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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1928)
Ha (granite Swmng (ftemr t 10T0R1NG NEWS AUTO SECTION VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1H2S NUMBER 30X LDS ANNOUNCES ! Through Traffic 'cities rather than through ' main business street.. thojt'nited Slates last year totalled 3,- ! r73.B7 1 units, reports the Oregon State -Motor association, and whole- I sale value, including parts and ae-I tiu. cessories was I.3-I7.KOO,74 J. j Culture is batlly on the wane in America, according to a I-'rom-h ciitic. .Maybe he bad In mind the fact that a prize fight doesn't serin to draw- quite $1,000,000 uny more. COMPLETES HIGHWAY SURVEY Becomes Problem ! Over the State! FIVE NEW MODELS I in i'iuuh'ctiov Midor vehicle product it. li in 1 . re An Addition to the: i'resent Line of Seven ; Body Types j I VC Itt'W Uf IllXC IlKHli-lS. lllil I est neli.'-veiuenls of Ohlsmolilo I .1 Kislior artist - eni,'lnrer.H, am J nounceil hy tHUwniohlli'. Those , in ailWlt ion tn thi present line ! M-vt'n body types nnnniineeil i ily thiH year it ml which continue. ' rictiantfeu. 'ihe luxe line mnsiHtH oi the luxe liinilnil, ilc luxe roaii.stcr, do e sport coupe, de luxe lour doort r j a 11 and the do luxe phaeton, hlitiomtl equipment, new color ;iiiiK-nt, advanced Interior r.iiUii n -1 refinement in iU-hiku diHiiiiK- h these models. Mechanically the standard and . hiv uidsmobile an- the kiiiiu-, Mere linn been no clianue made in e engine ami chassis, which are ,,. result ol more than l.oun.uue il- n of test driving at the General lomrs i'rovin? Ground, made uu- the supervision Of Oldsmoble iiKineers before the new ear huh ,nnutinc'd in Jatiuai-y. These per .niiotinceiucnt tst have been fur : li r confirmed by the enthusiastic indorsement of mores than tj o, o(m uuii'TS oi new UHiHinoijiies since January 1. Vhe new line of de luxe OhLsuto- !.(. s has been particularly desimi .1 fur a growing1 class of OMmiio l.ih owners who. In the tiast, have tiiv.'n more expensive cars. They have been highly pleased with Itldsiuohilc performance and desire only the most modish of styiea, which the de luxe line ui lords. Win; WlieeN AH of the de luxe models are ti"iPIMu with six wheels, six tires and tubes. The two spare tires are carried ill wells built into the two Irmii fenders. They are maintain ed in a riid pusitlon by a chrom ium plated bar holder which also supports the .spare lire lucking de vicfs. In those model! lendim? them selves to t hat t real men t and ttese include the landau, sport roup"1 and lunr-door sedan the fenders, step housing, hood sills, front dust shield, rear cross mem ber skirt and lamp tile rod have ben finished in color to hurmnnre with the ear finish. Mlack enamel bus been used to finish these parts on the ib luxe roadster and phae oii as this black treatment, in the I'iiso of the open cars, gives an add 1'J touch of smartness mww jiiHiijamii ujiiirniiii anwiwii in i mum h ByaaqMHrsiwa K 'tS$. rot "''Hull k'vtJ? ---Jr4fl' . The ompkllML- it Miry or the Lincoln highway frum the Allniitic lo lite I'arilir const, t'm. s. Hong, lichl svt'ivinry or the Lincoln High way association. Is mwii l-re with a Jtuiti lit "tl.V sehin. Indng wrlcoiticd io the uiXcin lerriiory hy a meinhcr of the I'acllie eoat asMM-iallon branch. Iiim-i-I I- a replica of u new Milid eon-ci-eie road marker, one or llirei tlioiwind that will he erceUil in o:ie day. this month, hy I be Hoy Seoul, of America, The imh( bears a hnlne plmpic of Ahrahani Lincoln and the insignia of the awM-ialion. .Marking the traiis- ontlneutal imile with theM prt'in aiient iMis is a ficp second only hi ImiHirtance to the original laying out of the great highway, says Jlong. radiator shell, bumpers and other exterior trim. Chromium tat ing was introduced into the automobile