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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, March 20, 1959
Free Wheeling
By BILL CROWEU
Dept, of Motor Voliieloo. Stoto of North Corolino
MOSTLY FRAUD . . , Take a
long look before risking even a
dime on any power and mileage
booster advertised for your auto
mobile. And “ride” is the right
word, for most such “miracle” ad
ditives and accessories are outrun
frauds.
I have in mind the heavily
licized products like spark inten-
sifiers (remember them at tibe
State Fair), gas atomizers, certain
fuel additives, water injectors, and
battery dope.
Best protection against getting
hooked by one of these wonder
gadgets is to scan their printed
claims carefully. Beware of claims
of “up to 25 per cent horsepower
increase,” or “cut your gas bill
30 per cent.” Ask yourself why a
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New Bern, N. C.
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product, obstensibly that good, was
not installed at the factory.
Perhaps the most fantastic
scheme of them all would have you
believe that a pellet dripped into
the fuel taiA will '‘oweriiaul your
en^e” while yon drive.
Or evmi more preposterous, toil
et tissue to filter your engine oil.
A West Coast hawker actually ad
vertised with a straight face a spe
cial adaptor he claimed would per
mit a roll of regular toilet tissue
to be used as an oil filter.
The phonies squawk that Detroit
has “sui^ressed” their offerings.
Which in itself is nonsense because
there’s not a car builder in busi
ness who wouldn’t jump at the
chance to beat his competition.
Beat it by factory installing any de
vice which would add even five
per cent fuel economy or increas
ed power.
And any manufacturer would
give his eye teeth, too, for that
Slogitns Sell
Safety Around
The World
By Martha Johnson,
Dodge Safety Consultant
SLOGANS have been used for
years to sell everything from
popcorn to world peace.
Some pretty clever slogans
have been dreamed up to help
stop accidents, too.
According to the National
Safety Council, however, the
beat aatety slogan ever- written
isn’t worth a vmoop uidess it’s
backed up by plenty of action
and a good, sound continuing
safety program.
’These safety officials are con
vinced that a good safety slogan
can help a good safety program.
So, just for fun, they’ve com
piled and translated a list of
safety slogan used successfully
around the world, to show that
safety is sold everywhere.
China: “Let your head guide
your feet.”
England; “More patient pe
destrians mean less pedestrian
patients.”
France: “Caution prevents suf-
feHng.”
Germany; “Caution is not
cowardly, and carelessness is not
courage.”
Hungary: “Go slower — get
farther.”
Israel: “Life and death are on
the roads."
Mexico: “An automolnle is al
ways as drunk as the man driv
ing it.”
Russia: “Better arrive late —
than never.” s
South Africa; “A cat has nine
lives—a pedestriaB only one.”
Sweden: “Watch where you
step, or 3fou’ll step into trouble.”
United States: “Let safety
share your ride. Make every
drive a safety drive!”
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elusive “100-miles-per-gallon” car
buretor that’s always turning up
hither and yon. You know the sto
ry. A chap takes delivery of a
brand. {1^ car, proudly sets off on
a long journey. At the end of the
trip he’s amazed to find he’s av-
aged lOU miles to the gallon. Same
thing on the return trip home.
Then, ah, ha, there comes a secre
tive knock on the door. A well-
dressed stranger enters, flashing
a card identi^ing himself as the
car manufacturer’s representative.
He takes the owner into his confi
dence. “Frankly,” he whispers,
“there’s been a mistake at the fac
tory. The car you bought is an
experimental model, never intend
ed to be sold. I’m prepared to offer
you $10,000 for It.”
But, of course, the owner never
does, and presumably he’s still
driving around happily on a cup
of gas a day.
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SUDDEN THAWT . . . Pedestri
ans who take a chance on getting
across are taking a chance on get
ting a cross.
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