Motoring News
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LA'GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1926.
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
NUMBER 108
OILED ROADS IN
GENERAL FAVOR
Seattle Expert Points Out
Many Advantages of
.New. System
HKATTLK, Nov. In KiH of
tint fuct that tho olIliiK of rouds
entallM slow Urivlm when tho oil
In fri'sh. iind that hoiiiu of the oil
in. bound to bo spluttered on some
portion of tho cur whieh travels
through it, the. benefits to be df
l rived from its use fur ovor-lmluncc
" its drawbuclyt. und the losses of
tourist travel due to dust stronply
demand u remedy for dusty road
condition, according to W. Hark
huff. Scutlle'H superintendent of
streets und suwers.
"I liuve my He. I f, traveled two
hundred milts further,. In cominff
from Kaslern WunhlnRlon to West
ern WHBlitnffton, in order to avoid
the dust und tho rouRhness of tho
unteruted roads of the slate," he
deeluH'S in expreaslnB his fuvoruhlo
iitlitude toward tho proposal of tho
Automobile club of Washington,'
that the Orugon road olllns system
3io ndopted ut leUMt ror the roads,
of Kustorn Waslilngton. "I know
'thut many others uro doing the J
same thlnff, and that wo cunnot
Invito tourist visitors out hero and
expect them to travel across our
stale through dust und over rough
rouds when thoy can Teach the
coast over another roud, unpaved.
biy perfectly treuted with oil. us
Ir the upper portion of the Colum
bia Ulver highway from Pendle
ton to the alles.
Th tourists cunnot und will
not use our roads In their present
condition, and other slates are
reaping I he benefit of our back
wardness. Wo ant paying enough
to have good roads, und it is up
to the stale to put them In proper
condition for travel."
"Leaning" on the sttirter on cold
mornings will soon sap the Ufa
from a battery. If ttie engine fulls
after having "stepped on the start
er," get out and look for trouble.
MOTOR INDUSTRY
PLANS BIG YEAR
Huge Expansion Pro
grams Are Under Way
as 1927 Nears
A GOOD PORT FOR A STORM
A good wny to start thp car In tho
morning during cold weather la to
use the crank to turn tho engine
over a few limes. This churns up
tho oil, und makeM starting easier,
with less druln on the buttery.
Itultery terminuls ure ' usuully
murked with an X to denote posi
tive und a dash or minus sign to
show negative. If no marking can
be seen, hold both wires in a cup
of water containing salt or soda.
Bubbles will collect on tho negative
terminal.
Those Tops and Curtains
Turned Out of This Shop in the
Past Few Weeks Will Assure
Comfort in Driving
We are rushed, yes, but we will take
care of your job promptly. Have this
work done now and then you, too, can
enjoy protection against wind, rain
and snow.
SNYDER HARNESS CO.
It' ITS LKATHKK WE JIAVK IT Oil CAN SIAKU IT
Yes, You Can Have
Goodyear Tires
iMa.vbc you haven't got a corner on all the
money in the world.
You can have Goodyear Tires, just the same.
We have Goodyear Tires for everybody, every
car, and every purse. Our stock and our prices
prove it, "
You make a mistake if you deny yourself, the
best.
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W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO.
UKTldOIT. Mich., Nov. 13 With
the New York uutomoblle show
lets thun three months awuy, I he
uutomobilo industry is shuptng lis
1'j27 wures into lino and preparing
for an even greater year tn 1 'J 27.
Even tluough production may
show a small decline in tho hist
quarter, l!2fi will bo the greatest
year that the industry has ever
seen from both a production und
sales standpoint us well us earn
ings, A minimum of 4,fiO't(ooo cars
und trucks will be built this year,
according to present. , prospects,
this would exceed the best pre
vious year by more than 200,01)0
units. ' ., '
threat KxpamlujiM I'lamicd
General Motors, every day as
suming a more outstanding posl
the field with a thoroughness that
come farther to tho fore in 1H27,
to keep pace with tho demand for
fts products, the corporation is
launehing a $40,000,000 expansion
program that covers a huge Invest
ment In factory additions and new
equipment. .
With the most complete lino or
cars being offered by one organiza
tion, the corporation Is covering
the field with a throughness that
the aulomobolle buyer cannot ov
erlook. Included in this $40,000,000 ex
pansion plan Is an $8,000,000 ex
penditure on Chovrolet to give ad
ditional manufacturing facllllies
to that organization, permitting the
company to build moro than ono
mill Loii curs a year.
