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AUTOMOBILE DEALERS WILL MEET MONDAY
5 P.M. AT OFFICES AUGUSTA MOTOR CLUB
: Grcat Interest Has Been Taken Regarding Automobile
Show, Which Will be Held in Near Future
The automobile dealer* of Au
’gusta have been asked to meet at
the office* of the Augusta Motor
■Club, Monday afternoon 5 p. m. to
.aco If final arrangements can bo
(made toward* lioldlnß the big au
tomobile show the latter part of
November. So far a number of
’dealer* have thought thl* would be
an Ideal lime to hold thi* show and
.at the name time hold a fashion re
*view In connection with the eruto
•how.
A number of arrangement* will
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OlH'o in n while, you will Mei> on
the starter switch and hcnr a tltuil
as the starter pinion goes Into
>ii<-Rh with the teeth on the fly
wheel—hut the engine will not turn
over. Sotnetlni. M this Is due to n
NASH
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louring
Five Panct\m>rs „ •
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"AU-Stuoni" Top, stsndsni equipment—Glass Enclosure. at alight extra coat
The New Special Six 5-Pass. Touring
With Special 'Nash “AM-Seasons” Top and Qlass Enclosures
At the price of an open car— you get all the ad
vantages of a real enclosed model in this car. Nash
designed this top along with the car. It’s a per
manent part of the body. The large solid windows
open with the door. And they’re made of genu
ine glass. There’s a model on our floor today.
ADVANCED SIX SERIES-SPECIAL SIX SERIES
I
Models range from $1095 to $2290, f. o. b. factory
TOMPKINS MOTOR CO.
615 BROAD STREET.
have to 1 f made before the show
can bo piFt on and for that reason
It 1* very Important that every
dealer attend this meeting, so that
plans and committee* can he form
ed and definite arrangements be
made.
Tho offlres of the Augusta Motor
Club are located next to the Geor
gia Railroad Rank and the time 1*
5 p. m. Monday Oct. 2Sth.
Mr. OHes. Rosslgnol has made ar
rangements to take earn of the
dealers who attend this meeting
which will he held Monday S p. m.
run-down battery which has
enough strength to throw the pin
ion into mesh hut not enough to
spin the engine.
If the trouble Is with the bnt
tcr» you will hear the pinion go
over every time you step on the
switch, but If you are experiencing
tho troubje Doc deals with this
week there will be no response
when you step on tho switch the
second time.
The p.r.lon Is located on a con
tinuation of the shaft which runs
through the starter motor and Is
thrown info gear by a device
known as the bemlix drive. If the
gear tc<jth become worn they are
likely to slip out of mesh when
the strain is thrown on them. If
Ihe pinion Is made to climb over
the flywheel teeth there will be a
tendancy to bend the shaft, but as
It is too rigid to bend, it will bind
THE V S«NDAY
3f MOT ORIS.T
/ .SflnS/lbridged ‘Magazine for Car Owners
- EDITED BY i
WILLIAM ULLMAN J A
Most of the drivers who rush
mudly through the streets and high
ways are, as a rule, slmplyq going
to the place all of us reach much
too soon.
NON-RESIDENT,
NOTE!
Massachusetts has gone on rec
ord ns upholding the constitutional
ity of Its statue regard to the
sul*i«< of non-resident motorist* by
service on the state motor vehicle
registrar, as agent, when tho former
has Indulged In an accident for
which he may he liable. The opera
tion of the law is of Importance to
all motorists not merely because
they will need to bear It In mind
when traveling through the Ray
State hut mainly because the Idea
Is likely to creep Into the statutes
of other states throughout the coun
try.
If a motorist from N. T. or Cali
fornia, or Texas, or any state, hap
pens to stoop to misconduct while
driving hi* car over the roads of the
Ray State, and someone is Injured
or given cause for redress, personal
servico In event of a law suit is not
essential. The plaintiff doe* not
have to »cnd out a tracer in a cost
ly procedure to locate the de
fendent. The Massachusetts law
provides that the plaintiff may sue
by service on the registrar who Is
equipped to bring such notice to
the attention of the defendent in a
way that the latter cannot easily
overlook.
In rendering a .recent decision In
tho case of a Bay Htnto minor vs. a
Pennsylvania motorist the supreme
court ruled that a non-resident mo
torist In operating an nutomobllo
over Massachusetts roads automati
cally appoints the registrar of mo.
tor vehicles his agent to receive
service in event of neetdent or col
lision residing in suit.
WELL,
WHY NOT?
