MOTORING NEWS
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AUTO SECTION
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928.
NUMBER 142
PICK LA GRANDE
AS HEADQUARTERS
Plan Completion
Of Leap, Lostine,
Evans Road Work
RUBBER OUTLOOK
GOOD THIS YEAR
Early Licensies
Embarrass Men
In British Land
18 PER CENT OF
ROADS SURFACED
Student Autos
A Luxury, Says
Loan Fund Body
BOSSES 76,000
IMMUNITY?
New Chevrolet Represen
tative District of- Six
Counties Organised
After a very Interesting meet in:
of Chevrolet dealers and their
wiles organisation members of six
UKastern Oregon ' counties In l.a
Grande Thursday, It was an
nounced to Tlie Observer thiit this
city has become tho headquarters!. , , , "
' - i. . i . .has tended to glvo farmers In that
of a new representative district,!.. tt , , , ., "'
. - i-Ji ii w , fiction nn idea of the comfort and
rnnru mH . . , . ... convenience of a Rood roud. It Is
tnta (Irani. ukcr and Morrow prop0SJNi t( pl(.m, tn(J 0;1(,
ruimtlcs. ' on through tho country lo n point
The no- district ,v 1 I, , head- ! Trput crci,K wh(, 1( w!ou1
, ur.cn. n ... ... ..... .. " co,,,,,.,., wUh , Kntorpibie-l.'lora
charge of J'.. It. Morris, who Willi ,,,,,..,.. ., ' ,,,
WALIX)WA. Ore.. Jim. 2S (Spe
cial) The inall.T of working for
a completion of tlin l.cap-1.0Hllni-Kvuim
market r.mil. which ex
tends from KvniiB Into tho
section following I'll ran I p creel;
fpoin (ho. mouth of this branch at
tin. Williams ruilil, through th..
hill section toward Trout creek la
being considered. About five an.l
a half mlU'H of tin- roud which!
(Was hunt u number of yearn ago,
lils wife and family. has 'moved
1itp to take lip a, permanent resi
dence. Mr. Morris announces that
the iH-w district la Included In the
l'ortland 7.one.
I .a Grande was . selected, lie
said, because of Its central loca
tion and Ui better facilities it of
fered to the Chevrolet organiza
tion. . '
The meeting Thursday. which
continued from 2 to 6 o'clock In
the Ui Grande hotel, was conduct
ed by W. .1. Hlchmond, ssone sales
inunagcr. assisted by C. W. Coob-y
zone sales promotion ihanugcr.
healers and their employes from
the following cities and towns in
I Kiislcrri Orenon -wre present: 1a
llrande-, linker, Kntcrprise, John
lay. Pendleton, Milton, lfeppner,
Wallowalnnd IMlot Rock. About
2h attended the gathering! which
featured a number of sales depioii
stratlons and talks. .
highway, giving a Rood outlet
both ways to a la rue number of
farmers living in the hills a long
the route of this road. For imwty
of these farmers such a road
would twrke it possible to use cars
during the entire year, where ot
present a few miles of bad roads
separating them from the pres
ent market road, make the long
trips to town slow and tedious.
Tire Dealers over Nation
Generally in Fair Con
dition? Firestone Says
AKUON- Ohio, Jim. 28 Harvey
S. KlrcKtone. president or the Fire
stone Tire & ltubhcr company, has
Issued tho following statement -about
business conditions to bit
expected during 1328':
"Our experience of the past year
I gives us every reason to antici
pate that American business will
attain a heavier vol tune of pro
duction anil a new level of 'effi
ciency In 1!28 and thnt tho peo
ple of the country will -share in u
common prosperity.
"1'rospcc.ts for d substantial re
duction In federal taxes are ex
ceedingly bright- and the govern
ment is continuing a wise policy
of economy. Many Jaw business
organizations arc expanding .heir
business and. there should be em
ployment In the coming year for
itll who want work,,
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Increasing I'scHliles '- ,
"The Firestone Tire & , Uuhbrr
company Is Increasing Us facilities
not ..only In production, Iwjt also
In distribution and service to mot
orists. This Includes the .building
I. , J ;
New Tire Sales .
