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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1927)
Saturday,' April 10, 1927 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Pago Thirteen m AUTOMOBILE NEWS A 1 VI 4 i t TIRE REDUCTION ANNOUNCED HERE Western Auto Supply Co. Drops Price in1 Face of Expected Raise . In tlio fncp uf nn tintlclpiitod raise in the price ut tires, tho Wetilerii Auio Kui)y ' fonit puyii Ikim this week k'ivpn out the announcement of a teiniinniry de crease fu the iJi'U'o uf all tires mild iliroiiKhoiii their chain uf morn tlian X r, ( western hi ores. In iniililiiK this aniiniincpinpiit re KnnlliiK the new prl:-e Hchnlule, II, K. Wilcox, local nmimKPi ma toil Unit the Western Auiu Supply com pany will eumluct this tvo week's new customer drive, du rink which (Imp it In Imped in add fio.OHf, new customers to the UmK list or satis fled users of Western ( S if t ut and Wear-well tires. Am a special In ducement to customers to buy dur ing this HprinK pvpiiI, a temporary put in price hiiH hppn installed at all Western Auto stores. "This pricp reduction shoulil he wolcoino news to auto owners espe cially at this time when it Ik rum ored that tirp prices nro iihout to advance," sayi .Mr. Wilcox, "Itinht now at the hp'Iunlpfr of tlip tour ing season when most owners out fit their cars with new tires, tlipsp savin m ai'fl ntOKt opportune. Thrifty Oh, Mini Ethyl Is Here k -2 1 i i M ire ' infill MVet Sidney Smith, creator of Andy Clump, recently Arrived In T.oa AnpclPB from Chlcnpo. Smith iwoH.rerl fivt-rlftnd ifian ITnlon Ethyl nhnoltne on tht lant lun nf the Jour my. Andy I In tho ..uti..;i;, ,.r iiu. nir f.entlent.in with enn li Hill Wice, Golf Kdltor of L.oa Anceh-s Tinn-a. mntnrlsltt will no donht take ml- j vantaP of the fcavhiKH nffprod and huy tii-PK for futuro uo." YOUR CAR HAS PASSED THRU A HARD WINTER You have driven it through snow, slush and mud without perhaps giving it proper attention. And now, that spring is here, you'll -want the chassis thoroughly oiled and greased. " Let us do this dirty work for you. Texaco Golden Motor Oil Heasty & George Corner Adams and Second Early Day Tombstone Unearthed Under Home at Astoria, Oregon ASTORIA, Ore.. Apr. H An nnciPiit tombstone, 'reminiscent of the formative times of the Ore-' Knn county when Astoria was the' only foothold nf civilization in the' l Pacific Northwest, was unearthed ! here when an old residence win I thovpd from rlty property immcdi-j atPly eat or the Astoria city hall. . The tombstone vim crudely put from ti h!ii) of Mimlstone ahotit j four feet hltfh and 1 four inches thick, The face of it had scaled' away in la rue flakes, save for the Upper left-hand corner, where fragments pf four lines of carviiiK remained. Letters In these lines "AfM-'n"! third "SKIM"' tinlf,.m ! "T I)." The major part of thoi I Inscription had been lost. hcoonu inwripnon i-nmui The top line, which was evi dently the name of tho man whose prave, was marked by the stone, lacks one or two letters be fore the three Which are legible. ' The second and third lines are the heKlnnlngs of lines, while in I the bottom line two letters are uiissinK from between the two, legible letters. The lower one third of the stone Is well pre served, having apparently been in the ground. On the hack of the stono has Jj.fe.n .8tr.nlP;hedfcW,jevllenay.