Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1935, Page 5

IN PROSE, VERSE Young Driver Pledges Aid in Drive—Motorist Pro- tests Obstructions. Tiaffic and safety are discussed in prose and verse in letters received by The Star Safety Council. Here are some of them: Tony’s Car. ‘We got automobeela, we feela so fine, We pulla out from garage to hava good time. De day eesa fine, da birda seeng een de tree, Evra wan feela happy, da whole family. Angela, da wife, like automobeels ride, She looka so nice—justa lika sweeta bride. . We tak’ justa fiva keed, da twin an treeplett’, Baycause eef eet rain notta so mooch getta wet. Automobeela run queek through Rocka Da Creek, Fresh air geeva evra wan nice rose on da cheek. Tony drive nice, justa like Star safety drive. Eef alla do lika dees, all come back alive. Keepa da rule of de road an’ hava no fear, You tak’ playnta gooda ride for many a year. TONY THE BARBER, Per Ed. Callow. “I am one of the younger drivers ©of this city sometimes called reckless youth by older people, but neverthe- Jess I pledge to do my part and my duty in obeying the laws of ‘Washing- ton. I think that point No. 12 might be considered by a great many Wash- ington drivers. Please enroll me in your drive. “WALTER L. MILLER” “This seems to be the time for air- ing one’s complaints and suggestions about Washington traffic. I have two examples to bring to the attention of your Safety Council. volve bus “The first is that busses stop after erossing intersections. It is very diffi- cult to see the traffic lights if you are following busses, due to their height and size. Neither can one see traflic coming from the right at intersections if there are no lights. On Connecti- cut avenue, where the busses follow one behind the other at rush hours, it is next to impossible to see the traffic lights as the smaller cars ap- proach them. “Also, the bus that stands at Van Ness street and Connecticut avenue should not need to pull out into the avenue before starting up Van Ness. Can't they obtain a little more space from the Bureau of Standards and make their turn on that lot? I have geen so many near-accidents there. Cars are forced tc run over the curb as the bus suddenly turns up Van Ness street “MRS. PATRICIA M. LINDT.” Reckless Driver. 1. Reckless driver, where you are, Heed this campaign of The Star, Careless man thou shalt not kill By driving reckless at your will, 2. Threescore years and another ten ‘Was meted out to living men; ‘You might add on another five By being careful how you drive. 3. Stop and look before you go, ‘You might live longer, we all know; ‘Think of others on the street, Reckless driver on your beat. 4. Safety signs are here and there, Signs of danger, all beware; Little children go to schooi, Let safety be your golden rule. 5. In a few short lines the papers say BSome one was killed on the street to- day: Broken ties of the family link Might be different—stop and think. JOE GILLY. Safety (Continued From First Page.) ‘The City Post Office personnel in- cludes not only officials, clerks, car- riers and other employes assigned to the building at Massachusetts avenue and North Capitol street, but also clerks, carriers and drivers connected with about 35 classified stations throughout the city at which there are Federal employes. There slso are many contract stations in Washington which do not have Federal workers attached. Held Benefit to Service. “We feel, because of the widespread character of our organization and its intimate relationship with every phase of the city's life that participation in the splendid safety campaign of The Star will be of great benefit to our gervice,” Mr, Mooney said, The 143 regular mail trucks at- tached to the local city office operated & total of 331,000 miles in regular de- livery and collection work during the quarter year which ended September 80, according to the records of the office. This total probably will be ex- ceeded considerably during the present quarter, which will include the Christmas season. ‘While figures are not readily avail- sble showing the exact volume of mail of all classes which travel through ‘Washington streets to and from the City Post Office, it was pointed out that during the past year a total of 320,000,- 000 letters passed through canceling machines at the office, and that most of this mail represented collections from boxes and stations in all parts of the city hauled by truck to the central pfice. ‘The figures do not show the amount of local and incoming letter mail gransported by truck from the office to substations for door-to-door deliv- ery. The total of more than 300,000,- 000 pieces of mail canceled does not include parcels post matter, maga- gines and newspapers or hand- stamped mail of all kinds, which tre- mendously swells the volume