La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 11, 1930, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Texttot (irmtite lEumttng temr MOTORING NEWS GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1930 NUMBER 12-1 1 1. CAR THEFTS ARE HEAVY IN MONTH Texaco Travel Service Finds Januaiy Favorite Period for Activities. Aulomobllo thieve apparently bollevo in starting the now year In a fu.sliiua nil tlmlr own and sotting a pace for tho months to follow. January is the month that motor car thefts art greutost in the mil jorly of cities and towns in Wash ington and Oregon, Recording to information obtained by tho Tex aco Travel Kervlco from various police departments. Then, the year 'round, motorists aro urged to watch out between the hours, of. 8 und t(t p .in.. bei:iuiBo! that's tho' lime that tho "light-fingered'' gentry got in their best ,.'ork. ..' V And, sh! The "white month" of tho year Is September when the leant number of motor ears are Ktolen, and between G and 7 a. m evidently is the thieves' retiring hour, und for "bod-time" stories of , tho previous night's activities, October runs a close second, in formation obtained by the Texaco bureau indicates. These figures 'are; not estimates, or are they merely representative of a single year. On (he contrary, they apply to a period of years. 00 Per Out Itfetvered ' Here is the consoling feature of You Know Batteries Work Hard These Days Give Them a Chance Have Them Inspected , Charged if Necessary Or You May Find Ice in Them That either ruins or shortens the life of the best battery made. Automotive Electric Co. Curtis VV. 213 Greenwood Across from L. V. Ntw Chryiler "77" Royal Sdan, $1725 I fc" 111 Copyright 1929 Chryslvr Corporation CH RYSLER proves what it IS by A motor cor proves what it performance is tangible, definite something you: can easily check for yourself. When we say the new Multi-Range Chryslers are swifter in pick-up than other cars smoother in fliqht faster in climbing hills easier to drive we are sfmply stating facts you can prove. Geu'rs can be shifted back and forth between for ward speeds at any" car speed without. clashing. In the midst of all today's claims and counter claims. Chrysler suggests a demonstration, in order that you may learn for yourself why Chrysler in spires a pride all its own. ZZ IMPERIAL "' th. the. auto theft situation in most cities and surrounding commun ities more than IfO per cent of tho stolen machines ure recovered. Of all tho cars reported stolen, ap proximately one-third were locked and the other two-thirds virtually Hxtonded an Invitation to the rob bers to stop in and speed awuy, tho Texaco report sets forth. Juveniles aro tho greatest of fenders, and it is interesting to nolo that 1? years appears to be the uv erago ago of tho thieves. How ever, Texaco record show that, many cars have been taken by boys just entering their 'teens. Automobile owners often recover their own machines after they have reported them stolen, and In num erous instances have failed to re po rt t lie recovery 1 m mod late ly. This is a dangerous practice as stolen cai'H are broadcast to police departments even where, and one runs a chance or being shot by a motorcycle patrolman .' or traffic poUt'cmia n who Is trying to do his duty. . The Texaco report further points out that them aru three classes of automobile thieves one who steals a car to strip it;, another who steals for joy riding or mere transporta tion, und still another who takes a machine to aid in committing oili er crimes. These thieves work in distinct parts of tho averago city, and tho reuson for this remains a mystery to police departments. A certain stage com,edian has become a aoap manufacturer. 1'robably all washed up as a comedian. o Sine, Mgr. Phone iVI. 520 Weeks, Chrysler dealer. (Special Equipment brtra) is by what it does. For FSHKMBSHIHSE KM TO. tics u tim thi L. W. WEEKS Greenwood & Jefferson New CPi in,,., "f' j li.ii . Wi n TMMhMlTSj I' TTI J TmmuT As an additional safety precautionary measure, the Oregon state highway department is marking railroad crossings on the main thoroughfares in the manner pictured above. This type of warning is said to be particularly effective on foggy nights when a motorist is concentrating his entire attention on the Jiighway directly before him and may not observe the usual "X" post at the side of the road. The car is a Pontiac Big Six sedan. Luxury Of Past Is Now Standard Auto Equipment NKW YOKlv; Jan. 31 (A,!') What was luxury in