The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-23
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PORT ORANGE, March 23.-The
town tax books close on the 31st, and
taxes unpaid at that date will be sub
ject to costs.
The 800 Club met as usual on Mon
day night and spent a pleasant eve
ming with the pasteboards.
The friends of Mrs. Perkins feel
greatly relieved to learn she is i'm
proving from her Illness that threat
ened to be very serious,
Mr.. and Mrs. Parkhurst, who have
spent several winters in Port Orange
motored over from DeLand to visit
Mrs. Perkins. They are spending the
winter in DeLand and have a son at
tending Stetson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swallow, who rented
the A. M. Martin cottage, have begun
their homeward journey to Western
New York. They plan to stop over at
st. Augustine, Jacksonville, Washing
ton and other points
Mr.. Silas Trowbridge, a prominent
Il.
and Mrs. w. c. Ernhardt for a few
days. Mr.. TroWbridge's sister, Mrs.
Sue Cleveland, and son, George, of
Piedmont, S. c., are also visiting the
Ernhardt's for a fe- weeks.
Messrs. Townsley and Kerr motored
to DeLand on business trip on Mon
day.
Mrs. Leach and Miss Mamie Leach,
the formers daughter, of Blake, with
two lady friends took an interesting
motor trip ON Monday of some eighty
miles. visiting the lighthouse, and, of
course, the beach, Port Orange, New
Smyrna, the Old Spanish Mission,
Coronado and several miles along the
beach. back to New Smyrna, on to Oak
Hill and returning to Blake in the
afternoon, feeling we'll repaid for their
trip.
State Prison Inspector Thomas ar
rived here Tuesday morning on his
periodical round of inspecting the con-
vict camps. He found the Tomoka
Land Companys camp under the man.
agement of Capt. Frank, in first class
condition, as usual. He also inspected
the Brown camp near Oak Hill. return
ing to New Smyrna to continue his
tour by train.
A Sunday school picnic was held on
the beach Tuesday afternoon after the
public school was dismissed. Supper
was served and good time was had
by all. Most of the party remained
until after the moon rose from cloud
less sky, and beautifully lighted up the
way for the return trip.
A collision that fortunately was not
very serious occurred at the intersec-
ton of Dunlawton and Ridgewood ave-
nues recently, between Mr.. Bates driv-
ing a Ford from Wilbur, and w. IL.
Putnam. of Ormond, driving Hud-
son. said to be owned by VIM. Thomp-
son, of Ormond. The Ford was con-
siderably unused up the weight OF
the Hudson and it's velocity, proving
too much for the smaller car Whle
/ it is true that owing to the narrow
streets this point is dangerous, yet
thousands of cars with careful drivers
have had no accidents, and it would
seem in case of accident that at least
one of the drivers would be in fault
AS to who was in fault in the above
case, deponent knows not. Careful,
moderate drivers usually escape acct
dents unless the machine gets out OF
order, the driver loses his head, or
some reckless driver forces COLI
sion. Reckless drivers should be very
severely punished in order to protect
| the public. Nearly all auto accidents
occur through the fault of some driver
not having his machine under perfect
control, and the innocent, who should
be protected, suffers from the reck-
llessness of others and often has no
redress.