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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1925)
TTTE LA GTlANDfi F.VENfNG OBSERVER Saturday, November 21, 1925. v Traffic News And Tourist 13- Page Ten t ' ( ' 1 f 5 :: - r- ninnin i . .. i.....im.... , COLD WEATHER GNEN Local Automobile Distrib i. utor Warns Ownei"s ; That Cars Should Have Special Attention. . . (fj M. J. flow) O.oenl Htudebuker Dealer) fold weather's approach, should turn (lift attention of every motor car owner to (ho cure his mr Mionlfl have. ' . Wllftont wail ins for a suiMeii freeze to hurst radiators, slop up the lubrication system mid destroy tin storage buttery, tin He parts of ihe our should he given Immediate attention.' . - 1 Iff on; any- antl-freeze solution Is used, the water circulation system should be! drained thoroughly" and flushed, and uny leaks repaired, TtiiH Ik a rood time to changchoc. connections If they urn wwn out, Vse no nnit-frcrvte Roltillon (hat contain calcium chloride or any similar compound; these corrode the Innide of the radiator. A xry satisfactory, anll-frce;tq solution is one of ulcohol and water de natured alcohol preferred, though wooil ulcohol In satisfactory. Watch wood alcohol! If It contains acetic add, don't use It, for It will cor rode tho radiator. ' Ah-ohol Tallin This table shows thn proportions or alcohol lo use for different tem peratures, showing at what decree each proportion will freeze. When replenishing tho cooling system, 1 use u mixture containing q slight ly ' I a rife r proportion of alcohol, ih tiat in l Alcohol Water (volume) (volume) I o 30'$. iw,, 8ll' Will begin lo freeae at (cmp'tiire of 27 above zero 1 11 above zero 10 above zero 2 below Zero 1 S Iteluw zero iMcKENZIE PASS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON IS WORD 7 dtp', no JtiMlllr d glycerine ,muy iiIho be used In preparing in anil-freeze mixture. The Initial cost lit g real er than alcohol but It ha tho advun ,l::Ke or not cv.iporaling, ho that In a NeiiMHi'M running 11 Jh likely to j prove Ichh expensive (hail alcohol, lie -mire to line -distilled, glycerine and not (ho. ordinary commercial crude. (Jw-crliic Table f; I veil Tf It Ik desired to line Klycprlne. It Hlionhl be mixed according to the rollowinK table; Id.itllb d , lleffins t (llyoerlue Water Kreeft at (vol n in') (volume) (OeifieeHK.) ir.'. xr, iMi 2f.. iuA I'l 4')t. r.tA- lo ' 4r,',. ' rifitf, , ' f.o'j. no',;, ;to I'.uy the alcohol now and put it In. the ifuruK". ready, ho H won't ho foiKOlletl. , in cnldeHt weather, lr the fun belt he loonened a llltln, it will Hip noun' and duo to It.H in- j uetlviliy wilt help to keep thn mo- 1 tor running warmer. - j I'hh a radiator rover In colder' weulhor, with an opening In front which can bo regulated for milder days. I'ull tho carlmn'tor rhokc all tho way out in nturUnjr, run In eu Kiiw at a rut ct which would not exceed 20 inlleH nn hour on the, road until wnrmed up. Do not men 11. What Kind of OH I'mo a light, cold-tcHt oil for cn- Blne luhrtcHtion. Drain oil morn frequently Ihun In tho .summer he- eaime cold weather IncreuHeH ()it. lion. II 1h we) to chaiiKe oil each HKND, Ore. f fly ihe Awocialed Prefw) The MeKenzin hlKhvvuy. eroHHing llu- CaKCude nurumlt at the It. Iliiiup crater lava field, la closed for the winter. The hiiow pucker recently purchuxeii hy Iteed and Hickman, iage operators between i ItemJ arid i:uK-ue will hot oin raie HiicoeaHfiilly on t!ie criiHlud rock bone or the McReri'ie highway, ac cording to Information received hern from mnitberti of the bureau of public roadH crew, who have been at the ncene; of the work for several duyn. Ii h wild tln ma chine , ha been ret urned to Ku- gene. it .1h believed Hie criiMlied rock getting In the Mangeif of lh- r.w volvlng cylinder cauued (ho failure of the machine. Tile. (HHt Htage. left Iternl for Kll geul TlliRiluy, November 10. tin duyft later Ihuu On- hutt crossing made In 1!H'4. Tfn- pami waa op eiied for tin vet uliouL June It) Ui thla year, coiiHideralily earllei lliau Uftual. ARIZONA MAN US ESAUTO TO BE EFFICIENT Batteries Must Have The Proper Care and, Attention WE SPECIALIZE IN BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL WORK EXIDE BATTERIES Distribute)! -1 Fred J, Burgess , Main 125 1308 Jefferson Have You Noticed The Superior Finish Of The New Studebaker Closed Models? Carefully examine the. uphol stery and appointments you will find nothing omitted nothing simply thrown together in a shod dy manner but you will be pleased with the high-grade ma terial used throughout. All this is possible because Studebaker cars are manufactured and not assembled. One big plant with unlimited resources and enormous facilities is devoted exclusively to making Fine Motor Cars. You will be pleased with the