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ay, May 11, 1929 ' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE,' ORE. Speedway's Ban on Women Lifted; Two Enter Racing Cars OLI8. May II .(AP). as old as the Indiaiu speedway that - at en off the track and Is will end this year. In own cars entered m race Muy 30. and 4 ntanager for Loufnj kiean racing champion un Batten, widow of tlrlver who went down iner Vestrls lust wl- ered her husband's car. and now seeks a pilot. ' Mrs. M. A. Yugle of l'htladelphlu is the owner or the car itay Kevch. former speed cliampiou. will pilot. Mrs Alice Uoffinun-Trobuk of Paris Is Chiron's pit manager., Mrs. Batten brought her car to the local track In condition for the race ;. ; . . v Keech held the mile straighta way record until It was shatterel several weeks ago by Major H. O. 1. Begrave of London. Ke-ech fin isher fourth In the 600-mile race In trying to avoid a collision, Cyril, crash ed into, another ma chine. He was careful but he had no insur ance. ; ' Why get in . Cyril's, class when you . can have a Travelers Au tomobile policy big enough -to pay- any claim. . You cati pay for your Automobile Cas ualty Insurance i n convenient monthly installments! Have us quote rates : on your car no obli gation. . ;'; . INITED STATES ESTMENT CO. O. W. WARNOCK, Mgr. Old Reliable Prune Fills New Role it fS rf&,: pr - (m f'"" " I .11 II illllll H I H IT 1 J ' JJJ Prospects of a record-breaking Coast prune crop this year, together with a concerted drive by hospitals and medical authorities 'to promote prune consumption as health aid, brings, high optimism to orchardists this spring. Surveying the crop, situation in a 1929 Buick sport-roadster, these experts of the California Prune & Apricot Growers Association are discussing with nurses the recent adoption of prune dishes as a major diet in San Jose Hospital, situated in "prune capital" of California. .' . KM HO 4iR)(fi) iAmd the UHH In HMr ar I Vine $1145 DELIVERED, FULLY EQUIPPED, NOTHING MORI TO BZTTt Iwin-Ignition Rrformance 22MORE TOWER 5miles more per hour in speed 1 EXTRA MILES ; GALLON of GASOLINE hint year, and was runnerup for UrivhiK honors during the season. Since the speedway began opera tions J 7 yeurs ago - Women havi been refused entrance to the pltr and track. Whether the pit rule will be lifted for Mrs. Hoffman Trobak hns not been determined. Chiron said his chances to win will bo reduced if his pit manager is eliminated becuufee of the self bait. Only two women over havo "rid den over the-uneven, bricks of the two nnd one-hult - mtlc.ovul, Mury ItoHtwIck, a feature writer of th'i Indianapolis Star, and another who was ejected before sho had much of a thrill. . . SURETY1 BOND IS PROTECTION TO TIRE BUYER "The Surety Bond with which 'ouch Dunlop ttrc Is banded and guaranteed 1b developing some In teresting incidents," says lioyle Zimmermnn, of the Plnylu Oil CM.. j local Dunlop representative. ! "This bond," continued Mr Zim merman, "covers tho. users tire 'against almost every possible tlrj I hazard for a period of one year. It covers even accidents nnd ubuse: which the motorist knows was' his 1 fault. This lust provision hus Riven rise to these unusual incidents of which f speak. "Ono owner of a high poworde car equipped Ills muchlne : with . u full set. of bonded -tiros. Just ' one month afterwards his- car .figured In'aWash.and one of the Lite was thunugod beyond repair. He ro ported tho accident, to the denier and in 'a few minutes was out of the storu with a .brand. new tlri tire ruined." Th dealer figured quickly ' "You get a brand new tiro for $1.72," he said. Tho motorist hasn't recovered yet. . Shipments Of v Dodge Trucks Show Big Gain . Iatnn lltwrli SiMUluHy? The city of Daytona lloaoh, Mn , ncene of ninny spiea contests, him becomo so "Kasotlne-tulndcd" Jhut a Kroup of men there are discuss infr the erection of a mile, banked gravel speedway, to .bo completed in time for the lit 30 beach speed tournament. Tho speedwuy would stuKO a lUO-mllo championship event In conjunction with the beuch trials. It Is theJr plan to make tho winter raco for speedway drivers and cars an annual affair, and