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MOTORING NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XXVIII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1930
NUMBER 238
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HIGHWAY SURVEY
VITAL 10 "NATION
Tabulations on Dirt Roads
to be Made in Michi
gan This Summer
DliTllOIT. MichiKUti, May 2
"Not since tho early days of 'good
ruads' campaiKiiH has there, been
uny highway process oC as much
significance tu tho future of uuto
mobilo and motor truck industries
and the prosperity of the country
as tho decision of tho .Michigan
highway authorities to conduct,
during the coming summer, careful
i counts and tabulations in 1UU 'sum-
pie townships to determine tho
use of county and township roads,"
said C. " Mathesori, general sales
manager of the Dodgo Brothers
corporation, today upon his return
from a. three-weeks' trip by auto
niobilo through several states for
tho express purposo of wtudying tho !
effects of local conditions on busi- I
ness In general and tho automobile
business in particular.
"In planning the must extensive
..und onipleto survey that lias ever
been jmado in any state, . Michigan,
hy taking the initiative is point
ing the way to balanced highway
construction throughout the coun
try. Commercial and agricultural
organizations, public officials and
industrial leaders In many slates,
I find, aro watching the Michigan
'dirt road count' closely and will
bo vitally Interested in tho .results,"
Hit. Matheson continued.
"To learn something of the needs
of tho country apart from the state
and federal trunk lines is, right
now, of the most timely Importance
to industrial and agricultural pros-
1 jerit.
"Super, high-speed highways and
wider roads connecting tho larger
cities aro Increasingly necessary, of
course, but tho tremendous pro
gram of trunk lino construction has
progressed sufficiently to justify
heeding tho demand of the great
majority of rural residents .for an
extended 'farm to market' road
development.
"A recent statement issued by a
farm organisation says that of the
ti.aon.bui) farm in the United
States, 3,1)88,704 aro on graded and
il rained din roads, and 47,7:t2
on unimproved dirt roads or u
. total or 4.74ii,4:( farm.s. nearly
five millions, on dirt roads.
"Tho farmer must use trucks and
automobiles If he is to keep up in
the inarch of progress. According
to figures prepared from records in
dirt road uses his truck 20 per cent
tho farmer who lives on a hard-
surfaced road, and his automobile
1,100 miles less, l-'armers liclng on
dirt roads not only own fewer
trucks and automobiles than those
living on hard-surfaced roads but
uro able to haul full loads on their
trucks only une-lialf as often as
. n . larmers on paveu rouu.-.
)j f "Dodgo Drothers as manufactur
ers OL OOlll auiomomifM llliu nunui
trucks has advocated 'farm, to mar
ket' road study and construction
for many months. Transportation
engineers of our truck division and
Dodgo statisticians have compiled
an array of data that clearly shows
tho pressing necessity of Immediate
attention to 'farm to market' road
problems.
"Eor instance these records lu
ll leu to thut motor trucks arc effect
ing a big saving in moving pe:
ishablo fruits and vegetables, and j
at the same time wonting a revolu
tion In the marketing of these pro
ducts by creating an enormous
outlet for 'second-graded or fruit
at a fully ripened stage, that is
liable to unsalable, deterioration if
not placed on the consumer mar
ket by truck very shortly arter be
ing collected from the grower.
They also show truck shipments of
livestock from farm to market
havo Increased steadily from 8,
313,101 head in l'J-7 and 12,1!I3,
UuH head in 12S tj 1 1,500,000 head
or 23 per cent of tho total live
stuck receipts at 17 important mar
kets in 11)211. Also that 30 per cent
of nil the work done on farms In
tho United States during 1H2!) was
performed by If ticks und tractors.
j "Country road improvement is
mor than a mere gesture toward
t ) the continuation of prowpcrity,"
Mr. Mallieson concioueu, mi"
when every state in the union has
followed tho example set by Mich
igan in giving proper attention to
this subject the nation will be
rnsiiiv t reaii the benefits of its
second great step in highway con- I
struction."
16 Killed During
April In Wrecks
SALK.M. Ore., May 2 1 (Al')
Sixteen persons were killed and 3"ti
injured by motor vehicle accidents
in Oregon during April, says the
monthly report of '1. A. Itaffety,
chief statu traffic Inspector. The
total number of accidents was 243(J.
