LICENSE LAW FOR
DRIVERS PROPOSED
Proposed Measure Will Be Submitted
To Legislature This Week— Propos- j
ed Bäll Endorsed by Several Civic
Organizations.
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Helena, Jan. 21.—A proposed driv
er's license law has been prepared by
the Montana Automobile association
and will be presented to the state leg
islature this week, A. J. Breitenstein,
secretary of the association, announc
ed today. He said that in addition to
toe suport of the association, the pro
posed law' would have the support of
several civic organizations. j
The new measure will incorporate
toe essential features of the model or
uniform act as contained in the Hoov- j
er code. Eighteen states already have
adopted this uniform legislation and
many other states have the law in a
The principal provisions of the
Montana measure include that no per
bob shall drive an automobile unless
licensed by the register of motor ve
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Utual drunkards, drug addic s insane.
e P e * sons or
modified form.
Licenses shall not be issued to per
sons under 16.
Licenses shall not be issued to ha
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fUcted with pnysical or mental disa
ii y suc as o proven reasona e
Those who have previously driven
a car at the time when the law is
first enacted may obtain license upon
application.
All new drivers must pass an ex
amination.
Courts shall report to the state de
partment all convictions for violations
of motor laws and may recommend
suspension of license.
Any person who has been denied a
license or whose license has been re
yoked may appeal to the courts.
Application of minors under 18 must
be signed by parent or guardian or
employer, who then becomes liable
for any negligence in driving by such
v i nor ,
Advantages claimed for the propos
ed measure by its sponsors include:
It saves lives.
It does away with incompetence.
It gives the police check-up in case
•f accidents.
It assists in scientific study of ac
«Aient causes.
It is essential to orderly state-wide
trol of motor transportation.
The National Safety council has
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G. G. POWELL
Plentywood
Montana
Now««© family
need be without
FRIGIDAIRE
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savings as great
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statistics to prove that in states where
a drivers license law is in effect that
motor accidents decrease 20 per cent.
This is considered an advantage which
outweighs any objection which might
be raised in the opinion of Mr. Bret
enstein.
CHANGING UPHOLSTERY
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The day of soiled upholstery in au
tomobilés is about over and the fil
terior decorator who has arranged the
"detachable" upholstery for the 1929
car models has made it possible for,
automobile owners to have a variety j
of handy coverings that may be inter
changed and kept washed and clean,
so that they will be fresh at all times.
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BAINVILLE HIGHWAY
TO BE STRAIGHTENED
AND TRACKS BUILT
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Bainville, Jan. 18.—The chamber of
commerce has received word that the
highway leading west from the city
will be straightened, thus eliminating
two r i g ht angle turns within the city
limits. Enough land has been pur
chased to lead the road out directly
join the highway about half a mile
farther on.
The Great Noithern has announced
it will construct a 900-foot dike to
, change the course of Shotgun creek,
which flows along the tracks and down
through the city. It is planned to dam
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the creek in such a way that the flow
0 f water will be directed about half
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After the work is completed, there
will be room for more industrial
tracks which the road plans to put in.
Shotgun creek, although practically
dry in the summer, floods during the
spring and usually puts the east por
tion of the, city under water.
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iHAaSIS SHOWN
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A new "modernistic" chassis show
ing a mottled mother-of-pearl finish
under brilliant colored lights is prov
ing a leading attraction to the. Oak
land-Pontiac booth at the National
Automobile shows.
Already displayed at New York and
now on exhibition at Chicago, a chas
sis of either the new 1929 Pontiac Six
or Die latest Oakland All-American
Six is scheduled to be shown at ap
proximately a hundred other automo
bile shows in scattered sections of the
country.
The unusual appearance of the chas
sis is achieved by a new finish just
I compounded by Dupont in which fish
i scales are used as an important in
i gradient, Oakland officials explained.
MODERNISTIC'
Three Oaklands and four new Pon- !
tiacs have been "dressed up" for the
national showings of the chassis, pop
distinctive
the engine, frame, spare tire carrier
and other parts of the major struc
ularly voted as the most
display of its kind at New York.
The modernistic finish is used on
ture, while the remaining parts, in
cluding the smart wire wheels
finished in copper plating polished to!
a brilliant hue. All working parts
are cut-away and an electric hook-up !
shows parts in motion comparable to
actual read driving.
