Show spotlighting UTAH sign of tile cross A soaring traffic toll in utah brings to the front the importance of supporting the current drive of the american red cross give today Is the plea of tills this great organization and every utahn should make a special effort to fully support the red cross cause he should also make a V vow ow to do its hla part in reducing traffic accidents in utah the 26 red cross emergency emergence first aid aia stations on utah highways plainly marked hy by tile the sign of 0 the cross in the past have proved to be an ex excellent cellen t damper on step on the gas motorists not only are the these be f list first aid stations safeguarding accident victims but they tend to cut down accidents the red cross emergency first ald aid signs serve as a visual warning to careless motorists in a number of cases where operators of service stations highway stores restaurants and tourist inns have been trained in red hed cross fir alist t ald and equipped lies with auppl supplies including a sign out front frok the number of accidents accidee have fallen oft off with stepped tile the stepped up use of utah highways red cross chapters aro are in ei easing creasing the number of highway first ald aid stations and giving refresher courses to existing attendants statistics so far for 1946 reveal a marked increase in avoidable traffic accidents in utah last years statistics revealed typical driver involved in jalal accidents jo ao be a male urban resident within 26 25 miles of home and a licensed driver lie ile averaged 11 years of drying arving experience which apparently did not teach him safety lie he was violating traffic laws at the time of the accident while the urban areas have the availability of hospitals and physicians in case of I 1 ce accidents ci the rural areas in many cases must rely on the ned cross first ald aid stations to bring first aid into districts where there are fewer resources mobile units have hae been organized by the red cross in utah there are three mobile units operating with a fleet of 20 vehicles A number of these units are op units are operated by commerce lil lal concerns and ty by red cross first aid instructors the red cross nationwide nation wide network of red cross highway first ald aid stations now totals continued on last page spotlighting utah continued from page one 2177 and Is expected to increase as now new roadside places open to serve the increased traffic this summer bummer that Is one reason why motorists and highway men have a coated crated in 24 states by state highway patrolmen other mobile special int interest erett in the woric oi of the red hed cross and in supporting the march mancl fund drive ab to ralso other oher r reason 0 a B 0 as why are to carry on the |