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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1929)
PAGE FOURTEEN GENERAL MOTORS ,E, 'Acquires Northeast Electric Company for Considera tion of $13,000,000 ROCHESTER Acquisition of the North East Electric company and Its subsidiaries by the Gen eral Motors corporation, at a cost cf $13,000,000, was announced here following a meeting of North East stockholders, at whih the deal was ratified. The merger will be effected by the exchange of stock, with four shares of General Motors prefer red being given for five shares of North East preferred and two shares of General Motors common being exchanged for three shares of North East common. The purpose of the acquisition of North East was to expand the manufacturing facilities of Gen eral Motor in the electrical field, and it Is the plan of General Mo tors to continue the operation of the plants and to manufacture therein automotive and electrical equipment. Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., president, declared in a statement made public after the North East stockholders meeting today. ' Mr. Sloan also stated that the payment will consist of 40,000 hare of General Motors1 7 per cent, preferred stock and 1 OS, 000 shares of common stock, which at current market prices represents approximately $13,000,000. AS ALEXANDRIA, Ind. (AP) A peculiar rock, which under heat can be blown into a light wool ' like substance ideal for every In sulating purpose, has pat Indi- - ana under the gaxe of the manu facturing world. Nowhere la there such a large deposit of this' rock as that un derlying Alexandria and immedi ate territory, Jit is claimed. It is . Apparently unlimited, engineers . 'declare. '.-Insulating material of every de scription from that used In Ice ; boxes to the type applied in ouad-p roofing; houses and min imising fire hazard, is being made Irom the product, commonly i known as "wool rock." It has iseveral trade names. The rock was discovered near ly 30 years ago In this territory ity C. C. Hall, who had been sent Jo Alexandria during the natural ;kas boom to erect a steel plant. fIe was a chemical engineer. He found tho rock was self .Iluxing. It is an argillaceous llme litonc, geologically termed Slns fissinewa shale. An abundarce of natural gas "Was an added inducement to Hall flo presevcre in his efforts to jnake the rock commercially use ful. !v When the natural gas ran out the steel plant was removed, but 01all stayed on and formed his gown little wool rock organization. (Mineral wool was first produced piere In 1898 but only in recent jrears has its value uten general ly understood. -I The rock, in its natural state, is Covered with from three to five ijeet of clay and loam overbur den. It attains a maximum thick ness of 15 to 20 feet and tapers Un all directions. Sf With the natural gas boom jlAlesandria grew from a village of 2F00 to 12.000 population. When l)the gas died out the population Ntfwindled to 4,000 and the town iwat at a standstill. j Growth under the wool rock Minora, however, has been so rapid haf some of the people who work there are forced to live in nearby ftowns. f WASHINGTON. (AP) Dress ing paper dolls when she was a l.lths girl Interested Jeanette Fu- qua more than anything else ;Cow, as the grown-up 22-year meOIU aaugnier oi Maj. uen. sste-Tih.-n O. Fnnna. chief of Infantry. designing drcses for "real worn ii" Intrigues her fancy mor than the gay activities of army life. Mifs Fuqua knew early In life vhst she wanted. After gradnat Ing from the high school In Hono lulu, where her father was sta tioned, sho attended the New York School of Applied Arts and Sciences, then took a finishing coarse In Paris. Now she devotes noet of her tlaia to drawing clever and oilglnal sketches for rowns. Ter designs ar noted for their etriking simplicity. She carries this Mea oit In her own cos tume. Upon her return from Europe fn October she will come ti Washington for a short stay with her parents before continu- ln- her work In New York y Mrs. Faqra. who Is spending Ij h summer In California, also y will arrlvn hre In the fall. A son if Stephen O. Fnqua, jr.. Is a cadet at West Point. The Fnquas. like most army people have lived in widely dif ferent climes. General Fuqua perved In" the Spanish American war . In both Cnba and the Phil ippine'. He participated In many eng-jrements. Atier a few years' residence in the lTr.ited States he returned to tho Philippines." was transferred to Texas, then to Cal!fo-!i1a. During the. world wan he was chief of staff of- the 1st division Spcnding'part of his time In Cer. masT and part In the Fnlted States. He then as ma da assist ant chief of staff of the Ilawal tan department. For the past two years he has been at Governor's BUM mm 1 SEEN H I 1 HI LI I UU!