La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 16, 1928, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text, m (&vwxU fctotttttg wbmtttt MOTORING NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY JUNE 16, 1928 NUMBER 262 MOTOR BUILDERS IN BUSY SEASON Unable to Bring Out Pro posed New Car Mod els at Present 1) KT U(') IT, Mich.. June 10 Steadily lncrrasiiiK demand fur new automobiles throughout the Tutted StuteH htm et hack expected un nouncementH of new cars by hcv cral cuni)ViiIe.s from two tu seven months, in the ratio of one of the ltiiKest nuinufurturoi'M," which was chunInK one of liu linen uf cava from six to eJiiht cylinder power pluntH. the move hn been delayed until the automobile show season next January. Another manufacturer of a line of carft that were expected in have new power pluntH July 1. clulmn today that demand for the present product in 80 meat that It 1h Im possible, to Kliut down tho plants to make the motor change. New I. hie; IMuyed A third manufacturer working . on a fi'ont wheel drive car finds that hlN engineering work is not completed and hns given up plans for a fall announcement of this revMutionary type uf drive. This city, which four weeks ngo was agog with stories ubout many ncw models coming out, has settled down to the belief that the Da Suto will be the only now car that will have a public showing any 'where near soon. This Im the car ChryMter will bring out shortly through un en tirely separate organisation. It Ik understood that the price wlllbe well under $1000. XVW IK'slgll While details as to the appear ance of Dig cm it are withheld, it is known that there will ho, no re KcmhlancB In body llney tu pres ent Chrysler models. Home importance Is attached to bus development that Is going on In Indianapolis. A new company, fathered by Oetrolt capital, is building a steam propelled bus. One of the engineers attached to the staff Is said to be I). McCall "White, whose genius added much to the progress of the gatiollne motor development during the past decade. "Flies To His Oldsmobile i ... - - . - j-j'V'' Lieutenant H. A. Sutton, U. S. A. (right), Ills New Oldsmobile f oupe and the airplane he used in hit hurry to set tlie car. Hockett Says His Steamer Was The First Auto Owned in Wallowa Co. TOURIST'S AUTO MUST BE TUNED Pastime Is Pleasant in Proportion to Car's -Performance KNTKKl'IUHK. Ore., Juno 1 6 Correcting a page of locul his tory. Dr. C. T. Hockett comes for ward to say he was the first auto ' mobile owner In Enterprise and perhaps In Wallowa county. He i bought his machine in June, 1909, and Ham JJtch and 15. O. Mukln received theirs about tho first of (August the mime summer. This leave Dr. Hockott a clear lead of at leust two months and glvea him the unique honor of being first. His car was a White steamer and tho I. Itch and Makin machines wero Kords. Tho steamer was beautiful ly finished and was of best materi al and workmanship throughout and. it wus quiet and powerful and when new it performed perfectly. Hut It got out of order quickly and tlto owner could not inulntuin it even at high cost. It was driven In from linker by tho salismun and sold for $2300, The regular price. Dr. Hockett re calls, was $2400 but tho salesmun threw off $100 because ot had been used u little, and perhaps to intro duce it. "It was tho poorest Investment I ever made," said Dr. llockett tell ing about the car. "I ran It about threw off $lmi because It had been man at Wallowa named Hmythc, who also bought a Cadillac from (Dr. A. V. I'oley. Pinytho put tho I tart I Mac engine in mo nmiu uuuy i and made one car out of the two. I When he had finished tho job and J started the engine and applied the power, the thing would just go (backwards, wouldn't go forwards at all Smythe hud to lake it apart bcl'oro he could go forwards. Ho used tho muchine as a stage be tween Wallowa and tho iuko for a time." Dr. Hockett says ho and Mr. l.ltch were partly responsible for the onenimr of tho first automobile 'repair shop and garage by James iW. and Ed ltodgers. The two auto mobile . owners wanted , a shop where their cars could be repaired and helped the ltodgers brothers equip to do auto work. Mr. hitch's Ford cur cost $1100 and was in service in tho county many yours. We Give A lihenij allowance for your ""old tires when you replace ? with - . - . SAMSON' COUPS A Superior Quality Tiro Beck & Robbins Service Cor. Adams & Hemlock tucks ioaxii m:v cakk CONSTANT! NOIM.K A!)Out- nt-the-hecls but still luxury loving, Constantinople demands only the latest and newest models in auto mobiles. Some 1 1,000 second-hand cars aro standing Idle, waiting In vain for purchasers. The Associa tion of Chaulfeurs la planning to creato tho first lirge repulr factory In Turkey to recondition these used curs. TI HKISIC flKVKM'KH I I ANGOKA (AD Tho Turkish Tobacco Monopoly cstlmale tiat duo to the government's successful war against . smuggling, tobacco revenues for 1U2H will reach a new high total of $12,000,000. Tobac- I co revenues aro devoted entirely to new railroad construction. WASHINGTON. 