Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-08
SAFETY TALK FOR
CHILDREN PLANNED
Motor Club Expert To Be
Here Night of Friday
Next Week, June IL

Walter v. Hosier, safety director of
the Carolina Motor Club will address
the children of Henderson at pub
lie meeting to be held in the court
house on June II at 8 p. m. The pro-
gram is under the joint sponsorship
of local clubs and the Carolina Motor
Club.
Every parent is urged to bring their
children as it will be an excellent op-
portunity for them to hear one of the
foremost child safety men in the
country.
Mr. Hosier has lectured and taught
safety to moro than 100000 students
and children in seven states. He says
if the people of the CarolinaS will
cooperate with and support the child
safety program of the Carolina Motor
Club, it will decrease the child acct
dents and fatalities in the two states
at least so per cent this year.
The 1O-point safety program of the
Carolina Motor Club is outlined as
follows:
1. 1 will not hang on the back of
trucks, buses, automc'' lies, or horse
drawn vehicles while skating.
g. | will not hang on the back OF
trucks, buses, automobiles, or horse
drawn vehicles while riding a bicycle.
3. I will not play baseball, football
basketball, or roll hoops on or near
the streets or highways.
4. l will not run or walk across
street in the middle of the block I'M
less there is safety zone in the block
(Which l agree to use), but l will
cross streets only at the corners and
then never when the light is red.
s. will never walk in the middle
of the streets or on the highway if
there is any other place provided for
me to walk; but if | am forced to
walk on the streets or highways ] will
always walk facing oncoming traffic,
and l will always step off the street
or highway to let the traffic pass.
6. When 1 ride the school buses to
and from school, l will be at the tus
stop on time. When l get on the bus
l will not talk to the driver of the
bus, nor make unnecessary noises, but
Immediately take my seat. On the
way home l shall conduct myself AS
a good crusader, and when 1 get off
the bus | will not play on or near
the highway Shrould l live across the
highway, l will walk, never run,
across the highway.
1. promise not to stand on the side
of the highway or "hitch-hil1e" (beg
rides), and not to steal rides OH the
back of trucks, buses, automobiles or
wagons.
81 When 1 get off a street car or
bus, before I go across the street, /
will look in both directions, and #
traffic is clear, 1 will walk, not run,
to the other side
Q. I will not climb telephone, tele-
graph or electric light poles. | will not
climb any tee that has a wire of any
kind running through it. 1 will not
play alongside of railroad tracks.
will remove all unsafe things around
my home that may injure my friends,
the members of my family or myself.
10. At all times l pledge to think
and act safely myslef and to try and
help others to be safe, by showing
them that l am good crusader Of
safety. In keeping my pledge and
when I can / will tell others how to
be safety-minded
Every day in every way, I'll be safe
In my thoughts, words and deeds
Meetings stressing the 10-poirt
child safety program are being held
throughout the Carolinas by the Car
DINA Motor Club and local organiza-
tons and individuals interested in
saefty.