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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1928)
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Up bam, secretary-director of the as sociation. "Statistics show that 7,400 children of school age were killed on the highways of the United States In 1127, and of these children, 3,13 1 'Were killed while at play In-the streets. More than twice as m any children be tween the ages of S and 10 years were killed than of, any other similar period of yearn In discussing this problem of child aafety - Mr. Upham states, There are entirely, too few play grounds and recreation? centers and, children In many cities' are forced to play In the streets. Rol ler skating on highway pavements should be discouraged, as well as tobogganing, coasting or sledding. "Public school officials, parent teacher" associations, . churches, civic organizations and parents. Id particular, are urged to promote the establishment of public and private, bjireunds In cltle? "and towns, Jwjfbjl iew to affording children a gteater number -of safe places where they can play." "More than $1,009,000,000 hare already been ' lhrested In public parks and playgrounds, cov ering 250,000 acres, all told, and more than $100,000,000 Is being expended annually for their main tenance. Practically all citle with more than 25,000 population hare at least one park or play . ground but many millions of chtl dreas. especially In the smaller cities, do not hare access to parks or playgrounds and all too fre quently go Into the streets. These to play npon vacant lots -where possible. They must be kept off the streets. ' " " .... t v HERE. IS CAPTAIN EINAR LUND- hit new Nash "400" Standard Six Cabriolet. BORG, Swedish flyer who rescued Gen. Capt. Lundborfs daring exploit in reacu- Nobile and other members of the crew of ing Gen. Nobile has gone far toward mak- the ill-fated dirigible Italia, standing beside ing him a Swedish national hero. "GYP" GAS SALES TOLL 12, An alWonereteX highway. 18 feet wide, could be built from Washington. D. C, to 'Detroit. Mich., nearly 600 miles, for the amount of money lost each year Jby the motorists through "short sales" of gasoline. Thos. P. Henry, president of the American Automobile associa tion, in Issuing this statement, said that It Is safe to say that the Bum lost during the last five years would build a new transcontin ental highway of the highest Im proved type. Mr. Henry bases his statement on an average cost of 335.000 per mile for the higher type roads and the fact that motorists pay an an nual toll of 320,000,000 in the form of tribute to "gyp" operators of gasoline pumps. The A. A. A. president pointed out that there werev"1100.t)00. 000 gallons of gas sold In -the United States in 132?. It ts "safe to assume that at least one-sixth of this total, or approximately 2.- 000.009,00 gallons..- -Was .. sub jected to short sales aad that the shortage averaged one' quart In every five gallons. C T , This simply meiths that the mo torists were "gyped" out of some 100.000,000 gallons of gasoline In 1927 and that at the current average cost of gasoline, - their money loss was at least 320.000. 000. The statement continues: Fitzgerald-Sherwin Motor Co. Chemeketa and. Liberty Streets Avr don't eveR Perhaps shes right. Pon't blame you for not -wanting to pay a biff price. But here is your chance. Little cash and a car is yours, z,.,.K ? . Fitzgerald-Sherwin . :lMotorCo.. .Telephone 1183 SCOTT FINDS FIELD FOR CYCLES WIDE Constantly increasing activity in the motorcycle business, and especially the application of this type of vehicle to commercial purposes, has made necesary more modern and up-to-the-min- ute sales methods. To properly equip their own organization along these lines, the Harley- Davidson Motor company of Mil waukee has been conducting sales classes In various cities through out the country, at which a com plete course 'of modern . sales methods is taught. Harry W. Scott, Harley-Davld-son dealer of Salem; E. W. Hurst. salesman, and Lloyd Adair, shop foreman, were the Salem repre sentatives at the class held In Se attle during the last week. '"Hr. Scott, upon his return o Salem, remarked: m "I am iparlcularly optimistic about the future of the motor cycle business, since I have had the good fortune to attend one of the sales classes being conducted by the Harley-Davidson organiza tion. That they have made an exhaustive analysis of the Sales possibilities of the motorcycla Is very . evldenC I thought : I had discovered a great many sources of business for the motorcycle, but I now realize that I haven't even scratched the surface. The possibilities for sales to the pleas ure, police and commercial mar kets are practically unlimited and thlg recent class has equipped--coe , to more effectually present the product I am selling in. these fields." Looks 20 Years ' Ahead to Meet Traffic Demand i : - WASHING jjj1 (AP Fore casting the trend of highway traf fic development