Evening star., 1939-10-03
Manor Park Citizens
Hear Plea 10 Teach
Traffic Safety
Substitute Bus Service
Program Presented
By Association

A plea for the cooperation Of
both pedestrians and motorists in
spreading traffic safety education
throughout Washington was voiced
by Capt. H. G. Callahan of the
Metropolitan Police at a meeting last
night of the Manor Park Citizens
Association at the Whittier School.
Urging that each member of the
group constitute himself a crusader
for safety" the speaker called upon
the association to aid the Police
Department in reducing accidents
among pedestrians.
More accidents are due to human
failure than to mechanical failures,
he said, adding: Its the fellow
who thinks he drives better with a
couple of drinks under his belt, or
the fellow who is in hurry, or the
driver or pedestrian whose mind is
far away on other things when
driving or walking in busy streets
who causes great percentage of
accidents"
Pledge Self Government and Efforts.
In connection with the formal in
corporation of the District of Co.
lumbia Suffrage Association October
16. the group reaffirmed its desire
for local government and ma
tional representation and pledged
its aid in securing this goal.
A comprehensive program of i'm
proved bus service in the Manor
Park area as a substitute for the
proposed abandonment by the Capt.
tai Transit Co. of the Butternut
street carline was formulated by the
association.
The program includes (a) the
extension of shuttle bus service
over the J-2, Kennedy street route
through Manor Park to Takoma by
the addition of shuttle bus line
from Fourteenth street and Colorado
avenue NV. over Colorado avenue,
Thirteenth street, Piney Branch
Road, Butternut street, Fourth
street, Cedar street and Carroll ave-
nue. to Eastern and Laurel avenue
and the establishment of a similar
bus service starting from Fourteenth
street and Colorado avenue operat-
ing in the reverse direction; Co
additional non-rush- bus service
over the J-3, Third street and Ninth
street NV. route and the operation
of the J-6 line from Manor Park to
the downtown section on Sundays
and holidays as we'll as on week
days, and Co the continuation of
J-1 buses on rush hours over the
Thirteenth street NV. route, with
the provision that they start from
Carroll and Laurel avenues, proceed
over Carroll avenue to Fourth street,
hence to Butternut and Fifth streets
and their present route downtown.
Would Save Car Line.
The group also asked that the
Butternut street car line not be
abandoned until a substitute bus
service is given a trial and found
adequate.
Charging Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer with "repudiating his
promise" to install traffic lights at
Georgia avenue and Rittenhouse
streets NV. and at Georgia avenue
and Concord avenue NV, the asso-
citation decided to make a final
request for the lights to the District
Commissioners before taking other
action.
The association appropriated a
sum not to exceed SIS for the pres
entation of a suitable gift to the
Whittier School at dedicatory exer-
cises of the school auditorium next
Monday.
Ira F. Krider entertained the asso-
citation with vocal selections, assisted
by Mrs. Howard R. Jones, chairman
of the Entertainment Committee.