industry more than two years ugo by tddsmobile. It gives a bard, brilliant finish which is not affect ed by rust or corrosion. The new Oldsmobile, has broken all previous records in attaining public approval since its introduc tion in January. At that time it was announced as an cntiirely new car representing tin combined ef forts anad abilities of the engineer ing staffs of Oldsmobile, (lem-ral .Motors and l-'isher llody Corpora tion. v Two years were spent in design ing and perfecting the new Olds mobile before iL was introduced te the public, highways no that every part, was thoroughly tried out un der all driving conditions bctoie it was given final approval by the en gineers. At its Introduction critics pro claimed it the fine car of the low price field. Its public aeceptance tan be gauged by the fact that sales nave oeen iimnei oniy oy production facilities. J Hiring the "f Jirst .seven months of 1 1 J S more HIGHWAY NEWS Itoad now open from .Mohler to ihighten, liockaway, (Jaribahll and Seaside and with the exception of a little construction here and there the road is in good condition. Country road from .Mohler to Till amook via l-'oley Creek also good. The tourist travel in Oregon is Tilla monk to 1 l(d.o. part pavement, 'now at Its height. It will continue ' l,;,,t ul,l'a ''"';'';'-- ' ew fwith ;.pproxiinat.-v the same yd-!'0''- K'""1 maendam. ume until about August 2'th at! K,(',s ' J-kesuic - North Lend, which time a slight deelino is Uh-! Mi,N,,,:,m ,h,','t' ,i,,,s tl'"'lh uallv felt as tourists bein tneh-M'1 '-"KCHine wnicn is in go(Mt eon I'OltTLANl), Aug. I I problem of routing through traf- j fie on highways fu relation to the. cities and towns is one thai is r;i- ; idly commanding increased atlcn I tton in (lregou with the compre- ! heusivo road building program' which has been carried on for the: past ten yearn and with the detail- I ed plans for continuing the work for many years to come. Now is: the time for both engineers and communities to give this problem -the consideration it merits, ac cording to chll Metsehan. director; of the Oregon Slate Motor associa- j tlon. He pointed otit that both lo- 1 cal and through traffic flow and ' congestion 1 involved and that the' factor of safely is a major part of. the problem. "Small clths and towns in . Oregon and throughout the region j are rapidly reaching the conclusion ; 'hat main business thoroughfares ' are not Ihe proper place for car-i rylng lhrom;h traific," said .Mcts-! ehan yesterday. tourists begin bmneward trek to prepare for the opening of school. About Septem ber first the exodus will be on in earnest and a sharp decline In tourist travel will be apparent as all tourists by that time are en Kree ferry across Coos Hay .from 7 a. m. to 11 p. in. Marsh : field -t "oouilte. paved. Ciniullle to state line: .Macadam and In good j lie In the early days of highway eonstruetioii of Orcgun all com- ! niuntties sought to have main ar- j leries of traffic routed t h rough their particular towns, the major ity Insisting that the routes follow the main business streets. As a i result, motorists, in numerous in- J stances, are forced to travel many additional miles in order to pass through these congested sections. Willi the ever-inereasing num ber of motor vehicles that travel the highways, these conditions in small cities and towns will not im prove in th- future, it is claimed. Oregon is spending and will spend millions of dollars for the con struction, reconstruction and main tenance of the highways. A great deal of this expenditure Is made necessary to increase the factor ol safety. Throng!! traf fie creatine;, as It does, greater traffic hazard". Increased maintenance and polic ing ctists, in addition to delays due t o congest ion, is considered by a great numy lo be a liability instead of an asset and the change in