Show Editorial f During the three-day three Fourth of July holiday this year yoa there Chore is a I. I chance chanco of 10 ups smash-ups for every mile of highway in Ln the United States according to the National Safety Council Tho The Council estimates estimated that there will be more mOTo than OOOO- OOOO vehicles going somewhere during the Fourth of July week- week and aud which means an average of about 10 O vehicles for each ortho ot or the tho miles mlles of streets and highways In the country countr And wherever wherever there Is a car there there Is a chance for a wreck reck unless It Is operated safely Tho The figures only emphasize the Hio tremendous amount of travel to be e expected during the tho holiday holi- holi day clay the Council said More More- carson cars cars- on n the tine road traveling more miles will Inevitably mean more accidents acci acci- dents unless dents unless there is moro more c caution caution cau cau- ulion u- u tion lion than than- usual on tho the part of tho the motoring public In an attempt to prevent a a holiday of tragedy for hundreds of persons tho the Council is conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting again th this s year a nationwide nation nation- wide campaign for a safe safo Independence Independence Inde Inde- Day celebration Many national organizations government officials police departments departments de de- and local safety councils councils councils coun coun- aro are cooperating In tho the effort ef ef- fort Accidents of all kinds took lI lives lIs s in July last year ear 2720 of them in traffic said Ned Nell II Dearborn president of the tho Council As usual the tho Fourth of July celebration contributed contributed contributed con con- substantially to those figures This year ear wo we havo have many dangerous factors factors factors-a a three-day three holiday moro more cars and mileage plenty plent of money It adds up to toa a big celebration and celebration and a big bib han hangover over of grief and suffering unless unless each of us does something something some some- thing lhing about It Wo We can do something about it because these tragedies result result result re re- re- re sult from Crom things wo we can control haste hasle haste selfishness thoughtlessness thoughtless thoughtless- ness the tho desire desiro to show off Take Tako it easy on the Fourth De Be alive on tho the Fifth |