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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1928)
- -' X -.. ' , - . - - 1 ' - - - I . J , - , . . ' " " 11 llJyi """" '""4!;J ; " " -s j Tdhcf the Rocj end fleas cf the Day for FJetorists end . Agrictdtare end Inds&id i Slogan Campaign; lUas cf :. The farm end Field ''' j Outdoors Folk Automotive Information 1 Salens Oregony Sunday if orning, September SO; 1923 - -I 13 I 11 1 , 1 11 1 1 ' 1 1 .1. Ill .1. . . . . 1 f i i f DnvmglnFogF Most Serious Rlem lnll Entire List Ta-Mdtorist Constant Experiment With Lighting' Services by Aii 1 tomcbile Engineers Fails to Provide More Than PartiaJ Safety Sl By J. P. PRSCOTT j' TM0 always ba tbs most JJ mystifying thing with which " ' tne trmyeler his to eoatend. Amon' the erly writings of France and . Eagl&nd are ; f ound 1 namerons acrounta of delay 1m ' cars -of foj. That intangible. In combatfb) opponent erer has been the peril of sea-faring men. ' - In spite of all tb modern acces- series for narigation by land, sea and' air; fog still fa Ion , of u tixe . ontstnndlng hindrances to trareL Lights hare' bo effect : against v . beary fog as . far aa helping a traveler see tbrongh it. Particles Of mtetnre drifting: in . the ,. -v air merely reflect the light rays form- - ing an- opaque curtain which lights anx) shadows barely are dia. ,; tingnisbable at beit. The greater the intensity ot the' light . thrown I. against the bank of fog the more I impenetrable the curtain. ; - Automobile driTers - confronted with the problem ot following , a rtrin of oaTement. nsaal- ij twisitng and. winding often to " practically the aam",color aa .tb.e i dirt or grass aloacalde ILIlni-fog ' as jrreat a foe as any taartse'r.In " creased speeds make the drliirg ni fog more perileua totheVitBod ,rn wayfarer, while , the- meeting t U. t k-4 ll'vha xw Create a dazzle making Ttolon,im- nossihle. necessitates a 8taD-' Numerous acceseories have peea devised to make driving.. in- fog spfe and easy. The fog ilght plac ed dose to theroad haa been the most anecessfal but is tUt 4 fr from the ideal. Bine, nra "d amber lenses, reflectors "and, blobs have been promoted, and tried with varying degrees of 'aaecesav Coesment by most drivers sag gesta that the-degree of success geaejr. ally Jas been low. r?J?: DimUfiitaFftWnd Stsge and track drivers who are on the road in all kinds Ot weath er enggest aa little light aa pos sible ontside of the fog light close to' the pavement. With thebeam focused on the road at tho mazi msm distance permitted by reg nlarions and about a foot to the right of the right wheels, they find that they can drive with com parativa ease and safsy.TM fx perfence of this clasrf of drivers' has been that. with the exception ot the fog liKht. the Teas light us ed the better visibility Is "obtain ed. All agree that bright head lights are a hindrance to the .driver and a menace to anyone approaching. " ' . : Oregon motor vehicle Tegnla tions require that lights ,be dim med, at all times when pavements are wet. Fog does not .always mean that the surface of the road Is wet but it does the majority5 of times. A thin film of moisture on the 'pavement acts as. a 'mirror which reflects the rays of light ap into the fog. These rays of light shine into the eys of approaching drivers making it impossible for tbem to see anything bat 'glare. The combination of a log-curtain and glare from the pavement al most completely blinda the. ayer. age driver. EXHIBIT AT MIR iTEiffl SMUG "A '"continual round of surprises and, revelations." Thia wa;the ; opinion of George C. Sheffield, factory representative for Graham Brothers Trucks, who visited the Oresoa State Fair this week as the f guest of The Bonesteele Motor Co.. " Dodge Brothers dealers in Salem. In view of the important part "twhaeh motor transportatJen has rVpiayed in agricultural .and indus y '-'k trial - development. Mr. Smtffield S S- ffl nuih impressed by the vast possibilities Just opening in both r these fields. --' . "Wotor touring, the' radio and otbef scientific developments have served to bring the different, sec tioas of the country closer togeth er to recent yeara,? be stated, bat - evea yet, miUioBSiBtpeonletlB tht east have ' no1' Idea of the raplt" strides that 'have" been mad"! the development of the northwest nor L of the greatarietyi of .re sources still almost JiateaebwI. v V "Trom the standpoint ot boil Agriculture aaA iaduatry.he ie plava made at the State Stair wen deealy impressive. Not only as ev ideace of what haa been accom ' plisoed but as an accurate tore cast : of much greateirv aehieve mMti to come. I believe there -are rear slates that have wl thia their boundaries, so. great a variety of ' nataral resources and If the peo ple 'Whom, I met this week ar ' . truty representative, the advanee 'f meat of Oregon to a position of ' ' leadership through the develop ment of these resources will oonw rapidly,' - -?'