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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Saturday, July 13, 1929
TEST CHEVROLET i UNIQUE VACATION
SIX IN COLD ROOM' PLAN ANNOUNCED
General Motors Research ; Chrysler Motors Officials
Laboratories Used to i Close Down While Em
Determine Ahility. ployes Take Trips.
Tim fi..M room nf flr-nom MotorH
rpwnreh InhoralorloM dPwlKned tn
put car ihrouli tfHls in CreftiriK
tffmpfr.'iturcK Is one of 1 h( chief
roasons for Iho lifntlilml ability ot
tnp Chovroh't Hlx 10 Htnrt enslly
mill nulckly nn -multer how frliflrt
ilia wMithor, 'I'll ft r-nlil room was
tup fii'Ht of Iih lifufl In IhR automo
bile industry and wtis oi-intnniKl
mid rlvHojHMl fix yom-H ko by
(Ji'iifi'iU -Mdtors iMiKlMorH, HlnM
which time It hiis hw.n used us a
pattnra hy other mn nufum urf-rn.
'I'hfl ohlpft of the cold rom. oh-
vjtiplyi Is t" furnish ('liovmlPt -n- 1
tdnfers nn opportunity to study at..
Intimate r;nw the reaction nf tht '
I'ljHvroh'L our to Iho teniperiit.uros j
nn n.utoninhllft ninst withstand In '
Winter, wiiether left uverniKlit ln
nn unhealed KiirnKP or parked for
hotim alongside the curhlnw of a
Htreet. It Is, In short, an indoor ;
"proving ground" whre winter ;
"weather" can he produced at will. -Through
the usn of anionla was, j
much after the manner In which it
Ih employed In cold ntorae plants
or In esiahllHhments devoted to the
manufacture, of ice, the thermo
n icier readings can he. raised or '
1 vored hy the engineers within a
i-li id upaco of time. Knr Instunce, j
whh the mercury nt zero, the tern- ;
lieratiire can he dropped to 4U dp- !
green tiolrnv zero In three hours
i
I'sei Klcctrlc TynuiiioiiKti'r
The use of an cleotrlu dynamo- ;
meier, which Is hoth motor and j
dynamo, is a part of the program
which follows when a Chevrolet ear
Ik lowered on an elevator and roll- 1
ed Into the cold room. Ky means
of the dynamometer It is posriihle
In furnlrdi a road torque for the (
car, when IIh rear wheels are
placed against a set of Hte.el rollers :
set In the concrete floor of the
room. The toripie can tie mane 10
parallel the resistance the car ,
would encounter when driven out- I
doors on a highway in the sumo !
temperature. In other words, the j
car can he made to haul Its load j
In the cold room. To add to the I
severity of the torn, a hlttst of air
Jx directed against the radiator, to
simulate the wind resistance, which
the car would have to compicr on '.
traveling In the. open. i
It is no cany road that n Chev- '
rolet car travels when It Is being
tested out in sub-zero weather by
earnest but unfeeling General
Molars engineers, Kven though
It remains Inside of four concrete
walls for hours, when the test
is completed the cur knows that It
has "been somewhere."
ItXpei'iments In the cold room
can lie made singly and are'
with any unit of the ear the mani
fold, the universal Joint, the notion
of the rear axle In low teniiei'a
ture, the performance of the fan, I
1 1 hi starter, the carburetor, and so1
on. 1 likewise, the engineers are
able to make a detailed study of i
how the motor Itself reads to the
frigid atmosphere, and what effect!
i r degrees below zero lias on the'
lubricants and on the gasoline that .
are In the machine. Or, If they'
wish, I he engineers can inula) a,
blanket test of the car ns a whole j
under the same olrcummuuces. Any!
car, In order to meet a thorough
lest, imiHt remain In the cold room
for n period of live days.
Capable 1 ;nglncrM
The "caul of characters" in the
cold room consists of capable en
gineers garbed In a v la tors' suits,
even to helmets, patterned after
the costumes worn by round-the-world
fliers, as the temperatures
In which their work is done is on
' a par with the bitter cold which
our filers are made to undergo
at mi altitude id' lO.iiitO or 20,001)
feet. I'assers-by in the busy and
m Ore or less congested area of I ie
trolt, where the tieueral Jibor
ntorlcN are located, are more or
Ichn puzzled on 'a hot Mintiuer'H .
day, when they net1 these heavily
clothed young men landing about
taking the sun bath treatment. The
engineers are merely enjoying a
respite from extreme cold, In or
der to get warm a fter having
worked In "weal her" that would
do credit to a first class .tanuary
blizzard In oar northern climates.
