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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1927)
Saturday, May 21, H27. 'aire Ten LA GRANDE EVENING OUSEKVh'R 1 AUTOMOBILE 'NEWS W 4 wAi"; NEW DODGE SIX DUE ON JUNE 1 Huge Production Lu ua.v Under V::y at Do tire Brothers' Plant UY:TWr. M.i -Additions evidence of current pi js;.-rily , Ihtiolt Is fUMllih.il l,y the fn j. J 1 y Incif.'iH'fiK r!ii 'H''., luri.ir np. ( Horn In !li- ni-ei di.ni ,i u Hodge I ! f t Iw-rs. hie . rr ;i! p'.nt; Today. :if(or !tmc lo u'firiit ;;n JHiHtH '-ltiiTilN. I hi ( it i n i;in y s i! Step Up plOiIur'Iinii Of its pr s. nt line of four cylinder cm? ten per rent. whieh will be ihe k roii'l liiu in ti n d.lV.1 Uiat tin- factory i,,s Ml r as. J its daily nut put in k- . p .ibn-artf of onli-ij. In aii-lition lo t Ji Ini r ut-, in the production OI "foui.v" 1'r. Mil-iii I.'. ;. Wilnn-r announced tO'hn ihu: To.lve ItrotM- r. new plant in v, huh tin company's n- w six t yljd r ear will he built in huh in produc tion with a daily output of approx imately I '( t-ji r s. This number will' be (nrrf-in d rapidly. h B.lld. anl by On- end of Juno tin output of "Sixes" will Ih- running nt ."too Ipr day. order nh.ady on hand lor the six will Keep (In- new plant Minn in s ut II " per day for ,"i s v i j. I moii! hH, ad vivt s t:l.ite. j s V OI T .liO IT .11 i: i I Ship'iLt-nin of tin- th w "SU" M, t; d ;.. Wednesday and l.y the i I t.l May mi dealer will have i- .n -siipun .i. Tlii- m '.v line will i.e .riHi;ji . ,i in Ihrtc model., a Jour dot.r s- dan, a four pmsi ng r '-'ii!)"' ii ml n n-vv type eabnolt i iumJ.-t.t. ullii r iiitnh in lit he tirade Ij.Ic II in - p.i-t .-.I ttiat ( u--a lint wilt b InirodNcd aholil .lime 1. according tu I'lesi b at Willi" ! ':: statement. Ililf tile p.i.-d w--k, I'OdgO "J J4 I I!C, T' l ' !V( i m lor 1 1 tic Y hint' T r.iix valm 'I al .'ii.M j., ;i,,lHHn i (hi- i 1 1 - ih r iillnlni-mn TIhh inlluv lilt riMuliiitK. f i l"'H- v. r. Ih' alinoitli''f'Ni-rit on May li'-v, lour cvliii'l'-r niolur I ih y ciiKiO'-'TH rlairn. wilt ;l ii. vv- i-liapl'T in I H-lx -in liistoiy. I ii.ini Hn.thcis trmi; ilivisiori nt (h.Ukc ln!li'iM Is opi-ralun,' at . Ii!,. hit;!.. : I. v-l of t!i- y. in- and !'U 'hii'Hdii is Ik in u iiiii t-as-'l tn p. I" id to-iay Aptil n tail s.il. t iu t !t,. I nl!r Si,it H anl fori -Urn coiiul . i. . t.tal. it at.i.o uuitH ami 'Hi Mi ;im shipiii. iils last month total--I PM. an iniucasc nf 1 SS p r f ill (tVtr MaM ti ami the N foiul liilih-si innrith in (Jiahain Urolli-' -r.i Itij-'ory. In ("anailn Oraliarn Itrottir-rH r- tail jt.i- s hroki- .all prr- ' Chrysler Breaks Record To Get j APRIL BIG MONTH 'Auto Supply Co. Reporters Texas Tornado Storv immjicu miTDiu' Taking In Tires Un rurchases J',..-M. ,.(,!, I.i i ..Ii Ot 'Iul.-Hi. t : ciiii I h. . :a 'i! t 1m V. ilt( il fa- ttl..'),. Out of tin- vvrcf k himI il'-wilti t ion l-tl in Hi)- u.'iki' of the toriiinliH'N uhfti iiiityi ) tiaoc over th' Mali' of TiMif. litis Hprintf t'oim-H m' of ttioMi- H'ori of nuilv ami cour if ul v w ii icli nmlu ii On? proud Irairtiions of 1hr- m -.vspapiT prof Mion (ul lire iH'i'-td ly tio'ir part f'U units us only iai-t of Hit' .;a('f; wort, and an- forfoMi-n In Do' adsorption of (Ik- m-xt il.iy'H jih iiK ii in ( ntH, d.-i' la i .fi I.. VV. Wi-i-kt, I u ' I I JUl'JJIlO'Uil- tc;ilci-. Ahuit M::to im- iN-:it In mid Apf il ram.