to hold three smaller races on summer holiday dates for Class ti drivers and cars of the southeast, orn states. ? HeRalnlmr a Kuln of 77 per cent In shipments of commercial cars and trucks for March compared to Kebruury, the truck division of Dodfre Drainers Is increusinir nto- ductlon faollltieH to ment the roe. "Seo htM e!" said tho zealous traf prd breaking demand from domes-I f'c cop. ,"Kop on tho proper side tic und foreiifii markets. In carry-, of the while line." Iiir out this production schedule, a' "What line"? Iiuiulred the nm record of seven months' stnndln.T torlst. "1 can't see aiy white line." wira broken with the shipment of "Wll. uin't ye got any Imagina SSUtiucks on March 30th, exceed-. Hon?" American Mulurnl AluffA (tg any single day since August 2 2t zlno v 1928 Tho export of 1.73& uniu! They Come Willi UlUt MimIHs set an all time record for Marcnj Truffle Cop: Whni's the Idea of shlpmenU to foreign markets. imllinir un traffic like this? Whv . i no rapiu uuneiruyiioii oi puve-i roads and wide highways; and the manufacturing facilities to build trucks particularly adapted - to every line or business are uwakon-, ink executive to tho possibilities of i motor transportation never dream-1 cd of before," suld Howard K.j Sncathcn,, director .pjC, iJodguHro-l thors truck snles.i4, "Operators of ; truck fleVflfTiro finding. expihtftloY, profitablo and iiecoHMary In a cum-j petitlvo, market that Ucummiu ec. l.i. don't you use your noodle? ' . Hweet Miss: Didn't know tho cur had one. Lower, Delivered, Completely Equipped Prices THE Nash Motors Company em ploys om of the greatest engineer ing organizations in the automobile industry. , This is evidenced by the - advanced design found in the Nash OO" aeries.'. . The Nash "400" Twin Ignition motor produces 22 more horsepower, S miles per hour more speed, and 2 extra miles for every gallon of gaso ' line, as contrssted to the same motor with single ignition. . This great feature and many others are available to you at delivered, fully equipped, prices substantially lower than you would pay for other cars of the same or lower factory price. - , ; -' This is true because Nash factory- equips each "400 "model with the very finest equipment purchased at 16w factory-volume prices. , ' , '; ' All Nash "400" Special and Advanced Six. models are equipped with Dijur'. ' centralized chassis lubrication which . automatically and scientifically lubri-j. cates all -vital chassis points with a. ' single depression of foot pedal,,. ,t In addition, bumpers, hydraulic shock, absorbers, spare tire lock and tire 'cover come with each Nash "400", without extra cost. ( , . , , Don't think of buying any car today until you check its delivered, fully equipped price against the Nash "400" i ' delivered, fully equipped price. - McKennon Nash Motor Co. 806 Adams Avenue, ; ' Main 650. o-tn-iM CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT nomy. speed und depcndublllly transportation. ' -- - i "Six cylinder engines, four whe il brakes and four speed tianhinis-, slous on tho houvlor types of J'odge. trucks' provide speed and safety necessary for tite most economical renlueed at DO additional CQHU tO .llNtriluilirm nf mrphiiiiiiiKt uheltl- hlm." Ho still doesn't .UijdnrsHinrt' c,r h iQ on the country highwuyst wnai nappeucu. - ,v r- ' "Anothei' m'otorlst'1jough'a .u!l tv't of bonded UunJops, then 'Jo,K: control of his car at tlic top Of or congested city streets. ,s J 1 . . ' Tho fifty-one types of trucks! .' built by Dodge- Hroters represent!. five capacities ranging fro-n tho hlil, slid ,to the bottom, smashed light delivery merchant express io into a curb, tearing a big hole i.V th heavy duly three ton truck, an I a new' front tire. . ' meet the requirements of i(S per "Here's a sweet mess," he to' 1 cent of all transportation. 