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Oftttttg (bB$tt$t . 1 MOTORING NEWS AUTO SECTION ,A GRANDE, OREGON, SATI'KDaV, ItKCEMBEU "YiS. VOLUME XVII NUMBER (w. V CHRYSLER AGENCY IN NEW QUARTERS L. AV. Weeks Moves Into Building Constructed for Him by Julius Roesch A brilliant neon nIku whkh shines In red the name "Chrysler" iiml uhovc that word in tuv huhts em blazons tht winjrs. cniblciim' it of the Chrysler car. Is I lie KUide post which dircls tin wiiy into the new shops occupied by the local Chrys ler dealer, L. W. Weeks. Tin new building Just completed fa cm on Greenwood und Jefferson and was construct ol I J ulius Hoeiich. The attmctivo building was hf-Kun August I. M is u one Mory irh'k structure, 1 I H by I Jti feet in liliiu-nsinni. Tho spacious show room makes ti particularly attractive appear nnee nt this season its pala decora tions of Christmas tinsel and tree. The lark'o room is L'li l.y 7 a feel Ih sixe. Two sides at" completely enclosed by glass w indow s which extend from tht cell I up almost to the floor. Si Nmv Cars llp'iuctl. Six ntantifnl new curs have btHn placed in the room. The show room walls arc covered with a buff colored plaster. The .sii, hew cars wen unloaded this week. They include-: a sis wire, wheel 0 5 sedan: five wire wheel. Hi) selun; 05 coupe; 75 six wir wheel sedan: 75 roadster and u I'lyniouth sedan. Flood lights attached to tilt wall spread a glow of blue, red and yel low, on the new automobiles The show room lias a capacity of seven ca rx. Tho men who wui It il li Sir. Whpws, owner and proprietor of the garage are: Hay Winters, book keeper: C. I:. Wright, new car salesman; I'. Price, use; car salcs- niun; i). S. Hrown. inechanic: O. F. Howell, shopman and Jim ftuss fl. floor man. A show case ami a "hew counter are attractive, new fixtures located in the main room. Ijitot DchIii. The latest and best design fur parage purposes has been used in the building of the st nu t :ire. The enclosed w oik shop off the main shop is one of the prides of "the garage men. The cars, which are being repaired, are worked on in this room which eliminates the ne cessity of repair work being done In the fame shop where all the automobiles arc housed. "- '' A wash rack and a movable oil container with three compartments making possible the wheeling of the oil out to tlte pas pumps, arc features of t he shop. The main shop has a car capaci ty of 4' iiiuchiii'N. In dimensions this room is 22 by 44 feet. FJw Uoom.. Five roomy in all are included in the g.trugv. The two offices art la by 12 and la by 11 feet in size. The parts room is S by 22 fet. A small biisenp'tii houses the heating plant which Is one of the latest types in the city. It is a hot air plant equipped wit h an elec tric fan. i First Itusiness Man: I hies your I wilt- have enouu'h mechanical abil ity to drive a car? Second It. M.: No, she merely f ui rushes t he executive ubility. Tin. Whe.d. NEW WHIPPET MODELS 6 I ml!. .IS1 The supi'tior Whippet six. ttu l4st prlivtl six with a Hevtu bcai'im; ci-ank-hiifi. according Itt tiinttii) ot'litdaK, N charaeter letl b.v lines of beauty lhai m( a new ronrrpt ion tif artistry in the lighl six rich). Abovt- Is u pictiiiv of the new htpim hix Milan. Ilcncnth Is a ilcw of the snia-rlor Wblppel itMtch, n four, which brings high-prh cil car beauty Into Mm Inwprlml field, setting a m- t if ml of style and ifiiality In this i-hisslflciiilon. Age of Wonders Yet to Come, Says Noted Genius of Motor Industry DKTIIOIT (Al') One of the most widely known automotive en gineers the automiiblle industry has developed is a firm believer in the theory that science has nct yet begun to produce its real bene fits to mankind. He is Charles K. Kettering, vice I, F. KETTERING president of the ieneral Motors 1 corporation and president of its re- j ...i uiKani.Mnon. The