Saturday, April 20, 1929
IiA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Pare Thirteen
WHEVROLETS
MAKINGFRIENDS
Miss Delia Weeks Is
Charmed with Her 5
. Passenger Sedan
Tho "OutstnndliiB Chevrolet of
Clurvrotvt History," ts the property
of Mitts Delia Weeks who recently
purchased a sedan from the lrU
uon Chevrolet, company In this city.
Miss Weeks find that throuRh
iut the entire opeed, ranee the
Chevrolet puronim with a smooth
ncttH and uuletness of operation that
has never before boen approached
in a low priced automobile. Never
did royal couehca move alone
with smoother salt.
Turn Kaslly v
"Ah much as 1 have driven it I
' find it very fine,' Miss Weeks Is
)ruoliMi as saying. "It turns oasV
lly and is exceed in sly cuiufort
iiblc." V r,v
Asldo from the speed and
Hiiioothncss which prove a constant
ddlKht the power of the Chevro-.
1tt in boasted of by the makers,
'it takes tho longest and stoepest
hills with a reserve of power; ,tliatt
it always a source of pride to the
driver. , ; . . ;
"in appearance, too. this out--filaiidlrif,'
Chevrolet Is destined to
bocoine an automotive sensation,
ho smart, so stylish and so distinc
tively appointed that It rivals the
costliest, custom creations. The
new KIsher bodies are longer, low
er and roomier und reveal, -. .a
never beforertho matchless artistry;
of the designers. With their mod-!
IkIi new colors, their smart ' belt,
mouldings und their distinctive
concave pillars, they achievo a dc-;
gree of original beauty that cvory
ono admires."
There are a numoer of enticing
models of Chevrolet and it takes a
prospective ,. buyer ; considerable
thought to decide between the
graceful lined sedan, the open
phaeton, the smart convertible
landau, and if they wish a smaller
W;trt the chic- coupe,, the speedy
roadster and tho sport cabrloleU
Alias Weeks decided on tho five;
passenger sedan. . . . .
G. U Larlson, tho new dealer
in this county, is located next to
observer office. .
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Ask La Grande
For Entry For
Beauty Contest
I'KNDI.iJTON, " Ore., Apr; 20
I'll. totaling- SS00 are to bo given
tli winners of tho outboard motor-,
boat races to be hold here during
Hie American Legion Hegatta at.
tho McKay ilam reservoir on June;
16 and 10. Several cutis and mer,-
. cimmllse prizes are also to bo given. .
' 1 Arrangements are being made;
, TStKlvo merchandise- prizes as well,
as cash prizes to tho winners of
u bathing beauty contest which:
will be held in conjunction with
the rcKultu. La Orunde In being:
asked to enter a girl In tho bcuuly j
contest. ' - - I
Itlehuid Hlce, heading tho com-
mliu o on enterics and events, has .
recently conferred with outboard
men in Portland und other cities!
along the coust on program ar-1
rangeineiits and a complete list ot'
events has just been drawn up.
This will, include races for Class'
H and riuss C outboard as well
as a free for all raco for ult oul
liuards. j
At a recent meeting of the out- ,
bon.nl reguttu committeo of the!
l'eiidelton I'ost of the American J
Legion, it was decided that tho j
group would not Join the Ameri
can association mis year, uui n
may enter tho association later It
this year's regatta proves success
ful. Uaces between tho flashy sporty
t -i'il(lng little outboard motorboats
Trtve proven exceptionally popular
over the nation and the thrill of
driving one of the tiny hulls over
smooth wuter at a high speed Is
not equalled in any other sport.
Since the announcement was
made that a regatta would bo held
here this summer, interest in out
board moturboatlng has Increased
tremendously. , .
iloro than a half dozen sop-
Plancs, owned in i-enuciion, wui
be entered In the races here In June .
as well us many boats from Port-1
land. The cash prizes are expect
ed lo attract many who otherwise
would not be able tocnler the races.
