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MOTORING NEWS
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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5,
NUMBER 88
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GAIN OF MILLION
CARS LAST YEAR
Startling Increase in Pro
duction in America; No
Letup Is Seen
WASHINGTON (Al AlmoHt
1,000,000 more automobiles wcrtv
produced in the UnlU'd States In
1928 than In 1927.
This startling Increase In produc
tion Is base, on the report for the
first 11 months of the year and an
estimate for Decombur exact f.K
ures for which aro nut yet avail
able. Manufacturers forecast an even
Iarjjer increawt for 1929 because of
added rood mileage contemplated
and the increasing demand for
automobiles abroad.
The production figures for each
month in 1328 follow.-): January,
331,728 February, 323,798 March.
413.796: April, 410,104; May. 425.
783; June, 396,70; July. 392,076;
August, 461,298; September, 416,.
286; October, 397,096; and Novem
ber. 256,936. The figures for De
cember, still unavailable, are al
most certain to exceed the 1927
mark for the twelfth month of
133,671 automobiles, exnerta say.
-Although many factories were
preparing for nrodurtion of new
models and slowed production of
their 1928 designs, more motor
vehicles were shinned from facto
ries fn the United States in Novem
ber than in the same month of
1927.
Iteports made to the department
of commerce show that 256.926 mo
tor vehicles, of which 217,256 were
passenger cars and 39,680 were
. trucks, were produced in Novem
ber. These figures compare favor
ably with 134,370 vehicle pro
duced In the same month 'of 1927.
Approximately 4,30o.OttO automo
biles ivore produced in 1928 while
3.41,326 were shipped from their
factories In 1927. The 3928 produc
tion figures may pass the 4,400,000
mark' when all reports have bee" .
made, .
Scientists Studying to Learn
Why Motor Misses on Getaway
By William K. Berciitokl
.Associated lress Automobile
Editor)
WASHINGTON A1) Fuel and
motor experts of the bureau of
standards are seeking an answer
to the motorist's question: "why
does my engine miss sometimes
when 1 step down on the accelera
tor." There Is a deep-seated scientific
problem behind the rather simple
query which is a commoner one
than the Individual motorist real
ises, the experts any.
Is the fuel to be blamed, or is it
the engine, or the carburetor which
mixes the fuel and air for the en
glue? How can the fault le elim
inated? These are the elementary
questions to which the bureau of
standards, in cooperation with the
j automotive and petroleum indus
try, jh seeKing tne answer.
Karly experiments to solve the
problem, Indicates a general rela
tionship between the character of
the fuel and the acceleration per
formance obtained with it. The
tests huve shown that of two fuels,
the one which gives better acceler
ation under conditions of winter
operation may be poorer than the
other under summer conditions.
It also has been teamed that
while an engine will accelerate
about as well with cold jacket wa
ter us with hot, heating the Intake
manifold greatly improves acceler
ation. The acceleration obtained
with mixtures both leaner and
richer than those normally em
ployed has been accurately meas
ured to determine the advisability
AUTO EXPORTS ;
TO BRAZIL ON
THE INCREASE
-WASHINGTON fAP) Urazll is
America's fourth beat customer for
motor vehicles.
The totul number of assembled
curs and trucks exported to lirH7.ll
lust year, .according Wj department
ot commerce reports, was 25,121),
un Increase of 11 per cent over the
previous year.
- Argentina is the only Luitn
Amerlcan country which buys more
American motor vehicles than
Brazil. The registration of motor
t vehicles In Ifruxtl nhmved more
than 95,000 automobiles, 40,000
trucks and 1,000 b umbos in opera
tion. During the last five years there
' has been a phenomenal growth in
demand for trucks lu HrnvM. The
truck demand increased from be
low 200 In 1923 to more than 11,
00 last year.
The present demand, according
to department of commerce field
exiiet'ts, is for vehicles of light
weight and low cost. Luck of ade
quate roads Is the principal reason
for the few heavy and more expen
sive vehicles.
Ohio Divorces js,w
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ai In
Ohio 15,000 divorces were granted
last year, uiid 10,000 children taken
front home and placed fn child
care agencies, iiclle G reeve, state
public welfare official, sees a con
nection between the two sets of statistics.
of their use for general purposes.
The bureau of standards investi
gation will continue the study of
the relation between fuel and ac
celeration performance and wilt
test the effectiveness of carburetor
auxiliary devices designed to give
nearly as good acceleration per
formance" with low grade of fuel
as can be obtained with a high test
gasoline.
The tests also have shown that
while a high test gasoline is valu
able to aid in starting the engine
In cold weather, it is of little added
value during extremely warm
! weather.
