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Section Two— Eight Pages
HOLIDAY NUMBER
Automotive and Correspondence
G resham O utlook
TUESDAYS
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STATE MOTOR ASSN.
TO MO\ E OFFICES
Garage Business Good
E ssex COACH six
Under James Babcock
lowest of ’ em ALL
Praise Star Action
The Oregon S tate Motor begin­
W. A. H essel began his c a re e r as
One of th e busiest co n cern s of
Jam es Babcock p urchased th e ; As a re su lt of its recen t price
a G resham business m an in 1910,
G resham is th e tra n s fe r service of ning about Decem ber 15 will occu­
equipm ent of the Main S treet g a r­ cut, the Essex coach has become
farm m achinery and im plem ents
B urten W alrad and Ted W right py new q u a rte rs in th e new T erm i­
T he new hom e of th e Buick and being his sta p le line at th a t tim e.
W inter to u rin g and w in ter week- who began business h ere n early nal Sales building, a t T w elfth and age in Ju n e of th is year from ' not only th e low est priced of all
six cylinder enclosed ca rs, but has
C hevrolet agency for G resham and Ten y ears ago, sen sin g th e possi- end trip s a re becom ing as p opular two y ears ago
They erected th e M orrison stree ts, one of P o rtla n d ’s H enry T llgner. He has a 4 5 x 5 0
vicinity w as opened to th e public bilities of the rap id ly developing in th is section as sum m er tours, service statio n at the co rn er of finest sk y scrap ers, according to an shop w hich is w ell-equipped for stepped definitely into the price
on Decem ber 10, 1925, by W alter autom obile ind u stry , he added in ' according to Salzm an Bros., S tar T h ird and Main stree ts, but about announcem ent in th e Decem ber is­
rep a irin g of ail m akes of cars. An field h eretofore held exclusively by
W. Metzger, at F o u rth and Mailt his salesroom a line of w ell-know n d ealer for
ea ste rn
M ultnom ah a year ago disposed of th a t to D. D. sue of the Oregon M otorist.
four', according to M. C. W ebster,
Improved type of b rake-lining mu-
stre e ts, G resham .
m akes of cars. T he O verland w as county.
d istrib u to r.
W hile it is expected th a t th e as-
Sm ith who cam e h ere from Spo-
chine. und an acetylene and valve
In less th an a year the business the first m achine carried , th e
a rec en t re p o rt issued by the kane. and since th en have devoted sociation's new home w ill be ready
"W hen th e Essex six w as first in ­
g rin d in g a p p a ra tu s a re a p a rt of
nine i A m erican
A utom otive
T o u rist's th eir tim e en tirely to th e ir tra n s - lo r occupancy some tim e around
has grow n to such p roportions th p t W illys-K night w as added
troduced th ree years ago,” said M.
his
ap
p
lian
ces
in
the
shop.
In
ad
­
it has been n ecessary to build an | y ears ago and th e C h ry sler in 1924. association, brin g s out th e fact fer business.
the m iddle of December, it is p la n ­
dition he h andles gas, oils aud ac­ I C. W ebster, "th e thought w as se n ­
addition to accom m odate the in- , A y ear and a h alf ago Mr. H essel th a t th ro u g h o u t th e United S tates,
satio n al th a t a six cylinder closed
T hey now have six tru c k s and ned th a t the official opening will cessories.
creasin g trade. T he new addition, | received
into
p a rtn e rsh ip
his w in ter m oto rin g is g re a tly on th e j two tra ile rs in th e ir fleet and th ese be held about the first of th e year.
c a r bould be offered the public a t
Mr.
Babcock
sta
te
s
he
has
done
w hich is now occupied, is of re in ­ , b ro th er Jo h n H essel who cam e increase.
iess th an $1,000. Now th e list price
a re kept busy a good p a rt of th e by w hich tim e all the fittings will
w ell since tak in g possession of the
forced concrete co n stru ctio n like ! here from M innesota. T he la tte r
A sh o rt tim e ago it w as th e cus- tim e w ith g en e ral hau lin g an d th e be in place and the office In proper
is less th an $700, yet the ca r is far
place.
