anaheim-gazette 1955-09-22

SPLIT - SECOND reaction to emergency still doesn't prevent auto from traveling; many feet before it can be stopped. Here, Pacific Telephone driver-training instructors show employee group how one driver reacted to fest. Chalk lines in cate distance covered while driver's foot moved from accelerator to brake pedal. Total braking distance was three car-lengths at 30 mph. Drivers of Phone Company Vehicles Given Lessons on Highway Safety The bouncing ball came up the steps and a determined youngster pounced on it. Johnny was home from school—includes classroom work and actual field testing. With the full co-operation of local police authorities and the State Highway ver permit. If they don't—whether they must return to learn the lesson better. Pacific Telephone is doing everything possible to make sure that Johnny gets home from school safely this afternoon. Its drivers are looking for bouncing ball. Drivers of Phone Company Vehicles Given Lessons on Highway Safety The bouncing ball came up the steps and a determined youngster pounced on it. Johnny was home from school—safely. Moments before, an alert motorist had brought two tons of steel to a rubber-burning stop just inches from Johnny and the ball. He had been spared from tragedy by a split second. It's the type of story you don't read about—but it happens every day. This week as thousands of children raced to and from school and every week since 1949, the men and women who drive Pacific Telephone's huge fleet of motor vehicles are learning—graphically—what that split second can mean. They're becoming "defensive drivers." Testing Sites At testing sites throughout the Southland, nearly 13,000 telephone people have found how far a vehicle will travel after brakes have been applied in an emergency stop. They look in disbelief at skid marks that extend nearly three times the length of the vehicle they've just stopped from a speed of only 30 miles per hour. The breaking test is only part of a comprehensive course which includes classroom work and actual field testing. With the full co-operation of local police authorities and the State Highway Patrol whose officers have assisted Pacific in establishing and conducting the defensive driving program, the training has shown amazing results. Reduces Accidents Since its inception the program has had much to do with a 41% reduction in accidents involving company vehicles. Last year telephone people in Southern California drove a fleet of 3800 vehicles over 29 million miles. Pacific's head of defensive driver training, Paul Lusch, says the defensive driver is one who makes allowances for the lack of skill and knowledge on the part of other drivers and of pedestrians. "He's the only one who closely observes right-of-way privileges and makes other concessions to avoid collisions and is careful to commit no driving error himself," Lusch pointed out. Classroom sessions are followed by road tests covering all possible traffic conditions and defensive driving requirements. If employees pass the road test, they are awarded a company driver permit. If they don't—they must return to learn the lesson better. Pacific Telephone is doing erything possible to make sure that Johnny gets home from school safely this afternoon. Its drivers are looking for a bouncing ball. Slow Drivers Now Break New Law A law designed to check driver who drives at less than normal speed of traffic and thus in the left-hand lane of multi-lane highways has just been added to the California Vehicle License. According to this law, a vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic on any high of four lanes or more, such way having at least two marked for traffic in one direction, must be driven in the treme right-hand lane. This does not apply to the driver if overtaking and passing an vehicle moving in the same tion, or who is preparing to or is making a left-hand turn law does not apply when the half of the roadway is closed repairs, or when the road designated and sign-posted one-way traffic. Legislators passed this law. Governor Knight signed it safety engineers pointed out statistics show that a significant proportion of our traffic accidents are caused by the slow drive drives in the left-hand multi-lane highways. They also pointed out that such seriously decrease the handling capacity of our ways. California is not alone attempt to check this type of highway menace Hampshire and North have both made it a misdirection for a driver to drive so that he impedes traffic and Carolina and South Dakota new laws providing for establishing and posting cumm speed limits. California motorists should operate with the California way Patrol in a serious manner. THE MONEY FOR YOU... to build or buy that new home ... NOW! YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH US EARNS Our Current Interest Rate of 31% and is INSURED UP TO $10,000 ANAHEIM BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION Founded June 20, 1921 On its Friendly Corner — Anaheim, Calif. Center and Lemon St. Phones KE 5-2158—KE 5-2158 Funeral Friday For RR Crossing Accident Victim Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary for Bobby L. Faubus, 31, of Buena Park, who was killed instantly Monday morning at about 11 a.m. when a speeding Santa Fe streamliner ploughed into his dump truck at the Vermont avenue crossing. The truck was torn to bits by the impact of the 70-mile-an-hour deisel, and