Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-24 | Page 10 | Cobb to Exchange Racing Helmet, Goggles for British Flying Togs in Case of War

Cobb Cobb to to Exchange Racing Helmet Goggles For British Flying g Togs in ill Case of War Ward John K R. Cobb will exchange racing helmet and goggles boggles for a fighting aviators aviator's gear bear if England England En En- gland bland goes goe to 10 war he declared Thursday in Salt Lake City The 39 year old London fur broker who smashed all previous previous previous ous land speed records when he piloted his Red Lion to an unprecedented miles mile nn an hour on the Bonneville Salt SnIt Flats spoke simply Ill Til do everything e I 1 can for formy formy formy my country Speaking to n a Telegram re reporter reporter re re- porter in n his room at nt the Hotel Utah where he sat comfortably In an overstuffed chair the tho friendly Britons Briton's face race was grave 1 as he ho summarized his feelings I about warI warI warI war I was too loo young oung for the World war and am too old now no noto to be summoned on the first call Ive I've never had military training and andam andam andam am not a member of any re reserve reserve reserve re- re serve military organization Fur brokerage is my business business busi busi- ness and automobile racing my hobby but If war comes Ill I'll bo be In there doing my bit Modest about his achievement on the worlds world's premier automobile automobile automobile automo automo- I bile racing course the husky Londoner said none of England's England's England's En En- glands gland's people like lIko conscription and its meaning but it Is sary England must be prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to fight tight against any odds odds odds- and must fight to win He lie said he planned to leave lea I C Salt Lake City Sunday and embark om- om bark from New York City Wednesday Wed Wed- y With conditions as nl they are today I dont don't know whether Ill I'll ever be back to America and Utah again Cobb said Ill never be he satisfied with my racing hobby until Ive I've set the mark at miles an hour or belter better m