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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1942
New Series Vol. 51, No. 8
PLAN MEETINGS
FOR ORGANIZING
WAR CLUBS HERE
Neighborhood Meetings to
be Held tvlonday
Evening
Plans are completed for organization meeting night of the Neighborhood War Clubs in the City of Clare,
with the following districts and Victory Speakers assigned to each:
First Ward, east of McEwan, Conrad Walker?** meeting place, Bob's
Garage; west of McEwan, Omer
Parent and Harry Cleveland, meeting
place, Ed. Johnston's Elevator.
Second Ward, north of railroad and
south of 4th street, Miss ina Mary
Young, meeting place, above Jackson's
Meat Market; north of 4th street,
south of 6th street from McEwan to
Hemlock street, Miss Shirley Andrews, meeting place, Baptist Church*:
4th street to 6th street between Hemlock and Jackson street, Miss-Rachel
Linnell, meeting place	
 ___; Jackson to Cleveland
from 4th street to 7th street ,thence
west to Cedar street south to 6th
street, Don Holbrook, meeting place,
Will Garchow's residence; east of McEwan street from 4th street to 6th
street and bounded on the east hy
Hemlock, Susan Urquhart, meeting
place, Methodist Church; east of McEwan, west of Hemlock, north of
State street to city limits, Emil
Pfister, also east of Hemlock, north of
6th street bbunded on the east by
Cedar street, Emil Pfister, meeting
place, Clare High School.
Third Ward, north of State street,
west of McEwan, east of Maple street,
north to city limits, Miss Florence
Woodard, meeting place, Lawrence
Jackson's resident; north of State
street, west of Maple to railroad and
north, Omer Parent, meeting place,
Omer Parent's residence; from railroad east, north of 6th. street to State
street, west of Maple street, Harry
Cleveland, meeting place, Church of
God; north of 6th street, west of Mc-
(Continued on Page Seven!
MRS. BARNEY RAINWATER .
HURT IN TRAFFIC MISHAP
„ ON MC EWAN STREET FRIDAY
Mrs. Barney Rainwater was bruised
and shocked Friday evening -when
struck by an automobile near the
White House lunch room, on US-27, at
about 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Rainwater, in company -*-'ith
Mrs. Ernest Luoma, was crossing the
street from the North Star Grocery to
the Ideal Theatre when a north hound
motorist is reported to have crossed
over to the left of. the street to turn
in at the Standard Oil service station.
Because of poor visibility caused by
rain, Mrs. Rainwater and Mrs. Luoma
didn't notice the oncoming car until
too late to avoid contact with the
right front fender, and neither the
driver of the car, nor his wife who
was with him, saw the ladies in time
to avert the accident.    "*"
The driver of the car stopped and
assisted Mrs. Rainwater, who was
thrown to the pavement, into liis car
until Mrs. Luoma could procure the
ladies' car and take Mrs. Rainwater to
the Clare Hospital, where examination failed to reveal serious injury.
In the confusion, the- name of the
motorist was not obtained, but Mrs.
Rainwater does not blame him for the
accident.
HUNTERS BRING
MANY DEEiMMT
OF NORTH WOODS
Hi-Speed Big Buck Contest
Creates Considerable
Interest Here
GEORGE ACKERMAN
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALTHJUESDAY
Funeral   Services   To   Be
Held From Home This
Afternoon
George Ackerman, a resident of
Vernon township for more than fifty
years, passed away at his farm home
there at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening,
following a week's illness.
He was born the son of Charles and 	
Katherine Ackerman, at Buffalo, New,
York,   September   3,   1860,   and   was!     VICTORY PROGRAM CANCELLED
eighty-two years of age at the time of i  '	
his demise.
BOND SALES IN
COUNTY BELOW
PERIODAVERAGE
$16,000 Bond Sales Needed
|     in Ten Days to Reach
| November Quota
Reports from the various issuing
agents of Clare County show that War
Savings Bonds in the amount of $7,-
787.50 were sold in the second ten day
period of November. Citizens State
Bank, of Clare, sold ?1(S18.75, Clare
Post Office ?2,531.25, Harrison Bank,
$1,975.00, Harrison Post Office, $37.50,
Farwell Bank, $1,237.50, Farwell Post
. Office, $56.25, Lake Post Office, $18.75,
[ Tpmple Post Office, §112.50.
This,   together   with   the   previous
amount sold in the first ten day period
of November, makes a total of $19,-
731.25 sold for the first twenty days.
