The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 87, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 6, 1921 Page: 14 of 20
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PAGE SIX
UUTIMIILE .
HOUSE COMPLETED s
THE ABILENE REPORTER ABILENE. TEXAS
Meet of Baseball's Big Four '
Ratlfonl nulldlntr Cosllnj $00000 Jo
be Homo of 8. S. S. Motor
Company.
- Another of Abtlcno's lnfgcst nnrt
best nutomobllo houses litis Jum boon
completed nt un npproxlmato cxpon
allure of $00000. This is Iho hand-
some now Jtndfnri nmiilim n....
Ine n npneo 7fixl20 root on South
First street between SycnmorO nnd
Elm ntrcot. Tho new bulldlnp la n.
modern two story Uriel? and conoreto
structure and Is modern Jn ovry re-
spect. This spendfd new building will ba
the homo of the 8. & S. Mptor compa-
ny distributors for Pnrkard JluWn
nnd Essex Motor cars.
Amonj? tho numerous rtopartinpnta
of the hew building are the nlimv loom
and bfflaon. thn tmnnt.r.1 ur..n
aarta room tt'orl? shop wash rnchs.
jpekeru etc. Tho nhow room and of-
ficei occupy tf space ?G by 75 feet tit
.the left or the froht. ' Tho offices an)
divided Into & larKe Kpnoral office ntiii
three i)Hvnte offices one df whtili a11i
bO the Office of T!. V KMlnra nun t...
oifice of C. p. Snmtnons and the other
the office of. the wUosmon.
The show room and of fleet are fitted
up with the latest oloctricnl fixtures
and other accessories In keeping with
the other mddern features of tho bull-ding.
The genoral storo room of tho buil-
ding coverH a space G 0x1 20. which
Hllace will bo used only by the com-
pany as thlri company does not oper-
.nte public Btorage foN ears. In the
rear and at the lelt of the genoral
store room is the C.000 pound electric
elevator. Two wash racks are ai30
found In the rear and a gasolino fill-
ing station with a 500 gallon tank.
This station wil be exclusively used
by the S. S. S. Co. for their own cars.
At tho rear of the general office and
next to the ntalr-way is the ladles rest
room.
The work Rhop or the S. S. S Motor
Company will be located on the see-
unu noor oi me new uuuaing. Where
the spacious parts room is also locat-
ed. The parts room is equipped with
approximately 8p0 binn for the ac-
commodation of parts for Packard
Hudson anil Essex cars. The com-
pany will at all times maintain a com-
p.ete stock of parts as it has In the
past.
Another feature of the second floor
nre the lockerw for tho workmen and
the hot and cqld shower baths.
The new building as a whole is one
of the best constructed automobile
houses In tho city and is practically
fire and treoze proof. The enflre-lotf-er
floor Js of concrete while the upper
floor is bulit of double strength floor
ing on extremely heavy sills laid Close-
ly together.
The S. S. S Motor Company will
move Into their new quarters during
the Coming week. Their piesent loca-
tion in the Totten building adjoining
fho new Radford building will be util-
ized by the A. E. Starwalt Motor com-"
nany will also handle Hccnrul hand
carg and Economy trucks. Thla com-
pany will nlaco handle second hand
oars for tho a. S s Motor Company
tho latter company being Interested in
thd A. E. Starwalt Motor Company
which also maintains a house in Stam-
ford. The plans for the new home of tho
8. 8. S. Motor Company wpro drawn
by JlJaVkl S. Casle loca larchltoct. The
building Was built by R. C. Lewis
loc4l contractor.
i
Seventeen Thousand
"New Buicks Sold At
Retail in January
' Further Indication of the soundness
or Flint from the industrial viewpoint
is contained In information given out
by tho Buick Males department todnj
to thej; effect that 1700 now Jiulcks
passed" into the handn of actual con-
sumers duling tho month of January
Reports from different localities point
f a decided Increase In actunj sales
deliveries in "February over the pie
vJotis month it is nald.
