Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1934, Page 69

Auio Show Contest Will Be Conducted Again Washington Automotive Trade Association and The Star Will Present Puzzle Series Beginning Tuesday. BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. OR the third consecutive year the Washington Automotive Trade Association with the co-operation of The Evening and Sunday Star will conduct an automobile show puzzle contest. The first puzzle will appear Tuesday. There will be 21 puzzles in all and one will appear each day until the contest closes. Daily the puzzles will be found on the Woman's Page and Sundays in the Automobile Section. Skill is the key to the solving of the puzzles. The worker is required to find out the concealed name of an automobile which will be exhibited at the Washington Auditorium January 12 to 19, inclusive. Upon completion of the 21 puzzles the worker will be obliged to send in the correct list of answers, along with a slogan not to exceed 20 words on “Why an automobile show should be held in Washington every year.” When completed, all the answers should be directed to the Washington Automotive Trade Association, Room 407, 1427 I street northwest. Copies of The Star may be examined in the business office files. Complete con- test rules will be found, together with a list of the cars, at the foot of the puzzle each day. All questions about the contest should be addressed to the Washington Automotive Trade Association direct. W. A. T. A. Officials Judges. Officials of the Washington Auto- motive Trade Association will act as Jjudges and their decision will be final. Winners will be adjudged from cor- rectness, neatness and cleverness of the necessary slogan. There will be $100 and 100 tickets to the show given away. First prize will be $50 and 12 tickets, second prize, $25 and eight tickets; third Pprize, $10 and six tickets, and fourth prize, $5 and four tickets. There will be 10 additional prizes of $1 each and two tickets, and for honorable men- tion, 25 prizes of two tickets each will be awarded. In case of ties duplicate prizes will be awarded. Anyone except those connected with ‘The Star or the W. A. T. A. will be eligible to enter the contest. Win- ners will be announced in the Auto BShow section of The Star, January 13. It costs nothing to enter this con- test. and should at least provide all contestants with lots of amusement. New York Show News. With the annual New York Automo- bile Show less than one month off, many people—prospective buyers of cars and others—already are won- dering what the 1935 offerings will be like. The show is to be staged in Grand Central Palace, Manhattan, January 5 to 12, and there will follow a long list of local shows throughout the country. There is no doubt that more and more owners each season use their cars throughout the entire Winter. ‘With this thought in mind the man- ufacturers this year are taking spe- cial precautions to insure adequate stocks for dealer distribution during and immediately following the 1935 show season. Furthermore, they are aiming at offering complete lines for prompt deliveries and not merely a couple of models. In this respéct the industry is far better prepared for the new year than it was last Janu- ary. Thus far the details of only a few 1935 models have been an- nounced, but local dealers who have visited factories for a preview seem unusually optimistic and enthusiastic at the sales outlook for the coming year. Unquestionably improved business conditions are revealed by the 1935 plans of the industry as a whole. Tentative production schedules indi- cate a considerable increase over the 1934 output, and commitments re- veal material expansion of manufac- turing facilities. Indicative of the optimism existing is one manufac- turer's announcement of plans to build and sell 1,000,000 cars during 1935. Few Major Changes. Advance information does not in- dicate many major or radical changes in motor and chassis, but there will be a larger number of models, and interesting in their variety. Inde- pendent front wheel mountings, which were featured at the last show, are to be revealed in a number of new forms. and some of those models not employing that feature will have im- proved riding qualities achieved by other means. The engineers evidently are quite cognizant that the public demands riding comfort. There is disclosed a consistent trend toward greater seat widths, more leg room and, in some