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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 5

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si BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1930. FHONYPHOTOS By MEB OPPENH EI FULTON STREET BROOKLYN Queens Will Get Parks if Civics Unite, He Avers Harvey Says Controller Supports Plea for More Recreational Centers liappi said, and that Is that Queens residents must be agreed on the parks before he will aid their acquisition. Controller Berry was to address the gathering of members of the Queens Planning Commission, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the Park Association and representatives of numerous civic groups throughout the city at the park tour luncheon in the Hotel Sanford, Flushing, yesterday, but was unable to attend. See Need of Union Fred C. Lemmerman, president of the Queens Borough Chamber in Commerce, stressed the importance of a union among the borough's civic groups to wipe out discord in the selection of sites.

He called upon the representatives of about 40 Queens civic groups in attendance to take up the work and kill any possible dissension. William L. Savarool, chairman of the borough planning committee of the chamber and also of the Queens Committee of the park association, was the chairman at the luncheon session. He pointed out the 16 golf courses In the borough as the possible! further extensions of the park systom. Trurk.

Kills Employe In Corona R. It. Yard Frank Dixon, 56, of 154-67 13th Whitestone, an employe of the Long; Island Railroad, was Ins tan' 1'. killed yesterday hile at work In a driveway In the Corona Meadows yard of the' railroad when a truck driven by William Kelly of 60-U 136th Flushing, backed over him. The truck, which is owned by Mer-win Hollingsworth of 43-11 104th Corona, was being driven to the freight station in the yard when the accident occurred.

Dixon was pronounced dead by An.bulanre Stirwon Hurlitz of the Flushing Hospital. The proposed new $9,294,000 Queens park system submitted by Borough President George O. Harvey as a Dart of the $25,000,000 city-wide park and playground program has Nassau Auto Deaths Mount Despite Drive Thirty Killed in First 4 Months of 1930, Survey of County Shows Mineola, L. June Although considerable propaganda has been distributed by District Attorney El-vin N. Edwards in regard to reckless driving, figures show that drivers of cars are, if anything, more reckless.

The first four months of 1530 In comparison with the first four months of 1929 show that the 'ncrease in accidents and deaths has en steady. It was thought that the closire up of speakeasies would have a telling effect on drunken-driver cases, but, seemingly, the drunken driver Is still getting his liquor. It wis also thought that the propaganda against reckless driving would have some effect, but it has not. The number of automobile accidents for four months in 1929 was 936 as against 1,053 for the first four nonths in 1930; the number of per-sons injured during the first four tne DSCKing OI iOmrouer khj uiiu the Board of Estimate, Harvey announced yesterday afternoon on the Joint New York City Park Association and Queens Borough Chamber of Commerce tour of parks. He also reveal that hls plan to prodive 43 sections of the borough with small parks and playgrounds has similar support and the properties will be acquired before the end of the year.

New Golf Coarse Park Commissioner James Butler of Queens also disclosed that he will be awarded $800,000 for the improvement of parks by the Board of Estimate at its closing session of the body tomorrow. This sum, he said, will not include the purchase of addltinal properties. Queens' second public golf course will come out of that total, he announced. It will be located on the 151 acres of unimproved land extending south of Klssena Park, In Flushing, two miles from the Main Flushing, subway terminus, and will cost approximately $250,000 Including addl- "Months of 1929 was 358 as against 437 for the first four months of 1930; the number of drunken drivers arrested was, 63 in 1929, against 59 in 1930; the number of drunken drivers involved in accidents for four months in 1929 was 24 as against 25 In 1930 and the number of people killed in automobile accidents for four months in 1929 was 19 as So as not to be annoyed by requests to enter bathing beauty contests and consequently to have more time to actually swim, girls at Rockaway are discarding the one-piece suit this year and are going back to the old-fashioned bathing togs. Above shows Nora Nocknee In one of the more daring beach costumes.

Renew Your Shoes Xt Little Cost0 In Our Basement Shoe Reglazing, Rcdgeing and Repa iring Depa rtmen SUEDE SLIPPERS can now be dyed the following colors: Navy blue, midnight blue, light blue, Napn-' leon blue, red, maroon, etc.and still remain SUEDE. KID SLIPPERS can also be dyed the above shades. SATIN SLIPPERS dyed to match your gowns or hosiery. BRING IN YOUR LIGHT KID SHOES and Slippers to be reglazed we will make them loot like new for 75c the pair. tional improvement of the re- mainder of the tract for park pur-1 poses.

Anotner item tne said he was assured would be included in the total award is $150,000 for administration buildings. There remains single Joker in the promised support of Controller Berry for the Queens cause. Harvey When You Store Your Furs Here expert furriers give each coat tfieir utmost individual and scientific attention ur furriers know and appreciate fine furs they know how to care for them to preserve their natural gloss from deterioration. are also stylists as well as craftsmen-. noteworthy thought, especially if you contemplate having your furs remodeled while in storage For the Character of Service Given Our Rates are the Lowest Phone TRlanglc 4700 Mineola Girl, 5, 2d Dog Bite Victim, Dies; Guard 3 Others against 30 for 1930 so far.

Despite this unfavorable report, District Attorney Edwards is convinced that education will eventually cure this condition, and he will consistently keep at it with the aid of the committees working in behalf of the Public Safety League. M. B. Pettit Dies of Auto Crash Injuries Oceanside, L. June 5 Funeral lervices are tq conducted Saturday afternoon for Marcus B.

Pet-tit, 50, for so many years a collector for the Department of Internal Mineola, L. June 5 Extra care was being taken today of three persons bitten by a mad dog on May 10, following the death yesterday of Ruth Trojan, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles he was bitten, Eugene Schenck the first victim, died. The four others were immediately innoculaied but Ruth succumbed despite the precautions.