Chevrolet engineers are constant
ly engaged upon experiments simi
lar to t be one outlined. Not all
of these, however, are conducted
In the laboratory, (ieneral .Motors
i 'roving (i round is used su miner
and winter for whi purposes so
( hat t he ear will be us nearly u
perfect product as automotive sci
ence can produce.
Officials of Chrysler motors hove
announced an Important Innovation
in the control of production as af
focted by the ;etahllHhment of uni
form vacation periods for alt pm
plnyees during the coming sum
mer. AH fmployeen In the Tnnniifnc.
turimr.und shipping departments of
the (He Hoto and IMymouth .plnnls
of ;the. Chrysler Corporation or.;
taking their vacations during the
two .weeks from July 1 to July l-r.
Hlmllar arrangementa have been
made, to allow all employees in
. .UniM-lmpnU fll f lift !0(lge
Hrothers:pluiit to take simultaneous
vacations from Au.Ktist i to aoro
16. ' '
According to K. T. Keller, vice
president in ohurpre or production.
"The offleiajK of the fhryftler 'or
ponitlon developed this plan
whereby vacation .periods rnlglit be
Kiinultanflously enjoyed by all em
ployees only after u study which
extended o.vr a three-year period.
"Production experts tn many In
dustries havo long been aware that
production suffered during the
summer months, due to the fact
that crews at work over the six to
eight .weeks, period usually neces
sary to complete vacations, nec
essarily had to he nkeletonized and
occasionally had to Include tem
porary employees not always fully
familiar with the worklm? opera
tions. The result production and
Hales plans were sometimes ser
iously upset.
"In order that all employees
might have full vacations with the.
minimum effect on production, we.
planned after careful Htudy to ef
fect u closure of the above, plants.
"Healers ordem are neresHarlly
In our hands several weeks In ad
vance of deliveries. This year,
when all production and saleH rec
ord for Chrysder Motors have been
broken, dealers orders in advance
.exceed ail prcvlourt years. We are
uble, therefore, to anticipate ac
curately the sales requirements of
the fifteen day vacation periods in
the various divisions, and thus to
mnliifritn nor retail deliveries.
"While this one-time vacation
policy Is admittedly and innova
tion," declares Mr, Keller, "Jt is
one which we have undertaken to
pioneer after exhaustive study of
the problem from a production
viewpoint. The receipt of orders in
advance of normal have given us
this year our first opportunity to
givi the new system a practical
trial. If the plan works as antlcl
puted it will not only he followed
hy the Chrysler Corporation in the
future, hut will, we anticipate, h
generally udopted hy other large
' manufacture rs."
Perron is one of thos villages of
gave this in an address at the dedi
cation of a monument to the war
old men, children and womeii,
where nearly oil the young men
were killed in the war,
"How the voice of Koch, would
have denounced the new preten
sions of Germany," said Mr. Mllier-
Und. "Jn spite of his protests wo
i have seen all guarantees of pcac
swept u way. The Ithfne land hnfl
, not become the independent buffer
I state needed between the two
i oountrles. And now the. responsi
ble -voices of Germany have begun
' to preach openly the abrogation of
I those treaties which were to Uuvn
! kept peace for J' 'ranee,
j "How we could wish for n dur
able peace with Germany! lint
' how can we close our eyes to the
j evidence?
1 "You who died for Krunoe, let
us heur your voices. I'nite them
j with the voice of tin: great chief:
i w ho led you to victory."
Whippet Beats
Classy Field In
New Zealand Race
the lnoa price Has. lJitL"WKKI.R, (AP) V Prince
The incea were run over a mile i ubarles. Count of Flanders, has
and a halt" track, the major event, nppn made a lieutenant in the
which was won by Hie Whippet !,.PIV. 'I'bt. nromotion came after he
distance of 1 u laps or ;
Since the int roducl ion of I he
original " Whippet four-cylinder
model three yea is ago. it has s-
tahi:shed an outsianding reputation "nva' ,mtl
lour, being
li miles.
