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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1926)
The Klamath "News Section Two Automobile Section Two Development United News and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 28(J Vrko Five' Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) TIME, DISTANCE AIN'T NO MORB Motor Car Plays lit Part in Speeding Up of All Kind of Condition Tin elimination of tlmo ami dl tame haa been III prnhli'in of the g III ill mint every lln of bunt dom. anil II la admitted Iho anln nioljllo ami motor truck have hail more to (In with prnaoht apeedeil up condition limn any other on'' factor. With till iinlveraatlty if motor transportation It ha become liaceeaary for th hlK nianufac turnra to endeavor to provide re pair and eervlre farllltlna coin tnctiaurate with Iho illairlliutlon of their produrta. Willi thla end In view ami lie- caua Chevrolet haa peitutruted to Iho hi dlvlalon of (Jenernl Motor la now aprndlng il.bnu.ouo on tin'' Inatallntlnn of now ayalom of part dlilrlhullon wlilrh expert declare will aaatiro unlformlvj prompt service for every Chevrolet owuer In Iho I' lilted State. The plan. Involving the antahllall mont of all now major parta aupply dopola throughout Ilia country, haa been workotl out hy I'roaldent W, H. Knudsen and J. P. Mil In. mnnagor of Iho parta and aervlc division. In rvlre way ft aupplrnionta tho greater protlurllon rapacity which will h available aflor completion of tho 110.000.000 Chevrolet factory expansion program, x-hednled to bo completed and In full oporalion by tho flrat of Iho coming, yoar. Tho now aupply depot. In which will bo atnrod reserve purl" Block, ara to bo located at III following polnla: Oakland; Janoavlllo, Win.; C'lnrliinnll, O.; Ilnffulo. N. Y.; Rt. Lou In, Mo., and Tarrytnwn. N. V. All of the building except those at Tarrytown and Oakland will li now. specially designed bulldlnga of brick and reinforced roncrolo. Tho .olailng parta auulon at . Tarry town and Oakland will bo enlarged and refilled to moot Iho hoary do. mand lhal will ba made upon them under the new ayatem, both of thorn being the distributing renter for tremendous sales area for Chevrolet cara and Irurks. Th entlra farlllllo of the central part warehouse at Flint, Mich., which heretofore haa boon the cen tral shipping point, will be retained. All of these new depot will be ready for oporatoln not later than the coming January It. HERE'S SECRET TO BURNING BRAKES II Isn't merely eieesslve uso that hums brak linings when ono ' using them to retard hie car on a long descent. When Ilia brakes ara railed upon In do heavy work of this character, the drums heal bo. yond what the driver believes la the case. It paya to relieve prea sitre on th pedal from lime to lime during audi a descent because Iho Overland Makes 12-Mile Climb I In Reverse Gear! NEW PLUfiS AID HERi"I . 'Chrysler Sets 1 rtrvr wio nonunu , Tho climb up Ml. Wilson, Just; outsldo I.oa Angeles la oonaldoredi " ' a feat of no mean Importance when 'Cold Weather Entail Careful It Is made. In the conventional! Examination of Auto' manner, with the driver of the curl Working Part using "second speed" and bavins I , Information bh to how American travelers can arrange to take their car with them into tlio varioual countries of Kuropo and adjacent New Record in Production driver may not be aware of the; steep and winding curve. clear view ahead around 111,1 ! While winter driving suffer from the difficulties of a fact that Hie brakea ar "applying A decidedly different aort of a few year ago, because of the Im Ihoniselvea" under excessive use. rln, wn, recently mado on litis j provement In motor design an. I grade when "the masked! the pre-hentlng of Iho combustion How to Start Car Quickly A bettor start usually ran he had hy cranking Hie engine over a few limes with the (starter before awlichliig an the Ignition. When Iho cylinders have a chance to load up with a stronger charge of gas the firing of but on cylinder when the Ignition la turned on usually will aend Iho engine off with a nap. Car should be taken not to crank too long bofore switching on the Ignition, aa tho angina will present atnrtlng trouble If it be comes flooded with gasoline. Just Praise Accorded Wjllys-Knight "Probably never before. In tha history of any motor car, have as many people, famous In the arts and sciences, literature, society and royally expressed such universal praise of ail uulomnbiln aa haa boon Iho case with Iho Willys Knight geal six." says Joe llrott, local representative for Willy. Overland. "The recent purchase of a Wll- lya-Knlght great alx rnadsler by Prince Nicolas of Itiinianla haa brought thla universal praise Inloi the limelight. Th prince la an a dent and experienced motorist.) thoroughly familiar wlih tha me chanical construction of an auto mobile motor and with reputa tion as a driver of far more than average ability. "Other royal personage exprea aing a preference for the Wlllys Knlght great alx Includo King Al phonso of Spain who voluntarily sent the following alalement lo Willys-Overland. 