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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1917
Page
5
The article extols roads as the main motor era driver noting 2 445 664 registered vehicles in the United States last year and a large spend on roadways. It cites 5 million dollars federal aid this year with Texas receiving about 291 927 as part of ongoing road funding.
The Salesmanship Club of San Antonio met at the Gunter Hotel noon luncheon. Talks covered the telephone as a salesman tool with demonstrations by Garretson, Fomby, McAllister, Lord, Strawn, and le Cline. Short talks urged business and salesman membership in the club.
The Texas State Highway Commission creates six divisions to manage a system of 8856 miles. J B Mabry named secretary of Texas Good Roads Association, replacing D E Colp. Each division will have an engineer, with funds matched $1 by each of county government and the state plus federal aid. San Antonio division covers about 25 counties to the coast and Mexican border.
Percy Tyrrell of the Gunter Hotel reports hotel men nationwide joining food conservation efforts and training cooks for army service. The Chicago congress highlighted plans to adjust menus, Texas sent strong representation, and experiences in New York and Chicago contrasted with southern attitudes amid war times.
In London the two penny and three penny movie ticket tax has closed about 700 low cost cinemas in the past year. Members of the House of Commons debated amusements tax while larger, higher priced theaters remained unaffected. The report notes the hardship among affordable entertainment venues.
The war recreation board asks high school and college students to offer a few hours to classify over 20 000 soldiers registration cards in San Antonio. Volunteers should contact the Chamber of Commerce with address and phone. The work requires about twenty clerks for weeks and no funds are provided.
Col Harry L Rogers received authorization to build two Camp Wilson storehouses to relocate supplies from the quadrangle building at Fort Sam Houston. One house will hold clothing and the other other supplies, freeing the wings for office rooms used by Southern Department divisions now housed in temporary buildings or tents.
County Judge E H Schmidt and County Commissioner Charles F Carson were injured when the automobile they rode in rolled on the Brackettville road. The rear wheels hit a rut, the car overturned, and they were pinned beneath it. The Mexican driver escaped unscathed. Schmidt lifted the car to free Carson. Schmidt strained a muscle and Carson suffered a cut under the eye and back injuries. Both continued the inspection tour after the mishap.
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