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fVUTO SECTION
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1929
NUMBER 198
MOTORING NEWS
USE OF GASOLINE
MOUNTING IN U.S
Motorists of America
Consumed More than 10
Billions Gallons in 1928
POUTLANT. Ore.. June 15
"MntoristH of America consumed
oven ten billion Millions of gasoline
lust year." stated Georjro O. Brun-
denburjr, Hecretary-niamiRor of the..
Oregon State Motor association in
a reee-nt statement. "In iisinff tills
Kusoline the motorist pni'.l motor
fuel taxes aggregating; $3(15,233,842.
"Theso figures," continued Mr.
Hranilenburg, "are based on stntis
tles recently issued by the bureau 1
of public roads and do not Include j
the gallonnge of Massachusetts or
New York, neither of which states
had a gas tax in 1328. These two
states, however, since have passed
laws providing for a gas tax and
motorists of Massachusetts and
New York are paying a gas tax this
year making every stato In the
union u gas tax state.
"All changes, except one, in gas
tax d u ri n g 1 It 2 8 -1 it 2 0 h a vo bee n
Oregonincreases rather than decre
ases and Oregon was In accord with
other states when she raised nor
gas tax from 3 to 4 cents.
"Tho average rate per gallon in
i 1928 was 3 cents; tho highest was
6 and the lowest was 2 cents. At
the close of the year the rate in ef
fect was f cents in seven states, 4
cents in eleven states, 'Alj cents in
one state, 3 cents in fourteen states
and 2 cents in twelve states and
the District of Columbia.
"Comparison of the total number
of vehicles registered with tho to
1 tal tax collected In tho states in
which the tax was effective
hroughtout the year shows an ave
rage revenoe of $15.09 per vehicle".
After deduction of the cosjs of col
lection the entire net revenue was
used for rural road purposes in 35
' states. In the remaining 13 states
and the District of Columbia a to
tal Of $18,4:il,754 was devoted to
other purposes. In 3 states a por
tion of the collections was used for
public school purposes.
1,A1I of the gas lax money in Ore
gon Ik used for road purpose
is placed at the disposal of the
state highway department."
Underwater Tube Will Connect
Two California Cities Shortly
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right .shows the ihjsUIoii of the two cities.
More Tractors
Are Put in Use
By, Lumber Men
"Caterpillar" tractors aro con
tinuing to find favor with tho log
gers in this n roil according to the
Hunting Tractor company, local
dealers. Two shipments of Model
Sixty cruisers are now en route
for delivery next week.
f One of these machines will be
delivered to the Mount Emily
lumber Co.. of this clly. This
1 frin is already operating four SIx
tys and the five tractors they will
now have will all be used in their
lugging operations in tho StarUey
area.
Stalcup Brothers, of this city,
are taking delivery of another 01
the machin.'s for use in the log
ging operation of Hownian-Hlcks
1, in libs Co., near Maxvllle, in Wal
lowa county. Stalcup Brothers will
operate another "Caterpillar" Sixty
which tho Bowman-Hicks Lumber
Co., has on the job, also.
A third cruiser is for delivery to
Italph Davis, of linker, Oregon,
who will use it on a logging con
tract for the Stoddard Lumber
company of that city. The Stod
dard Lumber company owns and
operates a large fleet of "Cater
pillar" tractors, also.
It. 10. Stiff and M. J. Ourada. of
Boise, Idaho, have j"t taken de
livery of a "Caterpillar" Thirty
tractor from the Boise office of the
Hunting Tractor company. They
will use the tractor in their fann
ing operation near Boise.
SAN D1I5GO, Cal. (AP) The
third large underwater vehicular
tube to bo constructed in America
will be built under San Diego bay,
connecting San Diego and Coro
nado, at a cost of $0,000,000.
It wjll bo more than a mile
long.
The Holland tunnel beneath the
Hudson river and the George A.
Posey tube under tho Oakland es
tuary are the two previous proj
ects successfully completed within
the decade.
Tho now subway. Unking the
winter resort of Coronado with the
mainland, will supply a new, fast
route of travel to Tijuana, just be
low the international line in Mexi
co. It will ho 35 feet in diameter
with a 23-foot roadway and a four
foot sidewalk. At its lowest point
it will bo DO feet below sea level.
Method of construction will be
the prc-cast type. Segments 250
feet lung and weighing 7000 tons
each, will be built and launched
like a boat, later beink sunk into
place by ballast. First, however.
a trench will he dug at tho bottom
Willys-Overland
Export Business
At High Level
TOLKDO, O., June Ifi Willys
Oveiiand established a new high
record on export business In the
first fivu months of the current
year with an InereaHo of 44 per
cent over the same period of last
year. During tho first five months
of 192a, the company shipped 22,
132 Whippets and Willys-Knights
to the foreign markets as com
pared with 15.3. -It cars shipped in
the first five months of last year.
