Page Eight
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE.
Saturday, August 21 l'J2D
GENERAL MOTORS
SALES INCREASE1
Harmonizing Upholstery Protection
Deliveries During July j
181,851 Compared With j
.177.728 a Year Aero. 1
nHTJtnrr, Auk. 24- During the
month of July (lenernl Motor
dealer delivered to consumer!
Ifil.tiftl earn, according to on an-,
nouncement hy Alfred P. Hlonn Jr,
prcHtdcnt. Thin compare with
177. 7R for the cnrrenponding
month last year. Sal1 by Cleneral
MotorH inii nu fiir-tiif-i n divltdoim to
dealer amounted to HU,A'1H, or
nil output nf 7,100 riu-H per day, a
compared with Mil. 47a for the rut-- ;
i ONponding ninntli lust year,
Tim lollowing tabulation kIiowh
monthly ' wile of Ueneral Motors
i-ii I'H liy dealer to ultima If; coil- '
HiiniprH rind Miilt'M by tin nmnuiact-
tiring division uf (ienornl Motor
to their dealers:
; iHiilt'rs ShIcs lo IVer
4 f "i'i
J!l2i) 1II2S 19S7.
.Inn. 1U4.4SS 11)7,874 XI, Mill
Kill. i:iS,f.70 1:12.1)2!) Ill2,li2:i
.liir. 2lili,ll 1 SS.7UU 1411,270
Apr. 22:1,3113 2ou,:ii;7 lmi.iini
Mliy 2I4.S70 224, 0!H 171, UiU
Jiiiib l!4.7iiri 2liB,2.ri'J l!i9,7Cll
July lSI.SM 177.72X 134.7 1!!
Division Killin to IHiiIitn
12 , . IDS' ' Ifiil
Jim. 127,5(10 12D.IH1 J U , H 7
Kill. Kfi.nli Ili!l,2:i2 IS4,JI!
M.-II-. 220,3111 I!I7,2I 101,010
.in-. 227.7 1 H I i) 7 . r. !i 7 Hi!),007
. y 2211,277 207,325 173,lfl2
.1 1 .ip 2110.754 IKIi.lllll 155,525
Ji.ly Dill, 4211 ii!i,473 l:ili,!lli!l
n
t
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'1 4
4
, nlftf prirlf in unr ionr'(-r work of ing-ptiioUH l.Hlxn, tiK-tal-to-inctal
dt'VolupliiK new aiitomotlvr; aj)pii- i-ontiict Im-ih fen the cnnine and
I ciUiuiiM of rubber, ruder the. close the fnintP 1h entirely eliiDlnati'il.
Thf'Kn fltfOreH tnelildc pHH nKer
earn and irurkM ho Id In I In- United
Hlii ten, I oiHinion of 'niiiida and
nve i-MOiiH hy 'the Chevrolet, Pon
tine, Oldsmnhlle, Mnriiitte, Oalt
alnd. Villi i iK. Itiiiek, LaHulle uii'l
Cinllllac niiiniifjirliirltitf dhilniin ni
(leneral .MutnrN.
Ill the Kernnd ((liarler of
t i'en'M'a 1 .l -j turn Ha 1i;h to ovo raeiiK
dwili-i'H anion n ted to !iil,ti7! eat'H,
iih rmnpitred with K0,&:i:i In thu
rorreMiiomliiiir nerlnd uf lltS. I-'or
the hIx niuntliH ended Juno 3(Mli, rV
U2'J, Hli Ich to Overmen m dealci'H
aiuounted to NS.Kll, uh eoiUiaied
with 1117.470 In the first
inomliH of 1 12 i ur an Inrn-iiHe (hl
year of 7.K 'r . ' .
