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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Safety Rules
OfYesteryeor
Not Enough

Failure to keep up with the
changing styles in safety is cost
ing motorists heavily in terms
Of street and highway accidents.
Safety students point out
that the situation is changing
so rapidly millions Of drivers
are being caught with outmoded
rules of courtesy and accident
prevention.
The operator who INDUCES
In q power stop without know
ing whether the man at the
wheel Of the car behind has
equal declaration at his disposal
Is now considered as discourte-
Gus as people who fail to signal
for turns or who jump the
lights.
Most serious phase Of the
whole subject Is the fact that
too many operators do not real
lie that they are INDUCING In
extremely dangerous practices.
They do not know that much
of what they consider to be in
the interests of safety may be
having a diametrically opposite
result.
Currently conducive Of acci-
dents is the wide difference in
brilliance of rear directional sig
mails. The majority Of these are
sufficiently bright to attract at
tention. but accustomed to this
the average driver may fail to
pay heed to the many dim lights
which are used in inferior or
homemade equipment.
There also Is far too little re-
gard for human error In operat-
ing turn signals. It is the cour-
teous thing nowadays to indicate
by the placement Of ones car
Just what sort of turn is to be
followed, supplementing this
with signals.
1t is not courteous. or safe. to
assume that Just because you
have told the man behind what
you are about to do that he must
automatically act accordingly.
You may be travelling too fast
for him to act quickly enough.
You may not give him ample
warning. You may be confusing
him by placing your car In q
lane which seems to indicate that
you are signaling incorrectly.
When one skillful driver finds
that some one else is following
too closely he either speeds UP
or slows down to let the other
car overtake him.
(The Russell 6ervicel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

In keeping with the trend
toward lower. longer cars. Lincoln
this year presents a longer-and
lower-looking car with a 225
horsepower engine and a new
transmission.
Wheelbase remains the same
rs last year--123 inches. Though
Just Ia inches longer overall.
the Lincoln has stretched its rear
quarter panel eight inches, add
ing to a longer look.
Luxury-conciou buyers can
order a new gimmick sailed the
''Multi-Luber" which. at the
press Of a button, lubricates the
front suspension. The garage at
tendant still will have to Intricate
other points on the chassis. The
device is reminiscent of the So
called one shot systems on old
Packards and other high-priced
cars In the sos. It Is somewhat
less Of a worksaver than the in
tricate automatic lubricator that
appeared on the J-model DUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

q quicker start by using slow" for
the takeoff and then moving the
lever to the drive" position. II
this isn't oyerdone there viii be
some possible saving In gas. espe-
cially with the older torque con-
verters where there Is 30 much
|slippage for the start In drive. "
No Need to Use slow"
with fully automatic trans
missions there Is no need TO use
slow" for the ordinary start.
Here the low Is for steep hill
climbing or for better motor
|hraking when going down steep
grades.
Low" should not be used
when the streets are slippery.
Under such adverse conditions
the minimum Of acceleration is
always desirable.
This applies especially to the
use Of the knockdown provision
wherein the driver presses all
the way down on the accelerator
pedal beyond a point Of resist
ance in order to make the trans
mission shift down into a more
powerful gearing.
II the road surface Is slippery
this may result In q bad power
skid.
It is well to use the kick-down
provision when driving over dry
roads SO as to keep 1t In good
working order as well as to make
sure that it viii be working when
needed in an emergency.
On some transmissions the
"low" gearing can be used in
place Of the kick-down, provided
that the car is travelling at q
road speed Of IS or 40 miles per
hour. This isn't recommended,
but ! mention 1t to show how
automatics vary.
Like Double Clutching.
Just as drivers used to learn
how to obtain better results
from manual shifting by UNDER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Power Loss Sensation
indicates Fluid Is Low

