Show t f Jt t 0 J. J A Children 1 en v Yearly ear y I F A dozen children en were t to to- tobe be killed i t at Once nc in some bile accident nL tl- tl a a. a cr cry t bf C J horror rot woW ga 9 Up from all 11 parts of f th the t. t f country and every law law- enforcement e agency t j i i i. i Inutile inh neighborhood would begin to tc inv tik ti- ti k 2 gate g ate k tile the why WIlY and andI and I V Q O of it- it to punish any r. r i negligence that thai might be discovered and toc to k c rive ake s sure that such a tragedy would not haplIn hap- hap t. t 1 J len f I l In In other words when trag tragedy dy is brought f j Jo Toa sharp shar d dramatic amati focus we notice I ot e it an aI ancl r f 0 do ing about It But w when it is spread spead t i L but out V iv we fait fair t to notice it I Thus while th the death of twelve f in a a. single accident would stir tir us pro profoundly j i I w db not oi even realize that that- th that t many youngsters young young- r ar are an killed every every- everyday day day- of the ie year earby by haf raf r V- V fit fie accidents hi UI th tb the United States tates 4 nearly cM- cM ff r DUI Duim Ilg the past year year- i t V i dt n under tinder nde 15 U years year of age were killed filled in f FV traffic traffic- In hi addition children under that age cV were injured at tIll the rate o of ore more than f 1 3 a H day IV I 1 A And yet the nation accepts the s situation tu placidly There much ch of an outcry a about out It We Ve qty havet-qty- te commissions h holding ig meetings to see where the blame lies At the very most YC n ca caution tio l our young i fe pot not to pray play in ill in the streets arid and to l be e careful a at J crossings k kv r f v Perhaps if Vc e could see te ec the d details tail of J. J these accidents more clo closely we would td l tic l r more aroused by them J. J iL i Picture yo your t own lad instance He Ics He's s playing with a b ball I It- It tolls rolls out into the i. i street treet and with a laugh laigh he le darts out after aHer c k iI it Of cp course r e being j st a a 3 youngster I h he d doesn't t slop stop i to to- look 59 he do doesn't see the thc r auto to hat i is coming comin tOo f fast st io to stop And I Itha thais that's s 's the end of 1 f him 1 Or Or perhaps hes he's going t tp to the thC store t t to get a p. p package package- ck ge- ge of groceries f gr eries ceres clutching his loney tightly In JIl a gribby fist his face seri- seri pus and proud Ile Because use he lie has been given ghen grownup job to tb do F He e gets to a a corner A 4 Jt it safe and h he star starts Is aut B But f of pf tf re comes comes a truckS truck lck lie Ite dIdn't see and and after after- one frightened little hUle scream r am il ii's all all Picture that then stop stol and alle consider th that t it L t happens on mi an average mote moe than twelve times times- every day of the year iI in thi this country try I that prides prices itself on being good to its children l v Y Aid Add to o it the tact fact that more children are hit each e day ay and sent to the hospital sone sonie o thc l' l never to ta walk al and play ay again fAnd AUd r d then n ask sk yourself if it t. t isn't time something g very I was done t i J- J 4 |