Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 50, Hammond, Lake County, 16 August 1920 — Page 7

Monday, August 16, THE TIMES' AUTOMOBILE SECTION p.

NEW RECORD FOR GOODYEAR TIRES Tha transcontinental record Tor passenger cars has again been broken. A few days ago an Kittx Jo Jd arequ:rped oar reached New York from San Francisco in four days. 14 hour and 43 minutes bt-uering by twelve hours and 4S minute; the former re.--rd set by Ralph Mulford. famous rac driver, in a. Hudson. A new west-bound record was hung up by the second E..ex. which arrived in tan Francisco in four days. 19 hours and IT minutes after covering 3.347 miles of ail k:nls of roads lying between the aeifie coast , city and New York. Both reiord-breakin? cars were driven exclusively by men within the Hudson and Essex distributor oi sanitation insrtead of by some single famous race driver, as has been the custom . far Xn. 1 left San Francisco at 12:'M A. M. and arrived in New York a! 5 44 P. M . four da; ... later. All kinda of weather conditions were encounter, ed. but despite this, a new record waa epta.blished by sensational driving. Car No. 2 left New York simultaneously and made almost as fast time. Drivers report that car and tire per-, forma nc- were exceptional, positive, traction being afforded on ail rts of roads over mountain, piain and desert. Transcontinental mark have been broken three time? in the last threw ircmhs and experts are wondering how much lower it can be made. Both Essex cars carried ina'.l with the idea of comoairing time, .will tiit of the proposed transcontinental .ier:al mail. Is the coast-to-coa?t motor mail . Trice a thing of the near future?

WASHINGTON GIRL PAINTS GOV. COX

Rim Cuts Injure Tires.. K.im cuts ea-jse . more tire.. to he prematurely junked than almost any ther tire injury This is the statement of exp-rrts of the tire repair chool conducted by the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company, at Akron. O. Probably other causes of th tire neglect send more tires to the scrap i.t-ap tires that have been Incapacitated and are beyond repair but a majority ef the rim cut tires reposing In Junk yards should not he there they can be successfully repaired, say these experts. . .

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Miss Noretta Smith of Washington and her portrait of Got. Cox. Mips Noretta Smith, an ambitious youngr artist of the national capital, recently completed this portrait of the Democratic presidential nominee. Governor Cox sat for it while in Washington last February. The portrait has been pronounced by George White, the new chairman of the Democratic national committee, as a "speaking likeness."

A rim cut tire ia usually relegated to the discard because the tire repair man say. "It cant be repaired" He should say, "I don't know how to repair' it." The lavt remsrk would be th reply of a majority of tire repair men if they were willing to ad

1r.1t their lack of knowledge of their trade. v If the motorist would make sure that hi is picking the best tire repair man in hia community or his city he will make pure, to select the repair man who ran repair rim cuts

New Rayfield for Fords Designed for Better Performance and Greater Economy

MODEL UP Fof Fords

'HE new Rayfield plain tube carburetor for

Fords has proved its superior performance and

economy on thousands of cars. It is of the Venturi-type of construction with multiple jet nozzle and accelerating wells providing the correct mixture at all ranges of speed. The patented thermostatic air shutter keeps the air in the carburetor at the most efficient operating temperature under all conditions. Equipped with this carburetor your Ford will perform better at less cost. It is quickly installed.

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Rim cut repairs as well as miocesafu! methods of repairing every known injury to fabric and cord tires are taught at the tioodrtch school. Th next class starts Ausruet Hth. Applications iihould be made at once at the nearest tioodriih branch 01 thp 5eri e department at Akron.

Consult Scales And Save Tires

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that new set of tires senjrer car." advises v.. tftonn representative at Au'o Equipment Co.

He points to recent action by the Society of Automotive Engineers in revising maximum carrying weights for tiies of various sizes and .-ays that, in his opinion, th tire buyer will save money ind trouble by being fure his tires are not undersized. Here is the proper method of determining the weight each tire should bear, according to Mr. Cox; Hi, the front half of the car on the platform scales, then the rear half. The weight carried by each tire win b.t half the respective amounts registered . 1 "The approach to the scales should te level and if reasonable care is exercised, the total of the two operations will be within twenty or thirty pounds of the weight of the ar when all of it is upon the scales."

