Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1935, Page 4

A—4 LETTERS OFFER DRIVING ADVICE Suggestions Show Much Thought Is Turned on Safety. Letters offering many helpful sug- gestions continue to be received by the Safety Council of The Evening Star, and it is evident that the people of Washington are becoming safety- minded. Excerpts from some of these letters foliow: “Regarding the safety campaign I want to repeat what has been said teveral times before by others, that at present there is no safe time for pedestrians to cross the street. The green light is simply a sign for corner turns by automobiles. I think those who make the traffic regulations are often as responsible for the traffic murders as the persons immediately concerned and I can't take the safety ctampaign very seriously until there Is a light for pedestrians only. “Something should also be done tbout the unnecessary blowing of horns at crossing pedestrians and fast driving past loading platforms. “E. R. CREGLOW.” xRy “I have read many comments on the traffic accident calamity and, re- | gardless of any of the opinions of those who are trying to place re-| sponsibility for accidents, it is my | belief that all accidents are caused because of the highly mechanized | thode of travel. | “When the wild animals of the | forests were our chief danger we did | not hesitate to agree that such was e fact. “Now that it is a fact that the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, A.A.A. Emergency Road Service Group Signs Drivers of the A. A. A.'s emergency road service equipment, which is on constant duty to aid stranded ‘Washington motorists, have joined the safe-driving campaign of The Star's Safety Council. right James C. Broaddus, manager of the Emergency Road Service Bureau of the A. A. A. District of Columbia Motor Club, looks on as 7 of the nearly 300 drivers sign the safe-driving pledges. < :‘CAPTAIN OF RANGERS greatest danger to human life is the ! powerful automobile, why cannot we agree to it. “Human life is precious to all of us, | therefore when an automobile is trave eling on our streets it should always be under control, so that it does not interfere with the natural activities of humans, nor should it be neces- sary for humans to be constantly on the lookout for what the inventions of man may contrive. “Therefore, the driver of an auto- mobile is entirely responsible for every injury that his machine causes. “The sooner that we get down to brass tacks, instead of trying to selfishly justify our whims, the sooner will we eliminate injuries and den(hs: by automobile accidents. | The Sunshine and Community Society, local charitable organization, At the extreme DEFIES RESIGNATION Texas Officials Silent on Request That Senior Officer Quit Post. By the Associated Press. AUSTIN, Tex.,, November 12.— Booted, ruddy-faced Tom Hickman, | senior officer of Texas' famed and | gallant Rangers, faced with quiet de- | |nance last night a demand that he | resign. | L. G. Phares, acting head of the State Department of Public Safety, | announced without giving details yes- terday that picturesque Capt. Hick- man has been suspended and asked to turn in his resignation by De- cember 1. Characteristically, Hickman drawled. “I have no intention of resigning.” Beyond that, the former cowhand, rodeo judge and performer was re- luctant to comment—and Phares and | Gov. James V. Alired were almost as | close-mouthed. Phares said he suspended Hickman on the “advice and consent of the | commission last week.” The Ranger: constitute a division in the safety de- D. C, TUESDAY, X DARNELL ELECTED BY HILLCREST UNIT Citizens’ Vote Unanimous. Uphold Board’s Stand on Communism. R. C. Darnell was elected unani- mously to the presidency of the Hill- crest Citizens' Association at a meet- ing last night in the East Washing- ton Heights Baptist Church. He succeeds Rudolph Malth. Other officers chosen included | Charles Foster, first vice president; Mrs. George W. Absher, second vice| president; Walter Martin, secretary, and J. J. McGregor, treasurer. R. H. Worrell and Foster were named as| delegates to the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations. Communist Stand Backed. The Board of Education’s stand on | the teaching of the facts of Com- | munism in the schools was upheld in a resolution. The new president Introduced the resolution, stating that only through knowledge of the sub- ject will the student know right from wrong about Communism. Another resolution favored appoint- ment of Col. Willlam L. Peake to the post of general superintendent | of the District penal institutions in- | stead of a Marylander, who has been | suggested for the position. | Faster Schedule Promised. A report on the busses operaung' | from Seventeenth and Pennsylvania | avenue southeast to Hillcrest, revealed that K. M. Pardoe, superintendent of bus transportation of the Capital Transit Co., had promised the as- sociation a faster schedule and run-| ning time, particularly during the morning rush hours. | H. L. Davies, a representative of | the District Chapter of the Amer- ican Red Cross, gave a short talk explaining the precautions that should be taken in the home against accidents. | baf.