La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 14, 1928, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextSaturday April 14, 1928 UA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page Thirteen ,: FLETCHER OIL CO. When the- company Is plvert the care of the tractor It will see to It that ths-trnetor hus gasoline and rDAUIWr D ADini V'" for ""in" all of the time, ho UlWIllilU AArilLI lthal ,he "!. doe not lose any Business' Increase Noted More Attention to Be Given to .Tractors lime, except the few minutes re quired (or puttlne In 'oil and niigr according to Mr, . Muxn'ell. The company keeps curerul account of ull of the tractors It Is servicing and knows hert gusollfto arid oil Is needed and will have It on hand. "The 'Idea Is not to make a man wait,'' We have a truck on hand at nil tlmM nnri rlllt... .1.. -A..t-I V ,, " ' . 1' ln" rarmer'a field." Mr. Maxwell ti e thin year will be its ',,,-. h. ... i.. It, AlaX- Irurka wnrklhff nnil te.fll u.1H n third Hnmntlma llta lri.it thia month. ': - Y . s . . . -. One of the nlitstunuinir features nf the FU'teher 1)11 comnrtiiv's nro-! Brain thin yea farm triietm service, T. well, manager fur the coiupahy here, announces. Tractors .-.fpr farm use In the Grande Ronde vul ley have; been largely increased j-k nver Jast yea i, and it will be the V'lfoi't f' the ull comnjiny to fceep llUll0i IlKTCSSO So far this year the business of ann un iwniuniu nan. mvnuu these tmctuTs or a large nu inner about 25 per cent over lust year, ft no and oil is concerned, at ull times. . The plan In tu tmvo time fur' the funnel us f them ---serviced uh far us ffJiso-? uw-orOlnff to Mr.. Muxwell. - lie be lieves that the increase In largely due- to', the . increased number of iroctqrs In the vtilleyi the average tractor meaning the expenditure of us much possible. a considerable sum of money dur ing the Heusou'8 run for gasoline and oil he says, ; Mure truotors are going Into the valley every day, which will moan more business for tho oil com panies. Air, Maxwell Is very op timistic over this years business, and la looking forward u the best yeur In the history of the Fletcher Oil company since it was establish ed here seven years ago. " In addition to the Increased trac tor business three or four new dealers off Veil ex gus and oils have most of the other oil. companies the Fletcher i company has adopt ed u' color a brlKht yellow and Its trucks, sinus, and stations where the Fletcher Oil-products are sold' are painted this color. Tho Fletcher oil company's whutesale business at -: 1'endleton whi,ch up until this month was also under the management of Mi. Minx well, has been leased to Harris and Shake, who have gone to Pen dleton from Boise,, Ida., to muke their homes. They took possession of the place the first of this month STAR-DURANT CAR POPULAR MODEL i New Models Are Received by A. M. Service, La Grande-Baker Dealer local automobile Tne Htar car cornea on. The 1SS8 Ihirnnt motor cars are been added to the list recently, .unatney plan to carry out the anine : . . "" ;.,"; It weekend the "Valley Service j farm tmetor .urogram tn.l'matillu "Vre ocaf dealers Tnd u .. l- k. 1-1 i'countv iih Mr. Mnvunll u-lll lor company nere. local ueaiors. and '"" "" ;T.. i:, , ,V,; '.,." r..; am creating considerable! .-. attcn- .. i in nesM will irlvo Me M..v,.ii , ,.. i I,on among- r..f in. iU...u.,.. 