oc-plain-dealer 1923-03-10

AUTO TRADES STATE HEAD COMING The biggest general meeting in months of the Orange-co Division of the California State Auto Trade Assn will be held next Friday evening at the California Hotel in Fulerton. President Harry S. Mason and H. J. Banta of the Banta Co., Los Angeles, will speak and the Glenn Thomas taxaphone quartet of Long Beach will play. Thomas is Studebaker dealer in Long Beach and the quartet was recruited from his force. Banta, who has often addressed the division before, is one of the best-informed retailers in the State. The deniers' craft of the division held a meeting at James' Cafe, Santa Ana, last night at which the minutes of the convention of the northern section at Oakland were read. The used car problem was discussed at some length by Vice-President Muscovies of the Marmon Co. and others. No action was called for by the local dealers on the business of the Oakland convention and none was Wind Wings Excellent Closed Top Substitute Nobody who has never used a pair of good wind wings knows how much protection they afford, says the Anaheim Windshield Company, which has been making special prices on wings, windshields, etc. It is the wind, not the temperature that cuts. Just as a gooey electric fan in the house cools things tremendously, even tho the temperature may be little changed, so good wind wings while they may not make particularly for warmth measured in degrees on the thermometer conduce wonderfully to comfort. A complete equipment often gives practically all the results of an enclosed car, including protection from wind and rain and general comfort. Only the finest plateglass is used. CROSSING ACCIDENTS GROWING, SAYS CLUB Accident fatalities at grade crossings have been setting a record for frequency recently in this part of the state, according to the safety bureau of the Auto Club of So. Calif. Officials of the Auto club say in their report that they are at a loss to understand why so many motorists fail to realize that there is as much, and a lot more, room behind the train as there is in front of it. GAS REBATING HERE, EXT If there is any reba line to local filling station much the exception, ac best information here, making three cents a pared with two formerly pears to be uniform, rep particular gas. Rebate are charged. Profits of the refine calers now are underigation. Assemblyman of Los Angeles was quas saying that "it is p gasoline at 10 cents at Angles and still makes Next Tuesday Col Penal Hill all refiner and appear at Sacramento o of Assemblyman Chart of Huntington Park, w the resolution asking t the industry in California. Assemblyman Lyons "It is possible to se Los Angeles at 10 cents make money. I honest people in this state ate up. Either the company tallers are making 100—all of them robbing and there should be no where." NO DOUBT ABOUT TIRES GOING UP Dayton and Norwalk tires, both prominent here, are scheduled to be advanced 12 1/2 per cent on March 15, and all standard makes of tire before April 1. Notices have been sent to the distributors, C. J. Nenno of the former and the Nu-Way Tire Company of the latter. Both are independent makes, and of the same high grade as most of the standard brands. Crude rubber has risen three cents the past month, and tubes and repair materials also will go up with casings, it is declared. Phonograph records with an invitation to attend his party were recently sent to friends by a New York man. GROSSING ACCIDENTS GROWING, SAYS CLUB Accident fatalities at grade crossings have been setting a record for frequency recently in this part of the state, according to the safety bureau of the Auto Club of So. Calif. Officials of the Auto club say in their report that they are at a loss to understand why so many motorists fail to realize that there is as much, and a lot more, room behind the train as there is in front of it. If the way is clear and no train approaching, shift into first or second gear and hurry across. Don't shift gears again until clear of the tracks. This precaution is necessary to minimize the chance of flooding the carburetor and stalling your car in the middle of the railroad right of way in case you should see a train approaching and nervously push the accelerator down too rapidly. An additional precaution to be followed where there are two or more tracks is according to the Auto club after you have waited for a train to pass to allow it to travel far enough so that you may see the other track is clear and that there is no train approaching in the shadow of the one just passed. Many people have been killed because of the failure to take this precaution. Some adobe houses of the south-west part of this country are known to be over 300 years old and still inhabited. PROMINENT LADEN MEN BUY BRUSH H. S. Stainmaker of used a couple of 30 brayk cord tires for 18 a Chevrolet 420 and a going strong, Stainmaker & Williams, Northern distributors. One of them on the same layer and hasn't been even punctured always carries loads