Milford chronicle., 1932-07-22
CAR INSPECTION
UNDERWAY IN
STATE MONDAY
rCOntinned from Firt Paae1


mington Garage, Pennington; Fred
erica Motor Co., Frederick; Wright'S
Garage, Milford.
Sussex county-Hammond Motor
Co., Milford; Glendale Garage, Ell
lendale; I. C. King, Milton; Moore
Chevrolet Sales Co., Lewes; Reho-
both Garage, Rehoboth; H. w. T
Purnell, Georgetown; Theodore
Burton, Jr., and Co., Georgetown;
Lingo and Burton. Millsboro; E. e.
Stokes, Frankfort; Evans Garage
Millville; George C. Goodwin, Selby-
Vile; Bridgeville Garage, Bridge
vile; J. B. Hurley and Sons. Sea-
ford; E. L. Hudson, Laurel; George
T. Purnell, Laurel.
Every garage appointed as an Of
ficial inspection station had a rep
resentative at the meeting on Fri
day who signed the contract that
pledged the official station to care
fully inspect every motor vehicle
free of charge to make repairs only
when authorized at regular charges,
to use no undue means OF soliciting
repair work from the cars inspected
and to issue certificates and stickers
only to motor vehicles in safe con-
dition as required by law.
Mr.. Denney, who presided, assur-
ed the garagemen they could expect
100 per cent cooperation at all times
from his Office and said that his de-
partment is mailing the official
cards to the auto owners.
Duplicates of these cards which
are to be presented at the time of
inspection can be obtained only
through the Secretary of State. Amy
irregularities during the campaign
will be promptly reported to the in
spectors who will investigate the
case.
Harold w. T. Purnell, of George
town, a member of the executive
committee of the Safety Council,
described different methods used in
inspecting safety features of cars
and emphasized the Importance OF
properly focused headlights and
brakes.
During the campaign, which be-
gan July IS, and continues until
September 16, all car owners are
required to take their car to one
of the official inspection stations
designated on the card they will re-
ceive from the Secretary of State.
He called the groups attention to
the necessity of making adequate
loading allowances when checking
the headlamps. If, when the car is
empty, the beams are aimed to meet
the requirement, loading the car full
ly will tilt them upward into the
eyes of approaching drivers; there
fore, if The car is not loaded when
the aiming is done an allowance
must be made In the tic of@ the
headlamps.
Mr.. Purnell said all cars must be
equipped with two adequate braking
systems. Care should be used in de-
termining if the car with twO-wheel
brakes can be stopped by applica-
tion of foot brakes from a speed of
20 miles an hour within a distance
of so feet on a dry, hard, level road,
free from loose material A car
equipped with four-wheel brakes
should be required to stop within
distance of 35 feet from speed of
20 miles per hour and that hand
brakes can stop the car within dis
tance of rs feet under the same con-
ditions.
A letter of protest was presented
by the Delaware Motor Trades Asso-. |
citation against the plan of having !
the official stations inspect autos
without compensation from the !
State. The letter in part said:
1.-The Delaware Motor Trades AS |
sociation wish to go on record as |
favoring the inspection of all auto
mobiles by the State Police, who are
in a position to assure an impartial |
inspection, and in the event of de-
fects the owner is in a position to
take his car to his regular service
station"
The association also recommend
ed list of auto dealers in Wilming-o|
ton for appointment as official in
spection stations.
Mr.. Denney explained in detail
the reasons the Secretary of State
and the State Highway Department
are compelled to ask the coopera-
ton of the service stations to coop
crate without compensation for 1882.
Hugh F. Gallagher, president of
The Delaware Motor Trades Associa-
tion, questioned Mr.. Purnell on the
length of time necessary for a COM
plete inspection. Mr.. Purnell stated
hour. Mr.. Gallagher then
explained the reason for the letter
1f protest and said Mr.. Purnell was
right in stating that complete car
inspection required one-half hour
and added that was the very reason
or the protest. Based on the exper-
ence of the members of both the
Automotive Maintenance Associa-
ion and the Delaware Motor Trades .
Association they felt it was impos- !
iible for a service station operator .
o give each car complete inspec- !
ion and receive no compensation. /
Mr.. Gallagher then addressed the :
ervice station operators and plead !
d with them to do the job right ;
nd forget the compensation for r
932 and pointed out the seriousness
f the job by stating the man who =
allowed a car that was 7
Elective to pass as endangering the
ives of the family that would ride f,
I that car and also the lives of the A
antilles passing that car in either
irection. He further stated the sta /,
on operator might just as well c
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