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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1928)
Saturday, January 7, 1928 LA GRANDE EVENING ! OBSERVER Page Nj BIG PRODUCTION IS WILLYS PLAN New Equipment Included with Whippet, Now En tering Low Price Field w - John N Willys. . irvalrff nl of WHIya-Ovi-rliin.I Tnr., tills vck dropped (ho jirirrH on Ihn Whippet by a lurtrr inurcin than lias ever hvf wuuW on a HrM oih by nny inuiiui'.'H'turcr In onu movi licfor. Tho now prices Inlnif th Whtp-pi-l Into rtirvrt rmnpothlon with 1)m lowest prlctil pur mi tho nutr 1; I niitl also hrtm an Improved Whlpp.n with mMol cciulniDf nt and hmlicti which enhance its pn-s-wit n putatfoii fop iM-auiy. Mr. Willys nnnounrs hat tho Whippet will ho Imllt In quantl "Jfi. s never att inptcl before C.rnernl opinion In' the industry is thai tho light oar market Is now with open to Hu strongest hiilnVraml that iiuallty anl porior inanci? will s. t tho load in volume r ii put. Tho prosi-nt Whippet shown ti The 1 ! KiTitfei : LA GRANDE FILLING STATION KUHN & ZWEIFEL i 2 Corner Jeffei'son and Hemlock 2 5 - on Wallowa Hiehwav S ' i8ihiniQ2.$ , Jr '-A v ' gthinig6 K , , : I J sj I V.: 4th in iw 1 im C cf-,..I.t ;'" Sii b.Jr p"'c" l.um ?2S 10 in7S. U"" Nea lk-il' (,.-i,.i k.Jy frCTnl09J ItfiUvl. W:rtivt N- "7:" r . ,1.. m.l ,tos. 1415 w I ?S- N ' " h p. Imciiul ' BO" -I-,.""'" iim body All pile.!. . k l)nri'. nbita In current hrjtftl io. l'kr-(' I .fMIn I" -Jiu-nJ lh ci.iune ( lim lm.n .. A.k ui.l CSr.l-fi ilr.cliv plua. AM l hrd KM !- ' llon.l , n.a llt.U l l" t.. u.-niberiiiS- body design on the enclosed models" I whloti incorpornfr-s tho latest mJet ! typo of nun ylsor, contrasting uln Jdow rovouls which, adds materially to thfl appearanoe of tho: bodv, remote door controls, following tho iatost devolopnbcnts in convenience In opening tho doors, and entirely now pressed fel fonder wider than hitherto usorl Tind of the full crown type. s Tho headlights haw hoon raised und mounted on a new oft!' piece frww member adding to, the ap pftirance of size. Now ooulpmont includes, an . au-. tomatio windshield wiper, rear vision minor and stop limit t the roar in combination with toe rear driving llj;hi. , fic-nornl fonturos. '.vhlct; havo characterised Whippet ron;ifiic lion In tho past, include asolino. I.'ltlk n( IIia :-am i.Utv U ...... cilurn Teed to the carburetor, g,-.m.. i elliptic springs, cxtrn lafjie fonr j wheel brakes, mechanical In type. full pressure feed lubrication with i an internal gear pump, latker dt j mooter, heavier crankshafb than !s used In nny other light car, longer (-onuei'img runs 10 eiiminuio un usual side tit rust ut high cur upeed shaft driven Roneratkm and 'ehaln driven timing gears. The Whippet remains tho Invest 'I New Winter Gasoline i Chrysler third in volume of sales for 1928; third according to sales records of the Na tional Automobile Chamber In 42 months Chi-v-sler, due lic endorsement of its products from their very introduction, has come from 27th to 3rd place. Of the 43 motor car manufacturers in the N. A. A. C. all but two, fqr longer estab lished, have been outsold by Chrysler. The order of precedence is determined by the dollar volume of sales in the twelve month ended July lst preceding the Na tional show. In the fortv-two months since the introduc-' tion of Chrysler the public has purchased WEEKS & BUCHANAN :: CHRYSLER :: The Steering -'xihPrC&K it nLI. w..l,w. few Mh- I cn'l iteerliu fear wont nskow. Attn nbout 40 Jeet of nomWsaim t lDg and fancy tumbling the car landed In a creek, but the tnr P ' sengara weren't hurt. The mishap occurred near Dalian, Tex. of all ligM ears. The Tow swung weight affords unusual road rtahil- I Ity at all sprejls and over all roads. J Tho Interior dimensions of tho hotly uro htrge. 