Annoyed by-the glare from your
rear-view mirror at night when the
man behind has his headlights
turned on? And driving a closed
car? Well, then, why not pull down
the renr curtain? It Is not thick
enough to prevent you from know
ing when there Is a ear behind
yet thick enough to stop the glare.
No use having glare front and rear.
THE OLD MECHANIC
SAYS
T suppose Borne people tlilnk It’s
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
in the bearings, locking the shaft
so tightly that th e spring can not
release the pinion when your foot
is removed from the switch.
By putting the car in high gear
you will be able to turn the en
gine and flywheel over by rolling
it forward or backward. Usually,
th pinion will be released by mov
ing the car a few inches. If the
trouble begins to occur too often
you should have a now pinion
put on and the bearings tightened
up. You may be able to get rid of
your trouble by tightening up the
hearings without replacing the
plnon.
funny for a repairer to cjiarge ’em
for complete new units, but maybe
they’d be surprised to learn that I
think It’s Just as funny that they
don’t know why I do this.
A repairer is supposed to be able
to fix things, so the moment I or
der a new part and put It In they
suspect me of failin’ down on tne
Job. It’s sort of a problem for me
to explain I’m puttin’ In the new
parts for their own benefit.
Feller came In here the other day
with a fan that was In bad shape.
Rearin’s were so shot to pieces the
fan wouldn’t run over a certain
speed and, of course, the engine
heated up badly. When I had a
chance to look tho situation over
I found It was goin’ to cost more to
buy the necessary parts and as
semble them than to buy a new fan
and put It on. The first thing tho
owner said when T presented him
with the bill was. ’’What’ d’y put on
a new one for? Anybody could do
that?”
I take It that a repairer's Job is
to know how to do his work to
best advantage and at least ex
pense to the owner. Here I've got
to use a little judgment. If It's
cheaper to adjust the old parts or
instill a few minor ones I ought to
speed whatever time Is necessary to
put the thing In shape. But if it's
better to put in a new unit and
save a repair bill later on I ought to
goahead and do the right thing. It
Him'S tying up the car for a longer
time and it means that the owner
won’t have to be havin’ the trouble
remedied a second time.
Sometimes It isn’t a case of
economy hut of satisfaction. You
can fuss over a lot of things on a
car and fix ’em temporarily, but
the owner will have trouble every
\w weeks. Maybe a new unit would
save him this. I wouldn’t consider
myself much of a mechanic unless
I could decide this point for a custo
mer. and I think he ought to he
business man enough to know that
a charge on his bill for new parts
Is proof of economical repairin’.
ANENT BUYING
A CAR
Shopping for a new car l» great
ly simplified by keeping In mind
the following facts:
There art: very few cars to
select from after you have eliminat
ed those that are above or below
your price class, those that are not
bulled to your needs and those that
are not well represented locally.
A closed car cannot be built to
the same price os an open
carttnless the closed job is cheap
ened or the open model overpriced.
The automobile business is not t|je
miracle business.
Balloon tires do not make n poor
riding car ride well. They will pro
tect the car Itself from road shocks,
but they do not compensate for in
adequate springs, skimpy upholst
ery and bad apportioning weight.
Some cars with cords tires ride bet
ter than many enrs with baloon
tires. Your best bet Is to buy a
good riding car—and then add bal
loon tires. .
I-oeat representatntlon of the car
you are Interested In isn't the whole
story. How about national service?
You may tnkc some trips, you know..
If a car suits you In every parti
cular why wait for the announce
ment of a now model? Many a new
model has been worse than Its
predecessor. Kvery make has Its
good models and Its poor ones. If
you have the one that suits you
there Is nothing to gain by post
poning your purchase.
A big allowance for your old car
I* no advantage In the final analy
sis. No one ever gets something
for nothing.
Be rnreful not to buy the sales
man. He won’t be any good to you
when you're pinning a lot of faith
on getting to your destination un
troubled.
LA BELLE
NUIT
If ths roads ars crowded with
cars, why worry? If the tempo es
traffic la allegro, why hurry? Dally
recreation In the car la ettll yous
so the asking. and It la not neces
sary to Journey far from home.
Wise motorists are taking their
motor recreation after nightfall,
finding the roads a positive relief.
With good headlights they amble
along 1n safety and comfort, sel
dom finding It necessary to take
anyone's dust. Much of this Is due
to the fact that several authorities
have announced that night atr Is
far more beneficial than Is gen
erally supposed, that tt Is frequent,
ly superior to day air, as a matter
of fact.
Ten miles of driving In the pure
oxone of la belle nult, then bed.
then.breakfast. Who cares what the
day may bring?
