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New Traffic Rules Explained

TALLAHASSEE, July 18. (FNS-Florida's expanded road patrol is expected to take to the road September 1, and that is the date set by State Safety Director Gilliam to begin enforcement of Florida's new state highway traffic regulations as provided by acts of the last Legislature. Gilliam said the law is as near to the nation-wide standards for safe driving practice as it could be made. It is liberal in its regulation of speeds, and for the most part gives the driver greater discretion in careful operation of his automobile, but it puts strict controls over proper mechanical equipment and observance of the traffic signs and rules. Nearly 100 highway patrol recruits now in training at Lakeland are receiving detailed instruction on the traffic law as well as general police education. At the end of the training about 65 per cent of the men will receive a special course in examination of drivers. Here's how the law provides: Daytime speeds up to 60 miles an hour and night speed up to 50 miles an hour for automobiles "where no special hazard exists on state highways" and 25 miles an hour in business and residential sections. Freight trucks over 8,000 pounds may drive 50 miles an hour in the daytime and 45 miles an hour at night. There is actual limit, but speeds in excess of these are prima facie evidence of careless and reckless driving. Day begins at one-half hour before sunrise and ends one-half hour after sunset, for the purpose of the law. Automobiles shall not be driven at such low speeds as to impede or block normal and reasonable movement of traffic. The generally recognized hand signals must be given at all times and continuously for 100 feet before a driver slows down or makes a turn. No U turns may be made on open highways except where there is 500 feet of visibility in each direction. Automobiles must keep a safe distance behind cars they are following and trucks must stay 150 feet apart outside business or residential districts, except when overtaking or passing each other. At intersections, the right of way must be given to the car on the right. Headlights are required and must show the road for a distance of 350 feet. They must have dimmers which must be used when an on-coming car is within 500 feet. Headlights should be used day or night when the visibility is not clear for a distance of 500 feet. All cars must have red tail lights that are visible for a distance of 500 feet. Trucks must be equipped with clearance lights on the front and rear reflectors on each side of the rear. Every vehicle must have adequate brakes, rear view mirrors and workable windshield wipers. State road patrolmen thoroughly familiar with the law will be charged with the responsibility of seeing that all cars operating on our highways are operated in strict accordance with the law and they are powered to test lights, brakes and so on to determine mechanical fitness.

Plugging Of Shotguns Is Now Required

One of the provisions of Federal law in the taking of migratory game birds, the three shell capacity of shotguns, or their plugging to the limit, has been enacted into state law by an act of the Legislature. The regulation now reads: "Game birds and game animals shall be taken . . . with a shotgun not larger than a ten-gauge and on not more than three shell capacity (gun may be plugged so as to limit capacity to not more than three shells)." This limitation is designed to eliminate many of the long shots that often merely cripple which die later of their wounds. It matches the Federal regulation, thus enabling conservation officers better to enforce the state and federal laws in hunting.

Move to Exterminate Florida Fever Tick

BARTOW, July 18 (FNS)—Dave Turner Bradley, president of the Florida Cattlemen's Association, left for Washington this week to attend a Senate hearing on a bill to be introduced by Senator Claude Pepper designed to clear the way for state action to rid Florida of the fever tick. Secretary Ickes has refused permission to destroy deer in certain areas controlled by his department and the State Live-stock Board as well as Federal officials contend that the State cannot be declared free of the tick until these areas are cleaned up. Pepper's bill would permit such action. About 20 Polk County cattlemen attended a meeting here last week to discuss the matter and authorized Bradley to represent the association at the hearing.

