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(932 CHEVROLET HAS FREE-WHEBLING AND ~ SYNGRO-MESH PLANS New Model of Machine Is Dis- played For First Time in Bismarck Saturday Embodying silent syncro-mesh transmission with selective free- wheeling, a 20-per cent increase in power, a stream-lined body and a number of other new features, the new 1932 Chevrolet was placed on display for the first time in Bismarck at the Capital Chevrolet company Saturday. The new machine has a top speed of from*65 to 70 miles an hour and remains in the price range of the current series. The new car is being displayed for the first time throughout the United States Saturday. “ Changes .are mostly ref{nements over the basic design of the 1931 car,| which, from the standpoint of pub- lic acceptance, was the most success- ful in the history of the company. Practically every proven automo- tive feature of recent years is incor- porated’ in the new Chevrolet. Out- standing improvements in the ’32 line over last year’s models are down- draft carburetion, counter-balanced crankshaft, smaller wheels and larger, tires, radically changed front end ap- pearance, “finger touch” front seat adjustment, cowl ventilator on all models, hood doors“ instead of lou- vres, improved clutch and an addi- tional cross member in the frame. Twelve standard body styles are in, cated on the left of the toe the line this year—three open and. nine closed Fisher bodies—all in new Duco color combinations and all with} 4nd smart new features. In addition, eight models also are available with deluxe equipment. Entire Transmission New ‘The new transmission unit is en- tirely Chevrolet-built. Free-wheeling is provided by an over-running clutch, engaged at the discretion of the dri- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1981 by its Inventor, C. L. Stauffer of Eiki rt, Ind. tn the This unusual looking shig ts called a “gyropiane” and has reached a speed of 145 miles an hour in tests It appears as an ordinary biplane, but when It starts to land Its “two-in-one” characteristic comes to the fore and the top wing whiris around in windmill fashion. Associated Press Photo provements are standard with vari-| and shifting the hand lever into sec-! ous models in the line. ond. i ‘The instrument panel is beautified| The over-running clutch, as de- by the symmetrical grouping of the) signed and manufactured by Chevro-| several new instruments added this/let, is simple and consists of only| year because of added mechanical) three major operating parts. Inclu-| features. The free-wheeling control/sion of this feature, which permits} button is located just to the left of| the engine to idle independent of the! the steering column. | forward speed of the car, lessens oil All closed models have a “finger|and gas consumption. touch” front seat adjustment, where-/ » e by, simply by touching a lever to the} ry left of the seat, the seat may be\( Painted Woods quickly rolled to the most comfort- | e——————-——_4 able position back of the wheel and clamped there. | The headlamp dimmer switch, lo-} board, is) Emory Johnson visited at the Wil-| improved for better operation and) liam Brown home Sunday. the stop light switch also is imyroved| Ruth Stenquist is attending busi- simplified. _ ee | ness college at Fargo. ft, The left front window has an equal-; Frank Erickson and son, Ernest, By MRS. OLE LILLEFJELD The front ‘springs have increased|and continue going to school, while camber and load-carrying capacity! Mrs. Erickson will remain at the An- and the rear springs in the roadster drew Nelson home and care for her |and coupe models have one more leaf/ mother, who is very ill. j than last year. | Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morgan are Suspension New | again at home in Painted Woods. Mr. izer, which reduces the-effort neces-| motored to Bismarck Monday morn- | since, sary to raise or lower the window. | ing. Ernest will remain in Bismarck; Mr. and Mrs. Nupen are residing ver by @ control button on the instru- ment panel. \s A new type of engine suspension is While the wheelbase remains aty used. At the suspension points rub- 109 inches, the car looks longer than, ber insulation in a stamped container last year, lower, speedier and miore| prevents metal to metal contact. This powerful—promises borne out by the] insulation effectively prevents road greatly improved power plant. shocks from reaching the engine, In the new Chevrolet, the fenders,|dampens out vibration which other- radiator and headlamps are carried) wise might be communicated to the on a single fender support unit, which| passengers, and provides a stable an- is anchored to the center of the front|chorage for the power plant. cross-member of the frame. This} The 60-horsepower, overhead valve, pivotal anchorage enables the front) six-cylinder engine is smoother, end to sway with the body as a unit, | quieter