THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Saturday, June fi, 1925. t
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HILL RECORD
FORD'S SCHOOL
VERY POPULAR
Training School for Boys
to Teach the Manufac
turing Trade Helps
Ambitious Youths Earn
While They Learn.
Seven hundred boys In tin- most
unique school in the world, during
the year IVi'4 earned $4iu,ou(i for
tln'inm-lvt'S and iiiuniifart ured
577iMMiO worth of materials. That's
the remarkable record ol tin Hen
s' y Ford Trade School In the eighth
year of iiH cxistenre.
The Idea f such a school wan
coue.-ived by Mr. Kot d In I ! 1 fi.
und in October of thai year it vvaa
organized ii nd Incorporated under
I lu laws of Michigan ;ih a pilvute
school. Tin spur Ix-hlrid tin net
on -Mr. Ford's part w:ih a desire to
furnish the opportunity for boys to
b-arn u trail'-; more especially hoys
whose circumstances make it Im
perative ttial they earn something
tow ai d their ou n support. And
just how popular tlm school has
b-eome may be judged from tlm
fact that at the present time the.
faculty comprises fitly Instructor!,
(Ii- pupils number more tlian 7'iii,
and there are more than 3,'mhi buys
on the waiting tint cuifi-r to be en
rolled. Of course with n waiting list of
ilils tiuiKiiitinle, at present ihere Is
little hope fur out of toun boys he
Ing admitted. In fuel the Ins'llu
Hon is not big enough to uecom
modal e even the Del roll yout hfi
who have felt the urge to learn
and earn the Ford way.
While !he it imiii- -ration is
conshbrat ion wjl h all I In- pupil.,
a system nf liM'n.iMm: I In- cash
Your Tires
Wh.n n.ll.r Automobile. Are Built, Buick Will Bull J Them
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liuick so safe and so
easy to steer?
inSWer: Because of Buick's
wonderful steering mechanism. It is the most
expensive type now installed on any motor
car and worth the difference because it
adds to Buick performance still another point
of superiority.
Jennings & Shumate
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Exide Batteries
ktkomiikiu; lAUitniinous
fi. & M. Spotlights Klnvim HnriM
rnrkanl Win1 Jill Mwh Stop Muhts
ietirrator X- Starter Itmlics Jtotx'rt Kom Ii mid ( bauiploii
IJht ;hbes nil hl,es Stuik IMiiks
liamp StK-kctH t'piier 'liildiitt
Hnnlnc Item? ami Deleo t.iuhrlel .Snnbtiors
Coils, Points, etc.
-FRED T. BURGESS
MAIN 127t t:illM Jefferson Av.
TJiis article, is written for lite
motorist, who will admit, that he
doesn't know everything and that
he may be mistaken about Home of
the thfiiKH that he does know.
The wise motorist throws out the.
dutch when rounding u sharp cor
ner, lie doi-8 this as a precaution.
It is 1 ( to 1 that lie does not know
tiiat this fiction also bus a beticli
cial effect upon the tires.
Tliis may require an explana
tion. A car, due to Its deflection
from a straight course, may begin
to skid. A cross strain is brought
to bear on (he tire treads. If pow
er Is applied when rounding the
curve, the backward drag is in
creased due to traction. If, on the
other hand, the clutch Is released,
that backward drag is eliminated.
Tin- strain Is thereby reduced.
I lind that some motorists be
lieve that It Is hard on the engine
to use tint compression as a brake
when going down steep hills. Thin
is a mistake. Shut oft the engine
l.eave tin gears in mesh. The
wheels will now d rive the engine
against th' compression in the cy
linder. .Make sure tlml Ihe throt
tle is closed. This saves the em
ergency und service brakes from
excessive wear. If you need great-
Yes, Here Is or
Was a Polite
Traffic Cop
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GARAGE
GOSSIP
er braking power than you get
from t he high speed position of
the gears, shift into second or low.
