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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1925)
Saturday, October 2-1. 1025. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Paee Three Highway. BH ATT rTstY fTX'TT ' " lTTI7 A TT'C n Traffk fe Auto jl ; Tourist RACINE MULTI-MILE TIRES r. 1 1 In Buying Tires Some motorists depend upon the reputation of the tire dealer. -Others depend entirely upon the reputation of the tire itself. We suggest that you look to both, for the one is exactly as important as the other. La Grande Filling Station Kuhn & Zwcifel JEW ETT UK LOOK OVER OUR WANT ADS FOK BARGAINS ES ROAD RECORD In n dash through the night, a stock Jewell set a new record from Hoise, Idaho, to Halt Lake 'lty, I'tah, covering 47S miles in S hours, S3 minutes, average 55. S miles un hour. J. M. Jenson, the Jewett dealer at Boise, piloted the car and cut down the previous record, made hy a professional race driver, by one hour, Ht minutes, Harris French, local distributor, has been informed. 7. ....... "Jenson'a record for the drive wo'ild he' extraordinary., even if made under the beat conditions, but besides competing against time, ho had to eomhat bad weather, bad foadp and darkness,' Mr, French says.- "The route . was "by way of Mountain Home, Poealello,- Mc ramipon, Preston, Logan and Og- don. . Tlie start was made late at night, to' avoid traffic. Sev oral' detours .that, would have-been discouraging even for lejsurely going were taken, and during part ot the run rain added to the dif ficulties, "Part of the course lay over dirt roads covered with ns'jntich as throe Indies of dust, whtcT filled the chviek holes and . math it Impossible to discern them by the light of the swiftly moving car, so that the go i n g w as tremely hnxnrdous. However, maximum speed was possible over long distances, and so the. Jcwett was enabled to establish the aver. age speed of 65.8 miles an hour. The thorough cleaning of th spark plugs makes a distinct dif ference in the running of the en gine, but the complete renewal of all the plugs will make, a tlll greater difference. ( ontentmont lies in your' own world.The fish wouldn't enjoy fly Ing or the birds find pleasure In swimming. NASH-BUILT I you plan an investment of approximately $1000 just & ear in mind that only the Afax offers ALL these' features 4-Door Sedan SU-Cyllnder Motor Force -Feed Lubrication To all main bearings, connecting rod bearings and camshaft bearings, 7-Bearlne Crankshaft 6Bearing CatpshaSt Four Wheel Brakes Full Balloon Tires Aut Five Disc Wheels Duco Finish Cowl Ventilator Cowl Lights near-vision Mirror Silken Curtains Transmission Lock tic Windshield Wiper YOU GET ALL OF THESE IN THE AJAX AND IT'S NASH 'BUILT! Ii. C, HAMILTON MOTOR CO., HOLMES BLDG. If it were customary to award blue ribbons to automobile dealers Hmlth would have at least six resplendent ones', on display. Mr. Smith, the pioneer along auto row, lias these firsts on his record: Owner of the first garage in La Urunde; owner of first Ford auto- moimi here: ursi aumornceti i-oru tiler: first authorised Dodge deal : owner of first battery station. And he has the distinction of being he first man in l.a Grande to put on the first, new automobile tire. Morebx-k in Wallowa , J. Moricloek, local Star deal r, who nlsonvns a. garage at Wal- owa, has been in Wnllpwn eounty all this week. Qeorge Brace Is in charge of tho garage here. 1. f. o. b. factory r Sa-, Touring, $865 GARAGE GOSSIP SALES DRIVE IS SUCCEEDING lem from IViulleton - William Hucknell, of Pendleton, is in Lu Grande Friday. Ho was x visitor at the lilue Mountain gar- Age. ... Ti'iirk to Haul Woml ' Avery Harrison, of tho" lllue Mountain garages sold a truck this woek to Art McOnll, to be used in hauling wood from tho mountains. Plans Double Production . Harris French today received word from the Paige-Detroit Mo or Car company, which