La Grande evening observer., January 16, 1926, Image 8

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I 1 LA cnANDE EVENTNfl OBSERVER ' Saturday, January Lj,
: ,! Hudson and Essex Car
i
ROAD BUILDING
PROGRAM HIICF
il MUUL
i iiuuiinu
7 fHICAOO tny tin. Awo-i:il.d
A pnnnion tlmt f:;r.o.
04.000 would be spoilt thin yinr.
ob hard road' roriMtrurtlon wan
kd by WiiHUnk H. Connoll. proi
Iwit of Uift American Roml ISuilil-
jjHNOr-lntton, In convrntlon hrp.
lln mild thi-rrt ur now li.'iiu
mllon or liurd mirfawd rowl.) In 111
rnltdd litlm. an additional H1.M.I
ntllt-M or Imjirovd rottdn. and nmr.
ly two million uMftt or rami upon
which little or no work ha Jn'n
dune. ...
Hf My tlr waiin't punctured
wllt-n 1 lf-ft Iiti-.
Othir h Il'a not punrtnrfd
now. '
Flrirt lii'.Wi ll, what's huppftni-d
to iny tire?
I'jtat lift A rolli-(f boy carne
dlonfr and borrowed If,
.,, -Carolina Huccanf-cr.
Oregon Highways Rank Among
The Best In The United 'States
Surfaced Mileage Approximately 8,500 Miles; State
Outranked Only by Indiana in Improve) Mile
age Per Capita; Lead;? All
in One Respect.
Is
Owners Are Fortunate
In Winter, Dealer Says
77
Easy
to
Charg
It's easy to keep Willard RADIO Bat
'. teries charged. As simple as turning
: on the electric light.
WILLARD
BATTERIES
are fresh when you get them. An
occasional recharge keeps them fresh
and full-powered all the time.
, . Sales and Service through
BATTERY & ELECTRIC
SERVICE CO.
1311 Washington Ave. DALE COX
TRAM MK HCdliTtHHO
and Authored Radio Diaten
(liy Frank ItciiMswfg)
t:nKfmcr Oregon State .Mtrtnr
AsMM'lntton
Oregon, ranking ninih in area
and thirty third In pollution
stands in ft unique and foremost
position r-iativv to Its highway
system. With a surfaced mileage
'of approximately s&'iii mlb out
Of Hit total certified mileage of
J4(,Mj(t in lbs or all types of road,
Oregon Is oui ran kid by bul ono
'state, Indian. In improved mile
age, ppf raptta ami h ad all states j i oiitlnn- lo show a healthy in-
In mileage PT capita for lmrd- j crease In regl.it ml ion over the pic
surfaced highways, jrcditiff y-sir. It n wifi to UHriiinio
; Of (his 4CM jnllrft. ono.t.-iilh!lftal ,hr "nI" ftvallnl.lo for n-w
'or n.il.-H onril n.or thim on.if rnr-tion n il! I aufflH.-nt to
8o pr ctnt of thf romhliMd mo.'"1""1 t,M1 r.-l-ra aid apimrtion-
op trnfflr of the stair. This por- I'l''"'"- .
