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AUTO SECTION
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LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929
NUMBER 277
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AUTO PLANT IS
LIKE BIG RIVER
Efficient Layout Pro
motes Economy of Manu
facture, is Claim.
DKTIIOIT, St'lit. SI "Just lis ft
jrrcitt rlvi-r IwfiMl by many tributary
streams iim It flows smoothly to its
destination, so is the fhial assem
bly line of the modern, efficient,
an' deetmoinieally operated auto
mobile plant or today fed by many
tributary streutns of materials and
parts that are assembled Into the
completed car," ncrordlnff to 1. t
-'anerbrey, operatlllK nmnnROi' of
the Plymouth Motor corporation
at Detroit,
"Seventy-rlvo per cent or the
problem or maiiui'actutini; a low
price automobile or finality is in
PEDESTRIAN IS
PROTECTED BY
TRAFFIC PLAN
N U W V O Fl K (AIM I'cdcst r In n
rights, loiitf neglected in traffic
planning, will bo honored in newly
proposed city highways.
Specialized highways, some pat
terned for tho motorist to insure
Adequate speed tanea and some 1
planned especially for the pedes-1 DirritOIT (AIM i:tue, with
trian's protection, are advocated by tlio dual personality of oncrglzing
tho regional plan of New York and or tranquilizlntr. depending upon
environs. tbv emotion of tho beholder. con-
Following h survcy'.'of the best Unites to lie tho favorite garb or
means or developing and protect- tht well dressed automobile with
Ing residential neighborhoods, the the coming of fall.
.ir-r.itl'f.itl..n cnevlm. I li n uhtlnu i.f.
" " -- 11 !i'i)wnl)piLro. crnon. 11 lack, irrav
aiiti maroon, accoruiiig 10 a lacquer
BLUE CONTINUES
FAVORITE COLOR
Well Dressed Motor Car
Wearing Popular. Shade
During Autumn.
New York, New Jersey, and Con
nectlcuL proposes increased special- mil,111(inim..
inauon 01 nignways aim a reinrinu-
latlon of traffic Ideals and stand
ards.
It proposes express highways, ,.,,.,......,
I wioe hi teriatn iiiumi iur iiigu pjict-u
i traffic, which would cut residential
tho movement of the materials areas Into small Islands. In these
through the plant and the layout spots would be a maze of streets
of the plant Itself," he says. j for low-speed traffic, lanes so'fash-
"Thc tlmliiir of thee flow of ! ioned that sueed would be lmnos-i
t?.cHC parts through the plant and si tbdna ,a-z lb-own nnd Itcige, which carry an
the manner in whlNt the plant asjslble and safety to the pedestrian ' atmosphere of newness because of
a whole functions and directs all 1 the primary factor. I their comparatively recent intro-
offort toward the feeding of ma- ( "Ry some sociollgsts the auto- duction In the automobile Industry,
follow as favorites.
Tho brighter blues, such as top
gallant, clrce and sea foam blue.
the strong favorites, said the
which ndded that all
blues except the lighter tints carry
an association of darkness and tills,
coupled with the demand for dark
er shades for fall, adds to the pres
tige of blue.
lerials to the assembly line is the
problem, that must be solved be
fore an automobile plant can oper
uti with the utmost of efficiency.
"Tho plant of the Plymouth Mo
tor corporation nt Detroit, being
one of the newest in the iudusliy
, is consequently one of the most
modcrfV" Mr. Siuorhrey com in -'
ued, "is one of the largest single
floor, structures in 'tho country a
lialfmilc long and averaging four
hundred feet in width. Along one
side of tho plant arc two final as
sembly lines each u tuaiter of a
mile in length.
"At tlie beginning of these as
sembly lines, which move at tho
rate of about 15 feet a minute, tho
frame of the car is first lifted Into
place. Then as tho line jnows
along, the running board brackets,
the springs, the front axle, the gas
line piping, the gasoline tank, the
rear axle, the propellor shaft, the
engine, the exhaust, and the muf
fler are. put l'o place.
