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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1929)
12 The New Oregon Statesman. Salem Oreron. Sunday Morning February 17; 19i9 said Mr. Clarke, "aid in many cases the motorist's dollar will do Almost double work-during these DESOTO SIX i ; ,. IF JOTO S ager of.the"compasy to he one cf their most popular, will be In ef. feet "at" all-Western Antn stores rThe purchasing power of the mo torist's dollar will be greatly en hanced at Western Auto during this semi-annual ; dollar v. week," Safety Accidents ft ays of epeclal alues. LIE M1LLI0 from February 16 to February 23. 1 cbolet to W Production Of New Six Set . For- Capacity of' 16 . M X Great Plants - - Wifh Its IB great factories ap proaching s capscity production ; basis, the Chevrolet Motor .com. pany at thin time la preparing for V( the greatest year ; In it ; history -Tentative production schedules ar- - ranged for 1929 call for an out- v pnttof more than 1.250,000 carf 5v nd truckf, shattering all. 'former y records. -In' this connect Ion;.; of fl- I clalg declared that . If thecurrent ; demand persists tt is probable, that -.the jchedule will ho retsed up J;i wards to . satisfy , silW "require- . . , The opening ef netr assembly plarfls at Atlanta and Kansas City lastprearr increasing the company's i- prof action facilities by more than ;'2COiO00 units annually, has en ; f ald the manufacturing division y to 'enter the year in. 'excellent coa ; ditlon to cope with the moat exact- ing sales' demand. Via - addition to 'expanding the- company's produc--' tivet capacity, the opening of these y factories will speed np deliTerles '; to owners.';:.;" y " :; yy ' Activity at the giant motor 'c plaijt at Flint, Mich., is Increasing dally and the assembly and sheet . metal plants tbvrjs are also oper c ating' on one of the heariest ache : du!4s in their history x v Xiii ;V Assemble ; on Coat 'V , A large t addition , to the small . pars plants in Bay City has put thla; huge factory ia position to fbeedlly handle the increased vol note demanded of It. The foundry - at Saginaw, Mich.,, already one of the world's' largest, has been near. :' ly doubled . in size. 'Additions and ..'alterations. to bring; about greater ., efficiency hare been installed in -; the transmission plant la Toledo ' and: the gear and axle and drop forge plants in Detroit. ISne assembly plants In the fol lowing cities are now approaching a capacity basis: Flint, Mich.. Tar i rytdwn,.N. Buffalo. N. Y., Kor- J wood.? Ohio, Janesvllle, Wis., SL 'J Louis. Mo.. Kahsaa. City. Mo., and ! Oakland, Cal. In connection with i eaco ef these large factories in an . equally large Fisher Body plant. where the popular bodies of that "mafce are built, finished and fitted to theCheTTolt chassis. i' V v , 1 addition to the foregoing fa. cilltles, i&e Chevrolet Motor com. pany maintains an export plant at Bloomfield, N. J., .where .Chevro let motors." transmissions, ' - etc.. 'are packed' for shipment to all quarters-of the world. - rr 3S ? '. She is helping traffic officers throoehout the PKaficCoaatin acampeign'of education which fa help to to reduce acddems. Her own car, aHupmobfle, fa equfpped with a safety torn signal So that niotonsts ara wefl warnedas to turning; sppirig and slowing: down. License Fees and Gas Tax rise Over 50 Per. Cent . .... "". ...... , way Income Comb Of State High Motor, vehicle license feer and i voting an issue -of $100,006,000 toe gasoline tax comprised more than fifty per cent of the road in come of. the states in 192?. ac cording to the research depart ment of the American Automobile association. " I The national rtotonne body piloted out that the gas tax com prised 23 percent p( the total In come for the year and tanked sec ond as ar source : of taxation, 'at compared to; fifth place in 1923. 1924 and 1925. - The A. A. A. said that figures secured -i through the bureau of public roads for 1927 show that 12 per cent of the total state road Income of I739.765.25S or 90,97J,230. was derived from the, sale of highway road and bridge bonds', and from Jiighwar road and bridge bonds and from notes: 35 per cent, or $259,854,-1 78 g ; wan derived from mntnr . I hide fees, and slightly less than 23 per cent, or $119.818, 473 was derived from gasoli i j taxation. Federal aid 'amounted to $80.