- to the San A ill on in m u.'pap'r offu-'S a rni-.s.tiK' Uiat unified its stair with (! J c-f r i 1 1 1 1 - l iviioun lo cy.-ry iifWMpapi-r lii.'ili the oraKiiiK Ot a )li: hlrtry. Aid Iiiiifi-Jillt Artay lo tin- w.t, out on tin-f-iii-t p-rajsiiiK plain of the Niu i n rlw-r's lo udu att i h, a iant t wlff-l'-r had tiiuud I lie town of Itork SprliiKH into a Ntiainlth 'nic l c-p!niin- op rator, who liad Hlilllililt d a inili- nut into tin da rl;nt an lo liml a wirt- vith iinhroki'ii roniu v 1 ion to l lie outside world, w hlit-pert-d a laic of diro il tut ruel ion and death. Only lour or live iuiilil- iflN Wi le It It BtaildillK In Ihe lowii. jour 1 1 f'Or-ls and this W t . k fodKf. Mrothei.s overs as nh ijuin ntH M(ah lit-let a new hiyll l-el'Oltl. f f tli population k-i ma ny w 'iu'l. Injured or miming that no oik- kru w how tnjiny mirvivoi t here w i'if, Instant aid w :ih lui- p. alivr To noiity rh- civil and military am ii or I Hen was t ho work of a mcn'iiit. luii how lo reach tin Mlrichrn town wan a problem. Hock Spring's waM )n an Uolalcd region. Km in an ul i.iilroatl point way 't; mill.- nwiiy, down at 1'vardc June lion. 'i h- cloti st army post wat another 7a mihw away. favairy w on til he ilisjiatched, and ndi'-i crew would ho Kent as noon as IiOKsihte, it war (iromised, hut mativ hour.-: mii.sl epipm. h.-ror,. aid rould r ach the ii'i.d;eii r-ommunhv, t'ltry-lcr lo ICcm ni .Meanu hile I lie n- rcmalnrd the in u .spaji. r'f tir.st duly of Kettini,' I he new a of (he disnMh r. rnc m on- th' autoinohiJc proved its ritflH to its for in ostt plac In rnol- rn civilization. A hurried call to llic nnaiantrf; Molor (!tr I'ompany. the "hi y.sh r disti ihutorM a I San Anlonio. and a Chrysler "tin" tour hiK rar was outside I lie door of Ihe Kvetilni? Ncw offiqeH In a few miiiiit-.H. Two reporteri h-ap.-d in to it. and a run was Marled that MnndM an a n-rord In the automo bile liifftory Of Western Tcxuh. Maintaining an aver.ii.. sp c ; Shipments Slore' Than in . "' '"; "' y " I . 1 .... . . : I hi' WcsliTfi Auto Suppiy cc i Any Other Single Month i cM.-nnmx to n custom,. in Uistoi'y of I'lant tudehaker Commander set ten world records by traveling 5000 miles in less than 5000 minutes A lu ll war l tie hij;j," I inonili in pond of pioilniiiou and -sliip.l.t'iit in lae iilsiiy if the N'.t.sh lil.l s.x plaid, aiionhmr to Ttai ti.-,. I and Ti.1,- il, local d-ulei. Wiih daily s!iiiiii. i)ts keeping pace v it ii pi od in ( mil, i h-' Nasli liacim plan) u.:. iiitint: at liit;h sp'ed ulille h,i!i tin- K n.sula and Mil Uallkee ptailiK Were UlMJ ai'tlVe. The firs! Nasii lihl six whm sh i pped from Kuchie in J one l wo y.-at H uko. I hi phnit havinx been hoiiKht hy The Nash MtlorM com pany n y.-ar previously. I'.rand in-w machine! y. i iionmulily mod ern iu dtsiun, was installed in the la ''lory and because of heavy de mand for the liKht additional machinery and ctjuipmciil were in -Mulled (ate last lull to meet the steadily i tic i ii.i iik ih-mand. The liuhl m. f'Tlcj. like all nash rart. is cipiipp'-d v. it h t fw 7 -hearing motor. llepurts from the Xash factory how heavy increaes in Canadian sales of Nash advanced nix. Hjacial aiol hKht six mod i Ih this year over li'l'tl. The increase for April, wun in:! p. r cent over April. i!i;. More Xash cars were shipped to