T Salur'day, December 2f, 1920
Page Ten
LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Thef are to tnxay points of !
OFFICE
mutual Interest betireea ftutomo
bti and aTiAtioo eaxlneers that
the findinss of either Uututtrr hATe
a direct bearios oo one another."
CAT
The Former Watchdog of the North
Unique Design
Solves Running
Board Problem
Even w simple a thine a a run
n log -board presents 1U problem
Co th automotive engineer. The
running-board 1 the dooratp to
th automobile. It must not aag.
and thus kcome a sourc. of dis
comfort or danger in wtu snowy
cr ley weather; it mmt not work
loose, crack or warp a a result ct
atmospheric condition, and It
tirtut be as enduring as the car
ltlf.
In the De Soto Sir, the rnnlr.ff
board problem has bn solved by
detrisinff an unusual design of steel
board. It haa the requisite long
wearing qualities and is neat and
trim in appearance. It is only
a boat half the weight of ordinary
types of metal running-boards, and
yet it is exceptionally strong, ow
ing to its unique design and process
of manufacture.
The essential featnre of the I
Ho to running-board is a series of
deep ribs, formed In the metal.
Tha board proper Li made of a
single sheet of steel. A special
machine designed by Chrylr en
gineers fomn these ribs in the
sheet of. steel, doubling the metal
together at the proper intervals as
deftly as a tailor accordian-pleats
a piece of cloth. These fold, or
ribs, give the boards a roightr
strength. They extend downward
at right angles to the top surface,
formintr unusually rigid construc
tion. The boards so built are per
manently flat, and will not spring
or bend in uw.
A flat sheet of steel, cut to the
proper shape, and large enough to
allow for the channeling operation.
Is fed Into the special machine. A
series of rollers take hold of the
sheet, passing it along. The first
net Imprints shallow grooves in the i
plate, the nest set deepens the j
grooves,-and so on until the last j
net of rollers presses the channels
tightly together into the perman- !
ent reinforcing ribs that give the
board its strength. It is then trim
med and punched and the end
welded on, ready for attaching the
rubber mat that covers the top
surface.
It takes eight other machines.
In addition to this special rolling
machine, to prepare the board for
the rubber top. Beginning as a
largn sheet of steel, as ft comes
GARAGE
GOSSIP
Btt-ittTSB Trij
M. A. Harrison left Thun-lsy on
a business trip to The Dalles and
I'onUcd. W. A. Cor cell accom
panied him.
iiwinf Caller f
Karl Chadwick. from WalU Wal- j
la. of the Alemite Lubricating corn-
pevny. was a business caller at the
Perkins Motor company this neck.
StuibbaWnr IH-lnlMito i
A. i'.. Foiter. of Pendleton, j
Studebaker distributor fur the !
Eastern Oregon district, culled on
M- J. Cc-ss this weeV. f
.rw Ol.l-mobfk-
Glen McCarry, of Enterprise, his
purchased a new Oldmooiie coupe j
from the OMjmobite Sale com- (
. Whence Came This Giant of the Deep?
" 3
Str Sedan
j Mr. Carrie Earley. of Joseph.
J U the porchaMrr of a new OWsrr.o
I Liie aedan from the OMamobiie i '
f Sales company.
A Chevrolet coach carried a party of westerners to Point Lobos, California, to inspect the
carcass of an enormous whale which is said to have been there for centuries.
A party of sea-men, in a Chevrolet sedan, who had been
connected with the Bear when it served as a floating govern
ment for the United States in Alaskan waters, recently
visited the historic craft in the Oakland Estuary. The Bear,
which was in operation from 1884 to 1926, is now out of
service.
Goebel Regards
Auto Industry
As Fliers' Aid
KK.VOSIfA. WLc. Dec. 21 Col.
Arthur C Goebel, one of L'ncle
fiam's foremost aviation pioneers,
transcontinental record holder and
winner of the famous Dote air
derby, s?es America's gigantic
automobile Industry in the hxht of
a vitally important proving ground
for future air conquet-f, as well as
the world's industrial jcUnt,
Dirwrt cooperation net ween auto
mobile engineers and a rlo-er re
and the special color scheme and
finish to be worked out on the
new twin-ignition eight
cabriolet, which he fJUzxs to use on
a bear hunt in Mexico after an
overland run to his aviation school
in Kanxas City and before return
ing to hts air research work on the
west coast, lie attended the ra
tional convention of the American
f'etroleum institute in Chicago fol
lowing his Ttii with Xash offi
cials.
