The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-27
GOVERNOR TO
VAR ON STATE
AUTO DEATHS
Declares Them Scandal,
Disgrace; Will Take
Steps to Cut Toll
By J. c. BASKERVILL
The fumes News Bureau
Sir Walker Hotel

RALEIGH, Dec. 27.-DeclaFlng
that the carnage resulting lro"
automobile accidents IN the SLa .,5
IN which hundreds are being KILL
oh and injured each month-lOo
we're killed and 527 injured III
equals that Of wan
and amounts 70 pubic Scanual
and disgrace" Governor J. I. b.
Ebringhaus has declared war on
reckless and drunken drivers ana
is going to take steps To see that
the present death toll IS reduced
"ReckIessness and drunken
driving must be stopped, Gov
ernor EhringhauS said IN state
mant as he left 10 spend Christ
mas holidays at his home m
Elizabeth City. "Our highways,
intended as a means OF conIen-
fence and pleasure 70 our cItl-
zens, are becoming menace.
Il am directing our state nigh
way patrol TO begin ut once a
most vigorous campaign against
drunk drivers IN our state and l
am calling upon all law enforce
ment officers to cooperate iuIy
and effectually in this enterprise.
Al the same time | beg the CO.
operation and Sympathtc assist
ance of our law abiding citizens
i'm clearing the highways of dan
gerous drivers. The lives of In
nocent men, women and little
children must not be endangered
by the reckless indifference OF
relatively few who abuse the
privilege the state provides for
them. Let us see what a month
of real effort can do toward
checking this bloody tide"
In the first part of the state
ment, Governor Ehringhaus said
that ''the constantly mounting
toll of reckleSSness in the use of
our highways is APPALLING" and
pointed out that 105 persons
were killed and 527 injured in
automobile accidents in Novem-
Der. this figure being exceeded
only bv the accident figures in
December, 1929, when 100 were
killed in automobile accidents.
The governor also pointed out
that of the lO5 killed, 40 were
pedestrians, of which 10 were
children. killed while playing in
the streets. Seveuty-five of the
injured were also pedestrians.
The state highway patrol for
the past two months mas been
making more and more arrests
for drunken and reckless driving,
Captain Charles D. Farmer. COM
mander of the patrol, pointed out
today. More than 700 arrests
were made by patrolmen last
month, of which 115 were for
drunken driving. 80 for being
drunk on the highways (pedeS-
trians). 10 for reckless driving
and go for excessive speeding.
Now that the governor has or
dered the patrol TO tighten up
still more. the number of arrests
is going to increase. Captain
Farmer said.
From now on, any reckless,
careless or drunken driver can
expect 20 do his explaining to the
Judge and not to the patrolmen,
CAPTAIN Farmer said. "The time
for stopping drives who have
violated the law and then letting
them off with a warning is going
to be a thing of the past, except
in very minor violations. Gov
ernor Ehringhaus can depend up
on the fullest cooperation from
the highway patrol in doing
everything possible to reduce the
amount of reckless and drunken
driving in the state. especially if
the police officers in the cities
and all other peace officers will
comply with the governors re-
quest and assist the patrol in this
new war upon reckless, careless
and drunken drivers"
Both Governor Ehringhaus and
Captain Farmer agree that the
newspapers of the state can be
of invaluable assistance in this
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