The Brussels Post, 1974-05-08, Page 162. Driving fast is the name
of any game and I have the
skill to do it safely. But I
don't drive any faster than
absolutely necessary to win.
And that's part of the secret
of driving with gas economy
in mind.
Reducing your highway
speed from 70 miles per
hour to 50 can save you
more than 20 per cent in
fuel. With gasoline prices
the way they are, you're sav-
ing almost four gallons or
$2 or more per tankful by
cutting speed.
3. If you've ever ridden
with a professional race
driver, you know that he is
an extremely smooth driver.
both on and off the track.
He doesn't indulge in gas-
wasting jack-rabbit starts.
He keeps a steady foot on
the gas pedal, doesn't pass
erratically or lane hop.
All these maneuvers con-
sume fuel unnecessarily.
4. The successful race
driver always anticipates
traffic patterns. If you do
the same on the road, youll
save gas. Try to "play" traf.
fie lights and don't tailgate
to avoid sudden stops and
starts.
5. None of you is apt
to experience the pit stop
where your tank is filled
and tires 'changed in 20
seconds. But avoid, if you
can, long periods of idling,
either at a service station or
any other place.
If you have to wait in
your car for more than a
few moments, turn off the
engine. This holds true at
a railroad crossing while
waiting for a train or at a
market waiting for someone
to come out of the store.
As a race driver who needs
every competitive advan-
tage I can get to win and
as a motorist who loves
driving, I am truly con-
cerned with the fuel situa-
tion. You can bet I'll be
watching my gas gauge
more carefully this year and
I urge you to do the same.
Promotes non smoke Six Ways to Stretch Mileage
Offered by Noted Race Driver
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iContinned from Poke"`A
The International Union Against
Tuberculosis. He compared the
4,764 TB cases in Canada in 1972,
mostly among the Indians and
Eskimos, to the millions with the
disease in the Far Eastern
Countries where it is running
rampant because of the poor
housing conditions and the over-
crowding.
Mr. Hughes concluded his talk
by saying "that while TB has been
brought under control in Canada,
it is not beaten, and respiratory
diseases present a much wider
field and more funds are needed
for research.
"I think our job as members of
this association is to educate
people what is done with their
Christmas Seal dollar and if you
can show them it has been spent
wisely, then they'll continue to
give the same or more next
year", he said.
Rev. Garbutt Smith of
Stratford, local president of the
association reported on the
Christmas seal campaign returns
which have reached an all-time
high with a per capita return of
31.7 cents and the population
support 10.7 per cent, the highest
in the province. He reported the
net campaign receipts for the two
counties amounted to $30,518. lie
said with the help of more
volunteer workers, the campaign
costs were kept down, despite
inflation.
Mr. Smith quoted Dr. N. C.
Delarue, ,a prominent chest
surgeon, who had said it is a
positive fact that one in every five
I persons is in hospital as a direct
result of cigarette smoking. Dr.
Delarue had mentioned that the
risks of alcohol are minimal
compared to cigarette smoking.
Mr. Smith said, "We must be
concerned about the example we
set our children," and quoted' the
old adage, an ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure.
Special music for the meeting
attended by 125 guests was
provided by the intermediate
choir of Knox Presbyterian
Church, Stratford, under the
direction of Mrs. Joan Gaffney,
Mitchell.
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Rev. Garbutt Smith was re-
elected for a second term as
president. Other officers are: past
president, Ivan. Forsyth, Kippen;
vice-presidents, Miss Eileen
O'Brien, Goderich and Mrs.,
Frank Dodds, Stratford.
The following chairmen of
committees were elected:
screening,.Mrs. Edith Brothers,
Stratford; asthma, Mrs. David
Schenck, Seaforth; social
services, Miss Verna Dunsmore
of Stratford and E.R.Knight of
Brussels; education, Mrs. E.
Fisher of Mitchell and Mrs. J.
Cann, Exeter; Christmas Seal
campaign, Ralph Goren, Stratford
and Tom Leiper, Londesboro;
finance, Garnet Prest, Stratford;
medical advisory, Dr. Frank
Mills, Goderich.
Youth Board Advisors, Mr. and
Mrs. G. Hernden, Wingham.
Youth Board: Jane Bonsteel,
Stratford, chairman; Diane
Thornton and Kathy Filsinger,
both of Sebringville; Peter
Blanken, Fullarton; Betty Anne
Davidson, Listowel, Teresa
Ondrejicka, Exeter; Bella. Beth
Porter, St. Marys; Joanne
Schenck, Seaforth; Anita Ellis,
Kevin Argue and Mary Anne
McIntyre, all of Stratford.
Mr. Smith announced that the
next "Smoke Brake" meeting for
those wanting to quit smoking
will be in Clinton Public Health
Offide May 6.
By JERRY GRANT
Champion Spark Plug Co.
Highway Safety Team
Maybe you believe that a
professional race driver giv-
ing ,tips on saving gasoline
is like a vegetarian offering
advice on how to barbeque
a steak. I don't know about
the vegetarian and the
steak. I do know that saving
fuel is becoming a vital
consideration to those of us
who race at the Indianapo-
lis '500' and other tracks
around the country.
Since the United States
Auto Club, sanctioning body
of Indianapolis-type racing,
recently reduced the fuel
allotment per race car, the
driver must be more fuel-
conscious than ever. Get-
ting that little extra mile-
age from a tank of racing
fuel can mean the difference
between winning a race or
being an also-ran.
Since it is my business to
know all I can about all
kinds of driving, I can pass
these fuel saving tips on to
you with confidence.
* * *
1. Any car I drive, be it
at Indy or my own private
car, is in best possible shape.
I don't waste a drop of fuel
because my engine isn't
tuned, my tires aren't prop-
erly inflated, my brakes are
faulty or any other part of
my car isn't functioning the
way it should.
The average motorist
can't say the same. If he
has neglected maintenance
he is wasting costly and
scarce fuel. "Bo you keep hearing a horn tooting?"
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Fuel Squandered
When Ignition,
System Fails
Any defect in the ignition
system is likely to create
misfire and a resulting in-
complete burning of the
fuel. Thus raw gasoline will
end up in the exhaust, both
squandering fuel and cre-
ating pollution.
The role of the ignition
system is to convert about
10 volts of primary current
from the battery to upwards
of 25,000 volts at the spark
plug firing end.
Common defects that can
lead to misfire include worn
out or fouled spark plugs,
deteriorated plug cables or
boots, distributor or coil
malfunctions.
If any of these compo-
nents aren't working right,
it is possible that the elec-
trical charge provided won't
be sufficient to fire one or
more spark plugs. The air/
fuel mixture will not be ig-
nited in affected cylinders,
So, not only will gas be
wasted in non-firing
butyou need to com-
pensate for loss of power
by feeding more gas to the
functioning cylinders.
If there is a general de-
terioration of the ignition
system, the engine won't
start at all (With a result-
ant waste of fuel trying to
start the engine)
16 THE BRUSSELS POST, MAT 8, 1974