'I'ho iiiiinber of rain sold lf nver-ri-Hn
denlei-H Ih kIhiwii hy iai'terH
In the fullowlnir (ahiilatlun:
Ntiftiher uf .('it i-h anil Trm-kK Sdd
iniiy lies i!U7
in Qimr. rM.L'ia f.fi.icn :ih,4-i:i
L'nd Quur. yji,M7!i HfO.ftas.riii.otiu
tird (Mnr. 7L',JiLfl ix,St,
4th liiai-. 71. Mm f.L',-l'.i:i
i i rw Moil w jau
f I
3
Attractive patturng'antJ fabricn der.igned to harmonize with the
prevailing colorful trend of car bodies and upholstery, are mailing
teat cover one of the moil popular automobile acccttoriei, accord
ing to the Wciturn Auto Supply Company. Pretty June Marlowe
calls attention to the tailored coveift alio hai imtallcd on her cr
wliicl, protect uuinier frocks from touring grime.
HiiperviHion of It. K. I ,pf, otm of
nur rxperf mentn I enineei-H who
lifiH spwliilized In rsihhpi i-eKenn-ii
work for ninny yearn, our teehni
clufi.s have worked nut the first
right code of Kppe Ifie ntionH cover
ing all lyjti'H of rubber ndnptiihlo
tn ituloinoth'P iiKett to he ct;ihllKh
ed in tiie industry.
"I'erhnpH you will better rea -'.e,
the Kfope of iliin vvorl; when 1 K.t
that over 40 different pitrtH made
uf rubber are user) In i 'hrysler
MotorH produciH. Ho you see tluit
mention of tuirli featlireH an rub
ber engine moiinilutfH. rutber
Hpriug mount ingK. fnhrieated ruh
bur body xhjiiifl, the .npeeial lead
jinpregnated rubber cent ill 'ngal
)-itign on nur iinpulne neul t n li.eix,
and "Wire iiiKiilnlion. rmiy )hiih a
long slury (if rubbcr'K uw( ulness
In the modern automobile.
120 IHffi rent Type '
, "About two and a half yearn jik"
-,-ttlii'n we began our tnont Inten
sive eampalK'i for n ta ndn rd izul ion
of rubber parts we found that
there were a hundred and twenty
different typert of rubber In eom
iih rclal iire. Our llixt effort was
to deti'iinlne the exact type of rub
ber beet xuited lor every uutnmo
live need, then, throuKh clone co
operation with Kources of mipp,y 1
and rigid inspection, involving
ebeiiilntl analyfdH and many physi
cal lestH to CHtabllsh proper Htan
rlarda of tensile strength, elonga
tion, permanent set. Iinrdnenn, flow
and fomprpHHinn, we marie jiractl-
to absorb objectionnbh
vibration rul)ber in a steel bomb unh
and Hound. They
contribute in a xure of :i"" p'undn per .suiinr
pr.-H- ,
- inch.
'The Plymouth power plant i
literally cushioned in rubber, and
In such a manner that the rubber
is not under eomprcsfnn. I-'or thr
first time In rubber engine mount
ing construction we have elimi
nated the great compression of the
rubber which, in mountings em
ployed oii'iiMH'li higher-priced cars,
causes so marked a loss in flexi
bility, and consequent loss uf ca
pacity to absorb vibration.
"The Plymouth front engine.
mounting is amazingly unltuc In
that there Is no metal fastening
whatever between engine and
frame. 'I'ho engine is cushioned
upon a solid hi
is bonded to brass-coated steel
plates. The top plate Is boltud to
me engine, nnu ine nouom piaie ,.,n)oy omi very unusual tests.
hi i in- i run i i-roHS-meiu nor oi inc.
chassis fiiiiiv.
ot he
h.-.-n the rubber in
an uven. then- also subjecung u
an air chciilatiun which is tin
cuuivalent of a fifty-mile u iud.
Then there is our 'I'old Huoiu,'
I where we subject automobiles t"
b.wn to :m dcgn-cN
largo measure to the unlet sinnolhj;a col,Ht.int leiuperatui es. In
p-rforrnance whicn m winning
friends by the thousand for fhyrs
er .Motors' lowest priced product.
"Among the many tests which
wo malio of the various types of
rubber are those by which we age
rubber to the eqiiiva lent of ten
vears In the same number of days.
