La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 27, 1926, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextAuto Section I & SWtttttfl (bB$XWV I Motoring News VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, March 27, 1926. TWELVE PAGES TODAY NUMBER 143 EXPENSE BILL ISTUNDOUS Bureau Report Estimates Lost to Average Car Owner at More than $700 Yearly. NHW YOIMC (Al1) AimTli'n'H automobile bill including cot of cur. iuHurunco, upkt'tp, rusuIIiio und numerous other iRniH of. ex prnsp, totaln more thun $14,000, 000, don annually, tho bureau of In. tluHtriut trrhnolOKy estimates in a report made public hero. Figures obtained by the bureuu showed that 1li at It costs the averuee automobllo owner mora than J7U0 a year to own and operate his car. Tin: figures were compiled from utastlcs of tho nationul automobile chain her of commerce, tlio Motors and Accessories Manufacturers' as Mnrl'itlon, Tiro producers' organ izations, insurance companies, la bor onyanljvjtions and gusolino und oil distributors. Tho survey re lated according to the bureau, that the nut Ion's annual retail invest ment In automobiles is twice as grout a the annual invent incut in new biitldingH. Tho average retail value, of curs, Including accessories, wus found to he $1000. Of the present output r.t the rate of four million automobiles annuully. approximately $'J50,000,- 000 worth nro exported. Iemonstrutlng where the "uulo moblle rtollur" goes the bureuu prepared a table showing that the costs of enrs and accossorli-s now stand at approximately $:!,7G0,0uii. 000 annually: depreciation was esti mated at $ 2. ft GO. 00 0,0 00; upkeep, repairs, two billion dollars; drivers wages $1,600,000,000; gasoline $1,- 200.000.000; garages; nine hundred million dollars; taxes $025,000,000; interest on investment, Vivo hun dred million dollars: tires $!18. ooo. 000; oHh two hundred million dollars and insurance three hun dred npllton dollars. ' '' Big Increase Shown In Motor Exporting Foreign acceptance of American made uutomolilles is Increasing yearly. Kxport records show a steady mouullng of figures covi'iing the l number of cars shipped to foreign countries. Taking one popular make of au tomobile, the Chevrolet, the fol lowing interesting statistics show the development of the motor mar ket fn, other lands. , ' In 1B22 n total of 1I.6S8 f'hevro lets were shipped; 19-3 totaled 81, I'M; t'i24 .totaled 28,030; 192& to taled 81.623. r The practice, of attaching card board or leather over a. section of the radiator core during cold weather has led to the variation of attaching the protector covering to the Inside, so that tho appearance of the car is not marred. Hut while this serves to keep the cold air from blowing over tho engine, just as it would If attached to tho outside. It greatly increases tho chances of freezing the radiator. - When the cover is inside, the core of the radi ator gets tho full blast of freezing ozone, without even an occasional puff of warm ulr from tho engine. Tho lubricant in the transmis sion, rci.r4.txli and other parts of tho car solidifies during cold weal her, and for this reason it re quires greuter cnergy on tho part of the self starter to revolvn the. en gine uNer the car has stood over night in a. cold gurugo or in the open Jong enough to become thoroughly chilled. Under these conditions throw out the clutch when using the- starter, thus eliminating tho drag caused by transmission gears plowing through the solidified grease. -A motor driven horn should be oiled ut the ammeter bearings and at nil olhiT friction points. It is also advisable to clean the com mutator, using the same method us when cleaning tho commutator of the generator. A very fine sandpa per, 00 grade. Is recommended, ami In no circumstance should emery rlotli he used. Oregon Industry Scores Above Is illi)stra((l tho big SI. 250.0(H) C. T. I', plant of Portland, On, which lias JilsI rccclvod the l-'ortl contract, mid hfi) It. A. Wuibiu-g. li'csldcnt of the V. T. C, cui puratlun, and (right) K II. Hull, INmluud numagcr of the l ord Motor conipuuy. Overs sod rings cannot bn fitted successfully in old and worn cyl inders. Tho ends of tho cylinders ure practically round and unworn, as there Is a short dtstauco where the piston does not travel. New rings, to be fitted to tho cylinder, must be made small enough to pass by these unworn distances and con sequently wtll not expand to reach the worn part of tho cylinder. In Texas, the Fords nvfi carrying spare-tires signs Inscribed wllh the words.' "I'urdon me 'Ma' did!" FDRO ADOPTS C. T. C. TIRES Attention Ford Drivers Starting Stopping Backing Any . operalion: of your Ford transmission will be-free from grabbing and chattering if you use VELTEX Anti-Chatter Oil. Any dealer selling Veltex will return your money if it fails to give complete satisfaction. You CAN'T buy better oil, so why not support your own home