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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1925)
I Saturday, May 9, 1925. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE NINE T Highway, and Auto Dope 'Vi:: 1 I ... 1 FRENCH TAKES OVER AGENCY Popular Car Lines to Be Sold in Wallowa and Union Counties; Deal er Appointment An nounced Yesterday. Announcement wiu mmle yester day Hint Harris V. Krench of f.:i Oranile has been appointed dealer for the l-aifje-Jewett, Jlaxwell Chrysler and Kranklin lines in Un ion nnd Wallowa counties. These well known cars have been iiandled here until recently and many or them nro at present ope rating on the roads in this district. The J'alse-Jewett .products were formerly sold in Ja CJrande by M'raeey llollisler and the V. Jf. llohnenkump company were for umic years deah'i'S for tho Maxwell-Chrysler und Franklin com panies. The new Paige nnd Jewelt cars rank unions the finest in the six cylinder line. The I'nltie la the heavier and more expensive of the Awo and lias maintained a reputa tion for some years as a strictly uunlity car. Although Hie Jewett has a shorter wheelbasc than the l'aige and is somewhat lighter the same high iiuallty is built into it. The I'aige-Jewett line Is distribut ed through Cook and Cilll. Inc., of 1'ortlnnd and It wa-s tlirough their representative. C. K. lioyce that the territory was placed with Mr. French. lr. Uoycc lias been in Iji Orande during the present week and while hi re sold a new Jewe tt sedan to tills Veal and a Jewett coach to Jlerb Drowning. Two used Jewetts were also delivered this week. Mr. French expects to have u carload of Jewett cars in about 12 days. The Franklin has always been a very popular car in this territory clue to its easy riding qualities nnd Ihe lldvanlages of the air cooling. At the beginning of the current kcjsoii Franklin announced u new line of cars Incorporating a num ber of Improvements both from a mechanical and uppeurance. stand point. The now bodies on the Franklin cars arc very distinctive in appi'iirance and were designed by OcCausse. the noted body firm. Since the Chrysler interests took over the. control o t'lo Alaxwell factory and started manufacturing Alaxwell and Chrysler cars these Studebakers Selling1 Rapidly; Four Cars. Delivered This Week Konr of the new Ktutlehnkers have 1mm delivered to purchasers in I nlon und Wallowa counties in the last three days by M. J. Cloas. Harvey Uucknutn, valley rancher, purchased a new Standard Six roadsler. C. T. Mclaniela of Wal lowa took delivery on u Standard Six t iu loHi'd car, A. Collin .H worth or Joseph is driving Standard m-duii and H. Klrohuin, u stage driver bought one of tho new roadsters. oir, to si-it m:i:os It is possible lo obtain different result) from car by varying the kind of oil or grease to be used in its various units. This is particu larly trun In winter where the va riation should usually run to lighter lubricants. To forestall the possi bility of pump breakage the engine oil should be reasonably light, but consideration should be made for the fact that In normal driving the engine will be operating ut u high rVniperaturo. particularly if the dlrver climbs a sleep bill and for gets to open the radiator shutters wide. Kor short jumps, with long waits In the cold in between, the engine will bum-fit by a very light oil. Deviate from this extreme in accordanco with tho use to which the car is put and its age. Yon can gel better results from the traes misslon in city winter work h' adding plain engine oil to the case. This not only reduces gear drag, but helps to lubricate the shifter forUs. If you were going to climb mountains in winter, or take long trips as a regular diet, however, such light lubricant might be in jurious to the gears. two ma-ve made great headway. The Chrysler is tinhine in thai it incorporates the power and speed of u, big car in a machine built on a relatively short wheel base and with economical gaso line, oil and tire consumption. The advantages of the Chrysler are tho result of the advanced engineering built into the car, itseir. The Maxwell, too, like the Chrvsh r embodies many advanced engineering features which places it among the leaders in the four cylinder cla.s.s. The new Maxwell cars develop exceptional speed and power with a motor of light piston displacement thus combining eco nomical operation with great roau ability. Mr. Krench will lie located for tho present in Ihu Washington av nu garage across the street from the Klks club. Better and Better Dependable ten years ago, and five years ago, and more dependable than ever today, Dodge Brothers Motor Car simply represents