Saturday, April 21, 1928
J 'age Eight
LA OKANPK KVENINd OBSERVER
MARCH SALES OF outourway
By William'
GARAGE
GOSSIP
CARS SET MARKS
A he
General Motors. Willys
Overland, Dodge, Olds- j
mobile Make Reports '
SKW YOI'.K. Mr. ll Alfr.iJ
1'. Kloan Jr., pr-miifui of (i'-rn-rM
M'AiiiH Corwtitlion, WHfcm lii'i
following meani'. -
' Iti'tall aff- i,y 0-nr-rl Motor
tlrn itt eottmnfr in Xftroh
Min IS3.7' turn. Tin i ,,i,(,,iri
mm tit.tli tor Marrh. 1M7, a
k nr or 7 4JI rar or B i-r nl.
I i xialifyiriK lo ( iH in rail!
kll f lion to I Ik- Jiki that Itiln on
roiiil.' a tn-iv rw-oril tor 'J'-l-iul
WoIoim, tlin tM-t firrvutn r-corl
Juviiiir t-n mari. Jn A(,Hf t'j27.
Winn t.hirt wr oM ronum-
r lU,10e ear, tn makmir thin
tiinmrlma II houl! I- rivMriihtril
Unit April normally I a Liric'-r
mojifh than Marh for ri-l.'iil mon
on tt'coulit of lhf w-uxonai irfi.
'Sal ly Ormta! Motors iliH-
nlotn to i)al-r totnli-il 17,4:1
mm, an rowparfii with 161. 411 for
.Uarrli 127. Ktiln of 3t.tI 1 earn,
or VI 2 r ii-lil. Till atao in-
"illnlin a in ri-ronl. fw-i.IliiB
May, l'il'7. til pn-viou ri,rm,
month, wlim J73.IS2 ar ei
.i.iit to 'l-alm.
"Tl"i-.' fiKitrifi Inr-luil fa
. iiccrn mm and twin nolil In ll
1 ninil rial, liomfnion of ttenala
i nil wi-rnpim ly tlie Cfai-vroli't.
)' oiitmnolilii. Oakland.
! 1 . l-i-alli' and fVnlfliai! rnanu-
fai'lill 'HviMtoilM Of firrmral
Motor;."
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TrAE. A R REAR RAMV. r.vi.a.Mi
Iff ACIM SEW JI'JiK
TOl.HtUt, a., Ar, 2J J'roduT
lion ftdil of WflJy-KnlKht
and Whlffft motor par In la;h
r(if'hi-ii Urn hijehnnt iak In ih
rotiipany'H htary, aeMQrftiwc to a
niai'-uiTit riia4 her to'Jay y Wil-lyn-Ovrlnnil
fcutivi. ,
uriri(f tb tfumth SZ.7?3 mm
r nolij, a 1 7 p'T rni Uicreu?.
tivr tint hiffhi'ttl pmvioxm ifioith.
TIiIh in ft fain of 2.S pur e-nt ovr
Whippet ami WiJIyM-KnlKfii nahn
lit frrh of lflI yar.
Murrh protuMton of 81,129 un
litt in lh larxft month In thn com
imny'n hfffiorjr. 'i'hln In uguin of lb
pflrrrit ov:r th pn-hiun hiicUnt
. fiioiiih and a in phr cent inarnafv
over Murrh Of lut yfftr.
Jt wn ulo nnnounc-il that pro
duction of WllIyt-Ov'rln pro
dtictw rrtiehi-tl th hlKh' dully
mark In blKtory on Aplrl 1" whn
a toiil of 1,73$ rum wh pro-tinntt.
DC'a' MtS PA OfKi
Cd-t-H-CTiM'
OF TA' BCWS
Cr-r BEHIND
Sefcpe acucr coT
IV.tNUfl PARTS,- j
EH- A mOTKlMCr
! flan Annual
f Annoua'mfHt from the Mrn
J-Aut iHufpir -iupar t ih fc
liiat ti-ir -fni'3ii(tusJ New iw.
jornpr lrr- ita(e will te h-M from
April 31 !o May 5, a Kin oot
f-May by irieir iofatj mutiny r.
i
tu,Xia U ill keM - j
t 'haj-l Jriiiin, of ihl rjty. bt
! th ownf-r of a Wiilys-Kniirht bi-
i rial four door ft-Un which h pur-
rha d from O. itinm A: Xankx. '
"CATERPILLAR"
TRACTORS
f'-iij Wltpp-t
; Alr. ( Iton-l. of Imlilfr, r-
' ' ni,y purha'-J a Whipp-t from
;fi-iiinei A' iltirikn.
LICK
Hff I nim I(fMlkirm
f-maijt-' of th- Kiatrr Motor rom
1 pjiiiy, of r.-nIJ-ton, ma a husi-
n m viniior duriiiK th -k at the
! I'ftrislna Motor company.
