La Grande evening observer., June 11, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 8

Satui'day, Jnnu 11, 1;27
Pape Kijrht
!.A GRANDE EVENING OHSEKVER
E NEWS
m AUTOl
55
vfOBIL
MORE IMPORTANT
Cascade Range Ls Broke;
Only in One Place Dur
ing Winter .Season
"Snow removal Ih fiwHiiniliit; ti
inoi. important povitlun In Hit op
inion ot the iiifitirtt a ml highway
i'f :lM:iia mh y-nr", futid ( 1(ii k'
t . tfi ali'l'-nfM i k in n n ri n hiit
r)n'nri mcittnj;. '"Tin ':ic:nb
vniiKf. elt)dinir fnmi lrftih "ol
lmhia Nourii to On- c.iHiuiniii liiw,
in hroki-n only In tnw place und
that place u: the 'olumbl:i (lornr.
Through tit in bnak i located thn
Columbia Itlv' r highway ami alomc
this hlK'vay .m r i-am nil f if fhi'
motor truffle or tie widi- r ihomDik,
iKIinIer Gets
Sales Position
In Chevrolet Co.
it. H. f Ira tit. vice president of
tilt; 'hvrob-t Motor company. In
(Iuiik "' nab, announced this
wi-fk llu- appoint unnt of It. .1.
K Unifier uk K'-ni ra! nabs inanaRer.
Mr. KlhiPi'r was forinwly anls
t.int K'H'Tiil sales mannicr, and
n well known to i'hivrob-t ili uln-.t
nl Ihf Northwest. haviiiK already
included thl.H territory on two itin
eraries unl taken & leading part in
the s il h uf dealer Hal'H meetlm.
1m 1.1 by lit'- ofllrlal party h ad. d
l.y Mr. Iii:tnl which vudted the.
North v HI in lant March,
In lil new piiHii ton Mr. Klin tr
ier a.su it km much n real ir reHion-
I ln'cuiift' all of the other road ove
j Oih Cascades are blocked by wlnt
snows ami IIiIh one road muni cany
;the traffic tJmt would ordinarily In
divid I'd between oi her hlifhuiivH.
"The ( trefron Htutn Motor hmo-
clatlon hu taki-n un Incn asiriK In-t'-r.'Mi
in tin- blockade of roads for
'a portion of tin year, and data has
been collected relative to th-
'depth of Hiiow and cost of remov
litK Miinii-. The 12 months road I
an ideal toward which the motor
msxoelaf inn In working and the cc
onomy of allowing roads. r-OHt I tiff
in tin- tiKKf '-Kiit' millions of dollar,
lo he iiKejeKt for a portion of thn
y-ar. In a very doubtful one.
"In hoiim- Mafix" concluded Mr.
Hrundenburif. " the t prit-m'e has
been that ( he additional a soli lie
i-oiiHUiiied. w h u roadM ate freed
from Nimw, rn m-e than repays In
ttu.soline ta the coit in' the rp"n-
lUK. thus fnaUillK Hie economical nihility in tile direction of Mi-VrO-(((
of thn mad a tut Nam instead hi Kile. The new imtinKenieitt
Brakes the Least Worry of Makers of
Automobiles Quarter of a Century Ago
I Avnttahln data, inner In scope, Krenrh manufacturers hnd nd
lii'lJeate that the rout of runninfr vanivd to the point hfn they
of an economical loss"
For Perfect Motor Satisfaction
" 4 ' Use
The Quality Pair
GASOLINE IfiChyt, .MOTOR OIL
Thousands of Union County fiir owners use
nothing eke. One. trial will convince you that
these two products are just a little better than
other brands.
LA GRANDE FILLING STATION
KUHN & ZWEIFEL
will permit Mr. Crant to devote
more time to personal rontacts
with the Chevrolet retail orf,Fun
ixatinn throughout the country ami
mote thoroughly to comprehend
f ied conditions and dealer prob
lems. v .-ivtH-laliil MTtiy Yi'ars
'1'he new Keneral wiles iiianajrer
has been associated with Mr. 11 rant
in sales work for many yours, lie
joined t he ( 'lievi ob t orfja n i.a lion
In June, 'M'4 nr tuiles manager of
the Hi. I.ouis zone, unt- year later
he was called to Oetroit as an as
sistant K'-m-ral sales marv.if.rer. the
capacity In which lie has rved
for the last two years.
