Evening star., 1935-10-25

the trainmen of the Georgetown
division for making the greatest i'm
provement in their record for safety
and courtesy during July. August and
September. Their rate was announced
as 26 per cent better than for the
previous quarter, while the record of
the Brightwood Division. nearest car
or bus division competitor, was l8 per
cent.
The reliability award will be pre-
sented to the car-house crew at Ten
leytown for making the best improve
ment in their record for keeping cars
in operation on the street and free
from delays due to mechanical or
electrical causes. Their record of i'm
provement was announced as 81 per
cent.
The safety award for the greatest
improvement in safe hours worked
will go to the operating crews of the
track and roadway department.
These men worked the past three
months a total of 52,74o hours. with
only one disabling accident from any
cause, as compared with six during
the preceding six months.
The Capital Transit Co. has joined
The Star Safety Council in the present
city-wide safety drive and now is
undertaking the individual pledging Of
every motorman, bus driver and in
dividual employe who operates any
form Of vehicle on the streets and
highways.
Announcing virtually l00-per-
cent record for the motor-vehicle
drivers In the employ Of the executive
Office Of Arlington National Cemetery,
Col. Charles G. Mortimer, U. S. A.,
retired, officer in charge, has returned
AT signed safe-driving pledge cards to
The Star Council.
Students Join Campaign.
81 am in thorough accord with the
worthy motive back of this campaign" !"
Col. Mortimer said, "and am hoping
that the members of my organization,
, who have signed these pledges, includ-
ing myself, will be able to maintain the
high standard Of motor conduct re-
quired by the conditions Of these
pledges"
Students of Glass SC and 6-B Of
the M F. Maury School, Clarendon,
Va, 10 Of whom previously had signed
individual pledges to obey all traffic
and road rules in riding bicycles, have
joined The Star safety campaign
under the leadership Of their teacher,
Miss Grace C. Hall. 1907 North Din
widdie street, Waycroft, Ballston, Va.
In a letter to The Star Council,
signed by all the pupils, they inclosed
pledges to ride bicycles safely and to
walk safely, asked for safety stickers
and for copy of the safety song, II
Will Take Care"
The following signatures appear on
the letter: Thomas Bridges, Lloyd
Bullock, Robert Burke, Harry Gray,
jr.: Eugene Gurganus, Richard Hines,
Wilbert Miller, Ralph C. Musohlitz
Courtney Owens, Edgar Rice, Howard
Skillman, Willard Sandman. Edgar
Spratt, Malcolm Tuthill. Lorraine
Basye. Naomi Goodman, Pearl Kelly
Doris Merchant, Myra Lillian Mitchell,
Marie Dram, Elaine Turner and Miss
G. c. Hall.
A safety cover" on the Diamond
Chatterbox," organization publication,
is contribution of the Diamond Taxi
cab Co. and its editor, Miss Anne L.
Graham, to the safety campaign. On
the cover, in bold-face lettering, ap-
pears the following: Roads are
Safer, cars are safer, is your driving
safer?"
Distribution Of safe-driving pledge
cards to 1000 members Of the Mont
gomery County Federation Of Women's
Clubs. which joined The Star safety
campaign as a unit yesterday under
the direction of Mrs. Joseph T. Ma