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The New OREGON Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday, August 12, 1928 13 MD BUILDING VITAL ML Statement by A. A. A..S1iqvvs Per Capita Financial Jo terest of Public io:.--..:- 1 r .- -v. . - Washington, D. C'AtigT i tHh Every man, woman raaOv-childL in the United States will haye an. in terest of nearly tweWe dollars In America'a road-building" program for 1928. 1 t-m.A ;r This statement w$s lashed -at national headquarters, eX the. .'Am erican Automobile association, .to day, baaed on the estimated sum of $1,360,025,77 to bV spent for highway constnjctioa-thlseer, and' a population of "oveVl2o; 000,000 people. "This program," says the na tional motoring bodyA'meana that at the. close of 1938 the surfaced highways of the nations-will total more than 00,000 miles andUhe federal aid system, comprising ot er 185,000 miles of important in terstate trunk lines, will benear the stage of two-thirds complet ed.", , : . ; ;- The- A. 'A. A., which originally sponsored the federal aid pro grain pursed it through a stormy .child hood, and has successfully repelled every onslaugh against this high way-building agency, made public the following striking figures: ' Total Blileage LaiTpff;T There has been a total ef Tl, 074.3 miles of the federal aid sys tem completed, as of June &30, 192 S, through federal assistance, with 10,779 miles under construc tion and 3,118.4 miles approved for construction. The bureau of public roads, however, has advised the A.A.A. that a number of States have built federal aid mileage without federal assistance and this has increased the total number of miles. The total mileage of highways of all types to be constructed by the various states during 1928 to tals nearly 31,000 miles. Expenditures for 192 S for con struction and maintenance repre sents an increase of more than 8225.000,000 over 1927, when $1 123,607,055 was spent by high way-bulldlng agencies. The A A. A. statement says that the estimated cost of federal aid roads under construction, as of June 30, 1923, is $261,754,900, of which the federal government is paying $105,297,930. The esti mated cost of the projects approv ed tor -construction is $67.461, 518 of which the government's share Is $22,741,403. The statement con tinues: ' - A Significant Feature "One of the significant features of the federal aid program Is the number of milea of highway under 'stage construction. Thiaf refers to additional work donson projects previously improved" and consists of a .higher type than was provided in the -original inxprorf p?rt-i "The Importance of Thff federal aid program is strikingly shown by the fact that the states, with this . worR as an incentive, are building nearly two milea of high-1 way for eac hmlle built with fed eral cooperation. i, " ? -. I ''Appropriations for 1930 and 1931 have already been mad available by- congress to the extent-of $75,000,000 for each of the two years and such authoriza tions two years in advance are in line with the policy of allowing federal and state agencies ample time to outline construction pro grams. "There have been numerous at tempts by private interests and by some governmental agencies to ' halt the federal aid program. Each and all of these have been repell ed, due largely to the aggressive stand of organized motordom. It Is also a tribute to the large vision of congress that it always has been quick to ignore attacks on. this program and by overwhelming majorities sustained a national wr ?- P w- ....... --:--:-:y-'-:;.;:f-: , . . ,. I New special de luxe equipment f& aLwlre wheels, two Cend-cr well wh!i locks and coIlapsiUe rear trunk rack provided for Oakland All-American Sixes.- Trunk obtainable at extra cot -4 J ' FHitnr HSil SYRACUSE. N. T" Aug. 11. (Special) Shipments of the new Airman 'Limited line of Franklin motor cars In July were 51 per cent greater thaa In the same month of last year and establish. ed the highest July record in thjj history of the Franklin Automo bile company, : eexcutlvee declax ed here today.- , " In addition to setting a new all- time Juty record, the total ship- meats for the month are the; high est for any month during the cur rent year. The demand for the new Air man Limited, introduced a few week ago hee resulted in a vol ume ef unfilled orders which are 25 per cent in - excess of ship ments. Thla is in spite of the fact that shipments for the sec ond month of Airman Limited production are 8 per cent ovei that of the Initial month. The reception accorded the new Airman Limited and -.te resultant sales volume has exceeded the or iginal estimates of the Franklin sales department, it was said at the factory, with every indication pointing to - the new car as the most popular in the history of the organization. WIUMUD EII6S MB (METER COP SPEED lYieiniue Dont's For Drivers Point Out Pathway For Public Safety Ten timely anti-accident sug gestions are contained In a bulle tin Issued by the National Safety Council: ! 