of mat- ter hauled through Washington streets by the local trucks during the course of the year. Federal Office Enrolled. ‘The Post Office Department already They both in- | THE .EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1935. SAFH | BISB”SSEB D. C. Post Office Heads Sign Under the leadership of Postmaster William M. Mooney, drivers and employes of the Washington City Post Office have joined The Star Safety Council as a unit, Mr. Mooney, at the right, and W. H. Haycock, assistant postmaster; left, are shown signing their safe driving pledges. on, left to right, are: Harry I. Shellin Looking g, secretary to the postmaster: C. E. Schooley, superintendent of mails, and Douglas B. Horn, superintendent of motor vehicles. —Star Staff Photos. The Capital Garage believes in safe parking as well as safe driving. Josiah Ellis, general manager, is seen signing the safety pledge of The Star, with some of his force around him. NORMAN KAL, President of the Advertising Club of Washington, signs Evening Star’s safety pledge. Mr. Kal's organiza- tion was one of the first civic groups to indorse the campaign. “All our members,” he stated, “are back of the drive in every way.” query as to whether “back seat driv- ers” are eligible to take the pledge. Ernest Gray, Baltimore certified radio technician, has written to the Star council explaining that his busi- ness brings him to Washington fre- quently and asking that a pledge card and windshield sticker be sent him so that he may show his colors as a safe driver while driving here. He adds the postscript: “My car has been in- spected and passed.” Thirty years of driving without accident and without violation of any’traffic regulation are claimed by H. McCleary, 3236 Thirty-eighth A gift from the GENERAL @ E1ECTRIO aulomadlee e COooL SAFE CLEAN HEALTHFUL TRULY MODERN TIME RELEASING MORE g ECONOMICAL has joined the safety campaign and |* has ordered pledge cards for its em- ployes in the big departmental build- ing at Twelfth street and Pennsyl- ¥ania avenue, One of the pledge cards received by The Star Council, from & prominent Washington surgeon, contains an smendment to the twelfth of the promises—“To be courteous and con- siderate of others”—which reads: “Ex- cept when some rude scoundrel gives me impudence.” The council also has received s —Star Staff Photo. SYLVAN KING, General manager of King's Palace, indorses The Star's campaign against reckless driving. street, an employe of the Washington City Post Office. He is the holder of District operator’s permit Number 1935, which was issued.to him De- cember 15, 1905. This is the longest unbroken record of safe driving yet brought to the attention of the Star Safety Council. Citizens Indorse Drive. Unanimous approval of the Star safety campaign has been voted by the Dupon Circle Citizens' Associa- tion, according to a letter to the council from Woodson P. Houghton, secretary. “I am pleased to advise you,” Mr. Three extra hours a day—Think of it! Automatic features of the G.E. all-electric range as- sure you of extra freedom—for the club—the golf, etc. Pre- pare your food before you leave. Set the controls. Be out all day and return to find dinner ready and waiting— deliciously cooked. Too. good to be true, you say. Then let us actually prove it. And this is only one of the many features on the General Electric. Visit our allelectric kitchen—cook for yourself on the famous “Calrod Units” (in- stantaneous heat)—we’ll gladly furnish mecessary foods. Call or come in TODAY. $I Allowance on Any Range or s besutiful 15- plece Wear - Ever Aluminom Cooking [§ Set. Retall value, $22.95. E.C.GRAHAM, Pres. A NATI 1328-30 NEW YORK AVE. ECTRICAL NATIONAL 6800 Houghton said, “that by an appropri- ate resolution unanimously passed, the association commended the ac- tivity of The Evening Star and heart- ily indorsed its' campaign. You may be assured that members of this asso- ciation will co-operate in every way possible in this splendid movement.” An appeal to all parents of small children to see that they are kept off the streets or from getting out of sight when there is an opportunity for them to get into the street with- out being observed has been made through The Star Council by Mrs. H. L. Parkinson, 3713 R street. Calling upon “all public-spirited citizens to co-operate in the fullest measure” in the safety campaign, the Citizens’ Association of Takoma, D. C, in a resolution just communi- cated to The Star Safety Council, de- clares “that there are no problems of greater importance in the Nation’s Capital today than those involved in reducing to the minimum the dangers from automobile traffic.” Text of Resolution. The text of the resolution follows: “Be it resolved by the Citizens’ As- sociation of Takoma Park, D. C, in meeting assembled, this 7th day of