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2A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturday, November 27, 1965 MOTORIN G By CHRIS DENNETT Automotive Writer Of The Oshawa Times IT WAS PROVED a long time ago that\ studded tires give' a great deal more adhesion in ice a snow than the conventional heavy-ribbed winter tires. } The only remaining problem is to find /out whether the tires are legal or not. From discussions with the provincial Department of Highways in Toronto this week, # appears they are not. Despite this fact, however, the studded tires are sell- ing like hot cakes. Most of the tire dealers I spoke to here in the city this week are having trouble filling orders. Section 38 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act specifically bans the fixing to wheels or building into them any rib, clamp or other metal device. This, by the way, also seems. te eliminate chains. The thought behind the clause is to preserve highway surfaces from unnecessary. damage. THE TROUBLE with this section of the Act, is that it was inserted a long time before anyone had even thought of marketing studded tires. The original idea of the clause was to stop the old type farm tractors with the big metal-cleated wheels from trundling around on the streets. The metal-wheeled tractors have long since disappear- : ed; but the troublesome Traffic Act clause lingers on. The only satisfactory way of sorting the matter out, is to bring a test case before the courts. THERE IS NO denying that the studded tire is a real boon to winter safety. The modern studded tire has up- wards of 100 tungsten steel cleats inserted in the tire © surface. In snow or ice these cleats dig in and pull the vehicle out of trouble. Acceleration and braking can be accom- plished with little danger of skidding. The virtues of a studded tire have been proven over and ever again in international rallies. Professional rally drivers have been using them for years. In. the early days they were more than a little dicy. The early Dunlop studded tires, I can remember, had an unfortunate habit of throwing studs. Following drivers would have through a_ veritable barrage of fiying cleats. One Monte Carlo driver described the experience as '"'very like being shot at". Since those early days, however, tire companies have put a Jet of work inte the problem and, fortunately, have eliminated this problem. The steel studs wear well too. It is generally con- sidered that a quality set of studded tires will last a couple of winters or more. On average the studded tire costs about $10 more. than the conventional winter tire. More and more motorists are beginning te discover the advantages of studded tires. SALES HERE in Oshawa are way, way up on last year. It can't be long before someone takes action in the matier. A few motorists charging around with studded tires does the roads no harm. But what happens if eery- one charges around with the tires? I am sure that any heavily trafficked road would soon get torn up by the thousands of revolving cleats. My own personal opinion is that the studded tires should be made legal as soon as possible. The advantages in human safety far outweigh any damage the tires would cause te reed eurfaces. STUDDED TIRES are not everybody's choice. Ex- pense is a big item. Some people have enough trouble footing the bill for a conventional set of snow tires let alone a set of studs. Then again, not everybody takes their motoring that seriousl¥. The studs are a thrill for the enthusiast driver. He can go faster and stop quicker. The average driver, however, has been getting on rea- sonably well for years without help from studs so he isn't going to be too bothered. Studded tires can be noisy, which is about their only real disadvantage. On snow there is ne sound but once the studs hit a stretch of bare pavement they set up a steady clatter which might get om a driver's nerves. LIBRARY NEWS: AND REVIEWS - These reviews were writ- ten by Miss Kdna Jamieson, Head of the Youth Depart- ment, McLaughlin Public Library.) The Moment of Wonder, edited by Richard Lewis. : Lovers of poetny, especially verse dealing with nature, should not. miss this anthology of Chinese and Japanese poems which has been gathered to- gether by Mr. Lewis who teaches a course, 'Adventures in Literature' at the Art Centre of Northern New Jersey, and who is also on the faculty of Walden School. The book is divided into the following parts: the family of nature, landscapes of the sky and earth, the passage of