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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1944)
by the maritime common for .bad. It Is Improving, ana" the . that las may be reduced consider- TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Oct. 18, 1944 ilg-the Sto be I ably in joming weeks. Car-Repair Crisis Shows Need for Winter Proofing CHECK-OPS HELP . Wrecked Car Lots Fill Up at Startling Rate! WINTER-PROOF to Keep YOUR Car in Peak Condition It'i your patriotic duty to keep your ear run ning (or tha duration and your friendly, ex perienced Mobilrai dealer will do the job ior you welll See him about Winter Proof ervicoe your cur needa RIGHT NOWI Claude C. Holmes Wholesale Agent (or General Petroleum Corp. Mobile UusdaaaHaaw Backing up the claim that ''Older Cars Need Better Care," a national survey reveals the startling information that 20,000 car graveyards, like the above, are filling up with scrapped ma chines at the rate of 4,000 to 3,000 per day. Of the autos still in use, more than one third are over seven years old. BATTERY, IE ' CARE IS NEEDED Because no car owner wants to take chances on being stalled, motorists arc advised to have srrr"- : both the bat- " ' 'crv ant 'res checked more carefully than '.i ever as the ' '-:i&"f$;h time of cold. f . y. f ' l'i wet wea (her j,; ,f'f -i and slip p e r y I pavements ap- tfVW'i proacnes. O. M. Ettmgei COSILY REPAIRS Any motorist unfortunate enough to experience the failure of some vital part of his car this fall may consider himself for tunate if he Is again able to use the machine within six or eight weeks or longer. The reasons: Extreme shortage of certain bearings, gears, pistons, valve stems and guides, rear axles. I gaskets and other essentials: acute shortage of skilled me chanics; rapidly increasing breakdowns of- many cars, espe cially models five years old or older. 1 Suh is the summary of today's transportation situation the I most critical In motoring ris-' tory as gleaned from state- ! ments of leading auto . parts houses and repair establish- ments of the Pacific coast area. Thus, mindful of the fact that ' older cars need better care, the I operators of Mobilgas stations are again launching their win- j terproof car-protection program, to help drivers guard every pos-1 sible mile pf their cars' lives. "The winterproof plan an-1 nounced today." declares Claude ! C. Holmes, distributor for Gen- ! eral Petroleum corporation, "of fers opportunity for many to : help make sure their cars will 'see them through' for the dura tion. "Mobilubrication, by the cele brated X-ray method, necessary crank care and gear oil changes, radiator service, inspection of tires, batteries, air and oil filters, spark plugs, ignition systems, wheel bearings and other im portant parts are offered and performed by Mobil men as the need Is Indicated for each car. This Is ad vice given by D. M. Effin?er, G. P. battfl-y and federal tire representative in this area, who says: "As we get into the season of colder nights and mornings, bat teries should be checked every week for water level and for hydrometer reading. -Should reading of any cell fall to 100 or below, battery should be re charged at once. It might fail to operate at a critical moment, causing costly delay, extra ex pense and annovance. "If It will not take a charge satisfactorily, It should be replaced. "miring the present winter proof period Mobilgas dealers I are paying particular attention ! to the battery service, as the1 cold weather puts an added strain on batteries. j "And to further prepare your car to meet winter-weather con- dltions, it would be a good plan to have your Mobilgas dealer in- SDect all the with an eagle eye. to find any ireaa cuts, nails glass or other faults that might cause failure. It Would alsn hp ArlvlcnhlA in have tires cross-switched, to even wear and increase life, if tnis operation has not been per formed durlns the nnst s unn miles of driving. S'. Colder JT Ae' 1 4 cam Mfca-rv.Ma-tf?1' nm-m Don't tok chancat with o botttry thot may tack th pewr to itart your caf on cold momlnoL, No wad ay , with omrgncy batttry rvlco to vn eortoln, It's wlio to maka tun Lzfofhand that you havo a boltory In your car that will too you through. LUBRICATION IS PRESERVATION the most practical Insur ance, as an aid to 1 ng life, is Winter-Proofing We're Headquarters For Gasoline Oil Batteries Barter) Service Expert Lubrication FRED KRUGGEL AND SON 600 East Main St. Mimber A.F.L. Teamster's Union TO PLAY SAFE WITH A G.P. Battery Thete power-packed botterlet ore deilgned re give you compUte end lotlifoctory lervlce in ony kind ol weaihtr. They ore built to (oil. And be lure to oik your Mobllgat dealer lor hit regular battery Impaction ervlce, which moy rave you e lot ol grief. ..TV- tJVT ' .s Ml' e t i LOOK OUT FOR WET WEATHER SKIDDING Worn troodi oro dangvrouc on muddy roadi and ttlppory oovomontt. Havo your tlroi tnipocttd froquvntly by your Mobilgas dtolor. Havo him tail you whn thy oro dwt for roc op ping. Whon you nood o nw Nro, o.k him obout hli ii FEDERAL TIRES Thtio tturdy, dtpondabio Hrot havo bn top quality lnco 190S. mm TIME NOW TO m PROOF! We'll Kelp your ear, your tires, your battery SEE YOU THROUGH Drire In Now For A Winter-Proof Checkup VERNE H. PENDLETON MOBILGAS SERVICE Central Point On Mall Tribune Want Ada, Transport Delay Worry for Navy Washington, Oct. 18 (U.R) Construction of attack trans ports and attack cargo ships, urgently needed for. coming op erations in the Pacific, is more than 25 per cent behind sched ule and is causing concern among navy officials, it was learned today. The program Is being handled Ve Are Specialist IN WINTER-PROOFING The kind of Service that helps you guard every mile of your car's life. We can make YOUR car last longer perform betterl It is probable that your car must serve you a long time yet don't take chances on having costly repairs or having your car laid up for the dura tion. Keeping it in top condition is a job we know from long experience! WILLIAMS & CROUCHES Fourth and Riverside w TEB-PROOF Now! Help avoid long, bothersome delays for repair! we are equipped to do a top job of helping to keep your car running more economically to help make It last for the duration. RICHARD "DECK'' MOBILGAS STATION and IVY STREETS Across from Hotel Medford r- ii a tiaslaii Befft i Mnhilrtac. ieWafaeeeMtTaMM j?.7.r i .m&9 a viw.Jw's.! - o. m t n. t i 'U.'t.W I - -m '4. . 'OLDER CARS Mccn )2fettU CARE br ..fr JlMsVssssssssssssssssssss .V. TOW i 6 1 I S 1 I I I rJ frTT.tJ Tour car is older now-it needs better care. If is your problem to make it last. With summer driving behind you and win ter driving ahead, now is the logical time to give your car the seasonal care it needs. Have it Winterproofed by your Mobilgas dealer. Protect it against bad weather driving and undue wear-with the Winter-proof services it requires. SEE YOUR Mobilgas DEALER CHANGE TO fiedt Mobiloil Ar This Sign- J Mobilgas tOCWY-WCMM