cases, interior over-all dimensions are increased without lengthening the wheel base. What promises to be an interesting de- velopment is that of providing for storing luggage without body space. Also accessibility to lug- gage compartments is receiving at- tention. Innovations in gear-chang- ing control and operation will be shown in a number of offerings. Various other refinements may be expected. Alfred Reeves. general manager of the show, looks forward to a very fine exposition this season. as does the Show Committee and other members of the Automobile Merchants’ Associa- tion. Practically all of the display space available on the three large floors of the Palace has been allotted. Only a small proportion of the third floor is now available to late comers. Road Builders’ Slate. William P. McDonald, president of a large construction company in New York City that bears his name, is ex- pected to succeed Capt. H. C. White- hurst, director of highways of the Dis- trict of Columbia, as president of the American Road Builders' Association. Officers will be elected at the thiriy- second annual convention and high- way exhbiit of the organization in Washington January 22-25, inclusive. McDonald. together with a slate of other proposed officers, has been nom- inated by a committee appointed for that purpose at the last convention in Chicago 1n January. The other nom- inees are: Vice presidents—Paul B. Reinhold of Pittsburgh, Pa.; George Pou of Ra- leigh, N. C.: Grover C. Dillman of Grand Rapids. Mich, and Stanley Abel of Taft, Calif. Treasurer—James H. MacDonald of New Haven, Conn. Directors for term ending 1938—Ed- ward Costigan of Washington, D. C.; Arthur W. Dean of Boston, Mass.; Frederick Hoitt of Boston, Mass.; Charles T. Hvass of New York City, 7T. S. O'Connell of Phoenix, Ariz.; Thomas S. Stephenson of Altoona, Pa., and Charles M. Upham of Washing- ton, D. C, who is the engineer-direc- tor of the association. Officers also have been nominated for the city and county officials’ di- visions of the organization. In the city officials’ division, the nominations follow: President—Dudley T. Corning of Philadelphia, Pa. Vice presidents—Nathan L. Smith of Baltimore, Md.; W. E. Sheddan of Jacksonville, Fla.; Grover C. Dillman of Grand Rapids, Mich.. and Harvey 'W. Hincks of Pasadena, Calif. Directors for term ending 1938—J. ] sacrificing | W. A. Bollong of Seattle, Wash.; George Cobb of Baltimore, Md.; W. E. A. Doherty of Philadelphia, Pa.; Maurice O. Eldridge of Washington, D. C.; D. L. Erickson of Lincoln, Nebr., and Henry A. Yancey of Petersburg, Va. Nominations for officers in the county officials’ division follow: President—George C. Wright Rochester, N. Y. Vice presidents—J. A. Bromley Annapolis, Md.; C. C. Thacker Nashville, Tenn.; J. W. Mavity Newton, Kans, and Stanley Abel Taft, Calif. Directors for term ending 1938— Lloyd Bowman of Santa Cruz, Calif.; J. T. Bullen of Shreveport, La.; Ben T. Collier of Clarksdale, Miss.; C. H. Overman of Bagdad, Fla.; A. P. Shaw of Wilmington, Del; W. O. Washing- ton of Brownsville, Tex, and Allan Williams of Ionia, Mich. The convention will draw to Wash- ington approximately 10,000 of the country’s outstanding highway offi- cials, engineers, contractors and man- ufacturers. One of its features will be an exhibit of the latest develop- ments in road-building equipment and materials. ROAD GONDITIONS IN DISTRICT SECTOR Eight Projects Under Way With- in 100-Mile Radius of Capital. of of of of of The latest A. A. A. map and bulle- tins of current highway conditions for the Northeastern States shows eight road projects under way within a 100-mile radius of Washington. This highway information is furnished The Sunday Star each week by the Dis- trict of Columbia Club of the Ameri- can Automobile Association, and is but a part of the Nation-wide service furnished members. The nearby projects are: WEST AND NORTHWEST. U. S. 50—Bridge construction at Capon Bridge, W. Va., is completed. U. S. 11—Repairing Potomac River Bridge between Hagerstown, Md., and Martinsburg, W. Va., at Williamsport. One-way _traffic. Pa. 316—Chambersburg-New Frank- lin: Construction, 9.6-mile good im- proved detour via rural routes and State highway. NORTH. U. S. 11—Construction between Car- lisle, Pa., and Harrisburg; detour via Mechanicsburg. NORTHEAST AND EAST. (Including Baltimore.) Maryland 2—Three and five-tenths miles construction, from Baltimore south to Furnace Branch. U. S§. 