WANT ADS
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927
NUMBER 48 j
APPOINT LOCAL
PONTIAC DEALER
KEEPING PACE WITH STYLE TREND
DRIVERS URGED
TO GO SLOWER
when you .buy a
Jennings & Shumate
Distribute Two Popu
lar Cars in District
to
MOTORING NEWS
More For YourMoney
Pass Schools with Cau
tion Is Plea Watch
fulness Required
WASHINGTON. 1. (.. Oct. 8.
-4TS .
Appointment of Jennings &
ShumuU) us OnklunU-I'ontinc deal
cm In Ixl Gran do and the adjoining
topritocy, has just been announced
hero by W. M. Warron, district
niunuffep or tho Onklund Motor
Cur company. Tho latest Oakland
All American and Pontine Sixes aro
- i ulrcady on display at tho firm's
headquarters on Adams avenue
uud complete arrangements have
been made by the new dealers to
handle Oakland -1'onUac service.
Since Us recent Introduction, the
Oakland All American Six has
proven to be one of the hits of tho
JK-'7 season. With longer wheel -buse,
new body lines, new motor
and many interesting mechanical
improvements throughout tho
eliusBls, the All American Ktx to
diiy Is enjoying a nation wide pop
ularity that Is taxing the utmoat ef
forts of the Oakland factory to
Cnun. ontlac. which sold more
cars ill the first year of its manu
facture than any other new-comer
to the automobile industry ever
regiutered. Is increasing its popu
larity and sales this year. Together
the two ears make a remarkably
strong sales combination, and a re
cord business In this territory Is
anticipated by tho new representa
tives here. ,
- "We are especially i anxious to
make the acquaintance of all Oak
land and Pontine owners in our
territory." suld Mr. Jennings yes
terday. "We have mude great ef
forts to prepare our service de
partment to efficiently , handle
Ou.lilu.nd and Pontiac servlpe work.
"As members of the General
- Motors family, both Oakland and
Pontiac new models are tested on
the great General Motors proving
grountl In u- manner so: thorough
Hint u o room for question regard
lug any feature of tholr perform
ance or reliability exists. The
manufacturing methods used in the
huge new Pontiac -factory and the
Oakland . factory are . tho most
modern tind. accurate known to the
industry. The fact that the Oak
land Motor far company's resour
ces are backed by those of the Im
mense General Motors organiza
tion has resulted in .both Oakland
and Pontiac representing very un
usual values In tho motor car mar
ket, as the response in sales has
shown. Wo are very glad to row-
resi-nl Oakland 'and Pontiac here
' and':'aVn' ebnf1deirt"'"or
business on both Hues."
H'iiii; pinv Willi the Bt)In livnd III molor rani Iirm. ki't iitvpitstiry iimiiiifurliiivi-s lmy iliirlns lli
past jt-iir. The fulr niotorit ultovf In shown rompiirlnx I lie n-xuliir IJIK- rirtf ivxIiiiKiilslii-p wllli tin
now, kiiiiiII siw, piii'ticiiliirly mlapUMl Tor (lie lOuioixttii iyiK' oir. I'li'c rxtliiKiilslicrs fur niiioniiilillcs
will ll! fi'iiluiiil by Hie Western Aulo Supply compliny llui'tlltf imlliniiil fiit piweiillnn wii-li, Ovt.'ll lo IS.
Goodyear Firm
Manufacturing
Low Price Tire
in response to u. demand for a
low. price lire for tho , inndrls of
small cars which are sti'.l h.dng
usfJ In .-.rei.t numtiers .the Good
year Tire and Rubber Co. has just
announced a new 30x3 cord cas
ing called the Speedway tire.
Tells Why a Barrel of Trouble
Often Hides in a Quart of Oil
Acrordlng to W. 11. Itohnonkamp
Co. the local Goodyear distributor,
this tire Is a strongly built, good
looking cord casing and will re
tail at a remarkably low price.
