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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
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■Uln-SAbridycd C.iaqazinejoy- Car Oivnars ..
It’s queer how many tourists will
take such pains to include so much
in their traveling equipment ajid
then make the mistake o£ leaving
their commonsense back home.
STEADY DRIVING BEST.
Good time in touring is more a
matter of few delays rather than
speed.
The man who is constantly pass
ing others and always stepping on
the gas invariably takes more time
in the long run for the trip because
he stops more frequently, some
times to change a tire that has
been injured through speed, some
times to give the engine certain at
tention which it needs when it is
being run at top speed.
The motorist who drives consist
ently and constantly, on the other
hand, usually gets to his destina
tion first, and without trouble. This
is because he knows how important
it is not to “wait a minute’’ when
a high average mileage per hour is
desired.
He attempts to attend to every
thing before he starts. He knowfc
that if he is averaging 25 miles an
hour, and it becomes necessary to
wait by the roadside just two min
utes the average is cut down to
24.18. Even if he waited but two
minutes it must also be considered
that some time is consumed at less
than the 25 mile per hour average,
due to slowing and going through
the gears in starting off.
Steady driving offers the best op
portunity for good time. Figure it
out the next time you make a half a
dozen stops en route. If you ordi
narily drive 30 miles per hour over
a state highway and you stop a to
tal of ten minutes, you have lost
the time it takes to travel five miles,
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS.
That’s the third time today I've
had owners criticise me for put
ting more things out of whack than
I fixed. Try to tell ’em the truth
about the matty, but guess it’s a
mechanic’s misfortune to have to
stand this sort of thing and see
motorists go wrong because they
won’t be reasonable.
You know how it is yourself.
You’ve got a notion that if you
bring the car in for a valve grindin’
Job we'll put the carburetor out of
commission, or finish up by maltin'
you buy a new vacuum tank. You
never seem to figure that even if
you didn’t bring in the car you’d
have these troubles anyway.
When a car comes into this shop
we naturally discover all the things
that are goin’ wrong as well as all
the things that have already pass
ed the possibility stage. The car
owner thinks we wish the trouble
on him through our carelessness,
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SouthcaslernFalr
ATLANTA
October 4 to 11,1024
Featured by tbe greatest Agricultural, Indus
trial and Educational Exhibit ever shown in the
South, including the National Hog and Cattle Show,
and enlivened by the most wonderful Amusement
Program for the entertainment of visitors.
Championship Auto Races, October 4 and 12.
Harness Races, October 6,7,8,9 and 10.
The Celebrated Red Hussar Band, Daily.
Wonderful Fireworks Display, Nightly.
Thrilling Auto Polo Contests, Daily.
Atlanta Passing Revue Pageant, Nightly.
Rubin & Cherry Carnival Shows, Daily.
Lakewood Midway Attractions, Daily.
School Children’s Day, Monday, October 6.
Georgia Press Day, Friday, October 10.
Something of Interest Doing Every Day.
REDUCED RATES
ON ALL RAILROADS
The Southeastern Fair Association
OSCAR MILLS, ' R. M. STRIPLIN,
President. Secretary.
whereas the truth is we save him a
lot of serious trouble by catchin'
these things in the makln’.
?There isn’t any car but what
could stand a little tunin’ up here
and there even when its owner
thinks it's runnin’ first rate, and
when there is something so wrong
with it that he has to bring it to
the shop it stands to reason that
the repairer's goin' to find a lot of
things to attend to. But if the re
pairer is honest with himself and
attends to everything as he should
he's sure to be suspected of havin’
"manufactured’’ some trouble.
* The more motorists feed fuel to
this fool notion the worse the mat
ter grows, because dozens of chaps
around here are lteepin’ their cars
out of the shop when there's all
kinds of trouble under the hood.
Keep a car out of a shop for a
long time and a repairer's goin' to
find a lot of extra stuff to attend
to—and then get blamed for it!
TRIO OF SUGGESTIONS.