1). C. Juno 1C Motor touring, the. summer pus time of millions, is pleasant direct ly in proportion to tho manner in which tho car perforins, suys a! statement Issued today by nutional headquarters of tho American Au- tomobilo association, which will servo a vast majority of tho 44, uuo,ooo,who will tuku thtlr annual vacations this year on tho open road. "Tho close relationship between the pleusuru of tho tour and tho condition of tho car should suggest to every prospective tourist the. wisdom of seeing that tho cur Is performing at its best beforo the trip begins," says tho statement. "Tho heed is ono'that is ignored by many motorists until it is brought forcibly to their attention by mochunicnl trouble with its at tendant expenso and delay." j In preparing the car for tho. much different conditions it Willi encounter on a touring trip, tho I owner need envision no great out- lay of money for un exhaustlvo ? overhaul, says the statement. Hath-' or, it points out, the process Is one of paying a little mora .'iced to tho principal details that r.iurk ordin arily good car care. Many Things to Consider j Hatlery, generator, distributor, spark plugs, valves,, carburetor, fuel feed system, clutch, transmis sion, differential, crankcaso lubri cant, oil filter, uteerlng mechanism, brakes, tires, cooling system, and wheel-bearings are tho units chief ly recommended by tho A. A. A. emergency road servlcu experts for attention on tho ovo of tho tour. Summarizing tho probable services that each will need, tho statement says: "Hattei-y Heinovo coroslon from terminals and Inspect connections to seo that they havo not been eaten by the acid, Hepluco suspect ed connections, (.'oat terminals with, vaseline or grease. Kill cells ito recommended level with -distilled water. I "Generator If device is not automatically controlled as to out I put havo charging rate reduced tfor tho tour. It diminishes tho load on the generator, whihi turn ing on the lights Serves no other purpose than to keep tin battery tho normal not heavy lubricant unless tho car is accustomed to thut grade, , "Oil Kilter Inspect tho cartrldgo or straining unit. If it has Boon 10,000 miles otNeorvico und Is tho non-cleanable type, by a new one. "Steering Chock for wear, loosouess, or binding, and lubrl calo thoroughly. Hours ut a wheel that works hard aro exceptionally fatiguing and dungerous. "Brakes Chock for wear on lin ings and posltiveness of equalisa tion, Straugo roads and high speeds call for porfoct brakes, "Tires Don't tempt fato with Urea that aro badly worn. Wear out tho old ones In day-to-day service not on tho tour. Higher speeds call for higher tiro pres sures. From three to fivu pounds over tho normal is essential." Dodge Selects New Victory Six Slogan "Making a G-ood Najuo Hotter. M That's tho prlzo winning slogan In Dodgo Hrothors $20,000 con test to find tho best one describing tho Victory Six car. according to information received here. Or tho 340.000 slogans sent In the union und many foreign coun tries, C. C. Michael of Colorado Springs,. Colo., submitted thowtn ning one by unanimous decision of the judges. Michael has been awarded $ 1000 first prize, and checks havo been mailed to tho entire list of Hfi4 prize winnem scattered over 44 stutes and Can ada. , . Tho thousands of answers sont in became a staggering task for tho officials of Dodgo Hrothers who havo worked constantly since tho closing of tho contest, March 31 to obtain a slogan that most appro prtalely described tho. Victory Six performance. ( 'on I eslan t s hud to rido In tho car before they could submit slo gans and thousands of reactions to th Victory's phenomenal perform nnce made the task of selecting tho best ono difficult. Worlds Greatest fue altogether ot part by part WAR TAX OFF Effective ntrw bit , Hudson and Essex Cart 735 UP Coach - - ; $735 Sedan H-door) - ; 795 Coupe - - 745 Rumate Seat $30 extra) Roadster - - - 850 Alt prices f o b Detroit tluyers can pay for ears out at income at lowest available , charge tar interest, handling and insurance The Essex Super-Six is outselling, and all this year has outsold, every