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Ha (Irani? liijmtng (iter Auto section MOTORING NEWS VOLUME XVII LA GRA'NDE, OREGON, Saturday, July 20, 1929 NUMBER 227 Drippings From The Gas Tank - He: Billy, the Kid. the famous new; $130; iady Washington Star. A r vnnn ilouiiorin n Is 1 1 ln. t nn,tann men before he was twenty-one. Sh What kind of a car did he drive? 1 ' CUtt An Antique. . Collegiate: Someone has stolen my car. Campus Cop: These antique col lectors will stop at nothing. Mld you manage t6 glvo. the cop the slip?" "No, he gave mo ono.V Modern ..Viewpoint. "1h this country very thickly set tled?" Inquired the tourist ot the farmer. "Oh no, lie replied, "there arc nut uiui v liihii inruo iiiuiig aiu tions to the mile." Miss Margaret lenders Is drlv Ing a new cur, iUso l-Yccinun Nick erson. , . . , 1 . Perfect? , ; Detroit Mare Kord Sedan. 11)25,, first-class condition; tires good as Hot Weather Motor Complaints We Fix 'em! v If your car lacks "pep" if your motor has de-. veloped a knock if it pumps oil or if any thing isn't just right , let us make an inspection before . the trouble gets serious.. Our mechanics are men of long experi ence and can put your car in first class shape in short order. You'll find our prices very reason- ' able. and our guaranteed work will please you. Let us give you an estimate , today. Bunch Garage So tlolmiiy-Jiuup-up. A motor car manufactured pad adopted the plan of naming his cars after flowers. "I was thinking of calling my car the Ciimaon Humbler," he told a friend, l ,' , The friend, who had been out in the nl'.w car, replied unkindly: "Why not call it tho Virginia Creeper? Sh'ovoc "Lay. . pair ICnougli. '; Sho had done everything' wrong:. She had disregarded the signal lights, then stalled in the middle of the street, jmd before starting, had take-n out her powder .puff and started to apply It to her face. An irate traffic cop rushed up: ;. "Say, lady, do you know any thing at all about the traffic rules?" . .. ..." . "Why, lyes, what is it that you wantNo know?" American Mutu al Mugazlnc, , - . . . Hark Seat IrWlii Jteversed Tho husband drew up a chair beside his wife's sewlrig machine the other afternoon and remark ed: '' "Don't you think it's running loo fast? . Look out, you'll sew the wrong seam! Klow down, or you'll stick that needle in your finger!" "Why, what's the matter .with you?" inquired the wifet "I've been running thls machine for ten years!" t ' "Oh, I was merely trying to re ciprocate the assistance you give my while driving." GOOD HIGHWAYS COT CAR UPKEEP Road Construction Re - duces Average Auto Operation 6.43 Cents.1 Yes, My Ijoril. , Tho pollceninn entered tho' res taurant and with great dignity an nounced to the man at tho table next to ours: "Your (cnr awaits without." . t "Without what?" retorted , the j rather loud-mouthed gentleman. "Without lights," said the cop. "Here's your ticket' Ad Pointers, A Third slrcet lady (and may Heaven bless her!) hns discovered why thero are so very muny motor mishaps on the, highways. "No wonder there are so many wrecks," she 'said to her husband "I; see byline paper that just be fore Mr. jSorth was wrecked 'the driver' of fliecarTlTlt!at;hird thrown out. his eluteh. There out to be a 'WASHINGTON. (Al) Klgures 'showing good highway construc tion has reduced the average uuto moblle opcrutlon cost to $t.40.ccnts a mile as coin pared with 10 cents a milo In 1924 are advanced by Thomas P. Henry, president of tho American Automobile association. Mr. Henry was Instrumental In Initiating a movo for increased federal nid funds, destined to re ceive attention at tho next regular session of congress. He believes the. appropriation should be in creased from J75.0U0.OO0 annually to a possible maximum of $ 1 25. 000,00. A bill asking SG.OOO.OOO yearly has been introduced in the house. 1 When the present federal aid legislation was enacted in 1916, he said, thero woro only 3.500.000 motor vehicles registered in the United States, while now thero arc 24,731,600. "State and local governments.' Mr. Henry said, "now are expend ing the stupendous sum of f 1.600, -oao.000 fimnuully for the construc tion of r.oads. 