Highland Park Public Library Local Newspapers Site

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Feb 1931, p. 63

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

uniy eigiit states were successful in reducing their motor vehicle fatalities last year, according. to the National Safety coundil. The others ail experienced an increase and con- tributed to. a new high record of 32,500 autocides' .within the year. Thoe eight- states are: Rhode Is- land, Connecticut, Arkansas, New% York, New jersey, Michigan, Peiin- sylvania* and New. Hamnps hire.. Resi- dents of those states bave a right o e proud, of their records. This is par- ticularly: true 'of Rhode -Island and Connecticut. The former decreased its deaths by more -than 20 per cetit, tbe'latter by, more than 16 per cent. 'Something ' must be donc in al those ,other 'states where the deathi toll continues to mount upward," declares the Safety council.., "Some of them need to pass drivers' licefise. laws, some of themn must strictly en- force those laws tbey already have. .New Mexico and Iowa'had'tlie worst 1records--neary a 50 per cent ini- crease over the previous year. We mnust not allow the automobile to continue taking' a larger and larger toli of liVes each year. It is a sense- less slaugbteri and otta will "e -stopped when more people begin wo take the, problems serîoôusly.". NEW 'PACKARD FEATURE The driver of.a Packard car caix alinost lift hiMself by his boot straps. The adjustable driver seats now used by Packard, are so arranged that their positions can be changed whilc the seats are occupied. Even whiie tr;âveling along the hîghway at speed the driver can mnove bis seat for- ward or back, as he might desîre aiid- with slight effort. club to more than - 40,00 Ilinois and Indiana schoolrooms, The poster'portrays two girls, Ioolcing, ini opposite directions, efore ye 'n- vturing across an intersection. Theyv aeused bythe teachers as SUb- jects for general class discussionis antomPOsitionsà, and. are intend- ed to' supplement safety' instruc.. tion received by children fromn 1their parents. i Oakland, Company Plans. 25 'Percent. Sale Boost. Based on the enthusiastic nation- wide reczeption accorded, the newv Oakland Eight -and the new Pontiac Six and on the general upturn in business, the Oakland Motor. Car Company has ent ered on a manufac- turing and sales 'program for 1931 that calis. for a twenty-five percent increase in -business over last year. Thýis statement Was made by Wil- liam 'T. Wersted, local Oaklaftd-Pon- tiac dealer, upon his réturn froin Chicago where lie attend ed the sev- enth of a series of twý%enty-three elah- orate sales presentations that will be held this. winter from coast to toast. "Seven hundred, Oakland-Pontiac. dealers and their bankers were in at- tendance at, the convention whi&ch embraced a graphic sales presenta- tion in the afternoon and a banquet in the evening, both at the Palmer IlHouse," said, Mr, Wersted. Ttico ir nlsied i.w After seen bs automatic widhid wiper atthe show' corne in and let us matait it for you. If yuhave. not sileen this. new innovation, corne in and let' us derno.nstrate how it. cleans -the entire windshield. A demionstration will prove its worth. MILLER & MILLER, 732 Twelft St*. George 191er Phone Wil. 50 .eoMimer. P A-C-KA R A4 S.afe Place ta. Buy a Used. Car SEE THE NEW LINCOLN . A-T IENEY & KIMBARK, lb 1822 RIDGE AVENUE, EVANSTON EXCLUSIVE NORTH SHORE DEALERS DONALD R. KIMBARK. Prosid.nt We have Revised Prices PACKARD M<Yr0R CAR COMPANY 0F CHICAGO 925 LINDEN AVENUE, HUBBARI) WOODS Winnetks 3070 - m».f 03 .Fail 1 illiiiiiigulthim ll

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy