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Show THE LEADER. Thursday. June Tremonton. Utah 4. 1953 I I t I ! t I ! i i I i i i s v ri?f 5 FME 17 13 O I ! t I One more drink "one for the road!" It was the Toast to Death for thousands of men and women, and innocent children, last year. The records do not show how many lives were needlessly sacrificed because of hol-clouded driving, but they do show that over 6,000 drivers involved in fatal accibeen dents had drinking. Another 2,000 pedestrians met death in traffic, while in an alcoholic haze. Ask the man who has just had one or two drinks and he'll probably defend his ability to drive. Perhaps he can but not safely. Alcoholic stimulation breeds carelessness, speeding, recklessness. In another stage it courts drowsiness. Tests have proved that even a moderate number of drinks lowers a driver's reactions to the danger point. Quick response and alert judgment fail in the emergency. The irresponsible drinking driver is to blame for a particularly heavy share traffic accidents. Tragically, he endangers not only his own life, but of night-tim- e the lives of those riding with him innocent people in other cars and pedestrians. So before you take "one for the road," consider the consequences. If you drink, don't drive. You'll never hear better advice. too alco- i Drive As Though Your Life Depends On It - - IT DOES! V i ! i I I I |