Arrests totiiled 134.".. fines 1.1 75. 4S
and fees collected 3,114.27, Seven
teen sioh-n cars recovered had a
value of $7,975.
Lake Is Opened1.
MKIH'filll). Ore.. May 24 fAI)
The park service announced yes
terday that the road to the rim of
Crater lake from both Mcdford and
Klamath Kails has been opened tho
earliest date in years.
Help! Help!
''Prof. Smith, do you think I'll
vi.t be able to do anything with
my VOee?"
"Well. It might come in handy
iii case of a ahipwrctk." liotaiy
1 ' t-: " : ! 1 l i .
National Leaders
End of World Record Farm Tractor Marathon
Ton I-lnt fiielur operated
U McNary at Washington, IVC
A. W. Norblad of Oregon slopping engine that had broken all world tractor endurance records. . Ilottom
Collt ge co-eds present two drivers. Dick Wagner and D, ;lllller, with . wreaths as old 17-day record is
broken. - '. J . .'
Buick Scout Party Investigates
Story of Oak Tree and Old Musket i
i
Vivid lales concerning early
pioneer days In the West when
a man living ten miles away was
a neighbor surround I be history
of an oak tree and its captive
muzzle-loading musket which aro
on display in the window of a
hardware store in Chehulis, Wash.
The gun was originally laid in the
crotch of the tree In 1S71; as the
years passed tho oak 'grow. over
Mm inanimate firearm, eventual
y lucking It firmly in the grasp
of ten-inch hardwood fingers. . "Jimmon was a great fellow to
It. was to ascertain the true pull odd tricks," reminisced Mr. j
sloiy or Iho old- gun, and how ltSarjenl. '"Ho was always Hoing ;
aame to be overlaken by the virile j buckols and other articles mi to
g-Mvlh of an oak, that a scout trees vou seo entertainment was
parly in a irjo Itulck sedan was -comparatively scarce in tlmsc days j
rccenliy (ii.'-pati-heii to i nenans
ind. thence to Crrand .Mound
I'tairle where the "freak" of na-I oak tree one day anil left it there.
I uro was originally discovered. 1 Wo purchased his land subsequont
TUbi unique investigation took the j ly and never removed the old fire
party to the old home of K. N. j arm from Its unusual bed. A few
Sarjcnt, an early pioneer in thejyears ago some people, from Che
Northwe'si. and one of its first big i hulls noticed the manner In which
land owners. It was on t lie land tho tree had captured the musket,
now- comprising n part of his cs-so wo let them take the entire out-
talo thai the old musket was found :
lodged in the oak tree.
Sarjent, the Uuick party
dls- I
covered, first arrived in San l'Yan- (
risen in 1S4S. having journeyed j
across tile plains as a guard for a
wagon train. In INEid he boarded
a boat headed for northern waters'
and arter an exceedingly rough j
passage the' craft was wrecked on
the rocky shore of one or the ?
Ijuvcn Charlotto Islands. Sarjent
and 25 other men safely lauded
bur, were ovi-rpoweretl by the In
dians and held a: captives.
The white men were virtually
f laves of the northern Indians,
liny being stronger ami able to do
mote physical labor than the red
men. until a company of troops.
led by Captain Mulch. effected j
their rescue. Sarjent then jour- (
m yed south into w hat is now
soilth-wenleril Washington a ml
settled in the
Grand Mound Cfnin-
t try where he event ually became
It lie owner of a 3,'"t' acre catik
ranch. SarjcnV:! widow and sort are
.-till residing in the 14 room cuio
! uial type home that ho built in
lSf.2. the first, white main's dwell-
t inif in Hie (rand Mlound Prairie
land and undotildedly for many
one of its nu'ht ltixitrioiis.
I The oht Sarjent bom" is sur
I rounded by a high picket fence
and numerous nlmlo trees. With
the exception of electric wires run-
ning into one side of the building
and a new- shingled roof. It re
i muiii.T the sinne as when its flrvt
! owner ct'iistructed this "castle of
the prairie."