1. Look out for children. Touj can never tell what they'll do.! and you're always In wrong if you hit one. 2. Don't pass a standing trolley car. Some day the Jury may call it manslaughter. 3. Don't speed around corners for Its a. straight route to the hos pital. Drive on the right side of the road; It's the only safe side. 6. The fact that you had the right of way won't bring anybody back to life least of all yourself. Use discretion. 6. Do not stop short, without giving warning. The other feHow is no mind reader. 7. Do not back up without look ing to the rear. 8. Do not park or.pass on curve or hill. There's plenty of straight road. 9. Slow down when approach ing a crossroad; it is nearly as dangerous as a railroad crossing. 10. Be courteous to other dirr ers and traffic officers, ourtesy prevents accidents. TRUCKS ALTER DIET MS III US 1 It's a long step from a grimy motor trnck roaring along a coun try road to the food or dress of the average family, but trucks policy which is doing so much to are playing" a big part in the advance the transportation needs. to promote the development of our resources, to furthe, social well being, to eliminate sectionalism and encourage national solidar ity." . FUEL COHPTION 10 FHiS.LOW " After checking np the coast-to-coaKt- round trip record raw in a Franklin sedan,-it was found that 627 gallons of gasoline had Wen consumed In the 6,692 miles be tween Los Angeles and Neif, York City and return. This Is an aver age of 12.7 miles per gallon, which in recognized as an, economical mark since it is a known fact that fuel consumption Increases rapid ly when a car is stepped above-25 miles an hour. ! In reaching the high average speed of 42.5 miles an hour for the entire distance. Baker was re quired' to drive well over , 6 milea an hour most of the way. While slowing down In all cities and towns In observance of traffic reg ulations, he was always "giving her the gun" on the open high ways. , . -; Oil consumption for ? the two way run also was unusually low for the high sustained spaed, lour gallons and three quarts being UAed an average of 352 miles to the quart. Five tire changea were made, all due to nail punctures. Despite the gruelling- use made of the hydraulic four wheel brakes on the mountains and sharp, enrves no adjustment was necessary at any .time. ' - : - :'- In esublishjng the new trans continental 'record. JTranklin makes history for the thrM 11ms sine this mode of travel was first attempted from coast to coast. It was just 24 years ago that a Krahklln clipped 29 days' off the first fi transcontinental record. Next;-it beats its own time by 17 dars. And now in this modem gae f he Franklin Airman proves its In- buUt stamina and abintr ior nign anstafnad sneed br clipping 10 bonis and 16 minutes fof tbe for mer ronnd'trip rteord. '. ' changing diet and styles of Amer lea. .; Government surreys show increasing- amounts of vegetables and fruits on the American menu A larger variety of meats is pos sible with the availability of fresh cuts in all markets. Milk drink ing la increasing. ' Blanket distri button made possible only through short speedy service of f modern trucking .is the answer to the new diet of the country today. The consumer and. the producer are neighbors regardless of distance. The commercial ear has solved the distribution of produce in less than car load- lota In smaller lo calities. City Jobbers are finding business In suburban areas show ing substantial Increases, and farmers are enjoying an econom ical mod dependable access to city market in the ownership of motor1 trucks. - . - I Similarly, styles have swept uaiformry ovr the country with fashion . v geared to automotive transport. ' Merchants can keen smaller stocka because of imme diate deliveries. Rapid stock turn-over is insuring latest style at lowest prices. ; Back ; country sections in the old sense of the word are disappearing. The Job ber and retailer are linked b motor track and the' customer benefits. - Even the wash tab and family clothes line are 'fading from the city and its suburbs. Wash day is fast being routed by armies of laundry men riding to' the victor ious battle in swift fleets - of motor delivery trucks. ; Modern laundries - and cleaning establish ments have built np amazlnzly largo fleets of commercial ears often serving territorx embracing a 40 mile -radius from the home ortlce. . : -.U;v:rK5:.A,. ":.'