La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 29, 1927, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMOTORING NEWS want Ads VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1927. NUMBER 66 SAFETY IGNORED I FOR HIGH SPEED triver Too Often Forgets j His Responsibility, T. I P. Henry Declares WASHINGTON, I). C. Tho foot tlin accelerator and tho brain behind it and not the spued capa city of the ear will always con tinue tho fundamental factor in sane and eufo driving, according to a bulletin broadcast from tho Rational headquarters of tho Am erican auiuiiLuuuu wauiiuLion. The A. A. A. bulletin was Issued inder the sifrnaturo of Thos. P. Jlenry, its national president. Mr, Henry warned that tho current practice of advertising top- speed and the agitation around this prac tice, may well result in a distorted pci-spective, , j "Tho worst mistake ' wo could make at the present Juncture is to lose sight of thd'lmportance of in sisting oh tho personal responsi bility of each and every driver for every mile of spoed and every mile of travel," Mr. Henry declared; "Wo cannot edueato or penalise' tho cur wo must Btreta tho hu man und personal equation." While stressing the Importance, of enforcing Individual responsi bility. Mr. Henry asserted that In his opinion, tho manufacturers, would do well to stress not more "speed" us such, but, if stressed. It sluould bo rather as an indication, of an operating margin which might well serve the cause of sate, ty. as well as or utility, In cmcr genolea. Outlining tho position of the notional motoring body, Mr. Henry continued: Too .Many Heckles Drivers "Tho history of transportation has been a history of sixicding up and that the automobile und traf fic should speed up is inevitable and axiomatic. That is exactly what 1b happening now. Obsolete speed limits are disappearing: recklessness Is being substituted moro and more for speed law vio lations, as tho standard of Indi vidual conduct and accountability. "Wo are told that tho adver tising of high speed tends to en courage fast driving and breeds accidents. This may be true, since we have always w'ith us a minor ity 01 reckless people, many of them headstrong youths, who do not need much 'encouragement to FORTUNE COMES FROM ROCK FIVE UN US UAL VALUES Every car we deliver is ex ' actly as we represent it Right now we are offering 5 unusual values that will please particular buyers. Studebaker Sedan $300 Dodge Sedan : .$50() Olds Touring .... $150 Ford Sedan -....$300 Buick Touring $ 50 Here are five cars priced for a quick sale. - L.C. SMITH '-m' 5th and Depot A U5E-D CAR 15 ONLY AS DEPENDABLE- X 'AS THE? ' DEALER WHO. SELLS iT ' 4 Replacement Parts for All Cars Factory Distributors ; - of Timken Roller Bearings New Departure Ball Bearings Emsco Brake Lining Champion Spark Plugs American Hammered Rings Federal Tires and Tubes Cylinder Head Gaskets Clutch Facings Hyatt Roller Bearings Thompson Silcrome Valves Spicer Universal Joints A. C. Spark Plugs and Oil Filters Quality Piston Rings Kelly-Springfield Solid Tires Ring Gears and Pinions Universal Joint Discs Jack Allen Supply Co. R. A. FARNAM, Mgr rp.vnp PENDLETON , LA GRANDE La Grande Branch cor. Adams & him CAR READY FOR 40-MILE SPEED Studebaker Need Not Be Driven at 20 Miles for First Half Thousand Nir I lio C'ollfopiiio-Kcvndu lino Ilex the only known deposit or silllituinllo In the world. Tho en tire output, 'orilln lo llio Western Auto Supply eomiMiny In owned by Clio Champion Suirk 1'lmr company and Is used In tho manufacture or spurk plug cores. Dr. D. A. Jefiery, discoverer, und photos of liilno uro sIioimi here. Far East Expansion Is Foreseen In Merger of Rubber Companies' j bikes, the housewife has her wheel jfor shopping und to muko culls. und the children rule to actioou . s The tlrlns and tedious process of "breaktilK in" new curs at slow spoedHi riiitf?liiK irom 20 to 25 mites a n hour, has been ollminatod , by Studebaker, uecordlnR to an an nouncement made by M. J. Gush. local Studebaker dealer, today. All Studebnkora muv be drtven at speeds up to 40 miles un hour the minute they leave the sales room," wild Air, (loss. "They may be driven 40 miles an hour tho flrHt block without any danger of hurt ing the car or the engine,. , And after tho first BOO mllos which are quickly putted 40 mllos an hour Htudolmkers - will dollver smooth, comfortable and honest mlle-a-minute and higher evon up to 80 miles an hour speeds, depending upon the . model you buy. ' "This good news, which should bo welcomed by every one who has go no through tho uuploasant pro cess of crawling along at 20 miles an hour during tho breaking in period. Is mudo possible by the cure and precision with which all Studebukers are built and by a ri gid dynamometer ru.n-lu which the curs arc given