! Lumber use, in building the old
I home was practically all whip-
! sawed. Cred Sarjent told member
of the lluick party. The cedar sid
.din' for the dweibuif was cut and
t an from 1.;ulccV.u -. al:uut
and Oregon Pioneers Hail
hy agricultural onRtneorhiR- depart
telephoning congratulations. to' j'resPient W. .1. Kerr (insert). Oovcrnor
eighty years ago, he revealed
Thrco huge fireplaces were the
solo meann of heating lhi:i plunoor'
home. .
When questioned concerning 1 tin
gun which was found "grafted" in
the oak treo on his land, Mr. Sar
jent explained that the old mus
ket was placed in the. tree some-
time in,JS7lt by J. M. Lumtnon. a j
butcher rrom Olympia, who!
owned some land adjacent to the j
tSarJent domain.
anu as an unuetiname wnim, lie
placed tho old musket in a smaU!,
fit for exhibition purpose gun.
tree, romantic atmosphere and all." ;
Tho taxi vii rcened " down
the
street. A pedestrian ambled into
tho thoroughfare. Screaming of
drakes. I he cab swerved, the pe- . , ..
destrian dodged. M.re swerving . NANKING ( AJ Coimncrcia I
and more dodging. .Klijally th i .,jr phmes flvlng over' Chinese mil
driver dismounted, saying: j jry posts are liablo to bo shot
"Thl;: j:f no go, old fellow ; let's i
1 r''1
t logether. Now tell me. just!
what an- your immediate plans.'"
Maryland Moloiisl.
"DfM'su't that mulu ever kick
j "
iNu. san. no am i yet, nut he
rrciiuiMilly kicks di
Ah ri'cenUy wax."
place where
The New Con verfible Cabriolet
the woman motorist because it coinhiiies thu smart, youthful tyl
of Hie roadster and Hie snug, all -weather eomrurt of the coupe. The
compact, landau top can bv- raised or lowered easily and quickly Tlit
side windows are rallied hi'hriglit nielal.- V:do. Biibsiaiitial rumble teat
aud cjwJ Iii,bl. uic.iuuluiifcii u sUudariJ etmiptiieut.
mvnt of Oregon Slate college lorvJO
iNew Ford Truck
Introduced; Has
' I nirAi I hoodie
"I'o iiioel.' Iho demand fin Cord
trucks with longer chassis, the
Cord Motor company today an
nounced the introduction of a otie-
aiid-ore-hnlf ton truck with 157 i
inch wheel" base. This is twenly
ivo and a half inches long'!- than
the present Wheel base,
,lho new truck is 'mechanically
the same as Iho present one. the
onlv changes being a lengthening:
tJ tie frame and coupling rUuTi.
The longer chassM Is used with
iiodli-s designed to carry loads of
hiilUy nature. It Is particularly
usurul jn hauling fui nituro and
livestock. It is dr-siuned also for
Uii iMie.i!.
f . ,i,ii,,n. ,.r n,,.
One of the advantages of the.
longer i-hasnis. officials of the
l-'oiii Motor company point, oul, is
that it provides a Complete Cord
unit which can be serviced entirely
by Kord dealers and which carries
the siandtird luanufacttirer'M war
ranty. Heretofore f ram," ex ten -.ions
have been installed in the
present ' chasses to obtain chasses
of this length.
j : n.LW
; OVKK
'LAM-IS ItAIMEIlD
I'riitTs ok cii.im;si-;
a warning him been issued bv
i tt.. i..nlt,.. r u .r ,.r in(. N.:.it.,n.
.-.list government that, such planes
I fjy(n iv j t It I n a i-iiilhiH of five miles
i ,,c tiv' Vnne-ri. i icei- f.i-t iti i.,.
j j(.tj ,,.
Authm itie ri ..i- (t.nf
I'seereia might be learned from the
ai.-. - -
CAR DELIVERIES
GAIN IN APRIL
i Total for Last Month 142,-
004 Compared With
123,781 During March
NKW YORK, May :M Ouring
the month of April General Mo
tors dealers in tho United States
delivered to consumers 14U.004
cars, according to, an announce
ment made tudav bv Alfred I.
