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Show Children and Autos . ' From homes all over the nation ' proud parents watched their child-- child-- ren leave to start the school year. Healthy, shining eyed youngsters with straight backs and strong, sturdy legs running to school. Of f every three children from) these f homes one is destined to know :i -'"Sudden Death" and another pain, n 1 injuries, from a car accident before I ' they reach twenty-one. This is the 1 death and accident ratio estimated by Judge Gorman of the Chicago safety court from fatality and accl-" accl-" , dent statistics. ' The American parent is recognlz- j ( ed as the most conscientious in the 1." , world. Judged by the interest he " shows in child feeding, medical care, educational and social programs, pro-grams, nothing contributing to child t welfare is left undone. Yet one out of three children from the American Ameri-can home will suffer death before maturity. Automobiles go from the factory mechanically perfect. Drivers tests have been instituted in most states. Presses throughout the nation consistently con-sistently carry on campaigns against the traffic rule violator and the drunken driver. Still the heavy toll goes on. Human fallibility is death's best ally. Human weaknesses that urge a motorist to drive when fatigued, to drive when drunk, to speed beyond be-yond limits of safety. Mr. Motorist, Mr. Parent what can you do to save your child's life? |