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Show KIWANIS NEWS Chicago A safety campaign to ' decrease the numtter of fatalities due to automobile accidents In the United States and Canada, is soon to get underway with 98,000 Kiwa-nlans Kiwa-nlans in both countries working to eliminate death hazards and to enforce traffic regulations. Guy Guernsey, of Chicago, and Dr. William V. Roberts, of St. John, N. B., Canada, chairmen of the public affairs committees in both countries for Kiwanis International, Inter-national, will direct the campaign. "There will be 30,000 motor ve hide deaths injhell. S. in 1931 If something isn't done Immediately," Immediate-ly," declares 'Mr. Guernsey. "During "Dur-ing each 15 minutes of every day some terHon meets his death due , to the automobile! And the death i rate is Increasing rapidly! There were 32,000 people killel in 1930. And five thousand more people were killed in 1630 than in the year previous !" "There are no two provinces In Canada , and probably no two states in the U. S. that have the same legislation governing the automobile au-tomobile and Its locomotion," says Dr. Roberts, the Canadian. "Motor "Mo-tor vehicle traffic has become a universal problem and there is a need of a uniformity of laws for protection and decrease in accidents acci-dents and deaths.' ' Over 1,870 Kiwanis clubs are to study traffic codes and inspect regulations, reg-ulations, urge adequate examinations examina-tions for drivers' licenses, develop save-a-llfe propaganda, erect danger dang-er and warning signs, and do other safety work In their communities during 1931. i - |