A decided strengthening in Buick
Bales for closed cms In eustern tcrri-
t6ry also Is given In telegraphic r-
miest from Noyvs-Iiutak Co. nuick
dlslrlbtors nt Ronton for immedlnt"
shipment ofextra Jobs t6tal$rig GO
model 47 sedans. A total of 83 cats
raa sold by tho Chicago city Hales for-
ce during the Chicago nuomobilo shv
vjhlch provdes an Index to retail union
In the middle west frpm which Flint
wllll eventually profit.
TRAVKh AND TUVIsl'OltT
TOPICS
Conducted by (lotdrlcli
i
llabh tltiiali pUowl tho
iimnlmr fiT mrs In u Inut vlnr -
v.hiih ws unuHually sever lit
ir.ooooo. fhl.yor It ru bo cou-
sin uti voly estimated that nt least
7500000 nre huservlasv l'flrt of the
'mhIiw can b Attrlbutvil to fh
i hk number of rats oftned.'but tho
oin v inter nnd thu favornble mo-
(yring weitthdr nre the graUt fc-
lurs
er froni wsltlnr for strict. earn1
i walk Ins; nhmir a sidewalk afe of-
ten siihod tv ihr wln.) of n rr.
w bono dr.ver sP.-ms to dHbjHt in bit-
tin 11 thP mud puddk-' slon th.
r?Ui.!"t n" "n"n U"K ""''
Von t bp a mini slingon
Tho rrent reduction of 2 rents pr
mnon in aolno wilt wvtj Anor-
autopiolillp owners $80000800
a ynr 'uconllnn t6 esllumtev by
thf A)-.iirlenn 'etrIeum Inlltuto.
'Tn.. InMtltut. fjfurps tht tho ovPr--
Kfi'iortic r-nrmumpUiHi of imsiion-
rc nr ror iii?0 w.ib 8so.il ftnlionn
fnf tril Uh n .v..r n ..r t nilA ....I
lion "l uuu HH1
Along with rod hogs and r0k-
i.K8 speeders and other motorist un-
uesnnoies is classed' the "hiu'd sling-
This photograph shows tho first rcpet'R of basoball's Dig
Fonr tho new advisory ouhcUheld in Iilcapo recently Lott
;to right John Iteydkr National Lcnguo president Judgf K J
lLandls chairnun linn Johnson Am'jriran Loakuo pregident Loslli
M. O'Connor. Bfcrstary
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i;iTt).iuito Xows nf
Auioii)()(lo lrores
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(Compiled by The Southern Motor
Manufacturing AH'iatlon Ltd.)
UtikCH and IJIrvntO llaj
Motor drlvejf ft.'iew farm lfnpl--mont
first rakps the hay tothor and
then olovatos h high enough ftr stack-
Mil.
I'ltipotes n Xew Motor Fuel
A comiiany has been fortned In Au)
trailla to manufacture the motor fuel
known as natality In I'aqna. where
idants and treos have been found that
yield 73 galjona cr alcohol per toil.
Jnllst! ror FMiir His Aiiu i
A resident of Zlon City III was
placed In Jail on n nhnrtrn nt iiUrn..-
the alltl-Sundav inbrtr i'nriilr.HNo nf
that place -when he attempted to fl
his nlttomobllo nn tlin tinKl.rvtt. II..
Was discharged Monda mnrrtltn.ftnpj
51 finvni. Initfiii-n
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CJcarlns irouH for Meclinnle
To glvo increased and better ser-
vice to owners of automobiles with
out additional cost to th luttor.othc
"ow Orleans Automobile Dealers' As-
sociation hai opened a clearing hquv
for car mechanics repair men ami
chauffeurs. All workmen are-registered
and their rdcords for nt U8JU two
years ptevlous investigated.
