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Talk of the Road end News of the Day fir Motorists and ' VI - ": , Outdoors Folk w Musy Steering Cair S Ji l ii ; l . , ij nc rarm ana rina i n Automotive Information " " 1 ' , I . v j Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning, November 11, 1928 " ; " """ .Rocked the - fl laic Woman Driver Today Has Nothing to Fear Through Comparison With the Men Automobile Editor of The New Oregon' Statesman Finds That Female of the Species Knows Her - Stuff at the Wheel BY J. P. PRESCOTT HANDS thai formerly rocked the cradle and turned the clothes wringer are now shifting the gears and turning the stealing wheel. The thought of women drivers once brought laujhter but now women drivers are accepted as a national institution. , More than 35 per cent of the applica tions for licenses come from women now where six years ago the ratio was more than five to one in favor of the huskier drivers. More leisure from household 'duties and the desire to go to market in au tos is responsible for the in creased desire of the fair mo torists to rid more. With the afternoon free and the fresh air of the open road calling, the women have taksn to driv ing in the good-weather sea . son. During 'the winter riding to the store or friend's house is found much more' comfortable. Thejr must go. They wouldn t walk. 4Iubby was at work. So they took the car out themselves. And there you have the story of women becoming drivers. Ten years ago the woman who drove an automobile by herse was an adventuress to be consid ered with expressions such as:; "What are women coming to, any-j way!" "Why! I wouldn't any more think of driving our carj alone." But now the surprise! comes from the other side in the form of: by! don t you drive?" MEN AFRAID OF WOMKX Frequently we hear some bi?. strong man telling about how he wa scared by some woman driver wh nearly ran Into him. Very few of the habitual men drivers are always at ease when riding In a car operated by one of ta oppo site sex. Most of them drea.fr ap proaching a woman driver at i corner or on the highway for they believe that you can, never tell what they are going to do next. The Jok that Is getting old fast about the woman putting out their hands for three reasons to wave to someone, to find out if It Is raining or to signal the driver behind her can just as well be applied to men. The Infallible masculine drivers put out their hands to shake ashes from their cigars or cigarettes, to give their hand a rest from hold ing onto the wheel or to give the wrong signal to the driver In the car following them. (If you doubt the writer, stand on the corner for a short time and watch some of the operators in Salem, or wher ver you live.) AatOA Easily Handled Ease of handling automobiles in traffic and on the highway has Heard Along Auto-Row Winter Modes For Women Motorists By J. P. PRESCOTT High In Male J. K. McWll- liams of the Douglas McKay sales staff, places third in Chevrolet sales in Oregon for October George Allen, also of McKay's placed fifth. IambrHh Hunting Klamath lakes are the scene of L. D. Lam beth's geese hunting. The State Motors owner will be away until Tuesday. Traffic Office Moved Chief T. A. Raffety has a new office on the second floor of the State building on Twelfth street. Traffic divi sion headquarters is now located there instead of in the State house. Knight on Display A Knight .engine has been running in tne salesroom of the Alfred-BUlings-ley branch here since last Monday noon. The bare chassis is on display. Plans Reqneted George Ball of theHall Motor company of Roekford. 