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Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts

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About This Book

A series of short adventures presents practical lessons in accident prevention for children. A kindly veteran scout called Sure Pop mentors a group of youngsters, including twins Bob and Betty, through episodic incidents—near-misses with streetcars, live electrical hazards, fires, and other everyday dangers—that model cautious behavior, courtesy, and vigilance. Interspersed are a safety platform, introductory material on preventing accidents, and simple rules and tips intended to build good habits and encourage children to look out for their own and others' safety.


HOW CAN YOU TELL A GOOD SCOUT?

In school
He keeps to the right on walks, in halls, going up and down stairs.
He goes up and down stairs one step at a time.
He looks where he runs.
He doesn't jostle in a crowd.
He doesn't bully the little fellows.
He sees that the little chaps have a fair chance on the playground and that they don't get hurt.

Out of school
He does not walk on railroad bridges or tracks.
He does not walk around lowered gates or crawl under them.
He does not jump off moving trains, cars, or engines.
He does not crawl over, under, or between cars.
He does not loiter around railroad stations or cars or play on or around turn tables.
He does not cross tracks without remembering to stop, look, and listen.
He looks where he goes and keeps to the right.
He crosses at regular crossings, not in the middle of the block.
He looks out for automobiles turning corners.
He looks and listens for danger signals and heeds them.
He plays safe, as much for the other fellow's sake as his own.

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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Bailey: Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts. 42 cents.
Burks: Barbara's Philippine Journey. 72 cents.
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McGovney: Stories of Long Ago in the Philippines. 48 cents.
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YONKERS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK

Transcriber's Note:

Both "tiptoe" and "tip-toe" were used in this text. This text also uses Pellmell and pell mell.