Show f 8 G C CAMPAIGNS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS program inaugurated in local loca chapters to cut down farm and home accidents the american red cross ha has launched a nation wide campaign to eliminate hazards in the home and on the tarn farm that now take an annual toll of nearly 35 lives according to a recent statement by james L fleser vice chairman in charge 0 of domestic operations every red cross chapter Is being asked to play a part in this campaign mr fleser fieser said hazards in the varl tart one communities will be pointed out the children in our schools through out the country wll be given a list ot of the home hazards and asked to enroll parents or relatives in the fight against them nearly five aye million men women and children were temporarily disabled la in the homes of america last year by re cidenio officials of the national safety council have revealed most ot of the ac eidenas in which persona persons were killed and injured could have been prevented according to this safety agency thia this fact alone largely motivating the red cross drive for accident elimination active cooperation ot of social civic educational veterans and other group groups has been secured red cross inspection tion forms or home check list will b be distributed tri trL buted to home homes where there are no children with the help of these or due to inaccessibility and lack ot of compensation coverage little or no pioneering baa has been done in the field of farm safety the red cross states however more people were accidental ly killed in agricultural pursuits lat last year than in any other occupation malt las ing the need for safety education and farm home inspection apparent other agencies now active la in the at aident prevention field gold point to the tact fact that because ot of its nearly 18 chapters and branches the red cross ha has a unique opportunity to successfully promote a project of this nature home accident accidents injure many more than thau do automobile accidents they kill nearly as many claiming an average of about SO 80 live lives dally daily in terms of del dol lars late and cente cents for the practical minded home accidents cost more than it 1000 00 per minute accidents of all types at r public enemy no 4 only three diseases dlee as cabas can as many deaths each year heart disease disei ife cancer and cerebral hemorrhage I 1 the home is not the place of safety it la to commonly supposed to be said mr fleser in commenting on the nw now red croes cross service to the community the red cross as ii a part of its chr bared obligation to prevent death and alleviate suffering to 1 conducting til humanitarian program to cut down the mounting toll of voidable personal perio person aal sl in jury and death in the th homes of the ta country the annual red cross roll call rua run ning from armistice day to thank thanks giving day ie is one of the means of backing such a campaign all citizens of the united states sut at are offered off area the th ftp op port unity to join md and la in the th work of the organization |