La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 16, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMOTORING NEWS Ha (Srattite fEwnto Witimvtv WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 192ft NUMBER 123. START ON SECOND MILUONOF FORDS Model A No. 1,000,000 Off Assembly Line on 4th Day of February BRITON WILL RETIRE IF HE REGAINS TITLE -" MaJ. Muh-ohit iiiiiiiIm'II, shown la IiIk fiiinuus "UlurjtiroV' has M'kfUxl a tlfKuluto Ht on tho South African veldt for his attempt to reuiii the world rrcurtl fur automobile himhiI. .- PKTHOIT, Feb. 10 Production of tho now Kortl reached "the find million the afternoon of lVb. 4 when Model A engine No. i.ouu.uuo came off the assembly line In tho -Motors Building ut the Hougo plant of the Kord Motor company. Tho occasion was inurked by tho gath ering of officials of the company who have been active In tho pro duction of tho new cur since ttu inspection. On October -0, 1927 Honry Kord ntampt'd the flffuio 1 on the first Model A motor to bo assembled, and bulldlntr of the new ermine waa under way. , It was slow ut flrHt, but Kord coordination of men. materials and machinery soon sent the output to higher levels, until it has now reached tho totul of a million now automotive power un lit), a romurkuble achievement for the industry. Striking Contrast Tho history of the Kord Motor company presents a striking con- j tinflt between this production rec ord and that when the old Model day TON A HKACH. Mr. (AP) T," was hitroductHi. It required A ruUo thal woum enab,e seven years and two months to M R Segrave to attain a produce the first mill on Mode P d of 81 mIIwi an hour beforo motors, while the first million 8hlftinff from firftt to BeCond Model A engines were made in d a spct,d of noarIy m nilM slightly over 16 months. an hour before shifting from second .h was on October 1. 1908 thut to hjgn gear Is one of tho features tho first million murk wus ubtutn-;or the powerful "Golden Arrow" cd. From then on production grew i machine which tho British race rapidly, until In li27 when tho driver brings here in March seek fiftcen millionth car was built, the ng a new world's speed record. company nio iaci ui "jr p--" Tne car a (lescrlbed as being .actual width of the body Is much nit, iw" '.bright golden In color with slim, 1 less. Tho overall length la 26 feet trucKK n yr. inc cm "1W 1 wind-cutting lines incorporated for (with a ground clearance of seven UUlIfllVII IV UUiiU lien vui. " " w ' r In a mil rknrl nxtont thn mifllnn nf i ti i . ; ' ------- iinijur nviiKruvu m vtjjuuii'u w the fuselage of the famous Super- arr(Ve In this country about Kebru- Speed Car Does 80 in Low Gear; ; Is Powered by Three Engines i STVDEBAKEWS SALES HEAVY IN JANUARY line with a back sight immediately in front of the driver, following out tho idea of the front and rear sights on a gun. The car. which weighs approxi mately 2H tons. Is equipped with internal expanding brakes on each of the four wheels. The wheels base is 13 feet four Inches. Tho car stunds three feet nine Inches 1 high and has an outside width of six feet four inches, although the service parts, ceased. The Model A cur was developed.: ... All Plains Chamml It was necessary' to chunge over all the. plants to meet the build ing requirements of tho new car. New machinery had to be installed. Other machinery was specially designed, developed and built, and Marine 8-6 airplane with which Flight Lieutenant Webster of Kng land won the Schneider cup trophy for. England In 3927 with a speed of 2S1& miles an hour. The hood of the car has three streamlined bulges to make room for the three blocks of the 12-cy- old machines remodelled, all to under motor, and these project fun meet the closer limit and higher wise from tho crankcase. precision demund required for the The driving1 power, whlchHs con munufacturo of the Model A car veyea- to eacn rear wheel lndepend parts. . Another task Involved tho entlV( B produced through a multi training of thousands upon thou- piate clutch and a throe-forward sands of new workers, un enormous ' ccd gear box To ,)reVent slip undertaking In itself. And It Iipa(?e powerful springs havo been one that still goes .an, aB-?addUioitused in t,C ciutcn-t0 vaw u 0ud at hundreds of workers are being lilrcd to bring factory production up to tho six day basis, loduy with tho first million Model A en gines already built production Is proceeding at tho rate of 7,000 units per day. of more than 1 tons on the plates, pressing them together. Located centrally In tho car is tho steering gear, which controls euch front wheel through a sepa