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THE PIBWMjBUl ATBEN3. GEORGIA
PACE '
JACK DAWS ADVENTURES
THE FLYING HOSRE
STORY BY HAL COCHRAN. DRAWINGS BY LEE WRIGHT*
Importance of
Good Driving
BY E. T. STRONGi
General Safes Manager,
Bnlek Motor Company.
Suppose that you .were to ask
one hundred average motorist this
question: “Are you a good driver,"
sver had Jack seen such a pretty ptaee. 'Winding stairways were at one
•>f the hie room they wore in. and a funny little king sat on a throne
he Other side. At first Jack thought this king was asleep, but, as ho
nly Jumped Into the air, he knew the old fellow was very much'awako.
Kverythlng was-'suddenly thrown Into nn itpn
Palate saw the flying huVse he roared loudly
lit He servanta to run fe
tin-auun; OIC you a guwu “I on I
Without hesitation, each would
say, /‘Absolutely.” And yet if you
were to examine that one hundred
in the fine points ofv,driving, not
more than two or threa would de
serve to be qualified as expert
drivers. Not more than that num
ber could show by their driving
that they wore Retting out of their
cars all-that manufacturers were
putting into them. And most of
them would demonstrate that they
were either abusing some particu
lar feature or neglecting to use
some other part that the manufac
turer had developed for * definite
purpose. Except for acquiring a
certain case, which comes with
practice in anything, most motor
ist are but little better off as driv
ers than they were when they
started.
THE ART OF
DRIVING
/
Good driving is more than the
ability to steer, to shift gear*, use
the accelerator and to get in end
out of tight pUces- These are the
fundamentals and .when these are
mastered tho act of mere driving
ens and the art of driving begins.
Driving is a science, just as
farming, running a store, or cook
ing is a science- One can manage
to get along without giving it a
great deal of thought. But the
man or woman who gains the most
in comfort, convenience and econo
my. is the one who is constantly
endeavoring to improve his or her
driving.
t tie servant* to run for snfciy. So Jack r.iuht not help but laugh as be looking fdr new methods ^ that ne
sw yueef ttttteq people scampering under chairs and hopping through win* P ln a PP*V to his own driving- He
learns how to drive with safety
over strange roads, how best to
(make both right end left turns in
the country as well as in the city,
how to go down steep grades, how
to start and stop on grades, how to
approach stiango or dangerous
crossroads dr railroad crossings,
how to drive over the top of bills,
how to negotiate sand and mud,
how safely to pass vehicles going
jin the same direction and how to
meet those approaching him. These
arc hut a few of the things which
a driver can do in the common way
or the expert way.
If he docs them in the expert
way, he ia an efficeint driver. Not
only is he getting the moat out of
his car, but he ia being the easiest
on his ear. And at tha same time,
he is driving safely and not en
dangering hi* life and the lives of
his passengers, as well a* the lives
Tlirif u.i.l^ar Wry ftAiyrebSuf fcnk.-ii«. Tfi# king had b<£„mft so cX-
rllrU Hint bo-felt over backward and wept through an open wtn.low. tils
crown flew Into the glr'Just.«s tho flying horse carried Jack and Flighty
rapidly toward tuiotlu-r window that didn't have any shutter on It. (Co
tinned.)
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of other motorists and pedestrians.
A MENACE
With motor cars increasing in
number so rapidly, the need for ef
ficient driving, universally is real
ly great. The man who 1* ineffi
cient in his driving is a far great
er lability to his community than
the efficient driver who speeds.
Since the days when fifteen
miles an hour was the top si
for a motor car, moat of ua 1
connected fast driving with dan
ger. We tee a ear hurrying down
the street at more than the usual
rate and are say that the driver is
careless. If brought into court, he
would no doubt bo branded
reckless.
As a matter of fact, the fast
driver msy be a_lot safer at large
• who
than the inefficient driver i
get spripg now and lots of good things.”
Groundhog. “Oh, that’s , different" cried
Grubb/, and throwing off his bed
clothes he streaked for the door.
Then the Ragsies got to work-
(To Re Continued)
- / All tk« Rafales crowded around his bed.
The next persom to
“jailed i was* GrUboy
Or n„t Grubby, but his house, I
should say.
When the Twinafond the Ragsics
had dcarfld; every apartment in
Maplc-TrnjPlats, they marched
“if to Ghibhyfs underground house
°y the potato patch, apd knocked
on his front door and ’ his back
hour and two of his sldo doors. For
brubby has as many doors to his
hou-c as a thimble has dents.
, Ao answer, if you please! The
!” u,ltr the Ragsies knocked the
more silent the place seemed.
*■ inaliy Nancy opened one of
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ivmivy U|)VIIVU Wilts v*
^ jloors a crack and stuck in her
head. “Hello.” she called. “Any
^y at homo?”
J 10 answer, but Mister Tat-
JjTx sharp e»rs had heard some-
wmir. believe I hear snoring,"
“i^t’s go and 800.“
ban , y tippy-toed- along tho
v . an, l np the stairs to Grubby’s
And there wna Mister
. n* . y Groundhog Esquire as
66- ?HONE-%
Jound asleep as the Sleeping Beau-
Taxi Service
Day and Night
, All the Ragsies crowded around
‘“ 'I nnd' watched him.
, u ' riT ! Humph! Surer Rumphl"
J[f? t 1 _9 ru *>by, puffing out his sides
checks with each breath.
ill.. , "IlD Lttt.ll VILULII*
kin. 8a *d Nick, shaking
I ou’ve got company.”
lie. y slow 'y Grubby opened his
"I'and looked around.
!T V i' r ':d Wheat cakes;” he cried.
"v‘ ,* happened?”
•v"hmg.” Nancy told him. “Only
... : 1 you to go out for awhile
"M- Y .'c-'-.-t your Ijiust It
^fjnto an lclde."
vJ.. 1 ' *aid Nancy. “That was
wt, ago. The sweet clover is up
creeps along at a snail’s pace. We
inexperienced mot
know pf an inexperienced motorist
who had the occasion to make a
trip of about 140 miles with two
different drivers. The first driver
covered the distance under idee)
weather and road conditions in
about five hours. The second driv
er made the fame trip during r-
rain, when the roads were sl'ppery.
in less than four hours. And the
second journey was by far the
safer. Why? Simply because the
second driver was efficient.
-How many of na are real stu
dents, anxiously trying to find out
How many of ua are giving this !m
portunt matter the attention whlcl
tl deserves?
GIVEN LITTLE ' *
CONSIDERATION
Careful analysla would show* no
doubt, fhat no other thing, which
effects so many lives in so many
different ways, is receiving such
little consideration as tha driving
o( motor cars.
e arc not attempting to defend
fast driving. That Is dangerous or
not according to the man behind the
wheel.
What we have in mind la a wider
and more extensive application of
the principles of right' driving,
which Includes much mbre than
trict obedience to traffic regula
tions.
We would like to sa mors fine
driving, more real thought on tha
part of drivers and more* kindly
treatment of other motorlM. These
things are possible and they are
bound to coma eventually. If they
were here today, how much batter
driving conditions would bt for all
of us.
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