111., has written the Val ley Motor company for blueprints of the Salem plant. Construction on a new Ford agency In Rock- ford Is being held up until the plans arrive there. "Hi rax - , j III A S - Zs-t III III 1 W . I I II III I , ii V1J I III I :- I II L 1 ! lit l l ll III 1 s:' " I I SEWK'S Women Demand that Popu lar Radio Feature Appear Later in Week VlsiU In Portland Kirk Wright of the McKay staff is vis iting in Portland this week-end. Moving to Salem M. F. Swift, manager of the Alfred-Billingsley branch fn Salem, is moving into permanent quarters here this week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Swift will be at home at 147 Lafelle street. . .Visit McKay Jack Sherer, Chevrolet representative In Gresh am. visited Douglas McKay last week. Sherer was formerly an em ploye of McKay. Gets Coupe An Anniversary Bulck convertibl ecoupe was brought from Portland last weak by Kenneth Wilson. The Job will contributed most to encouraging be on display In the Wilson sales women to become drivers. The days when small persons had to brace themselves In the seat and tug with the steering wheel to turn the larger cars and had to exert themselves to take rornres with the, smaller ones were also the days In which women did not drive much. The brake and clutch pedals are now easily reached and take only light pushes from the foot to be nrfActlm. Gears can be shifted vwttn oniy an easy raoiemtai ui i wrist whereas formerly a shove or jerk was necessary to change. Riding Comfort Greater Riding comfort has contributed much to the pleasure of riding and has changed it into a relaxation Instead of a pleasure to be enjoy ed at the expense of being tired later. Shock-absorbers and better springing methods together with the balloon tire have practically eliminated all road bumps v and Jars. The Tibration that was so tiring In the cars of several year ago is entirely gone and Is no longer to be dreaded as a cause of headaches and tired Joint. room this week. Vlck in Ivebanon George Vick made a tour of associated dealers last week, visiting in Lebanon. Albany and Corvallls enroute. He found that the new All-American six was being enthusiastically re Style now decrees that Milady mux match her automobile to her costume, which introduces the five-car family for authorities agree that a family simply must bave at lcaaC five different type of automobiles to be properly and fashionably equipped. One of the leading style shoppes vof the country costumed Its models In modes appropriate for wear in the five different cars now required by the elite namely, landau sport roadster, coupe, four-door sedan and two-door sedan. The new Oldj mobiles were used by the. irwvrttU, " At the upper left this Hudson seal coat and chic velvet hat re quired a four-door sedan. Of course, when she dons her raccoon coat and smart tarn, as shown In the center, nothing but a sport road ster will do. Retumjng from the opera.-at upper right, she has al lowed her cape to slip off one shoulder showing a striking coa rume of black tulle trimmed with black and white transparent veU vet. The chauffeur Is wheeling the de luxe Qldsmobile landau to the garage The charming outfit at the lower left consists of tan ltfajora coat with beige fox collar and cuffs and a natty cloche hat, which Is quite die proper wear for shopping. And for shopping, nothing can compart with a coupe. It Is aosnfortsble and has endless room for bundles. For afternoon wear to a bridge of party where one is likely to plclasip a few friends for a lift, the two-doe se1sn must be used. 'And this little cocktail dress of black chiffon wltk a short jacket of transparent yelvei trimmed with silver spangles com bines with the sedan to make s charming picture. The stylists were silent regarding the proper automobile Dad should use or business DALLAS PLANS ' CELEBRATION Added to Staff H. M. Price has Joined the sales staff of the Packard Service and Sales nrancn in Salem. Price has been with the Portland office fo rseveral years. Seniors Coming A carload of 1929 Dodge tenior sixes will ar rive in Salem this week. The new coupe job will be the first on dis play in Salem. Servlre Manar Here Lee Merrill, service manager of the Packard Service and Sales com pany of Portland, inspected the shop of the Salem branch. He said the shop was well equipped to do any Packard service work. Fitsgerald In South Jim Fits gerald. local Chrysler dealer is in . . , .ti j ...tit !los Anreles on a business vsii. I UO pure yiacutai uu uim-i tarian body styles and colors of the past could not possibly hold any appeal for the feminine fancy. Richly, upholstered and painted jobs of the modern motor car are designed especially to attract wom en buyers and drivers. The many exterfbr