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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1950
Page
17
Public notice lists areas including Anta Monica to Ocean Park and Palos Verdes under a wills filing. Del Rey and W1 Palos Verdes appear in the document with jurisdiction notes.
Sir William Welch head of British Motor Manufacturers and Traders in Washington told San Francisco reporters that Britain aims to boost U S sales to 50,000 cars annually. He cited Austin A 40 and Hillman Minx as bread and butter models and said Britain produced 700,000 cars last year with 14,000 sold in the United States.
The road in Rocky Mountain National Park climbs to the nation’s highest continuous highway. Four miles exceed 12 000 feet, with timberline cited as the marker for these elevations.
A UK style motor tour for Long Beach motorists keeps trips near home over the July 4 holiday weekend. Highlights include Ocean Park to El Segundo beach developments, Santa Monica and Ocean Park pier amusements, Port of Los Angeles sights, and Huntington Beach oil fields nicknamed black gold. Newport Bay seascape activity and Laguna Beach art colony Festival of Arts in July and August are noted.
DETROIT July 1 Automotive News reports June total output at 855,447 vehicles and six month sum of 3,761,431 cars and trucks. May record was nearly 705,600. weekly assemblies 155,067 cars and 30,593 trucks. Independence Day shutdowns trim production. July likely lower. August could set a new record.
Detroit July 1 AP For first time in history the auto industry built three and three quarters million vehicles in six months. If Chrysler strike had been avoided total output would be above 4,000,000. Demand remains strong across price classes with low cost cars gaining share. Industry forecasts suggest about 1.5 million cars in July and August and around 2 million in Sep to Dec, potentially surpassing last year by nearly 1,000,000 units.
A cross country drive may reveal sections paved with asphalt mixed with rubber. The test aims to reduce long term maintenance costs, with benefits including better temperature and water resistance, reduced slipping, and less ice. One Richmond area section increased cost by 900 dollars per mile but could lower future highway upkeep.
Washington report cites National Geographic guidance that a car and its steel body safely conduct lightning away from occupants, with planes treated similarly. Barrows Colton notes U.S. lightning fatality risk about one in 365,000 amid daily global storms and intense strokes reaching up to 27,000 degrees Fahrenheit, while noting storm-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud flashes occur far more often than ground strikes and debunking the myth that lightning cannot strike the same place twice.
California motorists face a near three million-vehicle onslaught during the July Fourth weekend. The Auto Club of Southern California urges thorough car checks, confirmed hotel stays, and known routes, with early morning starts and slower drives after dusk.
An essay notes ground lightning from the Empire State Building area, with up to 12 strikes in 20 minutes and as many as 50 yearly. It explains high speed current flow between charges, and that lightning can originate from the ground, potentially causing damage. Colton warns thunder is not a reliable strike indicator.
Seattle officials described Rev. William E. Todd s 1926 car as one of the worst they ve seen. Taken for a safety test, the vehicle had no brakes a single slit tire with rope a handmade wooden body no tail light no exhaust no rear bumper no rear fenders one head light no horn a hole in the muffler and a loose steering gear.
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