EL CECE OES a This year- -end is a tough one for Prince Rupert motorists. Not only are they in the midst of the worst time of year for driving. but they are getting their first. taste of a new writer for this hitherto worthy column, ‘} Before somebody comments “you ain’t:scen nothin’ yet”, af- ter reading the first statement, it’s not: cnecessarily a prediction that there won't. be more severe driving .coliditions to come. , 4 AL thé ‘first sign of snow, ice, dtush - ‘ayid ' -what-have-you, the average. “driver has to learn all ‘ever again‘ih the annoying stuff. fter’ ‘driving’ the better part of the year: on. comparatively dry Streets, the tendency of must inotorists to “foot down and away we- go” is very predomin- ént. 3" % Not only is this the slow way to get.somewhere when the streets ate slippery, but to get tcenary about it, it costs Mr. . aeadescacwanunanas F Wallace’ s Dept. Store m For. 1958 Gay, Pleasing . PARTY AND 3 COCKTAIL roe . Lo “Exéellent Style, Size ' And Color Selection f WALLACE’ Ss DEPT. STORE 4 ita lenient By. HOWARD PHILLIPS See ETNA BME VON sais The . Auto ‘Corner. * rea! stitiinlictatlninaain ei Motorist an awful pile of dough. First big expense is tires . . the tread won’t wear out very fast, but rubber when coid gets quite brittle. Any rapid flexing before the tire has a chance to warm up naturally causes a checking of the sidewalls which can and does lead to more tire failure than a whole season of warm weather driving. Gears come under a very 5se- vere strain if the motor is “raced”, for when the wheels are spinning and there is no appre- clable thrust on drive train of the auto, the gear faces are con- tinually ’slapping one another rather than pushing steadily .. and new transmissions don’t come. cheaply. The expense doesn't stop there, Practically every moving part of the car comes under in- creased strain when the wheels. are spinning and the motor rac- ing... then there’s always the cost of a tow out of that ditch after a sudden tromp on the throttle ....or the sorry and ex- pensive sight that often