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Show THE SALT. LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1972 Page Nine Fewer Traffic Fatalities in Utah, Department of Highways Says Utah has fewer fatalities on its highways than any of the other seven intermountain states, ao cording to a recent report compiled by the Utah Department of Highways, Traffic Engineering Division. The report, entitled Fatal Utah Traffic Accidents, was sponsored through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The report was designed to present facts relating to highway fatalities in Utah during 1971. in tabular form to permit the reader to draw his own conclu- which now carries 27.3 percent of all traffic in the state indicates only 3.06 fatalities for every 100 million miles of travel. Of the 336 fatalities, 81 occurred at intersections. Of those intersection accidents, 29.6 per cent of the fatalities occurred at signalized intersections. Yet the signalized intersections represent only 4 per cent of all intersections in Utah. Of the 336 fatalities studied: 77.1 percent occurred on dry pavement 81.0 percent occurred during clear weather 50.9 percent occurred during daylight hours 15.2 percent occurred during darkness with highway lighting 66.1 percent occurred during lighted conditions 60.1 percent occurred on level, straight road There is no such thing as a good fatality rate. However, contrary to some beliefs, Utahs fatality rate is lower than many other states and hopefully with the statistics contained in the new report, highway engineers working with thinking motorists will be able to make that rate lowjer yet. sion. Of all the facts and figures presented in the report, the mosl haunting are those which point to the effect of alcohol and drugs and their relationship to death tolls. Of the 336 fatalities that Chief of Foreign Affairs Division, Korean National Police, center, gets the pitch on the national litter prevention program, from John C. Campbell, Host Citizens Committee, right, at the International Association of Police Chiefs Convention. Other convention delegates enjoying the Get Acquainted Reception in Salt Lake Citys Terrace Ballroom last week, included: from the left, Col. William L. Mann, Commander, Office of Special Services, Lowry Field, Denver; Byron Engle, Director, Office of Public Safety, Agency for International Development, Dept, of State, Washington, D.C., Captain Joseph Gontervitz, USAF, International Development, Office of Special Investigation, Washington, D.C.. More than 3500 Police Chiefs from all parts of the globe attended the Get Acquainted Party. Bong-Kyu- n, Pitch-In- ! LETTER TO THE EDITOR creating tricky schemes to deceive and brain wash the people into changing their constitution. If legislators cannot or will not enact laws according to the rules and guidelines of the Constitution, they are not qualified for the job and ought to be recalled. Certainly they should never be trusted to handle the peoples most important business of enacting their laws. If you have ever watched the Legislature in session, you could not have missed seeing large numbers of senators and milling around or reading, not the bills before the assembly, but newspapers. Others were talking on their private telephones. The sad resutls of all this apathy and irresponsibility is that a flood of bills get into the legislative mill. Many are bad, but few get passed anyway, and are left to be tested in the courts. To name only a few that have been declared unconstitutional in recent years: The Money Management Bill. The State Board of Higher Education Act, The Sunday Closing Bill and the Reapportionment Act. The author of this article, a Deputy State Auditor for 7 Vi years and a field auditor for the State Tax Commission for eight years filed suit in the United States District Court for Utah, because he was fired on May 10 1972 for filing as a candidate for State Auditor. Mr. Elder contends that the State Merit law is unconstitutional, because it discriminates against certain classes of state employees and thereby depriving them of equal rights enjoyed by other state employees. The case has been heard by a three judge panel and their decision is now pending. repre-senativ- By Joseph Jody Elder LEGISLATOR APATHY AND IRRESPONSIBILITY The proponents of Proposition say that it is a waste of time to read legislative bills more than once before passage; that a reading of titles only is sufficient. It seems that our Legislators have forgotten perhaps some may have never known, that the laws are made up of words, periods, phrases, commas and all the elements of the English language which express thoughts and purposes, namely, to guarantee a right or take it way; to provide or restrict a service, etc., but above all to make sure their efforts arc within the rules and guidelines of the Constitution. That is what law making is all about. It is not only a reasonable and prudent duty but a mandate of the people to their legislators, for them to read, argue, debate, analyze, revise and correct; to reread and revise, a hundred times if necessary; to refine and uinfy legislation to perfection; to make it coherent and understandable beyond any questionable doubt, and all for the ultimate good of the people. If time is of the essence in law making, then our law makers ought to spend that time in enacting bills that will pass tests, rather than in 1 con-stittuio- nal es Richard L. Simon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack T. Simon of 678 