oc-plain-dealer 1924-05-10

TRUNK ROAD TO HARBOR NEARER Hearing on Fairview Improvement District Set; McBride Active The hearing on the organization of a road improvement district on Fairview avenue, preparatory to the construction of a new concrete pavement for two miles extending northward from Costa Mesa, will be held May 27, it is announced. This is the first step taken toward the actual realization of the proposed county trunk highway reaching from Anaheim—or from Fullerton via North Palm-st—to Orange County Harbor. The plans Headlight Drive Here Next Week The drive on headlight offenders will start in Northern Orange County early next week, according to George Ennis, state traffic officers have been active all week in Santa Ana. Cars are stopped on the highway and if lights after being tested are not properly adjusted, the owner is sent to the nearest official station. Certificates when issued must be pked by City Recorder J. F. Ahilborn or a justice of the peace. The battery craft of the Orange County Auto Trade Ass'n' is well lined up again in Anaheim, and luncheops are being held every Thursday at the LaPalma cafe. NEW ACCESSORIES FOR FORDS ARRIVE Disc wire or wooden wheels can be furnished to Ford owners on short notice, Sid McGraw, Ford, Fordson and Lincoln dealer, announces. Any Ford parts made are available at the big shop on North Los Angeles-st. The stock of used cars also is remarkably well-balanced. Any model of car can be deliver- DURAY WILL HAVE NEW MILLER DePalma to Have Battle at Ascot Spea-way Tomorrow LOS ANGELES, May Ralph DePalma will exp tomorrow at Ascot the to competition he has ever met at the hands of Leon Duradevil Frenchman. For, while the Italian w his same 122 inch Miller, will make his debut with inch over-sized eight-in Miller which he purchased Ira Vall, a car which Vall in winning the three A dirt championship in the east la The hearing on the organization of a road improvement district on Fairview avenue, preparatory to the construction of a new concrete pavement for two miles extending northward from Costa Messa, will be held May 27, it is announced. This is the first step taken toward the actual realization of the proposed county trunk highway reaching from Anaheim—or from Fullerton via North Palm-st—to Orange County Harbor. The plan calls for concrete seven inches thick along the middle and nine inches along the edges. The County Superintendent of Highways this week completed considerable new grading in the northwest part of the county, including a large part of Katella road, which will be improved for a mile eastward of Garden Grove road and nearly a mile on Cerritos avenue, also eastward from the Garden Grove road. Bad spots in roads already gravelled also are under repair, Katella will be gravelled and not obed. Much of the delay in improving dirt roads has been due to failure of abutting property owners to get together, deed rights of way and agree to cease irrigating over roads and ruining them after they have been graded. No word yet has been received from the War Department on the proposed new bridge over the harbor on the coast highway. The pouring of concrete on West Chapman avenue—Hospital Road—will start probably within ten days. NEW ACCESSORIES FOR FORDS ARRIVE Disc wire or wooden wheels can be furnished to Ford owners on short notice, Sid McGraw, Ford, Ferdson and Lincoln dealer, announces. Any Ford parts made are available at the big shop on North Los Angeles-st. The stock of used cars also is remarkably well-balanced. Any model of car can be delivered. New accessories include a Ford emergency kit containing two headlight bulbs, one tail light bulb, one spark plug, and a small repair outfit for tubes and casings, in a tin box. Purchased together in this way a considerable saving is possible. The Ford Motor Co. also is putting out a parcel containing paints in three colors with brush for tractor owners. PITTSBURGH CRUDE REDUCED 25 CENTS PITTSBURG, May 10.—Price reductions of 25 cents in several grades of crude oil were announced here today by the Joseph Seep agency. The new prices: National Transit, Penna, grade, $3.75. National Transit, New York grade, $4.25. Bradford district, $4.25. Southwest pipeline, $3.75. Eureka pipeline, $3.75. Buckeye pipeline, $3.75. Cabell, $1.95. Somerset medium, $2.05. Somerset light, $2.95. DEALS Ralph DePalma will expire tomorrow at Ascot the tour competition he has ever met at the hands of Leon Durdevil Frenchman. For while the Italian w his same 122 inch Miller, will make his debut with inch over-sized eight-inch Miller which he purchased Ira Vall, a car which Vall in winning the three A dirich championship in the east la Duray and DePalma will not in a match race, for races are taboo at Ascot, three open races, the Plat Stakes at a distance of 18 the accepted stake route Straw Hat Dorby from an ing start for one lap, and Italian Victory Grown dash Six other star drivers will pete in the Plantation even four others in the shorter Duray, however, who, we departure of Sig Haugdal become DePalma's principal will have within a fortnight competition from the Italian as he has never had before DePalma has ordered Harry Miller another special time a 183-inch machine, a cate of Tommy Milton's master of Ascot came to l cition following a 50-mile obstruction yesterday over the course. DePalma decla had never