The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09

Officer Talks
To Lions Club
Commends Starting Of the
Junior Patrol by
Local Schools.
CLUB ENJOYS
MOVING PICTURES

I'VE hope eventually to have junior
patrol established in every school in
the state and even in rural districts"
said Ray Bryan while speaking to the
Libby Lions at their dinner Monday
night. Mr.. Bryan is a member Of the
Montana state highway patrol and had
been asked by President Krall for
few remarks.
Junior patrols are working nicely in
every place where they have been es-
tablished,' confined Mr.. Bryan. "It
is resulting in protection to the school
children and is therefore fine thing.
Pedestrians, we have found, account for
the greatest number OF accidents on our
highways. Last year there were q
pedestrians killed in highway accidents.
That is the highest number of persons
killed in any one class of accidents on
the highways of the state. This is evil
dence that people must learn to keep
off the highways wherever possible
and when on the highways to walk on
the correct side-that is on the left side
facing on-coming traffic.
Asked to Give Signals.
Il hope you Lions will continue the
fine cooperation you have already
started. You can help this good work
a great deal If you will practice the
giving of signals for turns and stops
and observe properly all highway signs
If the junior patrols Of the schools are
to be success, they must have the
backing of city authorities This has
invariably been given in other cities,
and violators who are reported by the
junior patrol are frequently called into
court and fined" Mr.. Bryan was here
in his regular line of duty and also to
give what aid he could in getting
started the new junior patrol at the
Libby schools.
This matter was again brought to the
attention of the club by Lion George
Hayes, who thanked the Lions warmly
for the hearty cooperation they were
giving to the task of correcting
traffic troubles. He said the job is not
yet finished, that it is just in its initial
stages, and asked for the continued
support of the men present.
Thanks Road Committee.
At the opening of the business SEES
sion, President Krall extended thanks
to the road committee for their prompt
and energetic work in taking up the
matter of traffic dangers with city Of
ficials. He said theirs was highly
commendable work The Lions thus
thanked were Lions Kienitz WEIGH and
Herbert
President Krall read a letter from
the district governor urging large at
tendance at the annual convention to
be held this summer at Many Glaciers
Hotel in Glacier park. He later named
the four directors of the club as COM
mittee to appoint four delegates to the
convention 1t is probable many others
will attend. Announcement was also
made by Lion Byers that another fine
assortment of forest service moving
pictures would be shown on May 4
The business session was cut short
because of a program that was to be
presented. This consisted of the show
ing of several reels of moving pictures,
the first of which depicted scenes in
with the Lions International
held last summer in Mexico
City. These were especially interesting.
Other reels dealt with the conserva-
ton of wild life in national forest on
the north rim Of the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado This likewise held the
close attention of the Lions. A third
reel was an object lesson in soil erosion
and the importance of the work that is
being done to correct that evil This
was unusually Informative and
timely.
Forest Service Generous.
The forest service, when asked for
the loan of protector for the showing
of the international convention pict-
ures responded most generously. They
not only provided machine but sent
along young man to operate It, also
furnishing the wild life and soil ero-
sion films. The young man was Fred
Baker and his work proved of great
interest to the assembled Lions.
4Tfhe meeting was a Jolly one. with
large attendance. Several guests were
present. These included Mr.. Bryan OF
the highway patrol, Mr.. Baker, who
showed the pictures, Arthur Fremming,
B. A. Bealey, L. F. jefferson and Dick
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