HOLIDAY NUMBER,
SECTION TWO
■. G resham O utlook
VOL. 14, NO. S3
OKESIIAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON,
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
HAS GROWING PATRONAGE
T he S tan d a rd Oft com pany re p o rts
th a t th e sales of its G resham substa-
tio n th is y ea r h as fa r exceeded tho se
of any y ear since th e d istrib u tin g s ta
tio n w as estab lish ed in 1914. W. P.
T u erck , special agent, a ttrib u te s this
g row th p rim a rily to th e grow th of
G resham and th e su rro u n d in g te rri-
to ry and to th e stim u lu s th a t good
ro ad s have given to th e m o to rists to
•avail them selves of th e m any beauty
sp o ts w hich n a tu re has been so kind
in p lacing trib u ta ry to G resham .
T he new Mt. Hood loop ro ad w as
com pleted too late th is fall to reilect
th e am ount of tra v e l it w ill d iv ert
th ro u g h G resham , but we feel safe in
p red ictin g th a t next sum m er th e tr a f
fic th ro u g h th e tow n w ill be of such
a volum e, especially d u rin g w eek
ends, th a t ou r stre e ts w ill be taxed
to accom odate it. All lines of b u si
n ess w ill undoubtedly benefit im
m ensely as a re su lt of th is an ticip ated
enorm ous in crease in trav e l.
G resham people can do a g re a t deal
to w ard
developing
th e m axim um
tra v e l over th is new road by co n
sta n tly extolling th e scenic w onders
its ro u te affords to every n o n -resid en t
w itlj whom they m ay com e in contact.
T he S tan d ard Oil com pany prom ises
to a s s is t by advising to u ris ts of the
new road and of th e m any scenic a t
tra c tio n s to be enjoyed along its
course, th is w ill be accom plished
th ro u g h th e m edium of its hu n d red s of
serv ice sta tio n salesm en.
In a payroll w ay th e S tan d a rd Oil
com pany is co n trib u tin g to the p ro s
p erity of th e com m unity by affording
em ploym ent to seven m en, nam ely.
W. P. T uerck, special a g e n t; R, J.
E rw in, su b statio n sa lesm an ; E. L.
Stafford, c le rk ; A. Sim onsen and A.
E. H en g stler, auto ta n k tru c k s a le s
m en; Wm. G. Booth, package tru c k
d riv er, and J. W. M arriage, w a re
housem an.
Mr. T u erck expressed his own a p
p reciatio n and th a t of his m en, for th e
m any favors and co u rte sie s show n
them by th e ir p a tro n s d u rin g th e p ast
year and extend th e ir best w ishes for
a very M erry C h ristm as and a p ro s
p erous New Y ear to all.
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M ORE
OREGON AUTO SIGNAL IS RECOMMENDED
An Acoin
LEFT —
extended for a tu rn to th e left it
should be held h o rizo n tal u n til th e
tu rn is sta rted . A sig n al given in a
P olice officials of In d ian ap o lis are
u rg in g th e adoption of th e system of ca rele ss m an n er, as a left tu rn in d ic a t
hand sig n als show n above for th e con ed by th e d riv er pointing a t th e cu rb ,
tro l of traffic on th e highw ays in ail on th e telephone w ires (as is often
the sta te s of th e union. T his system the case) it is of no value to th e d riv
has been in use in Oregon for sev eral er ap p ro ach in g from th e re a r, or
y ea rs an d traffic officers th in k th e I fro n t, and m ight alm o st as w ell n ever
daily accid en t to ll would be g rea tly have been given,
reduced if such sim ple sig n a ls a s , a positive sig n al com m ands resp ect.
those illu stra te d w ere adopted an d ob and th e sig n allin g d riv er is en titled to
served—n o t only locally b ut n atio n m ake his tu rn w ith o u t being passed
ally, as well.
by th e d riv er behind.
In Oregon th e use of th ese sig n als
A nother im p o rta n t th in g in tu rn in g ,
is com pulsory. T he sig n al should be often overlooked, is to get in th e left
given in a clear, concise m an n er a t a line of traffic before tu rn in g to th e
distan ce of a t le a st 100 feet from left, or into th e rig h t line w hen tu r n
w here the d riv er is -going to tu rn or ing to th e rig h t. T his is a sm all m a t
stop, in o rd er th a t follow ing d riv ers te r, easily accom plished, an d if all
have sufficient w arn in g . If th e arm is d riv ers would observe it, traffic co n
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Spotlights
Royal or Usco
Tires
Windshield Wipers
Tire Cliuios
Kelly Knnt Slip
Cord
Visors
Bumpers
((othné Fme/
Kelly Low Pressure
Tires
A U T O M O B IL E S
The New Good
MAXWELL
oon tires, Duco finish. Larger
vith w ater circulating all around
Ball bearing steering knuckles.