rate mechanism, there being no tie rod between the two wheels. To1 aid the driver In steering at such a high speed a streamlined pro Joe 1.' nnmiminlltr lintt Sit lnilHt no kooU fellow who will lend you Hon has been intallrd t the front miiey hl wife needs for shoes. of the car, which is directly in ary 15 and proceed directly to Day tona Bench for the speed trials to bo held March 1 to 16 under tho direction of the American Automo bile association with city officials acting as sponsors. ' ECONOMIST FOHK8KKK GAsoi.tNi; l Aii.H onors ST. LOUIS (AP) " Automobile fuel from farm crops Is predicted by Dr. Isaac Lipplnoott, professor of economic research at Washing ton uniyfrslty. y ; . petroleum supplies virtually will be exhausted within 10 years, ho believes. Kvcn beforo that time. In Dr. Linpincott's opinion, "It will be necessary to look to furin crops for automobile .fuel1 s SOUTH .BKND, Ind., Feb. 10 Iurlng January 1929, dealers re ported the largest January retail deliveries in history, according to J. M. Clcary, sales manager of Tho Studebaker Corporation of Ameri ca. Moro than 2,000 unfilled orders were carried over into February by the Studebaker factory. This Increase, in Studebaker sales during 1929 was predicted early In January by many motor experts, following tho Introduction of a new Commander Kight, and improved models of The President Eight and Commander Six series at the New York Automobile Show. Nearly 10,000 Miles Of U.S. Aid Road Work WASHINGTON. Feb. 16 A to tal of 9,753 miles of federal-aid highways were Improved ln the calendar year ending December at, 1928, by the 4S stato hlghwuy de partments und that of Hawaii, in cooperutlon with, tho bureau, of public' 'roads or the United Stairs department Of agriculture. Of that total, according - to figures compiled by the bureau, 7,025 miles had not previously been im proved with fedeiut aid, whilo 2,- J2K miles which had already been Jf cnemisiry transforms r"ii i, ..-.,.. ,i i...,,i,t t i.ir,i,. into equivalents of gasoline, as well , 1!(,nstr... tlnn. These as corn fiber into papur. Dr. Lip plncott believes the fanner's fin ancial future is assured. M "4 (D)" Leads the librld m Aiotor CnrKdue III Whippet Beauty Held Challenge To Car Builders TOLKDO. O.. Feb. 16 Striking as waa the advancement In design and outstanding mechanical fea tures of the original Whippet Four when it was introduced In June 1920, persons closely Identified with the automobile industry de clare that the new ro-deslgned 1929 Whippet being Introduced by the Willys - Overland company estab lishes an e-ven more remarkable advancement In tho world's light car field today. In tho statement of John N. Willys, president of Wltlys-Ovor-land, In presenting the 1929 Super ior "Whippet Fours and Sixes that "thoro can be no place In the auto mobilo industry for the car manu facturer In tho low price field who fniUt to Incorporate outstanding beauty oft design In his products In addition to proved mechanical excellence," Is aeon a virtual chal lenge to tho builders of cars in tho Whippet class to bring tholr cars to the new high standard of beauty set by tho Whippet or bo relegated to tho obsoleto class. Since the successful creation of tho original Whippet, buyers in the lower prlco ranges have como to ucccpt tho principles advanced by tho Toledo manufacturer as representing tho most modern en gineering practices. Tho presentation of tho new Whippet Fours and Sixes is admit tedly tho muster stroke of Mr. Willys who, just ono year ago hurled a challenge at the light car manufacturer with the statement that "there can bo no monopoly In tho light car field," und follow ed It with a drastic prlco cut that met all- competition on an oven basis. The Mile Price Is What Counts ATHKNS (AD A new Athens newspaper has launchod a heated attack against thn Invasion of for eign capital. "Greece,' says this pupor, "Is tho slavo of big contrac tors' ' from abroad. '. When you motorists buy tires you must remem ber that you are paying for so many tire miles- the price of a tire has nothing to do with it . Goodycars have been giving the many users in : . this vicinity a lot for their money when it comes to figuring up tire cost 15,000, 20,000, 25,000 . , and even up to 30,000 miles from a tire is not at , all unusual. ; This spring you will be offered tires at bargain prices cut prices sale prices and every other lcind of prices anything to attract you and get you to buy a tire on price alone. Before you buy any of this "Off-Brand Stuff" let us show you the new Goodyear prices are the lowest in history the quality higher than