La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 26, 1930, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text$rmti? lEujmtng tew MOTORING NEWS GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XXVIII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1930 NUMBER 214 SEATTLE TO GET TWO. CAR PLANTS Oakland-Ppntiac and Ford Motor Companies to Establish Concerns. Tho importance of the automo lillo buslnjOHs is strikingly Illus trated by the establishment of a 'hundred thousnnd dollar concern' in Seattle, to handio the Oakland' nnd Pontine car in King County Washington, in which. Seattle is located, and throughout Alaska, i "Seattle newspapers last week parried the announcement of tho new Oakland and Pontiuc dealer phip In Seattle," states I M, Droves regional manager for tho Oakland Motor Car company, with head jarters in Oakland. This firm, Pavios and Kurz, Inc., will handio, the cars in King county and also in AlaSka. "In addition to the Seattle and King county organization, tho new firm will have sales agencies for Oakland and I'ontiac cars in Cor dova, Fairbanks, Ketchikan and Juneau, Aluska. They will havo fourteen sub dealers operating un-' der their Seattlo store. 'The northwest is ono of tho richest territories In the "West and Is now adequately cored for Oaklawl and Pontiac wiles and service," Iteeves continued. "Tho performance tests of tho new Oakland V-8 have attracted favorablo comment throughout tho country. Tho hill climbing demonstrations carried out In all parts of tho nation havo surprised uutomobllo ' owners everywhere. $jjlls have been climbed in high pear with the-new Oukland that wcro Impossible to climb with oth pr cars in years past. "Tho new Seatrle dealership is now functioning and is ono of the strongest units In our natlon-wldo Oakland und Pontiac deulcr organ ization." bKATTTu: ;irrs foiih pijAxt Announcements, by tho Ford Motor company of the acquisition of a thlrty-acro she at Seattle, Washington, for tho construction pt a now assembling plant marked tho third important building proj ect to be undertaken recently on (.ho Pacific Coast. X new plant t I.ong Hcoch, California, near Los Angeles is about ready to be gin operations , wiiilo plans for construction of a now plant at Jtlchmond, California, to replace the present .ono' in San Francisco were announced about' 3anuary 1 of tills year. As in tho caso of tho lu'o Calif ornia sties, mo new uui:.-i ! pacific Northwest provide for dockugc facilities on tidc-wntcr. Initial plans call for tin assembly plant of approximately 200,000 square feet, with a capacity of about 200 cars daily. A story and ut..,.nini-n f,r nnncreto and pteel approximately 300 feet wide and S00 feet long is planned, as well as a dock and warehouse, tho latter having approximately 40,000 square feet. Employment for bo tween 1,000 and 1,600 men will bo provided, it is estimated. It is hoped that tho plant will bo ready . (or uso early in 11)31. Construction Is Silence Aid In Hudson Bodies An innovation linrdduced tthls year on Hudson bodies is tho new flange construction. All channels havo nn uddllionul flange which Without adding weight increases body rigidity and prevents weav ing. This feature also stops any leqd incy of llio body to transmit vibra tions set-up by road inequalities thus adding to the passengers rid ing comfort. A Mmnn..! mi.nl.lol linv tVOC steel dash Is used which allows the d;ish wiring to bo concealed In un easily reached position. The flange Construction feature is employed In the dush and In the steel body sills, thus stopping at tho source uny t'-ndency of the body to wenvo or develop body creaks. " . Itoof quarters of steel arc ln t"gral with the rear quarter panel. Deck braces at tho front end pro vido added strength and rigidity, while auxiliary deck braces on top prevent top weaving. The customary wood screws for holding roof bows are replaced by a special type of boll. Top pudding of a newly fashioned quilted con struction Is used. Instead of the usual roof moulding, consisting uf fabric and rubber strips, a positive weather seul