Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 1 | Safety Parley Contest Open

I SAFETY PARLEY CONTESTS OPEN Twelve Groups Vie for Hon Honors rs Twelve teams e ms swung into action Thursday Thursday- afternoon on in the Coconut Grove ballroom competing in the seventh interstate industrial first aid contest to climax the annual western safety conference in Salt Lake Lako City D. D J J. Parker president of the Utah-Nevada Utah Safety society and 24 judges start started d the tho teams on first aid competition at 30 p. p m. m Mr r will award trophies to tho the winning whining teams at a banquet inthe in inthe the Newhouse h hotel tel at p P. P m. m which will wEll end the safety conference conference confer confer- en ence e att attended by delegates by-delegates from 11 western states Canada Alaska Hawaiian Island and rid Baja BaJt Cali Call fornia Competing teams were from front the Colorado Fuel and Iron company Pueblo Colo Cola last years year's winners two from the Utah Power Light company one ono from tho the Columbia Steel corporation three from the Utah Copper company three from the Consolidated Nevada Copper company one on from the Bingham Canyon Canon volunteer fire department and one ono each from tho the Salt Lake City Kiwanis Junior Boys Boys' and Junior Girls' Girls clubs Winners will be announced at the banquet The safety conference at 10 a a. a m. m had adjourned from front general sessions sessions sessions ses ses- and speakers appeared at 10 junior high and high schools for talks on traffic and industrial safety J. J F. F Coombs of the governors governor's governors governor's governors governor's gover gover- nors nor's safety committee was in charge of speaking arrangements arrangement Dr Adam S. S Bennion assistant to the president Utah Power Light company will be bo the principal speaker at the banquet Gus P. P Backman executive secretary of the chamber of commerce will act as toastmaster Some 1200 persons person attended a dance and floor show In tho the Coconut Coconut Coconut Coco Coco- nut Grove ballroom Wednesday night sponsored by the tho junior chamber chamber cham chain ber her of commerce in honor of ot the conference delegates aid team team events events climaxed one years year's preparation by each western industry industry industry indus indus- try entering the competition Teams consist of oC five men each Continued on Page Pace Eight Column One SAFETY PARLEY t CONTESTS OPEN t Continued from Page Pace One one ono being the patient and four administering administering ad ad- ministering t td him Each team willbe will willbe be given three problems with a 10 minute limit for each v Problems include first aid for serious cerious injuries such as fractured spines asphyxiation and others Last years year's first prize was won by bya a aft team captained by Charles Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong of the tho Colorado Fuel and andIron andIron Iron company Pueblo Moving swiftly Wednesday to complete conference business delegates dole dele gates adopted 15 resolutions some of which included stricter drivers drivers' license laws law in western states and approved a a. permanent organization plan The resolutions called for tor strict physical and mental examinations of all drivers and licenses bearing both the motorists motorist's signature and fingerprints Submits Report Carl H. H Fry of Sacramento elected elected elected elect elect- ed permanent chairman of ot the organization organization or or- submitted a report callIng calling call call- ing lug for tor appointment nt of a n vice chaIrman chairman chairman chair chaIr- man of ot the tho conference by the governor governor governor gov gov- of each of the 11 western states elates and the tho executives of ot Alaska Hawaii British Columbia and Lower California The vice chairman is s to select elect four experts in the tho fields of traffic the home public policies and industry industry industry indus indus- try all of whom aro are to be members members mem mem- bers of the board of governors The report was approved Delegates voted to hold their 1037 1937 convention in Portland Ore and the 1938 gathering in San Francisco Reads Paper Mr Fry read a paper prepared by Frank C. C McDonald San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Industrial accident commissioner commis- commis lioner of California to the effect that is lost Jost each year there in industrial accidents alone E E. W. W Bullard San Francisco president of the E. E p. p D. D Bullard company company company com com- pany a safety equipment concern pointed o out that the direct loss in cash and working time caused by the average fractured leg Jeg was and days while indirect loss through administrative waste was estimated at four times that amount