La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 30, 1929, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMOTORING NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929 NUMBER 338 EUROPEAN TREND FOLLOWS AMERICA ami lax costs which nccompuny II. Foreign cjiKliieerlnu;, il hccius, Ims not lici n ulilo to Ui vclup tln maximum iuur ami fuol economy 111 every speed raiiBO whleh Nash turn achleviil HiioukIi liuintfl-ly on Khicci Iiib ailaiitaliun of tutn-lK-nltloii In tlu MkIi cunipicKslun. valvc-iii-lu-ail inuloi-, "Another tyn c l earn iiroilueeil at tho I. inn Ion show nere llle small nulomolille and fuel an.l lax econ omy fealiiicil tlm cxliil.itH. In I'urls tlio combliia'.loii of awl and wood pnHloniinalcil In line ear liodles anil mi imitation leather bodies were shown." This Country Creates Pat tern for Car Improve ments Overseas. KHXOKIIA. Wis.. Nov. 311 (AIM American eiiKlneeriim kciiIiih ni.ii iiKi'ln he crediled Willi erent ini; the pMttern for motor ear Im provement tills year in coutinuntal Km-ope. ' Metier motor p u r r o r in a n e e tliiouli the rerineinent ,of various mechanical units and increased passenger comfort throu-fh lower ink of body suspension and Increas- Inu liuerior roominess are out- buffers are now In-Int. n...i in ,.!,. stamliiiB fealurea of the latest und la new dcBree of luster and depth best forelun cars. to , ,0(ly fmsh uf UroUl. These sii-iiirieant fuels are hiKh- .., cars. A new process that real lishts of tlm interestlm,- reiiort on iy umounls lo burninliiiiK the al ine iieiiu itmiiv imuiuuum- , ready if h v hllllil -linl Isli.-.l smi-Iim... BRITON TO BURN DAYTONA SANDS IN DRIVE ON SEGRAVE'S RECORD Finishing Process . Gives High Lustre Uleetrienlly driven tdieeps - wool iimoufiieturlng made today to J i. I Hiss, sa les ma nuger of Tlio Nanli Motors com p:t ny, by Nash em:iu-'or aligned to Btudy foreign development!; at the reeent I'url fntei'imlfoniil Snlon and London motor Khou. They Indicate to both sales und production officials that there fun be no possibility of any foreign invasion of tho automobile, field in the I'ltKed States and that AiiH'iiran industry generally still retains its comfortable lead in val ues offered lo tho public both at ionie and abroad. So ltuvnlutlt;niiry Changes 4 "I I fin for item, the new features revealed by Kuropean manufur-tuiei-s in their show exhibits com pare with tne anvnneemems wnicn. ;of tne iac()m.r Jill vu niai iseu ims imimu mie i or a year or nore," . M r. Milan declared after reviewing the 'engineers' re port. "(' 1 1 allies- in t.he models ex hibited tit the Paris saloir are not voiisidercd revolutionary in any respect, but it is plainly apparent that forelun manufacturers have niailo a speclnl effort to mutch the; refined power, motor responsive jiess ami silence which character ize Aha American product and to I supply I lie type of increased owner j of bodit-s and hoods, this operation results in an advanced stage of brilliancy unknown and impossible wiih Hie old method of hand rub. bitiK and polishing-. Installed in pairs on either shle of the factory production line, these electric buffers are operated by teams of two or four men each. This operation does not replace any of the regular hand methods or lacquer application or polish ing, but is done after the surfuce has been brouKht to the highest luster possible with the older methods. The new process is said lo represent I lie most important ;reiinement in the art of ualomo- bile finishing since tho porTeellon "Kini" and the strip-.! ing machine. Approximately two! minutes' time in required to polish.! each car. 