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BROOKLYN SECTION SUNDAY, JULY S. 1938 B7 Frechla Fooler Backs 'Common Sense Lifesaving Course 1 "Common sense." Two little words. Eut in them is the gist of the "technicalities of lifesaving and water safety," says Capt. David J. Yates.

Yates, veteran swimming authority who Is the new It looks if it might have come out of the kitchen cupboard, but this saucer hot sported by Mrs. Wingate Paine at Atlontic Beach Club keeps Old Sol where he belongs. A- it ARMY REPLIES TO COMPLAINTS ON AIR CADETS Complaints by residents of Garden City and Hempstead, Nassau, against the low-flying planes of Army cadets training at Mitchel Field have caused officers at the post to issue an appeal for forbearance. Army officers also pointed out that the last detachment of cadets will arrive today for a week of air lessons over Long Island. The unusually extensive maneuvers will end next Saturday.

Major U. G. Jones, chief operations officer at Mitchell Field, in making the appeal for patience, emphasized that the training is compulsory and that the Army is trying to lessen the annoyances to which residents object. Eight Hours Required. He said that more than fifty airplanes must be used and that each student is required to have eight hours of flying training.

Most of the actual flying is done far from the field. Only the landing and taking- ff operations create the so-called nuisance, he added. "Due to prevailing wind conditions, it is necessary at times that these planes, in taking off and landing, must fly over the communities where the residents are objecting," Jones explained. "While it is realized that is annoying to the people it is never-the less necessary at times that the planes operate over these villages. -XT- tat J'-J In "lifesaving school," Howard Eckstein.

American Red Cross instructor and examiner, shows Elvira Wildmsn cross-chest carry. Willing "victim" is Mae Kafer. Brooklyn May Get New Alimony Jail Indications that Brooklyn will have a new alimony jail within the next year or two were contained in a report received ly Sheriff James V. Mangano cf Kings County. The report, sent to the Sheriff by the city's Bureau of Budgets, denied his requests for new equipment in the Civil Prison, including the installation of a new ice box.

But it said: "The present ic box is serviceable for a year or two and probably a new building will be provided before long." Red Cross' Brooklyn Chapter, Brooklynites water conscious. a lifesaving course is more amen able to rules at beaches. When the regular lifeguard blows the whistle for him to come in, he's more apt to realize that the lifeguard knows -what's best." The instruction covers such ac tual lifesaving steps as correct ap Pilots are instructed to gain alti proaches to a drowning person, breaking "grips," proper carrying and artificial respiration. It also shows its students how to Qnnb Dliiinrrminrl make rescues without going into the water. Saving from Shore Line.

tude as quickly as possible and to land at the field without approaching these places, if possible. Many Complaints Received. "Numerous complaints have been received at the field of the low flying and it is believed that if the people of the surrounding communities were properly informed of the actual situation, they would realize that we are doing everything1 in our power to avoid unnecessary disturbances over their "Yes, a non-swimmer can save a drowninjr person, lates said. A stick of wood, a towel, a heaving director of lifesaving of the is now campaigning to make "For every child, man and 'woman who can qualify as a Bed Cross lifesaver, we are going to be that much safer in the water," says. One move in his borough-wide effort to help swimmers get the Red Cross lifesaving emblem and, in the doing, learn the common sense technicalities involved is establishment of "lifesaving and water safety school" at the St.

George pool. With the co-operation of the pool management, a section is roped off during instruction hours when a Red Cross volunteer is on hand to lead the would-be learners through lifesaving technique. Lifesaving Specialty. This is the first time, according to Yates, that the hotel has assigned a portion of its pool for this type of activity. It will continue through July.

Junior from 12 to 16 have sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays, 3:30 P. M. to 5:30 P. M. Seniors 17 years of age and up meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 P.

M. to 9 P. M. "There are ever so many crack ewimmers who have never learned a thing about lifesaving," Yates said. To take the course, however, one reed not be a top-notch swimmer.

"Fairly-good" swimming is enough, Yates said. Lifesaving, as Yates sees it, covers two fronts. "Fundamental purpose is for persons to learn how to save themselves," he said. "Second, the ability to act the Good Samaritan to the other fellow in a sensible way. "Third, a swimmer who's taken QUEENS-BRONX BRIDGE DUE TO OPEN FOR FAIR New England's direct route to the World's Fair the projected Whitest one Bridge linking Queens and the Bronx may be ready for use a short time after the opening of the Fair, on April 30, 1939.

