Saturday,' 'October,' 3, 925,
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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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.
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