He
is
an
Industrious
young
th e o rig in al building, and tw o had been engaged for y ears on the tom for th e av erag e m o to rist to lay handling of sand, gravel and ce­ ru n n in g order.
su p erio r in every way.
sto rie s in height. On th e m ain road as a com m ercial salesm an up his or h er ca r for th e w inter. ment. In addition to th a t they do
W ith th e opening of th e new m an and ex erts him self to do re ­
"E ssex has m ade ju s t less th an a
pairin
g
th
a
t
shall
be
a
draw
ing
tloor th e re a re 3,250 sq u are feet of and w as w ell fitted for th e r e ­ T hose who did use th e ir c a rs d u r­ c o n tra c t hau lin g and excavating. A h ea d q u arte rs in the T erm in al Sales
th ird of a m illion coaches on its
curd
for
o
th
e
r
work
space, th e g re a te r p a rt of which is sponsibilities of his new position.
ing th e w in ter m onths restric ted ; good sized c o n tra c t w hich they building, m em bers of th e Oregon
six cylinder chassis in th e th re e
used for service work. T here is a
It is th e in ten tio n of th e firm to th e ir d riving to b u sin ess only. But handled d u rin g th e past y ear w as division of th e A. A. A. w ill no
y ea rs since its introduction.
U
sers
of
th
e
W
ant
Ad
colum
n
are
com m odious p a rts room, a la rg e build d u rin g th e com ing year on today, it is q u ite different.
have occasion
to feel urged to pay cash w ith o rd er and
at C rescent City. C alifornia, w here longer
w ash rack, an 8-hour p o tential b a t­ th e ir ground w est of the F irs t
Good ro ad s everyw here, a m ore they graveled n ea rly 30 m iles of asham ed or find it n ecessary to avoid sending bills for
sm all
Don’t lay down th e paper till you
te ry ch arg er, besides the usual S tate bank building. T he s tr u c t­ efficient m otor, a m ore com fortable road on a portion of th e Roosevelt apologize to v isito rs to th is sta te
am ounts.
have read the W ant Ads.
g arag e equipm ent used for se rv ­ u re w hich is being planned w ill be ca r and th e in c reasin g pop u larity highw ay.
because of the shabby, crow ded a p ­
icing fine m otor cars.
p earan ce of th e m ain office of th e ir
90 x 200 feet in dim ensions and w ill of closed m odels, all com bine to
W alrad & W rig h t closed a deal
home m otor club, us lias been the
T he p a rts room contains a com - j provide am ple sp ace for th e in- m ake w in ter to u rin g attractiv e.
during the p ast week for th e le as­
case w ith the q u a rte rs at 101 North
W ith th e ad v en t of snow in the
plete stock of Buick and C hevrolet creased handling of c a rs and farm
ing of tw ice th e ir o rig in al space In
m o u n tain s, th o u san d s of Pacific
genuine p a rts neatly stored in steel m achinery.
th e ir P o rtlan d w arehouse. They Broadw ay street, the M otorist says. I
bins. T he b a tte ry ch a rg er is of
In addition to m any m akes of co ast m o to rists m ake it a p ractice had been occupying h alf of a b u ild ­
th e m otor and g en e rato r type and used c a rs the H essel Im plem ent to v isit th e snow co u n try a t the ing there, b ut have now Increased
w ill charg e ten b atterie s a t once, com pany c a rrie s an extensive line ea rliest possible niim ient. T h ere is th e ir space to 16,000 sq u a re feet.
an y b a tte ry being com pletely r e ­ of used im plem ents and m ach in ­ a "big p ara d e" to th e levels w here They sub-lease p a rt of th e ir space
charg ed in eight hours.
ery. T hese include tra c to r plows, w in ter sp o rts can be enjoyed w hile to a num ber of b ro k erag e con- I
A la rg e run w ay or ram p leads se p arato rs, d rills and stum p p u ll­ the golf co u rses a re tem p o rarily cerns.
to th e second story w here th e re g ­ ers. T his second hand m achinery deserted and th e yachts a re in dry-
T h ree of th e ir tru c k s a re m a in ­
Hear the joy bells ring
dock.
u la r shop w ork is done. In one is all g u ara n tee d to give sa tisfa c ­
tained in P o rtlan d and the rem ain - J
Among th ese w estern-ow ned cars
co rn e r of th e shop a sealed room, tion. A line of au to accesso ries is
And the angels sing
der in G resham w here they retain
20 x 20 feet in size, houses the Duco kept for th e convenience of cu s­ th e re are m any S ta rs of various an office in th e service statio n of
ty p e s; and th o se perform as well
refinishing equipm ent.