-:-"Jn this development, the auto motive ladostry Will continue to bare a part. The motor ear; the truck and the ' bus, have -become . necessities in modern Ufa, as vital ' as the telephone. For thia reason, MvZodge Brothers corporal Io n, rffUfirough Graham Brothers.. Its ' truck division, is' keeping close wateh of the trend in every field, o thai 'its pToduet may keep ahreaat of everr reouiremenL and thus be real constructive f actotj In 4ftl ifcA.il 1 'resents Several slate traffic natrolmen who hTe"hd eTperiene wl'h the amber leases beUer tbrt the light rays from them do rot reflect or the part'cles ot mrlrtpre as maeb. Their opinion- i that n am be lena in the fog light i3.the ' mos sneeessfol accessory for driving in fog.4 Oa payemeiU wet -iby..raia however, the yellow rays are prac tically useless. ... .... s SUte lifhtr regulations perml4 the ast of jiot mote' than two for lights in .addition, to, the regular head ic anxinary cowl Kghts.-Tbe brightness of these may vary to any extent aa long as it makes the ear-aaeily visible at several hnn dreifeet. Dimmiifg in fog tjr ease of a dry navement la at the option of the driver bat is. recommended by traffic men as a esartesy sad as a means at making driving eas ier for- both the one behind, the lights and any who approaches them. ... - t . .". SPIRIT of im East Sidev West Side, up an the Sacramento ; volley d ttiM ha- awakeh2 a new sniri? ot unity in eve'' -rogreaaljre com munity. actuated by many or cne.r dvie leaders who attended a re rlonal traffic conference, held ir Sacramento, September 7, undei the ausDices of the Pacific nigh- way association, .declares Its gen eral manager, K. A. Crowley. The BUTSoso of this gathering was to analyse the program of this travel promotion medium aad .tc determine to what extent the in terior valley .ystem of California as well as its approaches from Bast to West, would benefit h; participation in a coast long cam paign to stimulate tnter-regioaai and tourist visitation. Aeeordiar to Crowley, a veteran. advertiser of communities which ho has served in various capaci ties. vi substantial support -was pledged (o the Pacific highway as sociation's campaign to "sen" tae entire Pacitle coast to touriata wbx have only to be told where to go and what to see through an eJi year advertising campaign, soon to be well under way. . fProvincial sectionalism is a thing of the past, this conference has demonstrated," declares Crow ley. "The automobile and the paved highway have broken down barriers between nations, states ud counties. Today, the motor ist enjoys a .'new freedom' and a broader "vision." ""Likewise, those. who cater to the tourist, have 'learned to look beyond their bail iwicks. They know the natural connection "between .The Ever green Playground, and the: 'All- Year Land of Sunshine' is that traf flc-pulsatiag artery, the . Pa cific highway." he points out. I With the" encouragement in spired by this momentous confer ence at Sacramento, the Pacific highway association., will proceed to call gatherings of other-region al advisory committees to confer with our board of directors in car rying; out a co-ordination of ad- vertiaisg activities, whereby each area may reap its fair share of the tourist crop' J which should yield our coast $200,000,000 next year," predicts , Crowley. - Unbn Air lies, Incr- Owners and Operators of fTESTCOAST AIR TRANSPORT CO. 's-?:'l n ct i - - r' OperaAaff nnder certificate ap 5"J proved iy . TJJ 8 Dep t. -of V .K-vX p'Cosaniefco - '41'" .' re - Portland - ...y. To Seattle aadtTacoma, 8 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 12. To Medford, $20. To San Francisco, 2:30 a. m., Monday, ?. Wednesday and Friday, $45. Los Angeles, $20. Hs?e Tea Been TJpT" . A de lightful Henry Thlele' laaeh with hot coffee' is served an route to San Francisco. V . ' . Service : 8 passenger enclosed planes, smoking room.' lavatory and drinking, water. ' Safety t "We are practical trans portation operators of years of experience. Our; engines are new Mechanical experts check I up equipment after every flight. ' we operate on regular scncauie .only. .Before." setting oft oar Pilots, are famished with wea ther conditions for 'the entire MP' '. -tU,:, The safety2, of the Passenger is the paramount consideration of the : Company .