La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 14, 1929, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textffia (Granite 1EwutngbBni0r AUTO SECTION MOTORING NEWS VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1929 NUMBER 101 E. E. AUSTIN NEW LOCAL DEALER Former Pendleton Man Comes to La Grande to Handle Nash Cars A new dealer In cars has been added to !,u Grundo'tj'automobilc row find ImslnesH section In the per eon of K. K. "Ted" Austin, who now has tho Nush garage mid the Nash agency In this territory. The garage Is located on Adams ave nuo at rtHlntorseetlon with Third Btrect. Mf. Austin has been an automo bile dealer Tor more than ten years, and for the laHt year has been spe cializing In selling Nash cars. He fore' affiliating himself . with the Nash agencies, ho was a Chrysler dealer. Inning the lust year Mr. Austin wus'ln the automobile business In Pendleton but Is now located hero, rcpluelng li. M.cKennon, who hus .gone to Southern California. Hofore. coming here Mr. Austin wav sure that he would like the city of ji Grande und now, after be- coming acquainted with, the city first, hand.' .reports that he is very woll!.pleuHcd with the city and the business outlook hore. At present hJ) and his 'wife are living in. a tem porary home in an apartment on Pennsylvania avenue. . Mr. Austin tilates that he will I maintain .the same high, class of orvlce us in the paHt, und Is eager to give his patrons the nio.st satis faction possible. GROUP VISITS WHALE 'WRECK' : . IN CHEVROLET Qn tire wind-swept- reaches 'of rofnt 16bos,"not far from Pebblo Beach, the scene of the recont .na tional -Amateur golf championship tournoy. Is-the carcass of an enor mous yhate. tiho legend concern ing thO,'giunlof;the. detfp has been erased from tho wooden board on tho .wire fence' surrounding the animal.. Whence cumn'lhls carcass on the barreij granite point over looking tho-buy?.. . .' , - A- group of vosterners recently vteitid pel M'onte. Monterey, , the 17. mile drive,, and paused ui Point l.obos to speculato as to the coming- the the .whale carcass. .'Hie :party used a .Chevrolet coach on tliolr Journey and declared that from .an-economical and roariabillty standpoints tho now Chevrolet six i la.truiy a rprmtrUHblcautonobHe., ' One '- version Is that; the whale was harpooned In the.tfouth Puvlftc arid that it eventually floUnddercd on Mo- tho I'oint hobos . coast. There is some strength in this, ac cording to . investigators, who state j That the dangerous crart oi wnaung undoubtedly occurred in times too early ror systematic record. These observers say that' Octhnrc gives an MM DO THE IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HERe! FOR the one gift which is more important than all the rest, the one place to go to get it is the Nash showroom. If only the best is . good enough if only the finest will do the car you can choose and know you are right, is the 1930 Nash "400." The Twin-Ignition Eight, the Twin-Ignition Six and the Single Six all bring to motoring new features hot found in other cars which compare in price. When ' you drive one you will know instantly that there is new enjoyment . , ; to be had from motoring. You will also know that, for the one most important gift, your shopping is finished a 1930 Nash "400"! Twin-Ignition Eight Twin-Ignition Six Single Six HKIB ftOU iUB TO ISM I. . k. iNWfy Uricle Sam May Raise Ante For RoadsJTo $1.04 Uncle Sum's share in building the federal-aid and forest highway system of the country will bo in creased from approximately C5 cenis to 51. U4 a year for each of the 120,ou,0U0 inhabitants, if rec ommendations of western motor associations are accepted, accord ing to the Oregon Statu Motor as sociation which actively is support ing a proposal that tho government allot 126 million dollars annually for fcderul-nld post roads and $12, 600,000 for forest routes. This is a total of $30,000,000 a year that would bo devoted entire ly to the development of tho na tion's most important network of transcontinental highways. -I'Yonr 101 S, when the federal aid program was begun, to ltiliX, tho government's expenditures ag gregated $013,3113,877 for complet ed highways, which -is llttlo moro than half as much as excise taxes, amounting to approximately $t, 1U0.U00 which motorists donated to the treasury, the motor