La Grande evening observer., June 02, 1928, Image 9

Saturday, June 2, 1928
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
HALF MILLION OF
MODELS ARE SOLD
Chevrolet Motor Company
: Is Pleased. With the
Public Approval
More tli tin a half million of the
"blKKor und bettor" ntoilelH of
ClH'vrolot were on the road by tho
( fourth week in May, nccorillnir to
Information Just received by Awry
lltirrison, of the local 'dealer ornn
l.ution, from H, J. KIlUBlor. ffonornl
sales manager of the Chevrolet
Motor company.-, J,
This establishes a hlRh roroiM
figure for public acceptance of u
new mode-1, as never before In the
history of the Industry has Hp Inrtfe
a number been delivered In ho
short a spare of time. It Ip also,
according to' Mr.' Kllnfjler,' more
than Jdtt.ono units In excen of the
output of the factory for the cor
responding period of 11(27.
KHM'4 ew Koonrri
"In view of this new record and
the fact that the peak-sellinff pea
son has just got under way," said
Mr. llanlHon, "the entire Chevro
let' organization throtiKhout the
country Is enthusiastic over the
probability that this gear's per
formance will surpass that of l!i!7,
when more than a million cars
wero . ma n u f a c t u rod and sold, by
a ffood margin. It is deemed like
ly by factory officials that more
than a million of 'tho 1 1) 2 S series
cars will be on the highways of
tho United States alone some time
before the new year dawns,"
Reports of retail deliveries for
tho first four months of this year,
plus the estimated figure -for May,
are said to indicate that the do
mestic dealer organ i,ation, with
General Motors of Canada and
General Motors Kxport, will have
delivered approximately 525.000
fhevrolela by the end of this
Inonlh.
Consistent (inhi
Every month so far this year has!
shown a consistent gain over the
corresponding month last year, ac
cording to Mr. Klingler, who states
lhat the avernge monthly gain has
been more than 20,000 units. As
a result deliveries to buyers during
the first four inonthB of 1928 were
almost on a par with deliveries for
tho first five months last year.
"This unusual performance,- ac
cording to Mr. Klinger," said Mr.
Harrison, "has been made possible
through tho far-seeing policy of
the factory in planning Its pro'
ducilon facilities so that cars
might bo immediately available to
the public everywhere."
1 New Dodge Victory Six Touring Car
ATTRACTIVE lines feature the new Dodge Brothers touring car in the Victory Six
I' . t .inn T.r . nt - . I . I TfS .1 ... I. -
unc, prtcea at tvvs, upnoistery is in gray roio gram learner, n uuu irarni wr
standard equipment with wire wheels optional at slight additional cost.
SOIL EROSION IS
CALLED ALARMING
slon, Bennett points out that by
minimum estimate this form of
wastage 'takes from the soil an
nually 20 times as much of tho
(dements of fertility as is removed
by all the crops grown. At recent
selling prices of the cheapest' forms
of commercial fertilizer, he says.
theso plant nutrients could not be
replaced for $2,000,000,000 a year.
Tly actual survey It is revealed
that OO.WfO acres once cultivated
havo been ruined by erosion in a
Binglo Pouth Carolina county.
Much costly washing ,oway of soil
has .occurred in Missouri, Iowa,
Nebraska, Illinois. Indiana, v Ohio
and Wisconsin. In , tho drier re
gions to the west, erosion Is even
more destructive.
In the, Tennessee, valley tho riv
er runs' red with eroded soil much
more quickly after a heavy rain
than in previous years. Compara
tively few areas in tho Unitdd
States are ' not subject to erosion.
So important is tho question in
Texas that the Federal Land Bank
at Houston insists that vulnerable
lands must bo terraced before
loans to farmers owning them will
bo granted.
While terracing is the chief safe
guard against erosion, Bennett de
clares very little la known in this,
country concerning incumbent en
gineering principles, tho rate of
erosion of different soils, and the
holding effects of terraces of dif
ferent build.
KNTS POST OFPtOE
BOOST BABY II KMMI
Few Farms Exempt from
) Condition,' Federal
Expert Declares
WASHINGTON (AD Vse of
poatago cancellation stamps for ad
vocating healthy babies is being
urged by the United States ohll,
dren's bureau at the suggestion of
Dr. Richard M. Smith, of Boston,
a member of the bureau's pediatric
committee, and as an example Dr.
Smith pointed out that letters
mailed in Franco bear the legend,
"Don't wean your baby." i .
