Show Ten Cars Per Mile Threaten Safety On July Weekend During the three-day three Fourth of July holiday this year there is a chance of 10 ups smash-ups for every mile of highway in the United States ac according according according ac- ac cording to the National Safety Coun cil oil The Council estimates that there will willbe willbe be more than vehicles go going going going go- go ing somewhere during the Fourth of July weekend which means an average average average aver aver- age of about 10 vehicles for each of the miles of streets and highways highways highways high high- ways in the country And wherever I there is a car there is a chance for fora a wreck unless it is operated safely The figures only emphasize the Ule tremendous tre- tre tremendous tremendous tre tre- amount of travel to be ex expected expected expected ex- ex during the holiday the Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil said More cars on the road traveling traveling traveling tra tra- more miles will inevitably mean more accidents unless there is more I caution than usual on the part of the motoring public In an o 0 prevent a holiday of tragedy for hundreds of persons the Council is conducting again this year a nationwide campaign for a safe Independence Day celebration Many Mant national organizations government government government gov gov- officials police departments and local safety councils are cooperating ing in the effort Accidents of all kinds took lives in July last year 2720 of them in traffic said Ned H. H Dearborn president of the Council As usual the Fourth of July celebration contributed contributed contributed contri contri- buted substantially to those figures This year we have many dangerous factors a day threes thre day holiday more cars and mileage plenty of money It adds up to a big celebration and anda a big hangover of grief and suffering unless each of us does something about it We Ve can do something about it because these tragedies result from things we tive can cnn control haste selfishness selfishness selfishness sel sel- thoughtlessness the desire to show off Take it easy on the Fourth Be alive on the Sixth |