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Auto Section
LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, AFKIL 30, 19277
NUMBER m
VOLUME XXV.
OPEN ROAD WILL
LURE MOTORISTS
Wallowa Lake' and Other
Points in Union, Wal
lowa. Attractive
Vuir wcullicr tomorrow. Is ex
pected to hrlng nut to I hi; ' open
roud hundreds of Im (Irundu inot
orlstn, munyjif whom will ho hcud
imJ toward Wnllowa luke.
Tlx bright day - last Sunday
ftttirtcd many cutb town id tint won,
durlund. Most of thono contented
llK'inhKflvfH with going n fur as
the foot of the lako ulthongh some,
wandered on it round to the hond
und a few ventured oven further.
Tliu wuH as cleur uh It ever
suits, tho re lire t lun of tho moun
tains und forests being pur f vet.
iMkti IxkIko' Closed
Tho lodge at l ho heud ' of tho
lake in Hill I elum-d although Homo
work la going on. John . ,Muc
phcrMon. innnugcr of tho vondei'
land resort, litis sent word that ho
will go to tho luku the first of
next week und will ruinutn through
the season. -
Last winter vurious Improvo-
nienta wcrw discussed but no def
inite statement lius been mudo ro
gurdlng them.
As Hutiday wus the first "sum
mor duy" of tho season, following
cold und stormy weather, tho high
ways of both Union und Wullowa
counties were busy . wltli number
hss plfKsurtt curs, not a few of
which curried ardent disciples oC
leuuk Walton.
The roads aro now In ulinost per-,
feet condition, ulthougli they uro
already getting duMy.
htll riK lllg lUglllM
Kurfuctng of the hlghvuy from
tlio head of. tlio canyon to Wudo
Point east or i. online, nus hokuii,
according to reports from Wallowa
county.
Workmen ure not engaged on tho
first suction of the iiii Grando
Wullowu Ljkc highway ut tho can
yon undfllie roud is rough tor a
few rods but, II will not be bud at
any season, for rumirfuclng calls
for tin- tvnslunt Hcruplng und
spreading of mutcrlul which soon
becomes smooth and hard.
Kansas May Get !
Improved Roads;
Campaign Begins
TUI'KKA, Kas.. April. 3U High
way Interests In Kansas are con
ducting u spirited campaign to tukn
tile statu out of the neglected roud
chips und establish u system of
first class roads.
Officials of the National Old
Trails hlghwny are behind the
movement. In hopes of removing
the lust barrier to un ull-improved
cross-country route.
At present there is a putchwork
of better class roads In Kansas,
constitution of loom having follow
ed no definlto plan;
The campaign has us its aim un
umcmlmcnt to tlio stutn constitu
tion to crenlo a highway commis
sion and a state roads system.
There nre about 200 miles of
imsur faced road in Kansas on tho
National Old. Trails route. Of this
75 in I Ion will be graveled and 25
mih'M will bo. paved. Alcuvtng 100
mites to be completed.
If tlm amendment Is passed It Is
believed that this highway will
have the 100-mile gup closed In
short order.
TRACTOR SALES
GOOD THIS YEAR
La Grande ' Comnanv
bellS Many in IdallO j furm tlmt It muy bo cliuill
Manv.Fall Orrlpr5 rui-lly over tlio n-nr-vlnw mi
iviany x an uiaeis ud mi..,i or ioUrui at win.
i Mirror Glare Is
Stopped by Shade
A di'vk'o for ollinlmttliiK Blnri
In tho n-ur-vli'W mirror ciiunud by
Iu'UiIIIkIhh of a car til thu ri'iir has
lii.iw tilnfitfl nn tint tiinrkt't. A
! (,-n'i n shiM-tliis I" molded In hucIi a
1 ui-irror
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
To put too much emphasis on the fact that
your car should be oiled and greased reg
ularly. We admit it is not the most pleas
ant job in the world to go over the entire
chassis with & grease gun in search of every
lubrication point, but we are prepared and
willing to do it at a very reasonable charge.
Save your car, your temper and your
clothes by letting us do this work for you.
