Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1936, Page 46

SAFE DRI Two-Day Accident Clinic Will Be Held in New York Prime Purpose Is to Place Public Approva'L on Good Motorists in Every State. Trucking Association Notes. By G. Adams Howard. | LANS for the first Nation-wide motorcade of safe | drivers, to converge upon New York City on August 31, have been announced by the Commercial Investment Trust Safety Foundation and the American Automobile Association. Assembled in New York, the safe-driver delegates from all States will eonduct a unique two-day “accident clinic” for the diagnosis of driver habits and driver evils. ‘The delegates will not only relate their experiences and observations during the cross-country pilgrimage, but will give their own opinions on the causes of automobile accidents and advance their ideas for the most practicable “cures.” ‘ The clinic will not be confined | strictly to the safe-driver delegates, al- | though the motivating spirit of dis- ' cussion will emanate from the “com- mon variety of driver” rather than from so-called traffic experts, State | and city officials, engineers and man- | ufacturers and safety coungelors. The prime purpose will be to turn the spot- light of public approbation upon safe drivers from every State in the Union. Members of the expert group will be permitted to talk, as in previous con- ferences on safety subjects, but they will occupy a back seat when it comes to adopting a plan of action and a course to be followed in the promotion of safer driving. For the drivers themselves will undertake to form their own permanent organization and to map out a Nation-wide cam- paign. The “experts” will be left free to handle such weighty aspects of the safety movement as legislation, wider highways, better street facilities and improved designing of cars. The selection of the delegates from each of the 48 States and the District of Columbia will be under the direc- tion of the American Automobile As- sociation and affiliated State motorist organizations. The A. A. A. will also fix rules and regulations and lend its support in every way to the first Na- tional Safe Driver Motorcade. One delegate will be chosen to rep- resent each State. Departure of the delegates will be timed so that all will be due to arrive in New York City in the afternoon of August 31. The delegates will drive their own cars, which must be in good mechanical condition. They will follow routes fixed by the A. A. A. The schedule will call for approximately 250 miles per day. Speed will be frowned upon, an: all the selected drivers will be pledged to obey traffic laws en route. The aim will be to conduct the pilgrimage in such manner as to constitute a na- tional demonstration of safe driving. If, perchance, any delegate should fig- ure in an accident en route, he will be expected to make a full report at the *“clinic.” All the 49 drivers will fur- nish material for dissection. Eligibility rules require that an ap- plicant (1) must have driven a private passenger automobile for at least 10 years; (2) must have covered at least 50,000 miles in the last 10 years; (3) must have a clean accident record and (4) not convicted of any traffic vio- lation in the last 10 years. Length of driving record, total mileage cov- ered and other considerations will be weighed by the judges in selecting the delegates from the list of candidates. Expenses of the delegates on the pi grimage and while attending the clinic in New York will be borne by the C. I. T. Safety Foundation as a part of its program for the expenditure of $250,000 in the next five years in promotion of the cause of safety. For- mation of the Safety Foundation was announced recently by the C. I T. Corp., which, with affiliated compan- ies, finances the purchase of nearly a million automobiles each year. The foundation will make numerous awards, including $5,000 to the person deemed to have contributed the most during the year toward reduction in automobile accidents. Participants in the motorcade and the clinic will be eligible for this $5,000 award. * Motorists from every strata of the population—man and woman drivers, voung and old—are hanging up “an amazing record of safety and law ob- servance,” as applications in the na- tional safe driver contest are checked from day to day. “It now looks as if this unique con- test would develop into a billion-mile motoring marathon on the part of the entrants without so much as the dent- ing of a fender or a warning from a traffic officer in a period of 10 years,” ‘Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile Association, de- clared. Mr. Henry pointed out that the first 100 applicants for the honor of rep- resenting each of the 48 States and the District of Columbia in the safe driver motorcade to New York City and the driver conference there had driven 15,000,000 miles in the last 10 years without accident or arrest, an average of 15,000 miles per driver per