When in “low” or “second' keep
the engine pulling the car and do
not allow the car to "run” the en
gine any more than is absolutely
necessary, except in descending
steep hills. When the engine pulls
part of the time and the car pushes
the rest there is wear on both sides
of each gear tooth as well as a
strain caused by the switch from
one side of each gear tooth to the
other. This encourages excessive
gear wear and noise.
If forced to run into another car
or object try, if possible, to hit with
the center of your front bumper.
The bumper has more "spring” at
this point than at any other, which
is the same as saying that when
struck r.t this point it is a more
efficient guard.
If you want .to ride with the rain
curtains up, yet need an extra
amount of ventilation as on a hot
day, attach them so that the sec
ond one from the front overlaps the
first and the third overlaps the
second. Plenty of air will come in
through the openings without let
ting in the rain, unless one is driv
ing in a downpour. In the cus
tomary way of attaching the cur
tains the overlapping points become
airtight as the car travels faster.
DID YOU KNOW—
That if the motometer registers
lower than usual on a hot day the
radiator needs water? A motorme
ter will not register so high w'hen
the water is not so near it, though
it will promptly register danger if
the water fals to too low a level. An
unusually low' motometer reading,
therefore, may be an advance warn
ing worth noting.
That you like your old car, not
beacuse of its virtues, but because
you are used to it? Hike an old
shoe it fits in with your way of do
ing things. Keep in mind that the
reason why many a new car does
not appeal so strongly is simply
because you aro not accustom to it.
THREE SMILES MORE.
A largo city newspaper runs a
column of new s and events in local
motordom. Recently a stray line
intended as a guide to those who
make up the columns was allowed
to remain in the finished product
and local motorists got a smile out
of reading the day’s publicity sto
ries under the sub-heading "Bull
Auto New's and Events.”
Presumably in an effort to give
a little more class to the more com
mon terms in use throughout mo
tordom a youthful auto salesman
insists pon referring to the Bendix
drive as the Benedicks drive. He
takes lunch with the fellows who
sell "coups” and “seedans.”
The fellow who invented those
motometer caps that won’t come
off again unutll the car is turned
upside down ought to make a for
tune applying his idea to general
merchandising in order to save
money at the return desk.
MOTORING OVER THERE.
According to motorists who have
been touring recently in England
and France conditions are often
most interesting—and perhaps
helpful—to the American. In Eng
land everything is bought, or built,
with thd idea of keeping for a long,
long time. The paper towel idea is
a long way from being applied to
the buying of cars. Great courtesy
is shown to motorists in England,
the Englis automobile clubs, for
instance, having hundreds of rep
resentatives on the road for the
convenience of tourists. The high
hedges along tho British highways
obstruct many a view, but frequent
ly the tours lead through what ap
pear to be private estates. Gates
are opened to let you in and closed
behind you.
In Paris it is still a case of honk
honk. Our effective electric warn
ing signals are not permitted. The
honking is really more of a nui
sance since drivers must keep ever
lastingly at it to get results. Par
isian cars, however, do not smoke
the way they do over here. That,
of course, is Just another evidence
of French thrift. Americans please
copy.
TWO PARKING POINTERS.
Contrary to many a driver’s ex
perience it is easier to park a car
on a hill than on the level—if you
know On a hill it is not nec
essary to shift from low to reverse,
or vice versa for the forward and
backing movements. The car will
coast in one direction, depending
upon the hill. It will be necessary
to use the brakes, but then that is
necessary in most parking any
wa y.
"No parking" signs are frequent
ly used to mark the boundaries of
forbidden ground. It may be quite
all right to leave your car a foot
from such a sign if you aro on the
safe side. Don’t take a “No park
ing”’ sign too literally until you
learn what it really means.
THREE TRAFFIC TRICKS.
When running near the curb
keep a constant distance away from
it as a precaution against "squeez
ing” a bicyclist who may be fol
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
lowing the curb line. It seems to
be their favorite course.
