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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1956
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE SEVEN
Crackdown on Killers!
100 Cities Have Shown Way to Cut Traffic Deaths
Through Stepped-Up Enforcement, Get-Tough Drives
Th« days of winking at drivers
who wink at the law are coming
to an end. The era of coddling
traffic lawbreakers soon will be
ever, it is hoped.
All over the nation many city,
county -and state police depart
ments are cracking down on fla
grant law violators in a determined
effort to bring relief in our present
national traffic emergency.
"Every day, more and more pub-
He nrfWrialst are recognizing that
habitual traffic offenders are po-
tential killers and that drastic
steps must be taken to protect
pedestrians and the careful and
law abiding drivers from these
"homicidal highway maniacs.”
Last year alone traffic law viola
tions are involved in the deaths of
83.700 of the nation’s 38.000' high
way victims.
"Fortunately, many of the steps
necessary for correction are read
ily available," said Franklin M.
tcremi, who for 20 years has been
director of the traffic division of the
International Association of Chiefs
of Police.
“We know the term ‘accident’ is
a misnomer," Kreml stated, “and
we know that collisions are caused
occurrences.
"Since some violation of the traf
fic laws can be identified as the
cause in such an overwhelming
number of collisions, it follows that
basic root of evil must be at
tacked vigorously and be reduced
or eliminated if we are to cut our
traffic death tolL
"More than 100 cities throughout
the country have demonstrated
dramatically and conclusively that
the best way to save lives in traf
fic is to deter lawbreakers through
stepped up and impartial enforce
ment programs.”
Although law enforcement is es
sential to the life-saving effort, it is
only one of two basic ingredients,
said Kreml, now on leave from his
IACP post to head the Transpor
tation Center, Evanston, ELL
"The other important ingredient
is support and acceptance by the
public of good enforcement to the
point where any driver who gets a
ticket fully realizes that the police
man who is writing the summons
is exercising the kind of super
vision that some day could save the
life of the offender's family,"
Kreml said.
In each of the cities that have
Included stepped up law enforce
ment as part of the official traffic
program, the results have been the
same—lives have been saved and
the accident rate has dropped.
The law enforcement approach is
spreading to more cities and to
county and state levels. The spread
to state levels is significant be
cause more than half of all traffic
fatalities occur on roads under the
jurisdiction of state and county
police departments.
A recent survey shows that gov
ernors of 33 states either have
launched get-tough drives or are
consideri ig such action.
About two years ago Gov. Lang-
lie of Washington inaugurated an
enforcement drive called the “gov
emor’s traffic war.” The accident
rate in Washington dropped imme-
McCLOUD TURNS A TRICK
By D. L. Alexander
W HERE the trail ended and the
street began the rider pulled
his horse to a stop, and his eyes
roved searchingly around, peer
ing into the darkness and dense
shadows that enveloped the sleep
enwrapped town. His ears were
tensed td catch the slightest sound,
but not even a dog barked to be
tray his presence.
He slipped to the ground after
several minutes with a slight
creaking of saddle leather, and
ground hitched his horse. He
walked cautiously in the tall grass
that lined the street and made his
way toward a light that struggled
through the grimy window of the
sheriff’s office and splashed weak
ly on the building on the opposite
aide of the street.
Sheriff Jim McCloud was busy
with a mass of papers on his desk.
He wasn’t aware of the presence
of anyone until a small pebble hit
the wall behind him and clattered
noisily on the floor. He turned and
regarded it in startled surprise
until the order “hands up and
freeze” was spoken. He obeyed in-
atinctively.
The young man lounging in the
•doorway was trail weary and cov
ered with dust, but the gun he
held in his hand was steady. His
face was darkly wind-blown, arid
a lock of uncombed brown hair
straggled from the Stetson that
was pushed far back on his head.
McCloud regarded him with a half
smile.
"You look just like your father,
-Jim McClaren, when we buddied
together years ago on the Texas
plains," he said.
"You can take your hands
down,” the young man said. He
slumped into a chair and bolstered
his gun. “You were probably ex
pecting me, and I'm so near played
out I can’t go any farther. I’ll
surrender. A posse is behind me,
and they would catch me soon,
anyway.”
“Yes," McCloud answered, "I
kind of expected you,” he nodded
at the telephone on the wall.
‘'You’re pretty tired, ain’t you?"
"I’ve been riding for three days
and nights, and have hardly had
any rest or anything to eat. I’ve
reached my limit."
“You show it How far behind
is that posse?”
"About four hours."
“Hm. They ought to get here by
daylight.” He sat lost in reflection
for a few moments.
“I’m running away from a mur
der I didn’t commit," the young
man explained. Old Ben Garwood
was shot in the next county and It
was blamed onto me. Hell, Sheriff,
Ben and me were good friends. I
looked after him and kept him
from starving when no one else
paid any attention to him.’'
*T see. Well, go back into the
cell block and get into one of the
bunks. Tell me where your horse
is, and m look after it."
“Up the street. Thanks, Sheriff.”
He rose and put his gun on the
desk. McCloud watched him as he
strode slowly through the door
way into the cell block.