It is thrvt years now since any ! of ,i0tor-oil bring poured in lb his
new cars have come out witn tiin cmnkiw. He hadn't uskeJ fr
Too oft -n car-owners aro ru'C
less about tho Important matter of
buying oil. cur experts Buy. The
average motorist who buys oil , alls
lnjils cur and idly .watches a brlgllt
steam .of motor-oil Jvt ing "poured
into his crankcaso. Mot of the
time he doesn't ask for- any spe
cial brand of oil docau't . .cuo
much what he gets.
At that fame mdurre. pinnps.
totiie other careless motoric climbs
out of his dead car, tui.a the
liooil .of his motor, and Cinds h f;r
rcpalr-blll staring him In llu face.
Me too, on another.dav! had prob
ably Idly watched a l iiylit steam
why It. pay to wateh your lubrltu- lHken
tltm, they mup. These inei: c .aim
enpening of public, private and
parochial schools in ull purls of the
country has served to create defl-
I nlte truffle : hiiKiirita tn every
t:m nli-l mi 1 it v mill viij-iiI iliMtrti't.
mill It tlttitiiiclK' Im lid t iivai-v inn.!
torlHt so to drive as tu overcome
the hazards thus reoHlubllHhed.
This Is tho kcyntito of a vu ru
ing issued today by national head
(iiifirlei'H of llin Amei'leiin Atiliinui-
lille association, In which It In
pointed out that tho prevention of
accidents Involving school children
is within the province of the in
dividual motorist.
"School days are here agiiln."
hiivh the statement, "bringing mil
lions of children upon tho streets
and highways. Among theHe mil
lions are little ones of four, five
and six years of age who for the'
first time are leaving tho protec- J
lien and safety of their humeri to J
venture forth into an entirely new.j
world. This world will have ter-i
rors enough for tlieso children I
without fear of tho roeklessly
driven uutomohlle. .
C'liM) Is AUvImmI
"If every motor car driver could
know and always remember tin
enormous difference bin euro and;
consideration would mean In keep
ing these children safe from phy-l
steal h:;rm as well as from a fear I
Hint may mar the rest of their
lives, thero 1 no question but that
mighty stride would hnvobecn
toward street and highway
safety as it refers to the younger
pedestrians."
No coiiHideratiou of business Or
pleasure is sufficiently iniporttint
size tire as original equipment out
there are still millions o' l'ords,
Chevrolet:.. Overland, etc.. running
that are using this aWe. many oT
which are five or six years old. la
purchn.sing tires for these old mo
dels t'.e owners are usually look
ing for a fairly good tire lU. a rval
excel luht low 'price' and this new' tire. Is prTJ-"'
.1 , ' ' duced to take care of this demand.
i.ny special brand or oil nation t
cured much what he jo.
That, according to automobile
( vp.-rts. is an only too eoi.nnon pic
ture of the average inotoiiiit.
Busy llepalr Shops
Not just a few, but Y5 per cent
onnr motor rcVainr are-cansfr'.l 'by
the failure of some oil. That's
the vital parts of u motor are pro- I
tected. But the oil film itself Is ;
subjected to terrific punishment. '
It lhust withstand the lash of sear
ing, scorching heat, the threat of.
tearing, grinding friction. Under
that two-fold puhishmeiU the film
of ordinary oil breaks and burns.
Through the broken shattered film
vital motor-parts are exposed lo
the fierce attacks of heat' And in
sidious friction begins Its work of
desruclion. That means excessivu
wear, ultimately, big repair bills.