-ir -..Liu.- ivoro l.laeed In U f tf 111 IH'l.l HIC
vacuum, in a hermciically sealed . below zero, and h;jve a romp mi
can. It would last Indefinitely, j m(.nt M. testing parts at temp-r;i-iluwever.
tires and other autoino- . n,ies lower than tia degrees he
tive parts are exiose to the air j nv z,.0.
and its decavlnir. oxidizing effect, i "'im... minie reason for nur
changing temperatures, perhaps .spending many thousand
the low Cooking" of the sun. ;i i.,,.,, nn this and other
" iii""'ei nu ii ..ntiKlnnt ripxiiiir. ' o nsceitain tlie . h.k l.i.tmf its nt oar researcil
quality and probafde lite or types inventive cftorl to the pui.n
of rubber under consideration w: ' tiiip tly. and yet confidently as
sure to bnyns that the new hit
"In the 'oxygen bomb' test vo provements .w ill stand the rigor
force I he oxidation hv naeinir tlie'ni ilnie ami usogf
onesion or tne runner to tun
Polar Dear Toed
liettiruiii'i from lite circus, Jr
:inl I'.ob were discussing I la- food
calen hy ilUVeri'iit, itniiuals. Whet
polar beiir were ineiillnned. hi-
brother liob said: 'Thcrt' is noth-in-
fur lliciii to eat nl Iho Nurili
pole cvopt li-h.' "VMi forgot
aliixit ISkioirs. Aren't they lit to
cat :'' asucd lic-.vc;ii-olil Jo.
Wood for Lead Pencil
The forest service says 1 hut ihe
nd red;1!-, from v.hicli lead pencils
:irc i:Hle. arrows nil through the
n-Kiein ii:u-t uf the cnimlrv. The
f dol- ' '''ad pciieii are iiume man me
testing I "ni"1' pi-nbabty Hi,-
irec viuiame mr imi oii umc ni
i). I j nln'iii ni i.v yenrfi uiu.
Cleveland parachute jumper was
mi-Im il lor opera ting n lottery
iiue. Tlii t in if It was the law
:l M.eti' d 1 1 f on him.
brnss-coa ted steel nla lew vu lea n-
i.ed by speehi I process) Is tested '
to a. mliiimuiu of ;ino pounds p -t- I
sttuare inch, llig full-size car that
il is. the Plymouth car can be lift-:
id off the ground by its front en- i
nine mounting without breaking '.
the bond between the rubber block ;
ami the brass-coated steel to which
il is vulcanized.
"The two rear engine mount
ings of the Plymouth, (one on each ;
side) employ a I' -shaped plate
which is encased between largo
rubber blocks vulcanized to brass- i
coated steel in such a. manner as
also to eliminate metal-to-ruetal
contact entirely. Kach rear engine
cable the, "fe- of a uniform high
Mini lily rubber perfectly nda pled mounting wilt hold up fivu tons,
for each particular purpose. ( Thus an immense factor of safety
"One o fthe most interesting of ltt Provided,
all automotive applications of rub-I "The Plymouth is the only low
ber is found in the englim mount- priced car that has rubber engine
lugs of the Plymouth. Through mountings of this perfected design
Tires Only One of Many Rubber
Uses In The Modern Automobile
"latex." as the rubber-bearing Hap
of the trees is called. The business
of gathering ami curing rubber Ii.ik
been described and pictured thous
ands of times In print and on the
ls:,i;.7 i!c(.s:ii
A big motor car lifted clear id
the ground by Iih f rout englno
mounting -a piece of live rubber,
two Inches in dfameler, bounded by
a special process to steel plates
the rubber Itself, In tension, carry
ing the whole load ! Dviwyimdy Hides nu Ituhhcr
Itubbcr being aged the cipilva-j One also calls to mind such fa
lent of ten years In ten days, by a miliar rubber articles as elastic:
Merles of unhue testing processes! I bands, hnt-uiiter bottles, erasers.
