THE :DT GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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MORELDGK IN -
NEW QUARTERSi
Star Coach Attracts Many
Interested Parties to
Display Rooms of Firm
The I'ViT increasing numher ot'
Kt-.n' mis In this territory has made
necessary ;in expert service man In
furnish pccinli.cd service cm thi'
curs when needed, accord inc lo J
I'. M on -1 nek, who, enmmencinir
April -"Hi wit! furnish fhtsnccoin
nuiil.i:i'H In Slur cur owners.
This new K rvl- for ear owners
will he ImiiiK'irutt ! with (he In
Kitillation tf the J. I. Mon-locli,
Slur oih! Old to nubile dealers, l'i
their new heinUu't4,rH In the
Itinsch bulldinii on Ailunis avenue.
Mr. Mot-dock will make the
move the hitler part of this week
tint) plans to he ready to rcBtiiiie
hmiiii'HK ua usual next M outlay
inorninK'-
Conch Attracts .Many,
The Star eooeh Iiuh been tho een
ler of utiraclton ut tlte Mnreloek
display rooms this week. The nVai
i't's have been able to a hut one
of the coach models lore. Tmlecd.
the one In this city is tho only om
of lis kind In ihe slate.
The car huh several Innovations
which ultracl the eye of t he pin
chaser us welt iis Its altrni'live ap
pearance. Anion; other thinns lr.
tii1 way of Improvements are the
CHEVROLET
IS
MPROVFO
MECHANICALLY
OUT ON THE
HIGHWAY
Thirty forty fifty sixty miles an hone
up stoop grades as smoothly and swiftly
as a liird through (ho rough as steadily
and surely as an army tank slow and pa
tient in "high" through heavy traffic
snap and speed in the get-away.
ICasy to drive and quick to respond to
the control of a finger roomy, comfort
able, and dry to ride in no matter what the
weather or how many long hours the ti'ip
may demand.
Complete in equipment for every motor
ing need and any road emergency beauty
of design. and body building that creates a
new pride in car ownership. Such are
The New Studebaker
Closed Cars
After you see the new Studebaker; after
you enjoy a ride in one then you are not
surprised that the demand is as great as it
is this spring. So great, as a matter of
fact, that we urge immediate placing of
orders if you expect reasonable delivery.
Visit our show-rooms at your conven
ience you'll enjoy what you see.
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Studebaker Sales and Service.
"This Is A Studebaker Year"
Chassis Features of New
Model . Include Many
Refinements to Add to
Long Life and Comfort
of Car.
One font tiro of tho now Chevro
let ear that appeals jinrlleularly to
! t ho experience! motorist, accord -
ittiK lo M. A. Harrison, manager oi
the Hlne Mountain Oarage, Chevro
let dealers. Is the riding quality o
the Improved spring suspension.
! The ins:, Chevrolet?!, now helm:
sold here l,y the Mine Mountain
Curate, ore equipped with HeUll
eiiiptlc. chrome vanadium stee'
1 BprlitKs. The rear springs are tin
deisHinjj and thus, contribute n
'cmdllliK quality to Hie rtdlnj,' of
1 lie car. The springs also aro
luhrloan d throughout with Ale
inite. lubrication which place the
oil between the moving parts un
der hitth pressure ami adds lireai-
i )y Jo the Ioiik life of tiie Hprim;
.Unshlntfs find shackles,
The mechanical Improvements on
;tlie Chevrolet this year include
features of hetlermeiu from the
radiator to the differential. 'I'll'1
radiator now furnished as at and -lard
equipment in the Harrison ifon-
nine honeycomb cooler with the
shell of non-rustini; airplane metal.
A sine plate dry disc type of
if) inch with refininc features do.
jveioped by the Chevrolet engineers
contributes preatly to the Kcmrul
! satisfaction of the car and the ease
iof driving". The clutch Is fully en
j closed and requires no lubrication
thus eliminating the Inconvenience
I experienced Id cars whose clutch
Requires a great deal of attention.
Chassis improvements include a
longer and deeper frame with five
heavy cross members, a re-designed
mar axle and Alemlte lubrica
tion. The frame is built of rugged
type construction with five cross
members stiffening the structure at
points of greutest strain..
