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Show iPREPARE TIRES FOR ' LONG, HARD WINTER M jCar Owners Should Tako Few H Necessary Precautions. H parefully Wash on Outside to Remove H All Harmful Substances, Wrap In Hj Paper or Carpet and Storo K In Dry Place. H ' Tho skin Is thick on tho belly of the R fcodllrfi nnd the fur Is heavy on tho B back of tho squirrel, so prepare for a M long, hard winter. H Many motorists will soon put their M 'cars In tho barn for tho winter and 1 think no moru of motor riding unUl M )ibout the Ides of March. H Many nutomobllo tires will go Into m Istorngo wlUi thousands of miles of H dvear left In them, and cur owners H Miould tako the fow precautions nec- Hj bssary to keep them from damago M jwhllo they uro not In utv. H . Here uro somo recommendations B paado by tho service department of a B largo tiro company to the motorist who I HH grants to put his tires away und find m them In good slmpo next spring: H ' 1. Wash tires carefully on outsldo Hj to removo oil and other harmful sub- H Istnnces. H J 2. ltemove tlra from wheols and HH wrap in paper or old carpet. I 3. Store in n cool, dry place, nway K from light. Heat, light and niolsturo H jaro enemies of rubber. B ' 4. Oold has no bad effect on tires, H Lut they should be properly housed. H I 5. If tires aro left on car, jack up .car, deflato tho tires and wrap them In covers. 0. Don't lot air stand on tires all winter, To do so means weakening them In tho ports that rest on tho floor. Caro will mako tho tlreslast out tho (Cull length of their guorantco, doeplto climatic conditions. |