its cab was carried nearly 500 yards from the crossing. The dual rear wheels and parts of the truck bed smashed into the brick wall of the Interstate Precision Products plant at 707 E. Vermont, knocking a hole in the wall and injuring three employees who were working in the shipping department. Requiring treatment for injuries from flying debris were Fred Hunneman, 1269 E. Vermont, shipping department supervisor; A. J. Smith, 618 Elmwood St., experimental engineer; and Mrs. Betty Falmberg, 730 N. Lemon St., shipping clerk. They were treated for minor hurts at the Johnston-Gendel clinic. The locomotive was damaged and had to be towed into Los Angeles by a freight, deisel unit. The train's fireman, Orville J. Pa- Change GI Insurance To Fit Needs If you are one of the six and a half million veterans who are keeping up their government life insurance, said Ben Lieberman, Orange County Veterans Service Officer, you probably know that there's more to being properly insured than just making regular premium payments. Every veteran insured under an NSLI or USGLI contract has the unrestricted right to designate a beneficiary, to select an optional settlement, to name alternate (contingent) beneficiaries, and to change beneficiaries at any time. Failure to do so has frustrated the intent of many veterans when they were no longer around to set things right. That's why the VA recently prepared ninety examples of beneficiary designations and optional settlements. Each insured veteran has four options in specifying how the proceeds of an NSLI policy are to be paid out in the event of his death ranging from payment in one lump sum to monthly installments during the life of the beneficiary. In addition, the veteran may name one, two, or more beneficiaries to receive the proceeds — each under a different option — need be. Marriages, divorces, births and new children, assumptions of obligations, deaths in the family — all should make the veteran pause to re-evaluate his insurance needs. The VA has made it very easy for him to do so. He has to do is fill out a new form. You'll save steps with a phone on your patio And in every room you use a lot, extension telephones save time and steps. Call our business office about it today. Pacific Telephone. Take life easy... each extension phone costs less than a nickel a day. Now Drivers Now Break New Law Law designed to check the driver who drives at less than the normal speed of traffic and drives in the left-hand lane of multi-highways has just been added to the California Vehicle Code. According to this law, a vehicle exceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic on any highway four lanes or more, such highway having at least two lanes marked for traffic in one direction, must be driven in the extreme right-hand lane. The law does not apply to the driver who overtaking and passing another vehicle moving in the same direction, or who is preparing to make a left-hand turn. The law does not apply when the right half of the roadway is closed for repairs, or when the roadway is designated and sign-posted for one-way traffic. Legislators passed this law and Governor Knight signed it when safety engineers pointed out that statistics show that a significant proportion of our traffic accidents are caused by the slow driver who drives in the left-hand lane on multi-lane highways. They have also pointed out that such drivers seriously decrease the traffic handling capacity of our highways. California is not alone in her attempt to check this particular type of highway menace. New Hampshire and North Carolina have both made it a misdemeanor for a driver to drive so slowly that he impedes traffic and North Carolina and South Dakota have new laws providing for the establishing and posting of minimum speed limits. California motorists should cooperate with the California Highway Patrol in a serious attempt from flying debris were Fred Hunneman, 1269 E. Vermont, shipping department supervisor; A. J. Smith, 618 Elmwood St., experimental engineer; and Mrs. Betty Palmberg, 730 N. Lemon St., shipping clerk. They were treated for minor hurts at the Johnston-Gendel clinic. The locomotive was damaged and had to be towed into Los Angeles by a freight deisel unit. The train's fireman, Orville J. Paquet, of Los Angeles, was treated by a railroad doctor for back and leg injuries. Knute G. Nelson, of Oceanside, the engineer, was uninjured. Surviving Faubus are his wife, Geneva; four step-children, Anna Mae Fields of Fresno; Ethel and Jesse Fields, at home; Melvin, of the W.S. Navy; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis F. Faubus of Buena Park; a brother, Ellis F. Faubus, Jr., also of Buena Park, and a sister, Mrs. Shirley A. Smith of Fullerton. Rev. Roland Anderson, pastor of Anaheim First Presbyterian church, will officiate at the funeral. Trucks Brakes Ordered Inspected The California Public Utilities Commission today ordered all trucking concerns whose safety is under its jurisdiction to inspect the entire braking system of every unit of equipment operated, to make repairs if necessary and report on the condition of all equipment to the Commission. All inspections are to be made within 60 days from the effective date of the order, which is October 10. After complete inspections and practical tests prescribed have been made, carriers must report to the Commission within 30 days. A program for continuing inspections must be