year. Mr. Henry said, in part: “The primary objectives of this con- test are to throw the spotlight on the safe driver, to demonstrate that mil- lions of motorists are operating with complete safety and that it is entirely pcssible to do so, even under existing conditions. “Here is something for alarmists— who pigeonhole all motorists with wild men—to chew on when they get through biting their nails. To them It must seem incredible that there are any motorists who have driven their cars for the past decade without caus- Ing an accident or receiving a ticket. What an inspiring testimony to safe- ty will have been written when a mil- lion such applications prove to doubt- ers that care and caution are prac- ticed daily by the average driver wherever he travels! “We have heard a lot about reckless drivers. We have read a lot of horror stories. We have built up a fear psychology that is no good for the man behind the wheel. I do not say that we should nét condemn reckless- ness, but, I ask, is that all we can do? “Let’s talk about the millions of . careful drivers for a while. So long have we enjoyed pointing an accusing finger at the driver that we have come to include all motorists in our indictment. It's time to put a brake on fear and give a break to the av- erage, sportsmanlike driver—which, in short, is oyr objective in seeking this vresentative careful driver in each ¥ the 48 States and the District of lumbia.” Selection of such drivers was an- nounced last week as a joint project of the American Automobile Asso- ciation and the C. I. T. Safety Founda- tion of New York. One driver and an [} o allernate who eacH has driven at least 50,000 miles in the last 10 years without either an accident or a con- viction for violating traffic regula- tions will be chosen from each State and the District of Columbia before July 15, closing date for applica- tions. Winners will drive their own cars in an all-expense trip from each State to New York City as official del- egates to a novel “safety clinic” early in September. Coming on the heels of the open- ing of hearings on the question of rail pick-up and delivery service by the Interstate Commerce Commission, one of the most significant moves in the direction of solving an acute trans- portation problem was made today, | when the National Local Trucking Associations, Inc., representing op- erators engaged in strictly local serv- | ice and as “terminal units,” announc- ed that it will develop a unified na- tional program for local collection and delivery service, co-ordinated to serve rail, air, steamship and over- the-road highway carriers. This an- nouncement was made by Philip A. Smith, jr., of Chicago, president of the association. “As the initial step,” he said, “the | association will set up a national | ‘planning committee,’ with Eugene P. McNeil of Chicago as chairman. Vested with authority to proceed with the program as rapidly as possible, this committee, which will be repre- | sentative of local truck operators in | all parts of the United States, has | been called to meet in Chizago early in August to lay the groundwork for submitting its recommendations to all transportation agencies, as well as shippers and other interests con- cerned.” Pointing out that local truck oper- ators, with years of experience in the expeditious handling and routing of traffic for shippers, and with a knowl- edge of methods to assure maximum service and economy to shippers and other carriers, in turn advantageous to the public, are best equipped to solve the pick-up and delivery problem, Mr. Smith declared that the association will move promptly in adopting and recommending a program for its solu- tion. “Pick-up and delivery service is of vital importance in any effort to elimi- nate duplicated service and resultant 2conomic waste through a co-ordinated transportation system. However, it must be in accord with sound trans- portation economy, which will preserve individual enterprise, as against mo- nopoly; and assure adequate transpor- tation charges, with a division among all agencies performing the service that is compensatory. The public in- terest is not served when rates are lowered for one unit of a complete service and the loss made up in higher rates for another.” The decision of the National Local to settle the controversy over pick-up a meeting of its Executive Committee plated program was authorized. ‘Two hundred miles of safe walking for pedestrians along main State and county roads—that is the program now under way in Nassau County, Long Island. Seven hundred men are now busy building 200 miles of concrete side- walks, the largest program of its kind ever undertaken in a county. Numerous deaths and injuries to pedestrians along the main State and county roads led Nassau County of- ficials to make the building of con- crete walks a major part of the work- relief program for this year. The sidewalks are being built with a W. P. A. allotment and