Thn liivinn hnfl r011lisld tW'O'
solid days of entertainment for the
visitors who come hero for tho re
galia'. I'nusunl forms of entertain
ment are being planned, but the
details will not be revealed until
later. Numerous inquiries huvc
been received from people all over
l-jislern Oregon regarding tho re
gatta, and It Is expected that 11
will be well attended,
i .The McKay dam, compltcd over
P&o years ago. has made a lake
lli.it is Ideal Tor outboard racing,
and with the state rapidly stocking
it with trout, is becoming a popu
lar Held for the troll-fishermen. It
i tim e and one-half miles south
west of I'endleton and Is easily ac
cessible over a fine oiled macadam
highway.
VIIONNA (AT) The Austrian
National Association of I'harma
elsts has ruled that henceforth only
members of their families shall bo
aaeeepted us apothecaries anil drug
cierks. Krea clinics nnd medicine
iimvMxii iiv the government for th
poorer population caused the clo-
ing of several hundred drug stores.
And This Country Also Needs a Sure Cure for Back-Seat Driving!
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New Equipment
Is Installed In
Ackerman Shop
E. Ackerman on Adams avenue
across the street from the Larlsuii
garage has added a new piece of
equipment to his tiro shop. It Is
the -latest model of tire spreader.
Mr. Ackerman doea vulcanising
and deals In new and old tires, lie
has been in that business In La
Orunde for the last three years.
Before Jhat he was located In
Portland. . a
An Interesting training was un
dergone In that work by Mr. Acker,
man In Ohio when for five years
he worked building tires at .one
time In tho Firestone tire factory,
another time In the Goodrich fac
tory and again In the Kelly-Hpring-fteld
factory, so he knows the busi
ness from the ground up.
The Ackerman shop was former
ly located In the Koesch building
next to The Observer but moved
across Adams when Mr. Lartson
secured those quarters for his new
garage.
'GKNEVA (AD Franco - has
ratified the international labor
agreement providing that seamen
landed during the term of their em
ployment be given free transpor
tation to home ports. Hclgtum.
Cuba, Kstonla and .Luxemburg aLso
ratlffpd the convention which was
framed in 1920. .
U: HAVRE, Ttrance Al')
Stamp collectors from all countries
are expected here May 18-26 for
an International Philatelic exposi
tion marking the flftioth anniver
sary of organisation of the business
Several, foreign governments will
have official exhibits. .'
STAGES LEAVE
From La Grande Hotel BIdg.
. Adams Ave.
AVallowa Valley Coaches :
Leave ' - - -
La Grande for Joseph 8:45 a. m. ' 4:00 p.'ta
'" Makes All Main Line Connections. - .
For information call MAIN 799
HIS SYNTK.M
"Why do you rise so early in tho
morning?" . .
"1. have to get downtown curly
In order to find a parking space
for my car?
. - ''But don't you have a good deal
of tlmo on your hands?"
"Oh, then I take a Btrcot cur
home and have breukfast." Cor
nell Widow. , . , , 1
U. S. TEAM DEFENDING RYDER CUP
High school enrollment In de
clining In Germany. In 1903 60
per cent of all 'boys were listed;
the number has dropped to 44 per
Cent.", ; ; ,: .t-.
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BANKED TI HNK OHDERRD
PARIS (AP) flanked turns an
In store for fast drivers on the re
built roads of France.
Wherever a road Is to be recon
structed or extensive repairs are
necessary, the ministry of publie
roads 'has ordered thut the turns
bo adapted to tho fast travel of
today, ' ' i
' Since about half tho tualn high,
ways are due for rebuilding In the
next few years us money becomes
available, thore eventually will be
a marked Improvement In rural
truftlo movement.
' l.fcT MA DO IT 7'
There la no uso to explain tho
budget system to a mun who pays
$3.00 for Ketting: his car washed
while his wife Is doing the family
wash at home.
Judge (to woman witness): Do
you understand tho haturo of uu
oath? - -,
Witness: Well, my htisbund is a
Kolfor and my son drives a second
hand flivver. .
It was alomr a beautiful stretch ,
of htfrhwuy and tho telephone line
ulonff tho way was In the hands of
repair men. Kho was driving and
cooing, when of a sudden she spied
tho mon climbing tho telophone
polos. "Elmer, Just look at those
fools," she exclaimed; "do they
think .1 never drove a car before?"
Wulter Million, captain, and his Itvilcr cup team sailed April
1 1) for Enuliind. i'arroll und Dlexel are sluled to play No. 1 uml
No. 3. ' '... ... .'