él_v + (Continued From First Page) | were distributed by the club members in Northeast Washingtcn. The notice | stipulates that the admission is a signed safe driving pledge and carries | the note that safety pledge cards are available at the club house. | ‘Tonight's safety show will open with VEMBER 12, 1935. in one of which Frank Portillo will sketch various characters in the news- paper comic pages. Stanley Karmazin will be heard in dramatic recitations. The program also will include two motion picture films provided by the Department of Agriculture, one on American forests and wild life and the other showing sago making in New Guiana. Charles Cooke, & member of the Board of Directors of the club, wiil service as master of ceremonies. The Northeast Boys’ Club, at 1663 Kramer street northeast, is two blocks south of Benning road just off Seven- teenth street northeast. ‘The club, which during the past year reached a membership of 411 boyz, in accordance with annual- custom, canceled all memberships on October 1, and now is rebuilding its member- ship. This is done each year to insure that none but really active members are carried on the rolls. The member- ship, now up to 193, is expected to reach 500 during the coming season, it was explained. Youth not to be denied has shown its interest in The Star's safety cam- paign as witnessed by the Boys' Club of Washington, D. C., Inc., who wishes to participate 100 per cent. Charles M. Fyfe, managing director of the club, has sent the following let~ ter to The Star: “The members of the Boys® Club of | Washington would like to assist in the “safety campaign” in any way they can. “We have, in our main club and CANDY-GRAMS A Tribute to Loft— More than 225 Loft Candy stores is a fine tribute to the success of Loft Purity, Qual- ity and Honest Prices. Today’s Suggestion— " CHOCOLATE COVERED "2~ FRUITS and NUTS D¢ (Made without Glucose) Wednesday, Nov. 13 FOUNTAIN SPECIALS Cl\ml-u Ice Cr-“ cSodl ce Cream wih 2scoops oL Lo s 10¢ Coffee Sundae undse ter 15106 Lettuce and Tomato Sand- wich and Coffee with ernu¢ regular 25¢ SPECIAL Triple Decker SANDWICH: Deviled Ham and Swiss Cheese—Tomato ce—Mayonnaise— regular 30¢ Pickle 20¢ et —— Georgetown branch, 1,527 memben.‘clme. Foster M. Reeder, Willlam E, ranging in age from 8 to 19 years, and | Russell, Dr, Chester D, Swope, Sidney I know each and every boy is 100 per I F. Taliaferro, S. Percy Thompsom, cent for the success of the “safely | Charles H. Tompkins, Rev. Charles T. campaign.” Warner, Roland Whitehurst, Wash. “I pledge you our wholehearted co- | B. Williams, Lioyd B. ‘Wilson, Admiral operation.” Spencer S. Wood. Officers of the club are Frank R. _— Jelleft, president; Henry N. Brawner, Jr., vice president; William E. Russell, second vice president; Roland White- hurst, secretary to the board, and | Harold A. Brooks, treasurer. Officers of the Georgetown branch | include William E. Hall, president; | John Hays Hammond, vice president; Paul E. Casassa, director of athletics, | and Clarence C. Richardson. | Members of Board. Members of the board of directors are: Col. Stephen Bonsal, Henry N. Brawner, jr.; Harold A. Brooks, Owl. Wrisley Brown, Joseph A. Burkart,| Karl W. Corby, John Dolph, Henry W. Draper, Col. Henry P. Erwin, Clarence L. Harding, J. Philip Herrmann, Al- bert F. E. Horn, Frank R. Jelleff, | Joseph D. Kaufman, Frank A. Kerr, Andrew Landrus, John Oliver La Gorce, Judge Robert E. Mattingly, Eu- gene Meyer, Clarence F. Norment, ji Charles H. Pardoe, William L. Ra THE HECHT CO. F STREET AT SEVENTH Aircraft Carrier Begun. Three years’ work on the $7,500.000 aircraft carrier Ark has just started . in Birkenhead, England. Full line of nationally advertised atches, Jewelry, Diamon 3 We Solicit Your Charge NATIONAL 3100 “The automobile is the cause of | the accidents, because if there were | has joined The Star Safety Council, in the belief that “protecting life is the highest form of charity.” In the group, left to right, are Mrs. Edward the showing of two safety motion pic- | partment. tures provided by Richard M. Ham, e m et N no automobiles there would be no | automobile accidents. “There is no way around it, the driver of an automobile is responsible in every instance. Human rights cpme before anything else. Yours for results, F. B. CASEY.” * Xk X X “While you are to be commended highly for the campaign you are con- ducting in the interests of public safety, I am tinged with the belief you are still asleep. No insult intend- ed. The psychological effect of such & movement as sponsored by you is Highly important if continued. It takes propaganda to put anything over. But you must bear in mind you are dealing with himan nature, and that is one of the hardest elements on the earth, above the earth and under the c.rth to deal with, that is if you wish to make any impression thereon. ~I have had an inclination to write for a long time, but thought it would be as su much breath wasted. How- | ever, one of your headlines tonight | says ‘Accidents Traced to Lazy Driv- ers’ and that burned me up. Now you are all wrong from the ground up. Have any of you people driven‘ e car in this town? Now here is the | real answer to the whole wrang| dangled problem. And excuse the bluntness, but it's the truth. “Ninety-nine per cent of our acci-‘ dents are caused by nothine but down- right, cussed, mean, human hoggish- ness. You drive within the speed limit or & mile or two over, down they | come on you; they veer to the right and they veer to the left of you; they cannot stand it to have any one in front of them or to cross their path. 