In this way points of superiority in
the mechanical structure of the two
cars, which normally escape the eye
of the owner, are clearly and effec
tively illustrated. Four-inch rails of
brass fence off the chassis exhibit,
the upper rail being covered with vel
vet and shielding a bank of colored
j lamps trained upon the chassis.
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That Buick owners are loyal to
Buick principles and Buick design is
convincingly shown, according to C.
W. Churchill, general sales manager
of the Buick Motor Company, in fig
ures just compiled which reveal that
between 45 per cent and 60 per cent
of all Buicks sold are purchased by
former Buick owners.
"This loyalty, displayed year after
year by so many thousand of former
Buick owners throughout the nation,
naturally is very gratifying to Buick
officials," Churchill declared. "It;
proV e s to us that our efforts, not only
to maintain but even surpass our sue
cesS es of the past, are appreciated by
those who keep faith with Buick. i
"The enormous repeat busmess of
^ be j ag ^ y ear> which steadily has been
c ii mb j n g f or the last decade, assures
ugj too, tbat nex t y ear w jjj see even
more than lOO.OOO new Buicks in op-1
era t} on hy men and women w ho have
owned and driven Buicks before—a
greater number than that enjoyed by
any other fine car manufacturer.'
Churchill also cited the enormous ;
requirements of a manufacturer in
meeting the varied needs in models I
of today-the huge volume necessary
to produce the many types of cars
deman< ' ed "y tae modern public at
the lowest possible cost.
" ere we a de to concentrate on
three or four models, our task
would he simplified greatly," he ex
aiae ' merican people are
e j^ ltled to and dema nd a greater
ln th f * ine car field -
rhe ra P ld increase in two and
taree car families, which today has
rea<died over 3,000,000, the individual
needs are f &r greater and a larger
varie ty of body styles is therefore
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_ ^ ar ? e increase in women
dr * vers » brought about through the
increased power and flexibility of the
modern fine car, Churchill also cred
its * he increased demand for more and
Not for speed, but for the flexi
and ® a se of handling in traffic
^ at ^ provides, does the modern'
woman demand the ultimate in pow
er," he declared. "And, as this flexi
^ility through power is obtained in
:the fine car of toda y* the number
women drivers is increased. ;
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COUPES . . .$1195 to $1875
SEDANS . . . $1220 to $2145
SPORT CARS . $1225 to $1550
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These prices f. o. b. Buick Factory. Con
venient terms can be arranged on the
liberal G. M. A. C. Time Payment Plan.
The New
BUICK
O. M. DONALDSON. Dealer
Plentywood
Montana
When Better Automobiles Are Built . . . Buick Will Build Them
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The design and construction of the
valves are among the most important
elements of modem automobile engi
neering and manufacture.
The designers of the new Model A
Ford gave special attention to these
factors and the result of their design
manufacturing specifications is a
valve which is remarkable for its du
rability, close fitting and resistance to
the oxidizing or scaling effects of
hot gases.
The valves in the Model A Ford are
made of carbon chrome nickel alloy.
T h ey are first die-cast and then
ground with remarkable accuracy to
the desired size. The stems have
mushroom ends to give larger wear
ing surfaces and quieter action when
they come into contact with the push
rods. The carbon chrome nickel alloy
me t a i 0 f which they are made is par
ticularly resistant to wear and to the
scaling effects of the hot gases which
the valves must endure in their nor
mal performance.
The Ford valve terminates in a cone
over which slips a retainer, horse-shoe
shaped, which holds the spring in
place. As the cone head presents
| arge area to the tappet top , and a3
the valve foot is operating in . ,
there is not the slightest risk of the
no necessity for an adjustment to be
fitted to the top of the tappet.
The oi | bath ^ ^ valye ^^ber
p rov j deg a cushion between the valve
foot and the tappet top> s ii enc ing it
effectively. On the ordinary engine,
the va j ve end is either e i otted or driU .
a
oil,
valve-end burring over and there is
ed to take the cotter for the spring
cap and the removal of metal in this
process considerably weakens the
valve at a vital point. The new Ford
valve actually is strengthened at the
foot. This is considered the greatest
single advance in valve design to at
has yet been made in the internal
almost everlasting, trouble-proof, one
piece valve.
