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The Washington times., 1933-02-23
FLAY
D, {. BILL CUTS

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forcing it's meter installation
order.
The rider is the work of Repre-
sentative Thomas L. Blanton CD
of Texas.
Members of the Senate and
House yesterday received letters
from hundreds of drivers who ap-
pealed to them to enforce the
meter order and provide for taxi
cab insurance.
Face "UntOld Misery"
The letters pointed out that
unless the commission is empow-
cred to fix rates, drivers and their
dependents will suffer untold
misery in the near future"
Harry c. Davis, president of
the Independent Taxi Owners
Association, in one of the letters
declared that unless insurance
laws were provided and rates
made more equitable that it would
be impossible to control accidents
and exploitation of cheap labor. i"
Taxis In Many Accidents
Statistics gathered by the De-
partment of Vehicles show that
in the four-month period of July
through october last year, re-
garded as "sloW" traffic period,
taxicabs were involved in 544 of
the 1927 accidents reported, about
% per cent of the total.
TaXicabS at this time conSti-
tuted about 2R per cent of all
vehicles in the District, it was
pointed out, with the result that
this small number of vehicles was
responsible or involved in nearly
one-quarter Of all motor accidents.
This is explained by the fact
that taXicabs cover more than six
times the mileage of private cars.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
Maryland Firemen
Hosts to Sen. BULOW

Senator William J. Bulow, of
South Dakota, former governor of
that State who organized the first
firemen's school there, will be
guest of honor and principal
speaker Saturday night at the
Maryland Volunteer Firemen's
Association. The dinner will be
given in the dining hall of the
University of Maryland, College
Park.
George Fisher, Of the Capitol
Heights Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, will act as POSTMASTER,
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
WOUNDED WIFE
WILL SURVIVE,
SAYDOCTORS
Husband Spirited From Jail
At Fairfax to Thwart
Threat of Violence

Lewis B. oliver, scion of an old
Virginia family, charged with at
tempting to kill his estranged
wife, Mrs. Barbara Ritchie Oliver,
Sunday night, was spirited away
from the Fairfax Jail early today
to the Southwestern State Hos
pital at Marion, Va, for mental
observation.
Circuit Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy late last night issued pa
pers committing young Oliver to
the institution at the request Of
former State Senator E. Frank
Ball, attorney for Oliver.
Guarded Against Violence
Soon after the papers were is
sued Oliver was started for the in
stitution quietly under an armed
guard, as fears had been express
ed that he would be mobbed.
Yesterday Commonwealth At
torney Wilson Farr and Sheriff
Eppa Kirby went before Judge Nc
Carthy and asked permission to
move Oliver to some other Jail, ex-
planning that feeling against him
was high as a result of the shoot
ing.
During the day numbers Of per-
sons gathered around the Jail, but
there was no attempt at violence.
Wife to Recover
Oliver, who is 20, was jailed
after he had forced his way into
the home of his wife's father,
Judge A. B. Ritchie, Sunday
night.
Mrs. Oliver is expected to re-
cover in Georgetown Hospital. A
charge from a shotgun fired by
Oliver entered her left shoulder.
The husbands father, former
State Senator Walter T. Oliver,
died last November of injuries re-
ceived in an argument with
Lewis Ritchie, brother of Mrs.
Oliver, when he attempted to
Straighten the marital affairs Of
the couple. Ritchie was cleared
by a grand jury.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
Woodin Tune Made
Official March
Of Inaugural
When band after band sweeps

When band after band sweeps
UP Pennsylvania Avenue in the
Inaugural Parade on March 4,
playing stirring march tune,
it will mark a musical introduc-
ton to the new Secretary of
Treasury of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration.
The tune, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt March," was COM
posed by William H. Woodin,
who has been named to the
Treasury post in the new Cab
met.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
Freight Car Rider
Assaulted bu Pals