of aluminum is used. Lines are unbroken by seams or Joints; them an; no crueks to per mit tho entry of moisture or to break tho body lines. The body presents continuous soft lines from the windshield on one aid'; back und around the body to tho wind shield on the other side. This type of body possessing hui- crlativo features of silence and comfort costs more to build, but tin- saving effected by big produc tion und largo resources pass this beiioflt on to tho buy-r at no In civnse In cost In tho Hudson great tight. i to ad mii,i;.u;i; i.vchkasi; From laafl to 1123 the mileage "f surfaced highways in the United States Increased from 471,667 to 1 15,000. Present construction pro r-'ranirt promise an even moro rapid increase In the near future, points out the Oregon State Motor oso UMiion. . i i Chevrolet Men Sell Many Used Cars In Winter DETROIT, Apr. 2 G An Indica tion of tho rapid expansion of the used car market und an assurance of a brightening" 'business outlook was revealed In an announcement by tho Chevrolet Motor company that winter sales of used cars by the natlon-wldo Chevrolet dealer organization exceeded by more than 25 per cent the beat previous winter record. Despite tho extremely cold and stormy weather in the northern states In January und adverse weather conditions In some other sections, Fitlet of uWl cars by Chevrolet dealers during the month totaled 60,000 cars as compared with tho January rocorU (ot 48.001) established last year. A quickening" of general busi ness and .unusually mild winter In February assured a new record for that month oven though final figures for the last ten days of the nijonth are not yet available. Heports front; dealers for tho first twenty dayH of February show an Increase of 64.4 per cent over the corresponding period of Kebryary last year. During tho first twenty days of February. 1330.' tho Chev rolet dealer organization sold 58, lfL2 used cars, nearly equalling In 20 days the record month of Janu ary. The staturo of the February achievement may bo further ap preciiited by a comparison of this figure -with iiX.176 used ears sold during the corresponding period of Februu ry lust year. In commenting on the chleve ment. officials pointed out that It was' made possible through the public confidence, that . has been built up by Chevrolet dealers through tho. general policy of of fering for sale only, dependable merchandise. . They explain that through the widespread use of the red tug "with an O. K. that counts." prospective used ear buy ers are assured that every vital part of the car has been properly reconditioned and put In sha-po to offer thousnnds of miles of unused transportation. Travel Bill In 1930 Will Break Former Records Tho travel and holiday bill of American motorists, this year will exceed all previous records and should, reach the stupendous total uf 92,iO0,0O000O. according to the Oregon 'State ;"Motor 'association, which bases 'the estimate on hist year's expenditures, plus tho usual Increase of about 7 per cent. Com menting upon this fact, motor as sociation officials say: . "Tho largo expenditure on motor vacations, has a financial signifi cance to tho whole country, In addition to the lndi vidua? divi dends it pays In hculth and whole some recreation. There is no other business that is. doing so nuc h to d I st ri bu to wen Ith and prosperity. Travel, in fact, is be coming more and more a factor in national and International stab ility. "Competition for tho dollar of the traveler has become one of the keenest struggles In the national und International arenas. This competition, whilo wholesome and friendly, is perhaps as Keen as anything business or industry has witnessed In tho history of, the world. 