La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 20, 1929, Image 9

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE,' ORE.
Saturday, July 20, 1929
! FOR SLOW DRIVER
Jihode Island Expects to
Detour Motorists Who
Holds up Traffic. '
. '
VKOVinKNCl?. R. J.t (AP)
Trunk rendu iti KhuoV Inland an
ilKTOining so t'oncHKfil Unit it la
mutter of time lu'foiv the t;Uu
w 1 1 1 have to ilciour lo tweomt or
third grade roads tin- driver who
moists on oiei;viuif; hits cur sluw-
,lv. JHarold Snippet, chief nuspoe-
hor of tho Ktiitt; hoard'. of' public
roads, foreparts.
.Motoring prohk'niH that are not
tvet acute olst'wnore navo roacnoa
koHoius point in this most thick
ly settled stale with its average
(at more than 514 pvrftuiiH to the
f ,nft re mile. . - v
'oinparins? ' the slow driver to
(the ueeommodatiun. train, ivhk'h
always has hud to tuko u siding
lor jt-xpresa. trains," -lr. Shipper
fsays Ihcv situationhi-re is devofop
fing rapidly to tlift point: whor
tiltt're will have to be a rignt of
way for' epres auto Mrnnsporia
imn. 'J'iiis will nocessarily aiieanVi
re-routing if slow -driven nin-
liine, lie mtys, ; - , j
L'sing one highway as an f'xani-
Ijlo, Mr. Shippee points out that
niiu-s an nour is pcrieeiiy sat-
isiacinrv sppfd it the wav is rloai
whereas at other times five miles
I an hour mijfht UereekloHa. A safe
j, speed, heViya, is one at which, tH
driver Is able to. stop, "within the
'Known clear space ahead."
K The. official asserts that It is
j the. Inattentive fast driver opera t
j'ing across . Intersection , who
eatisea. more than ?u per rent' m
Khodn Jslund s automohife ficel-donta-
j -. .
Rrock- and Ken.lee, . who In J92T,
.In a, KtLnson kelroittM': MuumuIu.ii 1
around-lhevprlrt flight. ' in f roz- j
j en wastes aud stuamiug tropics, j
PROVIDE A MORE
PEPPY GASOLINE
LUBRICATION
! AID TO CULVER
C I T Y FLIERS
rope and in the trackless jimglei. " ' . , f ,
of the far ft,int. by imln. steam-' TT" Q Pn,a Af QfanrTn vf7a " M"'h f l, ,
ship and native safari;- thousands UV? PUTOaU Ol bUmlaHlS uUiraneo Uight word w
revises iev ivietnoa
mrnt is now contributing approxi
mately fiveier cent oC the unUon'a
road-biiUdtiiL'" Iti 1 1, nUhounh lin
urovtMl liUhways havo eoutrilimiMl
possibly more than nny othet fac congress from this district to or!- '
tor to national prosperity. , , omwitt.r .h Irierea hi tk-
The Oregon State Motor assoclu- oral-aid funds, added Dr. Me-
linn proposes to ask members-of Daniel. - . . - , . v
Scienee Helps
Make Brilliant
Feats Possible
j AVlifle lieadlines record . one
j spectacular Might after another,
or a new roco.nl eel ytvsterday,-ta
; hi broken tomorrow ,lt is' n niro
ihuiicko iu I tfiui uuiw uen luu nin'
) and learn what Inis been done by
the world of science to . malA;
these flights possible. .
.Well at the forefront 'Of these
unsung scientists fs the labora
tory staff of the Shell Oil Co.;
whose brilliant rede-arch, work aud
unflagging persistence: to obtain
the highest possible point of per
fectiou utiii' standardization have
resulted ; in finished petroleum
.products of such quality that po
lots,. risking' their lives to "attempt
the impossible, instinctively turn
to Shell to make their U reams
come true, officials of the .com
pany declare. - , :
How well, they have, labored' is
nt tested bv such flights as that of
tho new
hi eh U
of gallons of Shell Aviation (iaso- revises ieV lYietnOCl f a,v,"u" uu " M' .J.T .
