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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1929)
JL&&Vft i&3$&&XA JiX&lXi. i xTbeTJew- OREGON; STATESMAN Sateg Ofcgoit; SnndarBlorning Aff 2S 132. PARE THIRTEFN Y FIELD -TO. ERECT STATION THIS SUMMER Norman Type Architecture to Feature Beacon Air Way Chain Chrysler Motor Interests Mussolini Within 90 days a Richfield beacon light and service station is to be under construction on South Commercial Ktreet ac cording to advance announce nifnt made by the Richfield company which several month as acquired a suitable site lo cally for its Salem station. While the oil company will nut erect hotels it 1 expected to lease hotel Mtcs at tho locatkm of its various service stations. LOS ANGELES April 17. First announcement that serried stations of the Richfield' Airway beacon chain In the northwest will be of Norman architecture, in striking contrast to the Spanish style of the stations In California, was made in Los Angeles by W. H. Cotrel, service statlcn manager for the Richfield Oil company. The announcement eame as a surprise in view of previously pub lished statements that the Ideal stations of the great Richfield Neon "Lane of Light' from Mexi co to Canada would be uniform in design. Conform With Nature The contrasting character of the natural beauty of the north west was ascribed by Cotrel for the decision to vary the type of design. He showed press repre sentatives preliminary sketches showing the purposed stations' de sign marked by the sharply tower ing roofs and timbered walls char acteristic of Norman construction. "The beauty 4jVashington and ff.eg'on is a rugged one gigantic forests, towering hills, mighty rivers." explained Cotrel. "It is different from the more langorous charm of Eouthern California with its placid sea, palmed hillsides and Spanish-like atmospher. This dif ference our artists have caught, we believe. In the contrasting do-, sisn for the airway-highway sta tions south of Ml Shasta, and those north of that point. Type Distinctive "The low-built, white stucco, red-tile-roofeddesign of the south em stations, Spanish-American in tone, is most suitable to Califor nio. Just as appropriate equally as beautiful will be the distlnc If r'nm ... i, in jgw&at - iff.yili -IlllMi iMM- i'liW i "' " "" " l'---'-:-.-.- , - J ' iWlr 'I , r-kv - - - ' ENTRANCED! Premier Mw nlinl'aWwrf keen iarteaeet im taw CaWyalcr ?TT cotvn display at the an anal NtamoUIe aboir recently held in lamii. TIm tVeaaue Mnm Unl ia not re viewing the black shirt troops of the Fads rgaaiantina, or directing affairs of State of the ItalUsa' Corernment, bis interests o anally eeatar around merhnieol ochievemonta, porticwlorry automobile. PhoJ shows "11 Duec" with nrephcra of hi staff rrawhiinf the Chrysler tor, la which bin interest ia pronounced tive English-Norman stations which will line the highways in Oregon and Washington enroute to the Canadian line." Within the next 90 days. It is announced, beacons and towers will rise at 11 points in Washing ton and Oregon while the service stations will follow these beacon towers as rapidly as construction plans will permit. In this connection, Sfr. Cotrel took occasion to deny a rumor that Richfield has been planning the contraction of hotels t the beacon sites. He explained: "Highway Communities, Ine., the company working with lis on the plan for this monster chain of stations and towers of light, ex pects to grant leases for various construction. Hotel leases n o t Richfield win put up roadside hostelries, it may be anticipated, while garages, restaurants, and other concessions are sure to fol low. Richfield, however, Is not in the hotel business we are con cerned only with aiding aviation with our beacon chain and sup plying motorists with convenient service-comfort stations." You and every member of your family between the ages of 15 and 70 years are entitled to make ap plication for the Travel Accident Insurance Policy issued to States' man readers. LOCAL LAD WINS PRIZE Essay Ties for First Place FCenneih Morris o 3 THIS CITY IS S U B J E C T PoIIowfar Is the enar writtes hr Kn- oth Horria. now- atu4at at O. S. C, which tiad for first hoaora ia tha con test rarantly