7," , , thualasts. ny vi una vvriKnii -uiiu nei e ino " v vnuuuv nu Veltex brund will be handled ex- i t'nlon . county, and will make It clusively. bn the. opening day l'oaslble to irlve better service here, last paturdiiy cans .of iVeltcx oil I "1'ne Huff Service and Iepalr was itlven away to every customer "hop Is another 1 Grande station purchusliic five Rallons of aasollne. which handles" Veltex products. O. and a very uood business was re-, uff has been in business here ported. )" Jefferson avenue for more than 1.1..11.,,, i,, i.i ii.n r....iuiii nf '01"' " In udditlJli to his sorv- i 1 MIHSOI IU I)l"DKATi:K spuuker ot tlio house will bo KI'A.V TO rilA.MI. I'iJVItK I rearod. Clark's home wus at liowl- l.Ol'lHIANA, Mo. AI') Across InK Uroen. close by. i.v tho Mississippi liver near hero.r 1 , Missouri has creeled a now span IION'OMUI SKI:S ClltCITK 1 of steel dedicated to 1'mnnp ( iiick. HoNUlAJI.ir (Al) Althouuh It probably will be thrown openninwull has been American terrl to liiifrlo this sunimor. , " ., t.y fo,. nearly 80 years. Honolulu - On tliu Missouri approach. to iho ' has Just seen Us first real clruus bridge a statue of . tho . former No dray horses wero available to pull tho heavy circus waicons, so 1 tractors wero used, but otherwlsa It was a genuine. Yankee occasion, ; with Hons, tlKers. trapes perform era, sideshows and tho bl top, all urouicni iroin tne niainianu. A flilcuRo nialllrf was shut by dry raiders. On well, he won't uo bombed,, anyway. . Sweeping To iNew xnumpn Reflects Tomorrow's Vogue Hudson's long performance leader ship is countered now -in a new supremacy of body mode, equally brilliant1, equally certain and em bodying Hudson's first principle of value as tangible as its great chassis qualities. . 'i.i., xAif Wherever shown it has been ac corded a public ovation that m a tribute to the success of thewbrld's' most famous Six" a. 15. '"'s..-' . NEW HUDSON PRICES j .. ' , V.. i . ) . A v . im-inrhchitsH . .. ' !V U ' ' Coupe I1W I . "ill , ,. h; (RumUeSeol$30extrf) - v' . AW ' ' Se4,a IJLB- Coach SIM ' ' S V JW I 127-lnchchasils f M I St . . " i '. .. . .. m.notra soin - ic . . - ' I Vfl . Ice million where Veltex ens and ' , oil are sold, he maintains an auto I repair shopi A. . . . Complete Ijlne - . Imbrication for ull types of 'ma chinery is sold by the - Fletcher company. Including oils for,, the most delicate mechanisms to .the laritost' locomotives. - For severut years only the custom ljls were carried by the company, and ubuut two years ago Western o(l wus lidd ed to the line.. v . The Fletcher OH company Is mild tu be the oilly Independent oil company In tho state that ships custom, oil through from refineries to (ts own warehouses In tunk ciirs, wlrich eliminates the ,expensi ot uiu-renug una re-snipping iroin out side points. The homo office ot-tho company Is In Grahtle, SL'tiAH SIH XMOItS KIUI, , ' CIHAX CiltOH KltS HAV HAVANA. (AI') Cuban sugar cunu growers have set out to prove to .women, or the United Hiatus 'that sugar Is not a fat producer.- .,: Much ot tho depression In. the Cuban sugar Industry and milch of tho . decrease. In ..demand Is blamed upon ' American women, who In their cfforts-to- remain or iiucome thin have ubstalnod from tho crystals of tho cane. . . Kf forts will, be luado to provu that the theory that sugnr causes fat -Is erroneous, und ito induco . American women .to resume its'..use In bevuruges',' candy and food. I'S AltE Stn.K WAlil.S OF MANY l'lti;.CH WAri'KIlS E; El Elleclbetter PAU1S (AF) Wallers In hiany 'of tho I a tff o cafes of France pay for the privilege of worklhR ln strad of beinfr paid by the pro prietors of the .houses which sup posedly employ them. ' Their earnings come froirii tips, Americans aro supposed to bo if eh t'i'ous ll)pers, - und posts In cafen patronized ' bj Amcrlcuns . .arc stiUKlitIfbytht! waiters. . Oregon has more ImjiroVed wuys per car and per capita than has uny other alute Vn, the Union. u II II II II !! II II II II II III III IS In eaera. and, fuc- i enthusiastic ii a nor sro II. Morris; naleir mannffer of ill the .intrant .Mol-ors It) the .woMt.jH says "The DHirant '76' Is just rlffht In size, in control, :and, tho four-H speed transmission, with tho thrco mm and slx-tonth to ono hitch' gear 2 ratio makesj