Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-05-03
ALDERMEN 7 D
CO-OPERATE|N
SAFETY WEEK"
Will Spend $3.50 for Slogans
to Be Placed About
the City
MAYOR GIVING PRIZES
To High School Students
Making Best Slogans-0r-
uanization Is Completed
MAYOR GIVING PRIZES

The elaborate manner in which
preparations are being made for the
observance in this city of safety
Week." June 1 to 7, gives every in
dication that this will be one of the
most far-reaching and successful
civic betterment campaigns ever
waged in this city. The idea is to
bring the public to the realization
that many innocent lives can be
saved and accidents prevented if
everyone will only take the time to
think before acting SO that event
ually carefulness on their part will
be second nature to them.
In order to secure a number of
good slogans which will apply to the
home, street and in the industries
Mayor Wilson has offered to give
| three prizes to the high school stu
dents making the best slogans. The
first prize will be $40; second s6.
and the third 81. These slogans
must not exceed eight words In
! length and the contest will open next
! Wednesday, May z, and close Two
weeks later, May 21. The prize win
ners will be selected by three judges:
Former Judge Adrian Lyon. Rev
Frederick Niedermeyer and V. v.
Roseboro. the Y. NJ. c. A. general
secretary.
Derben w. Bartholomew, director
of the campaign, appeared pe1ofe
the aldermen at their committee
meeting last night and outlined the
plan to bring the idea OF safety Tor
ciblv to the people of Perth Am boy
during the first week in June. Inc
members of the board. realizing the
q
agreed to cooperate and spoke fav-
orably of appropriating $3.50 for the
construction and erection of twelve
large signs, bearing safety slogans,
in various parts of the city.
The following are some of the
slogans which will be placed at some
of the street intersections: BE Care
full Today and Every Day." Dom
Get Hurt" Safety Always-All
! Ways" Success Is a Habit-So Is
Safety" "Think-Safety First;
Help Make Perth Amboy Safe-Be
Careful" At three of the entrances
to the city the ferry, state bridge
! and Amboy avenue near 1nslee
street. there will be large signs bear
ing the words: Welcome, Drive
Carefully, Please. Perth Anboy
Safety Week"
The other signs will be placed at
! the following locations: New Bruins
wick avenue and Convery place;
New Brunswick avenue and Division
street: Hall avenue and State street;
| Smith and High streets: Smith and
! state streets: Smith and Maple
streets; Smith and High streets;
! Smith and State streets; Smith and
i Maple streets; Smith and Prospect
streets: Smith street and Madison
avenue; State and Fayette streets.
The organization has been COM
/ pleted so that everyone in the city
j will be reached and made to realize
| the significance of this safety move
! Donald T. Manson is chairman of the
school committee; Stanley c. Potter
/ chairman of the plant committee;
Thomas ]. McGrath, chairman of the
| city department committee; Russell
! w. Burke, chairman of the business
section committee, and Walter G
| Keyser, chairman of the general
public committee.
This campaign is being put on by
! Boynton Brothers and Company, this
local concern having taken the init
iative in having Mayor Wilson deslg-
nate the week of June 1t as
"Safetv Week" but a number OF
other organizations and business
houses are expected to endorse the
move and cooperate in every way
possible. Fraser Brothers and Com.
pany already have congratulated
| the Boynton Company on undertak-
ing this drive and offering to assist
in every way to make it success.