La Grande evening observer., October 13, 1928, Image 9

Saturday. October V 1!I2S.
IjA GRANDK KVF1NING OBSERVER
Fngc Nine
MANUFACTURERS
OFFER 765 CARS
Automobile Purch asers
Today Have Plenty Mo
dels to Choose From
Motor rap purchasers today
tdiould have no difficulty In finding
tin aiitoiiiuhilo precisely suited
both to taste and pockcthook, with
types offend by the mauufacl
iii'crs lit prices ranging from
to $ I - .T. (m, according to (ieorge O.
IJi andeiibin g, n.eret a ry -manager
oT tin' Oro iron State Motor iikhocIii
tion, in making public fignrea 1k
Hiiod by tlio rem-arch department
of the A niri lcan Automobile aRO
ialion. 1 Mscu.-J.sing tli cm; figures, Mr.
Itrumlenhiii g points out that never
before hiiH I ho American public had
placid before it Hiich an amazing
ly complete array of automotive
products and such a comprehen
sive li.ut of price classes.
"Ono hears nitn-h talk." pay
Itrandrnhui'K. "of .standardization
which, we are told, will wipe out
nil opportunity for individuality.
Willi 70a ear types available, the
'I .liaco' hi'iiis pretty remote. (Hi
vlo'4ly. n person's taste would have
to Vo extremely, oven radically, in
dividual if ft would bo impossible
lo satisfy it anions nil those
models.
"And look at the prices nt which
we are offered these automobiles.
The list ranges all the way from
$:is.l to U',f)M0. What a picture
that lays open! Hut little imagina
tion is necessary to convert thoso
two figures into a glamorous us
well as a practical story.
' Itather than stultifying Individ
uality, the automobile Industry In.
day in tmcoumKinv It. ThU hold
true uinonif all car makers, from
thorn In the lowrr price tiers to
thuse occupying positions in the
upp- r levels. The roads . them
selves are ample evidence of what
has hup pencil in the Industry. As
usual, the motorist is the henefl
cia ry."
ALL-AMERICAN QUALITIES PROVEN
Finds Oakland
Ideal Car For
7000-Mile Trip
If. O. Salisbury, prominent Cali
fornia sportsiiinn, has just returned
tti his home after u 34 day motor
trip to tin- I'uoific northwest, Hrll
ish Columbia, and national Darks
In the various western slates, dur
ing whirh time he eovercil tut.-i i
of Tottu miles during only 20 days
of actual driving.
Salisbury, in relating his impres
sions of the trip, dwells mainly on
the Mill ndbl Wfllt'l V pncmihlnrml
and Hie perfornianee of his car, an
Oakland Alt-American Six cabrio-
a its bury, accompanied hy his
son. Al. left on June 29, driving
up the Pacific highway to Wash
ington. Kroin Vancouver, Salisbury
took the famous Caribou Trail In
British Columbia, following it Gin
miles northward to Jlakervllle,
once a thriving mining town of
thousands of people, but now just
another abandoned mining camp
with a population of less than
twenty-five.
"The road ended nt Bakervlllc",
Salisbury said, "but by fol lowing
moose trails, creek-beds and such,
we pushed on another IS miles to
Hear Lake, where we left the car
and portaged into the lake country
wir a KUhle. It Is the wildest
country I have over seen, and as
we canoed through the lakes, we
saw hundreds of moose and cari
bou, ami an occasional bear."
"In all tho Tnoo miles of driving
during our trip, which took us
through the northwest. Into t'ana-
j da, and some of the western state,
i we did not have a single bit of
j mechanical trouble with the Oak
land, We never found a single hill
'that the car couldn't make in soc
! ond gear, except once we had to
go into low when for many miles
I the mud was as high as the cur's
axles."
! "Twenty of the 34 days we wore
j away, were devoted to driving, and
of the driving days IS were. through
I rain and mud. 1 can't Buy too
much lor the performance of the
Oakland. Our gas average was
lTi miles to the gallon, while the
'oil consumption was very small".