'Jo this amount the federal government Is contributing only $75,000,000; or approximatelf Jive per cent. "Tho present federal aid highway systo mof approximately 200,000 miles of important interstate roads has been only one-third completed, and. under the present program it will resuiro at least, ten to fifteen years to complete1 this important work'. ' "Thero wore 40 motor vehicles registered In HI 2 8 to every mile of improved highway, while the ratio 10 years ago was 17 motor vehicles to every mile. This clearly shows that tho htgliwny building agencies are not keeping pace with the in creased number of motor vehicles." law against people, throwing things on tho road, don't you think?" Cityman (returning to' homo town):What became of i'ercival Splash, the limy kid win spent all his limo building castles in Spain? Old-Timer: Waal, ho be makin' u fortunenov. ' ' ; (.Mtyman: What's he donlng? Old-Timor: Deslgnin' Lhem thar flllln' stations. ' An Safety Anvwliero , Headline in Washington Post: Mun Hurt When 'HI ruck Hy 'Automobile 1 1 i Hospital Stud ebak er's new 115 INCH WIIEELBA.SE L arger jsmar ter hosts less! AT THE FACTORY No Studebakcr closed car in history ever sold for so little or ever offered, greater dollar value than the New Dictator Six, smart compan ion car to Studebaker's recently announced' Dictator Straight Eight! More style in line, in color, in 115-inch wheelbase.' Rubber engine mountings and bronze backed and babbitt-faced crankshaft bear ntfsprovide maximum life andsmoothness. Lanchester vibration damptner. Oil filter, gasoline filter and crankcase ventilating system insure maximum engine efficiency. Fuel pump insures constant.adequateflow of gasoline, regardless of speed or grade. Thermostatically controlled cooling system retards flow of water until motor has reached precisely correct temperature for highest operating efficiency. Double-drop frame of new compound flange design far costlier but sturdier, safer and permitting graceful lowness of bodv lines. . fitments! Finer performance! Greater riding, driving ease ! Feature after fea ture that prove its fine-car quality! Read, ; below, the remarkable value. Studebaker's u nique O ne-Profi t manu facturing. advantagehas given you in this great New Dictator Six. Hydraulic shock absorbers, frontandrear. : Genuine mohair upholstery. Full-vision, full-ventilated bodies of steel over hardwood foundation the accepted fine car coachcraft. One-piece steel core safety steering wheel. Adjustable steering wheel and front seat. Amplificd-action 4-wheel brakes which , stop The Dictator in half the distance accepted as standard. Tarnish-proof chromium plating over nickel on all exterior brig)twork. Coincidental lock to ignition and steering assures Dictator owners lowest theft insurance rates. The Dictator may be driven 40 miles per hour the day it is delivered the result of advanced engineering, precision workmanship and careful inspection. Tank "Crawls" at 40 Miles an Hour : ' i GARAGE GOSSIP drivers licensed by tho A. A. A, whq participate in othor contests ovet tho country. ' (iitvy, m lUiwUiess It. U.' I'eterson, of the I'eteison Duiaut Motor company, spent yes terduy in Wallowa county on busi nts, returning to Im. Grando last evening. - , Shipment of Jmls Tho Perkins1 Motor company un loaded a carload of four trucks and five cars this week. It K I SHANK AP) While walk ing at night a long tho main street of Townsville, principal northern I port of Queensland, u policeman kicked at a big log in ono of the water channels that run through tho city.. Tho- "log'" snorted and turned into a crocodilo whoso huge, gnashing jaws Just missed tho pu jliccman. He summtoned help and i drove the beast into captivity. and. crops which survived that trial were wiped out by violent hail storms. Tho Korean government is preparing rolief for 200,000 per sons. ' ' . J-Wo von -sou the worlds speediest caterpillar- in action. It Is a new three man armored combat tank, fatest and most effective "crawling" up u hill In a ploughed field at the heretuforo unhuurd of speed of 42 miles per hour in a successful demonstration before ' government officials at Kort Meade, Md. Tho lank, which can lp converted into a caterpillar luaclilne for use on 'highways' in 14. minutes, uttalned a high speed of OS , miles per hour on Us roud tests. ' Atte.mls I'iHstono Coiiftrmicc b. W. Itallard, who is in chnrgo of tho tire departncnt of the Per kins Motor , company, recently ro tuiued from Portland.' He attend ed (Jig Firestone conferonco there. SEOUL, Korea (AP) North Kelsho province, a largo district In southeastern Korea, is facing tho possibility of serious famine. There was a prolonged drought this year BUDAPEST (AP) Hunting In Hungary is at low ebb as a direct result of tho linnrnenrtntitml rnM ' and storms of last winter. Birds; deer and othor gamo perished Ins tho preserves or.