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MOTORING NEWS
Ua (Irmtite lEuaritw torwr
AUTO SECTION
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929.
NUMBER 158.
GIVE DETAILS ON
OPEL FIRM DEAL
Charge of Death Car
Kjcneral Motors President,
in Wiesbaden, Explains
New Association
WIKHHAKKN. Germany. Mar.
3 Alfred I'. Sloau Jr., president
f Ocnerul Motors corporation tills
ck Issued the following Stat-
nenl:
"General Motors has formed an
ssoclutlon with the Adam Opel
onipany In Jtuftselhelin. Germany,
substantial Interest In that coin-
iny being taken at a cost of ap-
roxlmately 3U.0U0,U00.
"The Opel company iimnufuc-
ures tho Opel automobile as well
a other Opel products. It enjoys
dominant position In the auto
motive Industries - of Germany,
guanufacturlng about 46 per cent
ft! the total number of cars pro-
.ajucea in inm cuuiury. uyci plains
frank favorably In alio with the cor
poration's plants in the t'nllcd
(tales, are well situated for tho
iiurpose, and are favorably located,
('here are employed approximately
1 1,0111) operators. The products are
old through a well established and
itxtenslve dealer - organization
throughout Germany and tho sur
rounding country. Opel ranks
pmong the first ten German In-
?usttiai organicatlons.
To Strengtlira 0(h1
I "The Opel company will contlnuo
iu ut) UfHinivu an aw uiudjicuuviii
tirganliatlon by tho present man-
t .fcRcment which has already made
U such an outstanding muxes.
ulrhrougli coordination with Gen
eral Motors oilier aciivuies ujtei h
already dominating position will
hot only be maintained but
h' Strengthened. Oenerul Motors will'
contribute englncorlng. manutac
turlng, financial and managerial
cooperation to the end that it Is
Relieved that Opel's already high
irflclency can be still further en
hanced and its business rapidly ex-
V: anded.
' "General Motors' analysis of the
,1'iuropcun economic situation justi
fies the conclusion that Gcrmuny
Jiuh effected, during the past few
years, great industrial progress. It
Is believed that insofar us the auto
motive industry Is concerned, Gor
tnany's present position is now.
somewhat analogous to that of tho
t'nited States at the beginning of
the development of tho industry.
I ' Great Expansion Due -"A
great expansion therefore up
ears to bo ccrtuin. This associa
tion with Opel will enable Ocnerul
L.Mrtinra tn uurticinate in that do
aclupuiBOl, tt -ycy Jjiiportant-dw
7I I
'.J "Tula event marks tho transition
Of General Motors Into Inter
initio nul munufucturlng us well as
tllatrlbuftine organization. While
iieneral Motors business overseas
j' cacbed in the year 1928 a totul of
approximately $3wu,oou,ouu unu is
Junstantly expanding yet it is felt
hat there Is opportunity for the
profitable employment or cupuui
i munutucturing country like
Germany. Due to Ultterent econ
omic conditions prevailing abroad
fVuierlcan cars, because of their
fnglncering design, are limited to a
U datively small part of tho pulen
lul market. This association with
i-' Jpci unngs mereiuro iu ucuuibi
l Motors an opportunity of rapidly
expanding its business and
i alrengthenlng its position generally
f 'Jny the addition to lis present line,
t'r&f ears of European design particu
larly adapted to markets like Ger
. Many where there exists different
fiucessltles and conditions.
St "This association will also con
tribute Importantly, especially In
tho future, to the corporation's
I profit position both at home and
uuroau. : Ana not uiuy mis um,
ii :i through technical and financial co
f &poration which will be made
ifevuilublu there will also result the
jktrengthcnlng of an important Ger
V jitan institution thereby muking
; I ii contribution to the development
tot German industry in general
i. hrough the employment of addi-
v tionul Germun labor and increase
n the consumption of German
Jan ate rial."
Iliwfo Racing Is
Popular In Erin
1 III BUN (At') So great Is the
iliituniur In a nt itn t) i ! rtti'lnir In
relund that the gates of 1'hoenlx
spark, Dublin's 1,800-ucre open
space dedicated to the use of the
Speople, arc to be closed two days
next July so promoters of an In
ternational automobile ruce may
charge admission.