or more in passengers all the worse strain on Herman Stern, executive committee of Valencia Orange Show based two 32 by 4 cords and put them on his handsome big tour was re-painted and r long ago. The tires, ing up well, are an oar. It pays to Advertise County Plain Dealer. A Buick that fits the Springtime In the sparkling beauty, in the lustrous coloring and in the zest that they bring to motoring, the Buick Sport Roadsters fit the spirit of springtime. Quite in keeping with every outdoor pastime, equally suited to every day tasks and duties and always smart, up to the minute and attractive; the sport roadsters provide luxurious motoring. Only a trip behind the wheel can reveal how far their appointments and refinement have bettered motor car comfort and convenience. Prices f. o. b. Anaheim. Ask about the G. M. A. Purchase Plan, which provides for Deferred Payments. FOURS 2 Pass. Roadster $1050 3 Pass. Coupe ...$1415 5 Pass. Touring ...$1075 5 Pass. Sedan ...$1655 5 Pass. Touring Sedan ...$1540 Sport Roadster ...$1350 SIXES 2 Pass. Roadster ... 5 Pass. Touring ... 5 Pass. Touring Sedan ... 5 Pass. Sedan ... 4 Pass. Coupe ... 7 Pass. Touring ... 7 Pass. Sedan ... Sport Roadster ... Sport Touring Anaheim Automobile Company Buick Distributors Phone 354 Anaheim When better automobiles are built, Buick will build... THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER'S MOBILE SEC Anaheim, California, Saturday, March 10, 1923 GAS REBATING HERE, EXCEPTION If there is any rebating on gasoline to local filling stations it is very much the exception, according to the best information here. Stations are making three cents a gallon, compared with two formerly, and that appears to be uniform, regardless of the particular gas. Rebates of four cents are charged. Profits of the refiners and wholesalers now are undergoing an investigation. Assemblyman Harry Lyons of Los Angeles was quoted this week as saying that "it is possible to sell gasoline at 10 cents a gallon in Los Angeles and still make money." Next Tuesday Col. Peter Persh, Signal Hill oil refiner and operator, will appear at Sacramento at the request of Assemblyman Charles B. Dawson of Huntington Park, who introduced the resolution making for a probe of the indictry in California. Assemblyman Lyons said in part: "It is possible to sell gasoline in Los Angeles at 10 cents a gallon and make money. I honestly believe the people in this state are being held up. Either the companies or the retailers are making 100 per cent profit—all of them robbing the people—and there should be some relief somewhere." PROMINENT LOCAL JAM OF USED CARS HERE ENDED The clutter of used cars on the local market has been definitely broken. The used car department of the principal dealers no longer are jammed. The day is near at hand when the local members of the Orange County Certified Motor Car Market will have no second or third hand cars of their own and the involuntary competition on their part with the market will cease. Non-member dealers also are keeping their garage clear. Charley Mann, Dodge distributor, has only four cars on hand, including two received from sales of new cars this week. Bill Goodrum of the Anaheim Auto Co., whose heavy sales of Buick crammed his garage with used cars before the trade-in policy was stopped, has sold two thirds or more of them. Harry D. Riley Studebaker distributor, has sold 50 per cent of his used cars under the large sales, quick profits policy which he adopted. The Bob White Co., Nash and 1,500,000 RADIO SETS-IN U.S.NOW There has been considerable talk recently of the radio craze dying off and consequent death of the radio business in general; says A. Bevillard of the Anaheim Ignition depot. "Any such talk of the failure of the radio business is foolish," claims R. C. Norberg, general manager of the Willard Storage-Battery Company. "The radio craze, it is true, has more or less run its course, but it has now reached the next constructive step in the building of a great industry. Competition and quality production are bringing about the elimination of the unit fly-by-night," who rushed into the new market with any sort of an article merely to get in on the ground floor. There are now about a million and a half radio receiving stations throughout the United States. Every day this figure is swelling and by the end of the winter there will probably be a million more "listeners-in." "That we have confidence in the future of radio is proved by the fact that our experimental engineers and chemists are working night and day in an effort to better if possible the Willard Radio "A" and "B" batteries that are bringing such satisfactory results in thousands of sets all over the country. This is only in conformance with our principle of always "Still Better." TOUGHER RE-TREAD CAN'T GLANCE "I do fining o headlight trict At today, w on th e sible fo anybody son, to dlepowe hundred motor vorto to conv case o diffeenr Westin Avail The pu battery g o f one dreds o happen t he McGee