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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1925)
Saturday,' 'October,' 3, 925, THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Paes'TIirea Turist Traffic i and;;; IV I Dope ; I 3 is HEAR ADDRESS A unique nddross to moro than 50,000 members of tho Chevrolet soiling organization s c a t t o r o a throuKhout t ho United Stifles i was achieved recently by It. II. Grant, Kenernl sales mnnnffer of tho Chey rol t Motor company, Mr. Grant nnnounrnl the open ing of (he Chevrolet fall Rolling campaign by mcans of duplicate phonograph records which repro duced his voice in tho Bhow room of every Chevrolet dealer , nays Avery Harrison, local distributor. Vnder Mr. Grant's direction -the. phonographic address plnn worked' out smoothly to complete siicccfcu." In each of the thousands or' Chevrolet salesrooms was cathr-'l ed at exactly the mmo hour an in terested group- of salesmen. ThM.r ranks weili augmented by numer ous members of the Chevrolet or ganisation not'tTtrectly interesiod in selling, who attended because of curiosity , over-the novelty of tho meeting. , At a previously established "zero hour" the thomxinds of record: were storied simultaneously and Mr. Grant's voice was heard In ev ery state of the union. Forecasts Satisfactory Future m German Cars IlISUIiJN (AP)-A satisfactory future--of tbe German automobile Industry is forecast by Jr. Gustav lilum. prominent industrial author ity or l'Ynnkfurt, now that tho Gr miui Automobile tariff has been ac cepted. ' Used Car Bargains 1020 Iirif'K SIX TOI'RIXCi ' 1921 KI I 111 li.Ki:it SI'IVCIAT, RIY TOlTOVtf iimo sTi:oKiAiiioit si'kciaij six Toi-nixa 1110 PRAXRM.V 'TUUIII.Xn ' Jennings & Shumate Buick Sales and . Service Many Pioneers of Auto Industry Are Still Alive Ford, Olds, Joy, Apperson, Clifton, And Nash Among More Prominent Who Have Gained High Positions in Automobile History and Development.' Radio Batteries Given a charge now will be ready for better service this Fall and Winter, Better bring -yours in today. Exide Batteries For All Makes of Cars. 8-Hour Re-charging Repairing on all makes. Fred T. Burgess Main 125 - - 1308 Jefferson Giving Toil a Fair Trade-in When you want to trade in your car on a new Studebaker, you are assured a fair proposition And a fair proposition is one that is fair both to you and the man who will buy your used car. We don't allow you exhorbitant price for your car because you already realize what Studebaker value means. And neither do we try to "steal" your car in tire deal. . This policy of buying used cars fairly and selling them fairly means . Guaranteed Used Car Values for the man who wants to invest in a used car. It's protection for the old and the new owner. For Winter Service you will particular ly covet these New Studebaker Closed Models and the famous Duplex-Phaeton. See Them Now. .J. Goss Studebaker Sales and Service. 'This Is A Studebaker Year" 1 . (Contribute!.) rioneerinsr In any direction Is tisrmlly a thankless rnsfc. vt the thousands who joined in the (fold rush to California in 1849. history records only a bnrc half dozen who were rewarded in a biff and per manent woy for their efforts. The; remtilrtder merely paved the wuy for those who came after them. ' Quite different, however, um been the experiences of those who pioneered three decades and more Uffo In the then Infant art of build ing "horseless carrioles." They were, provldtnjr for n world thai wanted faster transportation than tho horse afforded, and tho accept ance of miotor cars was so quick and wldesprond that even today the ImluHlry .is filled with halo and he-arty specimens. Font OiTTsrnmlfns. Henry Ford, Ransom E. Olds, 'Henry 13. Joy, Kdfcnr Apperson. Charles C. Clifton, C. V. Nash mid dozens of others are outstundinff individuals whose comiections with automobiles, extend well over a quarter of a century, nnd who are still active figures. It is curious and Interesting in Connection with tho automobile, that sojmnny of the men respons ible for the industry nre still in the ranks of those who control its workings. Probably threc-quftrters of the men in executive positions today have been engaged in the business since the dnys that mark ed tho commercial introduction of the motor car. . The world has never seen np in dustry progress with strides com pared with those made by motor car nionufiretiirlng. Such an Indus-. try was practically undreamed of , aa late as t!o. ulthoinrn tt was known by ft few people- here- anl there that It was possible to utilise the explosive power, of gasoline ui'd other crwre oil derivatives for Ihu propulsion of wheeled vehicles. The Sold on patent application was based on this ttlea, but-In the final legal analysis H was derided that The Idea had not been put to practical use. . ' - . Knrope had cars . of crude types ;rumt!ng In the eighties but it was not until. 