Evening star., 1946-10-27

Proclaimed, 70 Begin
With Slogan Contest
A six-week campaign to improve
the Capitals traffic safety record
will begin tomorrow under a procla-
nation OF the District Commission
erS.
The effort to impress safety prin-
eiples upon Washingtonians OF all
ages will be conducted by the Edu-
cation and Public Information Com
mittee of the Commissioners Traf-
fic Advisory Board.
As the initial phase. A. Julian
Brylawski. committee chairman, has
announced a slogan contest with
cash prizes. The winning words will
be the keynote for later stages OF
the campaign.
Limited to Six Words.
Following are the rules Of the
contest:
/. The contest is open to every
one. tE{
2. Slogans are limited to six words.
3. The contest begins tomorrow
and ends at midnight, November 10.
4. Judging will be by a board
chosen from members of the Ad-
vertising Club of Washington.
S. Slogans should be mailed to
Traffic Slogan Contest, Room l0l1,
Municipal Center, 3ol c street NV,
Washington /, D. c.
6. First prize is $100. second, $50;
third, s25. There are five S. prizes.
In their proclamation the Com
missioners recalled statement by
President Truman at the Highway
Safety Conference here earlier this
year in which he emphasized the
Importance of traffic safety educa-
ton.
Films To Be Shown.
They urged that every citizen OF
the District of Columbia make the
need for observing trafic safety his
own particular problem in order
that all inhabitants of the Nations
Capital may live their daily lives
with security and confidence"
Arthur j. Sundlun, chairman OF
the Traffic Advisory Board, said a
mission of the group was ito make
every resident of Washington con-
scious of traffic safety in order to
reduce as much as possible tramc
accidents and fatalities.
Mr.. Brylawskis committee will
seek cooperation of schools,
churches, theaters. merchants,
transit lines, business and civic Or
Plantations and taxicab companies.
Special film showings and lee
lures, posters, inserts in bill mail
ings and radio broadcasts will be
among media used.
Leaders in the effort are hoping
that a reduction in accidents be-
tween now and the end of the year
will enable the Capital to overtake
Milwaukee for top safety honors.
The Wisconsin city has the best
record this year to date In the Ma
tional Safety Council contest for
cities of over 100000 population.
Washington is one of several closely
punched runners-up.
Text of Proclamation.
Text OF the Commissioners proc
lamation follows:
"WhereaA the President of the
United States said at recent meet
ing of his Highway Safety Con-
ference.
I'VE will attain the objective
of this conference-that OF saw
ing lives and the terrific drain
on the economic resources OF
America-only If the principles
established here are carried back
to every community where Amer
leans live and work-where every
man, woman and child Is either
pedestrian or a motorist or
both. Effective State and local
application of. the program de-
veloped by this conference Will
reduce traffic accidents: and
"Whereas we, the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, heartily
subscribing to the President con-
ference. have appointed Com
rnissioners' Traffic Advisory Board
tn enlist the cooperation and AID
of every citizen of the community
through the communication media,
schools. churches, theaters, govern
ment. citizen. civic and other Or
eanizations to impress on the minds
of all of us the need for alertneSs
and care to reduce the number OF
fatalities and accidents in WASH
ington, and
"Whereas for six weeks the Com
missioners' Traffic Advisory Board
will conduct a traffic safety drive
to impress on the minds OF all
residents of our community the
need for constant alertness on the
streets and sidewalks of Washington
Now, therefore, we, the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia,
proclaim the period beginning Mon
day, October %, through sunday
December 8, as Traffic Safety Edu-
cation Weeks, and we further urge
that every citizen of the District OF
Columbia make the need for OBJ
serving traffic safety his own par
ticular problem in order that all
inhabitants of the Nations Capital
NAV live their daily lives with secu-
rity and confidence"
China Hos More Rice