Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
OWNERS SHOULD BECOME
HANDY MEN ABOUT CAR
Should Learn to Do as Much rs Pos.
sible Of His Own Repair
Work.
CUT OUT NoNEssENTIAL JOBS
Tpol-Kit, On Close Acquaintance. Will
Reveal New and Valuable Secrets,
Which Should Be Property Of
Every Person irving Motor Car.

AS war gardening has taught many
citizens the JOY of getting back to
the SOIL" so war necessity may teach
automobile owners the delights OF be-
ing handy man about the car" Just
as spadnS, hoeinE and wedding no
longer are terrors to thousands. so oil
ing and taking up" loose nuts ought
shortly to be an unQueStioned part OF
the car owners spars-hour work.
The car owner can shift at least 4
part OF an ever-increasinG bun den from
the harassed automobile repairman to
himself. II the owner can bring him.
self to a realization OF the useless
waste OF labor (under war conditions)
on nonessential repairs. he VIII have
cleared the floor OF the service station
for unavoidable jobs. These are the
essential jobs and the repairman un-
ouestionably owes his time to these
first
OWNER SHOULD RE
HIS OWN MECHANIC
For the period OF the war at least
the day has passed when the owner can
riEkItGny allow himself 10 use me-
ehSHic all the way from halliday TO
sixteen hours in order 20 satisfy a re-
pair whi1r:- = car on che road is doing
work: but car in The repair shop is
throwing the transportation OF from
one - Ave people on an overhurdened
trans po-,a;ion system. Unavoidable re-
elimination O. uonessential jobs.
In reality. the modern car is usually
simple from the maintenance point of
view. II the owner Will but read the
instruction book which he received with
the car or can secure gratis from the
" acquainted with his friend the
motor. Much unsupported romance will
be uncovered. and romance is always
pleasant and satisfying. Gardening
those who carried the obligation il
quickly became romance. Personal car
maintenance need be no less fascinat-
ing.
REDUCE REPAIR DEMANDS
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
The war economies board. which is
in position to view the problem in
brcau national way. has made urgent
requent to reduce repair service wher-
ever possibble. This is reasonable be-
cause frst-class mechanics have re-
spolded freely to the call OF govern
ment reeds in airplane and allied in
dustries where their services are OF
direct benefit to the country at war.
The owner has nothing to fear. be-
cause the home auto maintenance"
problem is characterized by simplicity.
AS the great fundamental IN gardening
is to keep the ground cultivated. SO in
auto maintenance the great essential
IL " Keep me parts luDTlCateu. SySte-
matte attention to this will go a long
way-more than season or two prob
ably-toward avoiding petty and nom
essential jobs
The too xie viii, upon closer ac-
qualntance. reveal uncXplored rccesscs
The purchase of additional simple and
inexpensive equipment will fire the
same enthusiasm experienced in the
acquisition OF garden tools. The re-
pairinan Will gladly give advice on such
purchases. He more than the owner.
reaiizts what home garage" repairs
mean to him in the elimination of sna II
jobs that really seriously impair his
broader usefulness these days.