c-inada last month than during the entire y-ar, lVJ.'l. An analysis of Xash Hales in r.niiiila show that in there .is an increase ot 44 per cent over t tie pn-vious year: in 1 4 this, li umber ;ik incr eased hy 17.3 per cent. a Rinatl but consistent in crease. Tin n In i'j'J'i, a much irreater increase was recorded, lopping t he previous year by pep cent. This k ow'tli been inn even more'rapid last year when nl ni(st three tinns as many cars were sold. tin I privilege of I uriiink' lei Ih. -it- old worn out tiros, as part payment on avoid nil rlmni'e of lire trouhlo by ' new Western Olnnt or V.-iir-we replacink' their old worn out tlr KinKiel "re". v.uh new fully -uarnntc.d Weite During this apodal event old Olunt or "Wear-well tiros una )lt llitn will be worth more than ftver, Ithfl nomn time iftt tho old one help nay for thft new, arcorditiff to Manager Wilcox, of t " 1 the local Western Auto store. Tn- ! "Kven If the old tlrr on ihft car til Saturday. June 4. old Urea will do w-m good for more nilkar,.. he taken in on new tires that have the motorist wilt no doubt fin-l m-hind them the reputation and that ho will hi- worn than repaid uncuiialed service of the world by turninn them, in ul this time, largest amo sujily house". i not only from tho savin in money -We advise all motorist to bo hut from the satisfaction he rc-in-enarcii for vncullon tours and ndves from knowintf that the lire etiuinmcnl of his car relieves hhr from worry and freedom from tire, 'troubles." BUT- What does it mean OF COURSE, you don't want to ( 5000 con timirus miles at heller than a-mile-a-min-lite. Hut this sensational perfurnmnce provcj hy the m.ist brutal test ever recorded, that anvihing any ordinary driver want in speed and endur ance, is child's play to Till; COMMANDER. Never before has any stock enclosed car in the world achieved such a maximum of miles in such a minimum of minutes. 3i Afih'on Ktisine E.vio.si'otis To the car, only a sound like the wind whisking through a Rrove; to the eve, only a fast moving bulk with contour dulled by its terrific speed . . . Eut within the six cylinders of The Commander's mighty engine a fusillade of red hot explosions Sver thirty-three million of them during the run! Connectingrods plunged upward and downward about eleven million times, wheels revolved over three million times. Despite this ordeal, mechanical repairs were limited to three grease cups (damaged by hasty greasing) and a spark plug! negligible when you consider that thisas- loumung performance is equivalent to 2 1,000 miles of ordinary going. l et I larry I iart: America's Champion Driver tell you out ot his own experience what a stock COMMANDl.R r ill do. i I it it v 1 hniz Says: "Ji uii! muijKiiiii unveir ci speed iii ti si'vtv)ire t,ii!i icr liniir, Iimeer, inoiesmonrlijv.atid ut less i'cii.vi'jri lour luuvlcd, or Knsolinc, nil im( ie in i r s, t Ii u ii it n y ot her slvt'U ttiit()iii(diie tioie Jei.i! limit in tlic I 'iiitcd Jtul.'