We are approximately fifty-six per
cent ot the quota of $36,000 set for
■ November.    It will be necessary for
', $16,000 to be sold in the last ten days
j in order for us to meet our quota.
I The Nation is expected to invest a
billion dollars in bonds in the month
I of November. In, order for us to do
I that, it is necessary that each person
j invest at least ten per cent of his or
j her earnings. Clare County's quota
has been set up on this basis, and it is
hoped and expected that each one will
do his duty and cooperate with the
government and loan this money
j which is sorely needed in this
emergency.
Funeral services will he held from
the farm home at 2:00 o'clock this
Friday afternoon and interment will
be made in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
The life story will be published next
week.
! The Farmers Victory Program
scheduled at the Sheridan town hall
this Friday evening, November 27th,
has been cancelled.
Clare Sentinel liners are read in the
homes of this community.
The Bulk of Christmas Mail
Must Be Posted by December 1st
to Reach Destination on Time
The hulk of Christmas mail must
he in the post offices by December 1st
this year if deliveries ontime are to be
assured, according to Smith W. Pur-
dum, Second Assisant Postmaster
General. Mr. Purdum is responsible
to Postmaster General Frank C. Walker for smooth and efficient air and
railway mail service.
Unprecedented wartime demands on
the postal and transportation systems,
plus a prospective record volume of
Christmas mailings, were cited hy Mr.
Purdum as necessitating earlier mailings than ever before. "It is physical-
> ly impossible for the railroads and air
lines, burdened with vitally important
war materials ,to handle Christmas
mailings as rapidly as in normal
times," Mr. Purdum said. If the hulk
of parcels and greeting cards are
held back until the usual time—the
period of about December 15 to 23—
they simply cannot be distributed in
time, and thousands of gifts will reach
their destinations after Christmas."
In 1941', about 21,950 mail cars were
required between December 12 and 24
to deliver Christmas mails—enough
cars needed to move holiday mails are
largely being used by the armed
services, and a severe shortage is in
prospect.
The postal service usually borrows
.„:_-<, about 2,500 trucks from the Army and
•   " other Government agencies, and rents
about 10^000 from private owners, to
handle the Christmas mails. This year
it will he extremely difficult to obtain
enough of these vehicles to meet even
a substantial part of the need. The
Army needs its own trucks and private owners are reluctant to let someone else use their tires.
Railroads are cooperating hy converting some hundreds of steel box
cars and similar equipment for mail
transportation, and Joseph B. Eastman, Director of Defense Transportation, has ordered that unnecessary
travel be curtailed to the limit during
the holiday season. But these, measures cannot assure deliveries of gifts
on, time unless the public cooperates
by mailing early and thus spreading
the transportation load over a longer
period than usual.
Mr. Purdum called attention to the
task of the Post' OfCice Department in
moving millions of pieces of mail
every day to and from soldiers, sailors
and marines throughout the world.
This extraordinary job must be kept
current, even while the holiday rush
of mailings is handled. Also, he
pointed out, the postal estabishment
is operating with many thousands of
inexperienced personnel, employed, to
take the place of men called to the
armed services. The new employees
naturally cannot handle the holiday
mail jam with the smoothness and
speed of the postal veterans whom
they replace.
In view of all thesa handicaps to the
service, Mr. Purdum added, postal
patrons should mail,their gifts by December 1 if littiey wIsTTTuTflSure that
their, friends will not be disappointed
at Christmas.'
The "deer traffic" continued heavy
over **he past week end with thousands of hunters invading the deer
woods in quest of their quarry and
other thousands howeward bound with
their venison. With cooler weather
the fore part of this week, it was not
necessary for the successful hunters
to hurry home with their venison, but
apparently many were leaving the deer
area because they had filled their
licenses or were compelled to cut
their hunting trips short because of
the urgency of the war effort.
Although many, including some of
our usually successful hunters, have
not as yet rnade their kill, the
majority of the nimrods report many
deer in the woods, but because of the
heavy rainfall of the .past season,
some marshes were inaccessible for
driving.
Among local hunters who have
brought home their bucks ate James
Clute, Jay Clute, Wilbur Ireland, Jack
Larmon, Jack Paul, Herbert Randall,
John Asline, Roy Kinsey, Oise Derby,
Ed. Haines.
Herb Randall has shot his sixth
buck in six consecutive years and
says that he has used only, six shells.
That is quite a record, and when Hiro
Hito reads it in this week's Sentinel,
little "itchy, itchy" will undoubtedly
go into action again.
