La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 06, 1929, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Textt Saturday, July 6, 192!) LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE, Page Nine Careful Use Of Throttle Helps In Saving Gas motorists the nerd of solidarity nn l aspiPsslvcnPHH In thp imprest of tin solution oC otittaiiilinff problems confrontiiiK tliom tociny. A THOUSAND-PLYMOUTH SURPRISE "It nin't the shops that 'urts the 'orKos 'ooIh, hits the 'nnimer, 'am iiier, 'nmnifr on the 'ard 'Ighways, or to paraphrase that old atlae, It Irfn't the stieoclinw car burnitiH: up the intlrs on th open road that j ts uasoline unreasonably, it's the! constant startfnir ami stopping jhil0rrIir ' I lie charaot 1914 Dodge Car Exceeds 300,000 Miles On Roads How Ions is "lonp life in n mo- hi-uvy t raffle which leads the ma jority of motorists to hetlovo that i.hoir engines are failing to deliver proper ntileago per gallon, states rlstle dependability 1 of Ooilpe Urothers carp, 'has been j given additional prestige by the discovery of a 131 1 model whose; ,;arl Hreer, Chrysler executive en- , mileage hH been lost somewhere i gineer. j above the 300(100 mile mark: The j f: -"The earbnretors on eacli of theH'tor number Is Ifiii, rtnd for thir- j fMiryHb'r cars, the '75' and'leen years, this veteran ear 1ih 'Iftnperial,' have been designed to been the proudest possession of j give the maximum efficiency at all'chne for the su mof $7740. in, j tinottUi positions and subsequent ! who lives iii a tar covered shack,; sfte. d ranges, with tho least insolated in the high mountains of aiount of fuel consumption. These northeastern Nevada, carburetors rire all tested before be- I coining part of the car power j MH'ardlo's house and garden are plant: are tested again before the surrounded by peaks nearly 10.000 motor is placed in assembly and ;'',-t high. There is nothing like a aie again tested and adjusted after boulevard In this country. Over trie ear leaves i ho assembly line; 'rocky hills, across gulches, and up '4"The Chrysler car owner ilrivinj? l-fiinlt dugways, McCordle patrols his automobile with perfectly ad-! his domain In his faithful car, jjiiwted carhjiretor on the .open 'which, ho declares, still "runs like highway, finds that lie gets normal top." Hill bought It second hand mileage n-oni a gallon or gasoline, j in MUG, and wince that time, the but that in city driving his mileage' car has taken h'.iii wherever he ijiir gallon decreases. A lilt le study j wished to go. Yet the repair bills if the causes for this and a little i in this period have totaled only $!' t. i A ore attention to the manner of ! In l!i;M . he spent $7". and tills driving in heavy trariic, should re-J spring ho invented $-1 more for suit in car owners obtaining much the welfare bf this old car and ass llsis when a Hurllnginn passenger trnln from Kansas City -bucked into thy side of a I'risco accommodation i train at the Union station here. j dentH on their way to work in the Two wooden couch en, both j city, went pushed off their trucks, j crowded with St. J.ouls county resi- J and overturned. Leads the Wvt ltt in Motor Car Wilne STANDARD SlJC "400" SEDAN $1071 Dtlftf ri.l, Full) Equipped per gallon In city f ttor inileago driving. 7 "Constant speed ""ts show that the most economic speed at which ig drive a Chrysler '(ifi' is in miles per hour. At that constant speed 24 miles are obtainable to a gallon of gasoline, at higher speeds less mileage is obtained per gallon. "Owing to the greater weight bf the '7f' and 'Imperial cars the ei'johiy is naturally slightly less. ?Mn city traffic gasoline is wasted to considerable extent, as tho speed Is not constant. hii to Hie luff that so many stops must bo made! for stop streets, stop lights and traffic, tangles. "Study has also shown that the whole combined procedure of slow ing up. stopping for traffic signals, waiting for t ho light to change, and then starting the car moving again, cuts down the mileage enormously, consuming, approximately, brio-half cup of gasoline or equivalent' to about one-eighth of n pint. "Very little gasoline is iirtUiillv Fj; consumed when the engine is v-1 throttled down, as the ChVysler j.j carburetor is adjusted to permit the engine to Idle, with a fuel ron J sumption of less than :t pints ah U hour, which Is comparatively I small." - ; (Thomas P. Henry Is 1 Re-Elected Chief V HIT'TAI.O, X. v., .inly G (AD l: Thomas 1. Henry, of Detroit, was reelected president, of the .American Automobile association Stor the seventh successive year. Mr. Hayes in- an address to the convention urged on organized Hill's business. . Since the last repa'.r, lilll makes sonic st ecp grad r on h Igh gea r where much younger cars are forc ed inlo low gear to surmount the rugged roads that were once only prospector's trails over