La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 29, 1929, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextHa (Snmite Shmtttm (hmwv A.UTO SECTION MOTORING NEWS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 192) NUMBER 210 32 MILLION CARS OVER THE WORLD Three-Fourths of Total in United States Spitz bergen Has One. PETHOIT, June 29 (AP) Mare than 32,000,000 motor cars were moving alow? tho streets and hltilnrtiyu of the world at the be ginning of this your. The automotive division of the department of commerce, which re cently completed the laborious tii.k of counting bond from Ice land to Australia, finds that 24, ti2!).f21 or three-fourths of the world's motor car population, Is In the United States. SpitzhcrKen and Bermuda are tied for bottom place with only on'1 niitomobile each. The Gilbert and Fllice islands have two busses but nothing else. The New He brides have no passenger cars but recognize- the motor age with 25 trucks and three motor cycles. Tho country with the largest total, next to the United States, is Hnglund, with 1,1 2 8.000 motor cars. France is next with 1,01)8.000 and Canada next with 1, (Mil, 000. China's huge family of 400,000. 000 manages to get along with only 25,1)81. NIV IliXOKD IX 1028 WASHINGTON". June 29 (AP) World automobile production set a new record in li28. Tho department of commerce anounced today that the total pro Hi uct I o n last yea r was 5,203,139 machines, an increase of 1,040,173 over the 1927 figure. f Combined output of the United States and Canada was 4, (i 01,1 41 , an increase of 1 ,((20,701 . De creases were reported for England, Spain and Denmark. This indicates that the industry is approaching what might be termed a stabilized condition, that is, eacli year an Increasing percentage of production is being absu-bed In the form of replace ments. United States and Cana dian exports alone, totaling 586, 498, almost equal the combined production of the balance of the world which numbered 001,998. The production of passenger trucks and busses In the United States and (panada during 1928, w h ic h wa s the h i gh est eve r rec orded, amounted to 4,(101 ,1 41 . While this was u gain of 1 ,020,701 over 1927, the 19 28 production was only 95,280 h excess of. 192G. Novelty Basis For Ideal Auto Vacation Trip "Novelty is the basis for the ideal motor tour and the true mot orist Is ever on the alert for new Places to visit," says Geo. O. Brandenburg, secretary - manager of the Oregon State Motor asso ciation In discussing the touring feature of motor club work. "The ideal tour is the ideal va cation" stated Mr. Brandenburg, "and our touring bureaus suggest to each inquirer the motor trip that they think will prove of most Interest and variety to the particu lar Individual asking the question. "To the person living on the seashore, a vacation means a trln I into the mountains; while the city dweller finds the rural districts most fascinating as a vacation trip. Some people want fishing. some golfing, some want a strenu ous outing and spend their vaca tion In hiking and climbing, others want to rest and relax and spend their entire time just lazylng around. "An Ideal vacation Is not the full busines of starting out each morning, reaching a designated town each evening and dropping into a rocker on a hotel porch to hear vacuous gossip until bedtime. It is a joyous exploration of terri tory and human types to which one lias been a stranger during one's wnr-lrhie mnnthu It 1u ..n.,lr.n I escape from the humdrum and routine of office and home. "Variety, not loafing. Is the soul of fine living. The jolt of change, not the ease of habit, tunes up the body and freshens the brain." Special Feature At Blue Mountain Garage Yesterday OREGON RANKS SIXTH IN CARS IN PROPORTION "Oregon ranked sixth In num ber of motor cars in proportion to population in the year 1928." stated W. It. McDonald, director of the Oregon State Motor association. "Oregon was surpassed by Cal ifornia, Nevada, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Washington, our neigh bor to nort h stood fourteenth In the list with 4.(1 persons per motor car while Oregon in sixth place had 3.9H persons per car. "California had the greatest motor car density with 2.87 per sons per car; Nevada was second with 3.55 while Iowa 3. til, Kansas 3.X8 and Nebraska 3.93 completes the list of the states who ranked it head of Oregon. Florida which has ranked very lil'h for the past 3 years wjis 17th with 4.75 per sons per car." Last Friday at the Blue Moun tain garage all local people had a chance to see just how an auto mobile Is made. "Kvery buyer of an automobile ha d a n opportu n ity to see what he's jiaying out good money for." says Avery Harrison and It was this firm belief in his duty to the people of Iai Grande that prompted Mr. Harrison to stage an exhibition to he unique in the annals of auto motive history. Nowadays all automobiles look 1 good, and It Is therefore all the moro Important for the prospective buyer, before making his final choice, to see for himself the ma terial and workmanship that have been put Into the car he is think ing of buying. i This miniature automobile show consisted of an engineering exhi bit, a phantom chassis, and a color and style show, which was designed especially to