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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1928)
: J M it-- r i: 1 ' -'-'.I i .- - 1 - - - . ; if r i 4 - 4" PROXJPTNEOD, Ccwfegr, Inldfr gcqgas .Tbsfr pur idea of tS ctnr c& Wiwthtr you ccm hero for feydri, tlrb or tcccisoria, you'll cjwsyi go wwr with tha csna tetor cl efcf fl .' Son, A Job well don??& ridht Und ; cl rarrcfesntfln tt right prfco-csnrlco tSif nsskss you remenber us. That's Our platform, i 43 v f : 1 i rr i 3N , . . ... . ( Askto see 1155 fltec Tfircd America's First Scientifically Correct Balloons FENDERS MADE OF HARD -STEEL Biddy Bishop Explains How Metal is Handled at Factory When an automobile owner en deaTors to straighten fender bent, or dented In a collision he Is apt to wonder how inch heavy and resisting sheet steel, as la need for fenders In the better automobiles, ever was formed In such smooth graceful, curves. It requires the forget and heavi est machinery In an automlbile factory to accomplish this 'work. according o "Biddy,' Blsbop.Olds moblle dealer! who explains the various processes In the manufac ture and finish of automobile fenders . !... "Giant presses mold, the heavy steel fenders used on Oldsmobiles aa eaailr as a housewife cuts dough for cookie. An oblong sheet of steel la laid upon the un- Lder die of one of. .these presses and a lever is thrown The up per die closes down, pressing the steel between the two faeea with its own ponderous weight and the added power of large electric motors. The combined pressure exerted Is 2(5 tons. .When the upper die raises the steel has been changed to a perfect formed fend er with the aunerflnous metal neatly trimmed from the edges. 1 taonipartment it has been washed, - With J--OnePiece Tread and Sidewatt 2 Road-Shaped, Geared4o4he-Road Tread 3 "Uniflex" Cord Construction Miller So. Commercial at Ferry fRnss Smith Phone SIS ASSOCIATE DEALERS a Harbison Stations a Capitol at Market West Sales) 1005 So. ComX St. steamed-and rinsed. Workmen then give it a "rough dry" with compressed air. Then it is switch ed to a aecond conveyor which carries Us through long drying ovens from which it emerges with all vestiges of moisture evaporat ed. But a an added precaution it is thoroughly wiped before en- twes sheet i metal parts Ltering the enameling iroamt -: "An alcohol bath 'and' rundown Big; Stamping Machine "All other sheet metal parti are similarly formed. Including radi ator shells, rear axel cover plate, fender skirts, step housings and lamp . brackets. Some of the stamping machines and presses used in this work are from SO to 40 feet In height. are.1 Joined together It ds the prac tice In the Oldsmoblle factories to use electric welding for this purpose. - In some operation! an electric welder which forms a con tinuous team, ana which is a re cent Industrial : development, la used. Electric welding fuses the metals into one solid piece. .The finishing of the full crown Oldsmoblle .fender is typical of the processes used on the various enameled sheet, metal parts. When the fender comes from the final buffing, it Is inspected for perfec tion of line and form. Then starts the washing process to as sure that the enamel Is firm and smoothly baked to the metal. "The fender is hung on an over head conveyor that earral It slow ly through the first cleansing bath. As it eaters the washing compartment it It deluged with a special washing compound that re cover any particles of oil. or dirt that might have adhered to the metal. Further along In the com partment the conveyor carries the fender . through sprays of live steam. - Finishing Fenders "By the time the fender reaches the further end of the washing NICARAGUA! HEIRESS BUYS PONTIAC xT- .???Nn ft .- vic tV ' Mejsi-a-eMe)esB4SMapstoejkiae Pedestrians Found Cause Of 11,367 Traffic Deaths Senorita Teresita Arguello, descendant of famous family which gave early California the immortal Concepcien Arguello, takes delivery of Pontiac "Six" on Panama Mai! dock for shipment to her home m Nicarhgua. Senorita Arguello is one of the wealthiest girls in Central America and is returning to her home after a tour of scenes celebrated in early California history. is given the fender just prior to hanging it on another conveyor that carries It through. a series of enameling baths, drip tubs and pneumatic tired truck of larger ca- then carried over the drip tubs and then Into an oven so long that it requires an hour and fifteen minutes for the conveyor to pass from end to end.. Then follows second enamel bajtilMrip and sagecthrough the Ufehs."' 1! Summing up the two. conven tions, one reaches the conclusion that America, in addition to being the land of liberty, is the country of prosperity, economy, privilege and pillage. Trenton Times. A donkey engine, skyline and other r logging equipment were burned recently at the Ripple eaisan on the Nehalem 1 rbrer bv a ! I &r started in slashings by two I 'deer huntirs. t. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20. (Speelal -Carelessness n th part of pedestrians was largely the reason for 11,367 highway acci dent fatalities in 1927, he Amer ican Road Builders' Association reported today. Pedestrian con trol has become one of the must difficult problems of city traffic officiala.xth organization pointed ouksfrAlready nearly one-half of thf total pumber of persons klcd each Jyeilf'arV pedestrians. Last Tear 11,765 deaths In high, way accidents are charged to the carelessness or discourtesy of mo torlsta, whUe 11,367 were the re sult of acla tn : tho par t ' o f pedep trians.,. gome 3,486 persons loot their lives as a result of physical conditions affecting traffic. Pedestrian Control Xeeded TThe percentage of pedestrians killed in highway alcidents is in creasing each year,", the American Road Builders' Association de clared lThis Is a result of t ho rapidly "increasing population of the pouhtry; and the climb in reg latritlon ' bf automobiles, particu larly Ynlready' congested sections of thai JtTaited States. . "The'problem. has become ex tremely perplexing in many of-the nation's largest cities.' Various methods of pedestrian control have been attempted, and a few of them have proven more or less successful. The establishment of pedestrian control systems is a matter which must be worked oat in inidvidtial municipalities to suit local conditions. Jay Walking Scored "Generally,- however, the pedes trian himself is at fault in high way accidents in which he is In volved. Failure to use reasonable courtesy and caution while croBr ing an intersection has resulted of pedestrian faiaUtres Is Jay walking. Dufins the year IS 27 a total of -3.069" adults were killed while in i ifterraej of crossing a street belweinMegal-intersectlons. This is a pftJclwhicn hould discouragedT if not legally prohib ited by the adoption and rigid en forcement "Of pedestrian regula tions." " , ' A study of statistical informa tion relating to pedestrian fatali ties during 1927 shows a number of children killed while crossing between intersections or playing in the streets.. A total of 3.63S children of school age were killed as a result of this form of caer- lessness alone. . "As a"', whole - the pedestrian problem is one of the most per plexing which 'now exists in tno entire field , of v accident preven tion. The remedy is the practice of. courtesy and caution by every individual. ;:lt has already beo-i proven; that a complex ; series of traffic rules nd-saf ety regulations are. ineffective. unless rigidly iad constantly . enforced. .. ; In lieu of such, regulations,"1 local campaigns Should.. be wagod: designed- to in- . kioence the general public into, ih adoption xff the simple prlncip'es of courtesy and caution." The organization urged all cit ies of the,. United States to adoit programs , of safety education of children-through the medium of churches, schools and JuvenrTe or ganizations, .Adults should be in formed as to the legal require ments of pedestrian traffic, and these ' legal, requirements should bo made anlform for all cities in so far as this may be possible. A thorough study of the move ment of both pedestrian . and ve hide traffic will indicate to city officials the best possible plans In . hn, inexcusable Inamber ol they may make In behalf of public ' deaths. 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