-4iU' u. nnioh later date than the inscrip tion on the obverse "J. T. (' j wroe this." A proup of several tombstones formerly stood on the site prior to the time that the old residence Packard Making Maintenance Of Autos Easier From ita early day the Tacknrd Motor car company bus been work Ins to make maintenance of its car easier, assorts Truehsel and Trekoll, local dealers. "Packard pnRlnppra bcimn years ngro to design ease of inuintcnancp into Packard cars," he mild. Iti was this which iiuirio. II possible for tho Packard company to ori ginate the standardisation of aor vice operations and churtres. "Tim udvance pf labor cost has . made accessibility even more tin- portnnt than ever in dpslttn of au tomobile. Adjustments for wear will have to ho made In motor cars as Ionic they are lnudo of mov- ' lug steel parts. Packard oiiHrlneors are ut work constantly to nmku i Ihesp tidjuslmentH an easy of per- formancn as possible and to make easier any repulrs necessitated by j accidents. "An expert service mail 1ms Iho ( position of service cnnlneer at tho Packard plant. Ho acts as a Hit- j slou man between tho design en- ( kIim . is and the service men. Kx-j pericnecs of the service men in tho j rich! are held constantly berore tho design cnfcliicera, through the &r vlio enKincprs. Ueduced miiin tenancp cosih, shortenlnir of tho time un owner must be without Mm car and a for better job from the service, mechanic have resulted." NA was erected by Temple lorte of Masons, according to JiuIkp . Q A. Uowlby. pionper Astorian. With the exception of the tombstone tf 1). McTavish, now preserved on the city hall grounds, all of these stones were covered when the house was built, and almost forgotten until the stone whm uncovered. The Astoria dly hall stands close -to tho site of Kurt Astoria,! constructed by the. John Jacob As-j tor party In 1811, and was proh-1 ably within the fort stockade. The I Itroup of tombstones probably con- . slituted the cemetery for tho settle-; ment at that time. i Tombstones Itcmc inhered Judge I tow 1 by reme rubers qulto ; well the grout) of tombstones which stood on the site prior to tho erec tion of the house, 'or a long lime they were unknown, being hidden by brush. Tlipy wpre discovered by some school children, and later were belter exposed by Ham A.::ir. Tbpy stood In view for n long time until the Masonic lodge, then owner of the property, decided to erect a residence there. Joseph W. Kuprenant, later mayor of Astoria, Was tho contractor. J lo removed tho McTavish tnmbstono, but the others wero covered by tho hulld- The McTavish tombsloiio later was taken to Portland by n river man and placed in Dip Oregon His torical Society museum, but resi dents of Astoria made such vigor ous protest that il was returned to Astoria and placed on the city hull lawn, where H now stands. Judge Uowlby has no clue as to the blent II v of the person whose grave was mucked by the tomb stone. f Another thlnir that happen 1" pinking is that nnothPr car, by striking' your front wheel with its rear bumper, may throw your wheels out of line. A driver Hhnuld periodically visit n service-station and have wheel alignments checked. An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure, you know, ahd a few minutes tbut's all It takes of testing is liable to Have a lot of tire rubber that you would otherwise Jeuvo out on a concrete highway. Front wheels Out of line tend to scrape rather thun roll over the road and con sequently wear down tires- very quickly. The alignment can bo correotvil by the driver himself but the majority of owner, prefer lo take their car to a service station. Tire Repairing Our 'i iiv itcniir Shop builds thou sit nils of cMrii mile Into Morn, damaged casings. Wo have modern, up-to-date equip ment and. it In In charge of a eoin Itelcnt man v!m ha had years nf experience In tire repairing. Kvery Job we turn nut I tiniitiilccd, llnu'l throw away that old ca -.lug until we've looked H over. NewJires forthe-Qgw season! Tell your tire troubles good-bye and start the new driving season with a fresh set of Silvertowns. We feature them this week at special sav ings prices made possible by the fact that we specialize on this famous brand and buy in quantity. The finest Silvertowns thatGoodrich ever built are waiting to give you extra thou sands of miles of care-free driving.. Get them now at money-savings. Low Prices on Radio Corda