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1 '"I";" 'OF 1"'... T 1111 1 11 ■■■■ ' 100 Cities Have siSw^^STraffic Deaths Through Stepped-Up Enforcement, Get-Tough Drives The dajn at winking at drtverc who wink at the law ara coming to an and. The ara of wMij«g traffic lawbreaker# soon will be i over, It la hoped. » AH over tha nation many city, [county and atata police depart ments are cracking down on da [grant law violators in a determined mtort to bring relief in our present national traffic emergency. Every day, more and more pub lic officials ara recognizing that habitual traffic offenders ara po tential Utters and that drastic steps must be taken to protect pedestrians and the careful and law abiding drivers from these ‘’homicidal highway maniacs.” Last year alone traffic law viola tions are involved in the deaths of *1,700 of tiie nation’s *B,OOO high way victims. “Fortunately, many of the steps ! necessary for correction are read ily available.” said Franklin M. Xreral, who for SO years has been director of the traffic division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. | "fTa know the term ‘accident’ is is misnomer,” KrerrJ stated, “and [we know that collisions are caused occurrence*. “Since some violation of the traf fic laws can be identified as the cause in such an overwhelming number of collisions, it follows that tiiis basic root of evil must be at tacked vigorously and be reduced ar eliminated if we are to cut our traffic death toll. “More than 100 cities throughout (the country have demonstrated ■*»- ' BLoodie By Chic Young * BEFORE WE <SO ON ’ L '\ (RIGHT, BLONDIE/ THE Vacation, daowoop,) v ——-f sick cant take LET'S REMEMBER <. A VACATION. yProm the Shamokla Citizen, amekla. Pa.: Many safety cam igns have been directed to the youthful driver. Grim posters have hit hot-rodders in the eye with 'gruesome reminders of the high way carnage that results from recklessness. Nothing that has been said or written will impress j irresponsible young drivers so deeply as the much publicized ac tion of the National Automobile Underwriters Association. Liability rates for passenger cars owned or principally operated by male drivers under age 25 have been increased 25 per cent in this area: \ Hitting young drivers in the pocketbook may prove ’more ef fective than appeals to their con science. Unfortunately many cautious drivers in this age category must pay the penalty for the reckless ness of others. And parents, too, wiR be picking up the tab for the high costs of repairing cars and mamftng bodies. 19 is Lflcely that many fathers win take e keener interest in the driving habits of minop children whe are permitted to .use the fami ly ear. There may be fewer par ents willing to entrust Ifi-year die on the highway when they see heir much more costly operat log tht gay btfimti •The increase in rates, while it holds promise at curbing reck - —T--- ■ . FROM NOW UNTIL HoVthttß o. Sr'A^ dramatically and conclusively that the best way to save lives in traf fic is to deter lawbreakers through stepped up and impartial enforce ment programs.” Although law enforcement is es- ’ aential to the life-saving effort, it is only one of two basic ingredients, said Kreml, now on leave from his IACP post to head the Transpor tation Center, Evanston, 111. “The other important ingredient is support and acceptance by the public of good enforcement to the point where any driver who gets a ticket fully realizes that the police man who is writing the summons is exercising the kind of super vision that some day could save the life of the offender’s family,’’ Kreml said. In each of the cities that have included stepped up law enforce ment as part of the official traffic program, the results have been the same—lives have been saved and the accident rate has dropped. The law enforcement approach is spreading to more cities and to county and state levels. The spread to state levels is significant be cause more than half of all traffic fatalities occur on roads under the Jurisdiction of state and county police departments. A recent purvey shows that gov ernors Cos 33 states either have launched get-tough drives or are considering such action. About two years ago Gov. Lang lie of Washington inaugurated an enforcement drive called the "gov erncr’s traffic war.” The accident rate in Washington dropped imme- less drivers, also holds some dan gers. More young driver-owners may decide that insurance is too costly and may operate their cars without providing such protection to other motorists who get in their way. It this proves the case, increased rates will not mean any more re straint. Additional costs actually could be put ptf the older age groups which are now favored t<j meet claims arising from acci dents with the uninsured. The solution could be compul sory insurance for every vehicle. Pennsylvania has still to adopt such legislation. As more and more motorists feel the bite of increas ing insurance rates, compulsory insurance will win more popular support •• • * From the Eufala Tribune, Eu fata, Alabama: The forecast for business, over the long range, is good despite the fact