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County ten fatalities have been re-<br />
State Police<br />
corded so far this year, a figure<br />
representing twice tbe number for<br />
Examinations<br />
± same period in 1945, and one<br />
that equals the number of traffic<br />
Competative examinations for deaths for the first two months at<br />
^aproximately 27 vacancies in the 1941.<br />
Department of State Police will Another ominous disclosure was<br />
be helfl April 15 in the armories he fact that pedestrian fatalities<br />
of Newark, Camden and Egberts ire stQI rising. Of this years IMS<br />
Crossing, Trenton, it was recent- atalities in New Jersey, 8» or fil<br />
ly announced.<br />
percent were pedestrians, whereas<br />
Only written examinations will<br />
be given to determine tbe applicants'<br />
general intelligence, mental<br />
alertness, soundness of mind.<br />
Initiative ana judgment. Those<br />
passing are qualified to be examined<br />
further at a later date<br />
. as to their physical fitness. Candidates<br />
s\K£-ess?\ji\ va all bianchea<br />
of the examination will be directed<br />
to report for training at Wilburtna<br />
about .May 15.<br />
To qualify a man must be be-<br />
tween the ages Of 22 and 35, of<br />
sound constitution and free of any<br />
physical defects; he must be not<br />
lees than five feet eight inches,<br />
or not more than six feet four<br />
inches in height; he must not<br />
weigh l eS3 than 150 or more than<br />
225 pounds. Eyesight and hearing<br />
must be good. Educational requirements<br />
include High School<br />
graduation or an education equivalent<br />
thereto, as the written<br />
examinations are based upon<br />
academic subjects and matters of<br />
general knowledge with which an<br />
average High School graduate<br />
should be familiar.<br />
About 1^500 young men have so<br />
far applied, and it is expected<br />
that this figure will be considerably<br />
increased before the middle<br />
of April. The unusually large number<br />
of applicants comprised mostly<br />
veterans who desire to become<br />
troopers, giving as their qualifications<br />
t&eir former duties with<br />
military police or shore patrol.<br />
Marine Corps<br />
Starts Campaign<br />
Beginning April 1, the U.S. Marine<br />
Corps launched an intensive<br />
recruiting campaign in view of the<br />
fact that high school students<br />
graduating in June who are of<br />
draft age and have receivefl educational<br />
deferments, may still enlist<br />
in tne service of their choice<br />
immediately upon graduation.<br />
At that lime it was pointed out<br />
that young- men enlisting in the<br />
[flaiine Corp3 bsfare October 6,<br />
UH'5, wCJ receive all ygducatkmal<br />
dMci rehabilitation benefits of the<br />
GX BUI of Rights upon completion<br />
of their period af enlistment.<br />
Physical requirements for two,<br />
three af four year enlistments in<br />
the Marine Corpa have been lowered<br />
to promote the recruiting of<br />
100,000 men for the peacetime<br />
force of the Corps.<br />
Sgt. Jaxn.es G Ryiand, attached<br />
to the Newark District Recruiting<br />
Station o£ the Marine Corps, will<br />
visit tbe Summit Post Office on<br />
Wednesdays until June 1 to give<br />
td-iittotifii information concerning<br />
enlistment.<br />
Rise in Traffic<br />
Deaths for 1946<br />
Deapite the fact that there are<br />
Tewer .cars in use and less mileage<br />
covered,- New Jersey traffic accident<br />
fatalities have reached pre-<br />
Rrar levels for the first two months<br />
of tbe current year. In Union<br />
n 1041 when deaths totaled 153,<br />
the pedestrian fatality toll wag S3,<br />
r 54 percent of the total.<br />
"If there was eve's a time when<br />
afety iB needed, that time is now<br />
jefore the situation gets coiapletey<br />
out of hand." declared .New Jersey<br />
Motor Vehicle Commissioner<br />
Arthur "W. "Magee in a recent press<br />
release.<br />
"The best known method of<br />
jromptly curtailing accidents is<br />
aw enforcement. In addition, the<br />
present situation calls for greater<br />
care on the part of drivers aad<br />
pedestrians in their vae of the<br />
streets and highways," he continued.<br />
Cancer, says the American Can-<br />
HP Society, can he cured in it3<br />
early stages.<br />
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