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May. l7·. 1~ MOTORS SERVICE InctJrporo~ed J. C. Slown A.·B. Van Deusen Governor Allen of Massachusetts has signed the bin increasing the penalty for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor if fatal accidents result from such operation; T~e Ia~ p~ovides th.at when a dru~ken dnver ts mvolved m a fatal acctdent he shall lose his operating license for ten years. . For ~ second ?ffense . he would lose t~e ~tght to dnve durmg the rest of ht'3 hfe. "Firie as far as the law goes," declared Si. Mayer, president of the automobile club and vice-president of the A. M. A., on learning of the action in Massachusetts. "But why give such a person even a secqnd chance. If an act of this kind i·, committed, why not place the limitations upon his driving with the first offense. Such laws then can only tend to lessen the evil of driver drunks and do away with the obnoxious element of inebriated p~r sons behind the wheels of motor-powered machines." Drunken Driver Bill Ia New Radio Designed Signed by Mau. Governor for Automo.bile Is Latest Deve[opment · y., DO YOU EVER.VTHING AUTOMOBIL.~ I ~me bump the azle orhlttherool'l Motor Company Official Suggests Plan for Safety I 11 these modern day,:;; of motordom many methods of protection again-;t accidents are suggested. Alvan Macauley, prt:sident of the Packard Motor Car company, now comes to bat, shO\ving that he is giving every support possible to strenuous efforts to reduce the automobile death and accident toll. He has fust made an appeal in the intere st of the public, in which he says in part:"The chief complaint I hear is that traffic is being held to a lower pace than is necessary. The prevailing opinion is, I believe, that most accidents occur at street intersections and that in between intersections a somewhat greater speed is not inconsistent with public safety. I, myself, believe that between cross streets and under favorable conditions traffic can be accelerated. NEVER. CLOSED WAHl 1WO-WAY HYDRAIJlJC SHOCK -ABSORBERS Positively control both "u.p and down" action. Stop bouncing and "bottoming." Sturdy-lasting-low-priced. Let us in· atall a set today. The Largest Motor Repair Shop · m Wilmette SOO,OO.Oth Pontiac Rolls Off the Assembly Lines $55 per set of four WAHL mechanical two way action spring brakes. Large .cars · · · $31.50 .Small cars · · · $24.00 plus installation vVith new cars of the Pontiac Big Six series rolling off three assembly lines at the rate of 1,200 or more a day, Oakland Motor Car Company officiais have just announced the building of the 500,000th Pontiac six during the latter part of April. The half-millionth Pontiac was built less th~n 40 months after the first model came off the assembly line in January, 1926. Pontiac production in 1926 was 76,742 units, while in 1927 the total was 135,159. Last year's production is announced as 203,694. Up to the third week in ~pril more Cheney and Timbark Take than 80,000 of the new models have Over Lincoln Dealership been built, indicating a greater gain A change in the Lincoln dealership over 1928 than in any previous twelvein Evanston has just been made. The month peri.od. organization which ha·.s been known as Ben T. Wright at 1822 Ridge avenue WANTS RE-REGISTRATION The Detroit Automobile club, one of has been taken over by Cheney and the largest in the world, wants a bill Timbark. This dealership is one of It is passed by the Michigan Legislature four in the Chicago district. which will require the periodical re- stated that the personnel of the or~n registration of automobile drivers. iza:tion ' will not be changed. il he The present drivers' license law in new dealers, however, have started the this state is ten years old, and J. Lee enlargement of the building which will Barrett, president of Automobile practically double the present capacity. club, says its antiquity makes it almost useless . A new industrial development, which combines radio and the automobile, has . been launched. The company which spon·.sors this new au~omotive ·radio unit has its manufacturmg plant in Long Island ~ity, N. and an installation plant 111 Detr01t. The radio set designed for installation on motor cars is known as the Transitone and embodies a six tube, six volt radio receiver, completely enclosed and shielded by a copper box installed behind the dash with the radio dials placed in the center of the instrument board. The tubes used are mounted in cushion based sockets to absorb the vibration. It is claimed · that the tubes are just as long lived. with this installation as if they were tn a home set. To keep the balance of the dash board the instruments are re-located and mounted in a grained balklite panel. . The aerial for closed cars ts a copoer wire netting concealed in the top of the car. For open cars the aerial is a copper cable, w~ven. criss-cross ·nto heavy canvas, whtch t'3 J?lade !ln integral part of the top. .Thts. aenal functions whether the top ts ratsed or lowered. The loud speaker is mounted inconspicuously over the windshield on closed cars and under the instru~ent board on open models. A comptcuously over the windshield connection on the dash permits a loud spea~er to be plugged in and used at any dtstance from the car. The tubes of the set are operated from the regular storage battery on the car the current consumption from an ave;age day's operation being les'3 than the current used in starting the car once. "B" batteries are placed in a metal sheathed box under the floor of the car, where they are readily accessible. Ignition noises, which heretofo.re have been the obstacle of auto-radto, '1ave been eliminated by an ingenious :;ound filter system. Reception is claimed to be perfect regardless of the .:> peed of the car . Only the radio dials appearing in the center of the dash and the loud speaker make the presence of the auto-radio known. The radio set is an integral part of the car, out of sight, but available for instant use. The turn of a lock .switch and all the entertainment on the ai~ is brought to the motorist, whether he is cruising through city streets or streaking through the coun try at sixty miles an hour. .. I I COTTON FOR USE IN TIRES? The U. S. Department of Commerce is conducting a study of the present and potential use of cotton in the rubber tire industry, having just finished interviews with a representative portion of the tire industry. The survey includes the use of cotton in plant equipment and manufacturing processes as well as the manufactured product. New Four Months Record Is Established by Nub --- -------- , ________________________ ._ In the first four months of 1929 the Nash Motor company filled orders for 55,513 Nash "400's," a record-breaking increase of 59.3 percent over the first four months of 1928, according to' 0. E. Springer of Suburban Nash company of Winnetka. The Nash "400" has been a sensation in the motor car industry since its introduction.