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Show CLIFF MEMMOTT. Ediior , winter driving hazards Motorists should observe .... common sense suggestions for prolonging the life j your car this winter were offered today by the Utah jety Council: : 1. START RIGHT. Keep the clutch pressed down while carting, allowing the starter to crank the engine without -aving to turn the transmission gears. If you have fluid ve, be grateful. 2. DON'T ABUSE THE CHOKE. Improper use of -s device can waste enough gasoline to drive your car Jveral blocks. If you have automatic choke, be grateful. 3. WARM UP THE ENGINE. This warm-up period not be long, but it will help prevent your stalling r the 'first few blocks of your trip. 4. DON'T OVERLOOK TIRES. When the mercury i-3ps suddenly, tires may need more air, because air contacts con-tacts with cold. 5. GO EASY IN STARTING. When moving from a -irked or stoppsd position, put only slight pressure on the Iccelerator. Racing the engine will cause tires to spin on sow or ice and you'll get into a groove from which it -ay be hard to get out. 6. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BATTERY. Have it checked a frequent, regular intervals. Demands on it are heaviest js winter months. 7. CHECK LIGHTS. Poor visibility at this time of yey makes it important to have headlights and taillights factioning well. 8. KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR. Replace dead windshield wind-shield wiper blades with live rubber blades. Make sure tie defroster is functioning well. Any faults should be corrected cor-rected without delay. 9. KEEP BRAKES WELL ADJUSTED. They should be in good order to assure simultaneous gripping on all wheels. It brakes "pull" they can throw you into a dangerous dan-gerous skid. 10. CARRY CHAINS AND USE WHEN NEEDED. Then snow and ice conditions develop, chains will cut taping distance about in half and help prevent accidents " ci traffic tie-ups. 'The driver who cares for his car will also give due r;:e to how he drives, always being alert for the actions i other drivers, always watching for pedestrians, and always al-ways obeying traffic laws," G. Ernest Bourne, the safety sjncil executive secretary declared. 'The long, dark weeks of winter provide us with a real test of who is a good driver," he said. "Let's not ;.ime avoidable accidents on the weather or on the roads, '3i we know in advance that we must compensate for poor visibility and reduced traction by proper equipment ad caution in our driving habite." v E v STILL HOLDS HIS PLACE Castor on, the black medicine of childhood, is hold--8 its own despite today's demand for more popular remote. rem-ote. The reason aircraft engines, for which the oil r.skes a perfect lubricant. While most of the world's ;JPply of castor beans are grown overseas, this year's S. crop will exceed last year's, the Chamber of Com-:erce Com-:erce of the United States reports. ! : v E v "Figures don't lie which makes it tough to be a -ess designer." Allen Sands. : Those who continue to shrink from responsibility Mtmue to shrink. There is a close relationship between hard work a -6-i: heart, and a clear mind. , Democracy isn't just something to try out but some-to some-to live for. . 30 Jsined In 1952 Agricultural Tour . r t . - f -' , ' " 5- : ' 5 - I t 'i, . V' 'sX ' r't.) t " . -,' ' - :,.. ' I "if i - . : . 4 J , M I r3 V-'" T0P Uinlah Basin 7 ' v ,"7 farmers and slockmen who i 7- s "1 recenlly atlended the Na- ' ,j. " lional Stock Show at San I , . ) Francisco, Calif. The Com , ; . ' ! mercial Bank of Utah was W;.f mmK.'. 'responsible for the agri-j ' 4 cultural tour the second ' t lhis Year '!':' BOTTOM The four . ! ' J lop High School FFA who I ! f joined in the tour repre- ' i J ' ' jented Union, Altamont. ,' I Z I Duchesne and Tabiona. i .; ; I |