the latest phase in a process of continual betterment The first cars Dodge Brothers built established a world-wide reputation. The cars they are building today in corporate the accumulated refine ments of those ten intervening years. That important improvements in the comfort and appearance of the car are made from time to time, implies no basic departure from Dodge Brothers traditional policy of progressive rather than seasonal development. L. C. Smith Lu Grande, Ore. Z-" ZEZ E IRKS SUNDAY La Grande People Invited to Motor to Lake to Watch Filming of Mo tion Picture Scenes. A number of . tlrande people have made plans to drive to Wal lowa lake tomorrow to see the Frank Lloyd motion' picture com pany at work filming ' Winds of Chance," the Hex Utach story fea turing an exceptional cast of mo tion picture actors and actresses. The bad weather which unfor tunately ret in .shortly after the company arrived at 'the lake lias made necessary certain changes in ihe plans but the filming is being lone, as ncurlv as powalblo accord- U w fat? -O j. K UK -i, WAU.OWA I ALUS ing to schedule. , Most of the Lake ljnderman scenes were completed during Ihe week and it is probable that the sheep camp scenes will be taken tomorrow. The sheep cump shots are to be taken a short distance from the head of thu lake toward the Wallowa falls. According to present plans most of the extras will be used in the sheep camp scenes to be taken to morrow. No more exurts are need ed. The company wilt work tomor row If Ihe weather Is at nil favor able. The roads to the lake nro In ex cellent condition and may be driven LLOYD TROUP easily In from two to three hours. I Frank Lloyd has ulready extended an Invitation welcoming anyone who wishes to watch the compuny ut work. HENRY SENDS A PRESENT TO HIS FRIEND, THOMAS Henry Kord has sent to hi" friend Thomas A. Kdlson, the first com plete set of Johansson gages manu factured In Ihe Lulled Wales. I ne set consists of eighty-one blocks and these delicate lilt pieces of steel nro accurate within fuur mil lionth or an men. Tin-y are con tained In a new developed llakelite case. For many years Johansson gages have been accepted ns standard for measurements throughout the world, and until recently they were manufactured exclusively in .Swed en, the native land of the Invent or. Carl H. Johansson. In order lo take care of the Cnlted States needs, the Johansson company ncquired a plant at I'oughkecpslc, N. Y.. but before manufacture of blocks began the 1'ord Motor company, in 11123. pur chuncd the plant together with the American manufacturing riglrts. .Mr. Johansson joined the l'onlor gunlzatlon us a member of the en gineering staff to further develop his precision instruments. And so It was in the new lab oratories or the Ford Motor com pally at llearborn that he recently completed the set Mr. Kurd has Just presented to Mr. Kdisou. Now tho SfMirc llntlcry Itadto has added something to motoring. A lot of car owners are using regular uutomobile. storage batteries for their radio sets in stead of the neater type usually used for home purposes. When iho radio battery needs charging they put It into the car for a day'K trip. And a number of owners find that Ihe radio battery offers its services as tin excellent "spare" when the car's battery gives out on a cobl morning. The radio bat tery Itsn't always discharged. Our Own Life, for the owner of a car Is just one darn thing after another. First the old crate runs out of gas and then that casing you thought was good, rrocs out on you. Hit even all this wouldn't be so bad if your friends didn't come along and chirp a lot of high sounding advice about what they'd do under the circumstances. If worst comes to worst afb r you have tink'-rcd with the heap for some time and bavi; cliHsed a little, ituiybe, you can always call up the cur foun dry for a.sHistancc. (;-tling toned In Un't the mo; I pit abiuil thing in th moi'M, but at tlx- s.i in- I hti" a ft-How can't help feeling that h;iing tie- old can run so quietly U woith the money. In fpile of the- minor diflniiHi" I here t noth ing ilile like the thrill a f )bn gctM w In ii pilot ing his own bus down the aven ie, nn proud hh a kbl with a new pnlr of shot n, CAR BUYERS The automobile buyer o( today Is a different sort of a perosn from the buyer of yesterday. He is dif ferent in that he has a different motlvo for buying. Looking on tho motor car as a necessity instead of a luxury, he enters the market with tho same at titude he has in buying other eco nomic necessities, ills Idea is to select car that gives him tho most satisfactory service for every dol lar expended. In other words he seeks