I Htoau, Jr., president This com-
pares with 1:13,7X1 cars in tho
month of March and with 1 7:i.(U
In April. lflJU. Sales by General
Motors manufacturing divisions to
dealers in the United Stales
amounted to Kili.Utlft curs, as com
pared with Hfi.iiNl in March and
as compared further with 17(1,634, towns and coiv;it.ed areas pit
in April, till'lb j ualed on arterial highways a high-
Total sales to dealers including
Canadian tales and overseas ship
ments amounted to, IfiO.Gtil cars,
an compared with ltffi.HKO in
March and as compared further
with 227. 71S in April. HiiPJ.
Tho following table, shows sales
to consumers (if General Motors
cars In Continental Culled States
salos by the inn mifac' urink' dtvi-t
slums of General Motors to their
dcalcrs i n Continental I iiiited
States, and total sales to dealers,
Including Canadian sales and over
seas shipments
I lilted Slates
Sale? to Consumers
l ;;t(t l r9
January 74,107 73.!iK
Kebruary XK.7 III 110, 14R
March )2:(,7Kl 100.942
April x... 142. 004 17:i,20l
' titles tn Dealers
I ::tu 1 !20
.lanitary H4.4T.S '.15.4 4 1
Kobruary 1 lo.iiM 14 t, 222
March 1 IX, OKI 17(i,f10 I
April aa.aiis 170,34
Total Snhs to Dealers, IiHiiitllng
Canadian Kale ami Om'i-schs
Shipments
huso
1 !l 2 !l
I27.5KD
175. 14K
220. :i in
227.71 S
sales of
January lo(!.50H
I'Vhruary I -'0. 1 U0
March Ein.HKO
I April I fill, Bill
: These figures include
jChevrolet, I'onllao, Olds, Mar(l'ette,
i Oakland. Viking. Kuick. l-a Salle
land Cadillac passenger cars and
truck;:.
Auto Radio In
Use Here; First
In This District
A lot has b'-en heard about the
aulo mobile radfo.-t ami probably
more has-been read, but. the first
car equipped with one In this ter
ritory, belongs to Ciiarles Koehiu,
of i "nn'!t Kurniluro Co.
Hie radio is so built thut It w ill j
lit pi act Ically a ny car, ami will
operate' wit hout interfering wit h
(he automobile or wi:.hout receiv
ing interference from the car. The
sc!. i.i attached under the Inst ru-!
meni board in the front of tho car'
on the righ baud side of the car.
and iuslead of an antennae and !
ground. It uses a. capacitor plate
I just underneath the car which !
provides both f unctions. I
The set.'" a Itosch Motor Car
radio, is equipped with five lubes-,
of which lour are wrecn grids, j
HccaiiKn of its size and the diffl-!
cully to get good day-tlmn recep-
lion, the radio is better during the:
evening, it Is said. '
Mr. Koehni. who is handling the
j sol a. In very cullnisliinlie about lliej
j perlormn in o. of I hv radio. Decays!
t umt is doesn't make any diTfer- j
' ence wlietb.-,- the car Is going 25
or :'.( miles an hour, the music
i comes in jtist.
come,: in itist. as well. "It's pos-
! (lively uncanny
be driving
along at Iho usual speed sumo
evening ami hear the music com
ing in clearly al. the same lime,"
ho said.
Tin set is operated by batteries.
Retail Sales Jump
Due to Price Cut
The recent announcer wnl oT
p ,!.. reductions or V-'"" to $350 on !
all closed modelH of the Chrysler1
77" line hart n't with enlhusias-j
11m loilitte reeenlloit. aec(rdlllir tO !
1 w ile reports reaching the factory j
j from distributors and dealers over I
Ihe country. JtHall sales have l
nIjovmi a dei-ided lnea.se, a lit I lac-,
tory shipments have heen stepped !
up to keep pace with demand. j
The price reduction, which be
came erfectivo Mfiy 1 4th, were i
ma tie hi clear the way for new ;
Cbry.slei- iimdelH to appear in mid-t
j.uiiiiuer. No change In prices of ,
Iho Imperial, "70." "ii;" and the j
new low-priced Chrysler Six lines;
!""'