at 419 W goes on Westingh city of sh The We have curre and the any of th e which th PROMINENT LOCAL MEN BUY BRUNSWICK H. S. Stainaker of Fullerton has used a couple of 30 by 3 1/2 Brunswick cord tires for 16,572 miles on a Chevrolet 480 and they are still going strong. Stainaker told Daniela & Williams, Northern Orange County distributors. One of the pair still has on the same layer and the other hasn't been even punctured. Stainaker always carries loads of 900 pounds or more in passengers, which means all the worse strain on the tire. Herman Stern, Chairman of the executive committee of the California Valencia Orange Show, recently purchased two 32 by 4 1/2 Brunswick cords and put them on the rear of his handsome big touring car, which was re-painted and re-nickled not long ago. The tires, besides standing up well, are an ornament to the ear. It Pays to Advertise in the Orange County Plain Dealer. Charley Mann, Dodge distributor, has only four cars on hand, including two received from sales of new cars this week. Bill Goodrum of the Anaheim Auto Co., whose heavy sales of Builks crammed his garage with used cards before the trade-in policy was stopped, has sold two thirds or more of them. Harry D. Riley Studebaker distributor, has sold 50 por cent of his used cars under the large sales, quick profits policy which he adopted. The Bob White Co., Nash and Franklin distributor, like most of the distributors of the higher-priced cars is rarely over-burdened like its colleagues with used cars, has cleaned out the larger percentage of them. They company has fewer used cars on hand than in two months or more past. The Frank P. Taggart Co., except at intervals, has kept its used cars moving, although because of its considerable sales of Chevrolets it always has a varied selection to choose from. Dale & Co., Packard and Reo distributors, has kept its floors clean for the most part, and now has few used cars on hand. George Dunton's used car market has a considerable number of cars on hand, because of its large and steady sales of new Ford cars on which it permits trade-ins, but not nearly so many as two months ago. The Appleby Motors Company, Turton & Lumadon, Hull-Wittmer Haynes Co., Hubbell & Wimmer, J. E. Walter Co., and in fact all local dealers have a considerably diminished supply of used cars on hand. FRANKLIN SALES IMPROVING HERE Franklin sales are showing decided improvement, according to the Bob White Co., which reports two very recently—a demi-sedan to J. L. Lakeman of Lakeman & Renner and a four-door sedan to Charles E. Puller of Placecia. Nash sales are also getting better. The brighter and more sustained clear weather and the end of the income tax race are among the causes cited for the larger demand for high class cars. People don't want to purchase a nice car and drive it through the mud the second day they have it. And they usually look after necessities first. The Franklin series 16 motor is beginning to be appreciated, also. This motor came out six months ago, but its quality is becoming increasingly evident under the tests of actual day by day experience. The new body design, affording more leg room front and rear, and thenew dash lane are proving popular features. The air cooling system is retained, but with changes. The air is blown into the winter there will probably be a million more "listeners-in." "That we have confidence in the future of radio is proved by the fact that our experimental engineers and chemists are working night and day in an effort to better if possible the Willard Radio "A" and "B" batteries that are bringing such saliva-factory results in thousands of sets all over the country. This is only in conformance with our principle of always "Still Better." TOUGHER RE-TREAD MATERIAL IS USED F. S. Dunlap proprietor of the Nu-Way Tire Company, has received a new and tougher type of rubber for re-freading which is making a decided hit with his patrons. He makes treads in two forms, both of them non?skid. He also has a quantity of re-treaded tires for sale at very moderate prices. Read Plain Dealer Wants for profit. The Franklin series 10 motor is beginning to be appreciated, also. This motor came out six months ago, but its quality is becoming increasingly evident under the tests of actual day by day experience. The new body design, affording more leg room front and rear, and then new dash laso are proving popular features. The air cooling system is retained, but with changes. The air is blown in instead of sucked in, so that the engine simply can't get overheated. CHANGE IN BUICK SERVICE METHODS Announcing new methods of Buick service, Art Stewart, foreman of Bill Goodrum's Anaheim Auto Company, shows why it pays a man to bring his Buick to him to be repaired. The cost is less, whether on a time or money basis, because the mechanics repair nothing but Buicks and are Buick specialists and because the shop follows a time schedule for operation arranged by the manufacturers. But the Buick itself is a remarkably