Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-04
Civic Clubs Hold Big
Safety Session Today
Safety Talks Given Yesterday
in Schools and Factories
Prizes Are Awarded


cred to thousands of men, women
and children in Perth Amboy yes
terday as the result of a series of
meetings and talks given in the
schools, factories and business
houses. A large meeting of school
children was held yesterday morning
in the Ditmas theatre. at which a
safety moving picture was shown
and a short safety talk given; the
high school students heard the in
teresting address on safety in the
afternoon at which time the prizes
were awarded to the winners of the
safety slogan contest; five minute
talks were given at several of the
public and parochial schools during
the day by Herbert Powell, one of
the safety speakers; the employees
of a number of the large industrial
plants, factories and stores also
were given lecture on safety.
The big feature of today's obser-
walton of Safety Week was the COM
,bined meeting of the Rotary, Lions
land Kiwanis Clubs held in the Y. M.
G.. A. at noon.
The meeting. was attended by
about 150 club members and city
officials. Mayor Wilson presiding
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nne meal prepared by Mrs. Iver
Larsen and served by the women of
the Y. M. c. A.. Mayor Wilson gave
short talk In which he said in
part:
Safety First is our slogan. We
know that self preservation is the
first law of nature but we also know
that we like to take a chance once
in a while; whether 1t means our
own lives or something else. We are
here to try and teach ourselves and
those with whom we come in daily
contact, that Safety First means
what it implies, and we should now
pledge ourselves, that for the sake
of our little ones we will do our best
to further this project, not only this
week, but for every week in the
year.
"You know there are lots of things
we do thoughtlessly. We start a
Safety First Campaign We tack
our slogans on telephone poles with
large headed tacks so that a lineman
striking his spurs on one of them
might slip and break his neck. We
string our Safety First banners
either under or over heavy charged
wires with wire instead of rope. We
fasten Safety First slogans on our
windshields to obscure our view and
then we think the fact that we have
our slogan in front of us entities us
to go like the deuce and beat the
other fellow to it. But we all know
better, so let's try and do better
7. Alfred Fleming. who spoke
yesterday afternoon at the high
school, was the speaker at today's
rIfr faor In, II
covered practically the same points
in both talks stressing the impor-
tance of being careful at work, on
the streets, in the water and in the
home. In order to make the safety
campaign a success, the speaker said,
1t is necessary to have enthusiasm,
ambition and optimism and observe
safety First" every day of the year.
Mr.. FNeming said survey should
be made of traffic conditions here
and a map kept recording the loca-
ton of every street accident so that
the necessary steps might be taken
to so regulate traffic that the acci-
dents will be reduced. A majority
of the automobile accidents occur
outside of congested areas, he said.
being the result of efforts on the
part of drivers to make time" The
four leading causes of injuries and
deaths are automobiles, falls, drown
ings and burns, the speaker said,
touching each of these subjects
briefly. He made an earnest plea
with his audience to be more care
full in the future.
T. Alfred Fleming, supervisor of
the conservation of the National
Board of Underwriters, was the
speaker at the high school yester-
day. in connection with the series of
talks being given in this city during
Safety Week.
Mr.. Fleming's talk although of a
humorous nature, was inspiring and
well enjoyed by the large gathering
of pupils that filled the auditorium
He explained the four principal
causes for accidents and then took
each cause and explained 1t sep
arately.
Last year in this country there
were 75.300 persons killed by acci-
dents. Mr.. Fleming said. "and this
was 5000 leas than the previous
year. 1t is true we are getting bet
ter each year, with the number of
deaths decreasing, but think over
$4,000 persons being killed for no
other reason than lack OF thought
In most cases., he continued.
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