"As the chassis conl I lines, the
transmission ami brake levers arc
attached. Next comes tho steering
post and the. wheels with the tire.-
already in place. Fenders and
radiators are then attached and
the body is lowered from an over
head crane. With the attuchlng of
(he lights and the hood in their
proper places tin- car Is then ready
to be dlrven from the Hue and tu
be subjected to final Inspection.
"At the opposite side of the plant
from tho final assembly lines, the,
' imii." T.i,. 1. ...I,. u ....71 f... JV.T..I- rrv.'"
IsImmI products arc brought Into
the plant by means of trucks and
trains. As the matci'luls nr0 uit
loaddcd, they arc placed on con
veyors which carry them to tho
various machines In the plant
v hero they are machined and fin
ished and placed on other convey
or lines whore they are carried to)
thf final assembly lino. 1'roper !
timing or the pse.-d of these con-I
veyor lines is necessary in order to
have the parts reach the assembly j
line, at the right time. Hundreds!
of these conveyor lines, which are I
as tributary streams to a river, are j
in operation along the ruth j
length of I he assembly lines. Kach j
one must carry its stream of parts :
to the final assembly line In a
smooth, even flow. In nil. thede j
arc many in Ilea of conveyors at j
the Plymouth plant. .
"Heal efficiency and economy of!
manufacturing depends upon the f
working of tlu entire plant as a sin- i
glo unit working with one pur -j
pose in mind, to furnHh a contln-1
mil. even flow or materials and !
p;iris to the final assembly line sol
that t hat lino may be kept con- j
siantly moving and completed cars j
may be kept coming off at regular j
intervals of a few seconds." !
Turning Out Of .
"Sand Pies" Is
Very Interesting
In StudebaUer's 11 V acre foun
dry at .South Hi nd. Indiana, 0110 of
the largest grey iron found rien in
the world, scores of skilled work
men may be seen daily making
"sand pies" or cores for tho fton or
more castings which go into tho
Studcbaker engine, according to M.
J. (Joss. Sludebaker-Krskinc deal
el here.
'The sight never fails lo arouse,
unusual interest among the hun
dreds of visitors who make tho
trip through Studcbaker plants.
The operation of turning out these
cures looks about as easy as the
until pie making of childhood days,
yet the job Is one which requires
a high degree of skill and accu
racy. ".Most casting calls for a sand
'core' and sand 'mould.' The 'core
and 'mould' may lie likened to the
core and skin of an apple, the
'core' representing the hollow por
tions of the finished casting, the
'mould' the outer husk or cover
ing. I "Several types of sand are used
mobile has been regarded as a do- continue to be popular. Iirown de- ' in their making. An especially
stroycr of neighborhood life," the finitely outlines the contours of the
organization reported. "Now, curi
ously enough, it is setting up a pro
cess in city planning which seems
likely to produce exactly the oppo
site effect."
HUDSON, ESSEX
SHIPMENTS AT
HIGH FIGURE
automobile (and suggests rugged
stability and worth.
Such colors ns t borne, brown,
rich loam, dryad brown, Lackawan
na brown, Jluguenot brown and zir
con brown are named as among
the popular shades for fall, and
combinations of these shades are
finish.
fine grade free from clay for the
core a coarser, darker clay bond
ed quality for the 'mould.' Huge
.qualities of this sand are stored in
giant bins with a capacity of S:;5
carloads, I he sand ctelng routed to
the various 'core' and 'mould'
tables through wide funnels, fore
sand is mixed with an oil and resin
compound t give it tho neewwnry.
consistency for bakinff. Mould ,
sand la mlved with water RpU clay
and does not have to bo baked. Tho'
coro' maker fills a coro box .with '
tho sand, firmly prcssm It down
with bin handd, thon InvrrU ,the
box nnd removes it. .
