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1951 February Enthusiast Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Magazine Dallas TX Police

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Secretary — General Sales Manager
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
February 11,1881 — December 30,1950
ent’re communily» countless friends everywhere, the world of
• M motorcycling were shocked beyond words with the flashing of the
news ,{ie untimely death of Arthur Davidson and his beloved wife
-------as the result of a tragic traffic accident. It seemed hard to believe that
a man who did so much for his fellow men, who was so kind and generous who
helped pioneer the automotive age, who did so much for motorcycling’ had
been taken from us.
It was in the very early years of the present century that Arthur Davidson
and his boyhood chum, William S. Harley, dreamed about taking the work
out of pedaling a bicycle. Arthur Davidson was a pattern maker and William
, F ” lle‘r Spare lime’ they labored and experimented.
H eir'ctTn ? ) w u'St m01‘w-o'ide took 10 ,he Soon they were joined in
lion ihn f S i' 3 C? a,K iam A- Davidson and thus emerged an associa-
V 1.le?"nvork ancI e,ffort was uni9ue in the industry and led ultimately
to the world-wide renown of the Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
increased* 1(ii !,dlje>'^avi(*s®n motorcycles gained favor and production
he who1 d??i VCd Up°n ^’lhur Davic,son lo lake charge of sales. Il was
abililv in C*CC..116 .counlry Jr°m coast to coast and established dealers. His
connections ih6? S\Ze s^uatl0ns an<^ lo judge men enabled him to make
connections that produced volume sales for the growing Milwaukee plant.
a rouHi snoi n\K|S°n S sound ach'ice and counsel helped many a dealer over
appreciated thn J3 ei eve,*>’w|}ere regarded him as their friend. It was he who
owners and the an?c °/ competent mechanics to serve Harley-Davidson
to hi,fo"siifrtL?r 1 lhe ^ty'Davidson Service School is a tribute
new force insellin" an H * ^yS °{acI.verhs,ng, he was quick to recognize this
products be keni rn i C ? YayS hoisted that lhe merits of Harley-Davidson
men I buyin" the k°l? an ^e^ore the public. Noling the trend toward install-
was its presideni f' )0U,n inance Corporation was organized in 1923, and he
A] r^ment lor many years.
Davidson nalurallv^ooL1 P10ni?ling the best aspects of motorcycling, Arthur
ciation. For lhe last sir aclJve ,nleresl in the American Motorcycle Asso-
many policies and myears’ he served as president and under his guidance
Also, for the nasi siYc,amS \ere instituted to enlarge its scope and influence.
Trades Association 16 Was PresidenL of the Motorcycle and Allied
To have met A ll OI«aniza,,on of members in the motorcycle industry,
genial good humor connl ?v’ds°n °nly once was always to remember him. H«*»
carried a subtle noim tL ( W1 ,his fund of wholesome stories that invariably
dld he lose contact with hkTn d l° put over’ added 10 his P°Pularily- 1XcVCj
he was ready t0 listen ?• °W men’ To alI> his door was always open and
sten, to glve encouragement and advice.
Early in life, Arthur Davidson spent some time on a farm and the love of
lhe soil remained with him. Some twenty years ago, he acquired 2-10 acres nine
miles from lhe city. Here he built his home and developed a practical, paying
farm, employing lhe most modern methods, stocked with pure-blooded Guern-
seys. There followed, of course, his great interest in the 4-H Club movement
for the youth on the farms and his interest in the advancement of his favorite
cattle. He was active in the American Guernsey’ Cattle Club, the Waukesha
County Guernsey Breeders’ Association and was a past president of the Mil-
waukee Farmers’ Club.
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I N MT s O N A £

u OING on another motorcycle trip
I -r this summer, Bill?” my friends
kept asking me.
“You bet!” I answered. “I’m heading
for the National Parks out west in June.
I’ve got four weeks set aside and I’ll visit
Yellowstone first, then Grand Teton,
Rocky Mountain, Bryce Canyon, Zion -
and if I have time, I may even get to
Yosemite and Sequoia.” I could see my
friends’ faces light up with longing looks
at the mention of those magic names. Why
not? Who hasn’t felt the urge to go
traveling, especially in spring, when the
snow and ice have melted away and the
green leaves begin to appear on the trees?
That’s when the call of far away places
is strongest.
