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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1928)
Saturday, May 12, 1928- HA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page Nine Irskine Six In Record Breaking 1000-Mile Trip ATLANTIC PITY. N. J.. May"l2 (Speolnl) Htudcbukor's Kraklne iflx turn given diHinutic proof oMts iW J, 000 miles In let than 1,000 nongecutlvn minutes, thoretiy sot- ihiK 1 new world iwortig for stuck car, umlpr f 1,000.00, According to 3 mi official announcement mudo iirr today. !j Tho record Jttrouklnjr run thut i proved the ritfht of the KrHkine Six 4 to klnxhlp with the World's Chuiu- 5 plon t'oinmandor vru ipad April I M at tho Atlantic t'ity Hpeedwny. N'ot one, hut two fully equipped l-ultlnn Hlf f'llili Kswinnu tun t ntn In - heller thiin mlle-ii-iuipuie u Rpeedti for the entire dlHtnnco of ti 1,000 inllPH. The run was officially timed ami $ cheeked hy reprcHentallves of tho Ainniicnn Automohlle association. l Hp fore and after the Netting of the I new records, hoth enrs were cheek- i crt'liy A. A. A. ofricialR nnd pro- $ pounced strictly Ktock models, j Tho first Krklne Six averaoil ,j OO.ti? miles per hour for 1.0'mi miles i and rompleted the run In lS4 mill- 60,716 miles per hour and com pleted tho 1,000 miles In 9SS min utes. No other automohlle Belling for less than $1,000 has over equalled these records. TJte Krskine. Six . Club Sedan which sells for $735 f.o.b. factory Is tho lowest priced automobile ever built by Htudebaker. Yet, ac cording to Htudebaker, "It Is pos sessed of the same type of stamina and sneed that enahiorl Tho Pnm1. Inlander to win all of the highest (speed .find endurance records for fully equipped stock cars, regard less of ppwer and price. It Is of the same championship strain that I mailt possible The Htudebaker pic tator's recent record of 6.000 miles 1n loss than 4.&A0 consecutive minutes: This Dlctntor run estab lished u record for stock cars sell ing under 11,400.'. . The new traffic signals seem to be simple enough. Hod," stop; yel low, get ready; green, go! Hut how is mere, man going to wntch nil these when u hunch of flappers in shprt dresses nro over on the side walk for a chance to get ncross tho street? . rhlllieotho (Mo.) Constitution. The world owes you a living, but It's hard not to kick at the high cost of It. For -information, call MAIN 799 - WHEREVER YOU GO- .You are always sure to find TEXACO quality, uniformity, economy, at the better service stations. From coast -Jlo.- coast from Canadian border to the Mexican line TEXACO products are nationally sold and nationally advertised. It's ALWAYS safe to drive up at the sign of the Texaco star. Do it today and every day! Oldsmobile Has High Output For Month of April GARAGE GOSSIP STAGES LEAVE FROM Xa GRANDE DEPOT Wallowa Coach Co. Leave ' La Grande for"Joseph 8:45a.m. 4:00p.m. Connect with All Points West Blue Mountain Transportation Co. Leave La Grande for Bnker, Boise ' ' 11:25 a.m. La Grande for Baker only . . 4 :35 p. m. La Grande for Pendleton . 10:30aira 8 :45 p. m. (Connections at Pendleton for Walla Walla and 1'anco) Leave La Grande For Portland at 10:30 a.m. Fare $9.50, Round trip $16.00 LANSING, Mich,, May 12 Again Ohltmiohllo haft not new high production nnd HhlpmiMit records, officials of the com puny announce. Tho number of Oldsniobiles manu fitVtured, shipped and mild during April were tlio lurtfcst Jn tho com pany's history. Shipments during April tumUi'd 11.089 OldsmQlles. This was on Increase, of more than 2. (ton tars over tho March shipments, which was a record at that time. Tho May manufacturing schedule calls for a minimum qf 12,000 cars, Retull sales of OldHtiiohitts for tho first four months of If 28 show n 50- per cent Increase over the sales of the same period Inst year. This record has been accomplished in faco of exceptionally MkIU sales lit Janunry due to shirting produc tion to the new Oldsmobile that month. From tho time tho new Oldsmo bile was first displayed 'there lias; been a aVinand fro'm the motoring! public exceeding scheduled produc tion estimates. Hacked by the re-I sources of the Genernl Motors for- poratton. of which It Is a division, i and aided by the new buildings, and Icost of nearly 4.Aoo.