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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1956 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE SEVEN \ ' There's Danger About! We're in a National Traffic Emergency Which Threatens Our Health and Wealth We’re in the midst of a national traffic emergency. It threatens the life, limb and pocketbook of every one of us. The traffic fatality problem is not confined to the congested larger cities. In fact, three times as many persons are killed in rural areas and in towns under 2,500 popula tion than in the larger cities. The highest rural death totals are re- , corded in July, August, September and October. The awesome outlook is that within the next 12 months you or some one of each of four drivers in your neighborhood is marked sta tistically to be in an automobile accident. Within the next 10 years one of ■every four families can expect to be stunned by the news that a loved one has been hurt, crippled, maimed, disfigured for life or killed in a traffic smashup. Traffic injury expectancy, ac cording to safety engineers, for the Kemper Insurance group, indicates that few children today can ex pect to go through life without be ing hurt—yes, hurt—in a motoring mishap. Frightening, you say? Appar ently not frightening enough. Last year more time, effort, money and energy was expended than during any previous year to stop the slaughter on our streets. And what happened? We killed 38,300 of our fellow citizens—2,300 more than the pre vious year — and an estimated L500,000 received injuries. The economic loss was more than $4 billion, or enough to re duce the income tax of every family about $100. This year we’re putting even more money, time and extra effort into solving our traffic problem than last year. But instead of get ting better the picture is worse. Homicide on the hignway is hit ting an alarming record pace in 1956. At the rate we’re going so far this year, 42,000 Americans will die violently in traffic—the highest total in our histroy. Sometime within the next five or so years, we’re likely to pass the 50,000 mark in violent traffic deaths. Accident pressures are mounting steadily as more and more high- powered cars roll off* the produc tion lines each year on to our al ready overcrowded streets and highways. Twenty years ago about 27,000,000 motor vehicles were registered in the country. This year the figure is more than 60,000,000 and it’s going up daily. Meanwhile, our highway system has become woefully inadequate. Very little road building went on during World War II and during the early postwar years. Despite the high pitch of current activi ties on the local, state and federal levels, it will be many years—if ever—before our highway facili ties can be considered adequate, authorities assert. Haven’t we made any progress in the war against traffic ace* dents? Yes, we have. But n strictly on the statistical side This so-called progress can be seen in what is called the “traffic death rate’’ which is based on 100,000,000 miles of motor vehicle traveL In 1936 the death rate was 15.1. In 1954 it dropped to a low of 6.4. Last year, it remained at 6.4. In terms of actual lives lost, however, we Amerit^is have worked feverishly to stop this slaughter, but have been unable to hold the line. Although the death ''rate per million miles has been going down, the number of persons killed has been going up ward for the past 13 years. Through all the carnage the public has been strangely apathet ic. Sure, everyone knows we have a problem and recognizes the threat. But the killing continues. It’s going to continue—and get worse—until you, your friends and your neighbors get alarmed at the threat to you, personally, and get angry enough to demand a solution, to insist on one and to join in efforts to stop this highway carnage. In the remaining articles in this special emergency series, we will explode some of the phony ideas that have handicapped the traffic safety drive and we will present facts that will help you decide what you can do to save your own life and the lives of your loved ones. this week's, >s patterns, ft L V ^ ^ SY AUOtCYLAMf \< 1510 Tl-20 • 226 COUSt TRANSFER Dress Pattern No. 1510—Here’s •a stunning frock every junior will udore — softly styled shirtwaister with short sleeves that button, a striking contrasting yoke. No. 1510 is cut m sizes 11, 12,13, 14,16, 18, 20. Size 12, 4% yards of 35-inch; % yard contrast. Color Transfer No. 226—The Young Miss from 1 to 5 years of age will love this cute romper. No. 226 contains tissue and color transfer. PLEASE STATE SIZE. Send 35c for each Dress Pat tern, 25c for each Color Transfer Pattern to AUDREY LANE BU REAU, Dept. “NWNS,” 367 W. Adams Street, Chicago 6, IU. WTOE, WONDERFUL By FRANKLIN J. MEINE Editor, The American Peoples Encyclopedia V ACATIONISTS, and duty-bound travelers, will be interested to know that about 1 million room units are available in motels, and that total sales were about $1.5 billion dollars last year. Motels are becoming increasing luxurious; one in Virginia has three swim ming pools and an 18-hole golf course. Several others have ad- mm joining air strips. Such accommo dations as switchboard service, television, air conditioning, room service, piped-in music, restau rants and cocktail lounges are being added to many motels. One hotel chain moved into the motel business with the announcement that a $2.25 million "highway inn" was to be built in New York state. • • • If you desire privacy while re cuperating, it is best not to be come ill or suffer