La Grande evening observer., May 21, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 11

Saturday. May 21, 11)27.
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
BILLION IS SPENT
YEARLY ON ROADS
Maintenance of Ameri
can Highways Paid for
In' Nation's Motorists
Tin' cost or hullillnK mill n:iln.
lalcilnK riiinl In llln ronnlry
amount lo ntMirly onn billion ilnl
tarn a " anl Ih holnj- p: la iiind
If or Inillli'd ly hy inntorlBU who
fn:il;i of ll'liwuys. :u'-
H.nr tf II Hlllilv m.'lllo liv 'I'linm.
V 11. M;irional.l, chlif of tho ho-
rciu of pulilK' roiiils, il. p;i 1 1 iin-iil .
0f acricillllirr.
Tlii r(tl ri'PrrA-ntH tin niniwy
mniit itch yi'ar Just for eonnliy
i-on.lB ini.l ,io.. ot Inolu.l,. tho rx-
IH'IIMC Of rlly slrwts.
"Mem. ini.TowiiiB limn 11,,- roi.,1
l'!"?1"""! ll-ll." xul.1 MnclXm-
U. i,n. . vuilnus in.nn m.
I'loy.'H ( ,li,,llll,. l.llfliwuy oonUl
"iiioiiK nioiurlsis In u juBt j ,.,,.
v,-ni, nt nuiiin, r.
"Slnli. (insr,!!,,,. n,i rrKlstnillon
lax.-s ,-, ,n s, i,t ,,,onl half of thin
iiinoiint. -n,,. Kiwollni' v.ix vurirs
i rum oni. i fiv ci'iitK In Hi,, vurl
cum miit.-s, wiiii.. x,.K j,.rw-y. Now
lk, Illinois uiKl Mii8siii-IiuUh
linv,. no Ki.s lux. Tli,..s muina
Iii n.l upon Hi,. K.vat nnnilior of
iinloiiKil.ll,. jinisljallon lo furnish
n vi nilo for ronj construction.
"Ollii r linporliiiii H.iiirc. s of ri-v,-n,i,i
for highways an properly
l:i, s mi amoniolulrs of this coun
try, ffl.ral i.,-is,. lax on nutomo
I, Him. pails ami niiissorlis nnil
fin. s roll, ,!!, 1 from motorist
"I'li- r,- arc also II, o iiixi-h on
property of the nutomoMIn mnmi
furtiirr and tiulldlniM mid Inls de
void to motor car ni o rrlm n il I n k.
'J'hti Income uinl corporation luxe
from motor Initlin sH anil til,' Mint.',
local, production, corporation or
income tavi-s of tho petroleum in
iluntry mid to the road fund."
l'Vilcrnl uid also llgHiHtH In road
hulliltni.', hut its share Is comparu.
lively small. aceordliiK to Muclon
aid. who nays. "In the eltrht years
from ltus to i jr. the government
lias contributed $4r,n.nnn.o,,o to
help the suites liullil roads.
"That is couvidernbly les thnn
hull' of what Hie country spent on
roa.ls In either m'.'4 or IH'.'iV More
over, in the same eiirht years that
the covernment was dlslrlhutiiiir
J4,I,i.Ii,.,ii.i(h, In the stales. It 'col
lected $S7:l. nun. lino In Internal re
venue taxes on motor cars, parts
and ncessories. jo motorists fur
nish the money for this conrtlbu-
tion."
GARAGE
GOSSIP
j Foreigners In America Amazed At
Tremendous Road Building Program
111 NM)IHIH
Harry Trt-k.U. of the firm of
Tritrlts.-! ntul Tr.-kHI. local Nash
distributor!!, left WYilnt'sdny morn
iiiK for Spokane on a bunnies trip.
Ho Is I'xjuTiftl to return tmiifrht.
Buichvaue is greater
today than ever before
Because Buick is a bedittiful car.
Its Fisher Bodies are distinguished
for their smart, stylish design, rich
Duco colors and fine coachcraft.
Its closed -car interiors are truly
luxurious.
Because Buick performance is su
perb. For the famous Buick six
cylinder Valve-in-Head engine de
velops more power for its size than
pny other automobile engine built.
Yet it is economical to operate and
ribrationless beyond belief.
savings of volume to further en
rich quality; and to provide such
famous Buick features as the Sealed
Chassis, Triple-Sealed Engine,
Torquc-Tube-Driye and Vacuum
Ventilator.
Because Buick 's Initial cost it low
and it is economical to operate.
Buick value is greater today than
ever before.
Examine Buick, point by point;
compare it with other cars before
you make your choice. .-
Because Buick has always used the
JENNINGS & SHUMATE
Adams Avenue
Lanca
SICT"
a quality tire
HOWEVER severe the demands of the road may be on tires,
Lancasters deliver an overflowing measure of tire service
unexcelled, uninterrupted mileage that lowers the "cost-per-mile"
almost to the vanishing point.