SUGAR FOR GO0DYEARITE3

1 ;od tarit cs do nut like their "Java" Straight. 'I h.;y want it sweetened. 'fhia was strongly emphasized recently when the service pin association, imipof-fd i.f f mpkiv 1 es who have been in '.!; employ of the eornpuny for ye.xrs. pun based 04,'N'O pounds of sugar to rel.ul among members. Jver $li."iifi worth was sold in a day. (irr.it beticiii has been rcaprd hy m mtirs ut t lie- association nnd company cmrluypfcs by large imrcinsis of comroo.1t(ic.. I'oniiini'.y ln-ying has saved tl iod-)t-nrites much money in th last yar and has ben so frUccesf ul that it will be continued. .

A New Traffic Docfger. Tony Moreno, popular finciflc ceast cinema star, has found n way of getting imund new Los- Angeles traffic legulatlems that prevent cars from t'lrritig to the lft. and the parking of vehicles on down town stre-f; during hu-'lns hours. Mor no had hi big limousine chcked by the traffic ex-p and immediately piecedrd to design' and have built one ef the smallest, speediest and most uni'jue motor vehicles In c-xidt-tnce. Moreno calls it his "lif be.at." Mis friends ca! it the "Moreno Msquito." II r a sin?l jiass'-nger car with small

.sized auto speedster body, has a t.Pin cylinder motorcycle engine, fourteen-inrh wheel rims and is driven on GooCea.r airplane tires. Its so light Tony can uck it up said carry it under his arm. Jt has a pp-d of So miles an hour. Recent a pedestrian traffic in l.os blocked when Moreno alighted from the "lifeboat." picked it up and carried it across the sidewalk and calmly proceeded to park it in a barber shop winduv whUo he got a shave, giving the 'r.sttraffic cop a merry "h ha" as he entered tne barker shop.

CAVPE OF COLLISION AT rROSSl.VG The motor touring season is now In fu'l swing, and car owners all over the provinue 'will be taking Jaunts on the country roads, lst year several fatal accidents orcured on railway crossings, and in the great majority of cases were the result of srieer negligence on the part of the driver of the car. Acidents of this nature can be prevented, and belowia given the principal causes of collisions between trains and automobjies, viz.: Defective automobile brakes. Failure of driver to stop and lok. Excessive speed. Automobile skidding onto traelt. Automobiles stalled on track. Stopped too close to i rack. Priver trying to beat train over crossing. Miscalculating the sp ed of train. Driver occupied in conversation and 1 1 . ,

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You Witt Come to Prest-O-Ute SOME day you will need a new storac battery. Bo en: re it's a Prest-O-Lite the battery that llrea the longest life, gives the surest starts axd banishes battery bother. The Prest-O-Lite Storage Battery adds to the enjoyment of pleasure driving, and insures punctoallty and dependable 3ervke when using your car tor business. There is a Prest-O-Lite Battery bf exact size, strength and capacity to fit your car, whatever ita make or modeL It Fas been prescribed by expert engineers to meet the needs of jrowr starting and lighting system. The Prest-O-Lite is a storage battery you don't have to think about, when supervised by Preet-O-Lfte Service, We will test your battery and keep it in prime condition, whether your car is now equipped with a PrecWX-LSte battery or any other make. Drive up any time, and welcome. Our prices for repairs and recharging on all makes of batteries are always reasonable,

LAUER BATTERY SERVICE 754 Kohman St. Phone Hammond 3020 BUCKLEY BATTERY SERVICE 4713 Todd Atc, Eait Chicago

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Heart to Heart Talk Thousands of people saw -your car yester day. What kind of opinion did they form? vVhether painting, topping or trimming, every man in this organization does his utmost to give your car the touch of romance; a look of distinction. Every job a finished job, is the way men in this intitution feel. And it costs less here, because BETTER. " See us for suggestions about your caf. j Auto Customs Shop Arthur Saodrrau 302 E. STATE ST. Tel. Hammond 3450

CADI UL AC

Those so fortunate as to possess a Cadillac enjoy a distinctive kind of motoring, which, instead of being an irksome task, is a diversion that invigorates the body nd stimulates the mind. BOHLING AUTO SALES

N. E. Corner Douglas and Hohman Sts., Hammond Michigan and Grapevine. Indiana Harbor

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