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, i ' The Neto Oregon Statesman; Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, February 17,1929 ' H
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AEIIY OPENS
ID YEARS AEfl
Harry Scott Begins Selling
Harley-Davidson Here
Alone, 7 on Force
Ten years ago Harry Scott op
ened a Harley-Davidson sales
room, running the business and
doing a little shop ' work alone.
Monday he will celebrate the tenth
anniversary of the opening with
a force of seven In the Harley
Davidson agency.
Scott has the largest branch in
Oregon dealing exclusively in Har
leys and the most complete shop
for the servicing of the machines.
The shop foreman at Scott's was
factory in Milwaukee, Wise.
The new 45 twin, .reported a
the most popular of the line, will
be shown at the agency Monday
A special exhibit of the package
truck Will also be presented to
show the latest trend in light, fast
delivery. Ninety different line?
of business are now represented
by the ustrs of the Harley light
deliveries.
A four-tube muffler without a
cut-out is the latest improvement
to the machines. Complete elec
trical controls on the handlebars
facilitate light control while the
built-in ammeter shows at all
times the output of the generator
A handy regulator has been put
on the generator to make 'adjust
ments easy.
Other features of the New Har
leys are iroiii ahu roar uiea
air cleaner, cushion forks, wate;
and weather-proof Ignition, cush
Ion seat post, Alemlte lubrication
balloon tires. f
PRODUCTION
SHOWS PRDSPHHTY
Eleven thousand Oldsmobile
will be built during the month o!
February to fill the' prodaetloi
Bchedule, factory officials at th
Oldsmobile factories In Lansine
Mich, report. This will' he by fa
ho lniM FuSmirr- nrnrtiictiO'
tn the history of this veteran au
tomoblle company.
This record schedule follow
the production cf 6,500 Oldsmc
biles during January, which estab
lished a record for the first mont:
of the year. The production war
400 per cent greatsr than that o
January last year when the nev
Oldsmobile was first introduced.
These increased scheduler
the still larger ones which hav
been set up for ihe aprlng month
are based upon surveys madt
throughout the country feyOidR
mobile offlcials.( These have; showj
two things, that business in gen
eral in all sections is healty am
prosperous, and that the motor
ing public, is favorably Incline
toward Oldsmobile.
This manifestation of a etroni
buying impulse has. been country
wide and, therefore, Is taken as.,
strong Indication of the genera
prosperous condition of the entlr
country. ! Other facta whieh poin
to 1929 being a banner year to.
business is the general confidence
displayed by business men, low
stocks of merchandise and ampl.
money for legitimate cxpanslor
purposes. ,
Essex Power Increased
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la the new Essex, the development of trie power plant Into an engine .
delivering 70 miles an hour "maximum and 60 miles an hour all day
long haa led, among other features, to tha adoption of new main and
connecting rod bearings on which patent applications are pending.
UnOLg Q Vacation Gains Much Charm From
Early Planning; By-Roads Along
IT lliri. Coast Highway Lure Tourists!
Suggestion is made by the Pa
?ific highway association that sys-
'.ematlc planning of vacation?
ihould begin now. Anticipation of
pleasures to coma is a large part
if their enjoyment, especially In
reparlng for outing trips. This
principle of 'preparedness' is em-
ihaslzed by the association with
.he invitation to vacation planners
o avail themselves of the advan
age of first-hand Information on
ouring conditions offered gratui
tously through its office, 525
Market street, San Francisco.
Every Pacific coast region it
covered impartially by the Pacific
lighway association In giving out
'ata to the traveling public. Map
tnd descriptive literature are dis
ributed to acquaint the people of
tach state and the provinces of
Janata with the recreational and
ightseetng attractions of these In-
erlated commonwealths. '
Prospective visltorst to the ev
rgreen playground are pouring
ver road map3 and studying fold-
rs. descriptive of the northwest.
ust as the people of that region
PRODUCT
OMH
17,600 IlETOI
COSTS BUT LITRE
Motorists whose driving seldom
exceeds a week-end trip to Bas
Lake or down to Seaview cottage,
will be Interested In tho expense
rport of a grand circuit tour ol
the United States, from tho Pa
cific to the Atlantic, and from
Canada to Mexico, Just completed
by Thomas F. Jones of San Francisco-
t
In a -Graham-Paige sedan, Mr.