wonderful age is yet to l come;, altuig, .e are merely era wling ( ojiing for the truly won- i derlul things the future will ' fi-" J Sueh Is the belief ..f the M in wIi.i ! W I CHARLES : t Right now, today, your old car is worth $100 more than it will be later on, tomorrow or next week. If you were considering a cheaper car, this extra hundred may enable you to have a Super Six, to enjoy brilliant big car performance, luxurious comfort and the joy of being really proud of the car you own. If you haven't examined the Jludson - Essex Super-Sixes by ell means come in and see them now while you have this trade-in advantage. See for yourself why more people have bought Super-Sixes than any other six that's made. BON The Only Super-Sixes LEDBETTER U Alt AGE Adams Ave. gave the automobile industry its electric self-starter, an electric lighting system and scores of oth er improvements, Kettering, an inventive genius who purposely tried to "keep him self liMi per cent dissatisfied with all automobiles all of the time." tells associate: "Do not introduce the danger ous mental slate of completeness into ymir orani.titions. Iot our men 'keep open to change steady, regular development. ' Kettering was a farmer boy, whose consuming desire to "know why" made him so valuable to his organization that his life has been 'insured for in 11 It ohm In foVor of jthe (ieueral Motors corporation. It will mean I oat nis U fii K will go on after his death. He Is In charge of all research work of the cor poration. Thorough 1 1 ess Is second nature with him. Ills greatest in-i tere.it is in inventions that will save labor. In his "look into the wonder agu of the future," Mr. Kettering sees radium playing an outstanding part. "Tin kite string of future developments is the progress al ready made in experimenting with radium. Von have noticed a uteani holler when the pressure gauge was am) pounds and you thought It was llifh lirnHMiirii Hill. n.ioull.lir r.. think r ii.io miw.r ,.v,, ,,,.,1,. c ,.,.. Slin., , tUiii kliu. wli,.h hiis ., .nsi,. .sti-ngth or inavbe lon.mHi pounds to the souare inch. holding it together. njdiiini. the pressure acts the reverse for some reason, ami It shoots out with a pro-sure equiva- h-nt to the slleligth of th- nidiuin ESSEX I l It set r, which U etiuivaient to in than loo.OiMi pounds per suu; r Inch. In that properly of rudiutf which ti hoots out particles, have the forerunner or some or tti spectacular things that u ill b done tomorrow." iM'Ut'rinx v ii n iioi n on u uti in 1 near l.oudonvllle, Ashlaml county. ()lilo. August I'll, lK7ti, and was l united in the country district school, W'ooster, Ohio, Normal. He was graduated from Ohio Slate university in 1 Ttu 4. In the University of Michigan conferred upon htm thu degree of doctor of sciences. He conceit. etl the idea of an elec tric self-starter for automobiles while employed by the National Cash Itegister company. He per fected the device in a barn loft at Dayton late in 1!H ami it was giv en to the world the next year. land Hanks, local dealers. HANMlAv.K JIVI-:X I President John N. Willys, one of AITO.MOItllii: 1.1 M S Hi,, largest automobile man ul ac I'AltlH " (Al') Handbags with j turers now brings high priced car the outlines of motor cars, made beauty und greater value to the low j In the shades of the Individual's! priced field in addition to ptcsent privnte car, are a new offering on j Ing a car of proved mechanical ex the market here. Jrellcuce. This development follows The doors of the auto-bags open ; Just two and one-half years after and close to accommodate powder j his successful introduction of the puffs, handkerchiefs, lipsticks und i original Whippet. the sundries of tht modern wo-j In presenting th new Whippet man. The bags sometimes match fours and sixes. Mr. Willys says: leather motor coats. They