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LA GKANUE EVENING OBSERVE . LA GRANDE, ORE. Saturday,, June 28. I93n WHIPPET ENTERS ITS FIFTH YEAR DEVEOPMENT OF ROADS IMPORTANT y&r Economical Transportation Si if Pae Six Foril Offers 'New De Luxe Seclaii ' ; 1 ! 1 ; Car That Revolutionized Low Prices field Still Holds Popularity TOLEDO, O . Joe 53 Fotst jtr to month ?th ttx fJKrorroe tuvn o the Whippet, t"ce W.lij-Cnr-lnd togjpfcjiy ir it gri r;trv button to th few pnwd t xA. Tujl ' new car. whirb nt ecxl. br outfit a. c- csfcpt&oo o perfor mance, ttjyarxnj. tr.ji tnrt vhs to buyers of cars In tt pn eSsw. lu Introduction tor out aarazar ro mon that the iiew tar wzx&i pr tlr,ity reroiutKisize tfce Yfw prxfi tHU'yla&u Stria. Bsnr imzvtx that tmstj-jt wms i ncew fei7. vry- tiKat of tfe feature first trarAt - oov tn tnc WMxt wre latr KisjA- ed by ottviT car aculaetsrers. It tu tfae vuKlnMa us t&crorjgh- r.tM of the WJya-OitJiaufi rioter- : lm auvl ttee vJe froaiie acxpttx of the tv car that ca&M4 to tSizsmz i sign to other cars but t&v crf5:i ' the anlTenal efcr-?:e b girtn to teds Toledo rrauufacturer- Trie new car erc&d wsprsyl Jc- ; terect which nsmli&i to ao trzisr- UtrnxtTr nlyh Ty.ffiM. It u not the bor?7 dertjn since that at- ; U acted buyers tuv U- xt-Wsjc wfcirtt waa a rxdal drnncre f rora tb tnen accept;: ep;ertg pr- ; tit. It a tnl?tje to the tferSer of thtt porrer plant, noar wi'-ema? tt fifth year of pTO&veXlan. tct no : mor cfcAny have ben &eceu."7 to Itc reneral Gtfcrn aitfcwia?. reJire- menta and btr3iens fcae b?i made from time Co time to ireet tre j erftT'Chanir nvtortr-c deaiax-d. .Fcrd Ds Luxe Sstlaa net tfnujwal eorr.fcrt in ar. avtomcbiJe. T-, in terior it ir-vitmj rd room with wife dors bcti &ompartmer.t5- Absence of rtir q-j3rtr w;ntf;-y 'r gives t'e csr a rtrttonj indtvitf ujirty s-d afsrci ; p.-t - t the occupants. fnierior trnfwninfi and rppiintrr.cn'.l Ere luxurt ; cvs. L'ph5i!ery la either in tro-n rr.ohair cr a esp Un 2cdf&rd ccr4 patterned afier thst usd in h;gh : pneei errs. Other reflnmenU include arm rests fcr t-fae rc;r rca, marjjr.y f-nii-.eJ gimish mcoU n;s on the winfisws ana beneath the windshield, fieaibi rte ra;l and hardware in an atu-active pat tern. The front seat fs a djt. stable within a range of four inches to s-jrt the convenience and ccrr.fcrt of the dnver. It ts moved quickly and easily by a small, inconspicuous band:e in the frcnt center of the seat ptt above the fiscr. The Ce Luxe Sedan, like other Ford body types, can be obtained in any one of several color combina-tisns. New -Dodge Sales Chief Cites Major Factors in Benefiting Car Industry j DETROIT. June 2 Vodm trend iff city traiftt plannlr and rural ; btiiwaT co!itriic-.:on are stressed tn :-the fxm pjoUe ra'rsent issued by j A- vanDerZee state fcli recent ap fpoictciiit aa aereral sales manager of tnd BrMhers ts cji'xr factors icomnbutlc to an era oZ stabilized I prosperity lex tee automobile Indus i D-jrlc? the past 20 years a tretnen : Ovus driii.T? plant ccoiistiz of three quarters of a i!!iioa miiea of sur- fted roods ard streeu has been built i up in this couctry,- eaid Mr. TanDer I Zee. "Not the nation and the auto ' n.-cb:le trsdustrr are contronttd with I lia taai of ut:lir tus hu?e plant 1 eHirrr.'Aj, TraJfic congestion In the Iarre citiee must be relieved by the J the sridenin? of mam arteries. 6ee- orlary or -farm to carpet roads j rrust be prorlded in the rural tXis i tricta. J Toe firs Irr.pcrtant more along these lines is beta? made this sum ; mer. EJetrolt. for instance, has mark r ed and charted a system of aiternate automobile routes over which motor ' lsts can Eiai:e as good or better time i during the rush hours than on the ; congested main arteries. The MJebi- en hirnray depa..tmsnt, on the ; other hand, is this summer Tr.vng t an tntensiTe study of the use of dirt i rcd m 100 sample tcrmshlps in or ' dftr to gain accurate fcnoTrledse of S 1 s iweFi never ivmm TniooKh the first fcrtir years It fcas s been on the market buuireds of thouals of Whippet fcae been platxned In tn tands of 6iatrs- In j fact, most of the first Whippet tod f are stuJ in erery-day tMe after t.ws- and of nMles of sernci finite proof of lnbtalt stamina. Eren the design of the body still i adhere to a great decree to tix ; original car, this fce:n crzpfairMed fc7 ine jscv insv wnen ine wnippei wu 1 1 D V.Pl TIJllTC A ITliC1 ; moTiru? eorrreyors are in operation ta 'all but dtomantlad ears reach a ata- , the necessity for more and better ITAlLiV I nilU.lMlll.l I the Open Hearth faarfJdt&;To are tion n.