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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1968 Safety Council Sets Courts Discussion Audubon Bulletin The traffic court problems and needs affecting Utah will be discussed authoritatively 27th at the Tuesday, February Annual Luncheon Meeting of the Utah Safety Council, by Mr. James P. Economos, Director, Traffic Court Program, of the American Bar Association. Mr. Economos directs a far-reachi- ng nation-wid- e At least once a year, everybody who drives a car should look over carefully the standard safety practices they follow when theyre behind the wheel. Such practices eventually be-- c o m e habits. Unfortunately, habits frequently become sloppy and taken for granted thats when its time for a refresher course. Here are 12 pointers from truck drivers, the pros of the highway: Always fasten your safety belt snugly (but not too snug; the belt is properly tight when you can just fit your fist between it and your body). Before driving a strange car, reset the seat and mirror to your liking and check the feel of the brakes and steering. Always look for an out a place to steer if you get in a jam. Dim your dashboard lights and drive at least 10 m.p.h. slower at night. Keep the car moving at a reasonable speed or get it off the road completely off! Anticipate stops and slowdowns; dont wait until youve run out of adequate space. When you slow down with traffic behind you, pump your brakes to flash your taillights. This warns other drivers. When passing, wait before cutting back until you can program that provides numerous services to judges and prosecutors, and sponsors a continuous series of regional and state conferences for court officials. He is an eminent author and lecturer on subjects relating to traffic courts, see all of the passed car in and currently is Chairman of mir- the 'Traffic Conference of the your inside rear-vieNational Safety Council, as well ror. as a member of the Illinois and When driving on multi-lan- e Chicago Bar Associations. roads, remember that in dry The luncheon will be or rainy conditions the by the Salt Lake Rotary cruising lane is likely to be Club. more slippery than the passA special award will be preing lane because of polish sented to the State of Utah by (tire wear) and Mr. Dan Traffic If your windshield is dirty, ConsultantHollingsworth, to the Insurance Inso are your headlights. Be for Highway Safety, for sure the attendant cleans stitute high school driver them when you stop for gas. significant achievements last education While hes at it, have him clean the taillights and any year. Other special presentations reflective surfaces, such as will also be made. bumper stickers and, if your Following the luncheon, a state issues them, the reflec- business meeting of Council tive license plates, front members will be held to elect and rear. Theyre valuable new officers and Board memsafety aids for night driving. bers. You pass the peak of your The meetings will be under driving efficiency between the direction of Orson J. Brown, your fifth and sixth hours First Security Corporation, and at the wheel. Near the end outgoing President of the Utah of their driving day, even Safety Council. Nominated to the pros slow down and take succeed Mr. Brown is Dr. Mil-to- n it easy. F. Hartvigsen, Dean of the Never hesitate to yield the School of Physical Education, right of way, especially if Brigham Young University. the other, driver may be at The luncheon and meeting fault. The best place for a will be held in the Lafayette faulty driver is out of your Ballroom, Hotel Utah. w Tells Toads Secret The toad in your garden may not be a fairy tale prince in disguise, but he still has a lot to offer. With a tongue that is hung backwards, fastened at the front and loose at the inner end, he can snatch a bug from a leaf so fast the human eye can hardly see it and its just not true about his giving people warts. These 'and other facts are in Frogs and Toads latest addition to the National Audubon So- cietys informative nature bulletins. The notebook sized leaflets are sold in sets: Frogs and Toads, for example, is part of a set of 20 bulletins on way. Railroad tracks can be dangerous in icy weather. Speeding ICC Orders Probe Of UP Application The Interstate Commerce Commission Thursday ordered an investigation into the application for discontinuance of Union Pacific trains Nos. 5 and 6 between Omaha and Los An- over frozen tracks can throw your car into a skid. Always slow down before you reach the crossing. Do not stop on the tracks or shift gears while going geles, the office of Rep. Sherover them. was adman P. Lloyd, R-Uta- h, h--Q4 IH4 MYTHOLOGY CARRES OS SACRN MAGNATON 70 THE STE WHERE MNP ANP NATURE STROVE FOR CENTURES TV FHPA COMMON GROUNP... THE AGE WE CALL THEANCENT WORLP... vised. The trains, which serve 36 Utah communities stretching from Wasatch, Morgan County in the northeast part of the state to Uvada, Iron County, in the southwest, were ordered to continue service for four months during the investigation. Public hearings will be conducted by the ICC along the route of the trains. While Union Pacific may be fully justified in its request from an economic standpoint, it is only proper that those who depend on the trains have a chance to submit their views before a final decision is reached, Rep. Lloyd said. 