Irivri to rortland
iiarry t. waBKont-r, local i'arK-
! ard U'-aU-r, and Kmnfth Kwm-y,
ho Ui bead of th mechanic dt
: partnxrni of the KaraK-, will driv
j to i'oriland on buintss Monday,
j liny U hlpir
j John Morrlw, of Imhlr, In driv-
j Init a Whipp-t roarh which was (
i purr-naw-'j irorn itin?" & HanKfl.
ftiiy 1iivrol't
J. W. HarK'-r. puroha-d a Chfv
roft roach rc-c.-ntty from the Jtlue
Mountain KaraK'-, ownr of which
in M. A. Harhtton.
i Itiiys I'f miioc
I JJoyd Mi.Mk'-r in the owner of a
j four-door I'oruiac wdan which he
I purchnM'd from J mtinj & Shu
. I mate.
vlded t;y (he Introduction of the
tK-w low priced Ktandard Six, re
tiiil dcjveri- hy Jwl ItrofhT,
lite,, for the week ennd April 7, In
In tlif rami try and Cunada exeed
ed factory hipinciitH hy C7 uiiltn,
ncconlinK to John ll. lsto, jfenerul
Hal' ffianajf'-r of th'- company.
fCtail mU-h of cam and trurkn
totaled ,?32 untiM which ww-ii
any w-f'K umi yar ami iviji a new
hlKh ffinrk for lt2. factory hlp
rncntH were C, ICi. it in ntKiilfi
cflnt that domeiRlc d'alr deporbt
Hhow fln JncreaH In Male of pa
wnjfflr earn of 62 per cent over
l ho correftpomliriK we-k in 102 7,
fiKTHOIT, Apr, 21Wllh the
bdd'-d Mlimuliitf that hfu b'-en pro.
KIUAMH MAItf'ff TtrXf)HIS
J-A.VHINO, Mich., Apr. 21l'ro
diicilon, nhlpfnenltf and retail muIcn
of OldMnobik'M durlriK March hrokft
all previous rcordn of thin veter
an cofftpany of tlw automobile in
dustry. The diruind for th1 new
fildMinolnle tnce li IntrO'liw'tion in
Jufiunry ha kept the factories at
Lanninff working t top Hpecd and
d'Hpite th'- record hrenkime pro
duction the nurnher of order In
dealer bandit the firnt of April had
Inrreflwd J.r per r-nt lnc March
1,
Th'' production during March
wax 9,142 SlldMmoMIcH, exc,-rdins
the sfrhednle w-t up for I he month
by more than M0 caiV The hlp
rrif fitfi durlnjc March totnb d
U h;jpened In one of our largt
training campn dnrinK th lute war.
A rookie who had j"it recently ar
riveri uu ttiilkintf down one of the
pathv when he met a ronniiifriioned
offucr. The n-w ;irnvat tailed lo
fta Mile. Th officer Ntopped hlrn
and wiid; "tony, huddle do yon
thoh-e ii-r;KfnfH?" ' ,
.TO Kf-l'Aff HOOK i.KMiWM
j TTi a Oregon t h lldren ' f ioo k
i league, organiz'-d In one-room
nchoolft lat fall hy the male lib
j rary, ) jttirt finlKhing the firnt
' year's work. Hlnce October there
! have bef-n 1A2 league organized in
the ote with 1.039 member. The
tnifttf-f'i- of the mate library urn
following thin work with IntereHt
and are inclined to ue a large por-
. tion of the boolt fund for hooka
for boyH and girl in rural Hchooln.
There are two leafue In Tnion
county In distrktH 4, and Ul with a
memberHhip of '42. Ktate Hitperin- i
tendnt Howard will Hoon imui?
crlifirates to the menibeiM who
hfiv completed the required read-In,'.
( Ituy 'lnrfdit ,
Alvin Orton, of fove. i the own-i
, er of a fhcvrolet coach which he
purchnj d from M. A. Harriaon, l4t
j Grande dealer. j
' the late seasons
Father Time nicks his scythe whenever
he competes with- a "CATERPILLAR"
track type tractor.
Farmers successfully battle short sea
sons, tearing into work that is accomplish
ed in shorter hours. .
Long-, wide tracks conquer soils and pow
er conquers seasons with armored steel
that goes where it is sent.
BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Branches in
Boise, Idaho TocateJlo, Idaho
Itexfitn Cars
The Itiue Mountain garage re
ceived two new Mhipmenta of cars
during the pant week, tin wa a
carload inclufling a Kedan, an im
perial landeau and a coupe truck,
arriving Monday, .and the second,
w h i c h was u n load'e d Wed n esdn y ,
Included four coachen.
There, are two general cIuhhch
the .common people and the uiteom
mon pi'i-Honn.
Qya-American Car-
for Americans who
love to get up and ffo
i:Mft Old.mnohllo i
A cyrload of OldKntobib-s is ex- ;
peeled Monday at the Old.smotdle
Siibo company hero.
Iiu Chevrolet
l.eona l'rej;, of Summervllle, la
driving a Chevrolet iwdan which
he p;ircha'U from M. A. Harrison,
Hern I'rom Maker J
A. M. Herviee was a business vis
imp 1. I o f!,.., ni. f.-nm I)ii1ok .lnr. I
j tag the week. He arrived hero
'I Tuesday and returned home Wcd
j nesday evening. Mr. .Service in
Star-Ourant dealer for Lji Grande
and lluker.