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This Week In Defense

(Continued from page six) cans; silk used in parachutes will make silk stockings more scarce; women will have fewer permanent waves, cosmetics and facial creams; it will not be patriotic to buy two automobiles; farmers will choose from 300 instead of 1,400 types of plows; chrome, copper, aluminum and wood, such as mahogany, will probably not be available to the consumers. More than 11,000 designs will be eliminated. PRICES— Price Administrator Henderson announced that price ceilings on rubber tubes and rubber-soled products will be deferred for several months to allow the industry time to work out price problems voluntarily. He announced, however, that ceiling prices will be placed within a few days on cotton-seed oil and certain grades of West Coast lumber used by the Government. Mr. Henderson also stated that recent action to curtail hides in hide prices does not mean the OPPACS expects to freeze livestock or meat prices. ALIEN EDUCATION — The President allocated $14,000,000 of WPA funds for a program to educate 1,000,000 aliens in the duties and responsibilities of American citizenship and said teachers on WPA rolls will conduct classes for aliens who wish to become citizens. REGISTERED CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS — WPA announced that more than 200,000 national, state and local civilian organizations with 50,000,000 members will be catalogued within the next 60 days to determine the parts the organizations and individuals can play in home defense, as the Office of Civilian Defense can find qualified persons for new programs. All adult-female clubs will be indexed. ARMY — The President asked Congress for an additional $4,700,000,000 for the Army, most of it for purchase of heavy guns, $400,000000 for clothing and other equipment $200,000,000 for the Air Force and $350,000 for the Signal Corps and $1,300,000 for horses. The War Department announced further formation of a new cavalry command and heavily armed experimental division, strengthening the tanks with 50 per cent more fire power than a present armored division, although with 14,000 instead of 15,550 men. The department also announced trial of heavier anti-tank defenses, anti-tank specialists will be assigned to every army large unit to work out methods of defeating armored troops attacks. AIR-OPM announced that during June 1,476 military planes were delivered to the Army, Navy and Great Britain—142 more than the previous month and a new record. The War Department announced contracts of nearly $100,000,000 for new airplane manufacturing facilities and ordered all Air Corps Reserve officers except those in key civilian positions to active duty by August 1. The Army Air Force established its own air staff to form Air Force plans and decide on equipment and other matters without the approval of the general staff as heretofore. NAVY — The President asked Congress for $1,625,000,000 in appropriations and contract authority for the Navy for additional ordnance, yard equipment, planes and repairs, including $400,000,000 for defense installations on naval and private ships—anti-mine equipment, armor, etc., but, the President didn't ask for flat guns on 400 merchant ships. Rear-Admiral Robinson, chief of the Navy's Bureau of Ships, announced the Navy shipbuilding program is proceeding so rapidly that "every single combat ship is ahead of schedule." He said the problem of labor supply has been solved and the rate of expansion is limited chiefly by the ability to obtain materials. SHIPS — The President asked Congress for $1,698,000,000 for the United States Maritime Commission, including $698,000,000 in cash for new ships and $1,000,000,000 in contract authorizations. The United States Maritime Commission announced a saving of more than 500,000 tons of steel in the building of 705 commission-designed ships by construction methods not known in the first World War. The commission said the greatest single weight-saving measure was the substitution of welding to replace riveting so that entire sections are now built without a single rivet.

Florida Is White Herons' Last Refuge

Probably not more than 800 great white herons are left in the world today, a recent report to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service reveals. All of them are in southern Florida, where the Service maintains the Great White Heron and Key West Refuges near Key West for this species. Three Service employees recently made an aerial count of the rare Florida bird by flying over the refuges and along the mainland in a Coast Guard plane. During the plane flight, the three experts actually counted 551 great white herons. Since some birds probably were not seen, the Federal men believe that between 700 and 800 would be an accurate estimate of the birds' numbers. On the Key West National Wildlife Refuge, a 1,200-acre area established in 1908, 78 great white herons were counted.

Game Fish Bag Limits Are Reduced

Recognizing the need for conserving Florida's game fish, the Legislature reduced the daily bag limits on fresh water fish, in accordance with the recommendations of the State Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish. The act also limits possession to one day's bag at any one time. Florida's over - liberal bag limit on black bass in former years was 12, but the new law reduces this limit to eight. Other reductions are as follows: Pike from 30 to 20. Speckled perch from 30 to 20. Bream from 30 to 20. Shellcracker from 30 to 20. Warmouth perch from 30 to 20. Redbreast from 30 to 20. Stumpknocker from 30 to 20. Any other species of bream from 30 to 20. A mixed stream string 40 to 25.