local funds. The county provides equipment, trucks and part of the required materials. Through this plan Nassau County is obtaining permanent improvements that otherwise would not have been possible. The project was started last Fall, when men were given grading jobs that continued throughout the Win- ter. Concreting is now being done from 13 stations, with walks being completed at the rate of from one- half to one mile a day. They are of standard construction, with a thick- ness of 5'; inches and a width of 4 feet. Automotive Briefs L. P. Steuart of L. P. Steuart, Inc,, Pontiac dealers in Washington, D. C., has returned from Detroit and Pon- tiac, where he was 1 of 16 dealers to attend the June advertising meet- ing of the company. These dealer advertising meetings, | which have become a regular part of Pontiac’s merchandising program, are conducted by F. A. Berend, advertis- ing manager of the company, assisted by W. A. P. John, vice president of MacManus, John & Adams, Inc., the advertising agency which handles the Pontiac account, Ancient Rome’s Tax Program. Imperial Rome of ancient days im- posed a legacy tax of 5 per cent on sums over a certain amount left to other than near relatives. The intro- duction of this tax was partly due to the anxiety of Caesar Augustus to en- courage matrimony. Only Roman cit- izens at first were subject to the in- heritance tax until the whole empire was enfranchised to increase the reve- nue from this source. Shop as Home Burns. BARABOO, Wis. (#).—Mr. and Mrs. Roy Butler spent the afternoon shop- ping for new furniture with his veter- an’s bonus money. When they fin- ished they discovered they had no home to furnish. Their house had burned down in their absence. ‘Possums in Rat Trap. F. M. Smith, .Laredo, Tex., set a wolf trap to catch rats, but caught an even dozen mother ’possums—a carrying 11 young in her pouch. 4 ‘Trucking Associations, Inc., to attempt | |and delivery service and rates followed | in Washington, at which the contem- | Cape Cod Journey Combines Scenic Beauty With Widest Va- riety of Recreations. Allowing Plenty of Time Adds | to Enjoyment of New . England Tour. By James Nevin: Miller. ‘ x 7HIL!: planning your Summer vacation these balmy July days, what is more impor- tant than a complete change of scene? It whips up the appetite, refreshes the mind and brings you back to your daily routine a new person in perspective and enthusiasm. Therefore, no matter how fond you are of Washington, why not figure on at least a week for a motor journey to a recreation spot that not only is entirely differ- ent from those around here, but which is known the Nation over? Discarding for today the idea o(i the usual day's drive into nearby Maryland or Virginia resort sections, let us see what New England has to offer. Naturally enough, Cape Cod | comes first to mind. Its splendid | beaches, running for miles along the ocean, beckon us with almost every kind of outdoor sport and recreation. Its inland waters are renowned for | the quantity and quality of their fish. The unique scenic effects created by the enormous sand dunes that| skirt the sea have made Cape Cod a wonderland for artists. Tourists from all over the world are enthu- siastic about its splendid roads and | cars from every State in the Union are always on hand during the Sum- mer season. The new North and South route, U. S. 202, provides District motorists | with an ‘excellent artery of travel northward to Cape Cod and New Eng- land. Not only does this scenic high- | way system assure comfortable driving | with all the necessary conveniences, | but it also enables the driver to avoid congested areas. Not to have| to bother with the delays and other | discomforts of such big citles as| Philadelphia, Jersey City and New York is indeed a pleasure. Figure on about two and a half days each way for your journey. True, motorists boast of averaging 300 miles a day. That, of course, is Cwashington b Clip this map if you are planning to make a motor trip to Cape Cod. It offers an ideal circle tour which takes you through the famous Bear Mountain region, one of New York State’s finest park areas, and back to Washington via some of the most _interesting scenic points in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. grand in the matter of ‘speed, but certainly offers little time for fun and scenery. NICEST way to leave Washington is via route U. S. 1. You simply drive northward on this route through Baltimore and past Bel Air and Rising Sun into Longwood, Pa. From Long- wood take Pennsylvania State high- way, route 52, into West Chester, where the new route 202 is encountered and followed northward through Pennsyl- vania and New Jersey over rolling hills and past many fine farm lands into Suffern, N. Y. From Suffern, follow route 202 into West Haverstraw, site of the Jeshua Hett Smith House, where Benedict Ar- nold, the traitor, and Maj. Andre, the British spy, completed their nefarious deal