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SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1958 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE D SUMMER'S HARD ON BATTERIES. 4JT ISRAD"MUST.;' Jj Summer fs Danger Time For Cor, Proper Care Can Make Driving Fun, Safe By MR. FIX Distributed by NEA Service Barring damage to the under body from salt-laden, icy streets, your auto is perhaps more vul nerable to weather damage in the summer than it is in the winter. The reason the "livin" is easy" and you tend to forget that your car needs care. Unless you can remember when "get out and get under" was a predictable pos sibility when motoring, you're apt to ignore some of the following points: Oil: If you made your last oil change in the cool days of spring you may still be using winter grade oil. Switch to summer-grade lubricants. Battery: Heat evaporates the wa ter in your battery faster than normally. Check frequently, but don't overfill. It could boil over. Radiator: If you've postponed draining your radiator because it's filled with permanent antifreeze, you're not in the minority. Even though it's not likely to boil away, it can still cause plen ty of trouble. The built-in rust in hibitor may deteriorate and cause you future headaches. Don't attempt to save it. Drain and throw away. Flush the radiator- thoroughly. With the valve at the base all the way open, insert the end of the garden hose in the radiator filler spout and allow it to run until radiator is well flushed. When you fill it, add rust in hibitor. Check radiator hose for cracks and leaks. Don't overfill, leave room for expansion. Tires: Check air pressure when tires are cool. Afler traveling over a hot road the air expands, increases the pressure. Checking when the tires are hot will give you a false reading, and if you take out excess air, tires will be underinflated when they cool. If tires get too hot from too much driving, it's better to stop and al low them to cool than it is to let out some of the air. Fuel pump: Have it checked. This is vapor lock season, when air bubbles creep into fuel lines, causing cars to stall. Vapor lock can occur in the best-kept car, is more likely to occur in older cars where fuel lines have grown faulty and fuel pumps don't work well anymore. If you find yourself stalled after a long, hot drive and there's still plenty of gas in the tank, va por lock is probably your trouble. Lift the hood so that cooling air gets at the engine. Cold wa ter poured over the fuel lines, pump and carburetor wilt help. Another trick, if you can get the filter off the top of the fuel pump, is to place your hand on the pump opening. Have someone try starting the car while your hand is on the pump. Release your hand after a second or two. The compression may break the vapor lock. Cleaning: Sure, your car won't run any better when it's clean. But the body will look better and last longer. The thing to remember about summertime cleaning and waxing is that both should be done to a cool car. Don't attempt to wash or wax a car that has been standing in Ihe sun. Not only will streaks result, but the paint can actually be damaged. Finally: After a long hot drive, let your car cool oil slowly. When you stop, don't cut your engine. Let it idle awhile and cool oil slowly. The Tall Ships Do The Harm The United States was in no real position to give the Royal Navy a serious argument in the war of 1812, but it could and did wreak havoc in Britain's world wide commercial fleet through the semi-piratical raiders known as privateers. John Jennings' THE TALL SHIPS (McGraw-Hill) is an ex citing novel constructed around the exploits of the privately commis sioned vessels, converted mer chantmen or specially constructed sea rovers, which captured 1,344 British ships during the brief war and netted a handsome profit for their owners. Jennings' hero, Ben Forbes, is a sometime naval ofticer who be came a confidant and shipmate of privateer hero Tom Boyle. In addition to the formal naval ac tions in the story, the historic in cidents include Boyle's audacious joke in proclaiming a one-ship moeKade ot the British isles. The greater part of the book howver, is devoted to Forbes' pri vate concerns notably his prob lem in deciding whether red-haired Nancy Savage or golden-blonde Kirslie von Lund was his true love, and in locating the lady of his choice when he had finally chos en her. Hog Profits Perhaps Too Good To Last But State Outlook Good This Year Hog profits have been too good to last through the next year, but long-term prospects for Oregon producers are still promising. Ore gon State College agricultural economists believe. Highest hog prices in four years and indications that they will continue favorable for the rest of 1958 are spurring farmers into in creasing farrowings in the months ahead, says M. D. Thomas, OSC economist. The 1958 fall pig crop is expected tc be about 13 per cent larger na tionally than in 1057, according to a recent USDA report. Oregon's fall crop is estimated even higher 20 per cent above 1937. Recent prices of $25 to $26 a hundredweight at Portland are the highest since 1954. Thomas says this is partly because farmers sold potential breeding stock during the 4ast winter, resulting in a smaller than expected 1958 spring pig crop. Present confidence in the price level has producers in an expan sion mood. Indications are that national supply of pigs for market ing during 19E9 may equal the 100 million pigs in 1951. A danger sig nal for farmers, Thomas believes, is that the new peak in pork pro duction will come at a lime when beef and poultry supplies will be greater than in 1951 and when overseas