Police patrolling areas between
Alexandria and Orange have been
asked by railroad police to look
out for three men who yesterday
afternoon assaulted j. r. Jennett
and robbed him of a small
amount of money and tied him in
a c. & o. freight car.
Jennett told of having boarded
the train west of Alexandria and
said his three companions at
tackled him.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
Citizens Group Hits
r. F. C.. Relief Loans

Endorsement of the stand Of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations against loans from the
R.. F. C. for the District was
voted last night by the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton.
Reduction in District of Colum-
bia water rates was demanded
and exemption of metropolitan
police, firemen and teachers from
economy provisions of the Treas,
ury-PoSt office bill was asked in
other resolutions.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
maryland CUTS
SCHOOL FUNDS

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 23.-Elimi-
mating free transportation for
school children, abolishing the Of
flee of truant officer and drop
ping manual training, domestic
science and music from the
schools seemed definitely assured
today as the senate finance COM
mittee of the Maryland senate
continued it's efforts to cut Gov.
Albert C. Ritchie's budget by
$1,000 900.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
MRS.N|CH0LSON
WINS APPEAL
FOR S11 FINE
Raised ST so That Zoning Case
May Be Tested; Building
Permit Involved

BY virtue Of an agreement
reached between States Attorney
Stedman Prescott and counsel
for Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, IA
nous dry leader, that the latter
would withdraw writ Of habeas
corpus filed in the case If Mr..
Prescott would withdraw his OBJ
lection to an appeal, Judge Don
aid A. DeLashmutt today in
creased the fine which he had
imposed on Mrs. Nicholson for
violation of the building code
from $40 and costs to $11 and
costs and granted her appeal.
He also made the fine $11 and
costs in companion case which
he had previously suspended, say
ing that the whole matter should
be cleared up in this way
The hearing on the writ was
to have been continued today in
Circuit Court before Judge
Charles w. Woodward.
Mrs. Nicholson, who was charged
with failing to have a proper
building permit for improvements
on a gasoline station owned by
her ON the Rockville Pike, was
found guilty by Judge DeLasn-
mutt in police court two weeks
ago and went tojail for Is min.
utes rather than pay the fine OF
$40 and costs, which was too low
to permit an appeal.
Her attorneys obtained the writ
and had her brought before Judge
Woodward who continued the
hearing until today. She ap-
peared today to give her personal
bon for $40.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
to Present
FLAG He Donated

Secretary of the Treasury Og-
den L. Mills will present colors
donated by him to U. S. Treas,
ury Post, No. 2400, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, at the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, at 4:30
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Mills donated the flags
some months ago, but formal
presentation was delayed. Mean,
time they have been on display
in the bureau lobby.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
Walker Says 'HOOey'
To Return RUmOrS

NICE, France, Feb. 23 U.N.
SD.-"It's all hOOey."
With these words, James j.
Walker, one-time mayor of New
York City, thus disposed of re-
ports he planned to return to the
United States shortly to build Up
his fortune. He said:
~ am staying here"
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
Pen Women to Fete
Press Celebrities

Celebrities of the press will be
honored at the celebrity breakfast
of the National League of Amer
lean Pen Women Saturday at the
Willard. The speakers will in
clude Raymond Clapper, Frederick
r Park1eV
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
P.-T. A. SPEAKER

DR.. Loren Johnson, washington
psychiatrist, will speak to mem
bers of the Takoma Park Elemen-
tary Parent-Teacher Association
at it's monthly meeting tonight.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23

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or automobile to sell or rent ad-
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TION Of this newspaper to reach our
great reader audience. Phone District
$3.50. Ask for ad-taker.
The Washington times., 1933-02-23
CARD PARTY

The Ashton Heights, Va,
Woman's Club will sponsor a ben
eft card party in the club house
tomorrow afternoon. Play will
begin at 1:45 o'clock.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Sharp Decline Shown In Poor Relief
MAN STABBED
NEAR BOSNIAN
TREATED HERE