-L f,. u EADSTO I JOB How's The Road? Answers Framed in Weekly Report From Oregon State Highway Commission September 29, 1929. Weekyq report on condition of Oregon State highways by state highway commission. Pacific Highway Portland - Oswego - Oregon Ci-ty-Salem-Albany-Harrisburg-Junc-tion City-Eugene - Cottage Grove Roseburg - Grants Pass-Medford-Ashland-California State Line: paved. Paving operations under way between Canemah and New Era. North bound traffic routed over detour from New Era to Oregon City. South bound traffic in gen eral permitted to pass over high, way but subjec tto being diverted over detour for short periods. West Hide Pacific Highway Portland-Newberg-McMInnville-Corvallis-Junction City - Eugene: Paved. Columbia River Highway Astoria-Rainier-St. Helens-Portland: Paved. Portland-Hood Riv-er-The Dalles: Paved. The Dalles-Arlnigton-Umatilla: Oiled maca dam. Old Oregon Trail Umatilla-Pendleton - LaGrande-Baker-Huntington-Ontario: Oiled macadam. Roosevelt Coast Highway Clatsop, Tillamook and Lincoln counties. Astoria-Seaside: Paved. Seasido-Mobler-Brighton Lake Lytle-Rockaway-Garibaldi-Bay City-Wilson River: Oiled macadam. Wilson RiTer-Tlllamook - Beav er: Part paved, part oiled maca dam. Beaver-Hebo-Neskowin - Devils Lake-Siletz River - Otter Rock Nswport: Part macaram; part oil ed macadam. ' Roosevelt Coast Highway Douglas, Coos and Curry coun ties. Reedsport - Lakeside - North bend: Macadam. Free ferry across Coos Bay, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Road from Drain to Reedsport open and in fair condition. North Bend field - Coquille: -Paved. Coquille . Bandon - Port Or- ford -Godl Beach - Brookings -California State line: Part oiled macadam; part macadam. Free ferry across Rogue river at Gold Beach, 7 a. m. to 11 p. m. Coos Bay-Roibnrjr Highway . Junction Pacific highway-Myrtle Point - Coquille: Macadam. Sur facing operations under way be. tween Endicott creek and Mystic creek. Green Springs Highway Junction Pacific hlghway-Keno -Klamath Fails: Macadam. Con struction operations between Keene creek and Jenny creek. Slaslaw Highway Junction Pacific highway - Che shire - Goldson - Blachly . Rain rock -Mapleton: Macadam. Maple ton - Florence: Dirt road. Impass able in wet weather. Corvallis-Xewport Highway Corvallis - Philomaf?1 - Eddy ville - Newport: Oiled - dam. Tualatin Valley H . ny Portland - Hillsboro - Forest Grove - Carlton - McMinnville: Paved. Mt. Hood Highway Portland - Government Camp - Hood River: Paved to Multnomah Will o 4. i (BiUKoiiMimte can compare with this The NEW Miller Qearcd tO'thcRoad Balloon is Quaran tccd to Outwear Any Tire of Equal Price, ROAD-tested against 13 leading makes this new and greater tire outlasted and out wore every one. And at the end of a 3,000,000-mile test, not one Miller tire carcasi had failed. Here are facta you cannot ignore if you are if need of tires. Come in and see this unsurpassable tire wJtr the unsurpassable guarantee. v Mill er Tire buss The County line, balance oiled maca dam. ' The Dalles-Californl Highway The Dalles - Dufur - Maupin . Wasco county line - Madras - Red. mond - Bend - Lapine - Crescent -Fort Klamath - Klamath Falls: Oiled macadam. Klamath Falls - Merrill . Cali fornia state line: Macadam. Con struction operations under way between Klamath Falls and Lake view Junction. Detour for through traffic; good condition. Oregon-Washington Highway Pendleton . Washington state line: Paved. Pendleton - Pilot Rock - Heppner - lone - Heppner Junction: Macadam. McMinnville-TlUamook Highway McMinnville - Sheridan: Paved. Sheridan - Willamina - Grande Rondo - Hebo: Oiled macadam. Klamath Falls-Lakeview Highway Klamath Falls - Bonanza: Ma cadam. Bonanza - Lor ens Mill: Newly graded market road. In rough con dition. Loreni