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Show ELKS TO OPEN SAFETY DRIVE Public Asked to Join Traffic Campaign Cooperation ef Salt Lake City citiaens la a national war on traffic accidents will ba aollcited by the local Elka ledge Wednesday night when tha lodge jolna with 1800 other Elka units throughout .the nation in a aafety drive. Beginning at p. m. at the Elks halt, the meeting will be open to the public and will launch a one-year campaign to remove traffic hasards and eliminate fixing of police tags. Ab Jenkins, Utah speed king, will give an Illustrated lecture on the control of an automobile at various speeds, and City Judge Rsva Beck Bosons will give aa address on safety. - Penianati aMoa) Bet A first aid demonstration will be given by the Utah Power and Light company first aid team. Headed by W. 8. McQuilkin. chairman for ths sponsoring lodge, tha committee includes Chief of Police Harry L. Finch, Mayor E. B. Erwin. J. B. Knowles. R W. Mc-Lelland. Mc-Lelland. Ralston T. Williams, O. L. Cunningham, George French, Fire Chief Walter a Knight, E. W. Kelly, A. G. Gunn and P. M. Cook. First project of the safety council coun-cil will be to eliminate ths haxard on Salt Lake City's "death atreeta," Second Weat street between Seventh Sev-enth North and Ninth South streets, and Ninth South street from Main to Second West street, aaid Mr. McQuilkin. Mc-Quilkin. "Second West street la a state arterial highway and motorists coming In from a 80-mile-an-hour highway fall to slacken their speed." the chairman aaid. The street la also poorly lighted and most of ths eight deaths that have occurred there this year have been at night We aim to remedy these conditions and when that project is finished ws will go to another." Citizens may become members of the council by taking a 10-point pledge, and insignia will be placed in the automobiles of members to signify that they are safety conscious. con-scious. Forfeiture of membership will be required If a member is re-sponsible re-sponsible for aa accident, officers said. |