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Show MOTOR MAIDS Christmas Cards Promote Safety By Jeanne Smith, Dodge Safety Consultant MOTORISTS and pedestrians in irany communities will re-v re-v ceive unique Christmas cards again this year from local police, po-lice, civic and safety officials. Bearing traffic safety messages, the greetings, during past holiday seasons, sea-sons, have helped reduce the tragic accident ac-cident toll. Here's what some cities did last vear. Dayton, Miss Smith Ohio, police, cooperating with the Automobile Club, Chamber of Commerce, safety council and various auto dealers, distributed thousands of attractive cards with the message: "We irish you a happy holiday holi-day but Beware of Dayton's 4-D's." A pointer directed the reader to unfold the card, where an illustrated message explained "Beware of Dayton's Day-ton's Death Dealing Drunk D rivers 1" Overtimti parkers in Pleasant-ville, Pleasant-ville, N. J., received, instead of tickets, Christmas cards from the police which read: "We know you are doing your Christmas Christ-mas shopping and this violation is an oversight on your part. We shall appreciate your cooperation coopera-tion in the iuture. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas." In Fort Wayne, Ind., the Chamber of Commerce and a leaamg manutacturer cooperated cooper-ated with state police in the distribution of a Christmas leaflet which, besides wishing recipients a safe and enjoyable enjoy-able holiday, listed local and state speed limits and penalties penal-ties for violations. The Oklahoma City police department de-partment distributed a similar card, containing a "Christmas list" with such items as "Be Alert" and "Check Your Speed." |