-. Our service proves - It approximately 5000 passengers 'eanledV::;:'" . Tickets and Xaforatation ; Hotel Senaton Phone Od r ITWFICMET - 1 , .. ; 1 . ' Following the famous Cariboo, Trail Into British Columbia, iL O. Salisbury, prosainent sports aa. drove his Oaklaswl Ail-American Six cabriolet shown above to the end of the trail a Barker. vilto, B. X, and then coatiawed 18 bo alders, the. car never faltering. Oldest Motor Vehicle Now In America Offering $1,000 in awards to owners of old ears, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce lnnonnced today the prise sched ule in its contest for early motor "chicles. The competition is open to all owners or ears, trucks or bases built prior to 1900. .The winning ear or oars will be exhibited in New . York at the aational automobile show in January, and the awards will be inaouneed and paid before that time. ; , .'.-' ;--:. "- In. order to bring out not only the oldest autoraobUe but likewise the eidestTvebicle indicatlag pres :nt tendencies in design, the eon iest is divided into two classifi cations: '(1). The oldest motor vehicle." (2). The, oldest motor vehicle having the elements of- modem automobile design. Much of the discussion regard -ng the oldest automobile has blngsd upon the definition of the word. Oliver Bvaas in 1005, for example, had probably the oldest lelf-propelled motor vehicle in this country. Yet most claims regard ing the original American auto mobile date from the eighteen nineties. . It was during the eigh teen nineties that the automobile built . on present day principles m Into being. . It is not necessary that the ve hicle be in running order as the contest aims to determine the ex istence and age of pioneer ma chines...'- v ' . ' ? "- -' An .Incomplete car may be en- tsuf fie Cczpcns Single-faced Cushions for five Coupons ;MiSil'iilii9 1 fc"- iV-1""" ? ' ? Ooopons are tvte'wtt.ou.y-l l - fr" J? A-" ';- rsf ,-jpmhas oLS &Ikm . I I :- - K iS"0 j powhase of ? ; . I-mx J 'f'-' ' IT-?" ttiOP' more in kcrrhanrlryv ;.v j ''. j-w Vr cJwash,- polish, KeIIjHir' v; I.V V:-.. r: J v :' J -! 1 f ! i REVEBSABEEt mpl Ml ; .' 4 niCHiftfJi '.-- ; anight or day:j i,.,:' I II-. , . V. II II II V- s I 1 I II I I ' - , I ' s -i - '-I lltS. . BIBW SB STB SI BS SB) : T . Si M . B M B t SB ..:.-'... i 1 . 1 . i . in I ,r---r"r.-rT : ' '.- . j a, 'L; ; . end five Cospens -J ' I : - J r 1:11 I nto-.a.:..,'Or.3Ifi?EI;1 All-Anisricanr' Qualities . . . -i . ... . . ; . -. ; mJlee toBear Lake over an old He covered 7,0 00 miles in ten days through, mod and rain. Being Sought tared if its history Is complete and can be established. (1). For the owner of the old est motor vehicle, .$250; second. $100: third. 450; fourth, fifth sixth, and seventh, $25. ($)," For the owner of the old est automobile with modern type of design. $250;. second,': $100; third. $50: fourth. Ofth. sixth. and seventh, $25." V- .;. : In determining what consti tutes a modern design the judges will allot, forty points for the age at the vehicle and the remainder nor original equipment and design such as body style,- steering wheel. transmission,5 TcUator; suspension, windshield 'location of power power plant, ' had other 'items. S Rsflei;.Don;:. (1) . Any' motor vehicle (car, bus or truck);' steam,' gasoline or ilectric may be entered. (2) . -Motor vehicles made here )T abroad -are eligible. ": (3) . Anyone may compete ex-; eept the officials and employees of the National Automobile Cham ber of Commerce or their immedi- xte families. ' '' (4). Only motor Vehicles built before 1000 will be considered eUgible. !:; 5 (f). NoUflcatlon of IntenUon to compete should be filed before October, first, with tbo Educatloa ar department of the National Automobile Chamber qf Com merce, 3 Madison avenue. New York,- N.