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Show Tuesday, May 25, 1954 Attention Drivers , Pare Berea THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE MAYOR McGUP Ten counties and two cities in Utah have already equaled or exceeded their 1953 rate of traffic fatalities during the first four and a half months of this year .according to the Utah Safety Council. The accelerated rash of fatal accidents throughout the State so far this month threaten to make it the worst May record in years, and set a pattern which will cause Utah to end the year not only failing' to reduce the traffic toll of 1953 but worse yet, to increase it. This, in the light of the recent White House Conference appeal to stop the traffic carnage on the Nations highways, will stand as a monument to the indifference to such an appeal on the part of many motorists and pedestrians and their complete lack of courtesy and lack of safe driving and walking practices. of the fatalities recorded, 76 as of May 13th, have been due 7 JUST' grand! YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WERE TWO WEEKS. MISS 2ERP. NOW DO YOU LI KE BEING SECRETARY TO THE AVYOR HIMSELF By John Jarvis am I how n Speeding on U. S. streets and secutive year of increase in the highways injured nearly 700,000 traffic death toll Last year was the fourth con- men; women and children. DOING MR. WGUP? ? (tiS vY ' to collissions, and running-off-the-roa- P .... KNOW YOU'RE EAGER TO MAKE GOOD, BUT.... BUT, when I COME IN EACH DAY AND SAY, I GOOD MORNING " iT ISN'T NECESSARY FOR YOU TO TAKE IT DOWN IN SHORTHAND d mishaps. auto-pedesri- an Speed and Alcohol til Excessive speed and alcohol will be responsible for 210 of the predicted 380 highway deaths in the Mecountry during the three-da- y morial Day week end starting tomorrow night, according to the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies. The Associations figures, re o(g0ju0!oUIJnawiBli tiEBoUSEISi UNION SUPPLY COMPANY leased today indicate that 126 persons will die in speeding accidents and 84 more, both motorists and pedestrians, will die because of cessive use of alcohol. ex- Other main causes contributing to the total are expected to include: failure to keep to the right of the centerline, 38 victims; failure to observe the right of way, 27 victims, and overfatigue or sleeping at the wheel 380-victi- m 24 victims. Accidents caused by miscellaneous factors will kill the final 81 of the predicted total. The predictions are based on a conservative exansion of the Memaccident rates of three-da- y orial Day holidays in the past, according to the Associations Accident Prevention Department. More than 15,800 persons were killed in week end traffic acci- - jbd ;sei sjuop In 1953 catch of commercial fish and shellfish in the United States and Alaska totaled about 4,400,000,000 pounds, 10,000,000 pounds more than in 1952. your Yoakf- - ... to (Steffiday ... You save time In traffic. New truck Hydra-Mati- c g starts transmission gets you off to smooth, without shifting or clutching. Imagine how easy this makes driving in traffic and on delivery routes! Its optional at extra cost on Vi -- , 3A - and 1 ton models. You save time on the highway. New a standpower gets, you up to highway speeds from time on hills; too. ing start in less time, and saves you cab Comfortmaster new You make trips faster and the makes them seem shorter. Its got everything! You save extra trips, too. Thats because of the extra bodies. Advance-Desig- n load.spce you get in the new . . . new stake and platNew pickup bodies are deeper form bodies are wider and longer. Also, theyre set lower to the ground for easier loading. You save on operating costs. 235 engine, power saves you money! The Thriftmaster time-savin- -- high-compressi- High-compressi- ' , on on wex't. cm more1 work per dollar! '''' & ooo the Loadmaster 235, and the Jobmaster 261 (opmodels at extra cost), deliver greater tional on horsepower plus increased operating economy. You save with lower upkeep. New Chevrolet tracks are built stronger to last longer and save you money oh maintenance. TTiere are heavier axle shhfts in two-to-n models . . . bigger clutches in light- - and heavy-dut- y models . . . stronger frames in all models. And your' savings sta'rf the day you buy. In fact, they start With the low price you pay-a-nd they never stop. Chevrolet, you, know, is, line of tracks. And its Americas lowest-price- d also the truck that has a traditionally high 2-t- on value. Come fn dnd' see how much youre ahead with. Americas number one track. Youll like the way were talking business! trade-i- n REDD MOTOR COMPANY B0U230N SINCE 179S cxniar sniAd Knra . Most Trustworthy Trucks oirAnyMob! m .Uf WOJtHKJ FINEST ... ,Ss do more work per With, v S y. ktst, ss raff 129 WEST MAIN PRICE, UTAH |
