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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Aug 1931, p. 33

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Offers New Jo'ys to Jaded Tourist Caihoun was Illinois' mnost . virgin county.* Isolýated f rom titue immemorial on threeý sides by the unbridged. waters of the Mississippi and'.Illinois rivers adaccessible on the nortlh only.over dirt roads, Caihoun çounty residents have enjoyeëd pleasant refuge f rom the turmoil of metropolitan, life;! Theirs is the only county in the state with- so few as twelv ilesofar hibay;t theirs is the only county * without -a r ailroad. Today, although no. locomotive whistles.offend their ears, nor have * they any additional concrete mileàge, their isolation -is- no more. The old order of things ended, accordin g to the Chicago Motor club,, with the re.. cent completion .of an, excellent bridge on, Illinois route 38 acrôss the Illinois river at H ardin, county seat. Thus is Illinois' "lost" county joined *with the remainder of the state and world... Motorists who revel in the tran- quility of pastoral landscapes will act *waisely in visiting Calhoun county at once., The span ýcomprising the gate- way and only entrance to Caihoun county ii wide and smooth; it is ample, the motor club pointed out, to carry enough traffic to result in de- struction of the rustic simplicity and sylvan enchantment-' that once was, and at this writing is, Calhoun's. It woulcl be regrettable if the open- ing. of, this highway were to bring unsightly shacks, a lilter of debris. *from picnickers, congestion, carbon muonoxide and other inconveniences that accompany the mardi of civiliza- tion. Marmon Shipments, Increased in JàIy * Despite the usual falling off in au-, tomfobile sales during the midsum mer mouths, shipments of Marmon cars in July Were greater than. in june, ac- cording to a report f romn sales offi- ciaIs of the coxupany. according to in, the auto- mnobile Electrical System Demands Attention A motor car's smooth operation and pep depend, largely on' the condition of ýits 'electrical, equip ment., Pick-up, speed, power-all these cai i be -had if. the rnotorist wiIl see that tis im- portant -part. of hi s car is- kept ini good condition.' This advice, given by U. C. Abel of Abel Battery and Ignition Service of Winnetka, is of parfitiular interest to' every car owner who desires t'O get the best performance po ssible from bis car. "Neglect of the electricalsystemon a car," said Mr. Abel, "is bdund to cause>trouble Of some kind soner or later. The generator, whichi supplies the- eletrical current, muist be~ ad- Iusted correctly or serious damnage and inconvenience will result. If it is producing too much current, the battery will quite likely be ruined, the generator badly. daniaged, and iliwbulbs burned out. On the other baud, if insufficient current is sup- plied by the generator, the battery becomies discharged, necessitating re- charging. The generator charging rate should be checked each spring and fali to see that it is charging higlier in win- NORIMfliSHORE C IlEVROLET, Lco. j ;Anj ca~use oz Darder strtzring and greaer use of the. lights; therefore, the gen- erator must be adiusted accordingly. The brushes used in generators and starting motors.become worn in time and the armatures get coatcd with ,dirt and. grease. This makes «it ad-, visable to have these, units gone over every few thousand miles; otherwise they will eventually give trouble. It is most essential that the igni- tion .distributorbe looked into, once in awhile. Thisý' unit. supplies the high. voltage current, to the spark plugs to fire each cylinider, in turni, at exactly the right moment., Unless the distributoÉ is, adjusted correctly, the engine wilI be, sluggish.. heat up, knock >orý run'unevenly.. Manv dis- tritors must be syncbronized with- in very. close limits to give the ut- most in enginie performance. The insulation onth wires from the distributor to the. spark plugs often becomes cracked or deteriorated froni age, beat and grease,. allowing the spark to jump out of it proper path, which causes loss of power and mis- firing. These ignition wires shoul ,d be inspected regularly, kept free front Oiu and grease, and replaced when flecessarv. The intense heéai in the cylinders causes spark plug 'Points to warp and burîr, or the plugs may become coated with carbon. The, Plugs must be kept dlean and tbe points set the proper distance apart or tht gasoline will be only partially burned in the cylinders. Spark plugs have a direct bearing on gasoline consumption and engine per- spic and span!1 yW&OU'RE particular Jabout your person- ai appearÉance.-So why flot about your car., top? Frequent wash- is will preserýve the pit'On it. . keep it free of, surf-ace-cutting,. grindingdust and grime. We specialize. in Greasing anid .Vas/ing-give «S'Ia tryfl THE I0Lý .WELLi Bob 'n' mc Main St. et Lmnden Ave. Phone Wilmette 3334, Pa ckard's Used Cars Priced. In,'Keeping W.ith the Times $354 Down, $49 Monthly Buys Packard 526, 6-cyl. Phaeton, 5-Pass. A classy sport car. $513 Down, $72 MonthIy Buys. Packard S;d.,8, .633, Club Sedan, 5 Pass. A choice purchasoe. ot cars. was attracting large crowds, including many frorn the motion picture colony. A nuMber'of 'cars were sold, two of the, early sales being made to a well-knoWn actress. 1 W ith factoryý shipments. of the Marmon. Sixteen and, of th e com- pany's two eîght-c-ylinder Unes in- PHIONE. WL448M PACKARD MOTOR .Winnetka'3070 CAR COMPANY OF~CHICAGO 95LINDEN AVENUE, HtJBBARD WOODS Greenleaf -6030

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