!iu:rsllT-POrt"(lv mPyt . ,t0 Aid M0t0mtS, r .wVlght Whinwlnd Huh!
In- -3 923" Commauder FiiAjveaco, , ' 4 ' -AliweOan at the Culver City. Cft-U-
l'inedo, the. famous Italian, iu W , AVAStxaTON, AP Mor fornlu; Airpoit. can be contrlhu
twelve humrd horne power .sea I ,?r tl,e torlt tapk; will tert lo tho Ingenious oiling system
Plane, flew from Home to Kouth be ptv,,l0.a hy a now metho.V of which the two fliers perfected be
Ainrivii thuce' over ' t'entral f PXtr't t,nf? gasoline ( from . natural fore starting on their recntd shac-.
America to North America and"' Sil": ; : " , '"' . ' fliM- Kondall,
back again to Rome, a distance Qfi , Biammms uw- .rm ..u4 mu
some thirty thousand miles, and j lie ",et K r ' Anto Kupply V ompaij- , ; ;
again Shell was- chosen to -keep i 1 hc' -dTW ; J. expected .to "r.ndurance f low In -th past j
his twin motors steadily function-.! ov, of. chlng importance l.avo been laced with the prub- ,
iiig . ; i f 1 it'' fining -industry and tho loin of properly lubricating the.j
in themonth past on i rends "-f t 'rofh- oanfjervution of , valve, tappets and rocker arms of
thoAlnsto-XVashington-rwayi11, gasoline the motor, ho say3 '-Mendell and
liner. JuneauV a Wasp Towere totAln the process of rocoyery. 1 einhurt worked ou a force luh-,
Lockheed VeKa Monoplane oiiuip?' J0" ei,niltM u!uou,,t to from rimition system whkvh is of m-.;
pod with pontoons, and piloted by 6 )pr cen- : ' " . ' imnf vluc ondtimnco .aliim n
Ansel Kckmau in the th-st nonJ , ltefin,inf -.; under other conditions where
stop flight from Seattle; Washing-1. ompUHl1..to the Problem of tho plane cannot be Tanded for;
ton to Juneau, Alaska, a distamo nnttt;ttl gasoline losses. but o.lmg. . . ( , ,
j uintlon as to the amount of gHso- . same type as used on automobiles,
ty-tluoo ,ni,H.., slK Kh,. ! am,,,, ,t r. nia i hit 1,1 1,-.- lip, t- ' onrlo.it Kroiii Hi So . roiinllliini
rnont, . , V ' , ; four oil lines led to each cylinder
'"Clarence" she called Jie ffton- u"wllw iuhmu. 1 w -wr uw v
iIJL ' V i worked out by the bureau It will to the valve tappets. This bnt-
pe-l lhe cur and looked. around, . k huim-v f 4 ,i r ihii-t,. u- n w,, , ,.ni-mi,
MAS H Ml W'
LEADS TH E WORLD IN -MOTOR CAR VALU E
IMirere1 Fully Equipped
$10G6 to $2249
"J0OU Speviul Six 4 -Moor Settan
of 340 air -miles, in ,theratound-
iriff time of seven hours :jiid thir
Drive On. .ClareiH'O.
"1 am not accustomed to call hy
chauffeurs by their
first namo, .,; . ,' , ... ..,. ......
Clarenee. What is your surname?" , ,i..i... ...... ,. .. ..n.f
oi i-eeovery, . i in live to eigni minutes lime.
The process of the ' bureau of ftyoedv lubrication was mado poaP
standards, known as nn Isother- sible ft h rough the use of Improvod
'. Darling, niudani."
"iJiive on, Clarence.' Stude-bakt-r
Wheel. '- - ' '
You WitTy'Sw
Every auto
accident is
AN ARGUMilhT
II AUTO
INSURANCE
. There is no argument against
Automobile Insurance except the
man that does not own a car.
