Evening star., 1935-11-10

WIN the loss OF Lnelr JOOS II neeu DC,
those that are reckless. There are
safety engineers at all the navy yards.
including the Washington Navy Yard,
where Lieut.. Comdr. Walter r. Jones
is assigned to that duty, as well as
being in command of President Roose-
velt's craft, the Sequoia.
Assigned to the Navy Department
are half q dozen official cars, one to
the medical officer at the Capitol,
half a dozen at the Navy Yard. four
to the dispensary at the Navy Depart
ment, one at the Naval Observatory,
two to the Naval Air Station at Ana
costa and one to the Naval Research
Laboratory at Bellevue, D. c. There
are some rs trucks at the Washington
Nay Yard, officials said.
In addition, the Federal Govern
ment provides parking space at the
rear of the Navy and Munitions Build
ings for hundreds of automobiles. at
testing the great numbers that travel
to and from work by private machines.
They come from Maryland and Vir-
ginia, as well as the District, SO that,
in joining the Star safety drive, the
movement Is being carried far beyond
tn. physical boundaries Of the city.
Rich Results Expected.
Oflcials at the Navy Department
believe that the warfare against death.
injury and property damage will bear
rich results in making the streets of
Washington much safer to drive In.
IN joining the campaign, the Navy
Department is shoulder 10 shoulder
with the Post Once and Commerce
Departments, number OF inde-
pendent Offices of the Government,
the Naval Reserves and the District
National Guard, as we'll as the Fc-t
Myer, Va, garrison and other public
and private groups.
The first District public night school
to affiliate with The Star Safety Coun-
Gil is completing the signing of safe
driving pledge cards. according to
report received by the council. This
school, the Mckinley Evening High
School, has returned nearly 1000
signed pledge cards to The Star
Council.
"All returns are not yet in. and
am hoping that we will 60 above the
1000 mark" reported L. I. McDougle.
teacher of civics at the school, who
is handling details of the safety drive
there. This will make Mckinley
E"cning High School practically 100
per cent enrolled"
Mckinley Evening High School held
a safety assembly" last Monday for
discussion of the safety campaign and
the enrolment of teachers and stu
dents The assembly. Mr.. McDougle
reported, went OF in the very best
style and was an outstanding success
in every way"
"The interest in evidence there and
in the class rooms afterward," he re-
ported, "far exceeded our expectations
and hope this effort will not be for
gotten by those present. We plan to
carry the campaign forward by vari-
Gus means. chiefly through publicity
in our night school paper, the Owl.
The Fall edition Of li1ls newspaper
will be out about Thanksgiving and
will carry an account of the drive"
The Mount Pleasant Citizens ASso-
citation joined the safety campaign as
a unit at meeting last night. At
the request of the association, The
Star Safety Council provided 100 safe
driving pledge cards for the member
ship of the association.
Church Groups Enlist.
Wholehearted support of the safety
has been voted by two Bap-
tist church organizations. both Of
which are pushing the enrolment of
safe drivers and the general purposes
of the campaign.
The Baptist Ministers Conference,
under the leadership of Rev. w. H.
Jernagin, president. is working among
the colored Baptist clergymen Of the
city in the interest of safety. The
indorsed the campaign in
the following resolution. unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, The Washington Eve
ming Star Is now carrying on a safety
to lessen the accidents and
deaths In our city by automobiles:
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
Baptist Ministers Conference indorse
this campaign and cali upon each
member of the conference with auto
mobiles to sign the pledge"
The campaign also has the indorse-
ment and support Of the Baptist
young people of the District Of Co.
lumbia. The following resolution
was adopted unanimously by leaders
Of the young peoples groups at a
meeting during the past
week in the Mount Carmel Baptist
Church:
Whereas, The Washington Eve