BREVARD, July 21.-N. Aston,
whose home is said to be in Mar
shall, and who has been employ
ed on road job between Ros-
man and the South Carolina line
in Pennsylvania county, is in the
DR.. r. L. Stokes saitarium on the
Flat Rock road, suffering from
knife wounds received Thursday
evening at about 1880 o'clock,
when he was attacked. it is said.
by Jess Chapman, who had been
employed on the same construc-
ton job.
Aston was cut in the right
side, one of his ribs being sever
ed. and he received a wound in
the lung.
Chapman was arrested and
jailed in Brevard after the cut
ting. Aston was brought to Bre-
ward for medical attention by Dr..
Stokes, a Brevard physician, and
his condition was such that it was
thought advisable to bring him to
DR.. Stokes place near Henderson
vile.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
TENNESSEE IN
WET COLUMN
BY slim VOTE
Dry Forces Beaten by Ma
jority of Less Than
10000
OREGON VOTING ON
LIQUOR QUESTION
BY UNITED PRESS

Emerging from Tennessee with
victory won by nair-breadth
margin. the prohibition repeal
drive entered Oregon today where
voters were expected to make
their state the goth to approve
ratification of the 21st (repeal)
amendment.
Only the votes of the four
large cities prevented Tennessee
from being the first of 10 states
to vote against repeal. The rural
districts and East Tennessee par
ticularly gave the drys a large
majority which the city vote more
than wiped out. Memphis, largest
city Of the state, gave the vets u
Is to l majority.
Two thousand Of the 1892 pre-
cincts in the state gave repeal
1856 votes against 1887 for
prohibition.
Tennessee was the 10Th state
to approve ratification. If Ore
gon follows predictions today, it
will be the Goth. The repealists
then will need only the approval
of 16 states to bring an end to
national prohibition. They believe
they will obtain those states by
the end of the year.
A wet victory in Oregon was
most probable. The state recent
ly voted to repeal its state prohl-
bition law.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Third Community
Singing Is Set
For Sunday P. N.

The third weekly community
singing will be held at the high
school auditorium on Sunday aft
ernoon at 1870 o'clock.
In addition to group singing
there will be a piano solo by Wal
ton Locke, vocal music supplied
by Roy c. Bennett, and another
number to be announced later.
For the group singing the pro-
lection machine, which throws the
words of the songs on the screen,
will again be used. However. it is
suggested that people who have
difficulty in reading at q distance
bring their own hymn books.
This community singing Is the
third of series which is proving
very popular here with local peo-
pie and visitors.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
TO
OPEN SCHOOL
ESQ Expected to Attend
First Sessions at Bon
Clarken Sunday

The 22nd annual Lutheran
Summer school for church work
ers will convene at Bonclarken,
assembly ground of the A. r. 7.
church, on July %. and sessions
will continue through July 2.
Approximately $50 members of
the church from several states
are expected to be in attendance
at the opening session OF the
summer school.
The opening banquet will be
held on Saturday evening at 3
o'clock with the Rev. Thomas r.
Suher as POSTMASTER.
On the leaders who will be in
charge of the work at the school
are Mrs. A. j. Fenner of Phila-
delphia, Miss Irene SoX of Hick-
DRY. Rev. w. J. Quicker of Ello-
rec, S c.. DR.. Charles B. Foe
lsch of Charleston. S c., DR.. j.
w. HORNE of Columbia, S. c.,
DR.. r. A. Goodman of Newberry,
s c., Miss Emma Lou Schirmer
of Columbia, S. c., DR.. c. T.
Wiles of Philadelphia, Prof. Paul
Ensrud of Newberry, S c., Mrs.
John George Kurzenknabe of
Harrisburg, Pa, DR.. F. W. Ot-
terbein of Chicago.
Among speakers to be heard in
evening services are DR.. D. W:
Daniel of Clemson College, Paul
Rarger of Mooresville, DR.. James
C. Kinard of Newberry. S. c..
Mrs. III. O. j. Kreps of Columbia.
S. c., and DR.. Otterbein.
On Sunday, Bonclarken will be
the scene of the Sunday school
This service will be followed by
a service at Grace Lutheran
church of Hendersonville, with
the sermon by the Rev. DR.. 2. D.
Brown of Columbia, S. C. A SUM-
set service will be held at Bon,
clarken with DR.. c. p. Wiles OF
Philadelphia, in charge.
Lectures during the week VIII
be held at 8 o'clock and speakers
are as follows: Monday, DR.. Dan
iel. Tuesday, Mr.. Barger. Wed
nesday. DR.. Kinard. Thursday
Mrs. Kreps Friday, DR.. Otter
hein.
The public is invited to these
services.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
OLD FORT nine
DUESATURDAY
Visitors Reorganized as
Smoky League Race
Continues Tight

