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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1930)
I Saturday; Match 8, l'lCO' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA-GRANDE. ORE. Page Seven BUSINESS TREND 'City Within Two i tmo .m,,i ,nni Other Cities Is ; i iimmiiu urwmu Executives of Willys-Overland Company Com plete Personal Survey Ji ' 1 1 'VI 1 - K I lO, l.. M u iv 1 1 .S Itusl nfcss In general and the nubnno bjlo hutdncmi In partlrular. art cn tin1 'upward m lug anil should he i$h ' u practically norm: I basis ltlitn tin licxl sixty day;.. This Jo Oil' opinion of a. Miller. of- the Willys-Overland tifiuTpaiiy, UoQrKo M'. . (imham, vir president In charge nl' sales iiiHl Inther jlxec)nivos oi tin com ity uini have jusi reiurnei ni a tuirim-uH trip llmt covered iirly the i iil he nation, y "'I 'lut automobile business ol- fvayn in th first to lie affected Jn any recession of general busl ines;, ii ml in the. first in recover," lhr. M.llb-r sahl, "AH HuntiTfiii' i turors m-' property controlling I ilii-ij manufacturing rcheduhs la norma! basis this will have tho Sfifoct of stabilisation In tho In rr fc'outoi-iobllo ecntrrH of: the- cititfn- trv-and v.ill lllvowlr nvr a ben Vlfctal effect on ,' hiisiur: ' an a uhol-. , - f .".lv view of tho -i-ntirp pH'turo (li-sclOKi'ii no .alarjiilng condition V-gaiding the automobile or any other lino of: .business. 1'oople. pro buying- motor yarn us well us jfi.'othor merchundlHfev ond will - con- Jtlmiu to ilo ; so- In ItiC'i'ensiirf ;inbnihly volutin until wo. re:i,eh our normal t-trlde .which .should jf-piio within the next sl.ty days. s 'With the t cnoral revamping ft; -ill' Bah;; and production "policies, iViircful attention to tin' lied rnr .problem ami . tho close co-operu-jVftion, between dealer and .manu fofarlurer. 1 mn, confident that the r; l:;pi volume will oqual that of hit year. Cndur the. preso.nt pnl u 'iehs this should produce greater ."profili; for both, dealer ami munu-v-'faoiui'i'i since tint I !r:n program f. hasi'd on tho law of miily ami i'. drmand rather thnn n an arid- i tra ry iii'odni't ion nrheduh'. Thin plan Ik (cunonilrally Hound and A ill nnilouht- dly he ri:rioi:td in 'a. healthier Imslnctis .situation all around." m:v SUiXALS TO fiUIDK Al'TO II.U'KltS OX TltAi'K ' WASll'INdTOX (Al')---A new 8ytiem of ('Imkh, the only code ol" communication to a uto racers when sprediiiK over a track, will be In effect tills neaHon. 1 Creen. which heretofore, sig naled it raetr that he -wan outer-. inf.'.thc last lapwill be the Uit Ucd, which meant "thel eofirv.o I:? clear 'will wave' when a. race is luiltcil, - Vollow will sin'tl caution, 'an oraugo ling with navy blue rir-culai- ci-nter will tell a driver tliiU. a t'oMipelltor Is trying tn o'vKiako l(b. and a king blue burning ull tell him he is entcr ing the last tap. The changes, inado by the con test board of the American auto piobibi association, .eliminate tlo black flat; with whit center os a signal that u competitor Is trying lr overtake n. driver. Playle Oil Busv Commun tv ft v lV:TI0T. illeh. March S nmiitly wiihin tho city limttH nf iietroll in IhC t'ity of. Mamirnniei; ami u it bin i he iiouauarn-N ui li mt rat uik Ih another "city" rhJt:;.'K 0,w"n",f " uXVXl employ iv: it ImiIki ih-otheiH and tln-y a re ' I'lrliiiiK the event with tht- introd.icllnri of 'two new ears thf new I Mdtfe Six and Kmhr- ill-l.fl.e; . The "cHy" appi oxlihately H I S acres and in it art piodured ""'l'1;1-"'" i)h lilil- lloi';: of dolliir.