La Grande evening observer., February 25, 1928, Image 9

Saturday, February 25, 1928.
CA" GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
FagaNlnfr
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FORDOR SEDAN
POPULAR MODEL
De Luxe Car of New Ford
Line Welcomed During
Automobile Show
IntnuliirtioM of the Fordor sedan 1
lit the puhlio, flt Xew York, 'hU'Wi
:inrt iJelroit recently enabled tho !
cmnpuny In prenent the ile luxe cur j
of the new Forl passenfier cnf
lino, with .mnny feimire thitt n re
new nml espluwive . in low-prk-etl I
nirs. ancordlnpr to reports roreived
here by W. t I'erkins, lofcU denier.
The Fordor 1 distlnnive from
the other h'ord paBsenger cnri$ In
exterior nppenrnnce. -; The" cowl
sweeps down in a gruceful curve
to a' narrow belt ?mo)dlnc yhloh
mh.s from the front of the hood ofi :
straight line hack nnd around the
Thin kIvh the body u lontf ;
Inw effect.
Another feature that adds much
to tho exterior nppearnnce i tJie
lull bell effect below the windown,
which roll down to the narrow
molding.
Tlie lop nnd rear quarter, Which
han rounded corners, la covered
wilh n pyroxylin-coated material of
a itn shade. In pleasing contrast
with the body colors.
Nickeled windshield frame and u
nickeled molding nt the juncture of
1 and hood are other hltH of j
ueincnt which udd materially !
n tho attrat'tivenesM of the car. j
VeniilatvrH in tho lower panelfi of
the cowl on each Hide are another j
feature.
The Interior of the.cnrihns a
HtrlklnKly rich nnd Inviting appenr
ance. The trimming is of tan ef
fect with deeply cushioned neatu
upholstered in soft tnn Htrlpcd
cloth, a highly effective combina
tion. The cushions are o the
lounge style with overstuffed plain
nels. Arm rests In the rear com
ments are , another conveni
ence.
A feature of '-the rear quarter
which adds to shoulder room for
passengers Is that the lining is re
cessed from tho door pillars, Riv
ing the additional -room which Is
lost'vhon the trimming is brought
buck on a straight line from the
pillars.
Seats In both compnrtments are
deeply cushioned, wide nnd most
comfortable. f
The attractiveness of th'e Interior
Isi further enhanced by the use of
embossed paneling on the doors
and around the ends of the sent In
the, front compartment. This Is a
decidedly distinctive touch, such ns
might be expected only in custom
built bodies. - ..
An" hval bow light In the rear
compartment and a swinging robe
rail hro other pleasing nnd service
able, features..
Tho hardware Is all nickeled In a
conservative style 'of scroll effect
and Ih oil of uniform design in har
mony with, other interior trim
ming.
I' COM
OUT OUR .WAY, v By Williams
: BIS iSlSPfer
WW' WtWM&m& vMiMOBCte'LiBeo room.
. WtMm' ' ' )Wmmm$mMA e& cleaued . sere fue
vw?sWy' Y,VMJJlZZ hfffmcp Vrtn-r around
- .-VV . -JfcMMIK.. II, IMH. IT HCA SCXVICC
Retail Orders
For New Olds
Models Large
the body can he removed If necea
HHry an easily as 'any other type of
body. . ' '
"To prevent hood rattles the
hood fasteners are designed to ex
ert pressure in two directions,
downward and inward or toward
tho friimn. At each fiiKlener. riv-
Mud io the side nanel of the hood. I iMXSIXfi. Mich., Feb. R He
is a eiiHhlonliDf pad two Inches Irt t orders for the new Oldsmoblle
diameter made of tough rubber ; nr being received In a volume ex
.....nuiti.n Himii.ii in t)i..i in Iceeftlnu all previous records, fac-
rubber soles for shoes. Where officials report.
the hood rests on the radiator
shell and on the cowl a special
fabric is used. The fabric is not
fit like ordinary cotton webbing.
The special looms weave it wnn
thick edges and thin center in or-
rlev that the rivet heads may he
well below the surface nnd Mot
touch the metal of the hood. The
tightly woven cotton webbing is
thoroughly Impregnated, with a
compound which serves both ,11s a
waterproofing nnd as a lubricant.
"Tho close attention which
Dodge . Hi-others engineers have
paid to every delall of protection
against possible .body nolsts," Mr.
Snlih -explains, "is typlcnl of the
care they have taken in developing
every detail of the power plant and
chassis of the Victory six to insure
cnre-fi'p 'dependable service
throughout the long life for which
iJodge llrothers motor cars have
always, been so well known.'-
V, S. Leader in Oil
v Output at Present
Auto Supply Co.
Sells 500,000 i
Tires In Year
Holmes: A Blow town, is It?
i WiitsoniiilowJ,- Tho speed cops
tlioro ride bicycles!