Duck Shooting Popular With State Hunters

Judged by the proportionate number of hunters, duck shooting is the most popular outlet for the nimrods of Florida, according to a recent report of the U. S. Fish and Wild Life Service. Florida ranked third among the 10 southern states in number of duck stamps sold, with 13,009; but ninth in the number of resident hunting licenses and seventh in non-resident hunting licenses. Florida ranked 37th of the 48 states in total number of hunting licenses. Figures are based on the 1939-1940 hunting season, the latest for which reports are available.

Three Generations

Pilkington Photo Pictured above are three generations of the McClelland family. Henry McClelland, who has been living for several years in the Canal Zone and now is living in his recently purchased home at 3820 Avenue Braganza; his son, John, and two-year-old grandson of the Canal Zone, who are his guests.

Urban Increase In Population Exceeds Rural

Florida's urban population for 1940 had an increase of 37.6 per cent over 1930, while the rural population in 1940 exceeded the 1930 rural by 20.2 per cent, according to George G. Gross, executive secretary of the Florida State Planning Board. In actual figures, there is an increase of 286,013 in urban and 143,190 in the rural classification. Breaking this down into white and non-white, the study made by the State Planning Board discloses that there was a 38.2 per cent increase in the white urban population and a 36.1 per cent gain in the non-white urban, while there was an increase of 28.9 per cent in the white rural and but a 1.8 per cent gain in the rural non-white population. Indicative of the trend away from the farm, Gross pointed out, is the fact that the rural non-farm white population increased 40.2 per cent, while the white rural farm gained by 11.8 per cent. For the non-whites the trend was reversed, as there was a loss of .7 per cent in the non-white rural non-farm and a gain of 6.9 per cent in the non-white rural farm. It will be recalled that Florida's total population, according to the 1940 census, is 1,897,414. This show a gain of 29.2 per cent over 1930. This study of the census shows that of the state's total population, 1,384,265 are white and 513,049 are non-whites. There was a gain of 33.7 per cent in the total white population but only an 18.5 per cent increase in the non-white. The 1940 census further shows that the total white population comprises 73 per cent of the State's total, while the non-white is an even 27 per cent, as against 29.5 per cent for the Negroes in 1930.

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Soak sieves and collanders in soapy water immediately after using them to strain spaghetti, noodles, or other starchy products. This will keep the food particles from clogging the tiny holes. For fine mesh wire strainers and graters, use a stiff hand brush dipped in generous suds. Rinse well under running water and then dry thoroughly with a clean towel.

SCOUR VASES

Flower vases should always be thoroughly washed with hot soapy water between uses. Fill the flower containers with soapy water, let stand about ten minutes, then wash and rinse with clear water. New bouquets will flourish better in a clean vase.

Coconut Grove, the first settlement in the area, was originally the pirate Black Caesar's haunt.

The United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1821.

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Accident Causes Listed as Aid To Prevention

"Watch your step" is sound advice, but safety specialists point out that if it is followed too literally it might make us a nation of Caspar Milquetoasts. To the National Conservation Bureau, accident prevention division of the Association of Casualty and Surety Executives, has examined the accident record of 1940 to find out the principal causes of fatal accidents by age groups. Parents having tots between the ages from 0 to 4—the preschool age—should remember, the safety doctors found, that burns, motor vehicles and mechanical suffocation are the prime causes of accidental deaths among the youngest of our citizens. Keep boiling pots of water, matches and gas stove cocks away from baby—and keep baby away from autos and open fireplaces, for instance. Then as the youngsters get into school age—5 to 14—watch out for drownings. Automobiles and drowning caused the most number of deaths among this group. Teach them the principles of safety when they are young and guide them as best you can against carelessness in the streets and around water. Falls Are Bad for Old The same two causes accounted for many deaths among youths from 15 to 24 years old, also. Through every age group you will find the motor car as a principal cause of death, without any exception. Strangely enough, the 25 to 44 year age group suffered many casualties also from burns, but a single dance hall catastrophe in the south probably influenced that fact last year. As the years increase look out for falls. Between automobiles and falls were primary causes of death among men and women 44 to 64 years old. Above 65 the order was simply reversed—falls and motor vehicles. The safety specialists point out that it is only natural for older people to be subject to falls, but the worst of it is that a fall for a person past the 66-year mark is likely to be much more serious than in the younger range of years.