The entries in the Clare Hi-Speed
station buck contest appeared as follows Wednesday afternoon:
First brought in, 10:30 a. m. Sunday, November 15th, Dale Brown,
Midland.
Heaviest, 205 lbs., Ora Martin,
Breckenridge.
Next heaviest, 192_ lbs., Dale
Stough, Clare. •       *
Widest spread of antlers, 22 inch,
Lance Thayer, Clare.
Nearest 150 lbs., 151 lbs., Frank
Berry, Jackson.
Lightest,r81 lbs.. Marvin Deal, Ed-
more.
Attention Farm
■ _____ ' * -
Truck Owners!
GULF TO DRILL
DUNDEE TEST IN
GRANTTOWNSH1P
Living   Quarters   Will   Be
Required for Several
Families
Drilling operations will be commenced soon on the Gulf Refining Co.,
John A. Oman No. 1 oil well, a Dundee
test to he put down in the center of
NW, NW Sec. 8, 17N, 4W, Clare
county.
Rotary equipment will be used on
this location one mile southeast of the
McKay gas field or five miles north
and three miles west of Clare in Grant
township.
Eighteen, families will be brought to
Clare for this drilling project, nine of
whom will live in trailers aud nine
more of whom will require furnished
living ' quarters. These additional
families will be welcome to our community and anyone who can possibly
arrange a furnished house or furnished apartment is urged to notify
O. W. Lynch at the local Gulf Refining
Co. offices in The Citizens State Bank
building.
Volunteers Needed
There are 168 hours in each week
and this means that a lot of people
will have to contribute a few hours
each week to observation duty at the
Clare Airplane Spotting Station, on
top of the Hotel Doherty, if this work
is not to be a hardship on the part of
those who have already volunteered
their services.
This work is required of us by Sixth
Corps Area headquarters in the interest of national and local defense.
Won't you please, register today for a
regular shift or substitute duty, at the
Consumers Power Company office or
Clare Hardware, or contact Donald E.
Holbrook or Conrad Walker.
FISH SUPPER
The annual fish supper sponsored
by the men of the Methodist church
will take place Friday, December 4th,
from 5:30 to 7:30.
MENU
Lake Trout Baked Potatoes
Tomatoes
Harvard Beets Rice Pudding
Rolls and Coffee
It is necessary that all commercial
motor vehicle owner's obtain a certificateof war necessity from the Office
of Defense Transportation to permit
the operation, of such* commercial
vehicles after December 1st; If you
have failed to do this,; contact your
local Farm Transportation Board,
Robert C. Kleiner, Chairman, at Harrison, Michigan, at once and receive'
an application blank.?    ..",
After you have received your certificate of War Necessity it will be
necessary for you to fill Form OPAR
536 (application for transport mileage
ration) and send both certificates of
War Necessity and Form 536 to your
County Ration Board Office and receive your gasoline coupon books.
FINANCIAL DRIVE
FOR BOY SCOUTS
HERE JIEXT WEEK
Organization Ifills Respon-
* sible Position in
War Effort
The annual financial drive for local
Boy Scout and Cub Scout activities
will be held here next week, commencing with a breakfast at 7:00 o'clock
Tuesday morning, December 1st, at
the Barnes Cafe*      $
Mark Bicknell has accepted the
chairmanship of the^drive arid will be
assisted by Dr. Clayton B. Neff, Atty.
Donald E. Holbrook .and Supt. Austin
F. Bates, as Majors, and a group of
solicitors to be announced at the
breakfast. Scout Commissioner John
Rodabaugh is also cooperating in tho
campaign. „
Clare troop 125, under tho direction
of Scout Master Harley Holt, *has been
fuctioning very satisfactorily this season and Clare Cub Pac 74, under the
direction of Cub Master "Paul Lov, rey.
has commenced the activities of the J
fall and winter months with the little
fellows showing keen interest.
A Court of "Honor for the Isabella
and Clare county .districjr was held
very successfully af-thc Mt. Pleasant
High School November 17th and another Court of Honor for the district
will be held at the Clare High. School
in January. Interesting educational
and entertainment features are
planned on each of these occasions
and merit awards made for proficiency
and advancement in scouting.
Funds raised during, the drive will
be used to support scouting activii'es,
including summer vacations for the
boys at Camp Kepayshowink, north of
Clare, services of District Scout Executives, Courts of Honor, training
courses, supplies, etc.