U. one. of tho best cars!" for long trips wo have over seeii." II 'i Continental Motors ' : "iH All of the' burant sixes rir'o pow ered i with. Hod Seal Continental i motors having special high turbu- laueo' cylinders1 heuds which In-1 II crease engino power without catiH- Ing knock, into motor' of. the Diir-' ant "7r" has. seven bearings n(l II a I.nnchcKtec typo friction, dnm-mm mm with the namo Htar-Duraqt or ultnpty Durant. and In this new 192X model the best features of tho former carr have been retained, many of tliem ith refinements. and now qualities have been added. Thla ear, which in tho lowest In price manufactured by tho Purant company comes In (our body types, each havinir a standard design and a special design. They are tho coupe; two-door ROdan, four-door sedan and sport roadster. Kvory ono comes equipped with Vlnsury put on ted rubber motor-mounting, Ilendlx four-wheel brakes, Bohna llte piston, Morse silent timing chain, drive and Bplcer universal JoiptH, whlcharp a. few of tho fea tures similar to thoso found on many of. tho highest priuod cars. These cars haVo long senij-elllp- tlc springs.: graded - for varying. weights; which .make Jho use: of. shock Absorbem unneccTwary. Flsk balloon tires aro standard equip ment .pn every parV r , , ' i rorfeet' Confortv TKo' car, ha a"107-lrich w hee biiflo and HUcs with perfect com fort. Tho' longer . wheelbaso also adefs t Inches ,to the roominess of tho Interior of tho car. As for tho outside nppcaranco of tho car, sweeping full-crown- fenders em phasize the-, st reanilino effoct t dur mended by tho modern- hiotoflst. and pU details . go to1 mak'o ' for beaut. ; convenience, and comfort. - In, addltl6p.,to this car-tho JuV ant company prod upon tho Dur ant "65" "65" and "75", all-six cylinder cars. tory uniployes. aro about the appearance and perform ance of the new Durant sixes. ii "hlfner, on tlfo frpnt'bt'tho ci - ' Jifiart olnUwilc;;vilaiatlonnl sd hlglt-Jsion. The' niotoi develops ieacaes3HBaE3E3BnE: CHRYS LER ... -.1 . . Leads in 1927 In the sale of all automobiles regardless Of price, except two light four cylinder makes,' in Um C; . ? atilla, Union and Baker Counties. Registration figures (Oregon Motor Register) .for the year 1927 show Chrysler far in the lead ol'all other motor cars with the exception of Ford and Chevrolet in these counties. Baker County Umatilla County m m S3 MB IX m 1st Chevrolet 2nd Ford ........139 7t 3rd CHRYSLER ........ 58 1st Chevrolet J! 2nd Ford 3rd CHRYSLER .........212 118 121 4th 6 Cylinder Line 83 th 1 and 6 Cylinder..... 49 .u. .... 5th 4 and 6 Cylinder 6th 6 Cylinder 7th Light Six ..... 8th Light Six ..... 81 44 41 32 Union County 1st Chevrolet 97 2nd Ford 62 3rd CHRYSLER : 56 4th 1 and 6 Cylinder ..41 Vi ra to Hi Ha r Ut. ft n E R What greater proof could there be of CHRYSLER Value? . HlRYSLER has not only retained but has INCREASED ils leadership in sales during 1927. This has been possible purely because CHRYSLER owners arc SATISFIED and have not hesi tated to recommend CHRYSLER to their friends. . . ' t'lIRYSLER owners arc SATISFIED localise no oilier car has ever been able to duplicate CHRYSLER PERFORMANCE, DURABILITY, ECONOMY, ROADAB1LITY, BEAUTY and COMFORT and because every CHRYSLER car is backed by a fair" Service Policy thoroughly efficient service men and the finest of serving equipment. Weeks & Buchanan era nU- PH : 7U; brnko horsepower at 3000 revolu tions per minuto and has an excep tionally fust pickup. , sTho motors of Tho Durant sixes and thd DurantiStar aro rubber mounted, completed, suspended in rubber. ' This feature insulates tho motor fromUho body and reduces vibration, 'thus Increasing driving comfort and adding to the 11 fo of the engine aud.bodyv , Lubrication onfall Durant models Is full force feed with -oil strainers In tho baso and filler tube. - The