222—Four and nine-tenths miles good detour between Lancaster. Pa., and Mylins Corners, via Danville. Bridgeton, N. J.—Bridge out on Broad street; detour over temporary bridge at Washington street; 15-ton capacity. SOUTHEAST. Maryland 2—Two and five-tenths miles reconstruction between Prince Frederick and Sunderland. l Automotive Briefs R. M. Kempton, president of Kemp- ton Motors Corp., De Soto distributors for the District of Columbia territory, announces the appointment of Rob- | ert W. (Tommy) Thompson, former | Chrysler Motors executive, as in charge of De Soto and Plymouth re- tail sales. Thempson comes to Wash- ington with 10 years' executive ex- perience in the automobile business. He has just completed four years as general sales manager of the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Detroit Co. Second Public Rehearsal. HE Civic Symphony Orchestra of the Community Center Depart- ment will present the second in a se- ries of three public rehearsal pro- grams in the auditorium of Central High School Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock. Bailey F. Alart is musical di- rector and Sam Ford is conductor of this group which includes about 60 men. Lawrence E. Bailey is associate conductor. ‘Tuesday’s program will be a popular one, including many light opera selec- tions as well as dance themes. A sur- prise feature of the program will be one vocal selection, “My Dream Girl,” from the operetta of the same title. Mr. Alart announces that there are openings in several sections of the Civic Symphony Orchestra for addi- tional members, The personnel of this orchestra is made up of men in dif- ferent departments of the United States Government service and other organizations who delight in music as a hobby or avocation. Quartet in Ne'w York Debut. ’I'O ‘THE Washington String Quartet, first local group of its kind to achieve a New York debut, a de- lighted audience gave hearty acclaim last Sunday, when, at the home of Dr. Conway Sawyer, the quartet made its bow to a New York audience com- posed largely of musicians and critics. The program consisted of the Beethoven “Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59, No. 2,” and the Debussey “Quartet, Opus 10.” The Washington String Quartet is composed of Milton Schwartz, first violin; Paul Brightenburg, second violin; George Wargo, viola, and Sid- ney Hamer, cello. This group ap- peared locally on November 23, when its recital opened the current series of the Friday Morning Music Club. According to plans now in progress, a group of concerts will be presented within the first two months of the comig” year. Details will be made public within a few weeks. Authorized Distributors Delco Batteries CREEL BROTHERS 1811 Mm STNW.:+: DEars?4220 THE SUNDAY STAR, Helpful Hints Gleaned For Milady’s Motoring | Water-Pump Packing Should Only Be Tightened a Little at a Time to Avoid Scoring Shaft. ANOTHER MENUHIN AS PIANO ARTIST Another members of the celebrated Menuhin family, which gave the tal- ented 17-year-old violinist Yehudi to the international concert stage, will make her American debut at Town Hall in New York next Wednesday evening, when Hephzibah Menuhin, 15-year-old girl pianiste, will appear with her famous brother in a joiut recital program, the third appearance she and Yehudi have made together since last October. This news is of particular interest to Washington concert goers by rea- son of Yehudi's coming appearance in recital at Constitution Hall Sunday afternoon, February 17, when he will appear as one of the attractions of Sunday Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey's afternoon recital series. Hephzibah's world debut as a piano recitalist was made in Paris on Oc- tober 15 with her brother, and a sec- ond appearance was made in London ;| last month, On both occasions the 15-year-old Hephzibah received a lit- eral ovation and demonstrated that hers is a talent almost as prodigious as her brother’s. WASHINGTON., BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. OTORISTS who don't believe all | they hear should not risk driv- | ing over railroad crossings. One of the penalties for allowing some self-confident member of the| | family to apply too much elbow | | grease to-the water pump packing nut | is the possibility of scoring the pump | shaft. When this damage becomes a reality no amount of tightening will | | stop the leakage regardless of how much new packing is used. Worn pump shafts or bearings will whip | out packing