'I lake thla oppor tunity to congratulate you on the wonderful car yon have succeeded In turning out.' ahnrily after tak ing delivery of a great alx sedan. "Kthel llarrymore contrlbutea a high measure of praise from tho stage In her alalement. 'Thla rar should find favor with anyone pos sessing a 'sense of the unusually deelrable and beautiful.' "Mary Itoherla ftlnchart saya. 'Next tn mr favorite, aartdlc lioeae. glvo mo Oili -spirited .Wlllyx- Knlghl groat alx.' thla alatoment having been written from her weatern ranch, "Mlsa Elsie IV Wolfe, the Inter ior decorator ndda. 'Someone with a true aenae of the fltnesa of thinga conceived the appointments of thla motor car.' "The aoclal position of th car la established by Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte who writes from Washington. 'Certainly no wo man rould ask for a Vore charm ingly appointed or more easily handled motor car.' "Other comments reflecting the ! attlludo of artists and engineers j romo from Charlea Dana Gibson who saya. 'A beautiful piece cf work, aa pleasing to tho eye as any I have ever examined,' and 'the statement of I.00 DcKorcst. a leading engineering authority who 1 comments.' I know of no engine other Ihnn the alcove-valve Knight which actually Improves with use.', "Wo get the nam a kind of en-, thnsiasm from nearly everyone who : really glvea the great alx a thor- oiigh trial." aaya Mr. Ilrett. and ; tho' prestige to which this car haa 1 attained In tho past twenty-two months is one of the outstanding : sunie marvel" reputed to be a vrtdl mixture, It still behooves motor known ' dirt track driver wllh a Jims to 'make certain that their penchant for daring alunla. vol- cara are In proper condition for op unteered to take an Ovarland six eratlon In cold weather. tup the same grade, driving ail: Many thing that will not aer. the rout In reverse. (nualy Interfere wllh summer drlv- Tlie lest was a hard -one for the1 lug will rne trouble when the driver, but a doubly hard une for weather Is cold. One Important Iho car llself, aa driving In reverse Item la to make auro thai the rad Is supposed to have a detrimental Intor I okay and Hint all hone effect on th cooling capacity of ; connections are tight Ills motor. There have been cases where. 10 win beta, a car baa been driven 25 Bearings on Front j Wheel Important; Check is Advised A front wheel bearing c ra kluq, i breaking or locking will put thej most careful driver In the ditch and' xonift ditches are deeper than oth-j er. A cotter coming out of the ,,,. .i.ii-,in 1 altering crosa lube ls.jut aa bad. Generally speaking, the bulletin ', E- fel1. vire-preeldent In charge doesn'tj or worse. Front wheel bearing' ,.Xpianil automobilea may be taken : of sales of the Chrysler corpora- and steering methanlxm are lm- for a limited time Into most of these tion. - - porlant unit of an automobile; countries for touring purposes free Shipments for the month reached which should receive a thorough: of duty by making a cash deposit! the new level of 22,124 cara. Thia checking over regularly every 3090, do be refunded later) or by giving j was a gain of 19 per cent over or 4000 miles, and not lesa thanjbond (to be cancelled latcrl for the j September,' when the former plant twice a year Just approaching wln-!am"unt Import duties, or by us-1 record of 18,761 cara waa reglater- All ' production, shipment . 'and Mediterranean areas without being ! rales records for Chrysler cars were subject to tedious customs formal- i iroken In October, according lo Itles is detailed in a department ofi figures announced yesterday by ' J. I tor reason and the early spring. It Is not such a big Job to check ; over every steering ;ear moving j part for cotters and adjustment,1 a well as to grease .thoroughly.' Front wheel bearing should be checked frequently for adjustment ing the triptique privilege. ed. and a gain of SI per cent over I October. 1925, when 14,632 ear IIKPLAf'K K.MMIOAIM j were khlpIM.d. Tne high water The automobile la replacing the! mark for 192S waa reached In Sept railroad in Denmark, saya a special ; ember, with shipment 17, R10, but government commission report. (Continued Oa pace Two) miles In reverse on a level road, but this waa the flrat time that one had ever been called upon I go 1: miles up a 10 per cent grade checked over and also all wiring from sea lovol to an elevation of'" is iisnirui.o slliihtlv over 6000 foot. ' I Park plugs be In proper con- , , .. ,,1111. !dltlon. If the set In the car has Starting from the official basoj'"'"' .,.,....., of Mt. Wilson, it took the masked Itadiator ! because of the severe thrust on covers are almost an essential In I corner, crowded roads, etc. There northern states. Another thing !i 1 1 more wear on front wheel bear to see that the vacuum lank Isjings than any other bearing In a thoroughly cleaned so that no din j rar. The old grease should be or water gcta into the gas Hue. washed out thoroughly to remote Distributor points should be hearing cuttings, aud repack with marvel Just one hour and JS min utes to moke in cum aespue inr. fuel that he waa badly handicapped by fog at certain atretches. His entire view of the road waa over hla ahouldor, and It took 0 certain and Immediate response from th steering gear to enable him to keep from dropping off the cdKo on some of tho acutely sharp turns. , Neither the motor nor Iho car wero permitted lo atop at ony point on the run, thla being a part of tho agreement under which the teat was conducted. It waa non stop for everyone. 