The first streaks of daylight were
showing when the posse rode up
to the office and stopped. One
man, evidently the leader, dis-
mounted and entered the build
ing.
‘Tm Hitch Danvers, deputy
from the next county,” he an
nounced to McCloud. “We’re chas
ing young Jim McClaren who is
wanted for murder. Have you seen
him?”
“Glad to meet you, Danvers.
Yes, McClaren is asleep in one
of the cells. Want to go and see
him?"
"Yes."
“Lay your gun on the desk,
then. I don’t allow weapons back
there. It’s safer."
Danvers obeyed. The two men
entered the cell block, and the
sheriff opened a ceEL "Step in
side,” he suggested.
“Now, my friend, consider your
self under arrest. I received a
telephone call a while ago saying
Ben Garwood became conscious
just before he died, and named
you as his killer.”
i n c t o n
TUB NIGHT ... TV actress
Jackie Monroe tests antique "em
pire" model bathtub, very or
nate, but without faucets or drain
pipes.
U IDE, WONDERFUL
WORLD
Q—Can you analyze the vote by which the Senate defeated the Hells
Canyon dam project 41 to 517
A—-The only “analyzing" which can be attributed to the vote is that the
White House and the Private Utility Lobby which opposed the bill,
put on pressure which could not be withstood. Republicans stood
solidly against the bill, 43 erf them, with exception of Senators
Langer, of North Dakota and Wiley, Wisconsin. These 43 Repub
licans were joined by 8 Democrats—Byrd and Robertson, of Vir
ginia; Eastland, Miss.; Long, Louisiana; Russell, Ga.; Smathers,
,Fla.; Ervin. N. C., and Frear, Del. With the exception of the 8
named, 39 Democrats stood solidly for the bill, joined by the two
Republicans named. Even Senator Young, N. D., usually counted
on to back the REA, threw away his vote by pairing with Sen. Hol
land (D-Fla.), who opposed the bill Sponsors of the bill will now
press their suit before the Supreme Court to set aside the license
granted to Idaho Power Co, by the Federal Power Commission.
Q—I plan to buy a farm with a GI loan. It includes a farm house in
which we will live. Will this be a GI farm loan or a GI home loam
for purposes of VA guarantee?
A—So long as the property includes a farm house in which you will live,
the GI loam will carry the same guarantee as any home loan, 60%
of the loan up to a maximum of $7,500.
Q—Are farmers eligible to receive refunds of the 3c gasoline taxes
used by themselves or custom operators in airplanes doing work
on the farm?
A—The Internal Revenue service recently ruled that farmers are eligi
ble to receive the 3c tax refund on gasoline used by themselves or
custom operators for such work as planting, fertilizing, weed killing,
crop dusting or similar operations for such work by airplanes.
Farmers have until October, 1956, to file claims for refunds for
first six months of this year. «
By FRANKLIN J. MEINE
Editor the American Peoples
Encyclopedia.
TF YOU live in an area subject
^ to floods, however infrequent,
you probably know that you can
not buy flood insurance. In fact,
if you live in a desert, you can
not get flood insurance. But last
year government officials urged
a flood insurance program sim
ilar to the war risk insurance of
World War II, administered by in
surance companies. They would
share the risk with the federal
government. Sen. Herbert Leh-
WORDS 1
"thoughts
diately, and it’s been estimated
that the drive has saved about 175
lives.
Other states have experienced
similar success through get-tough
drives on violators.
Over one three-day holiday, Illi
nois traffic killed 47 persons. After
Gov. Stratton learned state police
had issued only 170 traffic tickets
during that three-day period, he
stepped up law enforcement over
the next three-day holiday by call
ing out units of the national guard #
to aid the state highway patrol.
The number of arrests climbed
to 1,414, but the Illinois death count
dropped to 13.
In one recent month in Vermont,
accidents decreased 20 per cent as
arrests increased 109 per cent. A
drive in 1955 helped Idaho reduce
traffic fatalities about 23 per cent.
Gov. Simms of New Mexico cred
ited the state’s improved record
last year to a “strenuous crack
down on moving traffic violations.”
On Memorial Day, Gov. Ribicoff
of Connecticut called out 100 na
tional guardsmen and put them in
42 jeeps and three helicopters to
help With traffic duty. The governor
also decreed suspension of licenses
for convicted speeders. The en
forcement effort was so successful
that not a single accident of any
type occurred on either of the
state’s two main traffic arteries.
Cities and states that have
stepped up traffic enforcement
have proved that get-tough drives
on lawbreakers will work and will
produce dramatic life-saving re
sults.
/OOP NEVER CAZH Mg\
PRESSING LIRE THAfTJ
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man of New York, chairman of
the Senate Banking and Currency
Committee, proposed that a fed
eral disaster commission be estab
lished. It would be empowered to
borrow from the U. S. Treasury
but ultimately to be self-support
ing. It would insure and reinsure
against flood, tidal wave, hurri
cane, tornado, blizzard, dust storm
or other severe storms, earth
quake, explosion, landslide, snow
slide, severe freeze, drought, smog,
radioactive contamination, air pol
lution and volcanic erruption.
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