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Following the famous Caribou Trail into British Columbia; Canada,' II. C. Salisbury,
prominent California sportsman, drove his Oakland All-Amerlean Six cabriolet shown
here to the end of the road at Barkervills, 15. C, and then continued on a distance
of 18 miles to lle:-.r l ake, "without benefit cf highway." Despite the lack of a road,
Salisbury took his Oakland over old moose paths, dry creek-beds and boulders, the car
never faltering. In travelling 7C0O miles In 1!0 days 18 of the driving days were through
rain and mud.
nf S'ptwnlii'i wan ri'Vc;iW'tl yestfr- Now Ui:it col'l u'i-ntl'rr- In ihm
ilfiy liy ('. w. MiiOietfon, ( pSuto ' ovit n IdrjJro portion oi;. Iho i-onn-lr
ini'fltlfnt In rhiiii: of mmIch, (i-y, tin' (jiiitlon of w;trmliitf nillo-fi-ont
which It would jiit'iir that j mohllo ohIik-h otitl K. opln;: them
In lens thitn two nionthrt niwv Iim'iU el'rlcl(.-iit tt'tniu't'iil uri'.s ronfi-ontrt
.itinouni-iouiMit. Iho Jx-Soto hIx In molorlstH. 'I'll la yt-nr Olilsnmlilli.
Iivlni: inoilm eil nil II i-alf HfViT i VM y,-,l tliu prolilt in l.y mlilillir o
liulU nt-w l'Sotn nix hiul reached I liofor nttiiiniul liy nny other coin- nuiuilHlly upc-rim-d nollmor .vhut
neiirly r.on rnrs n iloy hy the etnljlioiiy in the snine (Ji;iee uf time, J t.-r uh ttlundurd iilinuiiit.
PRODUCTION OF
DESOTO IS UP
TO 500 A DAY
That production of the Chrysler-
T ) E "w O R I n'rrrVEV AND FINER MOTOR "c A IT
.
Advanced Six Sedan j,
I
mi I . -- Jnr mm i mum i i
f I rSr. T i v
- ' i m iiiintrt li
my Nash Offers,
Twin Ignition w Bijur anr HoutTailfe
Motor World's
First Families
To Be Honored
"Heal 'first families of niolor
dom should be brought before the
1 public's admiring gaze next Janu
jary," says Dr. K. It. McDanid. di
1 i-ector of the Aniericnn Automobile
i association, commenting upon the
i contest recently announced by the!
! national automobile chambt r of .
commerce which has for its pur
pose the discovery of the oldest car
in America. t
THE GARDEN
Let us inspect
Your oil filter
An an Authorized AC Service
Stjiiim, ; ittitke a regular tirao
li (if I u;4 AC. Oil riflcrii
Millintit rliai'jic. Wc nu!givt Ibat
Mm drive in ami let us perform
tliih M-rviee for you.
.'.'irt in oil means wear. Thai is
why ou bhoulil have the Oil
I ilier'oti your ear lesletl regularly.
An AC. Keuewal Cartridge makes
il us eootl as new.
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We arc fully equipped to install
the Kenew a I Cartridge if required.
Bale Cox
Delco-Remy
" KLA.)CON "
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Durant Company
Announces Its
New 1929 Four
The THirnnt Motor company of
California now announces the 1929
Greatest Durnnt Four.
Tho new models are .Improved
throughout over the former mod
els; having new advanced body
lines, brilliant body colors, roomy
body interiors, and as In all Du
rant motor cam, perfect balance
and nn rival led comfort nnd per
formance, (states th loral Durant
dealer.
"Kor the first time in automot
ive history It is possible for buyers
of cars in this price class to own on
automobile with a body that is
practically rattle-proof, squeak
proof and rumble-proof,' he said
yesterday. "Constructed on the
same principle as that used in the
manufacture of many of America's
finest mdtor car bodice, the bodies
of the 19!.'9 Greatest Durant Four
models havrt ten per cent more
wood in them than the bodies of
any cars of corresponding size, re
gardless of price.
"Through an exclusive develop
ment by Durant engineers, all body
joints and nu tai surfaces are Insu
lated against squeaks, rattb-s, and
other noises, with the result, that
t he.se new motor cars offer the
luxury, comfort and distinction of
cars costing five times as much."
"We of the American Automo
bile association have reason to be
interested in this unique contest
conceived by our sister organiza
tion," says Dr. MeDnnlel in com
menting upon the plan which con
templates exhibition of the prize
winning car nt the New York auto
mobile show in January. "The A.