." Fij-iiicsW'iii liSli met lie Strain of 5l)(li) Miles in Miimtej Totul of H.OsWVO cipltt,i(,ni in the cnyinc! More Chan 1,100 rtpktMons per minute in riu h i-v lintlrr; cqtitvalrnt tu more tliitn 1 H prr rv itnl! Abtmt 7.1V0 i-xplosions per minute in the ix evlin.K'r! I I.OOC.O.V -Iriit, t i,icli pitn! O.JiV.CW I'.,!, er jKu,i mili', frjv-Ui hv r.i. Ii pitin! M 10,000 revolutions for each w heel! This is w hat an engine mut tlo lo travel StW inilfs hut more than a lliou-anil Sriiili-h.iker cars have heen ilriven 100.000 to 00,000 miles atij nianv il them are Mill in lervice! Because of its super-abundant power, The Com mander will perform eagerly, easily, smoothlv with no labor orelfort any and all tasks placed upon it. Sttkle baker lias produced in these new moJels, cars which will excel even the staunch dependable Stude bakersofthe pastinlowrepairand maintenance co.ts. It is now possible to purchase a truly great auto mobile ata moderate price! The Commander is justly known as "the greatest post-war achieve ment in automotive engineering." Get Behind the Wheel Hut drive THE COMMANDER yourself and draw your own conclusions get behind the wheel that'll put you ahead of evervthing on the road step on the throttle and feel the thrill of outstepping competition or test it in traffic for flexibility of handling any old rate of travel suits THE COMMANDER it is both gentle at town speeds for a woman and a giant at top speeds for a man! A fore Recordsl Take the combined totals of all other cars in the world of equal or greater rated horsepower, and the Studrbaker Big Six outsells them! Take all the Eights in the world, as well as all the Sixes, telling for less than $2500, and the Studebaker Big Six Com mander out performs and out lives them! And take all day long for a real demonstration. Erskine Six Is Successful In Climbing Test To prove that the Krskine .six Mild climb even steepest grades i in hiirh gear, the lalgewood Oar- I iii'-', .tu.b bakcr distributors in i j Shamukin, I Vunsylvanin, recently I diove an Krskine six custom sedan 1 to the highest pinnacle of Camer j on Mountain, nar Sliamokin, M. j .1. ;osh, loea I dea h-r, reports. I The trip for a mile and a quar jfers vns on a ronstsfant upgrade I averaging 1 5 per cent in many places. The roadway being rocky, ! matte the climb tortuous but the j Krskine six m got iated the entire lisiaiice iu intra gear. Aside from the exceptional hill limiting ability of the Krskine six. this car is notable for its flashing acceh rat ion Ti to l!Ti milt s Sil hour in ,s seconds and the .smoothness with which It attains high speed. I raveling at un miles an hour, wilh marked roadihillty. 1 l III l . .'1 ;:. 1 ZT ji"-" nv J THB SEASONS FOR I 1 MLVEKTOW N SUCCKSS I J Notft bow tht cnttr it triple jrooTedtarfltaibility. and heed from htmrj tread design. This eliminate! uneven trend-wr nd cupping, and permits the load lo be earned by the mas sive shoulders whuh are three times the arcs of the center NEW but proven, PROVEN- new TREMENDOUS uccess SILVERT0WN nalloon Tread 6hown by 2 years on owners' cars! When the balloon tire idea still was young, Goodrich recognised that low pressure must be just the oppo site of high pressure. On the high pressure tire, the tread is rounded, and the tire rides on the center of the tread. Put on the Silvertown Balloon the tread is flattened the tire rides on the broad, powerful shoulders. Center-Flexibility is the secret of balloon design 1 Millions of motorists know by ex perience the success of this new principle of design first built in Goodrich Silvertown Balloons two years ago, and tested by millions o( miles of use. HERE Real politeness, clean surround ing's, honest prices and work manship, make it attractive for women to deal with us. Goodrich No. 4 Rubber Cement 10c Kelly's Tire Shop 1415, Adams Ave., La Grande, Ore. w 1 Balloon Repairs Show Improvement Sec It tm.I Drive It TODAY.' Through the development of the new ami improved system nf tire repairs, the nat ional campaign to conserve tire milage Ih assured of gn-atcr success, according to W. .'