automobile equipment a few years ago would appear from a survey of models at tho national automobile show to be merely part of tho standard equip ment today. Wiro wheels, metal no vers for spare tires. tandem windshield wiper:;, nou-shatt orahlo glass in windshields, windows and doors, and radiator shutters are. display ed In cars of many manufacturers. Belter visibility is provided on tho majority of cai'H by the use uf narrower front pillars, some mak ers employing- a forging at this puint to obtain minimum thlcUness. Hoports of sajes orders received by exhibitors at the. show and presented at a meeting; of the di rectors of tho national automobile chamber of ''commerce, hpOusoVm of tho show, were declared encourag ing. While ' definite figures were not Riven out, A Ivan McAuley, presi dent of the chamber said: "These orders show that' tho pub lie is 'buying. Business has start ed. As in tho past, the automo bilo show hus proved Hint it is a stimulating force, starting tho bus iness year off in the right direc tion. Tho predicted prosperity for 193( is at hand." what it DOESI FEATURES: iarge, powehful ENGINES . . . SEVEN-BEARING COUNTER WEIGHTED CRANKSHAFT . . . MULTI-RANGE FOUR-SPEED TRANSMISSION AND GEAR SHIFT . . . RUBBER SPRING SHACKLES .' . . CHRYSLER WEATHERPROOF FOUR WHEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKES . . . LARGER, ROOMIER BODIES OF DREADNOUGHT CON STRUCTION . . . ADJUSTABLE FRONT SEATS . . METALWARE BY CARTIER ET CIS. 6 1 2 Highway Markings At a meeting of tho contest board of tho American Automobile as sociation it vu,h announced the Aulomohilo (lul of America had decided to oiler again tlui grand pi'lx sold prh;e at the annual! race on the Indianapolis speed way In an effort to encourage stock car racing Him contest board de cided that rules governing this de partment of the sport should be formulated by the association's technical committee. . 30,000 Deaths In Year Blamed To Automobiles PORTLAND, Jan. 11 "Motor vehicle accidents claimed ;t(i,(Miu lives in tho United .States last year, according to conservative, national estimates just received by the Ore gon .State Motor association. The esll males are based on' complete auto fatality records for- ho (first ten months of " plu!jf;xpec!.ed deaths during November' and JJe cembcr. . t This figure is an increase of morn than seven per cent over the J :S8 doUh toll, it is. estimated. Tho round num:ber figure predicted for was 2 7, GOO casualties. Komo idea of the. increase in au tomobile accidents may bo gained by comparisons from-t hia typo of accident in 1 !' 1 S numbered but lO.GSO. Klve years later, -J(ia3, the figuro.hud mounted Ito 18,416 and four, yuars later, in 19-7, the total van SB.K&I.. . ;! That neither ihe increase, in the country's-- population nor 'tho in creased num'ber of vehicles in use wholly accounts for this growing menace, is conclusively proved. For each loo. ono persons In the United Being Different Ipper right: (. M. Fuller. I Company of California. Ijohit Ih'H: New ofrico building nt It's a lunir step from belli; Janl- tor of a Hfiutll town punt office to tho presidency of a $ I Ml, 000,000 , corporal ion, but '. M. Fuller did j it Ijec.'iiiKti he is tin in dividual ltd. ! Inspired by a lecture In his youth j to be different. He is now presi-j d'.nt of Hie llichlhld Oil Company; of California. When hut li! ynvn old, h'1 as! taken by hi father to h''nr a lee- tur by KeV. Itu;ell Conv.ay at I liakersfield, Ca( Tho Ihoifght be j hind the talk w hh 1 hat, if a mail: was Individual, he would kmc that! ten! opportunity lay at his feet if ho could but find that endeavor j in llfo for which ho were Im-sI ( suited, Tho buy wort ko Impressed j .that Uuri:i t:v aIiool vc-aj-j tiit States in 1 924, 15.7 were hilled In such accidents, but in 1M28 tho number for each 100,000 popula tion had grown to around 21 cas ualties. For every 100,000 cars registered in 1!)27 there wore 100 deaths in automobile accidents and this ratio increased by 11,28 to about 102 deaths for each 100,000 cars registered, Tho comparisons h'how, in other words, that auto motive fatalities aro Increasing out of proportion both to. our growth In population and our increased auto mobile, registration. Eugene Will Have Parental Meeting KUOICNK. Ore, (AP) As tin In troduction to La no eounty'H annual farmers week which opens Janu ary 20 in Kugeue, a parental con ference, has been arranged for January 20 ln Eugene, u parental conference has boon arranged for January 17 and 