Show Signal Honor S. S S L. L Rece Receives ives T Traffic S ely fely Plaque For honorable mention in th the 1947 traffic safety contest r of the National Safety council Salt Lake Cit City Monday received a plaque signifying its achievement The plaque received through the mail from Chicago at the office office office of of- fice of Public Safety Commissioner L L. L C. C Romney was termed by the commissioner as a signal honor for the city and the first time Salt Lake City has won such an award The city was competing with ith 61 other cities in the country having having having hav hav- ing from to population la lation tion Another plaque for the city's winning of second place in the theAmer Amer American can Automobile 1947 pedestrian protection contest also is forthcoming said Commissioner Romney adding in this contest the city competed with cities titles having to population tion Both Police Chief L L. C. C Crowther Crowther Crowther Crow- Crow ther and Lt F. F Clark Sanford head of the police department traffic division were on hand to view the plaque Lt Sanford attributed largely the good pedestrian protection showing to the cooperation of churches in organizing church safety patrols He said in 1916 1946 a great number of pedestrian fatalities fatalities fatalities fa fa- fa- fa in the city were elderly persons struck while going to or coming cOning from church but since the safety patrols were organized in 1947 there have been no pedestrian fatalities of that type Commissioner Romney commended commended commended com com- mended churches schools safety groups and the Salt Lake Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram for their efforts toward traffic safety Lt Sanford said the Telegram I has received national recognition I for fOI the amount of space it gives to traffic safety programs II |