The Ford camshaft also has been
specially designed to function for
smooth, quiet performance of th*
valves. The model A cams are so de
signed as to permit the push rods to
take up the clearance easily and not
of^mpart a blow to the valves, thus
tending to quiet operation. The cams
WILLYS-OVERLAND
BREAKS EXPORT
SALES RECORDS
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Shipments Increase Thirty-one Per
Cent and Company Prepares for 40
Per Cent Expansion This Year.
Toledo.—The Willys-Overland Com
pa ny broke all its p^y^us export
sales records during 1928.
Shipments to foreign countries dur
fag the y ear totalled 36,698 cars as
compared with 27,592 during 1927 or
an increase of 9,106 units or 31 per
cent. Many of the European and Asi-1
atic countries showed a much larger
increase in percentage but the average
was well over 25 cent.
»phe com p an y bas steadily in
creasing its foreign business for years,
President Willys said that prepara
tiens are being made for increasing
export business during the new year
by forty per cent over the record
breaking shipments of 1928. The corn
pany has greatly increased its dealer
organization abroad in addition to de
velopment of manufacturing plants in
Canada, Great Britain and Germany.
Countries which showed the largest
increases during the year incldue, Ar
gentina, Brazil, Chille, Japan, India,
Spain, Australia, Java, Sweden, South
Africa, New Zealand and England.
The big season of automobile buy
ing is just beginning in Argentina,
Australia and New Zealand and the
company's dealers in these countries
are ordering larger quantities than ev
er before and have cabled their confi
dence that from 35 to 40 per cent more
cars will be sold in these countries
during the next six months than in
the corresponding period of 1928.
First complete figures of "foriegn
sales by Willys-Overland during 1928
showed that the company increased
its sales in Great Britain alone by 85
per cent over the proceeding year.
This compares with an export in
crease by the rest of the industry of
approximately 25 per cent. During
the year American manufacturers sold
about 800,000 cars abroad as compar
ed with 643,000 units in 1927. Willys
Overland dealers in foreign countries
report a big increase in demand for
closed cars. In New Zealand this year
the closed car is dominating the mar
ket although in Australia the open
car is still in favor dealers report.
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are shaped to insure silent operation
of toe valves.
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f clutch action . . . quick brake re
sponse—these are features of the Nash
! *400" that give new delight to motori ng.
Thousands of **400" owners will tell
you that to them driving is never tiring.
For the Nash "400" has "W orld's Easiest
Driver Control.
We invite you to test it. Ask us for a
Nash "400" to drive. Take it through
the severest traffic, up to and away from
stop-lights. Try parking in difficult
places.
See how effortless are even the sharpest
turns, with what ease brake and clutch
pedals operate, how swiftly motor and
brakes respond. You'llfind yourself driv
ing with more driving confidence than you
ever had before.
And you'll know what a truly remark
able car the Nash "400" ist
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This is a strong claim, but we make it
earnestly, and with the firm belief that
k is an unvarnished, accurate statement
of fact.
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IMPORTANT "400" FEATURES — ATO OTHER CJÊH HvÊS THEM
Longer wheelbeM«
One-piece Salon
fender*
Clear vision from
pillar posta
Nash Special Design
from and
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Twin-Ignition motor
12 Aircraft-type spark
plugs
High compression
Hoodailie and Lovejof
•hock absorbers
iemlmtMt Nod
Aluminum alloy pistons Bijur centralized
(lavar Strait) chassis lubricatioa
New doubl« drop £rmm« BlraricdoA ,
Torsional vibration
damper Exterior metalware
World's easiest steering *****
7-bearing crankshaft
Salon Bodies
Short turning
THE FARMERS GARAGE
M. E. HILL. Prop.
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Plentywood,
Montana
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Livingston Radio Club to
Attempt to Oust Interference
Livingstin, Jan '6—The Livingston
Radio Club was organized when more
than 50 radio owners and fans met at
the chamber of commerce offices to
work out plans for securing better ie
A. G. Nutting
ception in this city.
was elected president, Arthur Bing
ham and Dr. J. E. Stuart, vice presi
dents and D. B. Bates, secretary and
treasurer.
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Havre—New water supply system
is started.
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safety provided by its squeakless Internal
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Love joy Hydraulic Shock Absorbers and tpring covert Included
tu litt priemt. Buntpart and roar fender guards extra. Cheek
Oakland dallaarad pr iemt— t hey tuetudm löstest handling charges.
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Pientywood, Montana
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