"We are Informed that! owIhk to
un American automobile in l'"
va rb-d from Mix and ti fraction
cents a mile, ner-ordlnjf to one
sou i i-e. up. The prlc of motor
fuel udvaiu-ed inucii more rapidly
than that of the motor ear, and
inolorixis. at , b ast In the i ast
( w here mo ii cars w ere ow n d ,
were hiiyiuK it ut eighteen to twen
ty c nts u gallon.
Iirukes UiHl 'I'millrtirt
Many aciideiits were . caused
when ears stalled on hills and ran
backward, uncontrollable, down the
tirade or off the road altogether.
The brakes on some American rars,
ll appears, were the leant of their
ma n ii tart iirers troubles. l'erhaps
these makers were only tb-Rpurately
hopeCyl of thi-lr produrl's ability to
to. and so found somrthinif ui
roinfcirlably Ironical In rontrivinK
liiejns to force tt to slop. Home
rars were equipped with rods al
tarhed to the rear axle which,
when lowered, served to prevent
them from nintililK backward when
stalled on a hitl. ,
Another Houree nf nrcldents was
the lemovabl tonneail. "Is it
proper and wife to Keen re the tnn-in-aii
by means of nuts and bolls?"
tisked un automotive editor. "lit
the lijrht of experience this niuxt
be iniHWi'tf'l In the nefrative. It
may he well to rit un Instance in
thin connection. A party of nuto-
dcslKnated each car part by a nmn
her and Kve eh purchaser an
iliuyiratei list.
Auto F,torts ltl
Tho first Kranklln, four cy
linders, si veil horsepower, was put
on the market. A Htudeboker eb-c- I
trie apiHitred. )hU and the Ohio J
MunutucturiiiK company establish
ed jxmdon sales brunches. Ameri
can curs exported to Ktuxlund
raihed dollar volume of (t4,
liTu fur the month of April, 12,
and for the tirst four months of
the year, $ 1 7 so. The only lur
K r exporter to Kuluiul was
Krance, with a ilollasiilea volume
of f4S2.Mu for the first four
months.
Muli'T ltelsts the Auto
Kuleia tlrroDKhout (he world ac
cepted the automobiles. One of the
few. perhaps the only one, who re
jected il was Muley Abdul AtczU,
sultan of Morocco. .Muley had been
at first greatly taken with the new
transportation, and had purchased
one of the most brussily glltteriiiK
cars obtainable in ! Vance. flack
In Morocco, he found (rent pleas
ure for a time In travel ins; about
his domains in this marvelous r-n-fjrine,
until one day the steerlnK
Rear or the chauffeur failed and
the outfit whs brought up apaln a
wall. Not Injured, hut consider
ably shaken, the Honorable Axziz
nionui.HTs wern nrivitiK in a mavy Aril1 h(tf ,tlrt nnirnttm.m
the tremendous volume of business tonneau In NVw Jerm.y recently. ht. reduced to frapmentH. lie sub
tran.. ted by the company since Ul,.n the tonneau. without twarn- ((n,,ny directed that all tmpor
Its $10. i.o'Hi expansion plan was Mi.l down the Inclined rear ,.,,. it nn nf ,,...n- t..n
box and dipped its occupants into MitrtH.ry should cense at once,
the road." . rir( Allto senium
j niiilt-ln li-r TUtx ( nr.no tir, nyff( fnnious race
Anion the triumphs of 1903 was- rivrt WHS elected to tho f.etflon
A tuiirliiir car. nlaced on the mar- n u iv...
imj im wi ..i. kei i.y in- i 'eer less company,
lieutenants. Knch succeediiif Whh-h contained a feirifrerntor be
numth Chevrolet estnbllshes a new n.-uth the rear si-nt. This handy
pioduetion and salen record, that unit could hold sufficient Ice, thrt
for April beiuir M.S37 units." i makers sjii.l.. to keep edlble coid
for lu hours long enoutrh for
anyone to "K't soniewhere" even
In l'02.
carried into effe.-t." s:iid Avery
Hat rison, local dealer, "field
problems have made, it Imperative,
tor Mr. tlrant to be relieved in part
of his manifold duties, and natur-
The maxim of the Sout h Am
erican Cholo is 'J'lenty to eat,
little to wear and nothmtr to do.'
Th Cholo is wrond cousin to the
peasant of Cyprus, w here iroats am
for the
free, he will work no more
lM of his lire.
Aristotle eonclud'-d that dnp:
dream herau.se they sometime?
bark in their steep.