Now in the thick of the race
for league top honors, the Hen
Jacksonville team in the Smoky
Mountain league will meet the
reorganized Old Fort team on the
high school athletic field on Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The local team has been con-
sistently fighting for first place
in the league after a bad start
which cost two games in the
opening two weeks. A win over
Leicester last week placed the To-
Gals in q tie for first place, and
they will be fighting to maintain
this lead on Saturday.
The Old Fort team has been
completely recognized and a new
lineup will appear in Saturdays
game here. The locals expect a
real battle.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Lake Lure Gets
Civilian Camp

Civilian Conservation Corps
camps will be established today or
tomorrow at Lake Lure, Ruther-
ford county. Enloe, in Burke
county, and at Purlear, Wilkes
county.
Establishing details for the
camps, consisting of 20 men, ST.
pervised by two lieutenants ar
rived at the camps on Wednesday
and Thursday and the main con"
tingents are expected to arrive
late today or Saturday.
The camp at Lake Lure will be
garrisoned by 200 World war and
Spanish-American war veterans
This camp is located near the
head of the lake.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
&C. DIRECTORS
HEAR REPORTS
Entertainment and Adver-
Using Committees I'm
usually Active

Directors of the Chamber Of
Commerce, with a large attend
ance, met Thursday evening and
devoted more than two hours to
consideration of community and
organization affairs.
Among the several reports made
TO the directors were the reports
of the activities of the advertising
and entertainment committees.
John Rarden is chairman of the
advertising committee and 0. Y.
BrownIee is chairman of the en-
tertainment committee. These
committees have been active and
have accomplished visible results
in advertising Hendersonville ana
this section and in providing en-
tertainment for visitors.
Financial condition Of the
Chamber of Commerce was con-
sidered by the directors and 1t
was determined that a financial
campaign at an early date will be
necessary. A campaign for add
tional members and memberships
will be planned and put on some
time in August. =, ,
President Milo Strong presided
in the directors meeting and Sec
rotary Noah Hollowell presented
reports in detail Of all the organ
activities, including re-
ports of committee meetings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Popular Program
Offered Tonight
In c. of c. Series

The Chamber of Commerce Of
fers the third of it's weekly series
of programs in the city high school
auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock.
In addition to the local talent
which is contributing their serv-
ice in this effort to furnish enter
tainment for the visitors and local
people, Luke CLANCY and his Lake
Falls orchestra, and Miss Evelyn
Turner, of Charlotte and a pupil
of the Burkhimer School of the
Dance, are assisting.
Miss Millicent Livingston Of the
Livingston School of the Dance, is
also one of the features offered
tonight in a costume tap dance.
This school will present also two
of its pupils in specially num-
Der.
A. C. Hewitt, Jr., who sings a
group of songs, is in the city aft
er several months engagement in
New York.
From the Dotson Studio is pre-
scented the Personality Twins,
Misses Sue Garren and jeanette
Mottsman in a song and dance
act Mrs. P. F. Sudduth, who will
offer group of whistling num-
bers, is always quite a favorite,
as is Mrs. H. V. Station in her solo
work. .-.
Next week in the same audito-
rum the Chamber of Commerce
will offer a program by Camp
Greystone on Friday evening, July
%.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
SUNDAY TO Be
AUXILIARYDA
.KANUCA LAKE
Second of Short Confer.
ences Begins Today;
Noted Speakers

