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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1928)
14 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1928 tl f 1 I 4- 1 1 ' 1 I Dodge Victory Six Contest Winner Here BBHKS MIS Aooonneement has ben reeelr d by Edna If- Fltts, of Jt, 9. Box 1 192. of a seventh prtz award la the $20,000 Dodge Brothers eon production and Shipments est to find the best slogan that 6 Suroass Everything in Company's History V Surpassing all previous records tbe Willys-Overland company on t May 31 produced 2,244 Willys .Knigbt and Whippet cars which is an increase of 214 cars otct the previous highest daily output es-ner". while describes the Victory Six automo bile. - The nation-wide contest closed March 31, with 340.000 slogans submitted, and the judges of Dodge Brothers have just arrived at the final decisions involving distribution of 354 prises. Forty- four states produced prize win- four prises went to cars were produced, officials an nounced here today. May shipments totalling 44.559 ars broke any previous record and compared with shipments of 27, 644 cars during May of last year. .May production totalled 15.686 .ears as compared with production f 38,020 tars in April, 33.898 .jrars in March. 25.522 in Febru ary and 13.674 in January. This is the first time in the history of the industry that any company out-j Jide of Ford and Chevrolet has produced more than 40,000 cars '4n one month. Thus Willys-Over-land's total production for the first five months of the current year equalled 156.800 cars which exceeds by more than 30,000 units production of 126.301 cars for the fen tire first six months of last year ni already definitely establishes the first half of 1928 as the great est in the-company's history.. m indications that the company Iras continuing to pass its previous production and shipment records, .were contained in the announce ment that on May 25th, shipments of cars totalled 2951, the largest One-day shipment record in 20 years. The previous high ' record The winning slogan. "Making a Good Name Better." went to C. C. Michael of Colorado Springs. Col. Mr. Michael received $1,000. Contestants sabmitted their slo gans after riding in the Victory Six, and the thousands of impres sions of the Victory's phenomenal performance made the task of se lecting the winners difficult. , DOLL IfVG IIP cms FOB DADDY. SPORT Nickleware Around Automo bile Often Ruined by Too Much Polishing ' soap and the ' eop and body be washed from time to time wth water and any good soap. - This Is for lacquer finishes. If your fan ders happen to be varnished be careful of soap on them except to remove oil or grease that will aot come oft any other way. In wash ing your car, plenty of water, a soft cloth and finally the chamois skin are the beet - When the top becomes discolored from action of the sun and dust, it can be re- finished with a coat or two of good top dressing, it being a good plan to use one that is known to agree with the basic finish of your ear. As much niekelware aronnd a car Is rained by overpollshing as by not polishing enoagb. Some nickel polishes that work fast and give a lovely shine are quite de structive and even abrasive. When yon polish your nickel, do it lightly. In most cases a gen tle rubbing with a slightly oily cloth will give polish enough and the oil film. will protect the nickel from the action of rain and traf- tic mm. Alter wuing your car be sure to, wipe everything" off perfectly dry. particularly the nickel parts. Water is your great enemy of nickel. - Door handles and the Interior fixtures are bet ter, without water. Most of them are usually. eilver plated. ' There is one thing about the best modern finish it is perma nent. tt not only. takes less time to apply than. the old varnishes but, when it is on, it has become an Integral part of the surface of The whole family loves the car, and there is no good reason why the children should be excluded from the - processes of cleaning and polishing up the family pet. In well-informed households it is recognized that the car needs to be kept up kept clean, and fresh, just like the living room at Kaam tn a vf 1 O C m,hA 4A47I V " " v, j , I . V I The traffic film which gathera V T "l " ,on the car when it is in service, record is the largest single day scon8j((tg mlcro8cop,can. or from anveaway recora maae on May Z5.20 t 50 different kinds of infin Ucn uiuii oi oia irS .en i" iteslmally tiny bits of this, that flant under their own power in theand the other mogt of tnem of Bands of drivers representing deal ers within a radius of 250 miles from Toledo. the melaL No chemical change vehicles Is to b found In the beads takes place. . It is there, and there to stay with bo fading and no cracking. Bat It Is, of course, a fcala of itself, not a kind of varntshv . ' ''-. MACAULEY HEADS MOTOR CHAMBER (Continued from Page 11) slant on the delivery problem," said William Nelson Taft. editor of the ReUil Ledger, "Is not so much one of transportation or mechanics as that of a sales-Increasing ser vice, and trucks should be sold mainly this basis, remembering that the best market for delivery. f the 'shopping-center stores' whose Interest in delivery prob lems baa been sUadily increasing for the past tea years, or ever since the days of horse and wagon. "Even today, many stores are not yet aware of the full extent of the opportunities open to them through the agressive development af their full trading area and there is a big chance for constructive telling by the truck industry not