company. FLETCHER OIL COMPANY First Independent in Oregon. A vast new era of success oind prosperity Is opened up for tho en tire I'acific northwest by an an nouncement Just . tnndo by V. If. Hull, malinger of tho Portland branch of the Kord Motor company which staby thut u coutruct has Just been awarded to the Columbia Tire corporation of Portland, manu facturers of CT.C tires, whereby the cars produced In the Portland Ford factory for the northwest ter ritory will be equipped with CT.C tires. f ' - For the first time In history an exclusively western built tiro hns been adopted as '-factory equipment on . any automobile and business men In every line of endeavor in the northwest, and throughout the Punt fie' coast ure properly enthu siastic that western products aro receiving tho recognition due them. Aerorllug to It. A. Wurxburg, prstib-nt of the Columbia Tire, corporation, litis Ford business will mean that the CT.C. plant must immediately add a night shift to supply the Hres needed by tin Ford factory, in addition to the production -necessary to satisfy the ever growing -demand for CT.C. lirrH throughout the west aud other markets. ; The big CT.C. plant has recently douhh-d its vulcanizing capacity In addition to adding new squipment . ' costing thousands of dollars which ' , ' was needed to allow for I he greatly "Pictl PipCT increnseti prouueuou nepcusnry io supply tires in sufficient 'quantity. Growing Success of Clear Vision Coupe Regarded Significant "Th'jre- unquestionably is a trend to the personal closed car. Within the past year, ownership of more than one car by tho fumlty lias in creased tremendously." This is the observation of Bird lewls, local Franklin dealer, who Jtees In the notable success of tho de Cuttsse-styled, clear-vision coupe other significant developments. For example, U is pointed out that thero exists a partiality to types nffordtng clean driving vision, for eign stylo elements Including Cah-rlolet-lypo lop und London coach boot. For a M(ir tho Franklin coupe litis commanded an uncommon i oiypunt of attention In body de sign circles, it Is a doparttiro from nil past enclosed body building standards. In that a revolutionary method of body construction Is em ployed, which makes posslblo not only tho clear ision fnature. but tho construction of ft quality closed cur ut practically open car prices. Hteol tube iip-rtghts, ml Ingenious arrangement, combine with the in dividual style features including ' lowuess ami the charucterislic Franklin body lines to give the distinguishing appearance. Tho car is selling four times os fast as the coupe of the old con ception 4i nd ranks next to the sedan in point of volume, according to the local Franklin dealer. A reckleiH man is the raw - ma terial for an accident. Saves Town I If the engine In tin? car heats up ; excessively, ch'H'k the Ignition ss 1 b'lii for a late np.-jrlc or look for poor water circulation. If thu ig nition is set late, the engine will I ieut iind Iohc power. It will also .In Impossible to get a spark knock ; wit h ) he :ipa rk eout i ol adva need I (in a hard pull- Overheating nmy also be causei) by n air enk or by Ion enn a carburetor ' mixture. Some elusive noeks are caused .by loose clylnder nuts or the nuts f t Iiii t hold tin- cylinders to the crank j case ;md. in some, cases, a knock - has been caused by tho engine 'bring loose In the frame. - REAL VALUE AT LOW COST Never before' have Goodyear Tires shown such outstanding value. Hoth All-Wcathcr and Pathfinders arc consistently dc- livcring the finest of service, and the cost is very low. COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH YOUR LATEST MAIL ORDER PRICES. WE'LL SAVE YOU MONEY. W. H. B0HNENKAMP GO. USE OF AUTOS N E Bureau of Public Roads Reports 20 Million Cars Operated in the United States in 1925. WASHINGTON, ' Mar. 2T. (AP) Mora than 20 million uutomo- lllc were In uo In tho United Hlates liist yenr, the )urt-au of pub He routls- reported -Thursday. Tho total In equivalent to ono car for every G.H persons, - an tncroaso of 13 4 per cent. New York registered 1,055,683 cars, loading all tho states, and fol. lowed by California, Ohio, Penn sylvania and llllnoln In that order, all with registrations exceeding one million. - California led In thn number of inolu.