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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1928
Page
16
Traffic officials report a sharp decline in accidents in Minnesota since a recent law banned hitchhiking. Officials credit the measure along with new traffic safety education in public schools across seven states.
Chicago May 6. A plan to establish a nationwide chain of bonded garages gains 42 Ohio towns as future units after a highway survey. Officials say the movement will raise a national standard of service and may include building super service stations as the company expands in 1928.
Officials and local car clubs in Ohio watched a statewide brake and headlight inspection drive show 18 percent on average with defects ranging from two to sixty percent across cities. Data from Portsmouth Columbus and Cincinnati highlighted the need for periodic inspections to reduce accidents and promote road safety.
Gas electric taxi on display in Philadelphia features an electric generator driven by an engine supplying current to a motor behind the rear axle. The motor powers the propeller shaft to drive the rear wheels. May 56 report notes limited readability of the exhibit details.
A historical column by Erwin Greer cites 114000 highway fatalities and 3.6 million serious injuries in five years. It attributes most deaths to driver inattention speed and carelessness, urges broad citizen cooperation in safety campaigns through churches schools and clubs.
An overview notes annual crude rubber use at 371 000 tons and the high water content of latex. It mentions Canada’s new rule that touring permit cars used commercially can be confiscated, and adds a tip about mashed carrots for kids with a half teaspoon of baking powder.
Europe will be several million dollars richer at the end of the touring season as more than 4 000 American motorists take foreign trips. The American Automobile Association foresees over thirty million dollars spent abroad this year with foreign governments cooperating to aid travelers. Steamship lines will ship autos at a rate based on weight.
The text notes the vital role of rubber from plantations in the automotive tire industry. It cites four million acres of rubber trees in tropical regions supplying about 17 percent of crude rubber. It also mentions U.S. gasoline usage reaching over 10.5 billion gallons and state tax gains around $259 million from fall-state taxes.
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