I had been planning this trip for
months, in fact, I had been thinking about
it ever since my trip in 1948 with Dick
By
William
Dresser
Ready to head for the National Parks - Bill
Dresser and his well-loaded Harley-Davidson.
P COVER PHOTO A
\ IV/fT. RUSHMORE. 'Shrine of Democ-/
J' J-*1- racy,” with its colossal figures looming h
above the scenic highway. Immortalized in>1
/ Americans — Washington, Jefferson, Theo- \
(j dore Roosevelt and Lincoln. J
TOGWOTEE
PA55
elevation
9658 FT.
Gaertner and Bob Spielbauer on our
Harley-Davidson 125’s. The story of our
adventure appeared in the February 1949
Enthusiast. Unfortunately, neither Bob
nor Dick were able to get a vacation at
the same time as mine, and so I was plan-
ning to undertake this trip alone. I was
kindly supplied with maps and travel in-
formation by the Highway Departments
of many of the states through which I
intended to pass. The Enthusiast also
furnished information for me.
Finally the big day arrived, and when
I peeked out that morning it was raining.

1. Among the rugged Rocky Mountains in Wyo-
ming. 2. "My camp along the Shoshone Canyon
on the way to Yellowstone." 3. In Rocky Moun-
tain National Park on Trail Ridge Road. 4. A
beautiful panorama of Yosemite. Visible in the
distance are the Upper and the Lower Yosemite
Falls. The total drop from the crest to the base
of the Lower Fall is 2.425 feet. S. The turbulent
Virginia Cascades in Yellowstone. 6. Magnificent
Cathedral Spires in the Black Hills.
February, 1951
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tyusi frcrn the Clufa
HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLUB, Strasbourg,
France — We have formed a new club in
Strasbourg with a membership of over 30.
Ad. Kleindienst is pres.; Ch. Hansen, vice-
pres.; Jos. Boss, sec’y; and Ch. Jost, treas.
We meet regularly each month, have had
several fine trips recently and are looking for-
ward to more activity. We also have met
several times with the Swiss Harley-Davidson
clubs. We are planning to increase our con-
tacts with clubs from other countries.
G. Sauer, 7a, rue de Roshcim
Strasbourg, France
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MATTOON MCY. CLUB, INC., Mattoon,
Ill. — New officers are: Everett Strong, pres.;
C. F. Holsapple, vice-pres.; Cliff Queen, sec’y;
James L. Storm, treas.; Melvin Rawdin, road
capt.; Robert E. Sparks, ref.; Dale Heath,
Stanley Randolph, Paul Davis, Vera Queen,
Berdena Strong, directors. Our annual Christ-
mas party with a turkey dinner was held at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms in Charles-
ton, December 17. We regret the loss of two
members in the past year, Don Idlcman who
passed away as the result of a highway acci-
dent and. J. G. Phipps who has been called
into service as a member of the army reserve.
We held a farewell for him on October 15.
Our gypsy tour on October 8 was successful
ourPfif/heHrainy weather- We’re starting off
ch n tpr C
charter members are still active.
Cliff Queen, Sec’y
2400 Champaign Ave.
IWRRicaNE MCy CLUB( Miami 35( F|a.
I ■ .e are. undergoing a reorganization and
ringing things up to date. Our new officers
are. Kenny Lewis, pres.; Everett Allen, sec’y;
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eetings arc held every other Tuesday night
at the Harley-Davidson Shop at 8:00 P.M.
Un alternate weeks, runs are scheduled. Week-
end rides and events are also in the making
nnd, when we get properly set up, we plan to
a
as individual shots. Unattached riders in
t ns area are invited to drop in and visions.
Everett Allen, Sec’y
1735 /V. IP. 1st St.
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WHITE EAGLE MCY. CLUB, Shreveport,
a’ Only seven finished the sixteen! >
annual holiday trophy run, and the winner
was Nabors Brewer of Longview, Texas, nit
points. High scorer in the 21-80 cla*
"'as Bob Richardson, followed by R- D-
«VS and Hal Dunlap. Tops in the 125 cl«»
"’as Barney Barker and second and third "
to Pat Boatright and Melvin “Skippy” Luse.
Pathfinders were Bob Webb and Joe Harvey.
Food and drinks were served by the Auxiliary
at the end of the run. In the other activity
this month, Robert Maxey won the field meet
with Hal Dunlap second and Kenneth Fields
third. In the secret run, Shelby Doss took
the award. Visitors are welcome at our club
meetings held on Friday nights.