price, too one profit is all you pay. Excess value- is reflected in every model. Di-op in today. A demonstra tion will convince you that all we claim for the Studebaker is backed by facts. . Jo Goss Studclmkcr Sales and Service. "This Is A Studebaker Year" 1 month in winter. Watch for water in I ho crank cau in tho winter. If left in the oil it will form a Kludge and will freeze In cbnduttfl and atop circula tion of oil. Drain off a cupful of oil every week while the engine 1 warm, but after It hutt been allowed to Htand lillo for about 10 iuiuute.4. Any water In thei oil will bo at the bottom and will thus bo removed. With filudebaker cars thiH can ou-slly be dono by means of the convenient drain vnlv hcHldo the engine which will not Moll the handft, ' U will bo found .economical to havn the nervlco station kIvo your car a complete greasing with the approach of cold weulher. It will be done, completely on an oil rack and no. important, place , will be overlooked. As to the, morn go. battery, re member that its (driclency la cut In half at a tempera! urn of 10 de grcBH. AIbo, the motor Is harder for" tho battery to turn over he euuni of tho congealed oil innide, t'onserve buttery energy hy punning down the clutch pedal in starting. This free tho engine from turning tho I raiiHininMion gcai-i In tho congealed oil. Two Thing of Importance Two Important thing to remem ber about the battery in winter: Kir.Ht, Med that all electrical con nections are tight funl free from corrosion. Second, teat the battery with the hydrometer every two wek. If ill two consecutive tenia tha Hteolflc?ftrrWity 8linnr J200. remove (he battery for recharging and Inspect tlio generator to sue (hat it h functioning properly. A battery not charged wilt freeze. At 1 1 00 tlio battery In liiHchargcd and It will freezo ut & above, zero. Al. 12IB it la half (Uncharged and will freeze ut 2U below zero. At. U'fii) It in Ihree-fourthM charged and will not freeze until i',o helow zero. It la fully churged at 1 ll.l.l nn .,..(!. I.. unlcsa Ii Cl-ruiide should have a drop In temperature, of ul)Oiit yu below zero. Trunnmlxnlon cases should be drained and washed wMh kerosene, then filled with a mixture of 75 It cent light trauHiuKsHiou grease or very heavy transmission oil and 2U per rent heavy motor oil. tin a fuur-wheelbrake car never use transmission ureuse' or heavy oil. summer or winter. The medium motor oil which was used in warm weather should be drained out; the transinlHslou should be flushed and rilled with a Unlit, cold-test motor oil. Drain Him rear al. wifsh with kerosene and fill with the hu mixture en Tor the two-wheel brake trunAinlKsloit. In general, watch lire for small ciitn into which water will work, freeze and loosen the tire struc ture. Adjust hrakes and se f new llnbiKS are needed. oil brake shafts. Adjust steering gear and oil. See 1 hat front wheels are aligned. . I Then yon nre midy for winter. Standard Oil Company To Assist Aviators RAX ritAXCISCO (Rporlui) To a.-slst In tho development of aviation and to increase safety and certainty of air travel, the Stand ard Oil company (California), fol lowing a suggestion from tho of fice of Hie ehlef of uir service, war department, will establish a wide spread system of guide signs for aviators along Ihe nlrwavs of the 1'aciric coast slates, giving the l'a clflc count Its only marked airways and thn firt of tho kind in the country. These signs will lake the form of names of towns painted on the roofs of the company build inns. The nrmy air service will UenignAte points which should be marked. The company will also offer co-operation to the naval air service, the air mall service and commercial fliers. At first the effort will be clearly to mark the present airways and towns adjacent to flying and land ing fields. Then are now estab lished' airways from Sim IMego to Seattle and from Han Kranclsco to Itcno. Along these, routes the company has distributing plant a frequent Intervals. Thr towns on these airways which should b marked are now being selected and the signs will be painted at once. As other airway are developed and Ufcmttjr requires, additional signs will be set up. Tho company ha stations at imost ports on the Pacific coast, jand at the.se will eotabllsh signs for the guidance and assistance of sea planes. In La Grande the city is ftelnic "Lid Grand" Flin on the roof of a, warehouft. With approxlinaleljr 105,0(10 mlli-H lo its credit In slightly les thun two years of acrvU'e as a stae coach on tho ramnns Ap;fcho trail in Arizona, a Willys-Knight four cylinder louring cur .Is :iuuklug an exceptional perforuumco record. Htate Cictllngs ami Hanks, local dealers. V Q. Ttriinduge, who operates the stage line, purchased tho Willys-Knight from the Overland Ari zona