Motoring New
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND StjCTIQN
LA GRANDE. OREGONtSATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1926.
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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
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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. ' '.. . ' ,,..,'
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! 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.
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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. . -
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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
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THE LIGHT SIX ' ..T
VI 4-DOOR SEDAN :.,- t -
J Futf forcefed
1 31 Aimihitft- toltt.
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; 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.
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' 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
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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"
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