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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1930)
AUTOMOTIVE SECTION OUTDOOR NEWS MM SECTION 2 The OREGON STATESMAN, Salca,' Oregon; Sunday Morning, April 27, 1930 PAGES 1 TO WILLYS - KNIGHT DEATH VALLEY. AND BAClt IN TWO DAYS o I o NASH EXECUTIVE IflCOEDSED CP PNEUMATIC TIRED LUMBER TRUCK 1 II 5 REiroi wm r Martin Johnson, Famous Ex plorer, Uses Knights in Dark Continent From the denseness of the al most 'impenetrable . Jangles of darkest Africa, comes word from M artlo. Johnson, famous explorer. that Mr expedition has jut com pleted a 4,000-mile Journey over Almost Impassable trails, with his caravan of seren Willys-Knight ears and trucks, and adds "I now of no other cars that would fetand up under such severe and cruel service." j Mr. Johnson, together with Jlrs. Johnson, who has also won fame as an African hunter and explorer, are making their fourth expedition into darkest Africa to continue the work of their preri- us adventures of photographing wild beasts in their native haunts Much of-the territory to be pene trated by the Johnsons during their two years' stay has never before been visited by whites. The primary purpose of the present expedition is to repro duce in colors and in sound all of the lite of the jungle, this be ing the first time that sound pic tures have ever been made in the African wilds. These' reproduc tions are expected to be invalu able to scientists. As In previous expeditions the Johnsons depend entirely on pro ducts of the Willys - Overland Company for transportation, the present cars and trucks they are using having been shipped early last fall. Their motor equipment Includes Willys-Knight passenger cars ana trucks. Prior to his leaving the Unit ed States last November. Mr. Johnson said: "In planning such an expedition great care must be given in selecting the right mo tor cars. They must stand a ter rific strain and have great pow er and endurance. For this rea son we have again selected Willys- Knigt cars. We hare used them on previous trips and know from experience how well they stand up." , Mr. Johnson said that he has trained native boys as drivers of the Willys-Knight cars and trucks and that they have become quite proficient in their work. That the Willys-Knight cars be ing used by the Johnsons in the dark continent have again proved their power, stamina and durabil ity In penetrating the trackless wilds, is Indicated in the cable which he . sent this week to the Willys-Overland factory at To ledo. The cable reads in. full: "Covered 4,000 miles on 60 day safari Into heart of Africa ver almost Impassable trails. All seven Willys-Knight cars and trucks In perfect condition. Their performance was wonderful and had no trouble. I know of no oth er cars that would stand up under such- severe and cruel punish ment." Takes Training in Auto Body Work Elmer Lewis, of the body re pair and paint department of Wood-Wheaton Motor company. Sag just returned from a two- weeks course at the Fisher body plant in Oakland. He took special work in ear-body building, re pairing and painting. In conse quence of his taking this special .work the Wood-Wheaton company an now advertise as "Author ized Fisher Body Station." Spring and summer time is tra vel time, make application for The Statesman Travel and Traf fic Accident policy. One dollar per year to Statesman subscrib ers and members of their family O FILIPINO 1 iK - I . II I 1 -, ' -i J;: i in i ' ..... ' " - (wove--The FZipiM couuldcrs tLk type ef bus lauuila trauipailnl , asai I satisfies to Carego the eeau Seid 4Jemjer iHustratieuw Below The anr ashl Use eld. Buuee sow uvwidlus; atUT cuunBctMast Sea the 1mm so Jiaw ' jn,, a,, rfekshuufthe YSifiamA attha lefttlip uf the Bataw y " - - ... - . v ; . . - ", ---- ..i, w vss I- : !;-" -' - I ' " " .... 1 Xy ; jji SiSSBBBBVBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBESflBllBB A. H. Patterson of Stockton drove an Oakland V-8 sedan from Stockton to Death Valley, and return in less than two days, and was out of- high ear only 1.8 miles in the whole trip of 1011 miles. These wiews show the Patterson party in the famous valley, parts of which are over 300 feet below sea level. The Oakland is shown beside the remnants of a twenty-mule wagon used to haul borax in the olden days. Views of the desolation in the ralley shown in the other pictures. The map shows the route followed by Patterson's "Golden Rocket" Oakland sedan in making the trip. MEDALS MID FOR SEA MTIffi WASHINGTON (AP) Naval fliers who biased the first air trail across the Atlantic in the NC-4 will be honored with special medals. Designed by Catherine G. Bar ton, Englewood, N. J., the awards will be struck from gold in the United States mint and presented by President Hoover in the name of congress. - Commander John H. Towers, who conceived and commanded the historic voyage in May, 1919, but failed to reach the goal in his flag ship, the NC-3, and the six intre pid meV'whd gained Europo'SW- cessfully, will receive the medals. The honored personnel of the NC-4 is made up of Commander Albert