A Plan for Safety
Do you remember the Safety Patrol? Do you remember 16mm movies in your grade school classroom?
In May of 1948, a film crew began shooting a film in Camden, NJ that would be shown to tens of thousands of schoolchildren across the country for years to come. The film was called A Plan for Safety, and it was produced by the Atlantic Refining Company, a Philadelphia-based oil company. Camden police officers Earl Stopfer and George Jefferis served as technical advisors on the project, and were on film throughout the movie.
Camden Pupils, Cops, Officials to Face Movie Camera for Safety Program
Camden school pupils, police officers and other civic officials will face a motion picture camera this spring in the production of a film dealing with Camden’s school safety program.
The film, announced by the Atlantic Refining Company, will be produced in cooperation with the city school system. Camden was selected as host because of its record-setting school safety program.
Camera work will begin in May. The film will be produced under the direction of George Jefferis, assisted by Patrolman Earl Stopfer, both of the Camden police force.