aponaorad br tha Xarioa county federation of eommnnitr rlnbs. Morria It the ton af Dr. and Ifra. Henry E. Morria of this city. The other euar for f irtt award waa written hy Mra. J. Ik atriciciana of Hubbard. Young Morria' essay it called "Salem, a Community f Community Builder" : Salem, the cherry city, the city beautiful, looms Into view as the great Fokker monoplane roars down the fertile valley of the Wil lamette. It is an inspiring sight that one sees. In the center of the city is the capitol and the su preme court building, surrounded by their luxurious grounds. We circle the city, slowly vola planing down to Salem's wonder ful new airport. We land and are Immediately whisked away to a fine new hotel. We spend a rest ful night and awaken the next morning, feeling happy and . in perfect physical condition. An ex cellent meal is set before us, and before we rise from the table we hare consumer a meal of excellent Oregon products. A car from the chamber of commerce is placed at our disposal as well as an ener getic young business man whoJs to act as our guide. We leave the chamber of com mere and drive eastward up State street. Presently we see to our left the . state house and the supreme court building. The state house grounds contain a wonder ful botanical garden, having an excellent collection of the - trees and shrubs known to North Amer ica. To our right we see the Wil lamette "university, an excellent liberal arts school and the best law school in Oregon. We enter the capitol building and take the elevator to the fourth floor, from which we climb up steep Iron stairs to the cupola, Due east we can see the state penitentiary, which houses 700 prisoners. It Is altogether self supporting and produces much lime and flax and other articles of commerce, due to its skilled convict labor. Bordering the state penitentiary and just to the north lies the Insane asylum. This houses the more dangerous ' and criminally insane persons. It has, Including the asylum farm, nearly 1500 inmates. Then, turning aside from the state institutions, we see within our midst fine res idences. Salem 1 known, aa the . "city beautiful" and Its Xlne homes certainly Justify that, appellation. Finally we leave the state house and visit -the various Industrial sites of the city. There are ten canneries In the city, two of which are perhaps the largest in Oregon. One of them, the Hunt Bros, can aery, nut out a world's record pack of SI 2,0 00 cans in 24 hours. These cans, if placed end to end, would reach from Salem to Al bany. We visit the Oregon Pulp Pand Paper company, a thriving paper concern with an excellent business future,' It produces linen cloth equal to the best Irish linen. Another textile concern is the Kay Woolen mills whose goods are of premier quality. And last, but not least, we visit the gigantic taw mill, the C. K. Spaulding mill, which supplies the building ma terials for. tie larger share of tha upper Willamette Ttlley. Time grows short and we must leave. There are yet many minor Industries which our lack ot time will not permit us to view. We have had time only -to see the largest concerns. "Sed tempos fuglt." and we must go. Again we re whisked "to the airport. . Another great Fokker monoplane roars : out ot the sky to come to a perfeet .three-point landing before us. ' We climb aboard and wavt farewell. Our plane heads Into the wind and we are circling the city. We look down and see the city, green with its tree's and shrubs, colorful with Its wonderful flowers. We look aside for a moment We look back and the city has faded form view. It has vanished like a dream, but the memory lingers still. And my thought turning back to the fair city I had left, I pon dered upon the beautiful example of community spirit It had shown. The Inhabitants of Salem had, through brotherly spirit and co operation, given It great enter prises, fair homes, and real beauty thus forming an ideal In eommun ity and personal relationships of which the noblest philosophers would say "Ne plus ultra." The Travel Accident Insurance Policy issued to Statesman readers is written by The North American Accident Insurance Co. Safety Island a Mile Long r .v.? a- i.4!