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PAGE FIVB Local Firms Participate in Construction of New Stations Here MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", TUESDAY, JUSTE, 19, 1934. A NO FUEL CAN FOOL THIS KNOCK TESTER 1 -4 V -jJJ ml Octane, a word familiar to all motorlata. la BtUl a mratcrr 1o moat, petro leum arlentlftta bellere. Above la ahown a leatlnjr engine In General Petrolenm'a laborntortea med to determine the exact octane value of a vaaollne. Yon can't fool thla machine for Ita mlaaloa In lite la to knock. Octane is a word familiar to all motorists, yet few know its real meaning, in the opinion of the majority of petroleum sci entists. Some people think it refers to a substance, others to a measure of anti-knock value, Both are to a certain extent right, but few of them are sure just how right they are, or why. Explains Term To make the term and its ap plication to gasoline clear to its retail salesmen, General Petro leum Corporation, producers and distributors of General Mobilgas, . has prepared a printed explanation for its em ployees. Gasoline, the brochure points out, is a mixture of many different hydrocarbons, and these hydrocarbons in turn are various combinations of hydro gen and carbon. Scientists have theoretically isolated many of these different combinations. One of them is known as "oc tane" and contains eight parts of carbon and eighteen parts of hydrogen. Iso-Octane These parts of carbon and hydrogen may be grouped in different arrangements, one of which is known as "Iso Octane". It is this synthetic product which is used as a standard by which to measure the anti-knock value of a gaso line. Because of its hu?h anti knock tendency, Iso-Octane is arbitrarily assigned the number 100, while another hydrocarbon belonging to the heptane fam ily, containing seven parts car bon to sixteen parts hydrogen and which has a very low anti knock value, is given the num ber 0. To determine the octane val ue of a gasoline, the fuel is burned in a carefully standar dized testing engine such as General Petroleum has in its Vernon laboratories. By refer ence to the behavior of octane, scientists can say this gasoline, (the one they are testing) knocks just as much as a theo retical fuel composed of, say, 68 parts of octane and 32 parts of heptane. In other words, the gasoline would have an octane value of 68, which is nothing more or less than its anti-knock rating. Octane Numbers The use of an octane number with reference to gasoline, the brochure emphasizes, does not mean that the fuel contains that percentage of octane, but mere ly refers to the anti-knock value of the gasoline as measured by this scale which is called oc tane numbers. General Mobil gas, it was pointed out, has one of the highest octane ratings oi any non-premium gasoline on the market- RIGID TESTS IN EXTREME CLIMATE With lta new product completed and ready for distribution, Socony approached the question of practical teata, according to W. F. Carper, lubri cating engineer for the General Petro leum corporation In Portland. At Lake Placid, New York. In the heart of the famous Adirondack mountains, and again at Moose Harbor in the noted. Hudfon Bay region. In sub-zero temperatures, the new product, new Mob II 01 i, went through every form of practical and competitive demonstra tion that automotive engineer could devlae to positively prove Its fluidity. Its resistance to extreme cold. It not only passed every requirement, but was found to excel any competitive oil on the market. In the searing, scorching heat of Defith. Valley, California, the new oil again met every requirement and sui passed the performance of all com petltlve products. For example, with the thermometer steadily above 120 degrees F., one car, with radiator re moved, ran continuously for ten hours with no cooling agent but Moblloll. Throughout the United States the Socony Vacuum test fleet, consisting of many different makes of cars, put the new product through lta paces, and without exception reported re sults far tn excess of many other motor oils on the market. Aeroplane transportation Is becom ing more and more common every day. A modern oil must meet the requirements of this modern trans portation. A fleet of test planes tried the new oil for speed, endurance, consumption, operation, under dif ferent temperatures and every other condition and the oil was pronounced perfect. Today's speeds give motor oil 9 times the beating It took three years ago. Substantial Gain In General Volume The substantial gain In gasoline sales for the General Petroleum cor poration In Oregon during recent months Is attributed to the energetic co-operation of Independent dealers, as well as company owned operations by District Manager Hlgglns In a statement today. State statistics show that General Petroleum has shown a larger percentage gain than any other company during the past few months, Mr. Hlgglns said, and this splendid record is a tribute to both Independent dealers and company stations. Storms Moved Huge Rock. NORWALK, Conn. (UP) The fury of the winter's blizzard and severe atorms on Longj Island Sound cast a 20-ton rock beyond the high tide mark at Rowayton Beach. Previously It had been part of a Jetty and could not be seen at low water. Job Came Too Late. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (UP) A Job" came too late for Jules Howard, out of work for months. A friend hast ened to his home to tell htm he had found him employment and discover ed Howard had died a few hours previous. CONCRETE WORK For the New Attractive General Petroleum Company SERVICE STATION Was Installed By SULLIVAN & MILNES 820 Narregan St. PAINTING i We are proud to have been the painting contractors f o r t h i s new General Petroleum Station WORLD FLIER PICKS U. & "PLANE, GAS, FOR RACE Photo ihoiri Air Charles Klnraford-Smltli. accredited world's great rat flier and the only man ttHo hai ever taken in airplane acroaa the ln elite from the Vnlted States to Australia, talking; over plana for the forth coming International London to Melbourne race which will be held thla fall. Left to rlxht, C. II. Wart man, manager of the reflncd oil inlea division of General Petroleum Corporation, ntttllnte of Roeonr-Vacnum Corpora tlom G. P. Oltion. manager of the Lahorntorr Department of the same company! and K1njrrnrd-Sn,lth. The 'plane Is a Lockherd-Altalr, the tJP Kings ford-Smith will fly In the race. Clgaret Killed Two, NEWPORT, R. I. (UP) Two babes died here, victims of a mother so fond of clgarets as to pick a discarded butt from the street. The weed, still smouldering, set fire to a starling's nest In the eaves of a dwelling. PORTLAND, June 10. (AP) The unusual number of orioles found this year In Portland was today attribut ed by W. A. Eliot, president of the Oregon Audubon society, to a change In the birds' habits, resulting from a drying of eastern Oregon lake -THE- HOTEL MEDFORD CONGRATULATES the General Petroleum Corp. Upon the completion of their attractive new station at Main and Ivy street opposite this hotel . . . We are glad- to have you as our neighbor in Medford's Civio Center. HOTEL MEDFORD P. O. "Pete" Denson, Manager. E DIAMOND LAKE, Ore., June 19. (Spl.) Among the many Medford people who enjoyed the delightfully cool week end at Diamond Laice were: Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Perry and daugh ter, Frances Fllnn; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wakefield and granddaughter. Jack Walker, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Lemery, Miss Adra Edwards, Miss Viola Tem pleton, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Prentice, O. w. Wakefield, Miss Marlon Ness, Hester Whitman, L. A. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Oraham, Prd Belief f el, Mr. BjTUtn. R. DeVore, Frank Oeorge, R. J. Nackel, Dr. Lee, Dr. W. w. How ard and party, Henry Harwell and party, W. W. Allen. V. J. Emerlck, Sam Jennings and party and Harvey 1 Fields and party. Sams Valley Unit To Meet Thursday SAMS VALLEY, June 19. (flpl) Same Valley Extension unit will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. L. Prink. ProJecU to be taken up are bread making, the fitted dross patterns and buymanshlp, which la eludes learning to detect silks, wools, and other materials in purity or mix ed products. A chairman and secretary for the year are to be chosen. Mrs. Frlnk will serve refreshments and desires a good attendance. TORTURE TESTED from COAST to COASl, Operating constantly without radi ator or water, the self-same torture test car that made the sensational run from Atlantic to Pacific has proven the superiority of this new super motor fuel under every climatic and motoring condition to be found in Washington . Oregon . . . California and Arizona. wM TETRAETHYL Companion to Mobiloil World' Largest Selling Motor Oil OINIRAl MTROUUM CORPORATION ' A SOGONY-VACUUM COMPANY Ed The General Petroleum Corporation Takes Pleasure In Announcing The Opening of TWO FINE NEW SERVICE STATIONS In Medford Main and Ivy Streets 600 East Main Street Affording Two Conven ient Locations For Motorists to Secure MOBILOIL and MOBILGAS A Cordial Invitation We are taking this opportunity to extend to southern Oregon people a cordial Invitation to visit our two new stations, inspect our complote, up-to-the-minute facilities for providing the finest of service to motorists. You will find our attendants glad to show our stations to you and ever willing to offer intelli gent, friendly service if you drive a car . . . The completion of these stations evidences the confidence we have in the growth and development of this splendid city and the southern Oregon country 1 ' GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION LEE HUGHES Phone 955-J. 246 So. 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