The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-15
MAKING
MOTORING
MORE SAFE
Meeting of Various Civic Or
ganizatiOns in County
Undertake Big Task

To make motoring safer in Lake
county is the task set for itself by the
Lake county branch OF the Hoosier
State Automobile Association recently.
and last night at the Hammond Cham
ber OF Commerce that task was hearth
ly endorsed by the representatives. of
the various Chambers of Commerce,
Rotary Clubs. Kiwanis Clubs. Lions
Clubs and other organizations in Lake
county. The meeting was called to
order by DR.. o. o. Melton of Ham
mond in the absence OF General Chair
man R. F, Schaaf who is in New
York. NJ. E. Nobiet Of indianapolis.
state secretary of the automobile as
sociation. explained the urgent need
OF safeguarding measures at the num-
erous railroad. interurban and street
and road crossings in Lake county ann
also educating the motorists to drive
more carefully W. E. Jewell OF In
diana Harbor then took charge of the
meeting and every representative
present was given a chance to speak.
Every one at the meeting was en-
thusiastic and announced that the or
ganizations they represented were
ready to help but the main question
was how to proceed? At previous
meetings OF the auto association IL
had been decided to make a detail sur
vey OF the county as to determine
exactly where something should be
done to lessen the dangers of driVlns
automobiles in Lake county. In max
ing this survey the officials of cities
towns and villages OF Lake county will
be expected to help as Will be the
county officials. Already the county
commissioners have pledged their sup
port to the extent of stating that they
will have bridges and culverts painted
white. guard rails put up, and obsrruc-
tions removed that now obstruct the
view in many places and will help
generally so far reasonable ex
penditures go. In order to carry or
the survey and an educational cam
paign and provide signs in many
places within city and town limits
where county funds will not be avail
able some way had to be decided upon
to raise such funds. A dollar tag day
campaign was suggested by Carl Dor
man OF Gary at a previous meeting
but this plan was discarded for a
windshield sticker plan suggested by
Roscoe Woods OF Hammond
w. H. Williams. manager of the
Lake County Branch of the Hoosier
State Automobile Association was
selected campaign chairman and
the following persons were appointed
to select committees for the various
cities and towns in Lake county which
committees are to be responsible for
raising the funds to be spent in their
local communities. To select these
committees were W. VI. williams
Mrs. s. J. Scheean Of Gary, Mrs
August Bremmer of Crown Point. r
NJ. Fudge and Roscoe Woods of Ham
mond. w. z. Jewell of Indiana Har
Dor. II. W. Sommers and A. S. Hess
OF Gary. This committee then ap
pointed the parties in the several
cities and towns in Lake county IS
follows: Crown Point, Joe Brown.
Clarence Fate. Otto Fiield. John
Claussen. Mel Brown, Fred Ruff, Deep
River VIII Wood: Dyer August Stom-
mel: Gary. Mrs. Frank Scheean. J. c.
Dorman. A. S. Hess. Paul Hood. Glen
Harris. S. \. Lee, Harry Sommers, c.
Oliver Holmes; Hammond. Clyde
Cleveland. Roscoe Woods. Ed Boiling.
r. NJ Fudge. Dr.. o. o. Melton. L.
Z. Bomberger, E. y. Bunnell. John
Gavit: Hobart. william killigrew W |
B. Owens, Harry Paxton. A. ]. Smith. |
n. I. Koons and Mr. Scheidt; Indiana
Harbor. w. E. Jewell, Nelson Beaton. |
Thomas Chizmar, John Horns: Lowell
Thomas. Grant. George Hoevet George |
Bailey: whiting. Oscar Ahlgren. Jas |
Nejdl. NJ. ; Nannon. Fred Smith. Geo.
Schaaf: East Chicago. H. K. Groves. |
DR.. a. A. Ross, Julius Freedman, DR.. |
P. Hale The campaign chairman, w. |
VI. Williams. will call the above nam
ed COMMITTEES togethe rfor the pur-
pose Of getting the campaign organic
ed in each community.
w D. Hunter of the Gary Rotary
Club acted as secretary of the meet
ing.