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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Apr 1932, p. 41

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a~,w "ils.K U= " î With the opening of the auto rac e season at the Roby-Çhicago Speed- way set for Sunday, May 8 the speed fans in the Chicagoz area will have' a :treat in store for thern> accord- ing te B. Ward Beam, manager of the newly remnodeled mile speedwva:. Beam* says that he expeets new rec- o rds .to, be made over the oval as, it is ln the best conditioi that it liasi been at any time and , ithi Bilfy Arnold driving against a fast fie-Id the mnanagemient- believes that thev have an i(leaI prograni that will, satisa- fv. aIl of the speC<l fans. In adldition -te Arnold there are such. stars ass Scliraeder, BiW Cuminings, Frank Brisko and Joe Russo already enterc(l. t is expected thiat before the entries close thei-c wvihI l)e at least t%%eiitv-five wvellV knovn drivers on band. Qualifying trials vvill be rua to se~- lect the 12 fastest cars, thèse will l>e allo\wed, to start In i the future eventIý of the aiterpoon. . The trials ivillihé started at 10 . 'clock and the races vvill. start at 3 o'clock. The admission price lias b)een rfe- (luce(1 and it is cexPected ,that. -thou- sankls ot fans vll take advantagl of the lot%- price. T11w manage ment * ýxpe cts that ýthe newly huilît'grand- stands will he crowded to capacity. w E giveyour car Wconpletes e r vic ee: Water, 011, Gits, Greasing, Washing, and Weather- Motorists whoweave through traf- fi c at a reckless rate of speed. save approximateir, one-hal f minute per mile, at the cost of subjecting thelTi- selves and others toth psi yhivof an accident. T'his is the staternien t of the 'Chi- cago.Motor club)., whicli cited au. ex- lierinient conducted liv the Rochester. ;.ew , Yorkl,. poic epartmient as- proof. lu the course of business. tl ic nour. uOver a period of one rnontn, one of the drivers was instructed to save every second possible by rush- ing stop lights, weaving through traf- fic and resorting to othier dangerous if> not desperate measures. The other driver was ordered to proceed ini a safe and saîe rnain ner. Carefully compiled records prov-.ed that. the '"wild!" driver saved an av-~ -it wUuiU nUV esiUL V K1o L AnI.w, the mnotor club concluded, "what use is niade by niotorists at large of time, saved in this iannier." Ch evrolet Sales Show Market G ood in Ap' il Chevrolet* dealers sold 17,452 new an( 26,573 used cars during the first ten days of April. H. J. Klingler, vice-president and genieral sales man-. erage ot-one and otie-ialitmin uteF 1'agler, anucs N'EVER- (LOSEI* Cities Service !I OILWEL Bob 'n' Mac Main St. at Lindea Ave. Phono iI m.ete 3m3 sI Sown E SERVIGE--FIRESTONE TIRES-BATT REPAI.RS-EVERYTHlNG FOR THE A 721 MAIN ST., WILMETTE Phone Wil. 2600-2601 -WASHING ýOBILE A.B. VauDous..

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