Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1925)
Saturday, August 1, 1925. Pace Twelve llU'y IjJK VlllAINUlj rVIMMIMU UIWL IV V IIV - lK-i;un uvtiittum lii I1 In I'JII, Hi lOIIMliUil Of U l W IjlilltllltKH With I DODGE BEGINS EXPANSION Construction Now Under Way on New Plants; Eight Millions to Be In vested Before January, : 1926. The largest expansion program In tlif hibtory of 1 lodge Brothers, Inc. l now in progress. Continually oversold fcincc the business began, and parliculat ly oversold this year in .spite of the. fait that production has been eoii t.lHU'iitly In excess of l.ioo ears u day, the management in determin ed to tak extraordinary m aur .i lo meet the requirements of lis dealers In 1126. Kive large n w buildings are al ready under conatrudlon and three other will begin immediately, it Is announced by F, J. llaynn, pre Bidrnt and general maiutg r. The total floor ar-a of the eight n w building will exceed 3-4 of a million km u a re feet and will afford employment for wveral thousand addtlional men. The cost of the t xpaiiMion will be a, approximate, ly etKht million- doll a ph. When llio present construction pr of: rum 1 completed, on January J. It;, I'odge brother. J in-., will have a. capacity of 1.5om ears a day. Th present Intention Is to go Into full production on this ba ds I he nioni'-nt lb new fut ilities are available. I lodge Brother construction de partment ha creeled every build ing in Hi1 enormous factory and similarly will bo rcsponsiblr for every detail of the present pro gram. It In estimated that fully l.ooo men will be employed the rest of the year in the t-panion jirojeet now under way. When 1 lodge Urol hers factory one. The largest RA 11 ATI It WOltK l ENOinc WOltK ' HOIlY WOllK W. I t'ortiin 1.104 Jefferson Ar. begun up' f ationa late In 11 H, ft COIIMstcd of a lw building wtlh a total flour ur a oi huinr 2H ac res. Toda it totielfit.i uf J ii acr es and the addition u (he five new building.- wil increase It to 130, It will make i'odge Brothers one Of the uij;" Wl lac luriea Hi the world. A complete S' ti of new build ings, art large in Hseif aa tiiun lactones, already umjcr con- iMtruction on l.vmh Itoad. one (building. 7;'. X .'" will iioilM: 1 tiie h at treat ii pat I iio lll ; anoth ier, a!M Tii x ,'ii'ti. the, ha"vy ham , im r shop. A die shop, lou x 1- wiil also lo- i ri i l-d. To auiiply powi r tor these tuoimoiia new nii- tl a lary and tliorotiKliiy modern pUHer iuiii' Will be built. l'OKt'Iifc of li'-w railw,i tracks art.' already bem j; laid, innulr- ls uf workmen la Hi y tmpioi.d in thtb project ai- f lli- inMit iun.s to the mam plant will la- u i-iury i leiiHion of a.sMCfithl) plant So. '2. j I'M! 4iJ le- l 111 dllliehSlolLS. This add u ion alone w ill have a floor jana ol sJ.'mui tt'juaie ii-vt. : 'lU' nw lorf deparlmeiil on J,n'cti Itoad r -place a Kimilar de- pari m-i)t in lti- main factory and jthe biililiiiK which (urmerly lious jeit It will make way lor a IliiK'1 j fie-stry buihlmi;. i; t x I'M. This building uill in jur mat inning and ' st oraKe purpoe. Y hat will be ; known an main planl No. 4. mea .suririf 7,fi 47". will join the ma 1 4-h in i riff and Monte plant. It will jab"! be lif storn s and will emu- Ipb-te an euoiinoiis 1. f-lutped unit, j iHMltie Itiolheih facliry 1 one Of Ma' moHt (ojnpict in the uuiid 'and I he m w building lit perfectly into i he jt t iii of produciion. ' Klaiikhif; a eri-s ol main btilldiiiKN I on on' ide are hiiK- warehuuc. where the raw mad rials are recen - ed and fi d out into t he arioU8 iiiachliittiK depiirtnienls. j u the oth'T hide of tite main 'btilldintr are th' gn at axsembly - plant into which machining de. parluu-nt It-rd ihctr (lnlHlnd part a. 1 "The r -put a linn of I ide Itro- j tln-t-H motor cir and Ihe eharacler lor lodK- lirolln m dealer orani- ' j Kiit ton, pi ui our deiermtn;ilioii to j intake a good car continually 1m-t - j Iter. lr-.-. no poHinte dould an to! tour future market," aid Iri"iii-nt I lay m k. "our nnl- fear 1.