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IGa &ra tew MOTORING NEWS AUTO SECTION VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928 NUMBER 22(T TOURIST CROP OF 44,00O00OSEEN Motoring During Coming Season Will Be Biggest - in All History It) NKA Scrvico Inn thlH ycur will brliiff out 44. lnT thin yen, twill bring out 44,- 000. 000 tourlHU. wlio will Hponil a ,total of $3,630,000,000 In tho Vntud HtatcH and Canada! This surprising tourls business . Is the prediction made by Frank K- lltlmmer, cumplnff authority, in Vjfho February Isauo of the Amorl-u-an Motorist. . Out of this vast totul, Urimnior tHtlmatt'B. hotels and tourhttH1 homes will roup approximately $2. 1 420,000.000,, tho roniulndop being left by campers. , v Duo to tho Improved conditions for motorinir and nlght-seelne, llrlimnor believes, campora will Hpend about a month each on sight seeing excursions. This prolonged Yarution will bring In to the cof fers of cities and business an aver age of $3.30 a day for each in dividual or a total of $1,210,000, 000 for tho touring soman. Hotel vacationists motorists only will uvcrago about ten days for their stays, however, and will' Hpend nn avcrugo of $7.50 a day for each person. f Itrimnter estimates these, totals on the .basis of a 10 per cent in ereurfe over last year's figures. He 1. uIh the hotel tourist total for HI27 ut 29.000,000, coming in 7.250.000 automobiles an Increusn of ;12 per cent over tho prevtous season. Campers in both tents an1 cot tages, numbered 11,000,000 last ynir and took to tho, road fn 2, 750,000 automobiles, uit increase of 10 per cent over 12fl, says Hrlm mer. Of these only throc-fourthH tfnled along tho trails or used It o line cars anil cumplug trailers.,) Tim rest carried almost no camp ing outfits ut all, but put up at cottages. : ! ; Of the 1 1.000,000 crimpers, Urim nier figures, 2.0i)0,ono each were attracted to the national parks of the west, tho Great Lakes regions and ihe southwest. Tho northwest took about 750,000 campers: tho Mississippi valley and Gulf Coast. 250,000; the southeast, 000,000; tho niltldtu Atlimtie and Inland almost to tho Mississippi 1,000.000; New York, rennsylvanlu, New Knghind and eastern Canada. 1.250.000; tho vicinity of Wushlnglon, D. C, and the remainder of tho Atlantic . coast. 500.000, and tho romulning 750,000 took 8lmrtcr.tnps. within their own states. ..-.--. x -- The hotel tourist ' distribution, PACIFIC GOODRICH NEW FACTORY PACIFIC GOODRICH RUBBER - COMP, MY - LOS ANGELES A not her great inllesloiio of western liittustriul lo Vi'lopinent, was rwUiiiHl Wotlm'stliiy. May 2. when the. Inirit (oodrlcli JtublHr foii.MH.yK new fuctory at los Augeks wais officially uiH'iietl. The tv inalnder of ttio wk was devour lo a program. Tho new racmry is a (lilng of Inanity, built tin tho 8pj.til.sli Mission tyK of mvliitwliire In keeping with other buildings in Us Angles and vh-lnlly. Ground was broken for (lie foundation of llio llirco and a luilf million dollar stnieture Aug. 1(1, Brimmer believes, followed the sumo proportions, although some states, like North Carolina, aro particularly hotel tourists districts where a greater ratio of suou vis itors would stay. '-.it,- While tho east leans more to tho hotel type of tourist, however, the far west is lporo of .a cumper's paradise. Brimmer adds. "Yet, all tilings considered. It is safo to state that, tho cheek oft campers is tho ten classifications given Is a rather fair Index of tho popularity accorded tlieso various places by hotel tourists," ho con cludes.' .'