-t;i- The next decade will see exten sion of nearly every city conven ience to . the rural ; districts by means oi motor . transport.. -'T..j TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 7. Net earnings of the Willys-Overland company for the first six months of this year after duriione for federal taxes but r. preferred stock requirement ..e $5,641. 517.27. according to the company's eml-annual statement given out here today. After preferred stock dividends the earning, rate was $2.01 per nhare on the common stock. Net earnings for the first six months exceed br .81 a share, the entire annual dividend requirements. for common stock, on the basis of the dividend declared by the directors at the June 21 meeting. Net. earnings for the six months period from January to June 1927, Uter federal taxes out oeiore re ductions for preferred stock divi dendswere $5,238,053.71. wnicn after deductions for preferred tock dividends gave an earning rate of $1.83 per share on the com mon stock. Thla excellent showing was made despite the fact that the company rebated $1,431,205.98 to dealers on cars in stock at the time the price cut was made on the Whippet early in January and on the new Willys-Knight models In troduced this year on which reduc tions were made a few months ago. The company ended the first six months period with $14,117,790. 08 in cash and certificates of de posit. Current assets were $45, 741.200.94 as aganist current lia bilities of $18,361,728.07, a ratio of 2 1-2 to one. FROM I On July 1 the Willys-Overland company announced that the to- tal number or new cars smppeu In the first six months of this rear was 195.191. which Is 22.718 over total shipments lor me en tire year of 1927. July volume established a new high July record. That this excel lent business is continuing Is .hnvn in the company's - abate ment that advance orders for de- tlvery of Whippets ana wuiys- Kslrhta this month indicate mai !t will be the largest August in the company's history. In the export field Wlirys-uver- land established a new au-ume record in July when 5,556 cars were shipped, an increase or 16 percent over shipments in juiy Commenting on the position or the company for the lirsi six months period, John N. wuiys. president, says "the soundness oi the Dollcies which were put Into affect early In January are shown in the sales performance ana in the net profits for the six months period. "On January 4 the company announced a drastic price cut on the Whippet models and at the same time announced marked im orovements in the design of this car. Fon the first time in the his tory of the motor car Industry there was definite competition on a price basis in the lowest price ranees of light cars. "On January 6 a new Willys- Knight Six was announced and iubsequent developments have made it possible forus to price this car, in certain models, below $1,000, a price mark never before reached in the Wlllys-Knlgbt line. "Following the new Willys Knight standard six, a new Whlp- jet six was announced at the low est prices ever made by any manu facturer of a six-cylinder car. "The reception accorded the Whippet at the low prices, taxed the production facilities of our or ganization from the start. "The new low-priced Willys- Knight brought an immediate In crease in sales activities in the Knight sleeve-valve division and the Whippet Six has been extreme ly popular. "Applications for dealer fran chises have been the largest we have ever known, resulting in a net .Increase of 1,885 dealer con tracts since the first of the year. The. present dealer organisation is 44 percent larger than last year while field stocks are no greater in number of units. "In our financial operations we have continued the policy of lib eral depreciation and Immediate write-off. Plants and equipment are carried at $35,383,071.77 de- ipite the fact that in the past five and one-halt years- more than $45,000,000 have been applied for the . purpose of rehabilitating equipment, developing- product. and increasing the manufacturing capacity of the company. " "New buildings snd equipment put Into operation this year ma. terially increased capacity, and a new assembly plant with a capa city of 129 cars a day la now un der construction . to take care oi production on the Pacific coast. ' 'Since January 1, we have re tired preferred stock and bonds to the -extent of $1,774,000. "In all