whereby Arnold turned over to Andre the plans of West Point, for a cash consideration and a promise of & commission in the British Army. For- tunately, the capture of Maj. Andre at Tarrytown frustrated this attempt by Arnold to betray the cause of the colo- nies. = Next motor northward on 202 through Stony Point, site of the fa- mous battle where Gen. “Mad” An- thony Wayne scored a brilliant vic- tory over the British and renewed the confidence of the colonists; and over the Dunderberg Mountain road to the traffic circle, situated in the northeast- ern part of Bear Mountain (Harriman) State Park, one of the finest public parks in the State of New York. In this vast playground area, which consists of about 47,000 acres of wooded mountain land, you may enjoy numer- ous kinds of sport and recreation. Along 202 there are plenty of signs di- recting you to a splendid swimming pool of ultra-modern design. Also on 202 is Hesslan Lake, an ideal place for boating. During the Revolutionary War, tradition has it, George Wash- ington drove a company of Hesslan soldiers into the bottomless waters of this lake. Around Bear Mountain Inn, which is operated by the State of New York, are many other devices for the enjoyment of outdoor sports. Close by the western entrance of the Bear Mountain Bridge you will find the new Trailside Museum buildings. They contain numerous exhibits of & histo- rical, geological and botanical nature. The trails are built especially for na- ture lovers—well marked, with attrac- tive labels attached to natural speci- mens. Thus it is very easy indeed, for INGTON, Panoramic view of the Bear Mountain-Hudson River Bridge and its two approach highways In this vast playground area of wooded mountain land you may on the east side of the river. D. Trip Ideal Motor Vacation Jaunt enjoy innumerable kinds of sport and recreation. 1936—PART FOUR VER MOTORCADE NEARING :-: AVIAT than 11 years ago, opened up & new route into New England, which not only saves considerable time and mileage, but also avoids all congested traffic areas. The views up and down ! the Hudson from the bridge are su- | perb. In order that travelers may en- joy the magnificent scenery, parking is permitted. After crossing the bridge turn right and travel over the Bear Mountain | Approach Highway, which follows a lofty course above the majestic blue waters of the Hudson. here is almost beyond human descrip- tion. Parking spaces have been ar- ranged at especially interesting points for the travelers’ enjoyment. Continue on U. S. 6 around Peekskill via the Bronx River Parkway Exten- sion, and then drive through Shrub Min B West S Haverst Suffern, Oak and Mahopac, site of a beautiful of the cape, simply retrace your way | Cod? A lake of the same name, and through along U. S. 6 as far as Orleans, where | ington to Providence and Province- as an airmail pilot he joined the| The scenery | |and through Milidale, Meriden and | Middletown into Willimantic. Now on route 6 again, journey into | Providence, capital city of Rhode Island. Continue on route 6 mroughi Fall River and New Bedford into Buzzards Bay. Then by all means drive out to the very tip end of Cape Cod into Provincetown. This is easy, since you're still on 6. There are| many beautiful beaches between these | two points. In order to visit them, all | that is necessary is to keep a sharp | lookout for highway signs, which are | plainly marked with the names of the various beaches. E SPECIALLY picturesque is the trip | around Provincetewn. In certain | | | | | sections the roadway has been laid | ! between the ocean and the enormous sand dunes, giving the casual visitor the impression of a desert on one side and a fine view of the ocean on the | other. Here, indeed, is a delightful | | vacation region, with plenty of cool ocean breezes to keep the temperature | | comfortable, regardless of any so-/ called heat waves. 1If you choose to visit the other side | Higlsway maps showing these routes in detail may be obtained without cost by writing to the Bear Mountain Hud- son River Bridge, at 39 Broadw: bile editor of The Star. A suggested return route that offers | splendid roads and a wide variety of | scenery is as follows: Head first of all | from Fall River over route 138 to Newport, R. L: ‘thence by ferry to Saunderstown, R. I. U. 8. 