-j per capita, with ono . to every 2.9 persons. Iowa was sec ond with 3.6 porsons per car and Alubnma was at tho bottom of tho list with 12. i Thu total from registration fees and purmlts was placed at S260,-619.621. A Kl'liKDKirS UTOPIA "I say, my flno fellow, will you kindly pauso a moment?" No response. "If you do not comply with my request Immediately, I shall bo forced to remonstrate with you se verely for your upparont Indif ference to speed laws." Tho car stops, "And, now " "Bay, what's ailing youse? What s'matter?" " "Why yAi aro guilty of exceed ing tho speed limit to a frightful extont." "Aw, how do you got that way?" "Now, now, please wait and talk over these llttlo matters with Ills honor. , . Won't you pleaso inform mo of your -name?" ' ,"Aw, go take a jump oft a flag pole" "Pleaso don't, report mo, driver. Tako this ten-spot and forget my Impcrtlnenco." White Mule. . ; WHY IHC WEST i'ASTEB "The officer Is all wrong. Tour Honor. I wasn't doing anything like sixty miles an hour.", "Wore you watching the tpeedo meter?" "No. sir.. I didn't need to. I I wasn't in any hurry I was just out for a spin. I wasn't going any where." "Well, you're going somewhere now ton days." Huntington Mo- torleL ., ' . Parts Storage j LA GRANDE , WRECKING CO. I Adams Ave. I When installing a spotlight on tho windshield of a car, either pluce It at a high or low point, ho thnt It will not obstruct tho vision of approaching cars. Adjust or focus the light so thut thu rays converge into a small distinct point where It strikes tho read. This adjustment will make tho light moro efficient and protect ap proaching drivers from glare Avoid driving fast through deep slush or water puddles during cold weather. If tho chassis is kopt wet during the day and tho weather turns cold at night ico will collect on many Important unlis. Hprlngs. spring bolls, shackles, steering rods, king olts, universal jolnl.s. brako rod connections, etc., have hard enough tlmo struggling against odds as it is. To freeze them up needlessly Is Just another wuy to abuse thu car. Your Station -Not Ours We make every effort to run this Filling Station in a way to make every motorist feel a sense of ownership in it. Whatever your needs, drive up to "your" station, and you will receive courteous attention. GAS AND OIL MILLER TIRES RACINE TIRES La Grande Filling Station Kuhn '& Zweifel .1. II. KI.SCIIKITI fly Nell Her Ire i IllHT HltAl;i. lir.. Thl jrlly Isn'l worried by young delin quents, rowdy dniMv bull souths, . und bud boys. j II hasn't lie-ii hlmr .1. II. Hus-t-liettl uiin employed ii town tnnr--ml. lUlniT Hint folks 111 Tort Itrugg rv luirassisl l-onllllliou-ly by small Iks who broke windows .-loir lliflr ' lii-wsmM-rs, .."Hflrd" Ihi-lf- milk, and played with nlr Ktms. "Vou'll innlmhly lian lo send llieni nil lo n-foini school, bill ltlc us IH-Uif','' I he l-ltli-lls told Itns I'lielll wlli'll II" ) hired billl. Kilselielli nrns-leil llilrly lil liojs. TlH-ll In- talked lo llli-lll. He Kill (he bos In form a i lllb lo go III for nllili-llrs, hiking and oilier "Mill; mill Nine'' pleasures. Soon oilier boys,, who wi-ro not bad, wnnlcil to Join. ' And now Hie Hub has a iiiem lc i'.-lili of several liuiidi'isl. And I Ik- hliruliirs of l ul l llriiuv, 1 1 1 1 1. c tin- burglars r lluiilelln '1'imii. iiuveii'i is-fiiM-il lo pay Hie Pled Plin-r, TIpjc liicrcascU Ills salary. When You ITrade isar Cor Ford owners are continually be ing approached by automobile salesmen who wish to "accept" Fords as part payment on more expensive cars. It is perfectly logical thnt auto mobile dealers everywhere should be eager to trade with Ford owners,. The Ford is tho most popular automobile in the , world. No other used car is so easy to sell as a used Ford be cause everyone han confidence in Ford quality. And it is not expensive to rc-contlition, since Ford replacement parts are low est In price. Most automobiles curry greater discounts to dealers than the Ford -r another reason why other dealers may oiler the Ford owner a larger trade-in allow ance. But when you come to buy a new car,' bear these facts, In mind : : ' ' The amount of the trade-in al lowance you can get is not the 1 most important thing for you to consider. The big thing it the difference you have to pay. And remember, that the higher priced car will not be so easy to dispose of when you come to trade it in. ' t : If you wish to trade your Ford , for a new r.utomobile, 'stick to the car that you know to be de pendable, useful and economi cal. Co to your Ford dealer! He will give you a fair and liber al allowance for your present Ford and will gladly arrange ' payment of the balance to suit your convenience. When the deal is oyer, and you have your new and Improved Ford, you will have the satisfac tion of knowing positively that you took advantage of the great est automobile value the world has ever seen and saved a lot of money, too. Original Ford Features that Today Make for Greatest Simplicity Durability Reliability , Torque Tube Drive Multiple Disc-in-oil Clutch Dual Ignition System ' Planetary Transmission Simple, Dependable Lubrication Thcrmo-Syphon Cooling Three Point Motor Suspension FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN New Prices TOURING RUNABOUT COUPE TUDOR SEDAN FORDOR SEDAN '310 '290 '500 '520 $565 Cfotsd tar priett Includ narttr and dtmountabU rinu. All prtctt f.o. 6. Dttrolt ' ' " : t ' '' "21 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AND S TILL LEADING IN PRJCE DESIGN QUALITY"