"Both the automobile and avia
tion industries are working toward
the same end improved world
transportation" he told Nah en
gineers. "I have never been more
Impressed with the vast faculties
Distributor from rend k-ton
8. H. K&yre of Pendleton, dis
tributor for the Chrysler cars for
Ka-stern Oregon, was in La Gran-it-Friday
on business, callins at ite
Chrysler garage.
i Elgin Schools
Start Holiday
Vacation Today
"66'' Sedan
Mrs. Klla Anderson, of Ontario,
has bought a Chrysler "65" sedan
from the ChrysUr garage.
I
; hells OirTlcr -77"
; The Chrysler gamge has fold a
-. Chr"slt-r -77" royal sdan with six
wire wheels to L. K. KinxeL
i Itiiys Set Ian
; A Chrj-3ier "SS" sedan has been
j vld to A. J. Cower by the Ctrys
: ler garage.
lom liaker
W. IK Carter. Nah dealer of
Baker, was a buvint'&g culler in Iji
Grande this week at ih Nash garage.
from the steel mill, It passes from , latiotuhip between the two kindred ( tor mechanical development and
one machine to another down the industrtf- mr f-ntmi tn avi.-vttr.n t constant motor improvement that
line. Attaching the rubber top nr0r(.- an,i ,k-, Kuitdin of air I the modern automobile manufac--
and the 9rufe-proof mould tn
around the edges. Is the work of a
separate set of operations.
safety, he declared here after or- luring plant affords that I have
during hfs second Xash Twin- i een during thi tour through your
Ignition Kight car. and while laboratories, te.-tt grounds and pro-
When all these thfngs have been 'making a tour of inspection of the
completed, the board Is ready for :. perciirm lines which create the
the assembly line and for attach-t latest Nash mechanical achieve
ment to a De Soto car. The capa- ;ment.
city of the machines is per
lsy-five times the namber that
could be mad without the special
equipment'. Not alone more run
nfnyboard(, but better onM,
Col. Goebel made a nwift air
rail trip from Ism Angeles to Xah
headquarter, bringing with him
specifications for the new. chrom
l'im phited wfr whl q'l.prnent
duction line. It is significant that
the Nash plant is one of only two
American automobile factories I
have studied, although mechanical
advancements such a. can be sen
hero on every side are most im
portant In furthering the work of
anyone Interested in engineering
of any sort.
Rufus was proudly sporting a
new model sport shirt when a
friend asked, "How many yards do
it take to make a shirt like dat
one, Jtufus?"
"Well suh." replied Rufus "Ah
got two shirtM like this out'n one
yard lat night." Successful Farming.
Ktc, Ad Infinitum
lie: Iefs get married.
She: Fine. We'll stay with your
folks.
He: Can't. They're sill with their
folk. Rsrvf Red fat.
(M. Arant. E. E. Arant, Lynn Hill,
I of Elgin. The little folk were
Lorita and Ernestine Arant. Elea
: nor Jane Hayes. Vesta Graham,
' Elaine Arant, LJoyd Haill and Jun
, ior Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan
, served refreshments Including of
Br Mrs, Lynn iU j ndL
CObierver Correspondent) Mr. W. P. Rollins, of Imbler,
EIXJIX. Ore. (Special) The EI- t Ieft this Wfck for Walla Walla to
:n (KhooUt closed for the holidays writh ner sister. Mrs. Roy Cook
on Friday. Dec. 20 and will open ; who very ill there,
on the 3'th wish a holiday on New Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Slillwell. of
Year's day. Several of the teach- , La Grande, spent Sunday with Mr.
ers whose homes are near enough and Mrs. Henry Sommer.
will spend the vacation with rela- Retner Schnore haa returned to
liver. Miss Ford will go to Spo- Elgin from California to spend the
kane. l!L-3 Price will go to Corral- holidays with his parents, Mr. and
lis. Miss Thompson to Walla Wal- Mrs. H. J. Schnore, of Indian
!a. M:s Lyr.ian to Montana. Miss creek-
Bixby to Milton. Misa Stewart to Cody Lyons, of WeL-ir, was In
Corvalli and Mr, Campbell to Eu- 'Elgin Saturday on business. He
gene. MLsjh Gmver, whose home is f attended the implement eale held
in South Dakota, plans to attend here in the afternoon before re
the state teacher?' convention in ' turning to his home.
