The New OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. OregoivTfaursday Morning March 21. 1929 15 lOElBfflS Public Demands Color and Design in v Ever-Improving Types Cultural advances made by the Amercian people during the last 50 years have evoked interest and s urprise among the older nations. Prior to the Civil war an Ameri can who called himself an aftist or who pretended to an apprecia tion of art. was regarded as ab normal: or perhaps subnormal; would he the better word, says John X. Willys or -the Willys-Overland company. In the last half century," how pver. Americans have abundantly achieved their necessities. Food. ;!tt ltcr, and clothing have been on in plenty. Of recent years the Anierican people, as a nation, have tome to emulate older civiliza tions. Having pained their neces i'dUa, they have turned to luxur ies and culture. The coniparative h new appreciation of art. In Us l est and truest sense, is reflected every where in the national life; tn the homes, the gardens, the -furniture, the dress, in everything t!iat American people use. Among the proudest possessions cf the typical American family is its motor car, or can. A man may be known by the car he keeps. and by the way he keeps It. Little wonder, then, that art has fairly burst its way ' Into the intensely practical and mechanical field of the automotive industry. The me chanical genius is as much of, a prize on an automobile engineer ing staff as be ever was; but in these days a genius in artistic de sign is one of the star contribu tors to the success of an automo tive creation. Practical America wants cars that will perform. But further, America insists upon hav ing performing cars of Beautiful and artistic design. "During a recent-tour of Europe as chairman of the Foreign Trade committee of the National Auto mobile chamber of commerce; I was struck by a note of interna tionalism that has entered the field of automotive design. Thii is something new'state Willys. .Not so long ago, a person only casually familiar with automo biles could identify an American car, a French car. an Italian or a German car, an English or a Bel gian car at a glance. Now, how ever, the cars of praeQally all countriese closely conform to the fundamental principles of sound design. And fundamentals of good design are no different in one country than they are in another. This international conformity means, to me at least, that the world's automotive artists have achieved an ideal in proportion. In balance, in the execution of lines and curves, in the handling of colors. PLYMOUTH SEDAN PLEASES GIANT nni.ijujwiii'! " '" S nnaiiSH uiifinr namr in im I fiiuL iu PO'PM IS EXPDBT or nearly eight time3 as many as in th? same period last year. t Among the markets recently opened to the Graham Paige are Japan. Ciiua, Java, and the Dutch East Indies, and these countries are already absorbing a goodly portion of the export shipments. Foreign Trade Won Rapidly by New Product In Do mestic Market Solid Comfort Jack Earl, world's tallest man, who hails from El Paso, Texas, Is. eight feet, six inches la height and la not an easy individual to fit in clothing or anything else. He had great diffi culty In obtaining a "car to accommodate his mammoth frame until he discovered the Plymouth sedan at the Chicago Auto Show. Then he found his personal transportation problem was finally solved. Photos show Earl beside hi car with an average sized man, and the ease and comfort with which he cam alt in the drivers seat of the Plymouth. - Graham-Paige, which In its first year attained a record-breaking sales volume of more than $S0, 000.000 worth of automobiles, is rapidly gaining a place close to the leaders in export business. Not only has the new product of the three Graham brothers taken hold rapidly in foreign countries, but a great increase in the dealer or ganization abroad assures the company the benefits of world wide distribution. Graham-Paige cars are now on sale in virtually every country of the world, hand led by dealers operating under 115 overseas distributors, of which 11 have bsen obtained this year. The-remarkable gain in popular ity of the Graham-Paige abroad is evidenced by the fact that in the first two months of 1929, export shipments, (not including Hawaii, Canade, and Cuba), totaled 2224, to e COST FOUND LOW The scale of touring costs In Europe can now be brought into the realm of the average pocket book, just as they are in this coun try, according to the foreign tra vel division of the American Au tomobile association. i The national motoring body says that the selection of steamship ac commodations, hotels and seasons enter largely into the question and deserve special (consideration if the car owner desires to limit ex penditures. "Only recently a party of young ladles, under direction of the for eign travel division-, toured Eur ope at an average cost o $5 per day for each person." says the A. A. A. W BIB POT OUT B'l MILLER The Miller Rubber company has announced prdouction of a new line of moderately priced balloon; tires, with extra thick tread anj, deep cut tread design, built te withstand the demands of mod ern driving conditions. "Russ" Smith, local dealer, will handle the line in Salem. This line of tires, which will bo known as the new Medalist, has a particularly 6n,appy, high-cla.