These it re two uf th( hit erest I ng heels, ai'lcrs, boots, suspenders
GARAGE
GOSSIP
highlights developed in an Inter
view this week with Carl Itreer,
Chrysler .Motors executive engin
eer, nu the mibjcct uf the pioneer
work which Chrysler has been do
ing In Improving automobile per
formance through a wider use of
( new rubber devices.
j Mention rubber to the a vera no,
pernonuiud. hv.- Is ape to thini? of
the weiol-wn vu en linioln nnllviu uf
"in the Huick garage. Alfred loll Nuinatra and Mn.ll ehirl nt.lv I..
their hdll cloths, gofug from tree
to tree, t.'tpp'ng t hem fur t heir
and so forth,
Most of all, one
tires, Vince nowadays
everybody rides mi ru'u-
Iluvn New Hul-U
William Wright ( recently pur
clianed a Huick foiir-do'or Heduu,
Is tiie owner uf a new Huick lour
I ig car. I.eonu Kcotl. also
l ceenlly pilrcluiserl a fo ir-donr
spurt model Huick Nedan, which Is
(hipped With six wire wheels. ,
li llovlm-N
J. i:. Shumate and Albert t'urrcy,
uf I he On hand - Punt lac g-.trugt-,
i pen'l yesterday III 1 til Iter nn bilsl
iiem. They returned to I .a tirande
last eveniiiK.
.Nctt .Mei.niliifc
A. 11. I'otl.H has iiccepteit a po
sition as a mechanic at the Oak-kiiid-l'onilac
garage, lie has been
working at the Smith garage for
many years. '
.(..
New 'hrsle rs .
Mrs. l-'lora M. McHonnld re-
cc.'illy puichaseil a Chrysler "i;"i
sedan. 1 1 Is et lipped n ll h h 1
wood wheels and u trunk. M, M.
chrihtetisen Is the owner of a new1
lioyat "77" sedan mid Tuck t'onleyj
)aN ii Dew Plymouth Hii.au, ,
. - o-
l::i) oidMiiohllc - !
The Oldsiniihlle Mules company
sold u coup to the slate highway
commission this week.
- -o -
I 'huh
'(lie Perkins Motor company;
employees and their torn I licit spent 1
l.isl evening at i 'nve picnicking
Mid swimming. Tiny report a very
phiiH.cit evening.
- 0 1
t lw rulcts - 1
It. P. Jteil, of Cove, recently pur
chased ti Chevrolet truck Iruni the(
l.iirUon t'lievroh t guriige. The Ore
c.on Trail garage, of I nlon, has al
new truck and J. IlaMgarth aNoi
pilichn et ;l tr.icii.
(.olng to Purl land -
W. I. Hanks if It hist evening for
Port la 'id, on a hu-lto sj 1 1 lp l or
ihe lleltinKN & llauks garur.e.
- o
New WllUs-Untght
Hal Soeda. of Hot Lake, pureha-'
ed a four passenger Wlllys-pntght
coupe from the tlcttlnH Hunks
I'.a'lige tills Week.
- -o i
CH PO"HIOJI- j
t' t. Pean. of I.ongxlew, lias
accept" d n pusilion ui the Perkins
Motor compa'iy. lie was lormeily
mploy. d by a poi d Motor com
pan) In Length.
thinks of
piai-tlcally
her.
"llut the average motorist." says
Mr. Hreer, "has liltle conception uf
the wide variety of uses tn which
rubber Is put In the construction of
the motor cur, unless he owns a
iuu-Jn which 'these new devices are
employed to secure Improved per
formance ami more comfortable,
riding.