association points out. "In addition to the great need for continuing federal-aid on an in creased scale, there Is also u press ing demand for -federal assistance In building roads through the pub lic lands of the west In order to protect national resources and at the sumo time connect up import ant cross-country routes," say the motor club officials. "That Is the primary reason that tho government is being asked to. be more lenient in its upproprla tionn for forest highways as well us for post roads." account of Norsemen whaling in the ninth century; and that Alfrlc, archbishop of Cunterbur5 men tioned whaling in the eleventh cen tury. At first only stranded whales were nttackod, but later, watch was kept from especially built towers and then as the whales became wary, boats were fitted out and men searched for them using the harpoon. Today, tho Kven Koyn harpoon gun, In universal use, is the most popular whaling gun. . At present, whaling Is regulated by law. Tho deadly Sven Koyn gun, with Ms ravages on tho whal ing communities, resulted In the passage or the law? The affect nl the Hven Koyn gun is that a sharp, perforated steel tube goes Into the. stomach or the whalo and pumps it full of steam and air. The meth od is used onU whm the whale is to, be taken to a shore factory. The whale 'snouting is caused by forc ing heated air from the lungs aftci long periods of holding Its breath. . The Sven Koyn harpoon welgh over loo- pounds and Im some four feet long. The cup contains an ex plosive and a time fuse, which goes off after three seconds after striking.- The range is usually 30 to 40 yards. ' rmcEo fiom im to hhi f. b. lattery Low Down Piymt nt ana Convenltnt Extended Term! if Desired AUSTIN NASH 806 Adams Ave.' SNOW-BLOCKADED ROADS NO MORE R. H. Baldock Tells of Highway Commission's Snow Rejnoval Work Kdltor's Note The following story-, which appeared In the lust Issue of the Oregon Motorist, is of particular interest to this section, not ojily because of its content s, but because it was written by Jt. 11.' Baldock, maintenance engineer of the slato highway department, formerly of La Grande. 1 I ' It seems a far cry to tho days of snow-blockaded roads, but not much more than ten years ago tho first heavy snowfall been 1110 the ' signal to rcmovo tho battery, take off tho tires, und put tho old bus away for the winter. To bo sure, some of the high mountain pusses are still closed during tho winter season, but 97 per cont of Oregon's ; state highway system Is kept free from snow throughout the year. The commerce of the state, the business and social life of the com munity, ebbs and flows through the great artoiial highways thut tie the people closer together In n much more intimate way thun any other form of transportation that 1ms yet been devised. Henco tho snow blockade of a singlo main highway becomes a moro serious matter than merely the inconvenience caused. The blockade may mean that the milk for the sick baby will not arrive or that the doctor will fall to sec the ailing patient. The country doctor is now almost as ex tinct as tho dodo bird. The mer chants in the small towns do not carry the large stocks of goods as in former years, but purchase from the city wholesaler in small lots with frequent motor deliveries. Hence tho snoW-blockadcd road may cause a serious food shortage where the railroad docs not also service the community, or In the event that tho railroad should be blockaded by the sumo storm. The investments In highway con struction and high'wny transporta tion are cnuriuous and fundumcu- I tally, it is poor economics to tie up traffic through a long period , of the winter by fuilure. to remove the snow. Tho Investment of tho public in motor vehicles Including passenger cars, busses, und trucks, represents many millions of dol lars, the value of which is greatly depreciated unless clear means of communication ore maintained throughout tho year. Tho motor stage lines radiating from the more populous centers now -penetrate to each small hamlet, and the public has grown' accustomed to depend upon their service, which cannot bo continued unless tho highways arc maintained free of snow. Methods of Snow Itemovul The first essential in snow re moval Is drift prevention, by the location of the highways through the low passes in the mountains, j PRICED FSOM IMS