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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1928)
Tdk cf the Rcdl csi lite cf the Day for llclcmts esd Outdoors Tdk yncclcre end Inisstrld 5Iojrsi Cestpdgn; IJeos cf J 1 ! 1 i Fne Fcnn cad FieU 'Automotive Information f : Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, November 4, 1928 11QTAH He Sells Tires For Delightful Trip to r. RST' 1 11 SI laS -1 Real" Scenic Wonerland UT W Popular Actor is Chrysler Fan Heard -Along Auto Row Many Loop Drives fot.Qne pay or Over Week-End Open Jp Hotdrist Throughout Most SALEM is at the center of a highway system offering many opportunities .orlobpT route? by which motorists' may make afternoon bieknd trips, covering but little of the f J ? J A A 1 S 1 .1 roaa iwice. aoops to points oi interest wiin.vne center at f Salem vary in length from 40 to 50 miles to several hundred miles. Seashore ; drives, and loops to snowcapped?; peaks are rekdily -accessible throughout most of the year Tor short or long-drives. Many hort routes in the Willamette Villey present themselves t or -pleasant Sundayafterttoon 'drive to Portland, Newberg, MMcMinnville, Corvalhs, m Fkrena and towns in"' the foot- ills of " the Cascade,.- ratige. d surface roads are to be bund on all the valley, moun tain and coast loops 'with the "exception of one. The drlre between Newport fend Hebo along the' beaches teroyed the most popular during the last 'summer. ' Towns ' and joints of Interest along the route lare Albany or Monmouth.- Cor- Wile with the Odd-Agricul tural college campus, is ew port with Nye beach, the,; Derll's unchbowl, Neskowin, Hebo, Am. ty and RlchreaU. Pacific City Is nly two or three miles off the lghway as Is the lighthouse orth of Newport. The Itinerary orers approximately 250 miles of fcaved or good gravel road with fjood grades and few bad curves, j ( s Trips to Jionauuu : ' Going to the mountains we' find the Mount Hood loop - presenting It drlre through what Is reputed to be the most beautiful scenic 4 Goes North George Vlck is on a business trip in Tacoma and Se attle this week-end in -the -Interests of the -Oakland AU-Amerlcan and a fox raising business.' - Mr. Vlck v left Saturday, morning and will return "in" time to rote." '- Rpreentatlv Visits Jeff Avery, Pari He coast represeata tire of the Packard manufactur ers, was a visitor In Salem Thursi day. Sales hare been good this season throughout his territory. Mr. Avery reported. .'Attend Hallowe'en Party Douglass McKay and Ray DeMer rlt went to a Hallowe'en party given by the Francis Motor com pany of Portland last week. Em ployes of the Portland firm and a few former employes attended. In Portland Today I. D. Lam beth, Salem Hudson-Essex deal, er, la visiting In Portland today. Fishing on Big Elk Harry Ed- I" "a v!" . . Tifcarda. ahon foreman of the Alfred- ountry in tne wona to do rescnea ? , . , , J. C VJ LAI y pared roads. The round trip by way of Gresham, Gorernment Camp, Hood River, Multnomah alls and Portland covers only a ittle tnore than 270 miles, all of hich Is over roads well surfaced and graded. Although the climb tp from Hood River Is more grad ual than the one from Gresham, the latter can be made on high without overheating. Eighty mile circuits in the val ley, good for an afternoon drive fere the ones to Newbergaad Cer. vallls; - Woodburn St. paul ad j McMlnnville are on the Newberg ' loop which crosses the Willamette river by the Yamhill-Marion Jridge. St. Paul is one of the oldest towns in Oregon. The seats tt the Oregon Normal school and the Oregon Agricultural college re on the route through' Albany, Corvallls and Moumouth. Wild Country Close Wild, practically virgin coast country may be encountered be tween Yachats and Florence over the proposed course of the Roose velt highway. This road is open to motor travel only In the sum mer dry season. Persons who nave made the trip say . that they Jjave never seen more beautiful coast country, both rock-bound nd beach stretches bordering the Toad. More than 280 miles would be covered In making the loop. Two days would be necessary, be cause of the slow speed at which road between Yachats and Flor ence must be traveled. Good fishing is to be found along the many streams crossing the road. A shorter loop using the beach es for road in bkrt takes In Wald port. Seal Rocks and Newport. The Yaq ulna, and Alsea rivers are crossed by ferries. Approximate ly 215 miles may be counted on for this run. Winter Sports Also Winter sports may be enjoyed at this time of year In the Mc Keuzie pass which may.be reached by way