18112 that the first Amer-: Iran -built car ran under its own. power. 1 ' i First Sale In SMS. . The first genuine sale , of an Americnn built cur decurred in ISftS; the first automobile? show wns held in 19U0, when about 5000 were in use throughout thtf United Stales. Progress made since thut time Is a matter of common knowl edge. It Is summed up In the faat that there Is in operation today ap proximately one ear .for every utx persons in the country. In years to como there may b; monuments erected In various parts of the- country to the men who in vented and developed the motor car. As benefactors of tho race they stand almost olono in the Importance of their': worfc. Their dream has beeome so. mucli of, reality thut the motor ear industry Is now second nmon-g alt the manu facturing industries of t.ho world. And most of the dreamers live to reap 'the rewards of their pioneer ing. '.-. SAFETY RULES GIVEN becau.se tho engine is not working, it is net: luilng f itelC- Or course, as long as tTio engine Is turning over, tt is drawing gasoline mixture tnto the cylinders, hut .vtl"h tho spark off the gasoline Is ti source of dam age Instead of power. "The braktng power of the en gtne. rtne to the Inert In of the moving parts and to the compres sion, is sufficient to control the speed of the ear in second gear on steep hills, while In first ger tt will hold the cur ort any highwuy grnde. ' , ' "This Is not onlyHhe safest prac tice, but it is economical, as it saves ihe brake lining from the destructive effects of the exfremn heat generated when fhe brake alone nre used on a long; grade." . In Rerun,, ther 'wftmen are us urping"" smoking cars. Jloesn't . matter. Wo just wanted to itso th;if "usurping" wrtTif. motor plants areiiiig h m six v T0 fake a steep descent in safe ty, shift lo second gear, but do not cut off the ignition." This warning has been sent. In the. interest of safely, by the Falge-Ictroit Motor Car company to every owner of it Paige or a Jew ett, specifically tellrng drfvers to ignore the official signs, posted by some state highway ileparttuonts at the tops of bad hills, tmrtrucilng motorists to switch off tho tgnl ffron. . "Cutting off the spark," warns the company, "is detrimental to the engine and a real source of dan ger, besides being of no advantage. "If you take a long descent with the apaVk off, the fuel mixture pusses through the engine unex ploded. The engine cools off rap idly, and the fuel mixture con denses In the cylinders. The result is liquid gasollno in each cylinder, which not only removes the oil from the bearing: surfaces, but di lutes the oil In the crankcase. Fur thermore, when the spark Is turn ed on again, an. explosion in the:, mufrier, with resulting dnmngc, is probable. 'The actual danger from cutting off the spark Is that the" driver cannot instantly avail himself of the engine's nowcr should occasion arise requiring quick acceleration to avoid accident. . In an emerg ency,, the drlyer has no tlmo lo reach forx the. switch, even if ho remembers that the spark Is off, and- his instinctive turn of tho ac celerator fails, to give that quick increase in speed needed to avoid a mishap. 'As a fact, there Is no advnntngo in cutting off tho ignition in de scending hills. The . additional braking power it gives the engine M negligible, and it does not save gauoltiiP, though some: drivers la bor under tho delusion that Just IS DISPLAYED DETROIT (Special) Most of autdmobUe .plants in Michigan, arc I continuing to run at capacity to 1 keep ahead of the orders for makes and models of motor cars, accord ing to reports just received liere, During tho past week-more men were employed in -Detroit motor car plants than ever before. The total of workmen on the week's payroMs was 24ff.9S5. This is . a gain of more than 50.U00 over the same week last year. The Ford plant in Highland park and Itiver Rouge are running day and night, i with more; than .12fl,0O0 men em-' ployed. Orders amounting to 10,-J 000 dully nre being received at thoi Fofd offices. 