Show Are ire You Practicing Traffic Safely Some years yean ao ago o a l' l publication dedicated b to highway safety published t th tM 4 wry story of f Mary X X 40 age t t. t be WM warn on an her bet way to school SUDDENLY spotting Ii h her hervery e er erVery r very b but t friend across acroN the street Mary forgot the tho safety lessons she had learned leaned from her parents parent and teachers She dashed across the street For the motorist It was a nightmare He didn't have time timeto to stop slop TODAY Mary X Is II a memory mem memo ory a picture on the mantle mantle man man- tle tie and a tug at the heart when the sound of 01 a childs child's laughter filters Into the quiet home A dozen years have passed since this story was circulated In hopes of cutting down dawn the highway death rate But just two years ago the highway death toll climbed past the 40 40 mark In 1965 unless drastic drastic dras dras- tic steps halt the climb Americans will die as the result re reo re- re suit sult of auto accidents IN 1954 as the figures stand now highway deaths were recorded And according to an authoritative report by byThe byThe byThe The Travelers Insurance Companies Companies Com persons were injured Think for a moment how many families just have been touched by death or injury through traffic accidents last year Think of 01 your own driVing ing habits those of other members members members mem mem- bers of your family Will you yoube II be or a loved one be involved In an accident in 1965 CHANCES are you might |