The rear axle of the car has
been re-designed to gain additional
strength. The gear contact lie
tween the driving pinions and tin
ling gear has been greatly increas
ed thus Improving inn efficiency of
Ihe differential and lit the same
time - r lightening the amount of
wear on each gear.
The differential itself Is encased
In a one-piece banjo type housing.
The front axle of the Chevrolet has
also been st rengl hened.
BALLOON TIRES .
FINDING FAVOR
ITU MOTORISTS
Thr addition of balloon tires as
optional equipment has greatly In
creased the demand for Kurds, ac
cording to W. K. Perkins, head of
the Perkins Motor company, Kord
and Lincoln dealers.
The majority of cars now sold
by the Perkins Motor company arc
balloon equipped and the propor
tion is steadily Increasing.
Another recent, innovation in lh-
Ford line which has caught the
fancy of motorists, particularly the
Indies is the artillery wheel equip
ment in Hie natural wood finish.
These wheels In sides being ex
ceptionally sturdy to withstand
shocks find strains of hard drivitu
add great ty to the appearance of
the car. The natural wood finish
wheels are porlieularly popular on
coupe models.
BAD DRIVING
C MANY
main i;itr.in: r
The trouble with most motorists
who endeavor lo restore Ihc orig
inal luster to their dull cars Is that
they overlook the main burred ion t
in any good polish elbow grease.
It is the only thing that, the owner
must supply if he is to rc! proper
results. It Is always omphasiy.-d
in the directions. "Hub, nth. rub!
And then rub some more." No
polish is any belter than the elbow
l-rcase the owner adds to it.
simplified system of raising nn 1
lowering the side glasses, the one
j piece windshield, four wheel
bra lies, and a seat which lips to the
'side instead of forward thus allow
ing more room lor entering the
rear seat.
j The mr-lfl finished In Klint blue
jwllh Ihe rear end of the top in
black leather and Is very attrae-
tively appointed with (lornian silver
fixtures, drum lamps, balloon tire.-',
nickeled radiator and oi her spe
cial equipment.
When you select oils and greases tr
carry the VELTEX trade mark y
are assured of VELTEX quality
You can buy VELTEX at these stations
that
you
La Grande
La Grande Filling. Station
Square Deal Filling Station
Auto Electric Service Co,
Oregon Tire and Battery Co.
L. C. Smith Dodge Garage
Jennings & Shumate, Uuick Gar.
Elgin
E. F. Hug & Co.
Summejrville
J. J. Wagner
Union
Oregon Trail Garage
Rex Gamble
Brown's Garage '
Cove
W. F. Brcshcars
Leonard Towlc
Imbler
Andrews "Bros.
A. Page, & Son
Alicel
Bryant & Bryant
J. Rosscn
FLETCHER OIL COMPANY
T. R. MAXWELL, Mgr. A HOME COMPANY
GARAGE
GOSSIP
llt'Hlcr'IICN
It. C. Hamilton. Uaker motor car
dyah r. was In l.a ('ramie on u busi
ness trip the latter pn rt
week.
of this
lias New Cnr
J. M. Stearns Is the owner of n
new i!i-T) model I )verland- ft-pns-senger
sednn, purchased from Oet
tings and Hanks'.
AUTO SPILLS
Detailed Report of Rea
sons for Over a Thous
and Accidents Given
by Bureau of Public
Roads.
Statistics of highway accidents
(Involving motor vehicles, which
isei ni to point clearly to congestion
of traffic as 1 he principal cause,
have recent I y been compiled from
newspaper reports of accidents in
the slates of Montana. Oregon and
Washington by the Hui'iiu of Pub
lic Itoads nf the I'nited Stales l'e
parf mem of Agriculture. The bu
reau's st udy shows that Montana
with Ihe ow M registration has the
smallest number of accidents per
Hum cars, while Washington with
the largest registration has th
most accidents per Pinti cars. This
does not agree with national est I
mates which Indicate that the rati
of acoidenls decreases with In
creased numbers.
