| Show A Revitalized Safety Program I PHE HE Utah Traffic Safety council will continue on T THE I sj In operation with the same organizational up setup it has operated under since its inception 4 approximately two years ago At the thc invitation of Governor Herbert B. B Maw individual citizens represent representatives tives of f civic groups and officials interested in traffic a safety met at the state stat capitol capito Wednes Wednesday ay S Critics of the state safety program were given the opportunity to speak their piece The governor himself suggested two possible a changes in the organizational set up to g get t. t the thea a reaction of those present and repeatedly asked U critics to be specific in saying what was wrong a with the present program i g f f And after it was all over and ana the critics t ai t i had had their say the assembled representatives 1 tives vo voted ed practically unanimously to to carry on on the council with its organizational plan unchanged also alsa indorsing in a resolution the councils council's accomplishments Governor Maw presiding over the meetIng meet- meet lag Ing handled an extremely difficult situation in fri masterful fashion He prevented speakers from rambling away from the subject kept Inviting criticism and finally when practically all U the criticisms had proved duds helped to wind up the meeting with the safety pr program gram intact and bolstered by his nis personal pledge 5 of official action and state financing to achieve achieveS S results It was in every way a successful meeting It was high time for a stocktaking on traffic safety After two years of the state safety councils council's existence there was need of a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing which would permit critics of the coun coun- j. j cds cil's efforts to speak up and permit a public f fr showing of the wide support which the council has in the state Furthermore as the governor himself pointed out in his opening remarks Utah is I 1 faced with a serious situation in traffic s safety fety especially these past few months The governor governor gov gov- declaring there was a 40 per cent in increase increase increase in- in crease in traffic fatalities in Utah the past pastS S two months over the same period last year t warned that if we continued with such a bad record we would end the year with from to fatalities compared with ith last year i 1 Something must be done to curb this rising n toll The state safety council which during the change of administrations and the disorganization disorganization disorganization dis dis- dis- dis organization resulting from reorganization of state departments has been functioning in a avery avery very feeble manner is needed to coordinate and promote traffic safety efforts in Utah S Wednesdays Wednesday's meeting paves the way for a aa a revitalization of the traffic safety effort in the theT T state with state official officialdom lom traffic safety leaders local officials and the public generally cooperating in a vigorous drive to stop Utah's rising tide of death and accident V The Telegram congratulates Governor 1 Maw on his action in calling the conference on his fine ine leadership at the meeting and on his pledge to further the traffic safety program program pro pro- gram in Utah This newspaper promises him its full support in carrying out that program and is confident he will have as well the support support support sup sup- port and cooperation of every official and citizen S No Now Nov lets let's go |
