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Saturday, Juno 11, 1027. VjA GRANDE KVKNING OHSKKVER Page Nine AUTOMOBILE NEWS n mi i R NEEDS CARE ftFTER LONG REST : Should Have Atten m B e f o r e Sumnnr Driving Dealer Says lliosv t -ft inns of tin.1 country n- llu- snow ami ice of winU-r shortly In? huccl-cihIciI by ininK. tulip mid flowering cto- (M many oh iutb ivho lata up tr cur for thu winter months ,..i i'omiiijr rcKlh-ss and urn turn-f-Jt h'ir! thoiiKlila toward KctttiiK 4y ton utiiim-r drtvint,'. K f ar a 1iir chanct th.-rt' an hoiiiu hf-s which should have attention Ori! it is w liL-clcd out to k v. Dt pollution to its owin'i. Jenn vv and Shumate, lot al dealers, llfi re. rti-sl. it would Ijc w.-U if every nee would tal;e his Huii-k in iitji jou lnHtk, t urn to the lul (Ltion chart therein and nolo ofully the information which is 'en conci'rniiiK tin- proper oiliuj? d -MT'-uslnjr of tl'e various luli i Ud parts. railicuiar attention OUld be iven to crankonse, insinissiun and rear, axle. Jnnin e oil from the enmkean.. and fill witli fivsh oil. Many molor 8 liave found it advantageous, tw' putting: a tar in service fol nlnx a wiriter lay-tip. to again a in ttiu oil from the crankcase id refill it after 2 s. U inilea' run ttif,. insuring that a thorough ?apiiini; Of utl parts lubricated oiUj the crankcaso lias taken acq. a ; Heinove ttie spark plugs and mr a tahlespooniul of motor oil rough ' i:ach opening1 and1 also iply a few drops to each valve sni; tln n crank tin- engine over few revolutions by hand and re acos sparks plugs. after first .mnlng tliein and adjusting them tho proiter gap. Apply OH Oil should be applied to the imp shaft front bearing. fan. ,vc lifters, rocker arms and geu alor bearings. The transmission id -renr axle should In; drained id r-filled with fresh oil. Jn ct, all lubricated joints through it the chassis should be served Ith fresh oil or urease as rojulr , Crease should be forced into o bearings until it is seen exuding Din the opposite ends of joints, this indicates that hardened ease has been forced out of Inn ease passages. Grease plucs ould be removed from wheel lbs and a quantity of oil applied th ti s-iuirt can. alter which tin; lbs .should be fllk-d wiih a soft p ijrrenso. CWhers are advised to inspect akes and steering mechanism, AREN'T WE PROGRESSING? s. " IK 1900 ABO Km.im f1 $7r&Q v AMD A GAL JU I . ALITOR v?f J And A l IK And perhaps Tr ( long - V- Iff GARAGE GOSSIP Ituys bipM-t ; Grant Jieau Is the ouner of a Whippet sedan purchased this i week from the local dealers. Get- ' tings and 1 Links, j New Washer Tho J .a Grande Nash company ha Installed a new Hardy washer which Is said to he ouo of the most modern of its type. liny Whippet Ted Mead, owner of the Yellow Iog. purchased a Whippet coach from the local dealer, W. 1. Hanks this week. tires, and aeccrtsory department. ' Attxyp 19 WjV Mr. Matin-turn was with tho I'or.l Ufl Ui C UV' " A it Motor company in Han l-Yancleo J UH 1 llWl LClSl before coining here. lis faintly j will arrive in tin; near future. A. h. " ' ' ' " I'arsous. who formerly headed the 1 1 Hn with thu demand which department, has been transferred lf Bvveephijr the country, Nash to forcmanahlp of thu shop de- Motors enters Juuu wttii SO jmt partmeiit. icent more Hhipplng orders on tho , . books than wer received for Junu wi,.... . iii vear uuro. Tills Is true In both servtn Mrs Averv iitn iKnti and daiiL'li. the domestic and export fields and noma roninilssloiier lets Dorotheu und Ituth and Mar- in overseas shipments alt previous , and corrections. She led the demo in,i. WuiiKim-er iin.i irem Knetieer April records woio shuttvivd lustciatlc ticket when elected to her attended the I nioti stock show month. Thursday. Mr. Harrison visited j .0r((.rB foP juno shipments nro tho show on Kriday. j h, t.XlM.H8 0r those, received for any ' ' 1 iJune in the history of The Nash Motors company" says K. If. Me t'aity, general saleH manager. "Kvery indication points to a eon Political Career Forecast In Poem OKLAHOMA '1TV, Okla.UAl) -A career propheclcd In pooms wlien she was an Infant ha vo. coma true for Mrs. Mabel Hassett, Okla homa politician. Mrs. jlussett Is her second term as Oklti- of charities Ih'pnrtiiicnt ltusy W. rerkins, of tho Perkins Motor company, states that his company is doing n fine business In the tractor and implement de partment. The new Gleaner com htnc that is attached