La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 08, 1926, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextAuta Section V J L VOLUME XXIV. SECOND SECTION GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 8. 1926. 14 PAGES TODAY SUPPLY STORE TO BE OPENED Western Auto Supply Company to . Establish Branch in La Grande ' -Next Month. Tlio Western Auto Bupply com pany will open a atoro In I .a Orundc tit 1411 Adums avunuu. In the Ixodes building opposite The observer office,' some time early next month,' it Is unonunced by Oi'orKi; t'eppe.rdine. of Los All- . gelcs, president of the firm, whteh " ut present operates 130 branches III the west. Motor ' accessories, ' repairs and hattories will bo dis pensed. . l'epperdlne was In the clly yes terday with W. H. BoIiIItik. of Heattle, district manager, and Wil lis (lurk, brunch manager ut Pen dleton, completing arrangements lor tho local store. It will be one of four that are to btt( organized ijjillliln the next ow weeks In what National Traffic Regulations ' Favor New Type Small Car tho firm ilnenis are the prosperous und coinliiff towns ott Oregon. There are already 11 tn tho state. Onih'rin und- Washington , terri tory is fast coming to tho front, ppppordlnu declared yostorday ,in u vIhU. lo tluV chumbiT or com ini'i cc. Ho suid lioias grout , ho pea for the J-u Orundo store's futuro. Tho manuKor und tho opening dale will bo announced soon." : , Kurh' branch of the Western Au to Supply company operates us a dlHtlnct unit,, tho president explain ed. Joining In all the activities of the community, and co-operating with other firms In civic and com mercial projects,. ' . - ' "Tho company opened Us ' first store In Los nngeles 10 yearn ugo. In' PUS, it entered tho northwest with u store at Seattle. Sof: Joe's uwfully ubaent-mlnd-ed. Isn't he? . Oinun- Why? ' : "Why. tho other night ho was driving his parent -over a lonely roud und they cumo to u particu larly lonely spot and before ho know it ho had parked tho car." , , The hund that -rocks tho steering wheel Is tho hand that musses up the scenery. . Thq trpuhlo with tho Intoxicated inoturiwt t that hu is not only-full but running- over. legislation such as that recently passed In Wisconsin placing tho maximum sj,eed of cars on tho highways vx 40 miles an hour and tho minimum at 25 an hour Is placing r. severe handicap on Am erican '.ight curs. The new agita tion, fjr a great nationwide speed law Allowing 4& miles un hour on specially laid out main line arter ies or on 'highways where stop limitations are placed at all enter ing streets will add to this and jmuny light cars wilt bo unable to maintain the desirable avoraees for any length of time. These laws are apparently aim ed to offset the long, tedious para des especially on Sunday. ' where great lines of cars, stretching for miles, aro moving - at an averago speed of ton to fifteen miles an hour. ' - - - - ", . " r , . . Near Kuropcaii 1I'A ' In a measure, they indicate an. approximation of the . Kuropean ;idea of speed on the highways where much higher average rates 'are maintained than' Is the cane here, despite the far greater gen--cral use of motor cars In- this country than 1 In ' the European 'countries. It is not unlikely that jthey will result in a new type of smail car on the Kuropean put turn. It Is tho contention of highway engineers, as well as of motor car 'engineers, that something besides highway legislation will bo neoes jsary before we can approach tho average speed at which European I traffic moves. ' . During the past two years there has been a pronounced tendency on tho purl of Amorlcan builder of motor curs to tighten the weight of their products, to speed up the motors und to develop greater ! powers of acceleration. ': v f J , Most of this work hus been done on. cars which 'represent only about 40 per cent of the total num- iar of cars In use.