sea- sons, and the ages of man. Some of the poems were writ- ten nearly two thousand years -|ago and some as recently as the last century. Many of them are very short, and include haiker poems, which, when composed in Japan- ese have only three lines and a total of seventeen syllables. Be- cause of the brevity of such poems, the reader must employ his imagination to fill out the pictures they present. Appealing, detailed illustra- tions, in whites, grays, and blacks, drawn by Chinese and Japanese artists, add_ their charm to the book. An author index is of value, although no indication is given as to wheth- er a poet is Japanese or Chinese. Through their simplicity, their evidence of keen observa- tion, and their appreciation of the small happenings in life, these poems cast a quiet spell upon us, and help us to under- stand two great civilizations and their beautiful literature. The Arm of the Starfish, by Madeleine L'Engle. This novel of suspense, the latest book te appear from the 'pen of the American author of A Wrinkle in Time, will keep the reader guessing until the very end. Adam Eddington, the clever sixteen-year-old American stu- dent who specializes in marine biology, goes to Gaea, a small island off the coast of Portugal, to assist Dr. O'Keefe in experi- ments on starfish during the summer. . In spite of all his efforts to avoid trouble, our hero becomes involved in a kidnapping, and is uncertain about whom he should trust -- bald Canon Tallis or golden-haired Caroline Cut- ter? red-haired Dr. O'Keefe or Caroline's father? young Joshua Archer of the Embassy or friendly Dr. Ball? And what is he to make of the unusual twelve-year-old Polly O'Keefe? The action which supposedly takes place in the near future, moves steadily to its exciting climax. At the same time, there are just enough descriptions of people and places to add real- ism. This book is recommended to young people looking for relaxation and enjoyment in their reading. NEW AND RECOMMENDED BOOKS FICTION The Doorbell Rang, by Rex Stout Emergency in the Pyrenees, by Ann Bridge The Scholarship Fund of the University Women's Club of Oshawa and District was bol- stered by $500 as a result of the recent performance here of the Canadian Players in Oscar Wilde's three-act play, '"'The Im- portance of Being Earnest". The famous play -- directed by Marigold. Charlesworth and designed by Desmond Heeley -- was "sponsored by the club and presented in the McLaughlin Collegiate Auditorium. The audience of 630 loudly ap- plauded the performances of the 10-member cast, especially Charles Palmer (as Rev. Canon Chasuble, DD) and Rosamond Burne (as Lady Bracknell). Miss Burne has appeared in numerous productions of the Wilde play since 1939, but this marked the first time she had played the Lady Bracknell role. ACTOR CROSSES WIRE Richard Dawson, a captive HLECTROHOME Englishman on TV's Hogan's Heroes, plays war prisoners' rescuer in the new movie, King Rat. BURNS. 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Miss Charlesworth's direc- tion was sensitive, never allowed kind and loving care for deitaii. Mrs. Barney Lewis, president of the club said that the Schol- arship Fund assisted Grade 13 students who planned to enter university. the action to lag, and showed ieee WALLY and the SHANDELLS CLUB A-GO-GO Bowmanville Friday, December 3rd Another "Exclusive Promotion" Verse Dealing With Nature In Anthology From Asia The Ipcress File, by Len Deighton Katherine's Marriage, by D. E. Stevenson The Town in Bloom, by Dodie Smith GENERAL | Birdseye Centre, by Frise The Development of Canadian Art, by R. H. Hubbard Ian Fleming Introduces Jamaica. Edited by Morris Cargill John Northway, a blue serge Canadian, by Alan Wilson West Viking, by Farley Mowat NEWS To mark the close of Young Canada's Book Week, Miss Enid Wallace, Assistant Chief Libra- rian, announced the prize win- ners of the Exhibition of Chik dren's Art at the Saturday pup- pet show. They were as follows: Ages 11-13--Robert Cooper for his The Ship That Flew Age 7-10--Astrid Saulgriezes for her The Blind Man and the Elephant Masks -- Michele Nowick, Witch : Special Award--Jane Forbe's mural representing Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days. We are very gratful to Mrs. Angus Dixon and Miss Agnes Miocich of the University Women's Club for serving as judges. ADDS UP THE MILES Steve Allen commuted a total of 160,000 miles between * Los Angeles and New York in his first year on I've Got a Secret, SLOT RACING Pollard's Hobby Shop 92 Simcoe N. 723-9512