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I 1929. THE EUGENE GUARD Page SerftBi o wins MEVflKti i . AIM till .xtnrnni iiiiiiiiiiiw liutliiii him L...t.n,BotoriSt.whormm. S.tfJ the Sierra road, into Ltin .; tiiili Interest SS "x"1"0 mountaln '.i.n.nil who de.erted th in f"or of the new Lll.Tear Rout. Into Sow .... .aV "thin a IS J5 r the Wawona rou. -.;-- ft'W 'o r "pl.c."the narrow Sr?ommit of Chinquapin moun- ft.'ma Wawona conjure, up ''iJfnf rutted roadway., connt ""I' m, t5r" and billowT dust feJStof botplti.ar.bto in 1,1 tU ajru" P"1- ,j. ....rA road ia to re Ntf.. . . . j inJ will h a the em "au. -.- p." ... r n tor UDIl l "i 22JS "toarUt. in car. that ara in became ahimna wiu VS ...rr in few in.tancea. K" 0f the new road ia in- Teoipil"! by the General Pe KKa? cTorj.or.Uon and being dis 13 h7 Violet Ray gajoline deal iT ft U idenUcal with the old road ILi .wording to a report aent by f oarty to the cor- t,".. of?l., 7nd follow. KI1t the lame mountain con the old route. Ton- an u. the work progreas from ftV .meat road in many places, and 5!m Mrtlon. of the present road Sttwffi he "0 fJrvth ne,T rM.d re Wni torn up and huge sIIms taken STthe mountainside to make the twlftff the Bigger and the Bet- NEW SIERRA BEAUTY REVEALED KuRonp Motor ii bock on the job '. poiiig stronger i'iihii ever, l.inyii r iiorts an otcuptlonallv tine trii with ni family in their Vontiac Iii-Six Special Sedan but U more eouviuced man ever alter invetiKatiii(t mi fornin I'sed Car market that the Pedigreed led Cars that he hai to offer from time to time are the lest value obtainable throughout the en tire est Coast. The beautiful Wawona Road In Yosemlto, which has been more or less eollpeed by the Brloeburg All-Year route, Is to come Into Ita own again aa one of the most modern of the Sierra highways. With out destroying any of Its grandeur, highway engineers an changing the old sharp turns and steep grades into a wide, easy-grade mountain read. The pictures show construction work on the new road. 1 EUGENE'S FIRST WILLYS KNIGHT THE firat Willys-Knight neen in Eugene was delivered to Homer Pike in 1915. and ia now owned by H. F. Kuk of MoOlvn, Ore. It still makes daily trips. This car has been across the continent four timet find haa 250.0tR miles to ita credit. It wai traded in for a new Willys Knight to the Weise Bros. Motor company in 1022 for a new machine. TRAINS AND PLANES CHICAGO. The co-op-ration of railroads and titrjilanes is speeding I up the schedule of the American traveler, according to tiie American Air Transport assoriation. Trans Atlantic service also is speeded up. Berlin to the Vnfted States has been cut from ten to s'T iay. Schedules of trains and planes are so fixed that they waste no time in getting ocean travelers to sea ports. Equitable Saving- 4 Loan Ats'n. Office. 1st Natl. Bit. Bids. Phone 12 New York Life Insurance Co. Itepresented by Frank A. Page. FINE DISPLAY AT EUGENE MOTOR ("JNK of the best displays of Oak- Uml-Pontine ever seen in this territory is leing shown this week at the Ijaue County Fair. The new Oakland All-American Six Brougham. a new Special Four-Poor Sedan, the 'ontiac Big-tMi sedan and hp en a I coach, all of the lateat models are on display and a number of salesmen will be right there eager to answer all questions from interested Fair visit ors. i Eugene Foundry j, & Machine Co. Good machinery and J good men I Good Work Electric & Acetylene L Welding Phone 1054 Opp. Cannery . I ter Wawona Road will be a boon to the Wawona section, and will offer an eiternative to the Briceburg nll year road. Great care is being tak en to preserve all of th bAnu.y end grandeur tnnt Mother Nature has be stowed on the route. The new roud will equal if not exceed the preseut route in charm, it ia promised. NEW TORK LIFE INSURANCE CO., ONE OF AMERICA'S OLDEST MUTUAL CO.'S represented by FRANK A. PAUE 4 McKINLEY INSURES ANVTHING INSURE WITH HENRY TRUMP. SIGMAN-FELL -INSURANCE LET A DISABLED SOLDIER write your Ins. Ph. HU7; will call. MRS. R. H. WOOR INS. Ph. 1166-M Not responsible for any debt, con tracted by other than myself. GEO W. ASHBAUGH. Phone S. E. Stevens for nlano tuning. BETSY ROSS BREAD An invalid woman, bedridden for six years by a spinal ailment which renders the nervous system sensitive to the slightest shock, now is seeking relaxation aud health through daily ridea in a Pontine Big Six. She is Mrs. Elmer W. Loos of 501 North Twenty-Second street. Mur physboro. III., whose physician de clared tli at her health might be im proved by the mental stimulus of automobile riding. His recommenda tion was qualified, however, with the provision that his patient must ride in complete comfort. He warned that serious results would .follow if Mrs. Iioos were subjected to the jar of road irregularities or even the vibra