Show Lions Ask Protection For School Children At the ul reg-ul regular meeting of the LIons club Mon Monday ay night the atten lion of the members was as called to the dan danger er confronting children s is they the cross street to ind from school Since this street has been desIgnated a through thoroughfare the danger his has increased greatly th Motorists know mO me mg they ha have e the right of way ay travel through town at higher spee speed The Stoker school IS not in direct view le from Main street ind nd drivers often overlook or disregard the school sign ngn nest nell Dr Stocks and ind speed on to toI I meet a herd of frolicking I emerging from cio s sheets streets at first and second south Little folks rang ranging mg from Sl six to eleven cn cn years vears arc are no non left to cross as best they cm can and narrow escapes are arc of daily dally occur ranee r At till thi Junior hi h school chool the con condition condition dillon is 13 slightly better is s the stu students students tu dents are older ind the chool school cin be seen from the street in m one direction tion though the S curve hides ludes cars approaching from the north Also on Sun h a x stream of little tots files from the First FuSt ward hard church across Main Mam M in street unprotected sonic some fifteen minutes before the older per persons sons are arc dismissed These are con conditions which mch should not exist elst Attention was also called to the habit of many of the children of walking and playing on the paved streets At the north end of town there may be some e excuse cuse for this dangerous ce as there is no alk and the street 13 is lined WIth weeds and ditches but even where concrete walks are provided and at atI atthe atthe atthe the south end where a graveled raveled walk I s h been made the habit persists Worse still any motorist can give I cases without number where chIldren have willfully disregarded his warn warning warning I Ins ing horn and kent kept to their play or deliberately dared dued him him on the orI I street prepared for his use Committees have with mth the principals of both schools ind I were told that this matter had bad been tal en up repeatedly with the pupils with but little result and would con continue continue I to be stressed One princIpal hid d received complaints that school persist in the dangerous L of hanging to cars and mouses uses ind riding on the rear bum pe It comes to the writer that one I bu bus s driver er who ho sets gets through town whIle school children fill the streets street does so with his lus horn screeching and hIs throttle open This is terrIfy terrifying enough h to grown ups but what of mg ing 1 I your our child who may become confused ed in m the path lath of these tons of flying weIght Better keep his passengers ers waiting next time while this makes hIS peace with the judge I IA iA A committee consisting of Ward B Dale Heith Ileth Dr S S Burnham and II E outs WIS appointed b by the club to meet wIth the city council and isk J for tor measures to relle relieve e as far as possible these tr dangers dingers I n Tt is suggested that ill 11 chIldren Ib bi to use ule one crossing near each school and ind that a competent I person with vuth Ith proper authority over be on duty at school hours to assist children at these crossings ind Sunday noon in III front of or the church I presenting 1 e parking the corners should be enforced is children often dart un unobserved unobserved unobserved observed from behind cars directly into the path of vehicle tI of cars cirs leross school giot ads during school hours has been uen reported nd ad such dangerous ac actions actions should be punished In spite of all precautions our teachers and city officers can take I the most effective work of safety fet s for our children at home you ou should not lea leave e to others Ill all of the of or teaching te your children regarding traffic dang dangen era en Encourage them yourselves to tobe tobe tobe be amass always ilert when crossing any street ind to keep off streets ex except except e when crossing is necessary PIck PIckup Pickup Pickup up the ne and tell them hove ho accIdents have happened to other hoI cht chil children I dren pla playing placing mg in roadways s and tagging on vehicles Do this today and you ou ouma ma may prevent some grief stricken eI ct from unloading at your door to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow a beloved little form bit and broken LIO LIONS IRONS S CLUB |