company slightly Utw than two years ago. luraing in another car on the deal. Mr. llrundago wrlles: . ' "Tliis car has missed but one day of operation on its r-gular run to Menu, ( 'handler and Gilbert, and speelal runs over the Apache trail and to Tucson and Noguleg, and has travelled mont than HM.ouo miles. Kvery tire on this car has made more than LTt.miK miles, .and the cur Is regularly making twen? ly miles to the gallon of gasoline. "Win n your sah nmun sold, me this Willys. Knight, lie took In trade a standard make of cur that hail cost double llu price of the Willys-Knight, and my books now show that I have paid off my pres ent cur by Ilia savings over the former car." ' - . Mr. Hmndi'gM does not want to part with his seven-pussanger Wil I lys-Knight touring car for he says: "My Willys-Knight will bo per- IiVtly economlciii for another lan.noo miles.' It Is on siui ex ceptionally )itird wearing roadways as those f 'in ml in this Arizona country that lias niacin ihe Willya Kulght fautoiiH fdr . its economical I and ever-lasting performance. Mr. Mruudagij's letter, unsolicited, is an example, of tho hundreds of letters that flood, the factory telling of re markable'' Willys-Kniglit perform ance in the, hands of-'sullalied owners. if) SOAI, G VSOMNt. AND M'ATi;it hit t;Ri:AKi: I 10 removo grease on inn cnasais under the car, dissolve Into a two iMtiart can containing one o,tiart of hot water, one-fourth of a cake of yellow laundry rsoap cut Into Ihln shavings, after which two or three tablespoons of gasoline are added I'se a brush TO BE BUILT Announcement baa been made to Jenninga and Shumate, local dis tributors, that the IJulck .Motor company hus appropriated $2,00(1, 000 to be usedM'or Increasing t lie production of lluick uiitoniohlles lo 1 200 cars a 'lay. This action was malic necessary bccau.se of the great demand for the new Hulek models which'wero introduced in "August. The com pany hun found it impossible to ke;p pace with orders for cars with present facilities. in October, usually n month when production begins to fall off, the Duick plant strained every ef fort to meet the flood- of. orders. stiff, medium sized paint jiliWl-II(r ,.;, automobiles from either flat or round, to up-!.,... ani, i.r.nfcim, innii.i.. ply the muxtlru to all tho greasy 1 rtH.ords. Just prior to wiling this purls. record, announcement was made ' ' j (hat peak production would have to bo maintained ihrough tho -win ter months to meet the demand for snot i,d ni-; rrnmcn It An not ndvbtable to use fric tion (ape on high tension wiring or on any other wiring which may come in contact with grease or oil. Friction tape will not insulate Ig nition current nor will it stay in tears. The compnny then saw that only by increasing ihe capacity of Ihe plant could it hope to keep up with orders. The appropriation will 1jc expended for additions to present building and for machine and tool equipment, conveyors, etc., to Proper Lubrication Your car deserves kind treat ment during the cold winter months. Fill up your crank-caso with Veltex. Your money hack if you are not satisfied. La Grande Filling Station Kuhn & Zwcifel place when gouked with oil. It is hrinc much b.tttw to ue llnvn tup,. umlUr 1200 rai a duv un.i .l nnssii.in 'TOOK OVWT OTTIf WAMT A n5 FPitt TlAf2ATMCI on l.lh ,,I ,vl.. I i..,i , : " ' " wv.. . "4,viiJ,J ttrotliiptlcm nf nu.noo nirs 11 year. WW I If -r?' f 11 U I t ll 1AI UUKJU bo v m mm J XJ thzn FOR COLD MORNINGS ' ' The Fletcher Oil Company is' offering Veltex Winter Gasoline to the people of this section of the country in order that they might enjoy the same per- Hum men niuiuis in me winter umc as mey (lo in summer. Veltex Winter (Jasoline is' especially refined to give you dependable serv ice in cold weather. On frosty mornings when the thermometer is down below the lreezmg mark this new gasoline will prove a boon to pleasureable driving ' ,W,.th Ve,tex Wnter Gasoline in your tank your motor will start quickly.' l ou II have smooth running and plenty of power. Sputtering, back-iirinir and jerky running will be done away with. For winter driving, Veltex. Winter Gasoline is far superior to ordinary gas yet it costs no more. Try a tankfui today and motor with Veltex satisfaction. FLETCHER OIL CO. VELTEX WINTER GASOLINE is ready ' now at the following dealers: I viVTftr i - 'VlllV Auto Klcrlrlc S.tvI(. Co. . - I.BfJraiide T , ! WLm W y,,,-r . mi,,.,.,, ., I7fh- JM? ' rWn S!""on ' WINTER ' -Jy TrY1' Wr V WMw Sitrirp Slolhm . Iji (irnn.ln GASOLINE tf'imAwX V.N ,io,r " - ,"nn,n Sign Clyde Kiddle Ij (iiande rnilnK Co. Uolin r. I.liitlwjr Mr I-.. S. .Nonls )llillrib Crimps . Oivroii Tln Jt Itnllery Jolut' Wells ATruRr & son x Island City T.a (irnmlp Island Ciiy ll Grandn I.a (.rnndu 11 (.rando Slark-y Imliler