the best value. In days gone by, there was reck less sort of clement in buying. The prospect, saw In the street or In the showroom a type of car that ap pealed to his fancy und he bought, regardless of its economic or util- jily value. j Today the buyer is shrewd. Hc ; cause he knows more about cars, he asks sensible (ucstlons, makes n thorough study of the vehicle, launcher: a systematic survey ! among his friends. He takes the stand lhat here is a product that,, like his store fixtures or his office 'equipment or his factory machine, will enable him to hold his own against competition, lie treats it as a regular business and economic factor and he buys in tiie mnnner ! of the expert purchasing agent. Because he demands comfort, he must have a car that has ample room tud rides ensity. He must have a car which he can rely upon lo leMputid to any of his needs at any time. . ( I Kcmiomy of maintenance !s nec t ssary. The cost of running the car niui.t be low; it must require a mini mum of service at lent ion. Then, H must look well so as to re tted t-redit on Ihe owner, his fam ily, his business house. The reason for tho increasing Movies popularity of som cars Is the fact that these fuctoru have been kept utmost in mind. Wo have realized the importance of the motor car us a business and economic factor, und have bull l out curs accord ingly. The new buying trend is a heal thy sign- It means that nvlth more cars, more intelligence being ap plied to tho purchasing process,' tho manufacturer of tho product thnt continues to gtvo tho public the best motor cur value will con tinue to survive and prosper. MIDDLEMAN NOW ELIMINATED BY BATTERY MAKERS Completion of reorganisation of Its merchandising machinery, and application of thu resulting sales economy to a flat reduction in the price of automobile batteries, is the subject of an announcement just made by U. J. Hoffman, vice president of the Prest-O-I ,tte Co. Inc. The movement to sell direct to the moloriM, through the Preat-O-Llto retailer, Instivid of using Iho factory -Jobber -dlst rlbutor- retailer route to the user of its starting and lighting batteries, 'was begun by the company iat August, and the reorganization of the entire sales machinery Is now effective throughout the country. Tills is one or the most drlstlc that has been undertaken in the automotive field. "The factory-Jobber-distiibulor-relailer route to ihe motorist was innugurnted when the starting and lighting battery industry was in Its infancy," Buys Mr. Hoffman. "The newness of the business necessitat ed very expensive sales organisa tions. " Ilatteries had not been per fected, and consequently ' service was a costly item to distributors and retailers. With the steady Im- WE SPECIALIZE ON Generator Starting Ignition An Electrical Repairs To Your Car Guaranteed Service Fntl Lino of ' Service Tarts Battery Electric Service 1311 Wash. M-753 VELT You can buy VELTEX at these stations La Grande La Grande Filling Station Square Deal Filling Station Auto Electric Service Co. Oregon Tire and IJattcry Co. L. ('. Smith Dodge Garage Jennings & Shumate, IJuick Gar. Orchard Filling Station Elgin E. F. Hug & Co. Summcrvillc J. J. Wagner FLETCHER OIL COMPANY T. It. MAXWELL, Mgr. A HOME COMPANY provement of batteries, however, service demands have deermscd, until this alone has meant an ap preciable, economy to the manufac turer and his sales outleUi." Ci I'UjTY NIMUMtt KVKS Perhaps tho hard riding of your ear has Fomething to do with the DODGE BROS. MOTOR CARS Prices f. o. b. La Grande TOURING ..$10G5' ROADSTER ...$1025 COUPE ..$1190 SEDAN ...$1315 .' COACH .,...$1315 Smith's Garage IF SOMEBODY STEALS IT- If Miiiicmm drives your vnv ofr mmw tlark nlglit--lts it tousiilernble loss. HIT, what ir ytflt hit a child hi tho street mmt tiny accidentally? Tluit's iar more serious than tlto I bo ft of your car. Would you he protected with tho right kind of in surance? Liability Insurance, for your vnv costn llttlff yrt it rtHlevctJ you of (be big share of tho burden If an accident does hap pen. , Sco us today about a policy. DUnON "The Insurance Man" Willi The SKt riUTY I,ANO & SAVINGS COMPANY Ia Grando Katlonnl Hank Hltlg. rhono Slain S6 Union Oregon Trail Garage Rex Gamble Brown's Garage Cove W. F. Ureshcars Leonard Towlc Imbler Andrews Hros. A. Page & Son Alicel Uryant & Brjant J. Itosscn spring shackles. Just because you uro ablo to force grease through the spring bolts Is no reason to as sume that, thero are no points that uro binding. Sometimes tho eyes of thu spring ends are not even at all points, with tho result that tho spring bolt or Its nuts will be bound at certain positions. EX i.'.
