Milford chronicle., 1947-08-15

dents. This was little better than
for the same period of 1916 when
1920 persons were killed on the
highways.
Everybody knows that these IA
talities were due to bad drivers and
careless pedestrians. If these two
groups could be regulated by traf-
fic lights and traffic officers the
slaughter of human beings would
be reduced, almost to a minimum.
That is to say that carelessness is
the cause of death and injury to
thousands of people.
BETTER HIGHWAYS
MUST BE BUILT
A Washington news release says
the automotive industry predicts
that 80 million passenger cars will
be on the highways by 1851. Nor
man Gregg, who stands at the very
top among writer's who are able
to explain the puzzles and prob
lens of motor travel keeps on in
sisting that travel on American
roads must be made safe for sane
people-who aren't afraid to drive
slow and sure" and conform to
the rules of the highways.
The railroads have taken their
time in problems of safety. They
are a horrible example"
There must be wider highways
to provide for trailers and trucks
in the open country, and wider
highways along city streets where
human beings are being killed ev-
cry day by drivers who are unfit to
sit at the wheel of an automobile.
Mr.. Gregg says that one hundred
thousand miles of the State and
Federal roads need repairs and at
tention at the present time. He
knows what he is talking about.
He says that American highways
must be brought up to date, even
though it may cost two or three
billion dollars to do the job. We
all know that the automobile is
here to stay, for all times, and the
sooner better highways and more
rural routes are constructed
through all farming countries, the
better it will be for everybody.
The amount of money needed will
not be so hard if we lay off play
ing Santa Claus to the world.
TOO MUCH FIDDLE STICKS
The reorganization Act of 1916
proved to be flop in the recent
session of Congress. Now the DEM
ocrats demand "lots" of changes in
the machinery that operates two
branches of Congress.
Although your correspondent in
Washington never pretends to be
prophet he criticized the set-up
championed by former Senator La
Toilette and wrote for this paper
in 1916 that the experiment was
neither complete nor workable.
What really happened was that
Congress established places or spe-
cial assistants for themselves and
their committees, with the expec-
tation that these political ap-
pointees would take over lot of
detail and laborious work for the
LEGISLATORS. At the same time,
salaries and allowances of Sena-
tors and Representatives were
raised. After all, Congress never
has been, and never will be wholly
perfect.
THEY CRY OUT LOUD
In the year 1916, there were g.
26O 900 babies born in the United
States. Many publications report
this as a wartime boom"
The statistical estimate of the
limited States Office of Education
reports that there will be an in
crease throughout the Nation of
first-grade enrollments of about
nine per cent this fall.
Doctor John w. Studebaker, Uni
ted States Commissioner of Educa-
tion. saws that about 100000 new
teachers will be needed in an ad-
ditional $4,000 new class rooms
during the next ten years.
Your correspondent has just re-
turned from a short vacation in
tbo mountains of West Virginia
and found un-interesting at night
n locate the reason why so many
narents brought their babies and
Young children with them on these
vacations, inasmuch as babies
seem to lead the chorus in making
tbo nights sleepless for oldsters in
those Fashionable resorts.
TS CONGRESS NEGLECTING
ORR MERCHANT MARINE?
Congressman Bradley of Califor-
Mo has made a splendid appeal to
rostore an adequate Merchant Ma
inc He seems to know that the
Government is letting down our
oldest transportation business
There is an old adage that the
Lord helps. those. who: help. them,