(i(ia, Oldsmo-1 (billc has been enabled' to increase jits production by a substantial amount. This lheronso, ' however, hns barely kept pace. with the de mand. , - " Stops at (Jarairr r it, M. Kelly, road man for the Ford Motor company, spent tho first part of tho week In l.a CJ ran do transacting business with the Ford motor company. Hiivk WhfpiM't CoHfli J. T. Ili-aiu is driving a Whippet coach which be purchased this week from GcttlngH K Hanks. Mr. Drain makes his homo ut i'ove. ltrpmscntntlvc Is llrro Mr. Kvans, of tho Cailillnr. and I .a Hallo company of Portland, was a visitor here during tho week. Mr. Kvnns, .accompanied by Mrs. Evans, nt u rued homo Friday. He transacted business ut tho ,. J. (Joss gnrnge.' (.(M'M in Inter prise ' J too Ituchanan, sulesman at the Studebaker Rani go, left yestorday for Knterprlse whero he will spend about ono week on business. The Texas Co. Audmer Playle, Agt. WOIXO IMPnOVK RAILROADS AI.OIKHS (AP) Algeria is try ing to Improve railway servlee, fearing thnt unless more rolling stock Is cbtalned, btuuper crops cannot-be moved to market nnd will spoil on the farms. Payment in kind under tho IMwoh plan. making material ' Immediately available, and issuance of bonds. with manufacturers agreeing to purchase supplies from French sources, are being considered. fiKOC.RAPHlCAT FAMILY" FRANKFORT. Qormany A wealthy merchant names his daughters after cities where he has vacationed. Thus Bernina ; was named after a visit to Heme, Vene zlu for Venice, and then Geneva, GOLF FOR MF.NTALLY ILL WICHITA FAI,IS, Tex. A golf course for Insane pAtlcnts Is being laid out on the Texas state hospi tal grounds. - OM-: OF THF FAMILY HAVANA Houses are so close together here that no room Is left for garages. So many motorists keep their cars In the front rooms of their houses. Most of us nro anxious to get something for nothing, but wo are apt to draw the line ut gratuitous advice. ' Wealth . doesn't always bring happiness eVen to the peoplo who nre rich in experience. . Glllg til IfeliMN W. r. Hanks will leave tomor row for Itolne on a business trip. District headquarters for Willys- Overland are located tn Boise and Mr. Hanks will transact business with them.-v Went to 1 iilmi F. A. Apling, of tho Oldsmobile Sales company, went to Union on business Friday. : . In linker Yesterlay-- Mrs. J. K. Stitzlnger. account ant -at the Uluo Mountain garage. spent Friday., In Raker nttending the district rally of the Women' Benefit association. Taking Vacation- Mr. and Mrs. I. 1.. See and little daughter nre pending a two weeks vucntlon In Walla Walla. Mr, Hoe Is salesman at tho Western Auto Supply company. Kldon Hanks Is working at the supply company during his absence. Mndo Kiitorpriso Trl : W. D. Hanks made n bus! news trip to ' Knterprlse Monday. Ho spent the day at tho brunch gar age of Getttings & Hanks, locate at Knterprlse. . Buys Chrysler Angus Morrison, of Elgin, re cently purchased u Chrysler sedan. The deal was. made by Weeks & Buchannn, ' that I -a Grande appears to 'bo a busy place iii comparison with soma other towns they have vls-itod. Here Front l'ortlaiul K. K. Cohen, Oldsmobile distri butor from Portland and Mr. Cox, district manager were visitors ot the Oldsmobile Kales company 'dur ing the woek, F.poitt Homo Miss Louise J.elghton 1s expected home some time today from a va cation trip to Portlund and Salem, Miss l.elghton Is in charge of the office of tho l.elghton Welding and Muchtno shops. Buys Chrysler Mrs, Hesfdc Warner, of Klgln, 1s the owner of Chrysler sedan purchased recently from Weeks & Buchanan. Ill of "flu" Klmer Shumate, who is- asso ciated with Verp Jennings as Oak- land-Pontiuc dealer here, baa been ill for tho pawl four days of the "flu." . Ilcrr From Pendleton It. G. Peterson, of Pendleton, territory dlHtrlbutor ' of Oakland- Pontlacs, spent several days at Jennings A- Shumate this week. Buys Clirydcr Coupe1 ' lr. F. M. C.llmore. of Union, Is driving u Chrysler coupe which he purchased from Weeks & Buchan an. Durant First In Sales In Many Coast Centers Incomplete returns from Motor Registration News for the first three weeks of April show that Ourant is first In sales in 3!) north ern California cities, second In 22 and third in 14 others, wuyu Oeo. lt. Morris, sales manager of the Pa cific Coast JJurunt uot!ry. . The total reKlstratlon of Durants In the 47 northern California coun