needs may be less. The economist also points out that the 1959 numbers are likely to be at least 10 per cent over 1955 national marketings that helped force prices down to $12 a hundredweight at Portland. Recently, a pound of hog on Ore gon faj ms would pay for 10 pounds of barley. By the fall of 1959, the same pound may buy no more than six pounds of barley, Thomas states. While the present hog profit hoom aDDears oO the wav out. the longer-term outlook is still gooffl for efficient Oregon producers, The Two Women And Their Lives The Napoleonic era contributed two remarkable women to French history in Germaine de Stael and Juliette Rccamier who won the bitter enmity of Napoleon. Mme. de Stael was the brainier novelist, essayist and champion of republican liberty. Mme. Re camier was a raging beauty. The two women were devoted friends They surrounded themselves in their salons with the intellectual elite of Europe. In THE PASIONATE EXILES (Farrar, Straus and Cudahy) Maurice Levaillant, a leading I rench authority on Napoleonic history, has told the story of their lives during the years when the Emperor was in power. Mme. de Stael antagonized Na poleon by her intellectual inde pendence; Mme. Rccamier first because she rejected his amorous advances,, secondly because she was Mme. de Stael s intimate. The story of the friendship is absorbing. Mme de Stael is known for the number of her lovers Mme. Recomier because of her chastity though married, she re mained a virgin until middle age. Vaillunt wrote the book from a series of lectures he delivered at Ihe Sorbonne. That may be one reason why his oook, interesting as it is, is a bit ponderous. Furniture Units May Be Answer For Many Homes These days you can put your own furniture together, just as you do lamps or other home ac cessories. Two energetic young designers, Robert Fellner and Mark Furst are among those applying their talents to producing pieces that may be organized by a customer light on the showroom floor. They say: "We feci that a person shopping for furniture ought to be able to select pieces to make a unit to suit her own needs. One may need a special scries of drawers for accessories in a commode, another may want a unit that permits room for rv, radio or a bar as well. Another couple may want furniture units that may be added to from time to time. Thomas says. Pacific Coast states use much more pork than they pro duce, resulting in the highest hog prices in the country. Also, the Northwest now has a big supply of barley priced fairly competitively with Red grains in other parti of the country. Outdoor Barbecue Can Be Fun If You Do It Right By MR. FIX Distributed by NEA Service Burn a steak indoors and it may be grounds for divorce. But do it outdoors and It will be devoured before a nasty com ment can be made. Here's the chance to compete with your wife for cooking honors. Environment and temperament are just right so almost any dish can pass inspection. And while you don t have all the controls your wife has on that big kitchen stove, you can still control cooking conditions pretty well. You won't find any dials or but tons on that shiny, new, portable barbecue affair you just brought home from the hardware. Chances are it s little more than a brazier or pan to hold the fire, a wire grill to hold the food, three legs and perhaps a set of wheels. if you can raise and lower the grill, you have a way to adjust cooking heat. Building a fire in one of these contraptions is where outdoor han dy man-chefs run into trouble. home newspaper, twigs, heavy pieces of wood, and the whole thing lopped with charcoal might oe line in one oi those big stone-and-masonry barbecue outfits, but not In the outfit you're using. You uon i nave tne room. The problem is to get the char coal burning with a minimum of other combustibles. The two most popular ways of doing it today involve use of elec tricity or liquid fuel. j he electric starters consist of a rod or ring-like healing element fitted with an insulated handle. ihe element rod heats quickly once the unit has been plugged into on electric outlet. It s general ly used to start briquets. Since the cord with such start ers isn't very long, you'll need an outside connection or an extra long extension cord. Don t use an extension cord made of lightweight lamp cord. Once the tire catches, unplug starter and place well out of the way until cool. Backyard range- iders enjoy roughing it, but none we know of would care to be branded. By all means, keen the device out of reach of children Chemical starters arc in liquid lorm, are sold especially lor bar hecue use. Sprinkle some on the charcoal recap the can, and apply a lighted match. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Don't use again once the charcoal has been lighted. A word of warning about using cnemicais uo not use gasoline kerosene, or lighter fluid. Tne y are dangerous, they smell, and Ihey often burn out so quickly that they won t do the job You'll find charcoal available in two forms lump and briquet The briquets cost a little more and are harder to light, but they burn longer and more evenly. Lump charcoal burns quickly, gives olf an aroma and occasion ally a hot spark. Once the charcoal begins to form a gray ash you know thai your lire is burning well. You'll need less charcoal and have a better fire if you place the charcoal on a bed of gravel or sand. Make it a level layer. This will permit air circulation from below and will also get the charcoal up to cooking level with out waste. For Real Television Service Bob TV Ross 3005 Shalta Way TU 2-347t Save Time, Space, Money . . . 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