The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
.JIJNI0R CHAMBER
ENDORSES PLAN
FOR INSPECTION
Chief Casteen Asks Support
For New Traffic Safety
Measure

Police Chief Charles H. Casteen $
nlea for the enactment Of a state
compulsory periodic inspection law
OF vehicles met with full approval
At the Wilmington Junior Chamber
of Commences supper meeting
Tuesday night at the Friendly care
terra.
Prior the chiefs address, Miss
Mary Jarman, winner OF the tltle
Miss Wilmington Of 1916 in the
Jaycess' sponsored beauty
pageant, was presented a trophy
for being a finalist in the state CON
test. Hal Love, Eastern district
vice president Of the state organ
ization, made the presentation and
thanked Miss Jarman for her ser
vice to the city and the Jaycees.
which sponsored the statewide
contest TO select North Cardinals
entry in the Miss America contest
at Atlantic City.
Also introduced at the meeting
was Miss Margie Stegall a runner
Up in the local contest and the
city's representative at the Tobac-
co festival held recently at Reds
vile.
Traffic Hazards
Labelling many of the autos now
found On the roads of North Caro-
lima as traffic hazards, Chief Cas-
teen stated that the surest way to
remove this menace is to enact
q strict state inspection law.
He cited that all neighborlng
states already have such laws and
said that many Ear ruled Danger
Gus and prohibited from operating
In those states find their way into
North Carolina. Thus the states
safety Is endangered by failure to
halt the import Of such motor
vehicles for sale in North Carolina.
Speeding Increases
The tendency on the part Of the
public to disregard speed laws was
also offered as a reason for the
ever-mounting death toll on the
states highways. Arrests for speed
ing in Wilmington during the past
month totaled 108 as compared
with 8 for the same period a year
ago. he revealed.
Many traffic tragedies could be
avoided if parents would stress
the dangers of playing in the
streets and the need for the cb-
servance Of safety precautions, the
chief commended.
Immediately following his ad-
dress. the club went on record as
endorsing the passage of a state
law and instructed its secretary to
mail a copy Of the resolution TO
the county's two state legislators,
r. M. Kermon and Alton A. Len
non.
Other guests introduced were
Thomas Walker, Hal J. Good, a
contact representative for the Vet
Grams administration recently as
signed to the VA office here; Bob
Macrary, John Parker, Ed Howard
and the four associate members Of
the club from the New Hanover
High school.
Included among the announce.
ments made at the meeting were:
l. The newly-formed J~aycettes,
the auxiliary of the club, headed
by Mrs. Wallace West with Mrs.
Ed Gilmore as vice chairman, will
hold their second meeting Thurs
day night at the Woodrow Wilson
hut.
2. Troy Hodges, vice president,
displayed the new activities chart
listing the members participation
at meetings and club work.
3. The Eastern district meeting
scheduled for Sept. 1929 at Colds
boro. Bob Howard was named
chairman for the local club to ar
range for a large delegation to at
tend at the session.
4. The committee appointments
OF Wallace West and Loren Mar
croft to the program COMMITTEES:
Jimmie Simpkins to the fire pre-
ventlon committee; and Billy Boles
- the education committee. These
were announced by Jesse Sellers.
president Of the club who presid-
ed at the meeting.