merely to fill replacements In pres ent fleets or to meet the claims of competition, hut to inrcease the number of trucks bought by store as a whole by pointing out that a wide-delivery radius inev itably means a wide customer-radius, which in turn, means increas ed volume and Increased . profits for alL" : . I MOTOR TRUCKS PUT Battery and Electrical ' -. Service Station Service on all makes of Batteries Authorized Dealers for Willard Batteries Located in the Smith & Watkins raiding Corner Center and Liberty TELEPHONE 1229 Ijj The company entered June with production and shipments contin uing at the record pace in efforts to catch up with the unfilled or Sers for more than 30,000 cars on the books of the company. In ad dition to a working personnel of more than 22,000 in the Toledo plants, the Pontiac. Mich., Elmira, N. V.. and Toronto plants of the company are working at 100 per cent capacity, it was stated. Geared rings of steel are "sweat" onto flywheels in the Oldsmobile The steel gears mesh with the starting motor gears when the lat ter operates and. being of steel, reduce the possibility of breakage. Read The Classified Ads nature not likely to do the car finish any particular good. It is necessary to keep your car as free from the film as possible. Children can keep daddy's car glistening. It is not a good plan to keep washing the car. H. Led- yard Towle, the best authority in the country, on the subject, says that the film, being full of min ute particles of grit, acts as a gentle abrasive for your car's fin ish and if carefully wiped away rather improves than damages it. Wipe it off with a soft cloth. Mud. on the other hand, should be washed off as soon as possible. Mud allowed to. dry and cake is bad for the finish. It is surprising in what good condition an automobile can be kept under ordinary circumstances- by a mere wiping. The grease around the wheels should be washed away with some naphtha A S u p E R ALEM GREASING S OFFERING COMPLETE AUT.O SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT GREASING Complete au tomobile labriratkm with oar high pressure aletnJte labricatlag system.' For all makes of ears. $1 Gas WASHING, TowHajr ears mad light sedaas $1.50 Oils OTHER SEDANS - S2.00 EUGENE ECKERLEN High & Ferry Station ' WASHING s "' I the World trill have g new and finer motor cat QJMew () Series BETWEEN LIFE-DEAD Dodge Brothers Commercial Car Links Observatory With World A motor truck having human life depending on Its regular oper- believed to have established a rec ord for automotive reliability the world jover. The desert Is des cribed as not supporting plant or insect life. In this vast waste, towers Mt Montezuma 9.000 feet above sea level, on the top of which is an observatory maintained by the Smithsonian Institute for the study of heat waves at the edge of the earth's atmosphere. Already scientists stationed ai the obser vatory have made discoveries that liken the sun's behavior to radio activity and weather changes. The discoveries . are regarded as par ticularly important as they Indi cate long distance weather fore casting. This lonely station maintains its ation in the Chilean desert is only connection with the outside world by means I of a , Dodr Brothers Commercial car whit performs tasks seldom equaled i operating'oyer the Chilean to a little , town of Calama, w&4 provisions . are obtained. Once week water and food are haule from this settlement, and H. t Zodtner, California scientist, an his wife who are stationed on tc of the mountain find the car d pendable and economical. A sllg! cold in the high altitude and d: atmsophere often runs into pne monia unless the sufferer Is tak to the sea. shore, so the tru must always be available as l ambulance. Read The Classified Ads I w ee forlfourself why Experienced Owners Demand Bodies by Fisher In Oakland'Pontiac ihowrooms throughout the United States a special Fisher Body Demonstra tion opens Saturday, June 16. Cooperating with the Fisher Body Corporation, Oakland has arranged to demonstrate to auto mobile owners everywhere the reasons for the superiority and popularity of Fisher bodies. Come to our showroom during the Fisher Body Demonstration. Learn how Fisher builds bodies and what high quality of material is used. See for yourself why experienced owners demand bodies by Fisher. Don't miss this, opportunity to gain a sound understanding of such an im portant part of your automobile. Oakland All-American Six, $104 to $1261. Nu Series Pontiac Six, $74 to $875. All price at factory. Check Oak land-Font iac delivered price they include bmest handling charge. General Motors Time Payment Plan available at minimum rate. WAR TAX REMOVED DELI VERED PRICES REDUCED VICK BROS., Salem, Oregon associate: dealers ' BywlT stotr Co., Allaay, Oragwa; Bataa Mete Co. Inc., CvrraUU, Onfti; MtmUi M4or Oe, SUrsrUa, Orasoa; Tni T. BUyaa, Bdo, Omw; Bmh Xrthn, Tmrmt, Otsb: O. J. Ikiwit Bern, biOti, Orta; Hmry O. BUMa. HsRltbarg, Orga; T. D. reitny. Ja4pntfae, Orra; T. 1 MillMr. Aswis. Onfoa; K. 3. Araold. MtunU. Onfoi; IiMi tmpt Srrte SUtiea, Toted. Oregon. OAKLAND -P0NIM.C PRODU CTS GENERAL MOTORS the Neatest fact in motor caLms today j asaaw.a,raT.oyR ?BATS lower than maS-erder than the price you pay for unknown brands that stri here today and cone tomorrow. It's typical o. the sensational rahies we offer m tires whose r laiity has never been questioned. ReHims IUler-built re made in popular sires riady to give you mileage that's si as thdr.Iow price. -. ; . . . .. . 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