Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1952 — Page 2

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Stale Traffic Toll Is Fourth Highest Provisional Total For Yearls 1,223 „ Indianapolis, Jan. 3.—(UP)— Despite the heaviest flow of tMtf-i sic forjniy year In Indiana’s history, 1951 probably will go down on the traffic toll record* as no better than the fourth bloodiest year in Hoosier history, - The provisional Jotal of ( 1951 deaths stood at L 223 today. Frbm five to 2Q more may be added to the list later as persobs hurt in the year’s crush of accidents die of ■ C. : ' ”■■■■ r ■

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their injuries. t 1 As thins* stand now, however J four other yedrs have chalked up higher traffic tolls. The record year is 1941 When 1,478 died. Second dea4liest year was 1937? when the toll was 1,367 lives, and third was 1936|, when the toll was 1,305. the year 1934 produced 1,227 deaths, a total four higher than j last year's. But it Is almost certain the additional deaths from 1951 injuries will pi)sh that year's total above the 193i| record. Comparing the 1951 deaths and the lower totals of other post-war years with the records Os the 1930's makes it seen! safety officials have marked gains in their battle against accidents, for the traffic volume is up greatlf over those years—more than 50 piefcent ■ ■■lU , „ |i , i -

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1 greater last year than 1141. ' But authorities are reluctant to point out these gajns for fear it will relax caution on the part df j many safe-driving motorists. They believe therefs atill a lot to be gained by constant hammering of the importance of highway safety. The 1951 toil represents roughly one death every seven, hours ant. about three and one-third deaths a day throughout the berlod. Two Cars Collide, One Girl Killed New Albany,. Ind., Jan. 3—(UP) -'lnjuries suffered when two cars collided at a street intersection yesterday proved fatal soon afterward to Patricia WHtttnghlll. 19, . who died in St. Edward’s hospital.

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Shelbyville Chief Is Chosen By Exam Policemen Given Exams For Post Shelbyville* Ind.. Jan. Former patrblman Lloyd Meilis swapped jobs with hl's former boss today after the entire poljce force sweated out competitive examinations; to determine who would be the-new police chief. Meilis, 37, was aphoiitited. last night by Mgyor Philip BahaWltz to succeed the former chief Maurice Moberly, ;46. . i! Banawitz said the ' lielw department head passed “with flying t colors" a series of tests arid a , long intfVviejv given tin' determine the best-qualified man for the job. Earlier, the IG-man Shelbyville aw enforcement body hud scratch-' ed their head over written testa while four state troopers and a deputy \sheriff temporarily took over the job; of ipaintainirig law md order in the town. Meilis admitted it yvould seetu ‘a little strange” boeskrig the man who formerly gave him orders.’ “But I'm sure everything will work out fine and tberfe’ll be no trouble,” he ridded- ' - f , Moberly took-the news Philp-, ‘T’ve had my ups and downfe before," he saidl “I’m going to stay ight on withi-the department and 9c my best.” Three other men wrire upped ...-i,.. ,i i ..-4

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from the patrolmen ranks to talfe posts as lieutenants on the basis of tlie tests. They were. Earl Trees, ; Bichard Clapp and Walter Vintlh. Trees and Vintiu each had berin police chief in the past and Clapp ; had at one time held down |a lieutenant's spot. ‘ Meilis, who -> also had been a lieutenant at one pueriod during ’■ 1 planned to make some changed. | “1 think the main thing will bo ‘ 'to improve the morale in the die(pnttment,” he said. ”1 don't think *. it’s bben.too good.’ Ba'nawltz, also 37. ’ said he was at the success of the r tests* and hoped the changes would ' .help make the Shelbyville force /‘one of the finest in a fourth-class in the stdte.” : Hg_ ordered the exams to fulfill 1 H mayoralty campaign promise af- ' ter he tpblcofflce at the beginning <of the year. i Included, in the tests were the I army’s ‘•alpha” \ exam, a police '/adapt ibiiity examination, special 1 ,-tests and interviews with the ’ » highests scorers. ' Banawitz, a Republican, was a /State highway patrolman before i tie resigned in 1347. i The '’merit-intelligence” exafn .was unique in Indiana municipal i -history. Banawitz believed the Os >' peer-choosing system never had been 1 used in the state before. • ; ; ‘While the policemen went • through the exams and interviews • ’lndiana state police patrolled thia ■ 315th largest city in Indiana witn I, pet. Sgt. Elmer Cofd of state headquarters in Indlanapolk I’.in charge. -Three troopers and a &— —- —

p.— . r j .-„ .... ■ Shelby county deputy sheriff assisted him. ' J Banawitz, who is mayor of the hometown of sU te police Supt. Arthur M. Thurston, called on three law-enforcement and safety experts to help his city board of works and ' safety find the best qualified policemen. The experts were ‘Capt. Kermit B- Lewis of

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_2 , .._• . ...... ' J ; , , _ f ' State police, Shelby pfOsesctitor Donald L. Brunner, attd Mhelby W. Gallien, acting director df the public safety Ins.titute at; Purdue University. 1/ * •'. ' . . .■ ‘ yf\ — Boy Confesses Td Breakins, Thefts City police have turned over to Jutenifo authorities a li-year-old youth who has admitted committing many of the recent breakins add thefts in the community. The boy’s ftama Was dot released. It is andenstood the youth broke in to Decatur Hatcheries, Roop’s Grocery, O. K. Barber shop. Kelly J)ry Cleaners, and a homewood residence. The lat Pis al ready on probation. ’Another Juvenile, 17, it Js learn- ■ II till !■ 11l UM | ; -

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