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Show PROVO (UTAH) SUNDAY HERALD, JjJNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1041 PAGE FIVEl FROM CMC'S ASSEMBLY LINE TO UNCLE SAM'S DEFENSE LINE Beauty Reaches All-Time High in New 9 41 Chevrolet Hera is a jrroup of General Motors Trucks lined up in the motor "pool" outside the CMC factory at Pontiac, Mich., awaiting delivery to the United States Army. This is but a small contingent of thousands of olive-drab military vehicles being built by General Motors Truck during dur-ing the current great national defense program. The trucks shown are 2a-ton, six-wheel drive models, with winches attached at front. They are used by the Army as prime movers for light and mediura artillery pieces, as well as for general transport duty. MOTOR MAKERS .SPEED TRAINING OF CRAFTSMEf liy BERNARD CR AN' DA LL I'nited Press Correspondent DETROIT The automobile industry has launched an intensive inten-sive training program to fill its new defense plants with skilled labor, a survey reveals. All of the major automotive manufacturers have expanded existing ex-isting training programs and all are contemplating still further expansion ex-pansion to meet the growing demands de-mands placed on tne industry by the defense program. The industry is faced' with an unprecedented need for skilled labor. Packard will need 17,000 men to man its plant under construction con-struction where an initial order of 9,000 Rolls Royce airplane engines en-gines will tv? turned out. Ford must fill its $11,000,000 aircraft engine plants rising at Dearborn with approximately 11,000 skilled workers. General Motors tins started on plant expansion for production of machine guns, and Griggs must fill its airp'.ane plant under construction with men trained to work on wing assemblies assem-blies for fighting craft. Marine Engines at Packard Packard is selecting its best 1 mechanics to work on the 700 j :ruper-marine engines the com- I pany is turning out to power navy lorpcdo boats. The marine engine, officials - say, da similar, to-the 000 Rolls Royce plane engines the company will produce for the T, United States and Great Britain. Between 60 and 75 mechanics at a time are put to work studying the marine engines for two to four weeks, and their training is supplemented by text-book instruction in-struction on such subjects as differences dif-ferences in metals. The company plans to transfer- 6,000 of its 10,000 automobile workers to the plane plant and fill the ranks of the auto workers from outside sources. Chrysler says it will be able to send 200 graduates of a special course into its new tank and ordnance plants "at any time." Officials are planning an expansion expan-sion of the company's apprentice school and expect to double the shift, turning out 00 skilled mechanics me-chanics every three months. The course includes 3" 'hours a week of machine rhop and production experience, .supplemented by four hours in the classroom. In addition addi-tion the company is considering another plan to obtain labor from lhcr sources, but details were not revealed. i? School Expands Enrollment at the General Motors Institute of Technology at Flint has increased 10 per cent HERE ARE FIVE REASONS Why We Claim You Get More For Your Money at AAaycock Motor Co. 1 B37 LINCOLN ZEPHYR Radio and Heater $523 1937 OLDS SEDAN Radio and Heater $423 - 1937 FORD COUPE "85" Radio and Heater $303 1936 DODGE COUPE Radio and Heater $273 1936 CHEV. DeLUX SEDAN Exceptionally Good $263 4 4- over 1939 in courses designed to turn out highly skilled mechanics Approximately 13,000 persons are receiving classroom instruction and experience in GM plants. In addition, apprentice classes in tne company's major plants average 2,000, officials say, and are increasing in-creasing steadily. Biggest unit in the GM training plant is at the Allison plane engine en-gine " factory at Indianapolis, where a trainee program has teen instituted. Some 2,900 are enrolled, enroll-ed, receiving a minimum wage at the start of th course with increases each month. Briggs has adopted a plan in cooperation with the national defense de-fense training commission, the WPA and the "Michigan Employment Employ-ment Service. The plan utilizes public school facilities, and Briggs training for aircraft wing assemblies assem-blies centers in one of the city's high schools, where men selected from the rolls of the WPA and the state employment service learn to read blueprints and receive re-ceive instruction in aero-riveting, army and navy specifications, drilling for wing assemblies and layout work. Classrooms are equipped with compressors and riveting guns among other equipment. The course "nas been in operation since September on a 24-hour, four-shift four-shift basis. Some 300 persons are receiving instruction at the school, which is only one of many located throughout the state. The Ford Motor company will utilize the facilities of the Ford Trade School and its instructors to give special training to some 2,500 persons for work in the company's' airplane engine factory, fac-tory, officials said. Hartz Covers 275,000 Miles Without Mishap In this age of spscialization, there's always one man best fitted fit-ted to answer any particular question. ques-tion. Automotive experts the country coun-try over can safely refer their safe-driving problems to Harry Hartz, former American race king, v.'ho in the past six years has covered cov-ered more than 275.000 mile3 on American streets and highways as a test driver for Chevrolet Motor division. Preaching the gospel of safe driving in connection with all his test runs latest of which established estab-lished a new world record for sustained sus-tained and certified automotive operation, Haitz summarizes hi.; driving tips under the "three C's, courtesy, common sense and caution. cau-tion. "In the face of an annual traffic traf-fic toll exceeding war losses in nearly any single battle in history," his-tory," Hartz said, "I still cling to the belief that the golden rule can ba as wisely applied to highway behavior as to any other mode of ;?0NE OF THE CHRYSLER MODELS i 4 nr Above, interior of rear