and Interior 1 decorating schemes give the woman an opportunity- to get a car different from her neighbors althought it may Je of the same model. NOW TE ASK TOUT The American Motorist, official publication of the American Auto mobile association, says: " "When ver a, man drives wp in a cloud of dost and tella jott . that the modern ' fashiens. In w women's clothes are nonsensical; ask him "-what wonld happen If e hoopsklrt He is expected week. baek early next Flnley with Rrosi Henry C. Flnley has Joined the sales force of the Reo Sales and Service com pany as used car manager. Fin ley was with the F. W. Pettyjohn company for five years as used and new car salesman. Previous ly he had been with hte Hupp ag ency. ' - .. ; Sedan Job Here The first Chrysler 65 sedan to be on display In galem was brought from Port land Friday by Kenneth Fitsger ald, local representative for that line. - - 4 trlM to ret Into a rumble ses.Triday. sc '-rsr hdnam--,XMler'- Hero Tern Reeves, Hudson-Essex deafer at Lebanon, mede a business eall on I. D. Lambeth of? the Stato Motors -T Wa.of . OakPolBt 'end Large Crowd Expected to be on Hand This Week for Home Waking The program for the Polk coun ty homemakers conference which will be held in Dallas Wednesday. Thursday and Friday-of this week. has been completed and should at tract a large crowd of the women of the county. The program In cludes discussions of various sub jects by some of the most able people In- the state and entertain ment features. This conference has been plan ned through the county agent's office In cooperation with the 24 rural women's clubs and the Dal las Woman's club and will be held in' the rooms at the Methodist church. The sessions will start at 10 o'clock each morning and will Jast until 3:45. Arrangements have been completed for the Lad ies' Aid society of the Methodist church to serve a 50c luncheon to the out of town women each noon. Arrangements are being complet ed for the conduct of. a nursery where visiting women may leave their young children while they are in attendance at the various sessions. Committee Named A committee consisting' of Mrs. Mary Walker, Oak Point;. Mrs. L O. McBee. Pioneer; Mrs. 8. L. Stewart, McCoy; Mrs. Ed Harmon, Baena Vista; Mrs. Hlrschel Walt, Rickreall; Mrs. Chas. Bilyeu, Dal las; and Mr. Beck has been at work for several weeks laying plans for this ' big gathering of Polk county women. This com. mittee repreeentsalmost all of the women's clubs of the county and they want it distinctly understood that any women of the county, or ovtslde the county, for that mat ter, is not only welcome but ur gently Invited to attend any or all of the three days' conference. , , Each day two ladles from dif ferent Parts of the county yill preside. On the' opening day Mrs, Frank Fawk and Mrs. 8. L. Stew, art will be In charge. On Thurs day, Mrs. y.'C. Staata and Mrs. Chaa BUea of -Dallas wlU,nrealde. while dn Friday, the 16th, Mr. Crowdoa Blcdtto:rnt II: 12: i: College, will serve. The program 'which is replete with Interesting - and instructive features is given in its entirety below: Wednesday, November 14 10:00 a.m. Group singing. 10:10a.m. "Housekeeping for Home Making", Miss A. Grace Johnson, professor of house hold administration, Oregon Agricultural college. 00 a.m. Reading. "Rube Play ed," A. V. Oliver, Rickreall. 11:10 a.m. "The Golden Opport- tunlty," Mr. Sadie Orr-Dun-bar, Portland. 00 Lunch. 45 p.m. "Color in the Garden." A. L. Peck, professor of land, scape agriculture and flori culture. Oregon Agricultural college. 2:45-p.m. Vocal solo, Mrs. David Wright, Dallas. . 1:00 p.m. "Living Backwards". Dr. Kate W. Jameson, dean of women. O. A. C. Thursday, Nov. 15 10:00 a.m. Group singing. 10:10 a.m. "Food Fads and Fan cies," Mr. Jessamine Chap man Williams, professor of foods and nutrition, O. A. C. 11:00 a.m. Vocal solo. Mrs. Victor Kern, Dallas. j 11:10 a.m. "The Time Cost of Maintaining a Household," Miss Maud Wilson, home ec onomist. O. A- C. 12:00 Lunch hour. it 45 p.m. "Feet. Shoes & Health? j Mis Ruth B. Glasaow, direct or of physical education for women, O. A. C. 2:48 p.m. Violin duet, Ryan 81s- tersT Dallaa. I - , 1 1:00 p.m. "Do We Understand Onr Children? J. F. Brum baugh, professor of psychol ogy. O,, A, C. Friday. Nor. II 10:00 art. Group singing. 