By WILLIAM C. UTLEY NE of every twenty of you who read this will be killed or in- Jured in a motor vehicle accl- dent within the next five years, This is based upon the fact that one person out of every hundred was so killed or Injured in 1934 and 1035. Further conclusions would indicate that, unless you are above the average In safety, one out of four of you will be Injured within 25 years, and one out of five within 20 years. Unless something is done ®t . . . Something is being done about It, and there is not a person In the United States who is not invited, even urged, to do his share in protecting his own life and the lives of 125,000,000 other Americans. But first, a little more about the problem America faces . . . Despite early indications that prom- ised improvement in accident preven- tion, the year 19085 closed with the ghastly toll of deaths in motor vehicle accidents soaring to a new all-time mark. There were 36,400 traffic deaths, as compared with 36,101 for the pre- vious year, 1934. From 1933 to 1034 these deaths—hideous, painful, messy deaths, most of them—increased 15 per cent. Snuffs Qut Lives at Start. In the last three years more than 10,000 children less than fifteen years of age went to their untimely deaths in traffic accidents—thousands more will never play ball, dance, write, read, or be able to pursue successfully the happiness that Is every American's right, because they have been crip- pled or blinded of cruelly cut up. What may come as a surprise to some is that fatal motor accidents in rural districts lead those In the cities by a wide margin. In 1934, 60 per cent of all such fatalities occurred in the rural districts, and the figure swelled to 63 per cent in 1935. What to do about It? Perhaps we might take a lesson from the railroads. In the early days they were called “instrumentalities of the devil him- self.” Wreck after wreck—ghastly and deadly—threatened the very life of the roads. They had to do some- thing. They did. They set a definite goal of safety, of lives saved, which they were determined to reach. in- stalled better rolling stock, better road- about They mop wy 0 CMES "EBB YR HN "HEB nn How cities and rural highways com. pare in fatal traffic accidents. ways, Improved personnel and safety devices. They educated their employ. They reached it. What that goal was, mathematically, Is purposely left out, because it doesn't What does matter Is that the railroads es tablished a definite objective and re fused to give up until it was attained. America has under way today just such a campalgn to reach a definite objective. The war to save lives start- ed January 1, and it is being conduct- ed by the National Safety Council, with the co-operation of industries and federal, state, county and city govern. ments, Would Save 38,000 Lives. This Is a war to SAVE lives, not to destroy them. If it gets the co-oper- ation of the American people, it will save 385.000. The definite goal Is A re. duction of 35 per cent In motor ve. hicle deaths by the end of 1040, In the National Safety Council's cam- paign 36,400 motor deaths, the total for 1985, is taken as “par.” During the first year of the drive (the present year) the goal is a reduction of 7 per cent in the number of these deaths, an actual saving of 2.548 lives, leav ing a total of 33.852 deaths for the year 1936, “The records of many cities and states during the past year justifies the belief that the goal can be ob- tained,” says a report of the Counetl. “If a dozen states can reduce their fatalities sll the way from 7 to 23 per cent In a year when the average was going up, as it was last Year, other states should be able to effect sub- stantial reductions by using the same intelligent accident prevention meth ods.” The “tocls” for accident prevention are at hand, as will be shown. ne of the chief problems facing such a drive Is organization in areas of scat. tered population. It Is not so difficult to cement and unify the interest of civie organizations where there are large masses of people, as there are in the cities. But it is in rural dis. tricts that 63 per cent of the fatal accidents occur. True, much of the corrective work for these districts cun be administered from state capitals, but in the final analysis the reaching of the goal lles with the individual, An Educational Campaign, For the very reason that It 18 in- dividual acceptance which can make or break the campaign, it will be large. Iy an educational one. It will be 1o- calized for each state, and for virtual ly each city, maintaining co-operation Ces, matter, Smashups on rural highways during 1935. Below a typical 35 per cent by 1940, with public officials, traffic safety lead civic organizations and It is planned to co-ordinate much of which will make that effort modie, New ways of appealing the dividual motorist, to of responsibility and are being sought. programs are being started tions, under the leadership of the tional Council, will adoption of uniform laws, incl standard drivers’ and adequate enforcing to standardize accident vide for more complete statistics their portant steps will be to able to the countr: neering and the and cities standing work. to ATOouss Na Safety urge administration of law- They will reports, bodies interpretation. One of the Im il make av at large the engi. educational technique o States now doing out The National place eight field men in key United Safety Counc