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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1930
Page
12
Enthusiasm grows for the Graham six low priced models as distributors report strong interest nationwide. The new 115 inch wheelbase cars feature shatter proof glass, oversize four wheel hydraulic brakes, and a seven bearing crankshaft delivering 66 brake horsepower.
Driver J H Jenkinson piloted the Willys Six from Huntington West Virginia to Toledo Ohio in 318 minutes averaging 54.33 mph. The 285 mile record beat the Huntington Toledo train by 2 hours 3 minutes and was checked by a Western Union timer in Toledo. The run showcases Willys Overland’s new low priced six model.
A Wor shipful Company of Gold and Silver Wire Drawers exhibit in England featured an exceptionally fine gold wire sample. Three thousand five hundred yards of this wire weighed just one ounce, illustrating remarkable thinness and texture.
Advice on new car care emphasizes gentle initial operation, gradual speed limits, regular oil changes, thorough lubrication, and tightening of fasteners. Avoid racing engine, wipe and wash gently, and protect paint from spray and orchard road grit.
Leon county Sheriff Frank Stoutamire announced a bloodstained car found in Ochlocknee River swamp was planted to aid Sheriff I K Horn of Seminole county Georgia in absconding with 12 000 to 15 000 in office funds. He alleged Horn, deputy Dick Bolton and Charlie Tipton planned the escape with Tipton driving Horn to Mobile Alabama after meeting in Recovery Georgia. Bolton and Tipton reportedly confessed to the scheme.
In Schenectady New York a small photo-electric cell governs a large GE laboratory sign. The device senses daylight to switch the sign on and off. The eye sized near a human eye sits atop the building, resembling a radio tube.
Dr. H. W. Gillett of Battelle Memorial Institute notes the U S has about 1 000 laboratories with 33 000 workers. He estimates 3 000 in pure science and the rest in applied work, with pure scientists spending 10 million dollars annually versus 200 million for applied, giving each applied scientist two dollars for every dollar of pure science funds.
The Prussian Academy of Science considers erecting a German astronomical observatory at Windhuk in Southwest Africa. Professor Paul Guthrick of the Berlin-Babelsburg observatory recently studied the project's feasibility.
A De Soto Six engine achieves optimal power and economy through improved breathing and an even fuel mixture. Air flow reaches 160 mph at 60 mph, with a large intake and ample valves to sustain torque and cool piston heads. The balance across engine parts yields a smooth, powerful, economical car. Novelty flights decline as Dallas records show imports fall to low weekend demand.
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