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ANNOUNCEMENT
Bob Thomas announces that he has
secured the agency for the New 1920
models
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These cars represent the latest in 1920
models.
NOTICE TO GRANT OWNERS
We take pleasure in assuring owners of Grant
ears that we will he pleased to see them and give
them the very best of service.
COME BY AND SEE THE NEW MODELS.
MOTOR COMPANY.
204 FIFTH ST. AUGUSTA, GA.
Announcement
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We have succeeded in closing contracts
with the largest company in the country that
handle FACTORY BLEMISHED TIRES
and can furnish all sizes of the following
makes at. greatly reduced prices.
Ajax, Goodrich, Goodyear, Diamond,
Federal, Firestone and Pennsylvania
Vacuum Cups.
Wholesale and retail dealers wanted
in and around Augusta and territory.
Davis Tire & Rubber
Works
652-654 Broad Street. Phone 2917.
Read All Herald Want Ads
DON’T CUSS THAT STARTER—
BRING IT TO US.
Car Owners’ Notice
“BATTERY DEAD”
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And your enr will not start. Nino times out of
ten it’s not the ‘‘Battery Fault” If your ‘‘Genera
tor” and Electric system is doing its work properly
the battery will “hold up” and your motor will
start. 80 per cent of real automobile trouble is
traced to ‘‘Electrical Troubles.”
THAT’S OUR BUSINESS.
LUiVDAY ELECTRIC SERVXE
STARTING LIGHTING IGNITION
A SPECIALTY.
Up and Down Auto Row
PHENOMENAL POWER OF COMET SIX HAS
PROVED SENSATION OF DAY IN GEORGIA
Reports of Remarkable Hill-
Climbing Feats Received by
Woodward Motor Company
From All Parts of State.
From :i!l ports of the state the Wood
ward Motor Company, 513 Broad Kt.,
1h receiving glowing reports of h ill -
climbing feats performed by the now
11120 Comet Six. The slogan solect
■ d for Clio Comet, “Brutish In Power,”
is In no wise a misnomer.
One enthusiastic owner living In
Washington, Go., dropped Into the lo
cal office of the Woodward Motor
Company a few .days ago.
"It'll out pull any eight cylinder car
I ever sat behind," he said in referring
to Ida Comet.
Other owners of Comet ears are
equally enthusiastic and the name
Comet promises to soon become a
household word.
The Comet dealer at Athens, Ga.,
writes the Woodward Motor Company
that prospects he has ridden in the
Comet simply sit spellbound as this
phenomena] power plant, glides over
steep hills at from 4 to 3 miles per
hour with as much ease as if moving
along a level highway. And these seir
satne prospects at Athens are buying
the Comet, for the dea'er there has
just planed an onftrr for 24 cars.
Not since the birth of the automo
bile Industry has a machine of it*
price sold so rapidly and met with
such general approval as the Comet
Six. (4ne ride over the hills and they
all f!op--not later, hut-sooner.
WORLD WAR VERSUS
TIRE CONSERVATION
Tho World War did mow to drtvr*
homo thn lesson of tin* conservation to
motorists In every country except Am
erica than any other slnrrlr agency wince
pneumatic came into general use. Con
servation of tire production to war forc
ed the, issue in Kng'and, France and
Italy and accomplished in four yearn
what would have taken much longer In
normal times through educational cam
paigns.
Canada in particular rose to the oc
caislon. Its motorists larned conserva
tion so well .that the average mileage ob
tained from tires increased between 2f
and r»n percent. I). J. McCarthy, Jr., as
sistant sales manager of tho Goodyear
Tire K Rubber Company of Chnada is
authority for the statement that Cana
dian motorists fol’owed rigidly the les
sons now being urged upon motorists of
the United States in conservation bulle
tins and through country-wide advertis
ing Wheels were kept in aligment.
small tread cuts filled with putty, larger
cuts were vulcanized, inflation closely
watched, tires reinforced with refiners
and accessories brought to aid in road
side trouble.
I Respite war-time difficulties and scar
city of labor, more than 2,000 Canadian
dealers followed the Goodyear Service
Station plan to the limit of their facili
ties Dominion motorists ’earned to call
upon service stations for advice, with
the result that they are getting Increased
mileage from tires before war they
would have discarded.