The Jelco Ught company of
Dayton Is doubling lis plant ca
pacity to take caro of I'Yigldalro
business, accounting for an oxpeu
dlture of J IL000.0)0.
In view of the manufacturing
and sales plans, which the huge
corporation contemplates for 1!(27.
It is safe to venture tho prediction
that two automobiles out of every
five bought in the I'nited States
next year will be General Molora
products.
Following tho success or Its per
ii ia nent auto show at A.tlantlc (Mty,
where tho General Motors In main
taining, a complete display of Us
entire line . tho corporation an
nounces, a fall- allowing of1 Us en
tire lino in tho General Motors
building, Detroit, October U-2U.
The exhibition will be free lo the
phblic. Dealers In the. lelrolt ter
ritory will cooperate wllli simul
taneous displays in their own show
rooms, Kyes of the industry turned
again to the Kord Motor company
last weyk. when it was announc
ed that the compuny hud adopted
a five-day .week with six-day pay.
J'lHU C-UIISC-S ('f)lliliM'lll.
The company has been experi
menting wilh the plan in many de
partments for the lust Tour months
und the success of the ldi-a ban
caused it to be adopted generally
throughout the Kord industries.
This move is regarded a:t a para-h-l
motion to the tamoiiH five-dol-lar-a-day
plan introduced some 15
years ago. if I he results of the
current plan are comparable with
those of the ikjw historic economic
Investment.
The Industry may look forward
to it as another rea.son why more
cars will he- sold next year than
ever. Leisure ami a greater oppor
tunity to enjoy it should result In
a call Tor ntore automobiliH.
Automobile leudcrs are watch
ing with interest the pluns'l'or the
Introduction of one of the really
small cars, designed by 'harks W.
Itnry of New York. One model, a.
roadster with a 7:i-irn-h wheclbase,
has been bull! in Detroit. U weighs
J,:t00 pounds.,
The newcomer Is powered with
a standard pony car i-nglne built
by the Continental Motors corpora
lion or Detroit. It is of lour cylin
der makeup. 2Vi inch bore and
i -inch stroke.
With a tread or only 4S Inches
und very short wheelbase, Ihe Uury
car is even smaller than the Kng
lish Austin, .frequently seen In the
larger cities. A speed of 50 miles
an hour i claimed for it. The cur
will be displuyed at the New York
and Chicago automobile shows.
The reerh ss Motor Cur company .
today announces a new ttlx-cyllmlw
car In addition to Its pnwnl line, j
Five body styles- ate available on ;
a 120-Inch wheel base chassis. Tin-,
new car is known a tho model.
G-yo and is now in production. ,
In body design the newcomer j
follows the reeogniwil JVtIVkh ;
lines. The motor, of 34-tnch bore j
and 6-lnch stroke. Is of 1'eerh sH j
design und manufacture. j
The Willys-Overland company ,
has add'd a new sport creation to
its WiUys-Knlght gn at six line in j
the Introduction of Ihe coupster, i
a two-passenger car offering both
open and clcwd-car advantages. j
Packard Company
Pays Annual Bonus
Following tho closo of tho most
prosperous year In its history the
Packard Motor Car company has
Just distributed a bonus among Its
employes. Distribution of cash re
wards for service with the com
pany has been a Packard custom
In prosperous periods 'for a num
ber of years.
Workers who huvo been with
tho company flvo years receive
150. For euch additional year $10
is added up to and Including 10
years of service. Ton year mien
receive $100. During tho year
three men, Edward J. Jones, Harry
Peurco and Grant Win field, com- i
pleted 26 years of unbroken em-'
ployment with Packard, und
ONE AT A TIME
Buying a new car is one thing. Sell
ing a used car is another. Don't get
the two confused or you are almost
sure to end up with a new car yon
never really wanted.
