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Show August 1 0, THE JOURNAL 9.5 - scon's J SCRAP BOOK By hYSCOTTa A MAK WRO HAS A WIFE.- - HUSBAND, 11 sA.MIKA1. HUSBAND, MALL oF A PAIR. OF ANIMALS, Wl 1,;II s pi 0 , KAHLPP.OW -- - . CHS v ?KL'f0R.PU50 TISK, A'fy'PE.tF ILU.fR.lC, ' RAY witial CAH ilVL A RUYf SHOCK. HUSBAND, 'fo AS cul'Tiva-Tl- LMD j CF , 'fo'-litl- PRIDE -- George I). Clyde, Utahs member on the Upper Colorado Commission, is doing a magnificent job. His knowledge of the subject is only exceeded by his sincerity and both attributes were evident when he testified on UTAHS HU5BAND. A CONGRESSMAN DAWSON REDOUTS behalf of the project. Ival V. Gos-liacting secretary of the Commission, also has been invaluable in his efforts to assist us. OTHER HELPERS In addition two former newspapermen Glenn Snarr and John Talmage have written our opponents to a standstill. And Ik II. Stringham from n, - lUCl'R'Ci V HUSBAND, ZAW'. , IK A StflfS SPECIAL AqESf. W.J GPM IToWP .mmm PlP tilt SUICIPL RAE. V MRS O 4o 'Urj. I ITvSniWfh? 'V , 4. 5 ; L , , 1. AK 9 HL U.S. DROP IK ALt-flM- t Hp lOtf Vts. M Miu LMoUSlS ftlS oxx. AML IH EHCLAHP no' AU.40 CAU-L- OVUt UHCOLK ttlAf-K-I Vi 5, Km Copt D quiDLSrtipS Af six. DllXMbK PI1XA qUlPLS 'fR.AVtl.tR 5. Frhirci SjrwUit. Inc, ,u., .. rvtcrvcj ECONOMIC HIGHLIGTIIS How to Avoid Sudden Death is the title of an article by Steven M. Spencer in the July 16th issue of the Saturday Evening Post. This, obviously, is a matter in which everyone has a direct and burning interest. Mr. Spencers article deals with a simple and relatively inexpensive device which, according to some safety experts, could reduce the toll of death and injury on the highways by as much as 50 per cent automobile safety belts. He writes, No medical miracle short of a cure for heart disease or cancer could, in one' swift stroke, save so many years of life. Last year motor vehicle accidents accounted for 36,300 deaths and 1,250,000 injuries, and the toll was somewhat higher in 1953. The safety belt itself is not a new development by any means. Belts have been used in planes for more than 40 years. They have also been generally used in motor racing for a long period of time. More than 30 makes of belts are for sale. But, Mr. Spencer says, as something for the family hard-to- p they are a new and relatively unglamorous gadget To gain acceptance the seat belts must overcome widespread lack of information and some misinformation. Finally they must compete for the attention of car owners who are usually more interested in horsepower and body styles than in safety devices. ... In gathering data for his article, Mr. Spencer spent two months reading accident reports and talking to accident analysts. He cites a number of actual and typical cases where people using safety belts walked away from major accidents the kind of accidents that, without the belts, would have inevitably resulted in death or, at best, serious injury. He also cites the opinions of police, scientists, and other authorities- who have taken up the cause of the safety belt. - The American College of Surgeons made up of men whose professional life is to a considerable extent spent in repairing the ghastly results of highway accidents is a leader in' this. It has called on automobile manufacturers to provide passenger-stabilizin- g devices such as safety belts, along with certain other built-i- n safety features. That term passenger-stabilizin- g explains the belts value. In thousands of accidents, to quote Mr. Spencer again, little injury would result IF the riders were held firmly in place so that they could decelerate WITH the car instead of AGAINST it or THROUGH it onto the pavement. Two leading automobile manufacturers are now offering d optional equipment. As mensafety belts as tioned before, individual buyers can choose from many makes. It is extremely important that the belts be anchored to something absolutely solid, such as the frame of the car, not the seat in a bad crash the seat itself may tear loose. Also, Mr. Spencer indicates, care should be taken that the belt chosen has sufficient strength, proper buckles, and other such features. ' dealer-installe- Thereat belt is but one example of modern safety think- ing and development as applied to automobiles. At the end of his article Mr. Spencer writes: One automotive engineer has said the time has come to fix the points for safety equipment in the basic pattern of the car and design around them, as the industry now designs around the motor or radiator or drive shaft. Certainly nothing could be more basic than a solid preventive against the epidemic disease of our highways. Cdooiey Testimony was given to Utahs Milk Study Committee to show that where the retail price of milk has been fixed by in order to protect law, it has inevitably been set too high inefficient, marginal middlemen. Mr. Stuart Russell, who represents some 30 milk producer cooperatives throughout the United States, testified: "... In those areas where the resale price as well as the producer price is controlled, the (resale) prices invariably have been set at too high a level, with a consequent detriment to the consumer, without a proportionate return to the producer." Mr. Sverre M. Omdahl, director of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Washington (and a dairy farmer) gave similar testimony: "... The producer must receive a fair price or he will shortly be forced out of business, but, by the same token, I have always objected to the state setting a price (retail price) which would tend to favor inefficiency." The real milk problem in Utah is for producers to be protected while milk bottlers and retailers compete for your business. Such competition will then give and enable you milk at the lowest possible price Utah dairy farmers to sell more milk. Safeway Stores, 7 has served faithfully, and well in the fight for our water rights. Ormond Konkle, executive secretary of the Utah CIO, has been a great help in getting to who pay those representatives little attention to the arguments of a Republican member of Vernal V , Pag - incorporated |
