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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1928)
Saturday, April 21, 1928 FA GRANDE. EVENING OBSERVER Pagg Nina , .OVER LOADING OF AUTO DANGEROUS Motor Association Sys Practice Lessens Street, Highway Safety ; Btrpct and highway safety in suf fering from one practice that tho Indlvldim! our owner might well limlnate that of overloading the car uieoordlng loIon. O. Unin.Um lurg, Herotary .of tho Oregon Ktutc Motor association. With spring weather giving rebirth to the de sire to use the motor ear to tho fullest extent, numerous ucoidcn?s wilt be traced to tills practice un-li-fiH the Individual motorist sees Us dangers and intelligently avoids them, Mr. Hrundcnhiirg wani, , "When cars ran 12 miles on hour when they worn 'wide npoV 11 did not make so much different! t lint they were overloaded," t" says. "In thorn days, ronstrucl Ion look earn' of the prohlim where upped did not. To overload a ear meant simply that the engine sim ply balked, nn axle or pKng broke, or something else taught the owner that caution was the bettor part if hospitality. "Today's car Is mueh different. Its engine bas power enough and lis clfassis strength enough to per mit overloading without mechani cal danger. Hut there I.h iho much grealcr danger of Interference with' tfce freedom of the driver to "hah, tile the -car with wifely. Thta -olub ami others of the 1.040 that com-: prise the nationwide chain of the American Automobile, association.! have analyzed many accidents winch show the extent of thin dan- "The car manufacturer has made' the driving oontrols much mora uc-j cesslhle. They air are at the finger; tips of the operator. This advance- grew Out of the very definite need for relocating the controls -In 'the' interest of safety. Vet. when a mot orist tries to curry three or four persons In a roadster or coupe built for two, he sacrifices "every ad vantage that the car designer has given him In this respect. "Tho Intelligent car owner will not Invito guests to accompany him on a trip that Is marked by n re duction of the safitty factor, not to mention that It Is certain 10 he! physically uncomfortable for every-; one." , Designed For Her Too TTMFFIO mOIHRMS fiUOW MAlH'ATno (AP)- This cHy like others In Titin America, Is hnv-' lug difficulty in adjusting modern traffic to streets designed for nnl maNdrnwn vehicles. In numerous small citlea proKperity has expand ed the use of motor cars and trunks much more rapidly than available driving and, parking-- space has, grown. In this city virtually nil thoroughfares have been made one way street. ?- 1 here comes n time v in-r every I in n nn- wneu no. iceis mac jus tice ought to consult an oculist. . A Change of Weather Calls For A CHANGE OF OIL Veltex LA GRANDE FILLING STATION KUHN & ZWEIFEL Corner Jefferson and Hemlock on Wallowa Highway it 1 w n . Women'i 1 Jeai were Incorporatcfl In tlciinlng the new OhUmob'k nJ rctulleil In a tilent, warm (rant compartment with hanjy comrols. Uniformity Of Service on New Ford Is Planned ' Absoldte'Vin'lfpr'mHy 'of service on, tho '.new Jprd .model "A" cars and model . 'AA7 truck Is being nialn tuinen by tlio l-'oid Motor company through a plan which involve the training. In the Kord plants, of 10. uoo garage -mechanics, according to W. ( l'erklns, .local dealer. Kor weeks the lord branch plunts, and the Detroit factories have assumed the character of u .gigantic train ing school, to which eveiy Jord dealer In the UniUxl States, may send one or more representatives. This school for -service men be-' gun with the rain I us -of uperm tendents ond foremen of the ifti branch plunts -of the. -company hi tire X.'nlted Htates. Months before the model "A" -Kord -car wan Intro duced, these men from the branch plants were being schooled In the lml -factories -near Detroit in the manufacture and assembly of the new car. TUuy returned to the 8(J