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alternate who EACH has driven at
least $4,000 miles in the last 10 years
without either an accident or con-
viction for violating trafic regula-
tions will be chosen from each State
and the District Of COLUMBIA before
July IS, closing date for applica-
tions. Winners will drive their own
cars in an all-expense trip from each
State to New York City as ofdcial del
egates to a novel safety clinic" early
in September.
Coming on the heels of the open
ing Of hearings on the question OF rail
pickup and delivery service by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. one
of the most significant moves in the
direction of solving an acute trans
portation problem was made today.
when the National Local Trucking
Associations, Inc, representing op-
orators engaged in strictly local serv-
ice and as terminal units announc-
ed that it will develop unified ma
tional program for local collection
and delivery service, co-ordinated to
serve rail, air, steamship and over
the-road highway carriers. This an
nouncement was made by Philip A.
Smith, jr, of Chicago, president OF
the association.
Gas the initial STEP" he said, "the
association will set up a national
planning committee with Eugene P.
Mcneil of Chicago as chairman.
Vested with authority to proceed with
the program as rapidly as possible,
this committee, which will be repre-
sentative Of local truck operators in
all parts of the United States, has
been called to meet in Chicago early
in August to lay the groundwork for
submitting its recommendations to all
transportation agencies, as we'll as
shippers and other interests con-
cerned."
Pointing out that local truck oper-
ators, with years Of experience in the
expeditions handling and routing OF
traffic for shippers, and with knowl-
edge of methods to assure maximum
service and economy to shippers and
other carriers, in turn advantageous to
the public, are best equipped to solve
the pickup and delivery problem, Mr..
Smith declared that the association
will move promptly in adopting and
recommending program for its solu-
ton.
Pickup and delivery service is Of
vital Importance in any effort to elirni-
nate duplicated service and resultant
economic waste through a co-ordinated
transportation system. However, 1t
must be in accord with sound trans
portation economy. which will preserve
individual enterprise, as against mo-
nopoly; and assure adequate transpor-
tation charges, with division among
all agencies performing the service
that Is compensatory. The public in
terest is not served when rates are
lowered for one unit of complete
service and the loss made up in higher
rates for another"
The decision of the National Local
Trucking Associations, Inc, to attempt
to settle the controversy over pickup
and delivery service and rates followed
a meeting of its Executive Committee
in Washington, at which the contem-
plated program was authorized.
Two hundred miles of safe walking
for pedestrians along main State and
county roads-that is the program
now under way in Nassau County
Long Island.
Seven hundred men are now busy
building 200 miles of concrete side
walks. the largest program of its kind
ever undertaken in a county
Numerous deaths and injuries to
pedestrians along the main State and
county roads led Nassau County Of
ficials to make the building of con-
crete walks major part of the work.
relief program for this year.
The sidewalks are being built with
w. p. A. allotment and local funds.
The county provides equipment, trucks
and part of the required materials.
Through this plan Nassau County is
obtaining permanent Improvements
that otherwise would not have been
possible.
The project was started last Fall
when men were given grading jobs
that continued throughout the Win
ter. Concreting is now being done
from 13 stations, with walks being
completed at the rate of from one
half to one mile day. They are Of
standard construction, with thick
ness of 51a inches and a width Of
| 4 feet