Smyrna times., 1924-08-13

tuesday, august 1S,SElyfna orange
will hold lawn party at Mr.. Michael
Mofitt's, west of Clayton.
The members of Delaney's Church
will hold festival at the residence of
John H. Walton, Wednesday evening,
August 20 If stormy, the following
evening.-adv.
Lieut.. L. L. Cobb, who has been at
Fort Barranca, Florida, has finished
his camp work there and will report
back to Dahlonga, Georgia as in
structor in the Military school there
in September. In the meantime he
and his family are visiting his par
ents, DIR. and Mrs. J. S. Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Everheart and
children, Katherine, James, William
Nelson, Edward, Clifford, Dottie and
Betty, of Reading, Pa, who are camp
ing on the ]. H. o. Walton estate,
were entertainer Monday by Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Smith and sons at
chicken dinner and hot dog supper.
After dinner both families motored to
the famous bathing resort, Woodland
Beach, where they enjoyed a couple
of hours in the water. A very de-
lightful time was had by all.
James Paynter, Sc years old, vet
eran of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in the garage in the rear of his home
in the western section of Rehoboth
about 1 o'clock Monday morning. The
body was found by his son, who, upon
coming home and missing his father,
went to search for him. Mr.. Paynter
was caretaker of the Veterans Home
of the Delaware Division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. He is survived by
his widow and six children. The
children are: Mary Paynter, who lives
in Atlantic iCty, and Marshall, Lloyd
Harlan and James Paynter, Jr.
"As there are more than six hun
dred railroad grade crossinfs in Del
aware, the Cross Crossings Cautious
ly Campaign now being conducted b,
the Steam Railroads Of the Country
has a particular significance to tn
people of this State" said Mr.. P. ]
Reilly, Vice-President in Charge o
Public Safety Of the Delaware Safet
Council. According to our record
public railroad fatalities in Delawar
have shown a steady decrease bein
16 in 1921, 13 in 1922, and 8 in 1872;
This is a substantial rate of decreas
and we are trusting that an increase
cautiOusness on the part of mOtorist
and others at crossings will shO
a further decrease in 1924. The raj
road and municipalities viii continJ
to spend all the money that can
spared for the elimination of graz
crossings. However, it is estimate
that it would cost many millions
dollars to eliminate the grade eros
ings on only one of the principal ca
riers in this section, and billions
dollars to remove all the crossings
the country. This high cost is of SUI
magnitude that it can be readily u
derstood that the elimination of ;
railroad grade crossings in the ne
future is not only financially impo
sible, but in many instances ply!
cally impracticable. 1t is, therefor
important that the general pub
bear in mind the most effective rel
edy at present for grade crossing q
cidents is the elimination or reckle
driving, and the exercise of high 4
gree of care in approaching a
crossing steam railroad tracks.
some states automobilists are requ
ed by law to come to a full stop
fore crossing a railroad track. II
law does not operate in Delawa
but everyone's self-interest deman
that he or she should at least sl'
down considerably at a railroad GRO
ing, and use all the facilities in
possession to determine if a S;
crossing may be made"