Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1930, Page 42

XHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1930. Motorists, too.... Now Your Fellow Motorists Tell of Their Experiences, and Urge that You Use This Revolutionary NEW GERM-PROCESSED OIL eeeoo The Dollars and Cents Value of Penetrative Lubricity is Proved by Car Owners all Over the Country . ... Day in and Day Out Users of Motor 0il Verify Every CONOCO Claim IT ALL BEGAN last November with the vigorous introduction of the new CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil. . . The big news about this oil was its peculiar ability to penetrate metal surfaces. Too, it was posi- [Eelee = ke ] From Helens, Montans, comes the story of a mechanic who couldnt remove the Germ-Processed film from the ecylinder walls of a motor belonging to Mr. Hirsch of that city. Neither gasoline nor naphtha could remove this metal-penetrating film, and now the mechanic recommends CONOCO metor ofl to all his patrons. the new customers who appeared at Red Triangle stations . . . Soon it seemed as if everyone was The_speedometer said 3,681 miles when W. W. Winbomne, Jr., of La Crosse, Va., the crankease of his car filled with CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil. It said 5,156 miles before he drained it, mone was added. e motor was in perfect condition after running 1,475 miles en CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil. 'W. M. Happel, of Palmyra, Mo., double- disked and plowed 50 ascres with his tractor in 95 hours running time. Tractors are wsnally drained daily, but Mr. Happel msed just one fill of 8 quarts of CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil, added only 4 muarts. The tractor ran without heating. speeds up to 120 miles per hour, this perform- @ These voluntary and unpaid-for statements and affidavits will be shown to anyone requesting eye-proof. All are on file at the CONOCO offices in Ponca City, Oklahoma \\\V//‘ N n tively stated that the greater oiliness of this new oil would increase gasoline mileage, resist dilu- tion, and reduce the 40% to 60% of motor wear which other oils per- From WYOMING e mit during the starting period of your car... There were skeptics, of course, but many were Frontier, Wyo., coal miners ride S miles dally to their work. When the thee mometer dropped to 20 below szero January 6, only two of twenty cars wounld start. Both were filled with CONOCO GermProcegsed Motor Oil. The other miners switched to CONOCO, experienced talking about this new quick starting all winter with this oil. lubricant. Then came the Pike’s Peak Tests, and Germ-Processed oil won first honors on 14 salient points over three other nationally known oils. That started something! More talk, and more new users for CONOCO . . . Then, before the Pike’s Peak furore had died down, CONOCO entered the Indianapolis Speedway Race. After 500 miles at 92 miles per hour, CONOCO emerged with another record: The first stock oil to “place” in the ‘The oldes: car in Denton County, Texas, belongs to Fred Kelsay, and J. D. White. slde. On April 2nd, after several months use of Germ-Processed oil, these men removed the drain plug and drove their 1917 Chevrolet 614 miles withont oil Affidavits of the owners and witnesses affirm the fact that no damage was done to this motor. Now they’re boosters! money in this famous race. At Altoona, at = In the Pike's Peak Tests, three other nationally known oils were tested side side o e with CONOCO. More than ten thousand observations were made by the AAA Contest Board observers during these tests. After each oil was tested, all motors were torm down and ins) The results 2 Fourteen points of excellence were granted CONOCO by the impartial authorities whe i ouj Outstanding among these points was the fact that motor wear with Processed oil was reduced 76.4% over the average of the other three oils. - K Robert McFadden, of Prove, Utah, ex- amined the CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil in his Model A Ford after running 1,046 miles and found that it “looked and felt almost as good as new.” He writes: “Germ-Processed Motor Oil is far ahead of any other oil I have ever used.” ance was duplicated, three of the first five cars using Germ-Processed oil.. AAA Contest Board officials certified that e i o only regular stock oil was used in both races, identically like the oil sold at CONOCQ sta- tions . . . And while all ed. ich were made public following the tests were startling and revolutionary, of this was going on, every-day drivers who had read our claims, and tried our oil, were making tests of their own. We told the world that the tenacious film of this new oil would protect motors in emergencies, on the strength of the oily- film in the metal alone! These motorists proved it for themselves. We said: “This oil will make winter starting easier, “Finest ever used,” says C. W. Knott, of Lincoln, Neb. He filled his Ford with CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil at 727 miles and did not drain until the specdometer showed 2,618 miles. One quart was added. Mr. Knott praises Garm- Processed oll after running 1,891 miles on one fil. Resists heat in long run. tion because of its oilier character.” They proved heat of summer opera- it... It's your fellow-motorists talking to you now. Read their stories, selected at random_ from the hundreds of voluntary statements which have been sent us.* Compare these impartial accounts of the value of this oil with what you know about other oils you have used...Then decide if you will begin using it yourself. . . today! very motor part was micrometer measured, and notations made. On his daily run of 100 miles between Mogollon and Silver City, N. M., Roy Heary’s truck must climb 8,000 feet in 10 miles, mostly in low gear. “Used to change ofl every 10 days,” he writes, “CONOCO still in erankcase after 25 days s+ ostill in good shape, Easy starting « o o lasting qualities o , , best ever” After he had run 1,000 miles en a fill of CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Ofl, Alexander Leitch, of Ponca City, Okla, bad a sample of it tested by a chemist, He writes, “Viscosity , , . very high conr sidering the servies. Dilution ., . low o+« Sediment and eold tests favorable.® Ouly 3 quarts were used by Mr. Leitch. because it is thoroughly de-waxed.” They proved it. We said: “This oil will withstand the withering Clyde Frazee, of Deaver, Colo, filled kis car with CONOCO Germ-Processed Motor Oil, added half a pint at 500 miles, did not drain until 1,238 miles. “The CONOCO oil was still in good condition,” he says. “Used during coldest weather—13 below sero...does mot congeal...starts easier «eobody te it after a long, hard driva® CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY CONOCO GERM PROCESSED PARAFFIN BASE