Show IT EASY ON THE FOURTH E ALIVE ON THE fa FIFTH feih going somewhere over the fourth of july if you nrc arc then plan your trip safely but even if you stay home keep safety in mind for the fourth of july holi hollday holiday clay olay one of the most dangerous weekends of the year that Is the advice of the national safety council which is coordinating a nationwide campaign to hold down the usual I 1 u upsurge in accidental deaths during the independence day celebration one hundred and thirty national organizations as well as state and city public officials fici als are cooperating in the effort motor vehicle accidents lead the list of holiday hazards the council said sald drowning from swimming and fishing accidents is the second biggest risk other othen deaths are due to fireworks and firearms sunstroke and heat 1 exhaustion food poisoning falls and miscellaneous accidents the death toll for the month of july last year was the council said sald while it is imps sible to 0 o determine the exact number iber ibar of 01 deaths from all causes ses occurring during the fourth of july holiday the said the total was well above the average for other days of the month the council expects more pleasure seeking holiday day motor ests to pile into more cars and iro roll up m more ore miles during this one weekend week end celebration than ver vcr before inthe in the nations history more than 33 million motor vehicles will be on the move during the holiday hollday the increase I 1 ng number of new cars on the broad road and the substantial rise I 1 in n gaso gasoline 1 ine lne consumption this vear yea r I 1 indicate n di ca t e a heavy death toll unless everyone is fully laware aware of the holiday hazards ind makes a real effort to avoid them there are two ways to hold down deaths during a holiday briod such as the ir fourth said ed d 11 dearborn president of he council one is for police beach guards and others who have some authoritative control over public safety to be especially alert and vigorous in their en orce or cement ment of sane rules of public behavior the other Is for all of us to recognize that holidays are danger days and to drive a car walk across the street swim fish or otherwise conduct ourselves in a safe and prudent manner if everyone would keep in mind the words take it easy on the fourth be alive on the fifth this fourth of july would bring much less tragedy and much more pleasure |