October, 1935, that it greatly deplores the injuries and deaths constantly occurring in the Nation's Capital from automobile traffic; “Be it further resolved, That 1t heartily commends The Evening Star for its timely campaign calculated and designed to awaken automobile drivers generally to the fundamentals of safe driving and to make them safety con- scious, and it urges all public-spirited citizens to co-operate in the fullest measure with said campaign; “Be it further resolved, That it is the sense of this association that there are no problems of greater importace in the Nation's Capital today than those involved in reducing to the minimum the dangers from automobile traffic, and that it is not possible to deal with such problems adequately or effectively without a full realization that there are many factors con- cerned, all of which must be thorough- 1y dealt with, including drivers, auto- mobiles, pedestrians, lights and traffic aids, streets and highways, utilities and enforcement facilities and dili- gence in applying them: “Be it further resolved, That copies of these resolutions be transmitted to The Evening Star, the Board of Dis- trict Commissioners, the director of traffic and the major and superintend- ent of police.” WOMEN KILLED AT CAMP LOS ANGELES, October 14 (#).— Lloyd Smith, 30, former radio an- nouncer, was held for questioning today in connection with the fatal shooting of Mrs. Harriet Walke, 29, .| former movie extra, whose body was found at an auto camp ground here. Detective Lieut. Ray Giese said Smith told him he had been with Mrs. Walke, divorced wife of Normal Walke, cowboy actor, last night, but insisted he had gone to a grocery to make a purchase at the time of the shooting. Store! Safe Driving Pledge I N THE interest of accident prevention and safer conditions on the streets and highways and in co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening Star, I promise to: L 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A 8. 9. 10. 11, 12, Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all 8-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights, Make turns from the proper lanes. Signal before turning or stopping. Give right of way in doubtful cases. Heed pedestrians’ rights, Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. Be courteous and considerate of others. Name s e Addranss s e e s Bocfloyer: ..o it P O e The Safety CAMPAIGN TO CURB HOME ACCIDENTS IS DISCUSSED School Children to Receive Liter- ature—Drive to Be Opened Week of October 28. Friday at a meeting of the Home | Accident Prevention Committee at the Sulgrave Club, presided over by Dr. Roy Lyman Sexton. Miss Mabel Boardman entertained the committee at luncheon. The committee decided to distribute literature to school children. A cam- paign against home accidents will be held the week of October 28. Committee members include Gen. F. R. Keefer, Miss Boardman, Mrs. Agnes I Kinnear, Miss Ance M. Goding, Charles H. Hillegeist, Miss Katherine E. Pearson, Miss Josephine Lee, Benjamin H. Gammage, Mrs. Mary S. Austin, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle and others. Machine Industry. Germany's machine industry has If by any ¢ means phone us re-employed 30,000 workers this year. The Annual Autumn Sale! ‘Ways of making the public “hml’lEI | accident conscious” were considered | Council Of The Cuening Star Sign and send above coupon to The Evening Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building TEXAN TO QUIZ NATIONS ON TRAFFIC TOLL CURBS By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex., October 14.—Chief of Police Bob Jones has decided to seek information from all over the world on how to curb traffic accidents, which have killed 91 persons in Dallas County in 1935. He said he would write letters to every major capital in the world and ask what measures are used for the control of speeding, and particularly of drunken drivers. “There has been no endeavor to control liquor in several of these coun- tries for years,” said the chief. “They must have developed some means to combat the problem of whisky and gasoline.” 1f You Suffer With Kidney Trouble ache, unusual thirst are point kidney trouble. 0 years physicians have en- dorsed Mountain Valley Mineral er direct from famous Hot Springs, Arkansas. A natural restorative. Fhone for free booklet today. Mountain Valley Mineral Water Met. 1062, 1405 K St. N.W. Today Is the Day! That big 8-page Rotogravure Sec- tion announcing the 3 big special events is being sent YOU by special messenger. hance you don’t get it, by all RIGHT AWAY-District 3180 —and we will hurry one to you-because you will really be missing one of the biggest mer- chandise events that has taken place in Wash- ington in 50 years. 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