and more powerful. The en- thus reducing the annoying weave) gine block is stiffened and strength- ‘as well as the possibility of squeaks|ened by additional ribs and more and rattles developing at points of}metal at points of stress. Main stress. crankshaft bearings are thinner, A double tie-bar, chromium plated,| making possible an increase in diam- arches gracefully between the fenders|eter of the crankshaft. journals. The and braces them. A support also ex-| crankshaft, with four counterweights, ice from the tie bar to the radia- tor. _ The radiator is entirely new in de- sign and construction. The exposed core area is larger than last year for better cooling, and a new grille is) built integral with the radiator: in| all models. Ti: radiator shell. chromium plated. Fenders Are Changed Front fenders have a deeper crown and skirts, and a wider bead coming to @ graceful point at the front tip of the fender. Headlamps are para- bolic-shaped, with convex lens, and are fully crome ‘plated. The hood is redesigned to conform to the new radiator shape. Another improve- ment is the replacement of the usual two external hood catches with only one catch operated internally. All models this year have cowl ven- tilators located just forward of the forged integrally, weighs 53 pounds, an increase of five pounds over last year. Lubrication to the crankshaft and camshaft bearings and the valve stem is positive pressure this year, in- stead of splash feed as formerly. In addition to the new down-draft or, & beat control. valve has been added to the exhaust manifold to concentrate the hot exhaust gases, on the intake manifold for easy start- ing and quick warming up of the en- gine at low temperatures. the fuel pump, which assures con- stant feeding of fuel to the carbure- tor under all operating conditions. Cooling is improved, in addition to the larger radiator area, by increa:i- ing the amount of water at the ex- haust ports of the engine, and by a new four-blade fan so designed that one pair of blades sets up vibrations Morgan has been in Minneapolis, visiting at the home of his daughter, | Mrs. Lambert, and taking treatments at a hospital there. Mrs. Morgan has been visiting relatives around Minot. Andrew Nelson was @ Wilton caller| bee self inflicted. Monday morning.* Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kudick and children visited Mrs. Ida Soderquist Sunday. James Taylor and Robert Brostrom spent the week-end at their respec- tive homes. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Lillefjeld and son, Gerald, spent Sunday afternoon visiting at the Ole Lillefjeld home. spent Sunday visiting friends east of: Wilton. C. B. Nupen Returns Here After Five Years Returning to Bismarck after an absence of five years; C. B. Nupen has established himself in the insur- ance business ltere. Nupen, agent for the Lincoln Na- tional Life Insurance company of Fort Wayne, Ind., has become asso- ciated with L. Van Hook. Their of- fice is in the old City National Bank building. Nupen is agent of the Fort Wayne company in the Bismarck-Mandan district. ‘: When living here before, —Nupen was in the grain business. He lived here from 1914 to 1926, when he mov- ed to Jamestown, where he has been at 219 Seventh St. Assert Farm Woman Caused Fatal Burns Charles Oden, farm woman near here, ' of burns believed by officials to have | When L. E. Johnson, neighbor, saw smoke issuing from around a door he broke in and found the woman lying ‘on the floor in a bed of flames. The Drayton, N. D., Dec. 5—(P}—Mrs.; | died Thursday in a Drayton hospital; bedding had been soaked in kerosenc. She was badly burned when brought | to the hospital. | Puneral services will be held Satur- | day. Mrs. Oden is survived by her) two children, who were helping her to | ‘The Charles Hannefleld family|©Perate the farm. i H ea | TAXPAYERS ORGANIZE | Peterson, who has been! Steele, N. D., Dec. 5—J. C. Sher-| | Hazel ‘staying at the G. R. Brostrom home,'man, Steele, was named chairman as’ is staying at the Dave Brostrom home hel Mrs. Brostrom with the housework while little Buddy is ill. Business callers in Wilton Tuesday were William Brown, Fred Brown, Al- vin Lange, Carl Erickson and Arthur Ivér Erickson and children, Loré raine, Delores and Melvin, and Nels Erickson spent Monlay evening at the William Brown home. Frank Erickson and Anton Nelson ‘An air dome has been added to} ™otored out to the Sundelin home Sunday evening. Lester Brown and son, Marion, called at the Charles Hannefield home Tuesday afternoon. i Anton Nelson called at the Frank Riebe home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brown and son, Marion, Mrs. William Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown motored windshield, and windshields of all/ of different frequency than the other|to Bismarck to visit relatives Wed- models are slanted at a sharper an- gle. The sloping front