"The result Is a perfect repro
duction of the Inside nurfaceA of
tho dio, conforming accurately jo
every ridge-, convolution Or oorru
gation. In tho caso of very larg
'cores,' a machine appropriately
culled a 'sand stinger' Is used to
force the sand Into the die. Tbo
'cores' are then baked In ovonj
under high tempcraturo lo a brick
like hardness. ; -
" 'Moulds are made In tho fmme
fashion except that they ar bulU
up in two parts top and bottom
but are not baked. Am In the
'core,' the sand ia forced Into tha
two halves of tho die uiuler pres
sure, tile baked 'cores' Inserted In
their respective positions and tlio
two halves of .the '.mould'' placed
together. A hollow space thon pj,
Ists between the 'mould and tho
'core,' into which tho metal it
policed. When the metal hft
cooled nnd set, boih 'mould' and
'core are removed, leaving ' tho
casting ready for muehlniug. Whlla
It is possible to reclaim tho Hand
used in cores and moulds, Sturio-
bakcr finds is inadvisable. The
close proximity of lic likc Mich
igan dunes to Houth Itend glvcfl
Sludebaker an ample, supply if
fine, clean Hand at exceedingly low
cost. VStudebaker's foundry bus a
daily capacity of COO tons of cast
bigs."
DKTUOIT. Mich.. Sept. 1M Ship
ments of Hudson and Ksscx cars
up to Kept ember 1st of this year
are announced as lit! 7. 311 as
against 230,019 in the same period 1
of 192S, a gain of per cent.
This Is the best eight mouths' rec
ord Hudson ever has known, leav
ing less than 1 ",UOO Hudsun and
Kssex cars to equal shipping record
of 282,204 for the entire year of
j HUS.
(Jreen, which was the leading,
production color In the spring of
1 !2X, has dropped to third place '
among the favorites, due probably,:
the statement pointed out, to the !
difficulty of employing it artistic-'
ally.
lilack and gray were said to be j
more firmly established this fall 1
than at any time for many mouths. 1
Some automobile manufacture! s J
were reported experimenting with ;
body colors of blue-black and j
gieen-blnek. '
MANY BARGAINS
Used Cars. See them on our
Used Car Lot
Larison ChevroletCompany
1414 ADAMS
AVENUB
PHONO
MAIN I
A Biz In tha Price Range of tho Four
MERIT ALONE
EXPLAINS BTS SUCCESS
There can be only one explanation of De Soto's
record-breaking first year, and its continued
progress toward new taler, peaks, ft It t3
the result of a spontaneous and widespread
public conviction that no equal for De Soto Six
quality, performance nnd value exists today
.in the field of low-priced sixes, Each
month, thousands of new De Soto Six owners
nre adding their voices to the great chorus cf
approval that has swept this car to unprece
dented success. $ Nothing is more certain
than that your first ride in a De Soto Six will
make you want to become a De Soto owner.
PRICES AS LOW A3 FJ
ssm
AT THE FACTORY ji&
ft
CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT )
' ' BUCHANAN-MUNI I ALL MOTOR CO. 1
' '" " 11M Jefferson Ave. ' I
et 'service cost)
DE SOTO CAR I
SALES SHOWING j
HEAVY GAINS
IHITIKHT. Sept. 21 "With ship-'
nient of De Soto cars totaling K I f 3 I
durlnc the month of August, and j
with dealei-H In all nectiotis of the;
country placing orders for more!
cars to meet the demand In their
localities, Do Soto official. are en- !
thuyiacllenlly speeding up produc- I
lion to tjike care of unfilled orders '
en hand," according lo I. . reed,
Miles nut tinker tif th el) Soto Motor
f'orporatlon, division of Chrysler
.Motors.
"Shipments of De Solo v rs In
Autfusi," Mr. Peed sitys, "showed
an increase of 'A 1 00 cars, til per
cent over the month of August t"fd
year and, what Is even morn re
markable, an increase of l'.'OO cars
ver tip: monthly average of the
l'irnt soven months of tills year.