known what a car was on a small sized way until he drove this no Milton was enthusiastic oway De Palma handled (Continued on Page T) NASH Four-Door Coupe Six Cylinders $2385 Delivered. $2385 Delivered. Five Dist Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier Standard Outstanding Beauty! Here's a style car that catches the eye at once. Moderately priced but built like an expensive car. More than 150 separate pieces of lumber are especially milled for the stalwart body frame. Cylinder walls are honed to mirror-like finish. That guards against piston scoring or seizure. And its powerfully flexible performance matches its beauty. FOURS and SIXES Models range from $915 to $2190, f. o. b. fact. NEW LOCATION Nash-Boyes Company W. T. BOYES, MGR. 420 South Los Angeles St. Phone 799 Anaheim, C Plain Dealer automobile Sect Anaheim, California, May 10, 1924 RACTURES IN ANAHEIM SHOP URAY WILL HAVE NEW MILLER Palma to Have Stiff Battle at Ascot Speedway Tomorrow OS ANGELES, May 10.—Ph DePalma will experience sorrow at Ascot the toughest petition he has ever met with the hands of Leon Duray the devil Frenchman. for, while the Italian will use same 122 inch Miller, Duray make his debut with a 237 over-sized eight-in-a-row car which he purchased from Vail, a car which Vail used winning the three A dirt track championship in the east last fall. MILL CREEK ROAD STILL SNOWY Rim of World Also Impassable, A. C. S. C. Advises Members Three feet of snow still on the Mill Creek-rd makes it impassable, according to advises received this week by the district office of the A. C. S. C. from its San Bernardino office. The City Creek-rd was scheduled to open on Thursday of this week. The Rim of the World route is muddy near Deep Creek and is not recommended on that account. The Waterman Canyon-rd is in good shape. So is the Desert-rd to Big Bear Lake via Victor. Radical Changes To Riley’s Garage Plans to completely remodel the showroom, offices and used car space of Harvy D. Riley’s Studioskeeper garage in Chestnut and South Los Angeles-ste are announced. The improvements will include the construction of a mezzanine floor, where Riley and perhaps the bookkeepers will have their offices, building of an office for the new and used car departments, placing of plate glass windows along nearly the entire south side of the building and raising of the ceiling of the display rooms. SPARK PLUGS’ VARIETY, WASTE That the present wide diversity in sizes and dimensions of automobile spark plugs is the cause of much waste in production and distribution of these commodities has been brought out by several spark plug manufacturers, who have suggested the desirability of reduced variety to the Division of Simplified Practice of the Depart-rd to Big Bear Lake via Victor. TO USE OPERATING METHOD Certified Market Start Big Selling So Beginning probably the Orange County Car Markets in Anaheim, and possibly also, will introduce competition in the news that the county needed. Six or eight sales put to work at the Pullerton markets by P. Hamun, on instill the Orange County Dealers’ Assn., with “go after the business.” The day is past w Three feet of snow still on the Mill Creek-rd makes it impossible according to advice received this week by the district office of the A. C. S. C. from its San Bernardino office. The City Creek-rd was scheduled to open on Thursday of this week. The Rim of the World route is muddy near Deep Creek and is not recommended on that account. The Waterman Canyon-rd is in good shape. So is the Deserted to Big Bear Lake via Victorville. Turning to Yosemite, the road from Merced thru Bootblack and Miami Lodge is in good condition. To Tahoe the road via Sacramento and Placerville is all right. In Arizona the roads were still closed this week. The motorist angler will find some of his favorite streams closed this season, due to quarantine conditions, but there are plenty of haunts left for the angler to pursue his favorite pastime with some prospects of a full croel. According to the announcement of L. L. Norris, head of the Touring Bureau of the National Auto Club, the following counties are open to fishermen: Humboldt, Del Norte, Slakiyon, Tehama, Lake, Colusa, Sutter, Plumna, Sacramento, Calaveras, Shasta, Modoc, Trinity, Glenn, Butte, Yorbe, Nevada, Yolo, Sabta Cruz. The counties which have been closed by quarantine include the following: Mehdocline, Marin, Contra Costa, Lassen, Tholomme, San Jacinto, Merced, Madera, Kings, Kern, Sonoma, Napa, Alameda, Sierra, Amador Stanislaus, Mariposa, Presno, Tulare, El Dorado. Fishermen are warned to observe carefully all restrictions imposed by the counties under the provisional quarantine as the county ordinances are now being rigidly enforced. CHEVROLET FAN'S REPAIRS ARE NIL. B. C. Burns, who has a 1822 Chevrolet touring purchased as a used car, is a Chevrolet fan with both feet. And he has reason to be Burns has driven many thousands of miles and during the entire period has not had to have any repairs except minor adjustments which he made himself. Burns claims he is getting 52 miles to the gallon with top notch oil mileage to boot. The bulk of Shakespeare-Bacon controversy is based on internal evidence. SPARK PLUS VARIETY, WASTE That the present wide diversity in sizes and dimensions of automobile spark plugs is the cause of much waste in production and distribution