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MOTORING NEWS
VOLUME XXVIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1930
NUMBER 160 SS
WANT ADS
OAKLAND-PONTIAC
CARS ANNOUNCED
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Many Improvements in
1930 Models Now on Dis
play Over the' Nation.
I (cent rumors of new Uevelup
1 niPittn In the UaklunU-l'ontiuc lint;
for ivau find am pl Uuh in the
first dlBplny uf tin- lutein produetn
of the Oakland Motor Car com
pany. ltetulnln 1U e-slublished posi
tion In the fW-cylimler field with
tlm Now fiories jVontiiio His Six,
valve actiuii with ulngtc
arm.
l'owt'r InereiiHO over 1!29 Oak
land from tifi to Kb bruko Iiui-mo-power.
or uppruximately 4u per
cunt.
Lenutli of eiiHino only 25 It-if,
ROAD MILEAGES
OF WORLD GAIN
InehuH, permitting the retention ofjlncrease DlUUng 1929
Amounts to 18.0 .Per
Cent, Association Says.
which presents many meclmnleal ' cylinders and valve.
the 117-Inch whoelbaso but with
twu Inches added room In bodies.
Jtivtio of olio horsepower to. each
37 pounds of car weight the Hi-irret
of the car's high Kpecil, quick uc- "JOUTIjANI( Ore, IV1. 2L' The
celeration and flexibility. I road mileage of the world is now
Hore Ih .1 7-1G and stroke 3 a-s 7.S05.62U miles and thcro was a
Inchctt. The short stroke Kmitly!ui ,f 1(f-u l"'r ce,,t m
reduces the development of Inertia M ly-'J over 1128. according to the
! forces by reeiproinlinjf parts inside "reKon Mine .uuiur
the em-ii.e. Tim "V" rii-Khrn also which buses its flKUres on a report
permits the use of ample cooling j
lasaKes around the widely spaced j
three miles, t ho association reports.
The money to bo spent for r on tin
in IU30 will equal a yeur'n work
for a million men at ?2,000 a year.
Manufacturers Te
STUDEBAKERNOW
i ON 79TH SEASON
Junk 440,000 Cars Celebreted lit
16th of February.
rci inenienis me t-uwiji.iiiy una nu
entered the cluht-cylinder field
with Its moderate priced high pow
ered type Oakland that offers new
peaks of power, speed and accel
eration. The new Oakland is the
only motor car in its price field
powered with a 'V" engine.
Developed and proven uurintr j
and research the sturdy and com
pact new Oakland epnine employs
nui ny new but ihorouiihly sound
ii nd proven' principles uf design
which enable 11 to establish re
inarkublo standards of perform
unce; liitcrt'StliiK l'Valurcs
Intn-estlng features of the new
car include:
1 A 'V' type ciaht cylinder en
gine developing Sf horsepower at
3000 revolutions per minute, en
tirety without torsional vibration.
I'iston displacement is 251 cubic
inches.
Complete downdrafl carburettor:
new typo high-compression two-
plano cylinder head; horizontal'
Both blocks of cylinders, togeth
er with the crankcase are formed
in a single, solid, compact . heavily
ribbed casting, affording u rigid
foundation for the big erankcaso
bearingi..
Full pressure lubricntioi. pro
vided to. all vital parts o. r
from the A. A. A. .research depart
ment, S.Olii.gtfl miles or 38.7 per
rent of the world total,, are in tho
United States.
Considering mileage in propor
tion to area without regard to
countries of the world with three
I road surface, Japan leads ull other
in lies of road to the square mile
of area, with the United Stales in I
thirteenth position, with one mllo I
to overy square mllo of area.
NKW YOllIC, Feb. 22 (Al)
Tho national automobile
chamber of coinmercu an
nounees that mnnufnclurors
plan to expend $15,000,000 this
vur to Junk 440. 000 old cars
Allowances will be made to
dealers for old cars taken as
trade-Ins and un arrangement
will be made with Junk dealers.