an accident in New York. The highest single hos pital room rate, according to a survey made by the American Hospital Association is in that state—and it is $35.00 a day. The national average is $14.14. In most cities you can get a hospital bed in a two-bed room for $11.51, or in a multi-bed room for $9,148. The two-bed room rates range from a high of $26.00 in North Carolina to $5.00 in Texas and Lou isiana. Multi-bed room rates also showed a large discrepancy in cost. The highest recorded was $23.50 in Ohio, and the lowest, $2.00 in Tennessee. iiasy IT HELEN RALE H AVE some dents In your light weight pots or pans? They can be hammered out easily if you’ll wrap the hammer head with electricians tape and pound the dent out easily and gently. Have you wobbly laddersT Have all the parts and prevent them frpm slipping by covering the bottom tips with snipped off loops from old inner tubing. Before you paint old varnish, go over the wood with fun strength THIS WEEK’S RECIPE Exotic Frosty Peaches (Serves 6) 6 canned cling peaches 1 cup canned peach syrup Vs cup sugar V tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon finely chopped candied ginger Chill peaches. Heat together syrup and sugar unto sugar is dissolved. Add lemon juice and ginger; cool then place in freezing com partment and freeze until firm, stirring occasionally. Drain peaches and place a mound of the frozen mixture on each half and serve immediately. clear household ammonia. Rinse, dry and then sandpaper before applying new varnish. Want to start your barbecue lire or fireplace quickly? Soak a brick in kerosene and use this as a sub stitute for kindling wood. Clean your toaster regularly. This is especially true when weath er is humid as the crumbs will gather moisture and will cause the toaster to rust. To prevent fires, always throw away any papers or cloths on which there is paint or varnish as well as cloths which have been used for waxing. These contain ingredients which are inflammable and should not be kept around the house. ■ * Wm Insured Safety UP to $10,000.00 For Each Saver The attractive earnings we pay on your savings will help you attain real finan cial independence. Building & Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street The State Building NEWBERRY, S. C. Pinckney N. Abrams, Sec.-Treas BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER Returning to the country store of childhood, its stock was rather limited and fixed. Last week I told of its bolts of cali co, jeans, brogan shoes, and a little fat meat for the improvi dent. I’ve often read of the ever present cracker barrel in coun try stores of other regions. Ours didn’t come in a barrel, or maybe that was before my day. Ours came in wooden boxes, like practically every thing else. Some of these had hinged tops and were treasur ed by the customers when emp tied. The crackers were of sev eral sorts. One*was as large as a saucer, plain, and sold for.'a cent apiece, or 6 for a nickel, as was the rule. Yes, all penny goods was 6 for a nickel. And neckel goods 6 for a quarter. Then there were small crackers with varied col ored icings on ’em. Crackers us ually sat on the counter or a table where rats couldn’t get to them. Axle grease, trade chains, hames, clevises, and single trees were standard items. And plug tobacco had a prominent place, for cigarettes hadn’t in vaded the Fork then, nor was pipe tobacco very much used. Some would chop up a little chewing tobacco and amoke it. But they would have to keep putting a live coal of fire on it to make it go. And the pipes used were of clay. As kids, the candy intrigued us most. It came in three forms, bucket, stick, and penny. The bucket sort was mixed creams and gums that came in large white pint buckets and sold for a cyme a pound. Stick candy was of varied flavors and stripes, and it came in 2.5 lb. boxes, same as today. The pen ny assortment claimed our in terest most. A penny piece then. w«ls equal to a nickel bar now. The one I liked best was the birdnest. Yes a candy bird’s nest, with bird on it. The base was firm marshmallow about a half inch thick and 4 inches across. On that was stuck a batch of green cocoanut in the form of the nest. In it were about 5 candy bird eggs of va ried colors. And to top the whole thing off, on them sat a perfect little candy bird. Each of - these layers was slightly stuck to the other so they re mained in place. And, yes, all of that batch of stuff was a penny, or 6 for a nickel. i More memories of the old country store at the foot of the hill next week. There is no lack of game for hunting in this country. Except for the herd animals like buffalo and certain birds, there is mpre game available now than ever before.—Sports Afield. know your Stole W tyareMree! -« 1 f . » Summerville, the Flowertown in the Pines, protects its stately trees, including the moss-draped oaks and giant pines, by requir ing permission from Council to fell any tree. Recently, the cen tury-old ordinance came under scrutiny when street widening and paving projects involved many ancient and beautiful trees. In South Carolina, a state blessed with beautiful trees, the United States Brewers Founda tion works constantly to encour- . age maintenance of wholesome conditions wherever beer and ale are sold. As in other states, the program calls for close co operation between law r -enforce- ment officials and beer licensees throughout South Carolina. Beer belongs . . . enjoy it. United States Brewers Foundation South Carolina Div., Columbia, S.C. 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