'They are bent and determined on get- | ting around you or bust their wind | doing it. The words ‘road courtesy’ {5 not known to Washingtonians. ‘When, if ever rarely, I am shown a courtesy I have to look at their tags and most every time they are an out- | of-tow1 car, usually from the West. | Next in line for the speed maniac | first prize are cars from New Jersey. | I have driven West and I have driven | North and I have yet to see such fla- | grant disregard for the rights of others as you see 10 times in as many blocks in this, the model city of the United States. Why, motorists drive with utter abandon on our streets. It seems as though they say that’s my right of way; you take it and I'll drive right through you. And they do, or else explain away all our accidents if you can. On the way home tonight in three blocks a human hog comes out a side street at about 40 per. Sup- [ conditions on the stre: Star, I promise to: Never operate at Drive on right of Make turns from Heed pedestrians’ Be courteous and Employer. The Safety Safe Driving Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening Stop at all 8-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Signal before turning or stopping. Give right of way in doubtful cases. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. O it i Address. .o aaacn The Coening Star Washington, D. C. Sign and send above coupon te The Eveming Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building Stevens, secretary: Mrs. J. Edwin Reid, president, signing a pledge card; Mrs. Ella S. Knight, organizer, and Mrs. F. C. Brinley, second vice president. —Star Staff Photo. pose there had been a child there.l Well, I was there and had to step on | my brakes. “Further on. I saw a man coming through the viaduct all the way to the other end, mind you, and before I knew it he was past my nose, and gone. Suppose some street car had | been there letting off passengers. Vi- | posts. And a litle farther on a| human maniac comes tearing down| (and positively) around the corner on | two wheels. Say, by the way, that | type usually draws up to the curb | about two blocks farther on. | thus it goes; if it happens once it | happens a thousand times a day. “I do not suppose you will even| quote this, but for heaven's sake and | for the sake of the innocent victims | bear down hard on this type of driv- ing. W. E. KNIGHT.” * ok % X “I have signed the safe-driving | pledge and want my name to be on the top of the roll. “For I think this is the greatest | prevention of accidents that any one my own experience driving every day, | and have noticed the ones who have signed the pledges and show their windshield stickers. “I am & truck driver and have been driving trucks for the past 11 years | for the Department of Argriculture station at Beltsville, Md. I work | eight hours, and out of eight hours I drive six on the Washington streets. I hold a good record at my station, and never have had an accident or paid a fine or have been stopped by | a policeman in Maryland or Wash- ington. “It is because I have followed just what the Safety Council pledge calls for, and if every one would follow this pledge Washington would be one | of the safest places on earth. “EMIL REYNOLDS.” Jews Ousted in Rumania. BUCHAREST, Rumania, November | 12 (By the Jewish Telegraphic Agen- cy).—Rumanian newspapers reported yesterday there had been a wholesale | dismissal of Jews by private enter- ! prises as a result of a law requiring | that preference in employment be | given to Rumanians over aliens. { ets and highways and in reckless speed. highway. ' the proper lanes. rights. considerate of others. Council Of | sion is obstructed there by the center | Still Carries On. HERTFORD, N. C. (#).—“Uncle Joe” White, 55-year-old colored farm hand, is plowing, hoeing, cutting cord wood and harvesting with the best of them on J. L. White's farm. When he was a boy his right leg was amputated to check a malignant growth. Years later an infection necessitated amputation of his right arm. -Still later his left thumb was lost in a saw- mill. Next a freight train jumped the track and wrecked a building. Joe And | was found unconscious behind the | honor, debris, D. C. YOUNG'DEMOCRATS TO BACK SAFETY DRIVE | Pledges to Be Distributed After Talk by Guest of Honor, Mrs. Owen. ‘The District of Columbia division of Young Democrats will indorse The | | Star’s safe driving campaign at a | | meeting tonight at the Willard Hotel, | according to Paul A. Best, president of the organization. | Safety pledges will be distributed director of safety of the District of Columbia Motor Club, American Auto- | mobile Association. These films, both | new in Washington, will show the common causes of automobile acci- dents and methods of safe drivin, There will be two vaudeville acts, Stove Parts Boilers, Furnaces, Stoves Capitol Rock Wool Insulatioa following the speech of Mrs. Ruth | | Bryan Owen, United States Minister | to Denmark, who is the guest of The meeting will begin at 1 8:30 o'clock. | Air-Conditioning Furnaces Fries, Beall ¥ Sharp 734 10th St. N.W. Nat. 1964 Investigate Our Outstanding Apparel Fashion Park Clothes ... Finchley Hats ...Manhattan Shirts ... 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