OVERLAND
CHRYSLER-SIX
ATl-steel bodies. Baked enamel on ail
Heel. More power, larger axles, Stew art
vacuum system.
The New Coupe-Sedan
#7 (!».<*<» at Gresham
From 2 to 70 miles an hour. Sixty
miles an hour in comfort. Oil supply
filtered every 25 miles, removing all sedi
ment. Moisture air cleaner on carbura-
tor. Distinguished beauty of line and
finish.
HESSEL IMPLEMENT CO
IMPLEMENTS — MACHINERY
For the large Farm , the Dairyman, the Berry Grower or the G ardener
Water Systems for any type or depth of
BEST TO BUY
Hessel Implement Co.
CHEVROLET NOW MAKE
PARTS EORMERLY BOUGHT
W ithin th e la st tw o y ears th e Chev
ro le t Motor Com pany has tak en over
th e m a n u fa ctu rin g of h u n d reds of
both sm all and la rg e p a rts th a t w ere
form erly p u rch ased from o th e r o rg a n
izations.
TAXES FOR
THE MOTORIST
An econom ically unsound proposal
has been m ade in C alifo rn ia for an in
cre ase in th e tax on gasoline, and
th e re are re p o rts th a t sim ila r su g g es
tions have been m ade in o th e r Pacific
co ats states.
I AM ABOUT
TO S T O P »
ü l . N TO T H E
OREGON AUTO SIGNAL
SYSTEM IS COMMENDED
A m otor th a t improves with use. No
vibration at any speed, with the new
Lancaster balancer.
#1.50 Per Year
SECTION
AM ABOUT
TO T U R N TO THF
R IG H T —
WILLYS-KNIGHT
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1«.
utomobi
&
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
It is p a rt of th e g en eral plan of the
com pany, say Botkin & Jo h n sto n , local
dealers, to red u ce costs of production
to a m inim um . T he in tro d u ctio n of
assem bly p la n ts and the p ara llelin g of
such p la n ts w ith body building plants
of th e F ish er co rp o ratio n co n stituted
one of the step s in th is direction.
In th e fall of 1923, C hevrolet began
m aking th e ir own drop forgings, such
as fro n t axles, ste erin g gears, con n ect
ing rods, sp rin g s h angers, m otor sup
p o rts ns w ell as v ario u s o th er p arts.
In addition th e com pany has re
duced th e am o u n t of m alleable p a rts
th a t go in to th e C hevrolet from 140
pounds to 60 pounds, rep lacin g these
p a rts w ith drop forgings and stam p
ings, w hich a re stu rd ie r and m ore r e
liable. All th e se drop forgings and
stam p in g s a re m ade in th e C hevrolet
factories.
D uring tlie la st year, th is com pany
lias likew ise tak en over th e m aking of
all fen d ers and sh eet m etal p arts,
such as side ap ro n s, ra d ia to r splash
g u ard s and hoods.
T his policy of th e Chevrolet Motor
com pany has m ade It possible for
them to put ad ditional q u ality into the
T he gasoline tax, o rig in a tin g on the
Pacific coast five y ears ago, has prov
ed q u ite contagious, and it is now in
effect in som e 36 sta te s. Its alleged
p o p u larity is largely due to its ap
p are n t ease of collection, brought
about by saddling th e w ork and ex
pense upon oil com panies, and to a
feeling th a t th e m o to rists who use
ro ad s should pay for them , even
th o u g h th is in re a lity m eans th a t a
gestion and th e passing of e a rs about decided m in o rity of th e people a re
to tu rn left, w ould be m inim ized.
m ade to pay for public im provem ents car.
In cities, w here some stre e ts a re for w hich a re of u n q u estio n ab le value and
T he co u n try h as enough c a rs to
one-w ay traffic only, a d riv er w ill find benefit to th e w hole people.
ta k e all th e people rid in g a t th e sam e
th e foregoing "h u n c h ” especially a d
v antageous. C utting co rn e rs is also
T he proposed tax es will p lace a new tim e. T he to ta l num ber is 15,552,077.
allow ed w hen tu rn in g to the left from b u rd en upon an alre ad y heavily taxed
a one-w ay s tre e t onto a one-w ay m o to rist and upon m otor-vehicle op- ! Tlie m an who d oesn't believe in
stre e t. D on't be too hard-boiled in eratio n , w hich is calcu lated to have a signs had b e tte r not try to drive an
m ain ta in in g y o u r right-of-w ay, how • bad effect upon the autom obile Indus- 1 autom obile in th e city.
ever, becnuse you m ight m eet a driv er try .