ever. , . Goodycars give you the cheapest mile price. B 0 UN EN K AMP'S "S, HE OHMLY CAR of Mil tlte neu cats with every new 1920 refinement y i YOU will find some of these important new 1929 features on several of the new cars but the only new car that has all of them is the new Nash "400"! Each one of these new refinements gives added pleasure to driving a car. And all of them together mean more delightful, carefree, luxuri ous motoring than joa have ever known before. And when you buy a Nash "400", you get all these advantages with out a penny of extra cost. Every necessary accessory . . . hydraulic shock absorbers... bumpers front and rear. . . even tire locks . .. are installed at the factory included in the factory price. Drive a new Nash "400" today. Compare what u-t say about the car with what the car says to you. You will find that although we maka strong statements about the "400" the facts are even stronger! IflKtlreH hrlnff the tolul milcuw lui jpiovofl wtth fcdi'ral ii id. as of lc I comber 31. lo 78,075 miles. Ill llic ri'cJtw-ul-alfl KysU'in urc u lolul ut IKS. 017 miles. Milttli I'mlrr Construction. At the enl of December, 9.3 IS mllH or federal-uld roarlH were under construction and J . & It 7 miles were upproved for construction. Of I ho mlieuKct not previously Improved with fedeml aid. South llukola, wilh f7K miles, heads the list of slates. North llakolu, with 4!Ml miles, ranks second; Neliraska. with 483 miles, is third: Kansas, with 41'3 miles, is fourth; Nw York, wllh 416 miles. Is flflh; Tex an, with 3G1 miles, Is sixth: Mon lanu, with 2!'K miles. Is seventh: and Alahuma with 27U miles, ranks eluhth. Wild the exception or New York and Texas, the largo mileages of tho uhove states ares for the most part, of tho lower types or road construction. In inileaKO already improved wllh .federal aid and hromrht lo hlKhcr types or construction. North ako!u, with 3Sfi mites, heads the list or sillies. Nebraska. Willi 278 miles, ranks second: Texas, with 'J li 2 miles, in third: Knuth Huknta, with 2f2 miles, Is fourth; Minneso ta, wllh 118 miles, is fifth; Iowa, with Idli miles, Is sixth: Hiiulli Carolina, with li 2 mites, Is seventh: Wyoming, with 7K miles. Is ciKhtli: A in hit ma, with h K miles, is ninth, and Georgia with fi7 miles, ranks I tenth. I , The 9.703 miles Improved In I92K (Is 1.478 mllef or 18 per cent more than the 8,286 miles improved In IS37. McKcnnon Nash Motor Co. SOG Adams Avenue, Main G50. I'AltMl lt says hi; savi;s I1Y Mlltl Vii MmXHl THICK WILKO.V. Ok la., (AIMOnc or ttio niutft miccfUHful farmi-m in Ruiitlu-rn Oklahoma owns n ithnr a truck nor an automobile, yt Ih rHh'H on motor ttiitiKiortallun for niurkt'tttiff the products of hln farm. He In W. T. HlodKctt of Wilson. Whenever hn han anything1 for market he hired a trurk. and when he has a trip to make ho rides u huff. Hloiltfett Hays he wiven money hy hlrlnic trunfiportation heoaune he doen not tin up capital of his own In egulpm-nt that in Idle a Icnce part of the time. He hauled his p'ufiut crop to market at the tout of only I cent a bunhl. and he nhlpx livestock to Kort Worth by truck for $25 a load. National Demonstration Week! Drive the New Chevrolet Six mm No matter how closely ymi Inspect The Outstanding Chevrolet of Chevrolet History you will never appreciate what a wonderful achievement It Is until you sit at the wheel and drive. So this week has been set aside m National Demonstration Week, and you are cordially invited to come In and drive this sensational automobile. Not only is the new six-cylinder valvc-ln-head motor 32 moro powerful, with correspondingly higher speed and faster acceleration . . . not only does It provide a fuel-economy of bet ter than twenty miles to the gallon but it operates with such marvelous smoothness that you almost forget there is a motor under the hoodt Regardless of the car you may now be driving come drive this new Chev rolet Six. Come In today and enjoy the greatest motoring thrill you have ever experienced I jj -a Six in the price range of the four! ( MSi; MKXH'AN CONVlKVr MKXICO TY, Feb. 16 AI) The department of Interior ban r lotted the t'ltthoiu- Mthool "Jeanne chcEMrd" here and evicted 10 mi it ehariced wllh lend Ink a community life In the m honl. Convent are prohibited In the Mexican conntl-tutluu. Tiff RtiiiJitrr. . Th rittnn . . Thm (tup . . . . 7h Th Nrutft The COACH 525 '595 595 505 675 695 Ml.snd.u. 8.t.n lllUwjr l.lht lll. MAfl rTnn . I4B :haula ..... ItotltaCub.. All ptlttii, . b. tmclory, flint. Mich. m Blue Mountain Garage I Oppo. P. 0. QUALITY -2 i . A T M. A. HARRISON, Mgr. LOW COST