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August 17, 1928 WILMBTTB LIFB '35 ,Matters .o f Interest to North Shoi-e Shatterless Glass Saves 2 Wilmette Men From Injuries There are two men in Wilmette who consider themselves lucky that the new Model A Ford ·has tri-plex windshield glass. In the shop of the Skokie Motor company on Main street there is a windshield which was taken from a Ford a few days ago after it had been in collision with another . and bigger car on the Ridge on the night of Wilmette Day. The collision was due to a sudden stop by th~ bigger car, the Ford ramming into it with terrific force.( At the moment of the impact the two Wilmette men were thrown head first against the windshield. The glass was cracked in a thousand pieces, but no injury was sustained because the glass did not shatter. There was considerable other damage, however, the bumper .o f the Ford being torn off and the front end being badly jammed and bent. AutoiStS Road Tips /or North Shore Motorists Dundee road is closed for construetion from the Dundee feeder road to the Northwest Highway; traffic is detoured via the Algonquin road to the . Barrin 2 ton road, north to the Bridewell road, ea·3 t to the Eta road · ro(ld and east' nort h to t h e B a td wm to the Northwest Highway, then northwest to the Dundee road. This · '11 b ptece Wt e opened about August 30. Waukegan road (IIl-42A) is widened and open from Milwaukee avenue, or Ill-21 to the Glenview road. However, this road is closed fdr further widening from the Glenview road to the county line, and ,\rill be opened aboutd September ISG. Tr~ffic ts detoure west on the lenv1ew road to -Sher!'ller road; north to Walters ave~ue tn ~orth Brook; northea'3t to the mtersectton of Dundee road and Lee road; north to Lake-Cook roa.d, and west to Ill-42A or Waukegan road at the county line. Between Dundee road and the county line, Waukegan road is opel.! to traffic at night only. Oakton street is closed from Waukegan- road to Lehigh avenue and will be opened about August 30. Traffic is detoured south on Lehigh avenue to Howard street, west to Waukegan road, and north to Oakton street. Asb!Jry street in EvanstoQ which is really a continuation of Western avenue, is now closed from Howard street to Oakton street, while a pavement is being laid, and will be ope~ed about August 15. Thts IS a very tmportant ~------------------------------------~ "SAFETY FIRST" PLEDGE / SOUGifl' OF IOTORIS1S Chain Letter Started t~ Prevent Contract I s Let to Widen Milwaukee to Dempster Contracts for the paving of 25.8 miles of additional wider highways in Cook County have been ordered let by President A. ] .. Cermak. These roads are part of the massive highway building and highway widening program which is part of the $15,000,000 Bond Issue plan. Already more highways are being built in Cook County than was ever before attempted by any highway department of any County in the Umted States. piece of work, as it will make another outlet for traffic on Western avenue in Chicago. At present, traffic i~ detoured east on Howard street, north on Ridg~ avenue ~nd west on Oakton street. Lawrence avenue is closed indefinite-. ly_ petween Des Plaines River and Mannheim road because of the construction of a viaduct. Traffic can be detoured via the River road to Bryn Mawr avenue to Mannheim road to Grand avenue. · The Ballard-Rand bridge near the intersection of Rand and Ballard roads will be completed about September 15, until which time Rand road and North:.. west Highway traffic will be <;letourea via Minor street, and the River road in Des Plaines. · Dempster street is being widened to 40-feet from McCormick boulevard to Harms road, but is open to traffic during construction. The pjece from Harms road to Milwaukee avenue is widened but · the center is not finished. Dempster street is widened to 40 ft. Because of construction its -use is not advisable west of McCormick boulevard. - S e v e r a 1 hundred motorists, many from the north shore, attended the big picnic of the Motorists Association of Illinois at Ryan's Woods, Eightyseventh street and South Western avenue, Chtcago, last Sunday. Accidents Ia Intended to Go · All Over the World A pledge to practice "Safety First" i·s sought from motorists all over the world in a chain letter which made its appearance in almost all the villages of the' north shore last week. The letter admonishes: "Cross crossings cautiously an9 don't break the chain." .cAvoidable a.ccidents take a toll yearly in this country which exceeds or equals the casualties of any war in which we haye engaged" says the letter, which is signed by a motorist who has resolved to practice "safety first." Abo ther~ appears this line: "I will do everything i_n my power to save a life or prevent any accident to my fellow men." The chain, the letter coninues, was started by an American officer and should go around the world three times. After months of conference, the car and tire manufacturers of the country have agreed upon 18 tire sizes as a standard list for 1929 equipment. Tires hereafter will be marked with the cross section followed by the rim diameter on which the tire is to be used and beneath, in smaller numbers, the former size of the tire. For example, a tire may b.e marked 6.00-19 and beneath in half stze numerals, 31x6.00. Faulty Brakes-No Excuse! Contributory Negligence Is Fatal Your Brakes Tested FREE Today You can't really enjoy driving unless you feel confident that your brakes will hold in any emergency. If you know they are a trifle faulty, drive in today for inspection-don't wait until after the smash-up! Testing, Adjusting and Relining All Types of Brakes. Exclusive Authorized Service for North Shore on Bendix-Mechanical and Lockheed Hydraulic Brakes. I'ERD. PLATE 2212 W. Railroad Ave. at Noyes St. . Phone Greenleaf 2122 BVAJISTOII Sales and Service W eatinrhouse Automotive Brakes Lorraine Lirhts Gabriel Snubbera