DUBLIN AP The Irish Kreo
State will issue a special set ot
postage Bin m lis to commemorate
tho centenary next June of Homan
Catholto emancipation in Ireland..
Tho now Issue Is to bear a likeness
of Daniel O'C'ounull, the "libera,
tor-" .
YOU'VE SEEM THEM
They Are Here For You
To Drive. . . .
THE WHIPPET 4
THE WHIPPET 6
THE WILLYS-KNIGHT 6
Phone r (all, Well Take You for a Ride
Gettings & Hanks
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SAO PAULA. Braiil (AP) fon
ilc Mataratzo, head of a large busi
ness house, recently bought a mil
lion sacks of sugar from a produc
ers cooperative society. Most of
lira-til's annual sugar production of
r,u,oeo tons is consumed at home.
k KALO. Italy ( AP) A great ossu
ary for bones ot the unclaimed war
dead is to be erected here. Skel
etons are already being collected
from the battlefields of the Garda
and the Idro and all along the line
yi inti old frontier. . . ,
: If You Have $10,000 In Money Or Own
$10,000 Worth of Property-Then
You Are Driving A $10,000 Car
Thiuiffh careless or accidental driving you hit a
child! The parents bring suit against you for $10,
, . 0(10 damages! On. the decision of the court rests all
the money you have, all the property you own! What
protection have you got?
Without public liability insurance you must fight . '
your own battles, pay your own costs, suffer the full
amount of the damage. You were driving a $10,000
car and you wrecked it. ,
YOU CAN PLAY SAFE
Complete Protection Is Not Expensive
And You Pay Your Premium
In Installments
aA us write an insurance policy to give you com
; . plc-te protection. We'll be glad to quote prices and
explain how we can be of fullest service in case of loss.
You can take care of the premium with monthly pay
ments at small expense.
United States Investment Co.
O W. WARNOCK, Mgr.
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It Challenges Your Interest in These Important Ways
FOR INSTANCE in this city your
first payment with your present car
included, may be as low as $300,
and your monthly payments $38.87. ,
Your present car will probably cover the
entire first payment The II. M. C. Purchase
Plan offers the lowest terms available .
on the balance.
On our own streets Essex the Challenger,
under competent observation, ' averaged
20 6-10 miles per gallon. The average own
er in this city can expect 18 to 20 miles and
upward. Hundreds of records all over the
country during "Challenger Week" prove
Essex economy. Commercial users operat
ing large fleets of Essex cars say that serv
ice and maintenance costs, covering millions
of miles of operation, are lowest of any car
ever tested.
The buying public has picked Essex the Challenger as the
greatest value of 1929. - They are giving it the biggest
business even Essex has ever known. By thousands they
are trading in other makes for the great Essex value.
Never before has p'ublic approval been so near universal.
A Wide Choice of Colors at No Extra Cost
The Variety is So Great You Have Almost Individual Distinction
Mere it BIGaduluiize"Six" fine to
look at roomy and comfortable built
a strongly as any car at any price Up
hoittery and appointments are rich and
handsome There is such a wide variety
ofcolor, that noma tterwhatyourchoice
you have almost individual distinction.
A SUPER-SIX motor challenging
up lo 70 miles an hour 60 miles
in hour, hour after hour in get-away
Blue!
it challenges any car at any price
it challenges all in climbing hills.
Hydraulic shock absorbers art standard
they do not cost one cent extra. The
tame with radiator shutters, air cleaner,
windshield wiper, safety lock, chromium-plated
cowl lamps. Add up for
yourself the extras Essex offers to
added cost and you will see above 2100
La extra value in those items alone.
ountain
AND fACTORr
rVMcti, 2-Pjim. CoviMf
145; Phjaicon, 699 Onip
" with rumbfo teat), $705.
Standard Hcdan, $78t
Town bed art. $AM RoaJ
ater. $A50t Convertible
Coupe. IMA.
Standard Kquipmmt InrJurtisi 4 hydraulic ihnck
0binrhr$ electric gauge for gat and oil -radiator
$huttri toddle tampt windshield wiper glare
proof rear-rievt mirror elect ralnck controls on
Meeting uiJ bright part chromium -piatoel.
Gara
Opposite Postofficc:
M. A. Harrison, Mngr..
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