-i". worth of Jiodi? pufxi'liimc ears and tl-UITKS tllUl ait- Hhlpped iiionihly to overy IMiilllllly t.i ov. i y , ..,, .. ih,. ,!. . n.o ,,. ,,., , llollml ,0 M . ,,l io.Iki. i,tl,.,r a,,l,. )iurlne lhl. Kinwr ,, I, ll, !,at I,hv,. ho,,,, hui it l,y Uk- , . Thf nrm )f CH. 0aknn .v. .-.hlfi.t;, . i -DmlK,. rlty lurlnB.typ,. clcht cylln.loi- c.s to raako ' 'IT I' 'i'rT h'' "I" ilhlH trill uirniu till) country tu tho Moru-hlUK-th.. S t.,.. POi,st .,,,,, ,, , lhl,: iml.iMil,,! rliy ,,nmM h. ,, s0 fr nB kno-n. mis rtflvon two otli..r ttl, Is ,),. lnion,lli,tf ;from AlUlm, Ohio, over thn ' co-nmnnlly for tt number of rwi. Houlhorn fnuti, hv ir. S. Scott of sonr. over ml h,nc Its iml.in.. , ohlo ;olty nml lho S(!ntt famllv , ':0-,'"" KltiiMtion. It nif- ;,.,.ivo.l on tho, coast enthusiastic I :.i,.s ItK xvn police department, ;0vcr. tho iwformanco of thole new liost urriee, railways, restaurants, car an',1 Its perfect reeol-,1 throtlKll'' stores. ' schools.- Iiospltnls;, In foot mllll .. anll .water,--In'chiillnB water I dunllcntox nearly every function ,o feet'ln .depth on one stretch ' p.-i'iorinci Ly any laiinleipal xov. of .,.,) hl ArkansaB and snow and ('.niiueiit. .. ,. v. - . . : ' Ishish pear lUallas,. Texas, to say. ., l"J)o,ljr- tity'"-is' cosmnpolitnn; inothlPK oCHioop. grades on tin, FM'ty-seven dirt'ofeiit nationnlliies 'Superior hlnhway In Arizona. ar,, is'pi'ei-ctited. In. It,, popnlajlon. . Kcott, , who was uccoinpanlcd hy II. . it, '. lilU'wIso ' nielropolltan'. ' ' A , his t'anilly. on tho' trli), declared, ' , police fiiice oi ,'ahont ton, (in. that whllu tho only hreaklnir In of. form, d ol'fieei's, . q-frini?fV:,l as n ny j I he new olu- had consisted of some.,' city department, works in day47G miles of drivini? -in and about .and' nlJit - slilfls palrollipic aiidt)lo Ohio town, -It laid Kiven aliso-prolcetliu,- .lic iiropei-ty., A mcd- . lutely no trouble on the 3,U0o-mlle . leal sluff of -till trained attendants, Urip am) that its phenomenal power Im-judinK physiciarts - and. -nin-ses; 'atid atilllty to' ' neKoAlnto' licnvy.' 'itardu . the .health ot tti .popu-( grades in hlKh scar had niado the' iaee. ti-ealiiiK tlie injured In one Wrlp a most enjoyable one in spite li-olu . hospital and six -.branch unlti: located conveniently to alt plant,', . It lis:; lis, own ambu - lance., always available in more ::c,iini.s cases. A post office and telegraph of- li.-e willi special nic.-sens, is arc iVMUlied to IranHiii-t the daily biojn. ss of the industrial com- muiillv. Tito p:,st office handles ,.,,..,1v!,.ini,- - Mm ,.r ,,. 1'nnitiiK aud' about . 1 X!, ri0 pieces of oiit-fioint;. f-irt-elass mail daily. Outpoint; parcel pnst amounts t0jMI,furri '(,Kan," deelareil U M., iK in Iv halt' freight car a day. ; A, remarUabki syutoni of stores and ri-'MiiOi-anls h:in. htn-n ihvU opi-d U feed and provishm" the thouyamls ol"lodgo t'lty" work ers. A 11 food is cooked in huge kltcheiu- that are inspected daily. I I nmU'eds nro ' served In tu large, eat'eleria, and for the convenlonc,i of evtiyone, '.','2 lunch wagons nro. operaled; ; j' ', A. "iituiiieipa V railway, Kystcm eoiiMsiing i( four' ' miles of na'r- j row gauge tracks is maintained, j Locomotive pnwer.-d liy Modge Itrorheir engines haul hunlreds oi tons of muterlul over these ralln dally. This Is said to be one; of tint first gasoline railrnads in the con ii try- -' . -1 I.Mii...(f.