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Show SALT FLAT NRWS JANUARY 1971, 7 Heat went down, Motor broke down, Car broke down Adaptation from a song by Little Richard, 1953 Text and Photos by R. N. Goldbergcr KNOLLS, UTAH Not too much more than a bump in the road could well do justice in describing the township of Knolls to a person who never had the pleasure of stopping off there if only for a brief interlude at the restroom. Located between Low, Utah, to the east and Wendover in the west, Knolls serves as a stopping off place for some, though for others it is literally the end of the road. Here, in the salty loam of Utah, where a glass of water costs two bits, things tend to have a way of breaking down. Yes, this is indeed the place. Why should this be so? It seems that bade around the nineteen thirties, when America was migrating west, a woman drove into Knolls spouting that famous Ford geyser. Thinking her car was on Are, she desperately tried to smother the billowing steam with her coat. An attendant named Joe, who finally could no longer keep silent, suggested that she kick the radiator to stop the steam. She did and her automobile literally blew apart. Thus Joes Law was established by the credo that if something goes wrong, kick it and the trouble will get worse. The fruit of this law is well documented in the backyard of Knolls and other select resting places of this great land. Incidentally, the woman kept on kicking the car till she boarded the next bus, heading back east. Knolls, today, exists' as a point on a map still serving the tired, the poor, and the purveyor of motorized freedom, trying for a moment to escape the great interstate conspiracy binding up America with a concrete bow. Heading West? Remember to visit Knolls. Sleepy drivers may be hazardous to your health.' wrtwyl Cmd Psintlni by Ernest Reetfstrom |