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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1929)
Ml Ann nn'iT in r -IVIli Deafli Beckons Coast Motorists K Will J I 111 U ILfll bib IliSPECTIIIH) Many Precision Operations V Make to Conform Jo : . Finest Limits '..V . Thousands of visitors who have son through the recently opened pleat of the Oakland; MotOT Car company, at Pontiae, Mick hare received an accurate conception of fhs meaning of ."precision manu facturing' a 1 1 1 1 1 e-understood phrase that for a number of years has been Identified with the' au tomobile industry.' C r v In this plant, where .nearly all buildings ' are completely within the past two years, and where equipment Is of the finest preci sion' type yet devised, light rays and .diamond recoil - tests, - and many other methods of measur ing accuracy, combine to hold a number of manufacturing opera tions accurate to within one en- thousandth of an Inch, the equiva lent of less than seren Inches n a mile. F 000 Inspectors At Work To achieve this exactness, an army of - upwards of I0 Inspec tors checkv every operation in 'the Oakland nd Pontiae motor build ing and ear assembly lines, using for this work guages far more exacting than the human eye. Ev eryone of these gauges periodically is subjected to the Inspection of the Johansson master block gauge which correctly measures limits up to two-millionth of an inch. Insnection of small parts reeelv od at the unloading docks is done through a device of such accuracy that the recoil of a tiny diamond, suspended from . a . fine watch spring, correctly notes the slight est deviation in the hardness of the metal tested. Crankshafts and flywheels are balanced by an Ingenious machine which utilizes the unerringecur aey of a reflected beam of light The operator can tell at a glance how much the shaft or wheel Is out of balance, at what angle and marks it for the machine operator who removes the excess stock by grinding. Crankshafts are tested for a balance variation of not more than three-eights .of an Inch ounce. , - '; - 'i- ' am TRAFFIC REGULATED la the Spring, perhaps more thaa any other time of the year, weirdly picturesque Death Val ley lores the motor ' tourist. Good roads now network this land of stillness and little rain. Illustrations show Silver Anni versary Buick scoot sedaa at interesting valley points and pamdar t ruins of old boras mill, relic of . Tweaty-lf ale ' Teaar? days. t i r l i u ; -:- .x - t-.rr i rs; .45-' . '-SSI?-:' ' " . A - " . f ' . . .. jsii&mmm-- inammmmm--- wim i sMsaseessaesesMBseigiaMea - .-sssssjSssaWMSfci.iww.w ''iiawwwssses'WWS'ss'' " , On To Death Valley NotVeryHot Three state traffie officers pas , ' sed out CO tickets to MeMinnville : and Yamhill motorists last week for illegal lights. TWIN ROCND-W NEXT TEAR The Twin Round-Un held in Al- bany last fall aroused such state wide Interest that it will be re-- peated-this year on an enlarged , scale. . "Last call for Death valley."' To the uninitiated this may not be a tempting Invitation, but to the motorist versed in the lore of this wierd and picturesque des- hert wonder spot in southeastern California It signifies the ap proach of summer torrid nees in this historical section and the ad vent of the bewilderingly beauti ful desert' floral season. ' Until the first of the . coming May, Death valley will be visited by thousands of coast motorists; all intent upon viewing the magie spring desert flora display and ex periencing for the last time until next winter sets in, the enthral ling panorama this vast expanse of sand and salt affords. A silver anniversary Buick se dan scout car, dispatched by deal ers comprising the Pacific coast Buick distributing organization of tho Howard Automobile com pany, returned from a reconnoit jerlng trip to all the principal points of Interest fa Death val ley last week and reported that both road and climatic conditions at that time were-ideal for travel ers. Otto J. Wilson is local dealer tor the Bulck-ear. . "The roads In the valley at the present time are excellent firm and smootb--and will remain so until the present desert touring season Is over, declared J. R. Bradford,, pilot of the Howard Buick. The Bradford party ex plored the famed Devil's Golf Course, visited awe-inspiring Dante's View and spent two nights at the new Furnace Creek Inn, the sole modern hostelry in Death, valley. - REO SHIPMENTS III FEBflilliE BIS Reo shipments ran at the high est February rate in the history of the company, according to In formation released by Richard H. Scott, president and general man nger. "Shipments In this month are substantially in excess of those for the corresponding period a year ago which Incidentally was the biggest February we have ever en Joyed. 0ur pleasure car shipments easily double those of last Febru ary, due In part to the favorable reception that Is being accorded to the new Flying Cloud Mate; while shipments of the new speed wagon 'models are being limited not by orders but by the ability of the production department to awing into full stride on the new models. . . QUICK PICKUP IS raoFracins With almost universal "adop tion of traffic signals, even In the smaller cities, automobile manu facturers year after year have giv en increasing study to building cars to meet the present congest, ed driving conditions. This has resulted in the development of engines to provide speedier pick up for fast get-away In traffic. ' By merely watching the per formance of various automobiles when the traffic lights at a street intersection switch from "red" to "green", one may readily note those cars having exceptional ac tivity. Those ears with power plants permitting a faster get away sweep far ahead of the cars