Evening star., 1934-06-03


onal paint and VarniSh concerns.
last for months, and also provides a
protective coating which will keep
out the ultra violet rays and prevent
weathering. OF course, the wax film
will itself weather and disappear if it
is not renewed Most cars should be
waxed about every three or four
months especially in the Summer) in
order to keep the finish properly pro-
tected. If given this attention, car
will retain its good looks for years,
and its finish will last for a remark
ably long time Furthermore, it will
be easy to keep the car clean. as dust
and dirt can be wiped off a wax fin
ish far more readily than from an un-
WaXed finish.
The waxing process takes more time
and labor than the polishing of a
car with liquid polish, but it gives
far more lasting results.
Compromise Parking View.
Another view is at hand opposing
too stringent all-night parking re-
Strictions. This letter, coming from
a Federal Government employe, is Of
interest. 1t is in the nature of a
compromise, and is as follows:
Il live on quiet de street Many
of my neighbors park their cars by
the curb at night. I often drive down
the street early in the morning, when
the all-night cars are all there. They
do not impede or offend me in the
least; in fact, they are rather inter-
esting. and I like to have them to
look at. I also park by the curb at
night. 1t so happens that my reason
is not financial. The parking place
to which I have free access is very
inconvenient. Indeed, curb parking,
aside from questions of cost. is far
more convenient in many cases. And
very often it does not hurt anybody.
If my car incommoded others seri-
ously 1 ought to accept the incon-
venience, but I object to bearing the
burden just to crafty the whim or
notion of the Would-ba parking prohi-
bitionists. 1 say whim or notion quite
deliberately. Most of the reasons
given against night curb parking are
very trivial compared to the benefits
to the parkerS. II is hard to believe
that the prohibitionists are seriously
influenced by these arguments. Their
real reason, however, is well revealed
by some of the things they say Night
Parking isn't proper. Cars do not
belong in the streets. That is, the
prohibitioniSts just don't like to see
parked cars, and they want to force
their esthetic notions on everybody
This sort of thing is not new. Years
ago some very good people wanted
to observe the Sabbath very strictly,
and wanted to make everybody as
virtuous as themselves And so there
we're the famous blue laws. The
parking prohibitionists are striving
after a modern variety of blue law.
so much for the quiet streets
There are streets, however, where
there is little chance for a visiting
automobile to park at all. Here is a
conflict between tine interest Of differ
ent motorists, and a compromise
seems in order. Would it not be an
improvement to limit the all-night
parking to, say, tnree-fourthS of ca
pacity, and have those who retain the
privilege of parking by their doors
contribute substantially to the garage
rent of those who relieved the stu
alton by parking in garages? The
advantages of such a plan to almost
everybody seem evident enough. In
view of them and of the smallness of
the units to be organized, apartment
houses or single blocks, there would
seem to be no likelihood of much
difficulty in carrying out such a plan.
Any one refusing to come in could not
do any harm, since he would have to
go off and park by himself and pay
for it
TIemorial Race News.
Praise, and deserved praise, goes to
Wild Bill Cummings, winner of the
Memorial day race at Indianapolis
The average of 104.s63 miles an hour
for the 500-mile course and the time
of 4:4605 20 broke all records. Strange
it is, that with every plan of the con-
test officials to reduce death-defying
speeds, an increase is recorded every
year This year a limited amount of
gasoline seemed to be a sufficient
manner of cutting down speeds so the
contestant would have enough fuel to
finish.
But none of the cars were forced
out because of lacking gas. and Cum
mings, himself, states he had about
three gallons left.
Fortunately, this year, there were no
fatalities, although there were three
mishaps on the course. In a test run
some days prior to the race, two were
killed, but on May 80 nothing oc-
Cured to sadden the ardor of 1876 900
enthusiastic spectators.
Races of this sort have other ad-
vantages than the mere thrill of the
sport. BY these severe tests engineers
are enabled to make and design more
mechanically perfect, durable and
safer machines.