pub- opinion regarding the routing fist Vx' wJK?OkTi5 otlte home. Old Oregon T Kiver Highway) 1" inria-I'ortland-The Oiled mar-adam from condit ion HedwtMxl llighwaj: (iruits 1'ass Deer Creek; 4 miles oiled maca- 17.5 mill's macadam Deer k-Kerby-t 'alifornia state Hue: 'all ('Columbia j ".M miles oiled inac.idam. Kerby to S. No. 30: As- i he Oregon 'n ves, good gravel Dalles: Paved. Iroad. The Dalles of this traffic is repeatedly making I, to the Idaho State Line. Jload 1 Hlamath I alls lo iJikevlew construction in the Iilue mountains . ( irading will be completed by Sept, The removal oi the spure tire from the rear tn the fender wells h;i.s permitted adding a trunk rack as standard equipment on the de luxe models. Tills rak In folding. It can be used tn position to hold a trunk or folded llli against the rear .pjarler. In either i-use, It ieet field r i nliances t ho b- auty of the tear Additional production facilities ul the car. now permit the introduction of the The large twlnbcain head lamps de luxe line as an addhion to the are full chromium plated as art; the seven standard body types. boul finished ' an no difficulty at all road. Pacific Highway travel htivlng, 1 n through the Devils Cardcn. or this stretch ' present there Is 7 miles of very I rough and. slow going, llnlancc of tlma ibi.mia oldsmobiles were ship ped from the factory. At no time during that period did production juirenients. ( t. S. No. f r count of widening of north-bound traffic New Kra to 'Oregon is a gravel road in Paved. On a the hlgWuy, del ours from 'Hy. Detour' g I condllion. i:(Mseelt Highway (!'. S. No. I lull: Astoria-Seaside. Paved. Sea-; side to Mohler, good macadam.' road is In excellent ing time from I to i lUatnalli I'alls -Macadamized and ii tion. shape, i hours, (ruler i good Drlv- Lake: condi- itelf felt by providing traffic routes around for thn towns ugh and and save moughiopayfora vacation It is impressive to know that point for point the Essex Super-Six equals or excels any car up to '300 or 400 greater cost. But colli ligures can't express the drama of this Ohio business man, who writes: "My Essex gives me every fine car quality and per formance ability which our former costlier car , Rave, and we saved enough to pay for the wholo family's touring vacation." 735 and up All prices t. o. b. Iteti fit . Cuv-J fiin fnr cars out ol incatitc at Intent nrittittl'l ctiargt lor interest, tuiuttlinn onit uur.Jfn LEDBETTER GARAGE Adams Avenue ' hi Successful Six V NSV . ' , ... t.v . tuiw winnlnn Fi cn V S UrcHter Siic:c V Base Fine On Size Of the Automobile THE WORLD II AS A NEW AND FINER MOTOR CAR lAi; POCKAWAV. N. V. Aug. II. CAP) l-'lnes in inverse ratio to Ihe ages of the autouiobi'"S in volved are le'lng linposeil hy .Magis trate Karrell tn traffic cases. Speeders w hose cars wer e ol th" x image of D'L'i drew uspeiuled sentences. Parking fines were douliled ill the case of evpelisive Average Car (!o.sis I $1 a Day To Drive Twin Ignition means Power, Speed, Economy People v ho already have driven the new Twin-Ignition-motorcil Nash ' ((H)" have instantly realized its superiority performance to cars with older types of motors. In this new car, they discover more power and .speed than they wi'l ever care. to use. They find a real thrill in the snap of Twin-Ignition traffic petaway. Has Nash accomplished these remark able results hy building a larger motor one with an enormous appetite for gasoline? MAS Or hy huil!in) a hih-coniprcssion motor th.it nccils spcci.il, high-priced fuels? The answer to both questions i, "iVo' N.ivli Ims dcvelopL-ft new principle of high -com prcs sion motor const n;c tion which create more power, more speed, with ordinary gasoline, and lcr oj i: ! Today the Twin - ;nition, 1 2 - sp.trk plug, high-compression motor power all Nash "4(H)" Advanced and Special Six models. We'll