1 should then be taken through New London, New Haven, Bridgeport—as far as| Port Chester, N. Y. Here you have your choice of either cutting across | the George Washington Bridge, which hits the upper end of the city, or | taking the Alpine-Yonkers ferry, which avoids the congested city area | his headquarters here a large part of | altogether. For the most part these routes thus | far are unmarked. But they're easily followed by local roads. In any case, after crossing the river you should have no trouble in locating U. S. 9-W. Follow this south into Jersey City, at which point the overhead highway— the so-called Pulaski Skyway, fis | | reached. Watch for the U. S. 1 road marker and follow this route to a point near New Brunswick, where you hit U. S. 130. Then drive through Hightstown, Burlington, and around the outskirts of Camden to Pennsville, N. Y. Here it's grand fun to take the ferry to Newcastle, Del, where you follow route 40 to the junction of 273. Continue on this route to Rising Sun, Md., and then simply follow route 1| all the way back to Washington. | How many miles will you have to drive on this suggested trip to Cape Well, it’s 442 miles from Wash- | ION NEWS, Air Derby Group’s Frolic To Be Held on Ground Canoe Tilting, Games and Bathing Beauty Contests Arrang ed for Outing at Somervilla Next Sunday. By Joseph S. Edgerton. ILOT members of the Washingto: which, for the first time in a I P n Air Derby Asscciation will shed their wings temporarily to qualify for the July event of the association, long while, will involve no flying. Members of the association are to be the guests of Mrs. Thomas Somerville and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison “Buddy” Somerville at their Summe: home, Somervilla, near Shady Side, Mt members have flown to Somervilla ine past years, landing in open flelds near the home of the former Derby Asso- clation president, they have been asked to refrain from flying this year be- cause the available fields are not regarded as safe. In liey of the flying, however, plenty of excitement is promised for the hardiest association pilots who ever tightened a helmet buckle under their chins. Canoe tilting contests are among the events scheduled which are cal- culated to upset the equilibritm of the steadiest pilots. The pilots, sans flying togs, will be paraded before a jury of their elders in bathing beauty contests. There will be swimming con- | tests (very free style) for men and women. Those who fail to make good as bsthing beauties or aquatic stars will be given an opportunity to redeem themselves at croquet, soft ball or quoits. Failing there, they will have no chance to prove their superior caliber except, perhaps, at the dining table. Members must notify officers of the | association not later than July 9 of | New York City, or from the automo- | their intention to make the trip, so | that arrangements may be made for them. No reservations will be made after July 9, it was announced. Members will make the trip by auto- mobile, assembling at the association club house, College Park Airport, Col- | lege Park, Md., at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, July 12, and leaving at 10 am, AMES N. PEYTON, for five years a member of the Bureau of Air Commerce, has resigned as Federal aeronautical engineering inspector to become a first officer with Transcon- tinental & Western Air. As an inspector, Mr. Peyton made the time. He conducted flight tests on aircraft submitted for Federal ex- amination inspected all types of airplanes sub- | mitted for reli- censing for com- merciel use Peyton his flying career with the Army, graduating from the Air Corps Training Center in 1928 and being assigned to ac- tive duty in the 2d Bombardment group, Langley Field, Va. In 1929 he completed his active duty and got a job flying airmail between New York and Montreal. 3. N. Peyton. Carmel and Brewster into Danbury, route 28 is encountered and followed | town, Mass., is 122 miles from that Department of Commerce in 1931 as the hat manufacturing center of the around the other side of the cape| city. So the distance from Washing- |engineering inspector. Nation. From Danbury proceed on route € to the point of contact with route 14, in the vicinity of Woodbury, and then on the latter route travel through Wa- terbury, “the brass city of America,” | back to Buzzards Bay. This side of ,the cape also has many beautiful | beaches, which are in great demand | for surf bathing. Visit as many of | | them as your time permits. They are | | all well worth visiting. ton to Provincetown is 564 miles. If| you take the suggested route back to Washington you'll find it a trifle shorter than the one through Bear Mountain region—529 miles, to be exact. USEFUL AUTOTIPS GVENFOR VO JPuhlic Held Unwilling to Pay| Premium for Better Fuel for Efficient Engines. BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. As tourists so often discover, it’s & wrong road that has no turning. With engineers striving to give the public the benefits of higher com- pression, and the public reluctant to pay a premium for the better fuel needed for efficient engines, it isn't any wonder that “pinging” has be- come the popular complaint of the day. Service men are beginning to tear their hair in desperation as thou- sands of owners daily demand relief from that peculiar kind of detonation that sounds so much like a million little devils hammering away at the engine’s vitals. One remedy being tried with vary- ing degrees of success is that of grind- ing down sharp edges in the cylinder head. These edges become overheated