'i This concentration oh the fine ; points cf achieving a truly artistic; effect in body finish is regarded as-j the logical step in satisfying the! demand:! of a more sophisticated ! and critical buying public. j .'Offered the choice of a prol'u-; sion, not merely of basic colors or j combination:', but also delicate shades and tints such as -twilight i Rainy Season Is Cause Of Added FORD MAINTAINS OUTPUT RECORD Traffic Hazards ;Car Sales Lead A11 other Makes in Every State Wet pavements mo treneheroun. Thiti fact Hhould bo borne in mind hy every user of the BlroelH for Thi'ee Months. The IncreaKo! production rocortl RADIO-EQUIPPED CARSARE NEXT Walter P. Chrvslcr An nounces Completion of Receiving Scheme. DKTHOIT. Nov. lid Walter V. Chrysler today annouied tho umiin lot Imi if u hum ii Iter months of exleiiMlvo tests and resenrch, for 0f tho Oreiton Vtato Motor attnoclu- comparioii v& h previous years , iiimuiiut umi ui i ihhm i i i inn iion. ijom nvotoi inn aim ene- i " nv inuiitu i:iiiipment in I'hrysler cars. triniiR can aid in preventing tho DealKned and engineered a nil winter season Increase in tho uccl- lirtpKi'ul Pint of the cur itself, tho ,i(.nt toll, it Is pointed out, if they Installation wilt provide radio re- Kmird iiKaimtt the .traffic luizard oivin lacllilles at tho owner h. oi- 0f wet streets. falso senso of security from the fact that cut'B now huvo such safe-, ly features uh four-wheol brakes I ami baloon tirea. Tho driver's nu tlii. unounn nni.nnnlinu Ml fit llllH IlOPIl IIIJ1 1 II I II I tied MV t lit warns tho public safety department Kord Mptor company this your in Have Don ( rihl ). KukMsIi motor racer, will attempt to ieat tho minor speou inai it 01 .ii nines an by a felluw countryman, Sir Henry Senrave tieu). ueiow n wki-hvph iuuiooh v.omeu it set the record at Uaytona l!each. rapt. Malcom Campbell (upper center) Is Maid to be eon.yldertny; a racing comeback. Hon on chscd models of the Chrysler "77" nml "70" lines. According to Mr. lhryh'r, tho decision to include radio oip'ip nmnt as mi Integral unit in auto mobile manuraeturinff came as n amount of "dilvins: brains" is still result of a nation-wide survey, In- the uroalost safely feature. Oiiv- hI II tiled months tigQ. that led con- lnK which brings no mishap Is that clusively to the fact that radio has which recuKnlzen that a street sur- m, entrenched Itseir as a necessity fHee of low rrictlonal value neces- of modern life that it can no longer situtes u lonRer stopplnff dlHtnnco. be ignored as u factor or deslrabil- IVdeKtrians should roalizo the llv In motor car edulnment. . llinltalions of tho motoriBt on wet "Tho motorlim public," Mr. Chrysler unid, "with ears attuned to radio In its homes, desires the j samo entertainment, while driving I and manv already have experi mented with portable sets hoping they mlttht. be uule to hear hitih llnhts of tho world's news, thrlllltiK sport events, piarket reports and the latest in entertainment with out having to forego the pleasure hour set Arrow a: Buick-Marquette Road Scout Goes To Indians Land Obligingly but indifferently sup plying museum interest and link ing a dim past with a present of which ho asks little, the llopi In- iiiiiCnrt ii ml ('nnvenieneft offered by our own mi ion i.ooies. bl " llNll (io Vr ,::. vlv thv dian goes his undisturbed way of " t s nteresting lo note a few . uiihaiuo gutn, ut. uh. h iii,ii,i iim nnf.imnir- ..f tho nvorm i.n.i-nvem....is-' public taste liaS been elevated to i t t'Un les. 1 ioldlng its uncha llk- of the oetseas impi o i meuts m.-.-..r n(,. ed own on the high mesas of the which our engineers have (meed to . V "m... , ! painted desert in Arizona, this un- American engineers successes, or - " T ..lent l. ilu. lh:.l deseende.l "front eNample, tltey found a majori y of the new l'aris show cars equipped with internal expanding . brakes, more powerful valve-in-head mo tors equipped- with rubber mount ings and vibration dampers and with refined heat control and car bu ret ion very si m i la r to the ad - vanced unitH., 'developed in our i inside the earth," is calmly watch- lug the . highway encroachments f rum Winslow without particularly j (xnltn:. Km. unlike the oil-eiu'lch cal attention. , localizing this. Dodge I trot hers factory u-f I'icials weie quick to i.l rM.- ....... nlvinwu.fi l.nrnluli. ing process In spite of the fact that Plains' Indians, the llopi Is not it entailed a considerable additional ! ttMitoiorlst. lie retains the trans- poriaLion u nis ioreiaioer i i.-n, Investment In labor and equipment. ; Thus there has been achieved a rcgSYuYd uS I ,,iL-A,.r i.,.v tiHoiii.-.T mishllni. ufready genMally 7 pump, fuel reed.