THINK THIS
ONE OVER
That motorcycle officer on the
avenue may be a clever party. Day
after day he may spin along with
never so much as a reprimand,
skipping over the thoroughfare at
thirty, sometimes over. Once or
twice a shiver runs up and down
your spins ns ha unexpectedly
spins b.v Just as you are starting to
hit tt up. Hut nothing happens.
Then one day he turns the trick,
hauling you In, not because you
happen to be driving a little too
fast, but because he knows that you
always drive too fast. That's un
fortunate evidence for any motor
ist to buck up against.
YOUR JUDGMENT
FIRST
Saveral motorists narrowly ss-
caped death recently in New York
City when they failed to use their
own Judgment as to whether they
should obey the directions of a traf
flc officer. It happened that the ol
ficer did not see a runaway street
'ear that was dashing toward the
intersection. It was a human mis
take for the officer, but what were
the motorists doing with their eyes
and minds?
TWO PARKING
POINTERS
When making it a habit to leave
the car on public parking grounds
for the day better stop around to
see It now and again Just to givu
the Impression that you cannot be
relied upon to stay away any def
inite number of hours. This may
prevent meddling with your car.
You do not have to move it when
you come to look It over. Any pro
text, such as feigning to have left
something In the car that you want
ed, will do.
During a rain storm park with the
car headed uphill If you want to
avoid streams of water running
down over the dash, hood and wind
shield. Let the water from the top
of the car run off at the back where
Is Is not so likely to leave streaks
when the car dries off.
ECONOMICAL
COASTING
Coasting Is one of the first rule*
of gasoline economy, but too many
drivers imagine that coasting is
confined to the risky process of
running downhill with the clutch
out. This sort of coasting Is neither
safe nor truly economical. If you
want to save gas with safety coast
as follows:
Press out the clutch or shift to
neutral when It Is evident that at
New Type of Car Stirs
Automobile World
It is an open car one moment and 30 seconds later
v
same car is entirely enclosed. Studebaker Duplex ends
need of hunting for side curtains in the dark and storm
A new type of car has stirred the automobile world
as has nothing since the abandonment of the “buggy”
style of body building. ,
It is the Studebaker Duplex, so called to indicate
that it is an open car one moment, and 30 seconds
later it is an enclosed car.
Like all great advances in the industrial arts, it
is “so simple in operation, it is a wonder it wasn’t
thought of before” ——
Particularly since its need has been growing, year
by year, ever since automobiles were made.
Many people all of the time, and most people part
of the time, want an open car—to bring to their riding
the fresh crispness of the country air, and a free and
untrammeled association with the great outdoors.
Yet for these same people, the snug comfort of the
closed car, shutting out the storm and the wind and
the cold, has been at times a necessity.
Two cars in one
The Studebaker Duplex is both cars in one. Just pull
down the roller enclosures concealed in the roof of
the car. In 30 seconds the open car has been made
an enclosed car.
No hurried efforts to put up curtains; no hunting
for the right one while the storm beats in; no mixing
them up in the dark; no exposure through holes torn
in them while trying to obtain, for the emergency,
the protection given by a closed car
Just pull down the roller enclosures giving instant
enclosed car effect.
The body is built substantially—sides, comers and
roof frame are of steel. The roof has curved steel
STANDARD SIX SPECIAL SIX BIG SIX
113-in. W. B. SOH. P. - 120 In, W. B. 65 H, F. 127 In. W. B. 7* H. P.
S-Psss. Duplex-Phaeton . . $1145 5-Pats. Duplex-Phaeton . . $1495 7.Pats. Duplex-Phaeton . . SIB7B
3- Duplex-Road, ter. . 1125 3-Pass. Duplex-Roadster. . 1450 KPli| - 9 .. n
spl.“'Co°u« 485 4-Pass. Victoria 2050 ' *
B-Ptu. Berime. ....... 1650 5-Pats. Berlin* •••••••• 2225 7-Pass. Barline »••s«*•* 2860
4- brakes, 4 disc wheels, f 60extra 4-wheel brakes, 5 disc wheels, $75 extra 4-wheel brakes, 5 disc wheels, $75 extra
(All prices f. o. b. U. S, factories, and subject to change without notice.)
o -j- e<
THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR
x PALMER, PHINIZY & CONNELL
627-629 BROAD ST. PHONE 3333.
Studebaker Duplex
the next crossing you will bo oblig
ed to stop. When pulling up to the
curb at points where no maneurving
is required to park de-clutch and
switch off the engine. When you are
driving into your private garage
shift into neutral, switch off the en
gine and coast to a stop. In moving
up from one parking space to an
other the mere act of releasing the
emergency brake may render it un
necessary to start the engine.
