Show JULY AN ANNUAL NATIONAL DISASTER that is the heading given givan the story of julys accident toll in the united states by the national safe ty council july the worst month montal of the year for accidents of oll all kinds july strangely enough the month we celebrate out our independence c from the tyranny of the mother country july the where we acknowledge our inability to con control irol our emotions and to exercise cise reasonable care in ann ane conduct of if our daily affairs july the morth month that represents the absolute in the let er go gallagher spirit of the open road and the open throttle fh the open spirit and the open bottle and the net results more than killed 12 for every hour of every day for 31 days more than injured 2580 for aver every day of the month for every hour of every day and the cost in cash more than three hundred million dollars quite a sum to pay for a month of carelessness to say noth ing of the deaths and injuries and the unspeakable human sorrow and suffering that of necessity follows this his wild orgy of killing Is it worth the price the national safety council think so you just cant rave about the horrors of war and be consistent when the horrors of peace are no less appalling lets have a new declaration ol of independence in 1940 independence from death on the highway on the beaches and in the home from careless enss in 1940 lets put a stop to this jamboree of carelessness it can be done if you and you and you v I 1 will do your part be sane be safe be sober and put safety first during this month |