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,._ ~ J ulv 19, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 41 J 11- NORTH SHORE . ~ MAYER NAMED LEADER IN FIGHT FOR WIDER ROADS · rt h ~,,,,, 1111//~ t 1e g. f 11 in 1e )U llJ otor Briefs · 'ltc(1 1J\' e-,ttlll I [l- of [l- :k ~f 0- rs er lS K rt 'k y, th L ·t er n .. ·k t- r. ~. le ld i:' t e t le 1- tr 1 ll t' 'f.~1 t1 lC ]'1all.,: .\ v·Illinois Club President Appointed ' · t oun, · t . ., tl lh · . ' l' ·.1. .,< 111 1 t l1at :\ 1llt-r1can trva Chairman of Central Division. · ( ,tn,tc · . 1 "1·11 'Jlt'11< 1 ' . 'l ,) l(ltlllllllllll . '· 111 a, g.1... t, 11 at Philadelphia Convention ·111 ·1 · ·1 1 ·t f th I 111 1111 1 1 \ :-. . ; L: t .c pr~·~pcn _ , . .n ... t ' ~~<l111tll.tPt.1. I acc,lrdtn~ ttl tlH: lhH.:,tgo ]~l'lttrning rrn1il a lllid-.-umml'r rnn - · l(lt· ·t \Itt> . Hiltinn oi the .\mcrican :\1 otori~ts As..;ociatinn 'he)d · at Philadelphia. Si .\ t··t :d <· t ,;<J.i.IHHI l'ars t' ntcred the Mayl'r. ,·icl'-prt·sident of the national nat i.· n;tl park -. in llJ20 . aut~1 ing h<HI~· and p-rl'sidcnt nf Th e Autmnnhile (luh ni Jlli1wi:--. voiced at~ T:l t' ; t\ l':·.t L!. t' liie t·t an aut,llliOhil c prn \· al ni the t'<llllprl'ht1hi\·(.· !_Jrt1_~ratn i..; ~i :-.. and thrn:- i··urth-.. y t·ar-. . nut I in e cl 1 n · t h c .-\. :\I . :\. ·\\·Inch emhracts alt;1getlter fiitctn major J·;·t1h - . T ht· ~ n· ;Jtv--t illl-rca--c in the lllllllhn lcms c1f primary illlpurtance ttl aut .. i . . t> , ,j attl t·Jlt··l>ik:-- in all\' 1>lll' year wa . . of tht· country . . in Fllll \\-ht·n t h · J1tttnht-r ittl'rl';t:-;l'd ~~ 1 First nf the lint-up to come ttp fnr J·t·r t·vnt nn·r l )1JU. general discussion \~· a" tl1at of \\·idcr stak higlm·ays, follmHd hy hy-pa"" port oi thl' ...,c-cnndary higl~\\· ays whicl: routes din'rting through traftic around art· trihutaric:-- to the ma1n routes ot co1.gcstcd cities ~nd municipalities. ;tut(lnlflhilc trai'lic. ~lr : .~fayer, in Important subjects taken up dttriJlg the I ;-,pcakin .~ ,)j tht· r<?atl hutldtn~ o utloo'..:: two-clay stssion also included: the uni - i.·r Illi1uli:i. spnkc ta\·orably ot the five1 fnrmit\: oi traffic r~·gulatinns, li'cen~ing \Tar road building plan as embodied of' al( automobile operators and the in a prt·gram \rhich includes city. building of secondary hig Jnyays. The rnunty and state roads. cutir~..· first da~··s · scssiot1 was fa ken up "C\luk ount \·." ltc stated, "was on hy the \\"ays. and ~f cans committee. tht· n · · ni a c;lmprl'hcnsi\·c road prodealing with . widrr high\\'ay~ and of gram " ·ith pr11j ·'cts cm·ering railr,)ad which ~fr. ~feyer was appoit-1tecl chair- ·a nd !Jigh\\'a\ grade separations. man for the Central Di\·ision. I f~rid;~e:-;, J~C\\. -W-iont pavements, aclcliThc legislative program of the as- I t1una~ .20-t<lut pa\Tl1ltnb. l':lst and \\·c~t sociation 'inr this year. it was \'t)tecl, artcn;1l thmugh st~ects through Clll will he ccntned mainlv unon the secur- ral~\) and the sam~.: tor north and south ing ni.Ft:deral and ~t~ltt: .. tin;1nrial sup - IH)lllld traffic'" 1 1 I \\'hat Chenolct \fotor Company has been doing- since the introduction last line .lanuatT · . of the nc\r :-ix l cYlinder f:. ' to 1nsurc alllplc parts anc . e hcJt:llt scn·. · · · . · . . · Cl ·. 