"We at Chrysler take conshler-
Special Low Prices
SEAT COVERS
These Perfect-Fit Seat Covers add to the ap
pearance of your car save wear on upholstery,
and protect your clothes. While they last we
offer unusual bargains for the following; cars:
CHEVROLET FORI) "T" AND "A"
WHIPPET STAR-DIRANT
$5.00 -$8.00 -$12.00
LAZY HACK (TSUIONS
Extra Special 90c
Auto Body and
Fender Shop
209 Greenwood
P. 0. 1 taniels
YOUTH RAMiS
man IN CAR
DEATHS, CLAIM
HOSTON' (AIM 'Tin m 1 n g
youth," says a report hy CieOigc
A. Parker, regtsttiir or motor ve
hicle. Ih having a disproportionate
part tn automobile niHiiuUlex,
Parker's analysis Ih based on 4'';
filial accidents In Massarliusi'tta
lust year, costing 7 1 llvcft. It Is
mil') a public by the Ma? sachusi -tiw
Safety Council.
lt said thai although drive)- 30
yeum old or le-m constltuto only
2.6 per cent of licensed peinonn,
their Piirtklpatjor Jn fttlal oocl
ftenta in (.73,
C Willi! D
Just Suppose
Vim lir.cl to run l';ist down :i palli Till.'
'iuilil t hut Inn t yon ?
willi thistles.
Thill's what your
sand tiiiH-s a minute
Have it inspeetec
(Ii tHT.itoi- I'.iushes do
01 more, wlien it j;el
and
a tlioil-
Wlll 11.
ii'iviiicd if neeessaiy.
W'e have expert woiKiiien.
Automotive
Electric Company
2I.T Gleenwood
W'illaid W'archniiM- i
Phone .M-"i:;o
Set vice Station
rrrr
NOTICE
Car Owners And Dealers
Contrary to any misleading advertisements,
we are the
Official Service Station
AUT0-LITE
on
and
NORTHEAST
ELECTRIC
All genuine factory parts arte distributed by
us only. Have your inspections and adjust
ments made at the Official Station.
Burgess Battery
& Electric Station
1JI0S Jefferson Avenue.
J
BUY YOUR
AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE THE
CONVENIENT
WAY
You can buy Automobile Public Lia
bility, Property Damage, Collision and
Plate Glass Insurance and pay for it on
the monthly plan the same way as you
pay for other conveniences and necessities.
You never know- when your automo
bile may meet with an accident and
never know when you may have a law
suit for damages. Such damage suits
often cost thousands of dollars. But
not if you have enough Travelers Auto
mobile Insurance. In that case, The
Travelers will handle the. matter and
pay all costs up to the limits of your
policy.
We would like to tell you more about
this "pay as you go" plan no obliga
tion. Semi or telephone us the make
and model of your car and quotations
will be promptly given.
UNITED STATES
INVESTMENT CO.
0. W. Wiirnock, Mgr. 11:1 Depot St.
When you buy insurance
for your tar you are using
your head. That's what
vour head is for. You have
io use. your head when you
drive your car or you won't
have a ear.
Insurance takes the
"maybe" out of the cost of
having an accident. We
proved that today when we
delivered a cheek in the
amount of $:J(0.(I0 to one
of our customers the day he
received a bill for repairs.
That's service yoii always
fret at this agency.
Do the thinking for your
car and get good insurance
plus good service at
"l see
R.V COPSEY
PHONE 8&-
The LaQrmdn Insurance
Agency
WILLYS
KNIGHT
Distinctive Performance
-Individual Style
...IN TWO SERIES
FROM
1045 to 1895
The smart Willys-Knight
"70-H" is the largest, most
beautiful Knight-cngincdcar
ever offered at such a low
price.
The new Willys-Knight
Great Six is the most dis
tinctively beautiful motor
car that Willys-Overland has
ever created. Its individuality
reveals a new and higher
standard of beauty, luxurious
appointments, and performance.
GREAT SIX SF.DAV i9S
r..., -w. r..N, ffWif.., mi w . fri.-.
0 tti.f WtftJ, tj. t t'.J'd. si:. U !.,m
":o-B" coach fictj
Cf Oi l.l S'' ''", I'l I.rt S-'Jlt
RnJiif X.v:, ' f i'oj "(.,;,
tat.MfJ. t.ffi. .( If lJ tll'Ju'J, f.l.j.
WILLYS-OVliRLAND, INC., TOLEDO, OHIO.
Gettings & Hanks
Jefferson Ave.