. Ivrkrn, local Firestone dealer. Mr. I'. rkins pointed out that the i individual inototist Is charged with Ins sharr ot" the n sponsihility for . aiding in the c.impaien .started by j Harvev S.' Kinsloiie against the fet eic n rubber monopoly tint! which is now b. ing followed up : by icovc rumen tat ant horit i-s. only secondary in Importance j to maintaining the proper air I pressure in tins is thai of having1 u good repair made v hen trouble, develops." tin- tire de.i'vr ald. "Tiie repairs have, now been made to keep pace with the mod- , . in methods oi tire niaiuilaetur Ing. In f.tiM, they arc based on the sand principles. Firestone, in ib vi loping the balloon tire, rerog nied thai the old methods of tire repair would be u nsa I isl artory for the thin sidevnil. hh;hty flexible hal ! uen ell.e.viiiK thl. e yeai'SOf expeii m. ti'a! worii by 'Ires'one engineers the new r pair 'juiimieiU was tle e,llptl and Is nnw in line in shops throughout the fniNd States." Insist On Having GO l.'.hr,! In the ! An exact duplicate of the cham pion COMMANDER is ready for ou and 'rarin' to go! What 1 larrv 1 larl:' Commander did, any Commander will do! ,l,-i... I WlHT. ' stx'ia t iir 'iitly l),-i:n nhol ' nl Ki'lul. H.i I -lii(y ot J 0,1 in. i a part nf the ' III.' sl.lth i, ti ll. I of 1,1,-r "i,-liii Si iTs; (I'tixi., I.ni i,,li,,l.lei v, J Insl; C.iiiimuiulei Cull-, t'l'innnti.I, i S, ,1,111, S''li; On '" "" ' ". MfWi) l ..i. ri I. n. I.. ,i.ii.,, m, (t..li.i v ,,,t iiiul -i liu,(vr mubixrn nil nrouiul, ,iM,l ii,-iilu-, l ,iui i. Othei .Slu,l.'lil,ei unj l.i lAnie iiinl. l, i,inkvn ii r mm VHi lo iZ24i. J. GOSS Cor. Fir and Adams Ave. I oust r: .1,1 " y :i V,TV i hal ii rli This Year y Studc b akcr ' tiiibs an hour. t than hours the party put the 1 aO j milt - tu hni-l ttv in and leng before ; soldi- or cui'tan relief agencies' could aruvc on the ,se ne the re- j portetH hail done their work, the: world was told of the calamity That had leve ed the Texas plateau tnun to the w'oiiml and sueh help) as the u porlets could give the I Mirh k. ii sufli r i M ;uh b"iHK given. good detn- lirrsl. r can u l o. ,. Wiisoli. sales man l tlie Guarantee Motor Car ny, "but tin- most Impres n t of alfair to my mind a fter w o got back. I in in e a!ter our r.duiil we took i iy .ir not to demonstrate rai t.r-tsit"t tve patron.-, and it wnt threah its pacts without ;i llutt- r. Ve did not make . siniie im ol-anie.il ad. tist ment . We tlidn't a much as wash off tht mud and din. a si it mb-d 4s to ihHiie" the motor oil and it wa n ady lor busim v." LDEN TEXACO TOR OILS All Grades For All Lubricating Purposes BUT ALL GOLDEN Texaco Oils, are the safest way to insure clean, high quality protection for jour engine greatest motor efficiency and least products are an integral part of car repair bills. Texaco Playle's Superior Service. Playle Oil Company "Flayle's Superior Sen-ice Always As Near As Your Telephone" Fisk Tires Texaco and Tubea Gas and Oil