La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 05, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPave Ten EX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES - Saturday, January 5, 1929. jtf ACCESSORIES , 0M929 K0DELS Standard Equipment Pro vided This Year Make Motorists' Tasks Easier NEW YORK (AP) The 1929 crop of automobile aceoHwirleH, moat of which have been Included as standard equipment, provides a wide and varied field of novices to Id the motorist. The mitlonul au tomobile ahowa in January ut Now York and CIiIcrko find many of these devices on dlspluy for the ' first time. . Chromium plate, used 1y many manufacturers on thoir 10'iH mod els, has come Into almost unlver Bui use on accessories for the 1 oafl models. Itudiator cups, which lock and are almost as flat us Iho en- sins hood, are chromium plated, and even some of the Internul fit tings, such as ash receivers which eliminate funilnir from cluurot - butts, vanity and reur view mir rors and docks are finished In tho new non-larnlshliiK metal. Hydraullcally operated Jacks that lift the -heaviest automobiles with a featherwelk-ht touch on the ban ifle, windshield cleuners that clem the whole shield and are electric ally heated to bo effective In sleet aire among; tho newer aids for the jiiotors on dlspluy at the allows. Heaters operuted by hot air from the engine or by steam generated by exhuust heat and by vapor will keep cur occupants comfortublo In bitterly cold weather. Vucuum cleaners that remove the last vustlKo of dust from tuft ed upholstery: radlulor protecting; butters In which the vanes ura Vertical in keeping- with tho mod ern style, und such novelties us freeze testers which determine the protection afforded by untl-frceze mixtures will bo on dlspluy. For the owner who stores his 'car in an unhcated uuruue several eleotrlcully. operated heaters havo been devised.' 'In one of them a 'tiny coll of heater wire fits Into one of the radiator hoses and Is connected to any hauHe-llKlillng-ucket, keeping the cooling water always warm. Fenders, which get bumped und ecruped in truffle, can bs repaired with facility und little expense through the use of hand operated .pray painting equipment, The aniuleur oun .do a tuueh-up job that compares favorably with the work of the pulntlng expert through the new dovlce. Many of the specialties designed to make driving eusler, mure com fortable and surer are oven too new to become standard equipment on 102 models, but prabubly will be Included later. The movement within the Industry toward muklng II necessary uccessorles standard equipment Included In the fuctory price la even more pronounced In the 192V models than lu previous years. -' - 1 Half of tills sum will bo spout this year, the rcmuindvr In 1H30. The government will give 926. 00U ouch towards . surfucing - the Canyon City-Burns und lloppner Hpray highways. ' Work of widening tho road lead lug to tho Oregon Caves, . near Grunts i'uss, will he hurried this summer, 93U,0uo to bo spent by the statu, tlu.uoo by the federal gov eminent. Kor surfacing six miles of the Halmon river hlghwuy tho govern, ment will ullow 176,000, for surfuc ing 13.5 miles of the Waplnltla highway, tho federul government will grunt f 137,000. it wus decided that the statu will spend ull tho money needed for the Ja Plno-Kui't ltock section of the Fremont hlghwuy, In order to use on other projects tho govern ment money that might go there. The mount Hood loop will be wldoned to HO -feet this year 'be tween Laurel Hill und the Wupliil tla hlghwuy. This Improvement will cost $02,000, the federul gov ernment to spend 120,000 on the project, Ford Sales For 39 States Show Largest Totals Whippet Demand Assures Record In Production Spend $600,000 On Grading Road In Lane County I'OIITLANJJ, Ore, Jan, 6 (Al' -Decision to spend llliia.lllill on aruding 18 miles of highway be tween Haiti Hock and Florence on the tiiusluw hlghwuy. In Jjhio county, wus rendu! here ul a con forence