AUTO MEN GRANT
. SOUTH HKNI), Indiana, l'cb. 28
(.Special) Htudcbnkor on Fob. 10
celebrated its 78lli annlvcrsnry.
During tho first sixty-eight yearn
of lis history Studebaker's total
sales amounted to 1500,833.171.
During the decade which ended De
cember 31, 10'J9. total sales
amounted to f 1,830, 000,000.
Studclmker executives point to this
mm proof of the virility of this
ancient Institution.
The growth of tho business from
a little frontier blackainilll shop
WallnWH fVillnf V .supplies ono of the epics In Allien
YT UIUYY1 VAFUIItj C!l'a industrial history. Tho original
capital amounted to only JUS, but
KNTKltl'ltlKH. Ore., Feb. 22 tush was the least of tho resouro-s.
uverugo cost of less than Imbued with a senso or mo innvu-
83.40 Miles Of
Road Built In
Kngine mounting Is of unique
design, eliminating vibration, yet
providing n solid foundation.
The cooling system Is of new de
sign providing "re-circulation", of
the cooling water when the ther
mostatic valve Is closed, entirely
eliminating steam "pockets" and
giving highly efficient cooling at
I Of tho countries reporting by ,
types, tho United States Is the only i
ono with more than 100,000 miles
of hard surfaced roads. Ualy ,
stands second with !M,7;tt ' miles,
Improved oil circulation system,
crankcase ventilation, compensat-
(Coutlnued on J'uc Eight)
At an
$2500 a mile. Wallowa county h is ublo growth and expansion of tholr
In Uu past five years built 83.4" country, tho two founders, Henry
miles of market roads with tho co- and Clem Htudelmker counted
operation of the. people In the see- themselves rich in IncloiiilttibU DUr-
tlons benefitted. Total cost of tho pose and a will to succeed.
India third with rttl,17: and tho ;fornpinMi pro.iccis hi huh umi , - niium? uiht ui mimm
Irish Free Klato fourtii with 40.37,1 ! $207,822.83. of which $Sa,ll3.U establishod. John Studebakcr, a
ri.u frtiin-,.,i i,v has been donated hy the co-uperu- third brother Joined tho firm. Hv
Czechoslovakia, which has 44,752
miles; Hunuinia 30,ii00; New Zea
land 31,2K!; Poland Ilo.OOt; Nether- j
land Kast Indies 2ii,075
24,855; Austria 2U,i27;
turn, the end of the century HtuaouaKiu
The prfse'ut county court con- had becomo ono of tho largest vo
sisls or Judge Jordan. Commission- hide builders In tho world,
era Johnson and Hlevons. They' Tho first Kludebaker gasoline
car was built in 1004. It was a far
cry from the present day Studn
lmkcr champion automobile, but as
nutomotive engineering progressed
Studebakcr was alwuyH to bo found
mm
mm
fRODUCT C
UENtKAL MOTORS
all air temperatures.
Tho cross-flow tvno of radiator. ; l:nd Knst IihIIch '5.075: l''rance
proven during the past two years 24,855; Austria 20,27; Nether- have -4 1 projects under way. with
in actual service is continued both lands 15,534. Yugoslavia 17.43C; 'four more coming up for this year,
in the new Oakland Fight, and the Northern Ireland 12.902: Portugal rimds are finished with eight-
new Pontine Pig Six. 1 11,899 and Hungary 11,244. Inch rock base and four-inch top,
Inmi-mnl Oil Svslnii ,Tbn other side' of the road nic- making a foot of rock altogether.
ture of tho world reveals that Feu- osl oi graumg. cm verm, unuwn m ino lureirum.
ndor has only nine miles of sur- and drainage has averaged $1225 a In the pnst 78 years, tho modest
faced roads; French We-st Africa mule, and resuriacing fioai.ui per capital oi ?bb n as grown 10 nciuai
six; Haiti three, and Paraguay 'mile. ' ;net assets of $100,O0U,l0O. 'Iwnly-
mTT . . "-rrr'-' ' JL..'.J1!.L'-' ! j ono thousand men and women nro
eui)tioyea in me. .imieouKor piauis.
