Smyrna times., 1921-12-28
STATE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE
THE AUTO HEADLIGHT LAWS
LENSES MUST BE APPROVED BY
AUTHORITY OF THE STATE
Owners Will be Educated By the Del
aware Automobile Association AS
to the New Regulations

W hhC ANCW
Beginning February the law pass
ed by the State Legislature three
years ago regulating headlights on
motor vehicles will be strictly en-
forced Meanwhile, a campaign TO
educate drivers of cars as to the re-
quirements of the statute and the kind
of lenses which must be used, will be
conducted by the Delaware Safety
Council and the Wilmington Automo-
bile Association. These actions were
determined upon at meeting Tuesday
night of last week of the Safety Coun-
Gil, in the rooms of the Delaware Mo-
tor Sales Company, Eleventh and King
streets, Wilmington. /. Clayton JUS
tiny, in charge of the motor vehicle
branch of the secretary of states Of
flee, announced that the law would be
rigidly enforced. 1t was stated that
reasonable" opportunity would be
given drivers to conform to the re-
ouirements. First offenses may be
condoned, but after that the penalties
will be strictly adhered to. Tests con-
Quoted by w. F. Little, in charge of
photometry, Electrical Testing Labor
atories, of New York, confirming the
claims of manufacturers of headlights
lenses for automobiles, have thus far
shown twenty-nine types of lenses in
use as being within the requirements
of the Delaware law.
The speakers at the meeting were
Mr.. Justiny, who explained the law;
w. F. Little, who gave an exhibition
of the manner of conducting tests and
of regulating the headlights of an au-
tomobile properly. Aaron Finger,
former deputy judge of the Municipal
Court, and now deputy attOmey-gen-
eral, said he had no doubt that legal
authorities would carry out the pro-
visions of the law if cases of violation
were brought to their attention. The
enforcement, in the last sense, he said
depended upon the attitude of the pub
lie and the interest the automobile
people took in proper adjustment o.
automobile headlights as measure o
safety.
Charles G. Guyer, secretary of tn
Wilmington Automobile Association
said he believed the automobile publ
would welcome the action of the Safe
ty Council. The association, he sale
had been the sponsor of the law ar
naturally would be in favor of its er
forcement. From the number of con
munications which came to the asst
citation, he said, he felt hundreds {
automobile drivers all over the stat
would back any movement of the Safe
ty Council which would provide bettt
lighting on automobiles traversing ii
public highways, both as measure {
safety to the automobile drivers then
selves and to the public.
Lieutenant Governor j. DanfOri
Bush also made a short address, cal
ing attention to the need of prop'
headlights and to the necessity of a
tomobile drivers doing everything po
sible to safeguard highway travel.
The demonstration of Mr.. Little a
tracted a great deal of attention al
many present asked questions as
the means of adjusting lights and t
proper sort of lenses to be used. l..
DeBlois, of the Delaware Safety Cou
Gil, presided at the meeting. A lar
number of automobile owners, deale
in machines and representatives of t
different motoring interests were pre-
ent.