employing a sluggish motor, and consequently their drivers are less bothered by heavy traffic condi tions. Among the first cars to meet this traffic condition was the orig inal Whippet produced by the Willy-Overland company. . These cars were noted for their high ac tivity factor In heavy traffie and soon became recognized ' as the Ideal typo In tho low priced field for town use. An Improvement In ti'atflc per formance over the original Whip pet fours and sixes recently lntro- Pettyjohn' Used Car Week Opens Spring Season with Opportunity for You duced by tho -Toledo manufactur er. In this day of congested traffic In cities,' the majority of drivers seldom, if ever, resort to low. speed from a standing start for a get-away" in traffie. Usu ally, they resort to second speed, and it is the cars with a fast sec ond speed get-away that are the first away la traffic General Motors Sales Go Up By Favorable Mark During tho month of February General Motors dealers delivered to consumers 138,570 ears, accord ing to an announcement by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., president. This com pares with 132,029 for the corres ponding month last year, an in crease of C.841 cars, or S per cent for February this year. Sales by Genera Motors manufacturing ,dIT visions to dealers totalled 17.5- 148 cars, as compared with 189,- 231 for February of the year pre. vlous, an Increase this year of 6,- 91C cars, or 3.5 per cent. DODGE OUTLOOK GOOD In anticipation of unprecedent ed spring sales and deliveries. reaching their peak in April and May, shipments of cars by rail from the Dodge Brothers' plants in Detroit are totaling many thousands wekly. This total. when combined with "drive aways" and export shipments Is placing the company on-one of the heaviest seasonal production schedules In Its history. Five loading docks are in constant use In carrying out this program. owittestg etaway greatest hillciimbing :e V V" nimblest chano Biried of pace in Buick ft all com aiid proof awaits voii at the wheel! Get behiiicl the and the facts w SESJES lid Sedaas - $1220 So $1320 Coope . 1199 tolf 1250 Sport Car - $1225 SERIES 121. Sedaas - $1450 to $1320 Coupes - $1395 to $1450 Sport Car - $1325 CHOOSE jour car on a business basis! Arrange with us to take the wheel and prove lor yourself Buick's performance supremacy; Learn why Buick outsells by more than two-to-one any other,car listing'sbove l200. Then let us ex plain the G. M. A. C Time Payment Plan, which -has helped scores of thousands to own Buicks Buick Motor Compsny, Flint, .Michigan DiumijfGrlMmC0rprm$im Sedans . Coapes ' ; Sport Crs- SEBJES 129 $lt75to$214. $1525to These prices L o. b. Buick Fac tory, special equipment extra,; ConTeoient terms can be ar saaged on the liberal G. M. A. C Time Payment Plan. BU our WITH MASTERPIECE BODIES BY FISHES. OTTO J. WILSON 388 N. Commercial rHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT ;:;BUICK Telephone 220 WILL BUILD THEM1 EntireStockofF eUsed Cars 10! Kemarkable Opportunity to Purchase Used Gars of Quality and Value at Money Saving Prices . c!JtJin)n(5n(Sijs diteeis Have always voiced approval, of Pettyjoh ns business methods which have contrib uted much to lift the used automobile to its proper place in. automobile merchandis ing. Those methods aire reflected in the. splendid cars of fered during this week; NOTICE THESE EXC ELLENT OFFERINGS 1926 Chryifcr i'60'! Sedan 1927 Hupp 6" Sedan 1927 Oldimobile DeLuse Coach 192? Naih Ligbt Six Coupe 1926 Buick Standard Sedan1 . r . 1926 Buick Standard Six Coach 1 1926 Nash Special Six Coach 1925 Jewett Big Six Coach . 1926 Studebaker Spec Six Coach : - 1926 Nash Special Six Coach ; ,. 1926 Nash Special Six Coupe , 1 Cars Listed Below Under $300 Bargain Buys Ford Coupe (1926) Chevrolet Sedan V -Ford Roadster 1 Buick Touring . , Nash Touring Ford 4-door Sedan Jewett Touring OaklahdTouring ' . Dodge Touring ; We suggest that you inspect bur used car stock today. The very car . you wish to own may have been sold if you wait until tomorrow. The opportunity is yours to day. : Our showrooms are open in the evening. Convenient terms easily arranged. Lf o-jv. t TT- . . ' . - V ' 365 North Commercial Street . jieicpnons iucr MldDTtdDE' Can Cmiaiflnity wnttHKiDmil; stejpipDimg unit (off v 4:1 o o fJ W ' IS. TTlIE New Pontiae Big' Six is a low- beauty attained by the Ue of stunnins nriced car. Iu vices nnre as low at new Fisher bodies. J , ' S7iS. But that fit where lU similarity to ther low-prieed cars ends. In per- formsfnef in style, in luxury, it offers the adraataces of a fine big car. It has all the superb smoothness and lack of vUmtk cliaracttristic of a big car. : It offers the big' car symmetry and P flS $tfS,f.m, h. Pimttme, MUk mhii JmKimj rhmrgm. tmmmpmt mm4 wtrn Jr VICK BROTHERS Thus it is that the new Pontiae' Is abling progresaiTe buyers to step up the cfuality of their automobiles with out stepping out of the low-priced field. Come in to examine it and drive it. Learn by investigatibn what a decidedly advantageous buy!?. it represents; gmm Jb mtgmhtr ifmtmtml mi ' flmrmymm High Street at Trade 1: Telephone 1841 - tnilteslde Motor CcC, Corvallto, OregoB ; ' Irrbas Ganger Albaajv Oregoa; Silrertea Ucior Car C04 Silvertoa, Oregoa; C J. Shreeve Jk Sob, Dallas, Oregon; T, D. Pomeroy. Isklepeadeaee, Oregoa;. Fred Tr Bfltrea, ScJo, Oregon; Ebner Fitzgerald, Lcbaii, OregoBf Aasuas Service Statioa BrowmsTin, Oigon; H. W.' Majrto, Waldport, Oregoa; Bone Brothers, Turner, Oregoa ; Henry C. Honemaa, Harrisbwrg, Oregoa; " Fred Goocb,BUU Oty, Oregon, t' .tub fvri a : .: - . . - heel 7 r "1 ... V.;: : .. I . ft- it - J-. 1 Nash Autcniobilcs " Dealer :J: Federal Trucks v "After W4 Sett We Serve." r .1 . . gNKKAkV MO TO as it