home accidents rival car deaths washington accidents lu in homes throng throughout hout tle the nation each year claim approximately the S BO a m me e number of uvey lives as those lost on our highways nigh ways according to a statement issued by harold E U national director of red cross first aid and accident prevention service who warns parents to malie make a systematic checkup check up of home home hazards with the beginning of the school year approaching cold weather will bring many school aged and other youngsters indoors in the months to come he said with the beginning of this season lt it is imperative to inspect homes bior for those dangers which may result in death or injury last year be pointed out children between the ages age s of 5 and 14 lost their lives as a result of accidents throughout the country palla falls and burns were the leading causes of fatalities last year I 1 mr eni enlows aws stated in an effort to eliminate these and other home hazards the red cross cros this fall will serve as a guide for parents in correcting the causes of accidents possibly due to the widening of school and municipal motor vehicle safety programs it was pointed out by the red bed cr cross 0 sa official only seven per cent of fatalities fata laties took place among children going to and from school on a basis of past records home accidents are caused in highest incidence as a result of the following hazards falls burns poisonings poison ings mechanical suffocation poison polson gasses and firearms in ili its efforts to combat death by injury the red lied cross pursues a twofold two fold program mr balows said through TOi rough home inspection the red cross lists the factors which cause accidents while rea bed cross first xia aid instruction la Is taught men and women so go that they will know what to do if an emergency occurs the success of these programs Is directly proportionate to the cooperation given by the public your ho mecan be only as safe as you make it literally there are few cases caes of actual accidents case histories of accidental fatalities show that careless carelessness hess is the basic cause each member of the first year sewing clad sponsored by mrs forrest king was happy to receive a dollar award at the recent county fair mr and mrs rollo hollo king of san ban california visited mr and mrs late lafe king the first of last week