The Koyal Irish Automobile club
Is organizing the races. Hlmilur
races at Belfast tast year brought
'iovur a million dollars to the city
w3 IHKT TKACKS IllSV
One of the biggest seasons ever
planned for eastern dirt trucks is
rapidly taking form. The mile
oval ut I-anghornt'. just outside of
I'hlludelphki, has scheduled five
"Sevents. Nt-w Market, N. J., plans
races wcfkly and on alt holidays.
The newly constructed one-half
inili: autodrome at Babylon, Lone
Inland, also Plans runnlnir on alt
tltollduys and a bi-weekly program
In well. In addition to these. 40
4r 6u days of racing on state and
vounty dirt tracks during fair
jreks In the cast will ket-p the
drivers busy.
W --a Vl
CHAS. WENTWORTH
VISITS LA GRANDE
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3
, DeuthrOdo In Lee Uible's nutomnblle ns It shot over tho sands
of Dayluna Bunch t Kla., at 202 miles an hour unci Death cranked
the camera that made the lust pictorial record of the speeding
car. At the top you see JJible, mechanic-driver, of thn Triplex, Just -before
starling bin mad dash in quest of a new world's speed rec
ord. The next three views are from the movie film of Charles
, Traub, rathe News ceo I cameraman, who was killed while picturing
vtho scene.- In them you see Bible's car approaching one of the '
'o markers that lined .the -court, next coming alonKHlde the marker.
uhd .then the grJjir fiiule,- wiien rher monster mitehimr Swerved
craxlly along tho edge of tho surf unci took its death-dealing turn
toward Cameraman Trmilt. At the bottom Ix shown the wreckage
President of Oitgon Nash
Distributors Tells of
Factory Work
Chits. Wenlworth, president of
Wentworth & Irwin of Portland,
Nash distributors for Oregon and
part of Washington, was a visitor
In Iu Grande this week and be
sides complimenting La. Grande
business men on having tho finest
golf course he has ever played on,
told a vory interesting story of how
Nash automobiles are built, . .
rat each slxe cur is built In a
factory spcciullxlng on that partic
ular model. Kor Instance, the Ught
Six, or Standard Nash Is built In
a plant at Haclne, Wis., produc
ing 460 cars a day and nothing
else. Tho Special Six Nash car is
built in a factory at Milwaukee,
Wis., producing 300 cars a day.
The Advanced Six Nash is built in
a plant at Kenosha, Wis., produc
ing 300 cars daily. Tho bodies ara
built by Tho Nash Seaman body
plant at Milwaukee, Wis., with a
capacity of 1050 enclosed bodies
per duy. v ,
The Nash-Seamun sawmill lo
cated at Pino Bluff, Ark., cuts
and mills ltio.000 ft, of choice hard
wood daily that go Into muking
Nush automobile bodies,
Nush build their own motor
blocks, frames, bodies and prac
tically every thing that goes into
the making of u Nash car.
Nush employs 14,676 workmen,
28 division superintendents, 2 80
foremen, averaging ono foreman
to every fifty workmen, five chief
engineers at each of the above
mentioned - plants, a chief metal
lurgical engineer with 86 assistants,
383 Inspectors in five plants aver
aging one Inspector to evory thirty
nine workmen.
Mr. Wentworth ulso added a
few words ab,out tho Nush Seaman
bodies.
. "To create for tho moderate
priced motor car. coachcraft of
distinction, luxury and beuuty.
matching und, in details surpassing
the couchwork exhibited by cus
tom coachbullders In American und
Kuropean Salons no couehbuilder
In America is better equipped than
the House of Seaman," ho said,
Highly years ago and more, the
House of Seumun was founded to
build fine furniture und intorlor
woodwork. Woodworkers came
from the old world to the new. to
lend,, their skill and thoroiiKhncHs
or training to seaman success,
Then, as now, this house was fam
ous for its thorough craftsmanship
as well as for the artistry and .ori
ginality In 'Us designs?-:
With tho birth of the motor cm
the houso of Seaman turned its
Is Your Wife Driving
The Car On Risky
Old Tires?