G. Read, the seaplane's commander; Lieut. Comm. Elmer F. Stone and Lieut. Walter Hin ton, pilots; Lieut. H. C. Rodd, ra dio operator; and L.ieut. J. u. Breese and Chief Aviation Pilot Eugene S. Rhodes, engineers. Three flying boats, the NC-1. NC-3, and NC-4, took off from Newfoundland on May 16 for the Azores, following a line of de stroyers tossing in rough sea. The NC-4 arrived at Horta the next day but it companion ships, land ing in the ocean near the islands, were stalked by misfortune. The NC-1, found by the steam ship Ionia and taken in tow, sank in the heavy sea while the NC-3, buffeted by wares for 52 hours, taxied into harbor hut was unable to fly. The NC-4 carried on to Lisbon, Portugal, alone and landed in Plymouth, England, on May SI, with the Atlantic ocean conquered for the first time by aircraft. Today the hull of the seaplane rests in Smithsonian Institution and its personnel scattered. . Towers is assistant chief of the bureau of' aeronautics, Read is ex ecutive officer of the aircraft car rier Saratoga. Stone commands the coast guard destroyer Cum WARRIORS NOW RIDE BUSES t - mings, Hinton and Breese hare left the service, Rodd is on duty with the radio division of the navy bureau of engineering, and Rhodes is stationed at PensaCoIa, Florida. LOS ANGELES (AP) A new leviathan of the highways, built to carry S3 passengers, will be put in service on the Pacific coast this summer. Tests of the bus, held to be the largest motor passenger vehicle ever produced, have been con cluded successfully, engineers said. Despite the great bulk of the stage, it has a top speed of 7 miles an hour, developed by a six cylinder, 150-horsepower nvotor. The motor design permits remo val and substitution of the power plant in 20 minutes. The bus is of duplex construc tion, carrying passengers In two tiers. The body is built of dur alumin with shatter-proof win dows throughout. The driver's seat Is placed on the upper tier. A center aisle starting at the front runs back more than half the length of the coach. Single steps lead up and down Into four- place compartments. Seats are adjustable, upholstered and cov ered with velour. All windows are curtained. A large baggage compartment is located at the rear and an em ergency door is built at that end of the coach. A lavatory with hot and cold running water is pro vided. The motor weighs 1800 pounds It is anchored by four bolts. The engine is accessible by throwing back protecting panels at the front of the bus. Brakes are oper ated by air pressure. The stage exceeds the carrying capacity of large buses now lo use by 20 passengers. O NEW HIGHWAV LINER HOLDS S3 PERSONS ; II 1 N NEW CHRYSLERS Cobalt blue, Haig green, opal brown, imperial champagne tan! These aren t coIOr schemes of milady's Easter chiffon creations that one expects to see at after noon teas In fashionable society circles. Instead,, they are only a few of the colors In which Chrys ler cars are "being finished this season. The American motorist is def initely color conscious. He wants dash and brightness in appearance that is in keeping with the im proved mechanical performance. Manufacturers alert to the fact that most buyers have developed an acute color sense, have dash ed a rainbow of tints over their 1980 models, accord to the local Chrysler dealer. Typical of the leadership In col or that Chrysler has pioneered from the first car in 1924, charts Sent out to dealers by the Chrys ler Sales Corporation show that the various body types of the new Chrysler Six include such colors as Mobjaek brown. Boiling green, Gettysburg blue and State blue And there are harmonious color combinations used for striping and panels. In other Chrysler cars, Arabian Mocha Stone brown and Thorn brown sound notes of the desert, while Marine blue suggests the brilliance of swift ocean currents. There is no mistaking March Bloodstone red, and Coolie blue carries its own Oriental note. The "" body models include such additional colors as Man xanese blue. Marquette bine and Crown maroon. In the "77" line are found Pine Manor gray, Zir con brown. Sheffield green and yellow violet, and black as addi tional colors for the nine body styles offered. All lacquers are subjected U rigid tests before they are allow ed to enter into standard produc- Hah Ak1 Vi atij.1i teat. Mn Phrva- iA. ka mv.ro. that th fin- ish of the car will stand up un- w - ---- . y&u cam pcpenp Xj, ippavTMOW VrA X 80 " Ji OM THEIR CARSj , Model A Standard Coupe Model A Sport Coupe Model A Closed Pickup Model A Standard Roadster 1926 Tudor 1926 Touring Corner Center end s KENOSHA, Wis., April XS. (Special) The job of putting wheels under America Is not alone the world's biggest Industrial un dertaking: it is also the most fas cinating and satisfying- occupation available In a land where the plor neer spirit still makes a man's ork his chief Interest. - In the opinion, of E. H. McCarty, whose return, April 15, to the Nash Mo tors company as vice" president. general manager and director ox the company, proved one of the most Interesting events of the au tomobile year. Long associated with the