of Eugene or The Dalles. plete circuit from Salesa through The Dalles," Redmond, the pass, and Eugene would cover 460- miles over pared, oiled and graveled roads. v Another popular summer route take In Crater Lake and Bend. Snow has fallen near the lake and park buildings are closed at time of year but can aiako the p through until ine neary knows. Rich r alleys, narrow eaii- wons, mountain sides. aad dee arts "kre encountered on this run of 7J9 n ties by way of The Dalles or 141 by. the way of tbo M cKeasie pass. Numerous short loop are to be Big Elk country fishing for trout this week-end. Panel Jobs Arrive A shipment: Of panel Jobs has been received by the Valley Motor company.. Bodies for both truck and pas senger car chassis will be avail able in the standard commercial Jobs. Sales Reported Douglas Mc Kay Chevrolet company . reports 74 unit sales for October. TMrtyr three were new cars. Cadillac Representative Vis its- Car I Evans, district representa tlre for the Cadillac Motor Car company was a visitor in Salem last week. V .?' ft 4 j 4 miial - m t FRANK DOOLITTLE Who recently purchased G. W. Gray's tire and auto accessory business at 294 North Commercial street. Mr. Doollttle also, oper ates a super-service station in Cor vallls and will handle Goodyear tires there and at his Salem establishment.' Fatality Ratio Lower In 1927 There wfersJ 13,388 more motor vehicle fatalities in 1927 than there were in 1917 according to A. E. Shearer of the Oreeon state Motor association. In 1917 the numbr of fatalities was 9,097 and the motor vehicle registration was 5.104.321, making 178 deaths per 100,000 registration. In 1917 there were 22.485 motor vehicle fatalities and the registration was 23,133,241 with 97 fatalities per 100,000 registration. 57 per cent of automobile ac cidents are due to the collision of automobile with pedestrians, ac cording to the Oregon State Mo tor association. There were 71,- 891 automobile accidents in New York during 1927. 41,551 of these accidents, or 57 per cent, are recorded a adue to automobile collisions with pedestrians. The figures for New York State are re garded as typical for the country. New "40CT Breaks All-time Records of Company for. Consistent Demand KENOSHA. Wis., Nor t Offi cial antomohilo registration lists, received fro melghteen state de partments and eorering the sale of ears during the late summer and early fall period in all sections, indicate that nnlrersal appeal of the: famous "400" series models has swept Nash to first place In the; six cylinder motor car field in many of the principal motoring centert of United States, and in several Instances baa brought Nash to the coveted third place among all motor car registrations for nine months in 1928. Sales department officials an nounced today that company rec ords for all time hare beenbroken by the unprecedented and consist ent demand for these new type au tomobiles and cited the registra tion standings Issued in the east, south, north and middle west to show Nash leadership In the high ly competitive six cylinder field, and the interesting changes that hare occurred in the automobile industry sales ' race sine eintro ductlon of the' "400V late In June.. Ranks High In East From New York'a metropolitan district, and many counties in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, in the east; the Carollnas, Tenn- ssee, Florida and Arkansas, in the south; Illinois and Wisconsin, in the middle west; Minnesota in the northwest; and the Dakotas, Mon tana, Wyoming Washington, Ore gon, Kansas and Nevada in the west, comes official word that Nash ranks third among all carj registered and first in the six cyl inder division, with only the low priced Ford and Chevrolet ahead during September. In the New York metropolitan district the "400" series forged ahead of even Chevrolet for the week ending October 7, and set an entirely new merchandising pare. Here 287 Nash ears were added to the traffic streams in the seven days, while Ford registered '288. Visits in McMlnnviUe Carl Maden of the F. W. Pettyjohn company, made a business trip to McMlnnville late in the week. Great Interest Shown The new Oakland Ail-American has been. drawing many visitors to the Vlck Brothers show rooms. Eight units In the new model are on display and several are out on demonstra tion. ; The automobile dollar is worth 11.07, and the cost of living dollar worth 1 cents, compared with 1917, according to the Oregon State Motor association. . found in Marlon county. Good gravel and paved roads connect all the small towns of the district around Salem. The