In many cities the mere swing
ing of the traffic sign does not do
more than warn of a change in the
direction of traffic. Drivers are
supposed to act upon the officer's
subsequent whistle. Sometimes
both acts are simultaneous, leading
tho motorist to forget the function
of tho whistle.
If the engine stalls and you try
to crank it amid tho din of passing
street cars and other noisy traffic
learn to look to the ammeter and
oil pressure gauge for your cluo as
to whether you have succeeded.
With the geared flywheel type of
starter trouble is certain to follow
your act of using the starter when
the engine is actually running, Tho
dashboard instruments can save
you this worry.
MORE TRUTH THAN GAS.
British motorists still insist upon
spelling tyre with a "y,” but just
why is not clear, for in modern
cords the guess has been pretty
well eliminated.
Evil to him who evil drives.
Plugging the ears with cotton
would be a far cheaper way of si
lencing knocks. Results guaran
teed.
Hope springs eternal, and be
cause of this most car owners
seem to hope springs will last eter
nally without grease.
It's the deafening grind of wheels
in the head that keep some drivers
from hearing the train coming.
In a booklet sent out to motor
ists an accessory manufacturer
says, “Remember, your battery’s
always thirsty.” Apparently it
isn't necessary to be reminded about
the thirst of tho gas tank.
(Copyright, 1924, by the Ullman
Feature Service.)
SALONiGA JEWS
Prefer Saturday as Day of
Rest
SALONICA.—Tho Greek press Is
publishing sharp comments on the
action of tho Salonica Jews, who
number about 80,000, in having
made an appeal to their co-relig
ionists in America and other west
ern countries for the reinstatement
of Saturday as their day of rest.
At the urgings of a press cam
paign at Athens, Premier Papan
astasiu had a bill offered to the
chamber decreeing uniformity of
observance of the day of rest as
Sunday. For centuries the Jews
of Snlonica had been observing
Saturday as their day of rest.
Under the new law the right to
this historic observance, which had
been recognized under the Tur
kish domination, was denied to tho
Israelitio community. The Jews
complained to their co-religion
ists abroad and a movement was
put under way to appeal to the
Teague of Nations for the re-es
tablishment of their ancient right
under the minorities rtile of the
league.
The Greek press is denouncing
this alleged iterference with the
sovereign rights of the Greek na
tion.
SYNTHETIC GOLD
Colors New Popular Songs
In Germany
BERLIN. —Gold and Silver, nor
love,, nor the moon,is the popular
song topic here Just now since
Professor Adolph Mlethe announc
ed the secret of creating synthetic
gold by dissolving an atom of
quick silver, "Gold Dreams,” "The
Hunger for Gold,” "Golden Gal
lops,” and various other songs
having reference to the precious
metal are heard on the radio, in
the cabarets and everywhere slnco
the scientist made the subject
popular.
News of Colored People
In and Around Augusta
(By A. W. WIMBERLY)
W. M. Carpenter, Augusta's lead
ing colored business man, has been
elected president of tho Georgia
Mutual Insurance Company, suc
ceeding Dr, George N. Stoney. He
was also made treasurer of tho
company. The selection of Carpen
ter was a happy one for the com
pany. A successful business man,
he has by close application to busi
ness demonstrated the ability of
colored men to successfully build
up and direct his business. I con
gratulate the Georgia Mutual upon
the wisdom of Its selection, and pre
dict for It greater strides under the
.master touch of this negro busi
ness genius.
James M. Pugh and family have
returned from New York City,
where they spent several weeks
visiting relatives and friends.
Paine College opened Its full
term last week with an enrollment
said to exceed that of last year,
and the outlook Is for a successful
year’s work.
An auxiliary, with Madame Elisa
beth Gardner as president, has
been organized to work for the
Walker Baptist Institute. This Is a
praiseworthy work that should
command the hearty support of all
our people.
Now that the colored Y. M. C. A.
Is to have a trained, full time sec
retary, tho whole situation will he
changed, and within a reasonable
length of time a new building will
go up, providing ample accommo
dation and recreation for the hun
dreds of young colored m«n of Au
gusta.