department the Willys Overland company la enjoying the greatest- success in Its history. with the heavy detrfapds for ears of 'all models being maintained. WASHINGTON. D..C. Aug. 11. That the motor ear owner may be assured of the Justice to wncn he is fully and fairly entitled when tn court on a speeding charge, re sponsible police and court officials must take it upon themselves to see that police speedometers are absolutely correct at all times and at all speeds. This can be done only by a thoroughly scientific test of these Instruments at least twice a month. - - -. These points -are - made: in A statement today Issued from na tional headquarters of the Ameri- can Automooiie . ., which it la declared that a host oi motorists have been unfairly fined tens of thousands of dollars be cause "police and court officials do not realize that the speedom eter is by no means the accurate Instrument of measurement that it is supposed to be." - "The duty of the traffic nce- man is to proieci me i - that no individual - upon the-rights of nor endangers another," says the statement. "In virtually every municipal ity arbitrary speed limits have h. MtAhiiahed for motor ve hicles and. in exceeding these, the motorist is assumed to be impos ing upon the rights of other street users. "Determination of the fact that he la exceeding the speed limit however, requires that the mo torcycle officer's speedometer be entirely accurate. If It Is not and It cannot be unless It is rigorous ly and regularly checked the po liceman Is in the position of im- Dosinr upon a large part of that public which it is his duty to protect." In making ita demand for a bi wekly check of police speedom eters, the A. A. A. disclaims any desire to protect the car owner who falls to abide by the traffic regulations. No agency, says the statement, has been more active over a longer period in seeing the cause of safety advanced through punishment of the careless, reck less, and Indifferent. On the other hand, it Is pointed out, it Is Impossible to sit silent while the story of a monumental Injustice against law-abiding mo torists Is being written by ponce departments which are slovenly and casual In checking up on their equipment. The following incident, typical of scores that have come to the attention of the 1065 clubs that comprise the A. A. A. na tion-wlde chain, is cited in corrob oration of the condition which de mands a remedy: A car owner in an eastern city was arrested and accused of driv ing 28 miles an hour In a zone where the legal speed limit was 22 miles. In court, the car owner tes tified that he had seen the offi cer pacing him and that he had noticed by his own speedometer that he was traveling at 19 miles an hour, well within the prescrib ed limit. His attorney demanded a check of the officer's speedome ter and it was found to be seven miles an hour fast at the particu lar speed which he accused the motorist of making. It was further found that the policeman's Instrument had not been ' checked In more than two months. "These findings." says the A. A. A. "are especially significant hahe light of the accepted and widely known vagaries of the ave rage speedometer. How long; the policeman's speedometer had been seven milea an hour fast at 28 miles an hour and how many mo torists had been unfairly fined as a result are questions that the po lice department and traf fie court evieve Rosen for the week end. Mrs. E. H. Mallett and two chil dren of Portland are ln,thelr cot tage "Snug Hill" for the rest of the season. At the Manzanlta auto park for two weeks are the Rev. and Mrs. E. R. D. Hallensted of Falrvlew, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar II. Hallensted of Portland and Donald Juno and wife of Portland. Many si Aato Park Registered at the Manzanlta auto park are Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Abel, Portland and family for three weeks; A. A. Klggrns of Es tacada, Toby Boedlngham of Port land, F. Peters and wife of Mets- O. Neuman and family of Parma, Idaho. . ' Sundy guests of Mrs. Alice Welster of Portland at her beach home, Sea Gull cottage, were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Farrtngton and daughters Margaret and Janet, and son John and several of Miss Margrets classmates from Smith college. Miss Alice Bennett of Tillamook was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Richardson and daugh ters the past ten days. , Garibaldi Folk Tarry Registered at the Manzanlta Inn for the week-end were Frances Griffin and Alys Watson of Grs ibaldl. , , Sunday visitors . at Manzanlta, glnla Tooze and Lamar Toose, Jr. of