La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1927, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textm mwxht Itwmng (Sb&twt Motoring News Want Ads VOLUME XXV. SECOND SECTION LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927. eh.:- U. S. SYSTEM OF . HIGHWAYS OKEH MAKES GASOLINE ECONOMY RECORD State and National Gov ernments Give Their , Final Approval ' WASHINGTON. Jim.. 8 (Al-) Approvul or thn filial luyntlun of Mio Vnlti'd State .HyHtvin of IiIbIi 'uyn by tlio foriil ffovcrnmcnt und by all of tlio Ktati'B linn boon announced by tho buroim or pub lic roada. It Inoliidi-H approxim ately 80.UIIU mill's of the moat Im portant roudff und embraces 10 transcontinental routes enyrt and tvest und as many through routes jiorth and south. Tlio-. work of deslffnntlon ' hus been tinder way almost a year and was- finally approved by the Ameri can' Association or Stale Highway officials In November. The pur pose of designating the final loca tion was to establish a main sys tem 6r' highways for. the nation, tlic. unimproved sections of which would bo - given priority In im provement, and. to eliminate confu sion as to routo designation, mark ing an1 safety signs. A route-numbering system, by , -which all .'cast- and west routes bear even numbers-and north and soutli routes odd. ones. Is expected in assist. ' tourist In following through highways. Htnndnrd roulo riutnber signs, danger, caution and directional signs to add to the safe ty., and convenience of travelers Jiavw been adopted by all the stales. 1 i' -v ' , tVTf Here Is the nuloniobilc Hint recently niaile 14.1 miles tin n iiuart or ticneinl gnsolliic In ,-omH'lltl(iii wltli. l." oilier liiui'lilncs of tlio hiiiiiv iiiukc. Xliu '. iivvrugo for tlio Id curs hus U4.8 miles iter gallon. .1 American People Are Now Driving ! Figureheads On I'nlted States now number ap- 2i Slates Heady Twenty-two slates already huvo tlil'lr United Blatea hlghwiiys com iilel'ely mtirUcd, 14 have partially -... ......I. .....1 ulv u'lilcll iuii.imu. """ ".", ",' , , proximately S2.3iiM1. ' orlc will l,o completed within o.1 ltKlti;allon of- passenger an t - ' j commercial curs lust year showed Tonr" ' , . ' ... , u gain of 2.2M.IMIO, or J 1.2 per ' Tho main highways will bear , ,.,, 22,342,457 Automobiles and Trucks Motur vi'liU-li-H in u.sc in tin-1 lit'crcaKcs. 'Tit's shihikawo itiuy li" Auto Radiators Are Expressive expected tp continue, until th number of vehicles lalten out of sarvlee each year, equals or ex ceeds the number sold lly V.D KltlUDM AN ! (NICA Service Writer) ! -The automobile's latest, eotnpro "With domestic sales of passcn-1 nlse 'with art comes in the form ger cars lor the year, apiiroxlmu -1 0f a tiny figure mounted On the numbers 111 multiples ot J. mo: I'ssseiiger cars registered num-jlng 3.525.111)0 und with a regis-1 radiator cap or the machine, and transcontinental routes being num-. K,r(11 , 405(iT8- un inenase of tratlori gain of only about 1.850,-! used to express tho personality lsrta u, j,.i.to., u "" , . I."."' OI' Per cent over. Olio It la obvious that soinethlug . of the automobile, Iho drivel', . or nna. souin nnn . the previous year. These, through routes have muny j r . , . . , , ,. urlnts 'nnd crossovers to other ' Commercial vehicle registrations routTi'oacl.Ing virtually all the tots' 2 870.78!. a gain of 421.CSS larWr cities and serving every sec- r H.l Pr over l.