tlon. through .-ffilatlv rnnrt-l I . .S. AM I'rtwrpm
jment, la known n the Mtato hfK"-! On-Kon'n rand program hna r
! way system and in conprlM d of clvrd mucli hi'lp from federal
forty-thro hl:hu-uyrf mnffinff in aid boe-nn in line, primarily to
Unpth from 4u wUH down lo hHp fin:ti)f( post roada Imt since
llprd than on mlU-. jthrn iias lirondcnd to Include iii-
I Thp atal hlKhway tiyMom 1 nn- Urnttito nnd intnislatr ronds in
dT tlip dirt-rt ronlrol find super- (coop;Tntinn witli atiite govern
jvlaton of tho Mat ft lilKhway c u'm-( ment.i. Originally fidi-rul air re
jniiRAlon. Thla roiiinilwlon is com- ouiH-innntH w rt' that Htats mutrh
i posU of thrr-o irii'inhcra who am dollar for dollnr with "The Kovern
Inppolnted by tho governor and nif-nt hut an HiIh proved a derided
(who uro rV'iinlrod to glvft a consid- ' dfwidvantiige to Hinted containing
Inrnhlp amount of their tlnift to large areu.s in pnhlic. lnnda, ap-
th vniiouH details of awarding porUonmentH wito changed and
cOfttrarla, locations of highways. ; prorati-d to Uh-ho stiitea in pro
und the apportionment of high- portion lo Iheir public hind area,
way fun-In. Tho latter is an ex- Oregon is required to cooperate
cpedingly difficult task in Itaclf na p,.r r,-nt unh r tho present ar-
ilrrnamlH am conBtaiitly being winict-ment
joOft.Od must be tj d to relire
j bonds and tntrn'M ami upproxi
j rnately Ji'.ftUO.oon for iiiainlenanCe
and betifiiiii-niM. Kijrplus for new
roimlriMilon ha been eHthnated tit
about shi,imio for the yejir i:'.''i
and dropping to about 115,000
lor (he y-ar l!iiR, on th basis of
a lino, ono car rglsi ration, .sinert
the 1 ai'fi reglsirrillon Inis pii.se(
that number by a considers hit
margin, and pi.-smntng that each
suerei'iling y-ar will unlouiti'dly
lso of the heft generated ?y tho
engine, espex'latly In starting, fs
efts'-ntial for tlie pr'opep cconortil
cjil operation of an automobile
during the cold days of win tor, ac
cording to K. i. fdlM-lter. liK'al
distributor of II udsnu and Ksst-x
ca rs.
lb- cutis attention lo tho'faist
that for the operation of a gas-
llno engine the correct lini-r;i-
jture of the gasoline'siir.iy from tin
cjirburHor into votaine gas lur
eonitmsllon in the cylimb-rs;
"In winit r considerablo lroul'4t
run he avoided." Ie says. "Vy
keeping the cold airs from- the en
gine compartment of the machine
niilil the hiat generated by tfao
combnsllon of the gas Is siifrieiit
to riiise the temperature of tho ifi
gine. aitfl the water in the coolihg
syrfiem, to the point of efficiency.
"Own'-rs of HudHon :ind 'Kh
cars, are fortunate in this rwi-t,
for thes'e ours- art- equipped with
rani.ifor shutters which mala-s it
possible to Close On front r fjie
niactiine mifll the engine is pro
perly warmed up."
Ajax and Nash Buck
Snow on Loop Highway
An .Ajtix six and a Nash six. for
which A. It. Trnsrlud is dealer
here, recently broke-, their wny
along the Mt. Hood J.oop rOiid
from Government enmp to WhltA
river, a point farther ajong the
road thnn any readied since. Dec?
emlier's snow falls by an oil her rfifi
chine. Ten duys and a lilf wero
consumed in the strugglV against
fallen trees, boulders and snow
from the knee to hip deep. ,
The hard work was not without
its thrills, however. Half a dozen
with an allowable fed- times the Aiax wns forced to tow
made for Improvement and new ,.r:i at allotment of $1S. 341.00 trees off the road: rocks iinnrdcd
construction, the cost of which i.r mile Tho federal aid svstcui progress almost as much as did
'would amount to many times tho n Oregon comprises a total of. snow.
lamonnt of money available. Since 3,784 miles, every milo of which)
11017 there has been expended un- f. confined to the state highway, Poor Henry
ider thn supervision of the Rtato system. This rtioney Is spent under "Henry Ford's got Muscle
ihlgh way commission over $S0.- supervision or tho state highway Shoals," shouted a newsboy as he
000,000.00. About 12 per cent of commission, after meeting the op-wriggled Hut way through the aisle
mis amount was irom county prval of the department of public
funds, 1U per cent from govtfrn- ( r0ndH. In addition to the a Moled
rnent funds, approximately f&ou,. federal aid, special apportion
000 from railroad funds and tho tm-nts have-been maile by tho
balance from state funds. From government for the const ruction
j this expenditure there has been 0f roads within, partly within or
; completed 72b miles or pavement
of which 176 miles are concrete amount of $4.000. Aon. bringing
land 560 miles are black top. Ap- gmnd total from the federal gov-
! proximately 2too miles of crush- ,.rninent of SI S.ftuO.ooo: Th s
'ed rock and, gravel surfacing and p.-rlul apportionment has-"bcn
a conshlenible mllenge of grading largely instrumental in completing
has -en completed, bringing the two of Oregon's most scenic hhrh-
total of improvements of the mi- ways, the Mt. Mood Loop und thr
tire system to nearly lit per ccni.j McKeiixle highway.' '
of a crowded t'nnal licit car Mon
day afternoon.