the Nevada mountains. The top bf his car has long since vanished, hut the rain and sun never hurt Hill ns long ns the engine is in good order. Faced with an ever-Increasing surplus of orders, A. van Her 5ec, genera! sales manager of the l'ly mouth Motor corporation, has been "riding" the Plymouth factory officials for more cars. However, it was not expected that the thousand-a-day dip would he reached for several weeks but P. C. Sauev hrey, operating manager, came through with a welcome surprise by hitting the lOflu-mark just befure the month of May opened. Mr, Van Her Zee (center) is seen congratulating Mr. Sauerbrey. K, (1. I'ound, director of distribution, looks on approvingly. MOTOR CLUBS OF "GYP" TYPE ARE ATTACKED Ford Co. Makes 1,065,630 Cars In Half a Year HKTIlOiT, July fl (AP) Tho Kord Motor company produced l,0t;5,:iu ears and trucks during motor clubs the first six months of the current Cinmett J. year, a company announcement Dayton, ; said today. Attention to "gyp' was recently drawn by Jackson, manager of the Ohio, belter business bureau In a ! radio talk over station WSMK, Amnestic production . Part of his talk follows: totalled 177.410 units. "With the first signs of nice: automobile weather comes the ir responsible, salesman of the gyp automobile clubs, taking tribute, running Into thousands of dollars, from the motoring public. Of the many, many petty larceny "Itack ets" that the easy money promot ers devise for relieving the pub lic of its hard earned money, none is as universally successful as the gyp automobile club scheme. "The many complaints which have been received by the Hotter Husiness Huron uh throughout tho I nited States, justifies our strong recommendation that you proceed j with caution and Investigate very i im,v..h., ' Ji" iik y in May, ll'L'n. when (i.MS Mod auiooiiMine viuu, ii you oo not in quire carefully and fully, It is highly probable that you will be deceived." Studebaker To Announce New ModelJuIy 10 On Wednesday. July in, Stude baker will announce a new Dictat or Six, including a full line of Oldsmobile Co. Reports Biggest 6-Month Period ANS1NO. Mich., July ti Hy far the greatest business In Its history i Is reported by Oldstnnhlle for the t for Juno M-:V IIKCOIM) IX SA1.KS j Kord cars and trucks comprised ( j 42.4 per cent of ail the cars and J commercial vehicles sold during ; May In Wayne county, Michigan, 1 in which Detroit Is located. The j ! next highest in sales of cars and i i trucks for the month showed 17.1 per cent. Registration figures for ; the county showed sales of 21,!(it !' for all makes during May, of which 9.302 were Kord cars and trucks. This sets a new high record for Kord In Detroit and the remainder ; of Wayne county, and vxeeeds by more than 40 per cent the previous high point in I'ord sales, reached ! Kord cars and trucks were sold. models at new low prices, accord I first six months of this year, fac ing to Paul C. Hoffman, vice pros!- tory officials here announced to dent of The Studebaker Corpora- day. Production and shipments of lion of America. I oidsmobilcs during this period I'he four-door sedan, which is Wcre 34.ii per cent larger than dnr the most Important model In any u th(1 samo six lll(lltlm ln lt,2j, nno oi automomies. carries a re- wnon n ,mvlous high records iiiiiiiun in in nsi price. As a companion car to the' Dic tator Kfght recently announced the Dictator Six promises to revise all present conceptions of motor car value," Mr. Hoffman said. "It is without doubt t lie greatest "One Profit manufacturing achievement ever attained by Studebaker, re nowned for its ability to orfer out standing value at low cost." 1X1)1 AX I Kill'lTlt 1)1 KS spi:a;ci:. wash., July a (AP) Henry W. McOlnnis, , Indian fighter and scout for "Huffalo Hill' and Ocneroi Mites, died here on his 71th birthdny. He had been in the livestock business for 4 S years. Were surpassed, j l-'rom January 1 to June HO In clusive there have been C7,3Sfl Oldsmohllcs shipped from the fac tories, here as compared Io 50.070 shipped during the first half of last year. Tills increase Is confined to oldsmobiles, factory officials point out, and does not Include the thou sands of Vikings which have been shipped since this new V-type.eight cylinder companion to the Ohlsmo- i bile SiK was announced several j mouths ago. I STANDARD SIX "400" $1066 to $1145 betivered Fully Equipped COMPARE it to ahy cat- in its field, and you'll find the car you would rather have is the Nash "400" Standard Si.