other "SixV by such margins that comparison is only a gesture. . . To know the overpowering conviction of '. r greatest value held by Essex owners ismere ly to see Essex beauty, to. examine Essex, quality, to sit inside and feel Essex com- : fort to ride and know Essex performance. E. L. Ledbetter i;xioitT .Moron cvcm;s WASHINGTON (AC) The Am erican motor cycle is becoming about as popular abroad as it Is at home. Last year nearly half tho output was exported, particularly to Australia und Sweden. must the greatest fact 7 in motor cars today From low price to high, all engineering today takes its cue from Chrysler yet what are the facts? Run the gamut of cars, from low to high, which seek to emulate Chrysler and still the Illustrious Chrysler "72" runs easily away from them all with all the honors of flashing", efficient performance! However much they seek to act like Chrysler "72 to ride and drive and accelerate and glide like Chrysler "72" the Illus trious "72" continues to leave them all in the rear in brilliant behavior. There is no escaping this plain fact that as motor car manufacturing exists today, anyone who pays as much as, or up to a thousand dollars more than the price of Chrysler "72," for another car unmis takably gets less. That is the important motor car buying today. from becoming overcharged, which is not so likely nti generally be lieved. J "lUstribulorClean and adjust i breaker points. Apply a thin firm of grease to tho cam. "Spark I 'lugs Clean and check points for condition and clearance. Replacement, if tho plugs have seen u year's seryice, Is generally udvisable. Havo tho Valves (roiiixl ! "Valves It will pay to have tho .valves ground If this bus not been jdono for 7,500. miles, regard less of t ho gasoline ono uses. Valves must seat properly for efficient engine ! performance. For the tour. It is I not wiho to udjuxt them too closely. jThis means quick valve deteriom- IIUII 1111(1 IUUI M'I IUI IHJUrt sharply for burned exhaust valves during the grinding process. "Carburetor Clean strainer at bottom thoroughly. If mixture Is suspected of excessive richness, have It udjusted by an expert. "Fuel Feed System drain traps at bottom of main gasoline tank and vacuum tank, lsiow out the feed lines. "Clutch If the release bearing is not tho self-lubricating type, take up ono turn on the greanu cup, tho count i only used substi tute. Ito careful not to turn down the cup so far an to get grease on I. the plates. Slipping of the clutch is sure to follow. "Transmission and Differential Drain and flush car.e and housiii and fill up with fresh lubricant. Drain Out Old Oil "Cijinkcase Drain out old oil, flush wl!h light oil, and refill with fir Economical Tramportathm ' one great jtmmm v fact in 2 piM. Coup (with Tumhie seat), 1545; Royal Sedan, 1595; Sport Roadtr (with rumble teat), JJ 595; 4-pa.a. Coupe, 1 595; Town Sedan, 1695; Con vertibl Coupe wiih tumble seat), 1745; Crown Sedan, 1795. All priec$ f. o. 6. Detroit. Chrysler dealers are in a position to extend the convenience of time payments. 3 LH RYS LER"72" WEEKS & BUCHANAN W sW Glass Work :Ji J Atjl Wc do all kinds of ghuss work on auto mobiles. Windshields Windows Doors oocoa La Grande Construction & Supply Co. Charles Harris, Prop. 1501 Madison 4 ft Over a TpJT 11 1LCSU.11 t7o Tin New Clievrolets on the road since ' Jfari.lYyi r tuc $ COACH 585 s S. 595 The 4-Door f i p J.n OtD The Convertihla 715 The Imperial $ Landau Drllli Tnirk iUe l iaht T)elierT "17 IChtutit Unly). - t J All price f.. h. Plini Michigan Cabriolet . . . . 695 Check Chevrolet Delivered Price Titer inclmf rhf lnrt harnjlii and faiianuim ttmigtu availstbU its announcement on January 1st of this year the BiBBcr and Better Chevrolet has been awarded a public acceptance of spectacular pro portions. Every day thousands of people purchase new Chcv rolets. Already there arc more than a half-million ol these new cars on the road ! Never before in the history of the automotive industry has a new model been so enthusi astically received for never before has ' any automobile represented such an amazing revelation in beauty, perform ancc and low price! Here are the quality features and the in terior refinements demanded in the world's finest motor cars to a completeness of detail astounding in a low-priced automobile! Come in and see for yourself. There arc seven distinctive models to choose from 4 car for every individual driving preference. We'll gladly give you a demonstration! Removal of War Tax Lowers Delivered Prices ! Blue Mountain M. A. HARRISON, Mgr. arafie Opposite P. 0. Q "U A L I T Y A T LOW COST.