Pat Boatright, Rep.
1805 Texas Ave.
RIVERSIDE BOMBERS MCY. CLUB, INC.,
Riverside, Calif. — First place in the men’s
division of the activity contest went to Cliff
Heron. In the girl’s division, top winner was
Crystelle Angell. The following received
club shirts, Ruth Fordyce and Howard Angell,
Gene Lindley, Doc Trainor and Red Kawelti.
New members voted in recently were Shiela
Evans, Donnie Evans, Bonnie Angell, Lloyd
Angell, Orville Van Dorfy, Blossom Van
Dorfy, Ralph Fredrickson and Jerry Butter-
field. We had a very successful Christmas
party with Doc Trainor as Santa Claus.
Sporting new Hydra-Glides these days are
Gene Lindley, E. E. McIntosh, Art Robinson
and Kenny Krone. Good luck to Phil Castle
who has joined the U. S. Air Force. Gene
Lindley is due to go into the U. S. Coast
Guard. Three Bombers were in the Big Bear
Run — Doc Trainor, Howard Angell and Ray
Arnold. They said it was tough but they
probably will be in it again next year.
Cliff Heron, Pub.
3723 Strong St.
NORTHEASTERN OHIO ASSOCIATED
MCY. CLUBS — Final plans for the first
annual Award Banquet were made at a meet-
ing at Akron, December 18. Among the
speakers will be Elson Appleby, John Phillips,
Harold Jenkins, Norm Turner, John Mercer,
banquet will be held at the Swiss Hall in
Cleveland, 2710 Walton Avenue, January 14.
The proposed sanction schedule of the Associa-
tion was completed. Officers for 1951 include:
Arden Harris, pres.; Ray Hawkins, vice-pres.;
Ruth Clark, sec’y; Mervin Parso, treas.; Clif-
ton Parkman, sgt.-at-arms; Audrey Bezdek,
pub. dir.; Ray Sill, Harley Tisdale, three-year
trustees; Paul Ringler, Paul Meyers, two-year
trustees; Ellis Clement and Jack Robison,
one-year trustees. The officers of 1950 thank
all the clubs in the association who have co-
operated so wonderfully and they wish the
new officers the best of luck.
Arden Harris, 407 Chestnut St.
Painesville, Ohio
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LOS GAUCHOS DEL CAMINO MCY.
CLUB, Santa Barbara, Calif. — Officers are:
Harold Bowie, pres.; Harvey Stuart, vice-
pres.; Winnie Belin, sec’y; Bob Jenks, treas.;
Ronnie Nirenberg, road capt.; Nick Razo, club
ref.; and Chuck Edwards, sgt.-at-arms. Board
of directors now include Swede Belin and Ben
Wright. New members are Bob Deakin, Milt
Smith, Earl Weir, Dick Luisick, Frank and
Shirley Matz, Carol Danley, Stan Jordan and
Man' Abel. Walt Docker won the recent tur-
key run with Bob Mullaney, second and Bob
Greene, third. Tommy Lark placed 19th in
the Big Bear Hare and Hound. Plans are
now in action for the Second Annual “Flint-
lock” Enduro scheduled for early spring.
Patricia Bradley, Rep.
3021 Lomita Rd.
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BALD EAGLE MCY. CLUB, Lock Haven,
Pa. — New officers are: Edwin C. Wagner,
pres.; Les Willets, vice-pres.; Hugh Wolfe,
sec’y; Gibson Wise, treas.; Blane Young,
road capt.; Carl Hauser, asst, road capt.;
Robert Stiver, ref. Hugh Wolfe won our
A.M.A. activity contest with Alton Neal sec-
Police Inspector Frank
Story. Hugh Smith of the
Springfield Roamers will
show his movies and there
will also be dancing. The
Peoria (Ill.) Auxiliary elects
new officers: Front row —
Freda Adcock (left), sec’y.:
Helen Bratcher, pres.; Vel-
ma Walker, treas. Back row
— Gertie Mack (left), corr.
sec’y. ; Glenna Hall, v. pres. ;
Eliz. Tassart, ref.; and Mil-
lie Tassart, publicity.