New
Gasoline
TEXACO
' Golden
Motor Oil
Heasty & George
Corner Adams and Second
Rubber Paving Is
Given Long Test
A 700-yard ti't of rubber iuve
nient In one of tlio lieavloftt traffic
xtrcetH of London bus been clvlng
mitlafiic'tory results. The surface,
hns been able to nltlistnml wear
mid diuiipnes9 without deteriora
tion. . '. .
Mnast Production
Mass production may' reduce ex
penditures In the construction of
ronds. predicted A. J. Urossvau. di
rector of the National Automo
bile chuinber of commerce.
ltnyon underwear should not be
linns up to dry with clothespins.
The 1920-27 wool clip In Now
South Wales Is estimated at near
ly tno, non. (ion pounds, or nearly 25
per cent greater than any previous
one. Tho number of sheep from
which tho wool was obtained was
61.880.000, making nn averago clip
of 8.8 pounds per head.
Of 'the origlnul public domuin.
Including Alaska and lands within
national forests and other reserva
tions, there, arc approximately 625,
105,000 acres of public land not yet
surveyed.
' 1 M.' '
Buicbwer'
llecent reports from the Bunt
ing Tractor company tmllcutc. that
them has been heavy buying
throughout tho territory it servos.
During tlo pust four weeks true
tors huvc been delivered to the
following:
Mnldon Later, Iltrlu. (duho, Cat
erpillar Thirty. " .
Hardy TtreUing, American Kails,
Idaho, faterjilllar Thirty.
Willie W. Wright. La Grulldt,
Oregon, Caterpillar Thirty.
; Klato bf Idaho, liolsc, Idaho,
Caterptllur Thirty and road main
taining equipment. ;
Holso-I'ayetle Lumber to., llolso,
Idaho 2 iratciplllar Thirties, 2
Caterpillar Sixties and miscellane
ous logging equipment.
Ululno County, Idaho, Cuterplllur
2-ton.
Itussell II. Hock, Uockland. Ida
ho. Caterpillar 2-tou.
J. M. llurfniun, Cedurhlll, Muho,
Cnlorplllnr Thirty.
I'ond llrothers, Kuirfiuld, Idaho,
Caterpillar 2-ton.
Clyde H. Seiti. La Grunde. Ore
gon, Caterpillar Thirty.
John S. Morris, lmbler, Oregon,
Caterpillar Thirty.
II. S. Woodland. Tocatello, Ida
ho, Caterpillar 2-ton.
The company reports that It has
on fllo several orders for Imme
diate delivery which aro unfilled.
Harvester, orders have been coming
In nicely considering tho time of
year. A dozen orders arc on hand
for delivery during .the coming
harvest season and others are com
ing In dully from ull over tho ter
ritory. Tho Hunting Tracton com
pany -.Poeatcllo brunch offico has
reported a nice voluino of business
since the first of tho year and ull
Indications, point to n very satis
factory season. Tho Hoisc branch'
hns also enjoyed un exceptionally
heavy business throuBhouK tho first
part of the yeur. Clydo K. Hunting
secretary-treasurer of tho com
pany, states that tho, volume of
business during tho past four
months together with the excel
lent prospects for tho bulunco of
the year Indicate that the coin
puny should exceed all records In
sale of Caterpillar Tractors and
Holt Combined Harvesters 111 the
territory.
France Is Using
Money On Roads
Itouds ure being built In Frnueo
from profits from curroney printed
soon afler lite war - which has
never been reclaimed. As much
us 40,000,000 unelnluied francs nre
being used lor highway construction.
Indiana Lincoln Union, umong
whosu memhurs ure Will 11. Hays.
George Ade, Albert J. IJeverldge
und lWioth Tarklngton, Is to erect
u worthy monument to Nancy
UanliM. mother of Lincoln, at the
spot where she Is burled.
The hull'less oat Is primarily n
plant novelty, und farmers ure ud
vised not to grow it.
One-Ton Truck
Production Now
600-700 Monthly
The one-ton truck with panel
body manufactured by tho Chev
rolet Motor compuuy huu utlalned
a production of between (i00 und
700 monthly, according to Inform
at Ion Just received by Avery Har
rison, local Chevrolet dealer, from
J. Itlchmond, 1'actflc North
west none sales manager. TUW
'output has been urtublshed us un
live rage, he asserts, und will be
stepped up as demnud requires.