L. C. SMITH
Cor. 5th and Depot
A USeO CAR 15 ONLY A5 DePENDABLG
AS THE DEALER WHQ SELLS IT
When Ihe motor of bis, biplane went dead over HoNton. Ser
geant Uiohnrd Cobb, army pilot, displayed excellent judgment In
his choice of a place to land. Helplessly diving GOO reet, Cobb
not only alighted In the Charles river, but also close to Massa
chusetts General Hospital. However, neither he nor his passen
ger required the least medical attention. In the- background Is
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Wi:.VIHKK OUTLOOK
SAN KKANC.'ISCO, Nov. 13 (AP)
The weather outlook for tho
week beginning Nov. i 4 was an
nounced here toduy by tho United
States weather bureau us follows;
Kur western states: "Tho outlook
Is for normal temperature und fulr
weuther except that rains are prob
able during the latter part of the
week In Washington and Oregon.
f CAIHri'S LIKK Ql'KKN
j WKST POINT Perhaps some
j of tho boys at . tho military oc-
ademy wish that Queen Marie
could .visit them again In order
I that they might attend tho Arniy
j Navy game. Anyhow It turns out
that when she reviewed tho cadet
corps all punishment for minor
offenses wus wiped out. In accord-
anc.e with the academy's custom.
Jbr Economical Transportation
TFTi i
V
Closed Cars
Jfe Abounding Valces
each wua glvon a bonUB or 2G0. ' ' " ' '
atimse
Low Prices
lA-TWnTVuck $
ITotiTViick I AQfT
All prlre, f. o. b.
-.Flint, Mich.
Imall Wotm (Miwnrnf and
Vonf.ni. nt termi. A.k
about our 6 Purchnt
iUnltKouVlan.
No other closed can at the
price offer the luxury of
bodies hy Fisher with their
acknowledged superiorities
in craftsmanship, style and
safety.
Finished in modish shades of
lustrous Duco roomy and
attractively upholstered,
Chevrolet closed cars offer
every essential to the highest
type of modern comfortable
motpring. A sintjle ride will
reveal the astounding value
which has made them the
choice of so many hundreds
. of thousandsof buyers. Come
in and get a demonstration!
The illustration t
tlMrightthowihow
Naih eneloMi the
entire front wheel
brake mechanlim,
.thus excluding all
water, ice, and dirt,
No Extra Cost
Standard EquipmenJ
afest- Sirioothest
Sitnbl
Brakes
This brake system is exclusive to Nash and was engineered to
embody the finest features developed by foreign and American
4-whcel brake authorities as well as the superiorities worked out
by Nash over nn extended period of 4-whcel brake experience.
Ampi , .Sief advantages is the fact that the smoothly powerful
perf , of these brakes is never impaired by climatic changes. '
And i . of the mechanical type they operate with, invariable
regularity at all temperatures.
They possess perfect automatic equalization, right to left, front
.and rear. . ' . v '
Thus Nash eliminates the possibility of the side-sway or skidding
on wet or icy roads under rapid brake application which occurs
with rear wheel brakes or partially-equalized 4-wheel brakes.
TRACHSEL & TREKELL
806 Adams Ave.
Blue Moun tain Gara ge
M. A. HARRISON, Mgr. Opposite Tostoffic.
Convicts Operate
State Auto Bureau
IMOI.KXA. Mont.. Nov. 13 (AP)
Montana's t xpi rlrrli-nt In llitllll?
..-I.,,.,, lulmr tn nii,rn1 ItH HtltOlllll-
j hilt' Hf-'iiH,' Imn-uu iipimri'iilly huH
j prov. n mit i fntfiil. Wilh th" I'""
of thp yi-ar's Imslm-m pntwd and
JjlMttl niort' earn Ittiniv-'l Ihtin IttJtt
yciir, ttn- p?in'iitM! lin lM-n cut
ialmoitt 6" per cent.
The hurwiu formrly was a part
' ol the department oS stuti',
FRAN K LI N
Standard Service Charges
All Franklin owners are now of
fered service at standard rates.
The schedule is available at our
garage. You will be pleased
with the reasonable prices.
McCLURE'S
YAKIMA - WALLA WALLA - I'LN I LKT(N - LA CiltANUU
HAKKK - LLLKNHKl KO
11. J. Htouh inyiT. HuiK-rvlitor - lltrtf Lfwlt Hales
1 hoO Adam Avtiiu
HAVE YOU CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION GREASE
IN YOUR CAR THIS FALL?
Gear Compound
WINTER GRADE
Will put your Rears in the best possible condition for cold win
ter driving. It's made to give results in cold weather. Have a
Veltex Dealer clean yours out and fill it with Winter Gear Com
pound; and start using
VELTEX WINTER GAS and OUR COLD TEST OIL
Give us one trial, and you will find we know our business.
FLETCHER OIL COMPANY
First Independent in State. 1
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