Plan Announced
Kir PnhnAnUmnclur taftory in hw Angeles
MJJ JLFUIIilVimailIIJr5ior western status and Far l-Iast
The'W, II. Ilohiienkamp ('.'.
Is announehig a new credit plan
for the sale .of Goodyear tires
which will undoubtedly be of In
terest to : nwiny HiolOrlstM. In
speaking of tills plim, one of'the
members of the company said t hat
It was often noticed that people
needing tires- ror their cars need
them most when their purse may
1 1V low. This results In their pur-
triKln Vi liMvn .eniiiitlcted one of
4lt.. inul attf'orKriil vniirs In oiir
AUSTRALIANS
AND JAPANESE
Vlbll t Al 1 Ull Phaslni tip-" of low price andl"'- In.lustry. Wo arc Will tarc-d
... . . .. . (with tl.U liMzi.nl l.iit thn Inpr.'aspd
tho
histopy. huvliifr sold rnoro lln uml
inailn In reel- lirofH.H thtln III any
othor ypar. ; -. .
"The HritlKli . rillibor rnytrlrtloii
act Iiiih hrousht RPpal Iinwinls In
puljl.cr Industry, cuuttini; wltlc-'fluc-IniillonH
ulid hilfl lflco of crude
rubl.cr, buf ia-.fJid, flip. Of, tliia
lp.:a wore sold to tl4 MIllc,ot the
lowest irlco in m,lhinory -ot tlic
uiuality and usually in lh.;lr payii
I A.- nHiilnpllnn - nnrl . llp.vf..tliuicilt Of
, n.qr t.n I lllffll' linn, price lor ine niii.ti. -
nurlnz tho year 1!2T. more per- ,,.", .,., ',, ,., ,.,, ,., r rui,ber in unrestricted cotllitrks
vlsltod the plant of tile I alll-i . J, and our ilevejopm'cnl and produc-
Motop.Car coiupany. Ije.polt i ' ,,,4- foV 1110,..tlon of pubber Ir. l.lberlA will. I
Thai Is, lie's ihe newly clccutl
prcsidi'iit of tlM' California Stale
Automobile association, which
iiomprl.MM "6,000 tiu'tnlHrs II. l.
ItriiiiuUtr, San KraiK'tsco slriic
I ura I cnglne4r. He mivcIs A.
Jl. Tow no of 1.mI1.
sous
lno
from the far-off Islands of Japan . S,(Usure and "oirV In a short time make the
nd the- island lln, JJf. u"f waiinielUm of rhllng !n the besl Hri.lsh restrictVmv urt Inefrcctlve,
trMia than from the Dominion of J ..TJ)1 .jii ifi allaing more
Cnnsda. ' .V - ni'tpJ mlleuge cost thnt ran only bo had '"! more the Importance of ec.on-
There wnro 2 forclBn c untr es tires will enable tire otny and efficiency in the lire in-
from wHteh travelers si mrly an 0 , und pnj lho HaniP . dustry as" affecting pur trunspor
In groups came to tHoe'") ''M satisfaction and tire service that jtalion and commerce , Tl) mnnu
place of the cur which Is fai nillor , . . M.rK lVt. (lIwiiyH found I factun-rs have incn-ased and im-
their ,717l!m:"l'""it be built into Goodyear tire in , proved-thelr manufacturing, fuel!
were lliuumrm. .-ou.-.n. ... veiirs cone liv
LanUera, journalists and student. IU go"c "
many ot them traveling nucr tne, ,.wmt o( t)m(
au.l.ices of the Lnlted -States .1-jco)i()()ii lhQ cmnpr to
) lilac plant is found I, y tlioni to be , ,,0,.,tH after tho aamo'ln tho past
yiin excellent Inhorntofy fop a luiY I odl.rt, 1all .. ! plned an Ii
Of precision iiicuivun p....v. r 1-
lUantlly production.