1 J Interior appointment are pur- t tlcularly pleasing with flicii-ssian I wafnut finish on tho instrument hOiLrd. feosted domo light, Una ribbed ' voloiir upholstery und nickeled tflrnminffs. Motor dimensions remain un changed und the motor, develops slightly oroi double It. rated horse-power, It being the only llgh car power plant In this coun try In which such power efficiency li;ift hfien iittnlned. Accident Report Longer This Year Thirty - throe questions are to to snJenrlid cub- LI Gear Broke i.ltlimtf liultiir .ha hvlfl.M flftfr thfl be asked In tho now accident re port blanks received by I oral orflecrs from tlie sooretary of state. Tho reports must ho filed with the county sheriff or at tho police station within 24 hours nfter the accident. Tho report Is a1 requirement under the 1 327" session laws. ' The questions on ihe'now form range from names and addresses to tho condition of the weather, the roads and traf.fift at the time of the accident. A diagram showing a number of possible highway conditions1 Is ' part of the report form and1 the person making' the report is nskecl to Indicate; positions of cars In volved In the accident. Some people never seem to reach the afte of discretion. They never fret nid enoiiirh to know bet tew ot Commerce more than eight hundred and fifty millions of dollars ($850,000,000) worth of Chry sler motor cars. No other make of car has ever recorded such phenomenally rapid profrress. There can be no more impressive public en dorsement of Chrysler performance, Chry sler long life, Chrysler quality, Chrysler value, supplied in four great price fields by Chrysler's four great cars the New "52, ' the Great New "G2," the Illustrious New "72" and the New 1 12 h.p. Imperiu! "80" America's most powerful motor car. The National Rrondcnsttng com pany prtfgnrm for Sunday follow: 5:30 to 0: SO, art orchestra; 6:Sfl to 7:30, Standard symphony hour. KCiO niktnnd ssf 4m-7iokc .1:30 to 7:30, N. . L'.; 7:.H5 t(f 9. Presbyterian services, I KOMO Henitle (8o8m-Sftkc ! !i:3 to 7:S. N'. IV C: 7:30, must-; oal prognitn S to !, fhrlsttan Sel tnoo rhurch services.' . KKr l-os Angeles Mfif?.5m-fl4ft-ke) C:30 to 7:a0. n'. R. S, or gnri. recital: 3. concert orchestra; 10. dance music. . KOA lcnvor (S2ri.9m-i2Ake) i;:to, concert; :4S, Raptist church seivice. " . Kro Pan l-Vanclscd (422.3m 7l0kcy 6:i; N. It. C.i 7:3t, organ recital: S:8u to 10, concert orches tra.' KOI ? Port la n d 319m-94ftkr. i, dinner concert;' 7. orchestra; Christian Science church services: 9, musical comedy hour, . KKIl'' fan Krancisco 4fi4.Sm. HtlOkc) Ti. organ recital; 0. talk by Ftuhbr Newman; fi;30( orchestra; tfl to 12, dance music' . K KX Portland 23.9m-l2ri0-kc) 0. hotel orchestra; 7::trt, Pres byterian church services:' 8:S. studio piognim; 9 to 1", 1HSA pro gram. . "T'jri Senttle (S4S.fim-8 ike) 6:i&, 111SA program: 7:15, organ recital: 7:, l'Mrst M. K, church services: 9 -to--l::tn; ; .concert or chestra. ' KKOASeattlo f 447.rim-070kc) B:3 to 7::m. N. H. v f KOA Spokane (20.7m-l 1 &n- kc) 7:31, Presbyterian church ser- vk'os. MONIAV'S ritfH;HAIS .'. II. c. proKi-nmr S to !l, orchea Int proifrom: III t II, Kpolliitht hour. KOO 6, dinner roneert; 8, N. rt. v, X The rilirrlma; 10, N. H. c. 0:3ft, rollcRluna: 7, mualo box hour: s. N. H. t.: . compos era hour: 1". M. IV. C: KMX 15:3", children's hour; 7. orchestra; S. Orciton composers; 9, studio proKnim: 10, .fondny nltrbt ri;view. KPO (1:30. concert orchestra: 7. book rvlew; S. N. 11. I'.i 9, con cert; 1, variety hour. Kl'"OA tic special program; :3ft, atudlo m-oirrain: S, N. II. P.: Jl, concert: 10, N. 11. f. f;- KJ It 0:3". dinner concert ; 7:30, .'studio program; !I, musical proa-rum; lo. - dance orchestra; lii:30 lo 12, "CSool'y lilrd I'Volle". KKHC 0:30, sports; t, Hawai ian: S, Hhm lMomlay Jamboree; 10, dnnco music. KOMO (1:111, orchestra; 8, N. 11. C.. 0, orchestra: 1 0, f. H. f.; ll:4u to 12:30, musical proifratn. KOA 5:30, dinner concert; 0:311, appreciation prosram; 7, lo striimental program: 7:lfi. vcifl and Instrumental rnusln, studio prOKrnm. KOA it, farm school; 11:15, oY pran concert; 7:15, studio prosram; III to 12, danco music. I Oldsmobile Has Sales Increase For Last Year Oldsmobile Is one of the few companies that sold more. a.n toniobllcs in 1527 than It sold 111 1.916. aocordlnir to reports from Oldsmobile officials. It Is pointed out. that this. Rain in sales has been made In n yenr when the au tomotive Industry as a whole show ed a decline estimated atO per cent. nils Is the third conscciitlvo year Unit the combined domestic retail sales and exports of Oldsmo hllb have shown an increase. Commentlnir upon tills record. 