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Show July An Annual National Disaster That is the heading given the story' of July's accident toll in the United States by the National Safety Council. , July The worst month of the year for accidents of all kinds. July strangely enough the month we celebrate our independence in-dependence from the tyranny of the mother country. July The month where we acknowledge our inability to control our emotions and to exercise reasonable care in the conduct con-duct of our daily affairs. July The month that represents the absolute in the "Let 'Er Go Gallagher" spirit of the open road and the open throttle, the open spirit and the open bottle and the net results More Than 8,000 Killed 12 for every hour of every day for 31 days. More than S00.000 injured 2,5S0 for every day of the month 107 for every hour of every day and the cost in cash more than Three Hundred Million Dollars. That's quite a sum to pay for a month of carelessness careless-ness to say nothing of the deaths and injuries and the unspeakable" human sorrow and suffering that of necessity follows this wild orgy of killing. Is it worth the Price? The National Safety Council doesn't think so. You just can't rave about the horrors of war and be consistent when the horrors of peace are no less appalling. Let's have a new declaration of independence in 1940 independence from death on the highway, on the beaches, and in the home from carelessness. In 1940 let's put a stop to this Jamboree of carelessness. careless-ness. It can be done if you, and you, and you will do your part. Be sane, be safe, be sober, and put safety first on the Fourth! |