and act as miniature spark plugs. Another popular remedy is to install a thicker cylinder head gasket. Car- bon must also be held to a minimum, this calling for special care in the selection of engine oil. If some of the older home radio sets become scratchy in reception one quick remedy is to twist the tone control knob back and forth a dozen times or so. This effects a sort of self-cleaning of the rheostat and makes for better contact. The idea is one which often can be used ef- fectively by the automobile owner when she suspects that the lighting switch is not making efficient contact. If she will simply snap the lights on and off a few extra times she will be able to clean the contacts and get a better circuit of current through to the lights. Because copper wire expands it may be necessary to have the running board type of radio aerial tightened up occasionally in hot weather. Un- less this is attended to the aerial is apt to sag and catch in things. Service meén usually use small turnbuckles, which make it easy to tighten up or slack off the wiring. Because solvent oil is so effective as a rust preventive in the car’s cool- ing system many owners are lured into thinking that, if the addition of such oil clears up rusty water the cooling system is rid of trouble from sediment. All the rust preventive is doing in such case is clearing up the rust that is in suspension. does not clean’out the sediment that collects in the water lodge the flake that core. Real cleansers, a] pressure, are needed for this more ex- tensive job. Use the It | hands. Those who go in for preven- an inhibitor of rust. starting when | the cooling system is clean. That | means starting the day you take de- livery of the new car. | For that long trip this Summer few | conveniences top the new pillow for the comfort of those who find it tiring to hold their head up on a rough road. The new gadget is in the form of a special pillow shaped like a fur piece. Fitted behind the neck, it furnishes a comforting support for not only the | head, but the shoulders and upper | back as well. I recently advised a woman car owner to have the rear end gears re- placed. They had become quite noisy through wear and no amoumt of re- adjusting of their fit could possibly have silenced the noise. She took my | advice, but unfortunately took only 50 per cent of it. And thereby hangs a tale of woe. It never pays to replace just one gear. If the new gear is obliged to mesh with an old one, the combina- tion will be as bad, if not worse, than the combination of the two worn ones. At least the worn gears have become somewhat accustomed to working to- | gether. Not only is it always neces- sary to use two nmew gears, but also to make sure that they are well mated to each other. Fear of having a spring break when on a trip can be banished from the picture of things to come by remem- bering that this sort of trouble usu- ally is due to neglect of the shock absorbers. While even an expert can- not predict when a spring leaf will give way he can come within easy reach of his mark in prophecy if he finds that the shock absorbers. have not been given attention. Most springs fail because they are allowed to “bot- | tom” or to recoil too rapidly for their | own good. Have the shock absorbers care- fully checked over before starting on a trip. It is not enough to have fluid poured into them. See that they are not worn and that their connecting arms are free to work, but not so free as to be loose, It is customary in engineering cir- cles to refer to shock absorbers as spring controls. This gives these de- vices a more descriptive title, be- cause it shows them as checks on wild extremes in spring behavior. They are also known as spring savers. The better the shock absorbers operate the less trouble will be had with the car’s springs. Shock absorbers also play an important role in controlling , because it is an easily dem- onstrated fact that where front springs are too free to flex the car is more difficult to keep to a safe course. After a morning cleaning up the car you may like to know that a little lemon juice added to the soap and water will be effective in clean- ing your finger nails and removing embedded dirt from the skin of your | that: Driver --- Can You Answer This ® A. A. A. TRAFFIQUIZ. ‘ 1. Select the nations with (first) the lowest and (second) the next low- | est number of automobile accidents per motor vehicles registered. Check right ) England. ) United States. ) Belgium. ) Germany. ) Italy. f( ) Canada. 2. Driver arm-signals are fast ap-| proaching universal adoption. | most States, when a driver signals with | his arm extended downward he means | ) He is going to slow down | or stop. b ( ) He is going to turn right. | Cl ) He is going to turn left. 3. Judged by the proportion of ac- cidents that resulted fatally in 1935, there is strong indication that the most reckless drivers are found in what age group? a( a( ) Under 16. ) Between 16 and 24. ) Between 24 and 40. ) Over 40. 