THE "LA "GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Page Eleven
Highway
Traffic
and
Tourist
News
f and
Auto
Dope
Saturday, May 30, 1925.
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I X I 1 A X A POMS ( A P ) ' 'The
annual 500-milo automobile race nl
odiunapolis Speedway on May :io,
iM'Slflt hclUg a SpCt'd Classic nlso
will provide an opportunity Tor ad
ditional tiiilonuil Ivo cxpf riments.
" lfractlcnlly every ear entered in of
tho 8-eyllnder type. Kiipcr chargers
Introduced by (iermun rao th here
several y i -urs ago anil only In the
experimental stage v H h Ameri
cans last seuspn, will be 1 1 h - 1 on
many of the domestic speedsters.
Tli' super charger adds speed to
n car, especially in coming out of
tnrnH In t hi rack.
Single, neuters, weighting not less
Mr.in 1 , 4in pounds and having pis
ton displacements of not metre
than 1 '.'1' -cubic Inches the sumo
an In l and tire eligible
for this y cur's race. Next your,
t however, t the pi si on displacement
will be. it 14 cubi inches or under.
The 1 'i'i cubic inch machines
have established now speed re
cords for praclksilly every dis
tance, lu dash events they have
attained speed greater than i:t&
miles an hour.
Among I lie lending American
drivers who will wheel mounts are
j Tommy .Milton, twice winner of
the Inn? run; I.. L. Coriini, joint
! winner with the late Jon I .oyer
I Inst M:iy; Itaiph Ie I'nliiui. Hen.
! ny Hill, Jerry Wonderlich Harry
t Hurts, Karl t'ooper nd Pete le.
j Paolo. . r
Kxperls believe the track re
cord of us. 14 miles an hour,, es-
: tnbllshed lusl year, .will Jic shut-'
Jierod. - . .
The
Caravan Follows
the new low
prices on
Hudson -' Essex
I5e Prepared to See
"THE WORLD'S GREATEST BUY"
"In Red, White and Blue
HERE SOON! '
Ledbetter's Garage
It's Coming The Hudson-Essex Caravan
AXLE TESTER
" OLD PACIFIC" HAS NEW SHOES
HAS FINE EAR': jjnrm, '!
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Dean of Gear Inspectors
at Chevrolet Factory
Completes Long: Term
of Service and Stays on
the Job.
"Dad" Tiitlor, who completed on
May :to cinlit years of "silenci
tesiinK" nt the Chevrolet pear and
axlo plant In I s troll, han appro wd
dtirlnt; thut time more than I.hoo.
Ooo axle pear nssemhlle.i.
His car has been specially train
cil'o detect noises tn the drvlnw
Keors or the Chevrolet axle.
"Iiid," formally known as .lo
Heph N. Cutler, Ih CO years old' but
he has younff fdcnH.
"Iteiire? Not me! I'm just
stni'ttng on my socond million. He
sides I'm KretttiiK marrbd In June."
, Cutler tias bet-n i widower for JS
yars. lie Is u veteran of ilie wes
tern oil fhdils and was in Die Klon
dike tfoid rush.
In his "silence test" the kciii-h on
tht rear end of the drive shaft
are ckimped into a machine which
has two rear wheels, nxles and
brakes similar to thorn In the com
pleted cur. The forward end of the
drive shaft engages an clecrtlc mo
tor drive which "!nd" starts with
a foot, lever. Then lie manipulates
the brakes so that the gears
volve both forward uml backward
under oH possible driving condt
lions. If his ear detects irregular
iiy in the purr of the peers, the
assembly is rejected.
At adjoining tost blocks arc oth
er men on the same work whoa1
experience ranges from two to four
years. Hut "J)ad is. tho dean of
the crow.
"It requires oho year of train
ing before a man's ear is 'tuned' to
a point where he can judge the
sound of a gear assembly," lie said.
"I don't hour any other sounds
nround me. I lmvn learned to lg
norc. them. AH I hear is the gear
murmur.
"The method is like that of;
robin " listening for enrth worms
crawling under the sod. Tho rob
Tale WmThMmej
TUDOR SEDAN
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The Ford car is universally known to be Reli
able, Economical, Convenient Easy to Buy
For Ford economy is sot only a matter of low price and upkeep; ic
is a question of the saving you will enjoy in time, energy and health.
