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
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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,
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