- that 'efn t-rn a iLiy will be in-; Nfifliiient for the riitreineuts of. 1 !." Movies? She Runs a Garage in , , t 9,0 .1 1 ft- ' T''''j'-"aT,ny' 4 -5 OA V 1 ' . HA1 V V 4: . Hvrny Dairo worn to unllvn-ood l yrar co from Textt to tr.v te pel In thi tiiovipa Th honi rhr rould do van tt loh dnuhl. and whfn ah, tot injured h cur ll up So now ah a opened nam?., nd a,iya 11 beat, the movie rame all hollow Shea ahown here with her three- ear-oid daughter 51V r. . :'.' - i,. GARAGE GOSSIP Henry micccd Harry Iawley aft I'niti-d Statia itubber f'ompany ri pr. s. nt alive In this ' ' territory. Mr. Iamby waa tranaferrerl to the east. F ODD CLOTH WEARS IJIEL L ldi l'i'it W. i. Perkins, htad of the r kin Motor 'oinpan . local Ford anil laneolit deatei-M, nid- a bnt-iiii-s.s Hip to l'ortland tliiK e k. PniuliiiK - Th pumps at the Slam lard Oil St-rviee Station hit- ti-v, ly paint ed this week in the regular bright v.-i uiilllon. Mr. iMihi'ny l lalkint? a cuod ili-iil but the $ 1 "...nan hv bnl lo Fall talked flint. Ulilaha orld- Ueratd. Tln lan Men . Mr. and Mm, Henry of I'lntland Hi-ri' in Im tirande tie- .-arly part of the wei-k nd lat.-r hpent j--v-;eral das at Wallowa l-ake. Mr. Reliable and Ready Wp ;ii-p iilways i-c;idy to jfivo mir custuiiu'rs n'!i;il)lo sciA'ico tho ' sei-vite that .von have a lijrht to di-maiid and the kind hat you can ex pect when personal attention is given to everyone who d lives up. Don't hesitate to stop for air and water if that's all you need. JJoth me here for you. Our sales of YELTEX gas and oil o higher every month. La Grande Filling Station Wins iiy l air Dealing. J. HcaMy. Titp. MopiN'iI Hen- Kd Ci.hin. (HdKiuobile distribu tor lor the stale of Oretjon, stop p d in l-i Crande and visited for two hours with J. I. Moreloc. lie v.as on his way to Portland from the Olds factory at Lansing, Michigan. UETItOIT. Mich., (Sp-eiul) FpholHtTy of attractive appear ance is desirable In any clos-d car, but unleiss the cloth com bin. vb beaut y with w ea n ng ( uu lity It Inn't apt to prove so pleasing to the car owner after all. Trimming the Interior of a car With cloth that (JellghtH the eye ia one thing, but making certain thai the fabric Is going to give good servitcts quite another mat ter. Nowhere Is this more strick Ingly Illustrated than in the way the. Ford Motor Company tests the cloth it buys for upholstering clo sed cars . No woman shopper, however sharp and shrewd. ev-r thought of going to such pains In examin ing cloth she wan about to buy as does the Ford Motor Company when it purchases upholstery materials. It always k'eps an eye out for attractive appearance and in so doing considers shades that will not easily show the dust and dirt. Of even more importance are the numerous tests devised to determine the wearing tm!itics of the materials. The Ford car usually is subjected to harder us age than any other car, and the exceptional appearance of trimming to be Keen every day In oars that have been used for years attests to the thoroughness of the company t-sts. To begin with there's the "rub bing" test, a simple, but highly effective way in which the com pany finds out the wearing qua lity of all new cloth submitted as possible material for trimming. Jn this test two seat cushions are automatical ly rubbed together. In making tin-, teat a stiindard cushion Is taken at random from slock and is placed In an elect rically controlled device against a t isluon trimmed with the cloth to b. tested. When both are in place, firmly pressed together, a H-vttch is puled and the rubbing match is on. The mechanism of the machine permits a two and a half inch s roke. and exc-pt for occasional Inspections the rubbing process continues until the cloth on one or both cushions is worn out. Standard Ford cloth usually stands up for approximately 1 i hours before it Kives way under (his ex treme treatm-nt. If the new cloth lasts as lung or longer than the standard article it is passed on to other tests that disclose the exact tensile strength, the density of Its weave, weight and distribut ion of its wool and cotton contests. As all cloth used in trimiuMik Ford closed earn has what b. known as an "up and down" wmi ve (the same numb-r of libns in the warp as there are in the woof! the tensile str-nglh both crosswise and lengthwise must be the same. To test this one-Inch Btrlps of the cloth are placed In a machine that pulls them uulil thev break. A dial inuK-mni i gisters the pressure of th i nig point, and ail cloth must. up to the high standard -t ? Iho company. When II leaves the 0Vui i Ford cloth Is VI Inches wl V int- nsive shrinking brings it in l,x r.il ill-h.. tall. I a . 