Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-23
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ORGANIZATION OF
PUBLIC SAFETY


Permanent organization of the
public safety city commissioners
of the various towns of the state
was effected here Tuesday.
During the two day session,
these guardians of city property,
peace and safety, discussed
many vital points relative to
their duties, and are seeking by
personal conference to solve
various community problems and
come upon some uniformity Of
administrative action. Especially
was this evident in the matter Of
fire protection, traffic regulation
and automobile speed control,
building and electrical equipment
inspection, etc. By special in
vitation, Insurance Commissioner
James R. Young made an ap-
propriate address Tuesday morn
ing, stressing the value Of
strict official regard and alert
ness for enforcement of laws
enacted to prevent accidents and
death from auto speed control,
unsafe or insanitary conditions
of streets, buildings, or yards,
or roofs, where fire and disease,
accident and death found congen-
ial breeding places. One fine
practical outcome Of the first
session, is the probability of an
early adoption by all Boards of
City Aldermen or Commissions
of a uniform traffic code, de-
signed and intended to minimize
accidents and peril of irrespons-
ible or reckless auto drivers.
Upon adjournment Tuesday
afternoon the delegates visitsd
the State Insurance Department
headquarters, seemingly greatly
interested in work of the force
there busily engaged in their
routine duties connected with
the many sided responsibilities
of Commissioner Young.
The law requiring licenses to
be obtained by Insurance Com
panies and their agents, in order
to do business, makes April first
the beginning of the license year.
Since there are about 600 life
and fire companies, and nearly
20, 900 agents in North Carolina
business the job of getting all
these papers not only passed up
on, but blanks filen and licenses
mailed out IN less than three
weeks time must be worked at
to be appreciated, or its magni-
tude realized. But by midnight
Of March 81, the department ex-
poets to have in the mails the
last batch of addressed envelopes
satisfied that no Company or
Agent wishing to work on all
fools day will have to let up for
not having a license. /"
The fire and accident preven-
ton department last week was
also called upon for extra activ-
ity in thoroughly posting county
and city officials, schools, clubs
and other civic organizations of
Clean-up-Wood Importance. The
mails have been loaded since
with responses to calls for more
literature from interested and
sympathetic men and women
everywhere one school alone
sending for literature for 1000
deeply interested children. This
being the official state wide clear
up week, reports from officials
ind newspapers sent in indicate
widespread and enthusiastic eff
fort to have a brand new clear
state for the Easter celebration
and holiday. Several cities
which had cleanup last week
including Raleigh, by request ot
the Mayors, continued the worl
on through this week, whel
everybody everywhere else was
doing it. The truck loads O
trash being hauled in Raleigl
seem undiminishnd this week
both an old and a new incinera
tor being kept busy.
Face the Truth.