The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-03
MRS. Killing Is
NAMED WHIPPET
COACH WINNER
Bismarck Woman, Who Has
Never Owned Car, Takes
First Place in Contest

Mrs. j. Henry King of Bismarck
is the winner Of the Whippet coach
offered by the Lahr Motor Sales COM
pany, for the best essay and puzzle
ARRANGEMENTS ns.the ~ hiVHet Leach
Puzzle Contest, it was announced
today.
Honorable mention in the contest
was given to NJ. J. Connolly, New
England: F. J. Bavendick, Bismarck;
Charlotte NJ. Taylor. Bismarck: Mar
vim S. Kirk, Minot; Frank F.. Nichols,
Bismarck, John Stephan. Zap; Lorene
York, Halliday; Amelia Tanberg, Mo-
hall; J. V. Rickert, Bismarck; W. A.
Mercer, Minot; Mrs. A. H. Erickson,
Wilton; A. Holritz, Almont; Mrs. A.
II. Johnson, Williston, and Alfred l..
Ellison. Miles City, Mont.
Mrs. Kings entry was in the form
of landscape showing road, on
which the various Whippet models
were pictured. In the upper right
hand corner, in poster form, was the
arrangement of the puzzle and in the
lower left hand corner, the essay.
The essay, in the form Of u pocr,,
follows:
"Have you heard Of the wonderful
Whippet car
That outpoints comMon mobiles
by far?
Like the Dcacon's famous One Hoss
Shay
The Whippet. once yours. is with you
to say.
"No weakest spot to break with wear.
No surplus weight that pays no fare.
Worlds big traffic problem solved!
Speed, safety. comfort and more in
volved:
"Low-swung engine = car can't tip.
Four wheel brakes-Stop! No slip.
Forty-three miles per gallon on tour,
Economy record made to endure.
"A thousand miles, on gallon Of oil.
Pump Observation-Disclosures won't boil.
Economy wrought has meant pains
taking toll.
A proved automobile. according to
Hoyle.'"
Mr.. and Mrs. Killing have never
owned car before, Mrs. King said.
She stated that she expects to take
lessons in driving 1t, because she has
never driven car before, but she
doesn't expect any trouble in learn
ing how to drive Whippet.
Started Work First Day
"The very first day the contest
was announced started work on it,"
Mrs. Killing said today, when told
of her good fortune. II stayei up
and worked hate every night after Of
flee hours, and started and res:art-
ed the puzzle many times. It took
patience untold to work it out, but
it certainly was well worth it. can
remember my little son standing by
me watching me work on the puzzle
and saying, You'll win, mother, you'll
win!'"
Mrs. King said that when she
started work on the puzzle she real
ICED that her entry. would have to be
something original In order to attract
attention. She noticed that many of
the striking advertisements today
were arranged in poster form, so she
determined to make her entry in that
form.
Il extend. my sympathy to the
other contestants, and ! hope some
day they'll have the thrill Of driving
wonderful car like the Whippet," !"
Mrs. Killing said. I'D like to take
them all for ride IN my nav car"
Mrs. King said that before prepar-
ing her essay, she read all available.
material on the Whippet and then.
outlined the important points. She
also looked up material on other cars,
in the same price class, she said, in
order to gain<a better idea of the
Whippet's outstanding characterize
tics.
Mrs. Killing thanked the Lahr Motor
Sales company and the Wtllys-O Over
land company for putting on the con-
test, and the judges fos their de.
cision. Judges were ]. L. Bell. J. C.
Taylor, Judge A. II. CArietianson.
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