he repre sents here, that tho company is planning for the production next year of at least twice as many Paigo cars as In 1925, and more than 60 per cent more Jowetts. In August and September, tho com pany's production doubled the "fig ures for these two months last year. "Mr. Jewett says that tho demand will continue brisk for the romainder of this year, and that 3 920 will bo a big year for tho nu- tomobilo industry,' Air. French Bays. That all sales records for Willys-Overland are being broken for this season of the year Is the; re port Just received by Oct tings X Hanks, local representatives for the cars, who has Just received record of his standing In the na-' tlonal stiles derby now In progress for the Toledo manufacturer. "From New Knglnnd to Cali fornia, from Florida to Washing ton una Oregon, and .from all way, points, retail deliveries are setting a pace which makes even the sen-j sutlonar achievements of the sum-1 mcr months skeptical of their. lanrciH, in me wuru item urn i the sales department at tho fac-j tory. i Tho statement Is based on ne- tutil records of sabs for every re-j tall sattwman, every dealer, every j sales manager, and every whole-1 sale manager In th United States, I those records being mailed to To-1 Irdo every week, where they are. checked over by a huge staff .of employees who are directing und cheeking; th contest... , y From Portland comes the re port that the first week of the contest shows an 8 per cent in crease In deliveries for the terri tory over the last week of .Sep tember, and a 62 , per cent tn crcttso over the- corresponding week of last year. In the national contest tho Portland territory shows a stand ing of 13 per cent of its quota with seven more weekn to go be- GREAT GAIN MADE IN. BALLOON . TIRES DURING PAST YEAR Halloon tires have Increased In popularity ; so greatly within .the pa.nl year that twice us muny have been purtMi used in 11125 us for the entire year of 1924, according to est I mates. ' i ( The proportion of balloon tires compared with high-pressure tires Is growing larger steadily, and In dications point to their Increasing uscun passenger cars. ' Improved methods of manufac ture liuve helped to make balloons popular, tis luw-pifs.sure tlrs nt the present time have the wearing qualities of high-pressure cords, which represented a big advance In construction methods several years ago. . ' Figures for tho first six months of 1925 indicate that balloon tire shipments for the entire industry in the United States nmounted to approximately 9.000,000, as com pared to n figure In tho neighbor hood of fi.fioo.ooo for the. entire year of 1924. - Shipments during July, 1925, were nearly fotir limes as great us for the corresponding month a year ago and the proportion for June this year as compared with June. 1924, was even greater. I IhU'i-vriiont Keek I.U'ii on C'ar$o, , HOOD ItlVKlt, Ore. Wallace Glover, merchant of t 'ascode Locks, and 72 others, chiefly mil. work ers have filed a complaint Inter vening in the receivership asked by the Ladd & Ttlton bank of Portland for tho Wind lllver Timber com pany, which has been operating the plant of tho Wind Hlver Lumber company at Cascade Locks. The complaint-filed by Krnest C. Biniilt. local attorney. Is seeking protection-; oi wages und debts lor supplf-a !"--clared due tbe men. They ateok to enfore. 