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Show : HALF-SDLES CAFJ 1 1 HELP MOTORISTS ! Manager of Western Rub-i Rub-i ber Sales Company Tells of Tire Saving. "Thero U an oil and well-known j ; aduije that a 'stitch in timo saves nine,' and w)ii!,i this i.s imriiostionably true of wearing npparol, it is also true with . an even broader meaning; when applied to automobile tires," said Lorenzo Smith, president and general manager of the Western Rubber Sales company, 134 East Broadway, speaking yesterday of some of the interesting phases of his business. This company does a general rubber 1 repair business and gives especial attention at-tention to tho saving of auto tires through tho medium of the Gates half-i sole. "If tho public could see what wo see every day," declared Mr. Smith, : . "in repairing tires that have given , way as the direct result of neglected cuts, nail holes and other minor in- juries, peoplo would realize how big j and important a matter it is to half- sole tires at the proper time. The half-: half-: sole, when properly applied, keeps tho i sand, glass and mud- from tho fabric i ; and iu many instances gives tho owner ;; more miles of service than ho secured ;' from the tire before it broke down." Speaking of tho expense that a seemingly seem-ingly trifling injury may cause tho tire owner, Mr. Smith said that a small : puncture of the outside easing of a tiro, i a puncture too small to produce a blow- ; out at the time it was first received, ; i often permitted a small quantity of : : water to work its way into the fabricj I ' with tho result that the inner part of j tho tiro rotted and became weak on ; some long trip beforo'its condition was noted by tho driver. ' Then a blowout that is certainly expense and sometimes dangerous is the result. By having ,: one's tires properly inspected at fre-; fre-; quent intervals by tin expert who is ,'. familiar with tiro construction and i functions, it is possible to save both j i money and time. |