Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-14 | Page 3 | New Traffic Signs Guard Safety of School Children

New Traffic Signs Guard I Safety of Scho SchooL Children 1 i I 7 4 4 I y 6 r 4 I I II I i I Captain O. O B. B Record head of the police traffic department department de de- de te tells ls Mary Joan Jan Hansen Mansen a a- Longfellow y L school chool pupil the advantages of the new caution signs that will pr protect school children Caution School Zone A new type of sign bearing that warning will be placed in the th street at every at-every every city school city school for o the protection of children from traffic hazards haz rd Captain O. O B B. B Record head head of or the police traffic department said Saturday Signs were placed Friday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon at the Longfellow and McKin- McKin Icy ley schools and other othe schools will wUl willbe willbe be supplied as rapidly as the signs arc are made according to Captain Record These signs are nine far superior to the the old old type he said because they sit in the center of the street during during dur dur- during ing school hours and are arc plainly visible The captain pointed out out that the signs could be removed from the streets during the tho hours that school is not in session The idea of placing the caution signs In the center of at the street for Cor better visibility was suggested by Sergeant Sherman L. L ChristenSen Christen Christen- sen after his return from an eastern caster trip The signs are being made at the police station from old traffic signs that th-t have been rem removed