Show Home Safety Week April AprilS 8 to 14 1 jl 11 Home Division Utah Safety Council Home accident fatalities and in in- in injuries injuries juries cause enormous waste of life and limb a staggering stag erin economic loss and sorrow and suffering that never can be measured In this country last year 19 ear ear 1 persons persons were killed in in home accidents others were injured and the cost reached It is estimated that more than half of all fires occur in homes About are killed and about twice that number are arc injured ev ev- every every every ery year ear Many 1 of the victims are or trapped by b smoke fire passes gasses and fumes ORmes The Thc majority of f home fires arc are attributed to accumulation acc of cf rub rub- rubbish bish defective chimneys sparks on flammable roofs defective heating equipment electrical defects care care- careless careless less smoking and use of matches and flammable liquids Children should hould never be bc left unattended even cen for a few minutes Death bj by b lire is is 3 most tragic to say nothing of property loss Have you jou Ou made a room by room I check for safety safet of your home re re- r I Gently A few minutes of your jour our time tune may mean the saving savins sa in of your home or a loved one from a hor hor- horrible I death That is the national picture Un I fortunately the State of Utah had a part put in in this drab story of human tra tragedy ed 30 of our citizens were Killed In m the homes in the state bj by b accident and and suffered dis dl abling ablin injuries with an estimated economic loss of during the year car 1941 1911 During Durin the week April 8 to 14 11 H. H the thc Home Division of the Utah Safety Council assisted by h the Am Am- American Red fled Cross Relief Society I and MLA l of f the LD S- S Church Catholic ii ir IC Diocesan of Utah Jewish Welfare Association Utah Minis Minis- Ministerial Ministerial I Association Public Welfare Department Public Health Nurses Association I Teachers Asso Asso- elation dation Women's 8 Safety Council of Utah Ut Ut 11 1 Federated Women's I Clubs Chubs and i Si Pledge plede other service groups themselves to an intensified tiro iro rOm m of r operative effort and I I e u rn in ae O 1 z- z A tion Even Een though our cur national rec rec- records records records show a 6 per cent decrease from 1943 1913 19 3 in home fatalities the toll is still far too high to be tolerated when proved methods of reducing these needless casualties are available The important thing thine is that our fellow human beings bein s were so recklessly sacrificed Accidents wreck savings and bank accounts and divert salaries I and wages wa es from normal ch channels chmels anels of trade and business Accidents fill hospital beds deplete hospital treasuries and in increase in- in increase crease charity demands Accidents cause poverty hard hard- hardship hardship hardship ship and discomfort and they leave permanent scars scar on the fam fam- family family family ily cf of the victim victim and and 11 11 too often on the future of our children And f n- n ts tc ts affect our war i 1 1 w wen en t ti ca r n-r r n The trie victim Accidents Accident to workers alone in 19 1 caused widespread 1 absen absen- absenteeism the the equivalent of a million lillion I men out of work worl for a 3 whole year And highly significant N is the fact workers occurred off the job job on on our streets and in our homes Mrs George Geor e P. P Parker Director of the Home Division is cha cha- cha tan aan of the committee c Home Safety Week assisted by b the fol fol- following lowing MISS ELLEN M. M ANDERSON Grant MRS GEORGE GEORCE DAGLIN Salt Like Lake MRS tIRS ABE ABB GUS Salt Lake Lab MRS DONALD E. E E ROSE Salt Lake 1 i iI MRS ANN none BORG Silt Lake Lak I MRS J. J S. S Salt Silt Lake MRS HARRISON L. L DEAN BEAN Salt Lake Lak MRS E. E G. G STEIN Salt Lake MRS DiES S. S A. A COTTERELL Silt Salt Lake La j 1 MRS WILLIAM II R. FOLLAND Salt Ld Lal MR UN T HUNTER UNTER Salt Like Lak a |