1 lent -tested "Kllm"
Because the wh-ole problem of
co i wet lubrication lies In a film
or oil, scientists have spent years
in studying not oils alone, but oil
films, to achieve heat and fric
tion lighting finalities. Finally, toe
tlmt a motor oil does work by
forming a,th1n film between all tho
whirling, flying mofor auri'iu;. s. As
Ions ho film r.Mnulnunl.rok.m,jll)lll )t KlmuW o .,',
danger tho ljfe t'f a child, the un
f tional agency officials point out, .
but, they declare, there Is the I
temptation to overtook this net I
which the cur owner ever should I
'be on the alert to avoid. While
I those ehijdren who have had one i
'or several years In school have
mi
A SMART CAR
MADE SMARTER
InchnologixtH of a great utl com
iany perfected an oil culled Vee
dol an oil Hi.Vt glvejj a "film of
protection" which masters deadly
j Jieat and friction.
J To maintain the fighting quality
j of that "film of protect Ion' every
J drop of Yeedol is subjected to the
j severest tests before leaving th
I Tide Water OH Company's refill
been taught the rudiments of safe
: ty, they cannot be expected always
. to exercise tho utmost care, says
I he statement, and after playing
during tho summer on safe play
j grounds, there Is always u ten
deney toward a ' let-down in their
safety sense when they first return
to the streets.
i "This trust Is one to which no
motorist ever Intentionally would
o traitorous' the statement declares.-
- .:..--. . r.'-f
' .Discussing the school-hoy patrols
1 which hiive been organized by A.
A. A. clubs in cooperation wit h
j school authorities in scores ot
'cities, the statement sjiys: .
Boy I'atrols Tiicfl
I "The reduction of accidents that
Is traceable to the establishment
, of these pntrolH in hundreds of
ery at liayonnc, N. V. And every,""" ...v ..,.u.,, .n
drop of this modern selenlific oil ;vJclono that the courteous help
must show Its fitness to witUslund f"1"1 "' '" 'I'lvers has
heat mo degrees hotter than tho I,(,eu extended to these ymmgsters
hottest Motion spot in any motor. uhoso whlu' ,,eIttt "nn Uai
It is clalmi d that it is remark-' ,,u,"ttf' lnom as w,frtv crusiidn-s.
i uerc is every reason lo neiieve
A L0 PRICE
MADE LOWER
able super-heat resistance of Vee
dol that maUes It one of the safest
lubricants for all motors, parti
cularly for the modern high-speed
hlghttorque type.
that still greater cooperation will
be given during tho current school
year. The purpose and tho result
of tho work done by these piitrols
by now aro known lor' uud have
Impressed, motorists,
"The motor ear operator has
learned that when the boy patrol
man holds up rtiis. bund or sets the
iMtiiii nfen iiirnf ii.ttt him thnt ll Iti in. I
Aijrn Alii TAfllPC i,n or('er 1,1,1 " b'eu f,,r asslKtanee.
J rr II i lUlU liUUlVO viu, eouhl resist sueb a nlen ivlwn
Willys-Overland
Company to Make
TWO DOOR SEDAN BODY BY F1SHEX
f.o.b. Laming Uxcisc tax extra
With here a sweeping curve, an J there a mod.
ish detail; with striking new colors and alt the
dash of thrilling, smoother performance
Oldsmobile has taken on new smartness, new
luxury, new beauty.
And all thMs in spite of new lower prices .
prices that never before bought anywhere
near so much $875 for a fine closed car!
A smart car made smarter. A low price made
lower. A double move at one sweep that sets
a new pace in value-giving.
OLDSMOBILE SALES CO.
1428 Adams Ave.
& ' T
At the coneluslon of the meet
ing of the Willys-Overland dislrl-
j btilors and branch managers from
lull punts of the United KUites held
at Toledo. President John N. Willys
( announced that the company has
completed plans to take over in its
i own plants the building of all bod
j h-s for ears manufactured by
1 Willys-Overland Company. This
j program is already partly In opera
I lion und will be loo per cent in
operation by l)ec. I. 1
Kor some time Willys-Overland
lias built purl of the boilies for
Its line of ciirs, and thiH step for
ward means a still more rigid In
spection fif ipiallty and closer con
trol of economies, it eliminate? the
paying out of profits lo body mak
ers. and also eliminates large'
' transportation costs.