are I "When the original Whippet was available In many colors, however, ' Introduced, designed along lines ready made. I that entirely revolutionized the I light car Held, It was predicted IMJONTV r CAM Its that within two years every car "Is your daughter popular?" , i inauufaeturer in the Whippet clus "Huh. I can't park within three sificatlon would he forced to adopt! blocks of my home!" the mechanical features first set by J Iowa l-YivoK iho Whippet or be relegated to tin SSEfci. feSS ingcr-Tin Control" means to you Greater Convenience: A single Imnon, rn- vciiM'iilly lix ulcd in llio cciili rof llicHli-cring wln i l, oontrols nil fiinctioim of slarliii tin; motor, oper ating the liplils ami Founding the liorn. This funda nii'iitul improvement dors ir,v;iy with nil troiilileHomc fool f u in I li ;)H for tliiHlarliiiK hill Ion, a frequent nouree of unnowinifi pari iiul.irlv to voiikii drivers. It nlo avoids eliaiinc; from tlie conifortalile. driving poeilioii lorcuch a light Bit itch on the !asli. Greater Safely: Yi'h !i the new "I ini r-Tip Cn:i- lril," ou ran at all limes keep your lunula on tlm vlir.l and your eves on the road. An important afcty factor, especially when driving nt nifcUt. . I fixtif rmrrtio m ANMHINfFn . i lUtli IUUVV11VU ti i l i T OUT UIHl DlXCS LOIUl)let0- lv Rodesiiened. Set New Beauty Standard lifvelpomrnt of body lines that strike a note of beauty and tpial-j liy, herefnrorc found only in cars I that sclrin the higher price ranges.' Is hi i n In Willys-Overland's an nonm emt nt of Its completely re designed HncN of Whippet four and six cylinder cars. ! j The lowness of the prices on both lines completes the marvel of the ' achievement, according to Oettiugs rH 01 W . GETTINGS obsolete group. This particularly applied to lour wheel brakes. "That these predictions came to pass in less than two years Is his tory, with other car manufacturers both in the low and higher price llelds following thu trend set by th Whippet. lunplctHy Kcdesignett ! "And now w e present Hit! com pletely redesigned Whippet fours and sixes, biinging to the low price elites for Hie Hi's t time In automo tive hlHiory hiuh priced ear value, beauty and advanced features. In addition to proved mechanical su periority. "There Is no place in the low priced field for t lie inanufacturur who fails to Incorporate in his pro duct the diistlin't new type of beau ty ami mechanical features Intro duced in the Whippet. To th mauutacturer who falls to meet this trend wo repeat the prediction of two and a half years ago, that he will find his cars stamped by the buying public as obsolete." I he advance report that the new models, which aio designated as the Superior Whippet, would estab lish a precedent by bringing beauty and outstanding mechanical fea tures into tht low priced field is readily apparent, even in first glance at the striking new cars, They are notable for their larger bodies and increased roominess, while the new type of design with the sparkling color combinations la totally different from anything we have ever seen before in the low price classification. I.eautv And futility Kvery detail or thu new Whip pets bespeaks bemity of design and TODAY M'lllys-Overlanil preoenln for public judgment the new superior line of Whippet Fours and Sixes, setting new standards of beauty and comfort for low-priced ears. Longer bodies, higher radiator and bond, richer colors, heavier one-piece full-crown fenders all these contribute, to the trim, smart appearance that de ltoid's creative genius and superlative nuiHtery of modern design, Iloomlor liodlcN, tfroalpr comfort More spacious interiors in the new Superior Whippet afford added leg room nod clhovr room. Tim w ider, form-fitting seats are deeply upholstered ... all passengers enjoy restful positions. The longer whcclhnse, plus the length ened springs both front and rear, plus oversize balloon tires, and snubbers all combine to the perfection of far easier riding under all driving conditions. t.renler power, tfrenter njmI In mechanical improvement the new Superior fiippel advances even over lis ramoits pred'TCMsor. 