tion of an unbalanced engine. Mrs. Loos and her husband then let it be known that they were in the market for a low-priced automobile embodying the physician's specifica tions. They proved probably the most difficult prospects" in the au tomotive history of Mnrphysboro. Many salesmen representing many automotive called at the Loos home. But among all of the demonstrators the Pon line Big Six, with ita long sprinpr? and Lovejoy hydraulic ahock absorbers, Its big Urea, its deep' cushioned seats and its Harmonically- balanced engine, proved best suited tu liirs. Loos unusual needs. "In choosing an automobile," said Mrs. Loos, "we had to consider fac tors which nerhans are not ao neces sary to well people, such as smooth clutch and brake action, absence of vibration, easy riding qualities, wide doorB to reduce the effort of enter ing and leaving the car and low win dows to enable me to see out while reclining on the rear seat. We found them all in the Pontiac Big Six. Now 1 ride for hours in perfect ease and without fatigue. Our Pontiac has brought welcome relief from the monotony of four vralls." TOURISTS RETURN FOR SERVICE THH F, W Pettyjohn Motor emo- nun nf fliHit ! Snvm nntir4 that a great number of tourists from Ore gon and out of state tbt ovjj Bui eh cars and have been serviced by them on their out trip are passing up ser vice departments in other cities to be serviced bv their department on the return trip. Hot Shots (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5) Hiehens says that the fish were bit ing fine and that the place was very Domilar, There was hardly s night that touriBts were not turned away from lack of cabins, he said. Mr, Hichens noticed that verv few Eu gene people patronized the place and that most of the cars were from Washington or California. He also noted that a very large percentage of the oars were Bmcks from all parts of the country. LLOYD ALLEN BACK ON JOB AFTER spending two weeks vaca tion In PoHfnmio T.Wrf A 11 or, at tion in California. Llovd Allen. manager of the used Car lep t THE 1 M j Greatest success in all Buick history More people have purchased New Buicks during the past two weeks than in any similar period of any previous year The New Buick with Body bj FUher has met with a veritable Lnd.lide of public demand. Many fxixchaaed before erer seeing the car many thotuands of others placed their orders the first few days it was on display other thousands have been taking demonstrations tad then making Buick their choice. More Buck owners hare entered orders more men and women who owned other cars have turned to Buick more people who formerly paid from $1000 to $2000 higher for their automobiles have purchased Buickj than ever before during a similar period in Buick's twenty-six year history. Tb total demand during these two weeks is from three to five times as great as that jar any other automobile priced above $1200. Popularity so overwhelming carries an unmistakable message to every prospective motor car buyer See the new Buick drive it compare it and you'll quickly discover that it's the greatest doUar-for-doUar value in the entire quality field. . BCICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Dmw. Grmtrsl At.Uri IMcfc aod Muqwui af ocor Ccn NEW LOW PRICES 1225 to 1295 124' Wheerbwe Mteia fl4il t $1411 132' Wheelbaae Model fl521 to SM995 F. W. PETTYJOHN CO. o 7th ARtl Olive , Phone 1207 HEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE B U I LT . . . BUI QJv WILL BUILD THEM RALPH MACDUFF IN EUGENE D ALPU AiacDuff, vice-president and general manager of Earl C. Anthony, Inc., of San Francisco, Oak land and Los Angeles, Is In Ivugene for a few days visiting Rny O'Don n ell, local Packard car dealer. Earl C. Anthony, Inc. is the distributor of the Packard car. USED CAR DISPLAY IN addition to their part in the au 1 to mo bile display at the Lane County Fair, put on by the Eugene Auto Dealers' association, the Mor ris Chevrolet company will have A display of used cars with an O K that counts." Pit ATT j&Ht UK X IN St'KANC K . i- JllStrite Bird F00d3 Quality Developing and and Remedies Pr,ntlna can tor them at Kuykendall Drug Co. QUACKENBUSH'S 870 VVIIIsmette Phone 23 USED CARS GOING FAST THK F. E. Calkins used car depart- ment sales are averaging one car a day. II. w. Tatrot nniman, de pleted the stock recently by selling eight used cars in three days. W. W. Elgin is the manager of this used car lot ROUND TRIP MADE pIlANK Williams, service manager of the Morris Chevrolet com pany, and family, drove to Portland, then to The Dalies following the Co lumbia River highway, and from there returned to Eugene by way of Bend. This trip was made last weekend. DOZEN RECEIVE AIR RIDES A PPHOXLMATELY a doen people have made use of the offer of the Morris Chevrolet company to give each