Echo Hill Get Award in Vancouver

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Transcript: Echo Hill Gets
Award In
Vancouver VANCOUVER - National recog­nition
went to three Canadian
women's organizations today ( May
3rd) ait the sixth conference of
the Canadian Highway Safety
Council! in " Vancouver for their
efforts in promoting traffic safety
in their respective communities.
The award of $ 1,000 and a
brenze statuette symbolizing
women's protective instinct was
presented to the Junior League
of Toronto, Ontario, as winners
of first place in ' the Carol Lane
Awards. Second place award went
to the " Women's Institute of Echo
Hill, Alberta, who received $ 500
and a plaque of the statuette.
Third place award went to the
School Traffic Safety Committee
of the West End Safety Council,
Montreal, Quebec, who received
$ 250 and a plaque of the statu­ette.
The Carol Lane Awards, made
possible by a jrranlt from the
Shell Oil Company of Canada.
Ltd. aTe adSmmlstered by the
Canadian Highway Safety Coun­cil.
This is the third year the
awards have Ibeen given.
The Toronto women won first
nTace for their promotion of
traffic safetv for pre- schooT child­ren.
TheiT experimental project,
which won the praise and recom­mendation'
of safety and educa­tional
authorities, proved that
traffic safety can be taught to
this age group providing proper
techniques are utilized.
The Echo Hill group won sec­ond
place for a campaign to put
reflectorized tape on all farm
equipment in their community
that is used on highways. Third
place went to the Montreal group
for providing maps showing the
safety routes for children going
to and from school.
Last year the Local Council of
Women/ of London, Ontario, were
first place winners, and the
Women's Safety Organization of
Port Robinson, Ontario placed
second.
The Board of Judges of the
CaroJ Lane Awards is composed
of five prominent Canadian
women. They are Mrs. G. D. Fin-layson,
President, National Coun­cil
of Women of Canada. Mrs.
Doris MeCuWbin Anderson, Editor
^ Chaitelairoe" Magazine, Mrs.. A. K.
Richardson, National President,
IOOE of Canada. Miss Hugatte
Plamondon, Vice President, Can­adian
Labour Congress and Dr.
Jean. F, Webb. Chief, Child and
Maternal Health Division, Depart­ment
of National Health and
Welfare.
Any Canadian women's organiza­tion!
is eligible for the three an­nual
awards. Entry blanks and
complete details can be obtained
from the Canadian Highway Saf­ety
Council, 272 Somerset St. W..
Ottawa.