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(With apologies to John Greenleaf Whittier)
The sun that Brief December Day
Rose cheerless over hills of gray;
Amid the coldness and the snow
My car was stuck, it would not go.
And as I cursed the warmthless sun
I thought of things I should have done.
If I had had my engine tuned
1 might not be here lost, marooned.
What's more, if I had fixed my lights
These winter days would not seem nights.
And had my tires been up to snuff
I wouldn't skid through slush and stuff.
And how I wish that I had checked
My cooling system, now it's wrecked ;
And wipers so that I could see
The other cars ahead of me.
But I was pressing on my luck,
So now 1 sit here, cold and stuck.
The wisest words, my friends, I trow,
Are "Move it, buster, do it now."
Cars in
warm weather
not immune
The agonies of snow,
shivering and skidding
may not plague motorists
in the warm winter areas.
But a fourth unpleasant
'S' is as much a problem
in Miami as it is in Minne-
apolis, and in Vancouver,
B.C. as it is in Montreal.
And that is Starting
Trouble.
According to the most
recent Champion Spark
Plug Company study of
hard starting problems,
warm weather area motor-
isis continue to have as
much trouble as their col-
leagues in frigid climes.
Percentage-wise, cars in
the Pacific Coast regions
of the United States were
the leading victims of
"can't starts." Three out
of every 10 cars experi-
enced at least one starting
failure during the winter.
The best record was seb by
motorists in the cold New
England states where a
25 per cent failure rate
was registered. Cars in the
south averaged a 27~per
cent incidence of starting
trouble, only slightly bet-
ter than a 28 per cent diffi-
culty rate in cold northern
states.
The Canadian story was
similar. The warm weather
area of British Columbia
had a 29 per cent rate of
starting trouble. Cold Que-
bec had a 26 per cent rate.
Part of the reason for
the discrepancy is tune-up
purchase, Champion re-
ports. The New England
and Quebec survey areas
had the highest rate of
tune-up purchase.
First Bank has designed a new loan that
offers you simple interest; the freedom
to pay any day of the month; and, provided
you meet skip payment guidelines, even
skip one payment a year. This applies to
every instalhnent loan we make,
everywhere in Washington.
Now that's freedom.
Z SEATTLE.FIRST
NATIONAL BANII;
Shelton Branch 42E-II29S
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Weekdays 7 a.m. to 9p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 8p.m., Sunday lO a.m. to 6p.m.
SNOW TIR
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Save on our get-acquainted special
recap snow
Includes mounting FOR
and balancing ONLY
Snow tires in all 14" & 15" sizes. (Plus $1.25 F.E.T.)
1. Convenient downtown location
At First & Cota, convenient to downtown shopping and offices. Leave
your car for service and walk to work or to all the stores.
pickup & delivery
Anywhere in town, we'll be happy to pick up your car for service and
return it to your home or office. A great time-saver.
3. Old fashioned service
We wash your windows (front and back) and check your oil every time
you buy gas at Gary's.
4. Just say "chc it"!
Use your Shell, Mastercharge or Firstbank credit cards.
5. Complete automotive service
Complete mechanical service, gas, oil and accessories. Everything you need
for your car, plus fast and friendly service!
New Phone Number
New Phone Number
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from potent~a[ disaster at
roadside check point
She was 15, blonde,
blue-eyed and headed for
trouble.
If the above sounds like
the beginning of a Grade
B Hollywood thriller, at
least the locale is correct.
The setting was California,
but the circumstances
were not what one might
suppose.
The young lady in ques-
tion was driving her bright
yellow, 1966 Mustang along
a highway outside a major
California city. She was
ordered by a state highway
patrolman to pull into a
roadside vehicle inspection
station. That's where her
trouble began.
First, no license
First of all, being under-
aged, she had no license
to drive the car. (Only the
fact that a front-seat pas-
senger was holding a small
baby in her lap prevented
the police from impound-
ing the car.) The vehicle
itself was as lethal as a
letter bomb from a terror-
ist.
Most of the lugs holding
the wheel to the axle were
missing. Thus, the paper
thin tires were listing at
an oblique angle to the
road. Shock absorbers
weren't functioning,
brakes were defective, the
exhaust system leaked,
lights did not work and
the engine was missing
practically every emission
control element including
the air cleaner. In total,
18 violations of safety and
anti-emission codes were
found.
While the random in-
spection program respon-
sible for the above scene
has been dropped by Cal-
ifornia in a budget slash-
ing move, results show the
need for inspection in that
and other states.
Safety defects spotted
Of the 1,518,698 vehicles
checked last year (11.5 per
cent of California's total)
nearly a million safety de-
fects were spotted.
In addition 1.2 million
cars were checked for
emissions and 23 per cent
of them exceeded allow-
able limits.
As far as safety was
concerned, about half the
cars had defective lights,
about 15 per cent had
noisy or leaky exhausts
and another 15 per cent
had unsafe tires or wheels.
