on one ma huge metal presses and these two (chine, the two edges to be welded halves then go to the assembly i being rolled between two electric line which leads to the welding! contact rollers which fuse the two machines. The opening for the; pieces of .metal and make them gasoline inlet is stamped out of one. BRAVES ALASKA DRIFTS (Continued from page 5.) 4tV vacations in theHilgnways of r-tt$sr isttrJtSsHesoftj- moun- is itf -f tB?wbMs-wnerever Jtrwrffncftna'tion and wishes may lead them." - " "The tourist, In particular, wel comes the high compression en gine. Generally speaking, he is traveling over strange roads. Many of them are hilly, even mountainous. With his high com pression englno he enjoys the benefits of even more flashing ac celeration, more power and torque, greater hill climbing abil ity, higher speed without strain ing the engine, and even more gasoline economy. Thousands of tests prove that our high com pression engines deliver from one to three more miles per gallon of gasoliue. Combined with that saving is the unmistakable thrill of power and torque sufficient to conquer almost every hill, plus the ability to cover measurably greater distances in a day's driv ing without increasing one's speed. "It must be borne in mind that not all engines, even if apparent ly or identical compression ra tios, will yield the same perfor mance. - In other words, some thing more Is needed to be able to truthfully say. 'This is a -to-l compression ratio engine.' i "There is a vital distinction be tween compression ratio and com pression pressure. It Is entirely possible to design two engines each with 8-to-l compression ra tios and find that where one is highly efficient the other delivers much less power and speed simply -because of the differences in compression pressure." Mr. Zeder explains that com- presion ratio refers to the rela tive space occupied by gasoline, vapor in the cylinder before and after the piston's stroke has com pressed it for explosion by the spark. With a 6-to-l ratio the gas which fills the cylinder at the beginning of the piston's upward stroke is compressed into a space which is only one-sixth as large at the moment it is actually fired. Compression pressure, on the oth er hand, has to do with the effi ciency of filling the cylinder vol ume as affected by the valve tim ing and resistance to the entering cnarge. R. N.. MacDonald, pioneer auto dealer of Salem is quitting the sales end of the automobile busi ness in order to give his entire at tention and devoto all the facili ties of his establishment to gener al repair work ef all kinds, body and fender work and all kinds of metal work. The firm will carry a complete line of auto accessories, tires, etc.. and handle Westinehouse Air Brakes and Splitdorf Spark plugs. The firm known as the Willam ette Auto Supply ocmpany, will be extensively engaged in the manu facture of all kinds of motor boats made to order to suitjthe utJm- wants and pscketbook. One the leading models to be built the popular sea sled which haQ created quite a sensation among boat enthusiasts. It is very depen dable and wifl not tip readily. Those interested are asked to visit the display of boats at the firm on Cottage and Ferry street and see for themselves just what is being built here in Salem. One Doat on exhibit, a regulation row- boat look first prize in the state forestry exhibit. Salem should have many en thusiastic boat lovers because of the availability of the Willam ette river for the enjoyment of the sport. In addition to the boats, a com plete line of archery equipment is Being manufactured which comnar. es favorably with an, made in the united States or on the continent Tackles of all kinds are made of Osage orange Yew and Ash and are priced from 13.75 up. One is on exhibit which has a pull of 80 pounds and another a pull ioi pounds. Archery was the leading pas time a rew years ago and indeed was often the means of securing game or protecting ones self from enemies. This sport is being re vived in tho east, and California is going far in organizing clubs. i ne same could well be done lb Salem. the upper or cowl section and the filler flange for the cap Is rolled into the opening. A steering col umn bracket is riveted on the out' - Immediately after the tank is welded it id placed in a testing machine where 15 pounds of air is forced into it. It is then sealed sine at me ooitom or tne lower. and submerged in a water tank portion of the tank and these