Portland, as will Mis Crutkshank Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meade have
who will also visit a sister who is I retu.-ned io Elgin from a several
ill in Portland. Superintendent E. ! months visit in California- They
E. Arant wilt remain here, as will j visited their two -sons whose home
Mi.s Mayfi-!d and Mis Schnore Jare there and spent some time with
whose homes are in Elgin. I Mrs. Meade's siater in another part
Mrs. Otis Buchanan entertained of the state,
the s.?wimr club of the Imbler! Carl Long and family came near
American Legion auxiliary and a' having a very much more serious j Hermit Myers and George Gordon.
few other guests who were invited , accident i riday morning when I The church at ramie w, 12 miles
to honor the fourth birthday anr.i- .'tner cjr became unmanageable In I out on the north side of Cricket
verwtrv of her son. Junior, on the loose gravel near the A. II. Flat, plans to have a community
Tuesday afternoon. The afternoon5 i'rson farm. As it was, the car Christmas tree this evening.
ett house, have been sold by Guy
Patten to William Ezell. The Dick
Hardy family who has been living
in the house are moving this week
to a house owned by James Mas
terson. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Scott announce
the birth of a seven and one-half
pound son on Monday. Dec. 16.
Miss Margaret Hall who has been
teaching the Dry Creek school
north of Summerville, is planning
to take a trip during the holidays
which will include Astoria, Port
land, Medford and Ashland, Miss
Hall was a student last year at the
Ashland normal school." She will
visit her sister. Mrs. Maurice Rich
ardson while away.
Fred Miller left Monday for
California to spend the winter
months. He plans to be with rela
tives there.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Arant expect
to spend their Christmas vacation
with friends and relatives in Twin
Falls.
The Elgin men's volley ball team
went to La Grande Tuesday for a
feame with the team here. Elgin's
team lost the first game but won
the next four. The team members
were Frank Keller, Dick Osborne,
Man ley Arant, Glenn Galloway.
was soent in sewinir and the vounjr- ' did Rot turn over but went off the
er guvsts plaved with the host's ; "de. through the fence into a
tovs. The older folk present were. tield- The car wa3 damaged con
Mesdames J. A. Llovd. Milo Pratt, iderably but none of the occupants
John Morris. G. E. Confclin. R. H. wer mjurea.
Have, from lmb!r. Mesdames Ane P'openy adjoining the city
Hnrv SoniriiT. XII fin-ham M. I';irK " ine wct ana ine residence
i tO th.
north known ns the Crock-
The long distance line through
Minam wus broken Thursday
morning by weight of the snow.
The telephone men from La Grande
were called to repair the damages.
CHRISTMAS the time when
trees
wreaths
v. indows
and men
are trimmed!
JsinU Claus heads the world's
bigg--st exchange.
If you Insist upon waiting until
Christmas Eve to do your Christ
mas shopping, go ahead and do it
that Hay. We don't care, we've
finished ours.
The Way Sonic Christmas Cards
Ought to Head: '
I'm v nding you this plain card
Not to wish you Christmas cheer,
But only for the reason
You sent me one last year.
I'm sending you this lovely card
As J don't want you to slight
me.
And if you give a party soon
1 want you to Invite me.
A rerlain bachelor Is peered. He
bays married folks have the edge
two can give as cheaply as one.
George: "Oh, Grace, dear, this
will be the jotliest Christmas 1
have ever spent. Now that we are
engaged, I think only of the fut-'
ure."
Grace: "Do you? Well, at this
time of the year, I think only of
the present.'
Optimist: '"Wonderful view, Isn't
it?"
Pessimist: "Well, that's not my
fault."
Park-Keeper (to young couple):
"Sorry to disturb you. but It's too
late to be sitting here."
I3ashful Clerk: "We didn't know
it was ho late. You see, wc are
going to be married Christmas."
Park-Keeper: "Do you think
I'm fool enough to suppose you
were married lust Christmas?"
BROADCAST MUSIC
Each Monday night Thomas A.
Ellison. Inc., has broadcast a musi
cal program dedicated to a famous
person and containing his person
ally chosen best-loved music, ac
cording to Lynne Hohncnkamp.
Santa Claus is easily the best
known and best-loved character in
the world at this time of year. It
is especiaaly fitting, then, to have
the jolly saint name his favorite
music for inclusion In the Edison
radio concert. This interesting pro
gram will be broadcast over the
coa.st-to -coast network, Monday
night, Dec. 23.
Jacksonville, Flo., has a jailer
who i 6 ft and 6 inches tall.
The first duty of u man Is to
look nfler himself, according to
Ed Howe, the Kansas sage. And
just to be su re he does t he job
right, he usually gets a woman to
take it over.
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