The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1929 Page: 2 of 8
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Ford Engineers Give
Special Attention to
justment lo be fitted to the top of the
tappet
The oil bath in the valve chamber
| provides a cushion between the valve
Valves on New Cars toot and the tapix-t tap. stlenclng it
‘rfteetivelv On the ordlnarv engine.
the valve end is e:Iher slotted oi
The design and construction of the drilled to lake the cotter for ihe
valves are among the most important Spring Ctt|> aiKj rrmoval of metal
elements of modern automobile Mini- m this |irtx <vm considerably weakens
nee ring and manufacture the valve a: a vital iximt. The new
The designers ol the new Model Ford valve actually is strengthened
A Ford gave special attention to those at the foot This is considered the
factors and the result of their dc- greatest single advance in valve ric-
Modernism Features Women s
Industrial Art Fxliibit
sign and manufacturing specifications
la a valve which is remarkable foi its
durability, close filling and resistance
to the oxidizing or scaling effects of
hot gasses
The valves in tire Mode! A Ford
sign that has yet been marie In the
internal combustion engine It has
produced hi. almost everlasting, trouba
proof, one-piece valve.
The Ford camshaft also has been
specially designed to function fur:
are made of carbon chrome nickel smooth. f|ulet performance of the
alloy They are first, die-east and
then ground with remarkable accur-
acy to the desired size The stems
have mushroom ends to give larger
wearing surfaces and quieter action
where they come into contact with
the push rods The carbon chrome
nickel alloy metal of which they are
made is particularly resistant to wear
and to the scaling effects of the hot
gasses which the valves must endure
in their normal ]x>rforrr,ance.
The Ford valve terminates in a.
cone over which slips a retainer
horse-shoe shapea, which holds the
spring in piece An the cone head
presents a large area to the tappet
top. and as the valve foot is oper-
ating in oil. there is not the slightest
risk of the valve-end burring over
and there is no necessity !:>: ftp. ad-
vah".s The Modi! A cam1 are so de-
Mgiird to function for smooth quiet
jierfaimance of the valves The Mod-
el A cams are so designed ns to permit
the push rod: to take up tne clear-
ance easily and r.o> impart a blow to
the valves, thus tending to quid op-
f ration The cams are wide-faced
to give long life and are shapped to
silent oiierations of the valves
Tin- Texas Company i.s laying a
pipe line from Monahan's, in Ward
county, to Por! Arthur which will
cost about J20.000.000 IIS car load
of pipe were recently unloaded at
Rankin Monahan is located about
200 miles northwest of Austin
If.. rr the fhacniief of Commerce.
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The modern trend in art-that
technique which calls for severe sim-
plicity in the effective blending of
angular lines and surfaces—was very
9 New Cars Registered Beacon Light to Go On
During the Past Week Jeflf Davis Monument
You'll L
The kind of treatment you get at our ser-
vice station if, getting us more business
every day.
We meet you courteously. We sell you
quality - - - GOODYEAR ALL-WEATHER
i READ TIRES.
We quo!'- you the lowest prices for this
qualify. We give you a tire service that
nut ol the tires you buy from us every
mile of the long, low-cost mileage built into
them at the factory.
COME SEE FOE YOURSELF:
t According to a report sent the Tri-
al bune by County Tax Collector C. R
;!; Park, eight now eutomobilis and one
•k truck were registered at his office a'
|i. Sinton during the week ending Jan-
uarv 13th The;. are listed below as
X follows.
* Ford Tudor Sedan—Jackson Motor
•{. CO- to D B Crumpton, Aransas Pass
V Plymouth Cotiix—Teilford Motor Co
-j, to B. C. Paul: Sinton.
Ford Tudor Sedan—Jackson Motor
T Co., to I-. J. Garner. Odem.
X Ford Coupe—Jackson Motor Co to
v John Wright. Sinton.
1*1 Ford Fordor Sedan—Jackson Motor
•J; Co. to San Patricio County
••• Ford Fordor Sedan—Jackson Motor
X Co. to Mrs. W. T Munne, Sandia.
Essex 4-D Sedan—Rees Moior Co.
X , to Jno L. Sities. Sinton
-j- Chrysler ?» Sedan......Frazer Auto Co.
y to Narvisro Cantu. Sinton.
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Plan Light Volcano
t For 1923 World Fair
Jeffers*. :i iiavis monument at Fa.r-
view, Kj . 'aid by n r iher, r>
be the tallest in the United Stati
van the extentlim <■' t: Wariungto:
monument oon will be • t omb.nit-
t.on of .sentiment and u'.htv 'll,
tall marker above the b:r‘.hpia of
the Confedi rate ;rr«* mien: wd! 1-
surmounted w th a be.es;:, :.,:!r it
aviators.
Rainfall at Alice
and Kingsville Is
50*inches a Year
The average rainfall fo Kingsville,
during the eK-.-n rear, r rdim.: Jan
Utt” !, 1529, was 3530. inches, re-
ports the Kingsville Record Dunn;:
this period the l.-wi-.s! imnlall reenn.
ed was 1633 in the year 1918. and
the highest wtes reported : v tin- vi-j.
