The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-08
STATE MOTOR CLUB
ASKS AID TO MARK
DANGEROUS PLACES

Have you a little danger spot III
your neighborhood? inquiries a ".
Lupton. of Hartford City. president Oh
the Hoosier State Automobile asso-
citation, in a bulletin just issued III
So" he continues. why not write in
and tell us about it-and at the same
time tell us how many motorists mere
are in your vicinity who are affiliated
with us in our civic and protective
work"
The state association points out in
this manner what they declare is the
only way in which they are enabled
10 carry on their civic work in erect
ing danger signs at bad crossings or
city or country roads. railroad and
interurban tracks, bad curves and joys
and the like.
I'VE would like to mark every such
spot in the entire state of Indiana,
Mr.. Lupton states, land doubtless We
could do so, no matter what the ex-
pense. if we had the support generally
of the automobile owners of the state.
Unfortunately we have minority of
the owners-the great majority still
remains Indifferent to its own well
fare and yet many of this majority
continually point out to us where we
should do this, or that, or the other
thing
Costs Money
81 wonder If motorists think these
road signs and pole markings grow
like the grass and the flowers" he
continued, Il only wish they did, but
the fact remains that motorists who
are members of our association by
their membership fees, provide all our
finances-and they are woefully in
adequate.
Our field representatives nd
scouts who have been up and down
and across Indiana this summer state
they have observed hundreds of dan
ger spots and especially more hun
dreds since tall corn, high hedges
and other foliage have obstructed the
view at main cross roads. AT the
same time residents of every com
munity in the state have told these
representatives that they should put
up a danger sign at that crossing or
other dangerous spot. When asked
il they knew where the money came
from to do this, they blankly shook
their heads, probably thinking the
state supplied it. 1t is with a desire
to correct this impression and to set
the public mind Alright that we issue
this statement.
There are nearly $4,000 automo-
biles in Indiana. Just imagine what
could be accomplished if even fifty
per cent of that number were allied to-
gether in the Hoosier State Automo-
bile association. What tremendous
benefits and protection both for mot
orists and for the public at large could
be gained! Indifference to ones best
: interests never gains anything-and
that is exactly the situation with the
majority of automobile owners in In
diana. When the time comes that
they wake up to their interests, mot
oring conditions in Hoosierdom may
easily be made ideal, with good high.
ways. we'll marked, and guarded by
danger signs everywhere.
"Inasmuch as we are not a com
mercial organization and are not or
ganized for profit, we appeal to motor
lists in Indiana to affiliate with US in
our civic program and in addition they
will gain many individual benefits
aside from membership in the great
American Automobile association and
it's 1000 clubs in as many cities. just
let this soak in"