as they leave tho assembly lino. This test Is mudo by experts who give each cur a thorough broaklng-in tent and check ovory detail on the entire machine bo fore the car goos to the whipping department. "No automobile ; excels Stude baker In precision of manufacture. Studebakor has just completed 19,000 Inspections . on Studebaker cars during manufacture before they are passed for delivery. Six teen hundred and ten mechanical operations on Studebaker curs are nut allowed to vary more than one ouo-lhousandth of an Inch 416 are held to a tolerance of ono hulf thousandth of an Inch. After new models are built thoy nro tho roughly tested on Studebnker's 800-aore proving ground where thoy aro subjected to every known roud and drrlvlujr comltUon. "That's why It la posslblo for Studebaker to lift tho 'slow driv ing' ban on new tars and that's why Htudolmkers live iip to their advertising,' MAIL BOX FOR DIUVER Houston, Texas, hoa Installed a novel mail box for MotorLsts. Erected facing tho street, these mail boxes make It easy for the motorist to drive up and deposit his letter without retting out of tho cur. . Tho reason rear tires puncture more than the front tires Is be- causo tho front tires, In running; over nails, floss, etc., place these articles In exactly the right angle to puncture tho rear tires. The women have taken over the aviation bU3ineM, It seems. No wonder, with all the men in the cellars. SYDNEY Australia (AP) Busi ness men t?ee In the combination ol the Uunlop lUfbber- Companies ol I Kmland and Australia, through the purchase of ooo.uuu snares oi stock In tho Australian firm, a union of the Occident's financial und research resources with tho market possibilities of. the Orient for Increased business. The position of tho Australian company is believed to be strength ened by tho closer technical, and Rotterdam. Amsterdam, The guo and other population cch- ItnrM OHO of thfl slirhtS Is that ' Of nront nnw rnuniivoh lulwiiMititrv fur- commercial alliance with the Brlt-jtnousun(jg 0f ijydiHis pedalling i lMe 250 skilled mon who make Ish firm and the company also will their way to .work, home for lunch 550,000 laboratory testa annually, posited upon molds by eloctroyslH. anU back to WOrlc again. literally testing ovory single mat- benefit by tho trade secrots and re- rvintr JlthM h.w beon built orlul that coos Into tho cars. nearly everywhere, many of those! "D. Ci. . Hoos and WY S. James paralleling the main highways. 'have assembled at South Bend the The bicycles uro taxed about u'most brilliant, group of autumo dollar each, this fund, for road ini-(tlve engineera ever retained by one provemont, amounting to about j company, - - S2. 500, 000 annually. Seven hundred Inspectors make search work. The combination also will pormlt establishment of a separate New Zealand company to develop trado in that dominion. The sale of tho shares at 25 shillings each will pro vide necessary working capital fol the Australian company. which has been expanding its plant. throw discretion to the winds. It is perhaps iart of the price we pay, and the phenomenon is not confined to motoring but In com mon to other fields or endeavor. Hut the great majority of our people- have nevertheless . benefited from tho faster cars of today, whbm aro at the sumo time, safer cars. , . . "It was inevitable that In a hlchly competitive industry like the automotive industry, -speed and HUtmlna, stability und safety, styld and smoothness, beauty and bal ance, should Iwcomc part of tho vernacular of sales promotion. SiMtnl Willi Suft'ty Vital "Hut it is an unquestioned fact that tho American munufacUwvrs. in tho construction of our modern oars, have not sacrificed safety for spued or for any of the other qual ities they exploit 4n their appeals to the public I do not believe 'they would willingly or knowingly sacrlflco safety for sales. "It is thoroughly proper that the buyei'. of a car should know of Its power, Ms speed and its stami na. But he should also know that betwen maximum power and maximum speed at his disposal and tho ordinury demands and use of that, speed and power is a re Bervo which he will not huvo to use and should not uhq unless in emergencies, und which Is also a measure of tho safety margin be tween tho normal demand which the driver makes on a car and the top capacity of that car. "This margin, rather than mere speed itself, Is what matters and no harm could accrue If tho sales force and the copy writers of tin manufactuers would take this an gle of the situation to heurt. Ame rican car manufacturers nre a public spirited body and I don't believe they stand In need of homi lies from any group or groups." WILLYS-KNIGHT CALLED IDEAL TYPE FOR H. C. They Come and Go The tourists come and go continually changing scenery and changing