Show City News in Brief Police Poke Urge ie Car Safety To Hold Hod Toll IoU at 14 I Fingers ers were crossed at police headquarters Friday as traffic division ch- ch vision vision officers anticipated a mixture mixture mix- mix ture of alcohol and holiday excitement excitement excite excite- ment may bring a sudden and tragic increase to the total of I fatal accidents in m Salt Lake City for 1950 The traffic division has tallied 14 11 I fatal accidents involving an equal number of deaths during the year to date records showed comparing most favorably with the 24 persons I who died in 22 accidents within the city in 1949 1919 I In 1948 20 persons died in 19 i I fatal accidents Pedestrians fared better betler in 1950 to to date than the they did in the two previous years Last year 1 14 of the 24 killed were pedestrians I while in m 1948 10 of the 20 killed I were pedestrians i Unusual motorist consideration I I for weather and road conditions I i for negligence of the thc other driver and for negligence of the pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian are arc essential to traffic sa safey fey throughout the remainder of this year if the present total is to stand said Capt F F. F Clark Sanford police traffic division commander U. U Cancels Dance Don Lusty publicity chairman for the Associated Students University University Uni- Uni of Utah dance committee announced Friday the dance scheduled scheduled sched sched- tiled for New Years Year's eve in the thc union building has been canceled Students who had already purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased tickets for the affair may obtain refunds at the union build build- ing No Lighting Prizes Lack of prize money about posted by Salt Lake City Junior Chamber of Commerce in m prior years failed to wholly discourage Salt Lakers this season from adding adding adding add add- ing exterior decorations to their homes Award of prizes for best decorated homes however will not I be made this year because the Jaycee fund for that purpose is depleted depleted depleted de de- said George A A. A Jenkins Jaycee executive secretary Glendale Unit to Elect Officers of the Glendale Park Improvement will be elected I at a meeting to be held at 7 30 p pm p.m. m I Jan 3 in the home of Mr and Mi Mrs s sEd I Ed IVI Ivison on 1023 Concord st. st st st. Salt Lake City All up paid-up members are arc urged to attend Variety Club Sets Fete A special New Years Year's breakfast I served at 1 a anc am m Monday will feature feature fea fea- i ture the New Years Year's eve party to tobe tobe tobe be held by the Salt Lake Variety club chub tent No 38 at the clubhouse 26 E st st. it was announced Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Push Track Removal Work crews continued to rip up the tracks of the Denver Rio Grande Western railroad on West Vest from South Temple to North Thursday After the tracks arc are removed Salt Lake street department de de- I workers will fill the holes with gravel and plans call for the strip to be resurfaced in the spring spring- Change Meat Grades Retail stores soon will put into effect changes in m federal meat grades that will give customers a anew anew anew new grade to use in m making making- beef purchases Alexander R R. Searle local federal meat grader said Friday He saiu that choice and prime grades rades will be he combined combined com com- under the name of prime and the present good grade willbe will willbe willbe be renamed choice He added that the commercial grade will continue to carry that name Girls' Girls State Reunion Girls who participated in the 1950 1930 Girls State at Logan last summer will hold a reunion Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day at 1 p pm p.m. in in the Newhouse hotel Vanet Sorensen immediate past district governor announced Shu ShIrley ley Burns Ogden is in charge of arrangements I |