- v ' . DROTIDSNCS, B. L, has built two safety islands, pearly a. mile In f length, on one of Its many line boulevards. The Islands allow for street Intersections, of course. . The above photograph, snipped by a National. Safety Council staff photographer shows how these Islands have been constructed on either side of the car tracks. ' They not only glTe better protection to waiting car riders but the also furnish a mid street sidewalk that can be used when necessary. 0.S.C.ISASKEDT0 HELP IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., April 16. (AP) Oregon State college has been called upon by the city of Portland, through II. E. Plummer. chief of the bureau of buildings, to assist in working out some plan which will prevent deaths from carbon monoxide gas poisoning in private garages. 1 The problem is to fix a standard for openings in garagos which will normally provide a clearing of the air within the structure if the mo tor of an automobile is left run ning while the car Is housed. Mr. Plummer has ashd the college how large such openings should be, how many may be needed Itnd how they should be placed. Other information bearing on the sub ject will be welcome. When the city gets- a report from the college on the matter, regulations covering ventilation of private garages will be drafted and turned over to Ibe council to be enacted as part ot the city building code. Read the Classified Ads. 'Xl g ... JOE Wn.T.Tahfg Sarvtoe Oat Batltfiae TTocncc I?i? Sei?vSe en Aim rJoEiec No matter what make of battery you have in your car, we're glad to give it the service it needs. On new batteries our suggestion is Willard Thread Rubber with quality built-in. ' "SERVICE THAT SATISFIES" Come here for Battery Service JOE WILLIAMS The WiUard Battery Man Center ft High Phone 1M rs, VI7THEN a Nash "400" leaves W the factory it -has beea fur nished with all items of equip ment, including chromium-nickeled bumpers, front and rear," hydraulic shock absorbers, tire lock and tire cover. There is no extra charge made thereafter (ot these items. So when you see, ia a motor car advertisement, a price quoted, and under it the words "All prices f.o.b. factory, you should make a mental note to ask the salesman for that car how much extra, over and above the' f. o. b. price, it will cost you to have a fully equipped car such as the Nash 'MOO." Some dealers (not Nash dealers) THE NEW t C A O t T IIirORTAIfT. "400" High compression motor High turbulence . New doable drop fxaeae Torsional vibration damper charge as much as $50 or $60 extra for bumpers alone. When you look into motor car prices, you will find cars of com petitive makes actually costing considerably more than a Nash "400" when delivered, fully equipped, nothing more to buy! "400" STA1IAR1 SIX With Flood light silvered, Fully Equipped, Nothing more to bay! . mm kt. . U CsJ H I WOH1 O ;l M MOT O R .A R' ;V A LU I. n mm n 2 Last Day Saturday. May 4th! 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A NashSpedsl Design Croas and rear bumpers 1 Exterior metal ware ch rotate plated over nickel- OettTisioafrqnf pillar poeti ' Telephone 1280 365 North Commercial Street w 4 v ; 9X440X FU1X 0A1XOON- IOOOO mi lea ?lMm . v VJbsternClsnt DA1XOOH with comaiMcrmitiAD A TTRE FOR EVERT CAK FPU EVERY USE FOR EVERY PURSE SIZE 29x4.40 (4.40-21) . 30x40 (40-21) 29x4.75 (4.75-20) . 30x5.00 (5.0CK20) .. 31x5.00 (5.00-21) . 30x525 (525-20) . 31x525 (52&21) . 30x5.77 (5.77-20) . 32x&00 (0.0O20) ,. 33x6.00 (6.00-21) . 32x620 (62020) . 33x6.75 (6.75-21) . SIZE k. V (11 xsbxmSV 30x3Vx CL Resular 30x3Vs CL Oversize 30x3V2 SS Oversizo 31x4..'SSOTersix 32x4. SSJ 33x4. .-SS 32x4 SS Oversizo 33x4VSS 30x5. . SS 33x5.A War-wU lMee-Mi $ 4.98 5.79 6.49 727 7.46 &36 &50 93 1121 1135 Wearefl $ 4.42 4.70 , 5.46 75 74 : O5o; 1O40 10.TO j.ejs - -jaT 0 Wawtera CUnrJWastarm Giant Vvm C Ur-Tiaiitlaai i.aee-aiua 5.94 6.60 7.88 8JS0 8.88 9.74 9.95 10.97 12X5 1325 15.44 19.81 Weatoni Ciaattj 6.97 7J8A &50 9.74 9.95 1121 1135 11.95 142 15.15 16.91 20.19 -Aholute Saticfacticni jormn f &45 (! 13.16 16X5 1731' 20.76 22.47. More than 150 Stores tatbsVst- Salem Store 201 N. Cbm'L ia efeavl . . . not ly ty a literal MINIMUM MILE. 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