roads await them but they see, and the wise ones have learned to look for the TEXACO signs which reach from coast to coast. The New Texaco Gas and that Golden Motor Oil are the only two petroleum products sold the country over under the one and same name. No wonder then that the tourists . appre ciate the uniform quality that is theirs wherever the Texaco sign is shown. Join the ever-increasing number of local motorists who come to this friendly station for Texaco. . , . Heasty & George Comer Adams and Second . Jbr Economical Transportation 1 TOLEDO, O., Oct. 29 Tho suc cessful performance of tho high compression engine employed In tho Willys-KnLglU motor car la attributed by automotive experts to the distinctive design of the Knight si ee ve- vnJ ve ei ur l n e, w h i r h 1 a claimed to bo unusually well ad apted to high efficiency work. Re liable tests have disclosed a distinct margin in favor of tho sleovo valve engine as compared with power plants of other designs. Since the Wiiiys-uverianu company In its production of the Wlllys-Knlght sleeve valve engine, has paid itpcclal attention to hlh compression to obtain an Increased power development, faster accei Ipration and greater vitality with out making a sacrifice of any nn ture in the matter of fuel econ omy or efficiency. In the language of tho layman, hlirh compression merely means that the gasoline mixture is moro highly compressed In the combus tion chamber, thus Imparting greater force to the piston on the downward stroke after the explo sion. This produces a high degree of power than Is obtainable in en gines of low or medium compres sion. Tho Increased power In the Willys-Knight Is obtained , accord ing to experts, without Increasing the amount of fuel. " t '' -v I,; 'j Motor Vehicles In U. S. June 30 Total 20,991,333 WASHINGTON (AP) Mhtor vehiclCH 1-PEintered In tho United ! Ktntra In the firm clx nwintln of thlK year totaled 20,OU1,333, un In- j creac nf 1.374.578, nr 7 per cent over the name period laHt yenr. t Hevenue from reBintratiotiH and li-j censea wan fixed by tho public ; r.iada nt $272.11S.M4, of whli'h $IKK,r25.67!) was alloealed for Htatet hlBliways. l7.nS7.4l for local' loads und 121, 71)5,330 for road bonds. , j Tennessee. Hotith rardlna, I North Carolina. Illinois. West Vlr- j plnla. New Jersey nnd Massuehu-i sets-showed the lamest percenlawe of Increase In tile number of ve-j lilcles. i The reirlstnillons and perrnntaBc; of Increase v?re annoiinetd at' follows: ' Molin. US. 1108, und 5.R; fallfor-i nla. 1.5S4.723. und .; Montnna, ,1 ; 1 . 7 0 1 , unit (decrease O.ii; treon 2H4. us;, and 4.7: 1'lnh. 4.4r.l). und 3.2: WashlnKton. 34.6;8 and Wyomini; 4S.19K. and 4.1. MOST CA1W AMI'.IIICAX Tax on Bicycles Builds Dutch Roads ROTTintnA.M. Holland (Af) The Netherlands Is becoming- n lafid of bicycles. Nearly ovory other person has one. and the num ber Is increasing us roadways ure Improved. ' Popularity of tho two wheelod machine Is duo chiefly to lis cheap ness und tho levelnoss of" the coun try. Men go to work on their y2Toii Chassis Only .o.b. Mint, Mich. YOUR AUTO You never can tell when you will have a broken se dan window or a. windshield. Bring your car here we can replace glass in jiffy-time Picture Framing Cabinets Floor Sanding Of the 24.6SJ.:49 automobiles r-irlstered. In the world census of nutniuolillns taken by tho depart ment of commerce. V5 per cent of I hem were American made or con- ; i irtructed. by foreign branched of ; La Grande !onstruction & Supply Co. 1501 Madison CJiassis Only 1-Ton Tnick Chfltsif with Cab $610 All jwfcet . 0. b. Ptlnt, Mick, i that lead ill woild m The number of Ton and Vi-Ton trucks in uce today is far Rrcatcr than that of any other capaci ties for these are the units used by thousands upon thousands of retail merchants to meet the requirements cf modern delivery service And because Chevrolet offers the greatest value available in each of these two sizes, both the Chevrolet Ton and Vz-Ton trucks arc leading the world in popularity. Come in nnd Ice for yourself what Chevrolet offers yoti in comparison with other trucks. Note the advanced, modern design in every unit the Wtirdy, oversire construction the wide variety of body types. Go for a trial load demonstration, and test the certainty of Chevrolet's powerits handling case its flexibility in traffic. Then look over the economy records established by Chevrolet trucks in every line of business records which definitely establish Chevrolet as the world's most economical haulage unit with the world's lowest ton-mile cost. Then you'll know why Chevrolet Is the world'i largest builder of gearshift trucks with undis puted leadership in both the Ton and Vi-Ton fields! Blue Mountain Gara ge M. A'I1ARIUS0N, Mgr. Opposite I'ostulfit. i ' t5 1 (Aiutrleuo congenu, . .. J