Dr. T. W. Josey motored to Co
lumbia on a flying business trip
last Tuesday.
The enrollment, of the colored
public schools of the city Is about
tho same as at the opening last
year. As far as I have been able
to secure them tho schools have
enrolled as follows: First ward,
345; Second ward, 295; Gwinnett,
737; Weed Academy, 312; Jerusa
lem school, not known. This Is a
new school. Just established, In tho
Jerusalem Baptist church, on up
on upper Jones street, with Princi
pal Bell Frasier in charge and
Teacher Hattie Adams Cook as as
sistant. The principal, when asked
for the enrollment of this school,
informed he that she had been In
structed by the superintendent not
to give out that Information. I
visited this school at Its recess and
counted C 2 children at play. There
miv have been more children In the
building. There are approximately
3.000 colored children enrolled, all
the old sehoola being overcrowded.
COOKS MEALS
On Exhaust Manifold While
Crossing Continent In
Nash Car
Roasting a choice leg of iamb on
tho exhaust manifold of their au
tomobile or frying a juicy steak for
the evening meal while the car was
on the fly in the course of a trans
continental tour, are experiences
enjoyed by Miss Mabel McClelland
Snyder and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Plymouth W. Snyder, of Hal
lldaysburg, Pa. Miss Snyder and
her parents, in their Nash Six tour
ing car, passed through Kenosha,
Wls., last week, their speedmotor
registering 10,106 miles for the tour
thus far and having still better than
1,000 miles to travel before "Old
Faithful,” as they call her. is back
homo again in its own garage.
The Snyder car is equipped with
preatically every conceivable con
venience for long-distance touring.
Tho cooker, under the Jrood on the
exhaust manifold, has four metal
containers, so that while a ham or
beef is roasting, potatoes and other
vegetables are undergoing a similar
process. On the opposite side of the
hood a refrigerator assures a con
stout supply of fresh milk, tomatoes,
fruits and other edibles.
The equipment of the car includes
also a radio set containers for fresh
drinking water, an auxiliary guso-'
line tank and a large trunk on the
rear in which aro stored clothing
and a complete camping outfit, in
cluding tent, table, folding chairs,
table linen, plates and table silver.
Tho Snyder family left their homo
in Hallidaysbmg May 28 and drove
leisurely to the west coast visit
ing .San Francisco, Los Angeles and
making many side trips in Lower
California to Mexico. Driving
northward they went into western
Canada, and while in Vancouver
they mot C. W. Nash, president of
Nash Motors, who happened to bo
passing through there on business
"We are now on our way home,”
explained Miss Snyder in Kenosha,
"but we are first going to visit
New York City, so when completed,
the tour, including our numerous
side trips, will have be<>n over 11,-
000 miles. Although loaded down
with over 325 pounds of luggage the
Nash car has taken us over the
thousands of miles wilth absolutely
no trouble of any description and
before starting on tho trip wo had
driven tho car two years. The
drive has been so comfortable that
I really would like to start right
hack toward tho west coast today
and make the trip ail over again.”
ARMY OF FLIES
Deals Death to Grasshop
pers in Montana
HELENA, Mont—Sacrophagid or
felsh-fly armies, now invading
Montana grain fields are killing
grasshoppers with such rapidity
that within a short tlma the insect
pests will he virtually exterminat
ed, according to entomologists of
the State Agricultural college at
Bozeman. Tho flesh-fly Invasion,
coming at the height of the state
wide grasshopper poisoning cam
paign, has accounted for millions
of "hoppers”, the college experts
report.
Swarming over tho fields the
flesh-flies strike the grasshoppors
either in flight or on the stems of
tho grain, killing tho hopper by de
positing living maggots in one of
the vulnerable places on the hop
per’s shield. The maggot immedi
ately Intrenches in the fatty tissues
eating into the vital organs nnd
causing a slow death. The Sar
cophagi! fly multiplies rapidly
having from three to five life
cycles a year while the grasshop
per produces but one new gen
eration each year.
