Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1935, Page 4

A—4 = FEDERAL WORKERS, - INDORSE DRIVE Group Handling Claims Ob- serve Pzin and Suffering Caused by Accidents. Declaring members of the lodge have had “ample opportunity to ob- serve the terrible pain and disfigure- ment, to say nothing of the conse- quential pain and hardship, which so | often result from accidents caused by | improper or reckless driving,” Lodge No. 39, American Federation of Gov- | ernment Employes, has indorsed the | Star safety campaign. | Notice of the action of the lodge is | given in a letter from Miss Marion E. | Caswell, secretary of the lodge, to| The Star Safety Council, in which | she said the lodge “formally indorsed | the vigorous safety drive now being | conducted by your organization.” “The membership of Lodge No. 39,” she said, “is comprised of men and women whose daily work: consists of handling and adjusting claims for compensation on account of disability or death resulting from injuries sus- tained by civil employes of the Gov- ernment while in the performance of | duty. Many such injuries are at- tributable to automobile accidents and the members of Lodge No. 39 have had ample opportunity to observe the terrible pain and disfigurement, to say nothing of the consequential privation and hardship, which so often result from accidents caused by improper or reckless driving. “Members of Lodge No. 39 hope gincerely that you will be able to| realize the desired objective in your| humane enterprise, and extend to you | every assurance of their co-opera- tiol The A. F. G. E. as a whole has Joined The Star safety campaign, as has the American Federation of Gov- ernment Employes. The letter from Miss Caswell is one of hundreds re- ceived by The Star council dealing | with the traffic and safety problem in Washington. Excerpts from some | of these letters follow: “The Ben W. Murch Home and Bchool Association wishes to co- operate with those interested in the present safety campaign. “Would it be possible for you to sur- vey traffic conditions at Nebraska ave- nue and Reno road and at Davenport street and Reno road? “Since Reno road has been made an | arterial highway our recommendations are that a policeman be placed at Reno road and Davenport street during the school rush hours, and that a traffic | light be installed at Nebraska avenue | and Reno road. These streets are used | by children attending the Ben W.| Murch, the Alice Deal and the Wood- | row Wilson Schools, and we feel justi- fied in making these suggestions. “MRS. W. R. CHAPLINE, “President.” “Just & few suggestions: “1. Renew some stop signs that are THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1935. Safety Goes With Ice Cream thelr native tongue by members of the adult group. Pledge Supply Renewed. So much interest has been stirred up among the Americanization school students that their demand for safe driving pledge cards has exhausted the original supply and The Star Safety Council has furnished an addi- tional supply for their use. Distribution of safe driving pledge cards to the members of thrge organi- zations in Northwest Washington is being undertaken by Mrs. Ellis Logan, of 1661 Crescent place, as a result of the unanimous indorsement of the safety campaign by the District auxiliary of the Woman’s National Sabbath Alliance, of which she is president. At a meeting held a few days ago at Mrs. Logan's home, the alliance “enthusiastically and unanimously” remedial measures. 100 Per Cent Co-operation. Submitting 63 signed safe-driving pledge cards as “indubitable evidence of the hearty approval of the good work of The Evening Star Safety Council,” officers and employes of the Washington Loan & Trust Co. have reported 100 per cent co-operation of that organization in the drive. “From the president to the com- pany’s chauffeurs, all who own or operale an automobile have signed the: pledge,” The Star Council was in- formed. “Officers, directors, tellers and clerks express gratification at the traffic on Washington streets.” The American Storage Co., also re- | porting the enrollment in the safety | campaign of every driver in its em- opportunity to co-operate in Yyour | effort to reduce the tragic toll of | indorsed The Star safety campaign,| ploy, informed The Star Council that she reported. | “safe-driver stickers have been placed “We heartily appreciate your splen. accomplished to protect the lives of | drive and co-operate with you 100 per | on every windshield of every vehicle. | did efforts and achievements already | In this manner we hope to spread the | | really see Members of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, ice cream manufacturers’ unit, signing The Star safety pledge. Left to right, front: M. K. Heartfield, Melvern Dairies; Ford E. Young, Fussell Ice Cream Co., and Charles E. Krey, Southern Dairies. Left to right, back row: R. A. Brodesser, Southern Dairies; B. L. Hartz. Colonial Ice Cream Co.: Harry W. Brimer, president of Good Humor Ice Cream Co., and Humphrey Daniel, Carry Ice Cream Co.—Star Staff Photo, that goes for pedestrians as well. 3. I notice the commercial vehicle right of way always. “4. Many streets are too narrow when then have double street car tracks. “5. There should be traffic lights at Pennsylvania avenue and Eighth street southeast. “6. Most people driving do not give the proper hand signal. “I am from California, where you traffic, especially in Los Angeles, but it very seldom gets tied up | as it does here because they see that there are enough officers on the job to keep traffic moving and that every one is obeying the signal. “JOHN INNES."” “Being a driver of a bread truck as well as my own car within the District for a period of seven years, I think that to reduce accidents and deaths a great deal of precaution is necessary by all pedestrians to avoid such dan- gerous practices as crossing in the middle of a block, not at intersections, or stepping from behind parked cars or street cars without stopping to see if the way is safe. “A great deal depends upon the | driver—he must realize no person has a chance if they step in the path of his truck, car, street car or bus. All drivers should keep their cars under control at all times (also themselves) and remember a person's life may others as well and should ease up on the gas, ready to stop at a moment's | drivers