1 hiring a period of fight months
newspaper reports of 1 ihMi acci
dents in the three stales mentioned
were secured, and from the no
ticed-
CAR CONTRIBUTES
TO CONTENTMENT.
OF WORKING MAN
The almost universal use of au
tomobiles In the I'nltcd Stales has
proved most effective In- keeping
out or nullify hit; the propaganda
of the HolshevlstH In this country,
according to I j rd Ashfieh), chair
man of the London I'nilerground
Itallway, who returned recently to
Kn gland from a business visit In
America.
Tie Uises lils opinion on the fact
that the well paid workmen of th"
Cnlted States can In a largo degree
afford cars. In this way th"'r
spare time Is occupied constructive
ly, the family can Ket away on
visits to klnfolk nml the wide open
spaces nnd there, is more general
iHHipltfess and satisfaction in Un-
American employes home.
Factory Man licit'
Hruoe Poiliea. factory represen
tative of the Star oar, was In l.n
Crande the early part of Ihe week
conferring wilh J. P. Morelock.
Star car dealer In Wallowa ind l.n
(irnnde.
lion on Ituslncss
K. Mannering. of Ihc Kxhlc But
tery company of Seattle, paid a
business visit to Kred Hurgeiis, Iji
C.rande dealer In f:xide batteries,
this week. Mr. Mannering stopped
hero on his way Imck fronl u trip
to Salt 1-ako.
Now Cars Arrive
The Hiuo Mountain Carago re
ceived a carload of new Chevrolets
this week from the factory In Oak
land, California. Mr. Harrison,
manager of the giirage states that
he is having difficulty getting ihe
new model Chevrolets In ihe body
styles wauled and is behind in or
ders for some styles.
Iluyn Car
Don Myers, of tho Arcade Thea
ter bought himself a car and then
found that the parlicular model
wanted was a very scarce ortlclo.
Mr. Myers purchased a llulck sedan
fiom Jennings nnd Shumate and
when the deal was closed tho deal
ers did not happen to have the car
In stock. Mr. Myers went to Port
land to drive the car from thnt
agency but found thai the dealers
there were also short on the model
desired. One was later located In
Pendleton and Mr. Myers is now
driving about the streets In his car.
From Pendleton
Itichnrd Itiee. Lincoln dealer nt
Pendleton, drove to La tiiande
Thursday.
...1020
... l!'t
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... 214
tho
counts given t he causes of
dents classified as follows:
Faulty operation by driver...
Faults of others than drivers....
Faulty equipment
Faulty highway cnndilious ....
The detailed statement of
causes of accident shows that 711
or more than 4 per cent of the
total, were caused by reckless or
careless driving.
Of the 14 accidents caused by
faulty highway conditions. Hi were
caused by narrow roadways and
IfiO by sklddy surfaces.
WIIKX TO KFMFMHF.lt IT ,
Not alt motorists who carry in
surance in the largest companies
know that by carrying the in
surer's service card with them and
presenting It to tho nearest local
agent or representative in event oi
accident, fire or I heft of car, much
of ihe del nil Is lifted off their
shoulders. The Insurer lias his in
terests at stake, relatively small
as thev may be. and for that, rea
son his represeiilat Ives arc in
struct ed lo render every possible
and reasonable service to tho in
sured. Think of your insuranci
service card when you have had
some trouble, but don't make tlr
mistake of ihinkbiK of il. before.
Always drive jour car as though
you didn't carry n cent of insurance.
FUTURE BRIGHT
SAYS GHIEF
With production record of M-,
i tvei laiitl and Wiilys-lnight
cars dm Iiik the liionl h of .March
WiilVH-Overlund has just establish
ed a new production peak, i sur
passing ts previous record achiev
ed a year ago In March. I
Coineldcnlally, tho sales depart
meat jiunouneed that field reports
show u gain in retail Miles fur Ihe
same umnih of US per cent com
pared wilh last year.
