| Show I This Throng Indorses State Setup Setup- for Same Traffic Regulation w 9 PART OF CROWD ATTENDING MEETING WHICH PLANNED CONTINUANCE OF SAFETY COUNCIL More than persons were at t ses session ion i in n governors governor's board room at capitol t i ng packs Ut 11 Safety ty Council Votes Against Changing Hor Horses es in Midstream And Orders Co Coordinators dina or Appointed By BOB HALE Recognizing a critical time in the the states states state's traffic safety effort representative groups and public officials Thursday had refused to change horses in the middle of the stream m and had indorsed continuance of a safety program based on pst past accepted stand stand- ard lines liner The action was taken In a mass meeting Wednesday afternoon In Governor Herbert B. B Maws Maw's boardroom boardroom boardroom board board- room at the capitol at which all Individuals an and agencies with safety were g given ren opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to let their hair down Next step will be to arrange for continuance of the Utah Traffic Traffic Traffic fic Safety council Retain Committee The meeting attended by more than persons voted to retain the present form of organization with authority centered In a coordInating coordinating co co- committee The vote was to have a coordinating committee committee com corn of heads of state departments departments departments depart depart- ments engaged In traffic work worle as In the past rather than break breakdown breakdown breakdown down this authority and Include local representation Governor Maw was devoting Thursday to working on permanent permanent permanent perma- perma perma perma- nent budgets for departments but announced briefly that he would shortly set up the coordinating committee He said he had not yet made any appointments With the authority the again set lip up p next step probably would be be bea a call by the council executive CommIttee torn tom for the annual meeting at which at which new officers would be named or possibly Incumbents reelected It was believed such action would await return to the city next month of Julian M M. Bamberger president In any event however initial move rested with the governor who said at the close of the session sea ses sion slon that that- you the delegates now have Indorsed the program and that he would proceed with- with but delay toward organization Jenkins Critical Expected strong opposition to the he present system did not materialize materialize ma ma- although Mayor Ab Jenkins Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins was somewhat critical of the new uniform traffic code in that It do does s not direct that parking meter revenue be used exclusively for traffic work He also criticized critIcized criticized crit crit- present traffic semaphore systems In answer to a question by Gov- Gov Continued on Page PUe Seven Column Three Leaders in m E EY s of Safe Driving Attend Governors Governor's Session d ia i a i e fr i. i I- I AMONG COUNCIL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN WHO REGISTERED AT SAFETY MEETING George H. H Lowe left enforcement State Senator George A. A Christensen education Harold S. S Carter engineering 1 KEEP THE WHITE KEEP THE WHITE FLAG FLYING FLAG FLYING a Deathless Deathless Dv Days s 's Days IN IN SALT LAKE tAKE SALT LAKE CITY COUNTY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC Outside S slit H Lk lAk City KEEP THE WHITE KEEP THE WHITE I I FLAG FLYING FLAG FLYING g 40 a Deathless Deathless DIN Days s DIN Days s sUTAH IN IN UTAH DAVIS COUNTY COUNTY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC Mass Meeting Indorses Utah Safety Continued from Page One Maw Mayor Jenkins said Salt Lake City will work with the he state if the state will work with us He asserted the program program program pro pro- gram is a good one if put over unselfishly Several members of the city traffic raffle commission attended but took ook no part in the discussion Governor Maw repeatedly r e pea t e d I Y urged persons at the meeting to tell us what is wrong with our program if you think anything is wrong At times discussion strayed from from- the issue of what form of organization was desired and Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Maw had to steer it back backby backby by jy urging no speechmaking and no discussion of extraneous mat mat- ers For the most part the present traffic council setup council setup was defended defend defend- ed with s some some e suggestions for improvements im- im improvements improvements im im- in its operations Mrs S. S A. A Cotterell l a dire director to of the Women's Women s Safety council of ot Salt Lake City w was s first to back backup backup backup up the state organization asserting asserting assert- assert ing ng I do not believe we could have lave a firmer or better foundation foundation tion ion than that on which our state council is built She added we weare weare weare are not functioning as well as we should hould under the program Seeks Majority Views Governor Maw who said he himself was not an authority explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex he wanted to get majority views then act He raised the question of more local representation representation tation of cities and counties in the organization particularly on the central authority C. C J. J Olsen Ogden council vice i president said the organization i never has pas tried to take away any of the safety work from local organizations and said it is is ready and willing to cooperate J with them Governor Maw questioned the advisability of having haying state stat de de- de- de I heads as the council authority authority au- au hority on grounds they have numerous other duties He posed the question Is this a good setup good setup Yes shot back P. P W. W Fuller Ogden member of tl the e council executive ex executive executive ex- ex committee The council should not be broken down into local ocal organizations Some locals are In the dark on traffic safety and need the states state's leadership Council Aid Offered Lew Wallace representative of the National Safety council who earlier in the session offered the councils council's aid said that from his experience not only in the national na national national na- na council council- but as a former Iowa state official he believed that the program requires a central cen- cen central central cen cen- authority of state officials empowered to act for their de de- de At the height of the discussion over organization George H H. chairman of the Lowe Ogden councils council's enforcement committee introduced a resolution which finally finally fi finally fi- fi nally put the meeting on record as follows Resolved that we a sec sec cross tion of citizens of Utah who arc particularly interested in safety hereby indorse the standard highway highway highway high high- way safety program and pledge indorsement to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- our hearty Maw and the Utah traffic safety council and request the active continuance of the outlined work with coordinating activities including city county and state officials Gets Unanimous Vote Discussion then centered on the form of the central authority with witha a majority favoring the present system of a coordinating committee commit- commit tee ee of department heads The governor then requested and obtained ob- ob a unanimous vote Herbert B B. Simpson executive I secretary of the state council explained ex ex- explained explained ex- ex the standard program which has been followed based on a central authority of state department heads and embracing seven fields of traffic effort Legislation Legislation Leg- Leg motor vehicle administration tion enforcement engineering I education personnel training and j research Governor Maw in opening the session expressed appreciation to the press for its efforts in furthering furthering furthering further further- ing traffic safety |