let yon drive a Twin-Ignition-motored Nai'i "400", anytime. m at a a 1 I"! niIKR IMPORTANT FEATURES NO OTHER CAR HAS THEM ALL 1 in-lgnftion motor Hmidftilte nn l.ofjo hnck lhrrr' 'Acif tA Aluminum illoi-rntnn New double drop frame Toriina! vthrati'in drnpf f World exMe.u :eering Oae-piece Salun fender ( hrnme pitied oe r m,ke! Short turning radiui McKenium Nash Motor Q). Nl'i Adams Avenue (Ar.tr wiinn front ptIUr pan Nah-pr ml Dctign front I rejr bumper 1W i ' I due ilol la r a ihi y a s the a vor l.je ei.t lo tile aeiat;e American Idf (lie averaL"1 ear in 'J21, aeeonl lltit,' to infonnatiuti just, rceeiveil ly Ilhe Or'-Kon Ktatn .Mtilnr n.sHocj-i-; t rt, the fimiro l-eiuu liasefi on j "era1iiit, aitd tria I lit run in-e cliaru'ei ..f - 'j:t anl (leprfefiittt.ii nf i:tn. I T!!- ..p.-raitrn,- I. ill wit .Hvl.fe. ii'lo; ?PH for fuel ami lubricant., j$17 r.ir tMeeh.inie, hire. for ; re(t.i(enieiit i;irts and M0 fur tin-. ' i.tl.MH' MEOSSl(i A( ( 'I I H-; MS j - ihci.int: ! Ahli'.nh Hie nmnlier of ;,ul' : Ht'ibile iii i -tift a I Inn t lit-Miiuhnnt. !The t nillitrv lie l"i.Me, five je-r ent in 1:il'7. the number of falnM lew jilt lr.i-fe n-..-iii acenl'-n'-. )tuu.--l i .1 ileejenM' (.(" i.ur per cent, ae ;e,.illn lo fimtre- rcr.cive.I by th" (nei:,,1 Sl.lte .Motor asfioelafloli. jTlii-i (l'.i e;(-e -iN iii the fine of !;m Itieie.i e of ten per rent in the ; iMMub- r ol fiiialitie.H from nil ; CiUl-i-', It J eit iniali'll I'lat there ; oif f;.!;,)il'. ihi- ! 1,e ojieralion of J loolol vehieh-s 'tit the lihillSVUV fo ' e.o lt '. .'hi'!-s iu operation, i while the cni'h' cr.tv.iii;- f.italiti.' oti- for ear It 11 . 7 1 i lil'.Jlor e- Iii. ! I I . S. 1,1, Mis IN ri:s pi it n.iiX'N In the roir.,1 St -M- tl)- ;'" i- .1- f..r i ... h .'..If people. New Y.' .t- i ikI is -- on-1 I" -t ii i one f-.r ' 'h I I p- r A ii -ti aha i..w one ti,r e;i h Mi. ArL"iUn one (or e.e h tn a;i.J r-in... fJre-it llrilalu ' one for - n. h , I I a. "online to I h- " e-..i: S'.ife M-.for A-f" i.ltioll. J . . .. ( 1 liltslnM S It, 1. 1 XX. I'.-rr- h.t in.Mlled llhiniMiat. .j '"i !'!. .to - i-i oi ! -r t.i in i-.' o tr .fti. .o . ,.. t,t-. r. (.or1- th- f ire ..n Si.-n .M..T..r i.-.tlo,,. i:ni mii.i...i: in maim: Math hay the li.tL-e-t rt.ad mile-a--- o( tto Nny Un.'l.iPd htatej, to J la liny V'i :;.. r pm i- tin .m e'un iUlLYIfM Si!AiRlJlLTfllA iiW -rand available onlii to buyers of :l S vi m hi v k o n l' c r o v In answer to llic Mciprcail dcmnnJ fnr a low -pricctl six of nhrji-Hmarfru-s.s, all Ponliac Six hotly types have lice.-, made availahlc i ith pccial spiirt equipment. Siv wire wheels io altra((ie colors two spares with c hrnme plated clampi cradled forward alongside the hood in fender wells a folding trunk rack that lets you plan lha lonjjest four ithoul fear of n haunace crowded car ... all arc included at a slight increase in price. On no other siv of comparahlc cost is this ultra O ' Ci I- N K R A L 1 M I) T ) U S smart and ullra-nc jiiiipmcnt nhtain ahle . . . just as no o her low-priced si provides the inherent style advantages of Bodies hy Fisher and the performance superiorities of a 1H(S ru. in. engine with tl..C.-MR cylinder head. Come in and see how this new equipment , enhances the attractiveness of Poiiliac's lony, low Kwa(!KT lines how it cmpha.ir.es I'ontiac's repu tation as the world's smard t low-priced iv. The price is onlv $95 extra. I :i vculi.j.ile (his except ional "buy" today. 2-Minr Siiltin. 7 I ; (nu'r, $TJ Sw.r( Rnatlstcr. $74 Phartnn, $77?; ( "n'riiifcl. S7; W ...., I .-'(.ll.iiliMir rlnl I: l-nnr Srilitl .V25; S(iorl I rinilnu V.l.rn. "7 5. t hiLlumi A ll.Amrri.-iin So. HOIS In I. Vis. All ;nn is ol fu. I" ". ( lu-,1 hit !(iiul P..nnrn drlnerctl .ritti llu-y tntlMiiir fimeil humj((n ihrgct. (irnrrul Mnlars 7 imr 'u.-iiuiu I'lun (itmlul'le ui minimum ruto. JENNINGS & SH UMATIi
