Evening star., 1940-05-11
10000 March
In Sc|1ooIboy
Patrol Parade

ninth AnnuoI Sufety
Procession Largest
In History Of Event
st. Gabriels School Of Wash.
ington Wis awarded first place
In the slogan contest at the con-
clusion Of the ninth annual
School Safety Patrol parade to-
day. This school also won third
prize In the float competition. No
other local school units placed
In the awards. The Johnstown
High School CPa.) Band won top
honors for having the best
marching unit.
A mammoth procession Of more
than 10000 schoolboy patrolmen,
bearing colorful banners and floats,
paraded up Constitution avenue to-
day In the name of safety for the
Nations children.
The youthful guardians Of safety,
representing cities In the Far West,i
North and South, proclaimed their
messages on safety to thousands of
spectators who lined Constitution
avenue to view the ninth annual
school safety patrol parade. It was
the biggest parade in the history of
the event.
The patrolmen demonstrated their
ingenuity with striking slogans de-
signed to keep child safety foremost
In the minds Of motorists.
Headed by the United States Navy
Band, the marchers moved past the
reviewing stand, drawing the cheers
Of members of Congress. Federal and
District oficials and officers of the
American Automobile Association.
sponsors Of the event.
Western High Band Leads.
If the applause of the spectators
was any criterion, the floats and
slogans which passed by the review
ing stand easily topped those of pre-.
vious years in originality.
Western High Schools smart.
stepping band, which won honors in
the parade last year, was rewarded
at this assembly by leading the first
OF the marching units. After pass
ing the stand, the band took its post
across the street from the Navy
Band, near the reviewing stand.
Headed by Police Supt. Ernest W.
Brown, who was grand marshal.
several prominent Washingtonians
followed behind the Navy Band in
the procession of official cars. These
included DR.. r. L. Haycock, first
assistant superintendent of schools:
Mrs. c. D. Lowe, president Of the
District Congress of Parents and
Teachers; Whitney Leary, chairman
Of the Traf1c Advisory Council. and
Tranic Director william v. Van
Duzer.
Honor Medal Division
Directly behind the Western band.
the No. / marching unit, was the
honor medal division" made up
Of patrol members who have saved
Life or made some other extraord.
mary contribution in the way Of
bravery or service in line Of duty
during the last year. e
Four boys were In this select
group this year and they received
the priced honor medals, highest
award made by the American Auto.
mobile Association to the school
patrol. Those who received these
citations were Irwin Noble Of West
Lafayette, Ohio: Lonnie Askew and
William Lanier, jr., both of Atlanta,
Ga. and Charles Shaw Of Carters-
vile, Ga.
Preceding the parade, crack drill
teams from various sections com.
peted for trophies. awarded by the
American Automobile Association
and once again, Pennsylvania, which
sent one of the largest delegations,
captured many of the major honors.
In the first class, for high school
boys, the Pottstown (Pa.) Junior
High School team took the first
prize, and the senior high school Of
the same town took second prize.
Third award went to the Vergennes
(Vt) High School.
The slogans borne by the gayly
uniformed marchers drew the ap-
plause and cheers of the crowd and
gave the slogan contest judges the
toughest job they have ever had in
selecting the winners.
The Providence, r. l., delega.
ton proclaimed what was prob
ably one Of the best traffic rec.
ords brought ito the assembly to-,
day-750 days without ia fatality Of
q child Of school age.
The Wheatley School of Washing
ton carried its safety message in the
"Confucius say" motif. One pla-
card said, "Confucius say, If child
want to keep feet, he no play in
street."
In class 2, for elementary school
boys, Pottstown again took top hon.
ors, while another Pennsylvania
school, the Third Ward School of
Washington, Pa, won second ptize
and the jacksonville F1a) precision
team took third place.
Prizes in Girls Division.
In the girls team division sthe
Sellerville-Perkasie High School Of
Pennsylvania won flrst prize and the
Pottstown CPa.) Senior High School
wound up In second place. Ju4 to
make it clean sweep for the ley.
stone State, the Consolidated SdAod
Of Schwenksville took third pla@e. !
In the fourth and last class foA