of these commodities has been brought out by several spark plug manufacturers, who have suggested the desirability of reduced variety to the Division of Simplified Practice of the Department of Commerce. The consensus of opinion shown by their letters is that the present variety could be appreciably reduced with resulting benefit to the spark plug manufacturer, the car builder, the accessory and supply dealer, and also to the car owner. Plugs though now made in many different designs are furnished in four principal diameters; to one of which is interchangeable with another. In addition to this diversity each diameter is made in a number of different lengths; also in different sizes of "hex." The majority of those relying to the inquiry favor reduction, not only in these features, but also in the diameters. Some go so far as to recommend spark plugs be simplified to one size thread, one size of threaded shank, one length of plug body, and one size of hexagon. It is claimed this can be done without destroying the individuality of the different makes of spark plugs. Several of the manufacturers say one such plug could be adopted by all engineers. Adoption of the S. A. E. Standard 7-8 inch spark plug, with its 18 threads per inch (U.S. Fine Thread Series), is recommended above all others. Some are of the opinion that this plug need be made in only three lengths, known as "regular," "medium extension," and "full extension," to serve all motor cars. "AFTER WE SELL WE SERVE" SLOGAN "After we sell we serve." That is the slogan of Harry D. Riley's shop, suggested by a friend of Riley's. Riley's garage, showrooms, etc., now are the most complete in Orange co. The shop in Orange also was recently improved. Backing the service given are various time saving facilities including valve grinders of a new type. Spectralizing on Studebakers. Riley's force under the direction of Bill Payne knows this car from A to Izard. Irish women now serve on juries which is disliked by the majority. And he has reason to be Burns has driven many thousands of miles and during the entire period has not had to have any repairs except minor adjustments which he made himself. Burns claims he is getting $2 miles to the gallon with top-notch oil mileage to boot. The bulk of Shakespeare-Bacon controversy is based on internal evidence. Backing the service given are various time saving facilities, including valve grinders of a new type. Specializing on Studebakers, Ellay's force under the direction of Bill Payne knows this car from A to Izzard. Irish women now serve on juries which is disliked by the majority. Mrs. Pepperdine Is Active Partner in Western Auto Co. It is not often that a woman's name appears among the pages of an automobile section unless she is some film or stage luminary who is pictured posing by an automobile. However, this article deals with a real business woman of the automobile world. She is Mrs. George Pepperdine, vice-president and treasurer of the Western Auto Supply Co., who operate a store in this city at 133 South Los Angeles at under the management of K. M. Brown. To her much of the credit is due for the success of the company. Mrs. Pepperdine's title is not an empty one. She has been active in the management of the Western Auto Supply Co. and has a voice in the directing of its policies and guiding its expansion since the opening of the first store. She carries her full share of the burden of guiding the destinies of this enormous chain store organization, and every morning can be found at her desk at 8:30, working throughout the day with the same office hours as the newest stenographer, she attends the mass of work that comes before her. Not only is she doing this at present but she has been actively engaged in this business since if first started in Kansas City in 1909, where she and her husband, George Pepperdine, started Western Auto Supply Co. Success seemed imminent as they built up a thriving business, but with the increase in sales came the failing in the health of Mr. Pepperdine and he was forced to move to a western clime. He re-established the company in Denver, but later moved to Los Angeles and housed the headquarters of the company in that city in a little store on Main-street. That was in 1916. Today, located in convenient centers in the city of Los Angeles are 14 of these stores. Eighty-six additional stores may be found in the principle cities of the west, making a total of 100 stores. Hardly a motorist can be found in a territory in which one of these stores is located who does not know that Western Auto has opened its hundredth store. In making plans for the reduced rates, the season of the year was taken into consideration and camping equipment was included in the marked down merchandise. Although she is a real business woman, she has not allowed work to interfere with her home duties, as she has raised two beautiful daughters. She is active in club life and is an indeaffitigable worker in the affairs that mean business advancement of Western Auto employees. It is with her help that in eight years the company has grown from a little side street store to a chain of 100 and a capitalized at $5,000,000. Mrs. Pepperdine is a business woman—or a woman in business, as you may choose to call it. SECTIN M SHOW BIG INCREASE TO USE NEW OPERATIVE METHODS Certified Market Also to Start Big Selling Campaign Soon Beginning probably next week the Orange County Certified Motor Car Markets in Anaheim and Fullerton, and possibly in Santa Ana, will introduce the stiffest competition in the used car business that the county has yet witnessed. Six or eight salesmen will be put to work at the Anaheim and Fullerton markets by Manager C. P. Hamm, on instructions from the Orange County Motor Car Dealers' Assn., with directions to "go after the business." The day is past when a market war begins and will take place. 