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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1926)
Saturday! October 80.-1926.- LA GRANDE ; EVENING OBSERVER COMPANY HELPS V LOCAL DEALERS Perkins Motor Company Sponsoring Competi tion for Ford Cars How one 'Of the lurgcst nmnu fucturlnsr concerns In tho country cooperates wllh. tlicir dealers to keep locul business In the hands of locul concerns, was Interesting ly brought out' In a, tulk with ono of l.a Grunde's tiro inerchunts last week. The company to wTtlch ho point cd particularly for its work in this direction Ib The . United States Huu her company.. There are soVoral reasons. It Is said, aside from the" point of keep ing home money at home, why lo cal tire stores are tho logical place tb buy tires rather than tho mull order houses. ' Tires need looking after by an experienced tiro man. Ho must Page Thirteen J"? '. f-iuipped and well stocked shop d be able to tell whether a. tire Is dolng t. worlc properly, and If not, why not. l'or Instance, nn v.w.. .1 . -'i-.v iiiu IIUU1 can tell whether tires are wearing uetuuse or the wheels be ing out of alignment and can cor rect tho trouble In time. If improperly equalised brakes aro causing tiro wear, the tiro man can tell that and w-urn tho owner.. I his sort of service ono cannot expect when one buy tires fron mail order houses.. The I nited Htates Tire company started n years ago to educate, people to their interest In support ing the legitimate homo town tiro deuler. In addition to running Its own educational campaign In local papers without Interruption for 11 consecutive years, the company en courages tho deuler to supplement It with advertising of his own and helps him do it. fnder certain conditions it even shares tho ex nenso of tho dealer's own adver tising. Recent improvements in produc tion methods now enable tho Un ited States Rubber company to market, through the local dealers. Motorists of Nation to Declare War on the "Hit and Run" Driver On Its own behalf and on be half of th H2 clubs affiliated with It, throuifhout the country the American Automobile associa tion has broadcast a .strong ap peal urging relentless warfure on the "hit-and-run" drivers every where. , ., . The appeal, which went out un der the numo of Thos, I. Henry, president of the A. A. A., wus based on reports which show that this particular brand of . lawless ness and cowardice has not re ceived In the past the attention which It deserved. Hence the need of an organized campaign by the motorists generally to do away with this species of driver. Mr. Heitry'a statement pointed out that he fact that in some cases It la difficult to get at the tires of known quality, bearing the couipany'a full warranty, for as little money or even less than tho cost of nameless mail order tires of uncertain value.' ' MAKE THE OLD BUS WildTo Go Fill Up With RMCrownGds And Be Sure of YOUR TIRES Our Tire Service is complete. If they only need inflation, vc have plenty of free air; if the tires need repairs, our equipment and experience assures a good job and if your car needs new tires, you will get miles of service from C. T. C.s. JOHNS BROS. ' Cor. Adams and Hemlock " Hil La Grande Tire Shop - Filling Station JpOWER to if .Spare j with the "CATERPILLAR." For plowing, seeding, and a multitude of other jobs there is that satisfaction of having ample power. BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY Henler "t'nloriilhir" Tractors "Unit" Combined Harvesters Jefferson unil Kim Streets fhit-and-run driver is all tho more reason why he should be dealt with In exemplary fashion once the luw gets hold of him. "There aro two ways,' sal J ('resident Henry, "In which mem bers of the A. A. A.,v motorists generally and other ugeneies cm give invaluable ' assistance in re moving this blot on motordom, pe rha ps Its wo rtt. Two Ways to Help "Tho first, succinctly, is to ac tually apprehend the hit-and-run I driver or at least to give chase sol that his license number can be I made available immediately to lh. police. it often happens that I motorists who have an opportun ity to perform tills public service are more Interested In seeing what has happened to tho victim of the accident than tlu-y aru In captur ing the person responsible for It, "Club members and others. I ani sure, will be more than will