18. according to Miss Gertrude Kkow, county 4ionm demonstration agent. Included among the speakers uro Miss Glasgow, head of tho physical education department for women at Oregon Ktale college, and Dr. ConUlin, head of the department of psychology. University of Oregon. Community luncheon for tho vis itors at noon with community Hing ing and programs are scheduled. Tin 4-H clubs will furnish ex hibits. Tho parental conference la a new undertaking in Lane county and is sponsored by tho homo economics committee of tho Lan county agricultural council. Home New Year resolutions prob ably will bo kept. . . . For one thing, you can't play tho stock market without any money. Brings Success i-.-nlent of tho lUchNeld Oil right: A typical service stallon, corporal ion In lfw Aiigf1fH. I'ollowfNl, lio worked at as many tnj'Ios und prortHHions oh Pouh11j1;. At 1 1 iikh of 21, rullowillK Uild roi'"illll(; of k'.iruins Konictllinif or baking', );i n k itiK", funning, meat li;i''l;iti,.'. rr,j t-Mtali; H.-lllntf oni Ticwriii)'-r Mork nt Hukcrnli'i, nil Ihn UiiKi holding tlu. imslllon ot junltor of tli loi-nl iiohI oTflco ttt ini per yenr, Fuller found him ttelf in tho oil gumo. Twenty yearii hove Int'-m-ncI, mi'l at M 111 he:j.jH one of Ainer let s majur I";trnl.'uin eoriioiatlonc, dm ynungtht Hum from a purely oK'i ftandpoint to have ever rln to tlx- pii'nldeiK'y ot mi oil com iMiiy oC uut.li bUv. FORD OUTPUT IN YEAR 1 951 092 Company Announces 1929 Production Dealer Comments on Bodies DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 11 (AP) Production of tho Ford Motor company ln 1029 totalled 1,951,0'J2 cam and trucks, tho company has announced. Of this total 1,700,045 automobiles wero produced In tho Unltod Htutos 87,7ltfi by tho com pany's Canadian plants und 153, 361 in other foreign plants. "A car Is known by Its radiator," suld W, C. Perkins, local Ford dealer, commenting on tho now bodies for tho Model A Ford. . "If your memory goes back to tho earn of twenty years ago," he continued, "Just think for a mom ent how tho different makes of that day nro Identified in your mind. Isn't it by tho radiator chiefly? If I mention any of the well known makes of today, doesn't tho Bumu identifying picture flush Into your mind. "Theroforo when a car changes Its radiator design, tho step Is 0110 of Importanco. If It gains beuuty and dignity, growth its shown. (iroccful Now Kndlutor "That la what has happened in the enso of tho now bodies tor tho Modol A. Probably tho firsL thing that your oyu takes In is tho grace ful new radiator design. , "Whilo retaining tho Ford Indi viduality, tho new radiator is high er, narrower und designed along trim lines. "Tho shell Is of highly polished rustleHS Hloel, Tho lop follows somewhat tho linos of tho old shell, with narrower lines down each side, which curvo Into a Juncture) at tho starter opening ln tho center of tho lower section. "As a wholo tho contour of tho new shell is exceedingly attractive, blending beautifully with tho now fender linos, a tio rod which arches gracefully across tho front, and the head-lump settings. Tho Ford Medullhm "An oval medallion bearing tho namo 'Ford' ln script, done in nick el on a bluo onamelod background, appears at tho top centor of th shell. "In general, I want to cmpha slzo that tho now bodies aro not mounted on a now model car. Me chanically Model A will remain es HQixttully. os ,it is. Put: groat Ijoauty Is added by tho now bodies and colors. "Tho Ford Model A now hun, Including features it already pos sessed: new body lines und colqrs, rustless steel trimmings, sturdy steel construction, a fully enclosed silent slx-bruko system, four Hou duillo hydraulic doublo-ucllon shock nbHorbe.'-a, Triplex shatter proof glass windshield, quick accel eration, ease of control and 55 to G6 miles and hour, if wunled." jg4l Here, loo Moro People ride on Ilalloonn Taxes Paid On Gas Deductible On Income Tax PORTLAND, Oro Jan. U (AP) Clyde G. Huntley, collector of in ternal rovonuo for tho Oregon dis trict, tmld that tho tax paid tho stato on gasollno is properly doduc tlblo from incomo tux compilations. Slnco in Oregon th Btute tax on gasoline during 1139 was ihrets cents, tho proper1 method, ho satd, is to deduct from tho incomo tax throo conts or ouch gallon usod during tho year. Huntley pointed out that tho de duction, except ln cusos whoro huge amounts of gnsollno was used, would bo very small, but ho said ho expected this would not dis courage any tuxpayor from figuring it in his returns. v