The 03EG0N STATESMAN,, Saiga, Oregon, Scadiy Horning, Jcae 16, 1323
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DeSoto Sets Speed Record;
Test Supervised By
Speed Club
Averaging C2.7 miles aa hour
a a 24-hour continuous run. In
cluding stops for re-fueling, a De
ooto 81x roadster has set a new
peed record for South Africa.
Toe test was supervised and
checked by officials of the Royal
Automobile CluVoLdath Afri-
who are attempting To eslab-
usa an international peod way oa
the South AfrlnijajnaThfr de?
tails hare just been leceived by
L. O. Peed, general sales man
ager for the De Soto Motor Cor
poration, at Detroit, from press
clippings sent to him from Chryj
ler Motorr officials in Cape Town,
telling of the De Soto's run oyer
the njow famous Blue Bird Pan,
the site South Africans hoped
would rival Daytona Beach in Flo
rida as a continental speedway
over which the present world's
speed record for motor car would
be lowered.
rThe De Soto roadster covered
1,505 miles at aa average of 62.7
miles an hour within four miles
an hour of the world's record for
three to five-liter ears, Recently
made by a Chrysler car in Francs.
"The De Soto Six ran steadi
ly throughout the test and the
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instance covered at aa average
speed at 62.7 miles an hour In
eluded stops for fuel." said the
Cape Times, leading Cape Town
newspaper. "The average, deduct
ing the time the car was station
ary for water and re-fuelinp. was
64.005 miles an hour .
"The average speed for the
whole trial is all the more re
markable when it is considered
that the car had not once teen
opened up full throttle .
"Loud cheering greeted the
driver at the finishing point. The
fastest lap during the trial was
covered in 6 minutes and 2 5 sec
onds, this working out a 72
miles an hoar. During the last
four hours, the De Soto averaged
approximately 68 miles an hour.
The Blue Bird Pan is all but in-
acessibie, situated on the edge of
Bushman land, 50 miles northeast
of Brandvlei, la the heart of the
African wilderness. It is like an
enormous crater and gets its
South African nam? Verneuk or
'Cheating" pan from its reputa
tion for mirages. It was here Cap
tain Malcolm Campbell, famous
Englsh racing driver, made his
unsuccessful effort not long ago
to win the world's speed record,
the pan taking the name now of
the captain's racing car. Officials
chose the De Sota roadster to lest
the track before the Blue Bird
trial was held.
The roadster used was equip
ped with a special higher ratio
gear fa the rear axle, a smaller
windshield and stripped of fend
ers. Officials of the Royal Auto
mobile Club of South Africa took
turns at sitting beside the driver
as the car speeded over the sun
baked track of hard mud and lev
el black stone, where it was said,
no rain has fallen during the past
four years.
BUSS, MANAGER OP
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Sales Go Up As New Type
Car Is Placed On
The Market
C. H. Bliss, general sales man
ager of the Nash Motors company
announced this week that export
ales of the nevr "400' series ears
in the first fire months of 12
were 32 oer cent greater than
were Nash sales In foreign coun
tries daring the same period a
year ago. He added that this sub
stantial Increase in the overseas
demand for the famous new type
Nash cars ha brought the export
totals to S.l sercent of the entire
factory production and compares
more than favorably wim tne ex
port business of American indu
stry as a whole.
"This Increase In the Nash
overseas demand 13 'another strik
ing indication of the enthusiasm
with which discriminating auto
mobile buyers have received the
4 00'a' - said Mr. Bliss, "and how
perfectly the Series meets all mo
toring requirements. European
buyers, hedged in as they are
by almost prohibitive motor taxes
and high fuel costs. wKtch Talues.
operating Costs and prices with
extreme care; and their approval
measures the extent of the Nash
achievement in building fine cars
at moderate cost a. tfeortg show
that car stocks In the bands of
export dealers are normal at this
time, despite -the late European
spring. and consequently difficult
markets.
PIT-BOY POET ENTERS
COLLEGE
Frederick C. Boden, known as
the "Pit-Boy Poet", of England,
has left the coal mines to study
English literature and philosophy
at Exeter University. He publish
ed last year a volume of lyrics.
Pit-Head Poems," which attract
ed -the attention of Dr. Bridges,
the Poet Laureate. Dr. Bridges and
a few friends made it possible for
Boden to enter Exeter. Young
Boden has Just completed nw
volume of poems. He had suffered
a life of hardship and prlutfcm
vntll recently.
In This Great Northwest Your Vacation Spot Li
It Out Now and Start Making Vacation Plans r
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Heard Along Auto. Row
8am Brown, state senator from
Gerrajg, purchased a new Ford
two-ton track Wednesday front
the Valley Motor company to take
care of hie Increased berry acreage.
F. W. Pettyjoha speat Thurs
day la Salem at the T. W. Petty
John Motor company. Mr. Petty
John makes his home at Eugene.
ICr. Ruthrauff, of the firm of
Boaa and Ruthrauff. Ford dealers
of Dallas, spent Wednesday aft
ernoon la Salem.
The Portland branch of the
Ford Motor company has increas
ed ft production until It is now
patting out eighty cars a day for
distribution ia the state of Ore
gon. Distribution ia Oregon is ap
proximately two weeks behind the
orders and is being speeded up as
-rapidly as possible.
J. H. Madea, manager, of the
F. W. Pettyjoha oMtor company,
spent Saturday in Portland on
business.
