San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMISSIONER
| TO BE URGED
|afety Council Reorgan-
ICES and Takes in
200 Members.
} TRAIN DRIVERS
love for Comprehensive
Plan to Prevent
Accidents.

Reorganization of the Bexar County
afety Council took place Wednes-
ay morning. when officers of the
Puncil invited several hundred addi-
onal members to participate in the
FORK that the council has been doing
18th its small membership. Capt. +.
|. Henion presided at the meeting.
nd several hundred names were added
the council as a result of his speech
b behalf of the work and aims of the
rganization.
One of the things that the Bexar
bunty Safety Council will do will be
} attempt TO create another commits
one. for the direction of public
bfety. to be known as director of pub.
safety. A request will also be
ade to the San Antonio Chamber Of
ommerce to add department of pub
safety. to be financed ~ funds
ON the chamber.
The council as newly organized will
ave or its object the reduction of ac.
dents and fatalities on the streets
I'D in industry. 1t contemplates ac-
vities to be carried on through the
bme, churches. schools, industries.
ilroads, public utilities. civic organ
ations and other agencies. 1t will
~ to build up and develop public sen
ment in prevention of death and in
Try. and in promotion of health.
I'VE are voluntary. cooperative.
bn-profit making, non-political and
pn-commercial.' Captain Henion
ated in his address to the council.
School For Drivers.
The program that will be attempted
the council includes the adoption of
text book on Safety Education" as
art of the curriculum of public
hools This step has been endorsed
the superintendent Of education.
hile Bishop Drossaerts. representing
be parochial schools Of San An
MO. has also approved the plan for
Fivate and parochial schools. A
nior safety council and safety pa
ols are being organized now in the
iblic and private schools.
The pulpit will cooperate by giving
be sermon each year on safety"
Short talks on safety. and safety
ories, will be broadcast over the
|dio. the subjects to be taken from
cal incidents.
A safe drivers school will be or
Inized, open to drivers Of public and
numerical carriers and delivery
hangers. The course will include
Even lectures on the mechanics of
e motor. and on operation and safety
|ctics. .
A school will be opened for wom-
drivers of pleasure cars. This
|urse will consist of ten lectures.
Motion pictures will be shown in
lblic schools, and news features on
fety will be filmed.
Bulletin boards will be maintained
prominent street crossings. at gas
Ling station. in public buildings. de-
hts and hotels. advertising the work
the council and inviting co-opera-
Rn.
To Have Vigilance Committee.
Frequent talks will be made TO EN-.
overs and foremen. in factories. and
fety councils will be organized in in
istrial nlants. First aid stations will
established in these plants.
A vigilance committee will be estab-
shed. serving as an auxiliary To the
blice. to report violations of the laws
safety. Members of this commit
e win appear as witness when they
te responsible for arrests. Small
boks printed by the Safety Council.
|ntaining traffic rules. arm signals
hd road courtesy and safety slogans.
iii be distributed by automobile
kencies to purchasers of ears. Mans
|dicating the dangerous areas will
So be distributed.
The meeting Wednesday morning
hs well attended. and there was a
|eat amount of enthusiasm on the
1T Of the new as well as the older
embers. The same officers were re.
ined. and the program as outlined
as tentatively adopted. Fully 200
rms OF the downtown district were
United to membership on Wednes-
v morning through their representa-.