Mr. McCarthy relates one striking ex
ample of a motorist whose all-weather
trend casting 'vent flat after 10,101 miles
because of a fabric break that hud grad
ually pierced the tube. He brought an
Inside protection patch at slight cost and
since then has traveled 1.000 miles—and
Is now waiting to see how many more
miles it will deliver.
France also learned ttre conservation
t hrough war. Most cars were com man -
deered for military use. but many auto-
Announcement
C. A. BRYAN, who has
beeft-connected with L. A.
Russell Piano Co., for a
number of years, has en
tered business for him
self at 716 Ellis Street.
A full line of Genuine
Ford Parts will be car
ried in stock, also Gaso
line and Oils.
Mr. Bryan takes this
opportunity of thanking
his friends and customers
for past favors extended
and extends them a wel
come to call and see him
in his new place of busi
ness.
C. A. BRYAN
716 ELLIS ST.
ANNOUNCEMENT
This will announce the opening on Monday,
January sth. 1920. of the ENTERPRISE GARAGE
& SALES COMPANY, at 520 Thirteenth Street
Our organization comprises high-class, experi
enced mechanics and business men, and we guaran
tee a square deal and efficient service and courteous
service to every patron.
Excellent washing facilities a special feature.
Garage &
d.H.33 CD.
G. C. HOLLEY, Business Manager.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
mobiles were idle because tires were not
avaibible. A few taxles operated In
I'aris, their tires cemented, patched and
built over until it seemed impossible that
they could hold together—yet they con
tinued mileage.
j The harsh hand of war necessity failed
.to teach American motorists so manu
facturers are trying to drive home th
| lessons of tire conservation through
educational advertising and bulletins.
Tiie Goodyear company has issued a
scries of six bulletins which are distri
buted through its service stations. Any
motorists can obtain them upon applica*
! tions at the station in their city.
THE DAViS WILL BE AT THE
MEW YORK AND CHICAGO
SHOWS
Ttiue and maroon enclosed Davis motor
car creations, .trimmed in blue broadcloth
acd In brown and gray velour will
feature the New York* Automobile Show
exhibition of the Geo. W. Davis Motor
Gar Go., according to news received by
the Pitts Motor Co., local distributors
for the Davis Six.
The display, according to Mr. Chas. IT.
Pitta wi’l include the stylish sport car,
a hlim sedan tastefully upholstered in
blue broadcloth, a maroon coupe trim
nvd in'brown and gray velour and a
five-passenger touring car.
- *Kaeh model is a splendid example of
the strait-lined beauty which marks the
to w Davis,” says Mr Pitts. '‘The sport
ear is a model which combines the
beauty of a roadster with the uti’ity and
comfort of the touring car. It is ex
tremely roomy, yet has the appearance
of being unusually compact. It has four
wide-opening doors and is low-swung
‘‘The sedan too, has four wide doors
which permits any passenger to a’ight
without disturbing the others. The top
supports are permanent this feature to
gether with the stanch six-inch frame
protecting the body against road rough
ness and assuring the silence within that
Is so desirable. It takes but a few
minutes to convert the Davis sedan or
the similarity convertible four-passenger
coupe into beautiful stationary-top cars
by lowering the windows into the body.”
LEXINGTON SIX AN EASY
WINNER IN AUSTRALIAN
RACE
Hern In the Lexington stock ear strip
ped to racing form which A. V Turner
Lexington distributor at Sidney New
South Wales, piloted to an easy victory
In a recent race In Australia. The race
was witnessed by IS.OOO persons
The apparent ease with the Lexington
walked away with the event, which was
run on a loose cinder track with nine
and a half fur ong laps and four rough
corners, Is descrlbtd in the "Sidney Re
.a prln, ' lpul ** vf! nt of tlie afternoon,
the 100 pounds ;$500) Scratch Race for
Stock cars over 20 laps in the heats and
A ,r la Sf in the f ‘nal, was well won bv
A V. turner, one of the best drivers in
th ,e slate, in a Lexington Six.