auto mobile industry and a central fig ure of the Nash merchandising or ganization, which he largely de veloped and over which he presid ed for seven years. Mr. McCarty resigned as vice president, direct or of sales and director about a year ago in order to fulfill a long treasured ambition to live in the Pacific west and to pursue purely personal business and home inter ests. He purchased a fine home in Portland. There was genuine "regret throughout the great Nash family when he left There was, too, no little envious comment among old timers of the Industry that so active and prominent a figure could bring himself to "get out of the game and enjoy his hard won success at the height of his ca reer." "One year out of harness was entirely sufficient to convince me that a man's regular work Is the most satisfying thing he has in life, and that the automobile busi- Jness has a fascination unequaled, ior me at leaai, oy anyimng eise, -Mr. McCarty declared today while receiving the welcome and con gratulations of scores of indus trial friends. "I feel now that I am qualified to give any man who is thinking of quitting his regular work the best sales talk on keeping his job he has ever heard. I suppose that everyone has dreams of gaining personal Independence and lock ing up the old desk. The dream may be all right as such, but when the desk is finally locked it becomes an irresistible magnet to any active man. I am more pleased and more contented in re turning to the Nash Motors com pany and setting sail again under the inspiring Nash banner than at any time I can remember; and the assurances of cooperation and welcome that have come to me from old associates and the Nash workers on the firing line are possessions of inestimable value. "We are entering a period in the industry's history when such close cooperation and earnest ef fort is certain to bear the biggest fruit in manufacturing and sales success." David Smith Now With Oldsmobile David Smith, "Oldsmobile en thusiast", followed his favorite line from the Capitol Motors to Oregon Automobile company when the latter succeeded to the dis tribution of the Olds line in Sa lem and vicinity. Smith has been In the auto selling game for arood manv years and Is well pleased with his new connection The Oregon Automobile company distributes Oldsmoblles and Hup- mobiles here. FIRK STATION BURX9 BAKER, Ore., (AP) It hap nened! Fire starting from a pipe lead lng from a stove and used in the basement to dry hose, set one of the local fire stations aflame here recently. Doors and floors were damaged. der extreme weather conditions ... .. . J - 1 I ana retain its original iui. $475 $395 $475 $450 $225 $125 Chenielieta i Tel. 1CC5 '4, i V The Spealding Loggias; Compajiy at Balem sums jwst put into service the first of the- six-wheel Gertinger lumber carriers equipped with pneumatic tires. These machines are to be manufactured at the 8lem Iron Works and ia DaBa and Klamath Falls. Murder of Famous Indian Chief Recalled as Notice Posted on Bulletin Board GRANTS PASS, Ore.. (AP) It was only a legal notice such as the United States government posts when it is necessary to sell government property. It occupied only an ordinary po sition on the bulletin board in the Grants Pass post office. But Its presence revived the memories of a tragedy and mur der that snuffed out the life of one of the most famous Indian chiefs ever to Imitate the call of the Rogue river wild turkey. The bulletin said the govern ment would sell on a certain date a certain piece of property, but to old timers those grizzled veterans of tfour dough days it revealed that the old stamping grounds of Chief Jump Off Joe was about to revert to the whites, after tech nically being held in the name of the Indian since 1855. Chief Jump Off Joe, according to the stories which have been handed down from the days when the call of gold was rampant, was character among the Indians and whites. On many occasions the unusual physical powers and the native cunning of the chiefs made him victor in deadly com bat. It was In the small plot of land lying J. 7 miles from Grants Pass, that the chief met a man, who if not his master, was his equal. It was In the gathering gloom of a murky November night that Chief Jump Off Joe and an Indian buck named Pico met in verbal clash. For an hour,. it is said, the men tramped through the woods until they arrived at a piece of land again about to be bought by white gold. Here the battle of death started. Stripped of their scant garments the two Indians, in the presence of group of friends, battled. Nothing but brute force was used. Nothing but the crafti ness of the clan was applied. Mid night came and the men battled on, glory, heaving men, but still fighting with a fierce determina tion. Friends from the eampfire sought to lntervent but to no avail. It was a battle to death with no quarter. When the gray dawn crept in to the narrow walla of the canyon now known ' as Jump Off Joe CoorHfM TT33 by tods BroOKri CorporcOo SODSE AND UP, F. O. B. FACTORY MORE ROOM FOR THE FAMILY -MORE CAR FOR THE MONEY There is extra