'I he new higher compression engine gives moi" limn Ult'.'v'f added horsepower, rf"i.'lin in in creased fpciii, fatter picl.-up and (iniilvr hiil-eliiiiLi'ij; uMlil.y. A com 7 Om Fir ;-!id JviLVVtOA. nuality of workmanship and finish from the trim, higher chromium plated radiator to the carefully rounded lines of the rear (planers. The artistic lines of the body are admirably set tdf by the new type of sweeping one-piece fenders. The effective use of a belt moulding rounds out the artistry of the do sign. There are many other new devel opments, all of Importance. m.w i-i itMir !ik;nj:i SAI.KM. Ore.. ee. 8 (Al) Instead of it circular design en closing a map or Oregon the non resident automobile permits to be Issued by the state in will be rect angular. enclosing Uut map, ami within the map will be a pic ture' of Mount Hood. The sticker will be printed in three colors, Sec retary of Klute lioss said today. FIX! Mi TIIF iu-ami: There was a tearful crash as tho train struck the car. A few sec-j umls later Mr. and Mrs. Tit-kens I craw led out of the wreckage. Mrs. j Pickens opened her mouth to say i something, but her husband stop ped her. "Never mind talking!" he snap- j ped. "I got my end of the car i across. You wen driving the back j seat and if you let it get hit, it's . no fault of mine! American I. Bio n. (5 rand Island, Neb,, has taken over tho landing field formerly operated by the department of commerce as an Intermediate field and Is using II its a municipal airport. most -siofca me s in driving coaiveissentje M3m WHiei'tr four COACH Coup "Vm Srdfn J'tl.'n Homlatrr ftfl.'ii Timring $nr,i Commfrrial ovmnANaswcTd HAN Start Assigning Motor Licenses About Dec. 10 HA!. KM, Ore,, I ice. !( ( A I ) Secretary of State Ibmfl announces that ills depitrimcnt will begin as signing lltit license plates to motor vehicle owners about Dee. la. Ap plication blanks have been mailed. As usual car owners are urged to tile their applications ns early as posKlhU so that congestion of work may be avoided as far us pos sible around the first of the year. I'p to December I. Hoss said, the IH2.X registration totaled liT.;!.. 8 7:1, while license und other feri aggregated Sii.'.tiiX.Olil.'.tS. it is esti mated thiit bv the end of. the vein I the fees will total tU.tifcu.Oho. For j Hoss predicts that the total num ber of vehicles registered will not j be less than ZnU,iH. WASHINGTON' (Al')- Fiiri.t ban lower taxi rates than any other F.uropean capital, according to a table compiled by n French source, the Department of Commerce re ports. The uveruge fare In Furls is 7.3 cents a mile. London has the highest fare, 24.5 Cents a mile. First i 'unstable: I ld you get that feller's number? Second Cnnfttahln: Naw, he wi'S too goldarhed fast for me, First Contable: That was a pret ty brown-eyed gal ho had In tho hack seat. Second Constable; It sure was. a race pletely redesigned steering gear mnke the new Superior Whippet instantly responsive to the lightest touch. Through these further advances In scientific engineering, dependable per formance and minimum operating costs are assured. Orlr now for nrly delivery See the new Superior Whippet todny. An inspect ion and a demonstration w ill reveal to you an entirely new standard of dollar-for-dollur value in low-priced automobiles. WHIPPET SIX COACH rtimttl wt ' t "21 !";'ft in f TlOt HIHkr IVl.liif (Inn I- .ir.ra-.ufiit.-l.i-ti-.a tmtk- bin ral and ivtm). Alt Wlllv.'JvrvcI.iml prl.r f. r. U, T..l-tb. OJ.Ir, mid ilu tiuuo uLijti l lo rlnmo tiiauui uollcv. 0 i 1-lHi .J V