- driven nut hv icold and hunger, fell easy prey to peasants in the villages. Yet Count btophen Hothlen, prime minister bugged 375 birds one ono spring shouting oxuurslen. v . , Holly: Whoros the car, Paul? i Paul: I lent it to dad tonight-4 I Mo.- a - . I. lleixi from Portland K. A. Hlchardu. of -Portland, was In Ijl (ii'uniln vo.MtnrdHv nn bust ness with tho Perkins Motor com pany. ' Mr. itichtnds Is a repre sentative of tho h'ord Motor com pany in Portland. ' Rubber Area In U. S. Expands As Guayule Is Made Into Auto Tires Have New OhovnoIeU Tho larlson Chevrolet Co. sold tho following new cars during tho last week: M. Hurlund bought a new sport coupe, J. H. Berry has a new truck, Mrs. Kiuma Mcln tyre, a coupe, and tho Oregon Trail Oarago at Union, bought a ton and a half truck. A whipment of 16 cars or general, assortment, was unloaded at tho garago this week. SjH'iuls Day la linker-- ' vornon Jennings of the Jennings Motor company, spent yesterday In Baker. on business. Ho returned last evening. , , m. KAUNAS Ciil.. f API Success ful manufacture of automobile tires from uuayuio, a iuuerprouuc:ing plant, lias led to n increased acre age of the Mexican shrub in 1 8 counties of California and Arizona. More than 4,000 acres are planted to Guayule in ' Montoroy county, California, alone. The development of this new in dustry has progressed to tho point where l.OOtl pounds of rubber Is ob tained from a single acre At one harvesting.! ,Slnco It requires fou uUui'ti fnc tlm i,lnr.l fn imilliwi f hi is an average of 400 pounds of rubber per acre yearly. ' of tlm nmivule nlnnt. tiro nouned "Y-U-Loe," for extracting rubber is not' new'. Jt hus lioeiv practiced In Mexico for "morel than 20 years, and from ono lo two per cent of all -rubber used .-In nuthmo-' bllo tires has 'boon Guayule. How ever, the California ' and Arizona undertakings are the first hucookw ful efforts lo gifu' the plant com mercially. Tho Mexlcnn rubber product is obtained . from ; native plants that grow wild. , First experiments with Guayule in tho United Hlates wore con ducted by thn American Itubber Producers, Incorporated, a subsl diary of the Amcrtmin Rjibbor com pany. In aO0 acres were plant ed, and each succeeding year an additional area , was cut In until this year tho company's plaulings total 2.200 acres. . . ' J. M, Williams, manager of Hie operations al Hull huh, says Guayule iiiiblieii can bo produced at a profit on land suited to lis culture. It should bo of light Mexturo, i freo from lumtpan. In a climato of not less than 10 inches rainfall In wint er an! level enough to pormlt the use of four-row planting machine and culttvaloru. . '.... . '; . ; Guayule rubber Is ' . nbt, -obtaincMl as is i'ara nibbor, by tupping Mir tree or plant.. The entire shrub is plowed Out and' grntiml up, Tint 'I. limn to TinUu'piiho . Albert Carrey, of ,thc Uakland Pontlac garage, spent the past few days in Kntcrpriso on b'uslness. Ho returned yostorday noon. C. U Pugh, manager for the Oakland Pontlao Motyr company, - of Spo kane, for this district, spent yes terday at the garago hor on busi ness. - Mow ChrysUM' ' v-v ','.';. ,' howell Williamson is tho owner r a new Chrysler 05 sedan. Tho garage..' L . .- - I . Ari'O UAOI' BOAIUVBUSY WAHH1NGTON, . ,(AP) -r-.Tho Automobili) association, V which governH racing in America,, is a busy body. There are rfs tracka in 18 states to bo supervised. This years schedule calla for 3 77 races. ThorO aro 37 drivers of national risputo who tako part In cham pionship cvontfr, - - and :i84fli other flhrn water-Jogs and goes to the iboltom wlillo tho rubber floats to trie lop and Is drawn off. 3 Whei Are You laoing 1 his s umrner; ? Won't you como in and talk over with us tho conditions your tires must meet? You want to travel without tiro trouble, yet you wish to spend us little as necessary for tires right now. We'll study your needs and give you our honest advice. . ' , Perhaps a low-price Goodyear Pathfinder will do fine. Auain, it may lie worth while to use CJood.voar All-Weathers regular or heavy duty. Or you may have a real economical need for Goodyear Double Kajfles. ' We'll tell you, Jrnnkly, and we won't try to sell you a better grade of tire than you really should buy. This is the' real way to save money and bother on tires to put your prob lem up to lire specialists who know the business and will honestly advise you. 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III i" IIII '1 n' , 'III "'"'nr lllfei-'fi 59 Studebaker and Erskine Models $860 to $2575 at the factory M. J. GOSS Playle Oil Co. ." Fir and Adams. 3 "sjr