l.ea.liiitf tlie list by a wide mar
Bin was Germany, whence during
the year ennie a number of well
orsanl'ied prolltls for 11 systematic,
atiidy of American manufacturlnc
l.ielliods, 1'VoiK the Antipodes
tame :tlie next lai-Rcst throngs
Australian journalists and students
of economies. They -.wepo pilrtlcu
lurly Interested In Amerluan Indus
trial life as It effects the welfare
of the worker in his work' and in
iijs home. . .
Other countries largely repre
sented by visitors were p'rance.
I'.nclaml. '.Switzerland, HniP.l1. Hus
f'.a. Seolland. t'oliimliln. New Zea
land apd I'uerto ltlco. ;
Tourist (In village store):
Whaddya. got In the Hlllipe of u
tomoblle tires? - ' ' ' '
Kiilcsliidy:' Kuneral wreatlia, lire
. priservers, invalid cushions, aid
doughnuts. '
Itles, mileage, and offielency of
their tlpcs to sueli a. great extent
that manufacturers- In ifprelgn
countries' were unablo; to' coinpeto
-with AmericaJi ii-Hinufaclurera and
year England . lias
lnipopti( duly . on tires
from America of 33 1-3 per cent.
Tin. Dealers
"The tire dealers throughout the
country are becoming more effi
cient and beltep business men und
are building and equipping larger
and more efficient- service stations
for the care .(id repair of tires.
This important part .of tire service
is receiving closer co-operation
between manufacturer' und dealep
und there will lie greater develop
ment throughout the country on
this line titan ever before, and
.more economical and efficient.
illre service will lie given the mot
i orlsls. v .
I "The tire dealers generally are
I In good condition und .lo not have
I heavy inventories, und 1 predict
I that this efficiency and economy
will result in bringing tlie tire
Industry on a high plane. Kur af
ter all, efficiency and economy are
wlinl make our prosperity and T
have every confidence that lUHS'
will be a big year."
LONDON (Al'l "A.-1" Is all
automobile license number la Kng
land which Is not only it great dis
tinction, but also a cuiisu of much
inconvenience.
Theoretically, it was the first
license iMued for 11 motorcar. It
was born January 1,
its first papent was Karl Hiissell,
who was Chairman of the London
County Council when registration
of motorcars begun; He kept it
for three years, oil n 4-urlety of
.carR, und then surrendered It. He
said It made him too well known
to the polloe. who doubtod Its
(iiithcntlciiy.
For two years succeeding Chair
mcji of the i.umlun County Coun
cil received the A-l license num
ber, but hi It lost Its official
character. In 19:3 it pnssed into
tho hands of George I'ettyt. of
Great l'ortland slreut, London,
who for many year had been
looking for It, and ho Is tho pres
ent owner of It.
' Mr. I'ettyt finds the distinc
tive license, number not a Utile
einliarruslng ul times, rolleeinen
slop llllll und refuse for some min
utes to believe that It la not a fake.
A few or the original cars for
which some of the enrly licenses
wero Issued tiro still In "use. Li
cense No. A-23 was given tu n.
I'anhard motorcar which covered
2ootnnu miles without any 'mech
anical trouble. according tu Iih
owner, and finally gave up Its
ghost during tho World War as a
delivery truck.
Major H. Kendall, owner of Li
cense A-0. has been driving Bino
IDOU, uud baa never until this year
been cited for u motoring, offense.
rNm
Congress Ik,-getting almost' as
iwtrttcular' about whom It admits
as a night club.
KITICI KNCV l'KHSO.N I M Kl
A man owning u flivver bought
every fuel anil power-saving devil
on the market. He saved fifteen
per cent on a certuln cnrbiirelop.
ten per cent In fuel on this, that
und the other tbnig. When he got
them all on a friend asked, "How
does your car run?"
