18 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21, 1962 Rotary Mowers Are Sometimes Lethal Weapons HARRISBURG A rotaiy lawn moivei, can be a deadly missle - launching dm ice. the Pennsyhama Medical Society warned today. The Society said that high- speed rotaiy lawn mower blades can easily make bullet like piojectiles out ot lawn debris such as nails, wne, bits of metal, stones and glass Approximately 30 pei cent of all powei mower nijunes are ot the nnssle type Un fortunately, * many of these injuries are sustained by child ren. Dr. Mary D Ames, chairman of the society’s Commission on Maternal Welfare and Child Health, reminds householders to be alert during the remain ng weeks of lawn mowing. She suggests the following ba£ic rules for safe lawn mow ■ng- Keep children and pets at a safe distance preferably i» the house. Safety Week Proclaimed By The President By Presidential proclama tion, the 19th annual Nation al Farm Safety Week will be Observed July 22-2 S Co-spon sored by the National Safety Council and the U S Depart ment of Agriculture, the 1962 campaign will emphasize rural aighway and farm machinery safety. “Family Safetj—At Work and Play” is this gear’s theme President Kenned} asked “a 11 persons and organizations allied with agncultuie to.join together in a strong effort to reduce the number of farm, home and highway accidents ” Hits Carlessncss Secretary of Agriculture Oi ville L Freeman uiged farm lesidents to “need out care less, accident-muting habits” during the week “This would be a big step in making oui larms and highwajs salei,” he said, “but concern toi safe ty myst be a veai-iound pio jeet if we are to conquet the accident pioblem ’’ In 1960 accidents to fai m esidents resulted in 11,300 leaths and 950,000 disabling injuries Of the total fatali ties, 5,100 were attnbuted to raffle, and 3,300 to work ac cidents Heath R,ite Falls “Together ruial leaders and “arm families are working to eliminate the accident prob em,” said Howard Pjle, NSC iresident “An 11 pei cent 'ecrease in the farm lesident math rate during the past 'ecade demonsiiates this co peration ‘ln spite ot giadual im mnement, we cannot sit back elf-satisfied,” Pyle continued Accidents aie not limited to 'eld 01 hmlnvav 01 to one dc,e loup Fuilhei pios-iess is nsuied only b\ the conlnuied alet’. consciousness ot c\eij lenibei ol the lai in 1 u 111\ hcie'ei he is, nli.nrxn in is Join a ’ A\ .if < i Hoses If Mill W,l 111 1 O k( ep rIK bloom D) Smith !'( nn Stole f tension Hot mil m Ist surest, leaulai na.cii'.t, and lutili/- ing tin oughou. the Miniinei Spi inkle a li.uidlnl ot ~>-\ 0-1 or o-10-IO femlizei mound each plant ome a month scratch it into the smface ol the soil, and hater thoiougb- 1 IsCs Don t let children or young teenage use a power mower. Inspect the lawn beloie mowing and clear all debus Leam to stop the engine ([inckh alway turn the en gine oft when leading the mow er, Always maintain control of the mower, gne your undivid ed attention to what you aie doma Take special care on inclines and near obstructions, piotect your legs and yyear heayy shoes yyhen mowing; keep hands ayvay trom the engine Don’t race the engine, don’t laise the mower. Use only a pioperly shielded and guaided inowei; remem bei it is a power tool IRA B. LANDIS The Chief SPRED'R-VAYOR knows no season! Converts from Tractor-Drawn Fertilizer Spreader To Self-Unloading Feed Wagon for Year 'Round Grain or Feed Handling Jobs h< duiiiullv WAYNE R. WYANT Your Invitation T 0.,. Bulk Fertilizer Field Thursday, Sponsored by the F. S. Royster Guano Company in cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Service of the Pennsylvania State University and the following Farm & Industrial Equipment NEW BETHLEHEM, PENNA. 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