Aloha Road, recently was promoted to army specialist four while serving with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany. Spec. Simon is a medical aid man in Headquarters Troop of the Regiments 2nd Squadron in Bad Kissingen. Halloween Message From Seymour Safely A bright eyed fellow named Seymour Safely has arrived in Utah with a bag of vision tricks to help make this Halloween a safer treat. Seymour, a cartoon creation of the American Optometric Association, suggests a makeup instead of masks afternoon party for goblins; a scavenger hunt for home owners and light and bright tips for motorists. Seymours makeup instead of marks party for goblins is a fun way to overcome dangers posed by ill fitting masks, says the Utah Optometric Assn. A poorly fitted mask, which can slip out of position, or with small eye slits can block a childs view of cars, objects in his hole a or even the curb. path, Seymour suggests using makeup to transform young faces into original hobos, clowns, gypsies, or whatever. The makeup should be of variety and mothers should double as makeup artists, being careful to keep makeup particles and applicators out of a childs eyes. A Halloween afternoon make up party, with the neighborhood mothers and youngsters gathering in one home increases make up supplies, stimulates creative ideas and helps the long wait for darkness to pass quickly. maPieces of terial should be applied to costumes to make the young wearers highly visible to drivers at night. An optometric study at Indiana University showed that pedestrians wearing material were safely visible to drivers at speeds of 70 mph. on-comi- were studied, 90 citations were issued for intoxication. This means that 26.8 percent of all fatal accidents which occurred in Utah during 1971 involved citations for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Not considered in the report were those drinking drivers who were killed or for some other reason did not receive a citation. Other national and local studies indicate that drinking is involved in more than 50 percent of all fatal accidents. Some other interesting facts in the report are: Utah ranks 23rd in the nation with an average of 5.5 fatalities per 100 million miles of travel. Rural highways in Utah experience more one car collisions than any other type of accident. The month of December is cited as most hazardous month of the year from a fatality stand point. An evaluation of Utahs completed Interstate Highway System and (1-1- 5, 0, 15 Crop Damage by Dogs Reports of bird dog training in unharvested crops brought a recent word of caution to dog owners. Trainers are urged to get permission from landowners, especially before entering fields with standing crops. Complaints of crop damage are received every fall before and during bird seasons resulting in more farms being closed to the hunters. This is often caused by careless people working dogs in unharvested fields. 0) A LOOK AT THE BOOK ng non-allerg- ic retro-rcflccti- ve retro-reflecti- ve It may sometimes appeaT j wholly That is why so many the standards of the law of our programs are of the Old Testament are less failures reform, civil rights, severe than the standards set world brotherhood all this forth by Jesus Christ Himself. sort of thing can never sucThe contrary, however, is true. ceed because man. without The law says. Thou shalt not Christ, ia at war with God: and Jesus says, in effect, without the power of Christ kill; but thou shalt not hate. for hate within to make him love his is the seed of murder: and neighbor as himself, he will from this seed thought will de- never achieve what he so pivelop the murderous act. The ously talks about and, in his Law of Moses states, Thou own heart, so little genuinely shalt not commit adultery: desires. Here Is a little poem which but our Lord goes further. He with this matter of knowbe deals thou not shalt guilty says, love for Christ so that a aduwish to commit of the ing can be properly related to so. do to in and wish to you ltery; Gods sight, makes a man as other men: With all my heart Id love guilty as if he had committed Thee, adnlterv. Enthroned within my breast. The Lord, however, sums up No other god beside Thee, all the Commandments in two love alone possessed. when asked statements By simple With all my soul Id serve which is the greatest: Thou , Thee. shalt love the Lord thy God Perfected to fulfill with all thy heart, and with all By deed, or speech, or thy thy soul, and with allneigh-hour love to silence, and mind. thy With perfect joy. Thy will. as thyself. How wonderWith all my mind Id ful this summation. If a man i crown Thee loves God with all of his being, As Lord of every thought. God: he will not sin against his loves man a My constant meditation and if neighTo know Thee as I ought. bor as himself, he will not Heart, soul, and mind steal from him or covet what he has or wish to commit adulpossessing, To fill and warm and move, tery with his wife. UnfortuHow simple Thy Commandnately, today many people prement, tend to be greatly concerned As seif thy neighbour about their neighbor but are love. not concerned about loving God that do-go- od ( ! ! ; Army Pvt. Jerry L. Russell, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Russell of 4126 South 23rd East, recently completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, combat tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid and army history. He is a graduate of West High School. Released by the Gospel Fellowship Association |