Show SAFE DRIVING IS RECOGNIZED George E. second from presents Harold W. left and Elmer J. with safe driving These two rural mail Safe Driving Awards Presented Two Roosevelt Mail Carriers In appropriate ceremonies March 27 at the Roosevelt Post District Operations George E. McDonald presented two local post office employees with safe driving Receiving the coveted awards were Elmer J. Richman and Harold W. rural carriers from the Roosevelt The Safe Driving highest safety recognition given by the Post Office Department in cooperation with the National Safety are presented to all postal employees who have one or more I years of preventable accident-free carriers have driven a total of 24 years without an They operate out of the Roosevelt Postmaster L. watched the of postal vehicles to In addition to a each qualified driver received a National Safety Council lapel pin showing the number of accident-free years he has Com letters from W. D. regional director were also presented the award winning In presenting the McDonald pointed out that until postal drivers had one of the worst accident records in Metropolitan postal drivers were averaging more than 13 accidents per Since inauguration of Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield's safety program the accident rate has been drastically and the Denver Postal the states of Arizona and New Mexico recently received a special safety plaque for establishing an outstanding safety record of accidents per miles in Postmaster Arvin L. Bellon praised the award winning employees for their achievement and contribution to community and national He noted that both men have outstanding with Richman receiving an award for 16 years of accident-free driving which represents and Sprouse an eight-year award which represents miles of accident-free driving I for the post |