Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30
VACATION TRIPS INTEREST MOTORISTS AVIATION NEW
HELPFUL ADVICE
G|VENF FOR WOMEN
Proper Lining of Brake Most
important to Insure
Motoring Safety.
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.
Avoiding collisions is not only a
matter of looking where you're going,
but of going where you're looking.
In the many letters receive cover |
ing the subject Of brakes I am sur
prised at the number of motorists who
assume that because they refine the
shoes with nodded lining there should
be an end to brake trouble. They do
not seem to realize that in today's
brake service both woven and nodded
lining have their place, many braking |
systems being equipped with each
kind of lining.
Certain brake shoes require harder |
lining; some call for a softer type.
There need be no guesswork about
this. Brake lining people have made
tests with all makes and models, so
that today your service man takes
down from his shelves a complete set
tailored especially for your car. The
difference between these sets for dif-
ferent cars in striking. 1t furnishes an
excellent lesson as to why nothing in
today's safety service should be left to
chance.
Locking yourself out of the car with
the keys inside is no happy situation,
especially if you have some 200 miles
OF travel ahead. Faced with just such
a predicament, friends Of mine dis
covered that one of the windows was
down Just far enough to insert short
length of string in the hope that a
loop at the lower end would catch over
the little knob that locked the respec-
tive door. 1t TOOK an hours fishing,
but they finally succeeded in regalning
open sesame TO their property. mere
after they are carrying an extra key
carefully concealed in a secret place
unoer the hood.
Several women have written to me
lately TO complain OF the engine idlne
too last. Several have been OBSERVING
enough to noUe that this occurs onIy
wnen the engine is colo. Ano that Is
the story in a nutshell. Many OIL the
new cars are equipped Win what IS
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meaning that during the warming up
period the carburevor automatlcany
prevents the throttle from closing "
The normal idhng position. 1t Is an
excellent idea, IN rnaL it prevents STALL
ing, but it does make the engine sound
little nolsler and 1t necesslJates
pressing the clutch pedal to the floor
If the car speed is TO be held Gown
to the very low range during the
varmlngu period.
One of the unfortunate facts about
the touring season is the way motor
! lists Try to lock the stable after the
horse has escaped. MONDAY Is une Dig
day for having things looked over,
much of the trouble over the week emu
/ being the result of what was over
| looked earlier IN the week. Not only
is the trip often spoiled and the Jour-
list herself endangered by starting out
ill-prepared for the journey. but
usually the trouble that develops has
q way OF involving lot OF other
/ things. Prevention Is far cheaper tnan'
repairing. Just think OF all the trou-
bles thai can follow an overheated en-
CINE, including burned bearings, scored
cylinders, hign oil consumption and
/ radiator trouble.
Have YOU heard about the June
brioe who turned the usual pranKs OF
Wedding guests into profit? once out
| of sight of pursuers she drew up to
the side of the road to permit the
| new husband to cut loose lot of Old
| shoes, but when he started to throw
them away she gave new and strange
orders to let her try them on. One
of the old shoes-a rignt one-Just
! fit, 1t was her idea to wear it while
driving, thus saving her travelling
| shoes.
Don't let this suggest another mar
rage. just another pair OF shoes 70
slip on wnen you don't want to push
your good footwear out Of shape.
To keep that leather upholstery OF
the convertible suitable for fair treat
ment of fine Summer clothing be
sure to give the seat cushions a good
washing with water and as pure soap
as you can buy. 1t is not GOOD 1or
leather to use a cleanser such as
would be entirely suitable for closed
car upholstery. Make yourself be-
lieve you are giving your best sweater
a careful washing and the results
would be equally satisfactory. There
are special leather cleansers Wnlcn
can also be used.
Sitting beside my wife as she took
the wheel for 50-mile slretcn l
CHANGED to note that Almost every
| time she found it necessary to use
skill and quick action the trouble was
que to some change in the movement
of the car ahead of the one ahead
of us. The more or less unseen car
seemed to be giving my pilot most OF
the headaches When I took the
wheel again I started to form what
hope will be the habit of trying to
keep nv attention more nearly CEN
tered on the driver of the car which
NAV first bother and confuse the
driver of the car directly ahead Of me.
Not many drivers seem to keep in
mind that if they are in q procession
of cars the risk is multiplied by the
number of vehicles in line. Instead
of reasoning this way most operators
seem to figure that If there are a
number of drivers ahead they all have
the same destination in mind ana
will not be likely to stop, turn right
or turn left into side roads. That
sort Of reasoning is just another ex-
PLANTATION for the great amount OF
highway grief here, there and every
where. A good rule for modern driv-
ing is the idea that the more cars
there are ahead the less any driver
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