Seven thousand dealers in every
country hi the world sell tho pro
duet of fuctories In South' Itend
and Walkerville, Ont.
Studebaker products now couflst
of four great lines of cars ranging
In price from $Sflr to $25110; the
President, tho Commander, the Ule
' tutor mul the dynamic now Frskine.
j These cars have proved their merit
by winning and holding Ihe great
Jest world and international records
and more American stock car rec
ords for speed and endurance than
nil ot her makes combined, Tho
leaders of these four lines is tho
world champion President eight,
, which sped 30,000 miles In 20,32(1
consecutive minutes at an averugo
! speed of over 08 miles per hour,' at
Atlantic City two yenrs ngo.
HAVE YOU SEEN
TWO GR EAT N EW CARS ?
G ENE R A L MOTORS '
Lowest-priced Eight
lrtZl" NB Three yeari of actual designing and test
' lng preceded the announcement of the
New Oakland Eight! In addition it Incor
porate! General Motors sixteen years'
experience in building fine eight-cylinder
automobiles. This mature background
accounts for its sound basic design.
Superior Performance
' The New Oakland has an 85-horse-power
engine. This is the highest powei
ever employed in o car of Oakland's
size and weight, racing cars excepted.
Oakland develops one horsepower to
' 37 pounds of car weight. That's why few
cars are as fast. That's why few, if any,
can pass it on the hills. That's why it ac
celerates so rapidly. In fact, thai is
the reason tor its superior performance.
Eight-Cylinder Performance
With its high speed and tasl accelera
lion, the new Oakland combine tho
smoothness resulting from the overlap
ping power impulses Inherent In eight
cylinder design. This smoothness is inten
sified by such features as its complete
down-draft fuel distribution, its patented
laminated spring and rubber engine
mountings and o new type o cylinder
head which assures uniform combustion.
Only a close inspection ond o demon
stration will enable you to understand
fully the many advantages provided by
the New Oakland Eight.
Xhm Nw Ootland Eight, $1045 a"d P. - b PoMlac. Mich
igan, plut ialivary chorg. LObo Hydraulic Shoe
Aborbr (ncloderJ in lilt prlc ftumpefi tat tndai
guard and tpril.g COvart extra GBnol Moron tmm Pay
01 ont Plan avallabl at minimum rat
. Kaolin, a clay formation, is add
ing ?2.(KiO;000 a year to Georgia's
Induslrial Income.
Desires of Feminine Sex
Play Important Part in
Designing. of Motor.
Women's w ishes play un import
nut part In the designing of a mo
tor car, according to. IX K. UuIh
tun. atislstant general Hales man
anei of tho Chevrolet Motor com
pany, who recently mad tin ex-1
tended huslnesa tour of tho West- I
ern st ites. This, to a great extent.
Mr. Halston stato. has served to,
hting about a renalNHiinco In mo
tor car design until tho enrs of to
day coinnlno heunty of line with
ruGgduess of build und power lit ,
op'r 11I011.
"When n now car Is to bo
brought out," said Mr. Kulfdon,
"tho wlsheM of tho woman driver
are carefully considered. Thoti
MtmlH of suggestlonH, critlclsuiH
nnd words of'prftUo for features
contained .in a car nro received
every jtar, Themi nrn carofully
, sludivtl and it ctviMS-sectlon view
obtain."! of Just what tho woman
drl 'ir wants In her car. General
ly Hpenkiug, it may bo said th.it
she want' beauty of lino, pleiulnir
color combinations, comfort nnd
plenty of power Hho la JuHt as
exacting 11s u man driver in d
miintiitu; liertormunco, while at
sut.ie time sho wiidIh snmrtnoH of
J'-'sigr. and ease of operation.
