Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-04-20 | Page 7 | Utah Wins Second Place for '47 Traffic Safety

Utah Wins Second Place F For r 47 Traffic S Safety fety Utah Is second place winner Inthe In Inthe Inthe the National Safety eo councils council's western division 1947 7 traffic safety contest and Salt Lake City re honorable mention in the class No r-o. 3 group of cities accordIng according according accord- accord Ing to advice received Tuesday by Utah Safety council Last years year's safety contest was the largest In the history of at the national organization Besides the 48 states listed as contestants cities of at more than population population tI tion n and cities and towns of less than thal population par par- As previously announced by byN byN N S C C. C highest honors In Utah went to Logan where for the third consecutive year no traffic deaths occurred As As' previously announced by N S C the Cache county seat was safest from a a. traffic standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point of any city in m the nation In Inthe inthe inthe the to population group Washington state was first among the we western tern s states ates studied by a group of at widely experienced national leaders who acted as Judges in the national contest Wilmington Del won first place in the group No 3 cities which included Salt Lake City The preview announcement on the safety councils council's annual report also shows cities of m more re than population s 25 scattered c cat a t t e ere red d throughout the nation completed 1947 without any traffic dc deaths Largest city in that special group was Maiden Malden Mass population