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ippf »»&.+• «i =j "HUNDRED HOLIDAYS' WORST PERIODS FOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS Homemade electric gtock ten* cwt beaeath "traps. V. Matthews, executive of the Illinois- Rural Council, says that you not energize any fence any electric source except tfcimigh a controller that meets tlMt requirements of a recognized Ming agency such as the Underwriters Laboratories. Approved controllers provide for a current that is limited to a few hundredths of an ampere and Is permitted on the line for only a fraction of a second. Matthews points out. The "off" period must »>e long enough for ,a person to release himself from > the fence. i f i - l . Small children arc involved in " more than half ol the elec tric ^ fence tragedies. Many people do not realize that oven a very y i. .small current under high vol- " tages can cause death. The curr>' y. w rent used by a small 7- or 10- ^ watt light bulb: is enough to electrocute a person, Mitttiews |' ® says. Victims "froezo" .to the • conductor and cannot release | themselves unless the current" is ; shut off. \ The Rural Safety Council suggests these additional safeguards: 1. Do not place an electric fence near a good grounding device, such as a pipeline, pump, stock tank, pond, irrigation ditch or in other normally wet <. ground. 2. Always identify your electric fences prominently, especially those near buildings, pioperty lines or roads. 3. Never depend on an ejectr'c * fence to restrain bulls or other vicious animals. --.. • / ; ANTI-SUPERSTITION ==SOCIETY IS ISSUED CHARTER BY STATE Secretary "of -State Charles F Carpentier has issued a corporation charter to the Arvti-Super- ^^Istltion Society of Cheapo, .a not for profit organization which • lists as its principal purpose "to y disprove popular superstitions by both word and deed and to discourage superstitious beliefs." Charles Barney Cory, Chicago ; ""public relations man, who is ^ secretary of the society, said its & thirteen vice presidents and thirteen vice-presidents emeritus i. include such well known personalities as U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen, Lt. Gen. James Doolittle, former Governor Dwight H. Green, University of Illinois Trustee Park Livingston and j t Cook County State's Attorney John Gutknecht. Nathaniel Leverone, chairman Of the board of Canteen Corp. of is. America, the group's president, said the society, which has been in existence thirty years but ^ liever incorporated, holds its meetings on Fridays when that « day of the 'week falls on the thirteenth of a month, it3 memjt bers dine thirteen at a table, break mirrors, ignore black cats, spill salt, walk under ladders, open umbrellas indoors and otherwise "act in defiance of bad luck." Leverone "tyas been president Since the society wfcs founded. ' IJBWS re shipping mines of Ulindls 2*-£r«dMCed 3,352,771 tons of coal during August, according to the monthly report of the state De- , partment of Mines and Minerals- This is 313,000 tons more than the July output. The August production came from 31 strip mines which employed 3.292 men and turned out 1,331.^30 tons y and 67 shaft mines employing 11,786 men and hoisting 2,021,- •»-tj^41 tons. The nation's "hundred holidays for workers on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year are by far the worst periods for highway accidents, according to Paul H. Blaisdell, public safety director of the Association of Casualty and Surety companies, who estimated that^aJbout 290 persons are killed and more than 13,600 injured on an average weekendv , In the summer and at' Other times when weekends and official holidays coincide, this toll runs even heavier because many more millions of drivers are speeding along overcrowded roads, he" declared. On the average, however, nearly 140 persons <^e killed and 6,900 injured, in Sunday highway accidents. Oh Saturdays the average mounts still higher, with more than 150 killed and nearly 7,50? injured.; ,v*' ; Mr. Blaisdell ^ said thttse unofficial double holidays, which millions of families use throughout the year as travel perods to supplement their customary twoweek vacations, claim 41 percent of the lives lost annually in traffic accidents and 36 percent of, the injured victims. Because the risk of an accident dtiring a weekend is much greater, he emphasized, motorists should double their driving caution on Saturdays and Sundays, with respect to both their own actions at the wheel and "watching the other fellow," whose recklessness might cause a head-op collision or a serious accident .involving other vehicles. . "The toll of weekend accidents in 1952 exceeded 15,000 killed and almost 750,000 persons were injured," said Mr. Blaisdell. "Millions of good, bad and indifferent drivers who cannot control hijfhpowered cars when an emergency occurs while traveling at excessive speeds are roaming the roads every .Saturday and Sunday,, the only days on which they drive any distance. Lives other than their own are in their hands, but on$ would hardly suspect that from their reckless driving tendencies. More often than not their lack of courtesy and failure to obey the speed laws and the safety rules of the road eventually involve them in bad accidents. ' "Saturdays and Sundays are the most dangerous days of the week, in that order. On Saturdays particularly, drinking drivers add greatly to the perils of highway travel more than at any other ti^ne except some festive holidays when drinking is especially prevalent. Weekend motorists must bfc wary of every vehicle that acts a3 though a drinking driver is at the wheel and give it a wide berth. A car operated by a "weaving* driver should always be avoided like a plague. "Saturday now is definitely the most dangerous day of the week on the highways from the standpoint of . both fatalities and injuries. The fatality record of Sunday dfivers may have improved slightly in recent years while that of Saturday motorists became worse, but the two days still add up to the most dangerous period of. the week for traveling on the highways. "•Violations of traffic lawB -- mainly speeding, drinking-anddriving, driving on the wrong side of the road, and failure to give right of way to other cars and pedestrians or failing to stop for stop signs--cause nearly all of the weekend traffic tragedies. Law observance is | the key to safer motoring, and every family should insist that its driver stays sober and obeys all the rules of the road." rTHE McHENRY *" ' .