the States t¢ writt explaining campaigns along ing, enforcement and edu prepared for nati Services to Newspapers and expan ; ation will be maintained with the Gen. bs, the and successful style be tribution, be improved eral Federation of Women's Clu National Congress of Teachers, and the International ciation of Chiefs of Parents and Police, Only Five States Still Out, District of Columbia have the campaizn and pledged their whole. hearted support.” Executives of the Pr FATALITIES with. » + PEDESTRIAN = OTHER Fo VEHICLE 4 J FIXED OBJECT T OTHER VEHICLE 53 « NON-COLLISION = HH RURAL Deaths caused by various types of motor vehicle accidents in cities and on rural highways. National Safety Council expect to have all 48 states behind the drive within the next few weeks. Some of the things already accom. plished by the drive, even in its pres. ent Infancy, make an imposing list: In Maine, the system of standard accident reporting is being promoted. Governor Wilbur L. Cross, of Con necticut, has appointed a “Committee of Seventeen to carry on a safety crusade, A bill has been introduced in the New York legislature to create a “Board of Safety First." Arnold H. Vey, Traffic Engineer in the New Jersey departmeut of motor vehicles, has just submitted proposed constitutions and by-laws for the New Jersey Safety Council, Governor A. B, Chandler of Ken. tucky has delegated the adjutant gen eral to formulate a statewide safety program. Indiana has started a $100,000 WPA safety campaign, N. Y. A. Assists in Michigan. Governor F. D, Fitzgerald, of Mich. igan, has appointed a State Safety W. W. Cameron (left), and Dr. C. H. Watson, presi. fatal motor vehicle accidents the expenditure of $40,000 in National Youth Administration funds to con. A state safety director is to he &p potted Immediately in Wisconsin. The newly lowa Safety Council is making consider organized already able headway, Safety Director recently Asher Frank of Florida, conducted a two-day conference, state being formed growing out of a way safety A state safety director has been ap pointed In Nebraska New Mexico plans a state-wide safe ty conference, California, Del; Kansas, ar A permanent safety in Oklahoma, months” high nis three campaign, Massachusetts Illinois, 1 other sts Pennsyl- Minnesota, work ware, are at on safety programs, 8 lives this year: 38.000 years! * done, In the formal reso br. C H Watson, Ameron, man- afety ration of in 1 agencies to the five-year nro oN lives shiail be the killine 1 fe ¢ He KINng and maim ng o idren and all our people shall cease upon the highways" The campaign 1d not only lives: it ally decrease the sho gave should mater number of injuries. More than a Guar ter of a million persons last Year es caped with their lives from traffic ac cidents, but bore the marks of injury More than 150000, however, will he crippled to the end of their days. Suggestions From Harvard. Doctor Miller McClintock of Harvard university says accidents are caused by four types of conflicts on the highways, regardiess of speed (which affects only the severity of the accident). They are: 1. Overlaps in the paths ¢f sup proaching vebicles—head on collisions ete, 2. Overlaps between the moving ve- hicle and objectz at side of road -—im- pict with parked abut ments, ete 8. Intersection accidents, 4. “Internal stream conflict™ due to difference in speeds of moving in same direction. cars, bridge 3 fie vehicles Overcoming the Difficulties. The proper highway would over come all four of these basic difficulties, says Doctor McClintock. Its require ments would be: 1. Physical separation of the two streams of traffic moving in opposite directions. The new roads with park: ways down the middie meet this re- quirement, 2. Traffic lanes reserved for moving vehicles only. There would be no parking. 8. No grade crossings for any type of intersectional traffic, 4. Sufficient number of lanes for the segregation of fast and slow vehicles celeration Innes, Of more Immediate Importance are the clarification and enforcement of ex. isting safety codes, especially as they concern the individual who is not like. | ly to be working directly with one of | the organizations engaged in the cam. palgn. “The battle can be won,” says Mr. Cameron, “If every person will take it pon himself to drive carefully, keep. ig his eyes on. the road and his mind on his driving; obey the laws and sup port law-enforcement officials; main- tain a safe speed at all times; keep his ‘car In a safe condition; observe the rights of pedestrians and children; be courteous and sportsmantike, and set a good example to others” That's the challenge, It's up tc the individual, © Western Newrpaper Union, [AN Around Iodine stains may be removed from or linen If stains are pint of water, . * » Always use canned pineapple in gelatin mixtures, If fresh pineapple is used the mixture will not congeal, * - * If frult cake becomes very hard it can be wrapped in a cloth saturat- ed with orange or spiced peach juice and stored in an air-tight box. * - a If cake Is very hard it can be made into a delicious pudding by steaming 30 minutes in double boller, and serving hot with any desired sauce—hard, creamy, foumy or fruit, - » - When maple sirup becomes cloudy set It over the fire until! it bolls, then take It off the fire and let cool. » . » Don’t beat fudge as soon as it Is taken from the fire. 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