M otor-cars are now taxed in
who w as not acq u ain ted w ith one-way m any w ays, an d each ad d itio n al tax ; "L et your lig h t so sh in e" th a t it will
not blind an ap p ro ach in g d riv er, is
stre e ts.
good autom obile gospel.
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C o n tin u ed on p ag e 2
AVOID A U ID I Y IS by AD
JUSTING BRAKES.
( C o p y r ig h t b y E d w in G re e r, p r e s id e n t
G r e e r Col »liege o f A u to m o tiv e E n g in e e rin g ,
C h ic a g o .)
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COLUMBIA HIGHWAY
SERVICE STATION
Car ow ners and rep airm en do not
ta k e tim e enough in ad ju stin g autom o
bile b rakes.
In your p ap e r th is
m orning you read of a h o rrib le m otor
c a r accid eu t in w hich “bad b rak es"
played th e leading role. Yet, you
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W orse still, you ignore the m o ral it
AT Sl’RINGDÂLE on Uolumhla River Highway
set fo rth : Look to your own c a r and
see if th e b rak e s a re in good condi
tion.
Possibly you th in k th a t as long as
th e b rak e d ru m s do not feel w arm to
LARGE LINE OF ACCESSORIES
hand a fte r you come in from a drive
th a t th e bands a re not dragging. B ut
Dixtrihutors of Uolumhla and l’rest-o-IIte
th is is not exclusive evidence th a t the
Storagc Batteries
w heels a re ru n n in g free. T he only
w ay to be ce rtain of th is is to ja ck up
both re a r w heels from th e ground and
Tourlst Auto l’ark
th en tu rn each w heel in a fo rw ard
direction. W hen th is is done, due to
th e differential action, th e w heel on
th e o th e r side of th e c a r should tu rn
Authorized Kord
in th e opposite directio n . T h at is it
and
w ill if th e b an d s a re free. W hile th is
check is being m ade th e g ea rs should
Chevrolet
be in n eu tra l. Any sw ishing or ru b
Service
bing noise re su ltin g from th e wheel
w hile you a re ro tatin g it is a su re
sign th a t som ething is th e m a tte r and
a som ething w hich should be imm e
See our Christmas Display. Let us help you select a
d iately rem oved if you w ish your ca r
Christmas Present.
to be free from b rak e drag. You who
have n ot had th e experience w ill find
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slig h t am o u n t of b rak e d rag w ill do
to your c a r's perform ance, especially
on a hill.
W hile th e ca r Is jacked up it is im
p erativ e th a t you first free th e ex
te rn a l b rak e s so th a t th e re is ab so
lutely no co n tact betw een th e brake
band and th e drum . T hen w hen you
ro ta te th e w heels you can easily d is
cover w h eth er o r not th e in te rn al
b rak e s a re d ragging. If th e in tern al
b rak es ru n free it is a sim ple m a tte r
to ad ju st th e e x tern al b rak es and
th is
is
accom plished
by
first
se ttin g th e ad ju stm e n t a t the brake
su p p o rt as close to th e drum as pos
sible so th a t w hen th e w heel is ro tated
no co n tact is m ade betw een th e brake
d rum and b rak e band. Most brake
d ru m s are m ore o r less o u t of round
and be positive th a t co n tac t is not
m ade w hen th e b rak es a re in th e re
lease position.
If th e b rak e linings a re w orn and
Light and Heavy Hauling
re q u ire rep lacem en t have it done im
m ediately. It is ag g ra v atin g to have
to fool around w ith ad ju stm e n ts w hile
on th e r o a d —fu rth e rm o re , it is sheei
m u rd er for y o u rself and p assen g ers
For rates and prompt service
for who can tell w hen th e em ergency
telephone
w ill a rise ?
T h erefo re, have your
b rak e s o p era tin g a t th e top notch of
efficiency a t ail tim es. If you don't,
you'll be so rry , or ra th e r your fam ily
w ill, because flow ers and cask ets cost
m ore th a n b rak e linings. Do you
u n d ersta n d w hat I m ean?
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