10:10 a.ra. "Ton A Tour Clothes,? miss Atma u. mtcnotr, as sistant professor of clothing and related arts, O. A. C. 11:00 a.m. Vocal solo. Mrs. Merle Ebbe, Dallas. 11:10 a.m. "Posture. Exercise and I Health." Mis Olassow, 12:00 Lunch hour, 11 J 1:45 p3n"The Life of Women In China," Mis Lan Chen Knnf, pnanghal, China, . . - 2:45 p.m. Piano solo, Rachel TJs- i ! low, .Dallas.' -1:00 p.m.. "Art In the Home " J ! . Loo Fairbanks, professor of 'I,., art and ntnU architecture. G A..,0 v -- ..-... u- 4, ST. JUS TEAMS USE ATHLETIC BUS Comparable to the ; champion gladiators of Rome, who in their day of triumph could; command every luxudy, the modern Ameri can athlete now has hisi own deep cushioned omnibus to fide to the scene of combat. The "Athletic Bus" has been designed by the Graham Brothers Motor Coach division of Dodge Brothers to meet the demand of schools and colleges for a ve hicle to transport their,- teams safely, conveniently and econom ically. Accommodating! 21 pas sengers, each in an individual seat that insures arm chair com fort and relaxation, thtf bus pro vides a dependable and speedy trip from the home campus to the scene of combat miles away and gives the players the advantages that thousands of roectators en- Joy in motoring directly to ath letic contests. A rack on top with tarpaulin affords ample car rying space for baggage and team equipment. The St. Johns Military Acad emy of Delafteld, Wis., has found unusual advantages in motor coach transportation.' uslngr the "Athletic Bus" fof its football, basketball, baseball , and track team : s. Delays caused by rail connections ' are eliminated, and players are kept together before and after contests. ' Additional utility I possible in transporting glee clubs, orchestras debating teams and other school organiza tion. The bos 1 powered with a six cylinder engine with four spsed transmlssion and four j wheel hy draulic brakes as standard equip ment. The seats are leather, of the Individual type, permitting maximum riding : comfort : and roominess for every occupant. 3 Million Visitors At National Parks lDuringJ28 Season Mere than three million people visited the national parka and na tional ; monuments during, the 1921 travel season J JnaT Closed, aeeordlng totha American Auto mobile association, - ls - ; This figure exceeds by 2 2 8v 422 the number'- of ; !-yUttovs to tb reserratiefiJa 49.?T.-.JI4Z the national motoring body. "In 1928, 2,522,188 people visited the national parks, as against 2,354, 643 In 1927. The figures for na tional monuments were 4 43,197 in 1927 and 504,085 In 1928. "For the first time in its history, travel to the Crater Lake National park In Oregon went above the 100,000 mark, while Hawaii Na tional park In our island territory had more than twice the number of visitors it had in 1927." . The golden wedding anniver sary of Judge and Mrs. C. G. Gil lette was held it Grants Pass re cently and was attended by 200 friends of the couple, some of whom were at the . wedding 50 years ago. "We want the Seiberling Sing ers later in the week!" This has been the cry of house wives here and in other parts of the country, according to Wailter zosel of the Zosel's Tire Shop, local distributors of Seiberling All-Tread Tires and sponsors here of the Seiberling Hour. And the result, he announres. Is that on November 8th the Sei berling Singers moved from Tues day Into Thursday evenings. , At the same time, the Seiberling Hour went on the air half an hour later in the evening than hereto fore from 9:00 to 9:30 p. m., Eastern Standard Time (ffom 8:00 to 8:30 p. hi.. Central Stand ard Time.) v Singers Prove Popular , "Local hostesses were active in the successful effort to have the seiberling hour put on the air later in the week," Mr. Zosel de clared. "They contributed a laree bundle to the flood of letters which the Seiberling Singers have received during the past year hlet- ter.3 urging that the Seiberfing hour be broadcast during the lat ter half of the week when ' the largest share of home entertain ing is done. "Radio is playing an increas