Ventilated Spark IMng
A ventilated spark jplug is provided
with a ball check vnhe through wliiob
nlr Ih drawn to keep the center ulofe-
trode Jfreo from carbon and oil.Terfects Motor Trnnmllr.ii kvUi.
Tw'o lnventora of Sisteravllle dst
ya.. havo perfected a transmission svs
tern for motors which it said to be
especially well-adapted for autumn
biles. It Is claimed the new invention
Will ennbjo th.. con rim mfVmt4oniii
to pick up a load on thr(lrlvn uimft
I FhiiiI1: A .j. ri..j.
j.i jl iajiiivii;t .ULU 1 lailL
Running: 100 Per ct.
Normal Production
Things are looklna up jn the auto-
mobile industry. From the bltf plnnt
nf th 'Franklin AutomoWie Cnittpnny
at Syraetie coims the tvtird that bp-
ginntnc Frbruilry 10 their factory U
UKHIlt DDnrillinir lit Iit Ollll nnr.
mal prortdctlnn -mploytiibiit being
im ki itni'iKAimiuviy Buuu jiorsons.
Orders for January delivery exceed-
ed January production Up U per crent.
On Fbrury 1 the factory had on
haftd 48 unfljled .rdors Vor c-ir.
Iayofnn at tie Frankllp plant during
the Boculld re-djustment period
uero t omparnilvelv light only 140
jn.cn brlng'affected. Slntp1 the price
reduction a'"ti"n In Septetubbi -which
marked the beginning of rapid bind.
ness renumntion for Vrniiltim son
wo. hers hae laeji tnken bin k nnd
within a week or so the number Of
eemplaod vUll rpa-h 1050.
HlfJliWAY ii.:ins:f'niM-
A clover mrtnmiitilln ilinir'i.irnai in
being erected throughout Montgoni':'
county at dangejoun c'ures by the Au-
tomobile Club of lAyton Ohio. Tho
Hignnl consists of n nlue-itifh rod Jena
With a mirror so a ranged in back of
it that It eatoJH-H iie Jays from the
headlight of approaching cars. TH
rajs nr thwl rflect d bin k Into th
lens illuuilpotliw it Tlf Higiinl hns
been usOd vsfy successfully in i -
ton wnre n lias iiten installed ui
clend-end . 'roet isxjselnoi in Mri n
for F bruarv.
READ REPORTER WANT ADS.
nniimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiMiiiimmiimiimim
alI
Pwv O d Dobbin ha been denlt
another Minting hi en He Is being
"1WI.V 'net 'tin I.- ewfed In this mo-
torisccl uer'i'. At sii.on cm
i
town reeontly ft motor?yc.la mntmt1
t'owpuncher won a steer bull-dr)ggiuK
cuniust over a uorse inouiut'd cowiioyi
For the uninitiated the object of the
game h to overtake a wild rt gmb
him by the horns and threnv him tben
ti citilekly llo him up before be re-
'gains his feet.
j'iloh of lilghttn contraitors held In
Ulirongn'tlle KfMlntc Mas to mpri
lUtildiiig at onco nnd to mak 19tl-i
record veur for road lmilding accom.
pllshment.
with $1.600 000000. now nvniinbio
In statO and federal mOney for road
tmllillniz iiirrtinftott (Vimuamlo nt mi-11
Wilt be given cntptiamejit through-
out tile et'nniiy. At' i m-ent oonven-
mwwiwiMMin tmmjtm.mmmtmnmnmmmimmmm
nnr WoOklv DrtM'T -Don't fall An
cany In your tool box n smnll rofl of
temporary repair of a btirned out fdo
ov wrapping ii wiiii one or iwo jui-
rrs of the foil nnd relliMojting ln t1"'
fuse box. Care should be tnken not
to wrap the fuso too heavily.
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and that it will
of tho genrl
action set
pnt sllnnlng
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mimimimiiiiiiiinmiiiimimiiiiiiiiimil
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Market
Price of Mea
Again atMai!