and a careful examination is made rivets are all treated with tin! to detect any air bubbles which plate to prevent corrosion. An! would indicate a leak. The tank ignition cable support also is weld ed to this lower section and baffle plates are soldered inside to pre vent the splashing of gasoline when the car is in use. Then the two tank halves go into a soda undergoes two other similar com pressed air and water tests during the finishing operations, the last of these being made after the gas oline gage has been installed. But there is still another pro- tance of 35 miles. Since that time the number of automobiles has increased from year to year-in the Fairbanks dis trict, until today there are more than 1.090 cars and trucks in the vicinity, representing a total in vestment of more than a million and a half dollars. They include 15 different makes, ranging in price from 3500 to $5,000. Eight automobile dealers, in business in the Fairbanks district nsrrv organized themselves Into the Fairbanks. Automobile Deal ers' association. It was this grour. of men who promoted the auto mobile show. There are five au tomobile garages and repair shops in Fairbanks, where ' first-class mechanicss are employed. Three warm-storage garages are main tained, where cars may be stored during the long wiBter season, mechanics are employed. Three Good roads hare followed the advent of automobiles in Alaska and toay there are more than 600 mile3 of excellent thoroughfares available to motorists of Fairbanks three times the mileage of any other town in the territory. Motor car owners of the states try fers a meritous proving ground tor the stamina of a motor car. Alaska is a coming country. It is delightful scenically. wealthy in natural resources and an un excelled tourist playground. $20,000 MILES NOW ON FEDERAL PLAN (Continued from gage S.) able to all State highway depart ments for construction and main tenance of roads and bridges will POWER - ECONOMY - PERFORMANCE-RESULTS OF LUBRICATION Monroe S. Cheek Complete Automotive Lubrication Court at Capitol Phone 2295 in1 FOR BATTERY and AUTO ELECTRICAL SERVICE Sec JDrwiLLi AMS Man 9f j:-r-"-f Corner Center A Bieh Telephone 198 CUR) Ji 'W Vj ' j JOE WILLIAMS ME isttony even greater than in April when Oregon sales placed Durant in 3rd position Utah sales GAINED 86 and Durant jumped to 2nd position Washington sales GAINED 50 California sales GAINED 68 Durant was FIRST, or tied for first in 72 Cafi fbrnkrwaitwns t DiiranJfraEOOl 47 CWornla cities ! : ?! O Keep air in your spare tire. This is almost as important as keeping Up the pressure in the four tires on the wheels. Eighty-two per cent of motor trucks in the country are private ly owned. WHIPPET PLANNING FURTHER EVPANSI0N a ' luonunuea irom page 5.) pleted to take care of this produc tion. "In the Whippet Four and the new Whippet Six, , Willys-Over land occupies a strong price posi tion in the two .great fields of quantity output In the Industry. Forty-threo per cent of all motor car sales are In the light four classification occupied by the Whippet. Our present record Tolume production ts a result, of tho demand tor ths Whippet and tt Is the Intention of tho company to steadily expand activities a this four cylinder car field. ' " Th Whippet Six Is the low- ' wsf priced six .eyMnder .car la the Vorld.1 U, offers many testufes. strfUBC tm the light stx field, as were the featares of the Whip- SCHEELAR AUTO WRECKING CO. t A 1 7:r':ijl to L. A. Scheelar Four Stores SALEM Tires at 341 N. 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M roominess, comfort and roadabilirr of a 107-inch wheelbase . . . equipped with powerful, nonlocking 4-wheel brakes . and with its wornvand Sear steering mechanism fitted ' with ball bearings throughout it is every where acclaimed the world's most luxurious low priced automobile! There are seven beautiful models. Come in and Inspect them today. Douglas McKay Chevrolet Co. 430 N. Commercial Street, TeL 746 Dallas Chevrolet Co Dallas tieo. .porr, Woodburn . Associate Dealers: Bad Bro&, Turner HaHadys Garage. Monimmth Wm. Predeek, UL Angd i . ill II in ii III 11 1 Ok.v.-L X m ul v "St m w Vte m . m k. mm u HI ' - P 1 7 Remember the Larmer Transfer and Storage has mov mg vans and good supply of blankeU and pads for furni ture handlers. Have just completed our new three story concrete warehouse and are now well prepared to handle best of furniture and pianos. Wh' all 930 and let us serve you. SALEM, OREGON