1 I'setl Car Prices Cut. A noticeable feuturo in the in dustry is the decrease in the prices of used cars. This has been brought about by the Introduction of new models In the lower price i makes and the swooping price re ductions that have been made in other makes of cars, j'rospeenve buyers of used cars are "shopping" from one dealer to nnother and are buying wltH caution. This has re sulted In the dealer either barely getting out even or with a very small profit. , " . Those who wore overstocked with used -ears when the price re ductions and new models came are the ones that are suffering. They were obliged to cut prices on an average of 30- pr cent, and' ac cording to rt-llnble figures, there has been a drop of 20 per cent in the trade-ins of used cars on the purchase- of new ones during the last year. Iast year 00 per cent of the new cars' sold Involved used-car deals'; this year only 70 per cent of the new cars purchased were bought with used cars traded in as part of the deal, Closed Cars Popular. Closed cars nre enjoying the same popularity In this field as they nre in the new car sales. During the lastyear tho used car buslnt'ss has taken on a new stability and is governed by the new car business. Values arn In coming more definite and will not fluctuate with the flooding of the automobile mnrket by new mod els. The used-ear market has be come a market of n plncenu-nt rather than a freHh market. "The curtain of mystery 1a now drawn from the new Ajax six,'' states Hert Hamilton, "revealing a car whoso outstanding characterise tic is quality In & measure never be fore attained or even approximated in its price field." . v . -' ; , . : The n. C. Hamilton Motor com ings, 4-wheel brakes,- full balloon distributors, will soon have this cur on display throughout the entire city nnd surrounding suburbs. It will be shown for the present ex clusively ut tho showrooms at I-a Grande. 'Notable among the- many fea tures It presents are a 7-bearlng Crankshaft, force-feed1 lubrication to all main bearings, connecting rod benrings, and camshaft beur drlve it state that it is a contribu tires, richly distinctive body Ilrtes, and superb workmanship in every dciun, siaies air, i-ianimon. 'The Introduction of ' the ' Ajax has been eagerly awaited by . the automobile industry as well as many thousands of automobile buy ers who have followed the unusual manufacturing reeord pf C. W. Nash. This new car Is regarded av tho crowning achievement of. his career. It is built by. the Ajax Motors companyt subsidiary to had an opportunfty to ,Bee';.H ntfjjl lion to the motor cur .Industry of vital Importance." . AIM 110 In The Shade 40 Below Zero ;" VELTEX GAS . I made lo imtfirn eosmeT tit least possible annoyance. It w packed fuH of mile th year jeutd. ; As for ease in starting we invifeJ comparison. FLETCHER OIL COMPANY First Independent in the State Sedan MsirevctoioMzed quality standards lopricea cars . . . . this is the opinion of one of the leading motorists of the country, after a careful exam ination ofichat this wonderful car really offers. Think what it means! i all the finer comforts of automobillng new brafsht . within reach of everyone . . . "cheapness" taken out of too price quality beyond compare, brought to YOU and hundreds of- thousands of others who have waited and , wanted what may now be had in this real automobile. OvtrUut Standard Sedan, fS9!i f. o. i; 7oMb ESSEX PUSSES 110 II Coincident with the announce ment of the fourth downward price revision of Hudson nnd Es sex cars within a year comes the new? that Kwt has pawed the ino.ftofi mark In l!2.'.. wiys K. K r.edbttrr. Iocs I distributor. Kwicx so far this year Is 15 per cent abovr the production for the entire jfnr of 1!24. be declares. Hudson Motor fr rotnpnny of ficinl b"Meve thai fb' lrS pro duction of Ksiwx automoMiP t will '. be double that of 'it year. The 'comb In rd salee of Hudson and j rsx cars reached 1fi,3i9 in 'the first eighth months. IS UNDER WAY Work Is rnpWIy proifi'Mirtng on tlio nnnou to thir flmdftmKrr unr ai?p ,on Ihp corner of Dnpot and Ad.nmH avrnur. A concrete floor, ilcHtnrcl to bp adnfiuatf in rvory nfiiect. nrrorrllnff to M. J. Oo. local nutomobllo distributor, hjut lict'n luld and the bricklayer are now bunlly rnguKtd and the wall arc beginning to asauinn shape. The hiilkllnir of tlie annex wan niaile ncccsmi.ry by crowded con dillona In the garage. Htudcbk cr di manil.1 liavo increased to fnich an extent that Mr. Gone folt the time had arrived to allow more room for shop work and Ihe like. siioi; POLISH i-RKVi-.N-rs kvk sTitAix of imivr.n Ueflectlon f tho iun on 'nickel paria of the car cauaea eye strain, especially where the- road surface is bright enough to cause tne eyes to suuint or to make the wearing of smoked glasses necessary. Cover the top of the rudlator back of the niotoineter and bar lock, and back of the frfrut light with nickel polish or shoe blackening, and thur an. noyance will be relieves fmmede' ately. Keep Ihe windshield clean and free from dust for night driv ing. A dirty wlndshelld makes ap proaching headlights brighter and mure blinding. And fw things make a girl madder ihnn not kissing her when she known ou know you could. V. . a fnll-iixe, five-passenger sedan with gliding; gear transmission at less than . 