between tho stutu highway commission und officers of thu fcdurul roud unit forest bureuus. TOLKDO. O., Jun. 6 With out put of the newly designed Whippet fours und sixes speedily stepping into high production ut tho Willys Ovci-lumi plants und trulnload after trulnload of the striking new mod els leaving tho fuctory ut ull hours, uvcry Indication now points to the speediest filling of relall orders on new models in thu history of the compuny. Plans hud been well laid for the Toledo compuny to reuuli a cT'lly cur building schedule beyond ull marks ever beforo accomplished in a short period of tlmo. These plans have been undur development for the puat year und all of Ihn vust munuriu'turlng facilities of Willys Overland wore ke-yed up for the anticipated buying deniutid which followed tho Introduction of the now Whippet four und six cylinder models which mudo their bow to tho public two weeks ago. Tho introduction of the new cur bus boon responsible for a buying demand on the purt of tho publio thut overshadows even the greut demand which Iminodlutely follow ed tho drastic Whippet prleo outs ill December of last your und con tinued through tho following twelve months. Commenting on tho remurkublo reception for thu new Whippets thut would sot a new high mark for Wlllys-Ovorland, Mr. John N. Willys said: "Tho most optimistic of our organisation burdly oxpocl ed such a reception." "Cotroo Jitko" Iticli I'lTTHUUUO Al- Htiinlslauz Sioch, known us "Coffeo Jake." In l'lttsburg years ago when ho con ducted ft coffee house hero, loft un estate valued ut J775.0U0, his will probuted hero disclosed. He died in Los Angeles. News in Ancient Grace The Greeks originated the Olympic games and were as much lntut.ited In the outcome us we moderns, l.neklug telegraph facilities for un. noiiiiclng the results to the world, tho Greeks used carrier plk'eons. The Oldest Game Murrlngo Is a riiiiio you should not enter unless you are n good sport, nntl can give ns well as take In a graceful nmuncr. Atchison Ulohe. Automobile registration for tho month of October covering- orty olgbt states and the District of Col umbia reveal tho fact that de llvcrlea of Ford Model A cars led all othors In thirty-nine states. Tho total Ford ran, sold for domestic use was 76,108, as com pared with 60,492 In rieptcmber. Ford led tho next nearest car by 19,706, as compared with 6,074 in bcptojiibcr. Figures from the thirty-nine states in which Ford led woro: . Next Ktato Ford i Nearest Arkansas 1276 11 15 California 8742 HOIS Colorudo 788 fill Connecticut 801 420 Delaware 19 ' 04 Diet, of Col. 436 1 IDS Florida . 1424 638 Georgia 1632 774 Idaho 241). 227 IlllllOlH i 3608 2879 Indluna ' 1017 1278 Iowa 2330 ' 1086 Kentucky 840 722 l.oulsluuu 1344 1092 Malno 427 206 Maryland 766 (132 Massachusetts 2318 1033 Michigan 4480 ' 2326 Minnesota 2046 1046 Mississippi 1378 ' 1183 Missouri 1966 , 1060 New Humpshlro 266 164 New Jersey 1467 1039 New York 4639 21177 North Carolina 2016 1203 North Dukotu 712 678 Ohio 4496 2603 Oklahoma 2847 - 271 i Oregon 862 69G Pennsylvania 4230 2278 Ithodo Inland 814 181 Holllll CurollUlt -1082 806 Tennessee 1279 1017 Utah 263 216 Vermont 263 106 Virginia 1489 1164 Wushlngton 077 668 West Virginia 7114 077 Wisconsin 2136 1141 DeSoto Rear Deck Spacious Unusual Design' Of Combustion Chambers Aids Ono of the most Importunt fac tors contributing to the power de velopment of thu new Chrysler Im- pcrlul engine Is tho design und shupo of Its combustion chumbers, points out L. W. Weeks, Chrysler dealer. They are whut Is known us tho high turbulenco typo, giving tho gust's within a cyllndor a rapid spinning uctlon. This breaks up the gus vapors Into smaller particles, permitting mora efficient burning, higher compression und leas curbon accumulation thun with other types of combustion chamber construe lion. Jt Is tho uuusuul design of these combustion clmmbuiK that bus mude posslblo tho high compres sion us developed with tho new Chrysler "Silver Domo" for