Arizona Highway Patrol Serves Public

ARIZONA'S Outstanding Chauffeur For 1941

Last April while on his regular shift between Utah and Flagstaff on the Salt Lake City to Phoenix run, at about six o'clock in the morning, Driver Cameron noticed what appeared to be fresh tire tracks leading off the highway and over a cliff at a point approximately ten miles north of Cameron. He stopped his bus to investigate, and discovered a wrecked automobile lying in the bottom of a deep canyon. The six occupants were all unconscious.

Cameron administered first aid to the more seriously injured, using the equipment for that purpose that is carried by all commercial passenger vehicles, and with the aid of passengers, Cameron placed the injured persons aboard his bus. He then drove the bus to Flagstaff where they were delivered by him to a local hospital. The injured were students from a Tucson religious school and all subsequently recovered.

The practice of awarding badge number one to an Arizona chauffeur was started by the motor vehicle division on January 1, 1940. The first recipient was Clarence Calhoun of Mesa, a bus driver for the Greyhound Lines. Calhoun had a safety record of having driven his big charges over a million miles "without having so much as scratched a fender."

The prized badge for 1941 went to Louis Schade of Phoenix, a truck driver of the Western Truck Lines, who had an excellent safety record. Schade also won a contest last year as one of the best drivers in Arizona. Later he was a runnerup in the California tests, which were part of a national contest.

In order to be eligible for the distinction of being Arizona's Number One chauffeur for the year, the driver must, first of all, have a good record as a safe operator.

The modern bus driver is the Twentieth Century version of the frontier stage driver. The construction of a web of highways through the West and the subsequent ballooning of travel have accented the importance of the motor bus in present travel. Thousands of Americans each day, through all sorts of weather, have come to depend on and trust the bus operator. The obligation placed on the companies themselves has been accepted as a public trust. The services offered are one of the great developments in modern travel and an achievement in transportation.

Jack Cameron, Santa Fe Trailways motor bus operator, has been designated as Arizona's outstanding chauffeur and awarded the 1942 gold chauffeur's badge by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Highway Department. He drives between Flagstaff and Utah.

CHAUFFEUR'S badge No. 1 for 1942 has been awarded to Jack Cameron of Flagstaff, a driver for the Santa Fe Trailways bus lines. The gold badge, which designates the owner as the number one driver of the year, is awarded annually by the motor vehicle division of the state highway department. It goes to some chauffeur of the previous year. The selection is made on the basis of the driver's record for safety, skill and efficiency and may include, as in the case of this year's winner, an exceptional public service.

HIGHWAY PATROL SERVES PUBLIC

One of the familiar sights on the state highway system is the Arizona Highway Patrol car. The state maintains this organization for the benefit and for the service of the traveling public, and visitors to the state are especially urged to utilize the services of this agency.

Superintendent Horace Moore of the Arizona Highway Patrol, in a greeting to all visitors to the State of Arizona says: "Arizona wants the tourists to become acquainted with the state highway patrol. These patrolmen are at your service. From the moment you cross the borders of our state we feel, and we want you to feel, that you are guests of Arizona.

"Arizona means just that.

"We are anxious to reciprocate. Our highway patrolmen are instructed to treat you kindly and courteously, and to extend you every reasonable service. It is their pleasure to do so. We are proud of their efficiency, but most of all of their spirit of helpfulness to the traveling public.

"Arizona Highway Patrolmen will be glad to give you information concerning Arizona's routes and roads and detailed information regarding the many points of interest in our wonderful state.

"They sincerely wish to be helpful to you and to do everything possible to make your stay in Arizona, whether it be short or long, a pleasant one. The Arizona Highway Patrol is designated to serve you."

An Arizona Highway Patrolman pauses to give travel information to visitors to the state. Among the duties of the patrol, one of the most important is the service rendered to visiting travelers, to help guide their way through the West, and make their journey so much more enjoyable.