I made. j
1 1 MAT AM) lit M.PK Ki:nii;
LII I-; OI'1 'Ml IKS . ItAGOAl);
LAG ). I'l (API T ;'i ific heal J
ami poor roads s-M short life for ,
automobib tires liere. j
Tho annual consumption per car,
(:; !'.2fi tires, on a general average, .
1 'rival e vehicles in the eities Of I
l'a.i:da'l and Itnsr.i li usually re
quire a new s: f til ' s every sec- .
ond year, but taxi-i get only from
tlii-'-e to six months wear from new j
rubber. . i
Hot weaihep generally lasls for j
a period of six to seven months. i
l'ir.t Canadian Plane i'nrlury -
'Ol:T KIEIK. Ontailo AP -
Canaila's ' first complete alrplan'1
raeWiry Is h'-ing built here, )th
operations Hchdqje( iu lafgin July
I. Two und four-place craft will
j hu Loin-lrucled, w it U I.irger tpes
of I.' in-..- to ! a-M-.-.i !at-r.
Studebaker Car
Makes New Road
Record In. South
Oakland. California, to the Max
lean border ami Imtvk is tho latest
road record to fall before the bril
liant speed and stamina of Stude
baker's famous t.'oinnmnder Eight,
A stock Commander Eight sedan
sped tho IKiS-milf! distance In 21!
hours, 17 minutes. Tho run also
established a new record of 6
hours, M minutoB between Oak
land and l.os Angeles, Tinio was
oflicially checked by tho Western
Union. . . . . ,
The run was fostered by tho Na
tional Automobile Club of Callfqr-
ma. as a moans oi uemnustraung
i hat with proper handling and
regulation of traffic through'
er and safer rate of speed for
through travel could bo main
tained, v
James J. .MeClure, representa
tive of tho National i Automobile
club and "Doug" Montetl, Oak
land newspaperman, checked out
at tho Western-Union offlco in the
heart of Oakland's business dist-
ru-i 1M1(l headed south, llxactly 6
hours M minutes later tho Cont-
inander roared to a stop In front
or the Western Union office at l.os
Angeles, setting Iho. fastest time
over made between iheso two
cities by automobile. . : ','
Tarrying only lujig enough to
refuel, they continued down tho
coast througU .San Diego and ar
rived at tht.- Mexican , border at
'Tin .luaua In Hi hours 8 minutes
after leaving Oakland. Tho re
turn trip was nttitlu over this sanvo'
route
, . . ' , ,
Aceoif ling to M. J. Goss, Studo-
. lit .i J! i
, ( .!
....... ' i"
it includes every type of highway
travel to bo encountered in Iho
state of California, as ,vell as an
assortment of small towns and
tho highly congested business dist
ricts of l.os Angeles and San I
Diego.
"Tho splendid manner In which
tho- Commander Klghl. r- which
wa.s stock in every detail com
pleted tho trip at fast speed with
out any mechanical trouble what
ever, atlests tho claims . of per
formance made by Studebaker,"
M r. Goss said. "Aside from its
mechanical excel lonce. the, com
fort and ease of control of tho car
was evident front the. condition in
which lis occupants completed the
I run. without sleep or . resl, . and
wi'.h 'no, undue fatigue or bodily
strain ." .
You
Wanted Ijoodv
Easy Payments
LOWEST PRICES IN HISTORY
WE HAVE THE TYPE AND SIZE YOU WANT. BUY
THEM ON CREDIT -NO DELAY-NO RED TAPE.
You can put on an entire new set 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 budget. Now more than ever you'll want Goodyears
ti c prices arc the lowest in history the quality is higher than
ever. -
BOHNENKAMP'S
HIGH AUTO ROAD
NEAR COMPLETION
Colorado Tourist May go
I up Mount Evans, 14,260
reet Above Sea Level.
I DKNVKH, May 24 (AjP) Tho
highest uutomobtlo rood in North
America will bo completed early
this summer.
t Snow-clad nine months out of
the year, Mount Evans, rising 14.
2 (jo feet above sea level, will be
grooved by a modorn, IS-foo.t
1 highway almost to Its summit..
