Evening star., 1937-05-19
SAFETY AWARDS
/ GIVEN G. DRIVERS
Two Star Employees Re.
,Warded for 7-Year Rec
a. a. ords' and Four for 5.

sixty-two automobile drivers for
The Star. who covered l,2l4.474 miles
without accident during the past IL
months, yesterday received awards
&nd certificates at meeting under the
auspices of The Star and the Ma
tional Safety Council held In The
Star Building
Two drivers received seven-year
awards and four received gold watches
for driving five years without acci-
dent. James William Thompson, one
Of the two with perfect seven-year
records, has covered total of 259.O94
miles without mishap during his serv-
Ice with The Star, of which 42,39l
miles were driven during the safety
Year ending April 80.
The other seven-year award was
made to Melba Markham Fuchs of
The Star Medical Clinic, who has
driven total Of $3.50 miles without
accident $3.50 miles during the past
year. She is the only woman driver
In the United States who has received
4 seven-year award of the National
Safety Council.
,,' Four Receive Watches.
a., The gold watch awards for five
years OF perfect driving were pre-
lsented to j. R. Thompson, Robert F.
Perkins, Harry r. Bort and A. c.
Chinn. These four have driven total
ot 295,074 miles without accident, of
which 57,574 miles were covered dur
Ing the past year
., Although 81 Star drivers had per-
feet records during the past year, seven
were Ineligible for Official awards be-
cause their their service did not cover
the full year. These seven, however
received certificates The SIS who re-
ce1ved official awards drove a total of
l,lSl,593 miles during the past year
and all received safety medals,
- The presentations were made by
Fleming Newbold. business manager of
The Star, and congratulatory addresses
were made by Frank B. Noyes. presi-
dent Of The Evening Star Newspaper
Co, and Samuel H. Kaufman, as
Mechanical Faults Few.
The safety records on which the
awards were based show relatively few
OF the accidents in which Star trucks
and cars were involved were due to
mechanical failures. Since The Star
joined the National Safety Council
seven years ago, its feet has Travelled
more than 100000 miles, and only
one report in all that time discloses q
mechanical failure as the cause of an
accident. In recognition of this excel
lent maintenance record. an engraved
plaque was presented to the staff of
The Star garage.
Four-year medals and certificates
were presented to r. NJ Pobst, Charles
L. Perrygo, Davie Quarles, Irwin
Pridgeon and Alfred Lyons.
Three-year awards were received by
M. P. Beard Benjamin A. Burroughs
George c. Hesterberg, c. G. Thomas
Karl Krebs and John G. Mueller.
Two-year awards were won by j. v
Padgett, j. NJ Carey. Q. A. Tf1omp-
son, o. v. Stats, Walter Tucker. j. A
Hawkins, R. L. Adams, p w Briscoe
j. M. Richards. D. N. Nicklason, F.
Routt and c. B. Apperson.
Medals Are Presented.
Those awarded medals for accident
free driving during the past year are
E. j. De Wore, E. Hurst, c. c. Oates
M. A. Grimm, L. H. Poland, L. L.
thompson, P Hermann. w. A. White
Roy Gray. w. T. Roache, Harry Will
son, L. r. Hutchinson, w. J. FURNACE
L. B. Ford M. L. Deloatch, J. Spriggs
A. A. Allen, E. Thompson. J. Ander-
son, Walter Henneman, James Lucas
A. S. Kinsey, c. A. McKenney. jr.:
j. 0. Farrell, Ted Crown and F. c.
Wilkinson
Paul Chase and Gordon Brown re-
ceived certificates for II months each
OF driving without accidents and
letters Of recognition were given the
following five drivers, who established
"no-accident' records during shorter
periods of driving during the past
year: T. j. White, w. L. Brocken-
borough, E. L. Fox, T. w. Savoy and
George Hurd.
The total of SIS drivers who qualified
for official awards during the past
year is the largest number with per-
feet records in a single year since the
system of safety awards was estab-
lished. Their total mileage during
the year also was the largest in the
seven years.
Although other Star drivers. by
reason of minor accidents, failed to
qualify for medals, those who were
involved in mishaps due to circum-
stances beyond their control we're
given certificates for careful driving
Such drivers who received ratings
OF excellent are w. E. Thompson,
w. D. Grogan, c. G. Lucas, H. c.
West, B. F. Lewis and j. Donohue
Ratings of very good were awarded
ts G. H. Ogden, E. H. West, R. Routt
< P. Adams, Carl Bean, v. S. Free,
8 A. Mace, Walter Whichard and H
L Patten, and awards of good" to
u H Smith and w w N6iI1or