-i..il -tPlU'lif iin.lt. tlii-i ! Hiipervisloa of a. regularly-constl- i luted I)ireclOr of ICducation. In-) wood. cluitey ' classes for apprentice's in t . the die, pattern and tool depart-j A Inidogrooiu in Kentucky loents; a foremairs forum, amlltrteil to get married with a- do's eoiiiscs In automotive mechanics r license. It nt maybe that was the for student! all over the world. I 1;lnd of a llfo he expeeted to lead. Don't Class These Low-Price Goodyears with Cheap Tires We can PROVE to you that Goodyear Pathfinders are Sl'PEHIOR to many high-priced tires. Only Goodyear, be cause of building more Ihan.U of all tires sold in America, can offer such line tires for so little. Standard Lifetime Guarantee Fresh Stock All Firsts Carefully Mounted Free Full Oversize Balloons Big Oversize Cords Alo, low prices on tubes Trade your tires that SLIP tor tires that GRIP Put Goodyear Double Eagles or All-Weathers on your car nuw save money protect yourself on slippery roads and slill have "new tires" for Summer driving. Come In and we'll explain why this is the best time of the year to trade. Phone MAIN l(i." for Quick Service ; Apprenilcfi Utcmlly ai'o ' "t'Ut nwa.v to coIl' Mi'." They upi'ii 1 ( 1 one ir iwu day a wm-k allend . Illy elascer at tin- Oti Technleal I lllyh Hi hool in Itt'troit. . J A model public widinro depart-I ineur.- unhampered by politics, fuiiotioiiM ilirci-My and nwlftly in lif't'pIiiK tho populntlon happy and i oniontetl, l, iff. Hlrk juid arclf j 1( j im in inuram-i' in iiuuio uvnliahlu io mpmyet'H at n nominal cost. highways test NEW OAKLAND V-TYPE EIGHT Triinscotillmniiil iimtor trips li.ntr HllHO CCIiMlMl t claSHOd Willi .BVIIIlt .IriVlMK: hvpvpr, it Ik ul , wiiyH Imorpstlim to note tho ht- I firuwincp nf a lif-w car 'In ItH first ,.f ..-(.....n i . ..,,, , ,'' ..... ,' , tof several stretches of hlnliway. j whero . severe . weather conditions wero encountered. Scott's son, Hohert,. took turns, with his father lat tho-wheel and is as enthusiastic as h,H father over tho cars ability l 'ramible over tho. road." ' ! ."Tho splen.11,1 peiforinanoc of , for l not only a tribute to tho . " "'" '" thu tlloioUKhncss i of Oakland and Conceal - Motors inelhodH in tlnir tests on tho Gen eral .Motors I'rovliiff (iron nils at Ircve, 'aclfic roast roKional mini- ' r Company tho Oakland Motor far in 'commenting on the f tlq Spoils. Nothing to Talk About Bach day'M wcndicr Is Hio same on tlio moon, so Hua-u would he; (witliliiK in 1 1 1 1 U nhoiii, I'vcn if lt worn Inhahltt'i!. Florence C A lat.) Uenilil. ; . . Amber Production Anther Is ohlaltieil from Hut mustn.nt lli Halllc sea. t'pcciitlly betvit'i. Jiijiitish1e(A.',.iiMj JM;illVl, j". rei.ier itbitinlaiicK than In ii ny other ptaeo In the world. H is jiai't- y cast up by tho sea and partly oh- l,t' HhiiiMc nf iiiilfl fiflil l:ll-lU ilu oti" of a bed of carbonized Co. Hold First l , f H s mo f l 4 l.iilHccii-war-old Aluaiiinier Iliiiunii, tho lrt uontaii in lurlioy lo li rawtcil permit to ojierulti u I ax lea li, jiUotujcruphc.ri with her I)o1l! ltrolheri, AnicrlcniJ.maiiV ear in iron I ot (do famAiuti (Ihurcli ui Sl.S(ipbiu hi it.tmiiiiopU liuert kIiows Aliittuimnr jii muimlsh tailored -I'ihk;, a fur cry ffum the vcilitl, riiiut-iu woaiuu of tho old 'J'urUe.y, State Stickers On Windshields Are Within Law S.MK.M. Ore.. Alar. S "Com inenL that the statu of ffregun is violating eno of its on laws In the use of the l'.Kta windshield sttelter Is KnrprI lug In the face in the statute inch-did In tin., motor vehicle. laws, which has b en in existence for several years and which definitely provides l hat material oDEf-jally designated by the slate may be affixed to tin winch bifid, " Mated Hal K. I loss, Kcci'iiliiry of state, in an Interview this week. "The wording of that . .pni'Llou f.J' Hit. law hidi prohibits the use of windshield slickers or any oth er it on - I raiispa rent matiu'Ial on the windows of a mutor vehicle Include the clause 'other than a cirtllleaU. or other, paper re united ti- be displayed by law," " a.dded M.'