Mill - Beatty-Lakeview: Macadam. Fremont Highway Bend - Lapine: Oiled macadam. Lapine - Silver Lake - Summer Lake: Unimproved dirt road. ummer Lake Paisley: Nine miles macadam; 18 miles fair dirt road. Palaley-Lakeview: Macadam. Lake view - New Pine creek -California state Use: Partly ma cadamized, balance fair dirt road. Central Oregon Highway Bend - Burns: First 12 miles nnder constructoln, traffic de toured over old Bend - Burns road, fair condition; 127 miles fair dirt road. . Barns-Crane: Macadam. Burns Crane: Macadam. Burns-Vale via Drewsey: Earth road, rough. Sherman Highway Biggs - Wasco - Grass Valley -Kent - Shaniko Junction The Dalles - California highway: Ma cadam. Reconstruction operations between Moro and Grass Valley. Through travel advised to use The Dalles-California highway. John Day Highway Arlington - Condon - Fossil -Spray - Dayvllle - Mt. Vernon -John Day - Prairie City - Austin -Unity - Ironside - Cow Valley -Brognn - Jamleeon - Vale - On tario: Macadam. Ochoco Hlghway Redmond - Prineville - Mitchell: Macadam. Mitchell - Antone - Dayville: Dirt road, fair condition. Crater Lake Highway Medford - Trail - Prospect -Union creek-Fort Klamath Junc tion: Oiled macadam. WaVJowa Lake Highway La Grande-Island City: Pated. bland City-Elgin-Mlnam-Wal-lowa - Lostine - Enterprise - Jo seph - Wallowa Lake: Macadam. Resurfacing operations under way between Lostine and Enterprise. 1 laker-Cornucopia Highwaq Baker - Halfway: 30 miles ma cadam and 30 miles grader road bed, food condition. Redwood Highway Grants Pass - Deer creek-Kerby- Californla state line: Oiled maca- m.m mmmm Guarantee We guarantee this tire to 'outwear any other tire f equal price when run nnder the same conditions. Ask um for farther ptrticvlars. Service Co. garni OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sanday Morning, dam. From state line to Crescent City, I miles macadan. Kerby-Oregon Caves: 10 miles macadam; a miles dirts road. McKenzJe Highway Eugene - Springfield - Water-ville-Blue River-Belknap Sprlngs-Slsters-Redmond: Macadam. Re grading nnder way between Springfield and Walterrille. Drire carefully. Baker-Unity Highway Baker-Unity: 25 miles maca dam, 21 milea cushioned roadbed. Good condition. PendJeton-John Day Highway Pendleton-Pllot Rock-Lazinka Ranch: Macadam. Laiinka Ranch-Albee: Surfac ing operations under way. Albee-Ukiah: Sarfaeed. Ukiah-Rltter: Rough mountain road, steep grades. Ritter - 5ft Vernon: Partially graded and surfaces, fair condi tion. Enterprise-Flora Highway To Lewiston. Idaho Enterprise - Flora: Improved road to Paradise, remaining sec tion rough country road to Ana tone. Santlam Highway Albany-Lebanon: Oiled maca dam. Lebanon-Shea's Hill: Gravel road. Shea's HUl-Cascadla: Macadam. Willamette Highway Goshen-Lowetl: Oiled macadam. Lowell-Oakridge: Rough bat passable, Albaay-Corvallis Highway Atbany-Corvallis: Paved. Alseis Highway Junction Corvallis - Newport high way-Alsea: Oiled macadam. Alsea-Tidewater-Waldport: Ma cadam. HILO, Hawaii (AP) Eight million tons of lava were deposit ed in the Halemanman pit by the July eruption of Kilauea. The pit had been 1100 feet deep bat Is now reduced to about 1,000. n n (f w 0. J) Vfo Eio PRICES:Delivered f ully equipped at 360 Marion Street Autumn Bays Afford Many Opportunities for Drives Loop Trips to Mountains and Seashore Beauti ful in Fall of Year Summer's passing should not be allowed to lull northwest motorists into the belief that touring time has waned, accord ing to the Oregon 6tate Motor as sociation, which points out that although the return of the busy busines period has brought an end to most prospects for long trips, it has not diminished the opportunity for short, healthful, sestful journeys to the year around beauty spots of the state. Oregon is noted for its one, two, three day loop trips, some of the better known being the Mount Hood loop, Astoria-Tilla-mook-Portland loop, the Hebo Newport-Corvallis loop, the Bend-Eugene-The Dalles loop. "The passing of summer usual ly means the return of profes sional and business men, the skilled and unskilled worker to the grind of office or shop," say members of the motor associa tion's touring department "The tendency is to throw .oneself into the old routine with an intensity that soon means a mental or