anaheim-gazette 1925-03-12

Why there are more than a million Buicks There would not be more than a million Buicks in active use today if Buick had not, through the years, produced a motor car of unvarying and superior quality. In every de- There would not be more than a million Buicks in active use today if Buick had not, through the years, produced a motor car of unvarying and superior quality. In every detail, every Buick is an example of how well a motor car can be built. BILL GEO. Goodrum-Howard Motor Company, Distributors for Northern Orange County Change in NAME ONLY from Motor Sales Co., Inc. 128 S. LOS ANGELES S.T. ANAHEIM, WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEM A. & B. PAINT AND TOP SHOP IS PROGRESSIVE CONCERN One of Anaheim's most progressive firms is the A. & B. Auto Paint and Top Shop, located at 415 East Center street. C. W. Ahistrom, manager of the top department, has been a resident of Anaheim for the past three years. Before coming to Anaheim he had five years' experience in the Packard custom body department, where he secured real training in closed car upholstery and auto topping. Will Baylor, manager of the paint department, is an auto painter with long years of experience. His shop is equipped to give his customers the Oil-Lac or Du-Ca-Lac finishes. The work turned out by this firm is proving satisfactory to their many customers, and business is said to be increasing daily. DUCO PAINT FIRM BUILDS One industry which Anaheim of which little is the establishment Hochull, auto painters. This firm is located on geles street and is the official Duco paint plant Orange county, doing a the refinishing of cars the leading dealers of Frank and George Walter Hochull are the this enterprising firm which is spreading to the county. The h which is being turned on is the biggest asset the Walter Hochull is who has long been inter baked enameling and recognized as the fore in that line in this vic formity of the work department is the secret The plant is the or county equipped to A histrom & Baylor Auto Top and Paint Shop 415 East Center Street PHONE 91 California Tops and Enclosures Coupe and Sedan Up-holstering Curtains and Cushions Repaired Fabrikoid Body Covering High Class Painting Oil-Lac and Du-lac Finishers LICENSE PLATES UNLIMITED TO S Automobile license are uniform in size and numbers. The follow prepared by the touring National Automobile Club the plate numbers are Numbers 9 99 999 9,999 99,999 999-999 1,000,001 1,009,999 1,099,999 1,100,001 1,102,999 1,199,999 1,200,001 1,300,000 will bear initial Dealers bear initial CAR OWNERS GET DIVIDEND FROM ROADS Recent Surveys Show Saving of Two and One-Half Cents Per Mile in Upkeep by Improved Highways American motorists cash in a yearly dividend of 10 per cent on the capital invested through federal aid in the improved highways of the country, according to a statement issued today from the national headquarters of the American Automobile Association. This dividend actually goes into the pockets of the motorists and represents the difference between the cost of motor vehicle operation over unimproved and improved highways. The differential, which is conservative, is based on extensive engineering tests of motor vehicle operation costs made in different sections of the country and for different types of roads. A recent survey made in Kentucky shows that there is, on the average, a saving of 2½ cents a mile in the cost of operation over improved roads and highways. Some time ago a similar investigation conducted in Iowa indicated approximately the same saving. It has been estimated many times that the average car runs approximately 6000 miles a year. A saving of 2½ cents a mile for 6000 miles amounts to $150 a year. For 17,000,000 automobiles, this would mean a saving of $2,500,000,000 a year on gasoline, tires, parts, upkeep, renewals and all phases of operation. This would be the total saving if every mile over which an automobile traveled was improved. But of course, only 60,000 miles of highway have FREE TESTING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Burned out headlights are caused by many things, chief among them being defective wiring and over-charging of batteries, is the assertion of George H. Ennis, proprietor of the Automotive Electric Company, 234 South Los Anveles street. "Many autoists imagine that a certificate of inspection, even though a year old, is proof that their lights are all right," said Mr. Ennis, while the facts of the matter are lights should be adjusted every three to six months, and the safest rule to follow is every 60 days. "Road vibration and the repairing of broken fenders are other causes of defective lights and, as they are the cause of many serious accidents, every motorist should watch them closely and not berate