The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-21
JalOpies
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crowded highway, drinking in
the familiar scenes OF the pic
turesque Michigan highways.
The only dark note to the
whole weekend picture Of "the
first Sunday at peace was the
many cars huddled at the side of
the roads with the tired, dusty
drivers changing tires.
With many of the old jalopies
taken out of storage and an end
less flow of gasoline, the tire
picture seemed q definite hazard
to normal peacetime driving as
the sound of blowouts broke the
Sunday silence.
Rey Quinn, Mount Clemens
Municipal beach director. report
ed a record-breaking crowd of
more than 1000 visited the
beach on Sunday. He said that
parking lot attendants declared
that they handled 100 cars more
than on the previous Sunday.
AMAZING INCREASE
Tourist trade was on the up
swing as an increasing number
Of out-of-state cars we're identi-
fled among the long lines wend-
ing slowly through Macomb
county.
Capt. c, G. Scavsrda, head Of
the Michigan State Police traf-
fic division estimated today that
automobile traffic on Michigan
highways leaped 50 to 100 per
cent over the weekend assdriv-
ers were lured into the roAds by
full gas tanks and hot weather.
With the Federal government
lifting the ceiling on the speed
law, Sheriff Harley Ensign made
an urgent appeal to motorists to
retain sane rate of speed He
said that there was a sharp in
crease in accidents in the coun-
ty for the weekend and warned
that unless drivers drove mod
erately the county enforcement
agencies would be forced to
tighten traffic controls.
ROSSO ASKS LIGHTS
In Mount Clemens W here
Chief Arthur I. Rosso reported
lines of cars extending three
miles from the city, several ac-
cidents were reported but none
serious.
Casey Bremen Of 40 Green
way. Mount Clemens. sustained
hip injuries when his car was
struck at the intersection of
North Walnut and Clemens.
Three minor accidents were re-
ported.
In an effort to regulate the
heavy traffic, Chief Rosso has
made an appeal to highway au-
thorities to get additional lights
here and to "unveil' some Of
the lights which have been COW
cred since the start of the war.
State Police at Romeo report
ed a serious accident on Roches-
ter road near Leonard. Leland
j. Valliesse of 1866 Miller road.
Flint was arrested after a car he
was driving sio:-swiped q car
driven by Irwin S. Schultz, 8O5l
Mount Olive, Detroit. Schultz
and his daughter. Patricia, ~,
received decorations and abra-
sions while Valliesse received a
broken arm.
SIX ARE INJURED
An accident on North Gratiot
near Hall road resulted in the
injury TO two persons. Mrs. Min
ME Bishop. of Highland Park
and Yevroave Carbonero, of De-
troit.
Four persons were seriously
injured IN Van Dyke in a two
car collision at the intersection
Of Mound and IL Mile roads.
The injured who were taken to
st. Joseph's Hospital in Mount
Clemens are: Donna Braun,
1903 Quincy, Detroit; Pfc. AL
phonse Lysozorski. 1927 18th
street, Detroit: Lloyd Clark, sea-
man lie and Pfc. Robert Silver
cts. Marine Corps. 95l E. Guth-
RE, Hazel Park.
Law enforcement officials in
South Macomb reported a huge
increase in traffic and many &C
cidents were reported. Police
Chief Alfred Maletta said that
five accidents took place in War
rem Township.
st. Clair Shores police said
that they had the heaviest flow
of traffic along jefferson avenue
since the gasoline restriction
was put on.
Gasoline stations in South
remained open long in
to the night to- respond TO the
increased demand for gasoline.
II was estimated that gasoline
sales have trebied since ration
ing was lifted.
Reporting the large numbers
Of cars on the road. Capt. Sea-
varda OF the State Police said
that the only joker to this whole
thing is the tire failure. The
motorist has all the gas he
wants but he still has the same