'Those communities which bor der the travel routes of the coun try must advance every legitimate effort to sccuro their share of this typo of business. They must be ready to greet tho visitor In friend ly fashion and to satisty ms many needs." Fifty Million Cars Is Bureau Forecast That 50.000.000 automobiles will be traversing American roads In contracts to tho 23.000.000 now In use. is the recent lirophecy ve ceived by the Orefron State Motor association from the Albert Hus scll Ersklnc bureau of street traf fic research ot Harvard universlly. Tho importance ot careful strent and highway plnnnlnR for futuro traffic Is indicated by this forecast, points out tho Motor association. Tho bureau also finds that the motor cur of today is four limes as safe as that in uso ton years ana. placing the blame for ucci dents almost wholly upon drivers. jt.ui' saves Tin:m lives ItOSKIJL'IlO, Apr. 20 (AP) .lumiilmr from their uutoiiiobih just as it plunged over a high cliff Into tho ocean. Mr. and Mrs. Mux Newzell. escaped death while on a recent trip to California. I he ueci dent happened on the Itoosevell highway, south of Crescent city. A broken steering gear caused the machine to swerve from the road. both occupants leaping from th ear an instants before it toppled off the cliff and rolled several hun dred feet into tin; surf. They pur chased a new car und continued their jimrney. JIO.NDAV IIKiMIKillTS NUC: 0:30. Kmpiru Huildcrs: 7:3(1. Amos ami Amly: S. -w-.lloiiiis: 9, concert: in, Jl'nry Starr: 10:30. Huiikc of Myths. CBS: 7. Mvlodles of llroadway: 7:30. popiilur muBle: s. Uluu Ion djy idusborcc: 1" Hauy. luutlv. Sea Monster Gets Cross -Country Ride What it perhopi the first attempt ever made to haul a whale overland from Lot Angelei to New York, was recently brought to the attention of the Western , Auto Supply Company when they were called upon to equip a 32-foot steel trailer with eight Western Giant truck tires. Top photo Spring Demand Spurs Shipment Of Automobiles 'In anticipation of sales and re lull deliveries reaching their peak In Miay. shipments of cars from tho Chrysler plants in Detroit have shown sharp increases each week. Total shipments of the ronipany for March amounted to USO L units, an increaso -oT approximately 0! per cetit over February and a gain of 3H7 per cent over .January. Included In this volume of busi ness are all body types of the Im perial, "77. ' "7n," "lifi" and new Chrysler, Six linos, represuntlng a wide price range. : Spring days that call motorists outdoors and on lung drives over country highways creiito the urge for a new ear with vivid color Ask 'your Oldsmobilc V iking dealer lo give you the Jamou "ll-Tdsl" demon stration that, jroves Olds ltwbile's Balanced Design. The surest way lo Irani all the facts ahoii t a motor car in lo drive it yourself. Then yon can tell exactly how it suits you. Then you are in a posi tion to compare it with other cars on a price ami perform ance hasis. 1 For this reason, we nrpe you to come in to inspect Oldsmobilc's many fine features to drive the car and put it through your own performance tests. shows the trailer with the 50-ton whale at the start of the trip. Lower left, one of the exhibitors calls attention to the baleen or whalebone in the mouth of the sea beast. Lowen riftht shows how the tires were mounted in pairs to insure safe delivery and uninterrupted service. combinations, unnvilched mechan ical performance and suunith rid inU (iialilles. The deslro to break away from tho motoring restric tion;! imposed by winter weather is reflected by a seasonal sales volumo In the numlhs of April, May and Juno that represents prac HcaU.v a third of the annual sales, according to Chrysler officials. "Cars In tho hands of dealers slnco the- first of tho year have been greatly under the total of a year ago," suld J. V Fraiser, gen eral sales manager of the Chrys ler corporation. "Shipments are continuing to Increaso to meet rising demands and care Tor futuro orders, as forecast by the Interest focused on Chrysler cars nt auto mobile shows throughout the coun try, earlier. In "the year. ' "The automobile Industry' is ap proaching tlie ''tliuo of year when millions of people are considering the advantages of owning a ear or J 0 ST' TRY" IT Williout ('hanging the tried and proved fundamentals whicli have made this car so dependable and so popular, Oldsmobilc offers important improvements which add materially to