Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
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Give WOMAN
GREAT THRILL
Caroline Sanborn Pens
Impressions OF New
S~tudebakers After
Factory Visit

Never had my garden looked gay
er. my funny little white house more
inviting than on that fresh June
morning, just half way between May
and July. Never had / so longed TO
stay AZ home and be lazy and lei
surely, monarch Of almost an / sur
Vcyed. But the afternoon before, a
telephone message had come for me.
an imperative message "South
Bend-early tomorrow mornirrg-
new cars-would very. much like to
have YOU there
| admit that I am. ~ nature,
curious. / knew that S%tudebakcr had
been doing something" and that u
was an interesting something. I'D
the motor world. june IS rot a mat
ter OF brides and college commence
ments. II rs n month Of activity,
trade secrets. of automobile mystcr-
les. I had heard rumors OF new
lines and new %colors. ] wanted %
be in on the excitement. SO ! said
goodbye To my house and garden,
and set forth for Indiana.
Arrived in South Bend. we-therc
were three of us-paid our respects
81 NAE ANMNAEN4hAN NrN
building. and n few minutes later
were driven through the town and
out along the concrete ribbon az
highway leading TO the proving
ground-that great tract Of land
shut off from the passing world by
a wire wall. / knew the proving
ground 70 be n marvellous outdoor
laboratory of straight. fast roads
and wandering by-ways. 4 secluded
corner Of the earth where thrilling
fcats were performed day in and
day out-all those tests ana secret
experiments that contribute "a the
perfection Of S~tudebaEcr cars. /
wondered what new adventures lay
ahead az me.
We rolled through the gateway.
turned q tho left and headed for
the SHOPS within whose unassum-
ing walls are hidden the secrets Of
today and the hopes Of tomorrow.
The hot June sun glnrcd down az
Us ana cast n haze ~ heat over
placid meadowlands. sighed for
the cool. green shade Of nv happy
and suhurhan-home. and stepped
from the car. Then I knew.
There stood n group n cars
proudly shining now cars. whose
cleaning surfaces seized the rays Of
tho sun and tossed them back in n
blaze Of glory. Maroon md silver
precn and silver-hluc ~ dusk and
blue az summer sEicT-thev flashed
before us.
"But-but-are these really Stude-
bakers IN 7 asked. ircredulous. "Thcy
seem 81 much lovcr-so much long
er-and just look "a those radi-
atorsiH
I hurried ~ thc nearest car and
stopped to examine the emblem.
There. sure enough. were the wheel
and sl1ntinr "StudchaEcr' of ycstcr-
.lav. but with what q difference
Black aud white enamol-fine silver
lincs-a smart now nnttern-I WIS
crtranced. Here. indeed. was an old
friend. but I'll dressed M in \ chic
new frork-I SUSPECTED sometime
too, in the wav or fnca-liftirr. but
OF course. IN never 20 guilty of
b-roodcastinE IT,.
NV glance Travelled TIN over the
Tadiator-senscl tho presence of
straight. slender lines where once
were curvcs-to0t In a neat little
radiator can flaurti~v y rav silver
winr-a trim shortened visor-sil-
Yer wings flvin- back from glitter
ing cowl lights and hratlamns-
long, clean cut hood lines.
7 s%trai~hteucd up md razod
around. There thrv worn. M tho
member of the Studehakcr clan.
each with \ silver monogram across
its hosom-an as" for the Presi-
dort-an rs" FOR the Dictator
"E' for the Erskinr. Youngest ar the
fnnily-a0d p "World's Chamoion
Car plaque for tho f1r-famei Com
r'Hndc- Well manned care. J know.
Good looking cars. I'm ~ thom.
After irving each n the new mod
Ell in tsrn. rcrretfullv We returned
NJ the ehon=. rerrctful'v 7 babe
farewell ~ nv ncw-old friends.
II wasn't until ? had driver away
tr0m the proving grounds that 7 rich