It la a safe estimate that the pres
ent number will be Increaaed by at
least 20 per cent by October 1.
Madame Hattie Bennlflcld, who
has been In poor health for several
months as a result of a paralytic
stroke Which she suffered last
year, Is greatly Improved and is
now able to look after her home
duties and her friends are rejoiced,
James E. Carter, Jr., son of Dr,
J. E. Carter, and wife left Wednes
day for Howard University where
he will take a professional course.
Ifenry and Grace Williams, of
Mllledgcville, brother and sister,
both graduates of Haines school,
class of this year, passed through
tho city Wednesday en route to
Washington, D. C., where they will
enter Howard University. Their
mother, Madame Mlttle Williams,
was formorly Mlttle Miller, of this
city, who prior to her marriage,
taught In the city public schools
here for a number of years.
A very pleasant party given at
the homo of Moses W. Crawford and
wife, on tho Hill, Tuesday evening,
and a large number of the younger
ret from the city went up to en
joy the evening.
Th Deestrk hkule Club held Its
weekly meeting at the home of
Madame Rosa Allen, on Thirteenth
street, Tuesday night. There was
brought to the attention of the club
the condition of a poor colored mnn
who wae very much In need. The
eaae was already In the bands of
tbe Welfare Board and through It
the club donated $5.
Teseher Alice Lucas, who spent
her vacation at her home, Auburn,
N. Y„ has returned and Is among
the teaching force of Haines school
for another year.
The Haines school auxiliary.
Madame Nellie Wright, president,
as has been its custom for years,
took a very pleasant surprise to
Haines school Monday night. There
was an abundance of groceries and
S2O dollars in cash.
The Dcatrenk Skule Club Is pre
paring to put on a pre-Halloween
party at the Stars Hall October 80.
The Lodge of Sorrow by the A. F.
and A. M., which had to be post
poned several weeks ago, will be
held at Tabernacle church this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. The Eastern
R*t.r chapters of the city have been
Invited and will take part In these
1 'reiser. Every craftsmen and
star in tbe city |s expected to at
tend this service. The ;eneral pub
lic Is Invited to the meeting.
TRINIDAD HEROES
Who Fell in World War Are
Honored
FORT OF SPAIN. Trlnidßd—B.
W. I., —In memory of those who
fell, nnd in honor of those who
served in the great war, Trinidad
has erected a beautiful monument.
With Genuine Balloon Tires—Standard Equipment
You Pay No More for All
Closed Car Comforts in the Coach
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A beautiful new car of the most noteworthy value.
Built throughout with high calibre craftsmanship.
Roomily comfortable for five passengers. The
steering mechanism is specially designed for use
with Nash brake and balloon tire equipment.
Equipped with high-pressure oil lubrication sys
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Models range from $1095 to $2290, f. o. h. factory
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It is located in tho center of a park
at Port-of-Spaln, surrounded by
tropical scenery.
The unveiling of the monument
was one of tho last public acts in
tho colony of Governor Sir Samuel
Henry Wilson, who left here July
10 to take over the governorship
of the island of Jamaca.
Tho memorial consists of a tall,
square white column, on top of
which is a female figure of victory
Hudson and Essex alone have the
Coach. No other type and no other
car gives “Closed Car Comforts at
Open Car Cost” Everyone knows it
represents highest closed car value.
That is why it is the largest selling
6-cylinder closed car in the world.
Now it adds the proven superiority of
balloon tires—greater riding ease, finer
appearance, improved road steadiness,
and almost doubled braking efficiency.
It marks another margin of advantage
in a leadership that all acknowledge.
with out-stretched wings and tho
left arm raised aloft bearing a
wreath. Four broad steps sur
round the massive base, which
supports on one side the giant fig
ure of a Trinidad soldier protecting
a wounded companion.
The cost was $50,000, raised
jointly by public subscription and
government contribution.
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