-Y f ':t '."'; ' i 9Be and c , Proven XL n''-:K:;:s::';:r. n t . - . - asooso track, dry creelr beds and Heard Along AutorRow K By J. P. Prescott Reports Good . September has been the best month ot the year for Buieki here. Ken Wilson re ports more than 20 sales.' "Chevs Going Fast More than 40 sew ears have been sold this month by "McKay's salesmen. Fifty odd used ears were disposed of in the same period. DeMeritt expects the sales the last day of the fair to bring the total to 100. TJIlrey Here Saturday William S. TJIlrey, state representative Tor Wentworth and Irwin Of Port land was in Salem for Thursday. Friday and Saturday.-' . - - , - ; Lawson Visits Fair Oldsmo- bile's. high: percentage salesman of Oregon was in Salem : last week In the. person of "Lawt" Lawson of Eugene; Visitor , likes Streets II. A. Sutton of j Ohio who has been around . "Biddy" Bishop's show room sexeral times the last few days, likes Salem's wide streets. He says that the automobile driv ers here are lucky- to have such roomy thoroughfares. Graham-Paige Men Here Har ry Lyon, distributor, and N. M. Whitney of Cook and Lyon were it the fair for the week-end from Portland. jPhltney U the district wholesale representative for the Portland firm. , , : , j , .. personnel -, Visits Fair The Portland Motor company was rep- TxvSy a sererai created at the "state .'fair by the .mlire but loess . personnel. The Hudson-Essex people were down for the week-end, being. on able to get away on Portland day. ' v" ";' ;l Manr i- Visit WTlnw among members-of the trade calling on Wilson while at the stale fair wre M. A. Rlckard of Conrallia. Frank Pettyjohn ' of Eugene, Houghton Smith and Lloyd Tempteton of Al bany and R. E. Miller of Tllla- mooaCrt -;.".'--v-.-? y '. -rf """' "' i Bcesesteeles Vhdtcd--DeaJers in town t or"- the fair who' visited the local Dodge teen were Ferris Hathaway,- Eugene; R. Rolston. Al bany; Bray ley M. Graham, Port land r Ed Ortendorf of Klamath Falls. M. P. Cady of Hillsboro, and G. Sbetfleld. Hnp Man on Grounds Joe Tar- olo. Hupmobile distributor of Portland, was on the fair grounds Tor one ot the later days of the week. Factory Man Likes Show Nel son Joiner, representative of the Dodge Broth'ers Seattle factory was well impressed with the auto display at the fair. Features get ting his praise were arrangement, decoration and utilisation of space. : "F. W. P." Visitors Wayne Hard and Clifford Harold, both ot. Eugene called on the Pettyjohn men of Salem last week. . ETHYL EFFICIENCY I! A convincing demonstration ot the efficiency of Ethyl gasoline was given last week at the Oregon State Fair by representatives of the Ethyl Gasoline corporation. This demonstration involves the use ot a Delco-lite eagtae which has been changed in compression ratio to correspond to the ratio of a present-day high compres sion aa to mobile motor; the par- pose being to show the difference in performance of the motor when using white gasoline, and when using Ethyl gasoline, which is now the favorite fuel of all drivers using high-compression motors. f This fuel is marketed on the Pa cific coast through the Union Oil company and the Associated Oil company, or is obtainable at all stations handling Union products. The engine is eqaipped with s tachometer to indicate the num ber of revolutions per minute, and with a Midgley bouncing pin in dicator to register detonation. Vi brations in the pin cause electri cal contacts which are v dualized In the flickering of . an electrK light globe. Two tests are made with the ap paratus.' Ordinary white gasoline Is first placed in the engine, and the revolutions per minute noted. It fa evident also, by means of the flashing electric light and by the sound ot the motor, that detona tion is produced. Ethyl gasoline is then put in the engine at the same rate of flow. At 1,000 revolutions per minute the motor Increases 75 to 100 revolutions, and the deto nation, as indicated by lack of flashing of the light and by the quietness of the motors has practi cally ceased. The average life of motor ve hicles is seven years and a total of 2,000.000 are scrapped or replaced annually, according to the Oregon State Motor association. - Quality Product, ; worth times the cost to, you. fen Cocpcas . Center crJ. WSIBE5T iiiiiTiiiinii ftnin tU Hi V V:v III 1,1 Willi L.III1LI Best FJonth ia History for Company's Production; i , :0flicial,Saysttv Caining nearly 2,000 units over the best previous : August ot . ree- ?ra, tr.e uaiciana motor car com -any during the month Just ended ld-2$83?Tears,-s W. " R:: Tracy. ice president In charge of sales, ecently announced. This figure compares with 21,- 290 sales for the highest previous August 1927, and shows a gain en over the record of 22,704 ears in July 1828 