This Is tho first your any men tion hud been mado of tho gasolino tax In tho Income tax gymnastics bocauso, Huntley said, not many had such taxes until 192'J. HOYS Hi;AT KIjDKKS IX Tl'iXAS FARMING OOLLKQIS STATION", Tex. (AP) Toxas i-lt club boys aro showing their ciders a thing or two in tho matter of raising corn and cotton at a profit. Ylelda averaging mora than 73 bushels of corn an ucro liavo boon achieved In 115 projects conducted by club boys, whereas tho averago corn production in Texas is around 20 bushels an aero. Tho boys' avorago cost was slightly moro than 34 cents a bushel, with net profltH averaging $48.7(1 an acre.; :-', , Club boys ulno havo averaged nearly six times, as much lint an aero us the avorago farmer in cot ton experiments. "Whilo tho Toxas cotton yield was falling to a new low lovel.thls your, 2li 4-H boys uverugod Oil pounds nt an averago cost'e-f 8.0 conta a I)o und. Their average net profit was $85.84 from gross roturus averag ing $120.50 fin acre. Flapper to cop at busy Intersec tion: What's tho idea, no lights hero? . Guardian of tho law: I'm tho light at this corner, lady. Her Majesty: Then turn green so. I can cross! ; Game Department -Trapper Missing LUWIHTON, Ida.. Jrin. 11 (AP) A searching parly left yestorday for tho vast mountain wilderness of tho upper Clearwater rivor coun try to hunt for William Krautu, gamo departmont trapper believed lost thore. Krautz loft Kooukia tecemhor It to kill Homo cougars that had boon molesting gamo animals leaving word that ho would bo back not later than .January 1. YoHflB Wiiilei -.Worries Here DVNCKHOUS'iInyB nro nhend for slippery, smooth-worn easily punctured tires. Why not apply the mileage left in your old tireu towards the purchase of safe, now Gomlycarn? Drive in sec uh about it. We will demonstrate and prove to you tho tread and car asi superiority in Coodycars superiority made possible at 110 extra cost to you, by reason of Goo.lycai'fl factory production being nearly TWICE that of any other company 1 mm Tires High Quulity ttl Low High Qualify al Low U Cosl in ilia famous Full Overnlztt I Hi OvitnIxo Curtis Standard Lifetime Guarantee Free Mounting Bohnenkamp's FIGURE AVERAGE GAS, OIL COST Oregon Motorist Pays $17, State Motor As sociation Reports. Oregon motorists expended $137 for gasolino and oil for oach of their cars during tho year Just ond lng, according to tho Oregon Stato Motor association which has Just recoived rcporin of a natton-wldo survey conducted by tho American Automobile association. Tho aver age for this state is 12 cents higher than tho avorago for tho entire country. Florida had tho highest avorago of any stato being $203 with Cali fornia reporting $185. Washington's averago was $120, Montana $148, Nevada $142, Wyoming $141, Colo rado $124, Now Mexico $146 and Arizona $143. " : National consumption of gasolino and oil, including taxes brought ro vonues of $3,21)9,093,000. Tho gas tax aggregated $385,050,000.. Tho avorago .was $90.35; tho averago cost of oil was $20JU and tho aver age tax was $14.08.. Tho motor association's aurvoy disclosed tho fact that gas and oil costs were highest In southern states, duo to tho moro extonslvo driving ttmo allowed. In tho moro northorn regions, this oxponso is materially lower, dropping to $37 for Vermont. BOTANIST FINDS MOSS . NOT NATUHAIj COMPASS GU1NNELL, Iowa (AP) Another of tho woodman's guides' I ho moss garbed troo has been -oxposcd by an Inquisitlvo botauist as one not to bo trusted. 1 Prof. Henry Si. Conrad of tlto Grlnnell college botany department found by collecting 1,(300 mosH specimens, that It didn't always grow on tho north sldo of trees, r Mosses aro indicative of soil con ditions, ho says. ' HEAVY SMOKE IN CHIMNEY STARTS MALL: TO IUNUING PITTSBURGH (AP) Now thoro is a Biuoko detector that rings a bell ln the engineer's room when over his smokestack fumes even approach violation of city : ordin ances. It is described to tho American socioty of Mechanical Engineers by V.' P. Griffin and J. V. Brelaky of Pittsburgh. ' Tho device usou.a publo-olqctrlc ' oye to watch tho smoke insldo tho stack, and it works equally well day or night. . The roport says tho dovlco Is in successful operation on . commercial smokestacks. - A schooner containing $180,000 worth of whisky wad seized off . Boston when coast guards found it running without lights. Wo would have thought that anybody carting that much whisky around would bo well enough lit to satisfy anybody. Driving than on any oilier hind mwmm mwm