This is the most dangerous season of the year
to risk tire trouble. Now is when new Goodyears
should be put on. We make it easy to do this.
I '. KOI ftS OF IKIMK
g I your wife turn out a K""d
; f 1 wnen you rs on your camp-
;ang trips?"
' f i"Kure; otMn a ciin Jut as neatly
? if she was In be,r own kitchen."
Is your wife driving on old thin tires
that are easily punctured, subject to
blowouts and have little or no non
skid traction left on them?
Even if smush-ups
ure avoided, any
moment - she may
find herself miles,
from home with a
."flat" on a cold, wet
day or evening the
necessity of walking
to a phone delay.
You will agree that
just before Spring
is the most sensible
- time to protect a car
and its occupants
with new Good-,
years. New, deep
cut, sure- footed
FAY AS YOU KIDK .
No red tape, no delay
we offer (he convenience
of a small payment down
balance divided in easy
installments. No restric
tions buy one tire if you
like, on time.
Hide In Safety Now!
trends for wife stops and traction on
wet roads. New tires that mean peace
of mind, freedom from trouble or de
lays, wherever you drive.
Drop in talk it
over let's see
what kind of a deal
we can make on the
new 1929 (Joodyears
finest tires in his
tory at lowest prices
in 30 years and lifc
l i in e guaranteed!
Sec' us before any
troubles happen to
make you everlast
ingly sorry for let
ting the matter
slide. '
Bohnenkamp's
Motor Vehicle
Licenses Total
Big, Half Year
SAL KM, Ore., March 23 (AP
Net returns from motor vehicle
licenses for the six months period
ending March 16 and apportioned
by secretary of state to the state
highway fund and tho counties of
the stale aRgregate t&,768,6&3.93.
according to a statement by the
secretary. Of this amount one
fourth or $M42,16S.48 was appor
tioned to the counties and three
fourth or $4,326,490.44 to the
highway fund. Tho present law
provides for that proportion, but
under un amendment of the 1929
legislature the county's share will
be increased to one-third while
tho highway fund will receive too
thlrds. The apportionment Is msdu aa
of March 15 und September 16
each year.
The gross r' turns for the period
were tM94,4S3.98. Of this :'.
307.12 was refunded and $-33.-522.94
went to administrative costs.
Of the gross receipts $6,846,
786.86 Is motor vehicle license re
ceipts since January 1. Registra
tions for this year show to dato
178.308 passenger cars and ve
hicles under one ton capacity. 15,
127 trucks and trailers. 910 motor
cycles, 527 dealers, 7452 chauf
feurs and 6.692 operators.
THREE BROTHERS AT HELM
l"KHFKtT
Dealer: Now this Is a six-cylinder
car.
bady Custnmor: How lovely! Ono
for each pussenger! '
attention to tho production of cus
tom bodies; building with the same
euro and thoroughness for thco
who purchased some of Amcrlcu'a
first cars.
Today tho brood Heumuti back
ground of skill and experience be
long to Nash Motors und express
es Itself in tho creation of finer
bodies. :
It was only natural that when
O. W. Nash searched for body de
signs to mach- tho integrity and
character of the car he created,
his attention centered on Hea
inun, MY. Wentworth concluded.
JXAft G&sarmm.
TIicho thretf famous brothers, Hubert, Joseph ami Hoy imlutm,
arc now In active tilutrgo of tho Jniluuu-Iaigt factory. Tho Jen
nings Motor company hns Just tvoelvod tho Grultam-rulgc aircucy
In this territory,
Front Wheel Drive Experiments
' .Watched Closely by Auto Men
DETROIT, Mar. S3 CAP) Tho
front whoel lrive, for years con
sidered a potential rftvolutionury
Innovation for motor cursy Is under
tho close scrutiny W half dozen
or more onKlneers in the motor in
dustry, j
While all manufacturers jealous
ly guard tho nature of experi
ments under way In their labora
tories, not a few will admit Unit
they are at least "looking Into"
or "watching closely" tho possi
bilities of the front.' whool drive. !