use with any standard fuel, continues Mr. Weeks. Docuuso theru uro fuels uvullublo which give stilt greater power ut higher compres sions, Chrysler engineers havo pro vided tho "lted Head" as optional equipment ut slight extra coHt I'or ull body styles of thu Imperial, ho adds, giving this extra power lo thosu who muy Ucslro It. . Beauty's Cost Meuuty Is not expensive, for trees and shrubs nud flowers grow In the sun and rain, Farm and Fireside. ' is 13 There is no other lire just like it! If you want lo forget about the tires on your car Try a Set of Double Eagle . , Let Us Show You This Super Tire Bohnenkamp's fv iff M 1- rP - J y - : Fine Adheiiv Stamp United- States adhesive iostng stamps were first issued under tin act of March 3, 1847, and placed oi sale at New York, N. Y.. July .' 1847. . Get Sustenance From Air Spanish moss can thrive on tele phone poles been use It 1b , trua epiphyte. An epiphyte Is a plant which derives the moisture required nf im ripvelnnmenr from the air. THE I)E SOTO Six Cupe Business has found favor rapidly with business men and others needing a spacious rear compartment for baggage. As shown above, there is plenty of room for sumple rases and the salesman's personal effects The Cupe Business is finished In blue with pig-skin gram leather upholstery Perhaps Rightly Placed Our sympathy for the underdog does not necessarily mean thut we don't think thal's the proper place for him. Columbus (Ohio) (Slate Journal. The Pastor Says: If you are pitying yourself be cause you are denied the luxuries which your next-door neighbor en joys, make n neighbor of some poor person. John Andrew Holmes.- Beasts of Burden in War About 40,000 camels were used In the Palestine campaign of the World war and the Italians used ubnut 100,000 dodkeys In their cum linlgn. A Fine Car Deserves A FINE OIL We "can prove that Veltex Motor Oils are as good as any oil you can buy, re gardless of price. ' Make us prove this. Fill up let your motor be the judge. . T.R. MAXWELL Distributor Veltex Products Teach your dollar to have more cents fhr o.M . 'ill --rrm. tk. sr u Greater Beauty Larger Bodies Acclaimed EveiTwhere! WITH TIIK NEW !eFlJGER-TIP CONTROL" CJRE ATER BE AUTV TlL L ARGER BODIE S When tho new Superior Whippet was presented to the American publio last month, it won the en thusiastic praise of millions who thronged the 6,000 ahowrooma of WillTa-Oreriand dealers. The style creation of master de signer, the new Superior Whip . pet introduces beauty of line and color never before associated with On eU5l dmn Mr SiSSt 1 SSfSi ttomd- WHIPTBT C OACH T-sleauriHa Crsakitalt Till I GTat .r,w- Fnura anl licht Slxea. Lonaer bod tea, higher radiator and hood, sweeping one-piece full crown fen ders, all contribute to the trim, smart appearance that arouses tho admiration of millions through out tho country, t Mechanically, the new Superior Whippet Im proves upon even its own predecessor. Ahigher compression engine gives considerably more Coupe S693i Coupe CwtthrumMo M0 ST2S Sdn 7fcO Sport DnLuve Rondntrf-SSoO (inrlndine rumble ee t and evtraa). All WUIt, - O-M-land prlr f.o.b. ToImIo. Ohio, end Mpctfic-ationa ubJecttocluuiaewiUMUtiioUoe speed, power and hill-climbing ability. Higher second gear speed gives faster pick-up. And the new car is well qualified to carry on Whippet's unsurpassed reputa tion for dependable performance and operating economy. Tho Superior Whippet is the only low-priced car with new "Finger-Tip Control" a single button at the center of the steer ing wheel, which controls all functions of starting tho motor, operating the liphu and sounding the horu. The illustrations at tho left clearly explain tho operation of this fundamental improvement! See the new Superior .Whippet today. An immediate order will aid in early delivery. 4 DIM ' THE MOST NOTABLE ADVANCE IN DRIVING CONVENIENCE SINCE THE SELF-STARTER Wl LLYS-OVERLANO. S WCToledo, Ohio q SUPERIOR FOURS Tim-727 GETTINGS & HANKS Cor. Fir and Jefferson.