The ultimate object of the coop
erative investigation is to Ueter-
mine what volatility of motor fuel
is most economical from the stand
point of starting, operating and ac
celeration performance in an effort
to conserve American petroleum
resources. , '
The bureau of standards must
determine, as a part of its govern
mental functions, the volatility of
gasolines sold to the public.
Whether those gasollnea should
have a higher volatility or a lower
volatility must be redetermined as
new scientific Investigations show
the wa for greater efficiency with
lower grade gasolines. ..
Both the petroleum and automo
tive Industries are watching the
bureau of standards investigation
closely with the hopes that some
device or method may be worked
out to use lower grade gasoline
with greater efficiency in acceleration.
EXPECTALOWER
AUTO DEATH RATF
Unless December Total Is
More Than 2,800, Past
Year in Decrease
CHICAGO, Jail. 6 AP Unless
the nation December nuto acci
dent toil vai greaMy Increased over
that of til same month last year,
128 wilt show k decrease In auto
mobile fatalities over 1937, the -;
ttomtt wifely council said In report-;
tug S.U'O auto tataitties in Novem
ber '
The. eleven months total for 1951
was nearly SS.ttUU lives. Anions
cities of more Ulan &SMHM popula
tion clilcaKo had the highest au
tomobile death rate.
The SAwt total represented an
Increase of S.S per cent over Oc
tober, hut a small decrease from
November 1S2T.
November also' brought !.
home accident fatalities. So per
cent of which were caused by
burns and fails and lf per cent
from poisoning-. One third of the
victims of deaths from tiaras were
children under five years of ajje,
A toil of 2&.SUU lives was taken
by automobile accidents la 492?,
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KINUSTOWN, Mt. Vincent, West
Indies CAP) The production of
mke on a small farm near Hay
ieifjii has reached dally. The
animals ar used for cancer re
search work.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AVI The
Hoiy Stiyod of the Buisurias
church, alarmed by the high rate
of suicide, has addressed & mem
orandum to the government urging
strong measures to meet the crisis.
Movie Shows Motor j
In All lis Workings
PITTBBI.0 f AD "The Btory)
of the Gasoline Motor, a new edu-
rational moilnn itttsre flim pro
duced under the direction of the
IT, 8, bureau of mines, depicts all:
processes involved In the construe-:
tlon and operation of tbo gasoline
motor.
In preparing the film many types
of automobile engines were cut
apart so that every action of the
working; parts of the engine could
tin uh ntv i, wuntiWnv Man,
3 the scenes were made in widely
separated foundries so that views
emghi be shown of the actual fora
iEtjr of engine parts.
'i'he three-reel film, which is to
ba distributed without charge for
its use through the Ftttshure; ex
periment station of the bureau of
nunea, wiii bo used to Instruct
school children, automobile me
chanics, and motorists Interested
In tho mechanical details of their
automobiles, . '
( noeruN i&t't Boston nas on
; lunch counter restaurant that em
ipinya luuu persons sad feeds S6.0G0
j patrons each day. The owners plan
tto estabiish another unit
New Chevrolet
Delivered Here
On January 1
Starting tho 1929 season off in a
good style, George fuller was the
purchaser of the first of the new
six cylinder Chevrolets on sale In
la Grande, The car was delivered
to Mr. Fuller Jan. 1.
Many people during the last
week have visited at -tin Blue
Mountain garage to see tho new
Chevrolet sixes which nave Just
arrived in this city.
One of the latest of the models
Is at the garage now. It Is a
Crockett brown convertible' landau
with Mlstlno gray borders striped
in Khali mar orange. Mohair up
bolstering and steei disc wheels, an
adjustable driver's seat, a new rub
ber cbvbred , steering wheel' with
horn, button In the center, tiro
some of the features ot the new
model,
A fconipletu instrument panel
which Includes choke, gas and
spark controls, ignition switch,
water temperature indicator,
speedometer, oil guage, ammeter
and electro lock, aro other fea
tures. Tho Hcini-revcrslble steering gear
with solid steel shaft makes the
car safe and easy to handle, says
M. A. Harrison, local dealer.
The driver's seat in all closed
models Is adjustable by means of
a regulator, he says, and all closed
models are equipped with Ternstedt
window regulator and remote door
controls.
Nation ias Fine Hoads
WASHIXCTO& (At) The Unit
ed States has almost a monopoly
of the high type road surfaces in
the world; H? per cent of the bl-ttiinfiiotm-mucadam,
94 per cent of
the bituminous-concrete, and 86
per cent uf the cement -concrete.