A. A. was established in 3 902,
when . motoring was more of a
name than anything else.
., "The chamber's stipulation, that
ohl ours built before 1300 will lit;
considered as eligible in its con
tent is going to limit tho number
entered to a considerable extent.
There are plenty of old cars in the
Vnited Slates, and plenty of them
still running, but when you get
back before 1900 you're getting in
to the ancient class.
"Ktill. a contest llhe this prob
ably will bring out a surprising
number of vehicles of proud and
lengthy lineage. Frankly, it strikes
us as belng'a great idea, and we're
going to watch the outcome with
rea 1 f n t e rest . The 'ho rsel ess ca r
riage' that wins certainly will de
serve the homage which the show
crowds are sure to bestow."
There are now 69 railroads using
motor trucks, 47 for terminal oper
ations. 13 for store door delivery
and 17 to replace local freight
trains, according to tho Oregon
State Motor association.
lie: Ills ears remind me of a
pair of front fenders.
She: So big, aren't they?
It: And they're on the two sides
of a vacuum tank.
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To provide t h o maximum ,
smoothness and quietness demand-
ed today by the motoring public, j
tho Oldsmobile engine is entirely
insulated from the rest 'of the car
by a new type of rubber support
and a front universal joint of rub- i
berized fabric. The insulation is '
so complete that a woven copper j
strap is used to "ground" t lie en- I
gine to the frame so that the ebc-
trical system will function proper-!
1.
NTItANGK UMMIMS FOIL
kaui.y sneiNft
The frltillarias, members of tuo
lily family, furnish two very inter
esting bulbs for early spring in, tho
crown Imperial, frit 1 tin ria imper
lalis. and the guinea hen flower
or checkered lily, fritlllaria melc
anrls, whose inch-wide dropping
bells bear a pattern in purple and
white or light and dark purple
like a checkerboard. The crown
imperial is the largest and tallest
growing of the sprint; bulbs. U
semis up a stout stem to a height
of from two to three feet sur
mounted by a tuft of glossy foliage
from beneath which droop a circle
of large orange to bright red bells.
It is a stately plant for the back
of tho border.
Tho bulbs are huge in size and
often cause the purchaser to be
lie( ho lias been given worthless
bulbs beenuse there is u big hole In
tho middle of them. This Is tho
nature of the bulb and the hole
belongs there. Failure often re
sults from planting these bulbs as'
deeply in the earth as one would
a Illy, hyacinth or daffodil. They
should not have more than two
inches of soil above them. Set too
deeply they .send up stems but do
not bloom and gradually d win tile
and disappear. (Mice established
they are long-lived subjects. They
do not. however, flourish in light
soils without special care.
The checkered lilies are more in
teresting than beautiful with the
except ion of the pure white va
riely but make an attractive group
of slender Moms with grassy foli
age from which swing the check
ered bells. They make ftno com
panions for the dwarf white and
pale yellow dwarf iris. Once es
tablished they are steady residents
;ih! sell-Now and multiply If h ft to
their own devices. They are well
won h a place in the border be
enuse of their peculiar structure
and coloring.
They have as strange a bulb as
their gfiint relative, the crown im
perial. It consists of two sections
joined by a small coupling at tho
bane of the bulb. These are very
small bulbs and should be planted
about an Inch deep. They res"nt
! being buried.
; The checkered lilies like a shady
! situation while the crown imper
' ia Is rejoice in full sunshine.
The former may lie Intel-plant-
ed with snowdrops which will give
i their dainty while bells in Febru
j ary and March mid be out of the
way when the checkered lilies come
into action.
Compression Motor
PTOPI.E everywhere are recojtnii
iiu;, in the new Nash "-(00," the
only car at moderate price, with till
the luxury ami refinement heretofore
furnished hy very expensive motor
cars.
There is nothing to compare with the
performance of the new " (00" Twin
Ignition motor the year's outstand
ing development in power, speed,
smoothness and economy.
Ccntr-Out'd1 Cli,st lubriction ff)JrAuKc .SF.oiL Atud.Urft
All "400" Advanced Six models, more
over, are equipped with the world's .
finest system of centralized clussij
lubrication liijur.
