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Show Red LCsjoss Emergency Drive Meets Unusual Successes Beginning Speakers Discuss Traffic Safety At Lions Club Meeting The Safety Committee of the Cedar City Lions Club, with Furl PoiVr acting as chairman, presented pre-sented a very interesting program dealing with traffic safety at the regular weekly meeting of the group Monday. Inspector Hulon Bcnnion of the Utah traffic patrol was the principal prin-cipal speaker at the meeting, discussing dis-cussing safety on the highways from two angles, that of using the highways for the movement cf troops In nuttonal defense, and general gen-eral traffic safety. In the first Instance, In-stance, Inspector Benniou pointed out that it was very passible the main highways would be used for moving army troops from one place to another and when and If that was done, the government convoys had complete right-of-way over all traffic. Mentioning the concern of the United States citizens with reference re-ference to the newspaper reports of approximately 1,500 people losing their lives during the Japanese attack at-tack on the Hawaiian Islands, Inspector In-spector Benniou pointed out that at least 100 jwople are killed on the nation's highways through motor mot-or mishaps every day and that the population in general pays no attention at-tention to the dreadful toll. Solution to the traffic problem lies, according to Inspector Ben-nion, Ben-nion, in education of the populace to the dangers involved, Improved engineering so that as many traffic traf-fic huzards as possible can be removed re-moved from the highways, and finally, strict enforcement of the law in all traffic violations. L. J. Adams, state highway patrolman, pa-trolman, also spoke briefly, after which a general discussion was held dcoling with various local traffic traf-fic laws and regulations, with Mr. Adams leading the discussion. Among the questions raised In the discussion was that of stopping and then turning agulnst a red traffic signal, stopping for pedestrians pedes-trians in pedestrian lanes, making left hand turns and cutting in front of through traffic, observing traffic traf-fic signs at intersections when semaphores are not working, and the need for additional traffic signs along the main highways. Mr. Adams pointed out that the state law Insists that a motorist stop for a red traffic signal and that he remain stationary until that signal changes, and that no turn, neither right nor left, should be made until the green signal is flashed flash-ed on. Some cities in the stave, according to Mr. Adams, have local lo-cal regulations making it lawful to make a riyht hand turn on a red signal afU'r fast coming to a stop, but Cedar City does not have any such law, thus it is necessary lor a motorist to wait for the signal to change before making a turn. Mr. Adams also reminded the group that in making a left turn, the one turning should wait until all do.se through irailic has passed by, rather than cutting in ahead of it. ALso, that when the seinaphoiv.; on Main street are working tliev are to be obeyed ami when tin y are not working, the stop signs at the side of the road must Lx obeyed Musical numbers on Monday'. program Included two selections by the Third Ward Sunday School quartet consisting of Elihu Whal-cott, Whal-cott, LeNoIr Jones, Reed Roberts and Gene Pulmer. In addition to the two guest speakers, speak-ers, several state traffic patrolm-i. local police officers nnd representatives represen-tatives of the safety committees of the various chic organizations of the city were special guests of the Lions Club. Officials of the Iron County chapter of the American Red Cross ure jubilant over the splendid re-siHin.se re-siHin.se they are receiving from the citizens of the county in their emergency drive for funds which was started this week, according to Elmer B. Quist, general chairman in charge of the drive. With only three days of the drive completed and reports as yet Incomplete, It is expected that the county will jo over the top in raising the $1,750 set as Iron County's share of the $50,000,000 required for emergency war relief. The response in Cedar City is exceptionally gratifying, Mr. Qulst announced, with $1,144.96 of the $1,200 quota set for the community commun-ity having been collected by early afternoon Wednesday. Of this a-mount, a-mount, $144.58 was collected in the First Ward, $104.25 In the Second Ward, $74.50 in the Third Ward, and $52.78 in the Fourth Ward, while collections from the business district and the headquarters set ' up in the Federal building totalled $708.85. It is expected that Cedar City will go over the top before the end of the week. "Never have we received such a hearty response in making drives to secure funds for the Red Cross", said Mr. Qulst, who expressed his appreciation for the help given by those who are assisting in making the collections, as well as for the cooperation shown by the general public. In the business district, he announced, collections have been exceptionally good, with nearly every employee and employer In the district contributing toward the fund. Oustandlng work has been done by O. R. Parry, who Is charge of the drive on Main Street, and who collected over $600 during the first two days of the campaign. Others In charge of the local campaign cam-paign Include Mrs. J. W. Bergstrom, chairman of the residential section; sec-tion; Mrs. Grace Snow, captain of the First Ward; Mrs. Jean Bcten-sen Bcten-sen and Reed Broadbent, co-captains of the Fourth Ward; and Mrs. s. C. Lamb and Mrs. Gilbert Janson, co-captalns for the Third Ward. As yet no definite news concern-big concern-big the success of the drive has been received from the other towns In the county with the exception of Kanarra which reports collections of $30. Kanarra's quota has been set at $00, and Elmer Davis and Ross Williams, who are conducting the campaign there, are confident they will be able to reach the umount set for them. Mr. Davis and Mr. Williams report that when the final results of the Roll Call drive were announced and it was found Kanarra had fallen far short of its quota, the citizens resolved to go over the top in the next campaign. Quotas set for the other towns In the county are as follows: Parowan, Paro-wan, $300; PuraKonah, $75; Summit, Sum-mit, $30; Enoch, $40; Newcastle, $?0; Modena, $20; and Lund, $10. Chairmen in charge of the campaigns cam-paigns in those communities Include Fred Lewis, Parowan; Cecil Dlm-iiii'-k, Paragonah; Mrs. Herbert D. White, Summit; Mrs. Roland Anderson, An-derson, Enoch; Mrs. Ethel Piatt, Newcastle; Mr. and Mrs. Parley Moyle, the Beryl flats; Mrs. Thos. Lund, Modena; D. M. Carroll. Lund; and Roice Nelson, Cedar Valley. In connection with the recent Roll Call drive conducted throughout through-out the county, Mr. Qulst also announced an-nounced that while Parowan did not meet its iiH'inlx-r.ship quota, exceptionally ex-ceptionally fine response was given in special contribution"!. Parowan's ! membership quota, based on 15 per cent of the 1940 census, was set at 200, while only 102 people enrolled 'during the drive. However, $37.95 was collected in Facial contributions, contribu-tions, and a total of $219.95 was turned In to the general fund from that community. |