Late Fall Time
Of Most Mishaps
To Automobiles
October and November aro the
most dangerous for. highway acci
dents and theso two months, re
spectively, led In 11)20 and 1 1' 2 5 In
the number of fatalities, according
to tho American Automobile association.-
, . '
The national motoring body
points out that the highest number
of fatalities for any month in 1925
was November with 2400, and the
highest record for 192(1 was In Oc
tober, with 2730 fntulltios.
The A. A. A. summary, based on
figures .compiled by the national
safety council, shows the incidence
of fatalities by months for the years
1K25 and 1H2II.
Month 112fi 192C
January lttOO llioo
February 1400 1090
March 1740 18Grt
April lflfiO 1730
May ; 1800 1980
June 1710 1830
July 1800 1060
August .1 .". ...1020 180
September '....19G0 . 2200
October 2200. 2730
November .....2400 ,2430
December ...2010 1920
Total .':..22,000 23,000
earlier than we had expected we
aro building tires with rubber pur
chased at lower prices," ho said.
"This means a great saving for
us and in accordance with our pel
icy, weHire passing on to our cus
tomers, this saving In the form of
reduced prices."
Door Handles On
Oakland, Pontiac
Cars Balfle 'Em
. A Attn higher margin of protec
tion against car tlxeft is now pro
vided buyers of Oakland and 1'on
tiao jiifteH through a- new type of
outside door handle which cannot
bo forced by the cleverest thief.
The new. door handle is bo de
signed that the customary method
of foJK!injBr with a wrench or a sec
tion of iron pipe will not give thief
emrajice to .the ,eaiV When such
extreme pressure is applied to the
handle it merely-turns without re
leasing, the door .euteh. s A. few
secoutls of . attention at any Oak-laiul-l'nntiuo
service station will
restore tho handle uninjured to Us
orlnlnnl position.
, Thus the Oakland Motor Car
company- and the Fisher Body
corporation which builds the Oak-land-Pontlac
bodies, have raised an
almost impregnable first line f de
Should a thief effect entrance by
breaking a window or because the
owner forgot to lock the car, he
still would be confronted by equally
secure second und third line.of de
fense. These are provided by the
semi-coincidental lock which locks
both the ignition and the transmis
sion with- a turn of the ignition
key. The transmission is locked
from the- dash b;- Fin ingenious
sliding plunger which, moves Inside
an, armored cable extending from
the Ignition key down into the
transmission. ' .
The Oakland and Pontine sl.es,
with their three effective lines of
defense, are said to he as nearlv
Uteft -proof as uny car imAnwrlca.
licrtttna .better' than a 100. per cent
Increase In export sales.
Senators Tq Quiz
Head Of Tammany
NEW YOBK, June 2 (XV) The
senate presidential uunpulgn -funds
CAR KXPOHTS JI MP
', Shipments for export of Cadillac
and Jul Snlle cars to foreign lands
during the first four months of
1028 total total 1,18!), an increase
of 110 per cent over the corre
sponding months of 1927, according
to a statement just issued by
Lynn McNanghton. vice president
of the Cadillac Motor Car company.
This Increase corresponds ' with
forecasts made early in the year in-
Women Review the
Second Division
Tire Price Cut Is
Announced Here
RAN ANTONIO, Tex., Juno 2
(AV)-! Delegates to tho biennial
convention of the General Federa
tion of Women's clubs, in session
hero forget about politics, prohibi
tion, elections and all of tho
weighty problems that have occu
pied their time to spend today in
play.
This morning tho second divi
sion from Fort Sam Houston, the
division that bore tho brunt of
Chateau Therry and many other
offenses paraded for the first tlmo
In Its history before "a feminine,
reviewing' office.
Mrs. John Sherman of Kstes
Park, Colo., president of the feder
ation, acted as reviewing officer.
Delegates then went on an extend
ed tour of the old Spnhlsh mis
sions, the Alamo and other points
of interest around tho city before
repairing to an open air. park
where a frontier barbecue prepared
by an old ranger expert await
them. ,
Tho less money a man has, the
less he has to worry over his in
come tax.
DRIVE UP
Before you start out tomorrow
We Will
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
Investigating commute lu4 iub.
poemm toiluy for Ucoige Olvaney,
leader of Tumnmny Hall, and May
or Frank fiagae, ot Jersey iJlty.
Tlie committee was Informed thnt
Mr. Olvaney md left town yester
day on a riahlnn trip and would
not lie In Mew 'ork before Man-day.
a buy, if there
mrwas one
SLASH SPUED - STRENGTH
SMARTNESS 'PQWER .