ties for .the three weeks Is 118, wbU-h, Inasmuch us the entire state reglHtrntlon during March was only 250, Indicates that the Jhirunt Hne Is rapidly galiilntf in populoi'lty. Southern California dealers report lai'KO sales, aud we feel confident that 'the April total will be at least twice us largo as that of hist month. "Penlera throughout the terri tory nre enthuslastlo about ' the sjiuwiug,, Jurunt.aauler paw buvm a lino of cars to 'ineet the demam) of evei-V lival In Ihn o-ranfAW ttaf. jovnUiV" of the buying publbj. All of tnese crs tram tip low-priced l)u- jiiiu-ntur in me suiioro Lnrant "75," sedan with Us double high tranMinisHloti. offer superlative per formance in their price classes," . Go to Walla Walla ' Vorn Jennings and H. G. Peler- son, left by car Friday morning for Walla Walla In the interests of Oaklnnd-Pontlac business. Mr. Jennings Is one of the l.a Grande dealers and Mr, Peterson is terri tory distributor. Old Lady: Ye callus 'ussy, slt tln' there calmly smokin after ye've, run n poor man down! . . , ... . Taller. DRIVE UP Ik'foic you si art out tomorrow Wo M ill- : Test your tires 1 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 g Coi'ner Jeffei'son and Jlemlock ' ' g on Wallowa Highway , . , , mm.. Glass Work 'J-'- '-If We do all kinds of glass work on auto-? mobiles. ; . Windshields Windows . Doors WMMMW ' La Grande t i. J.! 0 cunsirucuun oe Supply Co. Charles Harris, Prop. 1501 Madison n wowsI rmnii((P Huys Chrysler t . K. K, Miller, of Cove, purchased a Chrysler sedan during tho past week. Weeks & Buchannn madq tho deal. am Visiting floral Cinratw. W. M. Warren, district soles manager for Oakland-Pontluc, apt) F. J.' McConnelll, visited with Jen nings umL Shumate, local dealers, Thursdny; They-tire on a tour of Inspection of the district nnd repnrt A Bcuincs Man for a BosSnes Office" 9J & A Ij , OREGON CITV, CLACKAMAS COUNTT Repuhlican, foif SECRETARY of STATE , . . Experienced and juccetifu 1 in biuinesj ad mi nut rat ion. . . . Former private letretary to Governor Patten on anJ member of the itate Parole board. , Familiar with work of jetrctary of Jtate, an J iilterejteil in development of Oregon rciourcei, , , , End dried editorially for tliij noiuinatioa hy 14 daily and 107 weekly newipaper editon, wko recommend Hul Hois far efficiency, cour t c i y and ability. "Hom ia a real fallow. Me Lai a dircwj underftapdinf of nan nd Altai, Lnovi how to keep liii own rouutcl, kniw kuw to carry rjponiliility. and atta firmly in maitcrj witkiu ku awtkurity, '. . . . Oregon V otr MAT IK 1TPMANT ial f"" fr SrcrUry Cluk, Alena Pljlliji. Stcy., OragwaCity Red Crown Gasoline Mobile, Zci oline and Quaker Stale Oil Perkins Standard Station Next to La Grande Hotel on Adams perfected to new high standards of beauty, luxury, smoothness and power tKCIAl SIX SEDAN STANDARD SIX COACH $QQ CHEAT SIX SEDAN $I995 SMOOTHER. WITH USE The patented Willyi-Knlirht engine h no vttlvea lo grind, net complicated mechanUin o priiiK,, luppeit and cimi. It, implicit? of tla ign iuaurca result, far beyond thoae obtainable from any other type of motor. In each cylinder, two llding aleevea combine with the ipherical cylinder bead to form a per fectly aeuled comlniation chamber, effecting high uniform compreulon at all tpeeda and with any it as. IN beauty oi line and color, in artis try of finish, in luxury of appoint mentthe improved Willys-Knight offers everything that wins you to a fine Six. : And still more important, Willys Knight brings you the unquestioned . superiorities of the patented double sleeve-valve engine, acknowledged by engineering experts to be the simplest and most efficient of automobile power plants. , . , Now, with the introd uction of the new Standard Six at a record low price, Willys-Knight's lightning pick-up, sustained brilliance, quick starting and marked economy are available to added thousands of owners. Experienced motorists who know the velvet smoothness, silent power and rugged stamina of this engine, have been quick to acclaim the finer Willys Knight as 1928's greatest value. Willya-Knight Slxea ranife In price from tM to $it5t in the Standurd Six, Special Six anil (Jreat Six diviaions. l'ricea f. o. b. fciury and specification, subject to change wlrltout uotice. 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