Everv Lancaster is made to take the rough going with the
smooth, built to a standard that disregards the varying condi
tions of roads. When your pleasure car, motor bus or truck is
equipped with Lancasters, jou are on the road toward a tire
service that is thousands upon thousands of trouble-free miles
long.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PUT THEM ON!
JOHNS BROS.
Guaranteed .Vulcanizing
Red Crown Gas
Zerolene Oils
liny ''50" Siihill
Th t 'hrysier nKvncy lioro lian
ohi two ".fn" MfdiuiN. one to f'ttri
.letnker. of iMirktc, Ore., ami onn
to Herb.-rt I'iittimin. of J .a (Ir;inJ.
1.. V. Weeks reports.
Here I'roin reiitlleioii
A. It. Wbite. ( Hie Oenepnl
Petroleum company with lioiut
(tuarters In Pendleton, was in J.u
(Jrande Oils week callnff on local
dealers.
"ForelKn vldltorw !Jiuvo frankly
oxpresst-d themsolvos an being uh
lonished at th treniendotJH road
building prOKfums of tlt 1'nttd
fStaii'. 'riie'' prouTums In rvory
( liiHtanee far Hiirpasj the rosiest ox
pnetatious and ptann of their home
i count ry.
"'I'lii y murvvl at lho prosrostdv
f new. shoun in road construction,
'.llnHr marvel is c.hatiffed to tuider
( Klandinj: when they become avme
; or the tact that there tire over -'rt.-j
ooo.OHtt motor cars in the. I'ntted
States and these motor cars' are
(owned and driven in a country,
j which has a population of only!
j 1 lO.Onfl.nuO. I
l "Th,. economical life of the aver- '
a Re American citizen is ho con
trolled liy t lie unc of the motor
cur that the construction of the
besj uf roads is a necessity rather
than a tiiMiiy.
'The rtevelopmenl of the auto- .
mobile on the liiphway has an
nihilated tllstanee and lias made
neighbors uf eommunlticH which i
w e I'm formerly many in lies apart. I
Distance ts no louder measured in I
miles but rather In minutes and a i
cumniunity which w as formerly t
ten miles distant Is now only Iwen-
ty minutes from its neighbor. This
liaH built up a better understanding j
and it Hit-lit coiucitlence b'lwet'u(
various towns and districts and ban !
Worked t() tlie benefit of the COUU- I
try ii4 o wholo."
The ubovo t not at Ion In from an
iiildrctM delivered by Joseph 10.
I inline, president of the Oregon
Wiate motor nssociation. on th
occasion of thn breaking of the
i round for thr. new building nt
the Multnomah county fair
grounds.
Vr t'JiauAo 4", H. Habits
Mr. Junne continued, drawing
attention to the fuel that the motor
car had chunked -entlroly the Uls
position liaulls of the nation and
t hut 1 ho reertiullnmil fuelljt les of
tho country were mndo nvaliahlo by
the motor club as In no other way.
Mr. tnmnc also mated the motor
ear was the k rent est ainsie Influ
eiuM' in the development at the
j north weaL country us u recreational
center.
According to the He.vercnd lr.
V. H. Hhort of K w York, pastor of
jU Methoilist church fpr tiiirty-flve
years, blond babies usually cry.
Ibr-umts smite ami bald-headed
Jones look blank while lielnff hup-1i.el.
New Kij;n
Thn Morel nrk-Servico Molor
eoirip:uiy i paintlnif a new slpn ad
verlisiiiK Htar and l.ix'omible auto
mobiles. '.Mr. Mor.-lock expects to
have a Locomobile on display here
In the near future.
At. Mcillcnl
I .. II. Irwin, salesman, for tho
M. J. (Ions Karago hero, is at
.Mcilcal Hiirins for Ills health.
Ituys Chc inle( .
The lilue Mountain parape lina
sold a "lu'Vi-oh t se.la u to M in.
Lei a Parker.
fcaics Active
M. J. (loss, local dealer In
Studebakers, reports several sales,
lie sold a Commander sedan To
(ieorjje Kenneila. a Htudebaker
standard coupe to Mary Neal, of
Enterprise, and a standurd coach
to Wallace Cilmore, of Kuterprlso.
iOAV-hZ Trader
Avery Harrison, of tho Pine
Mountain Karajre, ret urned from
Portland Thursday with a three
ton lojfKinfT trailer. Joe Ilylton,
a ok hauling contractor at Wal
lowa will use it in his work.
t
Sells Chryslers
Iteci'iit purchasers of Chrysler
cars from the Chrysler agency hern
include: S. If. Wcimer, of Cove,
who bought a Chrysler "CO" coach;
l-'red iJavis, of North Powder, who
purchased a Chrysler Imperial
Mj"; and Leo P. Itoulet. of Kl
pin. who is driving1 a new Chrys
ler "Mi' coach. 4
Hoys Car
Dr. It. P. T-andis recently pur
chased a chrsler "00" coupe. This
is the first of the. new type conpc
to be delivered by h. V. Weeks.
