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•}* • ; " - > 7 - THE McHENHY PUUNDEAL&t Tr.-'- « •- , * - . . Am Traffic Injuries Greatly Outnumber Wcfr Wounded HUrty-«ix civilians ar» Injured in motor vehicle accidents on the 1 ome front for every U. S. serviceman wounded in battle in Korea, the Association of Casualty and Surety companies has announced. Over the two and one-half !*ears of war in Korea, official Department of Defense figures listed 93,000 servicemen in the wounded column of the casualty i st*. For the same period of t me, the association reports that injured victims of automobile accidents totaled 3,360,000, or 3,* '2 percent more, than those, inred in battle. ' / The association, which first discovered that the millionth victim of the automobile would die in December, 1951, took a daily average for the thirty months since the Korean War began and found that 102 servicemen have been wounded to 3,673 civilians who suffered injuries in automobile accidents. Starting with the first battle of the Revolution in April, 1775, and continuing through the major and minor wars in which the United States has fought, approximately 1,270,000 men have been wounded in battle. It took 377 years for non-fatal war casualties to "reach that number. However,. in the little over 50 years since the Automobile became a ipeans ef transportation, 33,000,000 men, women and children have beeli injured in traffuficidents. Thus, twenty six persons have I *en injured in motor vehicle servients to every American sernegligence. . If a fo'reign enemy were to kill 38,000 perg^n^ and wound over 1,300,000 moi'ei as automobile'accidents did in 1952, the nation would be rightly and righteously outraged. The fact that the careless acts of American citizens themselves cause such a catastrophe every year does not minimize either the per* sonal or national loss that grows worse every year. "The economic loss that results from motor vehicle accidents is almost immeasurable. It is possible, for - instance, to adequately measure in economic terms the loss 5that acc? tics to everyone when tens of thousands cf persons are permanently crippled and many more tens of thousands of persons are temporarily disabled. Statisticians figure, however, that each year the economi^ loss due to traffic accidents exceeds $3,400,000,000. Public officials and safety specialists estimate that the real loss, if it could be measured, would be nearly twice that figure. The magnitude of such waste is brought home when we remember that the amount of money appropriated to run the nation's vitally important Atomc Energy Commission during the last fiscal^ year was less than one-half of even the estimated ecorcmic loss resulting from motor vehicle accidents during the same? year. "An enemy from overseas could hardly ask for a better ally than this sixth column--this waste due to auto accidents-- which has joined the fifth column of spies and saboteurs a? a means of weakening our couni ceman who was wounded in all try in a time of national emert f the wars In the country's his-1 orency. Accident prevention is tory, the association pointed out. l,^6 duty, of every citizen today, letting it another way, in half Certainly it is a sad commentary e century automobile i n j u r i e s ' " " t u~ 4 • t ital 2,603 percent more than all of the U. S. war wounded in on? end three-fourths centuries. "Tliat the automobile h&* outstripped war as a kilter, is now recognised," said Thomas N. Boate, manager of the accident prevention department of the association. "In the span of less than an average man's lifetime, the automobile has killed 1,075,- 000' persons, while the total nutntper of battle dead in all of our wars, according to the latest statistics, reached 1,009,000. This i9, no to some 64,000 short of the automobile's 52 year t o l l and otity a year ago the figures were about equal. "The association by no means 1 withes to minimise the tragedy of American youths and men who are being wounded in Korea. It Ms a shocking situation and one that all Americans hope to see "brought to a speedy and honorable end. It is also tragic to learn, however, that many times more good American citizens-- women and children--are killed in traffic accidents without comparable demands that this national menace be stopped, too. tremendous disproportion traffic and war casualties cftn be traced directiv to sheer carelessness and official on the driving habits of Americans, that automobiles kill and injure so many times more persons than war." Statistics of the Association's comparative study of war wounded and traffic accident iniured follow: Total Military Wounded in All Wars (177 Years) 1,270,000 Total Injured in Traffic Accidents (52 Years) .. 