Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-07-26 | Page 20 | Boy Traffic Cops Save Children's Lives

i i I SOY BOY TRAFFIC AF FIC COPS SAVE CH LIVES I u c z I I Boys like Ilke Frank Franc Dr Br eh Insert loading leading young traffic cop vp of Cli Or kago helped reduce the accidents a I at school crossings Heres Here's one ono controlling a n. typical 1 corner By XEA s Service Ser CHICAGO JIh 25 The 25 The Tho proud proud- proudest est cot cop In all Chicago Is a a. 16 15 year old boy Ills His name is Frank Frank l Is a a. captain In Chicago's Boy Doy Safety Patrol organized In The Tho patrol was waa 1920 It has members Its Ito duties are arc to regulate traffic traffic traffic fic near school buildings bull and keep children from being hurt Since it was brought Into being In 1920 the tho patrol has reduced such accidents to school children from an average of 30 SO a week to less than five fhe a 3 week Members of the patrol wear badges s or 01 colored bright-colored ribbons must heed any boy pa pa- patrolman's patrolman's command ANNUAL AUL A U L HONOR OIt Failure to do so means arrest and aril a heavy fine Each Bach year ear some sense member of the tire patrol Is signaled out tor for services deserving of or special recognition Frank is tho the lucky boy this I YC year car The e board of education has I recommended that he be given ven a I medal The Tho chief of police pollee has lIas thanked him and tho the principal I of ot his hi school chool has hM congratulated I him Frank won these exceptionally brilliant work with tho the patrol during 1924 and 1925 The Tho boy patrol idea has hus spread from Chicago to several other states and cities clUes In Chicago it has become a a. permanent institution performing an effective o piece of or co operation DRILLED BY POLICE Regular police drill masters put the thc patrol through periodic drill and examination Only honor students high In their stu studies les are eligible to place I Ion on the patrol According to Frank If would woul stop look and listen before stepping on the gas as there wouldn't be any accidents Those fool guys who like to speed cause us all wI our trouble he says sas And believe e me mo we wo report re report re- re report port em cm and were we're tickled to death when whets the chief soaks them heavy when they appear app ar in court