to the Kord- i son trai tor is arousing much inter ; est and comment, according to Mr. llVrkins. "We have sold eight of j the combines already and will de ! liver them at harvest season. Not jn, day goes by that we do not have In number of Inquirers and admir j ers of tho Gleaner." said Mr. i'er i kins. I Attending t'lirysU r School I Hugh t'ambell. mechanic at the M'hrysler garage, has been In 1'ort ; land for the past week attending the t'hrysler mechanic school which iH conducted by the Chrysler ! corporation. making such adjustments ns may be.. necessary. It may be that the fan belt needs tightening and care should be taken lluit thu fan turns freely on its bearings. Jf spring leaves appear dry and In need of lubrication, the frame, may by jacked up to release the load on springs. After the frame, is jacked up take a brush and paint the sides of the springs with kero sene, the weight of the car when the jacks are removed having tho . itt.-t of forcing the kerosene be tween the leaved. Lubrication Xcccs-.ary ; A -Dumber of. the suggestions given here apply particularly to curs which have not been operated ilnring tin- winter mouths; but there are some things which may be done to advantage by the owner who has had his car in constant service; such as draining the j crankca.se, transmission and rear ; axle, and refilling with new oil. A thorough lubrication of the , w nrklng parts of the car, which ; has been in constant use. will be j very beneficial in getting ready for j the coming summer. 1 tot li in the car which has been I laid up ami tho car which has ( been driven throughout the; wln i ter, attention should be given tho ' cooling system. Fill the radiator I to a point two or three Inches be- low the top of the overflow pipe; 'with a solution consisting of one pound of washing soda thorotigiily i dissolved in five gallons of water. Start the engine, open radiator drain cock, and pump drain cock, and then keep a stream of water running Into the radiator until the water escaping from th. radiator drain cock and pump drain cock is clear, indicating that a thorough cleaning of the cooling system lias taken place. ' 1 nlirnd Cars 1 The lllue Mountain garage re ceived a shipment of ears this wek. A roadster, landeau, sedan j and one-ton truck were Included in I he car load. a Iluy Chrysler t .1. W. Walden, county game war den Is the owner of a Chrysler 60 coach purchased from L. W. Weeks local dealer. I'scd Car Sales Heavy W. I. Hanks, of the firm. Get thigs and Hanks, reports the nab; of a number of used cars this week. Judging by Chemical progress, a French speaker warns that in tho next war asphyxiation of entire cities by gas warfare will be possible. Itu; Chrysler J. M. Ininiord Is driving a new t'hrysler "t;o" coach which he pur chased from L. W. Weeks, local dealer. Visited Here 1). A. Kelly, who Is in charge of zone C of the Ford Motor com pany, spent Thursday and Friday transacting business with the Per kins Motor company. Mr. Per. kins stated today that while Mr. Kelly was una bin to give any dir ect information on the new Ford model he did state that tho car ibout which there Is now so much speculation will be an entirely new one with fine engineering features. Tho car according to Mr. Kelly. has been In the process of con- I m st ruction for a long time, has been I under test for tho past four years. I "It will not be an experiment in any sense of the word." Mr. Kidly j declared to Mr, Perkins. It Is an-i ttcipated that Mr. ltullwlnckle. head of tho Ford company at I Portland, wiil be called to the !.- j trolt headquarters at any time for j a special meeting of company t heads after which the new model J will bo announced. Itnuaueo throughout the summer and fall months. The public apparently Is appreciative of the fact that never before In tho entire history of the motor car industry has thu auto mobile dollar bought ho much as today and so fur us the Nash lino of cars is concerned this is par ticularly true." Outstanding among the models second term. 4 When she was an Infant,, her aunt, Miss .Mary Tomlln, now do ceased, was one of the few womtw newspaper editors in Chlc-sno. Miss Tomlln published a poem In her newspaper. The Ha lance; pre dicting it bright political futurt of this heavy demand ) r,. nrr miniU nitM.t,t although Vom it n sti f f ra go was not t hen even probability. in the Nash line are the new ad vanced six coupe and