style, comfort, performance, and value. These advancements in clude smarter Fisher Kody lines, resulting in longer, lower appearance increased roominess in body interiors more comfortable scats greater cngi nc efficien cy more responsive steering and improved, fully-enclosed TWO-IIOOII SKt.N $895 f.tt.h. fjm.inf. Mich. ."tarr limtttH dump. OLDSMOBILE fXOOUCT OF GINERAl MOTORS OLDSMOBILE SALES 1428 Adams Ave. buying an additional car. -The H 30 style trends and mechanical refinements represent tho great est valtto In history, and more than ever mako the ownership of an automobile a vital factor In health and happiness. PACIFIC HIGHWAY O. K. Good conditions prevail over If. S. 83, tho Pacific highway route to Sun Krancisco, with tho excep tion of a nlne-m'tlo strotch of gravel 12 miles out of Uoddlng, whero motorists aro required to drivo Hlowly. At tho end of this section there is also somo rough and cut-up road, duo to scarifying wo lit i i Slow and careful driving Is also required between Cnello 'and Yreka. due to heavy gravel on tho I road, according to the touring bu 1 reau uf tho Oregon Stato Motor association. four-wheel brakes. Just try Oldsmobilc and you'll know why it is gaining in public favor everywhere. CO. RACERS PREPARE FOR CAR CLASSIC Drama of 500-Mile Mem orial Day Race at Indian apolis to be Enacted. My Alan J. Cioultl (Associated Press Writer) It may not mean so much to tho public nt large, picking its haz ardous way through traffic at Broadway and Korty-sccond stroot, but It Is highly significant to the automobile racing world that the roar of two-seated machines, in stead of tho waspish buzz uf slnglo sealers, now can be distinctly heard around the brick speedway at Indianapolis. We have It on tho word of Stove lannegau, tho Indianapolis kid himself, that the restoration of two-seating racing machines to tho JamVHifl f (Ml -mile sweepstakes this-May inenml a Henaissnuce in automobile speed world. ; ' "Whore were tho future drivers trained in tho old days? domand ed Mr. Hannegap, "Why right beside tho speed kings of their tinwj In tho mechanic's seat. ? In the past seven ycarffhf slnfrle-seat-ed racers, the result has boon to re duce the numfber of first class drivers. I'ho boys elthor had to go out and drive, with .tho chnnco of being bumped off through lack of experience, or remain .'on tho ground.' V- "I'eto Po Paolo learned tho rac ing game us a mechanic for his uncle, Ralph Do Palmn. Pete be came national champion In 1025, when ho set tho Indianapolis rec ord of 101 mites per hour, and ro peated In Ut27. Now ho has two cars entered for tho 1U30 race, one of which ho plans to offer to Uncle Italph. ' "Somo of tho drivers, like Itob M,cl)onough, don't want to bo bothered by mechanics. They pre fer to pluy lone-hands. . . . Then there's Leon luray. tho 225-pound vetornn, whose principal difficulty is In finding a mechanic small enough so his machlno won't be over-weighted." No olhor classic of tho auto rac ing world can equal tho drama of tho famous 5(0-mJlo Memorial duy whirl at Indianapolis. An nually, It drawn tho biggest crowd of any sports spoctaclo In America, If not In tho world, for close to 150,000 or moro than .pack up a lunch, crank up the old petrol wagon and find a place to anchor soinowliero'itrttrojeffiTity-'ftrthto Tlvu mile race track. , Many of the old favorites aro gone now, 'some dead, others re- The START THE SEASON ON A NEW SET OF Gooclyears WE HAVE THE TYPE AND SIZE YOU WANT. BUY THEM ON CREDIT-NO DELAY-NO RED TAPE. You can put on an entire newi.sct with as little cash as you would pay for one inferior tire. Come in we'll arrange the down pay ment and then divide the balance in weekly or monthly payments to suit your Inidgct, Now more than ever you'll want Goodyears the prices are the lowest in history the quality is higher than B0HNENK AMP'S s ,lj'll!...".!")l.lPP., tired but the nnmps of Ray Hnr roun, Ivouis and Gaston Chevro let, Italph M;ii I ford, Joe Hoyer and Hay Keeck remain linked with the most exciting moments of tho roaring road. Still in tho spotlight aro McUonough, doPaolo, IHiray