Evening star., 1940-04-14

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lumbia. The survey was authorized,
and is now in progress, being con-
Quoted jointly by the Federal Public
Roads Administration and the High
way Department of the District of
Columbia. It is the most compre-
hensive traffic survey ever made in
major city of the United States
and should point the way for solv-
ing many traffic problems in the
future.
There Is included in the current
legislative program adopted by the
board the Endorsement of H. r. 5065,
the bill to regulate the small loans
business in the District of Columbia.
This bill would help to curb the
abusive practices which are known
to exist in the automobile loan busi-
ness. Likewise, the legislative pro-
gram urges the establishment of a
separate trafiic court for the District
OF Columbia; the enactment of H. r.
1850, bill to establish in the Office
of the director of vehicles and traf-
flc an Office Of record for the record
ing of liens and encumbrances on
automobiles; enactment of S. $500,
a bill to regulate the business of fire,
marine, casualty and title Insurance
IN the District of Columbia: the
enactment of H. R. 1896. bill to
amend the safety-responsibility law
to include reckless driving as an
oftenSe punishable by the suspension
or revocation of the operators per-
nit; opposition to pending legisla-
ton providing for 1-cent increase
IN the gasoline tax in the District
of Columbia and the diversion of
the proceeds derived therefrom to
the general expenses of the District
and the enactment of legislation In
creasing the appropriation for snow
removal in the District of Columbia.
These are a few of the policies of
the club. Below are the board men,
bers who have formulated them:
John l.. Vandegrift, secretary OF
the Benefit Committee of the Ches-
apeake g. Potomac Telephone Co..
is chairman of the board. The vice
chairman is Harold E. Doyle, vice
president of Thomas j. Fisher &
Co. Other members of the Execu-
tive Committee of the board are
Mrs. George c. Thorpe, chairman
of the Women's Safety Committee
and chairman of the Legislative
Committee; Edward S. Brashears,
outstanding insurance lawyer, chair
man of the Taxation Committee;
Walter B. Guy, prominent lawyer
and business executive, chairman
of the Traffic and Parking Com
mittee; Irving c. Root, chief en-
gineer of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, chairman of the Highways
and Bridges Committee; Harry
Somerville, managing director of the
Willard Hotel, chairman of the En-
forcement Committee; Thomas E.
Lodge, chairman of the A. B. c.
Board of the District of Columbia,
chairman of the Safety and Edu-
cation Committee; G. Adams How
ard, automobile editor of The Wash
ington Evening Star, chairman OF
the Public Relations Committee.
Other members of the board are:
David c. Book, manager, j. c. Penny
Co., Alexandria, Va; DR.. H. C.
Byrd, president of Maryland Uni
versity; L. A. Carruthers, civic
leader and past president of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
Of, the District Of Columbia; Oscar
Coolcan, president Of the Packard
Washington Motor Car Co.; J. Harry
Cunningham, president of the Lam
man Engraving Co.; Right Rev.
James E. Freeman, Bishop of WASH
ington; Stanley H. Horner, presi-
dent of the National Automobile
Dealers Association; Pyke johnson,
vice president of the Automobile
Manufacturers Association; Whit
ney Leary, chairman, Traffic Ad-
vlsory Council of the District OF
Columbia; Mrs. c. D. Love- pres1-
oent, Congress of Parent Teachers
Association of the District of Co.
lumbla; Richard j. Murphy, man.
ager, Washington Automotive Trade
Association; John Nolen, jr., director
OF planning, National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; George
w. Of1utt, prominent civic leader,
lawyer and business executive, for
mer chairman of the A. B. c. Board:
Lansdale G. Sasscer, United States
representative from Maryland; the
Rev. Lawrence j. Shehan, director
OF Catholic Charities for the District
OF Columbia, and Corcoran Thorn,
president, American Security Il