Gilbert Tillbury. Ford dealer at
HcHlanTille, spent Wednesday in
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Robinson
of Mill City, took delivery on a
new Nash Special Six eoupe on
Wednesday through the F. W.
Pettyjoha Motor company.
Clyde Elspas, representative of
the Ford Motor company. Is vis
iting Ford dealers in Marion and
Polk counties this week.
Last week Marion county took
delivery on two new Reo Speed
Wagons for road work. This
makes five new Reos in the coun
ty fleet, purchased through Reo
Sales and Service company.
J. T. Krog, Packard Service
and Sales manager, spent Wed
nesday. Thursday, and Friday in
Medford on business.
George VIck went to Seattle on
Monday on a business and. pleas
ure trip. While there he visited
the district office of the Oakland
Motor Car company. He returned
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ta Salem Friday evening.
Assistant Sales Manager Price
of the Packard Service and Sales
com pan, spent Friday i Corral
lis oa business.
FLY TO "SHADE PARTY
Ia the search for novelties oa
the RlTlera. la France, a "shade
party" proved such aa attraction
that many flew from Paris and
France specially for the event Xt
was given by William Burtoa la
his beautiful home near Cannes.
The invitations were Issued oa
Roman parchment, and guests
were requested to appear
as the former "shade! of them
selves; in some character ia his
tory they might hare been before
the Christian era. The host ap
peared as Nero, and most of the
characters were Roman. The Aga
Khan appeared in a mysterious
costume of black and red covered
with jewels. One couple represent
ed a Venetian dogo aad donna.
Lady Pat Russell seemed some
what out of the "period" as an
American sailor. Supper was serv
ed in a huge care In the gardeas.
With a cargo of 63. GOO barrets
of oil. valued at 11,750,000 aad
representing the capture of 111
whales, a vessel has Just returned
to Norway after a four-months'
cruise.
Save Your Threshing Bill
(VVO.VK
Mat. Raa.lvtlt Safe.
A very detailed and informative map of this district is available from the Natural Resources Intelligence service of the department of
the interior, Ottawa, Canada.
STRIKE BRINGS LUCK
College of Theology for Jesuit- Fathers
$50,000 PAID FOR SITE
LOS ANGELES. June 15. Cal
ifornia's "blacks gold" which has
flowed fortunes into the packets
of so many lucky persons and or
ganizations may now make It pos
sible for the eJsuit Fathers of his
toric Santa Barbara to build a
structure of which they long have
dreamed a college of theology.
The recent oil excitement on
"the Mesa" in Santa Barabar, in
wnicn a discovery well with a
1600 barrel rate was brought in,
brought "manna" to the Society
of Jesuits in the form of a Rich
field Oil company lease of 100
acres of the 200 acres of land in
that vicinity owned by the church
organization.
The consideration was an out
right $50,000, according to Rich
field production officials, with a
special bonus of 10 per cent on
any oil discovered together with
one-sxth of all subsequent pro
duction if a well or wells of a
producing quality are brought in.
Fathers of the Society of Jesu
its, Province of California, say
the hope with the Income from the
oil land to erect within a year a
$35,000 university building. Their
plans are to establish a graduate
Jesuit seminary similar to other
colleges operated by the society
and which give final educatoln
leading to priesthood. There is
none of that type now farther west
than St. Louis, Mo.
BRAKE SPECIALIST
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THAT we have moved to our new home at the corner of Chemeketa
and High Street, across from the City Hall, right next door to
the Winter Garden Bowling Alley.
We also wish to announce that we now have two new depart
ments in addition to our brake and wheel aligning department: A
valve grinding department and a battery and electrical department.
Our Valve Grinding department, is equipped with a Black and
Decker valve facing machine and Wyllis-Jones valve reseating
equipment. This department is under direct supervision of Chet
Starr, formerly of Starr and Whittemore.
Our battery department is equipped with a 200-Ampere Hour
constant potential battery charger, enabling us to give you 8-hour
battery service. The Electrical test bench is complete with variable
speed test motor, meters, etc., for testing starters, generators, igni
tion coils, or any part of the electrical system.
Clifford Bonner is in charge of this department. Mr. Bonner is
a graduate of the Adcox Automobile School in Advanced Automobile
Electricity. '
Drive in and have Cliff check the electrical system before you
start on that trip.
Every department is specialized with a specialist in charge.
Have us go over your car today.
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded.
MIKE PANEK, Inc.
Specialized Services
325 N. High St Phone 102
"See Mike Panek and avoid a panic."
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BRAKE SPECIALIST
With the construction of a high
way from Ethiopia to the coast of
Africa, the Ethiopian Government
has granted an exclusive conces
sion to a company to carry pas
sengers and freight by motor over
In addition to eliminating the need of costly binder twine, wiping out the)
expense of shocking and hauling bundles, reducing threshing crews to two
or three instead of twenty, Holt combines save the threshing bill.
Instead of paying large checks to the custom thresherman, instead of work
ing for weeks- for labor exchange, Holt owners simply keep the money,
deposit to their account of harvesting better, quicker, cheaper, easier.
Make it a point to call and inspect these machines, but if you cannot do this
write us for special folders on cost cutting harvesting of wheat, oats, soy
beans, and other crops.
We have machines tor your inspection at
Portland Salesroom, 345 "E. Madison; Salem Salesroom. 34S Center; McMianvUle,
Ore., at Briedwcll's Garage and at Albany, Ore., opposite Southern Pacific Depot.
Loggers & Contractors Machinery Co.
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