Jones- and ' his family traveled
17,6X6 miles on S39 gallons of
gasoline, costing $198.52. Oil and
grease camo to 554.75. The total
outlay for ordinary maintenance
work was $"21. and for repairing
ouuetures. 14.50. ,
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IS
HOBOED
OF
TOLEDO. O.. Production of the
ew line of Whippet and Willys
Knight cars is rapidly being step
ped up to plant capacity of 2.900
cars a day to meet the Influx of
orders that immediately followed
the Initial showing . of the new
line, officials of the Willys-Overland
company stated here today.
Thursday's production of 1,67 J
cars was the largest daily otrtpu'
since the new models went lntt
production. .
Present Indications are tha
January sales may double those
of the previous "highest January
In the company's history and ev
ery effort ia. being made to refceh
capacity production as epeedily at
possible to keep pace with Incom
ing orders. , ' f ,.
The reception of the new ears
at the New York auemobile show
resulted In. new high sales record
for show week, according to, pom-'
pany officials.
CHECK SHACKLES OFTEN
Too tight spring, shackles are
as ureiess as too loose ones.- They
should be tightened a little often
enough that they fit snugly but do
not bind. Looseness puts extra
train on the, springs and allows
xtta rattling.
to be thsf only car In Its price
class equipped with a harmonic
balancer -ft device , attached . to
the end of the crankshaft which
assures uniform, vibrationless per
torn4nce mt trery speed range."
Graham-P aige
Sets Unique Time
Record On Climb
In a recent hill-cllmbing com
petition in Victoria. Australia, a
Craham-Pafge, winner of two
events, aroused as much interest
through the consistency of Its per
formance as it did through its vic
tories.' Both climbs, over a 1600
yard course, were made l exactly
the same time to the fifth of -a
second, the Graham-Paige being
clocked as 1 minute 69 4-5 . sec
onds for each of Its runs. ' -
The test was held under tha
auspices of the Royal Automobile
club on Zlg-Zag bill, at Lilydale,
the climb consisting of a series of
hair-pin turns on a - difficult
grade. The Graham-Paige ' won
the trade stock standard event la
Its class, and afterward won ' the
event open to all cars. .
4 Carloads of -V
New Chevrolets
. Arrive. Friday
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Four carload, of Chevrolet cars
with all models of the new six In
cluded , excepting tho cabriolet,
were received la Salem Friday hy
Douglas McKay, local dealer.: The
cars hare been unloaded and are
to be delivered this week. Orders
now are well beyond the 100 mark
for the new car, said McKay, Sat
urday and deliveries art being
made much mora rapidly than In
previous months althourh - aalas
are still ahead f production.
have been 'reading up' on the mid
winter delights of the southland.
Folders and maps, distributed
gratis by the Pacific Highway as
sociation, enable them to plan
their outing tours more intelli
gently. Californlans Pralso Northland
Thousands of Californlans re
turned from their vacation t'oure
in the great northwest with glow
ing tales of detours . which they
made from the main Pacific high
way, in Washington. They arc
now telling anyone who will lis
ten to their vacation adventuree
to go and do likewise 'see the
Olympic peninsula.'
Seme turned northwesterly from
Chehalis down its river course
which widens into Gray's Harbor
opposite the cities of Aberdeen
and Hoquiam. Others divided at
Olympla, the state-capital, with
the same objective to the west
ward. Two rival lakes led to fur
ther diversion ' of traffic. A littlr
less than 40 miles noth of Gray'?
Harbor, Lake Quinnault was one
magnet to motorists; the other.
Lake Crescent, pulled to the north
of tlje Intervening Olympics. The
latter Is re ache Tl by following the
Olympic highway northerly along
the shores of Hood canal, Puget
Sound and the Straits of Juan dt
Fuca past Port Angeles to a poln'
due north of Mt. Olympus.
Pathflndlng fans found varlec
delights In following the course
of wilderness streams, teeming
with trout and salmon. Vast for
ests, jagged peaks, enameled with
glaciers, heighten the charm ol
the heart of the Olympic penin
sula, a 3,000,000 acre playground
of varied delights.
