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Show 4-H Vows to Slay Highway Dragon More than two million 4-H members are waging an all-out attack on the fire breathing dragon of traffic fatalities which menaces the safety ;.nd happiness of American motorists. Led by the eight national winners of General Motors scholarships scholar-ships for outstanding 4-H safety activities, the 85th National 4-H Congress hr.s pledged to "Back the Attack on Traffic Accidents." The nath i.al winners and 84 other state winners received all-expense all-expense trirs to the 4-H Congress in Chicago from General Motors, awards doi'.nr for the program for the 12th consecutive year. "Traffic .".ccidents take nearly 42,000 lives each year one every thirteen minutes," the national winners told newsmen. Young People Most Deeply Affected Young people should be the most concerned about cutting this toll because it is our futures that are the most deeply affected." Increased driver training, more courtesy on the highway and stricter obt. rvance of traffic laws were the safety experts' sug--v gestions for top weapons in the fight against accidents. Typical of the group was Richard Mitchell of Denver, Colo, who is president of the Colorado Teenage Traffic Safety Association. He lias staged ;i number of Teenage "Road-e-os" to test driving skill. Safety Season Always Open "If a motorist is alert, skillful and consistently careful, he has a good chanc of RETURNING from his destination instead of just ARRIVING there," he said. Other na:'onal winners included: Earl Lee Norton, Attala, Ala., Anita Mae V,"cnger. Powhattan, Kansas; Richard Parsons, Parsons-Lurg, Parsons-Lurg, Md.; Clyde Templeton, Olin, N.C.; Ella Lou Hembree, Bra-man, Bra-man, Okla.: LoRetta Hales, Spanish Fork, Utah; and Marjorie Rauwerdinl.. Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Here is V - slogan all the GM award winners suggest to everyone nlike: THE SEASON FOR SAFETY IS ALWAYS OPEN! |