Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-10 | Page 4 | What Our Readers Think

What Our Readers Think Doctor Says Ambulances Need Not Travel Fast Editor Telegram The evening paper of or Nov 6 contained an account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of at an accident resulting in the death a of a Mrs Sproul She was being taken In an ambulance ambulance ambulance am am- to a a. local hospital for X-ray X examination of a leg in in- in jury I The ambulance driver as told I Ito to the traffic officer was tra trav- trav v- v I ing at 50 o miles per hour He Ke I I struck another car resulting In I damage to both cars and in the I Ideath death of or Mrs Sproul There Is very little need of speeds up to 50 o miles per hour in such cases Our ambulance drivers should use judgment in such cases Fortunately no other lives were lost but property damage will likely be large Rarely do ambul ambulances need to exceed 3 35 miles per hour Actually Actually Actually Ac Ac- little is gained for the patient patient patient pa pa- tient by higher speed Geo N N. Curtis M. M D. D Voter Raps Methods of Campaigning Editor Telegram I wonder if everyone else will be as glad as asI asI I that this election n is Js over I Iam Iam Iam am so tired and weary of all the mud slinging that has been going going going go go- ing on interrupting on-interrupting and even canceling good uplifting programs programs programs pro pro- grams on the radio to bring us the voice of one of or our candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates or his backer calling his opponent every dirty name Inthe in inthe inthe the category Why is it that candidates running running running run run- ning for public office do not build their platforms speeches etc around what they themselves themselves themselves them them- selves can and will do rather than on what their predecessors or opponents have not done Why is it necessary to dig into a mans man's past and condemn him for that rather than commend him for tor the fine tine things he is isnow isnow isnow now doing and will do in the future We Ve would have better government government government govern govern- ment better cooperation and real faith and confidence in our leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers if candidates would conduct their campaigns in such a man man- ner We would then feel it to be bethe bethe bethe the real privilege it should be to togo togo togo go to the polls and vote As Itis it itis itis is now now now-it it is no longer a question question question ques ques- tion of Who Vho Is the better man but Who 1 is the le lesser er of two evils evils' Tf It seems to me mankind has strayed a long way from the path marked out for us by the Great Master many centuries centuries centuries cen cen- ago when He said He who is without sin let him cast the first stone Bewildered Vo Voter er