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Show GIVE COURTESY FOR CHRISTMAS In August of this year, President Roosevelt called on the National Safety council to lead a defense emergency emer-gency safety campaign to curb the growing menace . of traffic deaths. The action of the president was prompted by a 23 per cent increase in traffic deaths last August Au-gust over August, 1940. The increase in the traffic toll is due mainly to the fact that the American people are traveling more this year than they did last year. In September of this year the American people traveled 13 per cent more than they did in the previous September. In October motor vehicles were responsible for the deaths of 4,050 persons. This is about 400 more than were killed in October, 1940, but it is the smallest per cent rise of any month this year over a corresponding month in 1940. The National Safety council has reason to be proud of the progress that it is making in stemming the rising tide of accidents in the United States. The council is also undertaking a special Christmas safety drive, and 130 cooperating organizations or-ganizations are helping to make this drive a success. This drive cannot be a complete success without the whole-hearted support of every citizen. The next time you get behind the wheel remember the theme of the council's safety drive: Give courtesy for Christmas. |