Reports received at the head
quarters of the Pacific highway
association tell of continued suc
cess In taking striped bass, from
the waters of California's Inland
sea between it's tributary rivers tf
Napa and the San Joaquin and
Sacramento. Just 50 years ago the
first of this species were planted
In Carquinez straits. Now thej
are legion, and as lusty fighter
are offering; splendid sport ic
fishermen who motor . over or
around these Inland waterways.'
TRACTOR - fllL-YEAR
WORKER ill HI
By O. B.-TJcll
The tractor Is a reliable farm
hand for the entire year, a 52
week worker, who will be on the
Job day and night If necessary,
and asks no feed except when It
work. If you are the owner of a
tractor and are not getting a full
52 week work, you should check
up. on this farm hand right away
and fin dout why. If you are in
tending to purchase a tractor, bear
in mind that you are not buying
or engaging a farm hand to work
Just occasionally or when the
weather is good.
The average farm tractor lasts
about so many years regardless of
the number of hours it Is used
each, year, i consequently every
hour added to the ordinary aver
age of use helps to cut. down the
cost of - the tractor by Increasing
its life earnings. ' The tractor does
not ask for pasture, nor expensive
barn It fears no cold nor heat
it buckles down to hard work and
never quits 'til the Job is done.
There are tractors made now that
are bigger than the weather be
cause they are built to work re
gardless of the snow, ice, mud or
dust The "Caterpillar" has been
built particularly to overcome all
these weather handicaps, and Is
steady, reliable 52 week farm
hand.
Commercial Cars
To Be Exhibited
Soon in Mid-West
A national commercial vehicle
show will be held in the middle
west late in 1929, preliminary
details of which were announced
today by the motor truck com
mlttee of the National Automo
bile chamber of commerce, which
is sponsoring the event.
The exhibition will include all,
types of trucks, 'buses, taxicabs,
delivery wagons, and special ap
paratus vehicles.
A national motor transports-
tion convention will be held at
the same time for the benefit of
users, and Including various
groups which are especially inter
ested in commercial - transports-
On Auto Row
By P. PRESOOTT '
Loder brothers, tho latest addi
tion to Salem'a antomoblla raw.
wish to ' than the local residents
for the reception received since
opening their sales room on Cen
ter street, Tho brothers hare sold
three new Graham-Paiges and two
of the 1928 models, besides sev
eral nsed, cars.
The new DeSoto building on
Marlon street will be given the
first touches of interior finishing
this week when plasterers will get
to work. The concrete floor will
also be started this week. Work
cn the walls and roof is completed
with the exception of finishing the
front. -
All employees of the Valley Mo
tor company were recently shown
a film of service methods pro
duced in the Ford laboratories.
The local company has received
national recognition for their ser
vice floor and seem to be out to
put Salem on the country's auto
map with a larger star.
A. G. Randall of Woodburn has
rejoined the force of the F. W.
Pettyjohn company as repersenta
tlve in that town. Another recent
addition to the staff of the Nash
agency is R. G. Stillman with th:
rating of a salesman.
Biddy Bishop joined the cara
van Of Oldsmobile dealers and dis
tributors that passed through
cere baturday on its way to San
tion: A. J. Brosseau la vice pres
ident of the commercial vehicle
division, of the automobile cham
ber. The following have been in
vited to serve as the advisory
committee on the show: Paul W.
Seller, General Motors truck;
Martin L. Pulcher, Federal; Wal
ter C. White, White; Howard E.
Sneathen, Dodge Bros.; W. S.
McAfee, International Harvester.
REMOVES LIGHT RIMS
Friction tape wrapped around
the rim of the headlight and given
a quick pull will usually remove
the lens without any danger of
breaking the glass and without
scarring the rim. A little grease
will make the job easier the next
time.
Francisco for a preview of the
new Viking eight, a production of
General Motors In the Oldsmobile
plant. . Approximately 50 . men
were la the party which will re
turn lata this week. . .
