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A2 THE NEWS LEADER SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014 HISTORY A PLACE IN HISTORY A WEEKLY PHOTO FEATURE ABOUT LOCAL LANDMARKS PAST AND PRESENT Banned Carl L. Armentrout of Staunton poses at the wheel of his 1906 Oldsmobile with passenger Roy E. Whitmore. Laws that would allow him to drive it in Gypsy Hill Park were still 10 years away, photo courtesy of charles armentrout Continued from Page A1 that the ordinance prohibiting autos from going into Gypsy Hill Park was obsolete, and asked that it be rescinded. Of course, some little discussion ensued, most of it centering on a contention that the convenience of pedestrians and users of buggies would suffer by allowing "the machines" to travel the roads of the park.

As politicians are wont to do, someone made a motion to table the matter until another meeting. The vote was a tie. When a resolution was made to accept the recommendation of the committee, the aldermen adopted it. A gentleman identified only as Mr. Bryan, a committee member, promised that regulations would be enacted to protect pedestrians "especially women and children" and that all non-automobile users would "have all the freedom necessary in enjoying the park." Mr.

Bryan was as good as his word. Two of the students in this circa 1910-12 photo are holding a chalkboard that reads "6-A Grade." They are posing outside a small brick structure at the west end of the Stonewall Jackson Grammar School on West Beverley Street, across from Trinity Church. The school was used to handle the overflow of students from the public school on Baldwin Street when it was threatened by Staunton's cave-in. The building these students are standing in front of was used for home economics classes. It was demolished by the city in the 1970s on a weekend, without notice, so that preservationists could not object, photo courtesy of charles culbertson Pilson announced at the conclusion of the Oct.

12 meeting that he would introduce an ordinance prohibiting automobiles from passing streetcars while the latter were taking on passengers. This forerunner to the law forbidding the passing of a loading school bus would be added to an ordinance that limited the distance between "the machines" and streetcars to five feet. Soon, Staunton's city code set the speed limit for automobiles at 12 miles per hour within the corporate boundaries and at only seven miles per hour in the largely undeveloped park. The city's code was, if nothing else, democratic. Horses, too, were limited to seven miles per hours.

While the aldermen were on the topic of automobiles, alderman J.W.H. THIS WEEK IN HISTORY The News Leader strives to be accurate in its news columns. If you believe we have made an error of fact, please call Executive Editor David Fritz at 213-9116 or (800) 793-2459, ext. 116. Corrections will appear on this page.

over 100 men and boys scoured the city to look for traces of Mr. Karicofe. April 29, 1914: Staunton baseball fans held a mass meeting that was well-attended in the circuit court room to get professional baseball started in the area. April 30, 1914: Staunton fans with a good sprinkling from nearby towns witnessed a good game of ball at the Athletic Park between S.M.A. and Fish-burne, with S.M.A.

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