33,000,000 Total Wounded in iCorea (First 30 months) 93,000 Total Injured • in Traffic Accidents During Same Time 3,350,- 000 Daily Average of Servicemen Wounded in Korea 102 Daily Average of Traffic Injuries During Same Time 3,373 PRICE IN DFX A drop of .*? per cent in the alicommodity index of prices received by Illinois farmers occurred during . the thirty-day neriod ending Feb. 15, accordin? to the state and federal deportments of agriculture. This brought the index down 12 per cent from the corresponding date la ft year. The U.S. index of prices paid by farmers (including interest, taxes and wage rates) was down 1 per cent from the preceding month, and 3 per cent from the figure recorded on Feb. 15. 1952. Who YA CAN'T ^FIND AN EASTER GIFT AT A HARDWARE STORE? This Easter give a gift that'fl last -- and be pract tical to use the whole year 'round. Here're just .a few suggestions for Mom. • PEWTER WARE • REVERE WARE • WOODEN WARE • DINNERWARE • PYREX • CARPET SWEEPER * • MIRRO-MATIC PRESSURE COOKER And For Dad Too! , 4 o Yes, give Dad some of our Handy Tools, they're practical too! • YANKEE PUSH DRILL • SET of DRILLS • ELECTRO SAW • ELECTRIC LANTERN • FISHING TACKLE • ICE BUCKET V Y C I T A L ' S HARDWARE 'il*8 8. Green Street SHEET METAL SHOP PHONE 98 McHenry, 111. M. C. H. S. NEWS Research To Conquer Pplio Goes On l|..i iteiiMt , Senior Class Try-Oiil* There were a large number of seniors t;ying '.out la^t Thursday and Friday- for the senior play which will be held Friday, May 8. Final try-out.s were neld Monday evening. Results of this will be found out shortly. While we 5re oil, the subject, of seniors, the senior pictures arrived last Tuesday. Most seniors received large and small pictures; the small ones were passed out and most seniors got rid of theirs the very same day. Also, last Monday, the .<eniors went to Woodstock for what is known .as Career Day. Everyone enjoyed the lecturers and discussions very much and it proved to be very educational. Freshmen Tests JZou can always tell that the end of the year is coming around as soon as you see Mr. Anglese giving aptitude tests to the future freshmen. The reason for these tests are that they enable the teachers to help the incoming _fieshmen select the course best suited to him. Future Teachers ^Meet At the F.T.A. meeting held last week, the girls discussed th#'possibility of those interested n the teaching of *iomemaking. They discussed the possibilities of visiting other schools. Easter Vacation Starts v If you happened to have been walking in front of the high school Wednesday afternoon ibout 3:19 p.m. and you were run down by the entire schoi 1 and heard a lot of yelling, please excuse the students because they were dismissed for ten wonderful days.- As you probably have guessed, Easter vacation started then. Students, remember, school starts again April 13, so don't get lost in the meantime. Awards Presented The basketball awards were given away last week. Coach Fulton presented Major M's to Charles Johnson, Stan Aim, Tom Huemann, John Bolger. Lyle Davidson, Steve -Letcher, Ron Ford, Art Barbier, Loren Freund and Don Blake. Chuck Johnson and Loren Freund were present* ed with their M pins, by Coach McCracken. John Bolger was elected captain of the "Varsity team by the players. He also won the free throw trophey with a .739 average, Mr. Cuda , presented the J.V.'s their awards. Receiving §twa;drf were "Butch" Nowak, "Red" Noward, Jim Jackson, Francis Oeffling, Rich Yokely, Larry Ekeroth, Lloyd Herndon, Bemie Schmitt, Danny Green, Bob Smith, Melvin Freund, Wally Frett, John Huff, Jim Downs, and Bill Huemann. The managers for the varsity team were Jerry Marunde and Rab Weber. The