Different roads — but ouly

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

one means of getting there

Union draws guide
on buying used car

AS A SERVICE to those buy-

ing used cars the Technical
Associates Lodge of the Inter-
national Association of Ma-
chinists at Malton, Ont., has
published a guide which
should assist buyers to get cars
which will run satisfactorily.
These are the IAM recommen-
dations:

x ~ +

S A GENERAL rule it is

safer and more economical
to buy from a new car deal-
er. Not only can he usually
sell at a lower price but most
new car dealers have their own
servicing department to reno-
vate their trade-ins. Another
point is that he doesn’t handle
quite:-as many worn out cars
as the used car dealer. Remem-
ber, too, that the customer
pays for the high pressure ad-
vertising done by some com-
panies.

When at last you have found
a car that seems suitable for
your needs, it is best to check
it methodically one stage at a
time.

BODY—Check the finish and
upholstery carefully. An own-
er who has neglected his car
outwardly is unlikely to have
had it serviced regularly.

Bounce up and down on the
seats to see if any of the seat
springs have sagged or brok-
en.

Next scrape a little paint
from a spot where it won't be
noticed; a repainted recent
model is probably a time-ex-
pired taxi. It is also a good
idea to try all the doors. If
they stick or are loose then
the frame may have been
twisted in an accident.

Compare the mileage on the
speedometer with the condi-
tion of the tires and pedai
pads. Hard wear indicates a
high mileage which might not
correspond with the reading
on the clock. Of course, brand
new pads show an attempt has
been made to hide this fact.

CLUTCH—After the prelim-
inary check-up, we come to
the most important step—the
test drive.

Start the engine and let it
idle for a while to warm up,
then set the hand brake, shift
into second gear and speeding

~ all -possible,

slowly let out the clutch ped-
al. If the clutch is operating

correctly the engine should
stall.
BRAKES — To test the

brakes for leakage, step down
hard on the brake pedal and
hold it down for at least thirty
seconds. If the pedal sinks
lower there is a leak in the
hydraulic system.

ENGINE—Start the actual
driving by shifting into high
gear and then giving the car
lots of gas; it should take off
without) too much jumping
and spluttering if it is in good
shape.

Clouds of blue smoke from
the tail pipe when the engine
is revved a few times indicates
that a ring job is needed.

STEERING—There should,
under no _ circumstances, be
more than an inch of play in
the steering. Test for shimmy
and vibration in the front end
on a rough road. There should
not be any road shock trans-
mitted through the steering
wheel.

BEARINGS — One final
test can be made to disclose
“the condition of the main

bearings and connecting rods

While travelling at a steady
speed, step down on the brake
and accelerator together,
maintaining the same steady
speed until the accelerator
reaches the floor. This puts the
engine under maximum stress
and you should hear regular
hollow knocks from the con-
neeting: rods and low regular
thumps from the mains. If
these noises are not regular
or are excessively loud—don’t
buy.

If the car passes all the tests
and the price is right, you are
very lucky indeed.

Don’t forget you can now
ask for a road worthiness cer-
tificate. On this certificate the
vendor guaranteés that the
ear is in a safe, road-worhy
condition.

A final word of advice—low,
low down payments mean high,
high interest rates. If it is at
try to finance
your car through a bank or
credit union. The difference
in interest from that charged
by a loan company will be a

up the engine to a fast idle, pleasant surprise.

- OPEN FORUM

Hoary old myths

SOMETIMES READER, Van-
couver, B.C.: I’m sick and tir-
ed of hearing all the weeping
and wailing around the labor
movement these days. It seems
that we are falling for all the
hoary old myths that the
capitalist press is so profic-
ient dt using.

One particular headline was
used 23 times in four days.
On objecting to such tactics I
was informed by one editor
that no one knew exactly
what was going on in*Hun-
gary and that they had to de-
pend on outside sources.

Some truth about Hungary
is starting to come out. Sure-
ly we can recognize such ob-
viously fascist tactics which
have the blessing of some
churches and the _ fervent
support of warmongers every-
where.

I know full well that the
people of Europe and Asia are
capable of dealing with such
elements in a way which is
governed by cold hard neces-
sity—the necessity of crush-
ing the evil that will bring
war, suffering and a return to
the rule of naked fascism.

However, what.I am con-
cerned with is the wishy-
washy attitude of some pro-
gressive people who are more
concerned with the morals of
socialist-minded people than
they are with the necessity of
ending war and establishing
socialism.

The Soviet Union has made
mistakes, but in spite of them
has achieved undying fame
for her consistent champion-
ing of the cause of peace and
the erushing (when necessary )
of forces which would attempt
to restore the old way of life.

People have forgotten poor
little Finland, that “peace lov-

ing country” which shelled
Lenningrad.
Bankers in the U.S: and

other capitalist countries shed
crocodile tears over this “vic-
tim” of Soviet “aggression.”
Hundreds of socialists and
communists became confused
by their propaganda and left
the movement for socialism.
But the truth became clear s
the Soviet Union smashed the
Finnish fascists and_ their
Nazi backers.