TO II07S I. . Inter, . I CO. Yakima Valley H ' Wmu iiniTirtiimitiiif Tit ren irrmnatrn f -rir- rTfl " A scout party recently completing a tour of the great Yakima apple belt in a 1930 Buick sedan reports the completion of the harvesting of a great 1929 crop. It is estimated, the Buick scouts state, 13;500 cars will be packed this year in this south-central Washington fruit center. Upper left Rancher's son expertly sampling world-famous Yakima apple. Upper right Typical Yakima irrigation dhch.Zower left 1930 Buick sedan on mile-long "Produce Row" in Yakima. Lower right Professional Yakima apple pickers at work. the raising of the grade line across wind-swept flats, and the- proper use of snow fences. No amount of equipment can keep tho highways open at all times during violent storms, accompanied by high winds, without these aids. Know fences do not prevent the formation of drifts, .but they do control their location', forcing the snow to pile up some distance from the road way rather than on tho roadway It Is necessary to set tho snow fence approximately J 00 feet from, tho center lino of the road. Where the adjacent fields are not culti vated and especially in pasture and tlm,ber lands through tho moun tains, permanent snow fences can be erected in the proper locations, but many times the fields adjacent ,to the highways are cultivated and it heeommR' necessary to secure per mission from the property owner to erect a, nuovuble type of snow fence which is set up after the fall plowing dud planting and removed early in the spring. When wo first started erecting these fences some eight years ago, many of tho farmers were loath to give this per mission, feeling that they would suffer damage to their crops, but tho formation 'of tho drifts protect the grain from freezing und fur nish additional moisture to the sub soil, with the result thut the crops of wheatand other grain obtained from Iho area of ground occupied by tho drifts wero much greater Hum the sections along side. In establishing Snow fences in new sections where the public- Is not familiar with them. It Is hoped that they will realize tho necessity for such notion In order that the com munity may have an open road and feel that they will not be damaged by reason of loss of crops. Snow ItiMtmvul ICqtiipincnt Tho first snow plows were ralh ur crude affairs pushed by heavy tractors, ' They were effective but very slow. rust nvJbiUvcqulpment is necessary to move rapidly ti'om one point to another in attacking .scattered drifts. (.Jrud willy iho various stales have ud opted tho pneumatic tired, IiIkIi speed, four wheel drive trucks In iho main lino of offensive In snow renin vat op erations. These IruclCM aro equip ped4 with push plowx and travel at high Hpeed throwing the snow from tho traveled way. They aro quite effective up to depths of approxi mately '18 Inches und aro worked continuously throughout the storm. Wing plows aro also attached to some of the trucks, just back of the cab, on the right side, to throw the snow over the Ide of tho bunk. After a long continued storm of a succession of storms, the snow tends to bunk-up on either shin of the. roadway und Its removal neeos sMntes tho use of tho heavy rotary plows. Huge truck rotary plows, powered by enormous motors are used to removo the accumulated snow along tho rmid way and io break through the heavy drifts. They tiro ulso employed to open up the mountain pusses early In the spring. The blower lype rotary Is preferred because of the control of (he direction of the snow thrown from the chutes at high velocity, enables the operator io lake ud vantage of the chum;i in ihe direc tion of the wind, furthenn'M'o to throw the snow clear In deep cuts, and to avoid throwing snow on mo tor vehicles where traffic is being maintained. They eun not be used when passing through towns or villages because of tho danger of breaking windows, The. rotary is driven by a separale power unit, while the truck motor Is g'-arcd so tbata very slow speed can lie main-laim-d while working through huge drifts. Thfj state highway shop work ut frenzied speed, as soon as the Hum mer wurk subsides, In order to re pair and station iho equipment over the Bluto tn preparation for the winter's battle with tho' tttorm (luuliuutd on 1'ae'u JJqyUl). Finishes Great 24,900 IS AUTO DEATH RATE 1928 