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46 1 I I I I I WIlMETTE L'I FE poster, illustrating sonfe September 13. 1929 ~------------------------- Motor Club in Campaign Artistic DECORATING Your homt> hns Its own atmosph..re. With tltf' nld of our lntf'rlor dN·orntors JOU <'llll f'xprf'l'S this lndhldunllty In thf' dt>comtlons. New Graham-Paige for · Safety of Children phase of safety on the streets, to tile . Promotes Greater "\\"ere You Careful During Yo·..tr school rooms throughout its territory . Rd · \ ·aca ti on or Just Lucky: .. is the ques- The accident pre\·ention department Com/ ort in i ing a ' different I ' The 1930 Graham-Paige, models refleet th e results of a comprehensive campaign to promote riding comfort arid case for driver and , passe nger::.. through adjustable seating position. improved seat and back cushions, and convenient accessories, according to Painter and Decoiator Carl Hanson of \Vinnetka. GrahamPaige dealer. \\' ith chassis already 1030 Greenleaf Phone 2764 embodying' the most modern automo-··························.1 tive features, such as the four -s peed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ transn1issiot1, Bijur chassis lubricati ut1 sys te m, positive feed fuel pump. crankcase ventilation. hydra uli c internal brakl.'s, c rankshaft vibration balancer. and others. Graham-Paige wa s free to concentrate on improveme nts to pro. :note beauty. comfort, and ca~y rid tng. The results are apparent in all m odel s. the new 612, lo we st priced n: the lin e. sharing with the larger sixc:and eights in the thoroughgoing rc\·i. sio n of body trim and f>tings . Of chief int erest among the m ccku ~ ica l de,·elopmcnts is th e introd uction of a new chassis for model ()12, the oopular-priccd six-cylinclt:r model that ha s Icc! sa les this vear with a total ni 35,000 cars betwe-en ] an uary i and .\ugust I, when production of the new mode l began. The new 612 is larger. heavi er, and more powerful than ib predecc . sor. The whe elba se ha . ht.·en exfcnded fr om 112 inches t o 115, with a res ultant imprO\·cment not onh· in appearance but. e\·en more important , in roadability and riding qualities. tht: lattc_ r two factors being further imI pr1wed by the adoption of larger tire-- . 0rtenhauser M· P ti o n as ked 011 25,000 saft.:ty posters ju~t iss ued by the accident prevention department of. the Chicago Motor club tn as man y school room s in northern Illinois and Indiana. · The poster, in t\\"0 colors, portrays a boy pushing hiS " sc ooter' ~nthinlcingly~ in the path of an automobile. The obvious inference is when children be come careles s they are likely to be injured. Each month the motor club is 5 ue s has planned a safety i)rogram for the ensuing nine school month s which will compri se greater activity than ever before. Enlargement o f the spea ker s' bureau, increased organization of the sc hool boys' safety patrol and grea~er distribution of safety pos ter s ar e the outstanding detail s that were \vorked o ut during the summer va ca ti on period. These projects are now being carried to completion. Cadillac Announces New Line for 3 Automobiles .-\ Clllllplete new line of Cadil lac. L;t - OLDFI ERE is the leading tire in the medium-priced field-built of the best ma .. terials obtainable in the thorough Firestone manner. See. ~he massive tread of this tire; note the many scientifically designed and placed blocks of tough, live rubber to gain the Sr'eatest traction.and road-gripping safety. A handsome, sturdy tire that is built to deliver economy,·dependability, safetv, omfort and mileage. Come in and examine these tires that give you so much for so little money. H 30x3 r j - $4.75 31x4 8.45 32x4 9.05 29x4.40-- 5.65 30x4.50-- 6. 30 30x4.75-- 7.80 30x5.00--- 8.20 3lx5.25-- 9.85 30x5.50 ~- 1 0.40 3 3x6.00 - l2.20 3 2 X 6. 50 -- 14. 3 5 atHI Fleet\\·oo d ca rs, each tht· hnest, 11H·St luxuriou s. roomiest '\ nd tno::;t powerfu l that the Cadillac .:\f ntur Car Company has ever produced. i~ soon t1.) be an no unc ed. Advance ittiormation is that the cars will pre;-;~_ttl notable advance in desi g n, efficiency. moto ring luxury anrl comfort. bnth itt body and· chassis. During the la st year mat t\· markt'cl refi nement s ha,·e been made in both the Cadillac and L : Salle cars. These include the exclusive safetv-m echa nical four-\vheel brakes, the ~svnc ro- n'le !J silent shift transmission-a· rev olutio nary accomplishment of fir s t importance -apd the use of security plate not~ s hatte rable glass in the \\'indshi eld , doo rs and all windo\vs. The ne\v Cadillac. La Salle a nd Fleetwood cars soon to be rev ea led han been thoroughly tested both at the General Motors proving ground and in the extensive laboratories of Cadillac and General Motors, it is stated. ~allt.- WUmette Battery & Eleetrie Serviee 740 Twel!tb St.eet Wilmette 691 It is an ~xtremely interestmg fact that during the la st ten vears th~ ~1umher o f cars per repair- shop has mcrea se d materially. In 1919 there were regi stered in this country about 6,000.000 motor vehicles . T11is vear the total !egistration will run p;etty close to h,OOO,OGO. On the other side of the picture, there were in 1919 apt~roximately -tO,OOO repair shops, whtch works out at somewhat over 140 cars to each service station. This yea r t.he t;un~ber of repair shops in operatiOn ts 111 the neighborhood of 1~0 .000, a1_1d this gives us an average t)t approxtmately ~50 cars to each shop. Number of Cars in Shops Show a Gain in T er Years 11! . the automobile indus.try in . There are 4,341,000 persons employed the Untted States, according to the Chicago. .Motor club.