Tho sale of niMieloe is reported
to- be light this year. Gin sales,
hoover, aro said to be increasing.
PERKINS CO.
EXPECTING 2
NEW MODELS
Two new models of tho Ford
automobile which have just been
manufactured by tho company t
Detroit are expected at tho Perkins
Motor company. The cars, which
will arrive this month and next.
Include a taxlcab and a town car.
- The taxlcab includes a driver's
compartment, a baggage compart
ment and a compartment for five
passengers.
Tho town car is a' citauffVr
driven car with a chauffer's com
partment, 'spuce for five, people and
all of the appointments which high
class cars of that type possess. It
sells for $1555,
A roadster pickup has been de
livered in La Grande and was sold
tb Kd Killer, of Union Thursday
a new restore of tne ptcKup is tne
closed cab optional equipment at
50 extra. Mr. Miller Is the first
purchaser of the new model.
Prices on Plymouth
Cars Are Lowered
Prices on nil Plymouth closed
cars were reduced, effective De
cember 21, by the Plymouth Motor
Corporation, division of the Chry
sier Corporation. The savings arc
from $25 for the twodoor sedan,
and $30 for the coupe with rumble
scat, to $40 for the four-door sedan
and de luxe coupe.
New economies In manufacture,
almost revolutionary even to the
building of motor cars, together
with tho big public demand the
Plymouth has created ever since
Its introduction to the public lust
July, make this action possible.
said J. W. Fraxcr. Plymouth wl&s
manager.
M OHCO W ( A P Unem ploy men t
among women has increased 8(1.
Ouu during the past two years in
the face of efforts by the govern
ment to fufctiitate the entry of
women into industry. The total
number is now more than ut0o.
ENGINE WITHOUT CRANKSHAFT FOR PLANES
l ps TOM "is ro'7"fiioo PIS TON ' ' I '
SHAFT & ass' V0T H
2ton I cAf;4 Hrr ' Iwa-.
Iroo to yfi V .-
CAM .fHf I Nss1'
SKETCH SHOWING ACTIONS Or PISTONS f '
I 1 ON CAM IN FRANKUN AERONAUTICAL 1 L)
j CAM ENGINE g) j Kl -r
An alfplttiw eiiKliie labovel, which has no crankshaft ot vntve Is the Invention of tiwrKe K.
'ranklin (rtuhtl. Mib-a city, Mimt., nierhtinlc. It it to be manufactured In Kansas City, .The diagram
beluv.- tipUins how the yurfiue tranAiuUii power.
' By
CHAS. PLAYLE AND AUDMER PLAYLE
Wo are pieased to announce that yea will find us rendy to greet our many
friends and patrons at the old stand. Our station has been re-iensed and
we are going to put it hack in shape in order to give you the kind of service '
that wiii set a new standard of excellence. !:;
TIRES
Our tire department wiii be one of our main
specialties. After looking over the tire field
welmve decided after a thorough investiga
tion to give you what we firmiy .believe to
be the "class" of nil tires. That tire ia
Duolop made by the oldest and largest ruii
ber company in the world with factories in
every civilized country. We will have much
to offer both in service and quality. Watch
for future announcements.
GAS and OIL
We will feature the New and Better TeKitco
Gasoline and Texaco Golden Mottsr Oi! the '
only oil tmd gas sold ander the same natsio
from coast to coast. This new gasoline is a .
dry gas that ehniinates excess dilution in
your crankcase besides giving quick starting
under any condition the same at Ciiristmus
time as tin the 4th of July, Texaco Golden
Motor Oil is a free flowing oil that does not
jelly in cold weather. Yet, it has body to
lubricate under extreme summer heat. .
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Complete j
Car
Service J
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GREASING
This important job can be entrusted to us
and you will know that every point on yur
chassis and motor wiii lie oiled and greased
with exacting care. Our new gear flusher
crcHtes a vacuum that cleans out all . con
gealed oi! and any particles of metal that
are liound to chip off. You can save money
by prolonging the life of your car and prop
er oiling and greasing is most essential to
long life in any machine.
WASHING
iSill Kcltner will have charge of our car wash
ing department. His former reputation for
excellent work is his best recoiiinicndnlinn.
Our equipment includes the latest Ciir wash
ing devices hew pressure pumps force a
cleaning solution into every part of the body
and chassis. ' We advise that every rsi often
you have your car polished it will bring
hack the original lustre just like il conies
from the factory.
Doyle Zimmerman and June Slaltuii
Fkyle 01
Company
Corner Adams and Greenwood
Super Service Station - Aiway as Near as Your Phone
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