-' Safety Factor pin Motoring Is Driver's Brain Tho . fundamental safety factor In motoring is the brain ot tim driver rather than tho speed oapu- ruy oi me car, ' - saiu Aiiginecr JtuesHwIg, director of safety for tho Oregon- States Motor ; association. "Over tho country speed limits aro gradually disapje ring,",. continued Mr. Kuuxswlg, "and in their places o-rt, tw,ln. nnlmlltntnfl ilrlulnif IMlt'os (WlVieh are consistent with the haz ards of travel. In other words. common sense is-supposed to bo tho ruling motive. "lOvery driver must bo respon sible for every mile of speed and every mile of travol. Those who are not responsible aro creating tho largo proportion of our traffic dangers and should - bo strictly curbed, "If motorists would real Inc. that ! nmro .n fi. mill Inuu urw.nri uhrillhl lm exercised when driving conditions ; urt Imperfect, tho annual accident j toll would bo materially lowered. In fact, tho one solution to this . serious problem rests with the In- dtvlduul car operator. j I.aw enioreemonl orricials can assist materially but. their work! will be nullified unless the driving public assumes responsibility for motoring toward the general good ! rather than toward tho general do- 1 triment. , Wife: I just bought a set of Shakespeare. Husband (angrily) : lloW ninny, times have I told you not to buy tlwsu foreign tires? Kxchungo. Judge: , Why were you driving while. Intoxicated? ' Motorist: The doctor told me my blood was watery so I drunk .gome lulcohol to keep it from freezing. I Chelsea (Mass.) Heeord. Always t e 2isa CAR uareVSE deal The Butck dealer is in business to stay. His future -reputation depends upon his treating used car buyers fairly. He wants to please used car purchasers because he knows that satisfied used car customers are pros pective new Buick buyers. The man who buys a good used car honestjy rep resented at a fair price receives splendid value in transportation. In his enthusiasm for the car he has bought, and the value" he has received, it is only natural for him to look upon the dealer as his friend. The Buick dealer has many such friends because he represents the true condition of the used cars he offers for sale. And that is good business for the Buick dealer, cs " well as the used car buyer. Gold Seal Buicis Are Guaranteed Used Buicks BUICK MOTOR COMPANY FLINT. MICHIGAN DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPOKATT" " M. J. GOSS ' Adams and Fir WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THHM Latest Type of Auto Inspires Him tb Poetry Old Timers aiming true lovers of hom-CIi-Hli will remember "I'ootry of Motion" with a thrill of unalloyed pleasure. It was near ly twoscont years ago that this great chumpion among flvo-gailcd saddle horses stirred the hearts of applauding thousands of fashion able people as she pirouetted on pmud parade, prnneing around tho tanlmrk rings of tho greatest horso shows In tho land.. -, And now, In this new automo tive age., o unci's of tho modern steel steed are. breaking out Into poetry about their four-whcoled mounts, according to Weeks und llLiohauun, 'local Chrysler deulcrs. Ordinarily, spring! line poesy 1s Insplrted by thu tender pasHiou for the lair sex. Indeed, if one's re collection does not servo him poor ly, the vleo of "Vendl'ytng Is o,"ite general lu this season when the younger generation Is apt to lie mooney, absent-minded and even, shall wo say, "a bit balmy" like unto the welcome weather. Itut hero is a reul springtime tribute to a motor car, perhaps tho finest bit of poetry ever penned on the subject, Just received by Walter 1. Chrysler from llyruu J. King", of I'ltlsburg. "Nlhcr Whigs" ' "Two gleaming" wings oil a silver crown, A blur of blue on tho broad liigh wn y ; A whispering song for tho ere$t of tho hill And a velvet pause whero the valleys lay. "Two proud little wings on o haughty ervst, llomuuce. at the edge of the golden duwn; A heart that speaks to thu pulse of youth With Its eager murmur 'on and on! "Oh! Hiauueh little wings on your bravo wee cap,. Ah! fleeting shadow that skims the road . . With your dountlcKS pinions soar ing far, Chrysler, you're more than u motor car." Europe Within Motorist's Orbit As Liners Ferry Autos to France Two-Passenger Coupe In Dodge. Line Announced Announcement of a two-passen-gcr riiiipe In the Senior Six Hue has been made by Doduo Ilruthers, oeeordlni; lo i, C. Smith, local dealer. The cur is built with a wide single sent e.vtcnding aerosH the body, and back of, the seat is a carrying compartment providing ample space for luKfage, sample case;!, etc. 