Other common defects
were bad wiper blades
(84,000), unsafe brakes
(36,000), obstructed glass
(30,000), defective steering
(20,000), and inoperative
suspension (19,000).
Pilot investing
Last July, California be-
gan investing all of its
vehicle inspection funds
in an emissions check
program in the southern
part of the state. First
phase of the program will
be a pilot project in River-
side County. Eventually six
counties in the Greater
Los Angeles area will be
included.
According to Jack Dolan
who will be supervising
the program, "Six coun-
ties may not seem like a
lot, but 53 per cent of all
cars in the state operate
in that area. There are
more vehicles (nearly six
million) in those six coun-
ties than in all but a few
other states in the coun-
try."
Dolan added, "The bene-
fits of the emission inspec-
tion program in California
will do more than clean
up our air. We expect that
maintenance that will re-
sult from keeping emis-
sions low will also save
enormous amounts of gas-
oline."
TAKIN' CARE OF
BUSINESS
Two out of every three
miles driven by the aver-
age motorist are for essen-
tial trips. About 42 per
cent of all car travel is for
work-related purposes
while another 20 per cent
is for shopping and other
necessary chores. Slightly
over 33 per cent miles are
driven for recreational
uses.
with our new John Deere
* 500 Ibs. psi * Easy.to-use * Automatic suds
Washes greasy engines, exteriors, boats, houses, anything!
for 4 hour
rental
for 8 hour
rental
PLUS WE HAVE
• Car trailers & tow bars
• Electronic tune-up gear • Jacks
• Spray painting equipment
• Sanders & body grinders
• Brake tools • Polishers • Body tools
On Hillcrest "Shelton's completerentat store" 426-109t
NO LICENSE, NO LUCK -- Recording more violations than she had years, a 15-year.old
California motorist was apprehended during a random vehicle check. Under-aged, she
had no license to drive and her car was totally unsafe. Note the nearly bald tires and
wheels held in place by only three lugs in the rear. Also, the motor was completely
devoid of any anti-pollution equipment including air cleaner. California has since
hahcd its random safety and emissions inspection program,
ADVICE TO WOMEN
DRIVE... and MEN, Too...
from D=D, a woman who does
Dear DeDe:
I've just had a spat with
my boylr~end over a mat-
ter o] bad breath. It's not
Lloyd with the bad breath.
It's his car. It smells l~e
the innards o/ a gasoline
refinery. I get nauseated
every time I ride in the
thing and besides, I'm
terrified o! being asphyx-
iated by carbon monoxide.
I told Lloyd, "Tither that
ear goes or I do." He says
there's no danger ol ear-
ban monoxide because he
lust had his exhaust sys-
tem checked and it's okay.
Can you help me explain
to him that the situation
is dangerous?
MARY LU W.
Shreveport, La.
Dear Mary Lu:
The situation is danger-
ous if it means breaking
up a couple as apparently
well-matched as both of
you. Because you both are
equally stubborn and mis-
informed. A gasoline odor
may be unpleasant but
isn't fatal. Carbon monox-
ide which can be fatal has
no odor or color. So Lloyd
is right on that count.
However, a persistent odor
of gasoline does indicate
Dear DeDe:
We are planning a trip to Europe next summer and
intend to take my car over there. ! am worried about
the car breaking down on some desolate highway where
no one speaks a word o/ English. Can you help me?
Smzx~a C.
Whitby, Ont.
Dear Sheila:
Wish I could go along to help you, but I'm sure that'~
not what you mean. First of all, have the car thorough-
ly checked by a competent mechanic before you depart.
That, of course, will cut down the chances of trouble
before you start. Apparently you are not multi-lingual
so it would do well to learn a few key words in ma~or
European languages. Ask your auto club for a publica-
tion that lists some of these words or phrases. For
starters, try to learn these:
English German French Italian Spanish
Gasoline Benzin Essence Benzina Gasolina
Tire Reifen Pneu Pneumafico Neumatico
Brake Bremsc Frein Freno Freno
Ignition Zfindung Allumage Accensione Encendido
Spark Plug ZdndkurzcBougie Candela Bujia
Radiator Kfihler RadiateurRadiator© Radiador
something else is wrong.
It could be a malfunction-
ing carburetor or other
condition causing ineffi-
cient combustion of fuel.
Even if it weren't obnox-
ious it would still be ex-
pensive in these times of
high-priced gasoline. Ask
Lloyd to let a third party
settle your dispute -- a
competent auto mechanic
who can help put you both
on the road to a happier
relationship, not to men-
tion a well-functioning car.
Confidential to G. B. H.,
Philadelphia:
Sorry, I don't give that
kind of advice. Why not
ask your boy friend's wife?
Winter gets tough on machinery. Cold mornings put a strain on your engine and without a
proper tune-up your rig may not start at all.
Make sure you're ready for winter! See Don Likes and Les Rodgers for any and all mechanical
work on your car, truck or four-wheel drive vehicle.
Shelton 426-1467
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