LOOK OVER OUR WANT ADS FOR BARGAINS
iffiffl' ill
. -Ttrr
Ciiloaili'it fttiirH
A rurlonil of Star ram was tin- i
lnai)i-il at Hie Hfrvice Aulo com
jiany in-ri' ilurinif the past wofk.
IliitHlnilor lli-n"
Kil Cohi-n. (Ilntill)iitor for Olils-
innliilfH In thlH Hlul, repriHintiific
tin- (ilflHiiiohiln company of tire
Kon, waH a biiKincwi viaitor In I.n
Cranili; ililrin the week.
Thm iMbrtotmt, BWr lir full
You Kntiw tli fttlinjr. Wund-rlut ' niul htiap. W'i lit its rugfunl frame . . .
. . . me urfe to f?-t up mid go. I o nee
new )la t'H uritl now facc-H. To drive
um fur and its Imrd an you like.
When you feel the urge to wander
. . that's when you'll mottl appre
ciate this All-Anierieau Si . . . this
itaimch, powerful lirute of an auto
mobile designed to meet every
Amerieun motoring need . . . cap
able of withstanding the hardest
pave.
With Us hlg, Hinooth, Bileut engine
I . . . providing an ubundanec of drive
its 1 17-int'h w heelha.se . . . hel f-v eii-
tilating, helf-adjusting clitttli . . .
instant-action four-wheel brakes.
You'll be thrilled by its perform
ance. And by its color mid ln-attly
of line. Hy the. vivid Htyle of its
Kisber bodies. By itH riding com
fort and handling ease.
Here's the very ear for you when
you answer the call of the road,
(lomc in and try one. Drive it an
hour . . and you'll want it for
your own.
J-JW.SWim. f 1(145, lM,uUu, Cvir. HOiSi Sport RiMut.frr, tlOTSi I'luwlim. tWTS: 4-lhmr Slan, til ii
s" ,s tlr urhrrlt, axira lirri uiwl ,iiimmt. rxtrat; Ixiiutau ,Wm, (llbi: Nrir Srrirt J'uiitioc
Ol, f, to H7S. 411 Jirio.ul in lorr. Ivlimr(i prica illrluile lliillillliini iiullillinr rliir. MJ
i. yav un lli t;rMiraJ Miifon Time Payment 'tun.
JENNINGS & SHUMATE
KXANB
AMERICAN SIX
PRODUCT OF CKNKHAt, MOTORS
Here IVom Spokniie
l-'red Harrignr. of Spokane, was
a visitor at the I.elghton Welding
and Machine shops during the
week. Mr. Hnrriger represents the
Oxy-Aootylone company.
fJoe to ricln
l-rfink Apltng, of the Oldsmohile
Males company, made a business
i rip to Klgln yesterday.
I-Ix'cdnK: riirysb'
A carload of Chryslers was ex
pected to tie unfunded some tltm;
today hy Weeks & Huchanan.
Dodge Expects
More Prosperity,
Greater Buying
I'CTIIOIT. Mich.. Apr. 21 With
production nnd employment at top
peiik lo meet the demand for the
three tines of sixes. Dodge Bro
thers, Inc., nntloiputes the most
proNperotis year in history, accord
ing lo Joint li. I.ce, general sajes
manager.
'.Vr-arly fi.fHtf) men have been add
od to the payroll since January 1,
Ihi' figures now standing at 24.124.
compared to 1.1.2X3 on the first of
January. ,
.Shipment it of enrs and trucks
from the plunts of Dodge Brothers
In t!ie I'nlted States antl Canada
during the first dimrter of this year
lotatrd 6h.3i" units, according to
preliminary figures announced by
I he company.
Compared to the first quarter last
year. when 4 . 5 6 - units were
shipped I he gain is 2!.7 per cvnl.
Shipments In March totaled 2G.ys."
units compared to i:t.2"2 for March
7 a gain of 12.6 per cent.
"Keports reaching us from deal
ers nil over the country indicate
a record-breaking spring buying
season," saitl Mr. Lee. "Th In
troduction of the standard six tit
prices within the reach of mtl
liotiH of fumiiles not only met with
public ncoiuim. but. stimulated In-
t crest In the senior and victory !
lilies as Well. I
"Tin low priced automobile these j
days. If It Is to be built and sold j
on n i:inlity scale, must posneRs
My.e. high speed and comfort s
well ns dependability, and It must
be produced by h company who
reputation l established by years
of mnvHWNfui operation in the nuto
moilve (h id.
Fede
ral Tires
A NATIONALLY KNOWN TIRE
Extra service at no extra cost A tire that we are
proud of and we know you will be if you use them.
WESCONA (Made by Federal)
30x3 Clincher Regular ," 5.75
30x3 Vi Clincher Giant Oversize 615
29x4.40 SS. 720
29x4.75 SS. 1045
30x5.00 SS ii'go
31x5.25 SS ; 12.00
Jack Allen Supply Co.
R. A. PARNAM, Mgr.
FENDLETON LA GRANDE
La Grantlo Branch cor. Adams & Elm