phys ical exhaustion that well may be relieved by utilizing one's spare time in the delights of motor travel. "These trips, of coarse, will not be so long as those of sum mer but they may be more varied and will offer sufficient change of scenery to enable one to re tarn to work afterward in entire ly new and bettered frame of mind. Fall weather is crisp and In many ways superior to that of summer for touring. There Is test about gliding through a country that is rich In autumn coloring." PRICES 360 2-door Sedan $1055 Business Coupe .. $1055 Phaeton $1055 De Lux Coupe OPEN EVENINGS o Phone September 29, 1920 The motor association calls at tention, however to highway con struction and betterment work that now Is In progress and ad vises those who plan even short trips to secure reliable, last minute road data. Maximum safety has been built into modern motor cars, and the number of motor fatalities per 100,000 registration has declined materially in the past ten years, it was recently declared by an official of the Automobile Cham ber of Commerce. Competence of the driver Is al ways a vital factor for safety, it is pointed out by the Oregon State Motor association, although it Is generally acknowledged that four-wheel brakes, more respon sive motor, and balloon tires are features of modern automobile construction which have elimin ated many driving hazards. The promiscuous manner in which cars are left unlocked on the streets and highways of this state is contributing to juvenile delinquency. Is causing an upward trend in crime and is responsible for many heartaches and heavy property losses, according to Joe E. Shelton, manager of the Ore gon State Motor association who makes a special appeal to par ents to lock their vehicles so that children may be kept out of temptation. "Police records show that on the west coast the professional car thief's operations are neglig ible, with more than 90 per cent of the stolen vehicles being taken by non-professionals, who use the cars for immediate purposes and IB SET-SELLER National registration figures for the six months end ing June 30, 1 929 rank De Soto Six fifteenth in sales volume among the 4 1 cars listed, Twelve months previous, De Soto Six was still a closely guarcld secret of Chrysler Motors the general public was wholly unaware of its name, specifi cations or price. 1fr Today, the position of De Soto among the leaders of the industry is firmly and definitely established and its progress toward higher rankings continues. De Soto Six owners know the reasons behind this swift and spectacular success for even a brief experience at the wheel of a De Soto discloses all-around performance abilities that are a revelation. $ 84S AS LOW AS EDe Sot CHRYSLER MOTORS Marion Street Salem De Lux Sedan .: 4-door Sedan Roadster $1095 928 then abandon them. Mr. 8hel ton uti. "These nurnoses range from pure Joy riding to major crimes. The vonnester who Is able steal a car at will, use it aa he wishes and then abandon It with out penalty of law, has passed the first step in the field of crime and Is well on his way towara career which will end behind pris on bars. "Seldom does the young car thief tamper with a locked vehicle because b.e knows that the next machine probably will be unlock ed and therefore can be driven off with ease. "The one remedy for this ser ious condition is public co-operation. Tarents. above all others should realize the importance of keenincr children out of tempta tion by carefully locking their cars at all times," Mr. Shelton con eluded. Lack of Signals Of the automobile accident toll of injured last year, a total or 23 S67 were victims of accidents at street crossings which were not equipped with signals, accoraing t roanlra of a nation-wide survey reported to the Oregon State Mo tor association. A total or nedestrlans were injured while they were crossing streets be tween intersections. rne tnira largest classified group, totalling 16,328 and doubtless nearly all children, were Injured while at "play in the streets. SWEDISH WOODPULP MERGES STOCKHOLM (AP) A holding company with a 60,000, 000 krone capital has obtained control over ten of Sweden's most prominent cellulose, wood pulp and timber producing companies. 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