The second of the short confer
ences for laymen will begin this
afternoon at Kanuga Lake, con-
ference center Of the Episcopal
church. with twilight service at
7:l5, by the lakeside, and meet
ing at 8:15 in the pavilion, with
DR.. Gus w. Dyer. specialist on
rural work, Vanderbilt Univers-
ity, as speaker, his subject being
Going Back to the Country"
Other speakers for the laymen's
conference on Saturday will be-:
the Rev. Malcolm S. Taylor, CT
Washington. D. c.; the Rev. Gar
diner l.. Tucker, of Houma, La. !;
the Rev. Edmund P. cambridge,
of Nashville, Tenn; the Rev. JOS.
F. Fletcher, of Raleigh; Barlow
Strang, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and William L. Baithis. Gastonia.
Saturday from 10 a. m. to 3
p. M, will be the annual Woman's
Auxiliary Day, at which there is
always a large attendance of aux
iliary members from the nearby
towns and of those spending the
summer or parts Of it in the noun
tains of Western North Carolina.
Miss Caroline P. Cain, president
of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Diocese of South Carolina will
preside over the meeting, which
will last from 1890 a. m. to 3 p.
M, lunch being served at the inn
for all who desire to. stay for the
entire program.
Distinguished among those pres
ent at Auxiliary Day at Kanuga
will be Miss Grace Lindley, New
York City, executive secretary of
the Woman's Auxiliary, National
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
CAR DROPS 50
FEET KILLED
Bodies of Mississippians
Found Today by
Passersby

OKLONA, Miss, July 81 CUP
Four persons were killed today
when an automobile ran into Chi
whata creek, eight miles north Of
here. The dead are Winston Jor-
dan of Iuka, chief surveyor of a
bridge project between Okolona
and Shannon; John Rubel. of
West Point; Miss ErneStine Cald-
we'll, of Tupelo, and Miss Rachel
McShann, of Tupelo.
They were en- route to Tupelo
after a swimming and dancing
party here. The bodies were
found by passersby today. The
car apparently had missed the
bridge and ran off a 30-foot EN-
bankment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
500 PRESENT AT.
BAPTIST RALLY
Census Shows 1901 5. S.
Possibilities in Carolina
Association

More than 500 Sunday school
workers from the churches of the
Carolina Association attended the
rally and report meeting at the
First Baptist church at 2:3O
o'clock Thursday afternoon, ac-
cording to the associational su-
perintendent, James L. Brown.
The Rev. j. l.. Bragg Of the Horse
Shoe Baptist church led the devo-
tional services.
Reports from the census made
last Sunday afternoon revealed
that there are 1901 possibilities
for the Sunday schools participant
ing. Of the number, 1881 people
nine years of age and above are
not reached. To reach these pos
sibilities, 189 new teachers and
officers will be added to the adj
ministrative and teaching forces
of the schools.
The census reveals 3,4S0 resi-
dent church members. The Sun-
day school enrolment is 1872 pu-
pills. with an average attendance
for the past three months of p
665. The attendance on last Sun
day was 2,796. The campaign aim
for attendance next Sunday is A.
275.
More than 100 new Bible
classes will be organized to reach
this aim. according to Perry Nor
gan, state Sunday school secre-
tary, who is directing the work.
Daily report meetings are held
for inspiration and information.
Jas. L. Brown, Hendersonville, su-
perintendent, announced a meet
ing for Sunday afternoon at 2:SO
o'clock for ali the churches OF the
association. This meeting Will
close the campaign. Rev. w. II.
Ford, pastor of the First Baptist
church, will address the meeting
on "The Christians Accounting
Day." Mr.. Morgan will make an
address on "The Sunday School
and UNCONVENTIONAL Activities"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
EANILIES ON
CHARITY DROP
A PCT. here
Number Aided in March
Vas 1909; Figure
Now Is us
T!TE'S DECREASE
GIVEN AS Al PCT.