These sturdy tires are also built by Goodrich all the experience of their tremendous factories built value Into these tires at new low prices. . KllyV Tire Shop 1415 Adams Ave. With tho ludtPH wonrlntt trouwrn jiow wo aro awultlnir anxiously tho nthlcul nolo: "SrratelilnK nmti-hits on tho wut of one' trouiiorH Ih no lonfr ilo rlironr. BEST I II T H IS LONG R U N 1 READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIEU ADS Leads the World in Motor Car Valut 1 j extra hours on the NASH motor to be certain it is right The illustration shows two Nash Advanced Six enfiines hooked together in the great Nash testing room. One of these motors is driving the other, to limber it up. After a few hours of this, the motor now being driven will limber up another. , Then, after 8 to 10 hours on its own power, it will be taken apart. Bearings, connect ing rods and pistons carefully inspected. Valves ground and reseated. Next, the trained ear of an engine ex pert will listen to the operation of this motor. When he is sure it is absolutely 26 nifforfnt Nash Models at f 103 right, it will be mounted on its chassis. Then another rigid examination, in the car, out on the road. 15 extra hours in all are consumed before the motors shown above are ready for their owners. How easily Nash could save this time and expense. You would never be able to see the difference. But every Najh owner Jenou there is a differ encel There are extra hours of extra rare in every Nash, to lift it above the level of the aver age car to be certain Nash performance leads the world! 2 to 23t0 Delivered. llneltuc the motor when start ing the ear Ik harmful. The Rama Ih true when Htoiiplnfr the cnr. A lot of people Mill eliHff to the lilea that a motor should he speeded up just hefore the Ignition Is rut off. This is all wrong. I.et the motor die naturally and leave tho. choke tilono. A Boy Hero TRACHSEL & TREKELL Corner 3rd and Adams EXTRA HOURS OF EXTRA CARE IN EVERY NASH if . i 4i3..:j mm Built to Give Superior Perfbrmanee Results 6o miles plus with exceptional ease j-bearing crankshaft -wheel hydraulic brakes Six-year-old Earl Jones (below) of CorniiiK. N. V.. couldn't swim, hut the stuff Is in him ot which heroes Are made. When his four-yeurold brother Donald (above, foil Into sn icy lake, Earl didn't hesitate but plunced III after him. Wadin out until the water reached Ills noj. h jelzed Donald and dragged him to iaety. Friends ore urslnf a Car- prl medal for tU hoy.'- Cbrytler "60" price! TouringCu,$1075;CIub Coup, fU23; Coach, )1U5; Roaditer, (with rumblt itt id 1 75; Coupe, uilb rumilt 124J;Scdan,$124) F. 0. B. Dtlnit, tuljttt r. lurrm fidtrml tKitt tsx. CbrjtUr dtsitrt mrt In ptltin Itxum4lb ttnvtmitwn tttmt pmimMMi. Atk .tw Ckrftltr'l enrmittM pUm. All Chrysler c( w.proi.ci.d .ga.i ibeft ttm4u Oi t4m if Mm. Walter P. Chrysler and his engi neers, in designing and developing the six cylinder Chrysler "60", strove for a quality of road-ease and road-readiness and supreme comfort which would at once set it apart as a car umong cars, un precedented at its price and its class. The extent to which the Chry sler "60"' is. dominating its own field, is thus a dream gloriously realized and an ambition splen didly fulfilled. Mechanically, the "60" has many of tie very same features to be SEDAN found in the higher-priced Chrysler "70" and Chrysler Imperial "80" which include seven-bearing crank shaft, invar-strut pistons, impulse ncutraliver, manifold heat control, air cleaner, oil filter, full pressure ' lubrication, hydraulic four-wheel brakes and shock absorbers. Come, see the Chrysler "60" and note the essential fineness of its Standardized Quality manufacture. You'll recognize it, especially after driving it, as a value utterly un approached by any other six of medium price. rr. " j L.W. WEEKS Jef f erson Avo. Telephone 180-J CHRYSLER MODEL NUMBERS MEAN MILES PER HOUR.