Ik. replied: "Not very good. 1
havo' to slop every fifteen miles
and bail out I he' gasoline."
Motor Lan.l.
Hlr Ksme Howard, llnllsh am
bassador to thelTnltod Ktates, has
asked diptumallc Immunity , for.
his sonlvHenry Howard (above),
14, whose uutomobile struck He
alrict Heforest, U-yenr-old du ti
ghter of a weather bureau em
ploye at Washington, The boy
is two years under tho minimum
ago requirement for driving an
automobile in the District of
Columhlii, police said, ami any
netlon to bo taken will hnve to
como through tho atuto depurt-
mentJ 1
riuiuffeur (to sliglilly der
farmer): Can you tell inc. where
I can get some gas?
Farmer: Hey?
fhauffeur: No. gas! This ain't a
horse. It's un automobile.
Rcicntists say tne next war will
be with Insocts. Weil, Just what
was tho lust one wllh?
Sho stovd hi the sU'uct at mlU
nlght, ; r :
Ah tlie traffic homeward sped,
Sho wns very much struck by the
moonlight. ' .( . .
Hut that's not wiiy aho's dead. 1
--Judge.
( Hra-ss Tacks
"Huyers of cars aro more pur
llculur nowadays than they used
to be. ure they not?" we asked.
"Oh. yes"!, responded the deal
er. "While they used to nsk all
sorts of questions about the niech
ii n Ism, power, and so forth, now
all they want to know Is, 'What
is absolutely the lowest advance
payment I must make''.'"
Kansas lty Klur.
t.tltl.f.V I'Wf
The Boy Frtond Say, 'who's
(he. dumb-looking guy .that drives
your cur around and works In the
garden? I notice ho always gives
me a nasty look when ' I como In.
Tho Girl Frlendr-Oh don't; .mind
htm. That's just father. '
-Tho Pointer
Oregon's Highways Far
Above Average Only 21
Ter Cent, Unimproved
Tho Oregon State Motor asso
ciation, in making an analysis of
the highways of the United States,
points out that IS per cent of tho
existing highway in 1 1 ago In the
l ulled States was surfaced us ot
Jan. 1. Ia7.
On that date there wero 3,01 !.
1 no miles of rural roads of all
types In this country, madn up of
287,028 miles on the state systems
and 2, 731,172 miles on tho coun
try and locul systems. Thu mated
had surfaced 163.060 mllctt and
tho countica and townships had
surfaced approximately 3J6,4o l.
Tho surfaced mileage Includes
roads with all types of surfacing.
Mich as sand andjop soil, gravel,
watcr-hqund macadam, bitumin
ous macadam, sheet asphalt, bit
uminous concrete. l'ortland
cement concreto and block pavo-
.nents of brick, asphalt, wood or
stone. Non-surfaced loads aro
thoso which uro wholly unimprov
ed or havo been merely graded
and drained.
The progress oT Oregon's high
way Improvement as compared
with the national situation hIiow:-:
that Oregon has on its state high
way system XI7 miles of pavement
or 20 per cent: 670 miles of oiled
macadam or Hi per cent of Us to
il, I; 174(1 miles of rock i nd gravel
surfaced roads or Hit per cent of
Us total; It'Mi graded roads or 7,
per coni of its tolal; IMS mil in -i
proved, or 21 per cent of Its total.
In the country, road Kysb-m Ore
gon bus 4f,4G miles of road of
which M.2U7 mtlos aro Improved
as fo!lovs paved 424.4 miles:
gravel 7SM0.fi miles; Improved
.arth roads 6.4K2 miles leaving
yi,?:t9 miles unimproved.
Taking tho state lilghways and
county road systems together, we
' ave fni.i'14 miles of road or which
17,727 miles or 35.45 per cent an.
improved as compured wllh tho
national figure of 18 per c-nt.