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The Nature Bulletins are designed for teachers, youth leaders, students from junior high on up and serious hobbyists. They are written in language by authorities in non-tech-nic- oil-spatt- in Our Time N OUR P0 al Nina various fields of natural history. The new bulletin, for example, is by George Porter, author of the recent book, The World of the Frog and Toad. In all, the Society sells seven sets of nature bulletins comprising 70 different titles that form a thorough but compact natural history reference library. Some of the bulletins, such as those dealing with insect and plant identification, have been unchanged for several years, and other subjects such as water pollution became outdated by new developments and the bulletins may be rewritten or replaced. The series is under constant review by the staff of the conservation societys headquarters at 1130 Fifth Ave., New York. The society offers charts on many of these subjects useful for the classroom, school library, nature corner, scout meeting hall and the like. If They Close The Drugstores, What's Next? (An Editorial) ' Dr. James L. Goddard, commissioner of the UJS. Food and Drug Administration, has said that the comer drugstore should be closed down. However, he quail- tied this statement by adding that any such develop ment is 20 years away. Not surprisingly, the remarks by the FDA commit sioner before newsmen at a New York press conference aroused the ire of retail pharmacists throughout the nation. A spokesman for 40,000 of the countrys 53,000 drugstores, Willard B. Simmons, executive secretary of the National Association of Retail Druggists, declared that it wouldnt have made any difference if Dr. Goddard had said that drugstores wouldnt be shut down for 50 years. ,Tt is all the same to me, said Mr. Simmons while speaking before the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association recently. Dr. Goddard has gone on record as favoring the elimination of the American drugstore from the public scene. That leaves us no choice but to seek his resignation. Mr. Simmons also charged in his speech that Dr. Goddard is dedicated to the concept of moving the practice of drug dispensing out of the drugstores and into the doctor's office. But I have news for Dr. Goddard and others within and outside of pharmacy, Mr. Simmons said. The American drugstore as a vital, progressive, updated service institution is here to stay. Thats the way the public wants it and that's the way it is going to be. If Mr. Simmons is correct in his forecast, drugstores in every community will continue to make a major contribution to the public welfare and to the economy.' If Dr. Goddard is correct, we can look forward to a decrease in drugstore expenditures to meet payrolls and advertise' goods and services, empty stores, and the possible elimination of the drugstore as a traditional service institution in all communities. We can also look forward to queuing-uat the few and far between medical centers and hospitals to obtain our prescription drugs. That is not at all a pleasant prospect when you consider that, more often than not, the patients who are in need of drugs are not feeling well enough to travel long distances and wait in line for medicine. If Dr. Goddards dire forecasts turn out to be true, no longer will we be able to have our prescriptions filled or refilled at our comer drugstore or call for immediate delivery of health care needs in all kinds of weather- or have emergency drug services readily available over a period, or to be able to have a trained professional and business person ready to' serve all members of our family, young or old, withi the kind of personal attention we have always received from our local pharmacist; or be able to talk to our neighborhood pharmacist about a large number of personal and community problems. We sincerely hope that the commissioner is wrong in his predictions and the drugstore will remain as a vital service institution in all of our communities. But if the commissioner is correct, what other segment of our free enterprise system will a few schemers turn to in their efforts to control our society? Today the very existence of the drugstore is threatened. Who knows what tomorrow has in store for other prof essions and business enterprises? EjH p - 24-ho- ur |