Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
HAzEN T0LAUNCH
SAFETY PROGRAM
IN CITY At ONCE
Commissioner to Write
Letters to Agencies for
Educational Work.
ACTION is SCHEDULED
ON new TRAFFIC RULES
Two Injured in Accidents Here
and Two Children Are Hurt
in Alexandria.


couraged by the passing of the 18th
consecutive day without child being
killed in District traffic, moved today
to put into effect Immediately an
emergency safety program designed
to cut down the accident toll among
children and adults alike.
Mr.. Hazen said he would write per-
sonal letters enlisting the cooperation
of all agencies involved in the Com
missioners' Traffic Safety Committees
recommendations for an intensive
publicity and educational campaign
and for increasing playground facil-
ities.
The Board of Education acted
promptly on the playground situation,
authorizing Acting Supt. of Schools
Thomas w. Gosling today to keep
open until school resumes September
10 as many of the 70 school play
grounds normally due to close August
81 as he deems proper He began ar
ranging to keep more than 40 OPP
Grating.
In line with the committees recon-
mendations, Mr. HaZen said he also
would instruct police to pay special
attention to any right-of-way viola
lions by either motorists or pedestrians
at street intersections.
Those phases of the committees pro-
gram which would require new regua-
lions will be taken up Immediately
with Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown,
and other officials concerned, Mr..
Hazen added.
These include proposals for stricter
pedestrian control-such as enforce
ment of bans against Jay walking
and for establishment Of more one
way streets. Mr.. Hazen said he ques-
toned the feasibility of these proposals,
but they would be given close study.
Two Hurt Here.
Meanwhile, one man was injured
critically, and a colored child was
cut slightly in District traffic, and two
children were hurt, one seriously, in
nearby Alexandria, Va, yesterday.
The District victim was Carl Click,
80, colored, 5000 Patterson street NV,
who was taken to Emergency Hospital
last night with a possible skull frac-
ture, collapsed right lung, COM
pound rib fractures and cuts and
bruises over his entire body after, police
said, he walked into the side of an au-
tomobile on Pennsylvania avenue near
Nineteenth street NV.
Two-year-old Edward Tyres leg was
broken when he was hit by bus in
the 900 block of King street in Alex
andria. Police said the child, from
Lorton. Va, was walking with his
grandfather when he broke away and
darted into the path Of the bus, which
swerved to avoid running over him.
He was treated at Alexandria Hos
pital.
Commissioner Hazen attributed the
16-day holiday for child traffic deaths
here to the agitation for emergency
safety measures following the zap
palling" series of midsummer acct
dents which took the lives of nine
schools closed.
16 Victims Under is.
Police records show is of the so
persons who have been killed in traffic
here so far this year were under is
years old OF the 81 traffic victims
listed at this time last year only six
were under Is.
Determination to reduce the traffic
hazards for children led to appoint
ment of the special committee. headed
by Brig. Gen Albert l.. Cox. which
worked out the emergency program
submitted to the Commissioners yes
terday.
Mr.. Hazen said that, in line with
one of the committees recommends
tions, he would appeal to school Off
Gals to open Immediately as many as
possible of the Sc school Fairgrounds
which now are closed, but pointed out
that the school Fairgrounds are not
under jurisdiction of the Commits
sioners
Although taking no action for open
ing the closed Fairgrounds, the Board
of Education followed another COM
mittee recommendation in authorizing
that as many as possible of those now
operating be kept open until school
opens.
DR. Gosling explained he expects to
keep open the 40 Fairgrounds OF which
the w. P. A. now serves free lunches,
providing the w. P. A. also can furnish
supervision, and as many others as
can be stated by volunteer super
visors through the Parent-Teachers'
Association which has agreed to CO.
operate There are no school funds
for operating the summer Fairgrounds
beyond August 81, he said
Others Injured.
Tho second child injured in Alex
andria yesterday was Louis Haislip,
8, of 231 South Peyton street, Alexan-
dria, who suffered abrasions on the
head when he ran in front of car
He was given first aid at Alexandria
Hospital and sent home.
Elizabeth Johnson, 81, colored, 80
r street NV, and Joseph Lindsay,
IS, colored, 1891 Fourteenth street
NV, were bruised when the truck
in which they were riding was in COL
lision with street car at Eleventh
and T streets NV. last night.
Others cut and bruised in accidents
here yesterday and last night included
Pauline Wright. 9, colored, lib o
street NV: William Devlin, 40, of
SIS Third street NV. and August
Billy. 81, colored. 1926 X street NV.
Meanwhile, 10-year-old June He'll,
1906 L street NE, remained in seri-