"What's Muscle Shoals?' asked
one girl of another.
"I aint sure." replied the other,
"but I believe it's something like
ndjncent to National forests In the rheumatism. It's no wonder that
fellow I'ord wonts too naru.
New OrleansIU-m.
Fianklin at X. Y. Show .
Has Largest Display
Staged hy One Maker
NKW YOltK (KiMTiul) The New
York National show, opening on
'January 9, finds tho Franklin au
tomobile company to bo not only
tho largest" of any maker for all
Urn luragestof any maker for all
time. Twenty-flvo custom-made
and special colored standard cars,
significant of tho 25 years Fnmk
II n Vus been In tiie automobile
business, are being displayed in
flvo exhibits.
The feature rar Is a sport coupe,
wild to he. the lowest in over-all
height ever made.
Tho extensive character of
Franklin's showlnV results from
Ihis firm's- purpose to bring he
ro the public Its entire line of
standard ears, in addition to ih vv
custom.-Went Ion &
The IVnnklfn coupe ' which
Jumped Into prominence, in JMTi
because of n mvolntioniy-lng me
thod of body construction, is being
shown fn Apeclat color, (.'li ar driv
er vision and notable style features
are. thft outstanding design chara
cteristics of this car which It is
expected, will have a considerable
Influence upon the futuro truiid
of personal closed car design.
The outstanding mechanical
point of Interest in connection
with the Franklin display is copper-radiation
air-cooling, which
cornea in for more than the usual
degree: of attention this year. Tho
successes with air-cooled motors
in aviation circles in 1U25. have
brought nlr-coollng In line for n
considerasblc. amount of attention
for motoring purposes.
.vi::t.(ii: i.tj'k or
aito'is kr; I IT VKAItS
During there wore 4.200,-
000 new cars and trucks produced,
deducting from this figure the in
crease in registrations In 1925 of
2,3.1 1.4 lfi, we. find thnt the remain
der, 1, SOS, 5S4,, gives, the approxl
mnfe number of cars that were
discarded during tho last 12'
months. These utatistVcii show7
that the average life of a. cftr in
between seven ami1 eight years, i ,
Vn working about the engine,
place small pans on a "mirror, so
they can ho. easily found when
wanted. ;
Drop In'To Our Station
Learn about the benefits of winter storage for your
battery sec the batteries (if nil m;ikcK from nit rtinkes
of cars in sUiiase. . .
Then remember
We tall for your battery, store U, and return it
when you are ready in the spring.
i .' ... '
Fred T. Burgess
MAIN 125
Kxide Distributor 1 1.108 JeffeiHon
flow Thrilling
"Poor Jerry smashed his car and
got pinched .yester'day."
'Tteall? What was the
charge?"
"Driving1 under the Influence of
woman." Ttowrtom rtenrsUin
just
The Iran Man
Ouch I
To speeding motorist who
splashed tnud oft him:
Hcy, who tho Sam Hill do you
think you are?"
"Oliver Twlstj why?" ,
-Welti I'm Oliver Mud."
Complete
lloriris Sohl y State
To meet tho state's portion of
(his extnslvii system, bonds to
the amount of 38.7on,0O0.oo were
sold of which $37.2C3,7to.OO is
still oulstundlng at the end of 1025.
During 1 !2fi, 1.297,000.00 prin
cipal and $1,726,073 Interest, a
total of $3,023,073.00, will be paid
toward th retirement of this is
sue. ThH year I92H Will see the
ticak or the amount, the state must
mevt In retiring this obligation.