. Ilo?.:. "and In the pro 'viVImIIm adopted by the last session Oi' the leuUlntnre fr tlti slx monMi license period this year it ui!i specifically slaieti mat an nl'iiidal windshield flicker of pe tal design should be used as evi dence of the Urease payment far the first half of I'lXtr. "When the sticker is properly attached to. the glass any attempt tc remnvi. it would ko destroy the printing and color on the face oi the slip as to render it useless ai! i: it to another jiwtor vehicle, and as a safeguard against ba or lliet't it Is linperallVe that the aulnmobile owner lake duo pre cautions l.u carefully pasting .111 gummed receipt to the wind shield," urged the secretary or folate; who' em-phaslzcil tho fad that he had noted a numbcir i' carf- parked ahms' the street-, u lu re, stlcknrs had been hnli o. carelessly attached 'by one. cm ner or ono side only, and as fl "re sult Offered a. det'inlto lemptatlon ti. anyoneWlth a thieving inclin ation. . "Attaching . the ' rertiriciVe .'-eeurely and shellacking the bark oi it are the best methods of pre venting loss,'' he concluded. . . Score Injured In Auto Bus Accident KI11KWOOI), f II.. March S; (A'l')--A score of passengers w.M Injured, mn: perhaps .fatally and seven others severely, when lv bijHc.; carrying playeis and fai i back to (lalesburg from u baskvt bal ton ran men! at Hurling! oil. Ia., crashcij and burned near hero early today. Whin the leading bus failed lo mako a turn one mile south of j here and careened wildly, the I trailing conveyance crashed Inta j it. The (.'nsdlne. lank of the kit j ter win-, brolit n and Hie fuel hurst , into ria Hies. The flro nn rend oulcktv n nl many of tho 4." occupnnts of bol.n biiseii were burned before I hey could get oat. oHior suffered l.roken limbs, cuts and bruises, William Tucker, of (Jalesburg, J willi fevere burns and other in ijnii'v, witK in a -ritic.il condition In :-. Monmouth hospital. Shake Well An owner of a small ear of ralh er jiro'leiit model number wiik vain ly ir.vihi; to Mint r the Iju.tur by band, but tho nurnhcrlc-itf imns of tin- sirirtiny crank reMHied in uoi.i. in bat an ill liitiii red ni bieate U-mh t, ner. His feelings wen lad soothed tuateiially when a puliiif liolnri-t biUi-d )i enough to Kliolil at bini: "Why don't joii p!cli It up lilid shale l't" Jxtd Tunkint .lud Ttifikim b.i.ih (if ha man ngei to t.ee( out i (fie ivk mur ker owln' im the fart that hi roiiht hever fluff a brol.r wlllin' tn tnli it two dollar bet. n-ditnifon Xir lalkAtve Pcit Thre nr few wild beyni) niorc to tie ilreadod than a UilMiiK mnn luivltifi riothini; to nay. lcar. Swift. Taxi Permit r - 'B. ,sa 7 w ,'r-.-i ay Spending Children Kliotihl be laubl lew lo sticinl as well as to ;a'e. Tu know I he value of money' is I lie best check in wasteful, spending ami, thereforo. loaches savin:, ., '. Eloctr'cal Storm Center -The Chilliowce. riil-.'e. In the II rim i Smoky mount a hi ol eastern Tennessee, Is known as one nf Hie worst localioiis In I lie couiilry for. frettieul and furioiit lluliinin itorins" l'rovidchci.' .lounial. Coupling Fctt Psychologists say an nlUlcilon spurs men "M lo win. And some cynic will remark i hat iiuk men who ti M it in in lii'eniimss are itiar rletl. I.'i Anaeles Times. x i. x i ill 1 1 1 1 mum n l . xv 3HHCD C Hikllll4 Oil (..,.! Clll,.'l9tl. REGISTRATION BY ! COUNTIES GIVEN Union County Has Larg est Number of Autos This Side of Blue Mt ! 