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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1929)
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning, May 26. 1929 PAGE FIVE WILLYS SEEKS WHY TO HANDLE EXPORTS John N. Willys, president f the Willys-Overland company f.nd chairman of the foreign trade j luuiuiiiico vi me unuuum aatu mobile chamber of commerce, sail ed this week on the Berenyatia for a two weeks' inspection tour o f the company's factories i n Manchester, England, and Berlin, Germany. The primary objective of the trip is to consult with the company's European executives on i plans for handling the greatly in- i creased Willys-Overland overseas i business. ,4 In the first four months ofi 1"?V' said Mr. Willys, "we ex-! ported 17.003 Willys-Knights and j Whippets. This is a new high rec ord. April exports totalled 4,325 cars and Indications are that May exports will show better than a 50 percent gala over'SJe of lasti year. . , r IncreaseeJn'foTeign business are widespread. Not only Europe but South America, Australia, New eZaland ami thettrr" East are giving us larp-'rolunje of or ders. Numerous foreign distribut ing points are ordering from 50 to 250 percent more cars than last year. Immediate plans include the export of a larg volume of the new 1 V ton Whippet Six commer cial units besides the line of pas senger cars in which six cylinder sales show a marked increase. Camping Season Here Again This Year JfV-- t, linH , . i I . "-a --v -sr- , f r 7?-J. , .... ,vi - H ,jg ri- 3 - ' I t . Bacoa end OSES, hot biscuit Bd cofiee, prepared o utdoors by kB attractlTe che Ilka Lnr La Plaate, are enougn to ra private any man. rowauay wnere ver wt vacationist stops -is nome lor ne carries a "liome away from home" in his ear and seta it up wherever his fancy dictates. The Western Auto Sup ply company which specialises during; the vacation months in service to the motor camper, furnished Ridgefield Beacons Will Blaze Trail North Along Entire Coast of Pacific REGISTERED BALLOON 1P0RT RUNWAYS School Bands To Compete In Huge , National Content DENVER, Colo.. May (AP) Prize high school bands from I all parts of the country marched ou Denver today eager to display their wares in the preliminaries of the national high school band concert to open here tomorrow morning. The majority of the organiza tions are in Denver and the ar rival of ohter units tonight is expected to complete the 31 bands that are scheduled to participate in the contest. Prison Escape Is Foiled By Guards FOLSOM, Cal., May Jt . - (AP) A daring escape from Folsom prison was frustrated today when guards discovered two notorous convicts hiding in a storni sewer a few hundred yards from free dom. The prisoners wereBTheo dore "Creep" Wilson, 26. former henchman of Doe Tanko, slain San Francisco terrorist and .Frank Miller, 20, Los Angeles murderer. GATHER AT SODAVII.LK A large concourse of Willam ette valley people gathered at Sodaville last Saturday to cele brate the 5 8th anniversary of the donating of the springs and grjunds to the stp.'e by Thonas Fn mm rs. IE HELD IS NEED "There can be no question, saws "Jim" Watkins and "Bill" Smith of the Smith k Watkins service station "of the need for a super tire. . The acceptance of Kelly Registered balloon has proved it. When this tire first came out a short while ago, I only stocked the size3 used by the high priced cars. That's where I was wrong. "The motorist of today doesn't look upon changing tires on a rainy day as a necessary evil, something as Inescapable as buy ing gas. And this attitude Isn't lazines son his part, it is knowl edge. Although It is easier to switch tires now than in the old days, he knows it i salso unneces sary. "The regular Kelly has earned the reputation of being a remark ably trouble-free tire, so when the Kely Registered Balloon was announced, experienced motorists figured it would be the last word in tire satisfaction. And they're right. M IDE center, or in shape? Should An efficient system of night patrol work carried on" by the state game commission has prac tically eliminated illegal net fish ing on the Willamette river below Oregon City this seiason. A crew of game wardens each night police the river and poachers have be come skeptical about using their net?. Should airport runways be par allel, shaped like an "L" or V" intersect at a common be triangular separate strips be provided for taking off and Rinding T Should the hard-surface runways be eon fined to take-of strips, and land ing strips provided of a more resfl ient material? These and a hundred other questions about parking facilities. service Toads, maximum and mini mum length and width for run ways, landing loads, sod fields, cinder and other surfaces will be asked by Major D. A. Davison, Washington, D. C, at the airport convention called by the Aeronau tical chamber of commerce which opens here today. Maljor Davison represents the District of Columbia commision ers in presenting the district's airport problems and needs before the joint committee on airport of congress. In the effort to estab lish an airport in Washington that will serve