In th is tom ers.
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Mr. Sm ith. R euben P eterson, Geo.
w ish th e ir frien d s
in th e m o u n tain snow as they do
p ain t room all c a rs to be rep ain ted
Ball and P au l W ilson han d le the
The H essel b ro th ers re p o rt th is
in th e mud of th e bottom lands and
an d p atro n s
Each heart must raise
a re first sanded down to com plete­ has been an all aro u n d satisfacto ry
G resham tru ck s.
th e sands of th e d esert. R eports
ly rem ove all p ain t and ru st. A year both in autom obiles and im ­
W alrad & W rig h t have a co n ­
from th ro u g h o u t th e Pacific coast tra c t for all th e hau lin g of th e Ore- I
Its song of praise
A Merry Christmas
prim ing coat is then applied, then plem ents. They have en larg ed th e ir
region
in
d
icate
th
a
t
th
e
S
ta
r
car
four or five coats of color, each te rrito ry until now th e ir sales ex ­
and a
gon P ickle & C anning com pany.
Eor Christmas time is come again!
is show ing an in crease in sales
coat being sanded to rem ove all tend as fa r as Mt. Hood, Cascade
Happy
Prosperous
despite th e ad v en t of th e w in ter |
States
Must
Grow
Timber.
rough spots. T he Duco is applied Locks, P o rtlan d and th e C lackam as
S tate r a th e r th a n fed eral activity
m onths, acco rd in g to Salzm an.
New Year.
by a sp ray process th ro u g h a m otor county boundary line.
At th is season m any ow ners of j !n
c°n«<'rvi‘Von rau8t
and pum p w orking on th e same
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k
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to
for
th
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m
ain
p
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ress
in
T here a re now nine em ployes of open c a rs decide to enjoy w inter
tim b er grow ing from now on, ac- I
plan as an air com pressor. E ach th e H essel Im plem ent com pany be­
to u rin g in one of o u r enclosed cording to W. B. G reeley, chief for- j
coat is in th is w ay applied th in ly sides th e tw o m em bers of th e firm.
S. E. I’ALMQI 1ST
Gresham
models.
H ence, our November ester, United S tate s d ep a rtm en t of !
Geo. II. Lewis A Son
w hich allow s the p ain t to soak into j H g M cM urry is l he shop fo re.
ag
ric
u
ltu
re.
bhsiness lias been beyond our ex ­
Huwe Lin«-Powell Valley Slave
the pores of the m etal.
m an, A lbert W elty a m echanic, and p ectatio n s and we look fo rw ard to
F o r re a l e sta te loans see or caK
T he shop on the second floor is j F ra n k W elty, Sr., is em ployed in
a g ratify in g volum e
of sales B. W. T horne.—Adv.
com pletely equipped for w ork on ' v arious w ays aro u n d th e place,
th ro u g h th e e n tire w in te r.”
any m ake of car. T here is a 40- i Five autom obile salesm en a re em -
ton p ress for stra ig h te n in g .a x le s or , ployed, R. H. Confrey, F ra n k W elty
X m as Cards.
Buy your X m as ca rd s early. We
b en t fram es. A valve refac er, ru n I Jr., W. O. Shaver, H arold B a rr and
by electric m otor, gives a p erfect j A. H a rtsh o rn . J. H. H artfo rd is an have a b eau tifu l selection to choose
Jo r E con om ical T ran sp o rtatio n
from .