-i appearance, combined with excel lent wearing qualities which ap peal to the motorist who drives his car only moderate distance.-, and who does not wish to invest in tires that give such extreme., mileages as the regular Miller geared-to-the-road or Do Lux lines. The tread design is new and dis- ' tinctive, very deep, and with an abundance of nfbber to maintain its anti-skid features throughout the life of the tire. Its-long, heavy sides give ample protection to side walls in rough and rutty roads. PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. JO CAP) Ten aliens were sent to Seattle today to join deporters there for the east coast and En rope or the Orient by R. P. Bon ham, district director of immigration. Spring Opemmg n a set of :r tires I! i So you may enjoy driving this spring and summer without any tire trouble ' . Tire Service Telephone 313 ' Kuss" Smith 199 S. Commercial EW PLYMOUTH CAR Phot huge affair 23 Acres of Floor Space Oc cupied on One Level in Structure i ,vF mJ St if Tsan I O if " See amid Compare The Our display room filled with all models for your inspection -tonight COME to IWikoini . 388 N; Commercial The new Plymouth auto man ufacturing plant, at Lynch Road and ML Elliot Are.. Detroit, has bsen thrown open to the inspec tion of visitors interested in the most modern methods of motor car production. This huge manufactory, only reJ eently placed In Operation, is one of the most modern and complete ly equipped in the country. It oc cupies 23 acres of floor space and is the largest single floor struc ture of its kind in the country. The plant Itself Is 2,490 feet and with the 40 acre plot on which it stands represents an investment of oyer $10,000,000.00. Due to this single floor plan. it has been made possible, through the use of 12 miles of conveyo." machinery to produce 1.000 cars a day, when- operations are on a single shift basis and 2.000 cars on a two-shift basis. Two thousand nine hundred and forty Individual machine tools, all operating under their own motor power, perform the myriad of functions necessary to make the various parts of the en gines, control and running gear. - GRUELLING TESTS inn MET BY KEIV TlflE A new standard of service, miles ahead of previous performance, has been aet by the new Seiber llng special service tire. The most gruelling road tests have only served to prove this tire the high mark of achievement for 1929 in the rubber, tire industry, accord ing to Walter Zosel Tire Shop, lo cal distributors of Seiberling tires. "The first thing to be said about this remarkable tire." Mr. Zosel explained, "is that it i s the result of design, not of accident. The tire, 10 per cent wider and 35 per cent deeper in tread, gives 40 per cent greater traction than any pre vious Sebierllag tire. "But that isn't all. A new rub ber compound "Afflnite devel oped by the Seiberling rubber com pany, gives the Seiberling special service tire 35 per cent greater wear. The achievement ia Frank A. Seiberllng's answer to the chal lenge of the new 1939 car mod els. The 1929 car will atart 27 per cent faster,' travel 2ttper cent farther, maintain top speed, If necessary, hour after hour, and atop 29 per cent , more quickly. f l Fire chassis sixes and eights prices ranging from $885 to $2495. Car illus trated is Model 612. six cylinder, five passenger, four deor Sedan, $935 (special 4uipnient extra). All prices at factory. e JN HfSii ... SAAAAM (inn iV 'r If Ipll I 1 l a I Illf ew 612 We present the new Graham-Paige Model 612 as a ihotor car of exceptional value not in some one or two features but throughout the entire car. The more thoroughly you examine the Model 612, the more evidence you will find of extra size, extra sturdiness and extra quality. 1 r ! The Motor, for example 62 brads horsepower; 2 ft" balanced crankshaft sup ported in seven extra large broase-back interchangeable main bearings; thermostatically controlled cooling with water jackets extending the full length of cylinder bore and completely surroundiag valve seats; adjustable si lent chain timing; positively driven gasoline pamp. water pump and generator; constant clearance alumlaam alloy pistons; exhaust from front of engine keeping heat away from driving compartment; engine mounted at fear points on rubber. 445 Center St. LODER BROTHERS Graham-Paige Sales and Service For Marion and Polk Counties Phone 450 A AM 1NG CALLS You to the Open Roddo mm M You are invited to visit our show room this evening and see our i com plete line of a- We have a-: couple special paint jobs we would like to have you see. -i Vallev. Motor -Co o Center and Libirty Ford Sales and Service