Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

Even if a car has four wheel brakes
and fore-wheel drive, it isn't strictly
modern unless its driver has foresight.
Ahead of me two women riding in
a small car halted to get their direc-
tons.
which is the way to -" the
driver started to inquire, but stopped
upon seeing my foreign" license plate.
Go to the left" ! shouted, being
entirely familiar with the country. But
! she hesitated How could 1 possibly
know? Would it not be better to
wait for native driver?
1t served as handy reminder to
me that sometimes the tourist is a
capable guide. He makes it a point
to study the maps in advance OF the
trip.
A woman of considerable experience
at the wheel wSs startled to find her
self unable to keep her machine over
to its own side of the road when
swinging up on a narrow bridge. Going
over the same route more carefully on
later trip she discovered that the
rise in the road Just as il connected
with the bridge was such as to cause
the car to steer toward the csE=scT
against her wishes.
Recently while trying out a new
car the salesman grasped the wheel
nervously when he thought didn't see
another machine coming out a side
street.
Pardon me-" he explained. 1--WE
been teaching some women to drive
lately and Just forgot myself"
Teaching them, wonder, or just
simply rocking the boat.
Daughter didn't care much for the
black finish of dads new car. Looks
like your bank rolls dead or some
thing" she chided him. why didn't
you get a sky-blue pink or a sea
greene"
But father knew best. Being differ
ent is the sure road to distinction
Seeing the roads filled with gay-colored
cars, shrewd buyers are selecting dark
hues In another five years it will
be colors again, but this time with
natural metal and minus the paint.
Watson. the behaviorist, says the de-
sire to be king and queen Is part OF
every ones makeup. This may ex-
plain why so many people try to be
boss of the road and succeed in get
ting crowned.
An essential thing for the woman
motorist to carry in the cars tool
compartment is a wheel puller. 1t Is
needed to remove rear wheel in event
of need for road service on rear brakes
or one Of the rear axles. Men have
been VIGOROUSLY careless about this
feature of the well equipped tool kit
Big-hearted Annie is apt to want tc
take out all the shut-ins for ride In
her new car. It's a beautiful thought
and those who don't go riding often
certainly will appreciate the outing
But watch those sudden stops. People
who are not accustomed to riding in
modern cars are apt TO fail to brace
their feet during rapid deceleration and
slide off the seat or pitch forward.
If woman goes shopping for new
car these days she is likely to hear q
great deal about valves. She will find
some cars with valves in the head
others with valves in the side. There
will even be talk about overhead cam
shafts. 1t all sounds very complicated
but here are the essential facts worth
knowing:
If valve is in the head it operates
upsidedoWn so as to uncover an in
take or exhaust passage into the cylin-
der at some point directly above the
piston. The idea of this Is to retain
the cylindrical shape Of the combustion
chamber and to avoid dead pockets. Ir
this arrangement the spark plug fits
into the side.
, Such overhead valves can be op-
Grated indirectly through push rods ano
rocker arms from camshaft located
near the main engine shaft. A more
direct way to operate them is through
an overhead camshaft. This plan pre-
sents special problems and is used only
in q few high-grade cars.
Most engines have valves in the side
This Is known as the L-head arrange