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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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