! Tho road will end in a mountain
"saddlo" just below tho niaRs of
granite ihockh wmcu mar a. mo
sum.mlt.
Started ten yearn
ago by the
ntnto hiphuiiv itennel.iiinnl. the
vond lias boon c.onHtrm-lod uKiiiiiHt
what teemed at times to be over
whelming oddH.
Its series of loops, curves and
hairpin 1 urns were frequently
blasted out of tho towering gra
nite, and snowa repeatedly ham
pered progress.
Tho altitude forced workmen to
go at their job gingerly. roHtlng
often to regain their breath.
Tho highway Is a continuation
of tho Denver mjouutain parks
system, and is named for Jolin
Evan::, second territorial govornor
of l Nilorado.
The last 25 'miles .of tho drive,
wjiich has a luixluifuiu grado of six
per cent, aro continuously above a
10,000 foot altitude.
l'OltEST F1UE MKSKK C"V
11V ACTO KDl-OATION UMTS
ATLANTA: (AID) Motorized
unitu of tho southern .forestry edu
,, , , . J .
(national project: of. tho Amer cai
forestry association havo
helped
Georgia. Klorlda and
MJississinpi
reduce their forest firo losses.
Trucks cruising in tho pinny
woo.ds areas of lh t liven slates
reaches 700,000 persons at rural
meetings in the first lar of the
project, which 'wasj started two
years ago.
' I tuck and She were out driving.
Muck had one arm around her.
The car hit a bump, skidded and
narrowly missed going into the
ditch. ;
"Huel;," Sho gasped, "uho two
haudr." ' .
'Can't" replied Huek. "Gotta
drive with one," Iowa -Legionnaire.
' "
Inquisitive One: How does your
new ear operate?
AI.in.' Willi tfirf. . Sa'mo as lli
old one.
Have Always
New Roadster Is
Snappy; Speedy
At 72M. P. H.
TOLEDO. May 24 A distinct'
ptylo development 1b evident In the
WJIIys Six Kondster, outatanding
sport car of the current lino of
fast, powerful automobiles pro
duced by Willys-Overland in tho
low price six class.
In this, model, tho designers
havo been allowed full sway and
tho result haa been a creation that
radiates a spirit of youth and
speed In accord with the public
demand. Tho powerful engine de
velops 65 horsepower and a high
speed of 73 miles an hour.
Tito four-passenger IVoadatcr Is
sagebrush green, with mouldings
of Daly green and wlro wheels of
Harper groen. Striping la cream,
I ProduclnB nn effect thut
row
and striking. Tho mounting of tho
oxtra wheel nnd tiro in the right
front fonder well adds to tho ef
fect. Lines aro low und sweeping.
Tho dt'ep, comfortable seat is
upholstered In real leather with
walrus gruin In black and brown,
Tho two. passenger roadster is
tho popular bluo igrny color, with
b 1 a o k moulding and Tntoosh
cream striping. It h furnished
with wood whoolE.
lioth models embody tho many
exclusive Willys Six features und
advanced engineering design that
mako this new cur outstanding in
Us prico class, -
With' unusual, economy In gas
and oil, tho engine Is equut to. per
formances heretoforo expected on-'
ly in cars selling at much higher
prices. Flashing bcceleratiou or
from fi to 50 miles In 21 seconds,
48 miles nn hour is second and a
high speed fur in excess of tho
needs of modorn motoring are ror
ported In numorous tests.
N ATIOXATjISTS claim
VICTORY i
SHANGHAI, May 2a (AD Tho
Nationalist government tonight
claimed its forces hud crushlngly
defeated tho northern ulllunce reb
el armies in Northern Honan prov
ince anil had taken 20,000 rebel
prisoners with forty field guns ut
Lanfeng.
The rebel unnlos said Iho gov
ernment advices, were in general
retreat toward Kalfcng, Honun
pruvlnce. . .. !
.u;tta goldal ill
" LOS ANG13LKS, Muy 23 (AP)-
Jctla -Ooudal, motion picture act.
reus, is In a. sanitarium hero re
cuperating from a complete ner
vous breukduw.- it was learned to
day. Hospital attendants said hm
condition Is not. critical.
ears
m
it
i