- 59,671 forming 10 per cent "of the total. -' - --; . The statement, says. that accord ing to latest -available figures. 3 1 states have' an ? bustanding read ind bridge bond. Indebtedness of 860.ooo.oeo... - r ; brought the total, number of states with Issues of state bonds out standing to 32. I The A. A. A. . research depart ment points but that "interest dn steroad bonds as well as retire ment of principal, in 25 states is paid wholly or In part from either the motor vehicle fees or from gas oline taxation, and in some states from both.' V At the same time,, the national motoring body warned that while car owners have always been ready to submit to direct taxation for road building, there is a ten dency In some states to over-burden the ' motorist, and legislators should proceed cautiously. OUD PRESENTS. E XCLUSIVE 1 CXCTCH SAVED : The driver who gets away first when the - lights change or any traf fie opens up so he can "cross the- through street, -has a lesson In car care for the slower starting driver..: He stays in low and sec ond.' speed Instead -' of shifting quickly to high and laboring his motor. ; Slipping the clutch is also not necessary and does not. wear In the recent election, Iowa, by it as fast. , j A qew model supplementing th other seven passenger types in the latest line of Oakland "All-Amerl can sixes is announced today by the Oakland Motor Car Co. Known at the special four-door sedan the new car is built to take the place of the landau sedan in the previous 'All-American series, f . While following In exterior de sign the regular 4 -door sedan, the new. model carries luxurious in terior equipment and refinements as well as striking new exterior Duco combinations. .. . .1. Upholstery of a superior qual ity of mohair, genuine pecan wood garnish rails, -vanity case and smoking set and rubber floor mat with felt back are new features o! the special sedan, which also has the adjustable driver's seat, ebony finish Instrument panel, non-glare rear view mirror and other' ad vanced body refinements common to all Fisher-Oakland bodies. ' : Wheels are in natural wood fin lab. and at extra cost may be re placed with six wire wheels and trunk rack, the spares carried In front fender wells. Beautifully contrasting shades of lawn "and oiark green Duca finish the. body, fenders and hood, while stripings and mouldings are of pioneer or ange and moonstone gray. The DeSoto ; sir,' s product of Chrysler .Motors,, has experienced a marked stimulation of public In terest and retail sales following its initial and highly successful show. Ing at the recent New TorkAuto-. mobile show, factory report dis close. ... : r '' ?3;4:; ?T Although it was its first exhibit at the NeV York shoV, the DeSoto six attracted an -enormous amount of . favorable attention at each of the : three 'places where it was- ex hibited: the Grand Central palace, the Hotel Commodore and the Ho? tel Pennslvaniau Modeip revealing tJbV-caracteristl features -of beauty and laxuriouli comfort excited Interest .and . ad. miration wherever ehjtwn."-. . rt'This; public ; interest jduring the s"hpw Is .being followed by-an un precedented number ef retail sales reported during' and following the show by dealers la. New York and the Metropolitan area". Dealers in and? around,; New , York reported increased i sales, crowded 'show rooms and large numbers of pros pects whose interest in the car was directly traceable' to one . or. an other of the DeSoto six show exhibitions.