la.rease Of almost IS per
,.-, n the number of Henderson
.r.y families aided IN June as
,-garet with the peak load of
y,-,h Of this year. has been re-
,r..5 from the governors office
4 r.ls: in Raleigh.
! steady decrease in the NUM-
h. o: families is shown through
=, n5s;hS from March to June.
M decrease in the number of
i,~rss aided is attributed 70 Il
,i,.. general Improvement of
Ty,sS conditions. to seasonal
ir,,rsmenr here. TO the fact
,gs. number of people are now
lsrs,ysn, upon sons in the fed
IA, observation camps. and to
h a.. that many families are
r,g ALE To care for themselves
b. as1g their own produce.
,sneral decrease is shown in
a. sate rs a whole. The state
s. ! whole is now aiding II per
cen: less families than at the
gsls in March.
IN March. Henderson county
Us aiding 1909 families, in April
ii. e. 80 l. l.-,.-,.l fp 1O1S
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Cast Is Ready for
Comedy at East
Flat Rock Tonight

Miss Bessie Steedman, princi-
pal of East Flat Rock high school
and well known dramatic coach,
will present her GAIL Star ORA
matte Club" in a delightful three
act comedy entitled deacon
Dubbs" at the high school audi
forum tonight, starting promptly
at $50.
The cast Of characters will in
clude:
Deacon Dubbs-from Sorghum
Center, w. Va.-Roy Bennison.
Amos Coleman-his nephew, q
young lawyer-Esley Condry.
Rawdon Crawley-a wolf IN
sleeps clothing-Vance Hill.
Major McNutt-auctiOneer and
justice of the peace-Tommy Ca
glo
Deuteronomy Jones-a country
product-Mr. Ponder.
Rose Raleigh-the brave little
school acknowledgements Jones.
Miss Philipena Popover-wltt
both eyes on the deacOn-Mrs
Lulu Kent.
Emily Dale-the richest girl IN
town-Ruth Phillips.
Trixie Coleman, full of mis-
chief-Mrs. Frank Collins.
Yennie Yensen-the hired CIR
from Sweden-Ruth Norman.
The Villagers-Misses Miriam
and Clara Grove, Blanche. ClarE
and Herman Goodman, Albert
Hendrix. James Hill, Harry anc
Eugene Station, Mont Ward, join
Sinclair, Mr.. Whitlock and Pritcn'
ard Jones.
The play is being staged for the
benefit of the fire department anC
a small admission will be charged,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Canadian Premier
Favors Closing OF
Stock Exchange

LONDON. July 2l.-(UP).-
If President Roosevelt wants 70
save the world he will close the
New York Stock Exchange. Pre-
mier X. B. Bennett of Canada
said today on emerging from a
meeting of wheat conference del
egateS.
Bennett previously had indicat-
ed he favored closing the Chicago
Board of Trade. which was or
dered last night by the directors.
Bennett declined to elaborate on
his remark about the New York
Stock Exchange. but it was taken
to mean that he felt a halt IN
speculation necessary, and closing
the exchange would be the best
way to accomplish it.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-21
Asks Parents to
Send Children to
Parks for Playing

~, mayor A. V. Edwards this
rr.othing asked the cooperation of
S SIi'snts in keeping children from
Iaylhg IN the streets. There have
ro ~ several near accidents re-
m Sr,.eu lately from this source, the
n "e.eral parks are provided in
op me C''y. and Mayor Edwards re-
eSS XIII That parents send their
rat iuIen to play in these places
Tho s,, man allow them to play il