The braking effect will increase as
you step down becuuse the rear
wheels drive the engine faster.
lb-re is a hint that is well worth
remembering:
On cars which have, the reur
wheels seen red to tapered shafts
care should be exercised to keep
the seated tightly on the taper end
of the axle by clumping nuts. Take
off the rear hub caps and screw up
thf bu-k nuts as much as possible
without injuring the thread. This
will kei-p the hub from working
nosf on the shaft anil from knock
ing agonist the key. Spreading of
lie key-way Is preynted. Inspect
your whc-bi frequently.
At In ion
V. I). Hanks of the firm of Get
tings und Hunks, Overland und
Willys-Knight deulers was in I n
lon yesterday afternoon on u. busi
ness trip.
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Maybe you thought there were
no polite traffic cops? Well, there
are or at ea.-.t there was one.
1 le's Homer 1.. Yejgh, for 10
years on duty at tlm busiest cor
ner In Huntington, W'cmI Virginia,
and always polite.
Yes, it couldn't last. The citi
zens were so overcome they went
to the polls and elected him city
comiuiKsiutier by u, record break
ing majority.
scholarship In accordance with the
progress the lad makes In the class
room its well, hh in the workshop Is
an Incentive that develops in him a
sense of responsibility and creates
lesitv to excel both In his theor
etical and practical education.
Kvcry six weeks the instructors,
under whom t ho st talents st inly
ami work, award mark according
to progress made. I hese reports
determine the Increase In the sch
olarship which commences at the
meiit be placed in a bank and kept
tin re until the d. posit cr graduates.
Failure to comply with this re-
tuii-enient iulomatically ends par
ticipation in the fund for the de
linquent one.
The enlrunce ugi for the boy
lesiring to attend the school Is be
.ween I 2 U ud 15 years of age, and
when he graduateK at is, providing
he has been conscientious In his
studies and work, lie is master of
a highly remueratlve trade and
can command a god job most any.
when. However, a majority of
Ilio graduates are absorbed by the
Ford Motor Company, the ounn
men preferring to work for the
com puny.
The school workshop is In one
of the buildings of the Highland
Park l'lant of the Ford Motor
Company adjoining the school and
Is fitted with more than $500,001)
worth of equipment and has Bil.nun
square teet of floor space. Jn this
shop the boys put into practice the
knowledge gained In Hie class
room. A variety of l-ord parts tire
manufactured, all of whu h are
bought by the Ford Motor Com
pany if they pass inspection. When
a boy has become proficient in
this work he is placed in the tool
department where he makes tools.
Jigs, dies and fixtures. These also
mnst, imss rigid Inspection before
being accepted by the company.
The school curriculum Includes
Knglish, mechanical drawing', shop
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trig
onometry, physics, chemistry, quul
IIUMK'HL HIIIII III !.. II ''l "II eil ,
the boy Is admitted to the school """,,B"" , ,
, .,. , ,.,,,.. - . , v metallurgy, metallography, and
The rapidity with which the maxi
mum is reached rests solely with
the student.
Then there Is a thrift, fund In
w hich every student participates.
It amounts to Z a month iml con
tinues us hmg us the beneficiary
is on the roster, providing he com
plies with o ne condition. Tht:; con
dition stipulates that each Install-
The Dominant
Quality 0
.'ivies; w hile .shop clu.s.sea provide
t instruction in the operation of
lathes, milling machines, grinders.
shapcrs, and nickel plating. Also
included in (his part of the stud
course in bench, die, gage carpen
ter shop, sheet metal, metal hard,
eiitn, torge oud loumlry opera
tton.
All the instructor:! are chosen
not only tor t heir abiliiy as tea
chers, but also en account of their
talent for keeping in close person
at touch with the Im.js, ami there
are lew schools ill the country with
instructors w hose uersonal popu
larity with the students is greater
lhau prevails in the Henry l'utd
'1 rude School,
f Service
STATE COPS
ORGANIZED
Thai is the liigg est factor in
(Iclciniiniiiu Ic.ulci ship in a n i -en
field. The complete and
hiivh-KTUilc car sen ice wo oi ler,
I nun Milcuni.iiiK a lire to l ill
inir Ras lanUs, is attracting
more and more ol the particu
lar motorists of this territory
lo riajlo's.