It Is important to check the
fluid level in automatic trans
missions. torque converters and
In simple fluid drive units. but
one clue to whether there Is need
for more fluid is q sensation Of
power loss.
When there's action suggestive
Of clutch slippage the system
usually needs fluid badly.
In the case Of cars with semi
automatic shifting there's q me-
chanical clutch located behind
the fluid drive or torQue con-
yerter.
Fluid that leaks from the lat
ter units into the clutch may
cause slippage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

senbergs which fabricated ali
chassis points every 90 miles or
so, without buttons.
Regardless Of the worth OF
such aids. no arguments against
Lincoln's engine will stand up to
its record. Again this year,
Lincoln cars won first and second
places In the grueling Pan
American road race in the large
stock car division.
The engine Is husky enough,
thanks to revamped intake mani
folding, increased cubic inch
capacity and a higher compress
sion ratio. to lug a numerically
lower rear end. Axle ratio this
year is 3.07 (to - as compared
to 3.31 last year.
A revised camshaft-lobe con-
tour and larger secondary ven
turis In the four-barrel carbure-
tor allow the engine to put out
significantly more torque than
last years engine.
Lincoln is putting great store
by its new automatic transmits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

Surprisingly reliable as It Is
the automatic transmission or
torque converter still is adversely
affected by careless handling.
Motorists who have the least
mechanical trouble with these
drives are those who have
learned how to operate them to
best advantage. But understand
ing Of the aatomatics Is still
only in its infancy.
That word automatic has
thrown millions on the track.
Actually the so-called automatic
drives need considerable con-
scious attention TO function at
their best.
Setting the selector lever In
the appropriate position for the
various operations Of the car Is
not, as many suppose, merely q
matter of moving the control.
Selection has to be In keeping
with certain rules Of engine and
transmission behavior. the SIM
plest of these being the need
for moving the level to the 'neu-
trail" position In order to start
the engine.
A safety switch cuts out the
starter circuit when the selec-
tor level is in any other position.
Many drivers do not know. how
ever. that it is always safer to
have the lever in neutral" when
waiting In traf1ic.
May Pc Sailing.
II there IL considerable watt
ing In traf1ic, and the engine Is
showing q tendency toward
heating, there may be motor
stalling. Always there Is a waste
Of gas If the car is kept In the
"drive" position.
Under such abnormal driving
conditions it is better to shift to
neutral and then switch to-
drive" when traffic Is about to
move again.
In the case Of cars with torque
converters 1t is possible to get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

neutral" to adrive." low" or
reverse"
Beating out q tune on the
accelerator pedal is out Of the
picture with the automatic
drives because unless the selec-
tor lever Is in the neutral" po-
sition the car will then move
forward or backward.
There may be some creeping
Of the car when the motor idles
and the lever is In any Of the
positions for movement. Some
drivers find this objectionable
and insist that idling speed be
cut down to 40 rpm. to check
1t.
CThe Russell seryice.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
10 Best Years
In Auto Industry

The auto industry is still
shooting at the all-time produce
ton record set in 1850. when
more than 8 million cars and
trucks were turned out and
everybody -including the "inde-
pendents'-had plenty Of BUSH
ness.
Here are the industry's 10
best years. ranked according to
total production Of cars and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

Special Bruke Liner
Brake master cylinders can be
reconditioned by using q special
liner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
Sept. Z pa bill to give Ar
gentina's minority parties at
least one-third of the seats in
its lower house was sent to Con-
gress yesterday by President
Juan D. Peron. Quick approval
was expected.
In an accompanying message.
Gen. Peron said the measure was
drafted ITO give satisfaction to
the claims of certain groups Of
public opinion who oppose the
ruling party and to give minort-
ties wider representation In Con-:
gress."
He termed the bill ian effec-
tive contribution Of the govern
ment toward national pacifica-
ton"
Following the abortive June
Is revolt against the Peron re-
gime, Interior Minister Oscar Al
brieu announced the government
would send an electoral reform
bill to Congress, Tentative pro-
visions had appeared in the gov
eminent controlled press.
The PeroniSta Party, founded
by Peron, now holds all but IL
of the seats in the l55-memberI
House of Deputies and all 80
Senate seats.
The reform bill provides a re-
turn to the system Argentina
used before Peron changed the
law in 1852. Candidates now
stand for a specific seat and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Elevator Accident
Kills Mother, Body

