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Show Christmas Will Climax Traffic Safety Month ,.-. 'Lmi '' ' 1 J Mayor-U rges S.- L.- to-Reduce to-Reduce Fatalities During Season Harvest-time for death at well a a period for merrymaking and giving, giv-ing, the yuletide Wednesday became be-came "Christmas Safety Season." la the word of Mayor E. B. Erwln. Expressing hope that it would help free Salt Lake City of the sorrow sor-row of traffic fatalities at a time when people are supposed to be of good cheer, the mayor tacked tho new "season" onto the calendar la the following-proclamation: "Whereas, the gratifying reduction reduc-tion in traffic accident fatalities ha been recorded la Bait Lake City for Use aaat IX aaoathe of nil a a sea sequence of the united safety effort ef-fort of numerous eivts organisations, organisa-tions, the dally press, tho Judiciary . and the police department, and "Whereas, Salt Lake City aow enter en-ter upon the final month of the Traffic Fatalities For Year Total 31 Salt Lake City entered Doaoaa-fcee Doaoaa-fcee wtta a reoordj of It tram death alao January L la tho same MM period Mure were M deaths, kwt six sue re oo-oarred oo-oarred before tho year ntesid. Sergeant L. F. Baelew, waffle . angtnear for Salt Lake City ae-Uco, ae-Uco, reported Wednesday aha oaeaaltlea la traffic aeotaenta alao shewed a radaettoa la lad. Then wen MM pereene sn-Jured sn-Jured n the first 11 month of thla year, he aald; 11M la tha flint 11 month of MM. . Total for tho eatir year af MM wa 144, af whom 1M iron . injured la December, taw saeath SAFETY FOR HOLIDAYS IS THEME Mayor E. B. Erwln reads proclamation ei soy paveraeat aaa one i J naaa Ing. year, a period of unusual trafft danger because of Inclement weather weath-er condition and revelry marking the yule season, and "When, more tntenae safety effort ef-fort must be mad throughout thla final month if further traffio tragedy trag-edy la to be averted and tha Improved Im-proved traffic fatality record for th first 11 month continued ontil the end of th year, - - -Now, therefore, L E. B. "Enrtn, mayor of Salt lak City, do hereby proclaim and set aside to antlr month of December, 1MT, aa Christmas Christ-mas safety season and I urge eivi group, th press, th Judiciary, th police department and all citisens of Salt Lake City to Intensify their effort throughout th month ao that th yule season will be an-marred an-marred by traffic fatalltia and th improved fatality record tbu far obtained will prevail throughout thi year. "A a means of encouraging greater trafle aafety, I org that civic group conduct safety program, pro-gram, that th necessity for constant con-stant carefulness be emphasised daily la th schools and that th message of safety be carried Into very horn and Ihu be reflected In accident prevention on tho etroet of Bait Lake City. "E. B. ERWTJ. "Mayor of Salt Lake City. |