When the sum of $3,47C.9!X.0(I Is
paid: from then on $1,075,000 oft
the principal will be. retired each
year until the full amount will i
htiv been paid. I
Thn main sourco of Income
maintain and carry on t lie high -way
program Is obtained from the
tnutor vehicle fee and the gasoline
tux. The net Income, based on u j
L'hO.ooo car registration, will be
approximately $tl,25o,ouu.oo each
year. Of this, more than $3.0oo,.
Kvidence that such an extensive
highway program as Oregon has
undertaken has mM with the ap
proval of the people of the state
is borne out by the rapid incrcusii (
of motor registration tho past five ,
years, each year bringing an ap- 1
proximate 20 per cent Increase'
over each preceding year. While)
the 1025 figures are not yet avail-I
able, Oregon has perhaps passed '
lima and is now led by only one'
state, I'alilornia, In the number of.
persons per passenger car. j
Oood roads are an invaluable .
ass(t, irregardlcss of the Initial,
cost. The completion of each new j
unit, of the system brings this real
ization more and more to hand,
with an unquestionable evhlcnco
of large dividends from the rapid
Increase of motor tourists, In-'
ere itsed properly values, decreased
operating costs of motor vehicles,
closer and better markets - and
many other benefits that go Into j
the category of good roads.
I
School teacher (to little boy) j
"If a farmer raised 1 7o0. bushels
si wheat and sold It for $1.17 a j
bushel, what will he get?"
I.ittlo Hov "Automobile."
Caroline Motorist. - '
Auto fops
Re-Covered - Itrpnlred
Curtain Work
VI. E. CORUM
I3(M Jetronon Ave.
Laugh In the Face of Old
Man Winter
L
dL'SSMMBBn
F.T Hi id old man villi his frosly
breath uml ifirlu liemil blow liU
chilliiiK (liul'ls In voiii' diiuetiiiti.
However lnw be pushes Ihe niirciiry
In the theniHiiiicler, yuu run drivo
your car without n cine or worry if
)'ou are using Vellex Winter (iasuline.
This neu- jiiifuline is n new 'elli"c
Produel. It is specially relmed to ae
you better service in winter weather.
Veltex Winter fiasiliiu wi'.l mako
your car start quicker mi enhl inoru
iiis. It will (In uWiiy Willi sputli'i'iir
ninl lmck-firinjr iiinl jjive m mure
miles to the gallon. Ami, it costs no
'inure than urilinury gas..
Tankful
Look for th. V.H.x
Wmlir Gaiohn. Sign.
Try a
. -AT
f' Fletcher Oil Company
.Not, Tel. Anyhow
fine nice thing about running nn
nlrplnne is Hint one needn't be
nfraid every minute that some ar
bitrary person will will. u)i from
the rear and say: "Pull over, and
slop!" N. Y. Amerclan.
The earliest Insect of the rtril
lnh coal measures were extinct
beforo tho first rose was ever
grown.
if
f W&tt i
Issue
A
New Stock
o
$500,000.00
To meet the deraahcls of
Union county investofs- who
know the excellent security of
La Grande Building & Loan
contracts and who appreciate a
safe, guaranteed return of
7-
interest on their money,
pounded semi-annually.
com-
i v . -'.;v-. st-.v
llli; IIKIIITAMK. Thai'.
The La Grande Association,
just completing its first year,
has made a
Wonderful Record
and has kept thousands of dol
lars of savings invested at home
to build up home enterprise.
You can invest your savings
with as little as $5 per month.
Investigate it now!
La Grande Building & Loan
Association
FLOYD McKENKON. Salea Mngr!
La Grande National Bank Bldjf.
Crank Case
Service
We are fully prepared to drain tha Crankcase
of your car and fill it up with VELTEX OIL,
You will be pleased with the results, and like
many others, you will come back again.
La Grande Filling Station
Kuhn & Zweifel
Don't Buy
a
Used Car
Until you have looked over our ' Ex
ceptionally Good Buys. They are
priced low enough to move quickly.
Easy. .
Payments
"Wc Will Trade.
r
Ledbetter
Garage .
Adams Avenue.
Kill MIm kratrirla Mr( ,'.
Ihf rat wn.lih rhampi.ri'.li;r
at a VI Vorti s'.u.. ,