Tii Kiimelrt
J. V. lss, salesmnTi for Wlllyft.
Ovorlanil Co.. Inc., spent yester
day nt Kamela and Meachani on )
business.
At Kntcnriso This Wwk
W. l. Hanks, local Willys-Overland
dealer accompanied by K C.
Cettink's of a Hlmilar firm from
Klgln, spent Monday at Knterprlsi
on business.
("J nod ltcMM't
W. It. Hanks of the Willys-Overland
Catage reports n pood de
mand on used cars this week, hav
ing sold several. ,
Willys-Overland
April Sales 49
Per Cent More
TOI.nno. Ohio, May 21 Riles
of Willys-Knight and Whippet
motor cars forpril in the Pnlted
States and Canada totalled 27.401
giving an Increase of 4! pet cent
flwr sales for the sanio period of
last your, according to a statement
just given out by John N. Willys,
president of Willys-Ovoiland, Inc.
This brings the total wales of
this company for the year to date,
up lo ami Including April 30, to
.Si.7:t J ears. Hie gain over the eor
n spending period of four monlhs
for last year b.-ing '11 per cent. In
moti'-y value of retail sales the gain
over last year Is HT.US.nut),
pegiHiralious in from 4 L status
for the month of March hIiow Willys-Overland
gains for the month
as b.-ing 21 per cent while tho In
dustry shows a falling off of
per cent in this month as compared
with lust year for the sarin' period.
omph'te registrations for Jan
uary and i. binary combined with
those lor March which include all
but a few states where registra
tions are relatively unimportant In
their general influence on the. total
show a gain for Willys-Overland
during the first uuarter, of lfi per
cent wlllt the industry as a whole
showing a I'.tl per cent loss. -
In New York state, the March
gain registered by Willys-Overland
was 77 per cent compared with
March of last year nirainst a 15
pereent gain reuisten d by the In
dustry as a whole,
On Hie pacific coast and In the
Inter-mouuiain state. the Willys
Overland gain for the first quarter
over lust year, was 34 per cent
while Die Indiistiy u a whole
showed n lost In this same terri
tory of 13 per rent.
New York tnxicahs irow have n
pet Ncnp" o t at the drlv
doesa't la ve to turn and heboid
rniipc kihsing when he wants to
ask a question. P.y all means, b t
us not sub jet t our taxi dilvT t
inoiul i isks.
A young Ohio ex sailor know s
I on different kinds of knoU. frkbd
hint to China, send 1dm loChlii!'!
ATTENTION!
OWNERS OF. OVERLANDS, WILLYS
KNIGHTS, STARS, DURANTS, HUDSON-ESSEX:
We have been dulty appointed the Offi
cial. Authorized Service Station for the
electrical parts on your car which are
Auto-Lite equipped.
We cany a complete stock of genuine
parts and with our electrical shop equip
ment we are able to make all replacements
and adjustments that will meet with the
factory instructions as outlined by the
factory.
FRED T. BURGESS
Exide Distributor
1308 Jefferson Mai,, 123
Try It Once
You Are Taking No Chances. r '
Drive ..up right soon, we want you to try VEL
TEX. Motor Oil at our risk.' If after using i.t
for several days you are not entirely satisfied,'
call around and, we'll refund your money with
out question.
GAS VELTEX MOTOR OIL '
The Quality Pair
LA GRANDE FILLING STATION
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Nsw Low Prices
WSleptt
"ii" Whler.l
Co.ch 795 '625
Touring 765 625
Roadster 825 G95
Coupe 795 625
Sedan 875 725
Landau 925 755
Print mrd 0clfieatinn mbjmtt
t chmrtf mithvut natint. Hru f
f.m.k. fmttor? Wtiiy UvmrlanJ.
4m., Tmtim, Ohia
the lovcst priced
4-wheel brakes
A modern car for modern traffic. And the
lowest priced Six with 4-wheel brakes. For liveliness
pickup, speed, power there's nothing like the Whippet
Six at the price.
Exceptional power in proportion to weight. Wide
range of ilexibility. Watch it on hills then watch
other cars.
Thrott2c it down to 5 miles an hour and it accel
erates to 25 from 10 to 23 faster than its nearest
competitor.
Narro-y ffrewt pillars for greater visibility
another vital safety factor.
Low gravity center pioneered in the Whippet,
now universally approved.
Full pressure lubrication system as on the
costliest cars.
Check these features and try to match them at
the price: Oversize tires; Snubbers; Easier steering;
Adjustable steering wheel. Six beautiful body types.
GETTINGS & HANKS
Corner Fir and Jefferson