PAGE ELEVEN
Gremlins, Car Saboteurs, Ousted by Winter-Proofing
MEDFORI) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1943
MOBIL MEN IN
i DRIVE TO CURB
A new Gremlin Is In thwn
He's now' In hiding In motor,
cars. He is here to get firmly
established for the Winter sea
son. The name of this imaginary
but harmfully-mischievous little
imp Is "Stormy." At least he has
been so classified by the M. D.'s
(Mobilgas Dealers, if you please)
and these auto "doctors" have
organized, their Winter proof
campaign to prevent "Stormy
and all his bothersome tribe of
co-workers from injuring the
health of the cars they service.
Such was the announcement
made today by Claude Holmes,
wholesale agent here, who de
clares that . the Vinter-proof,
semi-annual car protection pro-
. gram will put Stormy, "Drag
ey," "Sludgy," "Skiddy,"
"Squeaky," "Wastey" and other
impish goblins on the run.
"in offering the Winter-proof,
Gremlin-fighting campaign to
motorists of this area," said
Holmes, "we do so with the as
; surance that it will go a long
way toward preventing troubles
Incident to cold, wet-weather
driving,' and will also help
) : stretch the life of our now
. precious cars.
i; "In case you don't know It,
1- "Stormy's' is the pesky fellow
Jvwe have to look for most dil
jTigently right now.. Changing
weainer coiiamuns are xavurauie
! . for him in causing damage to
j vital and hard-to-get automotive
parts.
"We must be diligent also in
safe-guarding cars against the
cold weather pranks of "Cat-
' amity," who loves to weaken
batteries and stall cars; "Drag-
gy," who puts an oil drag bri
gears and wastes gasoline; Slud
gy," who creates harmful sludge
in neglected crankcases; "Wast
ey. who steals ration coupons
by robbing motorists of mile
age; "Skiddy," who specializes
on making tires Set smooth, go
flat, and blow out and
"Squeaky," who cooks up both
ersome auto squeaks and rattles.
I "Now that most all motorists
. re so well imbued with the
necessity of adequate service to
avoid Gremlin troubles," con
tinued' the Mobil representative,
"the only predicament anticipat
ed is the difficulty, with limited
mannower, to handle all the es
sential, seasonal work. That's
why it's, advisable for car own
ers to make Winter-proof service
appointments early.' Better
week early than a day too late.
I suppose it was a proud day
for my husbands motner wnen
little Frankie came home with
visible proof that he could write
his name. I can just see her pat
his curly pate as she told him
how happy his new accomplish
ment made her.
Yet no aptitude he's ever de
veloped has had such unhappy
Winter -proof Howl .
KEEP DRAGGY
OUT OF GEARS
This Is one of
the moat import
ant Winter-proof
"musts" d u a
now. Protect vi
tal gears for tha
duration. Maybe
they can't be re
placed. ' VERNE H..
PENDLETON
MOBILGAS SERVICE
Central Point
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Miss Storm Meets "Squeaky"
With htr winning smile. Gale Storm, feature player In the new
Monogram picture. "Nearly Eighteen" and "Campus Rhythm,"
registers the delight that young folks, and even grownups, are tak
ing in the new Gremlin cutouts, now being given away at Mobil-
J nations, in ner nana Miss storm noias a cutout figure at
"Squeaky," tha newly-discovered Goblin who puts squeaks fat automobiles.
consequences. No, not even when
he learned the words, it not the
tune, of a game whereat hes
given to saying. "I call the bet
and raise it seventy-five cents'
Or when, one day, he found his
young strength equal to stabbing
a hole in a punchboard. True,
these have led to frequent finan
cial reverses but they've been
minor disasters when compared
to those brought about by his
ability to sign his name.
Not that I d have him remain
ignorant of the art of writing.
but with' all the words there
are in the world, he needn't lim
it his output to two. It's rank fa
voritism, I say. Yet have any
truck with other words, he will
not. Refusing to write letters.
just give him a chance to sign
his name to anything and he
leaps to the task with all the joy
ous abandon of a lover given a
chance to embrace his inamorata.
Dotted lines draw him like
a magnet. Let him spot a dotted
line and all the king's horses
couldn't keep him from affixing
nis signature, though to do so
may place a mortgage on the old
homestead or pledge bim to re
model, the Brooklyn bridge.
bucn papers as require his
name in two or more places, he
holds in high esteem. In fact, he
supports Roosevelt because the
duplication of reports in favor
with the Democrats gives him a
bargain in name signing.