, . i
If you own a car see us before you
have an argument.
f lft3 see
R.YCX)PSEY
PHONE Bto
The La Qrandt Insurance
, .Agency . V
, CHKYSLik UOrUHS HiOUUCT .
U.S.
Tut KoAUil LR rumMe teat), $675. Speriitl eyuipmnl extra.
(7 a4 upward .Si
AMERICA'S mWEST.HICH
rUtL.SllE CAR
than it ever was.
Not in all automobile history hu
another such value appeared in the
low-priced field. -
There has never 'been another low
priced car to compare with the improved
Plymouth in fullstzt roominess in
Chrysler-designed itylbhness in
: Chryslcr-HV.t brisknes and imoothneu
in ruggedncss of construction in
lafety in all-around quality and ability.
Big body, big engine, big chassis, big
axles, big 4. 7 ; tires, big internal
expanding 4-wheel hydraulic brake
in every respect, Plymouth U the big
gest thing in its clisi. Compare
you'll be aitonbhcd how big in vae
Ply-mouth has made the dollar.
3-l)nr HtdAK, $0jSi Twini) $6?3i Dt fart
Oiypc (with'rumblt 4Ihot &Jjn,
$tP. Ail pruttf. 0. l.ftitwy. PtymtMti dtaU
mal distillation of natural nan
mixture, employs methods - just1
the i reverse of ordinary distilln- j
tion; t " ' I
Xearly one-tenth of tho gaso !
line1 produced yearly in the coun 1
try is natural'-, gasoline. This Is1'
not' sold as a sepai-ate prwluet, j
but .is blended with other pa soli no j
to uivo the pop" desired by mo-t
toi-ijits. Kmploymeut ot tho new j
method; , tho bureau believes, will!
result in a greater amount of '
' natural" gasoline being produced
and; greater mixture of the pro
duct with other gasoline. :
tvpo blghpressure Aletuite. grease
Cars Oust Camels
I for Desert Travel
I
"WASH IN'GTON (Al') Ameri
can, automobiles are taking over
the. "work of the camel in iyria. -.
DKsert traffic Is increasing year
by year, (JeorKft Jtrandt. Amer
ican consul at Iteirut. ' reports to
tho department -of coinmerce, and
is especially lieavy during tho
pilgrim - season, .
'Jhe radiators of most of tho
cars are decorated with blue
beads ' to ward oft the influence
of tlie evil eye. '
When the Ituwalluli tribe of
it'cdonins break camp, the camel
or their chief. Nuri Khalnan, is
prepared with the usual pomp and
ceremony and lends the proces
sion; but Nuri Miulaun steps into
an '-American automobile' and Is
riven across the desert by a mem
ber of Mr tribe.
iollicness Always rvs.. 1
WHren you observe a iniilie cop
coming toward voit Willi Ills aulo
graph book it is alwavs good policy
to pult up.
Only One-Fifth v
Of U. S. Highways .
Are Surfaced
- .' " ' . . -'
"Although" there is otic automb
bile to everv 5.0 - persons in the
lTnlted States, only uhnut 1) per
cent of the rfatlon s hlyiiway .mile-.j
age bus been surfaced; according j
to Dp- l'J- li. MeLJaiei, presniont ot
the Oregon Slate Motor association
which Is affiliated with the Anierl-
tum Automobilo association.
Illsousslng the road mileage. Dr.
MeDanlel pointed out that tho to--tal
certified mileage of hlgnways in
tbft United Status Is a.01 3.5SI
miles, of . which npiroxlmatcly
(i'j'i.OOO miles have been surfaced.
"Realizing the rond-hulldlng is
not keeping pace witli new car
registrations." continued the A. A.
A- motor club executive, "the Ore
gon l-Unto Motor association is
solhllv behind the American Auto
mobile, association In Its campaign
for Increased funds for Federal-Aid.
