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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, ltttf Public Urged To Support Officers In Enforcing Safety on Highways CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—A roadblock to halt the headlong increase in traffic deaths was thrown up by the National Safety Council today with of a special “Back the Attack” cam paign. Objectives of the campaign are to encourage public officials to “Step Up the Attack” and to atim ulate individuals to “Back the Attack.” The Council said the program would kick off the first of Dec ' ember in a last-ditch effort to keep 1956 from setting a new all-time high in traffic deaths. But it will continue through 1957 with a long range plan to reverse the trend in traffic deaths which has climbed steadily, upward for. the last 18 months. President Eisenhower urged the nation to “Back the Attack” by stating: “It is schockingly clear that each of us must assume per sonal responsibility, not only for driving and walking safely, but for supporting our state and local public officials as they seek to en force and strenghten'our safety programs. “The traffic and trS'n spbrSßon/ conference (of the National Safety Council) has come forward at a ‘ critical time with its year-round program to ‘Back the Attack on Traffic Accidents.’ I hope all our citizens will take part in this pro gram.” V The National Governor’s Confer ence has endorsed the prpgram, and 46 states and the District of Col umbia have pledged all-out support. Majors and county officials, local safety councils, and numerous other organizations concerned with -accident prevention also are throw ing their vast resources behind - this major effort, the National Safety Council said. , “This is no flash-in-the-pan cam paign, all smoke and no fire,” de clared Ned H. Dearborn, Council president. “I believe every respon ible American will agree that the traffic toll has become so shocking that it can no longer be endured by a civilized nation. It is time to sub stitute action for apathy. With un ited and dedicated action by of- p—————————■ 1 ** vr T •■■■*'’•*■ '~*~ •■' 'll f ; &y£,By£! come visit ; @£ANGMA AMP GBWPPA —r r^^~: /, I WTter&mceiTf | a reasonable) peWod / Jf * ‘'H by ** y ■- —■ ■ ; Shaping Up Your Sales CAjtf BE a B/G JOB. LET \Mv/SPAPER ADS HELP mu SELL MORE, PROFITi aßre ... so easy to useS 'lr CAU OR COME BY/j 1 TODAY. The Yancey Record ... •• ft - •<' . , • " T .. - - r . - _ _ . _ . . . ■ ■ --* I \ : ficals and the people, horror can be 1 banished from our highways.” : The Council said 125,000 free pro -1 gram guides, containing the plan of attack and a wide variety of ed ucational and incentive materials, ■ are in the mail to public officials, » safety groups, industry, clubs par ■ -ents groups and many others. ? The attack will jump off in Dec ember to hit hard at the year-end 1 hazards that make December the •| most deadly month of the year on ' the highway. : "A special case history study made' * by the Council last Christmas re vealed that speed and drinking 1 played the biggest part in the ' death toll. Emphasis will be given 1 ! to those points, as well as to thej dangers of darkness and the in ‘ creased hazard to pedestrians. The Council pointed out, however, that the “Back the Attack” cam paign would De continued through 1957 to achieve the objectives of jthe “action program” laid down by the President’s Highway Safety Conference. -- First priority will be given to: = Enforcement of traffic laws to > proportion of a "crackdown” ' if necessary, to ‘ ' 2.. More rigorous handling of vio -1 . stors by traffic courts. ' 3. Improved traffic laws and ord inances if they are inadequate. * 4. Stricter driver licensing and more effective suspension of lic enses for chronic violators. 5. Stepped up driver education in high schools and for adults. 6. More widespread organization I of local support groups and part j icipation by citizens in local safety . work. [ , “The ironic part of our failure ! to reduce traffic accidents is that _ we are not fighting an unknown germ or virus,” Dearborn said. “We know the techniques of prevention.* All we need to do is apply them. But a democratic nation is respon sive to the will of its people, and so far the people haven’t found a way to get the safety that I'm sure most of them want. We hope this campaign will provide the leader ship.” XXSSXXX%XSXXXX%X%XXX3SX%X ‘ihijqk: lefiktat .../a.,\ •>. [tflfe /fl • wa Wv HUH H 4 /jißwrat »9n '■ / J*sSS^|Bf r PEPSI COLA 2 BOTTLING CO. SPRUCE PINE, N. C. XSSS3tttSSXX<OCX*SS&XX^ w THE YANCEY RECORD W - ■ • w -7 » * 1 Ike Likes Doited Foods - - So Does Hodges As all television viewers, radio ’ llstp'.c -s, and newspaper readers 1 are aware, united fund drives arej • in progress in communities through j i out the country. President Eisenhower and Gov-| 1 ernor Hodges have both urged ' people to give generously to these' community drives. President! early this month," “both —on —tele-) ■ vision and radio called on Ameri-’ 1 cans, whatever their politics or re : ligion, to get behind the United 1 drives. Exfcerpts from the President’s : talk follow: “My fellow citizens: I “I would like /to talk to you a few ' j minutes about the community cam- I I paigns which are starting ‘ right ! \ now in cities and towns from coast to COast. “They will be known by different • names. But whatever the name, the important word is that word united. For in every town it means 1 that many good and useful volun- I tary health and welfare agencies ! have teamed up to ask you just once a year for funds, instead of going out on separate and compe i ting campaigns.” “The word community lies at the' very heart of our American society. There is no such thing as a strong healthy nation without strong he althy communities. And the com munity is strong and healthy only when its citizens' care enough and I * ■ — - * ‘ l t '* V —— —-— —-- - ; ; ; ; • » • Were/ New Task-Force 57 Chevrolet Trucks I Performance-proved in a history-making test on the ALCAN