"Ho handled his car remarkably well,
p aying with his only serious opponent a
won nv" m 6 first ' ,eat He nave
won hy » big margin but nursed his ear
to win by 80 yards. Tht* Australian Six
«•»"» "editable -hi,d m thUh'at
«i ' Turner drove the Lexington in
!he " n J U, l w “ L '• ls Evans was at
ht, w h«'*»l of the D. F. 1 > anrl Mr c l*
Mclntosh in charge of the Buiek The
Lexington played with the other cars
and won by nrrlv a quarter of a mile
from the Buiek with the D. F. P j n third
place, 25 yards behind the Buiek."
NEW GARGAE NOW OPENED
FOR REPAIRING BUSINESS
The Enterprise Garage and Sales
Jl“ VP pp '' nod up f„r business at
•i-O Thirteenth Street, where they will
do a general repair business in addi
tion to washing and looking after cars
in particular.
This new firm has adopted as mew
s ogan, and a good one too, a square
deal and service by experienced gov
ernment mechanics. Mr. G C Hol
ley. business manager, iias' made it
plain that his garage will make a
special feature of expert work and
when a car is left there for overhaul
ing the very best material and work
possible will be used and the owner
must be satisfied thoroughly. Mr. Mot
ley states that every member of his
organization are mechanics that have
seen service with I ncle Sam and the
public knows well that their work
must be up to the standard and noth
ing short of it will be eou ntenancett.
WHAT HE SINGS
London— Premier L'oyd George Is very
musical and the possessor of a fin*, tenor i
voice, savs the Church Famllv Yews
paper. He has several favorite hvmns.
the chief of which Is “Jabea." He is
very fond cf the Welsh mining hvmn
■Own Rhondda." also "Moriah "
"1 iwyfor" and "Brynhyfrvi!” which he
«"*■ Ip Welsh when attending the Welsh
places of worship.
IRELAND'S EGGS
Dublin — Fix parts of Irish ergs row
rank next in Importance to Irish cattle
In ms the value of the eges sent to
(treat Briialn reached nearly 1R 000 I*oo
pounds and It Is believed that this fig
urc will he exceeded In the current year
Both prices and production have In
creased. Ireland has captured Russia’s
and port of Denmark's cub Unde with
Great Britain.
A person can live weeks without food,
days without water, but only a few min
utes without air, says the S.ate Board
of Health, Atlanta Ga. Perr-ona who rav
but little attention to the air they
breathe are not careful as to drinking
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SEE US FOR SERVICE.
cSpasaf HOOPPER & LANDRY jlPrestOLitej!
PHONE 232. 510 BROAD STREET. SSgfc.
THE OLDEST SERVICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS IN AMERICA
Columbia Storage Battery
POWERFUL DEPENDABLE
GUARANTEED
“The guarantee that stands the test in the scales of justice.”
FREE SERVICE
“A Battery in Stock For Every Car.”
We Repair and Recharge All Makes of Batteries.
SERVICE STATIONS
BELD3NG-ANDERSON
COMPANY
Seventh and Broad St*. Phone 384.
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CCMPAKY
JOBBERS.
1051 BROAD STREET. PHONE 688.
v.a.er and food. Become a fresh air
crank. Raise the office windows.
“ T « vour husband a good provider. Di
nah ?”
"rcssum; he’s a good provldah all
fyfilburn
LIGHT, ELECTRIC
$2635
Delivered Augusta.
THE WINTER* CAR
The Mllburn starts instantly In cold weather with a throw
Of the switch. No annoying delay: always ready.
Jtoomy, comfortable, easily hand'ed, with all the speed you
need, it is the ideal car for winter use in town or country.
Equipped with quick-exchange battery and electric brake.
Arrange for a demonstration now.
B. T. BETHUNE
450 BROAD STREET. PHONE 28*8?.
Milburn Wagon Co., Toledo, Ohio.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4
i'v
right, but I'se alius skeered dat niggah's
v : e git caught at it."—Houston
Chronicle.
T e R ds are out to supply jobs for
soldie r.—aalt Lake Citizen
AUGUSTA ELECTRIC
STORAGE BATTERY CO.
450 EROAD ST. PHONE 2537.