600 ... a big, powerful motor . . . honey comb radiator ... oil strainer . , . posi tive force feed lubrication . never a bit of lubrication trouble reported in six years of service ... a rear axle system equal in size and strength to that used on cars of double tho size . . . springs that give the riding: ease of the largest cars ... a big car frame with plenty of bracing , . . here IS a real car . . . that will hold its own on any road with any .car built regardless of price. h Molybdenum Steel . you've-heard the word . . . but nlwnys . In connection with cars of high price; it's the steel used in the axle shaft of this Overland; the toughest steel known . . in three years we've never had a case on record where one of these axles has broken. In the springs we use Chrome Vanadium steel the material used in the springs of the finest and most expensive automobiles built. - Big all the way through . . . five full-grown people can ride all day in this Overland Sedan and never feel crowded . . . the front scat is 3!) inches wide and 19 inches deep wonder ful cowifort for the driver , . . -the rear seat is 45 inches wide and 18 inches deep . the doors one on each fide are wide enough so that the occupants of the front seat do not have to move to let people into the rear scat . . . and theft are 20 square feet! of glass in the win- . dows to give a clear, open, touring car, view. ' Up-to-the-minute details . . you get the latest one-piece wirxf ' shield elaar vision aaead,easly adjusted,' easy to keep clean- Just evidenes of the fact that, in this car, you are getting con struction that is years ahead of the price. You get an Auto-Lite starting and igni tion system . . enclosed storage battery' holder . . . drum type headlights, legal lenses braced with a tie bar-dimmers in the headlights thief-proof ignition lock dash light. Beauty more than skin deep , , . there is real beauty inside and out in this Overland long, low lines that blend together and make the car look twice the price polished lacquer finish, deep blue with black trimmings, graceful moulding on the body, fluted louvres in the hood . . . fine broadcloth upholstery, expensive looking, wears like iron; the scats are deeply cushioned; Brussels car pet in the Tear; rubber carpet in front; the front scat is one piece. Safety built into the car , . . added to the Molybdenum steel axle shaft and the Chrome Vanadium steel springs are other featnres of strength that mean safety and long wear.' The brakes are the largest ever used in a car of this price class . . when you need brakes in this car you're got them ... Timken bearings are used in the front wheel; Hew Departure ball bearings ia the rear wheels; the tapered steering knuckles are made of Molybdenum steel; .the steering gear is irreversible. , 'Service features you want f. . i Overland gives you smoother power and more power because of the L-hcad construction, the large valves and the .'more efficient valve operation . right 'straight through the entire power range, low gear to high, you'll get your best results from the Overland and you'll ' get the rattle free, wear proof, trouble absent service that has mads Overland known as the longest lived light car ever built. Now is the time . . . right now, when this Overland Sedan is sweeping the country, when the fac tory is doubling its record breaking out put of the past, when Overland value in changing every past standard, is tho time far you to look at this great value. An acute shortage is in sight heavy factory shipments, made in anticipation of a record breaking demand, cannot be gin to serve our requirements. Now is the time when you want the use of your enclosed car . . before the present value of the car you are driving is forced down by this tremendous Overland new car standard . . . before the demand places deliveries months away . . . come in. Well trade and let your present car apply as part payment the initial pay ment is remarkably low, and the monthly payments are exceptionally small Standard GETTINGS & HANKS 1312 Jefferson Ave. .; I W ' II- 11? - H'-v