Playle Oil Co.
Texaco lias and Oils Aja and C. T. , Protected Tires
Car Washing KU
! SAtiKM. 're. ( 1I t he Anmh i
i uted Fress) To tacililate opera -
t ions of (lie .state 1 1 ;il He depart -
uM'iit and to enable Chief Inspcc
' lor tiatlei t to keep tn loser touch
.with "I men I h l oiiK houl the flale,
totiicial r.inU-j linve ! n cteahd
among t In officers.
A i ,i ptatu and f i e s. rge.int:
;dwtr. In en ate, i it It l ive super
'viKhiry ili-tricls. i;ach si-r-aul
1 lined Iv re.spttnsttde to his captain
and. will t ei'itsc power cut the
,11-ltlcl.
' Keniuth F. IHnotn has been ap
pointed i m pi i I u. S. ri;- ants up
j pointed im hide (i. Ma I'lailllerx.
dt.-1 rid i-tie Ma l ion. Folk. I .inn.
Lane. (', nton and Lincoln ennn
1 1 lis; . L. Ciillt Uh, distru I t hi ec
I'ouc.las. Coos, Curr. Ji'philH
, counties; Jay Sail man. d 1st rift
; lour ---Hood ller. a.M't', Slier
j man. tiilliain, Moriow, I'maUll.
it nioii. I laker and Wallowa tuun-iths.
j Halhis 1 jiuineer IU-uii
j I'Al.LAS. Pre . F. ;. Semen
has resigned ht.s position a.s U
engineer vl lallas, ns he has ac
I cept. ,i it pof it ion as resident en
gineer at Ciater lake park when-
li, will be i uiploe,i ,y the li d.
eral gm ernmeiit. Mr. Semen will
i make hi hfadqu.i it er in Med
! ford and he and M i s. Se men left
i tcf tliat wt'.y liiia Vek,
.lewett .Man Here
C. K. Hoj cc, factory repre.senla
tive of the Jewett company arrived
In lu Grande Friday on u general
business trip.
( nloadctl tars
M. J. Uoss, Ktudebaker repre
sentative In I'nion und Wallowa
counties unloaded a carload of
new cars Una week. n the ship
ment were a Standard Six sedan,
a Standard coach, and a Sport
I 'hue ton and u 1 tegular 1'haeton
on the standard six clia-ssis. ,
Made Trip
Audmer Playle, district manager
of the Texas oil company, went
to Uukcr Thursday pu a business
trip.
Keeping ltusy
Hed Williams, In point of ex
perience one of I,a Grande's real
ly old time mechanics, has his
.shop filled at the present time
with u variety of motors which lie
is working over. Ued, and his as
sistant, Charley 1 lodge. In their
shop ou Jefferson avenue, just off
of Fir street, are specializing In
fine motor work. Work of the
type they are especially soliciting
Includes all sorts of piston fitting,
bearing work, valve seating, timing
gear replacing, crankshaft replace
ments and In fact any engine work
requiring an unusual amount of
care und skill.
Salesman Here
It. It. Smith. Industrial Salesman
for the Standard Oil Company,
working out of the Walla Walla of
fice has been in l.a Grande all
week calling on customers of the
eompn ny.
Pendleton itainfall llcay
PKNIl,KTo., ore. The pre
cipitation In fend let on during
May-wua l.til Inches, uccording lo
the report, of Major Lee Moor
house, official weather observer.
During May a year ago the rainfall
amounted lo only .IS of an inch.
The warmest day during the month
just closed wan hti degrees which
was reglstiq-ed on May HI.
Value of Ruckstell Axle
Equipment Shown in
Recent Hill Climbing
Feat Performed by the
Ford Car.