MotorltM : ;l'm sori-y ! rnn over
your lien.'' Would n dollar malu it
Fjirmer,: j VdI. betlnr nmko it
two.,-. J liuvc u rooster llwit whs
miKiity fond of that hen and the
slioek inilKht kill hltn, too. -
If tho pub
lic aceeptanc of oblsniohlle nt the
mnny automobile shows Is.n cri
tt-rlon, l!i2R is destined to be the
greatest year In the history of this
veteran company.
"Our tabulation of retail orders
is not complete owlmr to the vol
ume renchltiK us dully," said Ji. i.
Kddlns, vice president nud Renerul
sales maniiRer of tlldsmohlle. "Hut
cur figures now are materially in
excess of snles reported ilurlnK the
same period In any previous year
or at the introduction of new oius
mnhllt's In the past. '
"We have accurate reports, on
sales mode at the leaillnu automo
bile shows throughout the country
and these record remarkable Rains,
tit munr Instances the Increases
over sales made at the same exhi
bitions lust year am In excess of
fiiio per cent. 'These exceptional
Increases are not limited to a few
localities, but represent every sec
tion of the country. . ;
"Our dealer organization Is most
enthuslnstlc, as Is, demlvnsl rated by
the requests .we are recelvliiK for
IniTeiiMed allotmi'tits.' ' .,Tl.vlsvtilinse,
of course,. Is .a", reflection ; of ? en
la rued consuiuer deinaiid; Krnm
present Indications this demand
u-lll nl,anrh OIIC eill Ire ' f HCtOrV Pm-
Iductlon for months to t-Utue."' '
WAWtlNOTON (AP) Nenfly
three-quarters of the world output
of petroleum In 127 w con-
milled In the na,no. barrels
nroduccd''by the I'nltcd Stales,
nrcllmlnary estimates of the dc
imnmoui ui i-i......-r.r. .., ... mn,,r . .hB Western Auto
In UlL'tl the I'nltcd mates prouueen "
,t..TI ... barrels . "uj, "r-, ' .f
Itussln moved " wooml Pl.lc ownerj( hnve
asa piouucine cnonuy .or ..r Wt,atofn xm. Irl, ,.
bent tlm values they want, he
Nearly half a million Western
Auto tires were purchased by west
em automobile owners In 1H27, i.cr '
cnrrilne to Information from the. lo
time since 1917. forcing out Mex
Ico. which dropped to fourlh plnce.
Venezuela was third, l'crsla fifth,
u,,,,.,.,iliL sixth and Netherlands
t:ast Indies .seventh. . . ;
Liquor Cause of
9,159 Fatal or
Serious Wrecks
SACHAMKNTO. Oillf., Feb. 25
(AIM Itec.kless and drunke.) driv
ers were responsible last year for
n.l'ili accidents Involving either
Injury or death,-the slate motor
vehicle department report.edtoday.
The department, from accident
statistics placed the '.number , of
dead at l.il.M, the seriously injured
at 4,277 and llroVe'sufferlnK minor
Injuries lit .it.uui. i" all there
were upprnsUiiiiU'l.v SO.'A.ft. crashes.
says, "With tires helnR som on
the basis of the greatest values for
the. money, new thousands aro
llnoklhif to Western Auto tires.
"With so many excellent tl.Cs on
the market, the public is In u Rood
position to know nnd JucIrb com
parative values and reward the dis
tributors Who offer the best values
With a Brent Volume ot business.
"Our constantly Increasing sales
rank possible worth-while savings
in production costs. It Is the pol
icy of Western Auto to pass tli?so
economies on to the customer in
the form of lower prices.
"All Western Auto stores are stlli
accepting old, worn out -tires as
part payment on new, guaranteed
Wemern fllant nnd Wcarwcll
tires." ! . ; ,
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"My wife h(is' rtiiOlwny with ft
n.au in. my'ciii'!1": '' ' " ' '
. "tloial biiieifs!':ft your
?" Keystone :d otorlst .
new
I'lith:- What cnused that collision
todny? ' r
Dubs Two motorists nftc
sattin pedestrian.. .
tho
It's fair enough to take a man
of your slue.- hut some of us don't
realize how small we are.
Precision Has
Reached Height
In Auto Making
Mnnufncttirlng precision hft
reached a height of accuracy in
American automobile production
that' In the oplrion of competent
Judges was never before attained in
any large industry-
Chrysler engineers, wno nine
been foremost in the evolution of
scientific processes by which this
precision waSi gained, enumerate a
long list of tools nnd machines
which were invented to deliver
quantity production under the new
standards of minute exactness and
also of newguages which were re
quired to test the products thus
mniiiifoctured.
MOverv brunch of science .has
been ransacked for nld In the de
velopment of the new processes.
Ingenious machines were crented.