$75
till for
ADD tiienj nil together for vivid and viol
. picture of the Dodge Standard Six!
Fastest top jpeed traveler ever fold under a thoo
, . , gand dollars, with the swiftest pick-up-W
Smartest lines, colors and upholsteries ever
lavished on a popular-priced car. And power
, without apparent limit 1 horsepower to every
47 pounds of car weight! A hilllimber of chain.
, i pionshjp calibre! .
Phone us today, and we'll gladly place a Standard
' , Six at your disposal. ,
rDoor Sedan, $8j Cabriolet, $941 i DtLuxt Sedmn, $97
i ' . . Dtlroit
I,. C. SMITH
5th and Depot 1 "
Dddgc-Brothc-rg
ALSOTIR VICTORY SIX i99i TO $1295 AND THV ffBNlOlt SIX $149 TO f 17Tt
A now reduced price schedule on
Western Olunt and Wear well tires,
was announced today hy the West
ern A.ulo Supply company through
their local manager. J
"So jrrea t is the tlema nd for
Western Auto tires that since the
first of the year, our sales have
far exceeded sales for the same
period last year,, and. now,. muclj
WASHINGTON (A?)-Sweeping
12G hllllon pounds of fertilizing ele
menls from American farm land
every year, soil erosion has reach
ed such proportions that ft Is
doubtful whether the farmer may
any longer hope to handle tho sit
uation alone.
This Is the conclusion of II. H.
Hennett, federal soil scientist and
co-author of a government circu
lar on tho national menace of ero
sion. "After 24 years spent In study
ing the soils of tho United States,"
he saysr-"I am of the opinion thnt
erosion is the biggest problem con
fronting tho farmers of the nation
over a tremendous part of Us ag
ricultural lands."
Bennett considers Insignificant j
tho fact that 15,000.000 acres of j
formerly tilled land has been utter- j
ly destroyed, when compared with j
wastage sheet erosion. Iand de
preciation by this slow process of
planing off the surface is of almost
incalculable extent and serious
ness, ho says, and since denuda
tion does not cease when tho sub
soil is reached there must be in
he near future, unless methods of
"land usage are very radically
changed, an enormous increase In
the abandonment of farm lands.
Recounting the damages of ero-
Glass Work
We do all kinds of
glass work on auto
mobiles. Windshields
Windows
Doors
La Grande
I A.
Supply Co.
Charles Harris, Prop.
1501 Madison
SOLD UNDER ONE NAME
FROM COAST TO COAST
Uniform Quality
Unexcelled Service
TEXACO
Golden Motor Oil
New Gasoline
The Texas Co.
Audmer Playle, Agt.
THE GREATEST 2,0 YEARS
OT WIIXYS-OVERLAND HISTORY
MAY SALES SIT NEW HIGH MARK
With May reaching a new high peak Whippet and
Willys-Knight sales continue to mount, month after
month, week after week, day. after day.
The five months Just completed were by far the great
est in all Willys-Overland history. In spite of the fact
that April had produced the greatest sales on record.
May established a new mark with an increase of 14
aborye the previous record-breaking month.
The perfected Whippet Four, at greatly reduced prices,
is a tremendous national success. The new Whippet Six
the world's lowest price six-cylinder motor carla
paralleling the Whippet Four in popular acceptance.
The recently announced low price of the Willys
Knight Standard Six has resulted in greatly increased
demand for this splendid car. Sales of the Special Six
and the Great Six continue in unabated volume. ;
Come in and see the Willys-Knight and the Whippet
Four and Six lines. And for early delivery it will pay
you to place your order now.
LLYS-KNIGHT
double xri -w-wnr
SLEEVE Igfet m XL
valve jCP M. j!9l
$995
COACH
Standard Six Ctupt ftfrtSi Sedan fl09S; Touting
19V, Raadlltr iWS. Special Six pricei hum H29Si
ft f495. Great Six pricei J mm I IS 50 It $2695.
fw jt$ 9 Perfected
fmppet
9
BEAJUNCI CRANKSHAFT
Whippet Six Touring
$615, Roadster 685j
Sedan $770: Coupe $695
COACH
f cur-cylinder Touring $455i Ktadeler '2-tatl.) $435,
Keadtler -with rumble leal) $515 Ceufe $5T5 Cabrnlei
Coupe (ivili collapiiite up) $595 Sedan $610. All pricei
. f . b. Toledo factory and ipecificationi tubject H change
' without notice. H'lUji-OverJand, inc., Toledo, Ohio
i At,
hJTaY 7
COACH
Gettings & Hanks
Corner Fir and Jefferson