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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1926)
Motoring New VOLUME XXIV. SECOND StjCTIQN LA GRANDE. OREGONtSATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1926. I. SOME PUNTS CUT OUTPUT Current Shipment by Equipment Makers Is Ix)wer; Retrenchment ', Under Way. ; i v NEW YOKK Allhuush a few of the motor car factories have In creased production slightly in the last two weeks, Iho majority ore either miMntalnins: schedules nt levels- previously established or are gradually curtailing. Current ship ments by equipment ' makers are lower than they were a. mouth or clx woeks ago, clearly IndicnUng retrenchment by thu"cur manu facturers. -. '. y t V... ' ' At the sumo time, It 'cannot be iRUored that rather' heavy slocks of parts and semi-finished vehicles were accumulated during the early STAR CAR STANDS UP UNDER ROUGH, AND CONSTANT USE POKTIjAND, Ore, June 13, How many automobile owners know through ton years of ex perience that the best method of i keeplne their cars "just rlsht" Is by permltttnir no more than one driver to sit behind the wheel? Practically every automobile owner today will answer ""aye" to that. And that one thing, accord Iiik to C. U Koss, local automobile dealer, makes even mors unique the record of a Star four coupe, owned by the Bee Hive Auto Henr ico company, which came to light hero recently. This car, placed in a l"or Rent You JJrivo" service by its own ers, started Its career ' in public service March 8, 1926. To date, according to T. McDonald, owner of tho rental service, .this Btnr coupe has been driven by ' 284 dif ferent, people, for a total of-Jf,-757 miles. In service practically every day of Its life. ' The ear has never been' Mlaid up for" repairs or. replacements of any It's A Wonderland ; . : : : U. months of the yea-, and part of ;. otucr tnnn two vaiye erinu hh hlnmenls of tho Jast month a .remarKttoie rram tor any automobile in - practically miles of service. have involved,. a considerable y re duction In Inventories, ; . .Prom. now on . outputs . ; will bo closely dependent upon,,' tho state of the retail market and stocks in dealers' hands.. So fir tho, spring selling season, has been tiirto ex pectations tn total voluinu. -liut not alt nianufacturet'S are sliarlnit euu allyiln the good piarket.. The lead ers in public popularity are soil ins at record level, : Manufacturing conditions are on tho ' whole oxtremely .' favorable. Itaw material costs continue to de cllno, whtlo prices thus far have been fairly stable,.-. Humors of ' prlco-cut.are persistent, but thte Is more or lers a permanent condi tion In the automobile industry, .s long as sates remain at high levels, the possibilities of lower urlers arc not very hi rolls'; ' . In line with the seasonal trend, parts and accessories are' being sold In larger quantities, even tires showing some evidence of fcnrlng stlmplatlon. Trucks and busses are still experiencing a.' record de mand, while the export market Is belter than ever.' Kouth America Is particularly looked to as a field for heavy ex pansion of ' American export bust-' neHS, tho Argontina having recent ly come Into first place as a . for eign market for American automo tive products. lioad-buildlng, tho chief need' ef 4 bo. ltlnA.mcrtcan 'countries. Is "proeeib(jlnV if rapid jiaco. ' '.. . ' ,,..,' j-., :' 1,, ,,t ', '.I , ..' ! If the engine of t& new ear sud denly starts a squeaking noise thai grows louder and louder until Hi shows signs of developing' Into ti igenulne screech by till means stopping Into tho private garage shift Do not force the engine along li ! Into iieturul. switch off tho engine Canada Deplores- Use Of Flag as Unethical It Is not ethical to carry the flag of one's nation on a car without carrying the flag of the .. realm Visited.. This was Impressed on the Oregon Htnte Motor association by a letter received from Post No. 2 of tho Native Sons of British Columbia, with offices at Vancou ver, B.C. According to the letter, received from tho recording -secretary, a great .number of cars visited Can ada on Memorial day. displaying the United States flag, without flying tho flag of the Maple Leaf Dominion. This breach of Inter national ethics by motorists is rail ed to tho attention of tho associa tion in the hope that that organ isation through its contact with motorists may assist in rectifying tho - situation. Such information Is considered timely tn advance of tho traffic that will be crossing the lnternatloni boundary on the Fourth of July,, displaying flags. 