-5. (Inn of the country. Orflclnls de- While sales In the fnltod .Slates clnr'e the work so thoroughly done in the past 12 months wen. tho that' It would bo vlrtuully lmpos- largest on record, the percentage siblo' : .to - designate additional of registration increase was the through routes without making smallest ever recorded. This was (hem coincident to a considerable due to two factors:. VxtcnlfW'lth already existing. routes. ,1. The. unprecedentedy Innw. P'hey -pUitn Hint, this will not -bo . n.umbcr .'of vehicles lakcti out 'of duno'V ,E vi-oulil- defeat the piir- service. - Jiose .of -ft" uniform Bystcm of high-; 2. The fact tliat us the lolnl In M'Sysdesiguutioli. ,t ; - service Increases tho rate. of. gain ..I. i; r'rr -i i r - ' . FRAN KLI N InOurBSlhYear you can buy the best car we have ever made at the most favorable prices in Franklin history. McCLURE'S IMA - WAI.I.A WAI.I.A - I'UNIU.KTU.M . I.A OIIANDK BAKKIt - KI.I.IONSKlJltll H. 3. Btouteiitycr. Supervisor - Hird J.ewls, Sales 8)10 Atlnin Avciiui' llko 1,675,000 cars were taken whatever other excuse seoms nec out of service. .It should not bo i essury to explain presence. ussumou, nowever. tnnt an oi tnem i Thoro u,,0 oreoi;. goddesses, were scrapped, for the number ofblltlllng b(,uli,. (wltli or without u.ieu turn n men unvii uccuniuiuieu ) guitg) wings and Indian chiefs. in ine nanus or tnc, iieaieis sin.-e t)1y ttmtL.u carieuturo. of laul January, must be .'deducted . N(1lol,.on beating a rapid relreut irom ine toiai. it is proimiilo fl.()m luaBu or lt Braphle lllustra these dialer; stocks will account ,on of Wushlngloii crossing the lor aMi,uu or ,?o.ou. . Uelawnre Is needed by tho new -..'i.. i.. t-.... . '.scJiool of expression to completi- -tai..wr,.1. ,.r ..i..o' I'M' cycle of beauty. . graco and hv slnti'M Indlenles Hint tii-.iNi it v , 8PL'ed. . was more widely dirrused through. The Itollys-lloyco bus a figure out the country - In 12ir limn in which tlio owners arfeclloniitcly unv rieeht.-.Jeiuv foe 1 lleio were oulUJlusiott. the symbol of. ec lew i.ulstan.llng percentage )r,.! Stacy." The liny rigure appears creases, even In the south Or in ' leaning forwurd us ir trying Hie grain slates. Automotive bus- l"'i'k around the corner to see Iness uppaivnlly was equally go u) " tragic cops are wuliing in everywhere.. luniousn. New York rellllns Its leailel'Shln ' Then 'there In the Stlldebaker Willi a InlaJ of l.SIS.7li.-.. a miinwltll AlullintK. Ihe. goddess of i. f i'i:!'iinn li ,,.u 1. 1. ... it imir speed, siu'lntiug forward at ii.'dall 'us. many liiutor v.hiel.s as all I gerous angle, setting the pace for ; .rest of the world usldc rrom Iho,111" '"achino to fullovv, - , jl'nlt.'d States... ; . ;. x such liiii-k Toda,' . ... l-'alllornla 1 still la I liu Umpire. '.cne ,irlver UHiially slls nonelial-' slate's nearest', rival, w llh I .'. I I.-1 nnlly iineoneerneil aliou'l li -Hip- 47'J. Ohio Is third wllh I.u!l7.r.0ii: ' ,., who may droll golden I I'ennsylvunlu , foiillh wllh 1.4k:!.- apples lo lure Atlanta from the 1154; Illinois fifth wllh'. I. :i7il.5lp0; ,.,.,.. However, the motorist would Miflilcun sixth wltli l,l24.Slitl and TexnS seventh' with . l.nfi:i.iioii. ; Mlclilgiin-and Texas ure new-eum- el-H 111 . the .liiol-n - thun .a Inlllloil chts:l. j Noilliwesi l-'lgiiivs In thc-slule. of Washington IIh-i".' are II I a, :t 7 I cars, total or I72.Z7S. HlHln there wi-re 21.452 eai-s and aniiears a wistful eagerness In th 4'i.!MHi trucks, a total or U2S. 442. guditess' expresMlon as though she 'I'll'' per cent gain or i:i2: ov er I were wailing Tor a traffic cop lo ! Management Of Two Stations Here Changed Two Ht'rvlrp HlatUuiH In Lu Cirandn Iiuvp fhunRnl inamwment within tlio put viM!lt J. l Umly taking In I'Yaiilc Ocotk uh his partner In tho HcuMty fUtliiK1 tu tlon ut t In ornr of AiIuiiim nvi-- nto lid Wceottd HtrtM-t. and W. H. : Corfi'ft I a kin? over 1 lui inimitK"' mcnt of Ulll'a jtltu'o on tho nppo- alto corner of AtlauiH und Second. Ueorffo bun purchawd half In- ' Iftit'Ht In tho HciiHty Htutlon. H- . has been with tho I'nlou oil com- 1 pany for tho put four years anil previous to that time worked with , 1 1 ip HtandarU oil company. Tho firm will bo Known' uh Hcusty und Oeortro. I Ulll's plnce Ir