-t. Comparison confirms its style superiority. Comparison of this car with others at its price also brings out the fact that the "400" high-compression motor is smoother in its Action, more dynamic in its power, ahead in engineering cxcellcncci Here are 7 bearings instead of 3 or 4, Bbhnalite invar strut pistbhs instead of the cast iron type, full pres sure lubrication for dependability and durability. And at no extra cost, this car is equipped with Lovejoy hy draulic shock absorbers, chromium nickeled bumpers, spare tire, tire lock and tire cover; items customarily sold as "extras." McKennon Nash Motor Co. ROG Adnms Ave. Th. M. 0)50 1'iiTri:i:v nun' ix wkix'K . ST. l.tll'IS, .Inly li (AT) At lcllst. I'lftet'Tl pcrHniiH worn Itljurpfl, somn bolii-vi'il wt'i-luiisly, FHriiiy Aye You - Putting It Off? That's a habit with most of us and when it comes to insurance too many people put it off until the accident hap pens. The old saying goes "No use locking the door after the horse is gone." An ounce of Auto Insurance be fore the accident is worth a pound after you are in the hospital and your car is smashed up. Figure the cost of insula nee. against the worth of your car, the other fel low's property and any judgment for personal injury. You will readily see that the small cost of Auto Insurance is neglible when compared with the large sums at stake. There is no need to put it off now. Our installment plan opens the way for all the payments are extended over a period of months come in let us ex plain and hy all means DO IT NOW! UNITED STATES INVESTMENT CO. 0. W. Wamock, Mgr. 113 Depot Sf. WHAT YOU GET s Even More Important Than What You Pai Motor car vnltic isn't il'.-termfncj by what you pay for your cur . . . U ' what you f ft in return for ymir money t !ui ' important. That's why thousand of motorists rc turning to Oldsmohilc from all price groups hoth above and below Oldsr.io bilc's price range. Thdse who have owned lower-priced c.ir gain, in Oldbtnobilc, performance, luxury, and riding qualities which f.ir outweigh the slight additional cor.t. Those who have been nccuatomcd to more expensive cars find that Oldsttmbile r.ivcs them all the fine car aJvatitaru they demand and at decided Siivirms in both original cost and operating expanse. Those who have been driving cars in ( )J Jamobilc's price field discover that the umc amount of money invested tn Olds mobile buys n far more satisfactory auto mobile from the standpoint of tlzyin-and'day-out dependability as well ns in ben ufc y , com for t , nnd pe rforma net . OlJmnobile is powered by a bi 62-horsc-p.iwi'i1 high-couipr ion engine which delivers peel to fullill every desire, re mark ably fcwift uccclerution, and power to carry out the heaviest aastgnment. In additioTi to fine performance, OltUinohile provides t he at vie and comfort nd vantages of H. idles by Ftfrhcr, with spacious inte riors, deep'CUduoncd c:its, and luxurious upholsteries and appointment. Further, ( Xdsmobttc's utandai d equipment includes such items ns four Lovejoy hydraulic shoe!; absorbera, full-length vertical radi ator shutters, and gimoline and tempera ture guui',e on the diish. Invest icatc Oldsmobile yourself remem bjimg that what you f.ct is even more important than what you pay. Drive an Otdmrbite Six and compare it, point by p;int, with r.irs of all prices. Judi-d by dollar-for-tlolhir value, you won't nnd a more profitable invest ment t han I )ldimo bile the i:.ne car of low price. TWO DOOR SEDAN The VIKING tfie new 9rt-deiprc V-tvr VAght it tacium pric ti huilt in tli- 01.1f'JtTorr,tivf MdwioSile crttmrn, n. nilj tlirtiUjl) t 1 Jfnobilc JtdWit. At HWl for )) mtvlct. i h ftKftrv, I. iti.hu. Mil titgan. ir i n titt iidini; in vnlue in itt J lite pupuUr l)mnii'jb.lc .Su, (lie It ite car at I,. w price. $S75 f '. ! (uiliiiv, fjushtx, .'.ji.HK.nl. l-f.ire lire a.i.l bitmlWrl (t J. Consider the chTtreti Irire IiihIt llic ddivtrVil piK.e m writ an thf Imt pi ice V.' lir it cuinpriiin 4 ii l omoli i Ir v ia r H . ( l I.uh.I i)r .1- l.v.rrj p icr. mcliidr milv rrj for dr- Oldsmobile Sales Co. 1128 Adams Ave. llamillon Service Station l:htiTprlMrf On. TJ-p-Steep Hills - around 1 sharp curves man compression MARKS THIS LOW-PRICED CAR A BRILLIANT PERFORMER WlftPPET 6 The Superior Whippet's new nnd higher compression BE I.UXK SUDAN engine gives more than 20 added horsepower UonP.rmtnior,it resulting in even faster speed, quicker pick-up and $362 grC!lter liill-climhing ahility. Besides its improved engine, the new Superior Whippet is the only low-priced car with all these important advantages: Extra long wheelhasc, oversize balloon tires, full force-feed lubrication, silent timing chain, invar-strut pistons, "Finger-Tip Control," and, in the Six, a heavy seven-bearing crankshaft. NKW SUPERIOR Whippet T V FOURS AND SIXES WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC., TOLEDO, OHIO Gettings & Hanks Jefferson Ave. B thrift fo 12 tniymbtithh fit mrnti. All Hilyi - Ovniund pntVi f. . A. IWftfo, Otto, Mt tfieajituttQnt luhirrt chtnt without mttct. WHIPPET 4 COACH Down pay man only $246 tttfmnct in t2 easy mtnthh faiT mtnti. I tut tuclujrt f.dbY, Sit Jan, HtiJtttr, Touting, l.tmmtrnttl ilhatm. t' I