Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1941 — Page 14
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AUTO NEWS
State Highway Commission Lists Seven Ways to Avoid Danger on lcy Streets
By TIM TIPPETT
NAZIS TO PROTECT
system of caring for illegitimate children and their mothers has been established by the Nazi labgr ministry, the Neue Zuercher Zeitung|
NOW COMES WINTER in the motorist’s list of dangers. It's the season of skids when almost irreplacable chromium grills are going to get crushed and expensive body work will spot the family budget with red ink. Caution should rule driving this winter as never before. Remember that parts and especially trimming will be hard to get and it is Sheer extravagance to be careless with your car during the national emergency. Here are seven suggestions compiled by the State Highway Commission which may help you avoid the pitfalls of icy streets: 1. The necessity for sudden stops should be avoided on snow or ice as it takes from three to eleven times the normal distance to stop on these suifaces. 2. Check brakes for simultaneous gripping as unequalized brakes frequently start skids. 3. Good tire treads are safe on wet pavement but when the pavement is covered with snow or ice, tire chains should be put on. 4. Make sure that windshield wipers and defrosters are working and that the lighting equipment is adequate for the longer hours of darkness and for snow, sleet and fog which reduce visibility. 5. Reduce traveling speed on ice—don’t throw away the safety margin provided by chains. Watch out for children on sleds. 6. Leave more room between you and the car ahead. 7. Slow down in gear and “pump” brakes off-and-on to point of impending skid. Keep wheels from locking completely. While the traction afforded by chains does not duplicate dry pavement stopping, it does cut stopping distance on snow or ice from 40 to 50 per cent and adds appreciably to control of the car. Meanwhile, the Ford Motor Co. has issued some timely advice on how to get the greatest efficiency out of a car heater and how to keep windows from frosting in freezing weather, According to the company, opening the ventiletor of one window slightly will add to your comfort and contrary to general belief, this will not lower the temperature inside the car. It will forestall fatigue and keep windows from frosting over, The defroster should keep the windshield warm enough to melt gleet and snow forming on the outside. When a thick coating of ice does form, the most effective way to remove it is with a thin sheet of brass or a piece of one-quarter inch vulcanized fibre.
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Plymouth’s Station Wagon Lower and Wider
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HERE IS THE NEW two-tone version of Plymouth’s Station Wagon for 1942, noticably lower and wider, and built to last with sturdy pillars of ash double anchored to a flooring of oak. This car “of a hundred uses.” has all the features of the regular models and both rear seats can be quickly removed or interchanged by pressing on patented catch devices.
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Buick to Train Its Dealers
AUGMENTING A NATIONWIDE parts and service program inaugurated earlier in the year, Buick Division of General Motors today notified its dealers that two special training courses in service managenent and merchandising will be open at the Flint headquarters Irom now until Jan. 5. According to C. W, Jacobs, director of parts and service, the institute is opened in response to many requests from dealers and service managers. “Changing economic conditions, with restrictions of various Kinds upon the automobile business and the increased demand upon service departments, have brought greater responsibilities and the need for increased managerial effort to those departments,” according to C. W. Jacobs, school supervisor. At the same time 453 men already have gone into training under the supervision of Pontiac dealers to replace service mechanics who have gone into defense industries or have been drafted into the Army. Reports from 469 dealers in 23 zones reveal that 212 of them are in need of trained mechanics. Under the present program worked out with the approval of the OPM and the N. A. D. A. 453 new Pontiac mechanics are now in training.
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Chrysler Crown Has Twin All-Weahter Heater
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THE 1942 CHRYSLER CROWN Imperial eight-vassenger sedan is built on a wheelbase of 1451; inches. Fluid Drive and Vacamatic transmission are standard equipment as is a twin All-Weather heater. All windows are automatically regulated, opening and closing by the pressure of a button.
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Increase in Car Fires Feared *
AN INCREASE IN CAR fires may result from the reduction in automobile production, unless cars are carefully serviced, according to the Safety Research Institute. There will be more old cars on the road, and surveys have shown that the cars more than three years old are most frequently involved in fire. To prevent fires in cars, give special attention to the wiring to avoid short circuits. Keep the motor clean of grease and oily accumulation. Watch for leaks in the fuel line and tank, and avoid flooding the carburetor when the motor is hot. Overheated brakes, ignition of alcohol in radiators, and overheating of the motor are some of the other common causes of car fires. As an additional safeguard, fire department authorities recommend that all passenger car owners carry fire extinguishers in their cars. Extinguishers that are capable of putting out fires of gasoline and do not require protection from freezing are needed for motor vehicle fire protection.