1 Hun , tho Dunlop' dculer, "A brand ne.v dreds of different trutt types can ' ' bd furnished from theHc cupucilles and types by varying equipmn',. iMMnnKHAnKMMHHS und enable the company to offer BBBBB fthe most cxtensiVe-truclc line In thu i . Industry." . ree Baseball Tickets n n Prove Ability,. Of Studebaker Spring Shackles For the Ball Game May 19th With Every IS During week starting May 12th. DUNLOP TIRES Easy Terms Guaranteed Bond Get Our Price on a set of four n a n a n ii ii u n u ii a n u n ii n ii n u Playle Oil Co. one Main 1G3 SUPER SERVICE STATION Stalcup & Zimmerman Corner Adams St. and Greenwood n M n u The ability of Studebuker's pat ented bull bearing spring shuckh to stand up undyir the most severo type of service is emphasised In .i recent statement made by Itulpii Hepburn, th noted rating driver. Hepburn was one of the pilots tvho drove four Sfudebuker J'resi dent olghts t j new world speed und nedurance records in tho 30,00'j mile run held at tho Atlantic City speedway last .summer. Since the completion of thfrrun he has been driving No' 1 - rottdsler tho cur which finished the SO, 0K0 miles i.i minutes on a -tour of tho country thu has tuk-n him through 29 states and registered more than 52,000 mites on tho speedometer. - 'The ball bearing spring shackle on my car ore functioning perfect ly, without the least notsu and with no appreciable, wear,"' Hepburn said. "To the best of my know ledge tho only httention they hud was ordinary lubrication lit the completion of the 30,00l mile run, when they wero examined by Htu- debaker engineers. Htnee then they have had no attention what over, In spito of tho fact that during my travels In the south this spring the car 'has hnd thp tinniest kind or service resulting from detours made necessary by floodr-d roads " The rorne condition Is reHrlc 1 j by ,Ab Jenkins, . trunHronttneiilnI record breaker and another of th 30. ODD niiie run pilots. Jenkins Is touring with the second of tho tow rosdsteis which covered 8.m.mi miles of bnttereil board speeflwH" ' und finished tlire minutes behind the leader. Jenkins' roadstr hai traveled more than 6i.ni0 mlleJ. but as In the rase of HepbnrnS car. the bull bearing sbuckbn hsve had no other Httention than tiiKpec I ion nnd lubrication at tho end of Hi gruelling ten run. ' 1 Iairbreadth precision and -custom care . . ' . . . t OA demonstration reveals ' surpassing results due to . Chrysler's finer standards CHRYSLER Chryittr 7-kenrinf nunttT-wtihlrJ craniihafii an until txnclinnlf fir amiraQ if kith djnamit and tlalie baltintt. Hit it only u tflhi many rtannl fir Itl immth pirfirmana tf vtry ChrytUr meter. .1 rts Chrysler, by applyine nrrw and ingenious methods of scientific efficiency, introduced to volume production the fine precision standards heretofore associated only with hand-built can. custom care and accuracy for- merly possible only in costly 'hand-built cars. An elaborate system of inspections and tests safeguards the finest kind of craftsmanship, and makes cer tain that every part scales to the ultimate. decimal of its pre scribed weight and dimension. ' Chrysler Imperial Roadster (withrumbltttai), J2I9S, Wirt tuAttt uirm Tits "75" Royal Sedan, I535 Wirt whttli txirt. he extreme hich Chrysler invariably goes in protecting quality snd accuracy is The man who buys a Chrysler - something unique in the field of big production. Care guides, ' skill in every move. Infallible ,' instruments eliminate chances of human fallibility. " ISeSilIII!!l!f!!I9EBII!fMIl!IBiei!!!9 fluim ha hi'cn varloiiNl)- .t-rts4.l ax a roof ovrr n 001 uotntin. unl tlit Hnl.. Imperial, a Chrysler . a Chrysler "65," gets a car that is held to hairbreadth limits in every specification. From raw material to finished product, Chrysler ii applying to all phases of manufacture the H2 : : So it is that Chrys'er cars, as they lake to the road, are in every particular as fine and fault-free as modern science and expert human craftsman ship can make them. ' And as the natural outcome of all this standardized care and precision, plus the genius of Chrysler engineering, there is "adistinctrK-in ' , Chrysler perform ance that is wholly and lastingly de lightful. We invite you to take a dem onstration and learn the difference for yourself. Chrysler "64" ?IM0J1H5 ' Six Ba.ly Styltl ' Chrysler "75" 51535 179S , f.iflit Body Styltl Chrysler !Mrr.RiAi.-2895J J85S Hint BeJy S(jlti All fittl f. t. bi faritry '65" The Chrysler Two-Door Sedan, I106S L. W WEEKS Greenwood & Jefferson