as quickly as it is put in. ‘To avoid this possibility never have| D. the packing tightened more than a | | little at any one time and always have the work done while the engine is! C.,, DECEMBER 16, running. That's dangerous advice for those who do not have special skill with tools, but I mention it because it is just another reason why you should let a service man do the job. | When the car does not seem to be making the progress it should in traffic glance down at your left foot. The chances are that you will find your | foot still pressing on the clutch pedal. Eagerness to get away accounts for much delay through accidental slip- page of the clutch plates. When the cooling system shows signs of deterioration or corrosion the tendency is to jump to the conclusion that one has made a bad selection of anti-freeze. While there are many Buick announces continuation of . . . its Smart Style . . . Proven Superiority . . . Established Prestige of Quality and Value . . . and every fundamental Buick Engineering Feature, already proved and now improved by further progress. ITH this announcement, Buick ‘ ~ closes one of its most remarkable years and enters upon a The public,in the first 10 year, by investing in new Buicks more millions of dollars than in any other car except the thiee of very lowest WHEN BET AUTOMOBILE BUILT, BUICK BUILD TH A G price, gives new one. superiority months of this It places its Buick name striking, even sensation- al recognition and approval to the of Buick quality and Buick value. own estimate upon the and all that it means in utter dependability and satisfaction. Buick therefore continues, withoutout- ward change, the quality, the style and TER S ARE the features which this year made Buick the sales and value leader among fine cars, with improvements and re- wWiLlL EM even better. finements which make the product This policy has already been enthusi- BUICK VALUE-PRICES Series 40 — 117-inch wheelbase, six body types, $795 to $928 Series 50 — 119-inch wheelbase, five body types, $1110 to $1230 Series 60 — 128-inch wheelbase, six body types, $1375 to $1675 Series 90 — 136-inch wheelbase, eight body types, $1875 to $2175 List prices at Flint, Michigan. All prices subject to change without notice. Special equipment extra. Duco fenders at no extra charge. Any Buick can be purchased on the favorable G.M.A.C. terms. ENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT Emerson & Orme 17th & M Sts. N.W. Windridge & Handy, Inc. Rosslyn, Va. Temple Motor Co. 1934—PART FOUR. injurious substances used for prevent- ing freezing of the cooling system much injury is self-inflicted. Be- cause zinc and copper in radiator brass have an electrolytic action, with the aid of water, there is slow cor- rosion of the zinc content as in a storage battery. This is complicated by reason of the use of other white metals for the radiator cap, thermo- stat housing and other parts of the cooling system. Arranged in their electrolytic order metals in the cooling system include copper, brass, lead, tin, iron, solder, zinch and aluminum. Added to this is the effect of air ence of water and other chemicals. Any system that sucks in abnormal amounts of air around the water pump shaft is certain to reveal a tendency toward excessive rusting. ‘The week’s safety sermonette is the suggestion to use smelling salts to check that sleepy feeling when on a long drive. Radio helps to keep awake but a good whiff of aromatics will do wonders to keep you alert. Bald front tires, resulting from the scuffing action of front wheels that do not keep in good alignment, are frequently a cause of too easy steering, especially if the streets are slippery. upon these metals when in the pr- - | In addition, there is an instability to the wheels due to cupped wear on the edges of the treads. This pre- vents the tires from rolling smoothly. The week’s safety sermonette may be a bit timely. It suggests switching off the car’s radio when in a territory where it is necessary to cross railway tracks. Trains and jazz do not mix. Some of these days one of the smart lads in the family is going to burst in upon the dinner table talk with some- thing to say about static and dynamic balance of motors. Just so that the women folk can score a victory in this event, I should like to say a word or two about these terms which auto- mobile salesmen use rather freely in these days of technical selling. Cast- ing aside the weighty aspect of these terms, we