NEW YORK, Sept. Z tP).--An
elevator accident. in which a
baby was crushed to death mon
day, has claimed a second victim.
the child's mother.
Mrs. Marie Handwerk, Is, Of
Manhattan. died yesterday OF in
juries suffered when she fell
three stories down an elevator
shaft in a vain effort to keep
q rising elevator from crushing
her 6-month-old daughter Linda.
Linda was in a baby carriage
which became wedged between
the elevator and the shaft wall
when the elevator sharted to
rise without an operator. Police
theorized that the carriage
handle had bumped against the
elevator controls, causing it to
20 up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

trict would enter q slate equal
to two-thirds Of the seats to
be filled. The party receiving
the highest total vote would get
two-thirds Of the house seats for
the district. The remaining third
would be divided among minor
ity parties on the basis Of their
total votes.
Gen. Peron's bill applies only
to the House. The first Deputies
to be affected would be those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

lelected in 1857. half the member
ship.
The bill states specifically.
however. that the new electoral
system would be used in setting
Iup a constitutional convention
to deal with the controversial
issue on the separation of
church and state. A bill author
Iizing Peron to postpone that
election until mid-1956 became
law yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Fraternity Elects

CHICAGO, Sept. 7 P.-Ed-I
ward G. Hitchcock of Beverly
Hills, Calf, is the new national
president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity. He was elected for
a two-year term last night at the
fraternity's national conventionI
to succeed DR.. Chester D. Lee Of
Ames, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

NEW YORK.-About IS vari-I
cites of French champagne are
available in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Peron Sends Reform Bill
To Argentine Congress

high man wins. Under the new
bill parties in each electoral dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Leather-Lined Calf BAGS
Plus i0%
Federal Tar

these hehfon
double handles all wthu
Landurh Street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

] 10 5 cushion ssfa and I
cushion chair. Includes vat
dyed pre-shrunk fabrics self
or contrasting cord. Sipper
closures. expert workman
ship and Installed upen
completion.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01

Burrell Memorial Hospital
has been given approval by
City Council to be paid at
the same daily rate for city
approved indigents as all
other hospitals of the city.
The representatives of the
hospital asked that it be
retroactive as of the first
of 1854.
The hospital now receives
S11.55 as compared with
$1,000 received by white
hospitals. According to the
number of patients carried
on the books last year, this
will mean an additional
amount of approximately
$4,000. Should they receive
the S4.45 difference for the
year "a, they will get almost
$4,000 in additional funds.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01

covers the pictures you take Of
family and friends engaged in ac-
tlvities that have no connection
with school. A third class is for
the pictures you take because thew
are pretty. dramatic or pictur-
esque the scenic views, the
flower garden anything in
which people or pets aren't the
important subject. The fourth
class is for animal and pet pic
lures.
And now we come to the best
part Of this-the prizes! The top
prize in each class is $500. and al
together there's $4,000.
In addition, the prize-winnine
pictures are exhibited in schools
throughout the country. So, there
IS fame as well as prizes for the
winners in this contest.
John Van Guilder
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
H0L.LINS
By Mrs. Hammond Jones