I9..2. when thi tutu' wa fu.oi inches
Then over at Alice tin , p/jn,
t-d the rainfall for the ia.v. avrnlwr.
year., The average .nhifall for thi-
period at Alice- war, ovr 25 w- hr:.
The lowest ri-nrded wa- in the y,-j:
1017, when only 7.85 inch".- was re-
corded Tne highest ri irl d came
two years later in 1319 .
figures reached 31.11 inches
What An Age
The lighting effect:- being planned
* for tile Chicago World's Fair in 1933
•1- will be as great a factor In the gen-
"j- era! Impressiveness of the celebration
X as the architecture was at the World s
Columbian Exposition in 1393, accord-
;!; fng to Harvey Wiley Corbett, chair-
man of the fair's architectural com -
£ mission.
•f "Marvelous dramatic GUctr., marls
X possible by the developments in arti-
X lighting will be used extensive-
Iy both day and night," said Mr
j Corbett. "One feature will be a great
volcano of banked searchlights of mil-
X hor,s of candle power, which, played
0,1 r‘team and «»»«»• will give a voi- radio Machines that tlvnk Lighn
i comtRl dis»Ia-v mwsr than anything that pierce fog. Ga.«. made from
k-;the world has ever seen water. Vending machines
| "Light will replace, in a measure, salesmen. Horns
X' I the architectural forms that were <10 miles
4> j during the great 1393 exposl- miles.
; lion. Mr Corbett said. million
$ I _ atoms.
F . . "Locomotives that pnu trains two
*: A Lampasas woman has a wedding miles in length. Street lights controls-
|;rmg. 116 years old, which was first ed by clocks. Cameras that record
$ I worn by her great-grandmother and the path of lightning bolts. Electric
1 iih passed down to me eldest shovels that hft 24 tons Electric iam™
daughter of each generation. of 50,000 watts, and invisible motion- ’
Floyd Vv. siarL of* an ai-
tiCiU in iiir < -it - Age-R'r?ord as fol-
lows
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TAFT GARAGE
TAFT — TEXAS
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that can be heard
Beacons that are visible 230
Crewlesn trains, and five-
volt gun built to .smash
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cem-ut, bur fiowet wires end ' normous as to rendpr nnuja ^
manufarture of diamonds. %9d *
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Auto Repairin
Satisfaction (1 uaranteed
HUMBLE PRODUCTS
GUEST GARAGE
ON HIGHWAY
much in evidence in the exhibit.'
shown at the Women s industrial Art
Exposition in New York City
Safety, silence and
simplicity are features
of the new Ford
six-brake system
OnT of ihe firM things you
will notice when you drive
•lie new Ford in the quirk,
effective, eilenl action of its
eix-lmike m -Icm.
This system pives you the
highest degree of wifely and
rrlinhitity ireraisae the lour-
tehwl service brakes and the
separate rnierpriu v or park-
ing brakes are all of the
rnerliunieal. internal ex-
panding tvjie. wifh Iirnkin.
surface- fuilv enclosed for
protertiou ayainsf niuti,
wafer, hand, etc.
The many advantage* of
ibis type of hrakiiig -\stem
have hm<; been recognized.
They are brought b> nm in
the new Foul through .1
serie- of ni« ehanicai in;,
provement- citihod. ;f!^
much that t- new in design
ami manufacture, Y partien-
Jarly uithpie feainre i- the
•simple way In which a sjic-
cial drum has Iiern eon-
strueted to permit ihe use of
fwo sels «•( interna! hrakes
ou the rear u heels.
A further improvement
in braking performance is
effected hv the wlf-cenler-
ing feature of the four-
wheel hrake« — an
exclusive Ford de-
velopment, Through
this construction, the entire
surface of the (shoe U
brought in steady, uniform
contact with the drum the
in si ant you press vour foot
on the brake pedal. TkW
prevents screeching a»4
howling Mild rnakewthe Fowl
brii,<s unusually silent is
operation.
Vmillv r feulure of the
Font ‘ ’ he* i-t (he es*e of
adjiu'went.
'I lie- four-wheel hrakw
are avlju.sfiut by furniag «
m n-w conveniently iucaled
on the * iitside ul curb iirxk®
plate. This -crew is 9#
notched (hal :d! four iirallW
run he -et id.T.e -imply by
tiefeniilg In the "elieks.'’
The emergency or park*
lug brake- on die new Ford
require iillle attention.How-
ever, should they need ad-
justment at any time, row*
-ult your Ford dealer for
prompt, courteous, and re*-
rtoinica! nervier. He work*
under clnae factory super*
vision and he ha- !»eea
dally trained and equipped
to help you get the gretiUsrt
possible use from your ear
over the longest period
of time at a mint*
mum of trouble aad
expense.
THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1929, newspaper, January 24, 1929; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth712258/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.