1 . At th completion of tho run. It took but. 1H pint of water lo flit the radiator and an exam ination of th oil showed I hit there was the same amount In the motor that had been there when tho trip started. Tho water In tho radiator did not boll at any time during th climb, revealing a remarkable cooling ef ficiency since all of tho advan tages of a forward motion against the wind were lost through the fact that tho rar waa being barked up tha mountain The cooling efficiency of the Overland alx motor la similar to been used for 10,000 miles or more they should bo replaced with a new aet. No matter bow good a spark plug Is, continual service causes It to lose efficiency. Tho spark Is not bot enough and do-. not completely fire the mixture. In cold weather particularly this hinders starting and engine oper ation and causes excessive dilution In the crankcasc. If new spark plugs are Installed with the ap proach of cold weather, atarllng la made easier and operation gen erally Improved. All lubrication points should nNo be given attention with a thinner lubricant put In the transmission and probably in the rear axle. Th motorist wo give but car this attention now will save himself a great donl of difficulty later oil. HAD llltAKKS HOLD MOTOItlST I When an automobile la not kept. In reasonabry good mechanical con-' dltlon and an accident occurs, due, for example, to defective brakes, the. motorist Is liable for any dam ago unless the Injured waa con trlbutorlly negligent. new grease of the best quality. Carelessness is Cause of Fire Carelessness In car repair work easily ran result In fire. All one needs Is a short circuit caused hy metal contact between one of the electrical terminals cd the "ground" (any meVM part of the car). Take cars which havo floor boards edged with aluminum. Iot one of the aides drop on a battery terminal and there's a spark. Let there be gasoline or oil near the spark and Hiere's a fire. DOX'T I'OIUiKT YOl'It NIMRK When testing the air pressure In your tires, don't forget the spare lire. It will be .neces&ar yto curb your temper Jf iron -bar- -fl-Upc and find that your spare is not inflated. ' Is Your Car Safe for Winter Driving? Good brakes are the first requisite. We have a brake specialist who does nothing but re-line brakes. In addition, we have the latest, improved machinery which enables us to do the job in half the usual time, saving you money. Our brake lining machine drills and rivets without changing dies. . The best equipped repair shop in Southern Oregon is at your service. - , TEMPLAR. HdM Gn iHE. r Hepair . Specialists;-j... mado the climb up lMko's 1'e.ik In Colorado without ntopplnR toj replenish the wutcr and without. that of the Whippet which recently the liKhtot evidence of boilhiK. i 1 a few turns of th shaft, and then evidence of the popular favor ac- anap on Iho Ignition. corded lo It. FOUND The Beit Place in This District for Tiret nd Tire Service And what . i better than that we want you to find it too we want you to know tho pleasure of driving into a tire service station where everything; is done to your lik ing, done just right, up-to-the minute. Try Our Service You'll Like III 1 I V Tires TffCOtOtte Tubes Klamath Tire House rimno 472 CAP CAI.KINS, Prop. Kluninth Fulls. Ore. SIR So. 6th St. B uicks Oest JD CLOSED CARS uys 1925 Master Buick 2 Door Sedan $1200.00 1925 Dodge 4 Door Sedan . $850.00 1924 Master Buick Touring with Glass Enclosure $850.00 1924 Buick 4 Cylinder Touring with Glass Enclosure $550.00 1925 Ford Tudor Sedan, Balloon Tires, -Ruxstell Axle. $460.00 1924 Ford Coupe $350.00 1922 Buick 6 Sedan $725.00 All these cars are cheap at the price asked, and it will pay you to look them over. Will trade for real estate. Buick Garage 1330 Main St. Phone 42 1922 Coupe, Ruckstell axle, motor in good condition $135 1923 Touring, new top and new curtains, good shape mechanically ..$135 1926 Coupe, Excellent Condition i.. $450 1923 Delivery in first class condition in all respects. - 1923 Roadster, overhauled, five good tires $160 1923 Touring, better than average condition $125 1923 Roadster, overhauled, five good tires $160 1923 Roadster with box on rear deck, Ruckstell axle, motor in A-l shape A 1. $155 1924 Touring, overhauled, repainted, new top, new curtains ,......,..........$200 1922 Tudor Sedan, in very good shape in every respect ..$135 1923 Panel Delivery 1 ...$250 2 1924 Tudor Sedans, each ; $300 1924 Ton Truck, just overhauled, practically new tures, extra good cab and stake body, starter ....$400 1923 Ton Truck, cab and platform body, starter, Ruckstell axle .:. ..$275 We offer you the following Exceptional Bargains, 1 1916 Dodge Touring, motor in good running condition : $40 1 1920 Ford Touring, good tires and runs good :...$40 1 1923 Ton Truck ." . $135 1 1920 Touring $35 1 1923 Touring, Ruckstell axle . $75 1 1920 Delivery $75 BALSIGER MOTOR Co. Ninth and Klamath Ave. Phone 427