Home Purchase Safe Under FHA

Home ownership may be a safe and satisfactory investment, or it may be a hazardous experiment. Only families with ample means can afford to experiment, since the purchase of a home is usually the largest financial transaction ever attempted by the average family, according to the Federal Housing Administration. The number of persons who have all the special technical knowledge necessary to complete a home-financing and home-building transaction is limited. It requires a trained expert to recognize the difference between a well-built house and one of shoddy construction. Judging the stability of the neighborhood is also a technical problem, and overoptimistic appraisers often make speculative valuations. In pointing out these facts the FHA suggests that the average person who invests in a home should proceed with the greatest care, by demanding certain of proper guidance and protection. Otherwise, he may invest in a house which is too heavy a financial burden or otherwise unsound as a longterm investment.

CORAL GABLES VISITORS ARE URGED TO REGISTER

"All visitors to Coral Gables were urged to register at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce this week by Mrs. Alvie S. Lindborg, secretary. "We are asked many times to locate visitors and if we have a complete registration, it greatly facilitates matters," Mrs. Lindborg stated. "Our offices on Avenue Aragon are set every day to accommodate visitors in our city and give them any information or help that we can."

Leaves Tomorrow

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Merriam and children, Billy and Betty Lou, accompanied by Jean Jensen, will leave tomorrow for Vincent's Ranch, N. C., for a month's vacation. Betty Lou and Jean will enter Camp Burgess Glen, near Brevard, for the month. Mr. Merriam will return after two weeks and then go up to accompany his family home.

In Alabama

Miss Shirley Albury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Urban Albury, has gone to Birmingham, Alabama to spend a month with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Falkenburg. She was accompanied by her grandmother, Mrs. E. R. Davis

Miss Barlow In Indiana

Miss May Barlow of the Harper Method Beauty shop is in Indiana and will be away for several weeks.

Let's Get the Facts Straight

The Coral Gables Woman's Club has reluctantly reached the conclusion that under existing circumstances it has become necessary to publish this statement: Erroneous publicity has recently appeared in the newspapers regarding the controversy over title to the Community Building which is now maintained and operated by the Woman's Club. The Coral Gables Woman's Club emphatically denies that the City of Coral Gables has offered to repay the Coral Gables Woman's Club any sums expended by the latter in connection with the library and Community Building, or that the Coral Gables Woman's Club has refused such offer. No proposition to this effect has ever been made by the City to the Club. As to the "99-year lease," which has been rumored, the Club has never been given such an offer and it is the Club's understanding such an agreement would not meet with the approval of the WPA. The City gave the Club a warranty deed backed up by a legal contract, prepared jointly by the City Attorney and the Woman's Club attorney and accepted by the City Commission and executive board of the Woman's Club. This contract guaranteed that in the event the Club was deprived of the use or title to this property by court decree, without reasonable alternative, all funds expended by the Woman's Club under the agreement, be refunded by the City to the Club. No such offer has been made, as both the Club and the City have been trying to reach some more satisfactory solution. The members of the Club are residents of the Gables and as such have a conscientious interest in the continued progress and future well being of the City. They are willing and anxious to co-operate with the City in every way possible to reach an equitable solution of their joint problem, but unfortunate public misstatements of fact render the task difficult. The Coral Gables Woman's Club takes this opportunity of stating publicly and emphatically that if no other mutually satisfactory solution can be found, it stands ready, at any time, to fulfill its agreement with The City of Coral Gables. Signed BUILDING COMMITTEE of Coral Gables Woman's Club.

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