Indications are that the June
export business will maintain the
same proportions since plans call
lor shipment of a large volume of
the new Whippet Six one and one
half ton commercial units which
wcr! recently announced by tho
Willys-Overland company. In addi
tion to Hhlpnu-nt of the Whippet
and Willys-Knight passenger cars.
The Milan
Kec nt Bride: I can't sand it any
long'-r. Jirlge. My hjslund actu
ally swore at me. (tearfully.) And
1 was Iwirnlnr? to drive just to
pl.'use him too.
Judge; What did he say?
B, H.: Mm pat there In the ditch
and said. "Holy Cats, woman, didn't
you ee that tiuek?" Motor Iund
'Iih I'mihiilnr
Mm. City Tourist: That iooks like
n nice tourist camp. Let's stop there
tonight.
Mr. City Tourist: Iloavcns, no, I
know them neat-looking camps.
They'll make yon pick everything
up.'
of the bay which will hold tho seg
ments and eventually dirt and sand
will cover tho tuho its entire length.
As each segment is lowered into
place a crew of men will be inside
who will break down tho coffer
dams and connect tho ends. Deep
sea diving will bo roaortod to in
sealing the exterior.
A feature of tho work will be 30-
ton anchor blocks placed on the
end of each segment. These blocks
will be adjusted Inside the tube by
jacks to true up the subway.
A ventilating system, requiring
10 large electric fans to keep the
air in constant motion, will be
used. Drains will bo installed.
Construction wjll start this year
with Francis Belts Smith, San
Francisco engineer, In chargo of
design . and .construction.
Last Word in Tires
Dealer Declares
The last word in tires, tho new
Firestone Supreme balloon, has
arrived and is on display at the
IVrklns Motor Co., local Firestone
dealer.
"By far tho most outstanding
tire ever purchased," says W. C.
Berklnu, Countless special con
struction features give the tiro
strength and endurance beyond
anything e-ver produced.
"The experience of twenty nine
years of tire building has been
utllvddc in the construction of the
New Supreme. In planning, Fire
stone engineers were told to forget
price but remember value and
build a tire that would be so out
standing in performance and looks
that it would set a new standard
for the entire industry. We feel
that they have succeeded In tho
highest degree.
"Looking back a few years we
recall the old fabric tiro that gave
3000 or 4000 miles of doubtful ser
vice. Then came the cord tire a
great Improvement over the square
woven fabric casing that immed
iately preceded It. Soon afterwards
Firestone brought out tho gum-dipped
ballon. Now the new Supreme
larger, tougher, added endurango
and extraordinary beauty for those
who demand tho best.
"The Supreme tube' is equally as
outstanding a-i the tire. It Is a
deep blue color, and circular mold
ed fitting the casing perfectly.
Traffic Patrol Is
Hospitality Group
"The state traffic patrol Is the
official hospitality commission for
the state of Oregon," stated George
O. Brandenburg at, the annual
I meeting of the state traffic forces.
("The motoring tourist within the
state judges the state by the cour
tesy and thoughtfulness shown him
y tho state's official representatives.
"The. motor association, repre
senting the motorists of tho state
and affiliated with motorists of
every other state, has heard prac
tically nothing but compliments
from our visitors for the treatment
they have received."
Three r a Kind
Once upon a time It was perhaps
true that America's three greatest
nxt ravagances wro wine, women
and song. Today this old time tr'o
has given place to gasoline, girl
an l grub.
Pull Off Road
To Change Tire,
Director Urges
This season of heavy traffic on
rural highways brings with it the
need for repeating a warning
against a practice that cause many
avoidable accidents, in the opin
ion of A. M. Wark, director of the
Oregon State Motor association.
Tho condition to which Mr. Work
refers Is that created by tho mot
orist's failure to pull entirely off
the road when changing a tiro or
making a similar small adjustment
or repair to the car.
"Oregon. Ilko many other states,
has a specific regulation requiring
that the car be driven entirely oft'
the highway if it is at all practic
able," says Mr. Work. "Of course,
It Is Impossible to station motor
cycle policemen In positions to en
force this on every mtlo of tho ex
tensive highway system. It is a
regulation, however, thai; should
need no police enforcement. Based
upon a sound principle of safety,
tho individual car owner should
bo willing to abido by it under
every condition.
"With states lifting their speed
limits, it becomes more and more
Imperative that the car owner who
needs to inako a roadside repair
take the precaution to move his
car from the path of tho fast mov
ing traffic. The motorist has been
demnudlng higher speed limits be
cause ho' knows they aro safe, hut
he defeats their undeniable safety
by such, practices us this.