4 DIE AT CROSSING CHICAGO, May 18.—Four men were killed at a railroad crossing near here today, when the motor car in which they were riding was struck by a Milwaukee passenger train. On account of the mangled condition of the bodies only one has been identified. He was Oscar C. Johnson, a city employs. "BLOW YOUR HORN CITIES," SAYS CLUB "Tell '6m where they are,' is suggested to the smaller towns of this section by the Auto Club of Go. Calif. This shoppy parade is directed to the communities that will be visited by tens of thousands of automobiles during the coming summer. In many of those municipalities there is not a sign of any kind to indicate the name of the place or what it represents. It is pointed out by the touring department of the auto club that this season will bring an unusually large number of home-seekers to St. Calif. They will come in automobiles and visit many towns before deciding on a place to locate. It is up to these places to take advantage of this golden opportunity to increase their population by making the SPEEDING IS PRINCIPAL OFFENCE Tourist Rush and Relaxing of Quarantine Keep Police Busy With the modification of the quarantine and the scarce generally subsiding traffic this weak has been livelier than in many weeks past. Jack Pickell, City Marshal Bert Moody's traffic officer, declared today. Drivers are acting as if they had been raged up and are franturing the speed laws right and left, says Pickell. Traffic is impeded by homo heavier and heavier from now on, with the drunks. the Orange County Certified Motor Car Markets in Anaheim and Fullerton, and readily in Santa Ana, also, will introduce the stiffest competition in the used car business that the county has yet witnessed. Six or eight salesmen will be put to work at the Anaheim and Fullerton markets by Manager C. P. Hamm, on instructions from the Orange County Motor Car Dealers' Assn., with directions to "go after the business." The day is past when a market can sit back and wait to have the money for a car purchase put into its hands, Hamm infilated. An active and aggressive campaign will be outlined at a meeting of the organization next week. Another change in the mode of operation will be that each dealer will look after the mechanical re-conditioning of his cars personally and not leave it to Hamm to arrange. Hamm will continue to supervise the painting of cars re-charging of batteries, etc. The markets have been selling cars right and left, and there still is a scarcity of good used cars, but competition has become sharper throut the county in this branch of the business. With the modification of the quarantine and the scarce generaly subsiding, traffic this week has been livelier than in many weeks past, Jack Pickell, City Marshal Bert Moody's traffic officer, declared today. Drivers are acting as if they had been raged up and are fracturing the speed laws right and left, says Pickell. Traffic is expected to become heavier and heavier from now on, with the tourlet rush in full swing on a scale possibly larger than ever. Speeding is the principal offence. Chief Moody has all his men working to enforce the parking ordinance, and the May record may exceed that of April, when there were 107 violators. Drives ordinarily get 30 minutes freeway over the two hours. Cars are chalked and if found there two hours later are ringed. Cutout cases are rare, but there are always a number of cases of cutting the button, turning between cross streets or alleys, etc. Plain Dealer Classified Ads produce results. Try this medium. A MOTOR car is never more appreciated than in the springtime. Its convenience and enjoyment are shared by all the family—and by speeding up the day's work, it provides more time for recreation. A Ford Touring Car becomes a welcome member of the family. It provides every motor car essential at the lowest price for which a five passenger car has ever sold—a price only made possible by complete manufacture, in tremendous volume, in the largest and most economically operated plants in the automobile industry. By controlling every step in manufacture, from the mining of the ore to delivery of the finished car, Ford eliminates waste and reduces vital costs to a minimum. One profit is made—hundreds are saved. This efficiency of manufacture is accurately reflected in the quality and price of the Ford Touring car. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Kinabouat — $283 Coupe — $525 *Tudor Sedan — $590 Fordar Sedan — $685. All Prices f.o.b. Detroit You can buy any model by making a small downpayment arranging easy terms for the balance. Or you can buy on our Weekly Purchase Plan. The Ford dealer in your neighborhood will gladly explain both plans in detail. SEE THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER $295 P. O. B. Detroit Demountable Rims and Starter $45 Extra