By Mrs. Hammond Jones
Pastor Wright brought US
another very, very good
sermon yesterday. His SUBJ
ject was (Which Way Are
You Looking?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith
Jr. and Mrs. Julia Corpening
spent Sunday with the Craig
heads, on 18th Ave. in Roa-
noke and had a most enjoy
able time.
MIR and Mrs. Jack Hair
ston spent a most enjoyable
Christmas day with his
sister in Bassett, Va.
The Hammond Jone s
spent Christmas day as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fetch
er Barnes at Delany Court.
Miss Leila Johnson was the
! dinner guest of Mrs. Daisy
Daniels Christmas day anC
had a most enjoyable time.
Mr.. Percy LanghorDe ant
Paul Smith spent Sunday
afternoon visiting with Mr.
I Frank Wood at his home.
Mr.. George Coleman of
Baltimore is spending the
holiday with his wife anC
children.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1855

interested in becoming an
official of the game, but
pressure from his profess
sional work forced him to-
give up that activity. How
ever, his ear has always been
turned toward sports in gen.
eral and football specifically.
Thus, he at 70, journeyed to
the capitol of our nation, to
participate in the activities
of the "Pigskins". Most
commendable. Like we said
at the beginning "Once an
athlete, always an athlete"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
Prizes for Neutrality-suspicious.

Today we've got some very i'm.
portant news for high school stu
dents. It's about a Photographic
contest. just for them-the Ma.
tlonal High School Photographic
Awards-and it opens January l.
A good way for teen-age snap
shooters to start the New Year
right Is to send in an entry on
that very first day. Rules folders
are available now. Some schools
have them. If yours doesn't, you
can get some by writing to the
National High School Photograph
&c Awards, 343 State Street, Roch-
ester, N. Y.
There's a class in this contest
Tor any picture taken during the
summer and fall There's one for
the snapshots of school activities,
including athletic events. Another
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01

payment came the awakening, Now
we're part-time carpenters and full
time planners.
OF course, we wouldn't destroy any
OF the charm OF our home for any
thing. But that pot stove 10 heat
water must 90. And what to do
and how TO heat the water. with
electricity or bottled gas is stick
Ter. At least it WIS until we read
bulletin published by the Bureau
Of Human Nutrition and Home Eco
Monies of the us Department of
Agriculture This Bureau. by the
way. recently had its name changed
to Housing and Equipment Section
of the Home Economies Research
Branch.
The booklet is entitled Technical
Bulletin No. 1073-Comparative Utili-
cation of Energy by Household Elec-
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
Retrospective Views OF
DR.. j. III. Roberts

he served as physician with
Coach Fred Lawson for Har-
rison and Addison School
teams for over IL years. He
also served as referee for
games at st Paul, in Law
renceville, Va. State, at
Petersburg, and Va. Semin-
airy at Lynchburg. He was
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01

different drawoff schedule. In eacr
case, according to the Tecknicsl
Bulletin, electric watc~ heat q s.
proved more efficient then To- Il
gas water heaters by rasics ran r
from l.62 to TO 2 - 7hiS -;
because electric W. 4 rs re-
CURED fewer heat " go Il,
heat water than did l..1d ,as
water heaters.
Then we did a ring on
our own. Our inf, .-. - showed
that we would need 1.3kJ gallons Of
hot water every 30 days. Even il
We heated taat amount TO 100 de-
grees above the incoming water
temperatures test requirement but
net necessary for many household
tasks-electric water heaters proved
more efficient than bottled gas water
heaters by ratio of 10 to l..
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
MINISTERS WIVES
HAVE PARTY ~ e.

The annual party of the
Ministers Wives Alliance was
held at the Orange Ave-,
Y. w. G. A. Christmas de-
votlonals were conducted by
Mesdames M. G.. Dickson and
w. M. Gilbert. Christmas
carols were sung by the
group with Mrs. R. j. Smith
at the piano. Mrs w. N.
Hunter had charge of the
games. The ministers re-
ceived gifts from their wives
and the ministers wives
exchanged gifts. WMaEM
A delicious menu of chick
en-salad on lettuce, ritz
crackers, punch, cake, nuts
and mints was served by the
entertainment committee,
Mesdames P. NJ. Caldwell,
M. G. Dickson, H. H. Waid,
w. J. Majors and E. W.
Henry. ~%ih
Those attending the party
were Rev. and Mrs. NJ. T
Cocker, Rev. and Mrs. r. c
Paisley, Rev. and Mrs. S. T
Stone, Rev. and Mrs. w. M
Scott, Rev. and Mrs. M. A
Camper, Rev. and Mrs. r. j
Smith, Rev. and Mrs. H. Fl
Waid, Rev. and Mrs. M. c
Dickson, Rev. and Mrs. w. N
Gilbert, Mrs. o. N. Carter
Mrs. Effie Dunnaville an,
Miss Elizabeth Jordon.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
DR.. H. I. PENIS Christmas MESSAGE To
Chapters And Sororities Of The Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity

training and ability to take
the leadership in a move
nent to restrain and end the
extension of economic OPP
preston.
l should like to propose
that we revaluate our pso-
grams and consider mass
support of an economic pro-
ject, embracing manufac-
ture, distribution and use
of consumer goods.
There is a combined bud
get of approximately $780,
600 a year among our fra
ternities and sororities in
America. We have two org
anizations within the frame
work Of our fraternities
and sororities, the Pan-Hel-
lenic Council and the
American Council of HUI.
man Rights. 1t js my think
ing that they are fully
capable of translating this
suggestion into a reality.
Does any member of a
fraternity or sorority be-
lieve that he should not
consider himself h j S
brothers keeper, and that
his affections and respectful
regards along with the at.
tachment and trust which
holds the cords of love anC
bonds of manhood should
) not be united closer today
;, than at any time since E.
Emancipation?
The responsibility of the
suggested undertaking ne
cessitates clear and un
: prejudiced thinking on oul
: part and the transferenc,
of that thought into san,
and effective action.
Here is, my dear Greeks
an opportunity to do some
:, thing in our day and gener
: alton for the masses of PEG
pie. We have the opportun
ity in the field of ou1
grandest duties and highes
rewards. Let the grandeur
of such duties and thu
splendor of such rewards
suffice us. Let us recon
slider and conStrain oul
thinking from a marrow
point of view into broade
: channels.
May the Shepard of
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
By JANE BAIRD

Like SO many other city people
with rural background we've all
ways wanted to get back to that
good country living we remembered
as youngsters. so when the real es-
tate man said he mad found just the
"old farm house" for our family we
didn't hesitate. But with the down
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
Fellow Greeks:

SAAoW 0ASOh6s
We are again making e.
laborate plans for our Con-
claves and Boules which,
will convene on or about the
last of this month. May j
take the liberty to suggest
that we give serious thought
this year to our economic
plight.
There are those among us
who will say that their fra
ternity of sorority is purely
a social organization; for
tunately there is a growing
philosophy that says, we
should have by now, out
lived the social organization
philosophy. Y $3.50
During the past one or
two decades our fraternities
and sororities have made
considerable progress on
campus and in community
leadership. 1t is the think
ing Of many that from a
legal standpoint the N. A.
A. C.. P. and the American
Council of Human Rights
h a V made tremendous
gains in the field of hui
man relations.
notwithstanding the fact
we have made gains in these
fields, we are to some de
gree in many localities
particularly in the South
being denied an equal op
portunity to make gains IL
the field of economics.
would ask you to focus you
attention on Mississippi
where there is a direc
campaign of economic boy
colt being directed at som'
leaders who speak out TO
way of life dear to then
and their people.
Further / would encour
age you to multiply this oc
curence a thousand fold a
concerted group activity t.
deny a large segment of tn
minority group and under
privileged people equal op
portunity and activity.
The same old forces of eX
ploitation and caste besti
themselves. Our role toda,
demands the activation o
an economic philosophy
You noble Greeks have tn
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01
Old Method Of Heating Water Gives
Way as Electricity Comes to Farm

trac and IqueAed Petroleum Gas
Ranges. hefrigerators and Water
Heaters. Its based, in part, on the
results OF tests conducted with COM
parable electric and bottled gas
water heaters OF So and ~30-gallon
storage capacities, respectively.
Three engineering studies were
conducted, with each based on a.