8AI.K.M, .Mar. S Only (wo changes in the respective ranking of the leading ten counties In tho statu in relation to ownership of passenger oars are noted In the to lain of registration for tho year 1iU",l as compared to ID-S, as re ported by the office of the , score, j tury of state, Hal K. Itoss, this week, I Klamath and Cons counties have progressed in their places during tho past, year, Wlumuih. now. rank lug in sixth position, advancing over Washington county which held sixth nlaco in I'J'JS, and foos cohu- - ty Jumping to eighth in the s, ahead of I Ann and I'mutiUa, both of which showeil greater registra tion than i'ooh county in tho pre ceding year. 1 The first ten counties In lhe,or- - dor of passenger- motor vehicle registrations in 1 Ul'il. wero Multno- 'muli, -Marlon, Lane, Cluttkanihs, Jackson,' , Klampth. ' Washington, f(oos,Njvnn and. I'mnUlla.' Tho lit'-'l) totals for the entire ;H1' cnit idles follow: . ' ' ' , ' ' , . County Total Uakcr '. a,?t7 Henton '.....; : U li.uyi. i Clackamas .1.1,1 ill Clatsop, -I.tit! 1 I'oluinbla l . fi i f Coos 7.4 oi. . crook : ' US 4 Curry ..' ...v- (ul' UeschutCH - l.r.Kii liouiilas '. '- fi,7.M . (illllam 1 HL'S Crnnt - MHl I larney I ,ii:i.V Hood lliver ... a,50l .larksoii'- '.-. H.1HI7 Jefferson, fiTi 7 Josephine a.l'llti ' Klamath K.iijii 1 Utkn : ' -X.U Lane ".....'..;!.;.l 4,374 Lincoln '.:. -.4 1 1 Linn .'...."..:... ; 7. nils .Malheur. ;...;..;..':....:.',..:......':.'... 2.tlf Marion ni.ii n s Morrow . 1 ,2 Ml . M nil noniah ,....S4,7 I T ' i-oik 4,1 ra I SlieiMian.... I.'..'......!..'. ; uas 1 Tillamook '. ;i,:ir.r. Cmatllla :...;....'.:... ti.SIS " itnion j..,; .4,1177 Wallowa 1,7 "vasco :1,4:1s .Washington : 'H.087. Vheeler , 7l Yamhill ti,a:i m W4ii ' y t-wan GARAGE GOSSIP lupine rii j j W. l. llnnks, of (Jeltlngs and . Han'.s, went to Kntorprlso Krlday ; I on a business trip, ; tluj : IMyniuiitli . t John Hoffman lias purchased u ; l lymouih sedan from the Chrys ; j Wv Hara:;o this week. j Xrw lnnta ; A l!i:ti I'omiiic two-door scdnn; was. mid to irenry Kurgason this; wet!; by the I .a (Irando Motor ' company. New llnnkMVper lj, l. Kills has uccipi d a po;!. Hon as bookkeeper at tho l.a (fiande company. M.r. came hero front Spokane. Carload of Cms The I'erklim Motor coin pa ny j hat received two curl "aids -of cars Ibis week. llu.VM le SoN li. Claronco Mltslrap Is the CWillirdD , . .-$7.95 ; : ... ,. ','':-'..i ',(.,':.', . , ...... Buys a Genuine Willard Battery Best by 20 years' test. 69 factory tests on each hattery '.';'v:;'ibeforeou buy it. Generators, Starters, Magnetos ; ; v lepaired ; '::s;'OTT0M0TIVE ' ELECTRIC CO. .:',vv,'"' Curii V. Sine Mr. , . 213 Greenwood r Phone M-520 mohrinp condition LIIVIE OIF owner of a new He Hoto Kight j sedap. piirchavd fidiu lltichau- I air and Muiha It. ' ' 1 '" ' . - t lluys Ki'skliic J ; Charles ii, l- jsk bought an Wrs kino sedan from M. J. (ioss this week. .V couple nf cute-yo-.jng la dies who were visiting a Western city dechhd that thev would go horse lact; riding, we are told, uml the :: head, groom asked one of them ;; whether she would prefer the flat. Kngllnh saddle or th( Westorti .-.addle with ,n, horn, "The flat saddle." said the young thing, , ' 'been use wo aren t going lo ride in any tia'fil and won't need a . horn," New Yorker. Pi'iii.: ' Ho von know how to lnd the hoise power of n car? K, K. Stude; No. I'm i.: I :.isv inst. life (he hood litis and count tho plug;-. (ire-en (irif 1 fin- Any girl' can bo j:av in a clany . coupe. In u taxi they all can be jolly. Ilul tho girl wiirlh while Is the one wlii can smile Vhen you're, taking her honin on the trolley,- (in move. 3. -unaereveru siLm) POWER r