in each state to give an accurate basis upon which to build roads where and when they will be needed In the next two decades has become an Im portant function of the United States bureau of public roads in Its cooperation with the states. The buses u has already coop erated with six states, Connecti cut, Maine, New Hampshire. Ver mont, Pennsylvania and Ohio, In the making of surveys to provide a scientific road building pro gram for each state. Since historical traffic records are unavailable In most states, a mathematical system has been de vised to forecast the state's traf fic a decade or two ahead of its present development. The increase In motor vehicle registration in a state brought un der investigation is considered the function of the increase in population and the Increase In ownership of motor vehicles in proportion to the population, measured by the number of per sons per motor vehicle. The growth In, motor vehicle registration In proportion to pap ulation appears to follow the growth of population, according to -the road bureau's forecasters. The trend is along the lines of an early growth slow In number of vehicles, but rapid In the In crease, followed by a gradual de crease in the rate of growth. PUIDJUTO llSllfiC COMPARED Registration of the 10,000th airplane was reported on Novem ber 1 by the department of com merce. A comparison of air plane registrations with automo bile registrations shows that the automobile was seven years old before It passed the ten thousand mark In registrations, according to statistics compiled by the American Motorists' association. In 1895 there were four pas senger cars registered; In 1890, 16; In 1897, 90; In 1898, 800; In 1899, 3.200;1 In 1900, 8,000 and In 1901 14,800. Itegistration of trucks did not pass the ten thous and mark until 1910, or 16 years after the ftrst automobile was produced In this country. United States fourtDecidi 7 - L-U- f WAOTINGTOIV -NT. IT court decision,. of prime Import ance to all -metorlpta, -.ha - Just been hart ed down hy ;tha United Statea district coart of appeals. upholding a pedestrian's right-of- way at a crossing despite traffic signal shifts, according to the le gal department of the American Motorists' association. ' j f In affact the court holds that pedestrians have the right-of-way not only at uncontrolled crossings but also whan they have entered an - intersection on a green -light and further holds 'that the pedes trian has, the right-of-way until he reaches the opposite curb. without regard to the change of lights daring his passage of the crossing. ; 'm: f. ; ;. : Motorfst Mast Walt ? sTha decision Is regarded by the association's legal department as Just and la being called to the at tention of the motoring public In order that the mottorlst may hare full knowledge of his legal re- eponsibfltty. "When a pedestrian steps from a curb to cross the street, having a green signal with him, he does so by way of invitation and he cannot be 'charged with contributory- neglect If ' the signal witches when he Is In the street. Caught In this position, the obli gation rests upon the. motorist not only to observe the situation, but to wait until the crossing Is clear," the decision fleclares. Driver Responsible "Many automobile drivers," continued the court, "seem to imagine that with the shift of the signal they are given a clear right-of-way against intersecting traffic. . Ip thlstbelef they reck- 86 STATES CLEAR SNOW An estimate mileage of 130,000 miles will be Included in the snow removal programs of the northern states, according to a survey just completed by the American Motorists' asoclation. A total of 36 states have an nounced that they will keep this number of miles of highway open by the use of tractor and aaow plows during the 1928-29 snow seasons. Cm T&& wonderful new comfoit-lactors not combined in any other automobile all playing their part in the tre mendous cbunthf-wide demand for the nwBuioz In addition to its riidid new beauty in addition to sensational per formancethe Silver Anniversary Buick provides comfort and con venience not combined in any other automobile. A new sdjmsubh front) seat an electric windshield wiper with two wiping bladesseats affording plenty of room for. three. JbJI-grown adults all combine with countless other comfort factors to make the Silver Anniversary Buick the easiest car in the World to ride in and to drive. . ' The new Buick marks a new epoch" a new era in all elements of style, comfort, performance. ! 1 --)- t jfhaStivtrfitinivetstiry ' i i ss wa;. 1 VITH II AtTSTtPIICI BODIES 8Y FISHI1. - OTTO J. WILSON S8S Ooasnsceclal Street, t . a ... ..a Telepho 280 - HIN-BITTH AUTOMOBILH AM BUH.T i I t BUICK Wl LLR tJ I LUftffU iMBMBBMSWBMMBMMBBWBBMSBBSMBaMBMBMMBMBBBSBBMSBBBSBBMBWBMBB 6 Miles of Road Built Every Day DE3 MOINES, jla., (AP) Iowa has been "getting out of the mud" at the rate of six miles per day during 19 2 S. The perennial tourist Jokes about Iowa "mud-roads" will soon have to be discarded as Iowa road builders continue to wipe out the dirt roads of her (primary high way system by replacing them with pavement at ( the unusual rate of six miles a day. From April 1 to j September 1, during which much of the con struction work was i concentrated. 