Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 29 Oct 1931, p. 12

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4s _ | Dangerous E â€"â€"â€"â€"lMlâ€"â€"25â€" 8. Second St., Highland Park _________â€"__ “THE Travelers _ Insurance Comâ€" pany has justâ€"paid a ~$6,250 death claim under an accident policy because a front tire blew out and the car went off the roadway and turned over. It‘s not an unusual kind of claim â€"rather typical of a number received each year. = "The automobile was a good eightâ€" cylinder carâ€"not a secondâ€"hand, lowâ€" priced machine, on â€"which one might expect some badly worn, dangerous tires. ~â€"@The owner could have afforded good tires but he believed in getting t:elast thousand miles out of each shoe. + > ciungne in / "Ig this worth while where life is at stake? s » wiote% m‘:é;);lv new tires cost from a half to a third of what they did a few "To use a tire a few hundred miles more after it is worn either externalâ€" ly or internally doesn‘t save the ownâ€" er much.â€"IHâ€"mayâ€"cost a life, his own or the life of one dear to him, or the life of a stranger. It may cost seyâ€" “:M-;n;peqle are today overlookâ€" /C Tud heat. _ friction and heat. _ _ _ ing two important facts about tires o e t hxs > Winter with its SNOW and slippery pavements is rapidly . approaching. give Firestone Tires Extra Safety and Strength found in no other make :of tire. With prices lower than ever before it is "penny wise and dollar foolish" to drive on old worn tires. THE patented construction features â€"Gumâ€"Dipping and the Two Exâ€" tra Cord Plies Under the Treadâ€" service. We mount your tires check inflation regularly, ex: Replace Your Worn lires In addition to Firestone extra val _ w Firestone Tires The Safest Tires in the World Haak‘s Auto Supply Co. , examine 3 THE P _ change their ideas to accord with the changes that have come in automoâ€" bile construction and in â€"tire conâ€" struction and prices. Ey = "One of these facts is that the smaller wheels now in use on cars mean much more wear per thousand miles than bigger wheels meant. The smaller the cireumference of the cirâ€" cle the more times it has to turn in Part Cord and Part Crossâ€" in Specialâ€"Brand Mail Orâ€" der Tires and others, Note tread of Crossâ€"Woven Fabâ€" [ uivestane Aubestos Brake c e taks * * Firestone Gamâ€"Dipped Tires and Tubes Firestone Batteries All These Services Under One Roof _ Adjustingâ€"Relining Brake Drum Traing the two extra cord plies under the tread. All cords in each ply are parallel, c occly Aictameten®" We sell and service Firestone Batâ€" Rimand WhedServicc | _ teries, Brake Lining, Rims, Spark Crankease Service Plugs and Accessories, also Gasoline, i‘ > ++ vdnpemmesmiigas Oil and Lubrication. Here, at one Mm ‘l l“fi-"‘ stop, you can secure ire everything for Electrical and Ignition your car except mechanical repairs. ws.m;u»-w.m is convenient ___] time and money. Note each city block, each mile. â€"Each turn means a complete: contact of <the tread with the roadway. - 7 "The other point is that the best tires should always be on the front wheels. The occupants of a car have a chance where a rear tire blows, but who can hold a machine on a straight course when a front tire goes and the car is traveling 40 miles an hour or better, or even less? Just a foot or less to the left is frequently an oncoming car, a few feet to the right are usually poles and either a ditch or an embankment, often trians on sidewalks and behind may ; The stopped beforeâ€" itâ€"pilesâ€"into â€"the ~tanâ€" â€"{§ |â€"â€" â€"â€"pera gle. In the days of slower cars and ships twoâ€"wheel brakes there may have town: been reason for putting the best tires faced in the rear but note exist any more. (l):fe:: still. And it‘s theâ€"only real economy in the long run. "When we think of the 33,000 to 35.000 people kilted in automobite acâ€" cidents each year we are inclined to think of them as due to careless drivâ€" ing, careless maintenance of a car, or careless walking. Some, however, are due to false economy."â€"â€"â€" tires for cuts and bruises, and otherâ€" â€" wise help you get greatest safety and mileage from your tires. 66 Play SAFE andâ€" around is better saves Steps sented 1 pauper: cial ses: week | ard J. pauper week I with t taken 1 pertair ber 10 keep, hospi on

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