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Show COUNCIL STARTS BROAD NIOGRAM , Formed last summer at mast meeting of scores ef traffic safety exponents at the oapltol, the Utah traffic safety council by the close of 1939 had under way probably the broadest attack oa highway death and Injury ever seen la th state. - A first atep of the council was to seek better enforcement of traffio traf-fio laws and regulations. To this snd, an enforcement committee was created, headed by George H. Lowe of Ogden. A series of meetings with local enforcement authorities was' outlined. out-lined. Some of the sessions have been held; eventually, they are to Include all sections of ths state. Purpose of these sessions Is to confer with police, sheriff's officers, local judges, justices ot the peace and all other officials concerned with enforcement to talk over local enforcement problems and seek improvement im-provement where they are needed. One aim of these gatherings Is to obtain 100 per cent reporting of accidents. ac-cidents. It was found that la some localities all accidents were not being be-ing reported to the state tax commission, com-mission, as required by law. Committees also wer set up for engineering, education, research and motor vehicle administration. Aa aim of the education committee com-mittee Is to Include traffic safety studies throughout the state school system. President ot the council Is Julian M. Bamberger, Salt Lake City. Other officers are Mrs. L. K. Nicholson, Nich-olson, Salt Lak CKy, first vie president; C. J. Olson, Ogden, second sec-ond vice president; Ezra C. Knowl-ton. Knowl-ton. Salt Lak City, secretary; John B. Matheson. SaK Lake City, treasurer, and Herbert Simpson, Salt Lak City, executive secretary. |