as a model for all other American cities. Major Dav ison has visited the leading air ports for sludy and securing data He is the district government of ficial charged with carrying into effect any Washington airport plans approved by congress Two great dailies The Oregon Statesman and The Portland Tele- pram for only 60 cents per month. Phone 500. DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE Month after Month Mile after Mile m o Jt? OREMOST among Oldsmobile's thousands of friends are it owners. They know this car because they drive it arid depend upon it, month alter month mud mile after mile over all kinds of roads, in all kind of weather. THE VIKING ing is easy and sure with Oldsmo bile's progressive contact starting motor that steering is accurate and effortless that braking is smooth, quiet, and reliable with Olds mobile's quick-act ing four-wheel brakes. Ask. j.them what they think of Olds mobile. They express, sincere ad- mirati6l1for style - enthusiasm for its riding quali ties oride in its performance And above all, they praise its sterling dependability. They tell you that, winter or summer, rain or shine, Oldsmo bile's big 62-horsepower high compression engine delivers the same tine, dependable perform ance the same swift acceleration, dawi'"g speed, and mighty power. They tell you, further, that start- 90-dccre V-jrp Bud - n- u2 mod through OUnoMU fealcn. A S1399 for alt ao4eR i . o. h. factory. Lawa Mkkina, Hum iMfeinin in nl im 4t &U mm tfc fopoUr OU. Six. tba fun car mi few And Oldsmobile gives you much in addition to bril liant, dependable performance. Olds mobile provides restful riding ease, , interior luxury , and smartest style as well. That's why Oldsmobile owners are so enthu siastic about their cars. That's why Oldsmobile continues to win greater and greater public favor everywhere. That's. why you can't TWO DOOR SEDAN match Olds mobile's value at its price. . a. b. factory, Lmihi(, Mich. iporm T irm td Bumpmrt Extra () IX S jvflODJB D Q.E CAPITOL MOTOR CO. "Biddy" A."C. Bishop Telephone 2125 350 N. High liO MURDERS IN EN GLAND LONDON (AP) The Home Office criminal statistics for 192? in Great Britain showed a total of 140 murders, including 41 ot in fants less than one year old. For the other 99 cases SI persons were arrested. Nine were acquitted and rCalif ornla-Oregon 23 found guilty, but Insane. There were 24 death sentences and 19 executilons. Whatsounded a good dea like a "wild dream" some six months or so ago when it first was an nounced that a "ten million dol lar chain ot highwar-airway bea con towers and ideal villages would be built all the way from Canada to Mexico" is now par tially a reality within six months it will be a dream come true. Eight complete units beacon towers and stations .are already finished of Richfild's monster pro ject, all in Colifornia, and includ ing thecolorf-nl towers on the San Francisco Bay bridge and the stateions at Livermore, Merced, Chualar, Santa Rosa., near San Mateo at the toll-gate, Beaumont, Caplstrano Beach and Palm City on the Mexican border. 3 More Befog Built Three more beacon towers are nightly blazing their crimson neon message into the night for motor ists and fliers and stations are under construction. These are at Paso Robles, Castiac Junction near Los Angeles, and at Imper ial airport in Imperial Taller. And now, with a few sites yet to be obtained in Californiaa. the Richfield Oil company, represent ed by William Cotrel, service sta tion executive, is turning its at tention to construction of eleven towers and stations along the great Pacific highway between the line and the Canadian border. Interesting in the latter con nection is the fact that while the California stations are uniformly ot Spanish architecture, a tribute to the padres who trod El Camlno Heal in the olden-rolden nioneer days of this state, the stations of Washington and Oregon will be of English-Norman architecture, a tribute to the more rugged scenic beauty which is characteristic of the Pacific Northwe3t. But the tall beacon towers, with Tartical neon letters from tip to base and with aviation beacons atop the towers will be identically the same as" in this state When entirely completed, it Is expected that the beacons located approximately 50 miles apart on all major roads, will act as a night light lane for fliers; that aviators traveling north and sonth will, on clear nights, be able always to be in sight of at least one blating sign. And, as far as motorists are concerned, they will always know that jnst ahead within the dis tance of half a tankfui, is a Rich field station, fitted to fill the car ar provide for the comfort ot the motoring traveler. In the case ot each site acquired the company has secured a wide semi-circular tract of land gen erally just outside incorporated cities where, it Is believed, ideal vilages under proper restrictions will grow about the towers. Already, it may be noted, ap plications have been made for leases on hotels, auto supply sta tions, eating houses, and other ad juncts. These are being handled. HOW TOWERS ARE PRO GRESSING (A) Stations r.nd towers completed to date San Mateo. San Francisco bridge toll gate, Santa Ma ria. Chular, Livermore, Mer ced. Beaumont, Caplstrano Beach, Palm City, near the Mexican border. (B) Towers up and lighted; stations bn tiding Imperial Valley airport, Castiac Junction, Paso Ro bles, Bakersfield and Vls alia. (C) Sites obtained and tow ers and stations plan ned Vacaville, Willows, Red ding, Mt. Shasta City, Grants Pass, Ore., Roseburg. Eu gene. Saem, Portland, Crown Point; Longvicw, Wash., Centralia, Tacoma, Seattle, Stanwood and Blaine, on the Canadian border. (D) Locations planned but sites not yet cbtained Los Angeles, Santa Bar bara, Barstow and Eureka. 