> , . % .. Tw- -WT --*»y - \ . < S--». «.» " '•** ~v • tm. _• faew Series pi Dramatized Histqry Programs Aft Historical Society on «!«*» »» MO importune ouo--ont> Ui.it »tioukf W-.. recorded for the family album, lie sure vour iqiiipmrnl i» in r narking orr'or. -- How to Be Safe, Not Scrry~ • vow then eact> a,na every • ' one , of us encounters something that is a-oupa-itn a-lifetime situation. Some of. those are. of course, nrtore important than others, but the big and-little ones are often occasions for picture taking A,nd since, the event or what-, ever may be isn't going to be repeated next week, or next, month, or maybe even next year. y->u want to be surp that your picture is gtfod ' „ The first thing you.nkus? do is to be certarn your camera is in goojl working order and that you really know hjw to use it. Chanres are good that it will vdork and that you understand its workings But, I diej want to mention this bec&use of an experienpe a young woman 1 knew had last summer She had been taking color transparencies 'with more than fair success' for a couple of years. But when she went tcr'Europe, for the trip tbat she had been looking forward fo fqjr years, ihe bought a new camera* jast the "day before she, sailed She took almost 200 pictures b't when she sent the film in for processing, all she got back wad a series of blanks! There «as something about the operation ol the sha tier oft th# camera that she didrt't' i|brlfr. standi 7, 1 always advise my friends to try out a new camera before thr'y take it on a trip, or use it fof any of the once-in-a-lifetime p:ctu»f taking occasions. ' While telling ot such expert ences, I'll pass a|ong a story told ijie by a friend who visited Wash ington in cherry blossom time Hf reported seeing a man who wat going to considerable trouble »r make some really good pictuuof his young son in front of ti;r Lincoln Memorial. He even han the camera on a tripod Just ks h» snapped the last picture, the liltif boy piped up with, "Daddy, yoi. forgot to take that tin thing oli the front Of the Jrafriera."1 Surf enpugh, ther$ was .a . leijs, cap guaranteeing that no light reacheo the film. J ' I could tell youi many more'sueVstories. And probably some of voi could tell me some, kut they all add up to the fact that it pays tc be careful, especially when you won't have another opportunity to picture the same subject 4 --John Van^Guil^der Lecture Series At Science Museum The fall lecture series presented annually at" the Museum of Science and Industry will be given on successive Sunday afternoons ending Oct. 25; The leer tures are givdn at 3 p.m. in the west wing "little theatei-." Presented by distinguished members of the medical' profession as part of the Museum's prograini trt public health education, the lectures are planned for the layman fcnd will oe fol- 'nwed by a question and answer period. There is no admission Medicine charge either to the ^uaeum or the lectures. * Schedule of lectures and speakers is as follows: , Oct. 11 -- ."Reducing <?an Be Fun" by Dr. Clifford J. Barbor- Ha, Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School. Oct. 18 -- HThe Successful Marriage" by Dr. Roland P. 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These illustrated talks tell the Chicago story and are designed to supplement the social science curriculum 9f the classroom and provide entertainment for the pupils. y * "Through the use of slides, movies and historical object demonstrations, . each period comes to life for the children, thereby arousing an interest ih the great heritage which is theirs," Sarajane Wells, education director, said. "This is especially important today if we are to expect our future citizens to play a useful role in the community," The fall series! of Saturday morning programs opened with "Indian Tales," exciting stories about Chicagoland before the coming of the traders and settlers. All children who attend "Museum Mornings" in October will receive a scrapbook. Each month the Society will furnish material to incorporate in this scrapbook. The Historical Society also sponsors "Week Day Assemblies" featuring American history. These national history programs to which teachers may bring their classes are presented on certain Wednesdays during the school year. The subject -of the October programs is "Forging a New Nation'" and the' dates are Oct. 14 and 21. Reservations for weekr day assemblies- should be made at least a week in advance by calling the education department, Michigan 2-4600. School and student awards will be presented at the close of the spring programs. The Chicago Historical Society at North avenue and Clark street is open to the public on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. All visiting days except Sunday are free to adults. Students, teachers and children are always admitted free. : NAME TWO KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AS GUESTS AT CHURCH MEETING Two keynote speakers for the McHenry county Church School Workers' conference have been secured. Dr. ,R. Merrill Powers, executive secretary of the Rock Rivor confeience of the Methodist Board of Christian Education, will speak to the conference on "What Makes A Good Church School" and will speak during the workshop area to the senior and adult leaders on "Interesting Seniors and Adults." This is on Oct. 27 at 7:25 p.m. Dr. Powers has done some outstanding work in Christian education aboUt northern Illinois and promises some real help for this group. Dr. Fred Hoskins, pastor for the Oak Park Congregational church, and long time worker in Christian Education, will speak to the group on "The Importance of Teaching," and to the officers, supei intendents and pastors on "Church School Administration." Dr. Hoskins will speak on Oct 13. He has had much experience in Christian education to share wth the ^workers in this county. 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