P riced from lc to 25c.
valve grind and in q uicker tim e j ac co u n tan t who spends a p a rt of G
resham D rug Co., th e R exall
th a n th e ^ordinary g rinding by each m onth tak in g ca re of th e book sto re.—Adv.
hand. An acetylene w elding and accounts of the firm.
£
Add to your incom e, su b tra c t
cu ttin g outfit re p a irs fenders and
from your losses, m ultiply your r e ­
body p a rts in a sh o rt tim e. Valve | D on't forget th e a d v e rtise rs when tu rn s, divide y o u r expenses, by
ream ers, a cylinder hone, cylinder you need an y th in g in th e ir line.
using W ant Ads.
boring equipm ent, piston pin and W H E N B E T T E R A U T O M O B I L E S A R E B U I L T . B U I C K W IL L B U I L D T H E M
co nnecting rod alig n er, brak e band !
ii
riv etin g jig and electric d rills a re
also included in th e list of eq u ip ­
m ent. O ther equipm ent of th e best
grade a re being added from tim e to I
tim e.
The show room , w hich was form - I
erly 30 x 50 feet in size, w ill com ­
fo rtab ly accom m odate ten Buick
and C hevrolet cars, th e floor space
having been increased nearly half
as m uch again.
At th e head of th e organization is
W alter W. M etzger who has b u ilt
up good w ill and good business
from th e tim e he sta rte d a re p a ir
shop in Boring over seven y ea rs
ago. F our salesm en, E. A. Riehl,
R. L. B aker, W. E. Beegle and W.
G. Booth, a re em ployed.
H. E.
“Cap" E v erts heads th e shop and
service division. C arl G regson, Ed.
Mink, C. G. B row n, A. I. K ruger,
Leo Hefford and C ariitos Strebin
give excellent service in th e shop.
H. E. A ndrew s h as charg e of th e
p a rts division, w hile Ray M etzger,
Sam G regson and F ra n k Abel a re
em ployed in tfce Duco room.
“T he fu tu re of G resham is as- j
su red ,” says Mr. M etzger, "and it I
m ust keep pace w ith its neighbor- I
ing city, P ortlan d . W ith th e M ult- I
nomah county fair grounds perm a- |
nently established here, th e re w ill
be a lo t of tra d e draw n th is wav.
W ith th e w onderful b erry and
farm ing com m unity ad jacen t to
tow n. G resham will get its share. '
T hese and m any o th e r reaso n s !
have show n m e th a t my investm ent ;
h ere is constru ctiv e."
S ales for th e past year h a v e ;
been very g ratify in g and Mr. Metz- I
E. A. RIEIIL
II. E. “Cap" EVERTS
GARLITOS STREBIN
ger and his sales force a re looking |
RAY METZGER
fo rw ard to a good autom obile y ear j
R.
L.
BAKER
C.
G.
BROWN
CARL
GREGSON
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In 1927 and are plan n in g accord- I
SAM GREGSON
ingly.
W. E. BEAGLE
A. I. KRUGER
ED. MINK
Geo. H. Lewis
& Son
SAM’S AUTO TOP SHOP
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Phone 1801
CHEVROLET^
A M erry Christmas to A ll
and a
Happy Prosperous N ew }ear
The Ransom of a Prince
Walter W. Metzger
Could Buy No More Jirtnrelg (Sift
G ive g o ld e n m o m e n ts and
hours o f restful, easeful trans­
p o r t a t io n , th is C h r is tm a s .
G iv e p r in c e ly lu x u r y an d
beauty. Give a Buick!
SALES
Repairing
Two Outlook phones, on priv ate ;
line, a t your service. Call la « l.
T he O utlook's b argain co u n ter on I
pages.
Walter W. Metzger
‘Phone 1801
Sales and Service
Gresham
Accessories
A Completely Equipped Shop
T he ransom o f a prince could
buy no gift more certain to
w in the heart o f every m em ber
o f the fam ily.
^ ‘BUICK'S
SERVICE
for your automobile work
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The Members of This Organization Join in Christmas Greetings
W. G. BOOTH
LEO HEFFORD
IL E. ANDREWS
FRANK ALBEE
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