The other three are still being treated and are being carefully watched to prevent any more fatalities. As- a result of the biting, police rounded up a number of stray dogs in Mineola and have already destroyed several. Trojan Jr. of 118 Clinton Ave. Ruth is the second victim of the dog to die of hydrophobia.

SHOE SHINE PARLOR connected Ask our SPECIAL 25c SHINE will make your light colored shoes look like new. SHOES REPAIRED while you wait in our attractive waiting room. (Basement-Subway Entrance) Five persons in all were bitten by the dog before he wah finally shot by a policeman. The day after Revenue, who died yesterday in the Jamaica Hospital of injuries he received early yesterday in an auto accident on the Sunrise Highway in South Jamaica. His wife, one child, a sister and three brothers survive.

The services are to be conducted at his residence, 40 Oceanside 3 o'clock. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead. Police Pilots Injured, Plane Wrecked in Crash "IF I ONLY KNEW! IF I ONLY KNEW!" Crt manv rtpnnln thus hesitate in Queens 'L' Cars 111 Kept, Transit Official Hears Lockwood Orders Survey as I. R. T.

Lawyer Denies Charge by Dunningham The cars of the 2d Ave. of the I. R. which serves the Flushing and Astoria lines, are so dirty, ill-kept and generally unsatisfactory that they ought to be reported to the Board ol Health, declared Jabez Dunningham, representing Queens civic organizations, at the hearing today before Transit Commissioner Charles C. Lockwood into Queens rapid transit service on both the I.

R. T. and B. M. T.

lines. Mr. Dunningham said the people of Queens were "tired of being compelled to ride in any kind of car the I. R. T.

wishes to give them." The cars need paint badly, they have dirty windows and they are unswept. he said. Arthur Peacock counsel for the I. R. T.

objected to such general statements, mar'e. he said, without evidence to back them up. He said the I. R. T.

kept the cars clean, under orders filed with the Commission, and demanded that Mr. Dunnlngham's remarks be stricken from the record Commissioner Lockwood, who adjourned the hearing until June 19, so that the service department may make an investigation of the cars and also of various stairways in stations, which Mr. Dunningham said were not kept open, said the survey would show who was telling the truth. Walter Edgerton, chief of the service department, said that as a result of previous hearings both the B. M.

T. and I. R. T. had abided extra cars to their subway and trains to Flushing and Astoria during the non-rush-hour periods.

rlnt-if oHAiit whirVl tnnth naste really will help. Our answer is, "If only you'll try PEBECO then you will Know. For Pebeco'a ability to do more than aimnlv wash vour teeth is revealed by In the first crash io Be recorded against, the recently organized aviation unit of the Police Department two pilots, Patrolmen Francis F. Diefenbach and Albert Ketter, were slljhtlv injured yesterday afternoon and a police flying boat badly damaged. They were making forced descent, in Flushing r.ay because of motor trouble when the crash occurred.

The plane landed more the two exrected and they were considerably shaken up. Playing Near Bonfire, its very taste. This distinctive tang says Febeco is working, is cleaning, whitening and helping Nature check decay by increasing the now oi saiiva. Anrl aUn it. crivpx the.

moat refreshed feeling your mouth ever had. But you'll never know until you try it. Why not today: Aflrt. Dress Burns; Girl Dies Evelyn McCarthy, 6, of 137-25 96th Ozone Park, died today in the Jamaica Hospital of burns she received last night when her dress caught fire while she was playing near a bonfire at 96th St. and 138th Ozone Park.

Her playmates attempted to extinguish the flames but were unable to do so until after she had been seriously injured. MARTIN'S IrosUy Mtexi Iride Sit Priced to Sell Out Tomorrow! A Croup of 150 DRESSES Flat and sheer crepes plain and printed chiffons georgettes pastel laces silk prints that were $29-75, $3950, M950 Oppenheim.Qllins FULTON STRtET-BROOKLYN Important Semiannual Event Arch Retainer Shoes Reduced For this Sale Oniy 6.751 'Est 8.75 Regularly 8S0 Regularly 10.75 0 These distinctive shoes are ffifrA designed and made exclu- sively for us on a special Jffyid I38 which assures utmost 1 Naa3 comfort, fit and sup. fJ port to arch and heel irp. Newest Models fS ffef ONE-STRAPS OXFORDS PpS Ujli STEP-INS EYELET TIES YWl Double Straps 1 Smart Materials wilP3S Black or colored Kid Wl. PATENT LEATHbR WfW ill' GENUINE SNAKESKIN (T Ml White Canvas or buckskin black Satin Shoes of Srjiakeskin and with Reptile Applique in the 8.75 Group j- ALSO ON SALE IN OUR NEW YORK ITrr A Fashion Necessity 25 Permanent WAVE 10 Dresses for every occasion dark colors, pastel tints, and prints, that (it into your business, afternoon, and evening scheme of things.

All are OUTSTANDING FASHIONS for summer wear, but marked NOW at this amazing end-of-season price! Including Shampoo and Finger Wave Vogue says, "A Permanent Wave is a necessity for those without naturally curly and Vogue interprets fashions for thousands of smart women. Let U3 give you a wave adaptable to the new coiffures. Phone Triangle 3100 for an appointment MARTIN'S BIADTT SALON MEZZANINE MISSES' SIZES: 14 TO 20 WOMEN'S SIZES: 36 TO 44 SECOND FLOOR APPAREL SALON BALCH, PRICE CO. Fulton and Smith Streets, Brooklyn.

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