J. V.'s had Harry Schmitt and Tom Oeffling for their managers. Mr. Wheeland presented the wrestlers their honors also They were Gil Mercure, Bob Stromstedt, Al- Trendler, Gene Hughes, Bob Krickt, Don Dowe, Bob Bittermann, Claude McDermctt, Paul J^ssup, Jack Pearson, Terry Reed, Charles Green, Tom Holochwost and Phil Ricker. All these boys are to be congratulated for the fine jobs they did. Freshmen will be listed next week. « Onlv 13 muScles are required to rmile--fifty to frown. i The fight against polio goes on night and day in our great research laboratories. Tremendous strides toward eventual victory over this dread disease were announced recently, but yfears of costly work remain ahead before this goal can be realized. Virus scientists at Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company, Pearl Rivef*. N. Y., examine an experimental polio vaccine just as it comes from the centrifuge, a machine important in this type of research. They are, left to right, Dr. Victor Cabasso, Dr. Herald Cox and Dr. Manuel Roca-Garcia. These three scientists figured prominently in the news recently when Lederle announced that a modified live virus vaccine, effective only in animal studies against one deadly type of polioCbe produced easily in chicken's eggs. GIFT TO VILLAGE At the last meeting of the village board of Island Lake, the Business Men's association of that village presented the community with a radio transmitter for the police department. This transmitter will make it possible to contact the police chief while he is in the car on duty. Since presentation of the gift, the village is making plans to make a twenty*four hbur police service phone available to the public. One board member said tnat should such a service be assured, a drive would be initiated to purchase another set so that the yillage could have two-way radio service. Read The Want Ads! NIL IUU.A lyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyj 1 ' " • ^ >• 1 I "Working For Your Community" 1 Fred A. Marks STATE CONTRACTS Improvements at three state hospitals were among projects placed under contract by the state Division of Architecture and Engineering at a total cost of $138,470. Other work includes Division of Waterways, Fox Chain of Lakes, McHenry: Construction of new service building --General wprk, Jenkins and Boiler, Waukegan, $19,952; mechanical work, Northwestern Heating and Plumbing Co., Evanston, $6,021; electrical work Meade Electric Co., Inc., Chicago $1,970. ------^--i. ; v--_--w-i , LABOR VIOLATIONS The state Department of La- [ bor, in inspections of establishments employing 368,705 persons, last year uncovered 9,682 viola- • tions of five state labor laws -- the child labor law, eight-hour day law, six-day week law, industrial home work law and ; minimum wage law. Of the ins p e c t i o n s , 8,774 were made to' wholesale and retail establishments and 2,856 to service saiablishments. \ After a cerdlin ago, an easy, chair Is a chair it is easy to get out_ of. '.llji#1). 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A marine blue gaberdine-op a grey flannel suit in fine all wool fabrics will give you that EASTER look. HART, SCHAFFXER and | MARX SUITS $60 to $75 CUKLEE SUITS $45 to $59.50 A SHIRT . . . . \\ Van Heusen Century is the most popular ' \ white shirt of today. . ........ m . ' . $3.95 and $4.95 ' A SMART HAT You'll find a grand selection ot Mallory &nd Champ hats in a color and style you'll like. C7.50 to $15 A SPORT COAT AND SLACKS We have sport coats in patterns and' colors that will gb perfectly with a pair of slacks from our large stock of plain color gaberdines or patterns of fine ail wool fabrics. - SPORT COATS $27.50 to $45 SLACKS , 18.95 to $22.50* A TIE . . . New Spring patterns in neat narrow shapes or regular shapes in bolder pattellas andcolors. • '$! t0. ,$2.50 SHOES Finish off your EASTER wardrobe with a pair of our fine quality shoes. Florsheim Shoes .. $17.95 to $22.50 Freeman SUbes $0.95 to $16415 Bondshire Shoes . . . . $9.50 to $11.96 MiGEE'S "STORE f[OR MEN" 117 S. GREEN STREET ! . PHONE 11 .. Open Daily 8 aan. to 6 pjn. j-- Fridays: 8 a.m. to 9 pjn. Open Sundays? 9 am. 'til 13 . We give and redeem Gold Bond Stan^li. " ' > V