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Show II E L P E K !Ebe JOURNAL (Diaa) WASHINGTON NEWS tATOALDITORIAL WASSOCIATfON Clu A Uattsr THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1963 FilfllFIWll IRKS Good Rjads Save Lives complicated but basically the same. We have been working very hard to improve driver performance on hazardous roads. We are just beginning to realize what dramatic reductions in accident rates are possible through the removal of the hazards. A report of a study in progress recently published by the Bureau of Public Roads compares the accident fatality rate on 1,130 miles of Interstate System highways with the rate on parallel roads. There were 2.8 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles on the Interstate highways, 9.7 on the parallel roads. On the basis of these, and other figures, government experts predict that the comInterpletion of the 41,000-mil- c state System will result in a saving of at least 8,000 lives per year. This includes 0,000 lives saved each year on the Interstate System itself and 2,000 lives saved as a result of the reduction of congestion on older highways. Of course, some accidents caused by driver error or mechanical defects in the vehicle will occur no matter how well the highway is But some experts say that at least half of all traffic acci- -. dents could be avoided if we --a rarity. took full advantage of the provThe. highway safety problem en methods of highway safety in this country is vastly more engineering. Two jungle villages were separated by a deep ravine. Since the villagers were on friendly terms, they spannc I the ravine by felling a tall tree that stood, conveniently on the brink of the chasm. Since the tree was the only convenient connection between the villages, foot traffic on the tree soon flourished. Unfortunately, it now and then happened that a villager "would fall from this primitive bridge. Tho elders of the two villages met and discussed the tragic situation. Several precautions were adopted. An ordinance was adopted prohibiting tunning across the bridge. Large signs were erect-ewarning travelers that the bridge was slippery when wet and narrow all the time. Because careful studies showed that many tumbles resulted from the ignorance or carelessness of the victims, the villages instituted educational programs to teach pedestrians the best ways of balancing on a log. Crossing the bridge while drunk was strictly prohibited. All of these measures seemed to help, but people kept falling off the bridge, then one day, a clever fellow figured out a way of widening the bridge. Immediately, bridge accidents became life-aavi- ' . d, safety-engineere- d. Young People's Science Lab la X What Direction Does light Travel? Cut a hole through the middle of three pieces of cardboard or wrae other stiff paper. Stand the pieces upright about a foot apart on a table, lined so that they are in a straight line and so .that you can see straight through the holes. j 2. Light a candle and place it at ; the end of the table opposite from where you are standing. 3. Look through the hole to see if the candle can be seen. , Move one of the pieces to one side. 4. What happens? What, does U.S. business firms contributed $1.25 million in 1963 toward recognition and encouragement of the nation's 2,225,000 4-Club members, the director of Service Comthe National mittee has announced. Norman C. Mindrum, director of the committee, said the record figure made possible awarding of college scholarships and fellowships valued at $145,000. They were presented this year to 275 of the nation's most outstanding youths and to young adults who once were The financial support also was used for more than 180,000 other awards to members of the nation's more than 94,000 Clubs. The clubs are local in about 3,100 counties in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The national committee, headquartered in Chicago, utilizes the funds to assist the Cooperative Extension Service advance the program. Awards Since 1900 "Awards are an integral part of Mindrum said, "and have been provided as incentives and recognition for young people since the early 1900s." Help from 57 business firms now backing dates back in some cases to the 1920s. The average tenure for all donors is 18 years. The scholarships, nearly all for $500 each, were awarded Dec. -5 during the 42nd National Club Congress in Chicago, attended by more than 1,500 delegates. Their expense-paitrips, considered both educational and cultural, were awarded by more than 30 of these firms. Funds for programs ranging from bread baking to entomology are channeled through the committee, incorporated in this tell you about the direction in which light travels? fesnilitj honi 1 4-- 4-- 1- 4-- two-wheel- ed More kids than over are ing bikes to school. them zens More grey-heade- d rid- Good for citi- are riding for health. Good for them, too! Thousands of young people participate in the pedading programs of the VFW and the optimists. Whether they ever become war veterans or not, it will help them to be op I iTOSn rnsd2,s educational trips FOR 45 YEARS Recognition Encouragement Educational aids 4-- 4-- H 50-mi- le ambition 4-- lower. As for those people who are fond ot their lipids and Maine as sardines, too; they will just often the quickest way have to choose which to give up. well as the easiest and cheapest as anyone who has ever MORE FUN THAN ANYTHING through a traffic jam Over the wires from Elgin, knows. in., recently, came the story of the annual bike race from that city to Chicago with 165 starters of which 136 fin ished. These figures are start ling enough in these days when too many of