"Th" unusual demand for the De
Solu Six Is proof or the fact that
the motor buying public Is be
coming more and more experienced
in tlio firu-r points of automobile
construction and that it appreciates
real quality In a car of low price,
he continued. "Although the D
Soto Six Is a car of moderate price,
quality has not been sacrificed in
lb! manufacture. The low price
is due to Its aoclallon with Chrys
ler Motors with Us enormous pur
chasing putfor, Jtts facilities for
engineering research and its huye
manufacturing properties nil of
so Delightful to Drive!
The Chevrolet Six delivers its power with that
smooth, even, velvety flow which characterizes the
truly fine automobile 1 At every speed, you travel
without the slightest annoyance from vibration or
rumble. Equally delightful are the comfort and
handling ease. Four long semi-elliptic shock ab
sorber springs, set parallel to the frame, provide
the road balance found in the finest cars. The
steering gear is equipped throughout with friction
free ball bearings. And the big non-locking 4-whecl
brakes are quiet, positive and unusually easy to
apply. Only a demonstration can reveal how
delightful it is to drive this amazing carl
so Durable and Dependable!
In order to appreciate the value of the new Chevro
let, it is necessary to remember what a really fine
Six it is. I ts design represents more than four years'
development and testing. Materials are carefully
selected from tho finest available sources of supply.
Highly skilled workmen perform every manufac
turing operation. And inspection is rigorous and
continuous, from raw material to finished product.
The result is quality so high that you can confi
dently look forward to thousands upon thousands
of care-free, dependable miles!
so Economical to Own!
Many people still do not appreciate how little It
costs to own a ChevroIct.Six. The Chevrolet Coach,
for instance, with its beautiful Body by Fisher, Is
priced at $595, f. o. b. factory, Flint, Michigan
with onlyjthe most reasonable charges for handling
and financing. You can actually secure a Chevrolet
Six for practically the same down payment and low
monthly charges you would expect to pay for any
low-priced car. In addition, the Chevrolet Six de
livers better than 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline,
with unusually low oil consumption! And Author
ized Chevrolet Service is available everywhere on a
low flat-rate basis, with extremely low-priced re
placement parts. Come in to-day for a de
monstration.
The
COACH
595
Th. '
ROM)STKR.
Th.
PHAETON..
....'525
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....'595
....'645
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r.OMPARR the delivered ptire no wfll th lltr prtrt In
rnni!r1rlrt(l autnoiuhllp vnlli. f'.hpmn' ittllTerrti prlrn
IntluJ oaly rcunabl diargri lor delivery and financing.
is remama,
ii -a
OLlf lOW .
which are conducive to enormous
savings in time and money. It
our policy to pacs these savings
tm tothe piiivhasor In the form of
tnon value for the money he ex
pends." , ,
Larison Co
evro
let Co
XlITH ninrctliiin 5,000 Whippet driers
and more tlun 4,000 aurlioried Whip
vt irrvice stations, Whippet owners v.rc ;iv;ur--d,
wherever they drive, of low cc.-.t, prompt
ind painstaking service a::;l of a'v.uvs beinj
able to obtain genuine Whippet pu ts.
Consider the low service cost, the low nprt.it-
WILLYS-OVI5 HLAM),
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.1.1 IIVl-.-lhirUnApntAl.tX f !. i 4V
m'jUl It tijHft WtivMI MiKA
ing cost and the amazingly low price of the
c;;r itself and you appreciate that Whippet
ownership is your wisest motoring investment.
Tlx- Whippet, with its outstanding heautv of
design and its many engineering advantages, Li
giving thou'.ands of motorists the full mean
iii'T of "lull value."
INC., TOLKDO, OHIO
V Hit' I'KT 4 COACH
liOWN TAVMI NI ONLY Hahntt w ti Mn mrntkty Mr.
V A i 4-P. touf AW-i. I'.mxi
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Next to Observer G. L. Liirison Manager I'hone Main 2
Gettings & Hanks
Thouiht for Iht Day
Therp nepr wni n liny tliftt 1M
n-Tt hrhli; Its opportunity (or doing
Z'VtfJ. t Itnt- never could hav en
! uin h-fore. nud ueer can hv
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Joffcrbun Ave.
A SIX IN THE PR1CZ RANG.
OF THE FOUR