Government Issues Data With Comparisons for " Nation As a Whole. WASHINGTON, D, C, Dec. 14 Tho department of commerce an nounces that In tho death registra- tlon area in continental United Ktutes thorn were ;it7(15 accidental deaths In I ICS charged to automot ive accidents (excluding collisions with railroad trains and street curs) and that tho death rato from this cuusb was 20.8 per 100,1)00 popula tion as uguinost JU.fi in 1927,' 17.H I 'J'2Q, 17 In J tiirr. and 15.7 In lD2-i. ! In i!t28 the registration area in cluded 41 states, the District of Co together included Ift per cent ot hi m bin and 1U cities In nonregistra tion states. These HtateH.and cities tlto total population of tho United States. On tills basis tho number of deaths due to iiutomubilc acci dents is estimated at IM.tiOU for tho I whole country. I Kor purposes of comparison it may bo helpful to cotiBlder tho in crease for the 38 stales which wero ( continuously in the registration ; area during the five-year period, j Counting only the sumo, class of ' fatalities throughout this period, , namely, automobile accidents, cx i eluding collisions with railroad trulm; und street crs. there was an Increase 'from 14,806 deaths in ilf4 to 2l,fiia In 1!12S. This rep resents an increase In rates fro. in 1S.7 to M 1.4, or" Hti.3 per cent. It. should bo noted that deaths assigned to automobile accidents do not include those due to collision of automobiles with street curs or wfth railroad trains. In 1028 there ru-i ,i,.MthH Hno tn rnlllHi..n with street eara and 2041 deaths duo to collisions with railroad trains; these, If added to Ihe 2H, 7iif referred to above, would make a total fur tho registration urea of 2 0,34 8 deaths duo to accidents In which automobiles were Involved, and would raise the ride from 2U.H per loo.OftO population to Theso deaths constitute I.Ii per cent of all deaths and Hit per cent of alt deulhs from accidents. In 1 1 2 ft this class of deaths constitut ed 1.6 er cent of all deaths Annd 2:i. !l pel' cent of ull deaths' from accidents. As has been frequently pointed out, uncoirested f iguis 'showing dentin; from automobile accidents, especially tn cities, may be mis leading, because many who are fa tally Injured outside, the city aro brought to city hospitals, and since deaths an tabulated according io the. place of occurrence there Is usually a higher city death rate than would otherwise bo shown. r.ci-: vam'k Klrst lie: See that girl? Iler fue is her fortune. Second J Io: Veuh, and It runs In. to it nlco figure. Ohio .Statu Him Ulal. Ilmv to Kwy Track Witt: When was your new baby born. Knott: Ilelweeu the second pay ment oil the radio and the eighth on the auto. The l'uthflnder. Tn" Clir :I1'",,0(1 l & bunk,' 1 nr. tiin-i'i 11 iiwu wan Kicen; He'd put bis moonshine lu the tank And drunk the gasoline. Curagemun: Cheek your oil? Motorist; No, I'll tako it with me. Ild you ever hour the one about the Hcotcluuun who took tho cor ners on two whoeltt to ttuvo hia tire 7 ' Apple Harvest BUICK PARTY VISITS RICH YAKIMA BELT , Komo 1 5,000 workors in Yakima valley "the country that makes doctors tin popular". have just completed the picking of Houlh On triil Washington's internation ally famous crop of apples. This fruit has been guthored at tho rate of 1000 cars each seven days and it Is estimated that approximately 1H, 600 cars of apples w.Ul bo pack ed this your and sent tp markots situated In almost .every section of tho world. Although tho product for this Hcuson Is slightly less than a year ago, most ranchers express themHelv.cs. ,n.s being highly -pleased with tho results of t'ho unnua'l liar- UMiun "Oh Boy! A set of new Goodyears!" What a Practical, Sensible Gift-One that means many thousands of miles of comfort, pleasure, safety the memory lingers long after trinkets are forgotten. VOU want your gift to please to give enjoyment to be long -remembered. Picture "bis" or "her" surprise and delight over a new set of Goodyears ! It means pride, safety, the joy of care free driving for the whole family throughout 1930! Of course you'll choose Goodyears -recognized everywhere as the best. Because Goodyear effects tremendous economies through building nearly one-third of the world's total tire output, they cost no more. An Inexpensive Gift a Friend Will Welcome A new Goodyear Tube to be carried