please the ladies. "Dynamic Detroit," the movie shown in the evening was a film that was of much interest. De troit is universaly accepted as the home of the automobile industry; and to the American travelling abrottd, it Is perhaps the large number of American automobiles he sees on the streets of every city be visits, that brings home to him more than anything else our com mercial supremacy, and makes him proud to be an American citizen. A recently discovered letter, art iH'd by Londoners, indicates Christopher Columbus son Diego luoktbly was the country's first ahnliiionist, opposing enslavement ,ol Indians by the conquistadors. lohii I lay ucs I lohnes says that itny man who gels married has to Kininee 50 per cent of his indi vidual liberty. It's interesting to know that any man lias that much liberty left to give. Duties of Citizenship F.very yift or ability Is a Intent to be areoiinted for, nml to be Im proved to our Master's advantage. Yet is It also a debt to our coun try to lime a calling: nml It con cerns Hie comniouwenttli that none be idle, hut all husiui. (jeorgp Herbert. Female Ii Larger The female of many specie of fldi urows to a larger size limn the male. This Is particularly true of the inukel Inline. A mom game hirds Hie female often tiikes pre eminence. The lien Jack snipe Is hlsger than the male, for example COMPLETE BODY AND FENDER SERVICE SIB livery phase of body, fender, running board and glass' repairs is handled here with utmost dispatch and with the finest workmanship. We make the badly smashed car look like new no matter how serious the smash may be. Secure our estimate. Car Awnings $3.00, $3.75, $4.00, $1.25, $5.40 Auto Body and Fender Shop P. 0. Daniels New Dover Panel Delivery TO SPEND 100 MILLIONS ON I A., HIGHWAYS l.i KS MOINES, Iowa, (AD Koad builders of this utato have outlined for theniselveH an ambi tious campaign to culminate, with tho paving of 5,000 miles and sniveling of 1.761 miles by 1935. Tho entire program la to be paid for by a threo-cont Ha-soline tax and by revenue, from automobile license fees. Seven hundred milea will be completed this year, raising the to tal of paved highways to i!.'-lon miles. Tor this and tho remainder of tho program $100,000,000 will be spent, a bond issue for that amount having been approved at the general elections of last Nov ember and since declared consti tutional by the state's legal de partment. This is by far the most ambi tious program attempted by Iowa for any public purpose, and will result In a network of good roads traversing the state. KXI'OHT TOTAL llltill Totals announced by tho export department of tho Hudson Motor far company covering the first fve months of 10211 show an iu- crcaso of. IS per cent ovor tho Si'los over a similar period In l!i!it, the previous best period in Hudson's history. This would indicate that tho 10HS record will bo broken by a substantial majority, says J. S. lraper, genoral export manager. Kxport sales contlnuo to parallel domcMt'c sates which are also sett ing new high records. Meaning of Permutation Pernuttntlnn shows In how many positions i:ny number of thlnps may ho arrnnueit In a row. Thus, the letters "a. h. c" mny ho nr ranged in Rlx positions, viz., nbc, ach. cab. chn. bac. hen. A light. Inexpensive commercial super six. product of years of ex perimentation, is the latest addi tion to the sensationally successful line of the Hudson Motor Car com pany, manufacturers of the Greater Hudson and Essex the Challenger. It has been named the Hover, and will be presented July 1st. There wilt be five body typcn available, a chassis, panel body, open express, canopy express, and screen side express. Huilt in the same factory as the Greater Hud son and Essex the Challenger, the newcomer Is of three quarter ton capacity with super six power and smoothness and the completeness ami finish of a passenger car. "Relieving that the user of a light delivery wagon ties! res, above all, a car which has power and speed enough to do light delivery ; work both quickly and economt j cally, Hudson lias." stales K. C. Mitchell, sales manager of the new j 'division, "built these, qualities Into i a car with an exterior striking i enough to represent the character j of tho owner's delivery service," From Every Angle Alaska Launches Campaign For A Road Reaching to United States FAIR B A N K8, Alaska (A I') Alaskans uro attempting to make one of their fondest dreams come true a dream of a highway from Alaska to tho United States. An organized movement is under way to interest the Canadian anil American governments In the con struction of approximately 1,00 0 miles of a proposed 1,700 mile road between Fairbanks, the "Golden Heart of Alaska," and Seattl?, Wash. The estimated cost Is $7,000,000 About 700 miles of highway along the proposed road already has been constructed. Such a highway would bo the only overland connecting link be tween tho United States and tho territory. At present the only transportation is by steamer, al though an airplane passenger and oxpress service is expected to bo started this summer. The Alaska International High way association, sponsors of the project, believe the road would open valuable mineral land at pres ent Inaccessible. It would enublo tourists to visit Alaska by automo bile. Starting