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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-06-13, Page 22more meaningful and enjoy- able. Yet with the freedom the car has given us, we have not always accepted the res- ponsibility this freedom pro- vides. Too many of us are heedless of the fact that a carelessly driven car can kill or maim. Too many of us, who are careful drivers, do not pay • • • So badly deteriorated that it fell off a moving car, this muffler poses a danger to its former owner. A defective muffler can leak lethal car- bon monoxide into the pass- enger compartment. Take a tip from the professionals!!! Regular maintenance cuts operating costs and almost eliminates costly and irritating away from home break- downs. For example: have your car safely checked reg- ularly. That alignment problem may be a loose tie-rod and it COULD COST YOU YOU'RE LIFE! Try the complete service facilities at DOBBS MOTORS EXETER LTD. 235,1250 movement is. Kt e au NV4Pn. fOuild- erP. spOIS9 of freedoln, just Over One,hundred Ye41'4 ago? there Wa§ Pile•freeloak WheSe existence was beyend their most' YiYid visions. That freedom was the freedom Of movement which was not really POSSIble until this centuryk Thanks to the de- velopment Of the automobile, this freedom of movement had .been a true liberation for the, great majority of Canadians, With it, the confines of neighborhoods and commu- nities gave way to unlimited access to all parts of our nation. Business trips, va- cation journeys to anywhere a road will take you have widened our activities, in- creased our pleasure, Equally liberating h a s been the development of the automobile itself. From ca- pricious, “Get-out-and-get- under" transportation of 50 years ago, the car has be- come so dependable that even the most delicate woman can drive anywhere with cer- tainty. How important a factor the automobile has become in Canada can be shown by a few startling statistics. According to the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers As- TIRE TIPS You can increase your tire life by avoiding these practices: • Driving at excessive speeds. • Fast turns on curves and around corners. • Driving over curbs, chuck holes, other obstruc- tions. • "Jack rabbit" starts and "panic" stops. • Driving at excessive speeds on rough "wash- board" roads. • Riding edge of pave- ment. • Riding on overinflated or underinflated tires. • Neglecting periodic rotation of all tires includ- ing the spare. With women accounting for about 40% of the nation's driving population, their in- terest in what makes a car "tick" is on the upswing. Many women will readily admit that their knowledge of what is needed to keep their car in good running condi- tion is limited to getting gas- oline o r perhaps an oil change. The mention of the need for new points, a car- buretor adjustment or new spark plugs leaves many women bewildered. This is the reason the term "Powder Puff Mechanics" is becoming m ore familiar across the country. Schools, "Y's," and motor leagues are offering classes inbasic auto mechanics for women. These courses, conducted by qualified mechanics, ex- plain in non-technical lan- guage the fundamentals of how cars work and how to keep them working. In some instances films are em- ployed to spell out in detail the workings of a car's en- gine. An example of this type of course is conducted at a number of vocational and high schools in Toronto. Bathhurst He !girt s, North- view Heights, Victoria Park and Yorkdale all offer women a fairly extensive 28-week course on "the niceties of car care. A part of the course gives students the opportunity to Work on their own cars — change spark sociation, nearly two million Canadians are employed in the motor vehicle and allied manufacturing industries. Their salaries and wages in 1966 totalled over seven hundred million dollars. The gross selling value of the products they turned out was a staggering thirty - f iv e billion dollars. Yet these statistics don't• begin to show the immense impact the car has on our lives. Passenger car registra- tions in Canada in1966 num- bered over five millions. That's ten cars for every 36 Canadians — men, women and children. We travelled over 62 million miles the same year — after buying over four million gallons of gasoline. S u c h satistics are ir- refutable proof that not only do cars provide us with our living but make that living plugs, make minor repairs such as adjusting brakes, even carry out a rninor tune- up. Accor-ding to North York Department of Education of- ficials, one of the most im- portant benefits coming out of the course is that a wo- man is much better informed about the operation of her car — and is in a much bet- ter position to deal with mechanics when service is required. Other schools throughout Canada conduct similar courses as do most pro- vincial motor leagues. Although women who at- tend these classes come from all walks of life; house- wi v e s, nurses, teachers, students, secretaries, they all have the same prime purpose in mind to learn the mechanics of an auto- mobile. And, too, women want to be more knowledgeable when dealing with the people who service their car. In ad- dition, many of them want to obtain enough information about the workings of their car to avoid that feeling of partie sliould the car stall on a lonely road or on a crowded expressway. But whatever their rea- sons, more and more wo- men drivers are finding the answers lie in the knowledge available to them at Powder Puff Mechanic Schools. 4:41F" 447 analysis of the problem shows a deeper cause. The auto makers have not been able to •repeal laws of friction, oxidation and other physical and chemical fac- tors that lead to inevitable deterioration of car compo- nents. It is still up to the motorist to match his free- dom of movement with res- ponsibilities. The automobile of today has liberated the nation, enabling every member of the family to enjoy new experiences. For dad, the car is indispensable to his livelihood. For mom, it re- moves the shackles of neighborhood confinement. For the kids and all the family it pro- vides fun. enough attention to the con- dition of our cars. This care- lessness is a definite, if not precisely measurable, fac- tor in the highway accident picture. As simple as the car is to operate, it is a complex machine with thousands of working parts. As such, it requires attention of quali- fied maintenance people. And all systems of your car need attention to assure safe and dependable opera- tion. It is obvious that a set of tires that are allowed to deteriorate is an obvious threat to safety. It is not as obvious that an untuned en- gine is a safety menace. It becomes more obvious when one considers that an untuned engine adversely af- fects safe passing on the road. Also, a car stalled on an expressway, due to ig- nition failure, is a potential hazard. While critics of the auto industry have blamed car makers for not paying enough attention to safety, a logical Ladies learn what makes cars tick .4 • There is the responsibilit to others of maintainingt, safe car. There is the res ponsibility to self to prot4 a large investment by thor ough, conscientious c care. :61 This section is dedica to greater freedom of moie ment by helping the read live up to the important rd ponsibillty of car care.