"Never before has the outlook
for Wlllys-t lverhind appeared hel
ler." Is Mr. Willys comment sup
plement I iitf the announcement of
these ritelM. "Purimr March we
built fim Willys-Knlgld cars. M
have now reached o production of
1'Oa Overland sixes p.:r da. Our
output of i KerlJlid four-cylinder
models has beep nearly ii0 cars
! per day, the majority being eit
j closed types, pari ieul;rly I ho A II-
Hteo sedan, which hcems lo have
(met with gencrops; nppioval by the
I iniitoriug public.
"Fnlike tho situation n year ago
which begaiX ,ti .yfioyr 'diminution
in business -yith the beginning of
Ihe second quarter, all evidence in
dicates i hai tiier Is a steadily tn
crcuMng demand for automobiles
I his spring and wo expect to main
tain our production gait of the
past monlh for some time to come.
Our dealers arc already beginning
lo feel a. brisk demand that pre.
siie.s a eat shortage. We are em
ploying nearly 30,000 men at our
three plants in Aoh do. Pontine
and Kim int. wilh 14.ii-ih men on
our pay roil 'at Toledo, and "11100
ench at the other two points."
Whnt this country needs most Is
less thinks it needs most.
Iti; AKlN'i DOWN (iltAHK
pon't bo nfratd to use the brakes
when descending hills. A detenu-!
bullion not to burn out. the linings!
leads many drivers to spare the j
brakes allogether with the result
thai, they do not operate very eT-!
fecti vely In tin emergency. 11 I
should bo remembered that a Ut
ile burning In of tho brakes now
and again is an ndvantnge. for this
roughs up tho lining and primes
the brakes for n. quick stop when
they are ns-;d again. If the brakes
are not used over a long stretch of
running the linings become pol
ished, offering little "grip when
the brake pedal is suddenly called
Into fiction. It Is just .1 question
of moderat ion between use and
abuse of the brakes.
WE SPKCIAUZH
ON
Generator
Starling
Iijniiion
AH Electrical Repairs
To Your Car
v Gnaralitecd
Service
Full Line of
Service Parts
Battery Electric
Service
1311 Wash. M-753
Your Summer's Outing
When you start planning your camping: trip or tour
for this summer let us help you by providing your
Ten's, LujiKHtrc Covers or any canvas demands. We
are experts in canvas work.
Snyder & McKennon
LKATWCR GOODS, TIKES, HARNESS, SADDLES
Quality Made Possible By A
Life-Time Devotion
Tl ri'pulnliiin for tine woi kniiili-lilli, pnlnsliiklni; . rnrp Willi
every job, mid lliomuuli knowliilitr of whnt lo iln nml how lo do il
such n rt'iiuliiHoii ItiiK Ixi'ti niiiilc ioslhlr only hy our tlcvolloii
or 11 lir'-lliiic lo iiiiHlm-iiiK ni'Ulliiit nnd iiinchluo work Hint can.
not bo lie-tterWi. " " ' -
Yearn of rAppi'lcnin In conlinny Willi cxix-il iimclilnMs ilcnllni;
Willi prncllcnily i-vcry kind or nmi'hluo work jfiiis or sillily mi'l
niliiiunlion or nuHli'iii iiii'IIkhIs nml i'iiiipiiicni lo pi-otlu'. rinci
Instills yi'ili'B or llrvntioii lo the principle or service. Thnl Is the
roiiiiililllon or tills business nml Ihe rilcllilics It proviilcs Ihe people
nml fuihislrifs or Hie l.n (iilliule territory.
Tlinfs why our eiistomei's know Uml ir ll's n wclillnis or innehliin
Joii LeiKhloirs' mil llo il Ih'sI.
Leighton's Welding & Machine
Works
''Toll Your inrnn Man l llnvo roigblnti lo II.'
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The New Star Coach
De Luxe is the term that best describes this New Star Coach,
A handsome roomy car, built mechanically as only Star
can build it, with many exclusively patented features-
wide doors, easy entrance, a 16-inch aisle to rear 6eatS, long
grained black leather top with landaulet-type side-bows.
Finished handsomely, its custom built lines add a distinc
tiveness never before approached in a low-price car.
The sensation of the year, especially at its low price.
See it at your dealers TODAY
J. P. MORELOLK
La Grande, Ore.
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