Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-17
New Service Station
Opened In Salem

Announcement Is made by the Bel
mont Service Station of its apr5int-
ineni as a special service station fue the
f Prest -O-l.ite storage battery in fAe Y
NJ. g. A. building. salem, Oregon
Facilities have bern provided for Civ
ing expert battery service on the Prest-
OIite battery and for handling, eharg-
ing and repair work ON all makes Of
batteries
Much Importance is attached to the
free battery service which The Belmont
Service station offer to all automobile
owners. In speaking Of the liberal ser
vice policy that this company had ad-
opted, Mr.. Churchill says:
"If every automobile owner would
realize that he would get 100 per cent
better service out of his storage bat
terry by having it inspected occasionally
by an expert battery man, there would
be fewer complaints about batteries GO
ing wrong
q A storage battery needs certain lit
tie attentions at regular intervals-not
merely once a month but every two
weeks. 1t may need distilled water ad-
ded TO one or two OF the cells. A storage
battery cannot work without distilled
water Or il may need something else
of simple but nevertheless very inn
portant nature.'
We are offering automobile own
ers expert inspection and service once
every two weeks, or oftener if desired,
because we feel that by carefully watch
ing the condition of battery at regu-
lar intervals we will be able to detect
the presence Of conditions which might
cause trouble, and correct them before
the real troubles have chance to
start. -
"The action of a storage battery is
pretty much of mystery to the aver
age ear owner. The serious things that
may happen to battery are not appar-
net to the eve. They are not usually de-
tected until the damage has been done
and the battery goes on strike. The eff
feet of this is to leave the car owner
in state Of uncertainty. He thinks
he is giving it good care but sometimes
the battery suddenly and quite uneX-
pectedly refuses to work.
At our service station we gladly
inspect storage Batteries on automobiles
free of charge. We are able to reeog-
hize the warnings that an abused bat
terry gives, long before anything serious
happens. We feel that the ear owner
who avails himself of this free service
of ours will save himself many repair
bills which could easily have been av-
oided.'
"We have investigated the storage
battery proposition pretty thoroughly
and we found in the storage battery a
battery of remarkable power and capa-
, city. Its ability to maintain its volt
age when giving off large volume of
current, insuring more efficient opera
tion of the electric starter, is greater
than any other battery
Most motorists are familiar with
Prest-OLite service as applied to gas
tanks Thousands of users of electric
starting and lighting systems have long
been waiting fer some satisfying solu-
tion TO their storage battery troubles. ~
/ "When we consider the extent to
which The Prest O-Lite company is de-
vcloping the service end of its business,
we decided that it was the right bat
terry for us to handle"
"Call on us when next you are in
need of this class of service.
THE BELMONT SERVICE STATION,
Y. NJ. c. A. Building"