"This club nnd others of the lOfiG
affiliated with the American Auto
mobile association have records of
many accidents that aro to bo at
tributed directly to tho ignorance
of car owners in this respoct. A
new season of heavy travel is at
hand. It is up to the Individual
whether this condition shall main
tain throughout another year.
"Tho wisdom of the warning,
however, should bo obvious In a
way as to assure an Improvement
In conditions. If we demand high
speeds, wo must bo willing to make
our practices conform to tho con
ditions they establish."
Absence of Road
Markers Explained1
Tho absence of standard IT. (S.
highway markers In cities through
which U. 8. highway routes pass is
explained by the Oregon Sato Mo
tor association by tho feet that;
state highway departments havo no j
jurisdiction over city streets and
can erect markers only on the;
highways under their jurisdiction.
City streets which are connecting 1
links aro under the direction of j
municipal authorities and conse
quently tho erection of the markers
within tho city limits rests with
the city officials. A few of tho
cities havo recognized tho necessity
of erecting the markers within tho
limits and have placed the stand
ard U. K. markers on their streets.
ViUMtfiV-miYM min it mmiiiMii i.r utm',
ANNOUNCEMENT
Burgess Battery and Electric Station.
Has been appointed official
North East
Speedometer Service Station
FRED T. BURGESS
1308 Jefferson j
Bat son: I understand some of
your- hens havo stopped laying.
Belfry: Two of them have, any
way. Balson: What's the cause?
Belfry: A motor car. -The
Prophet.
Safety First
It was along a beautiful stretch
or highway and tho telephone line
along the way was In tho hands of
repairmen. She was driving ami
cooing, when of a sudden she spied
the men climbing the telephone
poles. "Klmer, Just look at those
fools," she exclaimed; "do they
think 1 havo never drove a car
before?"
"V '11
loull g
. 1 r
o many miles oeiore
needs
as aprain !
99
PERATING ECONOMY
AND REMARKABLY LOW PRICE MAKE WHIPPET EASY ON YOUR POCKETIiOOKi
TH V. new Superior Whippet Four
carries on the original Whippet's
unsurpassed reputation for low operating
and service costs. Though its higher
compression engine develops more than
SO added horsepower, with faster speed
and pick-up, there is no increase in
Whippet's consumption of gas and oil.
And the new Superior Whippet Six is
even more economical than its predeces
sor. Its increase in compression ratio
assures more value from gas used, and
more miles per gallon.
Then consider the rcmarkahly low
prices of both the Whippet l'our and
the WhipK-t Six, and you realize why
thousands of new owners are appre
ciating that in buying motor car value,
their dollar goes further today than
ever before.
COUPE
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only
WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC., TOLKDO, OHIO
NEW SUPERIOR
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The Chevrolet Six offers
all the Distinct "Advantages of
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STYLE
The new Fisher bodies on the Chev
rolet Six arc unusually smart nnd
attractive. Concave front pillar3
lengthen the profile the effect of
the side paneling extends well up
over the roof line and all rear
quarters are artistically molded.
C OM FORT
In comfort, too, these new Fisher
boilics represent a marked advance.
The scats arc deeply cushioned.
Upholstery is "built-up" for added
luxuriousncos. And the driver's sc:tt
Is easily adjustable, forward and back.
S T R E N V, T II
Another outstanding feature of these
new Fisher bodies is their sturdy
construction. Built of selected hard
wood nnd steel, they provide a
measure of strength, endurance and
safety that is unapproached in any
other low-priced car.
QUIETNESS-
As a result of their composite wood
and steel construction, Chevrolet's
new Fisher bodies are exceptionally
quiet. The roof is padded to pre
vent rumble. Anil wherever wood
and metal contact, a layer of insu
lation prevents noise.'
APPOINTMENT. S
All hardware fitting on Chevrolet
enclosed bodies are designed nnd
built by Tcmsteilt. Door handles are
of the remote control type window
lifts arc smart and convenient and
all exterior bright metal parts are
chromium -plated.
FINISH
No single feature of Chevrolet bodies
has created more widespread com
ment than their beautiful finish
made possible by the superlatively
smooth surface of the steel body
panels. Applied against this silken
surface, Chevrolet finishes are uni
form, lustrous and permanent.
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considering automob ;b; vaiuc. Chevrolet's delivered prices
include only re.tsor.ablc charges for delivery and financing.
Larison Chevrolet Co.
1-1M-1G Ailanis Ave.
Next to Observer G. L. Larison Mgr.
A SIX IN TMC PRICE RANGE OF THE FOUR