1Lt'I to . the n11lho1b ot 0\\llCJ;-, otI t.lC\ · ,. I . j ro ct IPttr C\' 1JH cr cars, b rcn:-a C( 111 a hrt<·n· statement iust released. A111QUL; the adjustments effected to ~ail'g·uard t.hc l'tllltinu~.:d useiul11~ss.- vf lt·rmcr models lt~t,·c . bcen the cstahhsh1H:nt nf sen·icc machine shops at De1 troit and l·lint, specializing in the cxrlu . . i\T manuiacturc of pa ·t model part~; additional sen·ice training ..;chtlllb \rherc (leakrs' nH.:c~1anics ;~rc I taunlJt the latest llld110ds tor serncin~·l'->the old and 111..'\\' ~noclels :ad~litional Zt)J1l' \rarchnuse~ wl11ch expcd1te th e <klin~ n· nf parts to dealers: ~net rc1 ,·i:--ions. in the . rs_tcm hy \rhtch the dl'akr 1s stocked wah past model parts. fndcpcnclc:nt manufacture of past mnckl parb became ncces~ary just a. soon as intensive pruduction began o:·l the nn\· sixes. At present Chc \'rokt is ma 11 u i act uri ng 9.000 di ffc rent pa ..;t model parts ..-\ccording to the rernrds thl' compan~- has during its history oi the sen·ice engineering department manufactured hct\rcc n 100.000 and 125,(X)O distinct parts. I Many Distinct Auto Parts Roosevelt Engine Now Made by Chevrolet Co. Shows Little Wear After Record Feat The engine and driving mechanism of the Roosevelt :;trai.l.!'ht-cight, which reccntlv made a ne\\' wortct·s non-stop utomoti,·e endurance record of .440 wurs and 30 minutes, shO\ved far less \\·car than \\'as expected after t he gruelling test, a minute examination. of the car reYcalcd immediately followmg the completion of the ru n. To conform to ot'licials ru les of t he American Automobile association, under \Yhosc superYision the test was conducted. the 1\ooscvelt \\'as disassembled at once and inspected, part for part, to determine that it w~s stricth' a stock car in every mcchamca l de.tail. This examinat ion was conducted by Louis Chevrolet, Yeteran rac ing cqginccr, Charles ~[erz, _ A. A. A., representative, and S. E. Rowe. Afterwards, every part of t he car was subjected to careiul scr uti ny by Thomas ] . Li tl e, Jr., r hicf eng in ee ,-, and other members of the Ma rmo n engineering staff. The engine \Vas found to be in perfect wo rking order and t:xamination of the pis tons, valves and other engine mechani m tailed to disclose appreciable \vcar or defect s. Axles, wheels, steering gear, t r ansmission a nd ignition system likewise ,,·ere thorough ly inspected and fo und in the ir original conditio n. \V. 'f. \ Versted of \ Vinnetka is the ~ f annon Roosevelt dealer. 1 I 1 1 · 1 TRUCK REGISTRATIONS GAIN :\e\\' truck registrations in Cook count\' cnntinue to show month by mont !~ gain~. t he increase in J une this \Tar nvtr Ia ·t having been Y.8 per cent. ~\'it h cnmparative figures of 571 to 521 1 1e 0 e, n ... 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