and Lou Meyer, the -5-year-old national champion for the past two years, winner at the 132R race, runner-up last year to 'Koech. The 1 128 Indinnapolls raco was a thriller. Mleyer canio from no where to win It nnd beat a flock of great drivers. Meyer had nover driven a big raco but ho was part owner of a garage, a, good me chanic and bitten by tho rncing bug. Just before tho race, ho got a chanco to buy a car from Red Sharer, who had two himself and wanted to part with ono of thoml Meyer sold his Jntorest in tho garage by long distance telephone bought tlo car and won tho raco. New Cord Front Wheel Drive Car Is Demonstrated Chas. U Dunham, district nales manager for tho Cord division of tho Auburn Automobile Co., was In La Cirando yesterday demon strating tho Cord front-wheel drlvo car. ITo was accompanied by Aug. N. loung, of Ontario, who Is Cord distributor for this territory. Iho Cord o-passongor sodan at tracted mil oh local interest. - It Is powored by a Lycoming straight eight motor, Ot. inches overall height. clearance 8V4 inches, wheel-baHo 137& Inches. Tho frame and body aro about 7 inches lower than avomgo oaf" giving a low contor of gravity which per mjitH speeds of GO miles an hour around sharp curves. Tho car weighs 4000 lbs. and sells for S3G05 delivered, fully equipped. ; Mr. Dunham explained that tho Cord Is the only front-whool drlvo car now in production In Amcrl cu. Racing modols have been used for sovcnll years-and tho drlvo Is used on five Kuropemi built curs. Ills 'company also mako tho Au burn und IUHonborg rear drlvo carH. Mr. Dunham recently de livered a Dusenborg to a Prince of India at Vancouver. U. C, a modol that ao,ll ifor $28,000.00. Chas. Chaplin has a $21,000 Cord, ho said, ' , . - MOTOR TUAVKTj ACROSS ROltmiR Lust year moro than 600,000 motor cars from, Canada visited tho United States, according to to- ports ttr the' Oregon Htatn Motor association. Moro than 4,500.000 American : cars wero driven Into Cnniida during Open Road Calls ACTION OF GEARS ARE MADE VISIBLE Man Enabled to see What Happens in Blur of -Whirling Machinery- PITTSBURGH (AP) Hadlo wxwos traveling at nearly the speed of light now enable man to co . what happens In the blur of whirling machinery. . An airplane propeller blade mov ing at top speed, so fust that it Is all but visible to tho aye., ap years to stop and Btand still when the new radio lights are turned on. If the speed is sufficient, the tip of tho 'blade may be seen to elon gato under tho pull of contifugal force. When the lights nre directed upon moving belts nnd gears, those objecta appear to stand still, ex cept for slowly writhing motions which reveal slipping and imper fections of action . Tho radio, waves are produced by tubes In an apparatus the size of a Kulteasc. Thoy flash lights on and off with chnnges o( speed former ,Iy impossible. For looking over nn airplane propeller tho lights flush on for about threo ten-nUllionths of a second. ..The result is to light the blade onco In a revolution, and al ways In precisely the same posi tion. To the eye tho effect to that of looking upon a stationary blade. The flashes synchronize with tho speed of -mot ton of the ob ject under observation, Thoy may ho geared also either faster or slower so that a projiotlor appears to bo rotating slowly, either buck ward or forward, t , . Tho appearance has existed pre viously as ' inVmobile laboratory equipment. The new portable stylo was developed to enable air men and engineers to take It to their machines for. a rendy look see. Darkness is tho only external requirement. The dovlco is called tho strobo glow and was doveloped by throo young Wcstlnghouso engineers, D. D. Knowlcs, L. R. Peters and W. tt. Rubles. . . ' ciiimri;n witness mukdkr LKWISTOWN, Mont., Apr. 26 (AP)- Pupils at a small school house 25 miles wost of hero wit nessed a double tragedy ' Friday when Milton Phillips shot his wife to death with a Bhotgun and then killed himself. .Tuo-ahiriff ifffflce-var iirtomied they, woro divorced lust- Hammer and they had difficulty over cus tody of a child.