'The nioflt-l Ik also nvallablo In the sport type, standard equipment including six wire wheels with two spare belnu mounted In front fen der wells, special head lamps with nickered Htanchions, cowl bead and cowl la nips. The coupe. Is priced at ?!4!.ri. fandard equipment Olid $'r0 sport equipment. .ioixt itVri;s 1 i;ast. ovi.k 1'itoTr.sTN WAtM I N'iTON, May (AT) fiver tho piolewt. of the Washing Ion slate- department nf publit Uftrks and tin; Idaho public utili ties commission, tho interstate commerce commission lias per mitted the Spokane. Coe-m- ll'Alene and I'alouse railway to cancl joint rates on t-aNl bound traffic, chiefly appfes. moving to points east of the .Mississippi- river over eonffeel mk trunk lines other than the Great Noi t hern. A Sot ii lined MacInloMh. had tin eiKiiineiit over his lax! fare. The J driver talked harshly and insulted j ihe Kcol. j "Do you know wlio I nni?" be i Said proudly. "I am a Macintosh." j "I don't care if you're a brand j new mubreiia, I'll have my fare," said the driver. Virginia Municipal Ilurictf. l.K HA.VHK. Franco (Al) Tho Atlantic ocean no longer halts tho oin bilious. American motorist In his eastward progress. Floating garages liavo brjdgod 3,000 miles of water, and thousands of tourists annually forry across tho Atlantic ocean,- shipping their automobiles ns casually and a easily as they do their porsoual luggage. Kach year sees an Increase 1n tho number of seagoing automo biles arriving at French ports from tho United States. Lowering of tho customs barrier and additional Ka ra go accommodations on shlpbourd facilitate tho prucllce. last year tho French Ilnn alono a shipped moro thnn 1.000 tourist automo biles to Franco and back again. This year tho lino expects to handle twlco tho number, .of curs. Its newest liner has garage accommo dations for CO cars In tho hold. To transport a cnr. under the In ternational auto touring system, ono needs only tho money to pay tho- car's passage across tho ocean, a sum varying from 9400 to K&0, depending on tho typo of car and tho line on which It is shipped, and a trlptyuue, which can bo obtained from tho Autotuobllo Club of. America. With this mag ticket In his possession tho motorist can step on the starter pedal nud drive nwny us soon as thu cur Is off tho ship. Tho examination In driving Hub bion abolished for tho benefit- of tho motoring tourist, as well as tho customs duties whjch formerly had to bo deposited upon arrival1 lu France. This simplification re sults from understandings reached by tho Tourist Club do Franco and tho Automobile Club of America with tho French customs. . . fiteamshp lines, which huvo taken a leading purt- In building up automobile touring from a few score of visiting American curs flvo years ago. will furnish all neees-. sary llcenso plates, border passes and road guides for 'a comparative ly small sum. They oven put maps into tho tourist's hands which en able him to drive himself directly from the dock to Lo Huvra to uny noici-m furls. Statistics show that most auto tourists visit tho south ot Frnnc, Italy and usually Spain boforo re turning homo. Tho average length ot stay Is flvo months. Tourists frequently drive all tho way from tho Pact tic coast to New York, bo foro putting their ear on a trans Atlantic boat. Tho cars may be de livered at soma doc Kb as lato as 24 I hours before sailing tiino. Miss Anno Morgan. 