Portland. Walter and Agnes i Tinkln of Home Valley; Washing- " ton. Frank L. Griffin Jr., Port- ' land, Mr. and Mrs. J. Park of Kelso. Dr. F. L. Ingram and fam-. ily of Pndleton and J. F. Samuei-- and wife of Pendleton. Mrs. O. 2. ? Panzer and Helen and Alfred Pan r-- -fze.r of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hartaugh of Portland are the house guests of J Mrs. A. D Moodie for a shorty time. ' ger. Oregon. W. A. Remmington and family of McMinnvlUe. E. Rob- "This Is bat -one illustration.! Wni' and fnaUy. of Portland andMr. and . Mrs. Lamar VToaze, Yir How many times can It be multi plied throughout the country where thousands of motorcycle of ficers, are making a host of ar rests every hour of the.dayflt is up to the courts and. the police or- flclals. who unquestionably are de termine. The remedy is to establish an inflexible schedule of speedometer testing br the most scientific of methods. The f allure to apply the remedy is due to ignorance of Us need, perhaps, but that condition cannot lonar be allowed to prevail. The A. A. A. is convinced that once aware of the situation, the agencies responsible for It will take remedial steps without de lay." At Wakanda court for a short f); time are H. W. Leonard and wife,' V Centralla, Washington. Mr. and , Mrs. Charles Ryan. Portland, GolM die Bender, Portland. Mrs. O. P,,l,, Corbln. Portland, Mrs. WoodsV , Portland and Rev. A. Haldor,"; Thorson and family of Portland TILLAMOOK BEACH RESORT POPULM MANZ ANITA. Aug. 11 - (Spe cial) At Bal's cottage for two weeks are Mr. and Mrs. Waddell. and Mr. and Mrs. Hays, of Port land, j Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jasmann of Portland are In their cottage for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bartlett of Portland spent the week-end at Bal's. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Gove. Miss Medea Gove, Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gloyd of Seattle. Washington, are spending a few days at Bal's. Mrs. O. D. Bloom and daugh ter Claudia of Portland are do miciled at their cottage "Smile A Wlle'S for the rest of the season. Miss Mary E. Lyons of Port land is the house guest of Anne Jubitz at the Jubitz cottage. Miss Martin Guest Miss Antha Vlvl- Martin oi Portland is a house guest at the Bell cottage. Mrs. I. Hansen and son Earl, and daughters Margaret and Ellen are at Manzanlta for a stay of two weeks. Mr. nd Mrs. C. Koenlg, Miss E. Koenig and Mrs. Martha Schaller and Dorothy Schaller of San Fran cisco spent the week-end at Outan Inn cottage. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Wesson of Portland are domiciled at Lane's Dun Wandrin for two weeks. Miss Thelma Rutto of Portland was the house guest of Miss Gen- : 7 j 13 ' TT U I L f i sIUn i i i ftl r & L,'J5 j . V ALLDurant production, shipment, ' v AT - w ! J " ...1. nf 1Q97WM SJ ' i i f ffi - , -'S v-w rjA : SHATTERED three months ago. f -Sr ff j a Great floods of sales bear witness to v' f 7 I :? X'- the manner in which Durant pop- J sV'i-" ' ; ' XI S ft ularity sweeps the globe. Durant f Jw Si jffi ' SaverAnniversarySixesandthe J1 Jr ftf famous Durant Star Four are 1 f 's ! (taking the world storm fstf J Vx . . . because they offer the J Jf J x " 'S,y DURANT STAR FOUR 3 1 IB m kv w a an a ve ne www q m j Durant Silver Annlvtrtary Sixm ( 1 v - HUGE PBODUCTIOJr W- - Motor vehicle prodaetion in the united 8Utes last rear v totalled 3.573.671 units, reports the Ore gon State Motor association, . sd wholesale value, lnclndlng - parts and accessories was $4,247,800,- T6I. . Still Js0 J VHultipl iesx Add s Su bt ra ct s MAN-POWER. PROFITS WAJTE In the United SUtea there is one ear for each .37890$ . .ETA one ear for each 5.3 people. New Zealand Is second best with one for each 11 persons.- .Australia has one for each 16. Argentina sne for - each 43. and France and 3reat Britain one tor each 44, ac cording to the Oregon Stat Motor asoclaUos TWO WAYS to bigger incomes from the same field lies in decreasing costs oftillage and increasing yields per acre Both these dlirigs"CatepilIar,, track'type tractors "do by muldplying acresbrie man and a "Caterpillar" can cover in a day adding to yields by timely, thorough plow ing, tilling, harvest... by subtracting feed bills and lost motion that Weather or soil toposes. j; ' ' - - ' .; . ' "Keep lyorkin every day you need to work says the "Cateipillar" track-type tractor. - z ' - - v Loggers; jContraGtdrs Machinery Company Salem Automobile Co. 235 N. Church Street H. E, SHADE ct J. TAYLOR Telephone 97 H. J. 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