-and centralized I "fuullfttl. finely-finished automo olling systems pat'ierned along tint biles. lines of units which are included i " ' in the list of Nash '4(u features, C. p J?Aii nlhmt c A and a. few or the finest Kuropean cars have -adopted cable breaking control , llko that which adds so mti h lo the safety and driving pleasure of Nash owners. Like Straight Kighls "About half -of 'the Kuropean ma nufacturers now produce route traverses a much more level j straufiled in one of the religious terrain than the former toad via ritei: in the klva, a sunken room l,cupp and avoids lower sinks whero the high priests und their where lakes are formed in the rainy clans gather. Turkeys are made lo season. This new road was pas- subsiitu'te at times ror eagles but mi bin the entire distance until the 'he, birds are never eaten. K late summer rains tore gaps in It j The Walpl mesa Is ascended by where later 27 bildges are lo be I the 'stairway to the stars,' a flight built. "Winslow is fif.X miles from l.os Angeles via the National Oil trails, officially designated by the govern ment s highway (ifi." said Krunk- land. "With the samo Marquette, that 1 drove from l.os Angeles in-j to heath Valley and then to the. summit of IMke's iVak without a, motor stop, 1 made the run to Win- slow easily In IS hours. Krom i there lo Wulpi over the new roud f, the Marquette covered the distance j lit two ami one-half hours. Walpl ( it; on a mesa, perched above the ( I 'n inled desert 78 feet, running j three-quarters of a in He long and I being from -ill to II i0 feet wide. II. i in 'dn thiH Irtgh tabkv strip that lhtv Ilopis live in three villages H'wn-, of stone steps reaching from the springs below on tho plains to the incyu's top, (J 7 S feel. These steps have been worn by count less thousands of ntoccasliied and bare feet. At the top of (be stairway stands the Walpi village. It is here that the famous snake dance is hold in alternating years." With (tot Winds und Hail. Tho man who litanies n rvlRhhia belle must expect lo lead a stormy existence. Los Angeles Tlmc.3, Grants Pass Razed (J HANTS I'ASS., Ore. AI') Dismantling of the old" .Southern Pacific roundhon.se takes away from this city the last monument cars Mo flays when C! rants I'nss was n sturdy legs which carry him un tiringly over incredible distances daily. . - This Is the time or, the year wjien Arizona exerts its strongest appeal : Cmnioi ami Walpl, Just its'th to tho inoton.st, ror full is spring- nim, for at least throe centuries, time in Arlr.ona. Koillowing one of jfypisjH-e divided into three tho heavies, summers or rain in trH.n n,ch with its own vIIIuko many years, Arizona is now dis- 1mJ inKlage. Mut lliey liv eii playing its rioral beauties In won- (n.j, f ,t.ee, their very name, in dermis a I'ray. particularly' In t he rlirr,' meaning 'puoplo of peace.' They are Industrious, religious and by way of measuring such lhlnnn, inlelligent. NearbV tho main, or Walpi ' Then It's Stingineis Thrift Is n lino i rtilt In it man, but it can fife, overdone, A inerloin Magazine or oily pavements. KelfUh thought lessness of wulkcru hiuj caused many, serious mishaps. Jaywulkinif dtirfng wet wea'iher muy forco sev eral drivers to apply brakes with dangerous haste and euuso huzar douti skhb: und crashes which often result In injuries and deaths. . During tho approaching holiday season both uutoislu and pedes trians more than ever will bo In u of an evening'H drive or week-end hurry lo get lo their destinations, jaunt away from home. ' Hmi haste and the saving If n few "After exhaustive tests on the niinutoj;' time are no-i worth loss road and in the laboratory by en- of lilu or limb or even the expenses gineernof the Chrysler corporation, of repair .rroni minor, crashes, il radio was found to provide per- points out tho motorists' orgunizn feet reception under all conditions lion. Imposed by motor car Installation. ; Its inclusion as an engineered unit' r mi sjj in Chrysler earn wus immediately t i flHCr 1 UOe Utter directed. . Kxeopt for a (tingle dial control on the instrument panel, within easy reach of the driver or front seat passenger, Iho radio is eu- lirely out of sight. A wiro screen aerial is concealed in Iho top. An exclusively owned