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Show j Patrolman Explains Traffic Regulations u At Auxiliary Meet Traffic rules and regulations and their need for enforcement it was the subject of Loren Squire, its s state patrolman, at the regular meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary m, v of the Chamber of Commerce 60 y held Friday night. December 13 in the college building. 21 J Patrolman Squire said in part M ' that 3 8,000 people, almost two and one-half times the population 3! of a city the size of Provo, were tl V killed in automobile accidents 2l) V, every year. Nine out of ten of 7 these deaths he said, are attri- D buted to speeding and he con- 51 (0 tinued by urging that speed lini- II A its in cities, towns, on highways, 3i J in business districts and school Sl D zones, be more strictly observed. ! '3 "Signals for right hand and ,5.1 V left hand turns, and stops should 51 be clean cut and not limp, in- ,,! 1 definite thrusts of the arm," said 3 A Patrolman Squire. The danger '"' v of making U turns in the middle 01 j of the block in business districts, t J of pedestrians crossing streets in J the middle of the block, allowing S JJ children under sixteen to drive 8 " a car and the folly of driving 7 without a drivers license was '! j also stressed by Mr. Squire, 'j A general discussion followed , 0 2 ' the talk by Mr- s1uire with the ,'j 'A concensus of opinion being that 3 ;4 the club should take up the mat- oc V) ter of having pedestrian lanes L n marked off in the middle of the ji, )J block on the highway and on Tab- ej g) ernacle street between Main and 1 First East, also across Main ) Street in front of the College (Continued on page four) V TRAFFIC RULES (Continued from first page) building, reports Helen Reich-manh, Reich-manh, president of the Auxiliary. In view of the fact that St. George was to be the host to various clubs, conventions and the Mid-Winter race meet was being sponsored here during the holidays, the club also went on record favoring a general cleanup clean-up of the city streets. A committee com-mittee was appointed to interview Mayor John T. Woodbury Jr., and the Mayor agreed to issue a proclamation, said proclamation appearing elsewhere in this issue of the News. In his proclamation the Mayor proclaims Monday, December 23 as clean-up day. All citizens are urged at this time, to rid their lots, streets, and side walks in front of their property of all un sightly weeoX rubbish, , "This should be done"'ay Mrs. Reichmann, "for no what we may do or be e , : judged, justly or utjuStw J . the weeds and rubbish b M, ' streets. This movement has U hearty support of both the citi ' Council and Chamber ot Co. .' merce," she declared. A truck will be furnished h the city, on Saturday, Moid, ' and Tuesday, to carry off the rob- 1: bish. Citizens are urged by u 11 City council to burn everything :s which can be burned. Rubfe that cannot be burned should Is left where it can be picked if !l not later than Monday night. :i Home owners are also asked b; ' the Auxiliary to do all they can, " without undue expenditure, to ' the way of Christmas decoration, 10 ii |