Show Accidents B Cost CostUs Us Millions o H B o of Special to the Clipper As 2000 safety experts from Irom all over th the country gather in Chicago tr hs month t fr the the National Safety J a loo at th the tho acci- acci c. c Ic ord of Davis County is s J. J r er Throughout th the country the number of accidental deaths and injuries injuries on on the highway in the home and in the f factory has factory has been on the increase As the National Safet Safety Council puts it the American public has b become the victim of or accident tion D Data ia on the the subject has come both from the Safety Council and from the National Office of Vital Statistics with witha a special report for thee the the e 12 month period to Januar January 1 1956 It shows among Davis County residents a total of 18 deaths resulting from dents dents' in the year Of this number number num num- I ber bel auto accidents accounted for eight The local toll loll was equivalent ent to a rate rale of fatal accidents accidents accidents ac ac- ac- ac per population ion It compares favorably with the rate for the nation as a whole per v It was also below the rate race in the Mountain States p per r The State Slate of Utah figure was I The prominence given to the auto aulo accident pr problem blem G O dran mn Will 8 or Treat For dr UNiCEF y I For the fourth consecutive year children of the Bountiful I Community Church dressed sed in I traditional ghostly garb will willbe bs be rapping at your door late Halloween afternoon to Trick or Treat for UNICEF Instead of treats for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves the they will ibe Abe asking for pennies penni s nickels and dimes which through UNICEF become become become be be- come come saving life-saving penicillin protective vaccine and health giving ng milk and vitamins for forthe forthe the hungry and sick children of the world Each Ench child collecting collecting collecting col col- will have a labelled milk carton carlon and identification tag n t year U UNICEF brought a a 37 milli million n children and th th tr others i in almost l O Oc c co tries and territories This w 1 self help for the governments governments governments govern govern- ments more than matched every dollar of UNICEF aid The children appreciate the fine response they have received received received re re- re- re in the community in inthe inthe inthe the past The They know that each penny collected counts tremendously tremendously tremendously tre tre- because provid proved provides es enough penicillin to cure one child of yaws aws Ic lc provides thee the vaccine to lo inoculate one child against TB lc Ic provides live five large glasses of milk Everyone gains by joining hands in this expression of Americas America's good will year has drawn attention away from the other types of accident which combined add up to still greater tion ion The most frequent of these is accidental falls which take more than lives a year The next most common hazard is fire lire and explosion followed by drowning and by firearm fatalities All in all accidents have now become the fourth leading cause of death in the United States They take lake lives livesa a year and cau cause e injuries to lo others states the National Safety Council For each fatal accident there are over producing injury-producing ones In terms of money damage the he cost of accidents in the past Dast year is set at billion This enormous amount takes lakes into nto account damage to lo property property property prop prop- erty loss in wages medical costs loss in productivity and the he like On a proportional basis assuming as- as suming the average loss per accident applies locally the cost in Davis County of the years year's accidents comes to lo 2 e ervie Jaycees Plan Plans arc are now being completed completed com com- Dieted for the annual pheasant hunt lunt unit in Centerville sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by the Junior Chamber of Commerce Kent Lindsay chairman announced the lines will be from Porters Lane So on the south to plovers Glovers Clovers lane on the north and Iud horn from rom the mountains on the cast east lo-Farmington lo on Bay Bay on the west Any landowner in this ar area a who has questions or who wh would like to lo sign in or or withdraw withdraw with with- draw their their- land are asked to call Mr Lindsay at AX Ali 5 1033 before November 3 Tickets for the unit will be beon beon beon on sale beginning Saturday October 26 at the business houses louses in Centerville All proceeds proceeds proceeds pro pro- will be used for civic improvement projects Bountiful Jaycees Seek Young Man ManThe The Bountiful Jr Chamber membership committee would like to call the attention of the young men in Boun Bountiful to the window display in Union Furn Furniture this Furniture this this is for you The Jaycees Jaycee's reed need young men to help better the com com- On Saturday Oct 26 Jaycees will be on the streets of Bountiful to lo answer your questions The Thc membership committee consists of Bill Vincent Vin- Vin cent CB en t BI Bob b Carman a and 1 Y Van Boatel Boxtel ox e. e |