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That to depend mainly on lunar light may prove lunacy.
That a dollop of sand or grit every few yards can leave a driver on tenterhooks as well as on ice, Of an increasing volume of opinion that the time has come for the Disposal Board to put its cards on the table.
That newcomers to road haulage must learn the basic principles of costing if they are to survive.
That their first lesson should be, "dreturn " loads each way don't pay.
That whereas many a mickle makes a muckle, too few mickles may make a muck of it.
From Mr. F. J. Erroll, M.P., that a luncheon is often an opportunity of obtaining knowledge and giving advice painlessly.
Also, that if M.P.s are tied to division bells they can seldom obtain opportunities of seeing how the nation works.
That we used to be advised, "Don't cross your' bridges before you come to them." Now when we come to bridges we wonder if we can cross them in safety.
That the Economic Commission for Europe recommends for level-crossings flashing red stoplights and for " all clear" a flashing white disc or one fitted with reflectors. That a good running recorder for commercial vehicles transforms uncertainty into certainty.
That since 1950, American White trucks have had power-raised cabs which give unusual front-end accessibility.
That the new Diamond T has a hand-operated forward-tilting cab.
That the £100 of notes found recently on and off a dust cart were stolen from an office by a dustman who has since been gaoled.
That, fortunately, most dustmen are honest, receive good wages and refuse such temptations.
That if the total of dividend increases between 1952 and 1953 had been distributed amongst the wage earners in the companies concerned they would have received only an additional Is. per week.
That this shows the futility of the Socialist accusation that shareholders are being over-generously treated at the expense of the working class.
That in many -cases the workers are themselves shareholders or derive benefits from institutions which depend largely upon their holdings in industrial concerns.