and patented "suppressor" device entirely ellut- I Inates all electrical Interference. Is Now In Effect ot Ovtober. Totul production of Ford cars and trucks for the mouth of Oc tober va 177,483, This represents an Increase of 55.801 over tho rec ord for October, 1128 . Total 'production, of Ford cars and trucks during tlrfe first ten mo mint of 19JH was l,Sio,9!7. Ford 'car sales led nil otltor mutics In every state In tho Unttei States during tho months of July, August, nnd Septonibor, according lo figures compiled from tho ue tual registrations. During July, its percentage 0r the total was 35.13 us against 20.27 for the next high est; in August it was 36.34 uh ugainst 1U.0S; and In September It wat: 3ft. !)6 as agulnst 20.05. - ' Wayne county, Michigan, Where Dotrott is loca'.ed, wna led by Ford during tho same three months' period. In July, Ford car sales w-ero 4,r75 uh ugalnot 1,400; In August they were 3.738, as ugainst' l.OHti; In September they wore 2,- 33G as compared with 8S3. Hoglstratlous of commercial curs in Wuyno county show an oven greater lead for tho Ford product lurlng those monhs. In July they were MO, und 5tt. 4 per cent an against Ifi 6 for tho next highest, und 1!. I per cent; In August they were 301 und 65.2 ; per. cent uh ugainst 157 and 24 per cent; in Soptembor yteywero 605 und 63.3 por cent us ngulnat 177 and 18. 1 per cent. . Speaking of Uplift Never Iniigh ut pux-noseri girls, Ymi can never letl what may lurn tip next.r-ithMuder Magazine. Sad-Jiut How True And IiukoTiihIs very often give their wives intelligence tests when over they iniiUe up n now exeuse fnr heing .laU'. Allmn,v;.vV;voi)luii N'e'.vs. Tho annual. offer by the Wes'torn Auto Nupplycnmpuny of an inner lubo free of charge wltli every tire sold at their regular low prices Is now In effect In lill stores eperated by that, company, advises Mr. Ken dall bieal store manager. "This offers timely savings which every automobile owner will ap preciate." says Mr. Kendall. "Just now. when new, . safe, road-gripping tires are needed to Insure more enjoyable winter driving and when prlccH on Western (Hunt and Wear-welt tiros are the lowcHt In our history, the additional savings offered In tills "once a year" event ereatea.an'.opportrtnlty that should bo welcomed ly -thoHU In need uCJ new tires.' Speedy Camel In n regularly supervised camel rnco held ut Tunis. Afrlvn, nn March (I, WM, one of four ruclm: eniuels was clocked over u Jm-tulle eoui-se in 12 iiiimites, tiveniiiuu; nppi'oxitnntely 3 minutes 40 seconds lo thf tulle. Alaska's Monopoly AIiirUii Is the only portion of the Culled -Status''. In which tin Is found. ; Lasting Love , We shnll tu've'r outgrow Hip love' of nature umlphe stmL of hi'tiuiy; diea wltKIn lis; Hev. Hoy V, Sniilh "viiiii imiiiiHii inn nim iiiiniiBiiBTiwfnBrHTrim" B levels of -luon feet and higher. And. 1 Ti ni-eording to "Outdoor" Frank la ml noted Muick-Martiliette road scout no portion of Arizona holds more powered by .straight-eight motoi'H; but although the increase in eights wii:! notable In the Salon, It seems probable that in Kurope at least the six will continue 'to be the .most popular type of ear. As yel. the Kuropean eight Is considered a luxury ear on account of Its high initial price and the higher l'U"l interest, scenieany ami amnropoio-t vjt, .. . tj,nH. villages, are Kically, than the 1'ainled desert WQ ,.HHei. mesas on which are j located Shlpolovl, (Mihnophohl and .Mlshongnovi. Mere also Ilopis dwell in smaller numbers but in Iho same characteristic stone houses which are built by the women of the tribes. The men tend Two major qualities of the Pontine Big Six its reliability and long life offer motorists a definite cush uilvnh- age which is just like money in the bank. Tor not only do these qualities J clfcet big savings in the cost of oper ating every Pontine . . . Inil in uddi lion they increase still further the demnnd for used Pontiacs. And that means that the Pun line Uig Six yon buy today will have a high resale value when you are ready to turn it in. Pontine has ninny older important qualities to offer you. It has the highest top speed, fastest accelera tion and the greatest power to be found in any low-priced six. 1 1 offers more style in its bodies by I'isber and more safety in its non-squeak, ruiVrouil iM-ntcT Tor HOiillii-rn or Bon. lii'loni tnu division point wus v""n! ink jiuiu unuiia. niovt'ri nlitl when (Uanla 1'n.ss v;ih Sreilr of Snake Dmicc on I h innin lint: of tho Southern i IttinniiiK nurtlnvard t'rum Win I'aotrlc as nmny na 40 enginoH :t I slow to i'olooca, 77 iniloH. Arizona diiy found tlii-lr stalls in tlio old i has heon hnildinK a now road that huildinK. AlthotiKh of wood and j reduces the distance to Walpl. one afire many times, the htilldintf was j of tho three scenes of Iho famous to their fields of Brain on the tower entirely destroyed hy flames. snnkp dunce, hy '2't miles. The new levels ol'.en as far uway as . H fj miles. Going hack and forth dally I tr. tend tlielr crops is jnst a part of t lie llopi routine, iio covcrlnK Iho cntlfo distance in a rythmic, trot. Not ll HtlllHT 'The Hold In not a hunter like the NolBhhorlriB Navajos. Ho will run down rahhlts afoot lislitB a liooineraiiB sort of cluh as his weapon. Habhils are tlio main meal food although feasts are occasion ally held with a yountf pll? or writ as the Breat Bastronomli; ctrfeiinB. The llopi prl.es lllo wmlo lealh er so hiclily that he assures Him self an uufailinB source of supply hy BoiiiB out and captlirltiB youtiB eaBlert. 'I'licse are lotheroil out on till' housetops, belltB reKUlariy fed. When the birds reach full plumiiKC the pluculiiB bi'Blns as the occa sion demands. Later the bird is in -Ihe'-b&iik Iirt -and-wcatlier-pronfinte.rnnl four wheel brakes. And as for Pontine economy, a large corporation oper ating 'J'Jfi automobiles of .13 different makes found the operating cost of their Pontiacs during l'J2!l to he one ccnl. i mile less tlian that of any other Um-prircd six. l,et us nppiaise your present. cnr. Our allowance frequently covers the down payment so that n siiinll amount "' inonlhlyeiiahles you lo enjoy the many iiiiiisiiiiI advantages offered hy the i'on line Hig Six. GARAGE GOSSIP I 1 IIiij-.m Sedan j l-'rank Joins, of HIlKaid. has ) purchased tur Imperial Mdan from j the Larlson cbevrolet company. j lttiincNs Triii I.. . Weeli.s w" fit to rrnuieion yesterday on biiNiness. (Hviter id' New Stslan . N". I'i-eeniiiji is the owner of a new hryslir sedan piircluised from the (iirysler garaKf. PMTI AC S?l 019) rROiiLt.T OF ;bebai. Morons Cg' , Vit&lf JM i .j : s &m nm "nr,:,",":: v jm. Pnnttoe Bit Sir, t74X $n ?.?. . print rorrrMnnn i' extra rnMl. Crnrof .lorr i Pontine. Mirh.. fiif Paxmrnt VUm ntititnhh- nt ti'i CnntiHrr th Mit'rrtl prirr yU lUHnt f ' - I' iwd cWiorri. an rfW.r-" ,! ,(, h. .,j fur - ' torit or finantmg dtttrtU. irh-n f ffM"lrlf ,r ti'itv nulhi'r. uliiitiot.al aivf' 0. 6. font lot, MUhigan La Grande Motor Company I., i i-in W. Ii. Il l filif. went lo Klgin '-;x-teidiiy uft'-i-noou on ft business (rip. A. A. A. Aiimilim rnienl MoinritH an1 n ut loin'd by th" ,. .. A. to drive ruPrully In lb" iiioriiiitK wb"n i hi roit'lM m' flip- j pn-iy. At the pt'jent all th" uis; I 1 1; anj r'poi ted to lie open. 1 I-'idiii N'Mlh roudi'i- ' A. T. Cohn. of North l'owdi-r. 1 h.i.: boiltrbt Mi ' H-Isnioblte di'hu' j rroni th" H-lMiiobllf liartiu''-'. ' rut tory llepi-e-ti'Mlathi' I Id. I. t'ht iH ia iihou. factory n p ; i-i-.-entHtlve of the Stiidelm kev cur ' partition of Anier i' a. wnn l'i l.u 1 f'.runde liiij wtei. cujl.ii cn M. J. h$p :m4k 11' on I THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Insurance You Can Buy A Set of New, Sure Gripping Goodyears on Your Car Noticed that your tire's slip skid- slick pavement? Don't run chances' of serious accident, on treads about as safe as banana peels. Trade in your present tires for the security of new, sure-gripping Good years with All-Weather Treads safest ; and best of all. , Values beyond compare because Good- year enjoys lowest costs through a pro duction by far the larg-est in the industry;"-. ' Complete, fresh stocks of Goodyear AD-Weathers Heavy Duty or Stan dards and the matchless low priced Pathfinders. Here, too! More people ride on Good years. Let us demonstrate the two reasons why. W. .H. BOHNENKAMP CO, 1421 Adams Ave.