1 - 1 finished article must not Hit M.L percentage of wool is reuuiret JI in order lo ascertain whether not this standard Is being u, tallied, samples of every shipm of cloth are sent to the labom. orles for chemical test. The plea are treated In a Bolutioo which dissolves the wool but it not effect the cotton. Hen Oil llif-iiif- William Hut kntt of Pendleton, i representing the firm of Brewer and Wright was in . La Grande this week. New liMitaii Karl Fit i-tu r ha.s tuken a posi tion a.-' salesman with 1"- 1 l.ed-hetb-r, local Hudson and J-.ssex dealer. Hi- mjit-Hs Jack Hay: who went to K'eburg. Oregon. 77p5 For Motorisls J ' TODAY! Not Tomorrow l o V Isit w Mr. und Mrs. K. 1 I.rdbetter and daughters drove to Spokane thLs morning to lsit relatives. The girls expect to n main for several hi" ku Inn .lr. and Mrs. Ledbeltir will icturn within a f w davs. . ! New car i John Specklrirt has purchased a 'neW Franklin sedan from I.eo . French. M r. French and Mr. ! Spe, k hart went to Portland V j limldle of the week to get the car. I'l'he car is on' of the most beauti ! fill jobs seen h'Te this ear. It Is in biege brown. iolllllg 1 J. P. SMilcup and ('.olden, Gcert j ni n will leae this afternoon on a tithing trip to Wallowa County. iThe exj.ert to fish eithi-r in th South Fork of the Wallowa Itiver ior in Ibar Creek. Mr. Stulcup is ; it h the loc.tl olfh-e of the Stan- j j dard ('11 here ,tnd Mr. tb-ertscn is iM'nio- man at the Highway Fill-j 1 lug Station. A common cause of motor overheating Is a retarded sparU. A retarded spark causes a late bpark, a spark that dots not fla unt!! the piston has start- 1 downward on the explosion stroke. Consequently the gases have ex panded and w hen fired are In contact with a larger nr. -a of the cylinder walls. As the water sys tem is in contact with this larg er heated area, there is greab-i-and quickor heat absorption w hi' ii when continued for any length tf time, causes overheating. In a six cylinder engine, ut a speed of I'tJMM H. P.M., the dis tributor furnishes 13" sparks per second. With a retarded spai-K the temperature reaches neany J0 degrees Fahrenheit In di rect touch with a larger arae of the cylinder walls. Again the heat indicating Instrument on tin radiator cap comes to your aid. and warns you that something is generating an abnormal amo jut of heat w hich, unless quickly cor rected, will cause serious dam-uffe. Your Tires Y V r v T y y What You Get For Your Money That's tin- iirnhlem you must solve wlu-ii inurlia.iiip a la-'.v c:tr untiling else matters in the long run. The outstanding charaeteristie that ha.s made this reennl year pnssilile for us und has irodueed a hmg line uf satisfied and KNTlll'SIASTIC nwiu-rs is STUDEBAKER VALUE And Shidi'liaKer value stands the test of eniuj-ari.-on any where along the line a one-profit i,ir ;il ;, viV ,,1;u,. ,,sSjr,!,. tmly hy eomiilete manufacture within the one eitrantic orgaii i.atkui. The New Studi-liaKer Cuaeh is One of the Outstanding Models of the Year. M. J. GOSS V . A V V I at hers ami mii W. !. Hanks of the firm of ffeitings and HsinkN, Overland and Wll!s-Knight representatives here spent tlin-e davs the first uf th" i'k w:tii the Fath'-rs aini Son's outing held under the au-pic t,f the 1- I'. S t hurch- The camp w.js made on Catherine Creek with about K" tailors and s-ons present. Made trip J P. Moreioek, St ir and Olds mobile dealer, spent several das at Wallowa thl we k. Mr. More li k maintains a gar.ig at VI iowa as w! as in- III l-t Cr.illde. ill n-timi ertie Jennings of Ji linings und Sliuinat" is r.vt'i t N d back (rem pitrf'sii'i this evrnii'g with one of the New Iluu k- lb h ts bt i n in Portland for .