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NEA Feature ServicePRICE FIVE CENTS5 YEAR OLD YOUTH ESCAPES AFTER BEING FOUND WITH STOLEN AUTOMOBILE TODAYn S. Roane Still at Large After Stealing Brooks' Auto Monday Nlghtj Car Returned to Owner by Chief of Police Risinger; Officers Still Hunt for Boyities Look For cleans of Forcing Auto Inspectionforts to Reduce AccidentsLead to Stricter RegulationsCities of the country are intent forcing the automobile into ways safety, it was revealed In the lest issue of the Police Chiefs* jws Letter, official publication the International Association of uefs of Police,Seattle and Chicago are the lat-The Ford sedan stolen from L. K. Brooks, local insurance and real estate dealer, at Memorial Park, Monday evening, was returned to him today by Chief of Police W. D. Risinger, after the car had been recovered by Press Colvin, uncle of the boy, on the Farmervill* highway from Dos S, Roane, 15 year old boy who had admitted stealing the automobile earlier today, Young Roane ran when Colvin attempted to bring him to town, and as yet has not been apprehended, according to Chief singer,Your.g Roane, after stealing automobile, didn’t appear at home until early this morning, according to a statement by his father, Frank Roane, a farmer llv-Ri-thehJst cities to join the ranks of , , • .....ose that have passed ordinances just southeast of the city limits.aking the mechanical inspectionautomobiles mandatory. In. ncl-er Washington nor Illinois is ere state legislation covering otnr-car inspection. Seattle is now instructing an inspection station ith a capacity for BOO cars per ay. The Seattle ordinance re-uircs semi-annual inspections. Chicago's ordinance, passed by ic City Council October 30, 1935, ecame effective July 1, 103d, and io compulsory inspection is, saysle News Letter, a free servicendertaken solely as a preventative teasure, in reducing the toll of 1 utomobile injuries and fatalities aused by defective equipment- Of ,000 cars tested the day the ordl-ance became effective, 5,000 ears ■ere found to have mechanical de-jcts. Owners of these cars were sked to return in ten days for rccheck- Vehicles passing the test re given windshield slickers. In-pec tion covers all lights, includ-tsg stop lights; windshield wiper; djustmcnt of headlights; wheel lignment; and brake adjustment nd equalization. Failure lo com* ily with the ordinance fa- coh-iidered 4 misdemeanor and is mnishable by a fine of $1 to $200. f the owner of a vehicle is per-islent in his refusal to report lo me of the inspection lanes his ion-compliance may be reported o the mayor, who, in his discre-ion, may revoke the city vehicle iccnsc on that particular car.You in Your Cor on City Streets,5 the title of a suggested courseinstruction in traffic safely prepared by the automotive industry it the request of the Detroit Tral-ic Court and police officials. This course is designed to reduce the erceiitage of motorists who get into difficulties because they do not fully understand the traffic regulations. Applicants for drivers' licences who fait to pass the examination may go to the drivers' school conducted by the Detroit Police Department. The traffic court conducts a school for traffic violators who, in the judge's opinion, would be bcncfitled by attending.Under the direction of the American Automobile Association, the Commercial Investment Trust Safety Foundation, the News Letter also reports, is conducting a nation-wide safe driver motorcade1' of such scope as to merit the cooperation of all forces in America Interested in the reduction of traffic and highway accidents.” The program includes the selection of the most cureful drivers from each state, who with an alternate, will go to New York City and participate In the formation of a permanent association of safe drivers. Eligibles for the title of safest driver” must have driven a passenger automobile for at least 50,000 miles, must Btill be a regular driver, must never have been involved in a traffic accident or arrested for any violation of traffic regulations.He parked the automobile in a wooded lot behind his father's farm, and walked across the field to the house. On the way In, he met a negro, Coleman, who works for his father, and upon being questioned by Coleman, stated that he had just come from Alexandria, where he robbed a filling slat ion last night, but had run out of money and had come home to get more”. He also stated that he intended to drive the car lo a Ruslon filling station, get it filled with gasoline and return to Alexandria today. Upon learning of thd talk from the negro, Roane's father immediately came to town'lhnd learned that young Roane had al-t ready bought the gasoline. He then ’ notified Chief Risinger that he suspected to boy of having a stolen automobile, after which the Chief and Mr. Roane immediately instituted a search for the boy. Around noon, Mr. Colvin stated, the boy Wdrove up to his filling station on the Farmerville road in the car. Mr. Colvin said that he questioned the boy about having the new ear, and after getting close enough to do so, he reached inside and took the kays from the boy. Young Ronone jumped and ran through the fields and as yet is atili at large. Mr. Colvin brought the automobile into town and turned It over to Chief Risinger, who is still makin gan extensive hunt lor the boy.Fourteen Obtain License to Wed Here Last WeekFourteen marriage licenses were Issued by the Clerk of Court here last week, according to the records filed in his office. Nine of the licenses were issued to negro couples.The five white couples who obtained licenses were Miss Thesli Whitman, Choudrant, to R. L. Ferguson, Ruston; Miss Ainu Farley, Hico, to W. L. Caldwell, Hico; Miss Iris Thornton, Hodg.e to J. T. Max-cy, Winnfield; Mrs. Florine Goocher, Junction City, Ark., to It. It. Price, Houston, Texas, and Miss Eleanor Enloc, Hico, to J. H. Alexander, Hilly.'The negro couples were Pearlne Graham to LeMoyne Patterson; Mayola Gorec, to Green Mayfield; Arvonia Huey to Robert Day; Leola Woodard to Willie Drayton; Lu-della Orange to Sampson Johnson; Mattie Burton to Dock McHenry; Geneva Manning of Bob MinnlficJd; Jewel Roane to Curtis Mayfield, and Ida Sherrard to J. C* Hill.Around the CornerIt seems don't knowthattheira lot of people own license num-Af ...Allmia IrnAiir % rrt n urVift
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Ruston Daily Leader
Ruston, Louisiana, US
Wed, Jul 29, 1936
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