Silver Creek falls loop being one- of the latent additions. This drive covers ap proximately 50 miles. "Herb" Hansen 110S If. Coeamercial. Tel. E3 ; 8ae or to ScKeel&r Tire Service Co. It The;0ppen ... u.' ... i : ' , Is llore Eccnomcd does not heat your basement. It puts the heat in your furnace. No Back Tire. Burns Sawdust or r Screened Horced Fuel - c.d;6ppen 695 Mill St, Phone 372 Made ha Salem for Salem Trado Agents Wanted NSSW SDIiaiS TTDilE T1WNTY ' W - Costf of Operation Lower for Coaches ttjan Pass- enger Automobiles TUB inminmn n4 to ponoe RJohard Aries, rlvseioaa star of the movies, a loaf time before be stopped loaf eooagh to be pfaotofraphed witl his Chrysler "79" RoKUtsr. In Chicago the month of Septem-Iton, Oregon, Florida, Arkansas, ber brought Nash to third place among all cars, with 705; of the "400V registered. Buick was 4th. sixth, Graham-Paige- seventh. Hud- Chrysler fifth. ; Oakland-Pontlac son-Essex eighth, Studebaker 9 th and Packard tenth. Third in Oregon i State department lists, showing separate county i registrations in the south give Nash third place among all cars sold in September in nine counties. In Wisconsin, Nash ran first in Kenosha and Ra cine counties, third in seven coun ties, and second ahead of Chev rolet in Warrea countyJ Other standings give Nash third place and leadership of the entire six cylinder division in counties re porting from Pennsylvania, Min nesota, Kansas, Nevada, gashing. Montana North and South Dakota, Montana Wyoming West Virginia, and Connecticut. in order, l meet this over whelming' demand, sales officials estimated today that more than 100,000 of the new "400" Series cars will have been sold by late In November, a little more than flvu months after their public introduction. 8 States Permit Doctors To Speed A recent examination of the mo tor vehicle laws by the Oregon State- Motor association discloses that eight states grant Bpeclal con cessions to physicians in regard to speed in responding to emergency calls, which are as follows: Arizona, Arkansas, Califarnia, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico. Texas. ' While the language of the vari ous laws on this subject varies, the typical provision reads as fol lows: "The regulations with re gard to speed set forth la this section shall not be held to apply to physicians responding to emer gency calls." GROCERS INVESTIGATE CHICAGO (AP) rRrepresent atives of every branch of the gro cery business wholesale, retail; brokers, chain stores and the rest will meet here October 24 to discuss unfair trade practlcesi Misrepresentation an secret re bates, commercial bribery, waste ful practices, and "free deals" are on the program. WASHINGTON. D. C, Nor. 8 The arerage cost of operating buses la the United 8tates In1 1927 was 1.1 cents per seat for' every mile as compared to Z. cents per seat for private automo- biles, according to the bus division of the American Automobile as&Oi elation. The statement by the A. A. A. bus division Is based on a study of motor bus operating costs of 99 representative companies which carried more than 400 million pas. sengers at an average fare of 10.1 cents. " Stage Mileage Greatest "Fares constituted about 95 per, cent of the total revenue of the' average company in this group, while it paid 8,700 tor its insur ance, and almost (37,500 or 1.6, cents per bus mile for taxes. i "Although bus transportation Is in Its infancy, with the average age of these 66 companies at four years," it is stated, "the miles of route covered by the common car.' rier motor bus exceeds by fire per cent the route mileage of the rail roads and by 4 63 per cent that of the electric railways." The A. A. A. bus division says this tremendous and sudden popT ularlratlon of the bus which ha been due to an increasing demand for public conveyance by automo bile, has led to a wide-spread need on the part of operators, mans, facturers. financiers, as well as regulatory and legislative bodies; for data on the costs of operation. The statement by the bus division continues: "Steady progress has been made in adapting the motor bus to the transportation needs of the coun try. Bus registration haa reached (Turn to page 18, please) - i For New Achievements on. i- The TWHNTV. jolna the family 2-TON, THIRTY. welcomed to a new place ca that &rm the accomplishments that hswc made Cvxrjr wCaterpiI2 the taodci cf fectttfy 1 1 4 - K . and powerful Xxzz&Tisxndz trsda that grip nrorjr o mud or sand, that treads light! Qpiowtonnd traction to defeat coaaitTeeasona. 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