The ..possession of a check
book puts him in a fever of ac
tivity. When the bank points out
the futility of signing mora of
these, he simply pays no never
mind. Maybe they think he has
arthritis. Well, he hasn't, and
the good old right arm still has
what it takes. They then call
his attention to the dangers in
volved If he persists. He accepts
the challenge. If he must live
dangerously for the privilege of
writing his name, he will. He's
still a stout fellow and just let
Com to
WINTER-PROOF
HEADQUARTERS
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them start something.
And down deep in my heart
I know I'd never have captured
my favorite gentleman If he
hadn't seen that the marriage
contract gave him a chance to
place his name on .the dotted
line. -
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WIGGLY MACARONI
GIVEN BIG PLAY
SINCE RATIONING
Br Mick Beurne
United Press Staff Correspondent
Macaroni and spaghetti manu
facturers were In the throes of
the winter rush and a great war
time boom today as the nation's
cooks, caught with their points
down, doubled pre-war Amer
ican production.
The great macaroni massacre
was making children ask does
it grow on trees, what was U be
fore they killed It, and mother,
will you knot me a sweater out
of the next pot? . -
used as a "meat-extenaer.
the wlggly stuff dominated
many dinners In the shape of
Gremlins art tha wear and tear
That plague your car for lack of care
They argue with you lo delay,
To 'put it off" another day.
They say because you're cutting speed '
Of watchful care there is no need.
And since you do not drive so far,
They urge you to neglect your car.
Of course, down In your heart you know
. That what they tell you Isn't so. .
For if you slack your vigilance '
You'll have to face the consequence.
Today when new cart can't be bought
You must protect the one you've got-
Give it the very best of care,
To counteract the wear and tear.
Get "Winter-proof protection now
Your Mobil Man will tell you how.
give your car Winter-Proof protection
WITH THESE 4 "MUSTS"
sit"-
Mobilgas
spaghetti with fish, spaghetti
with meat balls, macaroni with
cheese, noodles with fish or
chicken, and spaghetti with
macaroni. -
U. S. consumption of the na
tional dish of Italy was expected
to reach nine pounds per capita
(dry weight) this year and the
National Macaroni association
was flooding the mails and maga
zines with recipes on how to
combine it with fish, chicken
gravy or a little meat.
Macaroni and its little broth
ers, spaghetti, vermacelli and
fedelini, first were brought to
this country by Italians and con
sumption was limited to persons
of Italian ancestry lor many
years.
Yankee Doodle, who, accord
ing to the national air, "stuck a
feather in his cap and called it
macaroni." had nothing to do
with the pasta business.
That macaroni was a bit of
Tory witticism injected into tha
lyrics of Yankee Doodle by Dr.
Richard Shuckburgh in 1775, to
try to make the Yanks feel bad.
,
wa
.aman
S0C0NY-VACUUM
Tha actual macaronis were a
band of sturdy Maryland patri
ots given to flashy uniforms, but
tha boy under Washington only
had a feather to stick in their
caps to "call It macaroni" for a
fancy uniform to go up against
the elegant red coats. A macaroni
in those days was a dandy, or
fop.
A latter-day spaghetti expeit
has written of this war's mara
ronl: After this war we'll never for
get The macaroni and spaghett
For dinner, lunch and after the
show
Twas noodle work that saved
the dough."
Legend aays Mareo Polo
brought the stuff to Italy from
China, where a Chinese girl ac
cidentally produced the first by
leaving a string of dough in the
sun to dry,
i x However, Italians generally
are conceded to have Invented it.
Anyway, they developed it, for
the Italian word "spaghetti
means "small ropes."
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Whan that chill hits you (and It won't
be long now) remember this i Your car
will be feeling It too. With winter
weather ahead now's a good lime to
prepare your cor for winter driving, with
these four naceitory- services. They're
fust obout the minimum protection yov
fet OMMltN cut-outs s
Oe to yevr Mobilgas dealer for cut-outs of the cute little
Oremllns In attractive colors. Eight In the series and all FREI
while they last. The children will lev them so will you.
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GET THE GREMLINS
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WINTER - PROOF "MUSTS"
mutt give your automobile at this time.
That'i why we call 'em the 4 "Muti."
Why not spend a few dollars now and
save trouble and greater expense later?
Take a few minutes and talk over these
4 "Musts" with your Mobilgas dealxr.
Suggestion i Don't put It off I
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