owned hy the l-'lelcher OH eomiiny und has been under the management of William i Watson, since. It slurled operating 1 last sprlnir, until this week when Coffey became, lite new monairer. Cofi'cy came hero from Ileppner and Ma family will join hint hero about Jun. I'll. All Veltex products ure handled at this station. I .AT I IK IIANOIM Ki:CM !i;i t.'ONHTANTINOIM.K (AI) l.utlfc Hanoum. divorced wlfo of President Kemal, Is llvlnR1 In a complete mid even mysterious 'c- tlrcment. reminiscent of the by gone seclusion of Turkish women, (hiring thn year since the divorce, she has remained Invisible. In thn Constantinople homo of her father, u wealthy merchant. She bus not only refused to speak, one word for publication but has ovoit con sistently denied admittance to fam ily friends und members of Turk ish society. . . . . NEW PEAKS Of Speed, Power and Safety - I ' : 1 - - Super-Six Principle ' ; Long Held in Check , , , Now Released ; To Its Full Capacity. ' - The New Hudson The New Essex LEDBETTER'S GARAGE "Main street of May fair" is tho new nickname for Hond street, fn- Ahionahlo london uliopplnt; thor oughfare. I READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS erica's Gre probably make a titilck stop and pick up tlhr Kolden appln ln-foro Allunta had a dilutee lo remove hem-IC from the niclu.1 eustliipT. The Huiek hus a figurehead sliulliir to those pictured on the bows of ancient shipH which, on- r5.!Mi7 trucks, iLUonlliifT to lhone thut know, repro ln i:ti'r In t his nlH Kpct-d und stamina. There I ! 4 was ) I . I per cut. In Oregon t hi-re arc now 'j 1;. Jlt ears am) ls.:tuo trucks, a lnl.il of Mt.f5il. The ralli of l!l2Uuver I ::.r. Ih h.w per ccnl. while the Ktln .of i:iTi over J'HM was txt per cent. t treon tbci-ctore b.is irailicd Icsh I htm ':iHhlntrl(iu. In l.htho Ihere are now S7,a.ia position in rronl of Ihe Var w I. . ,.rM'"Hr IUIIIM-. Ilia ua (l i-noum blow bis whislle and unit hold ing up a Ioiik line of traffic. Tho .lewett uscn a "Klyliiff Jay," which is appropriate, especially If tin, car has jtisl rouiplnled a side skid and is sailing off the road to a ditch la feel below. iMib-f I'ontiae takes a dignified cars and ii.ona trucks, a total of Uti.uun, In mr. (hero were 7a, Klifi t in s and 7.1! I a IruekH. a totul of M,5un. The Kain in IWG uv, r I Hi5 Is 1 7.7 per iint and the cam of -1 it 2 T over l'J2i is the same, 17.7 per oent. laltiinHt us pleasant as Mini of traffic cop who bus chased a speeder five miles before, catching I Mm. I "IMIiInu'' Itintdsler.H A 1athiitK Klrl who appears lo be either rendv tor a dive, or Iry- Wblle theie I'iKureH iiinUe csli-jhiK Ut K'-i a runiihiK start on her mates necessary for (he closin;,-! lonir walk home Is wen. on many weeks of the year, a similar com- 0r the sporty roadsters, pfhtlioti made a year-ano by .loi-j Wlns probably are most, popu or showifdMi niaiffin of error of inr. Their slKtiiricanco obvloim slibtly less than I per cent on i y is; rieetness and not. at. expn-s-tbe totul and only 17 of 1 per j slon of n-verencn for the spread cent on cars, I chkIo on tho Amorlcun dollar. cm "SSffSfT" Chevrolet Coach ' ; US3ly4r Improved in Quality , Beautiful Chevrolet i Cktttli The Coacli . . . I'ornier prhv tflt. Broken Auto Glass Replaced! 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Whether you plan to spend more or less than the price of a Chev rolet, come in today and see this most beautiful low priced Coach ever designed. Admire its mai"velous style and grace! Mark its many new fine-car features! Learn for yourself by personal inspection why,, at its new low price, it is the greatest sensation of Amer ica's greatest industry. Blue Mountain Garage 51. A. HARlti.SON, Mgr. Opposite Postoffic. ItiUliMin Hit ntm- r.lninlanl on ull iimmI?N All I'llci I. O.K. I lllil, Mii'h. . A QUALITY AT LOW COST