Milford chronicle., 1939-04-28
HIGHWAYS AND HORIZONS
By J, Z. Jones

OF years. In the same period mot
vehicles have increased tenfold
numbers and immeasurably in uti
ity. Together, the roads and mot
vehicles, affording a new facility
transportation, already have wrong
profound changes in our ways
life. In Highways and Horizons, Il
General Motor Corporation helps l
to foresee somewhat of the charat
ter and almost unlimited possibil
ties of that eventual contribution
The above are words of apprecif
tion expressed by Thomas H. Mac
Donald, veteran Chief of the Unite
States Bureau of Public Roads, cor
veying the most notable official trih
ute that could come from any sOurc
to the theme carried out with eXac
precision in the broad concept o
General Motors Exhibit at th'
Worlds Fair.
New Horizons are always reveal
ing new opportunities. I'VE are fal
behind =. because we have men ou
of work, a lot of money lying idle In
the banks and an enormous amount
of raw materials . with nothing
for them to do. 8. There never has
been a time in the history of the
world when we needed inventions az
much as we need them now" Those
are the words of Charles F.. Ketter-
ing of General Motors. Supplement
ing as they do the observations OF
Chief Macdonald, the question ma
turally arises, in view of multiple
city of national ills and conditions,
i. e.: What about these Highways to
New Horizons? Well the writer
doesn't exactly know the answer, but
he does know perfectly well that at
the Century of Progress Exposition
in Chicago five years ago that AL
fred P. Sloan, Jr., brought out
symposium among large number
of industrial leaders from many
fields and that those men attempted
technology to which the country
to outline, so far as possible, some
of the developments in research and
might look forward.
Mr. Sloan gave the answers for
Motors at the World 8; FAR
In a way, our vast progress III
transportation. past and future, IS
only a symbol of the progress that
is possible by constantly striving to-
ward new horizons in every human
activity" he said. Who can say
what new horizons lie before us II
we can but maintain the initiative
and develop the imagination to pen
citrate them-new economic horizons, |
new horizons in the art of govern
ment, new social horizons, new hor-
ions expanding in all directions to
the end that greater degrees of we'll
being may be enjoyed by everyone
everywhere" he added. By aid of a
dramatization, in typical Newsreel
March of Time" tempo, the record
of great industrial achievements that
have been noted in the past five
years were pictured. They showed
what the applicant upsetters" are
ant to start ION our way into new
horizons" The feature OF the pro- |
gram bears the title of "On TO Jupi-
ter" and a mere part of its record
ings furnish their own substantial
proof that industrial horizons have
been lifting in spite of the difficult
problems of the last few uncertain
years"
Television is ready in New York
this month, throughout the Nation
this year. Fac-simile-print newspa-
pers will be brought into your home /
by radio.
New materials made from skim
milk and whey and waste dairy pro /
ducts, and use of derivatives of milk
in the pharmaceutical, plastic, paper.
dyeing, leather-tanning carbonated
beverage and other industries.
Automotic motor transmissions;
gasoline containing bro
nine from ocean waters.
New homes of concrete cast in one
operation.
New glass that can be spun, tied
md woven, made mostly of coal, wa
er and air.
Diesel engines that promise to re-
labilitate the railroads.
Nylon, by dupont, made from coal,
water, air, and materials, for tooth
brushes, threads, hosiery, knit goods.
Underwear, etc.
Elemental phosphorus that treb-
as nations phosphate resources.
High-strength, lighter and much
heaper steel.
The American Clipper is an ex-
mple of more economical alumni {
um. {
Great expansion in insulating ma s
erials for building uses. I
Combination of natural roadway {
oil with cement for road building.
Large numbers of improvements
5r better but ever-cheaper auto
lobiles. =
Air-conditioning. Glass improve =
Ients. Better gasoline. Z
Frosted foods, and many note d
orthy new foods. O
We are still on the way towards o
EW HORIZONS FOR TOMORROW. s
II
WHEN AN AUTOMOBILE moves, Z
hoe nroxridad ! ~