easy machine to repair, Stewart points out. Parts can be repaired without removing various other parts. One valve for instance can be taken out at a time. The differential gears can be removed without taking away the axle housing. The clutch on a Buick is easier than that of any other popular-priced machine to control and requires less foot pressure. All the adjustments for the clutch are made on the outside. For the first 90 days the company adjusts brakes free. Adjustment by the owner himself requires less time than on other cars because three adjustments control each brake. There are dual carburetor hot air controls, giving great mileage. "When better cars are built, Buick will build them." NEW SUPPLY OF PLATES The Anaheim district office of the Auto Club of So. Cal., has received a new supply of license plates, and members are urged to call and get theirs now while the supply lasts. ALER'S ECTION TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR NO S. NOW siderable talk case dying off of the radio A. Bevillard a depot. the failure of polish," claims manager of Battery Commute, it is true, its course, but the next conbuilding of a petition and bringing about unfit fly-bythe new marriage mereground floor. million and a mations throughout every day this by the end probably be arr-in." CAN'T GET EVIDENCE ON GLARING LIGHTS: NELSON "I don't know how they're fining car owners for glaring headlights in Los Angeles." District Attorney A. P. Nelson said today, when asked what the law on the subject was. It is impossible for a motorcycle Officer or anybody else, according to Nelson, to judge or measure the candlepower of headlights several hundred feet in advance of the motor vehicle, and hence evidence to convict is lacking. In the case of speeding, it's an entirely different proposition. Westinghouse Service Available Everywhere The purchaser of a Westinghouse battery gets the service not merely of one official station, but of hundreds of thousands wherever he may happen to be, says L. H. McGee of the McGee Battery & Electric Service at $19 West Center street. If he goes on tour, he will still find a Westinghouse station available in any city of size. The Westinghouse companies never have turned out a shoddy product, and the battery compares well with any of the hundreds of devices on which the companies have exclusive BATTERYMEN STANDARDIZE PRICES The Anaheim members of the Orange County Batterymen's Association, in accordance with the policy of the association as a whole, agreed at a meeting this week to standardize so far as practicable all repair prices. The Anaheims dined at the Elks Club and is planning to continue weekly meetings at night instead of at noon, according to the secretary W. E. Altnow, of the Independent Battery Station. The established fee of 75e for the adjustment of glaring headlights was the beginning of the uniform fee plan but dissatisfaction of patrons, who pointed to one shop or another which they declared charged lower prices, was the real incentive for concerted action. Fees of $1.25 to re-charge six-volt batteries and $1.50 for 12-volt batteries have been fixed, with 25 cents per day rent. Hereafter a patron will know in advance what fee to pay. According to Altnow, all 10 local shops which are eligible to join the association have done so. There are so many of your Studebaker owners in Orange County now that we find it easier to send you a message thru the newspaper columns. We feel that you will be interested in the amazing development of Studebaker business in this section because your active enthusiasm has been largely responsible for the wonderful growth in sales. Our volume of business for the year 1922 was $543,864.06, we think that's some business. We also believe this to be the largest volume of business for 1922 of any automobile dealer in Orange County. 302 New Studebaker cars were registered in Orange County last year (22) which is almost as many as the combined registrations of the next 3 leading makes of six-cylinder cars. More dominating than ever, Studebaker leads also believe this to be the largest volume of business for 1922 of any automobile dealer in Orange County. 302 New Studebaker cars were registered in Orange County last year (22) which is almost as many as the combined registrations of the next 3 leading makes of six-cylinder cars. More dominating than ever, Studebaker leads among the sixes in this city, county, state and country. The motor car business is and has been generally good in Southern California. 1919 Was a Studebaker year, 1920 saw a doubling of Studebaker business, 1921 broke all previous sales records. Many automobile men thought Studebaker had reached its limit for sales in 1921 but nearly 3 times as many Studebaker cars were sold in 1922 as 1921. The proof of Studebaker values is in its popularity. It is impossible to fool so many people and keep fooling them year in and year our. Please accept our sincere "THANK YOU" Harry D. Riley Co. Anaheim Fullerton Orange