-evtra) dajs looking over the m w liuii k line. t atiiiwil Ml, and Mrs. J. I ". Hiasfy sp-nt v-r.it ijaV at Ualiowa l-k" til'' j-.iilv pari ol tin w..k. .Mr. Ibas- said that lie ' njo,M.l the Viita ition but that he Was glad to ffel I b o k in hi- f gular place at Hi i.a 'ir.iinie rnitng 'iniany M.uieu uu J i ft rst.-n Av i nnc. ml Adams Cor. Fir a v X ' AJ A A .......... t V . . v .. lmpneenniil 1.. C. Smi' h rceiv ed a carload of mw 1'i.dgfs t e.-ier.lay. Mr. Slurb s.ivr. tf-.at Ho Oodge policy ,.f tort:. ant r fin. m nt and Im proveno nt w tulf retaining the .lme iviM- il'Mf. Is shown in ,iih phtpni' nt. F-it h car loud "f i. sirs i.- v i rv siitf U' Iv dil f'Tt-nt. f.jeh s I'M is o( cirs put out at the f.ntmv H td'P'b.il w it b h' l.irt e'eii( n S'Mll'- 1 h SlOUlbr det.it' ttih are . eiv.stantlv bdng ooproi'd. r-rhap a fun belt d-tuj-fni nt. a thaiiS" in the denjni t; tin pan or son- o'hr slight ihdpge odtng low ,rd loii r and nio! ,t-atfi 'or op- ru'ion. A man it'-ty t c jhmi of ht u! and I"- romp.'tUd to rec- nCllli" 'he f st 0- e of a ffW li'il . cr-ton ! end g-n rals Ar kno ll) i tt , Tune tt Is veH.d enoush to aktrp Distinctive Features of ihe Nctv Coach The Million Dollar Motor Four-Wheel Brakes Full Balloon Tires 4.95 Disc Clutch Dome Light Spring-Type Silk Curtains OneTurn Window Lifts One-Piece Windshield Cowl Ventilator 'Bumper Boyce Motometers Aluminum Kick Plates Genuine Gray Spanish Leather Upholstery Optional A Convenience Feature Tne from Ml, eetttnry to cw torn, fold in towtrd each otber. thus clMnn a w;d avenue fev cnuance and exit of ptssengm. The 1925 Star Car is the greatest value buy in its price class today not tomorrow. The new Million Dollar Motor has swept the Coast with its real power performance, This is the car for you, the car with a hun dred and one advanced features today features which competition may have to morrow. High class features which set the Star in a class by itself. It is the car tor you. It will save you money in every mile. Compare it with any car, detail for detail. Then youH know positively why its the greatest value buy in the world today. J. P. M0REL0CK Oty T. S. Lindi-ey) As related in a preceding art tieh the test carried out by 1 he Itureail of Standards at Washing ton showed that It took an wver ac" of a little over at half a tn'ond for a driver to rhange his foot from the accelerator to th" brake. or that a cur at thirty mil- an hour traveled about twenty. two feet before the brakes were touch d. In these tests eaeh driver was expeeting th'- signal to stop. It is safe to assume, t lo-re fore, that it would take considerably longer to shift the foot from the ncrelerator to brake pedal If Ho driver was not waiting for the signal. Many interesting facts w ere WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR MOTOR V Crowded With Cars, Cars, Cars! Ma ?3f I;: brought to Pent an a result ot these tests; some of w hi' h may surprise car drivers but not stu dents of pseholoicy. The most expert drtv ing and the fiib-kf-. na'tion to the signal was not ob tain d from the eoll. ge st u-li-n's t'-stid. but from taxtttth drivers, w hos" whole business " a.t learn in; to drive wen. Ihe t.vt thow-d that wonen r- ucti-d to as (pm kl a men. i.utck stopping is combination of mitt I br.k- (. 'I here may i a fstalb-d car (tint uro:ud -h- cor n r on a country roa-1. and by th time that ou it. r.-alu- fi;ilt ou iiiut Mop. and move our foe trout no b-ra'or p dat to br,ik-. ou wilt K in o lolltMon for th-t dalljjC' r. Ih- good drtv-r u nlwj, re.t lv for danger: m rarely emo'itit-r p. H kpn hii eyes OB the fwd hi brake in the b s-t condition, and rood -Tripping, hon -slipping 4Wf Wii iwi iw-f " Wi nn rr cars arc nn the move and there is ; tl .'--tll.'ll voil find I'l;,yos crowded , l r' 1,0 nilo,i with -Texaco pis im . (ars have ld tnvs ivpuircd and new ' i- .put mi: ( h,-s tu l- w:,,lied , sreased: Cars ri wu "s "ly 1la-vle's ca" satiefilc- Playle Oil Co. Texaco Gas and Oils Nj:iA ,nd (, T lar a.shnp, L(c. I
