One Hears
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That the association merger must not prove a submerger.
That we shall always want the man behind the (greasing) gun.
Of pis-ton ring life lengthened by an outer coating
of porous chromium. 0 That the old proverb "where there's a wheel there's a way" is truer than ever.
That in the endeavour to achieve simplicity some designers merely add complications.
That the W.L.A. mainly owes its origin to a wellknown member of the commercial-motor trade.
Only a rumour so far of a hush-hush scheme for the disposal of ex-Service vehicles that is interesting some manufacturers.
Of estimates that since the beginning of the war British factories have turned out over 1,000,000 mili tary motor lorries. • That swash-plate mechanisms present glamour to inventors.
Reports of Timken-bearing works in Berlin being bombed.
From Mr. Michael Dewar, chairman of British Timken, Ltd., that production by its German subsidiary stopped in 1934, most of the machinery being returned to the British works.
Of flexible capless tyre valves with permanent cores in use on many American vehicles.
That they are claimed to remain airtight for the whole life of a tube.
That with "India tyres" the second word is not true if spelt with an That we know Britain still' can take it "; what we don't know is how much longer Germany can give it.
That it is doubtful whether the Germans know this themselves.
That road transport has been subjected to rontepruning in order that the railways may bear more fruit.
That Germany has denuded the overrun countries of Europe of 80 per cent, of their transport rolling stock.
That those who refuse to walk facing the traffic may have to face the music—possibly the funeral march.
From Goodyear that a Pliollex elastic-plastic 6-in. tyre has run 8,000 miles and developed little more heat than natural rubber.
From Foden's publicity manager that " G.M.J." is the " (h)ead (h)itter " of " One Hears," and that it takes "two ears" to absorb some of the wisecracks.