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That Wolverhampton has 1,250 vehicles registered for A.R.P. service.
That this is equal to one vehicle per 114 (approx.) head of population.
That of 4,224,000 commercial vehicles registered in the U.S.A. in 1938, 600,000 carry " for hire or reward."
That it is a small-man business—few owning more than ten vehicles.
Of high praise to some Group Organizers for excellent planning of loads and transit, especially to avoid
" empty mileage." ,) That some parts of the country, and rural areas in particular, are, through lack of transport, unable to obtain certain foodstuffs, From The National "Safety First" Association that during the black-out "The Old Folks at Home" should be interpreted literally. That the pamphlet-raid idea started at the Ministry of Transport in 1930.
That although the .anticipated effect—disillusionment—was the same as in our German raids, the motive was strangulation, instead of freedom.
That the Bolton Transport Manager has been asked to report on the possibility of "fewer stops, for fuel economy," on bus services.
Unsolicited praise, from the London Ambulance Service, of co-operation on the part of Hamilton Motors, Ltd;
That many hauliers might follow the example of the West-End hairdresser who has recently put up a sign reading "Business as Usual (We Hope)."
That L.P.T.B. coach and bus signs, partly obscured to read "Bus Stop" only, should say, "Bus Stop: Coach Used to Stop, Now It's Stopped Stopping."
That Leyland anglers have no fear of mines.
That some taxicab proprietors are already trying to raise fares.
That " belts " have got to be tightened in the East Midlands.
That uniform cinema-closing hours are causing transport difficulties.
That municipalities are beginning to consider the purchase of used road vehicles.
That even streamlined taxicabs cannot manage on their present petrol ration,