Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1935, Page 8

A—8 SAFETY LETTERS - REVEAL APPEAL “'All Walks of Life Join Star’s Drive to Curb Traffic Toll. Every cross-section of Washington’s population is represented in letters re- ceived by the Safety Council of The Evening Star. Motorists, pedestrians, old, young, policemen, clergymen, taxicab drivers, school teachers and students—all these and more have submitted suggestions, criticisms and encouragement to the council. Ex- cerpts from a few of the hundreds of letters follow: “The seniors of Herndon High Bchool, after following closely the de- tails of your Safety Campaign, have decided to help carry out your worthy projects throughout their school and community. * * * “We feel that if the safe operation of motor vehicles is properly im- pressed upon the minds of youthful operators, they will realize its neces- sity and continue to be careful and cautious drivers.” . BILLY KEYS, President of Senior Class, Herndon High School, Hern- don, Va. “I inclose my Safe Driving Pledge, which I clipped today from an Evening Star. This is a most worthy undertak- ing b you to make the streets of Washington safe and I voluntarily, | gladly, co-operate in it.” D. E. McQUEARY, President, Asso-| ciation for Adequate Parking and Recreation Facilities Among Gov- . ernment Employes. “Would like to make just one more | suggestion to the many you have un- doubtedly received, and that is that drivers who disregard speed-limit signs, especially those posted at small communities, should be arrested and properly dealt with whenever caught in the act, instead of waiting until they cause an accident. A good field for study is the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard.” CHARLES E. \’OUNG.; “I am glad and proud to sign the Bafe Driving Pledge. Have been driv- ing an automobile for 15 years and | have made 19 trips half-way across our country. Have never had an acci- dent. I do not consider myself & won- derful driver—but am careful to ‘never take a chance’ The work you are doing is most praiseworthy.” FRANCES M. BRAGG, Teacher in Stuart Junior High School. “1 very heartily subscribe to your Safety Campaign and I am inclosing w. little booklet put out by my home office with the idea that you might be able to use the slogan, ‘Stop, Look and Listen, as carried on the front pege. It might be appropriately ap- plied to some of our traffic signs in Washington.” CLAUDE A. COOK, unit manager, the Equitabe Life Insurance Society of the United States. | — | ; “I wish to do a bit more than prom- | ise to obey the pledge. I will do all THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Housing Heads Pledge Safety Officers of the Federal Housing Administration are shown taking the safe-driving pledge as this new governmental agency joined The Star safety drive. ministrator Steward McDonald and Left to right: Deputy Administrator Arthur Walsh, Ad- Administrative Assistant Paul Best. ~—Star Staft Photo. £ Leading in the enrollment of members of the Civitan Club in The Star safety campaign, A. J. Richards (left), president of the club, and E. S. Brashears, vice president, are shown signing their own pledge cards at a luncheon meeting of the club. in my power to have others obey also. | I would like to make one suggestion, | if permitted, that may help in the downtown area at least. | “Perhaps traffic could be speeded up and crossing made less dangerous for pedestrians if in place of caution sig- nals an arrow indicating right and left turns only for a given period of time were shown. * * * A little atten- tion given to danger spots such as this | one (Seventh street and Pennsylvania svenue) really would be not only a| help for better traffic movement, but | also aid the pedestrian.” : WILLIAM J. CAVANAUGH. “I have discovered a very dangerous street to cross—Thirteenth street in the vicinity of Massachusetts avenue. | I stood and timed the change of traffic | lights. * * * The time isn't long enough, because the pedestrians have to contend with the right and left | turns. I notice in the paper an elderly gentleman gave his life to a red light | and a left turn.” ARTHUR CULLOM. Safety 3 (Continued From First Page.) girls of today accustomed to being driven home unchaperoned by their escorts from dinners and dances is that they may suddenly find them- selves wrapped around a tree because of alcoholic indulgence by drivers. In indorsing The Star’s campaign, Mr. McDonald declared: “The Federal Housing Administra- tion heartily indorses The Evening Star's campaign for careful driving on the streets of the National Capital. ‘This act of civic duty on the part of the newspaper is highly commendable. “The ever - increasing toll of lives | and injuries is most appalling. Mo- torists of this city and elsewhere must be made safety conscious. In that way I believe improved conditions will be found. A complete co-operation between the enforcement agencies and the citizens themselves is most needed. “Our administration was created to protect homes in America. I am glad to extend our offices one step further—to protect the home owners themselves. This Government bureau happily joins the other organiza- tions of our Federal and Municipal Government in this drive against Yecklessness and carelessness. “The Federal Housing Administra- tion employes will co-operate in every possible manner in this present cam- paign. Driving members of this office will sign the safety pledge cards and do their best to live up to the tenets contained.” Others Affiliating. —Star Staff Photo. _ Members of the Sisterhood of the Washington Hebrew Congregation joined The Star safety campaign as a unit at their October meeting in the Eighth Street Temple. Two officers of the sisterhood, Mrs. Frederick Pelzman (left) and Mrs. David 8imon, are shown as they led in the signing of pledge cards. Washington Loan & Trust Co., Stock- ett - Fiske Co, Capitol Cab Co., Thompson’s Dairy, Virginia Public Service Co. and E. G. Schafer Co. Seek Traffic Control. The Parent-Teacher Association of the Henry D. Cooke School, Seven- teenth street and Columbia road, at a special meeting Tuesday evening renewed its campaign for adequate traffic control at the heavily traveled intersection there. The association has petitioned Dis- trict authorities to place traffic con- trol lights at the corner and to pro- vide -police protection until the lights can be installed. A number of serious accidents have occurred at this inter- section, it was pointed out, one of them costing the life of Mrs. George Bowerman, wife of the District librarian. Several members of the Cooke School association have appealed to The Star Safety Council and to Dis- trict authorities for assistance in re- lieving the traffic situation in the vicinity of the school. —Star Staff Photo. QUAKES REND TOWNS New River Started—Death Toll Placed at 107. MOSCOW, October 17 (#).—A new series of earthquake shocks in the district of Tadzhikstan, near the Afghanistan border, destroyed several villages snd started a new river run- ning from the mountains, said dis- patches last night. In all, there have been three series of quakes in the region, beginning October 8. The total dead was placed at 187 after the first two series. Judge Fines Self. DES MOINES, Iowa, October 17 (#).—Municipal Judge J. E. Mershon | appeared in the court of Municipal Judge J. E. Mershon yesterday to answer a summons for double parking. He fined himself $1. Attaches noted this was the mini- mum penalty. Safe Driving Pledge 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 tar, 1 promise to: Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all S8-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. THREE TO APPEAL MURDER VERDICT Seven Others in New Mex- ico Mass Trial Found Not Guilty. By the Associated Press, AZTEC, N. Mex, October 17.— Three Spanish-Americans convicted of second-degree murder for the slaying of Sheriff M. R. Carmichael of Gallup last April 4. were held here for sen- tence today while their attorneys be- gan preparing appeals. ‘The seven other defendants in the mass murder trial, acquilted by the Jury of plainsmen, remained in cus- tody to await trial cn lesser charges for the forcible celcase of three men who had been held by the sheriff in eviction cases. Temporary Delay. Judge James B. McGhee tempor- arily delayed sentencing the three con- victed, who were Juan Ochoa, Manuel Avitia and Leandro Velarde Defense counsel, assembled by State appointment; the American Civil Lib- erties Union and the Gallup Defense League said appeals would be pressed vigorously. ‘The groundwork was iaid by numer- JULIUS LANSBURCH FURNITURE CO. D. 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