1000 CMS MIL! PLYMOUTH not by Richfield, but through Highway Communities, Inc., a corporation which is working with the Richfield company to estab lish living units at the base of each Richfield tower. The architecture of whatever added structures rise, it might be noted, will be made to conform to the true beauty of the stations Spanish in California; the Nor man design in the Northwest. BRICK PLANT BUST The Hidden Brick company In Vancouver is now emptying 20 men and is turning out 20,000 bricks daily. Production of 1000 cars a day within ten months from the time its first car was manufactured is the record recently established by the Plymouth Motor corporation at Detroit. "This is not only a record for the Plymouth," ac cording to A. Van Der Ze, gen eral sales manager, "but for the entire industry, no other car ever reaching such an enormous pro duction in such a short period of time. "Although every effort Is being made to meet the demand for cars, orders continue to be in excess of production figures." he says. "In the Plymouth plant, which is one of the most modern in the indus try, everything is being done in installing the latest automatic machinery and time and labor saving devices to speed up pro duction In order 40 meet the grow ing demand for the Plymouth. The speed of the assembly lines has been gradually increased until now a complete car is coming off every 30 seconds. "The unusual demand for the Plymouth car is proof of the' fact that the motor buying public is becoming more and more exper ienced in the finer points of au tomobile construction and that U appreciates real quality in a low priced car. Tour Statesman carrier Is a lit tle merchant. He is charged tor all the papers he delivers. Failure of a subscriber to pay is loss to the carrier. M !' ' '" t ...lgig .....1L..Z 1 Look beneath the hood and study the mechanical beauty of the new Ford WHEN you look beneath the hood and study the engine of the new Ford, you will begin to understand how carefully this car is made, and see something, too, of the enduring qual ity that has been built into every part. Even if you know but little about the in side of an automobile and do not want to bother with mechanical details, you will sense the value of this care and this quality and realize that it means a great deal to you in the performance of the car. As an engineer or technical man, you will marvel at the simplicity of design of the new Ford and spend long hours in studying the many improvements embodied in its construction. In the homely, yet expressive words of the man in the shop when he pays his high est tribute to a fine piece of machinery: "It is a sweet mechanical job." There is no better illustration of the care with which the new Ford is built than the close limits of measurement maintained in manufacturing. In die new Ford, for instance, the diam eter of the piston pin is held within three ten-thousandths (.0003) of an inch. An equally dose Emit is followed in die diameter The engine of the mew Ford embodies ttutny new mechmmcd femtmrei. Because of U$ OBrefutty. ted ttmpGdtj, k pre unususl mcceterttion, smoothness, speed mtd power without sscrifce cj economy cua rcutouuj. of the hole into which the piston pin is fitted. The weight of the aluminum alloy pistons is set at 17 ounces. No piston is permjtted to come under this weight and it must not fbeceed this weight by more than 2 grams. -, . - ' In the piston assemblies, consisting of piston, connecting rod, pin and spring re tainer, the four assemblies in each motor must match in weight within a limit of 31! grams. This means that every piston as sembly must meet the weight of each of the other assemblies in the set within ap proximately of an ounce. The dynamic balance, which insures equal distribution of weight in the throws of the crankshaft, is held within 4 grams. Main and connecting rod bearings on the crankshaft are held within .0003 of an inch. It is, of course, almost beyond imagina tion to conceive of measurements as dose as these. They are achieved only through the use of the finest precision gages in die hands of expert wotlcmen These gages are set by Johansson master gage blocks which are accurate to rae-mil&onth of an inch. Make it a point, therefore, to see the new Ford and arrange for a demonstration. Only when you get behind the wheel can you fully appreciate the alert speed, acceleration, safety and comfort of this great new cat VALLEY MOTOR CO. Center and Liberty Streets Telephone 1995