"l-'or examp!e: in the new (,'liev
rolet. many features liavo. boe.i
e.ddfo: it the suggestion of wono:i
drive-s. The steering wheel in tne
j 1330 model has been set lower and
tb. seats inad'i deeper. With thft
idea of inaUIng driving easy tor
women drivers; much attention wuh
iraid by tho engineering staff In
the designing of brakes for the
new car, with tho result thnt ono
vs heen evolved which gives u
i.iainium of deceleration with a
minimum of exertion. Another
thing for the benefit of women
drivers, as well an men, is the
placing of the gasoline gauge on
the dash, malting it posttlblc to see
at a glance just how much gas
there ;s in the tank and avoid ull
pusMiillily or running out of gia
wiibout warning.
"Afueh favorable comment has
been reeeivud from women drivers
on. the adjustable driver's scat nnd
the hiuooth clutch action of Iho
Chevrolet uh well as on tho har
monious design of tho interior un
well as the blending of colors on
the. outside of Ihe body.
"All of these, details havo been
carefully considered by tho engi
neers of the ..Chevrolet Motor com
pany working in cooperation ivrth
those of the Klshor Body corpora
tion, ull endeavoring to give tho
woman drivor Just what she
wants,"
Hpeaklug of tho renaissance In
body design, Mr. Halston said:
"Heforo tho days of motor cars,
much attention was paid hy couch
makers to the stylo und beauty of
their product. Tho coach maker
took a particular pride. In turning
out a. body that as a thing of beauty
yet nt tho sumo llmo was sturdy.
"When motor curs first came
into being, this general tone was
followed out, hut an the cur cumo
to
moro
lng a sturdy body, with tho trend
towards rugged news of appearance
rather than beauty of line.
"WMihin tho pust few years,
however, there has come u general
swing towards beuuty in tho tie
sign of motor cars, combining this
with strength of construction, with
the result that ull classes of buy
ers, men us well as women, have
found their wishes met in the
building of their curs."
TALKING MOVIE
OF CAR THRILLS
Dodge Sedan is Shown'
Hurtling Down Pennsyl-1
vania Mountain-Side. &
DKTROIT. Feb. 22 A Hpeolacu--lar
talking movlo of an pnglnoor-'
Av,ta,.,nat In x.ltli.l. n lr..m
bo mora and moro developed. 1 1rothors mono.cc0 body odnn
ro attention wuh given to build- . hurtllnir down a. xtoen
mountainside in Pcnaylvania hns
proved ono of tbe hlKBOHt attrae.-;'-tlons
at thlij ' year'B nutomobilo
Hbuws in many cities. Thousands-;
havo tuken udvantago of. this raro
opportunity to view an automobllo-'
rolling over and ovor in a giddy, ;
breath-taking plungo down a. Jag-..'
ged, precipitous slopo.
Planned origlnuliy to test the
strengtli of mono-ploco niotnl .
bodies, ploneorcd in this country;
on Dodgo Brothers automobiles,;
tho experiment upon which this
dramatic and intensely interesting
film was based proved equally ef-'
fectlvo in measuring the sturdlneHS
of chassis, frume, whools In fact;
all parts of tho car.
Throo different times tho car Is .
taklng-off" from a special.
Texas Co. Extends
v Sales Jurisdiction
Extension ot tho sales 'Jurisdic
tion of the Texas company, a Cull'
fornla corporation, to includo Mon-. soon
tana, Idaho and Utah has Just boon runway built on tho mountain-
announced by officials of that com- Hide. Altogether It Is turned com-.
pany. plotoly ovor nlno times on its way
Heretofore tho -Jurisdiction of tho to tho bottom of tho hill. Twice it
California company hart extended is descent is chocked by its own
only to Washington, Oregon, Call- Inherent balance Crucial stages
fornla. Arizona ami Nevada, tho of tho car's exciting adventuro
other thrco suites, formerly known woro "stopped". for engineering an
as tho Dutto district, having been aiysis ny siow-moiion cioso-ups.
