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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1925)
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE NINE Highway, and Auto Dope yfUTOivfO Saturday, May 16, 192S. iin i Mi i in "ii - " " - N s All SHDRTAG E IS FELT: W Dealers Already Experi- ence Difficulty Getting Sufficient Cars to Sat isfy Public s Demands. i "One of the bli? motor car manu fiiclunirs predicts that wu ar go UK to have u aprln shortugo of motor cars. I can beat that pre-jk-ttun: there Is now a shorluffo," Mild K. 1 l'dhctter, rWaUr for I ud son and hssex In the La Jrunu territory. '"Spring has conm on us all very iiiddenly. In the last few duv.s the mass of orders which people have Leen putting off has defended on is. The registration of ears will imply bear out this statement. All he uncertainties about motor taxes ind registrations alt the handi- p.s of bad weather are now past, und for those lines of cars which deserve public imtronngt tlie it p ring rush is on. Motorists who tvanl prompt deliveries of popular tars should take notice. ; "Now theru are various causes of motor car tOiortaffes. One of the a:ivM tn hrlnc about a nhortaire is 'jn Mhtil down the fiiclorles and let (lie demand pile up. Some con- rns have done that. Hut that isn't the reason for the shortage in lludson and Kssex. I'rol.ahly the Itii.iiest spot in Detroit right now is he MiKbion-Kssex plant, with many pf its departments running two Hhift.t a day and still others three shiftH. "This night-umlxlny activity fol lows a winter program of the larg est business the plant has ever known. There is a Nhortuge of Hudson and K.sex cura simply be cause the mojst energetic efforts have not succeeded in making as many as the jnil'''c wanted. "It is general all around useful ness which the public demands in motor cars today. Nothing freak ish is desired in body or chassis. The public asks for reliable trans portation at the right standard of prices. When motorists are offered this combination they can be de pended upon to buy. Month after month, it is this type of buying which has kept Hudson-Kssex in a position of uninterrupted sales leadership and public demand. . "March will be the largest month we have ever known. The salts ho far have been sufficient to prove that, and the last few days has shown a sharp upward 1 rend in demand. This is the f i rut sign of the spring rush. The greatest num ber of inquiries is for coaches and this is true. I understand, with all lines of cars. Hut for a long time to come the man who thinks of coaches will think of Hudson and Kssex." Brother "Bill" One Man Who Dosen't Envy Henry Ford ' WHY SHOULD I WANT TO TRADE PLACES VITH MY TOOTHER?" - iti-:ii.An.u ;i:.it top While it may appear to be u very complicated job, it is really a simple matter to replace the lop of a transmission so that the shift er forks hold the gears in the pro per way. First see ilwit the two sliding gears in the proper way. l-'lrst see that the two Hliding gears re nut In mesh with any other gear. Then slip on the top with the shift rod in "neutral." Most successful men are loo busy to think up any secrets of success. . t Exide Batteries STROMISERG CARIWItliTOltS S. M. Spotlights Packard Wire all sizes Generator A Starter llrusltea Melit Globes all size Idimp Rockets Gennlne Remy antl DcJno Colls, folnts, etc lilnxon Hums Stop Llftlita Robert Bosch and Champion Spark Plugs Copper Tubing Garbrlcl Gnubbcra FRED T. BURGESS 10 JfflT0 TO TRADE PLACtS , - WITH MY DPOTHtt? fTSy it t-K t.Cf t INTEREST CJM r!( V INCREASED THE xi&L V MUMBtR of MEN WOPKING m FOR t. TO 40 II iiKAnnonn favorltles when he and Henry werei boys together on the farm. I lttll," like his brother, has dubbed In politics only once. A few years ago when Dear born was rated as u lough town und the hangout of crooks from iJetroit, "1111 was elected village president und pollco chief A com bination job. The town also was tiotcd for fleecing motorists. Cleans I n the Town Tho new president cleuned out the crooks, stopped the fleecing of motorists, organised a. volun teer flro department and Introdu ced a model traffic system of saf ety tones which since has been adopted by many other cities. He declined to stand for re election. 'I'olltlcs don't interest me, he suys. It lakes too much, lime from business even In u sum 1 1 town." With his wife and three chtld n, "Hill" lives In a modest, red brick house, just off the main! drm.l nf IlKiti'lim-n Vnil r:in walk right up to th door und shake hands with "Hill." About a mile uway is thf - big estate of him brother. Henry is forced lo maintain three sets of guards which you have to pass before you reneh the front porch. "UlU" Is a member ol utmost '.'.very lodge In Dearborn, nud he's a special favorite with tho town kids. Ho probably gives nway more ntckles and dimes to children than John D. Hockefeller. Mich. Would you trade places with tin riches man in the world If you could? WILLYS j. OVERLAND . FINE MOTOR . CARS 1 n no "u ft c trig There's one man in this world, with its millions nl living and fighting lor wealth, who says he wouldn't. And this man Is William Kurd, brother of Henry Kord. "Why should I want to t rude places with my brother, or any one else. ho said. "I'm happy and contented. "I enjoy my work and have u good 'business. I have a nice, comfortable home and a happy lamlly. That means a lot. so 1 don't envy any other man tor any thing else be has. "1 recently increased the number of men working for me to 4a, That Is not many compared, with the bund reds of thotiwmds working lor my brolher, but I'm contented and I'd be just as happy if I bad only two men working for me," He 1h nut connected with the Kord .Motor Company, and never has' attempted to capitally." the reflected glory bf his .