The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
Highway Safety Drive
Being Conducted Over
Nation By Tire Plant

For all the driving we hope to do
this Spring and summer we should
have the tires on our a thorough
ly inspected. Are they in condition
TO stand the heat of sun-baKed
roads; are they cracked or broken
and susceptible to high-speed blow
outs; are the treads deep enough
to prevent SLIPPING and sliding
when the roads are wet; are those
old tires really safe for you and
your friends to ride on? More than
you know, it's important to ride on
good tires . really, it's a matter
of life or death.
The B. & N. Tire company at $40
North Third street are the exclusive
local dealers for the fine General
line of tires and tubes. These tires
have all the safety features to be
found in the new and modern tires
manufactured today, for today's
streamlined automobile. Visit this
store and let them show you the
General line.
Highway safety campaigns are
doing d tremendous lot of good in
many parts of the country for they
are saving many lives by convinc-
ing motorists of the danger of travel
inc on unsafe equipment, including
cheap, poorly-made or badly-Worn
tires" declared William O'Neil. presi-
dent of the General Tire and Rubber
company, upon the completion of a
in most of the principal cities in the
country and in Mexico, with his com
pany's distributors and statesmen.
I'm talks with men, in widely
separated parts of the country, who
are vitality concerned with traffic
conditions and highway safety, l
have found that motorists are more
convinced than ever before that I'M
safe cars and tires are not only
dangerous to both drivers and pedes-
trians but it is false economy to
ride on them. 1t is also a source of
great inconvenience because of fire,
quent tire troubles" Mr.. O'Neil said.
"Few motorists check their brakes,
steering equipment and tires often
enough and many accidents coulG
be avoided if this were done. If q
motorist has an accident and it is
found that he had faulty car OF
tire equipment, he should be very
heavily fined"
Mr.. O'Neil was asked on his re
turn from his tour of two countries
whether he thought rubber prices
would rise soon.
Il do not look for any materia.
rise in crude rubber prices, Mr.,
O'Neil said, unless Japan gets into
the European war. If that should
happen, l think rubber prices will
go out of sight"
MI. O'Neil referred, of course, tc
the likelihood that Japan, in an ac
tive belligerent in the European
war, would cut off entirely, or Sc
~riously interfere with shipments o.
crude rubber from Malaysia where
most of the worlds supply of rub
Der is grown.
Just after war was declared, there
was a sharp rise in the price Of
crude rubber but after it was shoWr
that there was an abundant supply
of rubber in the Far East and thai
the U. S. Maritime Commission haC
guaranteed that there would b.
enough shipping to bring all thu
needed rubber to this country, the
price of rubber gradually dropped
back to a point about 25 per cen
above the pre-war price, this in.
crease being made necessary by in
creased freight and insurance
charges.
Whatever your tire requirement.
the B. & N. Tire company invites
you to visit them at their store ane
look over their stock. They have
convenient credit arrangements tc
enable you to get the tires you neec
now without a large outlay OF
money. Get those tires now, make
a small down payment and pay the
remainder as you ride, in easy
monthly sums.
Laa 5. No,,551ors