Highway to Alaska The Alcan Highway is the road where trucks grow old before ir titne. The road where gravel endlessly sledgehammers the 1 life out of trucks. Where ,a fog of superfine dust chokes engines, and vicious ruts subject chassis to months of wear in a few hundred miles. Six* new ’57 Chevrolet trucks, representing light-, medium and heavy-duty models and heavily loaded with cargo, roared north from Dawson Creek, B. C„ through 1,520 miles r -of moun tains and mire, rain and hail to Fairbanks, Alaska. Running around the clock, they made this tortuous trip-normally a 72-hour run—in less than 45 hours. The fleet made normal stops along the way, and maintained safe and legal speeds. As a special test during the run, two of the trucks went the entire distance without once having their engines stopped! XT * t s down in the AAA record book. And more besides! Never before has a new truck been so thoroughly proved. Come m and see how well these new Alcan champs measure up to . your job. Egi§sraK«£ ••: •' •' <■>' x&«--- - ••:•: .<&&;•...• | L ..■.*■,■&> '» '♦? A,ca " "••**•* “P to 18.17 mil •« per gallon! That’s the mileage reported by the Cameo Carrier, with Thriftmastcr 6 and extra-cost Ov™drfve I ~ - Only franchised Chevrolet dealers display this famous trademark ROBERTS AUTO SALES, Inc. PIXUNE 236 or 270 FRANCHISED DEALER NO. 1019 BURNSVILLE, N. C. ( share enough to make it that way. ( in the community divide up into I sides and they cast their votes' on issues. But in the united community [ campaigns there is only one big big issue: Are we interested in our I ' fellow man ?-• ' - j “For us Americans, whatever our f politics, racial background'or—re j ligious faith, there is only one . answer, and it is an answer that , expresses a genuine and heartfelt concern with our fellow man. "So I am sure thpt when the vol unteer worker knocks at your door and heart, and asks you to sign a pledge for the united community campaigns, you will join me* with a three word answer. ‘Yes, J will.” Excerpts from Governor Hodges’ recently issued statement follow:' “The three-month period of Sept r ember, October is'the time for the* annual appeals of United Commun ity Campaigns in over 60 North Carolina towns, cities and counties. ..“The aggregate goal of these separate local United Campaigns will exceed five million dollars raised last .year. The services pro vided through these campaigns make’our State a better place in whichj to live. The basic character building agencies, a multitude of agencies dealing ■ with general health problems, and welfare agen cies giving assistance to problems of CniMren and family- life" are all THIS By Oamarop F. M. D. ( Two Weeks ago, in this space, we touched on the subject of highway safety, The number of motor ve hicle accidents tends to increase during the fall months; one reason for this is that there is more bad ’ weather as winter approaches, with rain and snow and ice making the i roads slipperv, but perhaps a more important reason at this time , of year is that darkness comes on ear lier from week to week. One of the commonest traffic safety viola tions, apart from speeding, is the failure to use car or truck lights ' properly. Parking-lights should be turned on as soon as daylight be^. ■ gins tq fail, or when there is mist. ' The head-lghts should be turned 1 on as soon as 7t is dark enough for the driver to see their light on the road ahead of him - first on “dim”, j then on “bright!’ as the darkness | increases.. -Needless to say, -head j lights should be dimmed-as another vehicle or -when driving ■ behind another vehicle. i SUBSCRIBE TO THE RECORD essential to the general welfare of our people. “It is a pleasure to endorse the United Campaigns and to urge North Carolina' citizens th those i communities campaigning the United Way to participate as fully as possible so that each campaign, . can be completed quickly and I successfully.” FI If ST WITH THE MOST MODERfi FEATURES! New 283-cubic-inch Taskmaster V 8 delivers 160 high-torque Horae- P°^f r - Standard in Series 5000, 7000 and 8000, optional in Sene* 6000 at extra cost. Horsepower ranges up to 210 in Chevrolet’* complete line-up of modern V 8 and 6 truck engines. _ Revolutionary Powermalic Transmission exclusive with Chevrolet trucks! This six-speed automatic, designed specifically for heavy-duty * hauling, is an extra-cost option in Series 5000 and 6000 and all heavy-duty truck models. Hydra-Matic is offered in 3000 and 4000 Series models at extra cost. • * ,• New 1957 work-styling gives Chevrolet trucks an even fresher, fleeter appearance. There are three different and distinctive styling treatments. • i L.C.F. models outdale the C.O.E. because they’re lower, handsomer, easier to get into and out of, and save time in routine enghie main tenance. Yet they offer all the traditional C.O.E. advantages. Heavyweight Champs with Triple-Torque tandem are rated at 32.000 lbs. GVW, 50,000 lbs. GCW. And Chevrolet's advanced tandem axlo ..unit offers a built-in three-speed power divider—plus a unique "solf steering” action that reduces tire weqr and increases handhng ease. to/ !f*vdcd y r A\ n ** , J h l? Powermatic-equipped 10000 Series tree- 1 tor traveled the entire Alcan Highway In a 1 single forward-speed range! ~ ' ' Oun idea rl ; Your eyes can give you away —and since they can, beauty-mind ed wwien have bean ooncentrattog on the attractiveness of their eyes for lo these many years. For ex ample, the idea of eye lotion to soothe overworked orbs is not a new idea. Records show that wom en of the 16th century had already discovered this quick and pleasant solution to an ageless problem. j WRITE-IN VOTE j I for- | FRED BOWLING 1 for \ (Chairman of the Board of Commissioners \ i of Yancey County 8 | « I Your Support Will Be j Greatly Appreciated <1 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT! PAID FOR BY CANDIDATE 2 ■Si Jm drive don't boa iiSpowN /Sfi r and LIVE llr O Capyrlofct IWJ, 1 Muk fHinar ftMdwctfeftft-.
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