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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
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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 .
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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)
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chcEMrd" here and evicted 10 mi it
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life In the m honl. Convent are
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