submitted. "We believe this is the fastest way in which all trucking equipment under the Commission's jurisdiction can be re-inspected while our safety investigation and hearings are under way," declared Peter E. Mitchell, Commission president. "Highway common carriers and petroleum carriers are making every effort to operate without accidents and will readily co-operate in this program. Meantime..." LAW IN ACTION COMMON SENSE AND LAW Most law is just plain common sense with teeth in it. The trouble is, things get out of hand so fast sometimes that you can't use your common sense. So think out things a bit before you act. For example, you know better than to trail right behind a speeding car. The front driver cannot always see you. He cannot always drive as you expect him to, and you cannot always outgues him. So drop back, man. Take Len: He was carefully driving to work the other day. Pushing right along behind was Ralph, late for work, and honking at each stop. At the next signal everything looked clear. But just then the amber light turned red, and Len gave a proper hand signal and stopped short. And good old Ralph ploughed right on into Len's bumper, smashing both cars. "Why did you have to stop, you dope?" Ralph demanded. He was good and mad, so angry he sued Len for damages. Did Ralph recover his smashed car? Not a dime. Turns out he had to pay Len for his car. Even if Len could have made the crossing safely, that doesn't help Ralph any. It was Ralph's duty to allow enough room to stop in. For him to drive that close in moving traffic was "negligent," to say the least. Under California law, as elsewhere, the driver in back must keep a safe distance; he must make sure he can stop if he has to. Otherwise he "contributes" to the mishap, and cannot collect. And if the front driver does not share in the blame, as Len did not, then the driver behind may have to foot the whole bill. Good sense tells you how to drive safely. The law makes you pay if you do! NOTES: The State Bar of California offers this column for your information so that you may know more about laws under our laws. Stupendous Savings! Colossal Trades! AND PRESENTING FOR THE FIRST TIME ANYWHERE AT SUCH LOW PRICES—THOSE STERLING, SPECTACULAR AND THRILLING PERFORMERS— The 1955 Buicks! UP TO 236 HORSEPOWER SPECTACULAR VARIABLE PITCH DYNAFLOW* NOTTEST-LOOKING CAR ON THE ROAD Buick's Big, Beautiful and Low-Priced Special (Look, 4 doors and no center posts—the pioneer of 4-door hardtops!) 1955 Buick Special, 4-Door, 6-Passenger Riviera, Model 43, 188 hp, 122-in. wheelbase Buick's Peerless Performance Car, the Century (With Buick's highest power-to-weight ratio!) 1955 Buick Century, 4-Door, 6-Passenger Riviera, Model 63, 236 hp, 122-in. wheelbase Buick's Super-Spacious Super (Where you sit in the lap of luxury and love ill!) 1955 Buick Super; 2-Door, 6-Passenger Convertible, Model 56C, 236 hp, 127-in. wheelbase WE'RE TRADING WILD AND WOOY! Hurry, Hurry, Hurry to our Buick! "Drive from Factory Save up to $1800 See Your BUICK Dealer" STEFFY 410 S. LOS ANGELES and mail it to the VA. The new selection takes the place of any earlier ones. Insurance forms and insurance information are available in any Veterans Administration Office and any Veterans County Service Office. A B—ANAHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, Calif., Tue. Sept. 22, 1954 TO CONFERENCE Mrs. J. Lee Rogers, president of Anaheim Elementary Board of Education will attend the Governor's Conference on Education in Sacramento Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The Standard Man showed me how to reduce engine wear When you keep the crankcase in your car or other gasoline engine filled with Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil, you get extra protection against the main causes of engine wear and repair. Here's why: A detergent in "Heavy Duty RPM" prevents deposits of carbon, gum, and lacquer on cylinders, rings, and other parts. Other compounds resist oxidation and sludging, prevent corrosion and stop foaming. So to get more miles and more years of service, remember to always use Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil. When you keep the crankcase in your car or other gasoline engine filled with Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil, you get extra protection against the main causes of engine wear and repair. Here's why: A detergent in "Heavy Duty RPM" prevents deposits of carbon, gum, and laquer on cylinders, rings, and other parts. Other compounds resist oxidation and sludging, prevent corrosion and stop foaming. So to get more miles and more years of service, remember to always use Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil. For information on any Standard Oil Company of California product, call AL ROHRS and SON 1016 Santiago St. — Santa Ana — KImberly 7-4123 BUICK Sales Circus To Climax the Biggest Buick Sales in History We're Rolling Up the Biggest September Ever with the Greatest Deals in Buick History The 1955 Buicks! UP TO 236 HORSEPOWER SPECTACULAR VARIABLE PITCH BYNAFLOW* NOTTEST-LOOKING CAR ON THE ROAD You Crack the Whip IN THIS CELEBRATION OF OUR PHENOMENAL SALES SUCCESS Come in and Name Your Deal on the Brand-New Buick You Want What crowds! What sales! What deals! No wonder the Buick Sales Circus is smashing every record in the book. with the Greatest Deals in Buick History The 1955 Buicks! 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