Total volume for the first eight months of 1928 was 206,780 Oak land . and Pontlac Sixes against 137,409 during the corresponding period last year. Sales for the entire year ot 1927 were 192,000 cars. This, the best -ear in Oakland history. was equalled la 1928 on August elev enth after less than eight full months of production, with every Indication that the total 1928 out put will exceed the advance pro gram of 270,000 cars, Mr. Tracy stated. Production Jumps Month after month, tentative production schedules have had to be stepped up to keep pace with' the growing demand for these pop ular General Motors lines, he de clared. During the fiscal selling year of 192T-28 which ended in August, the Oakland dealer ' or ganisation had sold more, thaw 280,000 units to exceed their puo ta by better than 10,000 cars ac cording to Mr. Tracy.- He stated that the quota for the sales yea: of -1928-29 has been maasurablj increased over last year's on tht basis of the bright future outlook for the Oakland organisation ant the industry in general. To handle the growing volume of sales, the Oakland sales execu tive stated, the dealer organlsa tlon is being steadily expanded until at present it Is more than five times the size of the Oakland domestic dealer body three years ago. Faculties Stabilised Manufacturing i facilities have also been stabilised by the trans fer of production operations to the Subsoiline came with to mine? deep-hidden riches for '?Joi& cnaraisc ana ygram -ttemendous power shatter stubborn hardpdh dceplerieatir the surface to lay awav moisture for the rainless day to ing roots to strength , mixing organic matter with ,the soil r V.ihcreas 'mir hiimus and acitioiil Now soils have greater water - where "Catcmillars" Kcreased Jyiclds: 7f7 frat:,d::gra result and-tie sunl ditched air- SiU&CU. - JIUUlUd i Ul , IXlC Wt . ovxjl via, w 9 upon ; a deep: storehouse .; ; of wealth unloosed below. ; Loggers ' . f.iscu!n:ry POHTLAM i " 'I't, SALEU x iT. CUCE.X1I ' , ill ' . . - '. ; v '"'";::: centralized. f)akland-Pontlae facH lory location on the outskirts of v. Pontine, Michigan. The combined ' plants are completely new within ' the past two years, aad are equip- " ped with the newest and most sd antiflc precision machinery known ' o the Industry,' Mr. Tracy pointed"' .. jut- i . -- Employment at the factories,'1 ud at the affiliated Fisher body- livlaion, he stated, is at a record ' ' high figure" toi keep production on - 3ven keel with' the anticipated do-" V mand for the Oakland and Poatiac lines during the coming - mouths. e ir U'i .1f BY UUUBt , Shipments of Graham 'Brother trucks from dodge Brothers fae-'v tories In August, set a new record v."t'. for any. month! In 1928, exceeding;'! July this year by 10 per cent, and a 60 per cent increase over Aug-; ust, 1927. The figures' refresentT the combined shipments of the'' plants in Detroit, Toronto, Evans vile, Ind.. and Stockton, Calif or-" nia. the latter plant reporting thoH best month in history. t -T l; "We accept this record as con-'''11 slusive evidence of general public Ji1 acceptance ot Graham Brothem six cylinder trucks, commercial cars and Jotor coaches ' said ? John R. Lee. general sales maa- f ager. "Our bank of uiniled or-tt' ders continaes to represent an un- L precedented volume, and we an-' tlcipate that September shipments j will show substantial gains over September, a year ago." . The Increased volume Of bost- tt ness is reflected by the faet that v retail deliveries of Canadian deal- ers were three and one-half times ? greater in August than in August. 1927, while shipments to overseas dealers showed an Increase of 43 -f per cent in the same period. With the recent announcement ot the S-ton truck. Graham Broth- ers has invaded new fields in com mercial hauling, and now offers a line of trucks and commercial ars ia six capacities, said toQneet the needs of 96 per cent of all . business. J Federal road building began with the "National Pike" or "Cumberland Road, said to have been the. original conception of' General Washington. On March 28, 1806. President Jefferson signed the bill appropriating $30,000 for a preliminary survey and actual. work was begun not long after,! according to the Oregon State Mo- tor aasociation, x x " the "Catc grower t wxii and ? tyactioiVv to i . speed the sprout :x? holding capacity have been. . : v ;.vk..'" ' if r5"J " . . x- Contractors Company ; : " mm m- - - mm, - ' . - - ft rft