South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-15
CITES ACTIVITIES
OF HOOSIER STATE
AUTO ASSOCIATION
Officer Points Out Mutual
Protection Given-Urges
Motorists Support.
BY \. G. LUPTON.
president, HOOsier State Automobile
AssOCiatiOn.)


AsSOCiatiOn.)
Are owners OF automobiles in In
diana indifferent 10 their own well
fare? Do they all have a deep
seated selfish feeling that they will
"look out for themselves" and if the
other fellow wants anything let him
get II II he can?
I don't believe motor car owners
of Hoosierdom are deliberately shut
ting their eyes to the things that
are being done for them, but / do
believe that most car owners fail 70
understand what can be accomplish
ed by a mutual organization com
prised Of many thousands Of auto
owners. The disposition. always. is
to "let George do it'-and George"
has been trying 10 do ii all along.
BY George" I mean the Hoosier
State Automobile association and
other local org2nizatio throughout
the state affiliated with the American
Automobile association. Of which the
South Bend Mishawaka Motor club
is a recent addition.
George" has been marking the
danger spots on the main travelled
roads; he has been marking the
routes othat most main highways
may now be Travelled without a
guide The average motorist has
been taking these things for granted.
Just as though bereficient Providence
graciously provided these things the
same as He provides the green grass
the flowers and the sunshine.
George" has been doing more
than route marking; he has ac-
complished a tremendous lot of good
for all auto owners through legisla-
tive work. George" worked hard
last legislature and killed two vicious
bills which would have put an addi-
tional burden Of nearly 100000 on
-le motor car owners of Indiana.
Ruins Stolen Car Market.
In constructive legisla / o n
George" put on the statute books
the law which Will soon become eff
fective requiring an abstract of title
of all motor vehicles and re-regis-
tration of all such within 90 days 70
insure correct title. This law will
destroy the market for stolen cars.
A minimum penalty Of three years
was provided for auto theft. Con
tractors and ~oad officials soon will
he required TO mark "a detour all the
way around when they block a road
for improvements. A road patrol
law will save every car using the
highways at least 500 a year in
wear and tear George" strength
ened the state highway laws. and
prevented the destruction Of the
county unit road laws. He also eff
fectually killed the constable nui-
sance in cities Of the first and sec
ond class.
George" was busy; has been busy
for 90 years. working for the well
fare of the motor car owners Of In
diana.
Who pays George" for this work
may well be asked. A little group
Of less than ten per cent of the
people who own and drive automo-
biles put up their membership fees
The more than 90 per
cent in Indiana arc getting the serv-
ice OF George" at the expense of
the less than 10 per cent.
Dropping the smile of George-let
me say that the Hoosier State Auto
mobile association and affiliated
clubs are doing a highly essential
work. without which Indiana would
still be in an almost backwoods con-
dition. The work we have accom-
plished is only N proportion 20 our
strength, and il necessarily follows
that the stronger our organization
Is the stronger will be the benefits
TO each motor car owner.
Mutual in Protection.
Our organizations throughout the
state are now cooperating with the
Of state preparing for the
Of all motor vehicles.
AFTER this law goes into effect motor
vehicle owners will be assisted in
filing out the necessary blanks by
who have been selected
through our organizations. The
State Automobile association
viii not only assist the car owner,
but will actually pay the required
state fee OF 81 for that owner II
he is not a member OF the associa-
ion, and will make his check at
hat time 10 join US in our work.
The Hoosier state Automobile as
ISOLATION is civic organization,
strictly non-commercial. and is mu-
.ual in its protection and service 20
he owners Of automobiles. 1 feel
sincerely that il every owner would |
understand what our association I
means 10 him. he would insist on
coming in with us and thereby as
sist us in doing even more.
WITHIN 10 years Americans viii .