Evening star., 1949-06-25
Montgomery Youth Being Trained
In Art and Science OF Safe Driving

In Art and Science Of Safe Driving
| To the Editor OF The star:
We were interested in the editorial We
Lag in Training Drivers" printed in The
| Sunday Star. June l9.
You might have explained the progress
made in Maryland during the past year.
Richard A. Hartman. Director OF Traf1ic
Engineering and Safety. Automobile Club of
Maryland. has given out the following infor-
nation in reference to the progress made in
driver education in the past year in Mary
land: Five more counties were added to the
mounting list of those Offering behind-the-
wheel instruction. Many counties increased
their driver training car fleets. Baltimore
City expanded from three to eight cars.
Three teachers courses were held in the
State and total of "a teachers were trained
In addition Ave other State teachers were
trained at Newport News. Va: Trenton.
N. ]. and New York City.
LAS the year draws to a close We find that
there are AZ dual control cars in operation
in Is counties. four other counties are teach
ing Just the classroom phase OF the program.
and three counties only do not have the
program at all. OF these three. one is max
ing definite plans to begin Doth phases next
semester"
1t might be interesting to note that here
in MONTGOMERY County we have been oper-
ating a rather full driver training program
for the past two years. Instruction IN the
classroom and behind-the-wheel phases has
been given in all the senior high schools
There are three full-time driver training
teachers and three others who devote part
OF their teaching time to this program
In some cases it takes a long time to con-
vince people to act on the need for driver
training in the schools. When over 10000
citizens are killed annually on the streets
and highways. it Is interesting to wonder
how high the toll will go before all COM
munities recognize the necessity for driver
training.
Dr. Pullen. Maryland State Superin-
tendent of Instruction. has remarked that
II one human life is saved ~ a result OF
driver training program. then the financial
burden Of maintaining the program has been
justified @. WILLIAM SIMONDS.
Driver Training Instructor. Montgomery
County Public Schools.
Editors Note: The Star hereby amends
It's editorial to include a communication TO
Maryland for Its fine work In the important
field of training youth how to drive safely
Government Spending Blamed
For Imitation and Unemployment.
To the Editor Of The star
Unemployment Is increasing and II II
continues viii lead to disaster Proposals
are being made In ofIicial circles to stave
of this situation by q program OF public
works. These proposals are merely paliia-
tives and do not 90 to the root Of the trouble.
The unemployment situation and the
prospect OF further unemployment are
merely symptomatic Of an unhealthy In
ternal economic condition that In being
CLOSED over by our responsible public on
ciais and II continued to be ignored viii
bring the disaster feared by our economy
minded Congressman.
One sinister fact stands out above al
others and that Is the huge public debt.
$50 billion dollars. How is IL going 70 be
paid? And yet our highest public cfnciais
propose TO add 70 this huge debt by more
and more spending with personal income
falling OF. and with 1t the income OF the
Federal Government. how does the Govern
ment propose 70 maintain its credit? BY
increasing taxes Is our national prosperity
to be maintained by further reducing our
purchasing power through higher taxes7
And yet the administration In proposing that
our taxes be increased four billion dollars,
The reason for the rising Unemployment ~
simple. Purchasing power has been reducsd