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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
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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 :
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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.
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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. We also take into consideration how long you'll keep the car after
you come back.
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The side crash does a lot of damage, but we can tho
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We have the real auto coach and sheet metal
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209 Greenwood
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59 Studebaker and Erskine Models $860 to $2575 at the factory
M. J. GOSS
Playle Oil Co.
." Fir and Adams.
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