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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
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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.
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Lot
Adams Ave. Open Evenings and Sunday's.
209 Greenwood