7 1 i, 1if Franklin's Sedan Business Increases Buring the first five months of t!)28, i'Vanklln sedan business rep resented 6$ per cent of the com pany's total, which is gain for this type of car ever tS5. v . last yea the sedan made up 4 per cent of the total according to the local Franklin dealer, wise states that the . three-pasKeniren clear-vlsieR coupe ranks next to the sedan, and that this personal closed ear too Ic showing a higher per centage than that of last year, . Wallowa lAki lias tnnro iliing! About it than M-enci'' Ut ou tko ntolortifla, i'or,, liiKlanoe, iuok at tho above iluluru, liueu't that gt a rewpoiist'? Gas Gargles "lLongview Providing New Highway Entrance When lrreiMiii in some manufacturers It now car puUlnp n Huip luhrlentin oil m tho gasoUne during tho first few 13. Br the pxpj'rulifur" of $ 4&S0 the city of Longview, Wash., s miie nsrUi of Portiami. Or1. Is lirovift- weclta of drtvinff. Ono ciuart of another entrance to the buat- mcaium oil to fivu Kitllons of icaso- ReB -ction from the Pacific Hne ia somcUm. the proportion HiKha3ff shoHpnln the distance used. The oil goes tntn the cyiin-.fo1" visitors ' and makingr tra-el drs with the jfaauHite and Is de-ore convenient.. poaited on the cylinder walls in f enfntmt Is eonslder- thc comhustlon chambers, (retting J3e on n enuinenrins proiot, as a Utile bettor ' worklnff . arraniff- Jt involvt-n n 24l-fot hydraulic ment than misht otherwlso be the aan and onehaif miles of cane. Ihe belief that the noise will "wear away." . Htop, Jut the engine cool, put two ctuorls of oil in the gas tank and proceed Hiowiy. Chances are that a tl&lii plHton la starting to score tls cylinder. :., . 8ftinK Tcndciictcuj, '' "Is your chauffeur economical?" j ''Very; ho never runs the car on more than two wheels and three cylinders." Chicago Phoenix. of grnsollne economy. Tho follow-j ' ' . ing is a way to save gas and to 1 A simple way U mount a balloon coast with safety: Press out ' tho.tir ami. rim -on wheel is to tn clirtcti or shift fo ncutntl when' if lhe'Aalv ati.tnrjuh - Urn is evident that ut the next Crossing; w-! o!f while ;th Wheel- is tho ear will be obliged 16 stop, 1 poutltl to one sid instead of at When pulling up to the curb nt P ac tem is " !n points where no maneuvering Is the tire can be lifted up and on the required to park, -declutch and whwl h? simply turning the latter twitch off tho engine When drlv- nunrter of iurm This saves act ually luting ifift tin iner wttvvt should not be too high off the ground. . - , The top of the car. wheUter open or closed, should not fot brushed off, but should tie rubbed. Crush ing digs out smiiScHs of dirt- that lare of vaiu In filling In porous parts of the top :- material. Kub- conccelo paving, a 3i&-foot tunmd and a steel bridge of two spans. Cleanliness Costly, But Cheaper Than Dirt What price cietmlineim? Tho Paige-Detroit Motor Car company spends $iOO,fitttt a year just to keen lis piant clean, yet considers it cheap at the price. Bo fore it Installed the special equip ment and arranged tho present elaborate clean-up system, the cost wuh hghsr but It wat flgur ed In production lot a is, Injurks ?o workers, faulty worknuinshl, and damaged tKirts With the In creased exendlture for clean liness, final costs were reduced, so that tho purchaser of a. Paige or a Jewett not only geta a better car, but saves on the purchase price. Buick Sales Manager With Company 10 Years li, Htt-ong, general' sales man agtr of the Huiek Motor company completed Isis first len year in that capacity Juno first according to Jennings and Shumate, iocal dealers for Buieks, Tho Hnieis, dealer organisation and authorised servico were both developed to their present statu of excellence during the Birong re gime, Bignal recognition of Htrongs work has come to the lluiek Motor company through iho National au tomobiie chamber of commerce, Kaeh Mar this organisation awards first choice of space at the national ants ahaws to the mem ber company doing thf greatest ! volume of business -during year. This honor has been wort by IJuiek for eight years tn succes sion. tJnder Rtrong's direction ' the Hutck miUn organfKntion has nuir-j keted l.3SJJ,& Bulcks, which Is S4 per cent of ail the Hulcks sold since tho company was founded, t :' ' ' ' THE LIGHT SIX ' ..T VI 4-DOOR SEDAN :.,- t - J Futf forcefed 1 31 Aimihitft- toltt. ' IL. r ; labrtcation, 7-besring cnakthsA; S-briB4 wheel brakss, ruu cuiooc sum ua 9 sue wheels Included too str cost. . Just DRIVE this Nash Light Sii any time, anywhere and that i will end all argument as to which ' ear is THE car of the $1000 field, . La Grande Nash Gc A. R. Trachsel 1302 Jerboa Ave and coast to it