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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.
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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.
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Sine, Mgr.
Phone iVI. 520
Weeks, Chrysler dealer.
(Special Equipment brtra)
is by what it does. For
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L. W. WEEKS
Greenwood & Jefferson
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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."
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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
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