- - The great 50 -per cent which Is formed by .the small cars, has shown little . ad- jvance along these lines. According to engineers, tho next great step will bo taken by manu facturers of this typo of vehicle. Working on Sew Types It is generulty known thai cer tain of the larger manufacturers aro already at work upon advan ced typed of small, light, cars, fashioned somewhat, along the lines which have .been at! opted by tho bettor, known .English and l-'rouch bultd(rsahd!'.'r a riven I changes aro anticipated during the balance of the yeaj. 1 ;- ?; i" A small cur, of what may ho termed short wheelbase. with the speed and endurance of the larger cars, short turning radius, and quick acceleration ability, able to negotiate our Ideas of hills on high geur may be looked forward to as a real factor In the solution of our loud congestion. Would bo Acepptril Such a car, with ability to . ac celerate us rapidly as the larger and higher powered cars, with a speed range up to 60 miles an hour and with room to carry five pass engers In a touring or sedan model would find ready acceptance among hundreds of thousunds of buyers. v, . . ' ' Wore it to "be built upon, the hlghlyefflelent plans of JCuropean engineers, it might, at first glance,. strike the average Amerloan user as small but, such an. impression would quickly vanish as Its power and performance capacity became rec f?d. 1 One experimental car of this nature on a 270 mile trip through Michigan,- Indiana and Illinois malntuiuqd a road average of bet ter than 35 miles un hour despite the fact that - several populous cities wore'traversod and tho drive was made on a Saturday afternoon when the road traffic .was heavy. This car. was driven at 60 miles an hour, with all , the , fueling of stability and security sensed In large cars. - . ' . , v . ' , It was driven up steep hills that would have meant second gear to many cars, and yot.lt made .the climb without falter In high gear. v Stopping Tents Mariu Qulck stopping tests showed remarkably high factor of safety at all ranges of speed. ' 'it was equipped with a four-cy linder motor of small bore und long stroke, turning over at thigh speed. Yet it was as fret from vi bration as tho majority of six-cy linder cars and at ranges of from 30 to 40 miles an hour as smooth a running power plant us anyone would want to ride, behind. - At Its maximum speed it showed no in dication of strous or strain. f,' The pulling power of tho engine under heavy load wai rather re markable; the result of great or torque than has been obtained be fore In American built cars pf this type. Tills torque development meunH In service, an i ability j to allmb steep1 grades on high -gear. H showed 28 miles to the git I Ion nf fT'i unl i nu nvtkii Hndnr thn Thlirh ' speed ut which It -was driven und the oil consumption was , at" the rate of about 50 miles to t the quart which was a very interesting performance. - , The riding was a distinct revela tion for the first impression ' was that the roud action would - be Jumpy. Instead, the car rambled over tho road as smoothly and easily as though the - wheolbase were 125 Inches rather than an ex act 100 inches. . ' . That the steering mechanism had been highly developed was proved by tho eaao-with which the cur was controlled ,ovor several rough and rutted rouds which were covered ut from 40 to 45 miles un hour. The four wheel brakes, with un usually large surfaces, brought the car lo amaxingly abort stops with out a ' quiver und ' without tho slightest tendency to . away or throw Itself off tho road. This, car had boon developed af ter an exhaustivo; study of: the finer types of European cars and Incorporated many of ther fea tures while being easientlally adaptcd to. American rcquire ments. Iiooka Bdjr blio Tlie first impression, on looking at the car was that quickly chang ed after getting Into tho seats and sensing the grout amount of leg and htud room. , ' ' ' It came more as a result of the low lines than anything else. Yet the low ilnea had. been achieved without any sucririeo In the amount of road e leu ranee neces sary to meet ull conditions of travel. a , Actual. ineasuroment of Iho width nnd depth of the scats, the general width of tho body,1 the depth of tho front and rear com partmonts, and the . head room, showed even larger dimensions than thoso which havo been gen eral among American small cars. Tho body lines on ' the experi mental body wero exceptionally easy and graceful und. wore do bo to a perfect stream lino .effect.' The radiator was relatively high and narrow, nfter the fashion of many of the rather cosily Euro pean small cars. Altogether, it was an individual pleco of hundlcraft us could be developed. It marked a new. and radical change In the general ' ap pearance of the small cur. It was much larger than tho Kuropean small car, so far as body dimen sions were concerned, , and fLve people could easily ride in It all day long 'without discomfort. Yot alongside tho. curb, a man of aver age, height could, cuslly loo-M W tho top. . " , . - i ) . In city truffle It attracted- gen oral and favorable attention. It Is a queetion If any other car on the streets could have kept up wun u during a test ' covering' fifteen blocks. A parking test showed that It could fit Into a hole along tho curb that would have been lm poHible with any of the uverago size cars. It muni be borne In mind . that this car Is not as yot ready for the American market, but It presages art interest; from which real devc topments are likely to. result. PREPARE ROAD FOR OIL WORK Actual Work on ' Island City-Elgin Stretch to Begin Next Week. Oiling operations on the Island cmy-Klgln section i of the, l Orumlo-Vyallowa Lake highway will begin about the middle of the week, according to announcement from the ' state highway offices hore. , , A crew of men started work on that section today, grading, blad ing and sprinkling It. putting It In good condition preparatory to the oiling. .". Tho length of time. It will take to complete tho. oiling 'largely de pends on tho weather conditions. ROAD DISTRICT , HEARING DATE TO BE MAY 12 You have heard it-'fhey five it ' 4 u uooa auwmoDues T I Standard Ste .a.f. Roidittr 5-p.M. Touring -Z-pa.i. Coupe 2-door 5cda S-PMt. 4-door Scl.a 4-o.m. Coups M2 11SO 1195 1195 U5 1275 Mcufer Six . RodMer Tourins 2-door Snfaa 4oor Sda COUH ' Sedan . Rrnurhim Sport Rndter 14a5 SportToarins 1525 Country Club 1765 2aaa. 5-p.M. 5'Paaa. 5l).fc 4aaa. 7-p.aa. 5'PaM. 9-p.M. - 5-oaM. 1250 1295 1195 i 1491 1795 1995 1925 HE impression is current that all cars sold X at approximately the same price give approxi mately the same results, out there never Has a time in motor car history when there was less basis of fact for such an impression, ' Today, there are two ways of building motor cars. One is to forget quality and build cars for trading purposes. The cost of production is cut to the bone, so that dealers may offer you more than the market value for your used car. The Buick way is to build for quality's sake to give owners a better new car full of value with every modern feature. Compare Buick design with that of other cars of the same or higher list price, and fix Buick superiority firmly in your mind, before you spend your money. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH. DrrfMofi of Genrrtt Motort Corporfion the. When Better Automobiles mrt 'Built . . . BUICK jri7 Build Tktm Jennings & Shumate WHEN BETTER "AUTOMOBILES ' A 2 BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILp THE Tim HeiNilr Man Niicakiiii; Whut's wrone with thu old bus?" " Everything," suid the uuto re pair man. - "Is thut so? I supposo you din find something: wrong with the lict'iiHu tag" Sure. It needs tightening a little." : . ' , , ,;-y-. "Can 1 interest you in uutoino- bile insurance?" 1 liuven't an uutomoliliu on my place." I 'Well-er-what ot thut? You have burglar Insurance, 1 presume, and yet you have, no burglur on your premises." . . , Brakeband lining miiHl be kepi free from embedded grit and metal particles by frequent washing and brushing, and no metal wires should prolrudo through thu rubric surface.. " . . . 