-wealthy re lative. .. , '' Home I-olk '"liitftw Him V Outside of the town -'of -r "Dear born, he probably is us little known as his brother is famous, but here, where one of his itrother Henry's KI'eateKt plants Is locitled. everyone watch i:nhxi; sii:i:i One of tho biggest mistakes In winter driving IS tho Idea that one should not drive fast when the car is cold, because this leads one to forget that tho ennlne Is the thing that should be pampered and not tho cor. At a car speed of twelve miles an hour tn low gear many on engine is receiving worse pun ishment than It would were the driver hitting a speed of thirty miles an hour in high gear. The speed of the engine Is tho thing to watch. This being true, it is evident that the noiso of tho gears when racing tho engine at low car speed makes It all the more diffi cult to detect the rap of a bearing that la suddenly being a suffi cient amount of lubricant. tihe m;iJiis (Nothing else) STUOXU'S Vi:i,CAMZIa SHOP Itelrending a Specialty 1:106 Jefferson WE BUY AND SELL USED CARS Come in ami lixk oi-r our Mock of I'swl Parts jou will (liul what joii iiwil at less lliau liair Hit- iiiliv of a ni-w oart. OREGON TRAIL WRECKING HOUSE Ailanw Avenue. I:itX HOMIMUUK, Prop. NAt'KIt TO PI.SII CAIt Kvrry cur owner can uo IiIb liure toward il reduction In the loll of the lives from exhnuat K" potNonlni; hy milking It a lmblt to tiunh his car around the nublli' iruragn when ileHlrlnft to chtuiKe Its position. t'heckerlnR curs iiround a public iraracfe on their own power not only encouracen cureleHsneKs in this mutter, hut results In Im paired health for everyone who Is obliged to bit In the buildinR ilurlni; the process. It Is often easier lo push the car. and thu cx erclsu won't do any harm. All Painled Up Ready to Serve You With - Veltex Gas and Oil SQUARE DEAL FILLING STATION Mrs. E. S. Norris, Prop. knows him us "Illll." r lb- always has ntoni on his own feet,' and lie prefers not to be "Jirolber Hill." This doesn't mean that there Is any hostility between the two brothers. They are the closest friends, but Hill always hjjs preferred to make tils own way. ."Make It .clear," he said, "tiut t don't sell Utieoln. Kurds or Kord son tractors. J sell only applian ces for thy Kordsou tKielors, 'I started in the business In n Ultlc shop on a side street In l)ear-boi-n. but the hiiKlncHK prosperetl and I moved to larger quarters, at Highland Tark, J nut aeroKs from my brother's plant there." There is a striking: resemblance between the two brothers. ltoth are tall and aiiKular, w ilh lonK arms ami b-ps. ltoth have f;ray hair, and the same deep-set. eyes. Ilolh ; huvu comparatively few wrinkleH for men. their an", for lieiiry ha, . panned the -tin-year mark ndv his brutliei;.'lM-".otMi-. to iu v'-v.,v-.-':.V-''" " Itillv' never seems to worry about anything. Many a tiny will find lilm walkint; orouml his plant sinKbiK or hummliiK some of lb' same old honjch wlileh were vni;x TKSTiNu i.a'iti :hy t)ne of tli best ways to ruin a useful iwilr of gloves ia to wear them when testlnff tho battery or adding distilled water. During the process some of the water and acid Is likely to be spilled on the top of the battery so that In re placing tho caps your gloves will he exposed to an ucld that will ren der the fingers a mass of holes the next time you wear them. Any neid that getB on your bare hands dur ing such process will not Injun the skin, though it Is well to wash the hands llrorutighlyurter the' job is finished. When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Then Wl LLYS KNIGHT For those who Tvanl the finest . . . brilliantly conceived, beautifully designed, wonderfully engineered and regally luxurious . . . the new ,Willys-Knight Six abundantly fulfills the '. wishes of thousands of people who have said, "When Willys-Knight builds a Six, I want one." It is a very dinerent Six with a patented engine ... the world's only type of six-cylinder engine that grows more powerful and quieter .with use . . . "The smoothest thing on wheels. " S2I45 BLfknTsinS: 4-Pcu. CP S2341; Svl-, S2495. W,ilyKr,hl FfCihM-ldi: TmtH29S: Coup. SI 495; Ctupt-ScdatUIS: Sulm 41575; BnashmH69S. All erica . . i. Ttltdt. Gettings & Hanks 2 sjff lfc 1312-11 JEFFERSON ST, LA GRANDE, OPE. uestion: ivhv docs Buick use a one- piece front axle? ittSWCr: For safety and strength and care-free service. The Buick type is a one-piece, drop-forged , I-beam. There are no brazed or weld ed parts to break off. In case of accident it can be easily straightened without the necessity of replacement. You can depend on a Buick axle. Jennings & Shumate MIAKK IT I I' Vllirutlon.ia llul di'lilmrnt lo Urn uiilo lioin hIiicu this hi'ipa to pnivcnt horn fiilluro through sth.'k- Inc tho rotor whin tin- liulti iy Is wink. If tho horn brurki-L Is lllllo looso h't It In'. DODGE BROS. MOTORCARS Prices f. o. b. La Grande TOURING $10f3 ROADSTER $1025 COUPE .. $1190 SEDAN ......$1315 COACH -....$1315 Smith's Garage VELTEX GAS AND OIL 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, Buick Gar. Orchard Filling Station Elgin E. F. Hug & Co. Summerville J. J. Wagner i.Z. "T Union Oregon Trail Garage Rex Gamble Brown's Garage . Cove W. F. Brcshcars Leonard Towlc Imbler Andrews Bros. A. Tagc & Son Alieel Bryant & Bryant J. Rossen FLETCHER OIL COMPANY T. R. MAXWELL, Mgr.-A HOME COMPANY We Believe In Fair Dealing Miller Racine Tires Tires f v ? ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y VELTEX GAS AND OIL La Grande Filling Station ins by Fair Deuliny;. J- V- lIcasl VroV- t Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y t Y Y Y Y