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June 7, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 47 .. . MOTOR CLUB HEAD URGES · BETTER ROAD MARKINGS C~ · M. ~- Ford Is Building $250,000 Addition to Indiana Plant Construction of a quarter-milli on<lo llar enlargement of the Indianapoli'.5 plant of the Ford ~rotor com pan v is under \\·ay. The addition \\·ill be tlsed Hayes Points to Annoyance Caused by Failure ~o Properly Show Sign Routes as a closed body department and will add 500 men to the Ford pay roll there. according to the announcement. The new department will be an independent structural unit occupying a space 325 by 38 feet, hitherto used as an inclosed court or well for a traveling crane that served all four floors of the present plant with as'.5embly materials. Completion of the new section will make the Ford building a solid rectangle. · ' · · The new unit is expected to be com~)leted "·ithin forty-five days. Failure to mark properly fcc\('ral an<l state high\\'ay r oute s through ci til' s not only delays mot or tourists but is a Ct1:1~rihuting factor t o tralT1 c conge::.tion. points om Charles ).L Hayes, oi \\'in netka pre ident of the Chicago ~Iotur Club. "The federal governcment docs not undertak e to mark roads," clcclarcd }.f r. Hayes. "Th<: state higlw:ay depart- I mcnts are charged with erecting lllark- 1 ers in the op<:n country. and in a ic\\ statL· ~. \\'ithm th e cities, al!--(1. In 11h) ~t sta tes th e city off1cials are charged ,,·ith marking higlnYay s within c-onln ~ tmitit· :, . Worst Offenders in East I NA~H oo·· / "Road sun·c,·s made b,· the club ha,·c di sclose d· that ea~ter;1 citib an: the \\"Orst oA'cnders in th is rl'spcct. !t is strang-e that. in that part ui tlw country, \\'here traffic is comparatin·ly hea,·ie~t and t U\\·ns and ci tie s nwst numcrou~. that this condition :'hllttld J)fC\·ail. Cities in thl' centra l and \\"t' tern ~ t atcs ha\'l' in recent ,·ear:-; throughh· markl·d the r o ute~ \~· ithin their liniit s. ·· "Cmnarkl'd routl' S in cities cause an nm·ance to th e touri st and rL·:- idt:nt a likt·. The touri st. a strangL-r in the ci t\·. usua lh- driYes slowh- \Yhile he sc<tns ~tn:l.' t. sign s. Occasic;nally he in quires the \\·ay irom a polin·man or other per. on. Although not ·at iau!t. he hinders traffi c. He has lost ,·;duabk time. ancl so have th ose clriYcrs behind him. Tn the final analnis. the _tate higll\\· a~· or city ::-trect. department is responsible." J The Greatest ·car in the $900 Field COMPARISON PROVES IT! ~ ,.ASH ecgineers have created the i~ greatest motor car ever built in the $900 field. Its jeatures prove it. Just examine all the outstanding costly-car attractions this car offers. Its performance proves it. Drive it and experience the great flow of smooth power from its big, high-compression, 7-bearing motor, the lightning-like get-away, the world's ea~iest steering . Its .>ize pro1.1es it. Big, comfortable, and with extra head and leg room for all 5 passengers. Finishe<l with the lux- 1 ·- Poster Urges Caution · ·~r akc \ ~acatio n Da~·~ Ha. pp~· Days" i::; the injunctinn nn the posters just iss ued ln· the Chiral!o :\fot nr Clnh to sc hooiroom s throughout fifty -eight counties in nnrthern Illinoi:-; ancl nort hcrn Tndiana. "The coming month s oi the \'acati o n period are turn ed from day s oi happi ne ss to da,·s o i sorrm\· in the home I of chi ldr en. " ·ho forget th le ssn ns of caution learned during th e schnn l n ·ar. Rene\\· ,·o ur re so lu tions to he cardul no\\', so that YOU " ·ill come hack in Septc·mher well and happ~·." the po. t er further stated. Thi s poster climaxrd th ose suh sequenth· issued f0r each month oi the . chool ,·ear. The prc,·iono.; posters granhica lh· lllustraterl the dal,l ~.rt· r of nlavimr in the streets. hitrhin!!. crossin£!". the str<'ets in the micldle of th e block. and similar dangcrnn s practices. ury and tastefulness usually exclusive to expensive cars. Its beauty proves it. For the "400" body design is the style leader-beautiful beyond comparison in its field. Its equipment proves it. There's no extra charge for front and rear bumpers, Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers outboard mounted, spare tire lock and tire cover. And its value proves it. Just compare the delivered, fully equipped prices of other cars with the low Nash delivered, fully equipped prices. Soark PI··~ fjr;np- ~p~ord in Lon~ FHP""t Claimed A n r w " ·or Irl's record f nr con ti1111oU" firin~ of snark plugs under actual C"' p:-ratitw conclitions w:ls created when the monoplane "Fort '~'orth" rem~inecl flloft more than seven dan and mght s. The AC plugs in the "Fort \Vorth" flasherl approximate I r 130.435.200 s r>ark~. eoui\'alent to an unbroken flash of lig ht 41 miles lon g. . In commenting upon th e ach1everpcnt of the pilots, Kelly and Robbins, Hector Rab ev;ana, chief spar k plug engineer said: - "A flight of this kind imposes one of the hardest tests on spark plugs. far exceeding that incurred by 'speedway automobile runs." Price Range (f. o. b. factory) of 23 Nash' u400'~ Models, $885. to $2190 including 1'ouring, Roadster, Coupe, Cabriolet, Victoria and Seda!l Models EVANSTON MASH COMPANY D. K. VOGEDING 10 Blks. North of Davis St. "L" Station Cor. Benson~e. & Clark St. EVANSTON Greenleal 5500 (6.9)-JU