under direction ot tho Texas com- C'at-Tjlko, finds its Feet
pany of Delawnro. Tho runway, which Is supposed
With tho extension of tho field to upset tho cur as it begins its
of tho Texas company ot Califor- perilou Journey,, falls ut fll-Bt to
nia Is rccallod tho fact that about offset its balance Tilted prccarl
a your ugo tho mnnufucturors ot ously on two whools, tho cur
Texueo products ontcred Ihe Or"- careens off wildly down tho troaoh
gon territory following which thoy erous incline, but llko a cat, finds
were able to announco that their its feet and comes to rest unhurm
distrifJution facilities woro avail- od. Tho low editor ot gravity, duo
able in every stnto In tho union us to mono-pleco body construction
well us in 40 foreign countries, and soiontirio mounting keeps tho
Slneo thnt lime, it bus further boon .JJodgo car from overturning- whero
disclosed, tho compajiy bus con- othor cars had -completely cap
tlnued extending Us distribution sized.
facilities until today tho motorlHt j For tho second trial, tho anglo
Is able to obluin Tuxuco product, or pitch ot tho runway Is greatly
on overy major highway In thin increased and the car shoots off
country and on most of tho into spuco at a much higher Tutu
thoroughfares leading to rcmolo
points.
An Accomnmdsliux Judge
of speed. Its balunco completely-
upset, tho cur lands with a tro
mondous Impact that sends It
spinning dizzily down tho moun-tain-sldo.
Body, chassis, whoolB
land tho cntlro ussombly aro sub-i
Jtidgu: Ono your und fifty dollars jeotod to torrifio shock and stress,
fine. Hvcn on tills socond attempt tho
Prisoner's l,uvyor: 1 shall malio inbuilt balance ot tho car comes
a motion to have the sentunco ro- i to its roscuo. About midway of
versed. ! its thrilling spill It wavors hesltnt-
JiuIbo:. Motion grunted. Fifty tnglyforii tow fractions of a
years and on dollar 'fine. liOudon I - ' ' ri ' ' ' . f
Opinion. I (Continued on Pago 13lght
A FAMOUS NAME
A Finer C a r
ftjnjf' AND Once again Pontiac has improved upon
tP I 40 UI o cai already noted toi it excellent
qualitiei. To the hundred! of thousands
who own Pontiacs, ond to everyone inter
ested In low-priced automobiles, this
announcement is Important. For it intro
1 duces the New Series Pontiac Big Six
a new and finer car with o famous name
New Beauty, Smoothness, Safety
Smart new bodies by Fisher make the
New Series Big Six o more beautiful
Pontiac Pontiac's smoothness is. in
creased by o new type of rubber sup
port for its 60-horsepower engine.
Improved non-squeak four-wheel brakes
and o new doping non-glare wind
shield add to the car's safety.
Time-Tried Performance
When these ond other improvements
were being made, all ot Ponttac's basic
big car excellence was retained.
Come in. let us show you the many ad
vantages of this finer car with o famous
name the New Series Pontiac Big Six.
$7 l- and up
Tlx- .New ntM-h I'uutliK- lllg Sl, 81 l.'i anil tip,
f. . . b. I'linllur, .Mli-.hlumi, plu.-M ,!i-IIm-i v
i-hai-K-.-. SIhk-U nb-.orlu-1-K standi' nl ninlpini-nt.
lliiuiK-rs ami spring cmcrs ill Mlirlil extra cost.
(;riu-rul .Minors 'rime l'unu-ut IMuii mailable
at minimum rati-,
r
Caniidar the daliwvd prlct at wtll o lh lilt t. o. b.l prfc
whan comparing oulomobila valuai . . . Oohlond-Pontlot
deliverad pricai jneluda only octhortiad chargai tor freight
. and daliyary und Ih chorga for my odditionol occauoria,
or Aoandng datirad. aot
, 1 AmM CONVENIENT I
Wm TIME
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