Local and national Boy and Cub
Scouts have been especially active in
Home Defense and salvage activities,
performing valuable service which
permits adults to devote more of their
time to the war effort. They have
been recognized by the U. S. Government with the local Scouts recently
receiving a citation bearing the signature of President Roosevelt,
The Boy and Cub Scouts^are bearing
their full responsibility during the war
and their'1* development is vital to the
days of rehabilitation which will follow the war. Please he as generous as
possible when you are asked to contribute to this most worthy cause.
CLAYTON MONTNEY
PASSES AWAY IN
HATTOrrOWNSHIP
Life Long Resident of Clare
County Laid at Rest
Here
DR. BALLARD NOW LOCATED
IN NEWLY DECORATED OFFICE
OVER ECONOMY DRUG STORE
Clayton Montney, a life long resi-
dest of Clare county, passed away at
his home in Hatton township, Thurs-"
day of last week, following a lingering
illness,
Clayton L. Montney was born the
son of Levi and Frances Montney, in
Grant township, Clare county, Michigan, November 25, 1881, and passed
away in Hatton township, Clare county, November 19, 1942, at the age of
sixty years, eleven months and
twenty-four days.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Madia Allen, at her home in Grant j
township, in December, 1905, and they
made their home there until eight
years ago when they moved to Hatton
township, where they1 have since resided. This union was blessed by the
birth of three children, Dale, Mildred
and Robert.
Mr. Montney spent his entire life as
a farmer in Clare county and-was always keenly interested in the activities of the community, serving as
Supervisor and Township Treasurer of
Grant township for several ternis.
He was a kind and loving father and
good neighbor and will be greatly
missed by his family and many
friends.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
bereaved wife; son, Dale, of Lansing;
daughter, Mrs. Gerald Lawson, of
Wyandotte; son Robert J., at home;
two sisters,* Miss Elizabeth Montney,
of San Diego, California, and Mrs.
Carrie Steiner, of Detroit; two
brothers, Floyd, of San Diego, and
Ray, of Los Angeles, California; eight
grandchildren, other relatives and
hosts of friends. "
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2jj}0
o'clock Saturday afternoon, with Rev.
Charles Kleinhardt officiating, and in-
teiment in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
HUNTER ARRESTED
FOR THREATENING
DEPUTY SHERIFF
O.
A. Loy to Face Charges
in Local Court Next
Tuesday
PIANO TUNING
F, P. Alexander, the piano tuner,
Will be working in Clare again Boon.
H interested, phone. jMss Frances An*
derson, .    ►. . .        , . 8t_
OHIO LADY SUFFERS
POSSIBLE'FRACTURE
OF VERTEBRA MONDAY
Detroit Driver Pays Fine for
Traffic Law Violation
as Result
Mrs. Jessie Goetz, 60, of Helena,
Ohio, was taken to the Mt. Pleasant
Community Hospital suffering a possible fracture of a vertabra in the neck,
at 6:15 o'clock Monday evening,
when the automobile driven by Rex
W, Smith, 24, of Detroit, crashed into
the rear of the automobile driven by
Mrs. Goetz' son, .Herbert E. Goetz, 26,
also of Helena, Ohio, about two and
one-half miles south of Clare in Vernon township, Isabella county. Smith
was treated for lacerations of the
forehead.
Both cars were headed south when
Goetz turned out to pass a beet truck
at the same time Smith turned out to
pass the Goetz car. Smith was
allegedly driving at fifty-to fifty-five
miles per hour and was issued a
summons for driving at an excessive
rate of speed. He pleaded guilty as
charged when arraigned before Justice
Leo K. Shdwalter, of Mt. Pleasant, at
10:00 o'clock Tuesday morning, was
fined $10.00 and court costs of $1.00,
paid the, fine and was released.
The accident was investigated by
State Police of the Mt. Pleasant Post.
Whatever . your wants may he, a
Clare Sentinel want ad Ib sure to help
you get <_uiek results.
O. A. Loy, of Durand, was arrested
Thursday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Harold Hanchett, of Clare, when he
allegedly threatened Deputy Hanchett
with a loaded deer rifle.
As the story goes, Loy, together
with Bill Rafford, of Detroit, were
staying with parties of deer hunters
at the Cooper Cabins at the county
line nine miles north of Harrison, and
ori Thursday morning entered the
living quarters of the Coopers without permission of the family. When,
they were asked to leave, at the request of Mrs. Cooper, by Stuart
Bicknell, of Clare, and Deputy Hanchett, who had stopped by the station, Loy loaded his rifle and pointed
it toward Deputy Hanchett.