us push buttons instead of pedals. But, more sur prising is the fact that entries rangea in age from 13 to 51! This latter statistic may possibly explain why the pressure on Santa Claus for bicycles has been building up since the gay nineties until, in recent years, this request has outrun all other specific demands. And it may be a help to readers tackling the growing annual problem of what to get for whom. What is it that makes the bike so appealing? Why is it such an enchanting vehicle to practically all ages? There have got to be reasons. Fitness? That's surely one reason. Dr. Paul Dudley White continues to prescribe for adults as preventive .medicine against heart attacks and in his con tinues to take his own medicine regularly. The President's Council un Physical Fitness recommends cycling in its adult fitness program, and the American Association for H e a 1 1 h, Physical Education and Recre ation pulls out all the stops in urging school kids to ride. In many Transportation? countries the bicycle remains the principal means other than walking of getting from 'here to there. Here, too, it is rs 4-- r. iTIfiWHSfil 4-H'e- Make Best Better and Physicians, medical researchers from the that these lipids Greek "lipos" meaning fat are a class of greasy things, including cholesterol and sun dry other items that get into your b'ood if you don't watch out and contribute to athero(hardening-of-the-asclerosis teries to you). If you want lipids, say the consume all the saturated fats medicos, just go ahead and you please. But if you want to avoid high blood pressure, you should go for fats that are polyunsaturated". How do you do that? We don't supose the butcher could give you polyunsaturated pork chops, or your favorite restaurant provide you with a polyunsaturated menu. But you can buy a can of Maine sardines most which, it turns out anywhere are about as polyunsaturated as any nourishing, high protein food you can find, and also get after the lipids already lurking among your corpuscles. This is the substance of a scholarly report in the Journal of the American geriatrics So ciety on highly scientific stu dies recently comleted in Cam bridge, Mass. In this investiga tion, b& volunteer subiects 24 men and 38 women from 26 to 90 years of age and all with elevated serum cholesterol lev els substituted a full can cf Maine sardines including the soybean packing oil every day tor a part of the butter, cream, proteins and cereals in their normal diet for as long as 26 weeks. Within four weeks, according to the medical researchers, the lipids were on the lam; and following the sardine diet, cholesterol levels high in all the patients tested also were explain Ct Rich Harvest for Incentives Help How are your lipids? The general idea is if they are doing well you ain't! At The Poat Office At Helper. PACE TWO Nation-Wid- e TIME TO POLYUNSATURATE Fuhllahed (.velT Thur1T THE JOURNAL f UBUaHINO COMPANT HELPKR. UTAH nisrad Business Backs 441 Clubs Given to 4-- by private enterprises Burljngton and Quincy Railroad Co.; The Conrad Hilton Hotel; Chicago Board of Trade, and Cudahy Packing Company. number of county medals Also Elgin National Watch awarded has increased from Company; General Motors; Heis-dor- f & Nelson Farms, Inc.; about 85,000 to nearly 180,000. "Each donor has an interest Homelite, a division of Texin boys and girls, an apprecia- tron Inc.; Humble Oil & Retion of the need for youth de- fining Company; Illinois Cenvelopment and a feeling that tral Railroad;, International Minerals & Chemical Corporathe organization can serve in a wholesome manner with tion; Livestock Conservation, Mindrum Inc.; Massey Ferguson Inc., limited self-ain,- " Moorman Mfg. Co.; The Milsaid. waukee Road; Olin Mathieson Diversified Support Chemical Corporation; Edward Among the business firms T. Meredith Foundation, Sucin 1963 are cessful Farming; Pure Oil Comsupporting American Forest Products In- pany; Ralston Purina Company; dustries, Inc.; American Oil The Foundation; Foundation; Atchison, Topeka The Singer Company; Standard and Santa Fe Railway System; Oil Company (Kentucky); StanCalifornia Chemical Company-Ort- ho dard Oil Company (Ohio); The Division; Cities Service West Bend Company; Wilson & Oil Co.; Chicago and North Co., Inc.; and friends of the Western Railway Co.; Chicago, late Thomas E. Wilson. 1923 when a handful of business firms provided $3,400 to help the growing club program. In the last 10 years alone, the 4-- Sears-Roebuc- OF THEM Fine Toiletries for Mom, Dad and Sister COTY, WRISLEY, LENTHERIC PERFUMES Xmas Wrap Chocolates and Candies UNIVERSAL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Professionals Irons Toasters, Dryers, Coffee Makers Can Openers, Mixers, Etc. TIIORIT IIATCII CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS timists. 1941 and 1962, population CHUCKS values accounts for the bicycle's magic appeal. The answer must he in its built-i- n fun. And after all, fun is what we want above all to give to young and old at Christmas. Isn't it? Just ask Santa Claus the great American "spokesman". It is cheering to learn OUR HIGHWAY DEATH RATE HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF since 1941. While the number of deatlis was about the same in that percent, automobiles 126 percent and miles travelled by 130 percent in that period. Business and industry have hammered away at safetty. One oil company has provided special college courses to 2,500 driver-trainin- teachers, police g officers and others. The auto industry has built safer cars and the evidence would seem to indicate the combined efforts are producing safer people. 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