WORTH
REMEMBERING
Slipping of the fan belt may be
oaeised by resistance in the fan
bearings caused by lack of lubrica
tion.
Dull trimmings are best for the
closed car. Handling will make
them bright soon enough.
HOW SOME
CARS LIVE
Not until automobiles are sold
strictly on commission will the
number of makes be restricted to
a few' as predicted. As matters stand
auto dealers act as retailers, buy
ing at a wholesale price and selling
at a retail rate, both figures being
fixed by the manufacturer. For the
manufacturer, therefore, it is a case
of selling to dealers first. Too many
newcomers concentrate upon this
point with the result that
do not have high ideals a thousand
or so can be sold annually at a pro
fit to dealers. New dealers are found
each year, and so the car lives on
regardless of whether the dealers
fail or the public wails. If cars were
sold on a strict commission basis
the manufacturer would not find a
market for his cars until there was
a genuine ultimate demand for
them, for dealers would not put
through their orders until they had
been able to find buyers represent
ing profitable sales.
DID YOU
KNOW
That a better shift can be made
by holding the wrist as far as pos
sible above the top of the gear shift
lever? The farther from the gears
the- shifting force is applied the
more leverage there Is and the bet
ter the job can be done.
That if the windows of the closed
car are opened a little before enter
NEW TRANSMISSION LINING FOR
FORDS
MARVELOUS INVENTION
W? d r e ld TRIPLEWEAR
ONDER S r u * J n .T k i, N i o, n ch i . n ,' n .f: $2.25
A Produot GreiteifThm It* N»m« ® # *
Christened 7h. h Crown of Perfection
New Wear. withOll Pocket, PROVEN' PRODUCT OF
. S *' , ?;. Two Jh■ bo, C< i , “ _ ENGINEERING ABILITY
Lasts Three Times as Long
The MAGIC performance of thle WIZARD Tranemiistorn lining I* far beyond W
Iroams in a smooth. NON-CHATTERING bend, reducing strata on dram*, seeM
•mi axles, and saves on tires and fuel. The Having for neat owners is tremendous.
owners as well are having TRIPLEWEAR installed now,
The easy start on steep hills and smooth getaway is araaalng; work* Mks an el tilt
motor. Thousands of minute oil pockets in each band. An assured smooth stop,
TRIPLEWEAR SATISFIES WHERE ALL OTHERS HAVE FAILED*
Have a aet installed. You sure will see the difference. * Safety Eni"
Guarantee with every set.
SOLD BY BEST OF DEALERS PROPORTIONATELY PLACED
FORD AGENTS QUALIFY
Orders end Correspondence Handled by the Company
DURWYULAN COMPANYeJne., Mfw, .
Paterson N*W Setter
sides and hack; hardwood front. Steel, U-shaped
cross beams, six of them, support the waterproofed,
duplex fabric top and its linings. Here is permanent
beauty, no sagging tops.
But Studebaker, on which the whole vehicle-using
world has come to depend for reliability, would not
rest on only one real contribution to the value given
the public.
It must give all that engineering ability could devise*
Striking new features
i
So there are offered three distinct models of cars, to
meet each of the three fields of demand—the Standard
Six, with 113-inch wheelbase and 50 horsepower
motor; the Special Six, with 120-inch wheelbase and
65 horsepower motor; the Big Six, most magnificent
and luxurious of its products, with 12 7-inch wheel
base and 75 horsepower motor.
Duplex bodies are available on each line. In ad
dition, closed models have workmanship and mate*
rials and beauty of line so far above the price class
of the car, they must be seen to be appreciated.
Of scarcely less importance than the Duplex fea
ture are other improvements such as, automatin
ignition system, lighting control on the steering wheel,
new location of emergency brake, improved one-piece
windshield and many others.
The body lines, steering mechanism, and even the
fenders of the new Studebaker were designed Qsp*'
dally for genuine balloon tires. Thus the body line*
harmonize with grace and beauty hitherto unsttafned,
even by Studebaker.
Come in and see these new cars.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
ing a heated garage they will tree#
less and give better visibility.
(Copyright 1924, by Th# Ullman
Feature Service.)
NEVER HAS VOTED.
GREENSBORO, N.C.—At the ag*
of 103, Robert Leonard of Greens
boro has lived to see 20 president*
enter the White House, but he has
a record of never having voted for
one. His friends say he has de
cided to vote in the coming election
however.