as a "spare." Special Prices on all Sizes. BOHNENKAMP'S Thut tho prosperity of tho entire northwest Is affected by the apple industry in Washington may ho seen from figures published by tho Yakima chamber of commerce which show that tho valuation of tho applo crop In 1928 amounted to 113,394,280; tho valuo of tho en tiro fruit and melon crop for that year was estimated ut f 19,689,755. Recently a scout party In a 1930 Buick aedan visltod tho Yakima valley and found that packers have Increased tho cold atorago capacity for apples to 10,000 care whereby permitting a majority of the crop to bo held until a favorable market prcsentii IihoK. Some of tho apples harvested this full will not bo ship ped until next June, It was said. Tho Buick parly found the Yak ima valley, which is approximately 100 miles long and 20 mlloa wide, to be, a fertile section of one-time comparatively unproductive . land that has been made "richer than tho valley of tho Nile" .by various reclamation, projects. WET WEATHER DRIVING AND SAFETY HINTS "Winter weather brings Ha own seasonal hazards for mo torists and tho public safety department of tho Oregon Slato Motor association sug gests thai drivers boar In mind tho following precau tions, Ho suro you have a wind shield cleaner In good condi tion. You need both hands i for driving on slippery pavo- ments, so the clouner should bo of tho uutomatlo typo, ( Tlavo your brakes tested und put in good condition. Bowaro of carbon monoxide gus poisoning by keeping your garage doors and windows open when you start your car. Keep off street car tracks. This hint is good for tho year 'round but it ospocially applies to winter drivers. Don't apply brakes or step on tho gas too suddenly. Tako curvos slowly. Tako euro of your battorles; they run down fastor In win ter. Bo extremely cautious whon going by schools -or play- grounds, .... ; . , AU lu tho View Hon: Pop, what tiro apoctaclos? I'op: HpeclaclcH, my son, aro glasses which people look through. Son: If. you looked tnrougn window would you call It a spoo- tuclc? - ' pop: Tt nil doponfls on 'what T HnW. Oklahoma Whirlwind. Pontiac Detours ; Through America As Fleet Leader j - 'Detouring through America" might serve as an apt title for tho log book of the Pontiac Big Six which recently completed 32,000 miles of fast travel over a hand picked "worst way" route as lead er of tho Goodrich eilvor Floot of 15 tiro-testing cars. Although, the trip hardly would meet the average motorist's Idea ot pleasuro driving, IS. W. Clark, pilot ' oi ihe lead car, declares that ho thoroughly enjoyed tho 'rigorous ten months of back road touring, Clark was one of tho 16 university graduates who (Jrovo tho fleot of cars und or tho direction of .Lieu tenant H. ft, Schaefter ot tho United States naval reserves, j "The" trip brought me many - thrills and the satisfaction of con quoting difficult obstacles and conditions," said Clark, "Tho Pon j tluo and I becaino pala during that long hard drive. Wo seemed to dovelop the samo mutual under , standing that often exists botween I a horseman and his intelligent mount. I certaily shall miss that car. I bcame mighty proud of it I and the manner in which it carried J on through that would make tho, ordinary detour seem like a boulc ' yard. , "Wo wore looking for hard going and wo certainly wero no.t disap pointed. Extremes of altitude, extremes of weather and extremes of road conditions Imposed hard ships on tho. cars that probably could not bo matched anywhere within the borders of tho United States. But tho Pontiac always bucked through in fashion thut made tho trip a pleasure fnstead of a grind, "On one occasion wo plowed through 126 miles of soft, deep, muddy road between Fort Smith, Ark., and Tulsa, Okla. Wo found many curs hopelessly mired along tho road but tho Pontine led tho caravan safely through. Almost equally difficult roads woro en countered in tho northwost, south west and in the Rocky mountain regions. : .."The Pontlao required no. major, Hervico during tho entire tour. The valves wero ground twice on routo and the brakes, which still curry the original linings, woro given one adjustment." , ; Interference: "Do you ever tako Mrs. Glump. for a rldo In your car?" "No, wUh,hqr. jabbering in tho- "back seat "m"y Vlfo couldn't Icoop her mind on my driving." 32S2 " .ttT '" "1 if -y