Show cut out drinks at office party urges council office parties may loose their punch this christmas the national safety coun cil is urging business and in austry to dry up office parties or cut them out and a substantial stant lal number of firms have indicated willingness to corn com ply some borne workers may mourn the passing of the office was sail bowl dut but its demise may prevent more serious mourn trig mg the council believes surveys made by the court coun ell show how that a sizeable per of christmas traffic accidents occur early in tile the holiday period and that many of these can be traced to highball hilarity it if history repents repeats the approaching pro aching christmas holiday might well be the deadliest of 1950 1058 on our streets and highways the combination of alcohol poor weather long hours of darkness and tile the universal spirit of holiday celebration can pile up serious odds against safe travel too many people think alcohol is a pr problem only for those obviously intoxicated tills this jal a not tile tho case the ma inn bority of 0 holiday celebrants w tile social nodal dronkers who havo bave only a foil pomplo plo I 11 hamper amper their driving ability and at a time when other driving conditions condl tlona are aio bad irate driving demands demonda arnin tal and physical It nesa and alcohol effects tile tho body in much tile some same manner its ds chloroform other ether or other anesthetic ii alcohol Is 1 not a stimulant but a nor botio that is medically chusid clu sl tied fled as aa a depressant drinking duduc the abil ity of any driver and ill those ose who feel they are better drivers ers after a couple of drinks arc arb only feeling tile the effect of the drinks omitting liquor at office parties means that no drunk en or tipsy tip ay workers will wili leave parties to anju injure e or kill themselves or others other on the highways high wayn F it it can mann mez a real ly merry instead of 0 a tragic christinas tar for workers and their families and highway safely ure riot not corn patillo |