It is estimated by Mr. Willys
: that the savings will accrue to pro
I fits will umount to several million
J dollars per year. "At least $r.UiH),
j n (Mi would have been suved lo
Willys-Overland profits ir this
j process had been tn operation
j since the first of the year." said
Mr. Willys. "In adIi;!ou to the ad
vantage of establishing still tmirr
rigid- supervision and still higher
standards of Uality." ,
All Hut 2 Stales
Now Have Gas Tax
behind It Is the calm, confident
trust of a child
Many more schools will have
patrols t his year, t be A. A. A.
leaders declare. Thero is no ues
tlon but that they will result In
the saving of many lives been use
the patrolman Is respceicd not.
only y the motorist but by the
ehildren whom he Is trying lo aid.
"Vnofttlon is over. .Millions of
children ore going bark to school.
Let each motorist consider his In
dividual -responsibility for iheir
surety and there will be infinitely
fewer tragic aeeideuls involving
the school child," tho statement
concludes.
cntie for highway
try ti:m in the
j The Oregon Slate Motor nssocta
;tlon points out that although Or
J son was the first state; in t:te t'n-
ion to use the gas tax as a means
J or rollcclin;;
jl'nioii, exeept N ork and Mnsr- ,
1 acliust-tis. now has adopted it as j
' an 'iiiif ahh mei IhkI of metering i
j lite use of the road.
J There are nrt't n stales that now !
' rolled u-lan;.'- fras tiix than does j
i Oregon and tlm avenige of all
1 Halts Is sligbily gn-nter than Itie
three rents which (Jnmi collefti. ;
: ouch: i
I Officer: Von were speeding. I've
gut to pinch vou. 1
air motorist: Oh plene! If you
(must, do it where it won't fchow.
!lKirdv.va .Vo--.
More Miles
to the Gallon
on Texaco
A gasoline that is re
liable it gives added
power to your ear.
Drive in and fill 'or,
up.
Fi.sk Tires
Accessories
Clay's Place
Fast Adams
XL.
4 Chassis-m5 to $3595
-IAwr Slim, $nt
four other body .iytcf
brlcd from
HS to 1975
4-Door Mom I124S
Sijc ohr body .rylot
pricrd from
1109J lo 1295
oyal Srd.n. l39f
Sis othor body MylM
priced from
TO thousands upon thousands of
motorists, it has become increas
ingly obvious that Standardized Qual
ity takes all the guesswork out of buy
ing a car definitely assures the highest
standards of quality and value, what
ever the purchase price.
For it makes each Chrysler the bene
ficiary of all the pioneering in engi
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engineering, precision in manufactur
ing and vast resources concentrated
in the development and building of
all other Chrysler models. Through
it, Chrysler applies refinements pio
neered and developed for its cars of top
price to those in lower price ranges.
AH Mr" b. Detroit, iubl.ee fs
rMrr.nl Prd.ral ndu tax, Cnryalor
dralori ar In boaitlon to oxlena tho
eonv.nl. nro ot time payment.. Alh
about Ch roller', attra ftte Otan.
Seven body itylee
pnrea from
$249$ to $1SS
WEEKS & BUCHANAN
"Jefferson Ave.
Telephone 180-J
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FOR
ONE YEAR
Every Fisk tire we sell is
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all road hazards such as stone
bruises, rim cuts blow outs
etc. There is no delay in mak
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your damaged tire in to us and
you get a new tire on the spot.
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One thing about our vulcanizing, "It stays Put" Ever
since installing our new modern equipment, we have been
turning out vulcanizing work that has moiv. than made good
with our customers. Don't throw those casings away until
you give us a chance to look them over. We'll tell you if they
are worth repairing. .
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"Playle's Superior Service Always As Near
As Your Telephone" '
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