4. Of 1,501,633 cars inspected by the State of Pennsylvania ever a certain period, estimate the number fouad to be needing brake adjustment or re- pairs: a ( b ( e ( d ( ) 600,000. b ( ) 400,000. c( ) 200,000. 5. You are driving and turning a | corner on a green GO signal. A pedes- trian, in a crosswalk, is crossing the street which you are entering. Who | has the right of way? ) I have. ) I have, if I blow my horn. ) Pedestrian has. ) Pedestrian has raises his hand. if he 1. (1) and (b); 4. (@); 5. (©). 2. (a); 3. (b); Bonus Pays Death Expenses. LOS ANGELES (#).—Court Com- missioner E. D. Doyle asked Joseph George Scheue, World War veteran who received a bonus of $525, if he could pay temporary alimony. Scheue presented “receipts showing he had spent the mdney on a cemetery lot, & casket, paid an undertaker for ulti- mate services and made arrangements for church rites. ———————— rear wheel, severa} possible reasons apply. Perhaps you have not had the Winter lubricant fully drained off. The Summer grade of lubricant in the rear end may be too light. The grease retainer in the axle may be worn. You may be driving over roads that are highly crowned. Anyway, after using the car on a warm day try not to park it so that it tips to the right ‘or left. During his five years with the bu- reau Peyton made flight tests and gave Federal aviation examinations in Washington, Oakland. Phoenix, De- troit, Los Angeles and Kansas City. | He also made a survey of Alaska com- mercial aviation facilities. He has completed a three-week | course of instruction in the T. W. A. airline pilots’ school at Kansas City, | covering operating regulations and airline practice. Pcyton is married and has a son, | James R. Peyton, 5 years old. JAVY and Marine Corps Aviation Reserve training has entered a period of increased activity under terms of the 1937 appropriation bill, which carries an increase of $515,634 above the 1936 total for the Naval Re- | serve, most of the increase being ear- marked for aviation. During the last week a total of $5,334,303 was made available for Navy and Marine Corps Reserve avia- tion, including the aviation cadet pro- gram Of this amount $3.974,132 is for the cadet program, intended to provide a steady and increasing flow | of new pilots into the under-manned squadrons of the fleet. Of the remain- der, $351,090 is for Marine Corps Re- serve flying expenses and the rest for the Navy Aviation Reserve. The increased funds will provide training duty for 30 additional volun- teer aviation officers and will provide for an inctease from 16 to 23 in num- ber of Fleet Reserve men allowed in the aviation divisions. Aviation cadets, selected on the ba- sis of a month of elimination train- ing at naval air stations, among them the Anacostia station, are given a year of flight training at Pensacola, Fla. and three years of aviation duty with the fleet on a cadet status, after which they are given Reserve commissions, assigned to Reserve aviation units for training and returned to civil life. LTHOUGH none of the big new Douglas 21-passenger transport airplanes has yet gone into regular passenger service, United Air Lines, with 10 of them on order, has just announced that orders have been placed for five more, at a cost of $103,000 each. Delivery of the first plane is scheduled for August 15, ~vith subsequent deliveries at the rate of two a week. The big transports, with their longer cruising range, will enable United to again réduce its coast-to-coast flying time, company officials said. With the addition of these 15 transports, United will have a fleet of 65 twin- engined type airplanes. American Airlines, first of the companies to place a bulk order for the big new airliners, recently brought the first of the big Douglases to Washington Airport en route from California to New York to complete its service testing. Regarded as a critical test of the suitability of the local airport for operation of such large aircraft, the big Douglas surprised observers by landing and getting out with no more difficulty than its smaller sisters. No decision as to regular operation of the big ships here has been an- nounced, however. CONTINUING their impressive se- ries of all-time traffic records, the Nation's domestic air transport lines during May carried 96,368 pas- sengers and flew 40,097,155 passenger miles, both new records, according to the Bureau of Air Commerce. 4 \ and | began | After two years | d., next Sunday. Although association The highest passenger total for any | previous month was 89,581, in Au- | gust, 1935. The same month was the | former peak for passenger miles flown, | a total of 35,732,204. Another record was established in May for the percentage used of avail- able passenger seats. During May, 69 per cent of all available seats were occupled. The highest previous per- centage was 62 in March last. ‘The 20 companies operating domestic service in May reported 483,798 pounds of express carried. This total was ex- ceeded only during the flood mor of March, when great emergency ship- ments of food, medical supplies and | equipment ran total poundage up t | 535,736. Air transportation for a time | during the flood period was the on! | form of transport available into cer | tain cities. 