In tlu- two races which the whip
pet crossed t he finish line ahead
of ihe pack, it obtained the lead
at the very start of the race be-,
cause of its fast pfek-up and get-
f way to any
for its mteed stamina and mail- I of the other
ability. Kven' in Itw initial -ear it ' ' low
was subjected to numeroiiB tests in ,
stock car races and hill climbs in
every section of the country audi
because of its remarkable perfor
mance, quickly became the'eenter
of ailrueilnn among tlu; cars in the
lower priced field.
had nerved three years as a siin
lleutenant. He also possesses a'
navv commission for which he
trained in the nrltish fleet
SVI.NKV. (Al')-I'olice ot in
Australian city are struggling
gongs ot "drug addicts and w
The illicit trade in narcotics has
increased greatly of ""iL.j
their etforts to run down the lead
11 of the gangs the police have
...rested a number of physicians.
liOKTOV-dK'-JKN', (AT') ice
bergs larger than steamers were
sighted recently on the Heu-of Azov,
lUo result of an unusually oola
wl iner. It is supposed the sea fvoze,
to the bottom In places and these
ice masses we.i.c not freed by uu
usual spring thaws.
HOPGLAH, Isle of Man, (AP)
j The Queen Kll'.aheth clock at Cas
i tie Kushcn, which has kept time
j for more than :t(") years, is being
, repaired. 1 1 was presented by the
I Virgin Queen in l.rfl7 and has only
one hand and three wheels. The
i hours are struck on a bell present
ed by the Karl of Derby In 1729.
entries. liecause of
of gravity t hr. Whip
pet watt able to round the -curves
with vial'ely at full speed whereas;
tlic other cars were forced to slow j
down. j
Tht. Whippet that showed tin
way borne to its classy field of j
competitors in tlu-se races was a
strictly stock model except fur a i
change in carburetor and an ex- j
Iniiist manif old and t he const rue- j
lion Of a small racing body. Other-j
wise the car was the. same as the;
Ihuusaiids that already niv In the'
hands of the driving public, j
i -
Jtf the Wovltt in .Vioior Car Vte
i
I Tluy ('ottle, Tfi-year-ohl T.os An
geles policeman, has completed 4')
, years on the force without missing
, a day.
Not alone d-d it prove itH ability j
to cope with cars even far beyond
Its price chiK in this country hut j
it continues to maintain the repu- j
ration it has held for three years
in the foreign countries.
The latest accomplishment of a i
Whippet four was in three races
against twelve -other cars of both j
American and Kuropeun make in
u race, program at Auckland. N. 'A.
Kntercl n th rep. of the ovenls. the j "
Whippet four captured two flrs'sj "Think, !s it safe?"
and on- second, even though pitted , slogan has been adopt
against six cylinder cars, several ot" , eis In the Ol lsmobile
which bad been specially equipped ' lories. Due to the car
for increased spend. The car that of the
won the nice in which the Whipped safety
finished second was ft n American sible
"4 tH" .id vutt i d Six 41iOY Sedan
Oldsmobile Adopts
New Saf ety Slogan
!
This safely j
d by work
Viking fae
ful training !
personnel and ih use ;. of '
appliances wherever pos- ;
accidents In-1 the factories are j
built car of six eylndcrs selling in comparatively tare
SHELL OIL CO.
AIDS li FIGHT
AGAINST BUGS
Among the organizations help
ing to rbl the West ot insects dur
ing "National insect Killing Week"
Is the Shell (HI company, which has
Just put on the market the newest
of Die "modern weapons." This is a
special spray with many advan
tages and a new-type npntyer thai
make your campaign easier than
ever before.
According to the chemists who
perfected .Shell Kly Spray, It con
tains a powerful toxic ingredient
deadly In Insects but harmh'Hn to
humans and other warnt-hluoden
animals, Thus It can be used freely
even w hen there are babies.
The makers of .Shell Ply Hpruy
also stress the point that when it
is used an directed It run not stain
even the most delicate fabrics. As
an effective moth killer as well a.
n fly killer you can safely use ft
around your curtains, your t abb
brocades, your dining room linen,
your nleeM clotlieK.
Tim feature of the Shell Hpraycr
Is that It screws right on to the enn
of sprny. Just ft turn of the wriwt
una you're rcadjr. to glv bfttMfc fc
De Soto Six's
Record Shows
Car Appreciated
If every person in Ihe Tulled
Hlutcs were to take Ills summer
vacation at the same time, and dfl
ride to go on nn automobile tour
simultaneously, sufficient accom
odation for all would be found In
the passenger cars operating
throughout the nation.