6 OOf -miles of pavement were fln- tsbfwhlle 700 miles of pave- mentjSrere under contract apd un finished. thaw machine - re- gardlaM of persons - wao - r .at- readr on the intersection. . It Is th duty of drivers of machines to exercise greatest vigilance and ear under such" circumstances and not onlr to have their ma chines under -control, but to ;stop And, wait nntll pedestrians have had an opportunity 'to clear the crossing." - , "Failure to observe these pre cautions constitutes negligence on the part-of the driver,. which. In case of accident. Is chargeable to him," the court's derision con- elades. Needs of Car Dictate Size For Battery When buying an storage battery, the automobile car owner should make sure that he selects one with capacity great enough to properly furnish his. ear and Its accessories .with, ample attd de pendable electrical energy, advises Willis Clark, local manager of the Western Auto Supply company. : "A storage battery should have sufficient capacity to furnish power to all of the electrical units of the car," aays Mr, Clark. "When-It become "necessary to buy a new. battery, it is advisable to replace the old one with one of the same slse and capacity that is recommended by the car manu facturer, rather than buy one that does not have sufficient capacity to supply. all of the demands of the car and Its equipment. Un der-capacity batteries, soon lose their usefulness and break down under heavy loads. "All batteries look alike from the outside. The contents of the case Is realty the part that counts. We, at Western Auto, pride our selves in knowing that Western Olant and Wizard batteries are full capacity baterles and are built to stand a lot of abuse. In spark plugs and lights. facturers. of' Western teries have, taken into considera tion that most cars are efaibped wlth-extra driving lights, J jigar lightsrs and electric wln&sheld cleaners, and have built Western Giants and Wizards to t these extia demands. The highway that skirts around Lake Tahoe has been improved a great deal during the past year and now presents one of the scen ic drives of the country. At'eno EpOt, near Emerald Bay, the high way crosses along a hogsback that affords a view hard to dupli cate anywhere. . , DAILY VSK OF GAS :n4 The average daily consumption of gasoline per vehicle ln4he United States during September was s.OB gallons, according'.) to figures of the American Motor ists association, based upon gov ernment production statistics showing that on October 1 there was a 23 days supply or gasonne in storage, the average consump tion per day being 48,217,t0f edition to the current needed for gallons. ' This Thread Will .'ii Prevent Skidding Protect Yourself WITH SEHISE1IIL1IKSS Stronger Cotton More Rubber Protected for One Year against all road hazards - Tune in Thursday Evening for Seiberling Singers, 6 to 6:30 it 198 S. Commercial Telephone 471; Vulcanizing tmd Repair Service al THE WORitA A NEWf AND PINER MOTOR CAR II V III if v 400 Standard Six Sedan GOOOO MapitMniig mmaDii0 "tt.cn :Ki ,4i T7be Quoted IPr&ee .JStijo JF41iiC THEN th Nash salesman quote yoo xhm V, V price) on a Nash "400t- voa wfll find that It Includes not onlj the car, but tha freight, feoiapegs, hydraulic shock b$otbttt vpyibimff ! i - There's nothing mors) to baji Nash puts on the) extras at the factory, instead of voa or the) deal putting them on, retail prlctti Thar why a Nash 400" dtlhfd prica almost invariably is lower than the delivered price of tome other car with the same or vtn lower fac tory (f. O. b.) price, And, dm't JorgtU 1 d$Uvri ric yarn pjfm 9 Sedans The 400" Standard Six Salon Body 4-doo Sedan, illustrated above, will give you en xcel lent idea of Nash "400" value. Come in and tee iu Take it out and drive It. The money never bought to fine a motor eat beforebig -handsome powered T by a new hlgh-comprestloa, 7 bearing motor longer wbeelbue new doable drop frame all exposed metal ware chrome plated end a holt of other vital improvements. 'Read them below. And then remember that the price Includee every thing nothing mi U Vuyl from $1085 to $2265 DeUvered $ Coupes, Cabriolets, Victorias from $1080 to $2040 Delivered;' i "if " -' ' ' vi . . VT ess rmyf M (3 MAadMth World in JEotor Car Ftolw mP01XEJL2fTu400' F11A.TUIXE3 TO OTILEI2 CJ3LR IZ&JS TIUXTdULlj High-compression High carbnleace Lovejoy shock absorbers isBov pistooe Tersloaal vftcatloa dasapae Loog wfceelbsse Isloa Bodies One pleceSsloa I VoxleTs easiest steerlaf Short taralnf ndlae ' Nashtpeclal Dsslga boat r"- aa4 rear beaapers r . : Bkterioraaecslwarechroine : pissed over nickel y 4 " F.:W;'PETi TrnvTrjrTT nTh 365 North Commercial Street ? v , ' r-T-.a,s,. ,:mvz SERVED Telephone 12G0 N