- the eod of the Mdve hn. rtxxlA In tr.e rural setlarj. The im used for dmantHnz purposes, one men vlth oxTsen torches bum the portance to the automobile Industry for Fords and one for other ears. The motors loose from the frames. OTer- these undertaicings cannot be third carries scrap iron and steel to bead compressed air hoists are at- o-rerfestlmated. The utility of the one of the ten o&en hearth furcates tached to the motors snd th-r rp motor car In the future will be e&tu- ,-ard saJvartd material, such aa bat- s-a-un to a ?f!azara Trasher. This bath largely by the capsx-ity of the teries. tires and floor boards, to -rait- (of boUlna -rater and soda ash txoels streets and highways to absorb the cf shieh U dt !Fr,r1 fnti-ir fVimriinv v- ilr 8 tfUt'- they frcm the opposite end free from steadily increasing number of cars Jt quality ax4 U1U , . "'"P" ol,f f Crsrt Sated K and dirt. Meanirhlle what is will be required to meet the de- tk .ur .. . w ieri oz trie cars continues on the con- ; manns oi a weeitny nation. hlc""r? 2. Gr Tll2 I h!? Ia de- ! yr S crasus tears out the conWn- sard The cars a-e thra hniM ri wrauiusj autnonties mat tne S?nf7ri Dlf Zi.fct".t?5'rred. the PP" ' enlarging urban tr.l OF AUTOMOBILES; tematically Teai-s Dowti Cars for ilatenals. EETOOIT. Mich, June 2fc Follow- JlrM placed on the mirtrt It vu o . irjr tt lyi-jOTattc wrecking ol more I w1Te cm7eror. The bd lSht conTeyor hlch came them to acuities Is obvious. It Is only a mat- "J " tan ia n , irun t.tnutn thmuind antiquated and 1. bulb, are un. , ter 01 u.Tie oeiore pea traffic dur- prtoe clu that no radical chajea mot care, the Ford Motor compan7 iheToari plT.ii and batw arelaien ' A!1 M&del T engines are conveyed "ng rash hours In every large city will were deemed neenaary. ) !lr announced that the salragir.g . ,,,, i,i (.kju, trTru3itA TMt chivi I5" the washing machine to a group be directed over two or more routes It will be recalled that it was the , of materais oistalntd In this manner u i-hoi'I Xrmar bTitit to nSul 01 specially deigned presses. These , Instead of being confined to only one Whippet that first brought to the Vr ; is practical arjl that It I now Increaa- Z utilized for elazlmr In VarSri "W the parts for remeiting ac- main artery that Is Jammed from priced field such technical features ir. Its facilities for enntinuinv the .... ti.BL."8 :.. prrl . cordliu! to the metal eah cnnrair,. curb to curb wlle hundreds of miles as lour-wneei erase., iuii lorce iea 1 wor on a more eiteMlve scale. v, n ,,. for " ,lt- hlbrlcatlm. orerslze tires. .Uent ttm- j At the premt time a force of 120 & rtoStJSSl u3 tnTSS rng chain, low center of gravity con- rnen at the Rouge Plant. rarborn. v5,J, bVuSl for craw vx runion. and other structural fea- j dismantle lhe apparently worthless ' gFJZjZ ZZ?ti7t ootatnedlrom tures. practically all of which were j hti.'is at the rate of 375 care evtry ?m roS m later adopted by other manufacturers. ,1X-Mn nurs. Many parts, such as 2!7J,T nZ ntLnn t Profit, resulting from the great ires, are salvaged In their entirety. ,,, ieSj Se TlT salec volume of the Whippet have ; other materlaU are belr converted eoerst-e rrSeYn Tmlffe? from time to time been paseed on to 1 into useful articles, while the steel 'T'Jl bui..r.. the public through price reductions ; Is remelted In furnaces to do Its bit K.'