1. .T. Ilrntcr, president nnd itenenil manager of the Oldsmobile com pany said: "In view Of the sales record made by Oldsmobile. ilurlnir what miifht. be termed an off yenr In the industry, we nre entering 192 optimistically. Insofar as Oldsmo bile is concerned we ore confident thnt 192H will ho a prosperous om- NEWEST WANER 11'rVf TruVra Waner. a coijtln of Llovrj ami l-uul Wuner, who will try out wllh the I'ltlibum Plrute nsil siirln. The ow Waner Is aid to bo a (and major leagus ptoaptot. i ' X1 1 mm Chrysler Goes j 133,000 Miles ! In Three Years A rmftiicrtblft record of auio- i rnolillo diirnblllly la reported to the ! i'hryaler Pales Corporntlon from OklaKOmft fts- hy the owner of a j Chryalcr "70" aport roadster which has laa.oo miles on Ita ; e0",l',p,' allhoiiKh It la only three yeara old. The car accord- I tiur to iia owner. ,-lll looUa cood and runs itood, and I operate 11 with the anme reaullH na the first yenr 1 ran it." 1 Jack (. Wheeler, the owner. J ailiiw up the rnr'a history In thia paragraph of a letter lo l-Vrjruson H. Olander, Inc., I'hryaler distil- J butora at Oklahoma. I'ltyt 1 "1 have attained a mileage of , over i:u.0 miles: 1 am on my lenth act tif tires: the roadster la sllirhtly more than three years old: Jta fraaollnei consumption avernsres i from 17 lo 2:1 miles per Klln: " warn last m-erhanlcd early In la27 I at whk'h time It had 1 ux.OOO miles to Ita credit: alnco then It. has been driven 2i.aaa miles; allow- j IniC for eeryt.hlns. It has not cost j mo more than thn c centa a mlln lo I operate." . . j Mr. Wliceler. In thla letter, says . that he Inienda to operate his Chrysler until nest sprlnn at least. and then will (ret another Chrysler unless he derides to keep on nslnr the old one. Try cuttlntr out bls4Miiia in very i smull roumls. Ibeu i)rushln(r the . top of half of them with a Httle. rich milk und placlns- the rest on ' top of thes to bake. When cook- ; ed thrc dainty hiseillt!. are ultrac- tlv in shape nnd easy to open and butter. Serve them tor arternoon j tea, or with salad at an evenlni? j party. ! Krom statistics italhereil hy the ' Ore-ron Stale Motor association. ' the automobile has killed rnor.i persons durlnir tho last 10 yeart than were killed In the American forces; durlnir tho World war. I wllh new salea records in the of flnir. "(general optimism prevails ro irnrdlnir tho new year. I This leel 1111" Is conservatively expressed by resilient. Coolldite In ills annual message to congress whleh. in jiart. rends: " ' 'Stocks of Roods ore moderate and a wholeaomo caution is pre valent. Itatcs of Interest for In dustry, aKriculturo and .(;uvern lnent hnvii been reilncii. Savers and investors nre providiiu: eupilal for ""new leonstrucllon In Industry and public works. The purchasing power of. agrlculturo has Increased, if tho pcoplo maintain that con fidence whiqli they are entitled to i have In theniaclves. in each other nnd in America, a coiniortuhie prosperity will continue'." I a i , m m ' ii i tk ' IP I "mm imii SMASHING THROUGH No progressive community, nowadays, submits to beinff snow bound! Health, comfort, business even lives may be at stake! Smashing through, "Caterpillar" Tractors thrust the drifts aside, hurling defiance at the blizzard!' And soon traffic flows as usual upon the Opened Road. Why pay tribute to snow? Learn more about the modern sci ence of. Snow Removal. Ask for the illustrated "Caterpillar" book The Opened Road. BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY La Grande, Oregon Boise, Idaho MfcWt'fe'lMli "(I" ' 1 '" 1 WW PUT THE OLD CAR IX CONDITION Now is the. opportune time to put your car in first-clas? condition for the coming year's run. Your car will no doubt need new rings, valves, and other minor repairs. We carry the follow . ing list of parts and are here to serve you: Replacement Parts for AH Cars Factory Distributors Of Timken Roller Bearings New Departure Ball Bearings Emsco Brake Lining Champion Spark Plugs 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 Ring Gears and Pinions Universal Joint Discs ..' !'.'' f ' ' ' ' : " Jack Allen Supply Co. . R. A. FARNAM, Mgr. ' ( ' PENDLETON . LA GRANDE La Grande Branch cor. Adams & Elm Look Over Our Want' Ads for Bargains Pocatcllo, Idaho rr P