Hobbs. Mupttst divine of Hinh Wy
combe, Kntjland. preached per
haps the first automotive sermon,
on the text: "And the watchman
told, savin lie came even unto
them, and conieth not aj?aln, and
the driving ts like the drtvins of
f..hn th. nn nf 4lnsM: for he
The first aluminum body 1a he drlV4.'lh flirt0inOy. 1I Klngw. TX.
i a ineriea, wan curneti out ny
i'aiihard chassis, privately ' Vei Aimut 1W itltai
Aniong the (nterestlnff hlstorl
cainotes that came Into proniiu-
j American manufacturer K-nerally ) ahot l83ar ,, Itlv:il( a Swis. who
were loitowinjT iue r.uropean irenu
: in this respect. Few American
pt those run by steam.
mad
for
so valued that if one, of the peas- owned, it was noted that onlv on,
ants Nets a ttoat and a chestnut ,.,itry in the Paris-Vienna ruo had
Its motor , underneath tin body.
continued to hide
engine.
Make your own test
and see how9
differs from any other six of its price
Get behind the wheel ind
Chrysler "60" will give you 60
miles and more an hour as long
as you care to have it with an
ease and lack of effort that can
only be described as typically
Chrysler.
At high speed, step on the brake
the same simple, safe and sure
hydraulic four-wheel brake as
on the higher-priced Chrysler
"70" or Imperial "HO" anil the
"60" will gently glide to rest or
give you a split-second full-stop
for the emergency.
Testfchrysler "60" anyway you
will. For ease of performance
and riding, ease of control and
handling, there's no getting
away from the fact th.it the six
cylinder Chrysler "60" with
seven-bearing crankshaft, invar-
strut pistons, niac.ttold I
control, impulse ncuiralizer
eat
oil
filter, air 'cleaner, full pressure
lubrication, road levclizers and
many other features is obvi
ously unapproachable value in
its price ci iss.
We invite you to drive the "60"
and note its outstanding differ
ences on the road. Experience
its superiorities and never again
will you be content with any
car offering less in performance
at such price.
Chrysler "60" priccTcmrIng Cir
$1075; Club Coupe, $1125; Coach
$1 US; Roadster ( nimble im
$1175; Coupe (uitb runtbli ifjt)
$12S; Sedan. $12-15.
F.O. B. Drtyoit, subject lo current
VeJernl excin tax.
Ckryiler Jeitr- t im 4 pviilm ; ttndthi
fmvtnitnu tf ltn.wvirii. .1,4 absul
CtryUir M jrrj.r.,, pn, Chrvilcr crj
hive the nMtnouil projection agnnit
iheft ot the FeJco Syttcm vt numbering.
I)
V
60 miles phis n itb
exceptional ease
j -bearing crankshaft
j--j.becl hydraulic brakes
Safari
1245
. o. li. Prtroit
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DRIVE
M R Y
I r'? 'A
in 1S"4 had used nn internal com
bustion motor to TrtYe a rt. The
patent fflven le Itivaz on his ve
hicle was said still to be in exis
tence, A further embellishment Of
th legend declares that Ie Itivaz
built a second atttoenrt and on It
carried twenty' persons and 1.4'to
pounds of stone through the streets
of a Pwlss city. This transcends
probability by such a margin that
it throws & doubtful shadow on
the first part of the tale.
From Maine to California, ths
authorities and their eltlaen aids
continued to ejert themselves to
"keep the auto In its place." which
apparently they considered to be
several respectful paces behind the
horse.
Curbing tile Atttoll
I Newark. Springfield Township.
I .South Orange. Atlantic City, Hack-
en&ack, and other Jersey towns,
limited automobiles speed to from
eight to ten miles an hour. Cam
den had a limit of twelve. Pen
alties run from twenty-five-dollur
fines to hundred-dollar fines with
I four months in jail additional if
the Judge 80 desired.
l.lKlit-Mlle Speed Limit
l Modesto. California, found the
automobile too dangerous to let
J run unhampered and effected an
' eight -mile speed ordinance. The
i residents Of Hun Mateo Valley ex
1 pressed themselves in a more posl
j live way. They organized a group
j of shotgun vigilantes to keep au-
toksls out of the valley altogether.