Loy pleaded not guilty of the
charge of the reckless use of firearms
and pointing^ a loaded gun toward a
person, when arraigned in Justice
Court before Justice Jennings Archambault here Friday morning, and his
trial was scheduled to be held at the
Clare city hall at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning of this week, before a jury, at
which time it was continued until
Tuesday morning, December 1st.
Bulletin
We quote from a telegram received
just before going to press:
"The government is asking the
American farmer to dedicate the remaining weeks of 1942 to an intensified scrap hunt. Steel mills need more
heavy scrap and the, farms are one of
the best sources of this type of metal.
"We need further help in this farm
drive, and in aiding our salvage committees, to continue this effort
throughout the next few weeks. All
salvage committees are being instructed to continue to make available to
the farmer all their transportation
facilities and man power, and .to cooperate in every possible'way. The
nation is looking to the American
farmer. I am sure he will come
through."
. Donald M. Nelson, Chairman.
Gottlieb Nass, who is being given
blood transfusions and x-ray treatment
at the Clare Hospital -was responding
favorably to the treatment Wednesday afternoon and reported to be
gaining in strength.
Have you, anything ta SELL-
a Clare Sentinel liner next week.
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The offices of - Dr. H. J. Ballard,
over the Economy Drug Store, are being redecorated this week, and with
the arrival of his new equipment, the
doctor is now nicely situated in. his
new location.
Dr. Ballard studied for two years in
the Ohio State University and completed his seven year course in Des
Moines,. Iowa, graduating from., the
Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery. He is a member of .the medical
fraternity Phi Sigma Gamma and
Medical honorary* fraternity Sigma
Sigma Phi. ^ ■        .
He was associated' with the Crapo
Clinic in Mt, Pleasant before coming
to Clare and* is conducting a practice
of osteopathic medicine and surgery,
specializing in confinement cases and
proctology, nere. He announces that
he will be available for calls twenty
four hours a day. '*'
Dr. and Mrs. Ballard are making
,their home in the Barnes apartments
and we are confident that they will be
welcomed to the social circles of the
city.
ZENOBIA CHAPTER
0. E. S. INSTALLS
OFFICERS THURS.
Mrs. Belle Mair and  Rev.
Albert Dawe to Head
Organization
MAYOR TIBBILS
LAID AT REST IN
CLARE_CEMETERY
Sudden Death Ends Life of
Civic and Fraternal
Activity
Impressive installation ceremonies
were conducted for the newly elected
and appointed officers of Zenobia
Chapter No. 129, Order of Eastern
Star, in the Masonic Temple Thursday evening of last week at eight
o'clock, with a capacity attendance,
many guests attending from Midland
and Mt. Pleasant, and visitors from
Glare.
Mrs. Frances Reed Glover, Worthy
Matron of the Grand Chapter of Michigan, acted as Installing Officer and
was assisted by Mrs. Nellie Sherwood
Buck, Installing Marshall; Mrs. Mary
Waugh, of Midland, Installing Chaplin* and Mrs. Dorothy Duncan, Installing Organist.
Preceding the installating, Mrs.
Greta Masten, retiring Worthy
Matron, ealled the meeting to order
and welcomed the members and
guests. Mrs. Glover was escorted to
the East, introduced and given the
grand honors. Mrs. Masten presented
prizes to Norma Fisher and John Hall,
Clare High Seniors of 1942, winners in
the Essay contest in Clare/sponsored
by the O. E. S. Grand Chapter of
Michigan.
For the program, Mrs. Mastern presented the following: Billie and
Jimmy Wilson and A. J. Doherty, Jr.,
who sang, "Mutiny in the Nursery,"
and "You're a Grand Old Flag," accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Doherty, Sr.; Miss Rachel. Linnell
entertained the group with two readings, "Corret Behavior on a Picnic,"
and "My Aunt"; and Ann Bicknell and
Joanann Perry, rendered two pleasing
numbers, "A Thanksgiving Song" and*
"Kentucky Babe," accompanied by
Miss Geraldine LeRoux.
At  this   time  other  special  guests
introduced arid welcomed were?   Mrs.
(Continued  on Page  Eleven)
Hundreds of friends of all ages
thronged the-Clare Methodist Church
last Friday afternoon to pay their
respects to Mayor N. L. Tibbils, whose
record of public service has beet-
equalled by few in the history of the
city.
Norval Leroy Tibbils, was born the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Tibbils,
at Shepherd, Michigan, March 10,*1891-, •
and passed away in Clare November
15, 1942, at the age of fifty-one years,
eight months, and five days.