sixes aro all equipped with filter-' ators, which tho Durant engineers believe to bo tho most efficient oil 1 purifier used on automobiles, to day. The "06". and "76?' havo air1 cleaners, ' Iloautirul Kodics Tlio cars' throughout tho Durant line arc thermostatically heat con troled to maintain proper operat ing temperaturo for a maximum motor efficiency. Tho radiators aro high and narrow with great cooling cnpaclty. All theso radia tors aro cross-barred and heavily chromium platod, thus ndding much to tho beauty of tho bodies. The Durant "75" is equipped with a twin, high transmission. Moth third and fourth speeds run as quietly us tho conventional di rect drive. Tho shift' from third to fourth or from fourth to third can bo made by tho inexperienced operator with perfect ease and without clashing sounds at GO miles an hour or, In fact any speed at which tho car can bo driven. Choice of four forward speeds per mits tho uso of a roar axlo ratio that reduces top engine speeds more than 36 per cent, thus grcut ly increasing engino llro and re sulting In a smoothness of opera lion at high car speeds which tnr glneers say can only be compared to coasting1. Tho gasoline mileage Is greatly Increased becuuse or the low direct drive ratio possible with four forward speeds. The bodies of the Durunts are of coinposlto construction hard muplo fnime, steel braced and overlaid with a covering of welded Ht'H plates. The front corner posts allow cb-nr vision, giving greatly increased view of the road at nil angles and materially adding to the safety of operation.. Tho sim- Ijpllclty of the lino of (ho car sng-Ijgi-HlH flectness, and the original j color combinations add to its j beauty. I Hero AlMMit s. Year I A. M. Kervlce, agent for 1 lies'? ! automobiles In Ta Grande and pro jlpriefor of tho Horvlco Motor cotn ! puny,, has been In business here for about a year. In addition lo jtlie ga.ro go hero ho also ope rules Jja gar.igo ot llukdr, whuro ho also It has tho agency for Durant cars.' He I I has been In thp automobllo busl- ness for about 16 years, operating at JJaker alone until a year ago j when ho cuiiio to La Grande. f Ho plans to have one of the j vnriotis types of turn in stock at jail limes, and Is ablo to give to tho public uny typo of car from the , lower priced automobile, to the i larger and more expensive. Ho Is n ii ii HI I n i H ii ii ii ii u II ii ll I i ll i ll i Who Pays the Bill FOR YOUR WRECK? . ; - Maybe your car comes out of the shop as good as ever after the wreck but who pays the bill? Isn't it bad enough being smash ed up without having to pay a big repair bill? ' i Maybe you hit another car who pays for having it fixed up? Can you afford the chance that you'll have, to dig up for all the damage you might do as a car driver? .... . . I v ; . . ... It's lots safer and lots cheaper to let a good insurance company stand the risk. Let 'us write your policy today. Union Mortgage & Investment Co. Jack B. Ferris, Insurance Dept. ' : New Foley Bldg. h r i' 11! II' II 11 lit i: ii ir iEaaaBssasB&sssJ; More Tire, jk . W , Mileagent Less Cost . vsjji : af We offer you Miller and Racine Tires .! . .. , V fedy on their own road records, not on the- .- " y ctfA o'y That's why ;we say "more tire. Jm mileage at less cost." Results are what , " ' ipf ,', count. ; Comparo our tire prices, and . xmk jf our known mileage records. vlia 3 V1 Veltex Gas and Oil L (liuuanleed! : jp , Fill up with Veltex the next time you ll. t tit are by Veltex is our guaranteed gas , 111 ' and oil dependable clean. Your 3 t money back if you aren't satisfied. 11 ' Air and Water Service Free lia ilk LA GRANDE JP FILLING CO. Jf 3. Hemlock and Jeffersoir Ave. ails also agent for the Locomobile for I h(iHt U' tin i1imI ra it ut nnii.ti I l-i p. iiiaaBDEaE::::-3Eiia3aa3iiiniDiBioiDigiDRDiiiaDa s,r ti..