BALLOON
Tire Equipment
FuU 81X0(29X4,40)
Now Option,! On
AU Ford C.r. At
An Extra Cott oi
25
Satisfaction is increased by reliability of the
Ford Dealer organization in every neighbor"
hood where you may drive. See the nearest
Authorized Ford Dealer Ask him about
the Ford Weekly Purchase plan, or write
us for particulars. .
jfonofroart $360, Tearing Car 9390, Coap S30, FerJor Stdan SS80
AU prices f. e. b. Dmtroit. On oca cut damounublt rim, tad mtrtv tn $85 mi
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Ford Motor Company, Dept. N-6, Detroit, Mich, j
mall nae fnlprtlculr rgxdlDS your r plan for owning an j
SEK THK NXAREST AUTHOMZEO FORD DEALER
MAKE SAFETY . Y OUR RESPONSIBILITY
"01J P.-icillc" hius now been tun
nlnK over -.i yrurs and Is stilt icolng
strun-f. In that time it has covered
300,000 or more, miles,, crossed the
continent by train' and on its own
wheels, and has hnd a myriad of
other udventiircs,
Hecently the question ef'new
tires urose tuut it was decided to
equip "Old I'ucific" with Kelly-Spring-field
flexible cords. Then
came trouble, for the veteran's rims
and wheels were one-piece clincher
style nndery, very archaic. But
the Kelly fuctory experts soon fig-
nredjiow o do tt.
'lhry sawed off the outside metal
clinch of the rims, mounting the
tiren, with bead tiller on the inside,
and then re-at Inched the sawed-otf
cylinder rina in reversed position,
bidding them in place with tugs sim
ilar to those used in modem mount
ing. Thus the original wheel tuid
rim were preserved.
"Old I'licillc" was built tn 1903 by
, the furkard Motor Car Company.
It has only one cylinder, and that U
now chafing away on Florida
- roads. I.ulrr on the old car will
visit other states.
TIRE COMPANY
PAYS DIVIDENDS
ON STOCK SHARES
Host on, May 1st- Tt. p. Goodrich
Co., earned about $2.15 a share for
Its (lit 1.400 shares of common stock
In (lie first quarter of this yonr, or
at an annual rate of over $9 n
share. This compares with on
actual balnnco of $10.27 a share In
1924.
Profits for tho current qunrter,
however, nr running well ahead
In pays no attention to surround
ing noise. His interest is centered
upon tho slight sound of - worms
crawling under the gruss roots. Tho
rotdn makes his living by hcuring
those sounds. 1 make my living by
hearing the gear sounds."
Tho parts comprising the axle
gears nro subjected to numerous
precision tests before being assem
bled. An eloetrieul device on the
test stand determines tho loud; un
der which tho axle is tested nnd
gives the equal of road conditions.
Tho "silence test" is mudo just, be
fore the gear assembly goes into
the cnr.
of the first, nd with the tire price
advance of May 1 restoring nor
mal margin of profit in big ship
ping seuson, it is likely that net
for tho second quarter will bring
the total for the first half-year
materially uhove $2. Til a share for
the first half of l'J-4.
I'nloss u most unilsttal reversal
of trend Uikes place tho company
should hnvo in l'.t25 the best, your
since 11 '.i, the last boom period
tor tiro companies, when bulunce
for common run up to $23. Co a
slum-. Whether such prospects
will lead to an ourly resumption
of dividends, say in July, is an
open question, for tho hoard is
conservative, and the management
is desirous of building up profit
und loss surplus. Despite tho
brilliant showing of last yeur pro
fit nnd loss surplus was only $l7i-
UHi.OOO against $41,00(1,000 ut the
end of lyiH, while meantime capi
tal has been increased by $2.1,000,
ooo of 6 percent bonds.
S. S. Hlcvosnonvobls milled from
New York, April 1Mb, with a eur
os of I 1 X 1 (lenersl Motors-cars for
Brazil. Tills shipment exceeds tho
tout cars sent on 8. S. Avonmcdc
the Inter part of March.
or Economical Transportation
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P O W E R
Sand loose gravelmud hills
or mere rutted trails! The
most difficult of road conditions
can be overcome in a Chevrolet,
famous nation wide for its power,
endurance and great economy.