pillars blend gracefully into the beautiful curving top. External body contours follow the same general design as last year, the most obvious changes being in the new hardware and greater door) depth. Doors extend through the body sills instead of only to the top. Tire sizes are now 5.25-18 compared with 4.75-19 last year. In the rear are the combination tail and stop light and the safety gas tank away from the engine. Upholstery Is Optional Mohair or broadcloth upholstery is! optional with all models; hardware is newly designed and improved; such fine car features as silk assist. cords, robe rails} arm rests on both sides' of the rear seat; dome light; side ash receptacles and many other im-: pair, one canceling out the other, thus effecting unusually quiet operation. the needs of modern traffic and in operation it automatically permits the novice to shift gears smoothly and noiselessly. © : The syncro-mesh transmission fol- lows the same general design as that used successfully during the last few years in other General Motors cars. An outstanding feature of this shift to second gear. This shift, usu- ally made under difficult driving con- ditions, is easily and quickly made simply by releasing the clutch pedal nesday. Mrs. Verene Peterson visited at the Clifford Hansen home Thursday aft- ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Stura Nelson and children visited at the Andrew Nel- son home Thursday. Prank Erickson and Mrs. Sofia Erickson of Bismarck spent Wednes- day night at the Andrew Nelson home. Walter Kirkey was a Wilton caller ‘Thursday. Mrs. Oscar Brostrom visited rela- tives in Bismarck this week. Wallace Anstrom, who has been staying at the Henry Johnson home, spent Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anstrom of Bis- marck. Mrs. Lester Brown gave a towel shower for Mrs. William Brown Fri-) day afternoon. { Stura and Anton Nelson called on Ole Lillefjeld Sunday afternoon. WHERE SNOW-BOUND INDIANS DIED | _é«. and Mrs. Dick Kudick and of hut used for iter by hundré fought against starvation and cold after a ae Gnowstorm gripped the mesas of that unsett! ‘below with her bab! it a waiting ald, Eleven Indians died before help could reach them from Gallup, N. M., 70 miles away. children and Harold Soderquist and mee children spent Sunday afternoon at Melvin Soderquist spent Friday aft- ernoon visiting Dick Kudick. Frank Erickson, Anton Nelson and Ole Lillefjeld motored to Wilton Sat- urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hannefield and daughters, Noreen and Hope, were dinner guests at the William and Lester Brown home Sunday. Mrs. Alvin Lange is visiting rela- tives in Minnesota. A s0n was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Brown Nov. 22. Mother and child are doing well. Defendant Wins in Fargo Damage Suit | Fargo, N. D., Dec. 5—(P)—A ver- |diet for the defendant was returned |by @ federal court jury Friday in an action in which A. J. Schultz, Fargo. | former filling station attendant, was! suing the Standard Oil Company of | Indiana for $25,000. Schultz alleged. the defendant discharged him last) year, breaking a written agreement. Trial of Henry Kastner, Jamestown, charged wth sale and possession of Uquor began. Two government wit-: nesses, R. Hicks and William Zabel, federal prohibition agents, testified |they purchased liquor from Kastner on several occasions. The jury was excused by Judge An-; drew Miller until Monday when the Kastner case will’ be resumed. Mo-! tions and other court actions will be heard by Judge Miller Saturday. Armour Creameries (Bis- marck) will custom dress your turkeys FREE. Get in touch; with them quick, sell them your home dressed turkeys and sais market prices will be Associated Press Photo hogan, the type of New Mexico Indians when thoy Jo. squaw is shown {50 men gathered here to form a Kid-, der County Taxpayers’ association. A Tip From Mother | Associated Press Photo Back stage of a New York theater, Irene Rich, film star, gives hi daughter, Franci a few pointer on the art of making-up. After t lesson Miss Rich took a int audience to see her daughter appear in a Broadway production. Madelon Claudet 40 Years Old The best. mother a@ young man cver had! But . . . . 2 mother whose son docsn’t know her. A mother racked with the agony of separation ; A mother stealing, sinning, struggling for her gon. The white flame of mother Jove burns more fiercely, as the years add ominously to “THE SIN OF MADELON CLAUDE)” Your BUYING DOLLAR. Can Be Stretched! | WOMEN are becoming more and more aware of the fact that a dollar has no absolute value. It’s elastic. It can be worth more today than yesterday, more in this part of the country than in that, more in this shop than in that, more.in one person’s hands than in another’s. A dollar can be stretched! That is, a buying dollar can be stretched. 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