compartment, Chrysler New Yorker four-door four-door sedan. Two-tono upholstery in a variety of combinations features fea-tures this model; below, the Chrysler New Yorker club coupe. This car seats six persons comfortably, with ample leg room in the rear. life. Drive as . you would have others drive, and both you and your neighbor will return home safely. "In the past two years, road-testing road-testing a Chevrolet truck over more than 100,000 miles of highways high-ways in every state of the Union, Canada, and Mexico, neither I nor any of the drivers in my crew had a single accident, even so slight as a fender dent. Yet we traveled under every American highway conduct code, in all sorts of weather and over all types of road. Common sense, simple caution, cau-tion, and decent courtesy for our fellow-drivers resulted in a trip , unmarrcd by accident." I Our wide range of Top-Quality Generals includes a tire for every car arid budget . . . values that can't be matched by any other tires regardless regard-less of price or quality. Come in! Get our figure. No I 1 GENERAL BQIGADIEO .... $7.77 Size 600x16 with your old tire GENERAL How Silent Grip . 511.77 Size 600x16 with your old tire These Prices Guaranteed Only -To February 28th CONSOLIDATED WAGON & MACHINE COMPANY yjjl 1 I - j DOOR HINGES CONCEALED',' . All door hinges on the 1941' Chevrolet arc of the concealed type, an improvement which greatly great-ly enhances the smooth sleek beauty of the car. The hinges are so designed that when the door Is pushed wide open, it remains in that position, with no tendency to slam shut. This feature is especially especial-ly pleasing when articles are being be-ing lilted into or out of the car. A new body type in the 1941 Ford line is the Super DeLuxe sedan coupe. It combine.3 the advantages ad-vantages of a compact coupe with seat room for six passengers. l CI L 1 TAKE MONTHS TO PAY! easier terms in town. Pay as yon ride. Business Upswing Continues Says Chevrolet Chief BY M. II COYLE General Manager Chevrolet Motor Division General 3Iotors Corporation The business upswing which has teen going on the last year gives no sign of abatement through any cause that is apparent at present. From the outlook now, we believe that the increase of sales for Chevrolet during 1911 will be from 10 to 20 per cent above the comparable com-parable period last year. While one of the big features that will benefit economic conditions condi-tions in the immediate future is the expenditure for defense, there are other substantial elements that ioint to trade betterment. Sales in the farm districts throughout the country are showing show-ing a marked increase. As an example, ex-ample, there is the call that was made on Chevrolet recently. Our regional manager in the Great Laices Kegion requested 6,000 additional ad-ditional units lor October. The normal flow there is approximately approximate-ly 12,000 for the nionui. ii3 need lor more cars was based upon actual orders. In the eastern section, which includes in-cludes New York City and the suriounuing metropolitan area, the purchases of motor vehicles ait; caut-muing the upward trend. We expect to enlarge our business uy approximately 20 per cent in ti.is uisincc. Sl'HKItlCAL-CUUYED . U UN DOW Hie rear indow of the 1941 Chevrolet is curved in both directions direc-tions to blend more harmoniously with the gracefully-curved sides, top, and rear of the car. It is siigntiy larger in area than in 1940. CHEVROLET POWEH Chevrolet's six-cylinder valve-in-head engine for 1911 has been stepped up from 85 to 90 horsepower horse-power without impairing the economy econ-omy fcr which Chevrolet is famed. The improvement was gained through redesigning of the combustion com-bustion chamber, without increasing increas-ing bore or stroke. Piston displacement dis-placement remains as before, ,215.5 cubic inches. 1 ,rttr I j Mi (d ."mnm t II 1 j 1J L -..nf!i Klin i,y 191 SOUTH UNIVERSITY AVK. Completely new styling joins with numerous mechanical Improvements to make the new 19-41 Chevrolet, now on display at all dealers', a worthy successor to the cars which have earned first place in public favor year after year. The greater size and roominess of the new models, as well as their sleek new beauty, are apparent in the Special De Luxe Sport Sedan, shown above. At (2) is shown the spacious interior of the same model's rear compartment, and at (3) is its front compartment, showing two-spoke steering wheel w ith horn-bloving rin2, new fcliding-type sun visors, and smartly re-styled dash. Uliii.IL iiVLJ 'It The U.S.A. has given its verdict on motor cars . . . given it unmistakably by awarding Chevrolet sales leadership ever all other makes of cars for nine of the last ten years . . . and now the U.S.A. is giving this same verdict again by showing clear-cut clear-cut preference for the new Chevrolet for '41! "The U.S.A. picks Chevrolet!" And, if you'll make your own eye it try it buy it test of the new Chevrolet for '41, we're convinced that you'll pick Chevrolet, too. And get the nation's No. 1 car-value as a result! Please see your nearest Chev rolet dealer today! ffiijlViiiiit! W CANNON . -. p, , I . f" i . . k . , . i . j . ' . ' I': a I V -'4 i ) r .: - "7. - -w-s jawr - I f l I 'Himiiwr 1 -nr j ,. , ,.. , .la - tv--' ' - : . . III. ' i , : i 1 ' t n t"- ,tV ;. One of the major changes is substitution of concealed safety-steps (1) for the running boards of other years, an improvement adding to the car's beauty without sacrifice of the safety and convenience which running boards provide. pro-vide. At (5) is the six-cylinder Chevrolet valve-in-head engine for 1911, in which many refinements have been made.Horsepower is increased from 85 to 90 w ithout affecting affect-ing economy; and cooling, lubrication and carburotion are all improved. In circle is the new switch which reverses the ignition current polarity each time the starter is operated, oper-ated, indefinitely prolonging the life of distributor points. M jMlh U JIM JjJJi ii ytDTtijllXV ' w nt -.ASHT0N, INC. Phone ir - "x : V; -,? j - ' ,- ;o. LLiJ? Ut!5W ft II It'! "Ml i.l i ' 1 j i ! 1 PKOVO, I TAII -v . 'rry J 253 .WEST CENTER ST. PHONE 244 |