I'Vw countries, however, are in
A position even remotely approach
ing this situation In the matter of
persona! transportation, America
luting well in the lead of all others
so fur us the- number of persons per
motor velitclw Is concerned, ac
cording to G. Peed, general sales
manager for the le Soto Motor
Corporation division of Cliryslet
Motors, i'hlna, for Instance, litis
but one motor vehicle for each 17,
iHin, Hip l ulled Stales one for
every 4.9 peuplt in the country.
"Jn spite of this unusually hleli
per cap I la ownership of motor
cars," he continued, "the remark
able achievement of the De Soto Hlx
proves there is ample room for a
new car that definitely eM-elH other
In Its p rice class. Since the I b
Soto Six as Introduced to the
public K bus gained u following
and reputation uneunlled by any
first yeur car In the history of the
automotive Industry.
"A year ugo there was not a Pe
Koto on the roud. Today there lire
stittlclent Dc Sotos in operation to
remove- the entire population -ot
Detroit a million and a half peo
pleto New York In few cm than
throe trips and In less than a week.
"( ncrs and company officials
are enthusiastic over the perform
ance of the De- Soto Six and the
way It is malntuliilng the reputa
tion Of Chrysler built products.
Plant records show that many of
these cars have run up u mtleaRc
of more than 40,000 and still are
operating smoothly tiud in perfect
co nil it Ion a mileage tit which
imihy low priced de have outllv.
ed their usefulness. The reason for
this remarkable performance M
that ()" Do Solo SK has been built
to Chrysler Motors sped float ions,
engiho chusrds and body manufac
tured to closer limits of precision
with o high MundarU of materia,
seldom used In any except costlier
curs.
"The wearing qua lit ten of the th
Koto Six. hftvft long sine passed the
experiment a I stage. Thouvunds of
( peiienced motorists huve testified
to its endurance and low cost of
malmcutinc in letters to ofrlctaU
of the company."
Millerand Warns
That New Menace
Threatens Peace
AI.K.Ni'ON. I'r,inc... (API
' Sliind p. juu (Itud! And toll thrt
living rilfhtliaii of Ibe ww pei II
thin mriuirvt." cv.hiiiut.l Ali-xmi.
iiT MIMrrunil, e-rrolilfnt ol'
Krunr. as he rllinuxrii u wuroinu
of a new wor Mli Urrninny.
ft I'erru, a vili( n. ui licr I
1
Keeping up with the Joneses
and up at the Juctury
Faitun . , .
iUnLtfr Kifiiiuul
.SVdun CocUt .
Cupe Liuiintts .
Stutun ....
Cupt. lie l.ujo
Stdun dc l-uju
JUS
955
All prLa at foituty
A larger income may make it possible for the
Junf&es to have a much liner home than the
browns but the Browns can own just as line
i car. For it does net require a hig income to
own a DeSoto Six. And with a DeSotoSix the
Browns have the pride and satisfaction of driv
ing a Chryslef-huih automobile with tliu ahil
ity tj out-perform most other cars on the road.
De Soto Six is obviously srr.arl and stylish;
up-to-the-minute in mode. And it lias not
taken the motoring public long to find th;.t
De Soto Six is also exceptionally comfortable
and easy riding, powerful, speedy and safe.
Kecord-bieHlunt; sales figures lor a llist-ycar
car are proof enough of ity established an 1
growing popularity.
Combine these qualities with low price, low
maintenance cos: and assured long life. The rea
son is plain Why those who insist on smai in ess
and performance, but must consider economy,
are findingDeSotoSix the most satisfactory car.
De Soto Six
Chrysler Morons 1'roduct
MJCIIANAN-MUNIIALL MOTOR CO.
Jefferson and Mini Sis.
Take A Chance?
WOAJDER.
if Anything
hs GOfNG
(HAPPEN
r v i' i
mm
AN UNINSURED
CAR IS SURELY
A PATHETIC
LITTLE PIECE.
OF MECHANISM
SURE! Go Ahead
It won't cost you much MAYRE. Can
you get by with it? Wondering' whether
you can or not is source of worry and
discomfort.
Go ahead and take your chances but
let us cover you against accident so
your bank account wll be the same af
terward. The man that takes these chances is
always sorry he did not have insurance,
but being sorry don't pay the fiddler.