the. speciul six cubrlotet, Introduced . la spring. Like alt models in tlte Nash linn they ure equipped, with the 7-bearing crankshaft motor . ... i... i, id Sport Phaeton is Now Manufactured Study of metals used by the an cient Kgyptiaiis Indicates that the ''Lost art' of hardening copper and bronze to steet-llke strength was not known to them at all. Now Manager . i', Perkins announced today that A. K. Matheson. formerly of San Francisco, has begun w orlT't Til's if iv I Hi tbe Perkins Motor com- pany as head of the Ford parts. I The Cadillac Motor company an nounces the addition of a four-passenger sport phaeton to tho La Salle line of body types, In which is seen the most recent develop ment of de Luxe design embodying the. low, speedy and graceful lines expressive of tho modern trend In coacherat t. Though retaining all of the char- i neteristie lines of other La Salle 1 models, this new body type Is dis tinguished by a number of un usually attractive features. A swanky touch Is Imparted by the large spotlight mounted on a. nlckelh d pedestal on the right run- I niug board, ami by the sweeping j fenders containing sunken fender wells and spare wheels. The hood and fenders ure fln- ' ished in black, the body in gray and the wheels in red while a I smart touch Is given by a narrow 1 body panel, emphasizing the body j lines, finished in red. Cpholstery I Is in bather blending In tone with ; this harmonious color scheme. The. . TieU MiHi i-vfllu Iff htittnnheVifj a variety of color combinations. ' STAGES LEAVE FROM LaGRANDE DEPOT 'Phone 799' Travel in our ' Modern Ciar-Car Stages! r Leave I.a Gramlo fur Joseph 9:00 u. m. 4:00 p. m; La Grande for linker, Boiso 12 :25 p. nv Lh Grande for Halter only -9:25 a.m. 5:30 p. mlv La Grande for Pendleton 1 1 :00 a. m. 3 :30 p. in.' , (CunnccLlunu itt l'cnUlvluii fur Wullu Wullu. unU 1'uacu) ! I Leave La Grande For Portland at 11:00 a.m. ;; Fare $9.50, Round trip $16.00 pff tjybi si mmm mil t stt e engine amproves i Sales forge ahead in sweeping gains over the industry month after month. Supreme quality combines with luxury and un paralleled economy. 'Willys-Knicht '70" excels all cars of its price in quality features: The Knight Engine The only ' type that improves with use. 7-3carlng Crankshaft Of course. ' GKlr.ncP RectlSicr Prevents oil dilution. s 4-Wheel Brakes Positive, mc '. chanical-type, quick-acting. i Eelflex Shackles For chassis silence. No greasing or adjustment. 8 Timken Eearings in Front Axle Easiest steering. Narrow Body Pillars at Wind shield If all other cars were so equip ped, accidents would be minimized. Adjustable Front Seat On Sedan and Foursome models. Light Control at Steering Wheel You dim without taking your hand from wheel. Shock Absorbers Air cleaner Thermostatic temperature control Finest quality upholstery and in terior fittings. i ril!S CAIN IS STAKTLINS EVIDENCZ WITH THE AVERAGE OF t. lip t $19 Great Six Today's Trices Sedan 1995 Foursome .... 209 5 Cabriolet Coupe . . 1995 Roadster (Special) . 2850 7-Passenger Sedan . 2850 7-Passenger Limousine 2950 The "7" Six Touring ..... 2295 Coupe 1295 Roadster 1350 Cabriolet Coupe . . 1495 Sedan ...... 1495 Triers f. o h factory and specifications subject to chinne without nctice. Willys-Overland, Inc., Toledo. Ohio. N You Will Find Us in Our ew Location Corner Elm Street & Adams Ave. In Room Formerly Occupied by Men's Wear of w;lit3 kn;oht popularity whim compared ll r:o;o caus rc the sane period. GETTINGS & HANKS Comer Fir and Jcllerson Watch For Later Announcement Of Our Formal Opening. We Are Headquarters for Automotive Parts, Federal Tires and Sporting1 Goods. Jack Allen Supply Co. La Grande Branch Cor. Elm and Adams QUALITY HOLDS THE CONFIDENCE THAT PERFORMANCE WON STANDARD FOUR-DOOR SEDAN $975 r.O.B. L A N S I N O In Aiirfiif'on frt (ti ( ri, OI'ltm"t"'r' tifUtrini fit iff inr I utir I hclnt uhttniMingnnii inancinf .fmrgti mailable Won by brilliant perform ancc and striking beauty, the whole-hearted approval accorded Oldsmobile not alone by owners, but by the public at large grows stronger and stronger every day. For that performance endures. And that endur ance reveals standards of manufacture that tolerate no variation from high qual ity and no departure from manufacturing precision. Come to our showroom; sec and drive this tndy great car. 0LDSM0MLE SALES CO. 1128 Adams Ave. PV-iVl v I .uoDiici iinim moiom -AtQ 1 . 7 A - ,:-s-. i .:iJ,.