POliTLANH, Or.'. Plowing and
sniUHhing Its way Hi rough the
smaller drifts und going over the
lops. of the deep ones, a Ford-Tour-lng
Car, HiK-kstc!l-ei?ijprd,
reached Government t 'amp, on
Ihe south side of Ml. Hood, on
Saturday. May Mh, the first auto
mobile to reach there this Spring.
A party of four left Jthodom n
ron Inn at fiill'i a. in., in u Ford
car driven by H.. H. Hopkins, as
sistant manager of the Francis Mo
tor car con i puny. Port land Foid
dealers, reaching the snow line at
6:00. From that time until 4:4T p.
m. it was a continual battle of a
man-made machine and man-made
implements in the form of shov
els, against the deep, wet snow.
The sturdy little Ford, transmitting
its power t h rough t he Ittieksteil
axle, and aided by the shovels and
good wlshen of the numbers of the
party, bucked through the last
drift at 4:30. The tired shovelers
climbed Into the car and foo fe
run lo (lovernment l amp was
made over a cleared rovid, with th
cut -out open, the horn blowing.
ami the entire party in cheers.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. iiee.se, eare
tak-is of the hotel, officially grei t
ed them as the first auto party lo
arrive in IDJfl.
Of course the trip would be in
complete without a visit to the
pet bear, llruin regarded the par
ty with ii suspicious eye and could
Imrdly be convinced that a Ford
Car really had come through the
drltla. It had been a long time
since his rest had been disturbed
by a motor car.
Sufficient time was sent at the
hotel to view Ml, Hood, w hich
from this point can hardly be ive
ogni'.cd as the mountain so famili
ar In pictures.
When a driver in the wrong
Insists on the right of way, let
him have it. You can't argue with
a fool. lint on e;m report him.
Placing lioud " Map Wanted
SAI.FM. On. The county courts
of Yamhill and Marion cftunileH, at
i conference (p re decided io n
.iiest the stale highway couimiH-
wion to Include on the slate map
a road conncemnj ia i-ucnn: and
West Side hiuhwas between Wood,
hum and NYwhutg. The road al
ready Is established and will be
placed by the two counties thij
year.
GfePtiMie acclaims ;j
ihis&eBiiestkwBriced
for Economical Trantportation
Vriccs . a. b. Flint. Mich.
Roadster
Touring
Coupe .
Coach
Sedan . .
Commercial
Chassis - .
Expresi
Truck Chassis .
525
525
715
715
825
Built on the new Chevrolet
chassis witli construction typi
cal of the highest priced cars
powerful motor; a new disc
clutch, the easiest-acting you
have ever handled; extra strong
rear axle with banjo-type hous
ing; long semi-elliptic springs
this car provides a remark
able combination of strength,'
power and comfort.
But in addition it is a beautiful
car. Its fine Fisher body meets
your ideals of fine appearance
and comfort. It is finished in
sage green Duco whose luster
and color last for years. For
such a coach to be priced so low
is truly an achievement in
motor car manufacture. See
this car today at our showroom. ,
Blue Mountain Garage
. Opposite Postofficc. M. A. HARRISON Mgr.
Quality at low Cost
Standard
If Gllir Sedan
a
sf j
from $985 to
o. .
Toledo
Easy Terms 52 weeks to pay.
Hufte production and record breaking sales have made possible thU
great price reduction . . . This great Six has definite advantages over"
other Sixes in its price class . . 38 h. p. engine .. 112 34 inch WhedMS0
Larger mam bearing surface . . . Pressure feed lubricating system '
O. -tight universal joints . . . Heavier crown fenders . . . Wtono
polished lacquer finish . . . Genuine carpet floor covering . . . w Tn2
shield wiper . . .Aery latest finger-type spark and throttle levers also
horn button mounted on steering wheel . . . Unusual leg room and
Gettings & Hanks
W1LLTS. OVERLAND
FINE
MOTOR
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