Then we remember back in
1936 when the Spanish Repub-
lic was attacked by that thug
Franco.

Britain and - Germany, to
show how democratic they
were, placed their fleets off
Gibraltar. This was done to
keep arms out of the hands of
the democratically elected
Spanish People’s government.
The Franco forces had ali the
German arms and men they
needed to kill democracy in
Spain.

Very strange that we didn’t
hear the sobbing of archbish-
ops and other dignitaries at
that time.

| Prizewinning letters

Each week the Paci-
fic Tribune will present
a book to the writer of
the most interesting, en-
tertaining and _ tépical
letter published on this
page. Contributors are
urged to keep their let-
ters to a_ reasonable
length.

Last week’s winner
was Roy Reid, Saskatoon,

Sask.

So let’s not get lost in sen-
timental drivel or believe the
lying ‘prostitutes of the daily
It’s bad enough to

papers.

read such bilge and ‘even

worse to pay $1.50 per month*
to have it delivered to your

door.

When the smoke of the battle
has cleared away—even in the

columns of the daily press—
people will see how they were
taken in, by the press, church

and other instruments of ho-
kum and bunkum.

Keep. the Pacific. Tribuie
going, not wasting time with

speculation about the stories
hatched up by the witch doc-

tors of capitalism, but moti-

vated with the desire for a

better life.

All this hypocrisy

J. GREEN, Vancouver, B.C.:
All this hypocrisy over Hun-
gary in the daily press nau-
seates me. Yet I can see how
people are being taken in by

it, even socialists.

Believe me, I have a real
the working
people of Hungary, that is, for
all those who really want to
create a socialist society which
will be Hungarian from the.
roots up and not, as seems to
have been the case, a carbon
copy of the Soviet Union. It
is their tragedy that in trying
to take things into their own
hands they opened the door

sympathy for

to fascism. :

A good proportion of: the
working people of Hungary
were taken in by the slogans
of “national communism” and
“democracy” shouted by peo-
restore

ple who wanted to
capitalism, under fascist rule,

in Hungary. So it is not sur-
many Canadian
workers are being taken in by
the slogans of “freedom” and

prising. that

“Soviet oppression” being

shouted in our own country.
But they shouldn’t be, not if

they take a good look at the

people who are doing the
shouting:
This “movement” to “free”

Hungary has brought together
the sorriest collection of pro-
fessional anti - Communists,
labor red-baiters, emigre pro-
fessors and right-wing. politi-
cians of all stripes it has ever
been my misfortune to have
thrust upon me by the daily
press and radio. I can remem-
ber nothing like it since the
beginnning of the war.

NOVEMBER: 23, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE

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I ask myself: Why ate)’
these people out campaignint
for relief funds for Egypt a
they are such good friends 9
“freedom”? Why didn’t they |
say something about Be
atrocities in Kenya? Why 9” —
they so quiet about Cyprlsy
the island the British gov",
ment holds by force becauy
it is a base for invasion °
Middle East? :

No, they don’t say anythiné
about Egypt, Kenya oF CyP a
rus because they agree We
what the British govern bi
terested in the real freedom
the Hungarian people, th
their right to establish @ § m4
ialist society in their ow? Weg

They are - interested ie
“freeing” Hungary front hy
socialist bloc and thats ™y ”
they are trying to stir UP ©
this hysteria. a

By all means, let the ha ;
gressive movement cont! ing
in every way it can to hele it
the Hungarian people 1? gil {
hour of need. The way 10 Pf,
is. by rallying ourselVe> 0
make sure that they nee ‘a
opportunity to proceé 4 bY
socialist direction — — it {0
supporting those who W@ way
want to turn Hungary ie to
from socialism and bac®  ~
fascism.

Really in a mess

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VERITAS, Vancouvel a :
The Middle East fias? jing
been caused by the DUNE he ]
of | Western diplomats. jo
smell is so bad that 4 ae af
has to be created ovet

fairs in Hungary.

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Nasser was goaded Wun
point of nationalisitte ye '
Suez Canal when the ©: oney q
fused to advance th€ “jam, 7
for building the ASW? tion?! j
According to interna”) {0
law, Egypt had the a one
take over the canal. ta —
can say that Nasser 1S se
man of his word, becarnig i
did what he said he. re in
the West interfered 9 ~
ternal affairs of Egypt ae

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The affair in Huns pot |
not unexpected. We § bor its

forget that fascism hy and

start there under Hore vee

that one of the vested May af?
who supported him * ia
(or were!) active. x

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economy is a mess, f cre
instalment buying 4?

which has reached © te
where government cat) §

tion is increasingly 6 ° pan q
as seen in the rise 1? e s°
interest. rate. Never") gebt
many people in S0 me col”
Despite the expanding, ppl
omy, we are eating cu doi:

and . margarine a ca 7
without fresh salm°
of the price.

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Our ails and mental ne e
tals were never as ates
are now. { jist
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