No self-respected citizen will go on
the highways these days without insur
ance. Get your insurance at this office
where you know claims will be paid
promptly.
Offiiancc
Ul see
R.V COPSEY
PHONE 86
The tiQrwde Insurance
Agency
$1570
DELIVERED
fully t'.quiliptd,
.YutttiHK .11 ore to Buy
Ih lin rah Fully Equipped
l'riees oi SS " JOO" MtnUU,
$1066 to $2249
including Touring, IWimI.
'ope, abrilt,
Victoria and Sedan Models
RICED TO GIVE YOU GREATEST VALUE
CONSIDER the delivered, fully
equipped price of this charming
Nash "400" Sedan, and you'll see
immediately it is a car you certainly
should consider, when you get ready
to buy.
For here, at a delivered, fully equipped
price much lower than you would
expect to pay for a car of its size and
character, is an Advanced Six "400"
Sedan with the Twin Ignition, high
compression, valve-in-head, 7-bearing
motor with the beauty and style that
have made the "400" a heavy favorite
among all the year's new cars and
with a host of other costly-car fea
tures never available before in this
price field.
Such features, for instance, as Bijur
Centralized Chassis Lubrication which
oils 29 rKissis points at the pressure
of a pedal. And alloy steel springs in
dividually designed for its size and
weight, correlated with Houdaille,
double-action, outboard-mounted, hy
draulic shock absorbers. And the
"world's easiest steering"!
These are only a few of the features of
this Nash "400", but they give you an
idea of its greater value and the ex
traordinarily fine performance you
may expect from it.
The delivered, fully equipped price on
this, and on a"400" models is lower,
for the simple reason that all this
equipment Bijur Centralized Chassis
Lubrication, Houdaille hydraulic
shock absorbers, bumpers, spare tire
lock, and tire cover is installed at the
factory and included in the factory
price. Some dealers charge as much as
$50 to $60 extra for bumpers aloue.
McKennon Nash Motor Co.
800 Adams Ave.
Ph. M. 650
GOOD WILL
GOOD WORDS
FOR A FINE CAR.
jmwimiiw. ffle
rt-
i-HE good opinion of Oldsmobile
that is in variably expressed when the
discussion turns to motorcars i:i con
clusive evidence of the increasing
public favor this fine car is winning
throughout America.
Such priceless good will can he
achieved in only one way the con
tinued satisfaction of thousands of
owners over a long period of time.
This satisfaction and enthusiasm on
the part of Oldsmobile owners have
been expressed time and again not
only from one neighbor to another
but in the multitude of written
messages which flow constantly into
the Oldsmobile factory.
Oldsmobile owners are Inval because
they know that Oldsmobile is loyal to
its owners. The exhilaration of Olds
mobile performance its brilliant
speed, power, and getaway -is their.)
to enjoy, day alter dav. the roomv
comfort ot Oldsmobile 's bodies bv
The VIKING
cr.fi.ita..,,, .,,J ,U ll.rou.h ()d,nu,h,l. I !
MuhiMti. .( i.....t.J , VJlh ; V"? j
Fisher the restful riding case pro
vided by wide, deep-cushioned seats
and four Lovejoy hydraulic shock
absorbers the luxury of richly fur
nished interiors add infinite pleasure
tothcirmotoring. And above all, they
have absolute confidence in their cam
confidence that is born of months
and years of faithf ul service.
Yet these splendid qualities and the
additional ad vantages of handling
case, parking ease, and opcratingecon
omy are available in Oldsmobile at a
remarkably low price.
Oood will good words and univer
sal good opinion unmistakably stamp
this Oldsmobile asa fine car an auto
mobile that will serve you long and
well. Study the facts yourself. Drive
the car and examine its many point
of merit. Make critical comparisons.
And then you will agree, with thou
sands of owners, that Oldsmobile has
fully earned this widespread
popularity.
TWO DOOR SEDAN ,f',on8idc,r,!he
Consider (hp tlrlivrrfti
f'lce n v.ellaat)ie
price hcii C4jmpriiit
a ti t oino hi 1c vlu(i.
ltldmM delivered
rriiM include only re-ftim-ihle
ih-iiftcc t.ir J
1 1 very and liitaiiCtliK.
LDSMOItl 1.E
b ftji-fttry, I.ijt,nit,
"Can. Spur tire
bimipir evtru.
Oldsmobile Sales Co.
1-J2S Adams Ave.
Hamilton Service Station