ingly important part In the plans of American hostesses. Cvery home linked to the ether can tap entertainment resources that kings could no tafford twenty-five years ago "The requestsfrom Salem host esses that the Seiberling hour ie broadcast during the 'social half of the week is one of the finest tributes we have received. And It Is final and conclusive answer to those critics of the Seiberling Singers policy of broadcasting the world's best music In ways it has seldom or pever been done before who declared that there could never be a large audience In thIs country for any bust ja' pro grams. Network Increased '"She transfer of the Sciberlling hour to Thrusday evenings is co incident with a change of the time of broadcasting, necessitated by the fact that on November 8 the Seiberling Singers added five pa cific Coast stations to their net work. "With the increase in the Sei berling network, the Seiberling Singers have laid plans to inaugu rate a wide variety of new fea tures, both vocal and Instrument al. Local hostesses who were prime movers in the successful jet- fort to have the day of broadcast lng changed from Tuesdays BElSTilED Thursdays will find that the Sel- Berlinr Sinters have prepared re gal entertainment for them." to Good Roads Group Praises Fight Against Bills, To Make Proposal The Oregon Good Roads associa tion wishes td pubHcly thank the press of the state for their sup port in the campaign against the Dunne bills." j J. C. Ainswortb, -president of the Good Roads asso ciation, said upon being apprised that the Dunne measures had been defeated. . "Oregon newspapers were the" dominant nlfliience in the defeat -of these two measures. They not only gave freely .of their space to, the Good Roads association but indiridualjy conducted aggressive' campaigns-against the bills which they knew directly threatened the state's splendid highway system. Committee Working "With highway chaos avoided by a popular vote surprising even ' the most optimistic opponents of the Dunne measures, the state highway commission can proceed with its Interrupted plans In an orderly manner. "The Oregon Good Roads asso ciation will continue to concen trate its energies toward affecting motor vehicle tax readjustment at the next session of the Oregon leg islature. We have a special com mittee making a study of this im- - portant subject. It will make rec ommendations to the special sen ate committee appointed to report a tax readjustment bill to the 1929 legislature. This senate committee plans to hold a number of hearings during the next two months. "Every resource of the Good Roads association will be placed at the disposal of this committee and the next legislature' In order that the motor vehicle tax may be readjusted, making it easier to pay, and at the same time provide revenue necessary to carry on our highway program." Germans Prefer American Made Auto Accessories Alhtough Germany Is one of the mother countries of inventions. American automotive accessories are in the greatest demand by mo torists, accordlngto the foreign di vision of the American Automitile association. The A. A. A. says this is borne out by the interest In American accessories displayed by a party of 129 members of the Allgemeiner Duetscher Automobil club, largest motoring unit in Germany, who have just completed a tour of eastern. United States. A leading German dealer in the American ' product attributes tne favorable American position to the class of materials used in ac cessories and In the "thoroughly purposeful, simple and practical construction." ! Bring Ydr Tire They may not be as bad as you thmkj-pecially if they were good tires to start with. The life of a good tire can often be prolonged by expert treatment. If its there we'll bring it out. If it is'not we'll save yoiLmoney by telling you SO. Yv. vli.v . ' l,;,, i .-. And when you are ready to look at new tires let us show you why a KIOXYPRINGFIELD is the cheapest tire in the world per mile. ... .. .- I "JIM" "Bill" Inyite Ua To Your Next Blow. Out V, ..... I, ., ; . ". The Station With a Clock z' T - uimii Jinn vvii vv iii PHONE 3r4-?9vi; trim v-m . wishi ii i l x rv va i jm i IX U Mfr 1 11