"Tho A. A. A. believes the con- ;
press should increase the present l
annual federal-aid appropriation of j
$75,000,000 to a possible maximum I
of $12r.u00.0o. Under tho present!
policy of malting these appropriu-
tlons two vears ahead, the regular
session of the 71st congress will
turai its attention to tho appropria
tion for 19:13 and 1033. It is lm-.
porativo that thfl'pivHont program
should be enlarged.-'
Dr. iMcDanlel called attention to!
the fact that tho federal govern-I
makes r 11 -
D collars SMALLER
iLYMOUTI makes them
LARGER
In WASHINGTON, the government
presset are turning out imallcr dollar
bills. In Detroit, the huge Plymouth
plant, largest of its kind in the jvorld,
is turning out a motor car that makes
(he dollar bigger in purchasing' '0?
DON'T WAfT
UNTIL
' ' it's too
INSURE
NOW!
foi' tomorrow you may have that
'accident . . . your car damaged, the
. other man's car damaged, someone
injured ... lawsuits and repair bills
.will naturally be the result even if
the accident was no fault of yours.
. Our plan of insurance gives you
that needed protection and when
an accident happens Ave are right
on the job to see that you get tho
service for which' you pay. ,
Buy Your Auto Insurance
On Our Installment Plan
UNITED STATES
INVESTMENT CO.
$1570
IiEMVKIlF.n ,
VorAiiig .MuM to Mm f
Including Touring, Iloatl"
st eiv Coupe, Cabriolet,
Victoria aud Sedan Model
fALUE FAR AHEAD OF ITS PRICE FIELD
TJIX firmly in your mind the ileliv-
ered, fulfv equipped price Of this
Nash "400" Special Six Sedan,
Then see the car and, by all means,
drive it. Nash never has offered a
greater value. No one ever has pro
duced finer performance in its price
field.
This very moderately priced motor
car has the Twin Ignition motor the.
year's outstanding development , in
power nore power, more speed, less
gasoline, y
It has Bijur Centralized Chassis Lubri
cation a feature of value and conven
ience highly esteemed by those who
drive very costly motor cars.
It is factory equipped, without extra
cost,' with Lovejoy hydraulic shock ,
absorbers, chromium nickeled bump- ;
ers, front and rear, spare tire lock and
tire cover. The price quoted above ;
also includes a spare tire artd 'all
freight and handling charges; There
is nothing additional to pay for the
customary "extras."
And the Special Six Sedan has the
style and manner so important to the
fullest enjoyment of your motoring''
Good taste and artistry of design are
apparent in the purity and grace-of
every line and contour. 1 , 1 ;
Remember the price. Remember that ,
it is a fitily equipped, delivered price.
And don't fail to see this sedan, and .
drive this scuaii, before you buy, On
display today at all Nash dsalers.- '
McKennon Nash Motor Co
80G Adams Ave.
Th. M. 650-
(MD-W
Costly car
keattiy
at an
amazingly
low price
"Lk 1 m ( 1
'MART DESIGN ,
MAKES WHIPPET THE STYLE LEADER IN ITS CLASS
WHIPPET
6-CYI.INDKK SKDAM
btwu pirmrst niy
$341
Hitlanti in ts teif mmMi paymtntt.
M H'Mn-O vn'limi f,un f. t. 6,
TtllJt, OftifcnJ ttftijutlinntul-jm
U tllltH ItlitltkMl Htlillt
WHIPPET 4 COACH
Uwws strmeal oulj
NEVER before has an inexpensive car been distinguished
by such stylish lines, rich colors and artistic finish ts are
now winning sweeping success for the new Superior Whippet.
From an engineering standpoint, too, the new Superior
Whippet is the most advanced car in its class. At a low price,
Whippet offers many important features found in costly cars.
Dependable performance and low operating costs make
Whippet's upkeep a negligible factor in your budget.
.WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC., TOLEDO, OHIO
NEW SUPERIOR
$255
Balaiet In 1 2 taf monthly pay mtmt,
I.int induJn Cf, W4f , KaJtitrt
Whippet
T V FOURS AND SIXES
Gettings & Hanks
' Greenwood nd Jefferson r
jff Commercial Ca us and. Trucks
V h
Jefferson Ave.
0. W. Warnock, Mgr
113 Depot SI.
r.