Saturday, January 7, 1928
LA GRANDE EVENING ! OBSERVER
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BIG PRODUCTION
IS WILLYS PLAN
New Equipment Included
with Whippet, Now En
tering Low Price Field
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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
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: LA GRANDE FILLING STATION
KUHN & ZWEIFEL i
2 Corner Jeffei'son and Hemlock 2
5 - on Wallowa Hiehwav S
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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
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New Winter Gasoline
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Jack Allen Supply Co.
. R. A. FARNAM, Mgr. ' ( '
PENDLETON . LA GRANDE
La Grande Branch cor. Adams & Elm
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