that strike troubles are plaguing some major segments of industry at present. There is no denying that soft spots have developed in the 1956 economy. But business has con tinued to be good in many lines and in some it is the best it has ever been. Wages are rising, benefit pay ments are increasing and there is no prospect foe cuts in the armed forces, or «*•*#? swee per time diately, and it’s been estimated that the drive has saved about 175 lives. Other states have experienced similar success through get-tough 'druses on violators. Over one three-day holiday, Illi nois traffic killed 47 persons. After Gov. Stratton learned state police had issued only 170 traffic tickets during that three-day period, he stepped up law enforcement over the next three-day holiday by call-! ing out units of the national guard to aid the state highway patrol. The number of arrests climbed to 1,414, but the Illinois death count dropped to 13. In one recent month in Vermont, = accidents decreased 20 per cent as arrests increased 109 per cent. A drive in 1955 helped Idaho reduce traffic fatalities about 23 per cent. Gov. Simms of New Mexico cred ited the state’s improved record last year to a “strenuous crack down on moving traffic violations.” On Memorial Day, Gov. Ribicoff of Connecticut called out 100 na tional guardsmen and put them in, 42 jeeps and three helicopters to help with traffic duty. The governor also decreed suspension of licenses for convicted speeders. The en forcement effort was so~successful that not a single accident of any type occurred on either of the' state’s two main traffic arteries,*/ Cities and states that have stepped up traffic enforcement, have proved that get-tough drives 1 on lawbreakers will work and will produce dramatic life-saving re sults. t ) BOV'S UP TO 18/2 YE APS OLD VmO PLAN TO SERVE THE FIRST Si;: MONTHS Os ACTIVE TRAINING D’JTY IN THE BEADY RESERVES MAY APPLY TO VA FOR SPECIAL S-YEAfit TERM 61 INSURANCE WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER. J SEPARATION , : I, *rnis!toii contact ,our ncartit IBTERANS ADMINISTRATION offle. According to government figures, than 166 million rolls of wall paper are produced in the U. S in a single year—a total of 750,000 miles of wallpaper. ; ‘Tk. light: tEffetetcC , ; PEPSI COLA \ BOTTLING CO. SPRUCE PINE, N. C. THE YANCEY RECORD NOTICE OF SERVICE OF process by Publication In The Superior Court Special Proceeding NORTH CAROLINA • , YANCEY COUNTY - T , IN RE: FLEET YORK PROFFITT , PETITIONER FOR ADOPTION OF BELINDA ANN PROFFITT vs. HORACE WILLIAM BATES, DEFENDANT To Horace William Bates: Take notice that the above en titled adoption proceeding has been filed in the Superior Court of Yancey County wherein the peti tioner in said proceeding is seeking to adopt your child, Belinda Ann (Bates) Proffitt.. In the petition ;In said proceeding is set forth that . yon have unlawfully and wilfully ! abandoned said child and the Court will be asked to find as a fact that you have unlawfully and wilfully abandoned said child. You are required to make de fense to such pleading not later than 20 days after September 1, 1956, and upon your failure to do so the petitioner in the above en titled proceeding seeking service of notice against you of said adop tion proceeding nnd of you# wilful abandonment of your child being adopted will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 25tb day of July, 1956. Lowe Thomas, Clerk of Superior Court of Yancey County, N. C, Special : BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL and SURGICAL ENROLLMENT CONTACT J. N. BARNETT, Manager FARMERS FEDERATION STORE BURNSVILLE, N, C. 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BELL CLOSES * BURNSVILLE OFFICE _ _ \ 3 Dr. W. L Bell of the Bell Chiro- ' * practic Clinic in Spruce Pine an- i nounces the closing of his branch i office in Burnsville beginning \ Aug. 18, because of the increased J demand for his services in his * newly, opened clinic in Spruc'e I Pine. The new office hours at the i i Spruce Pine Clinic Will be from i 9 a. m. to 12 noon, Mon. through i Sat. and from 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. ] Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri. The ; Clinic will be closed Thurs. and ; Sat. afternoons. NOW SHOWING 3 MORE BIG NIGHTS N JOHN T. 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We do all types of contracted riranlnf. win- £ 5 dowi, screen#, awnings, wall washing, venation blind# rlmflinl £ f and repaired, cleaning floors and removing old wax, re-waxing $ * gad polishing. We do any kind at cleaning for boat- ■£ J ness firms and homes. Paint scraping and cleaning for oontrac- $ J tors. Floor refinishing, sanding, staining and sealing, paiattag J £ of any kind. We have a large experienced staff and can handle £ JS * any job, large or small. For estimates writ* or call. Jimmy. W. £ * Boyd, Sky view Window Cleaning Service, 249 Cumberland Ava, £ * Asheville, N. C., Phone 2-4411. , £ i N ~ -,.£ #**■#.# •#*-#**♦-*-** *-*-#**■♦ ■f‘- J “~rrrrrrrrk»»nn THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1956
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