Kord branches and linniedlutely be gan the training of men for deal ers In their Tepectlve territories. T-he men came In relays, each group a large us tire brunch plant could handle conveniently. The groups were purposely kept small, in ur dor that the most Intensive training could be given. Each mun was put through the same course given the branch moil ut Detroit, and upon Its completion "was given a r;tgor-, a ii examination. ' Tnl 'examination included nuihy polnis aliout the. car me Between ooo2ooo Ohefes :No Car that Compares with Body by FUht Few people will question that statement, and many will insist that Buick leader ship extends well beyond the price limits mentioned above. Comb the field and you'll come right back to Buick for the style, colors, upholsteries and appointments of its bodies by Fisher. Make the same test in performance and again you'll select Buick for the power, getaway and dependability of its Valve-in-Head six-cylindcr engine vibrationless beyond belief. Compare specifications and you'll SEDANS $1195 to $1995 COUPES $1195 AU ftka f. .. Flint, MUlu, toremmmt." lo k, add. BUICK find further proof of Buick superiority in Bukk't Lovejoy Hydraulic Shock Aborberf,Dooble-Drop Frame.Sealed Chassis, Mechanical Four-Wheel Brakes and a host of features not com bined in any other car. Buy your car carefully. Make thorough comparisons. Prove to yourself tliat Buick outpoints all other cars selling between JS1OO0 and J20O0. to $150 ' SPORT MODEtS1195 to $1525 Tht G.M.A.C fmct fin, th m;t rffrM, U miUiU. svxpaV rnonnAMs The National HiOBilcalin(r com pany program for Sunday nieht rnlloua: 0:80 to 7:30, manilnrd symphony hour: 8, to 9:30, At wutur Kent program. KOO Oaklimil (3S4.4m-780kr) 6:30, NHC; 7:30, 1'onnrrogntloiinl church: 9, NBC. KO.MO .Seattle 30Gm-!)S01(c) 6, orchentra; 0:30, NBC; 7:S0, musl cuL program: 8, Christian Scicnco church: 9, NBC; 9:30 to 11, musi cal program. KW l.os AilBdcs (4C8.Sm-C4fl-kc) 0:30, NBC: 7:30, varieties; 8. organ recital; 9, NliC: 10, orches tra. KFOA Seattle (447.5m-G70kc) 0:30 10 7:30 and 9 to 9:30, NHO. KflQ Spokane (370.2m-SIOkc) f.. conceit: 6:30, NliC: 7:30, church of tho Truth; 9, NBC; 9:30, IBS A program. Ki0 Sun Francisco (422.3m 710kc) 6:30, NBC; 7:80, organ re cital; 8:30, concert orchestra; 9, NBC. KJR Senttle (348.6m-860kc) 0:10, ailSA program; 7:16, organ recital; 7:80, Jl. 10. church; 9 to 10, trio and soprano. KKX l'ortland (2?7.Cm-10S0-kc) 6, orchestra; 7, Catholic lec ture; 7:15, studio program: 7:30, Presbyterian church; 8:30, pro gram: 9, 1HSA program. KKUC Sun lYanclsco (454. 3m CCOkc) 6, Dr. Morrison; 0:30, piano program; 7:30, concert orchestra; 9:30, song recital; 10 to 12, dunca music. KOIN rortlnnd (319m-940kc) 0, organ concert; 8, Christian, Science church; 9 to 10, musicnl comedy hour. I KG A Spokane (2G0.7m-l 1 50 'kc 7:30, Presbyterian church. I KTA San Francisco (352.7m 1s6okc 0, progrumi: 7, Dr. Olum jpi.tt: 7:30, M. K. church. KOA Denver (326.9m-92kc) 6:16, orchestra; 0:45, Presbyterian ! church. KGW rortlnnd (491m-610kc) 6:30. NnC; 7:30, plnno program; 9, NBC; 9:30, concert: 10 to 11, little symphony orchestra. MOXDAT PROGRAMS NBC: 8. symphonists; 9, "Tim Tiounders": 9:30, Fisk program: 10 to 11. Broadways nnd Boulevards. KOO 6:30, General , electric program: 8 to 11, NBC, KOW 6, program; 8, NBC; 10, program. . KFI 0, male nuarlet: 7, sym phonetio: 8, NBC; 10, Bymphonettc. KPO 7, music; 7:20, violin re cital; 8, NBC; JO to 12, variety program. JfOMO 0, varied program; 8 to 11, NBC; 11 to 12:30, musical pro. gram. KFOA 6:30, studio program; 8, NBC; 9. organ recital; 9:30, TIBC; 10 to li, Spokane Coyotes. KFnc 6:30, dinner music; 8, Bluo Monday Jamboree; 1(1 to 12, dance orchestra. KOlN 6, organ concert; 7:15, orchestra: 8. entertainers: 8:30, studio program:9 to 10, Apostolic Fallh mission; 10 to 11:30, dance bnnd. KYA 6:30, program: 8, music; 8:30, theater frolic: 9, muiscal