Tribcro Bridge Authority officials indicated this yesterday in reporting rapid progress on general construction and on necessary highway connections near Flushing, Queens. Steel work for the elevated roadway section near the Fair site is virtuallv finished, they said. This will link the bridge and Northern Boulevard. Traffic en route from New England tc the Fair, officials explained, will turn into westbound Northern Boulevard before reaching other roadways into Flushing Meadow Park and Grand Central Parkway. Queens and Bronx towers of the Whitestone span have been completed and girders are in place for a small bascule bridge link over Flushing River.

(Picture page 1.) MineoIaltsPWA Regional Office Anticipating a flood of applications from Nassau communities for Federal leans and grants, PWA authorities have opened a district office in Mineola, with consulting engineers to speed the passage of the money requests. The office will offer aid and advice toward obtaining government money for. such projects as schools, hospitals, waterways, sewers, bridges and highways. Frank J. Beagan of Baldwin, Nassau, veteran PWA engineer who has supervised many of the federal-financed improvements oh Long Island, is in charge of office.

It is located in the county courthouse building. Paint Job Brings OGCfv ridjfgiuunu Williamsburg Members of the Roma Democratic Club of the Bushwick section have combined forces with members of the Mothers Club of Public School 86, Irving Ave. and Harmon Williamsburg, in a campaign to get a playground for the district. Because of the lack of playground facilities, children are compelled to play Th streets where traffic is heavy, spokesmen said. The Police Athletic League will be invited to join the movement.

The campaign is being directed by Vincent N. Lombardo. "If we are going to keep down the number of children injured by motor vehicles during the Summtr months, it will be necessary for us to furnish them with a pity-ground," he said. The request for the playground will be made to the City Park Department. Outing July 10 The annual outing of the Jcint Bus and Transportation Council cf Southern Queens will be held July 10 at Val Rels Park, Hook Creek.

line of rope can do it if he knows how." Yates, enthusiastic over the numbers who are taking the pool course, says even spectators learn some of the fundamentals. "They can't help it," he said. For greater water safety along Long Island's shores, the course stresses the importance of not swimming in unsupervised areas. Diving without first testing the bottom is discouraged. "Tide may change the bottom by several feet overnight," Yates cautions.

"A sand bar may develop." Since the course was started last month, ten have qualified for emblems and another forty-eight are striving for them, Yates said. Board Meets July 19 The village board of Cedarhurst, Nassau, has set Tuesday evening, July 19, as the date for a public hearing on proposed new zoning restrictions in the village. New Fire Engine If the firehouse in South Floral Park, Nassau, the smallest incorporated village in the county, had not been thoroughly overhauled, the new fire-fighting' apparatus which is now gracing the refurbished headquarters might never have been installed. A few weeks ago members of the volunteer corps decided the fire-house was not looking its best. With paint and brush, they applied themselves, and soon the shoddy firehall was bright and shiny.

One look at the shining quarters and trustees were convinced that the antiquated apparatus was out of place. So they authorized purchase of a new engine to match the paint job. Manhasset Bay Hearing Put Off A hearing by Army district engineers on proposed improvement No Suit Too Hot V. 8. Commercial Matulari SPECIAL B'klvn.

Qurwi. Bron Diiw MOR-HEET FUEL OIL CO. pl L.i -3oe of Manhasset Bay, originally sched uled for July 8, has been adjourned until Aug. 15 at 11 A. M.

in Manhasset, Nassau, Town Hall, according to Col. David McCoach Another habitue of Nassau's Atlantic Beach Club, regardless of heat of Summer, is Mrs. Richard Holsten (shown here) of 170 E. 78th Manhattan district engineer. SSKSSV I JJu3M HiljSM I VENETIAN BLINDS wm includes Dance to Aid Kids Underprivileged children in Queens will be selected for two- week vacations at Camp Grant, near Calverton, Suffolf, to be paid for out of the proceeds of the entertain 5 ment and ball of the Jamaica-Hol-lis-Queens Village Rotary Club at Triangle Ballroom, Richmond Hill, Wednesday, July 27.

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