We mulo tho fir reduction In Ht price of
i''n". e ire vjv m IMS' i lurincntreuuciiiJi
cc?nt If you wllll;H.' coupcji books. jj?
SR.tjl fir S270 V
SS.oJ Mr $l.r0j?l
$UWf Tor VA
A clear Sainl'of lOjrierccntlto jon
"ale ITmnr rJl 1 il .wrTff nnlv oloi
1 e firehiMmiK tn:ilki hi .
il'rii owiiflruBiv lfatii'xSjiiiKn.t-'e'
lyou goUithi'Ha0 UF had
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trtearin Abi-
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Our meat
and hog?
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Secretary
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. PAY THE PUJMBERS PEE
THANITISmiND
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yoi qan getjtoi4he iotiiov
halit and wt ia tomalfo
yoA horn' &o sanita fy that I
youkhcalt Jwill yet chanco ' f
to sldfep nyfhts anrenjoy it;
self dtlVig tIiodjyiirae. Our
gaqitarypTn5fioiiig will pill
your resilience' i n proper
shape- j
Franklin Plumbing
Shetland
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receipt.
fcts ar
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our
contest
on nrintcd form
spresentative will
Int credit for the
THE ROCKLEDGE JTARM DAIRY will givtf to the
boy or girl 15 years ol age or underecurkfthe larg-
est amount of busiiss from now inTtiMajf 1st a Black
ana wnue bhelland Fonv one year o!
iiach contestant iso secure the signature
iurnisned and turn ino us an
call upon the party ad sell
amount of tickets pichased
No credit will hfc give
on eacli additional fturchai
customer will be crditcd with
This does not ftpply to cu
mors only. I
Vnder no circh mstances i
Do not call o)er the nuo
is not plain to yo
No contestant! can trmsfer his credits to anotho contestant.
Three dollars wtfrth of tickets but
contestant orijiinallv securing the.
tional amount unfto Mav 1st.
ow using- our rnUpi but to new ciisto-
n6y bo paid to c(
xaru to contest.
htcstant.
;e us m person if this
Summer ks C6mlnsf
UsexThe Safest Milk
Pasteurized Milk
THE ROCKLEDGE FARM DAIRY is tho only Dairy between Fort Worth '
and El Paso selling Pasteurized Milk. The temperature of this milk is run
to 140 Degces F. and held there 30 minutes thereby killing- all germs that
miglil bo in tho milk and thou -oill to :: to lin l)oKiois an dtln-n hotflciK
The animal heat is all taken out and you got the purest milk obtainable.
We will make daily delivery of Sweet Milk Cream Bulgarian Butter-
milk and Butter. Tickets will be good for any of these products.
While out driving- this afternoon drivo by tho Rockledge Farm Dairy on
tho east sido of Lytic Lake and sample frco of charge our Bulgarian Butter-
milk. Have enough for all of Abilene to sample.
Rockledge . Farm. Dairy ' N
J F. HANDY Proprietor.
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Without the Hard
wasi
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The A-B-C is an investment not an ex-
penditure. Asicle IVomthe tact thai if
saves a worn a nftPpIEutoy loin g all1 the
hard work wlli'alone ckilcl prove a.
profitable investment it savefe its owner
money through its small cosftof opera-
tion andmo careful lrmnnpplwhirTi il
wasbeymc clothes making tpem last
ion;
A
xhne
will' mean
rsire to possess cne Clean '
rn linens clean Deck ini
and many oicr washa
ble auIoare an absolutenecessity in
cyciwjiomc. The A-B-C gies this neces-
siiyjiniiuis ui1 nani woyiv oi wasn (lav.
'clolliinftcjo
clean curfaii
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Ask For Demonstration Pay While You Use It
Special SatOow On Below Cost
And On Terms
PHONE NUMBER 832
And ask for demonstration of this wonderful machine
and our special offer.
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The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 87, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 6, 1921, newspaper, March 6, 1921; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth316745/m1/14/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.