And their longer wheelbases, double
drop frames, lubber insulated bodies
and costly Uoudaillc hydraulic shock
absorbers, provide travel smoothness
and relaxation heretofore afforded
only by very big, very expensive. cur::.
9 Sedans from SIOM to S2219, delivered
8 Coupes, Cabriolets, Victorias from !jilOlii to $202,, delivered
ltl-',rirt TOI" I. KAIIS AT ON(T.
; J.p.-ikH In the top of the open or
ji'lusfd c;ir itcservo immediate re
pair. If the rat" owner rtro.scrutl
jiuites loiu; In mirh a rase, the open
,lr.T r::ty Ket heyoml repair,- lllUM
neresltatltiK very considerable ex
Jpense. In the closed ear instance,
jth fabric nnd top superstructure
j rot quickly tinder such clrcum
:stances. It 1m well to kern the top
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the fine substances prepared for
this purpose. They should be se
lected with retil care, however, for
one may use n wortliicHH product
with more harm than ond.
NASH 40
i .n 10 it t a nt ri:
Twin-Ignition motor
12 Atrcraft-type spark
plugs
HikIi compression
HuuJ.iille unit I.ovejoy
!hu. k absorbers
Salon tiotlics
,catlH thr Warlti iti .Motor t'ur Wilnc
:ati iii:s-.vo othkk tt a Jf.ts rnv.if .si.i.
Aluminum alloy pistons Bijur centralized Longer whccUnscs
ijM-r Wrwt' chassis lubrication One-piccc S;lon
New double drop frame Electric clock j finders
Torsional vibrj:ion Clenr Ision front
damper I-xterior mculw.ire pillar posts
World's easiest steering t hr.m"c iIalca ovcf N.,st. Srvci .l I si;;n
7-KaiiiiK crankshaft , frn,u Icar
tll,u cruniuns' Short turning radius bum per j
WIII'.X y.Tl'M TANKS FAIL
j ViuHinm tunk.H, nmoiitf (lie mn-st
IffClflf-iU units of the mnriC'l-n utitn
;mohilf nirHy kIvo trout. le. "When
xlpy ln, the rau(' usually Is fount!
jtr be tti it colltM't4(l al the point of
; gasoline outflow. It ran lm re-
moved fairly easily, hut the motor
; ist should he careful not to go be
f.vouU simple cleansing, otherwise,
I the dt-Urate mechanism may be
upset. Jteal vacuum tank repairs
usually aro the province of the
' skilled mechanic.
McKennon Nash Motor Co.
80(i Adams Avenue,
Main r0.
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. Motor latnlitics, not Inclinllng
Ktaile ciosiug collisiona with rail
10a d t ra Ins. now ave ra k 97 to
every J 00,000 motor vehicles rciM
tered, accord tim to tlio On-gon
Si a ttt .Motor association.
A Htainford, Conn., limn obtained
two lottery tlckctn uh a fttvor to n
frit-nd and got ) (I cr-niH commis
sion, lie naa fined $100 and costs
for tho Halo.
The burr of the Kcot, tho broad
nil-whs of Oxford and the Cockney
dialect are being put into nioven
at London's first talking film
nt ii'llo.
OUT OUR WAY,
By .Williams
Facts-
If yon don't trade with the Central Service Sta
tion, Elm and Jefferson Street We both lose
money.
Vp-to-date tire repairs hy man who knows how
Special prices on Oil when crankcase s draiiicu.
Ask us about it.
Yes, we handle Vcltex products, which are al
ways as good as the best.
Central Service Station
Jav Anderson, Mgr.
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terDiilars
pay dividends to farmers
"Caterpillar" Satisfaction
SATISFACTION in a staunch and endurinff tractor of hardened
Ki'it-i'csistin; steels of tracks that jrrip of precision work
manship all built up to endurance standards not down lo a price.
Satisfaction in extra profits earned, from increased production
per man, from better tillage and lessened costs per acre in pride
of ownership and the constant challenge to the difficult job.
Satisfaction in the worry-free serenity, the new independence
that removes drudgery from the farm and laughs at weather, soil
and time that makes the farmer a manufacturer of crops.
These things mean "Caterpillar" track-type tractors.
BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY
La Crandc, Oregon Hoise, Idaho Pocalcllo, Idaho
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