the other fellow for driving with poor lights when yours may be in a worse condition." The automotive Electrical Company's plant is equipped with the latest instruments necessary to turn out good work, and if you will drive in, they will test your electrical equipment free of charge. Before selecting your auto painter, you should remember that there are two kinds of paint jobs—one that costs less and lasts only a short time, and the other that costs a trifle more but is done properly, is the statement of J. P. Probst, veteran auto painter of Anaheim. Mr. Probt uses the Duradero finish, with a solid oil base, and states that in selecting the Duradero finish one makes no mistake, as the Duradero It has been estimated many times that the average car runs approximately 6000 miles a year. A saving of 2½ cents a mile for 6000 miles amounts to $150 a year. For 17,000,000 automobiles, this would mean a saving of $2,500,000,000 a year on gasoline, tires, parts, upkeep, renewals and all phases of operation. This would be the total saving if every mile over which an automobile traveled was improved. But of course: only 60,000 miles of highway have been improved by federal aid. This 60,000 miles represents slightly more than 2 per cent of the total highway system, which amounts to approximately two and one-half million miles. Two per cent of $5,550,000,000 gives $51,000,000 which can be legitimately credited to federal aid. The total capital expenditure for federal aid was $500,000,000 which yields $51,000,000 a year or 10 per cent in saving to the user of improved highways. The study made by the Iowa State College, the Iowa Highway Commission and the Buerau of Public Roads showed that the gasoline consumed on a paved road was only approximately one-half the gasoline consumed on a dirt road per unit of traffic. Incidentally, the investigation developed that the gasoline consumed per unit of traffic can be taken as an index of the other costs of motor vehicle operation. It showed, in fact, that there is a definite relation existing between the gasoline consumption per unit of traffic and other items of cost in vehicle operation. F.R. White, chief engineer of the Iowa Highway Commission, estimated that through improvement of a road surface the gasoline consumption is cut in two, the cost of the tires is cut into two, the same applying to other items, including depreciation and repairs. For the first time these studies make it possible to present the difference in cost to the motorist and the public in general between improved and unimproved roads. According to the Iowa study, traffic equalling 500 vehicles per day over earth roads require an annual expenditure from both private and public funds of $25,600 per mile, while a similar amount of transportation over a concrete surface costs $20,650 per mile. This means that for a light traffic earth road carrying 500 vehicles a day there would be saved $4950 per mile per year if the same traffic went before selecting your auto painter you should remember that there are two kinds of paint jobs—one that costs less and lasts only a short time, and the other that costs a trifle more but is done properly, is the statement of J.P. Probst, veteran auto painter of Anaheim. Mr. Probt uses the Duradero finish, with a solid oil base, and states that in selecting the Duradero finish one makes no mistake, as the Duradero auto paint bears the distinction of not only being used at the factories of auto bodies, but is being recommended by hundreds of auto owners whose experience has proved that Duradero paint jobs after two and one-half years of hard service show no deterioration, no checking, cracking or chipping off, but presents a handsome, smooth finish which gains in lustre with each cleaning and is quickly and easily repaired when damaged by accident. PREDICTS NATION'S ADOPTION OF DRIVERS' LICENSE LAWS Universal adoption of drivers' license laws, including such phases as the examination of applicants and revocation of licenses, is predicted by the National Safety Council, following a nation-wide survey to discover the status of drivers' license laws in the various states. The report of the council follows: "Eighteen states have license laws; of these, ten require a more or less thorough examination. The mental examination tests the ability to meet one or more of the following requirements: (a) To fill out an application blank. (b) To read road signs. (c) Knowledge of the mechanism of the vehicle. (d) Knowledge of traffic regulations, laws and rules of the road." "The physical examination varies from an observation by the examining officer with sworn statement by applicant that he has no physical defects, to a required test of the sight and hearing or an examination to determine the co-ordination of mind and muscle. A