Tho Chans Is Iho one announced
by the factory lust full,
Of particular significance is tho
Information that proportionately
sabs of these trucks are Ine reus
ing faster In tho smaller elites und
towns and In rural communities
than in th4- larger centers of pop
ulation. Farmers, orchard 1st ,
stock breeders und poultry men ure
reported to have awakened In every
quarter to the udviintagus offered
by this type of light truck In the
conduct of their several businesses
because of the dependability und
economy of operutlon.
Throughout the entire J'aeirlc
("oust sales of the one and one-
ltulf-ton trucks have Increased 3
lurgely In recent months that un
ussembly lino solely for trucks bus
been Installed ut tho t'hevrolet fac
tory In Oukluud, Culifornln.
The menu of u slxteen-duy-old
robin consists of ubout alxty-oigbt
curtli-vt'oi'ins.
Buses in Oregon
Pay a High Tax
Motor busea In Oregon aro pay
ing nearly 10 per cent of their
gross revenue In tnxea, according
to reports, filed with tho slalo pub
lic service, commission.
IT PAY
We are frequently naked if it pays to
spend so much time in reconditioning and
inspecting our used cars before they are
offered for sale. The answer is that a
' great many of our used car purchasers
como back when thuy want new cars.
Doesn't that pay? ,
L. C. SMITH
Cor. 5th and Depot
A US&D CAR 15 ONLY A5 D EP&N ABLE'
AS THE DE-ALErR. WHO 5&LLS IT
I
California Will
Improve High
ummJkL
.'.An estimated total of $75,000.
000 will be spent during 11)7 for
California's City, county und state
highways, according to the en
gineering club of tho Automobile j
Club of Houthcln California.
Englishman Names
Improvement Needs
Kngltsh motorists, naming de
sired uuto inipr6veiiicnt3 In a
plebiscite, of 'The Motor, London,
showed a preference for "much
easier lubrication, easy starting,
less fro(iient gear changing, re
duced gasoline consumption und
trouble-free brakes."
Vuru bred sheep communded
higher prices last year than the
year berore. J here were n.,W'
sheep of tin: tell leading breeds re
ported sold. Kamhoulllct predom
inating with 11.07. Those selling
below $15 comprised 11.4 per
cent, from $15 to loo. Sfi.7 per
cent, and Ihosc at Sloo and ubuve,
1.9 per cent.
is proved on the 24-Hour Hill
Birick does not guess
about the power
of the Buick Valve-in-Head
Engine.
Buick knows this
famous engine pro
duces more power
forks size than any
other automobile engine on
earth.
Buick has proved this fact de
cisively, in comparison with
manycars,atthegreatProving
Ground of General Motors,
on the "24-Hour Hill" a
mechanical device w hichfaith-
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lettrnnfmtlmt f. k rnditi.
Rttkk (UUvithI prim art Itvitr
htemHtt ibl tmolllil p.lftfrl
hnjlint titrgf hat ttlsh
tnhrJkrlhe Ruitk Imtltrj. 7.
G. M. A. C. fimsmnmt plsm, th
mtll JttirsHt, f'l milt mvilnMl.
The model Nluitnfed ! ttit
Fi.Pttrgcr Scdio. Scrici
120,1149s.
fully duplicates the
pull of any hill for
anynumberofmiles.
By means of this
mechanical "hill"
Buick cars prove
theirabilitytoclimb
anywhere that
wheels can get traction.
Test, not guess, is the basis for
Buick design. Buick success
is founded on this constant
search for the new and better
thing on this accurate,
beforehand knowledge of
results.
A common Italian salutation. In
thu morning Is, "Clod give you a
good duy."
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JENNINGS & SHUMATE
Adams Avenue
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NKA ru York IlMrritu
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MMJ! Hi- llcggic Mr
Nnmflin, tin "Iin Man' of
hiuyrlr rnelng wln jnt cur
ried, off the HI 2,00(1 winner
inirw In liullw)ii Squnrr
(fttilrn hMIi Krnnii tcor
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Krggle 1m going; to lnrlw.
nl'urc tie wllj rifle in mi
'rtlicr slA-day tfriml. "
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IN
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$19.10
Other Sizes in Proportion
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GOODYEAR BALLOONS
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$21.95
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10 Off on Old Style Tread
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31x5.25
33x6.00
Other sizes Pathfinders and All-Weathers proportionately priced. Also your size
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