- 'v'...'' The DeSoto six dealers lunch eon, held during' the New, York show in the Hotel Commodore, is believed to be ; the largest assem blage of its kind ever gathered to gether by a" motor car organization as young as the DeSoto. DeSoto six dealers " and 'their associates from all over the United States crowded Into the grand ball room of the Hotel Commodore to hear Walter P. Chrysler and hlsasso clates review the remarkable" ac complishments of the DeSoto six since Its' announcement last. Au gust and predict ' ah even more brilliant success during the com ing season, ' The successful showing of the DeSoto six at the New York show Is' being duplicated at all th.e oth er automobile- shows throughout the country where it Is on exhi bition, officials say. C '- m : I 1 v Z fr ; y-- . -" "- ' - " ' '''" " i- ' ' ""'!V " -w ' -Sf ' " ' "k 94m V Chevrolet of Caievrollt Historyyou will perer appreci. " ;r . "ate wnat a wonaenui acnieiiemcui n uuu jr o f . r ; wheel and drive. So this . week has been set aside as -; - National Demonstration Week and you ic cordtaUy : lJ" :: invited to come in and drive tbis sensational automobile." ; ; . f Not only is the new siiKTUndervalve-m-head motor 325 f : more powerful, with coirespondmgly higher' speed and faster accejeration . . . riot only does it provide a fuel- i ; economy of better than twenty miles to the gallon but ii- it operates with such marvelous iixcytirider smoothness t that you almost forget there is a motor under the hood! K Tr flk.t TV- uvl V t , ill III v X N f X v . I 1 "in I in i v i i i i ii . nV I nil -U al( a. vr- t v - a5 i, iiiiti iiiii ilia r jy " irr hbw u fTfyr s ' - .sOk . Semi-Annual Sale Of Western Auto Going This Week Twice a year, the Western Auto Supply company, said to be the largest retail distributors of au tomobile supplies in the, world, offers automobile owners of the west, a week of even greater bar gains in automotive equipment than usual. b This safes event, which is de clared by Willis Clarke, local man-1 i k 1 SJBW'SI if Regardless of the car you. may now be driving-rcome drive this new Chevrolet Six. Come in today! -a Six in the price range of the four! - t 1 w i The CO AC rnsrsSB awy . $675 24545 .. AO lfa . h. fmctmn. Flint. Mich McLmmIm.. Sedan - SCCtC rjidivcn J Douglas McKay Chevrolet Co. 430 Nl Commercial Street, Tel. 1802 .. v ..,, . Associate Dealers: Dallas Chev. Co., Dallas Ball Bros Turner Geo. Dorr, Wood burn Hallady's Garage, Monmouth Wm. Predeck, Mt. Angel QUALITY AT LOW - ' '.!-.-. , ' ' I--. COST S Come In Arid See The New V r . - ; -.- : ' ' --.'' . : : ,. . X K i 1- '--.V'. - ;"-.- : - . . r. i-.-- : - . - . -1" : .V . t r ' ' . - - y. .. . "; -j , .- ; TOU will find some of the important i more, you get all these advantages with TJL new 1929 features listed, above on.' - out a penny of extra cost.7 Every necessary , several of the new carsbut the only, accessory . . hydraulic shock absorbers rnew car tnat has all of them w the new , j bumpers front and rear . ; ; even tire " - Nash 'MOCri ; . r; V, . locks . . . are installed atthe factory -Each one of these npw refinements gives :Vr. ; ; - ; added pleasurctb driving a car: And all 7 nfivaflNa,hi;400,ifa s of them together mean more delightful, 'iatweidiabort 5frw':1rious, motoring than you; -I ..have ever known before. ,r; .V.-,?,.; mak s,ng -skentt"di";;vf?-''. BTIt t r y " fc til 11 Five chassis sixes and eights prices ranging from $885 to $2495.- Car illustrated is Model 15, six-cylinderive-passenger Sedan. $1195 (special equip ment extra). All prices at factory. 1 , Lars? - ; v - - " " j " - ' I: taST? ' Graham-Paige presents nciv sixes and eights-of. added ;beauty,i improved performance, tandy we believe, even greater value. These new models succeed those which in 1928- established ' ancw all-time record "for first year sales volume. I We want you to see them and to enjoy : a demon stration of the ' thrilling performance, of the Graham-Paige four-speed " transmission : (two high sjpeeds standard gear shift). . . -- I ; -"T When you buy a Nash ;M00y further- r400,; the facts are even stronger! , ; V Telephone J2C0 ' ' 5 ti.----. tG5 Ncrlh -Ccsuaercial Street - . ..... .-.' (;'.v - i. " - - ' ' ...... v -s v . vV: : . - - -Graham-Paie Sales and Service for. Marion , .; ..-:-"" f -;..--- 'L,- yy ' and Polk Counties . v ' .'T- 1 ' . .. a wj ycaiqrou". oaicm, wrejjen. w,;irnone ou ; . r - 77 ;" :' yfrti-:-yF :A:A i i -AFTca tat3-seli-we Kmnr .est.. (9397) 023S-4) TT