OREGON STATK COLLEGE,
Corvallis. Jan. 28 Automobiles
may have passed from the luxury,
to the necessity class In most qaur
ters but those In charge of dispen- '
sing loans to pharmacy students
here believe that a college man Is
not entitled to n loan and a '
"pleasure car" at tho samo time.1
Kleven loans aggregating $115i
have . just been granted deserving
students In pharmacy who passed
the rigid Investigation conducted
by tho trustees of -the loan fund
created by tho Oregon State Phar
maceutical association L two years
ago. In addition to checking on
expenditures, the board advises ap
plicants to carry Insurance and to
do outside work. Jtarcly Is a loan
ura nt ed in the first term. ,
Tho fund which w-as started by a
JlOiio subscription by John F. AN
len of Corvallis and swolled by a
like amount from H, J. Frank of
Tortluiid, has now reached $11.4
175. To date 35 loans totalling
$3:Ut5 havo geen granted, cnablt
ing many students . to continue
their work who otherwise would
have dropped out. As all over
head Is borno by the- college an it
the association, the fund Is Irre
ducible. It Is administered In co
operation with but separate from
the regular student loan fund.
MOKI'i I'I SII - 9 I
"lb-re, boy", said tho wealthy
motorist. "I want some gasoline,
and pleuse get a move on! You'll
never get anywhere in the world
unless you push. Tush is essen
tial. AVhen I was young I pushed
and that got me when 1 am."
"Well, guv-Jior," replied thu boy,
"I reckon you'll liuve to push
again, 'cniiNo we ain't got. a drop
of gas in tint placed'
Ask us for a
demonstration
in the' new
FORD
Coupe
Perkins
Motor Co.
4 Ph. Main 500
Tramp: Horry, lady, I'm ul.so
lill. ly overwhelmeil with trouncm.
I Hill 1 was most anxious f'rr an old
..vereoal hefore tlm season starts
for iiutliir 'em over niotor-rui: ra
diators! .1
ljUndon nuinorlKt.
MotorM (pulling UP): . What's
the nialter? Didn't you lieur ine
Mow- my horn? -
redestrlan: 1 heard Bomel hing
hut there's so much huy fever I
didn't think It was an automobile.
Iloston Transcript.
(TfnllTilllTlVIAR ' IT ORPM
iUJ UJ UJ Ju Ju )
ON TIME PAYMENTS!
THREE
AUTOMOBILE
PARTS
That Need
- Attention
the Uatlcry
the Starting and
Lighting System
the Ignition '
Wc arc factor rci)
rcsentatives for USL,
Auto-Lite and North
East. We have genuine
parts.
Inspection Free. ,
BURGESS
Kattcry and Electric
Station
1 SOS Jefferson Ave.
A Little Down
Pay the Balance
As You Ride
When you buy tires on de
ferral payments,, insist upon
full value for every cent you
pay down, or in future install
ments. Don't be satisfied with
less than the best you arc en
titled to a full dollar's, worth
of mileage for every dollar
you pay. And now you can
insure yourself against loss by
' buying the world's greatest
tire the new-type (Joodycar
Ail -Weather Tread Balloon,
on terms to suit your conven
iencc. . ,
Last week wc announced the biggest news of the year for automo
bile owners of this city: NOW YOU CAN BUY GENUINE GOODYEAR
TIRES ON EASY, CONVENIENT TERMS! No delay, no embarrass
mpnt and all tires are brand-new, fresh'' stock, just received from the
factory.
Drive over! learn how little it will cost to have one, two, or more
of these wonderful new-type Goodyears put on your car. No charge
for applying tires sold on time. Goodyear Tubes on the same terms, if
you like.
We want you to take advantage of this buying opportunity; we
offer prompt courteous service, and guarantee our merchandise in
every respect. We maintain an authorized Goodyear Service Station,
insuring you facilities for getting every bit of the extra-long mileage
out of these tires that Goodyear' has built into them.
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