1 Pastor-Mayor L J 19 rihr Frank A. Helfert, pulor of 8t r-rrdrn-k's Catholic church In Hsg ttt, Mich., has been elected mayor if th town the first clergyman In ihe state to hold such snofflce. rhr tvr onlv three dlssenttna i otes. le has been a chaplain In Michigan prisons, and served as A laplaln, overseas, with the American wSH KU-'is It does not make starting eaaier to race the engine, when switching off. Yhe theory of this, nioreaver. Is that the pistons suck up a )uan tlty of gas vapor which, not being Ignited, remains" lii. tha'.cyllndera to assist tn starting ' later. - What happens la that tho quantity of gas vapor sucked .Into the cyllndera- Is. expelled, unburnod, throogh -,the exhnust. As the engine comes to a stop Ihe suction dacreea and only tho normal amount of gas is drawn into the oylindera under compression. . The situation Is Identically the same It the engine Is switched off whllo running nor mally, nnd less gas Is wasted. ' 4 The Oregon state highway com mission Judge William Duby, chairman, M. B. Vanduser and W. H. MaJone, commlaataners will hold a hearing In regard to the proposed formation ot the Baker- Rtohland-Halfway-Homeatea.d high way Improvement district Wednes day afternoon, May It.' at S:S0 o'clock In the county court house t Baker. - L The Improvement district will be organised to Improvo the road from Halfway to Homestead, a distance oT 0 miles, not shown on the atate highway map. At present this road Is very poor and absolutely Impassible during the winter months. ' Rlnce the great copper developments , tn Baker county on the Hnake fiver In the vicinity of Homestead better con nections are necessary, The high way would connect with the new Bridge now Detng puui across mo Bnke river at Homestead by Ore gon and Idaho, . , ; The organisation of Ihe Improve ment district la provided for In the laws of Oregon. This la the first organisation of Its kind In Kaatern Oregon, according to H. O. Smith, highway engineer here. , According to the chairman of the highway commission, Judge Duby, about 1100,000 will be needed to bring the road Into first clase con dition..' v--.. Forest Office Grants Tourist Camp Permits POHTLAND,, Ore. May . AP) Permits for two tourist camps In Oregon have been Issued by the looal district national forest of fice. One of the permits was la sued to Wyatt Bros, (or the open ing of a camp near Horse Thief Meadows on, the Mount Hood loop highway. Permit for a tourist camp : near Hebo on the Tillamook highway In the Biuslaw forest was granted to H. A. and Cuftoa Talley and H. E. Minor. It will be known as Castle Rock Camp. : c,., i, Tho forest esrvlre annouaced that stTsrai attas for pay ton list oamps are available' ea : Mount Hood loop.. .,, ,;,:;:,:.Z: . 'i:''T : ., . !' '''-:; ' If she hits a stone while learnlnf to drive and ho doesn't get saraaca tic, they have been married ooljr five montha - . ' .. Ono of the surest signs of spring la the report : ot a garage being robbed of tire and aocessorlca Nowadays when a man comoa Into an extra 1000 ho buys a new M00 car with It. ' IT Is natural that you should look Is rlMAuthorlted FotdJ Dealer In youi pure haw at a used Ford car ha Is the authority on Ford value. You an sura that th used Ford car you buy fresa bleu is good value for the price and honestly ra presented as to condition; The reputation' tho Authorised Ford Dealer assures you courteous tresninti end you easy essasct a fair iiaua-iu .wwwiw wnen you aro reaoy loryour I PERKINS MOTOR, CO. La Crande, Ore. ' 'Ford. si Tire News! - ....... . . ..... t i I PatMkdleip (GofsIs Made By Goodyear At Money Saving Low Prices HERE'S, YOUR CHANCE TO GET A FULL-WEIGHT, . - RUGGED, QUALITY TIRE FOR LITTLE MONEY. ., , YOUR SIZE IS HERE FOR YOU. , . Fabric Cord Cord v Clinchers 30x3 'j 30x3 Vt 30x3 Vi ; $9.05 $10.25 lul13. Straight Side . , 32x4 ' 32x4 2 , 33x5 Cords - $19.20 $23.75 v . $31.50 , iioii(Mins 29x4.40 31x5.25 33x6.00 v aU0OnS $14.05 ; $21.95 $29.55 ALL SIZES EQUALLY LOW PRICED ' W. H. Bohnenkamp Go.