AU rrtca I. : k Film. Midlife
Touring Ctt $525 Coach . . .
Ro.d.tcr ... 525 CommercUI "
Coupe .... 715 Chaaal, .
Expreai Truck Chauia . $550
Delivered in La Grande
$73
82)
425
Tourinir
Roadster
Coupe
Coach
Sedan
$637
- 9632
$902
- $922
$1016
Blue Mountain
Garage
Opposite Postofflcc. M. A. HARRISON Mgr.
Qualify at Low Cost
Tips For
Motorists
While tho average nowspuper
reader, in looking over his favorite
paper, reads almost dully of the
sen pad oh nnd exploits of tli
'flapper" bo would deem It a far
fetched theory to connect that par
ticular word with motor overheat-
fng. Vet there Is a decided dung-
r to tho uninitiated motorist in
the term "flapper" us proven bo.
low.
After a certain period of time.
tho rubber hose connections of tho
water systeitt In the automobile en
gine arc. prone ;o warp, rot und
curl. This caus a the formal Ion of
what is know.) as the "I'liipiier"
valve. This lve retards the wa
ter circulation with tho n suit that
It shortly reaches the boiling point,
passing off lnU steam through the
overflow pipe in the rudlulnr un
derncnth the car, und can seldom
be detected while driving. This
particular cause of an overheated
engine is a most perplexing one to
the uvorage car owner. The radi
ator may bo full of water, the
pump In first class shape, oil
working properly, but still the en
gine Is overheating. When the red
fluid hi the radiator cap bent In
dicator registers above tho dxtnger
line ami everything else seems to
be tn good shape, then look for tho
"flapper" valve.
Mora Automobile. -
It st ems hardly possible, but ne
vertbeless it is a fact that then art
now 2,not).0(ifi more motor earn In
use in the t'nlted Ktates than then
are telephones. These figures are
from statistics of the Western Kl
ectrlc company. They show 17,
74t, L'3'i automobiles und 1 5. H j . -045
telephones 1 on oars to cnx'h
Si telephones.
ItAIHATOU WOHIv
ITMH:it AVOUK
IIOOY WOIMC
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i:tOI Jefferson Ave. ' :
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"Trifles Make Per
fection But Perfec
tion Is No Trifle"
You enn buy some things in varying grades nnd qualities, with correfipond-,
inp; variation in value received.. Hut you can't buy machine work safely on
that basis.
We don't say that because wc want only high-grade work but because
years of experience and careful knowledge of machine work has taught us that
a job is either ALL right or it goes all wrong. , . ; ,
That's why "trifles" get so much attention In our shop they help make
perfection possible. And the perfection you get in a "Leighton job" means full
value for every dollar you spend. c
Leighton's Welding & Machine Works
lllock Re-grinding Engine Re-building - Ilcnrings Pistons Parts j
' . Fine. Machine Work S .
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"TO M O R. R O W ' S C A R . TODAY'1
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Record
Power Achievements
7ompetitors may
vj adopt thete high
class features in the
future-the 1925 Star
Car has them ncmi
that's why we lay:
'Tomorrow's Car
Today." .
Million Dollar Motor
Four-Wheel Brakes
Force Feed Lubrication
Tubular Backbone
Feddera Radiator
Fisk Full Balloon Tire.
Dry Disc Clutch
Alemite Lubrication
CF The new Million Dollar Motor swept
J the Coast with its astounding power
performance. Toughest hills melted
before its powerful drive PROOF!
Climbed to Lake Arrowhead over the
Waterman Switchback San Bernardino,
Calif., also Camp Baldy Pomona, Calif., Old
Ferry Hill Seattle, Wash.. Hall Street Hill
Portland, Ore. marvelous power achieve
ments which emphatically prove all the
claims made for the Million Dollar Motor.
Twenty per cent more power. Fast,
J PePPy pickup 5 to S5 miles an hour
in ifM seconds, w Your nearest dealer has
the Powerful Star.v To prove all claims
of its Million Dollar Motor Drive it!A
J. P. Morelock
"SHE GREATEST VALUE BUY IN THE WORLD a
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