program: 10 to 12. dance music. KI1Q 6, orchestra: 6:30, orpin recital: 8 to 1", NBC. . KJH 0. news; 6:30, concert: 7:30, pianist; 8, studio program; 9, trio: 10 to 12, Goory Bird fro lic. KOA 6, varied program; 7:30 "to 10, musical program; 10 to 12, dance music. Spring Care Of Cars Urged By Chrysler Firm At thin time when Hportlns pngCH tire cnrrylnK Htorlen iihnut lmsohall. when trolf bmn nre nrouslnu friend wife's ire by break lnf window luineit nnd chHndellei'H In indoor prnetlce, nnd anplera are looking over roflH, flips ami other flshlnp tackle, the Hpttsoa Iiuh arrived. In thn opinion of the i'hrylr Coi porathm'H Korvlce department, when a ntPHHiiKe of friendly uounHOl tt It on Id 1e broadcast to antomohtle owners about tho spring care of their earn. t , T)pvoteeH of Hport take ialns to veconrfltlon their koIC clubs, tennlB rackets nnd other paraphernalia that have boon laid it way In dark closets through the winter, ob serves J, L. Kenyon, director of Chrysler service. In the April is sue of the "Chrysler News." Jlut how many ntitomohlle owners, ho asks, kIvo proper th"UKht to having the cur checked over as the sum mer sea son nears, so l ha t t h cy know It is in tiptop condition? Ills implied answer to his own query Is fUnt there are decidedly fewer than there should, bet Vet there was a time when thlnps were otherwise, he Intimates: "In days gone by, when autnm blles were stored for the winter be CHU It wasn't thought good form to nsft them during the winter months, great care was taken m the spring to see that thoy were thoroughly overhauled and every thing put in A-l shape. "Hut, because cars are used nil during tho winter months now, owners are sometimes prone to for get that the bus requires a little 'spring tonic' to, make It operate its best. The Chrysler service flirertor makes tho interesting suggestion at this point that If the car were put away In the fall, like the golf and tennis and fishing equipment, it would receive as much and as thor ough revamping wit h the reuirn of blue skies as Is given 1o any of the other possessions which con tribute to one's heartiest enjoynfent of life. "Preventive maintenance" is the remedy he prescribes for the pres ent neglect of spring tunlng-up for automobiles. The Chrysler stand ardised maintenance , system, ho says, assures Chrysler owners con tinued satisfaction with their cars at all times and Is particularly ad vantageous for spring adjustments, he reminds them. If there Is need for any reconditioning work after hard winter use, -ho urges them to have n little overhauling done now rather than to take a chance on some annoyance, however slight, during the height of tho happy summer motoring season. World Won't Have Autos Enough ? For Spring Demand, Jordan Says CI.RVELAXn, 0 Apr. 21 (AP) The most debated saturation point for motor vehicles, which has received many a bluck -eye in the post few years, gets a knock-down and flrag-'out from -Wrtwtiwl H. Jor dun, newspaperman who became president of Jordan Motor Car company. Mr, Jordan not only5 believes the world saturation point is far from being reached, but nays: "There will not bo enough auto mobiles in the world to meet tho demand after the. first real warm day of spring," The automobile manufacturer bases his statement, he lolls The Associated Press, on the belief that delayed announcement of tho new Kord car brotiht buying vir tually to a standstill during the last quarter of 1U27, while expected price reductions before tho nation- ' deterred dealers in placing oilers, jwith a. resulting slump in produc tion. : Mr. Jordan points out also that delays In getting new models into production during January and l'Vbruary loaves dealers through out the country with low stocks of cars on hand. "A powerful motor mnrket In Wall Street has given the country a feeling that prosperity will con tinue. Better values urn being of fered by alt manufacturers