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December 13, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 59 MOTOR NEWS DRIVE WITH CAUTION! ADVICE AT YULE SEASON Holiday Crush of Traffic Will Reap Tragic Toll Unless Care Is Used December, the month of Yuletide activity. Everyone edging in and out oi traffic. Shoppers making the rounds of the various trading centers. Children wildly seeking a glimpse of "dear ole Santa," scrambling in haste to stores that have been so fortunate a s to make arrangements with "headquarters" for a premier showing of Nick and his herd of northern deer. Which all rebounds to the thought that the season of mishaps and accidents are here. Mr. Autoist, in guiding y.o ur machine through the streets during the next few weeks and especially througho<Jt the holiday season, won't you try to ,Je just a bit more careful than you would be under ordinary conditions? "Pedestrians·, and especially the lit1.1e tots arc apt to be a trifle careless during the next few days and probably have their thoughts miles away from the hazards of street crossing," declares Si. Mayer, president of The. Automobile Club of Illinois, in issuing the above statement, "and it remains for us to see that misfortune docs n )t overtake anv of them thro ugh any fault of ours." You can do a great deal in helping make Christmas merry by the way you conduct yourself at the wheel. Slow up, or better still, come to a complete stop when in doubt. Life is precious and once taken awav can never be replaced. \'Vill the pleas of Chicago's vast armv of pedestrians and childre:1 he heard? It is up to you, Mr. Autoist. Older Men Given Fair ~'Break" in Chevrolet Plants "A man is as old as he works." Today when youth is generally giv~n the preference in industry, the attitude of the Chevrolet Motor company toward older men and veteran employes presents an interesting view. of some of the policies which have contributed to the growth and development of the Chevrolet manufacturing organization. Man-power, the most vital factor in industry, its selection, management an.d productivity, has been a chief concern of Charles F. Barth, vice-president and general manufacturing manager, w!1o at 63 heads up one of the largest factory organizations i1 industry. Commenting on the status of the veteran in industry, Mr. Barth declares that "age is no barrier to employment and promotion with Chevrolet. \Ve have drawn no age lines !n our organization. If a man is physically fit and dispose d to do the work in mind for him he will receive favorable consideration, regardless of his age." In its Flint plants alone, Chevroiet is now employing 32-l- men over SO ye.us of age. Of these 131 are between the ages of 50 and 55; ninety-eight are bet\\'een the ages of 55 and oO and ninetyfive are more than 60 vears of age. Sentiment plays but- a small part in the scheme of things, despite the company's iriterest in older men, ~Ir. Barth explains. The company is perha ~)_:;, "hardheaded" in its evaluation of th·: Ir worth. We have no ribbons or buttons for our old timers. Each man is pt1t on his own mettle and made to feel the responsibility we place in him. \\ e appeal to and rely on the man in men . "The old timer is valuable in a large sense. Older men are the stabilizing influences so vital to industry today: thev help c~nstitute the backbone of the organization. By their balance and poise they instill confid.e nce in beginners and, having themselves a feeling of lovaltv to the organization, they ::1spire. i~ fn their fellow workmen." ZERO WEATHER HINTS During the recent sub-zero blast which swept over the greater part of the country, many thousands of auto· mobiles could not be started after being parked in the open. The mechanical first-aid department of the Chicago Motor club offers the follow· ing aids to starting in frigid temperatures: 1. Ask the agency of your car or a reliable filling station to place the lightest lubricants, compatible with safe lubrication, in the crank case and gear box. 2. Before stepping on the starter, see to it that the gear shift lever is in neutral and depress the clutch pedal. Open the hand feed throttl e one-quarter of the way or more. 3. Step on the starter and use the choke sparingly. 4. If the starter cannot spin the motor, set the spark at full retard and pull sharply upward with the crank. This Quick motion will frequently start motors when the starter fails. 5. Wht>n it is expected that the car will remain parked in the open for a long period, it is wise, when shutting th e motor off, to speed it slightly and then shut off the ignition and choke it at the same time. This procedure <'auses a gasoline vapor to be present in the cylinders when the motor is next started. This practice should be used infrequently, however, as the gasoline drawn into the cylinders tends to seep past the pistons into the crank case, where it dilutes the oil. The oil should be changed frequ ently if this trick is resorted to repeatedly. 6. The ignition system and carburetor adjustment must be correct in order to enjoy easy starting. Abel Urges Motorists to Place Batteries in Order Preparing for winter has been one of man's duties throughout all ages and ,with the coming. into general use of the automobile was added another responsibility. And an automobile, it may be said, is just as serviceable as its battery, and according to U. C. Abel, of the Abel Battery and Ignition Service, 716 Elm street, Winnetka, the recent cold spell found many cars unprepared for the zero weather because of under-charged or worn-out batteries. As long as mild weather prevailed, the battery, with a season's perfect operation to its credit, continued to function, yet its owner had daily resolved that 11 tomorrow he would have it 'tuned up' for the winter." \Vhen the temperature dropped to zero, at Thanksgiving time, Mr. Abel said, literally hundreds of batteries were poured into his place for urush" attention. Because of his spacious and complete equipment he was able to render this service· promptly, but gives this suggestion to those who have not yet had their battery units · checked: "Do it now, before another cold wave arrives. You will not only avoid a rush, but will be assured of having your car to drive at a time when it is needed the most." CARS LEAD EXPORT MARKET Automotive products now lead in the export market for manufactures. TRAFFIC IN HA WAll The Hawaiian Islands have 23.5 motor vehicles to everv mile of road. according to the Chica-go Motor club. MAKE PERFECT SCORES Sales fSettviee Ba.t 011 Burae·s Two Graham-Paige cars finished with perfect scores in the annual night time LOWEST HIGHWAY MILEAGE reliabilitv run of the Royal I\ etherDelaware, with only 298 miles of land s Automobile club, on the Grathem roads, has less mileage of highways circuit. The distance was 350 kilometers, completed in nine hours. than any other state. EXPERT PACKING Call on us to pack your Christmas gifts and other articles for safe shipment. You'll find our charges moderate and our service pleasing. 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