ing to do their share In this re spect. Such a movement already has been started by many clubs affiliated with the American Automobile association. "The second way is more com plex and seems to require, nioi" than the cooperation merely of motorists, it is the reduction or this hysterical practice by eradi cating all drivers to the titter hopeless stupidity of It. Motor clubs and all other UKenehH should take part in such an edu cational campaign. VThe hit-and-run driver, from a psychologic perspective, in many cases is a pathetic figure. He !s the victim of the worst of nil 1m-1 man emotions fear. His action j undoubtedly makes him criminal where, bis ordlnury Impulse might ' be toward the, very best in our civilization. "He Is the victim 'of a human temptation, one that besets all tf: us to flee from trouble. , Kortu-! nately. most of us are capable of, resisting the temptation. "A concerted campaign, I be-1 lleve, could do much to show the; hopeless futility of running uwayi after an accident. Oubty or not, guilty of carelessness, negligence j or infraction of the traffic lawn,; tho 'minute the driver who figures' In an uecldent flees, the burden of proof of his innocence rests wi'hj him ami be puts blmseir In the I worst possible position before tbe luw. There is a tremendous ns-j sumption of guilt that can not be allayed. ! "Innocent, In a great many cases, drivers go on daily con-i vlctlng themselves by not havlnif tho courage to face the difficulty into which they have been thrown. It is time such emotionally unsta ble persons were taught the folly of their actions. "Motor clubs can take the leuJ In this vital educational move ment. It Is one In which other agencies will cooperate heartily, primarily It seems the task of or ganized automobile ownership f o tho practice -In one that ih wav ing nn indelible sear on the face of motordom. "1 am confident that remark able results will be achieved once the A. A. A. local clubs set their shoulders to the wheel." Balloons Highest Among Shipments -k.i.'vir vnnk' net. :to Ship ment's of nil types or automobile caslnirs balloons, cords, fabrics. solids un! cushions In tliu first ilBht months of this year biiowcu a decline of 1.CS3.304 when com pared with the corresponding per iod of IMS. All classes, wllh the cxcepllon or liulloons. showed declines In this period, the Knatest fallinB off oc eurrinB the fabric casinus. Com ,.ii,.n.. bv the ltublier asso ciation of America, represenllnir 76 per cent or tho Industry, snow mui ii.. ...n l a. Kim. 34(1 low pressure cusIdbs shipped in the first cluht months of this year, iiBiiinsi j. iu nicr. In llw rorresnolHliiiK per iod or lU2r. and 14,6211.137 in tho full year 192. I.arkson: I'm Rulnx up to the Jail. 1 waul to tulk with the ban dit who took my car. Pnrkson: What's the use? I.arkson: Mjiybu he'll tell me how he sol r.0 miles nn hour out of her. Hubby Loses "it "Y When Hurry Sawdn f K iltle di Voiced Mr. M.n Vl lot l:i 8;iwl J1 two yeai." aco be 1trtn't Know she w-jif to Inherit n J 1'iti.imri r-HtiitP in Au: tr;ill;i An. I Mis Sawib n didn't know she vr-t'.t tllvonrd. Iteev.n the tftiite the o(b-r d.iy. whr bur rie.1 Kn-k to S'-attb to 'divvy" It with hrr hubby, nn!y to b-firn rhe didn't h.ive fluv. AVhsit Mr. Hnv.d.n Gasoline Mileage Contest Saturday. Nov 6th AT 2:30 P. M. M In order to make nn neeiirate test nt the mileaoe horn owners are ret ting with the Improved Ford models we are going to stage this contest. 1st Prize Set Front and Rear Ford Bumpers. 2nd Prize Stewart Speedometer. 3rd Prize Automatic Windshield Swiper. THE JUDGES W. C. CREWS, City Manager. RALPH HURON, Postmaster. ' HARVEY MATTHEWS, Business Manager The Observer. . RULES OF THE CONTEST All cars must be Ford Standard Stock Models. (May be equipped with Ruckstell axle.) All cars entered must be the Improved Models and not over 13 months old. Cars must be at our garage by 12 o'clock noon, day of the contest to be inspected, all gasoline drained out and one gallon put in tank for the test. The tank will then be sealed by the judges. The cars running the farthest will be awarded the prizes in the order named. The route to be selected by the judges. ENTER YOUR CAR ANI) FIND OUT JUST HOW GOOD IT IS. Co Motor mpaey Eastern Oregon's Largest Ford Agency Cor. 4th and Adams. Phone M-500, ; V; 'X At ,7j71 ill ii 1
