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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Jan 1931, p. 39

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$394009116 Prom U. S. t*ighway Fund Illinois receives $3,400,116 Out of the $80O,0,00 f und just approved by the federal government for enierg- ency construction on the federal-aid hîighway system as, a meéans of in- creasing. empilôymùent, -according to the United .States Dàepartmenit of Agriculture. The $80,OOOeOOOfund allotted to the various states at this tume. is in the nature of an advancç payent, o which the federal goverrnent will be reimnbursed through. deductions f rom the regular federal-aid al1lot- ments over a period of: five years, be- ginging with the fiscal year,1933. T . e sumns allotted under the' eniergency appropriation to states adjacent to Illinois follow: Wisconsin, $1,92,10;Iowa, $2,116,3»9; Missouri, $2,526,823;' Kentucky, $1,504j715, and Indiana, $2,045920. SAL1EO ON tfNCREASE Sales of AC products in November1 and December just passed sbowedt inicreases over those months a year1 ago, according to Harlow H. Cur- tice, president of AC Spark Plug 1Company. As AC supplies a large majority of car manufacturers with equipment, this increase would in-. dicate that activity in the automotive industry is on the iipgrade, Mr. Cur-,i tice said. bliow £Newest I'roducts Two fine cars freshly styled for 1931 and presenting new elements of grace, comfort and' performance-- the new Oakland Eight and-the new Pontiac Six-have just made their initial, bow to the American public. Wergted 'Motor company, 562 Lin- coin avenue, Winnetka, is the local dealer, Oakland's 'most important change is' found in the new. syncro-mesh transmission which, 'combined Withý the S-horsepower development by the, improvedl big V-type engine, pro- vides easy shifting aqijd second gear accélération up to 40 to 45 miles per, hour. The Pontiac has been lengthened to a new whetelbase of 112 inches and its sturdy, 6-horsepower' engine, bas been: further refined. 'The Oakland wheelbase is 117 in,*hes. Pive wire- wheels are standard «eqi#ipment on both cars at no additional COSt.- A new type semi-drop base rin for tires on both the standard equip- ment wire wheels and on the op- tional equipment wood wheels in- creases the volume of air which cushions the cars from the road. lun addition, rubber insulation has been engineered into over 40> separate points on each car to provide multi- ple barriers against the "telegraph- ing" of road sbocks or sounds of engine and chassis nietin'. Motor Cars at bargain prices ..Pet Torm~g.......... ............. Packard , Deux. Tounrng ............ ......... 12 Essx,19 4-Do>r.Soda....... ........... ........21 Packard 6, 56, 5-as..Sod.. Packard6,3, 4-Pas.coup.................... 25 Packard 6, 326, 5-s.. d............. 20 Packard S,1 626, 5-Pa&». Soda. ..........11 Packard %, 626, Deliii. 5-Pas.. Soda .... .«...........1~S Packard 8, 443, Custom Deluxe Club Sedan...... ....... 1,750 Grauhff-Paige 8, 1929, 827, 4-Pas.. Coupe de luxe......... .750 Packard 8, 640, Deui. ClubSeaI...................... 1,95u Jordan 8, 1926 Brougham............ .................. .225 Liberal Ternis-Trgde. Cali the Usai Car DeWparst ugand' Arraege fer a Demnnrai 1.o PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY 0 F CHICAO 925 LINDEN AVENUE, HUBBARD WOODS Winnetka 3070 Greeuloaf 6030 MOTORS SIERvîCI3 Sales IMeE IServie Lhk A. B. VAN DEUSEN J. C. SLOWN ~- .GnrpUIsv LOO Mier Largest Moto<r Repair SI,.> in. *NRVBER CLOSBD- FViImtte

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