.'er ia- from crrtalMrTto u which, ,have placed It In a highly in the rrinufacture of Pord car. and . '"5.52 J'TfSZiI? !iSfJf lavoraoie positKm in lis particular Ford truccj. class. The latest price reduction i 7he derelicts are bouzht from Ford ( immediately transferred to electric sewing machine operators near the brought one Whippet model, the rfiers at a nzd pnee It twenty dol- VJ .t ".ITT.Tl . position of Urs a car. There 1 no restriction as T fch h " V"" Z" sedan, to the conspicuous the lowest priced 4 -door sedan tn the world. ; 1 WllJ7S-OTeTland dealers throuzh out the nation continue as enthusias' l As the salvage line serves as an an-; rjr-A pavement Is standing virtual tit heals to an easemb!y line, the mul- j ,y Street widening, grade separ tiple screw presnes here used operate atlons, belt line highways and better In reverse. Two, similar to the many parking facilities will furnish an that once tightened Model T bolts, added incentive to the city dweller, work In an opposite direction and so whose purchasing power Is the great unseat bolts, six at a time, from the ' est- to own and operate a motor face of the transmission on fl? wheels. car- Other presses drive the shaft out I "Of equal Importance to the auto of the transmission, strip the bush- ' .mobile industry and the Industrial ing from the shaft, and take the ancl agricultural progress of the coun bronze bushings from the clutch. An- tr7 hi the development of secondary other forces the bushings out of the or ''arm to market' roads in the rural drums and gears and another press districts. The farmers who live on tne wrist pin and bronze ; "wu win oe enabled to use removes the wrist bin and bronze make, age cr condition, except : 'L. .L e JtSZ bushings from the pic ton. f their cars and trucks much more ex- that all cars must have at leist some iiu - can brmjghfc ln by pord : Unsirely during practically aU sea semblance of tires and a battery. ; choline tanks are Dressed and deoier AT7ivls a Dearborn they are ; of t,he1 'ear- and many other a. t.ur.t ...... l.r.r. we presses, ana rffc-(..H ' ( much reeded travel advantages In th tic about the Whippet now a. four hV'Z ! XLL 1Z ZZTT. L " "J Hearth rbulidiri Bir ni.. rural sections will bo brought out. f?., k .ib!J.act thafU h;h coniined Itself to the Detroit hav - ben inl rale known makes the list of arrivals in-! "f mple. the consolidated ssl, drr rv ordTrronTrr MlneerlDK and desinlW : (". " mwc rc nt the cornmisary. t her wise the '".T i! ? traffic on the Irani iinrrrni r.'V' .u,,ie"v entire unit u placed in automatic W'"' ""lu"" m' " 'over k.fU fln,i hft rmK: 5 wieu iue pmni, ; jinears which severs both tire and t The salvstflng of cars that hare out- 'rim tv-a rir i n.iirw .trinruui OMAHA. Keb. ws-CI., h. !!!!5? '-.rSlf" ?!""..lhr" ' '' cart to be sold glneerlng and designing. ". 'JIM.MV VAI.K.ST1NK IIIMHKI.F chell, Briscoe.' Salon and many Model jOTCr wli-ends and holidays, will be i roras. Ir. Omaha, third baseman .i. ,. .T' " " ;" om " J'ns others "'' large extent free the landscarie from t-a for i,,mir,-.m i unsiKhtly Junk piles, and it will con- ; copper. .oil cups for brass, bushings for vert Into usefulness material that ; bronze and other bearings for babbit ' would otherwise go to waste. i Alt metals are kept separated by de- Experiments were begun by Ford ' positing each kind In ateel barrels f englnrs on February 0. Trylay, thrti As the ronveyor-prop-lled and now ' bails in a game with De He also stole home a second time, Paris French deputies sustain Tar dleu government In second crltsls within two days. 38,641 VISIT AT ) CRATER LAKE Cpyrlffct 19M trf Dodf Btothttt Cotpottttom DODEE BROTHERS ANNOUNCE DGE greatly relieved and made safer. Those I wno Lsn to take leisurely drives and j observe the beauties of the landscape will have good roads through pic I turesque country upon which they may drive at any rate of speed they j endangered by fast trunk line traffic. UP TO SUNDAY'''" j "These tendencies directly chal- Icngc the attention of the nroirres- PORTLAND. Ore.. June 28 ,V, 've automobile dealer as well as the Mrs. Lola Myers, editorial writer for ' "nanulacturcr. The dealer must study , mo Portland Telegram, who has re- 1 ""' lnc accepted market lndlca ; turned from a trip to Crater Lake ! tlons based on familiar economic said that up to Sunday nizht as 84l' ! standards but all other conditions In persons had entered the park or about I territory, and In particular he , one-third of the summer travel. She m1m sense tne new significance of said this constituted a record for 1 ' " '"Sia7 aeve:opment.i such j early summer travel, j During the first 10 days ln June. ; Mrs, Myers said she was told that 815 j cars entered the park. Automobiles j represented 32 states and three Cana- aian provinces. She said much Improvement was under way In the park. MILEAGE MARAT AND DODGE NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION MONTH Varied Tests Prove Chrysler have- been outlined In the lorezolne. Intelligent analysis and hard work. he will find, are still the most satls- lactory answer to good business." Chevrolet Cars Show 22 Miles To The Gallon Thouiondi of owneri of Iho Dodge Eighl-ln-lin ore acclaiming il the greatest performer and the flneit example of Dodge depend ability ever produced by Dodge Brolheri. To get an accurate meaiure of the de pendability of Ihit cor itf ilamlna lit economy uit what total mileage It can achieve Dodge Brother! announce a Dodgo Eight Mileage Marathon. A Dodgo Eight-ln-tine tcdan lolecled from stock itartt from Detroit. It will be driven back ond forth ocroii the country from coait to cooit over all sorli of roadi in every part of the continent until il literally can be driven no longer. We confidently expect that tho total mileage ottainodwill ttarlle tho world. To give every motoriit a first-hand acquaint oncowith tho luxury and sparkling performance of the Dodge Eight-in-Line, o Dodge National Demonstration Month will be hold during July. You oro cordially invited to come in and drive the Dodgo Eight-in-Line. Thrill to its flash ing occcloration its suroness ond steadi ness on tho road its ability to do tho difficult without ofTort. Tost Its Intornal hydraulic brakes. Exparionce Iho luxury of its beauti ful, safe and silont Mono-Piece Steel Bodies. More is a car that i going to be driven across the continent as no car has ever been drivon before. Loarn from that what a sound car it is loarn from your own oxporionco what a glorious performer it is. In conjunction with Chevrolet na- CJ sri . tiona! economy week, several teats O I A r CaL II rPS nT" en maue ? tn Lartson Chev i rolet company of stock model cars. These cars have had an auxiliary gas Outstanding features In the per- I on tne "We of the windshield In formance of the new low-priced - P'Hln view of all passengers In the Chrysler Six were demonstntivi r car. The main fuel system .hut cently in a series of t;sts near St. !" ancI " gasoline was used up out ijum. n live passenger four-door 1 u 1 Iceo lines ana carburetors. The sedan was used In records for speed. lH" ,uel supply was then turned In acceleration and hill climbing. ond the car was driven until it ...ww.u.vu wm w:, n1B v.r)s- j ler Six averaged 76 66 miles an hour A11 wfe conducted with five for top speed, and attained a speed of I Persons In a stock model 1930 chev 45 miles an hour In second gear. The ! rlct coach picked at random so that car accelerated from 10 to 25 miles ' no "Peclal measures could be taken an hour ln high gear ln 6.2 seconds; to Insure greater economy. The routes while only 84 seconds were required , followed the Old Oregon Trail toward to accelerate from 10 to 30 miles an : Union; and out the La Grande hour. Acceleration from 10 to 40. ! Enterprise highway. The first test miles an hour was made In 13.2 sec-iRnowed 21.40 miles to the irallon. The onda, and it took lOJi seconds to get I second gave 2240 miles to the gal- irum iu to 60 miles an hour and 27JJ seconds to accelerate from 10 to CO miles an hour. All acceleration tests were made with five passengers In the car. The trials were witnessed by St. Louis newspapermen, and substan tiate engineering statistics when this t lowest pileed six ever to bear the Chrysler name was Introduced last March. The price range Is from $7116 to I5 at the factory. mileage of Cowboys use Cars For Ranch Travel L. C. SMITH J Depot St. Blx .Body Styles Mm' 590 is AQ5 Km rricsi i, o, 0. factor JUC m $590 And up, f. a. b, fketory HOUSTON. Tex. Ul It's only 30 mliiutct, by motor Irom Houston. Texas' largest city, to where the cow boys in chaps ride the runge tn old time fashion. On the ;J00.000 LH17 ranch Just a few miles ouUlde th city limits, an oUi-faaliionett "chuck wnon" loaded with Hour, bacon and ben ns still is in tisc. Almost from ntop Houston's tallest structure may bo swrn the 33.000 ucre much with cowbovs on ponies fihoutlhK out the calls of the nme bs they weave tn and out among the cattle. It Is a picture of InconRrulty and within It is nnother. Now and then a cowboy dismounts and enters an automobile to hurry to some distant point on the ranch. New York Amha.'