driving test is required in all examinations." "Seventeen states in addition to the 18 having no drivers' license laws, require chauffeurs to register, and most of these require some sort of an examination." "Fourteen states have no drivers' license law of any sort." Frank A. Goodwin, registrar of which is spreading to all sections of the county. The high-class work which is being turned out in this plant is the biggest asset the firm possesses. Walter Hochull is an Anaheim boy who has long been interested in doing baked enameling and has become recognized as the foremost mechanic in that line in this vicinity. The uniformity of the work done in this department is the secret of its success. The plant is the only one in the county equipped to turn out Duco paint jobs just as they are turned out at the home factory. Special attention is paid to fenders and bumpers, and a great deal of the work is being done by this firm. Two high-class jobs have just been completed and have been delivered, one to Bert Annin of Fullerton and one to W. M. Chambers, an Anaheim rancher. Both of these jobs were on Cadillac models. LICENSE PLATES UNIFORM; LIMITED TO SIX NUMBERS Automobile license plates of 1925 are uniform in size and limited to six numbers. The following tabulation, prepared by the touring bureau of the National Automobile Club, shows how the plate numbers are to be read: Indicated Numbers On Plates 9 9 99 99 999 9-99 9,999 99-99 99,999 99-999 999-999 999-999 1,000,001 A-1 1,009,999 A-99-99 1,099,999 A-99-999 1,100,001 B-1 1,102,999 B-99-99 1,199,999 B-99-999 1,200,001 C-1 1,300,000 will bear initial E. Dealers bear initial D. According to the Iowa study, traffic equalling 500 vehicles per day over earth roads require an annual expenditure from both private and public funds of $25,600 per mile, while a similar amount of transportation over a concrete surface costs $20,650 per mile. This means that for a light traffic earth road carrying 500 vehicles a day there would be saved $4850 per mile per year if the same traffic went over a paved road surface. Assuming the cost of paving a dirt road to be $25,000 per mile, the saving in transportation cost would actually pay for the capital outlay in from four to six years. The difference between the cost of operation on a gravel road and a paved road would pay for the difference in the cost of construction in three years. Commenting on these studies, Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile Association, said: "In the past, arguments for improved roads have been mainly based on the desirability of such a system and the satisfaction, convenience and pleasure to be derived from paved roads in any community." "As the pioneer of good roads, the American Automobile Association stressed these other phases, such as the importance of eliminating isolation from country life, the importance of keeping the farm-to-market road always open and the general improvement in living conditions resulting from good roads. "These studies enable us to see much further and to realize the extent to which good roads are in themselves an economy. They actually yield a high dividend and pay for themselves in a limited term of years, where traffic is even moderately heavy." BOOTLEGGER WANTS CAR Because a bootlegger's car was fitted with a smoke screen, the United States navy department has sought action to seize it as a "combat car and destroy it as a dangerous weapon. But the bootlegger is fighting for his car in the District of Columbia courts." Some Real Bargains in USED CARS Priced for Quick Selling 1924 Dodge Touring 1921 Dodge Sedan 1921 Ford Coupe 1923 Ford Coupe 1921 Dodge Touring 1919 Dodge Touring 1918 Dodge Touring Everyone in Good Shape Chas. H. Mann DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS ANAHEIM, CALIF. 210 South Los Angeles St. Phone 43 Ride on the Ride on the That Runs on Less Air That Gives the Greatest Possible Comfort That Saves Car Repairs THE GENERAL Cord Tire Is the one tire of which this can be said Anaheim Vulcanizing Works S. R. WALTERS. Prop. 156 S. Los Angeles St. Anaheim "The General Goes a Long Ways to Make Friends." Drive In and Drive Out on Generals. AUTO LACQUERING BODY BUILDING Let Us Refinish Your Automobile SYM-LAC AUTO LACQUERING BODY BUILDING Let Us Refinish Your Automobile SYM-LAC SYSTEM A lacquer enamel finish with a guarantee against wear and check for one year—all old paint removed to the metal—a beautiful finish that is unbelievably tough and durable. CAR FINISHED IN THREE TO FIVE DAYS Ford, Star, Chevrolet (open models) $17.50 Ford, Star, Chevrolet (coupes) 20.00 Ford, Star, Chevrolet (sedans) 25.00 ALL OTHER CARS Open 5-passenger $32.50 Coupes $40.00 Open 7-passenger 38.50 Sedans 45.00 Anaheim Enamel and Sign Works 428 S. Los Angeles St. Anaheim, Calif.