than ever before and April, May and June will beat all sulcs nnd produc tion records." imm:ii FAKCISTl By NIC A Service j ROME. Apr. 21 With the com ing of iMussollni nnd rulo of tho! Kasclstl, automobile laws of Italy havo experienced a change for the better. The Automobile Club of Italy ds unique. With Us hendqunrters In Home, U collects nil tho automo bile taxes and issues oil car licenses. It retains for thin service, 2 per cent of the ivturnns whereas It formerly- cost the sttao at least lit per cent. JircirNOPOltS AD Auto mobiles displayed At the third Hel Sing torn show- were largely of American manufacture. 24 Amer ican -col's nnd four Kunmean 1e ing hown. Outside -dealers dis played six other American makes. American trucks, motorcycles and accessories also were wiU Tepre-. sented. while Amerlcnn osrs wtm two of the races held In connec tion with the show. . Willys-Overland , Plans Assembly -' Plant on Coast TOU3DO. -p.,', Apr.. 21 (Special)'. An assembly plant to tnke cam of "Whippet and Willys-Knight cars on the Pacirio coast and In . the Intcr-mountaln territory west of the liockles will he opened In Los Angeles, Cal.' early this sum mer , according to n, statement given out hero today by John N, Willys, president of tho Willys Overland, Inc. . Tho opening of this new nssem ,.bly plant bus been mnd necessnry by the growth in sales of W hippet and Wlllys-Knlght models In the territory which will be served by ! This; Is tho first plant, devoted to mo nssemniy oi moior cars, io le opened by Willys-Overland whose sales this year have exceeded . 3 those of Inst year for the onnio i period by 4t por cent. When a mnn Is his own worst enemy he seldom tries to get square with, himself. ' ' GIassWork tM. X G0SS La Grande i i n o VUHSII UClIOIl ot Supply Co. Charles Harris, Prop. 1501 Madison BREAKING A3Lfc""RE0Rlfe I 5 PASSENGER COACH - EPHJOEB TO 4-DOOR SEDAN $ 585 Hftlurttttn 140 M. J. GOSS Adams and Fir WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES AREUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEM which might not be considered es sential, from the service man's viewpoint. However, the Kord com pany Is requiring complete knowl edge of the car on the part of every dealer's service men. KalMire to make a passing grade meant that the man had to take the entire course again. Jf he failed a sec ond ttme, he was sent buck to the- dealer with the suggestion that hi was not considered qualified to give Kord service: whereupon, the deal er was require to send another man for the next training school session. This requirement for trained ser vice men extend to every Kord dealer, no matter how small his es tablishment may be. Many dealers hove sent two or more mpn to the branch for training. Cpon possln; the factory examination, these men are returned to the dealers shops nnd passed on to the entire shop nrrgonlzatinns th same careful hi st ruction given lit the branches. Low Pricua RvducHanM Tourinjf - - 455 170 Coach - - - 535 n Road ster u-pas. 485 Rtvdd.ster - - 525 17 (WfA rumbla mad Coupe - - - 535 9 Cabriolet Cow 545 W ill pheti f. .. A. fturtrf mnil rfttiicarUnt tubjttt tt ttiitiigt without nctut. H'lllyi-OvtrlanJ, lnr., TcUJt, Obit 117 gales increase the first three months of 1928, as com pared to the corresponding months last year that's tho sensational record made by the perfected Whippet! Again, the public is quick to recognize low price and highest quality. Only the perfected Whippet offers all these features: ' Bodies of distinctive design and beauty . . . Gas tank at rear . . . Unequaled fuel economy . . . Modern, efficient power plant ... Full force-feed lubrication . . . Silent tim ing chain . . . Big 4-whcel brakes . . . 4.75-inch balloon tires ...Snubbers . . . Adjustable steering post . . Narrow body posts for clearer vision ... 4 long, semi-elliptic springs. the perfected $wpi pet r Gettings & Hanks Comer Fir and Jerfcrson