.s,idor sails for London alter two visit in United suits. Dnwrs weeks' Ion and the last Rave 23.70 miles to the ttallon Chevrolet haj lonj? been noted for IU extremely economical operation and this fact was shown more con clusively in the Gllmore Economy run of February 21. 1030 when a 1930 ChfVfnlft rnnrh driven K.r W n ! Lawrence won this event in competi tion witn 38 crs Including seven 4's. twenty-one fls and nine B's. The Chevrolet averaged 36.71 ton mtlea to the Rallon. This mlleaKo is truly remarkable In that It includes mountain grades from sea level to 0000 fret In 200 miles: city trnfflc conditions, and highway driving. The car consumed no water or oil during the test. Through this grrat performance and astounding economy. Chevrolet has become the most nonuinr ir cylinder car on the market. Motorists' Fines Hire Extra Police SAN ANTONIO. Tex. m increased fines assessed against motorists have iMvuuii-n a sort of merry-go-round" at Sun Amonio. The "merry-go-round" was started by Judge David Walson of, corpora, tlon court who boosted the amounts careless motorists must pay. It works like this: Increased fines enable tho city to hire more motor cycle policemen to catch more motor lata to i-ay more fines to hire morr. policemen, and so on. In 1928 traffic fines totaled 818.770. Lost year they reached 1 10.480. Driving a Six means wanting a Six for good. Driving a Six simply closes tho argument. Driving a Six is so different and better that the miles seem to repeat,' "It's Yv'ise. to Choose a Six !" Try the Chevrolet Six. "Step on the gas" or hunt. out some hills or thread through the traffic. It's all so smooth and easy in a Chev rolet Six so free from lagging, tremors and strain that the great six-cylinder principle be comes more than a principle to you. You know at once that its exclusive advantages are all positive facts. rERTS:?J ROADSTER TA Coach or Coup '565 The Sport Raadtttr -555 OR PHAETON 77i Club Sedan Tht Solan -675 Tht Speeiol Stdan 1725 (6 iritf wieefr itondard) Truckl; Li'.ht Dtllrtry Chuttlt. 1J65; Sedon Delivery. tS9S: Vf, Ton Cluutii.tSU: 1'iTon Chatilt with Cab, 1625; Rcadnter Dtlivtry (rick-up bos euro). 1410. ALL PRICES F. O. B.' FACTORY, FLINT, MICH. The Sport Coupe. tiss You definitely feel these performance advantages of thd Chevrolet Six. . You see high value typified by the beautiful Fisher Body and scores of advanced engineering features. And you know . .the fine character of Chevrolet materials, craftsmanship and design. -Come and make the Chevfolet Six confirm all this for you. Find out the small down payment and easy terms on which you can own this truly, modern automobile. Learn why tens of thousands of new buyers each week are finding it wise to choose a Chev rolet Six. It's wise to eh&ose si Six! LARIS0N CHEVROLET CO. G. L. LARIS0N, Manager Phorte MAIN 2 Many Bargains Listed on Want Ad Page WE CHALLENGE THE WORLD WITH THIS MATCHLESS TIRE BUILT BY THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF RUBBER p THE ROYAL MASTER These tires were built to give the world the finest tire that it is possible to construct. Only a company with the vast resources and years of experience of the. world's largest producer of rubber could have produced it. If you have recently purchased a new car equip it with these super tires. They will free you from any prospect of tire trouble for as long as you care to drive your car, for they are guaranteed for life! We are prepared to give you an exceptionally liberal allow". . ance on the tires with which your car is now equipped, en abling you to ride with safety and comfort on these superb new Royal Masters. Investigate these tires and let us appraise your present casings today. BLUE MOUNTAIN GARAGE M. A. Harrison, Mgr. Opposite Post Office