Evening star., 1938-08-18
SAFETY PROGRAM .
BEING SHAPED Up .
FOR QUICK ACTION
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Subcommittee Studies to Be
Co-ordinated at Meeting
This Afternoon.
"a HURT IN ACCIDENTS
EVEN AS PLAN is DRAWN
Hit.and.Run Driver Fells Woman,
76-Arlington Couple Hurt
in Collision.

Ready to initiate an emergency Z
program designed to cut down the
traffic death toll here, especially Z
among children, the Commissioners Z
TRAFFIC Safety Committee was to re-
ceive reports on comprehensive stud
les by three subcommittee at meet
ing scheduled for $3.50 pm. today in
the National Guard Armory.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, chairman
of the committee, which will make {
recommendations to the Commission Z
ers, prepared to coordinate the
reports into workable plan to be
launched Immediately The commit
tee was encouraged by the passing of
the l4th day without a child fatality
here.
The Subcommittee on Education and
Promotion yesterday drew up a IT.
point program designed to carry the
message of safety to every person in
Washington. Overlooking no medium
OF publicity, the subcommittee, headed
by L. A. Carruthers. president of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
planned forceful appeals to children,
parents and motorists.
IA Hurt in Accidents.
While the safety program was pro-
crossing, IA persons were injured in
traffic accidents in Washington and
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Mrs. Martha Anderson, rs, of 113
Potomac avenue Sc. was struck down
by a hit-and-run driver in the 1000
block of Eleventh street Sc. Her
condition was described as critical at
Casualty Hospital. where her injuries
were found to include broken arm
and leg.
Police traced the car to a Fort
George G. Meade soldier, but found
the owner had been in Hawaii for
some time.
Norman P. Warner, "a, Of 1929
North Pershing drive. Arlington, Va,
was injured severely shortly after mid
night when his car collided with an
other at North Irving street and Sec
ond road, Arlington, and then struck
an electric light pole. He and his
only passenger Marguerite Smarr, %,
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taken to Georgetown Hospital.
Both Hurt About Head.
Mr.. Warner possibly suffered skull
fracture. Miss Smarr was released
after six stitches were taken in her
head
Basil Grove, 80, Sandy Run, W.
Va, was injured seriously last night
when the automobile in which he and
his wife we're riding overturned several
times after attempting to pass
truck near Falls Church, Va. He was
recovering at Homeopathic Hospital
today, despite a fractured skull and
several broken ribs. Mrs. Grove was
not hurt seriously.
Yesterdays child victims included
Barbara Dodson, S, of 213 c street
NV, struck by car in the 400 block
of I street S.W., and Francis Gross.
10. of the HOO block of Sumner street
Sc, who was hit by a bicycle. The
Dodson girl was sent home after treat.
ment by physician. The other child
was treated at providence Hospital for
minor injuries.
Besides the aid Of newspapers and
motion picture houses, which the
TRAFFIC Safety Subcommittee felt al.
ready were engaged in the education
program, the other is steps it recon-
mended were to:
l. Place placards on street cars and
buses carrying the safety appeal.
g. Request ministers to issue an ap-
neal tn their conversations
8. Designate slogans such as Watch
out for children" and Streets are not
safe Fairgrounds for your children" as
education forces.
l. Form juvenile safety club.
S. Use boys clubs in educating chill
dren
6. Request volunteers for educa-
tional purposes from organizations
such as parent-teacher associations,
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Bread to Bear Message.
7. Distribute literature bearing
safety message to w. P. A. adult edu-
cation groups and recreation groups,
reaching $1,000 persons.
8. Put safety messages on bottles Of
milk delivered.
9. Use similar messages around
loaves of bread.
10. Use sound truck.
II. Request the Salvation Army to
carry the appeal
IL. Request radio commentators to
stress the safety message.
10. Instruct children who frequent
Fairgrounds.
IA. Have speakers at service club
luncheons.
Is. Put placards in downtown store
windows
While the meeting was in progress,
A. Julian Brylawski, representing the
motion picture industry on the Car
ruthers subcommittee, communicated
with the Capital Transit Co. and Sc.
cured permission to place posters
inside both the street cars and buses
Mr.. Brylawsh is president Of the Va
riety Club, where the meeting waa
held.
Screens to Reach Million.
The motion picture representative
told the group that a trailer" carry.
jng' - message of safety from Police
Supt. E. w. Brown and Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald would be shown
to more than 100000 patrons Of
movie houses during the next two
weeks. Mr.. Brylawski said 1t would
be shown in all 81 theaters Of the city.
Other victims of yesterdays trafiic
accidents, none believed hurt seriously.
included:
George B. Trundle. 20, of 1921
Seventeenth street NE: Frances
Moseley, IS, and Ruth Mosely. 10.
Of IA Sixth street NE; Benjamin F.
MacNeal, 28, of 1901 Fifteenth street
NV; Miss Eleanor Greet, 10, of 219
H street NV; Lois v. Davis, %,
colored, of 1875 8 street NV, and
Henrietta Donth, 16, New York City.
visiting in the 46oo block Of Ninth
street NV.
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