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attend the treasure hunt at Adson, New Jer-
sey. Two of our members Fred Baker and
Hal Fenton were in the Sandy Lane Enduro
sponsored by the Meteor Club. Some of our
members also attended a race at Reading last
year. We are slowly losing members to Uncle
Sam as no doubt many other clubs are doing.
Helen Harris, Asst. Sec’y
410+ Westfield Avenue, Camden 5, N.J.
MANSFIELD MCY. CLUB, Mansfield, Ohio—
Our annua] New Year’s Eve party was held
at the clubhouse with the members and their
families present. Ham, sweet potatoes and all
the trimmings were served at midnight by the
auxiliary. We’re looking forward to a success-
ful New Year.
Harold Philbrick, Rep.
7 E. Union Street, Greenwich, Ohio
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PARK CITY MCY. CLUB, INC., Bridgeport
8, Conn. — We want to thank all those who
remembered us at Christmas and New Years
with nice cards, especially Bill Schcitinger,
Fritzie Baer, William II. Hill, Tony Fardella,
Vincent Ward, Mrs. L. A. T. Petersen,
“Woodsie” Castonguay, Mary Binkley, Louise
Scherbyn, Milton Bocher, Al Nelson, Fred
White and Louie De Marco. Another month
and the gang will be out in full as soon as
the weather gets better. At least we hope so.
Herb Hausmann, Sec’y
29 Jane St.
MONMOUTH SHORE POINTS MCY., INC.,
Neptune, N.J. — Our new officers are: Frank
Walter, pres.; James Brand, vice-pres.; Ginny
Lake, sec’y; Robert Hauter, treas.; Roy Brind-
ley, road capt.; Russell Van Pelt, asst, road
capt.; Clarence Johnston, ref.; and Adrian
Lake, club rep. Recent activities include Sun-
day afternoon runs laid out by the girls.
These short runs are called Poker Runs. There
are five checks to each run and the rider who
The Enthusiast
Attention — Club Reporters
CLOSING dale for the club news is the
15th oF the preceding month. News re-
ceived after the 15th must be held over for
an extra month thus losing its value. Because
of the large number of clubs submitting
news, we cannot guarantee the appearance of
all items. Reporters are asked to keep their
articles as brief as possible and to take spe-
cial care in the spelling of proper names. Give
full name and address of club and reporter.
comes in with the best hand wins. We wish
to extend good luck to John Goodfellow, a
club member, who has been called into the
service. The top three finishers in our 1950
mileage contest are Floyd Iron, James Brand
and Frank Walter.
Adrian Lake, Rep.
1239 Corlies Ave.
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CHATHAM MCY. CLUB, Savannah, Ga. —
We ended a full year of fun and activities
which included Hare and Hound Chase, club
rides, fish fries, going to race meets, field
meets, and our district Gypsy Tour. The last
big affair was our Christmas party. Officers
for the new year are: Ralph Edwards, pres.;
U. T. Roberts, vice-pres.; Catherine Shuman,
sec’y; Lena Edwards, treas. and club rep.;
George (Pop) Cleary, ref.; George Manning,
road capt.; Royce Ashcraft, road It.
Lena Edwards, Rep.
P.O. Box 710
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BAY CITY MCY. CLUB, San Francisco,
Calif. — First place in our November 26 en-
durance run went to Muzzy Marcellini, with
Augie Ramos second and Kleo Marso third.
Food was served by Helen Ramos, “Muggie”
De Vries, Gert Fraumeni and Gloria Fraumeni.
Harold Emmick was the
hare in our December 10
Hare and Hound race.
Bob Hughes was the win-
ner. Road captain Bruce
Ted Booth, Inc., progressive
Packard dealer at Grand
Rapids, Michigan, gives cus-
tomers speedy and
service with this new
Harley-Davidson Servi-Car.
February, 1951
^vean (Wis.) Motorcycle Club officers. Front
Sbeb°ySa []Ie Kasteiic (left) rep.; Ed. Kastelic
’T'capt.: .^djohn Notthng .If' V\ pres. Top
[L-David Groshuesch (left), treas.; Manon Leh-
1 mann, sec.; and Wally Meyer, pres.
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Madison and Joe Fraumeni are determined to
ride in the Green Horn run held down south
in Pasadena every year. Our gang has gone
a]] out to support the club dances here in the
Bay area. We’ve been at the Peninsula club’s
dance, the Green Hornets’ and last Saturday
at the Oakland club’s affair. By the way, if
any of you readers are over in the San Rafael
area, stop in to see Al Fcrgoda and son, at
their new shop at 607 Francisco Blvd. Our
club president, Pop Herman, and all his little
motorcycle riders want to wish all the clubs
and riders a very successful New Year.