' , Dans IMnyotl I
One manufacturer of. passenger
Vehicles planned .to put a front
whoel drivo car on tho market
this year, but delayed his pluns to
work out further details.
Proponents of the Innovation,
which la now only so. far as its
employment In passenger cars Is
concerned, claim many advantages
for the front-drive method of trans
mitting power. Hut skeptics are
equally strong In their claims that
the disadvantages outweigh any
possible udvuntages.
Experiments the last few years
have brought tho front drive closer
to realisation than even Us pro
ponents predicted a few years ugo.
Once considered tho "coming" In
novation In the Industry, such as
,four-wheol brakes and balloon tires
were once considered, tho front
drivo now has advuurod to the
place whero it Is ready to make Its
dobut,
Proving Capable.
Front wheol drivo cars have
proved themsolves capablu of at
taining hlRhor speeds than ure con
sidered safe for the best highways
today. They huvo participated in
tho Jndlunupolls 600-mtlo ruce for
several years but have fulled to
win races. Their sponsors havo
blamed the superchargers for their
failures ruther than any Inublllty
of the front whoel drive system to
function.
Pulling Is easier than pushing,
the enKlneors agree, but the auto
mobile Is tho single departure from
this fundamental principle of theo
retical mechanics. Those who favor
the front drive say it achieves a
reduction of power loss, a decrease
in the distance tho power must be
transmitted, and , can , overcome
inertia more easily.
The front drive would greatly
simplify tho engineering problems
involved In reur-nxle construction.
Tho hasurd of skidding Is also said
to be cut down when a motor car
Is pulled ruther than pushed from
the rear.
The skeptics sny that the length
of the present duy car would have
to bo extended to provide ample
room for the front drive mechan
ism. Extension of length is con
sidered a disadvantage In this duy
when pur king space is at a
premium.
Decreased Traction
Decreased traction when climbs
i lng hills; Is pointed to by some en
gineers as a distant disadvantage,
j The principal objection Is found In
j tho greater possibility of Injury to
the driving mechanism by placing
; it In the front end of tho car.
t Manufacturers of fine cars ,ln
I Germany Oreut Hritaln and France
are employing the front drive und
claim success for their ventures.
Its debut In Am or lea Is certain to
come within a short time perhaps
loss than a year and its success
must he in ensured later -by greater
smoothness of operation and safety.
SPAIN hi:kkk hack entkikk
Hfgnor iKmielo Macaya, repre
senting the National Automobile
club of Hpufn, Is in the United
8 tut os seeking "'.nrou American
race drivers to reprosont this
country In an International road
race at Ilnroelonu In October. Blg
nor Macaya conferred with officials
of the American Automobile asso
ciation nt Washington concerning
possible American entries. Prises
ranging up to llO.ouo are at stake.
. Ab Jenkins, vof the best known
cross country and endurance driv
ers In America, Is seeking a new.'
car for tho Indianapolis 600-mlla
classic May 30. Jenkins most re-'
cent performance was ut Atlantio
City last fall when he drove 24
hours without moving out of the
driver's sent and covered more
than 2.000 miles,,
mattness that Results
from Individuality
You can m it in every line of the New
Oakland All-American. In the design of
its radiator. In its rakish proportions. In
t its Fisher body grace and symmetry. You
can see it in artistic interior fittings.
Smartness that results from iiidivliluulily.
In all . . . It's a cur that's triumphantly
different from anything else in the finUI.
With that difference that spells owner
satisfaction . . . that difference which
comes from offering greater beauty, higher
quality and finer performance for its price.
rrtr. ttt4 in $ lirj, . n. h. Partfinr. Mlrh.. Ilu. ttfllvwry rhftrx"- &pr1n nmi nd tntfny Hrifrtttillr Shnrfc Ahftrhtri Jr.
iujd in tilt priOM. Ilumtw and rtnr trniirr . ii.rii. tn. i.hrrt O.Manrf tlelitmt prlV. Ihmr inttud ltiM.f hundtin$
iMrfn. Cinmrml Aluwr, 'lima fajmmni flan nnllaUt ml minimum ral.
LA GRANDE MOTOR CO.
Hull Motor Co.
1119 Adams Ave.
Eiilorpiinc, Oregon
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