The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07

buK1alo m the Black ElllB o& Soubn Dakota now use automobiles instead of horses Driving Q yellow car ii China means that the owner is itl mourning .. Tn Holland, ell buses must have a door in the top. (eo the passengers could get out easily if . bus should slip into 6 canai.) Tn England, she traffic signals say Halt" instead ot "5tcp" In 1904, there were only two automobiles in Kansas City yet they had a head-on collisicnl
 Tip: If you don't want your wind shield to get blurred by mist in foggy weather, rub some giycerine on it. (rsubbing Q sliced onion over the glass with an up and down stroke will also do the trick.) The most popular color in Npstick and Singernaii polish at the moment is "gtop Red" named after the traffic light Tn England, the law used to require that a man precede an automobile by 60 yards, waving . red flag to warn nervous pedestrians and horsesI
 Art Klein, head oA Warmers trans portation department, once beat himself in aii auto racel (On Laboi Day, 1916, at Cincinnati, Klein brought his own car in fifth and then, learning that another driver had been prostrated by the heat hopped into his car and brought 1t in seventh) Tn the last fifteen years, more people have been killed by autos than were killed in ell the wars the U. 6. ever fought W. Q. Fields rides around Hollywood in Q trailer 50 he can sleep while driving to and from worx To be strictly within the law in Tennessee, before going for al, automobile ride you must tack Up e sign on the road giving notice of your intention.
 As far as auto terms go, the Bri- tish speak another language: A SC. dan is 6 saloon; gasoline is petrol; windshield Is "windscreen" Q hood is e "bonnet"; the front lenders are "wings" and the back tenders "mudguards"; the trunk Is c Luggage boot; top speed is flat out; to fill the battery with water is to "top up"; when you step on the gas you trey up"; ano driving through stop signal is crashing Q Hobby's arm".
 In the Tennessee mountains, there ere poor people who live tn such dilapldated shacks that whenever Il rains they run out of their houses and take shelter in their sedansl Amos, of Amos and Andy has . radio receiving set in hi' car when you skid, you car save your life and others by re. membering three things: Don' touch the brakes. Don't throw oul your gears. Turn into the skid Marlene Dietrich's chauffeur salutes whenever she gets in or outof hei car.
 Roads made of cotton are being advocated in Texas Speeding is not only dangerous, but expen' sivel If you like to drive your ca, at 55 miles an hour, you'll only gel three. quarters of the mileage or your gas, require seven times as much oil, and only 90 one.half ai far on Q set of tires as the thirty. miie.an.hou driver.
 
 Police officers in Honolulu givt orchids to careful women drivers And Q new motor horn on thu market has c variety of notes fol different occasions. It gives ( cheery tootie to warn pedestrians. sharper note warning for people who don't move quickly, and q cordial toot of thanks when an. other driver permits you to pass hin Never argue with another cal driver. For some unexplained req. son, the other driver Is usually three times your size when he stands ur And don't forget to remern. Der the best safety slogan the column ever had: It's better to wait for the Light--instead of the Am' bulancei