purchaser of a used car a free airplane ride. This offer was sup posed to have closed August HO, but the officials of the company were not sure but that they would hold the offer open longer since so much in terest has been shown. . OLDSMOBILES ' DELIVERED Cp E. Culkius motor company,' dis tributors for Oldsmobiles and Vikings, have delivered the following cars this week: A special Oldutuo bile sport coupe to C. A. Perkins of Euirene and a special Oldsmobile se dan to Lee Hill of Marcols, Oregon. NEW BUICKS ARRIVE T-HE F. W. Pettyjohn Motor com- paoy, Bulck'Marquetta dealer., h evarecelvM a new ahlpment ot Uulcka, but (hey are .till unable to keep up with their order.. SUNDAY i AT NEWPORT CMKHHON Teaaue of th Morria - Chevrolet Co. and Mr.. Te.u drove to Newport and back Huuuay, spending the day on the beach. WALDPORT TRIP MADE MISS Helt-n Hyer, ca.hler for the F. E. Calklna Motor company, local Oldsmobile and Vikinf agrnta, made a trip to Wa id port laat bunday with her family. WEEK-END AT WALDPORT LI W. Tatro. of the F. E. Calkin. used car department, .pent Inst week-end with hla lamny at "am port rD W ARD TBrr, MANAGER Credit Adjustment Bureau, I'h. 2870. We collect when otter, tan. r.otes at accounts boutht. !MUO.r. Bids EUGENE COLLtCVION AGENCY Collection, anywhere; no charge un let, w. collect. Miner BldQ. Ph. 601V, OEPT. STORES A Real TIRE SALE W won't ll to you. W.'r. tot "clearing .urplua .tock.," Ht'rt not "unloading" we're not holding and "M.a snal cleanup," It'a Juat a ! and our prloea prove It. AJax Gold Bond Tires 29x4.40 $ 9.80 31x5.25 $15.90 33x6.00 $19.10 TheM tire, ara warranted In writing for 18 montha gal net all road haiarda. Lundstrom Tire Service "Not Joat aarrlca I - but per.onal aenrtca" BRAKES unsurpassed in any car Judging them by any standard that mtasures the merit of a brak ing system, owners have found the Dodge 4-wheel hydraulic brakes to be absolutely unsurpassed. Being hydraulic, they have no long succession of lubrication points to require attention, no complex mechanism to work out of adjustment They are simple In construction, permanently quiet, positively equalized on all four wheels. Being internal -expanding, they are perfectly pro tected against mud, dust and water and operate Just as effi ciently in wet weather as In dry. And obviously, being buih -to Dodge Brothers standards, they are absolutely dependable. New Dodge Brothers Six EIGHT BODY STYLES. SMS TO SI 063 F. O. B. DETROIT ruavcut MOTORS PRODUCT HATHAWAY MOTOR CO. Eighth and Pearl Eugene, Oregon Not how much but HOW MUCH SATISFACTION Two thoroughly practical considera tions will surely draw you toward Oldatnobile price and value. For high quality at low price ia the fundamen tal reason for Oldsmobile 'a constantly growing succeaa. But even price and value axe overshadowed by the com plete and lasting satisfaction that cornea with Oldsmobile ownership. Consider the price only $875 for the two-door sedan. Compare what Olds mobile offers you with what other cars offer. You will discover that it is doubtful economy to pay leas than Oldsmobile's price . . . and unnecessary to pay more. For a car of lesser price will never bring you all that Oldsmo bile offers . . . and you'll have to pay more than Oldsmobile's price to obtain the same fine qualities in another car. Oldsmobile'. big 62-horsepower high compremion engine provides ample power for every emergency acceler ation to take you out front when the The VIKING rw Vmttraa Vtvp E'cf at rMrllnm fmflt In (h OMefattrn-.e. rvOldmotiU crBtaMnan. aunaj sold through ( taisjmnbtli JtaUra. At 15VS for U modr la, f . o. b. factory, L ruing. Mirhigam, it i tui mitaundtng in value in itm fiefj tu the faospuLsLr ( )LiiawTvbU Oik, the fin cat of low pric. -,.r1T , , signal light change speed to keep' you there. Exceptional provision for durability and dependability are evident in every detail of chassis construction. A low center of gravity combined with bal anced weight give uncanny readabil ity. Four Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers assure restful riding ease. Examine the features of Oldsmobile's Fisher bodies. Test the wide, deep cushioned seats. Note the glove-like fit of the soft upholstery fabrics the luxurious quality of the materials used. Try the new comfort of thai Fisher adjustable front seat. Come and inspect this tax. Drive it yourself. Compare it feature with other car. And when you have com pared its price, and considered ita value keeping in mind that Oldsmobile stand, high by a dollar-for-doUax meas ure . . . remember i stand even high er in the tMt of snaacra aaiafaution Onvfrfcjt tft- TWO SEDAN ni Mir th ImV. ',r). :rjl'Wlr ejtou- sea vMftrwfi OUanSm iiltfferM F. E. CALKINS MOTOR CO. 837 Pearl St, Eugene T. H. CARPENTER, Monroe, Oregon f I S4S OH v St. Phena it?