head-room, leg-room and luggage-room in the Dodge Six. Every dimension is extra big to give more comfort for every passenger. There is extra value in the silent, safe Mono-Piece Steel Body without a joint or ' seam to squeak or rattle. , There is further extra value in the weatherproof 4-wheel hydraulic brakes; in the smooth, powerful six-cylinder engine; in the beautiful body de signs; in the typical Dodge Brothers dependability tnroughv out the car. tf you see it and drive it, you will want it. sixes ANE3 eiEHTS UPHOU3INS BrVfHXY TRADITION Of DOOSft StrPuVNaABIUTV BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. - 474 So WgduuskU : i'T " " ' Tefcplione 423 Seren Body Styles 590 to '675 FikMta BwlaatOTir It i w . J creek all was quiet. The fight was over. Death had won. Jump off Joe and Pico were both dead. Thefr torn bodies were deserted by the warriors under a strange superstition that It was unwise to touch that which death had ap parently held sacred as its own. From that day. to this so far as has been known, no Indian ever spent a night on the p)ot of land. It had previously been set aside by the government for Chief Jump Off Joe because of his re peated acts of friendship tor the whites. The Indians claim that on every murky night when the moon is in the last quarter the death struggle of Jump Off Joe and Pico can be heard from the fir wrapped hills adjoining the creek. It is because of thing strange superstition that none of the relatives of the dead chief ever claimed the land. WASHINGTON (AP) A new ly built hangar will be deliberate ly burned here by fire control experts to test the protection of automatic sprinklers. Obsolete planes of the army and navy, stripped of power plants and instruments, will be sacrificed before a federal "fact-finding committee tor data on a propos ed code to regulate construction and protection of airports. The hangar, donated by the national committee on wood utili sation, has been built at the bu reau of standards and will be tir ed before, officials of the aero nautics branch of the department of commerce, the national board of fire underwriters, the army and navy, and others. Blazes will be started In the walls, In airplanes, and In gaso line poured on the concrete floor in an effort to simulate actual airoort tires. The hangar is 80 feet long, feet wide, and 28 feet high to the top of its arched root. HANGAR BURNED S TEST OF SPRINKLER BROTHERS A marked Increase la the use . of light trucks in combination with trailers and semi-trailers ia being reflected in the sales ' of Model AA truck chesses, accord ing to officials of the Ford Motor company. This is particularly true, they say, among large fleet owners. Xebnomy of operation, ability; to maneuver in tight places and time saved by disconnecting the trailer unit while it Is being load ed or unloaded are factors Influ encing the new trend in comment cial transportation. By using a semi-trailer on a , light truck chassis, the major per- lion or the load can be balanced over the trailer axle with only en ough weight over the rear axle of the truck to give good traction. consequently, by taking advan tage of the draw-bar pull of ibe truck, three or four tons can be hauled easily by a one-and-one- half ton chassis.. Trailers and semi-trailers can be arranged to meet a wide ran re of transportation requirements. For heavy loads dual wheels can be used on a semi-trailer unit and the rear of the truck. When time consumed in loading and unload ing Is an important factor two or more trailers or semi-trailers caa be used in the operation of each truck, and, while one unit is be ing loaded, the truck can proceed with another. Thus one chassis, with the extra equipment, can per form the work of two or three trucks. In some fleets different kinds of trailer units are used with the same truck chassis. For instance, one company uses a detachable tank semi-trailer and a stake-body trailer alternately with a finpta power unit. Ford trucks with trailers ox semi-trailers are being used exten sively by gasoline and -oil com panies for the delivery of their products to service stations: by dairies, which use either tank trailers or trailer bodies to carry cans; moving and storage con cerns, which utilize detachable' trailer cars requiring a minima of parking space; lumber compan ies and meat packers. With the introduction of dry ice and the consequent reduction in load car ried, ice cream manufacturers are making use of the truck and trail er for deliveries to retailers. Many city governments are utilizing the light truck and trailer in street flushing, dumping operations and garbage and trash collection. II r ISTANBUL ( AP) The fam ous harbor of the Golden Horn and the once lively maritime dis tricts of Galata and Trophane are shrouded In a graveyard quiet ness. Turkey's greatest port is dy ing. Before the war 21,000 ships a year visited Istanbul. Now that number has fallen to less tfcaa half. An average of 8,000 vessela a year touched Istanbul en route for Russia but now only one-fifth of that number go Russia-ward. 7 590 CQLD1 HOI FIDES AS IVOR SEA FOR SIX