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Show LEAGUE STARTS TO HALT AUTO MISHAPS Malcolm, A. Keyser named Presi dent of Saftey Organization Salt Lake, March 1930 Active steps to cut down the number of automobile accidents in Utah were started Friday noon at the First meeting of the board of directors di-rectors of the Motor Saftey League Lea-gue of Utah, 6rganized at the re quest of Governor George II. Dern, at the chamber of Commerce Com-merce in Salt Lake. The directors named Malcolm A. Keyser, Salt Lake, president of the league, adopted a constitution constitu-tion and by-laws and made plans to solicit) memberships among all residents of the state. Other officers elected were J. W. Nickson of Ogden, B. G. That cher of Logan and Gronway Parry Par-ry of Cedar City, vice presidents; Victor II. Snow, Salt Lake, Secre tary, and John C. Howard, Salt Lake, Treasurer. Members of the executive committee com-mittee were named as follows Mr. Keyser, chairman, IL J. Plum hof. Salt Lake, Mr. Snow, John Pierce, Brigham City, and R. E. Bailey .Park City. Other members mem-bers of the directing board are Edgar M. Ledyard, Salt Lake A. B'. Gibson, Nephi; Dr. L. W. Hol-man, Hol-man, Mt. Pleasant ; Oliver K. Clay Price, James Elison, Layton, and Swen 0. Nielsen, Provo. ' An advisory council consisting of representatives of all civic, in dustrial and women's organizations organiza-tions in the state will be appoint cd by Governor Dern, it) was announced, an-nounced, and will meet with the Board of Directors at the next league catheriug, April 11, in Salt Lake. The league is a nonprofit organ ization designed to promote safety. safe-ty. Memberships will be offered to the public at 1.00 per year. Preamble to rhe consitution, as adopted by the board is as follows: fol-lows: "Believing the constantly increasing in-creasing number of persons killed and injured through opeartion of the, automobiles has reached such a proportion that traffic accidents acci-dents hav ebecome a menace to the safety and welfare of the peo pie of this state; and that past ef forts of prevention. Through the laws ' and law enforcement have proved inefectual, and the reeults obtained in attempts to educate the public to safety mind ness have in part failed, and that it is necessary that more effective means of preventing accidents be of paramount importance to the community; therefore, we, the deelgates assembled in conference confer-ence by the Governor of the state ot Utah on this 10th day of February, Feb-ruary, 1930, for the express purpose pur-pose of discussing this problem, together with ways and means of improving present conditions, do hereby associate ourselves, and any others who may wish to join with us, into a nonprofit organization, organi-zation, the purpose of which is to taek .whatever means are deemed advisable to curtail automobile accidents in the state 0 fUtah. 'To accomplish this purpose, we now and hereby establish the mo tor safety league of the state of Utah, to be governed by the following fol-lowing constitution; and that) we hereby set our names as members of the same and that any other persons in sympathy with our aim and objects are urged to do likewise." |