On June 28, 1922, he was united in
marriage to Miss Hilda Bogardus, who
survives.
During World War Number 1, he
served- overseas in the Medical Corps
of the 32nd Division, TJ. S. Army. He
was gassed in the Battle of the
Argonue, and never fully recovered, a
lung weakness following him until his
passing.
Following the war he came to Clare,
and has resided here since that time,
and has heen engaged in the jewelry
and optical business since 1920.
The deceased was baptized during
his youth *in the Disciples Church in
Shepherd. He was 'friendly, patriotic
and civic-minded and these, traits of
character, together with others, en-
ueared him to a wide circle of friends,
" Surviving to mourn their loss are
the widow, Mrs. Hilda Tibbils; his
mother, Mrs. Anna Marie Tibbils, of
Shepherd; four sisters, Jane Tibbils,
of Lansing, Retha Tibbils, of Shepherd, Mrs. Harold Scott, of Washing-
(Continued on Page Seven)
GRANT TOWNSHIP
PIONEER PASSES
AWAY TUESDAY'
* * ..     :■ •    :*^
Faba_fniVT8 Hinkle to Be Laid
at Rest This Friday
Afternoon
Slap the Axis, buy a War Bond today.
'    Fabaiu. V. Hinkle, a pioneer of this
' community who has lived in Clare
county for the past seventy years and
on the present farm for forty-eight
years, passed away at his farm home
in Grant township at 6:00 o'clock
Tuesday    evening,    at   the    age   of
i seventy-nine years.
1 He was born the son of John and
Adelaide Hinkle at Richfield Center,
Genesee county, January 31, 1863, and
came with his parents to Clare county
when nine years of age, settling just
north of the Hinkleville school, near
a saw mill operated by his uncle,
Henry Hinkle.
Funeral services will be held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock this. Friday afternoon with
Rev. Charles Kleinhardt officiating,
and interment made in the 'Surrey
Township Cemetery at Farwell. Commitment services will be conducted
by John Q. Look Lodge, No. 404, F.
& A. M., of which he was a member.
1 The life story will be published next
week.
Decreased Speed and Proper
Care of Auto Will Increase
Gas Mileage and Life of Car
National gasoline rationing is no
longer a subject for Town Hall debate,
but an immediate reality. The motorist is consequently worrying about his
four gallons of gasoline a week, how
to meet his essential driving requirements and how to obtain, maximum
mileage with a limited allotment of
fuel.
Rationing in this part of the country is for the sole purpose of conserving tires ,not because of any gasoline
shortage. At first glance -it would
appear that any increase in gasoline
mileage« obtained by correct and careful car operation would result in increased tire wear due to the additional'
mileage.' Fortunately, this is not true
because most of the changes in. driver
habits which produce better gasoline
mileage, also decrease tire wear. The
motorist striving for maximum fuel
economy will obtain, automatically,
maximum tire life and m_ximum car
life.
The average passenger car owner
can stretch his gas ration and tire
life hy 50 per cent or more if he will
observe the following simple rules for
operation and maintenance:
Drive at moderate speeds, such as
20 to 30 miles per hour. The gasoline
mileage table for a 1940 popular
priced, catgut different speeds under
ideal driving conditions reveals an
astonishingly high mileage for the
low speed driver*
Speed (m.p
h.)
Miles Per Gallon
70
12.5
6-0
16.0
50
19.5
40
,     22.5
30
23.5
20
24.5
The motorist who drove 70 miles
per hour on country trips before
Pearl Harbor, will increase his miles
per gallon, by 80 to 100 per' cent if he-
drops to a speed of 30 miles per hour*
Don't jump away from traffic lights".
Avoid sudden stops except in emergency.     Ease   the   car   around   the
curves.   Slow starts and gradual stops
with  minimum  use   of  brakes  save
gasoline, tires, and brakes.   Minimize
"stopping  and  starting in traffic  by
-watching   the   traffic   lights   ahead..
Coast more on down hill grades and'
in approaching red traffic signals hut
do so at relatively slow speeds and"
with the car always under control.
-   Avoid pumping the accelerator and'
excessive use of choke.   Do not race-
the motor and do not allow it to idle-
long at a time,   Shut It off- while waif;-,
ing for trains to pass a crossing; for*-
open bridges and whenever y<J*i leave*
the car.
Have your motor tuned up for mar-
hnuni gasoline mileage'— ignition
checked, plugs cleaned, carburetor
and.air cleaner cleaned and checked
for proper, adjustments. See that your
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