find that they stand for comparatively simple matters. When an engine's shaft is in static balance, engineers mean that if the shaft is rotated by itself it will not reveal any heavy side that might cause it to stop at the same point several times during the test. Dynamic balance refers to the freedom from vibration when the motor is in actual operation. If an engine’s shaft is not in bal- ance statically, it is not likely to re- veal dynamic balance, since any initial ‘The smoothness of the tires naturally | fault is certain to be amplified when makes it easier to pivot the wheels. motor speeds increase. Static balance astically approved by the Buick dealer organization, which contributed so loy- ally to Buick leadership this year. BUY F3 T | is simple to attain, provided materials, design and workmanship are up to |standard. This balance invariably does not change over the period of time during which the engine is used. Dynamic balance of the shaft, on the other hand, may change if the motor is abused or neglected. To avold having the engine develop serious troubleés that cannot be reme- died in the normal way, there are no |rules better than to avoid anything | that seems to strain the working parts. | Refrain from racing the motor. Keep below 35 in second gear. Do not strain | the engine by running in high when | it is erying out for second. Keep it correctly lubricated and avoid over- heating. | One reason why cars can skid even | when the brakes are well equalized, | the tires new and the streets not too | slippery is simply because too much braking force is applied suddenly. | When the car is decelerated, even | normally, its weight tips forward in |such a way as to lessen the pressure | of the rear end on the road. This up- | sets braking distribution and usually causes the rear wheels to slide. If the weight tips forward in this fashion, the sensible thing to do is to release the brakes momentarily until the car regains its equilibrium and then apply the brakes again. BUICK and you Buick was ahead of its time this year. Buick for 1935—already a proven prod- BUY uct—is ahead now. The experience of building this year the finest cars Buick ever built, in a volume nearly double the 1933 output, has brought forth im- portant new improvements and refine- ments, bearing upon performance, smoothness and general economy. In this Buick, you see cars made even eight). BETTER Buick Valve-in-Head Engine (a proven principle in a proven straight Buick Sealed Chassis—with Torque- Tube Drive. (No other American car is built upon such a sturdy combination. better by the developments of creative engineering. You see new and more beautiful body interiors, in cars styled for people of sound and discriminating judgment. You see cars with all the Buick quality of engineering, materials and craftsmanship to give you unparal- leled performance and dependability for years to come. See the Buick for 1935. Compare it as you will, with anything else and everything else, if you choose. You will find that here is the value you want for your money—as thousands who never before owned a Buick found out in one Buick ride this year. 199 Only one in Europe—priced far above even the costliest Buick.) Smart Windstream Style (popularly safe stop. 50, 60 and 90, voted the most beautiful among all cars). Safety Brakes—powerful, perfectly balanced and proportioned to car weight and top speed. Vacuum-powered on Series Most efficient for a sure, duo-servo mechanical on Series 40—the finest brakes available. Buick's own Knee-Action Gliding Ride (with Ride Stabilizer, Balanced Weight and Springing). autom: control). Buick Center-Point Steering (20 per cent more efficient than older types). Buick Automatic System of Oper- ation and Control (including dual ic starting, automatic choke, automatic idle control, automatic spark advance and automatic carburetor heat Bodies by Fisher, with the newest type of No Draft Ventil: more beautiful interiors. AND UP, LIST PRICES AT FLINT, MICHIGAN ion. New and Multi-Beam Headlighting, provid- * ing the right type beam for city driving, country driving and passing. A safety feature controlled by patents held by General Motors. Twenty-Five Beautiful Models— new colors in every series. DEALER ADVERTISEMENT Stanley H. Horner 1015 Fourteenth St. N.W. 1800 King St., Alexandria, Va. 234 Lee St.,, Warrenton, Va. Hyattsville, Md. Hickman & Hutchison Hyattsville Auto & Supply Co., Inc. Wade Motor Co. Gaithersburg, Md.