Show START WAR ON ONI I HIGHWAY SlOWS SIGNS Motorist Group Seeks to an Unsightly Dumps and Shacks WASHINGTON WASHINGTO D C Oct 9 The Tho whole-hearted whole cooperation promised l by state highway 1111 of officials ot- ot by largo large arga advertisers ad TS by various arlous ci civic Ie bodies gives n a promise tint that t the o cam cam- campaign campaign of ot the tho American Automo Automo- Automobile Automobile bile association to clear th Ilia high high- highways ways ways of o dangerous snipe sIgns and of 01 unsightly debris n will re- re result r sult in constructive a and fruitful action throughout the tho country In the th vanguard of ot the th organ organ- that pledged their sup sup sup- support port tup-port port of ot the A A A stand against advertisements Imitating warnIng and direction signs sign and against unsightly advertising sign on the roadside Is Adver er Advertising using association of ot America ThIs organization according to a letter from Its president H II F O OMealia lealia has Instructed members through through- throughout out out the country to cooperate with the thc hIghway of ot varIous states and with the Du- Du Dureau Bu Bureau reau o ot of Public Roads for lor the he elim elim- elimination elimInation elim- elim elimination of ot such uch structures every even everywhere everywhere where as may Interfere with the thesta sta road markers and warn warn- warnIng warning warn Ing signs In his letter on the thO subject to Thos P 1 Henry Henr president president dent of ot the th A A A Mr 0 O Mcalla 0 Mealia Mcalla has lias this to tn say ST There is no doubt that the small nipo sIgns daubs along the roadsides roadside are arc both serous dan dan dan- dangerous serous to traffic and detrImental to the scenery For lor th this reason our standards of o practice pro pro- prohibit prohibit pro prohibit hibit our members from erecting such structures The outdoor Industry has long been opposed to this type of not advertising not with a I view to eliminating possible competition but to elevate the stand standard of nil all outdoor advertising Up to date eleven en State Hl High High- Highway Highway way h-way way associations have hae made mado favorable favorable favorable responses to the tho appeal of the he A A A A- AA A A These arc are Illinois Nebraska New York North Pa- Pa Dakota Da Dakota kota Massachusetts lI Ohio Oregon Rhode Island Vir- Vir Virginia Vir-rinia Vir glola ginia and Washington One Oue of the th main difficulties with which these state officials are confronted according to their letters is the difficulty of ot con con con- controlling controlling trolling snipe signs put up on private properly property This also applies to the unsightly nuis nuis- nuisance nuis- nuis nuisance nuisance ance of hot dog doe stand stands They express hope hopt however that the civic Interest aroused In the thc mat mat- matter matter ter tel coupled with possible legIs- legIs legIslation legislation lation affecting I permits for fr such stands will accomplish much al- al al although though It will ilI be b some time be- be before be before fore forc the standard of practice on private property cen c n be brought Into accord with the standard es- es established established es established where the states oun O the way of The A A A national head head- he headquarters headquarters d- d quarters Is now making making- an sn Ss jis is of various suggestions nd pro pro- proposals proposals pro proposals put forward by various or- or organizations organizations or organizations and It is expected that when the slate state legislatures leg con con- convene con convene vene ene thIs year ear a definite pro cram pro pro- grant Iam will be bc launched with lIh tile the view of strengthening the th powers power of the highway departments along the alone the main of tho the country Greater attention to this mat mat- matter matter ter said President Henry today Is is absolutely necessary Since ince we ltd called the matter to tho the attention of f the th country a few months ago we have e 13 received hundreds ot of letters lett rs Indorsing the appeal we ha have made After Arler eland over those letters letter there can be no doubt whatever Cr that thil many acci acci- accidents acci- acci accidents accidents dents result fro front fronir advertising nd imitating road direction and warnIng signs ie and which do not come up to any d stand stand- standard standard standard ard of These letters atso al- al alo so o make clear the fact that the multiplicity of ot shacks dumps and hot dog dor stands of ot which we e com corn complain complain plain minimizes the tha pleasure pl ot of touring for tor great treat numbers ot of motorists |