MOTORING 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
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