Sllnutely exact scales pnd gayges
were built. The latest discoveries
in photography, In ulk-a-ray re
search, in delicate gauge adjust
ment, In weights and measures, ore
utilized to" secure" equipment" sultv
able for the higher stnndnrns oi
accuracy. . '
Chrysler manufacturing prac
tices and processes together con
stitute "standardized quality," n
nrlncinlo which enforces tne same
scrupulously close limits the same
rigid rule or engineering esimn
the same nnsolute ncournry ami
precision lr. the manufacturing ot
every part of on v-nrys.er mum-ia
52, C2, 12 and Imperial 80, It is
said.
A very Interesting illustration of
the rigid requirements laid down
for Chrysler ports is to be found in
the camshaft, which Is subjected,
after manufacture, to no fewer
than 4 different tests with dell
cute scientific Instruments calcu
lated to a precision of two-tenths
of one-thousandth of an inch
tho slio of a human hair spilt ten
times. The camshaft Is carefully
checked for exact dimensions of Its
hearings, for the degree ot eicvn
Hon, contour and timing or-us in
dividual cams, for resltnnce and
for the position of Its integral
gears.
Policeman: Ter cant go there,.
Miss; it's a one-wny street.
Iady: But I only want to go ono
wayr-rtmeir. :r- -' '
Not Just
"A
of
Quart
Oil"
' When you drive up to a Texaco station and order a
quart of oil, you really get much more than just that.
You get a quart of the right oil you get lubricat
ing knowledge as well as a quart of liquid. .
Texaco men know the particular needs of your car
the needs as determined by the great staff of Tex
aco lubricating engineers. When you buy Texaco,
you buy both oil and service.
The Texas Co,
Audmer Playle, Agent
No Squeaks Or
Rattles, Dodge
Brothers Claim
No builder of the finest custom
bodies could take greater care or
devise more effective means to
eliminate nil likelihood' or squeaas,
rattles and body noises than have
Iodge nrothers engineers In de
signing nud developing the new
Victory six, declares I,. C. Smith,
local dealer..
"Tho panels of the double wall
steel body," Jlr. Nmlth explnlns,
"ore lined with thick felt pads to
Insure against any possibility ot
drumming or of sounding board ef
fect when the car travels over un
even pnvemcuts. Beneath the rear(
floor carpet, securely cemented to
the floor, 1s n heavy pad of sound
proofing material and on the tinder
side of the rubber mat of the drlv
er's compartment is a Hlmllnr pad.
The body engineers state that over
85 per cent of the entire outside
surtiice of the body, exclusive ot
tho window1 openings, 1h lined -wun
sound-proofing felt. 1 This felt Is
effective -not only lnrsoitnd-proofv
ing'the body but also as heat in
cs'atlon, making tho' car ' Warmer
In winter and cooler In slimmer.
"The polished plate glass win
dows slide in noiseless runways of
felt iyid when lowered rest on rub
ber supports.
"So accurate are the dtes used
In tho mammoth presses which
rorm tho doublo walled steel doors
aad the door openings in the
bodies that the desired clearances
at the top, bottom and sides of the
; doors are maintained within very
1 close limits. The ndJUBtable rub
ber stops against which the doors
strike when closed are of liberal
' dimensions. The 'dove-tails' which
I servo as guides when the doorn
I 'are closed-are padded with cush.
! ions ot live rubber armored with
! metal to protect against wear.
I There, is no 'tinny' sound-when a
'"Victory door Is slammed.
1 1 "A careful examination of the
i car discloses the beaded edges of
the fabric strips which are placed
'between the front and renr fend-
ers and the frame, between tho
! rear fenders ajid the body and be
tween the body nnd tho vertical
surfaces of the side members of
the frame, Tho body itself rests
at the front on heavy fabric strips
and at the rear on quarter inch
thick strips of henvy felt. Although
the body nnd the chnssls frame
when fastened together with tho
23 body bolts act ns a single unit
Quick, accurate work
on replacing , wind
shield glass, door
glass or rear glass in
any type of car.
We have high-grade
plate in single and
double strength. Our
beveling machine al
lows us to finish the
job as neatly as it
pomes from the fac
tory. La Grande
Construction &
Supply Co.
Charles Harris, Prop.
1501 Madison
1 1 ter'
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ULDSMOBILE
presents
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THE FINE CAR
OF LOW PRICE
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New completely new! New, larger and two years
ahead new in not only :-tlic.:fp.'.feut the whole
spirit of its styling and engineering. A new Six,
surpassing in performance, revealing great strides
in speed and smoothness. New in handling ease, in
riding comfort. New and gratifying in every factor ,
of enjoyment and satisfaction. In short, a General
Motors triumph, the culmination of two years'
constant, earnest labor put into its design and
construction. A finished product, proved by a
million' miles of testing on the General Motors
Proving "Ground. At once the confirmation and
reward of Oldsmobile's policy pledged to progress.
See this fulfillment of Oldsmobile's cherished
ambition to produce The Fine Car of Low Price.
OLDSMOBILE SALES CO.
1428 Adamn Ave,
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