Protnim-nt residents of Phlla
. delphiH suburbs entered a com
! plaint against 21 prominent citl
i xe ns of Philadelphia for peed-
i n k In the outskirts. Philadelphia's
j speed limit was seven miles. Port
Huron, Toledo. JVnver. Hattle
Creek, and New Orleans were
j anion the cities busy with w
automobile law &
j Resort to ristoU
j The coroner of llunflntrton,
! ?,ong Island, carried a pistol, and
j threatened to shoot any motorist
Iwho refused to slow up and give
i way for his spirited team. At the
i time of his announcement he had
J already found It necessary to drive
one autotst off the road and into
i a field. A retired merchant of
i Wayne, near Philadelphia, John
M. Chestnut by name, also resort
ed to the pistol method of enforc
ing his right to the road. On one
occasion "he w hipped out a re
volver and commanded the auto
IM to stop on pain of instant
death." A Pennsylvania magis
trate, finding a motorist for ex-
cecdlng the speed limit, declared
(that if any of his relatives should
be run down by a speeding oiotor-
ist. he would forget his position as
;a law-enforcing official and try
! bin utmost to assassinate, the of
; fender.
Y
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oure oaie
ivhen you buy tires
MORE safe landings
for the airplane
The biggest tire ever but It
WM aUuudnch Silvntowm
built for mrpltar tcrvic.
Ttie Mine kill thut putt
more tnf Uiniiuta uicvrry
&l vert own irpluii curd
lo put more tuikitcia
Savcrtuwu lur you.
Here !
it k i - wi. i i ,i I.: r
ft!,- at. mrm-. lH B-iy.
wimM III
mi
We concentrate on qual
ity tires.
You know just what
you get when you buy
tires here.
And the price you pay
is based on real volume
business savings
gained by quantitj
x 1
4LAwv4I v4i vA f ?
Werfawrae in gee our prices
,.- liw.iii fill f ITlIIIIllll.ll 1 11U
for your car. It's the
way to get the most
mileage the surest
dollar for dollar
value in tires.
RADIO
Cords
3u x 3 i-i Ki-Kiihtr
5
3 it x 3 'j. I . H.
1P8.20
:il r. 4
?11.80
KELLY'S TIRE SHOP
1415 Adams Ave.
LOOK OVER OUR WANT ADS FOR BARGAINS
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L. W. WEEKS
Jefferson Ave. Telephone 1S0-J
, PI IjM; TKAriU'.Rt
j She was stlil rather new at drir
j tag s car anj a little bit confused
, in trafiic. Down Hroadway aoe
J forgot to stop soon enough at the
I signs) and shot out into the middle
of the strevt.
( Pompously the traffic (fleer
! bor down upon her.
! ' Pidn't you see me hold up my
hand " h shouted fiercely.
The culprit gatped a brrthss
"Indn'1 you know that hen I
hsld ,p my bund it meant stop?"
"Ns, sir: I'm Just a school
teachr.M sh said, la a timid,
mouselike voles, "and when you
raised your ha ad tik that I
thought 0u wanted to ask a que.
Hon." New Yoik Bua,
45 Gain In
I li.s iiKri'.Tii' in Willys Overl.mil sales this
vo.ir is von mon- improssivf- when comparecl
villi ilu- li.m-s ol itu- imlustry as a whole
!!Ci!ffl .W ftZJb
Whippets the First ll Mcsith&
Tlsis nexv-type car sits a nsw
record of public approval for
supreme economy, 4-wheel!
brakes and superior quality
The liveliest Six m its price class. Fast,
llexihle ami hisjli-powi-rttl in proportion to weight.
I owest priced Six with 4-wheel hrakes.
SO to 5 faster acceleration than its
nearest competitor- Watch it heat larger cars
On file i;el -,iv-.iy
Low center oS eravitv - mnrM s:.f..r
ilrivu:.; at a spells I lol ls tht. c,,r t0 ,,0 r0iK
on -harp curves
Easier steertng due to roller pivot k-ar-
lilts ill the steennij; w heel.
Superior Qualily
Ncu Low Prices
Coach '7S5 '625
Touring 705 625
Roadster 825 G95
Coupe 795 625
S-dan 875 725
Undau 925 755
HMHilJlnt. lir-ilflfOI J
Iti f la),u iti..u nof. f
' 'fu., H .
Slender windshield pillars for greater
Visibility
Oversize balloons -the mc!ern tire equip
nieni a iiio-Jern cal c.lis lot
fnubbers - tj give you the maximum rid
ini; coinlon
Fu21 pressure lu&rscatsrtg system
a on cars priced $ UHHl ot more.
Adjuscablo steering wheel - enables
you to .'.rive without l.mnie.
GE'lTINGS & HANKS
Cor. Fir and Jefferson
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