1s a habitual uuto tourist in France. Jior machines huvo made tho trip across tho At lantic und hunk many times. Sho reckons, like ninny tourists, that it Is cheaper to tako hot own" curs across than buy or rent a inachlno In Kuropo. ., ' Ford Company Is To Finance Time Payment System JlKTROlT. Slay S (AP) KUhoI Kurd. pi'oKideiit of the Kurd Mutor oonipimy Tmirtmuy utinounceel or ganization uf the IJnlvorHHl Credit corporation,. an arftllatpd organisa tion controlled by tho .Ford eom pany, to upcralo solely for tho pur pone uf Financing Knrd pruducts on a time payment plan. It will huvo an Initial capital of 1 0,0110,000. ' Tho unnullncenient ' of' ' dotallu concerning the' orgunittutton - con firmed prevlotni reportx that tho Kord company ptatined io.flnanco Kord prodticta 80I1I by deulcrs un a. ttmo paymont banlK. . . Tho plan, Kord announced, Is nation wide In hcope and'ln fur ex clusive uho of Ford dealcr.l. Tho firat branch unit will bo establish ed In Detroit In Juno. ' . ' Tho Univoriuil Clredlt, corporation will be headed by Krnest Knnr.eler, former vleo presidout of the Kord company, and executive vico presi dent ot tho Utiardiun Detroit bank. Auto Supply To , ; Have Change Week May II to 12 will bo observed by all Western Auto Hupply compuny stores us national changa week, ac cording to the local manager of thut company. "This event will bring douulo suv Ingn for automobllo owners. With very set of four or more t'hnin pidn spark plugs sold during' this event, an eight. plcro aloctriclun'a tool kit will bo given with our compliments. This compact kit, composed of small w renches, keys, contact ullgnor, thickness gauge, etc., Is a very necessary addition to the tool kit and Is indisponsi- ble for repairing and adjusting Ig nition systems. Auto owners can save the price of this set and save aftorwurd on the lowered cost that new Champion spark plugs will give.";' . TO ISStK NEW STAMPS WASHINGTON The United Htatea Is to distribute 60.000,000 pictures of Oeorgo Washington ' kneeling In prayor. An issuo ot 1wo cont stamps commemorating tho 1 60th anniversary of the on- Icanipment at Valley Forga goes on sulo May 20. " How about calling back-scat drivers "Hear Admirals'? - . Exchange, "Whut been urn ot that hired man you gut from tho cltyV", "Aw, ho used to bo a. ch'uuffour and one day ho crawled Under a 1 mulo to sco why It wouldn't so." DRIVE UP Before you start out tomorrow We Will ;' -' j1;: Test your tires Fill the radiator Wipe the windshield Inspect your oil ; ; And if you need gas and oil we are sure ' VELTEX will please you. LA GRANDE FILLING STATION KUHN & ZWEIFEL , Corner Jefferson and Hemlock on Wallowa Highway Xever a road too lo njgrfor W hercver you mny po. I'riim Muinb lo Cnlifor tiin. From Cniinflu lo I In; Gulf. 'Ilio IcnRlh and lircufllh of thi.s'rrut A tncricnii continent . . . never u road loo long for t lie All-.lmcrican Six. Tor, nliovc nil cIhc, il relinlilr. sturdy ... built lo rnilurt; . . . provcil liy pitiless test inf; on . Gcucrul IWolortt Proving Grounil. Krom its whiit)cring brute of un engine . . lo iu Fislicr IhmHcs coiiHlriii led of lianlwooil and steel. Tlicrc's long life In every nssembly ... in every vitnl pnrt. In, its big sclf-ndjiiHling, Hclf-vcnU-Inling elulcli . . . its sitioolb-slufling truns iiiission . . . Its perfectly matched connecting rod assemblies . . '. its deep, rugged frame. When you set out in an A II-American . . . no matter bow far or bow fast you may drive . you can be sure of reaching your destination . . in safety, in comfort, on timet , 1 1 l-lnr Snlnn, tlOt:,;' Umhui (jnipr, $mi.if StHrl lloarintrr, $107Si Phaeton, f07.? 4-l)anr Sedan, $1143; Cabrlatrt, Ijintlnit Snlaii, (12bS Veie .Series Pimliac Six, $743 ta $875. Alt prlcet at fartory. C.hrck OaklanH-Pontiae pricet-lhry iriciiin lom.t liaiutling cliargci. Central MoUirt Time Payment Plan available at minimum rale. JENNINGS & SHUMATE XJs pboduct o SIX F C C N C R A L M O T O R S
