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Show 2 'takeltlasy On The Fourth, Be Alive On The Fifth,' IISC Warns '! Don't make your steering s heel a wheel of chance be- cause you bet your life! n This advice came from the ; National Safety Council as the t, nation approached the Fourth of julv holiday, one of the most s dangerous periods of the year. With traffic fatalities on the l increase this year up 9 per cent so far the Council is coordinating co-ordinating a nationwide campaign cam-paign to hold down the usual upsurge in Independence Day ' accidental deaths. One hundred and sixty-three national organizations, organi-zations, as well as state and city public officials, are cooperating in the effort. Last Fourth of July almost 700 persons were killed by accidents ac-cidents of all kinds during' the three-day holiday. Many more died later as the result of injuries in-juries received during the celebration. cele-bration. Traffic accidents were the chief killer, alone accounting account-ing for about 300 deaths. The Council expects more pleasure - seeking motorists to pile into more cars and roll up more miles on this holiday and the weekend preceding it than ever before in the country's history. The increasing number of new cars orf the road and the substantial sub-stantial rise in gasoline consumption con-sumption this year indicate a heavy death toll unless everyone every-one is fully aware of the holiday holi-day hazards and makes a real effort to avoid them. "Holidays are hazard days," said Ned H. Dearborn, president of the Council. "When you take a chance on the highway you are gambling and the stakes are human lives. You can't afford af-ford to lose irr this game. "Police and those who have authoritative control over public pub-lic safety will be especially alert and vigorous in their enforcement enforce-ment of sane rules of pubic behavior. be-havior. But they can't police every mile of every highway. The individual must police himself. him-self. "If everyone would keep in mind the words 'Take It Easy on the Fourth Be Alive on the Fifth,' this Fourth of July would bring much less tragedy and much more pleasure." |