seem to think they have the notice. | “I also believe it would be best if all parked cars were at least 30 feet | from the corner, giving a clear view of the intersection. “We also need more one-way streets, with parking on only one side * * * also more police to enforce traffic laws (maybe pedestrian laws, too) “JOSEPH P. WATERS.” The Lewis Hotel Training School has indorsed The Star's safety drive. Letters from its officials follow: “The safety pledge drive, to my mind, is one of the best methods so |far suggested to prevent accidents— sign the safety pledge will live up to it. “CLIFFORD LEWIS, | “President, Lewis Hotel Training | Schools.” | “As a driver of motor cars for the | past 30 vears, I feel that the safety | pledge drive is the finest step taken | toward reducing the frightful loss of life of course, assuming that those who | | | force every one to obey the signals— | their own safety, but the safety of | the rules ‘which the safety pledge ad- | vocates. | “I have signed the pledge, and 1 | will obey the rules. “MARY CATHERINE LEWIS, “Vice President, Lewis Hotel Training | Schools.™” S;f.ety (Continued From First Page.) | teacher is certain they know thor- oughly what is contained in the pledge and understand how to apply their promises to their driving. Members of the advanced adult ers’ service” to carry the safe driving- safe walking campaign into the be- ginners' and the junior classes of the Americanization schools. For the benefit of students in these classes who have an insufficient knowledge of | | English to comprehend clearly a | safety and traffic control talk in that d limb due to infractions of | language, students are addressed in'are chi class are organizing a “safety speak- | our people on our city streets,” she said. | Mrs. Logan asked that 50 pledge cards be provided for the alliance. | She also called for a similar number | of cards for the use of members of the Housekeepers' Alliance, of whlch‘ she also is president. This organiza- | tion met last night at the home | of Mrs. Henry Sawtelle, 6200 Connecti- cut avenue. Distribution of pledge cards to the membership of the Mary Bartlett Chapter, Daughters of the American | Revolution, also has been arranged by Mrs. Logan. Would Publish Names. Repeated publication of the names of persons involved in serious traffic accidents, together with information concerning the person and the type of car, as a means of deterring willful violators of the traffic regulations, is advocated by former Representative Jeft Busby of Mississippi. | I think,” Busby said, “that if there were published, every time a fatal or serious accident occurs, a complete list | of all persons who have been involved | in similar accidents, it would act as| a deterrent. The list should include | the name of the person, his age, the | type of vehicle, whether privately| owned and operated passenger car, | truck, taxicab, bus or delivery car; the age of the vehicle and the em- ployment of the driver, whether chauffeur, private operator, truck driver, etc. At the end of each list there should be the question, ‘What kind of driver will be next?>'” | Busby expressed the opinion that driverS in the age range from 16 to 23 or 24 years are responsible for most of the “telephone pole” type of acci- dents, In which cars leave the roads while being driven recklessly. Few persons of mature age, he said. are mvolved in serious accidents. Con-| sistent and repeated disclosure of names and information of the type he suggests, he believes, will show just what types of drivers and vehicles ved in serious acci- cent.” The company’s safety work was | conducted personally by its president, L. P. Waring. Pupils in room 5, Morse School, occupied by the 2B-3A grade, have organized a Safety Club and pledged themselves to walk safely, The Star Council has been informed in a letter written by the club president, Gloria Moon., “Dear Editor of the Safety Cam- paign,” Gloria addressed her letter | iy TA% 180" dents and will point the way to! and continued: “We have started a Safety Club in our room. Each child has signed a pledge in order to be- come a member. We have 34 members. “Our slogan is, ‘We will be careful of ourselves and others,’ by Juanita Griffith. “We made up this gem at our first meetings. “‘We will not play in the street, For fear a car we will meet. All traffic laws we will obey, Then we'll be safe for work and play.’ “We liked the Safety Song, ‘I Will Take Care,’ by W. B. Severe, so much that we shall sing it at every meeting. “May we have 34 stickers to paste on our blank books as reminders and badges of our slogan? “Your helpers, “2B-3A Grade. “Gloria Moon, President.” In announcing the 100 per cent en- rollment of drivers and employes of the E. B. Adams Co. 641-45 New York avenue, R. W. Boyer, manager, wrote to The Star Council: “These pledges represent 100 per cent co-operation. We trust that these pledges and windshield stickers will make each and every man of this organization safety conscious.” The safety campaign has been unanimously indorsed by Columbia STEAMSHIPS, and all Europe— De famous express liners via hern Route 1 5th Ave., New York. suggested | Lodge, No. 174, International Assocta- tion of Machinists, with a membership of 4,600 in the various Federal depart- ments, The Star Council has been noti- fied by T. J. Lynch, recording secre- tary of the lodge. | Special honorable mention for its safe operation of 1950 trucks over a | total of 25,000,000 miles during the | past year has been awarded to the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey and |its Esso Marketers affiliates by the | American Trucking Associations, Inc., in a safety contest recently completed. | "'The Esso Marketers' ficet, was the | largest in the contest and the award was in recognition of the efforts made by the company to insure accident- free operation. J. F. Winchester, in charge of the fleet, now is chairman of the National Safety Committee of the A. T. A. Bird nests are oeing gathered In Java for shipment to China for con» version into soup. Stove Parts Boilers, Furnaces, Stoves Capitol Rock Wool Insulatioa Air-Conditioning Furnaces Fries, Beall 8 Sharp 734 10th St. NW. Nat. 1964 TOMORROW (Thursday Only) AT YOUR NEAREST SANITARY OR PIGGY WIGGLY ENGLAND PANCAKE SYRUP P AR 8 CO almost invisible, “2. 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