'a I fen on an estimated 000,000 feet of lumber In the yards at .'uscadu, Locks. , .i & 14 Winter best. ! Itctraixae then you' know a u miner's due next. Hut In summer,' you know winter's com--ing. It's a level mind which realizes all things aro extremes and lops off or adds to accordingly. t fore the contest closes. "We've got a big field to work in." says Mr. Getting, "for 93 per cent or ull buyers of motor ears are to be reached within the price limits of the Overland and Willys-Knight models. "This means that prnetlcnlly every buyer. of 'a' motor cur is logical owner and a user of either an Ovcrlund or n Willys-Knight Pill'," Many F.njny Hide , When the Kssex Six automobiles, decorated respectively with tho let ters E-S-H-ti-X und the number 6, paraded through tho La Grande business section Monday and Tues duy, unother sign conspicuous In the parailo attracted much atten tion. Jt was in tho form of nn In vitation to "ask for a ride." Ac cording to K. L. Led better, local Hudson-Kssex distributor, many did that thing and enjoyed the trip that followed. "We demonstrated Kssex features to quite a number of prospective motorists," ho reports, "and 1 believe wo enjoyed It as much as they did. Ii Pleases Us- To hear our customers praise VelteX,' Gas and Oil. The satisfaction of knowing i that your products and your service are appreciated is ah "incentive to us. We are here for one pur pose to serve you to the best of our ability. La Grande Filling Station . Kuhn & Zwcifel K't' 'tllM f 695 , oFliaMldL features I that mclis this tho low priced Coach In th Cherrolct Coach you will act acofa of uniuual quality feanuM auch a. you iide woulc to find only oa I DOT higher priced can !ry diac clutch extra Urge brakea ami-floating rear aale with onepiece preaaed ataclhoua ing vacuum fuel feed with tank in rear Remy electric urtini, lighting anddUtrib utor igiation Fi.het W one-piece wlndahieU. auto matic wind.hield wiper and cowl lampa. Come In and eoforyounaU -: thli remarkable coach value.' Touring 5l5 Roadater 525 Coupe 675 SeoW 775 SSSr! 425 bm ' sen M JJw 0 II it' II in 5 f OA im D: Lt i Plal . . ''It di -, J CO ' ii.. Th op (i- I Jul Blue Mountain 'Garage U iu. a, iiivrwwouiK, mgr. ( uppoeuif rositll OIIAMTV AT TAtV Afir P Adams Avenue Most Vopular In wandering along motor row it Is noticeable that Adams avenue's popularity for location Is gaining impetus. Besides tho many filling stations, stretching along nearly Its entire route, one finds the follow ing: Ledhctter's gdrnge, the Httulc. baker home, the llulek garage, the Star garage, the Kord-Llneoln gar age and the Itlue Mountain garage. And rumor has it that another will be added to the list this fall. CIK'IU'll VMOX TAI.liKI) HAKKTl, Ore. Ministers and laymen of the Ornndc Hondo pres bytery met here to consider the proposed merger of the Presby terian and Methodist churches in Hakcr. District Superintendent Hamilton of the .Methodist inter mountain conference met with them. ' I ; . . . zm vnwa a rm. ea aWVT VVy t; , - .' L rrotect these t. .;.. . ... ...... , ,;, ., A Nerve Centers ; . ' : t mmsuA ;:v:'Sairie.:ReaI 0- (J ; 'r'1'''' ! iilu,-ilk ' IlillSy Bargains 1 IS. . I !! II 1 - -III . lie ilSkMil . Ciood . . I; "fSl '. Used Cars l Jrf . . -i ! 8 (' :i ; ' I . Enjoy the convenience of a car this ht J,"'1 'f-Tjkf. ' I v. winter by taking advantage of these- l it. J ' '"'ly'yj I . used car values. This is the season to f vwx H I l,y at a saving. Our Used Car Guar- t '- ' . - , ' I antee with every one sold. faJf&- DelcoREMV . nr ZiXr f I 1923 Dodge ' 4 1- ', .RLA.ur ... I -; 1924 Chevrolet Koadster i ' I 1923 Buick f' A ;y ' UNITED MOTOR SERVICE ' I ' . 1923 Ford Touring . -af' Motorist ! These cars are Remy equipped. 1924 Studebaker Light Six ... ; rHBvitoi.ET . ..r..MoM.H , I Touring A ' ' . fllUVKLKIl MAXWKM. 1 - . V.'.t JKWKTT ' OAKI,ANI I ; i ' VKI.IK I'AKIK I fl . I, 1, 'ik AI-III-I1N , UKO I 'fvttojpfi' rllAI-MKIt8 STI OMRAKKU - ., y . I . ljr;$r; I i.,'.:. . ' ' f:SY'v'l i :" IMIrr ilrlvp In lotlar for lnp(lfin of Hip iKiillinn on your car. l JfJ BATTERY & ELECTRIC ' M. J. GoSS ,1: SERVICE GOi I Studebaker Sides nnd Service. r 1311 Wash. Ave. Dale Cox, Prop. "Thiala A Studcbnker Year" ' Prof. Karl F Meyr. California medi cal research zprt. declares Amerl ea more "ncianrcd by morons than hy rrtmlnab.. He blames tho prao Uc of'Ow fit brarin no ohlklro.. jfho unlit raising Urre Camllla.' L