Mary Jane Binkley, Corres. Sec’y
6235 3rd St.
GREATER AKRON MCY. CLUB, Akron,
Ohio — We had a great turnout for our final
run of the year which was a mud run. First
place went to Jim Bedard, second to Duane
Worden and third to Charles White. There
was a good turnout of about 35 at our monthly
feed. We • • . _ ridintr
buddies to
.Jill V A — —
are losing a lot of good riding
the armed forces.
Bill Stonestreet, Rep.
+04 Water St.
MCY. CLUB, Defiance, Ohio—Like
and ours was staged on December 19. The
affair was held at our Casino (clubhouse to
,vou). William White was toastmaster and
this was our fifth annual Christmas party. The
usual gift exchange for the boys and the girls.
A Christmas package was mailed to John
Weber now in the U. S. Navy. Fred Shrider
is the next to go. Responsible for the fine
Christmas party were Harold Mohr, Paul Coy,
Ed Howell and John Stock. The girls took
care of the after-dinner work.
YANKEE Ivivi. v-j-vu, ----
many another club we held a Christmas par ’ y
Jack McAdams
S30 Harrison St.
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WESTERN KENTUCKY MCY. CLUB, INC..
Bowling Green, Ky. — Our year-end party
"’as held at the clubhouse with dancing, sand-
wiches, refreshments, poker, checkers, jokes
an VUn f°r everyone. Approximately 2+ were
hand and had a wonderful time. Pictures
a'lbm mat^e the gathering for the club s
Raymond McClard, ReP-
P.O. Box 503
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PorHTLfXND DEVILDOGS MCY. CLUB,
with and» Ore. — We finished up the old year
club a,sPagbetti dinner for the Mt. Hood
Bill Our own members. Bill Procasco and
Oaul prepared the dinner and it was
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served by Kay and Jane Procasco, Marie Klien
and Mrs. Ross. We also had a successful
Christmas party on December 23. The activity
trophy for 1950 went to Bill Gaul.
W. H. Procasco
9798 S. W. Brookside Dr.
TWO STATES MCY. CLUB, Texarkana,
Tex. — December brought us heartaches as
well as fun. On the afternoon of December 3,
in some mysterious way, our clubhouse caught
fire and burned to the ground and took all
our club belongings with it. We moved in
around October 1 and were in it just long
enough to realize what a clubhouse can mean
to a club. But you can’t keep a good bunch
of enthusiasts down for we are already mak-
ing plans for rebuilding. Our Christmas party
was held at the Wallace Harley-Davidson
shop. We welcome into our club little Miss
Linda Rehkopf. The application for her
A. M. A. membership was sent in on her third
birthday. She is the daughter of H. C. and
Charlotte Rehkopf.
Cleo Wallace, Sedy
1704 Boulevard
SAN FRANCISCO MCY. CLUB. INC., San
Francisco 10, Calif. — Our December 17 tur-
key run was radio controlled and reported by
six amateur radio operators, including one
in far away Carson City, Nevada, covering
every check and reporting all results to the
club rooms in San Francisco. We cannot thank
these “hams” enough for their wonderful re-
sourcefulness and cooperation. The run covered
190 miles with Harold Emmick taking first
place and the following places going to Allen
Scott, Bud Hara, Bob Meadows and Tex Wells.
Officers for the new year are: Bob Eustace,
pres.; Bud Hara, vice-pres.; Frances Auxier,
sec’y; Jack Auxier, treas.; Harold Emmick,.
road capt.; and Bob Young and Tex Wells,
directors. The activity trophy cups go to Hal
Seeskin and Fred Weigman and Jack “Curley’*
Dallas, Texas, an exclusive user of Harley-Davidsons, finds motorcycle patrol effective in controlling its heavy volume of
traffic. The above photo was taken recently when a fleet of new solo Harley-Davidsons and Servi-Cars were placed in
service. Dallas is operating a total of 64 Harley-Davidsons. The imposing building in the background is» the Hall of State
at Fair Park. Shown at the right are: Dealer B. B. Pyeatt (left), Chief Carl Hansen, Insp F. Nelson and Austin Kathcart.





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