stop. If tho car is cquliipt-d wllli r vacuum windshield wiper and On vacuum tank docs not fill rt-adlly, especially whim clinibliis hills, i x- aininc the 1-uhiiiT hose 'to the win. cr. It It Is cracked, the air will leak thmush nisconneet the hose w,th',t inSurius !hB at Ihn Intdbn muiiffnlfl tilturirtni. " tho hole with a piece of wood un-1 til a new hoso can he installed. The. pessimist. ns neen unarm ed that getting an automobile is lots easier than JteHtntr rid ot one. H can't rve this Uy the rum runner who has has been over taken by the siiertf f's car. Some Folks Grow Older and Wiser Others Just Grow Older A good part of Our retail tire business ia with people who have grown wise to Uie "special bargain" and "extra discount? decoys. They've stopped fooling around with unreliable tire equipment. They buy Goodyear Tires from us because they have found that Goodyear quality and Goodyear service ability are about the best safeguards against tire trouble in the world. They know, too, that they're buying mileage at the lowest quotation on the market. You'll save money with Goodyears. Wc have jour size with a tube to match when you want it. W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. Welt, why shouldn't the farm er's products come to town In a tin can? Thf farmer does. !lKVKRSKt OWXKHSHII H lsnt your ear when iis shiny and new; While the dread of a mar is so vivid with rol When th" threat of il spot on a cushion or curtain Is awesome as death and oa fate fully certain; IL Isn't "your car while you're driving Jt slowly Aud t rent Ins Itn Innards its though they were holy. L'nili it fft'is weuffed'uml you're driving1 It fuster You're merely its Hervani, d never IU maKter. i from lis coat; When everyone call It "tl'e dirly j old boat; . Wticn over Us carpet are traces of j feet. Such part of IJielr "ront'f" as the kids couldn't rut. And a perfectly terrible spot where the tee , Wua hauled in once or peih.tp t It was Iwteol When thesft have all happened to humble and mar, - You may safely and truthfully call it "yonr ear' t Abashed In the preRence o; splen dor wo stand; We're awed by a newness utL'.peak .Hbly; grand;. We cringe in obebance of gi-tior and poiisp' That crush every vtmiigG of free dom) ami romp; We're ser'anU io the car while tm Hpeckless and cUn No body can own such a thintn machine! No, whllo tb unscathed In its vari ous blt , That thinjf isn't yours by a jugful you're ITS! t Htrlckland OillUun. uf Hiilt Jrate Kmploytf; . "fte ajpaat ? have you wit done anything on I Umo? ; Cicrfc: "t bought a car?" lxs Laa! Joathiy. . ; . . , J It costs less to bring a quart of Veedol to the Coast . . . than it does to send a post card to New York VEEDOL is brought by boat to the Pacific Coast from the great Tide Water re finery at Bayonne, N.J. The costof shipping represents less than a cent a quart. Isn't that a tiny freight tax to pay for the "film of protection?" That is why increasing thou sands demand Vccdol by name, Veedol is refined only from selected Eastern crudes. Over 3,000 tests are made each month to maintain the fighting qual ities of Veedol's "film of protection" a film tbin as tissue, smooth as silk, tough at steel. An oil-fiim that masters deadly heat and friction and keeps your motor sweet running and free from repairs. Let the Veedol "film of protection" be your motor's most steadfast defender. Stop at the next orange and black Veedoi sign it is the sign of a good dealer. The best Independent Dealers everywhere display it. Ask for Veedol by name. r 35 i ' La QfJARTJ Tide Water Oft Sales Corporation Branchej or warchewes in all principal ti.fc SAM Fra N Cisco, 414 Br.nosn St.t hoi ANGELES. 4342 Long Brzch Av. PORTLAND, 12hsnd OiiitsoSn., Oajclano, 5?OI Green St. SEATTLE ttiii Atttmo ami Atlantic Eastern Oils and Qreases O IS IT Before you are persuaded, by aa extra iSowaaca on your old car, to buy some car you might sot choose otherwise, look it over carefully. You probably will be told that it Is "a good as Buick", but investigate. See if it is! '. Does it have a "sealed chassis"? Hu It torque-tube drive? Has it mechanical 4 wheel brakes? lias St a ten-p!atc, multiple-cLUc clutch? Has it a Fiihcr body? Has it adequate a&d effi cient nation-wide service facilities? Haa it mora than a million enthusiastic owners? When anyone offers you more for your used car than it will sell for on the used car market, torn pare the new car offered you to Butck. BUICK MOTOa COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Difiiien of Gtntrst Msion CrpoTnvm Jennings & Shumate WHSN BETTta AUTOMOBILES ASB BUILT, BUICK WILL 8Ut?r.T" h - IS
