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PAGE TWELVE . THE DAILY TIMES: CAZETTE SATURDAY, MAY 8, "SUMMER-IZE" YOUR CAR FOR SAFE DRIVING Check These Points REAR VIEW MIRROR wiNosuieLo wipe [| SEAR VIEW MIR Works properly end wipes deenly. HEADLIGHTS Output of least 50% of now lomp value. Glure- NATIONAL SAFETY counci Ply cords not exposed. 4 "™ en te fr 0 i TAILAND STOP LIGHTS Working properly. GLASS Unobscured by stickers. EXHAUST SYSTEM Tight and free from leaks. BRAKES Stop in 30 feet from 20 m. p. h. Brakes oa oll wheels equalized. STEERING Not more thon 3 inches 'ploy' in steering wheel. Wheels properly oligned. Check your car -- check accidents. Last year in Ontario, 12 per cent of 18s _convictions for violations of the Highway Traffic Act were for les, The chart illustrates the danger points = your car, where a safety check may save your meck. Motor Mechanics To Be Trained Professionally in New School Indentured motor mechanic ap- prentices, nearly 2,000 of them throughout Ontario, will soon start real professional training. at the Vehicle Repair School in Toronto, states John Robbins, general man- ager of the Ontario Garage Opera~ tors' Association and a former di- rector of the Detroit Traffic Safe- ty Council. Recognizing the need for trained mechanics to service the inc-eas- ing number of vehicles on the road, and for new, up-to-date knowledge on postwar innovations in cars, the Garage Operators' Association per- suaded the provincial departments of labour and education to take over the rehab school's facilities when veteran training programs come to a close. Now a committee of experts from the motor business, «thoroughly experienced in mech- anics' training, is drawing up a complete course which apprentices will have to pass before they can be certified as motor mechanics. It is expected that, starting in September, garagemen with ap- prentices in their employ will be advised when their apprentices are due for a course at the trade school, and will ask the employers to co- operate by granting leave of ab- sence, A warrant for railway transpor- tation will be provided the appren- tice by the Department of Labour who will also settle him in a gov- ernment inspected boarding house and give him a medical examina- tion. While he is at school his em- ployer will. keep him on his pay- roll. The majority of the motor repair trade is wholeheartedly behind this project, says Mr. Robbins, and both the industry and the public stand to benefit by the scheme. | Don't Drive a Public Menace Says Garage Association Representative For safer driving and a g life for your car see your motor mechanic twice a year just as you do with your dentist, says James A. Reid, field representative for the Garage Operators' Association of Ontario. Most people have their cars "winterized" before the cold weather sets in but wth heavy summer driving ahead it is just as importart to "summer- states Mr. Reid. Barring collision damage, ® every major repair 'on a car was once a minor job -- which would have saved the owner many dollars if caught in time. .| Winter driving is hard on any car, and safe summer driving demands a thorough checkup now to pre- vent major and perhaps dangerous breakdowns later. Check Points For safety's sake the most im- portant items are brakes, steering and lights according to this vet- eran garageman, While cold weather does not seem to affect brakes unduly, Mr. Reid em- phasizes their importance as a safety factor, and as one thing that should never be forgotten in "sum- mer-izing" a car. Uneven braking on different wheels can be dan- gerous. Rough winter roads are definite- ly hard on 'wheel alignment and steering, Mr. Reid says. Unless these are checked now, too much "play" in the steering and per- haps a pronounced "shimmy" can develop before fall. ° Lights are often knocked out of line by the excessive vibration of winter driving and beam align- ment should be checked. Wiring for the lights should be checked for deterioration caused by con- densation and freezing of moisture on wire covering. For the sake of longer life for your car the obvious "spring clean- ing" jobs include flushing out the radiator and changing the oil. A less apparent spring need is clean- ing the undersurface of the car. During the winter rock salt and other chemicals are used on icy surfaces and a good deal is pick- ed up by the average car during. a winter's driving. These chemicals have a corroding action and are Lg Women Keep Cars | Safer for Driving Women drivers keep thelr cars in better shape than men, says veteran garageman James A. Reid. "] won't commit myself on whether ox not they are safer drivers," he continues, "but women usually have sense enough to realize. that they 'mow very little about what makes a car tick. Con- sequently they take their cars to a professional motor mechanic wherever anything goes wrong, no matter how small. "On the other hand the average man fancies himself as a pietty fair mechanic( so 'he is inclined to let things go or try to fix them himselt. Generally. he winds ap needing major repairs. that could have been avoided by an early visit io a qualified mechanic." Official statistics show that last year women driver. made up 19.1 per cent of the total number of lice: sed drivers in Ontario. But women drivers were involved in only 4.5 per cent of the total num. ber of traffic accidents throughout the province! However, the same official source cautiously adds that no figures are available on the n'ileage driven by women. So it's still anybody's argument! one of the chief causes of "rot" on the fenders and the lower parts of the body, particularly along the seams. "But the all-important safety gadget on a car," smiles Mr, Reid, "is still the nut -that holds the wheel' and e's not very much we garagemen can do about it. Through the years we have observ- ed that the safe driver will drive a safe car. And your qualified mo- tor mechanic will see that you have a safe car to drive -- if his services are enlisted soun enough." v SUMMER-IZE YOUR CAR Check Your Car -- Check Accidents BE CAREFUL -- THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN! . Test compression. and choke. battery terminals. plugs. points. wires, . Test operation of throttle Inspect, clean and tighten . Clean and adjust spark Clean and adjust distributor Examine distributor cap, * rotor and high tension .. Test coil and condensor. ONTARIO MOTOR SALES LET US . Clean air filter. . Clean fuel bowl and screens, . Torque manifold bolts. 19. . Free up heat control valve. 20 18. In . Torque cylinder head bolts. ra belt. . Examine and tighten hose connections. . Adjust valve lash, th . Adjust ignition timing. 21. . Examine spark advance. . Examine and tighten fan : 23 LIMITED DEALERS FOR CHEVROLET, OLDSMOBILE, CADILLAC .+ CHEVROLET TRUCKS AUTOMOBILES . GM PARTS AND ACCESSORIES KING & MARY STS. OSHAWA commutator and brushes. Lubricate front wheel bear- ings (Inspect brake linings). . Drain anti-freeze, flush Check front end alignment and report. 22. Lubrication. . Change oil in motor. 24. Change grease transmission and rear axle. 25. Road test car. spect and clean generator diator and change ermostat to summer. 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