7ITH a total of more than $62,00 in cash prizes already posted, ir addition to such noted trophies as the Thompson, Bendix, Louis William Greve and Ruth Chatterton Sports- man Pilot awards, the 1936 National Air Races, to be held in Los Angeles September 4-7, promise to be amonz the largest in the long series of na- tional air classics. “The Los Angeles Municipal Airport is ideally adapted for the national event,” said Clifford W. Henderson veteran managing director of the na- tional races, who again will be charge this year. “It is the opi 1 of many pilots that it embodies the safest closed-circuit racing course of | any American airport.” iany special racing airplanes expected to be entered in competit for trophies and cash prizes. The Bendix, annual transcontinental spe dash, probably will start from New | York on the opening day of the Los Angeles meet, | | e { R EPORTS on the national soar meet at Elmira, N. Y, and | several gliders and soaring plan | which may be available for acquisiti | by the new Soaring Society of Wash- ington, will be made to the society at a meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium of the Chesapeake & Po- | tomac Telephone Co., 725 Thirteenth street. | Percy Warner, president of the lo- | cal society, organized to replace the late Washington Glider Club, made a trip to Elmira about a week ago to observe the meet and make inquiries | about a machine the local club might purchase. He said there were several gliders which might be on the market following the meet. Miss Beatrice Rau, secretary to the local sottety, armed with Warner's report on these gliders, has gone to Elmira over the week end to foilow up on arrangements for a purchase Warner and Miss Rau will make their | reports Tuesday might and it is hoped the society will approve the purchase of one of the ships so that local flying activities may begin this Summer. Warner said arrangements have been made for the use of a local fleld suitable for automobile tow launch- ings and that it is hoped flying may be under way before the middle of next month. | | Huge Terracing Plan. [ GOME idea of the extent of the plans of the Soil Conservation Service for erection of barricades to wast ful, eroding, sweeping floods of sur- face water can be had from the an- nouncement that 36,000 miles of farm terracing is planned for construction | during the next three years. Such a program would provide 14 | terraces, each reaching from New { York City to Los Angeles. | However, the work is to be done |largely in the Southeast, according to H. H. Bennett, the chief of the | service. “Terraces are valuable in the con- ;trol of erosion, especially on moderate | slopes of deep, porous soil,” he said, | “but generally it is essential that they | be supplemented by ample vegetation and proper cropping and tillage prac- tices if they are to be effective in long- time corrosion control. ‘ “Terracing is only one part of ero- | sion control. More extensive use of | adaptable trees and grasses, correct | methods of cultivation, increased planting of soil-binding crops and | proper crop rotations are among the equally important control measures. “Experience has shown that tere racees are not practicable in all parts |of the country, because of peculiar | soil and climatic conditions in certain | sections,” Benett said. “For example, in some parts of Washington State | heavy snows often are followed by | sudden thaws. If these thawing pe- | riods do not melt all of the snow, ter- | race channels are left with alternating | sections of snow and water. The | snow forms a series of blockades, pre- | venting slow, safe runoff to the pro- tected terrace outlets. With no other route of escape, water breaks over the top of the terrace and flows down the slope, endangering terraces below and often gullying the land.” Similarly, Bennett pointed out that trees and grasses are more practicable than terraces for the control of ero- sion on steep slopes. Unless runoff is retarded by soil-stabilizing trees and grasses, it can gain considerable velocity and, during heavy rains, even those terraces supported by vegeta- tion may be ineffectual in halting the flow of water. Wants Pine Needles. EVER since it got around that he [ is a hay fever sufferer, Fred War- | ing has been deluged with suggestions | for remedies from other h. f. patients who listen to his Tuesday evening C. B. S programs. The most un- usual among them was a box of pine needles from Maine, with instructions for smoking in a pipe as a cure-all. Speedometer Service, We Repair All Makes REEL BROTHE 4n ST.NW....DEcurun 4220]