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j Early darkness, rain, fog, snow and sîcet ail add greatly to the hazards of motoring during the winter sea- > on according to a recent survey àf r 1,143 automobile accidents reported to the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty' comnpanyv of Chicago. "Automobile, owners whd, drive tô and from,.theire places of .employ- ment. find it necessary atithis -time of, the year to do, an increased amount of driving during the period of twi- light or even darkness," said. Mr. James. Kemiper, président of the coMpany, in. commenting' on the sur- voy. "Duringà faîl and winter- of ea 1ch, year, our company experiences an increase in tbe number of accidents reported as a result of faulty lights, including glaring lights, 'and in many casesthe absence of lights. "Ramn,, fog, snow and sleet obscure the ývision of >drivers and are the cau~se of a liigh perceiitage cil col- lisi ons particulariy during December,I january and February. Drivers wili do weil to maintain as clear a view ahead as possible during the win- ter season by keeping their winid-' *Shields clean and free of 8now an sicet and dirt as well. Keep your windshield wiper in good condition and when driving keep side window open at least partially to prever.t mist formation on windshielcl. "Tire chains often heip in pre-t venting skids,» continued Mr. Keni- particlarlUAy in *inter, points out the touring bureau of the Chicago s Motor club.' That persons stili become lost ini f these United States and frequently 1suifer hardship, isateed by the. statement, of- the United States Forest Service to the eifect. that $70was spent last summer to lipersons lost in the national parks. The motor.club added that while many car owners may scof at the idea of becoming lost in this area,; the prospect of being. stranded in a strange. region, perbaps out of gasoline or nearly s0 anid-with the temperatuire uncomfortably 101 o $ floit a pleasant onie, and that pre- cautions against this sort of thing9 should be taken. Urges Distribution of Rotid 1unds Remain Sa= The present system of cistributing highway funds 'should remain un- changed. until the state has completed its pledge to the people to complete its main system of hard' roads, Gov. Louis L. Emmerson declared recently in an address at Harvard, 111. "This main system of roads is a' pledge to the people of Illinois," the governor declared. "Upon that pledge the voters of Illinois approved the two bond isbues. and nersonsal1aT In the great plants of the Ford Motor company nothing is ever thrown away that might be turned to use fui purposes. From ships of steel to 'scrap paper, kindling. and twine, everything is salvaged and utilized. The business -of salvaging, old materials and converti g them into useful articles, though but an inci- dent in .the activities of the Ford Motor, company, is quite an- industry in itself, according to the Skokie Mù,- tor company local Ford dealers. Ils net Profits run between $4,OOO,O0O and $5,000,000 a year, and 50o con-1 stitute an important item in decreas- img production costs which in. turn. means lowerprices to the public, they say. "Used lumber, ranging fromn beams1 to small'-boxes and crates, goes to s alvage,"' saYs a Ford official. "Pieices containi ng, nails are run thrnugli machines that 'autornatically, re1move. the nafls-75 kegs' of them a day. Every stick that is as large as eight inch es long and an inch and a haif wide is saved and put to some use. Many of the smaller pieces are used for rnaking pegs, while the scrap and sawdust that remain are burned to help furnish power for the plant. "A great deal of the lumber isc used for making boxes and cratesf for the shipment of Pord parts tor received at the plant are knockëd down and returned to the shipper to be uséd again. When, after several trips, they are damaged, machines cut them up and the cardboard pieces are used in packIing. "'Waste paper-M5 bales of it a dayr -is sent to the ýcompany's paper miii where it is converted into cardboard. Glass salvaged from old motor carls 18 cut to sizes and used 'for g4azi1 in factoryr windows. Tubinýg from oit boilers is cut in lengths and made into fence posts. Rope is unwound and reduced to. string. "FiSPve gallon paintm caùs b ecome mnop buckets w"h' rollers manufac- tured out of waste wood. B,'urlap brought in by Ford ships is sewn into, bags. Scraps of >cloth and leather bre made into aprons and hand-pade. "'Oùe section of the salvage de- pal'tment 15 devoted to rubber g6ods alone. There boots and gioves are mended and put back into tcr'vfoe, hose is spliced and saved, and nuer- ous other rubber articles are sai- vaged. "'rhousands of tools that becoane worn in the shops are sent to salvage and reclaimed. Piles for instance'. Three tbousand files are cleaned and re-sharpened in Ford-designed nma- chines each day-and the reclaimed files are better than when they were new» K~eepng ýpower on helps the wheels retait! some traction. and may stop the skidding. Keep your brakes equal- ized, drive carefully and you will find you have reduced your skidding to aý minimum. "Another hazard -to môtorists is the increased average age of automobiles and *trucks on the road," said Mr. Kemper. "This is strikingly evidenced now when fewer new cars are on the roads. -Antinuated and drIfectivel been met. "also am opp osed to using mon- ey' from taxation of automobiles for any purpose other than the construc- tion of roads, or the meeting of in- terest or principal Ùpon our present road bond indebtedness. When the need for additional road construc- tion 18 at an end, and when the debt that the state owes-due to its road building-is wiped out, the onlv direct PA'C K A-R. A Saf e Pl.ace to Buy a Used' M Mac Main St. at Lindon Ave. Phono Wilmett. 3334 Cali thea .sed C'ar Depariment and Arrange for a Demssirtq#. PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY 0F CHICAGO MS5 LINDIEN AVENUE, HUBBARI)-WOODS Winnotka 3070 Greenleaf 6m3 Car. .We I Main St. at Lindon Avé.. Phone Wilmetté 3334