South Bend news-times., 1922-10-08
ST. JOE COUNTY
AUTOMOBILE CLUBS
ORGANIZED HERE
County Automobile Dealers to
be Affiliated With Inter
State Association.

ress IN south Bend
a. rs smith Of Chicago. secretary
OF the association. 81 in the city for
the purpose OF organizing the
county automobile dealers in the as
ISOLATION The local headquarters
arc a. tho IasaIle Hotel and is in
charge OF Miss Mabel Van Scoik.
The advisory board is as follows:
Otto " Knoblock. chairman. W G..
CraouI Of the law arm OF Anderson.
Parker CrabU and Crumpacker;
Tie So Joseph county Service sta
tiors are as follows:
Crcssy-Jordan Motor Co.. South
Bend.
Liberty garage. South Bend.
Tnc White garage. New Carlisle.
NcKesscn g. Bemmert, Walker
ton
LakeviIIe garage. Lakeville.
Columbia Battery Co.. South
Bend
M.shawaka garage. Mishawaka-
Myers garage. Wakarusa.
State Line garage. state Line.
c. A. Goodman. Granger.
Milliken garage. Lydick, Ind.
Cook Battery a. Electric Co. 517
Lincoln way w South Bend. Ind.
W-R. Hinklc. Inc. North Liberty
Ind
The object and purr oses OF the
automobile clubs as announced by
the association says
object.
The object If this Association is to
organize County Automobile clubs
IN all counties in the United States.
associated as one national body.
which is known as The Interstate
Association Of Automobile Clubs
service to Members.
Ito establish and maintain Ser
vice Stations. one service station 70
United States. one service station TO
each fve-mile radius. Thich stations
shall render Free Mechanical First
Aid and Free Towing Services TO the
members of this association.
Free Mechanical First Aid.
This means that IL your car will
not run on It's own power and you
are unable 20 repair IL. while away
from your home or garage. tele-
phone the nearest service station, as
shown in our Service Station Bull
letin. stating you are "a member of
this club and giving as complete in
formation regarding your trouble as
YOU can. and a service truck and
competent mechanic will be sent 20
your aid as quickly as possible. If
your car can be put i'm running order
within so minutes after the service
truck reaches you. this Will be done
and the service will be free. This is
called Mechanical First Aid
If the mechanic is unable 20 make
the repairs within the Commute
time limit then the service truck
viii tow yos. car 90 the Service sta
tion and no charge Will be made for
this towing service
r' repairs are found TO be neceS=
sary. after reaching the service sta
ton. ycu will make your own terms
with the service station for these re-
pairs.
Free Towing
n YOU car viii not run on its own
power or wheels while away from
YOUR home or garage. telephone our
nearest Service Station. describing
your trouble as completely as you
can and a towing truck with COM
peteni mechanic will be sent 20 your
relief as soon as POSSIBLE. Your car
will be towed 10 the Service station
without cost 10 YOU.
Members Towing option.
II a member prefers 90 have his
car towed 10 his home or TO his gar-
age instead OF 10 the Service Station
and his home or garage is within
the hve-mile radius OF the Service
Station this viii be done free OF
cost. But II the members home or
garage is beyond the five-mile
radius. then a charge Of 81 per mile
viii be made for towing the extra
distance
installation Of Danger Signalling
Devices.
one OF the important functions OF
the Interstate Association OF Auto
tomobile Clubs is the erection OF
Prismatic Lens Automatic Danger
Signals at railroad crossings. bad
curves. crossroads. road intersec-
tions and steep incIines. These sig
nails show a red light u inches in
diameter after dark and a red disk
in daylight The saving OF one life
through the installation OF danger
signals offers sufficient reason for
service OF this character.
legislative Committee
A legislative Committee. COM
posed OF the best legal talent whiT n
we can secure viii be organized for
the purpose OF combating unfair
legislation affecting owners of auto
mobiles During the past few years.
IN one state alone, bills were intro
duced in the legislature which. If
adopted. would have increased the
tax on automobiles over ten millions
of dollars annually Through the ef-
forts of legislative committees these
bills were defeated and this enor-
nous increase il taxes saved 20 the
owners OF automobiles. This service
alone IS worth the price OF your
membership. but SC costs you moth
ing
Insurance Department
our Insurance Department is In
charge OF men who have devoted a
lifetime "a study OF the subjects and
who are thoroughly up-to-date in
an matters pertaining 20 Automobile
Insurance This department viii az
all times render free advice and
counsel regarding insurance mat
.ers 70 our members. upon request.
The Interstate Association Of Auto
mobile Clubs Is not engaged IN the
"Inter-insurance or assessment
Insurance business and has no inten-
ton ~ engaging IN anything other
than that which pertains 90 Auto
mobile Cfub service and activities