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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1956 Folly on Wheels: THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN Despite Tighter License Laws in Many States, Many of Today's Drivers Lack Proper Training ! A LTHOUGH the automobile has ■ caused more death and de struction than almost anything else invented by man, many people still insist that driving is a right »nA that any fool in the country should be permitted to aim this deadly weapon. The tolly of this attitude is dem onstrated by the fact that less than half of today’s drivers ever had to prove they actually could drive before getting their licenses. Further, it’s been estimated that only 10,000,000 of our 70,000.000 drivers have had any type of pro fessional training. The other 60,000,000 either were self-taught or learned from a friend or relative who also may have been self-taught. Such a tea cher probably learned to drive in days when traffic was less con gested from “instructors” who were auto salesmen and who showed only how to start and stop the car. A large number of the drivers who learned in the do-it-yourself school never had to take Any test —they obtained their licenses through “grandfather clause” pro cedures in certain states that blanketed all drivers at the time a driver license law was adopted. This same escape permits driv ers to renew licenses without an examination or re-examination. As a result, there are cases where licenses are being main tained by illiterates who can’t even read the warning signs on the road or by persons who are total ly blind. Fortunately, great progress in improving driver licensing laws has been made since the end of World War IL At present, 47 of the 48 states require new applicants to take a driving test as well as a written examination before a license can be issued. Despite the improvements, safe ty authorities admit that we still have a long way to go. Properly administered, they say, good licensing laws can have a tremendous impact on our traffic safety effort by keeping unquali fied and irresponsible drivers off the roads and by requiring license revocations tor flagrant law-break ers and accident repeaters. “Driver licensing plays a major role in highway safety.” said Rudolph F. King, registrar of motor vehicles in Massachusetts. “In the distribution of driver licenses, we must put forth every effort to see to it that only those individuals who meet the required qualifications in the strictest sense of the word are permitted to have issued to them the privilege of driving on the highways,” King stated. “Ideally, the examination tor a license should be uniform in all states and should meet the regula tions Of the highest standard states. “If thu Isn’t done within a rea sonable length of time, the states that have high standards should give serious consideration to deny ing the reciprocity privilege to per sons from states that have lower standards. “We should see to it that those who get a license by merely writ ing in for it or purchasing it from some comer store be restricted to operating in their own states.” The American Association at Motor Vehicle Administrators Is, working for uniform laws and uniform practices relating to motor vehicle ownership and usage in each of the 48 states. In this drive, there are two major obstacles, said Basil R. Creighton, assistant executive director of the AAMVA. ‘The first,” he pointed out, “is political turnover. There must be a continuity of policy and admini stration of driver licensing pro grams. “The second is public apathy. Good licensing programs should be encouraged, unsound programs should be corrected. “The courts have upheld toe fact that driving is a privilege, now a right. There has been sub stantial improvement over the driver-licensing situation since World War II, but it still is up to the people to demand that the priv ilege of operating a motor vehicle be given only to those who are qualified and be taken away fron those who abuse the privilege.** TROUBLE SPOTTER . . . “Big Bertha”, 90 foot barrage balloon, is used in war against terrorists on Cyprus where Greek patriots battle the British. NEW JOB . . . Slated to com mand British Mediterranean forces is Lt. Gen. Sir Hugh Stockwell, leader of first Brit ish army in Germany. For dry flies, the lighter the wire in a hook, the better the fly floats. Eitcttbve Ofltct 9f the President • Bureau of the BALANCED BUDGET . . . U. S. budget bureau releases chart analyzing sources of budget dolla. also fields of expenditure. Surplus of $700,000,000 is predicted for 1957. -t l MORTGAGE LOANS Our loan officers are qualified to work out your plan for home ownership. Our modern home financing plan is tailored to your individual needs. GET THE FACTS TODAY Building & Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street The State Building Newberry, S. C. Pinckney N. Abrams, Sec.-Treas. DIRECTORS Louis C. Floyd R. Aubrey Harley Thomas H. Pope Pinckney N. Abrams J. Dave Caldwell Ralph B. Baker THE BIGGEST MISTAKE By Frqn Pachter J UDITH had arrived at the resort a bir on edge. Her usual seren ity had been ruffled by the unpre cedented demand of her husband tor a divorce. She dismissed his sudden rebellion as a form of tem porary insanity and felt sure that given time he would reconsider and beg her forgiveness. Surety within herself told her that he’d miss her deft handling and finesse that had brought about his success. He had been a plodder, hiding his Uflent and ability, fearful of demanding his rightful recognition. It had been her clever molding and manipula tion along with knowing the right people that had earned him his place. Judith dismissed as incon sequential his angry outburst when he’d said, *T want a wife and chil dren, not a manager.” ' To Judith, eapable and sure of herself. It would have been pre posterous to ever think there might be another woman involved. Her strategy lay in absenting herself and give him time to think, this combination she felt sure would sway him. In her own good time she would let him know her where abouts. Let him slump a bit, re vert to his old ways. It came as quite a shock to Judith to learn that Randy had not slumped, also that he was aware of her whereabouts and content to let her be. Before she could properly digest this unexpected re action, she received divorce pa pers. For the first time in her* life, Judith was taken aback and at a loss as to plan. Had she so com pletely misjudged her husband? Had he been serious when he’d shouted denunciation of their life together? How could he manage without her? She realized now that not contesting the suit had been a serious ™ it hit her with tremendous impact the day the decree was granted. Out of the blue she found herself no longer a wife but a divorcee, a situation not to her liking. Failure in anything to Judith was bitter and news that Randy was already seeing another woman sent her flying back to New York. A widow with a child of five, a woman best described as whole some and fresh looking, but lack ing chic and style. A far cry from the elegance of Judith and to her mind minor competition. She saw them together at Randy’s favorite club. It sickened her to see Randy fawn over the little girL Merhory of Randy’s love, of children and her denial armed her with a weapon. She dressed with care the day of their pre-arranged date armed with her secret weapon and know ing she looked her best. Conversa tion was casual until the meal was over; Judith took the initiative to ward personal conversation by say ing. “I’m sure Randy that by now you regret your foolish impulsive ness. Let’s try again. We’ll re marry and have a child and life will be as before.” “I made no mistake, Judith and life will not be as before, not for you and I. I had better tell you, I am getting married.” Judith whitened with anger at his abrupt refusal and she lashed out at him vindictively. “I’ll pull my friends away from you and you’ll have nothing. You'll become once again an obscure nobody.” Randy spoke quietly,' “It doesn't matter. I am leaving New York to set up practice in Iowa. You know I always wanted to practice in a small town." ' “Fooll You blind stupid foot To give up all this tor a mundane ex istence. How can you?” Judith’s anger and disbelief brought a chuckle to Randy. "It’s not me that’s blind, Judith. It’s you. I hope someday you wake up to what really matters in life, but I’m afraid you won’t.” She watched him leave, aware that she had lost something pre cious, a quality of life Randy had and she could have shared. Hope stirred in her heart that someday she too might have another chance and be smart enough to hold onto it. 1,946 FOOT CARRIER ... World’s most modern aircraft USS Ranger prepares for launching at Newport News, Va. Luxury liner SS Matsonla is at right. L Impenitent means (a) sorry; fb) imprisoned; (e) hard hearted. 2. Imperturable means (a) calm; (b) easily moved; (e) obliging. 3. Inculcate means (a) blame; (b) to teach; (c) impose. 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