After doing special ' work in
Hudson-Essex shops in Los Angel
es, L. E. Kelthley returned Friday
to the service force of the State
Motors, local dealers of those
lines.' Keithley is recognized as
one of the best mechanics In-Oregon
for. Hudson products. Harold
Millard has also joined the State
Motors and has the duties of used
car manager
Henry Finley doubled up his
time taking a vacation at Newport
during the clear weather and mak
ing several Reo sales in the coast
town. The temperature was ap
preciably higher though hot quite
warm enough v for surf bathing,
Finley reports.. "
A mark for the-local dealers to
shoot at during the auto show at
the next stale fair was made by a
Chicago firm during the recent
show there. Blfd-Sykes company
of the Windy City sold 202 new'
Graham-Paige cars to retail trade
between January 26 and Febru
ary 2. ' :;v I
Salem is making a try at such
records with allowance for tho
alleged winter slump If tho unr
loading of more than 10 carloads ;
of autos this week is any indica
tion. Some of the dealers bring
shipments continuously over the
highway from Portland' adding
still more to the new car sales
here.
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Knowing tires as We do, we know that
KELLYS will give our customers
complete satisfaction. Try one -you'll
buy the rest of the set without
urging.
"Jim- "Biir
The Station with a Clock
Phone
44
Fitzgerald-Sherwin
Motor Co.
Chemeketa and Kaerty. Streets
rignre Lke a Financier .
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1028 Chrysler 72 .
Roadster .......... .$1250
1929 Chrysler 08 " .-' : "
Roadster '.'. iwZLl.f473
1027 Chrysler 70 -.,...;'-'"'
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1029 Chrysler 70
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Motor Co. ' .
' Chemeketa and liberty
, , Telephone 1183
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To boys and girls a fine pencil .
Viil ' be giren absolately free to
every girl or boy attending oar sale
dtrrins the(openhrjr day.
The month of February marks the anniversary for the completion of
oar tenth year in the Cycle Bosiitess in this location -in Salem.
We have enjoyed a very fine business during the past ten years and
. .. jL.e uuuaands of friends and customers, who will be glad to
n celebrating our tenth anniversary.
During the past three months we have completely remodeled and re-"
furnished our entire store, staking it possible for us to give even much
better service than we have in the past, and we are now proud to say
that we can offer to the people of Salem the
To show our appreciation for the fine business that we have enjoyed during the past 10 years we are going to
offer our friends bur " ,
Never before such a saier never before such low prices -only a ew items listed here, but you will find our en
tire stocks of Bicycles, Tires, Used Motorcycles, Children's Wheel Goods and Accessories reduced from 10
Ileavy Rubber
Pedals
$1.50 value
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Scott's Heavy Service
Bicycle
Regular $50.00 wheel
Velocipedes ,
: All sizes and . models
2,6 00
"DevU Dog"
Bulb Horns for bicycle
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Repair Dept
We pride ourselves on matn
mhntmg the most complete
and efficient repair shop In
tho state wo have two fac
tory trained mechanics and
are of ferine special prices on
motor repair Jobs for the
next 80 days. ITe are not
permitted to offer discounts
on motorcycle and bicycle
replacement 4 parts, or . new
motorcycles.
, ' 32-in. Genuine
; Horsehide Coats
.fm"hpskin collars
While they last :
liav Bee Spotlights
Clincher; Casings :
Fine "Heavy Stud" clincher
Bicycle Casings
OEQS on.
U. S. Cbato Tread Kcycle Enamel -
Bicycle Tire Foor iUteeTBt hta
QS.95 : 35?. ?ns ,
-ScootersV! - 3IQ-QOSu:
12-in wheel, ball bearings . ' .
Large rubber tires ,; Helmets
Retails $5.00 ; . :. .
c " 7 , .Good leather, full lined
s . special . . , , rmrm
03.00 yv53
Bicycle Tires v Bicycles ;
Fisk Premier a good 1 Boys and girls models
standard - make tire $26.00 value
; Special v ; . Anniversary Special ' -
Cti.Q; on. .- - ao.go V:.r
147 So. Commercial St.
""Pearson's"
Wheel Horns
A real noise maker
Retails $1.25
Grips ;
Rubber handlebar grips :
40c value
' - h Skates : -; '
- ..,: ';."- 'pair. .
Finest " quality ' ball ' beaing
I -. 4t : Skates i .;. -;
. pair . '
i The Cycle Man
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Harley-Davidson Service
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Telephone C3
REBUILT KOTTCtCYCLB &cr $40.oo UpTER? ti TRADE ACCEPTED
Attention Out Board
, ' Motor Owners
TTe are In a position to five
yon expert repair service on
any make of Out Board motors-let
mm hare your motor
troubles. - We guarantee sat
isfaction. '