at Fairbanks: tho road would follow the present' Itichard son highway 100 miles to MeCurty. From there a new route to tho Ca nadian line must bp built. Virtu ally all new construction would be necessary to Hazelton, some 1,000 miles from Fairbanks. From Ha zelton the route would follow 000 miles of existing highway to Van couver, H. C, and Seattle. Hranches from the main route j would lie constructed to Juneau : and Ketchikan on the coast of 'southeastern Alaska. From Falr t banks the coast can be readied lover the :i71-mile Uichardson high way. I he proposed road goes through country where the snow Tall is light and if traftic were suf ficiently heavy It could be kept open all year. The association will ask tiie Ca nadian and American government to financo the project, each paying half. The movement, which start ed here, has spread to all the larg er towns of Alaska, brandies of tho association being formed In many places. Fast Auto Highways Sought In Holland, WASHINGTON (AP) A cam- , palgn for "through" highways de voted exclusively to motor travel has been launched in the Nether lands by that country's association for fast motor roads. j J clal1s of tho' plans wero sent tho department of commerce by Haul S. Guinn, assistant commer cial attache at The Hague. Tho plan includes the building of nno road from Amsterdam to Kottcrdam ami on to the southern border leading into Ilclglum. An other would bo built from Tho Hague through t'trecht to the east ern border leading into Gcrmtany, with a connection between Amster- ! dam and Utrecht. I The cost of tho projects Is esti mated at $KO,400,ooo, and It is in-' jdicutcd there. iH sufficient banking support to execute tho scheme If j the government will undcrtako to . guarantee interest return on tho I investment. i DUNLOPS Think It Over ToliPi nway from our li'MvrtfMhp love of the bentiilful and you take nway I ho charm of life. Offer More Quality - More Value More Miles Easy Payments Guarantee Bond We have your size. I,et us quote you a price on u new set. It means independence for many miles. PLAYLE OIL CO. SUPER SERVICE STATION Stulcup & Zimmerman Phono Main 165 Cor. Adams St. and Greenwood , j , v "Always as Near as Your Phone." GARAGE GOSSIP 12 trucks so far this month. The company expects to have K more cars and four moro trucks before the Fourth of July. J, Chevrolet Sales Chevrolet cars sold during the last week by the I orison Chevrolet company include the following: sedan to George H, Walker, 1M1 Spruce street; coach to II. H. Hur on, Of I in bier; sedan to Oeortic Salisbury; two sedans to Oregon Trail garage at Union; coach to F, F. Hotix; couch to It. M. Van Donge. of Cove; truck to T. 1 1 1 Choate, of Sunimerville coupe to M. Arant. editor Klgin Record er, and coach to Neva Hannofiuld. Hero on lliislness James T. I lye, of the Caterpillar company of San l.eandro. Cal., was in l.a Grande early this week on business, biter going to Itoise with Clyde Hunting, of the Hunt ing Tractor company. Sale to Closo Saturday, July C. will bring to a close the Western Auto Huppiy company's mid-season sale of tires, camp goods and uiitonmbile acces sories, it io announced by the man ager of tho local company. Old tires may be traded in as part pay ment of new Western Auto tires, it is suld. Nells OW-mohlle C. Hess, of Union, purchased an Ohlsmobilo from the local deni er, M. J. (loss, this week. The car was a special coupe. AiiloinnhilcN Art-he- The I'erltins Motor company Im received 3 5 passenger Fords and Accepts Position Stanley Williams lias uceepted u position nt the Jennings Hoick ga rage. Mr. Williams started work Thursday evening. Ati'i'ptH Position George Itarheau has accpi-d ;l position with the Vellex Oil com pany. Mr. Harbeuu started work Friday morning. Who Wants to O if Drive a Shabby p S No one of courseand now our expert lacquer work is available at such a mod erate price that everyone can afford An Auto Paint Job j love or llio licntiiiriil nnd you tnko H , - ' - 3 j nwny I lie- cliimn of life. gMa,BMMa,H,,Ma,MglMMMMlwM,,,IM1MM WMMM1ii,iiunii,Pnl,H"-ii'"ffl'"MI'"WIWBffl jc E L ' E B R A;TeH ! Trades 'J Sensational 1 m Jsr Prices ! Prices gladly given Bring in your car. BILL BUNCH GARAGE CO. Directly Opposite of U. P. Depot. r)ur entire stock of used cars will he offered ;it sensational low prices so that anyone who considers liuying a car this summer will surely want to buy now. The other fellow has liougit, paid for and lost lh (leoif ci;i i tiiese cars. The last cent of depreciation has been squeezed out you pay only for many miles of unused transportation Many late models closed cars Come in See them Drive them. 1027 OhryHl. 2 door So- I Ulu Modol K-2H Olds A- ,,,.,, (., , J.'g,,. '-frt dan, driven 21,000 miles, door Sedan, (i toes, j?ond ' miikmi i oiipr a smaic motor in A-l shape. Has mechanically, 1929 li- lHl .,.,. An ex- .,r, s.,... th running new pistons, H1(k and cense. cptionaly K-od buy. '" 1(,-,)00 pins. 1927 New Day Jewell Chrysler "70" Scd.'n. yr,7 SU(1(1,,.,,((,r Dicla. 192i; I)odKe Coupe Mo- Sedan. Motor completely M(.tor overhauled. New tor Sedan with custom tor overhauled. One of overhauled. New Duco . VJfJ yiccmc built Inxly. New Duco our hesl buys. Paint. ' ' " paint. ebaker Lot Adams Ave. Open Evenings and Sunday's. 209 Greenwood