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reports today. The chief feature of the new]! plan provides secrecy during: the confinement and birth and the existence of the child if the mother wishes. vides for the support of the mother through concealed sources and for the education of the child until he reaches the age of 18. .
system was once proposed by Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler and Hitler's No. 2 man, Rudolf Hess, deputy Nazi party leader (now somewhere in the British Isles).
tion Cadet Edwin S. Petway, 23, of Nashville, safety last night when his plane caught fire over North Miami during a routine night flight. The plane crashed in a field on the outer edge of Miami's residential district.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILD
BERN, Dec. 5 (CDN).—A new
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It may be recalled that some such
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MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 5 (U, P,) —Avia-
Tenn,, parachuted to
me AR se i Patrolman Slain |NEW YORKERS LEAD ¥ fi. IN BRIDGE CONTEST
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 5 (U. P.). —A New York team led a record field of 46 foursomes into the second round of the national team-of-four bridge championship today. The leaders were Mrs. A. M. Sobel, Sam Ressant, Peter Leventritt and Mrs. Wilkinson Wager, all of New York. The event will be decided tonight.
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of the contest, a husband-wife combination won the national mixed pair championship last night. The winners were Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Glick of Miami, Fla. Miss Ann Bryant, Kansas City, and Harry Feinberg, Cleveland, Ohio, took second place with a score of 516.1. Third place standing went
. Albert Rockwell, Warren, This Missouri state highway pa- [0 MIS ¥
trolman, Fred L. Walker, was fatally shot by two young auto thieves as he was taking them to jail. The Killers then fled in the patrol car. The shooting took
town, O., with 510.3.
and Phil Abramsohn, Hollywood, Fla. scored 509.3 for fourth place, and Mrs. A. M. Sobel, and Morrie Elis, both of New York, were in
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Pa., and Howard J. Welsch, Youngs- | f Mrs. John E. Folline, Richmond, Pu
place at Ste. Genevieve. fifth place with 507.3.
26-Mile Stretch of Road 46 Is Reopened fo Traffic
A 20-mile stretch of Road 46 from “nond.
Road 29 to Batesville was reopened this week after being closed to trafic for construction work, Samuel C. Hadden, Highway Commission chairman, said today. Twenty detours remein in effect on the State highway system. They are:
Ind. 2—From one mile east Prairie to one mile west of South Bend, 13_ miles over Roads 20 and 123. Ind. 4—From Goshen to Ind. 13, 10 Kiles oer U. 8. 33. county pavemens and oa . Ind. 5—Just north of Ligonier, one mile over county gravel and oil mat. Ind. 13—From just south of Lake Wawasee to Junction U. S. 6, nine miles over county gravel, concrete, oil mat and
of Rollin
Ind. 26—East of Fairmount, three miles over county gravel, east of Portland, 2% miles over city streets, county oil mat and stgne. . 8S. 31—About three miles north of Columbus, run-around about 800 feet along side of present pavement, . . From Modoc to Lynn, 14 miles gver county pavement and U. 8. 27.
Putnamville; rom
22° pavement only. ianapolis to Vin. cennes may use Ind 67.) U. S. 41—Closed for structure repair over the Grand Calumet River in Ham-North-bound traffic detour from east junction Roads 41 and 6. miles over Road 152, 12 and 20 to the junction with Roads 41 and 12 in Ham-
South-bound traffic detour from unction U. 8. 41 and Road 312 to east unction Roads 41 and 6, 7 miles over Road 12 (Chicago Ave.) and Road 152 (Indianapolis Boulevard). : Ind. 48—From Jasonville east, 3 miles over county gravel and Ind. 59. U. 8. 50 and Ind. 56—From Lawrenceburg northeast, 2'2 miles over new pavement and county oil mat. Ind. 64—About one mile west of English, Ya mile over county gravel. Ind. 66—From Dexter north, 52 miles over county gravel and county stone. Ind. 109—From Knightstown to Road 234, 23 miles over Roads 40, 209 and 234. Ind, 118—From Road 116 east, 4 miles over Ind. 116, county oil mat and gravel. Ind. 159—From Bicknell to Freelandville, 9'2 miles over Ind. 67, county oil mat and Ind. 58. Ind. 165—From near Johnson to Owensville, 7 miles over county gravel and
nd. 65. Ind. 213—From Windfall south, 3 miles over county oil mat and gravel. Ind. 241—From 1 mile north of Monroe City to U. 8. 50, about 7 miles over county gravel and U, 8. 50.
LITVINOV ARRIVES SUNDAY HONOLULU, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—So-
a|viet Ambassador Maxim Litvinov,
accompanied by his wife and secretary, departs late today on the China clipper for San Francisco where he will board a special plane scheduled to arrive in Washington at 11 a. m. Sunday.
EBERHARDT HONORED BY JUNIOR C. OF C.
The Junior Chamber of Come merce’s weekly award of merit was made last night to the Rev, Herbert E. Eberhardt, Wheeler City Rescue
Mission superintendent. In presenting the award over a radio program, Burton Canaday, the Chamber's defense committee chair« man, described the work accome plished by the mission under Rev, Eberhardt's guidance.
‘OPTIONAL SAVINGS’ * PLAN SUGGESTED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (U, P.).— Chairman Walter F. George (D.
Ga.) of the Senate Finance Committee today suggested-an “optional
savings” plan whereby the taxpayer
could choose between investing in Government certificates and paying certain kinds of taxes. He has not fully worked out the plan but said it might be preferable
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to the proposed “compulsory savings %
plan” which would force taxpayers to buy certificates to finance the defense program with the money being returned after the emergency.
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