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MONDAY. FEBR. 2. 1931. PLATTSMO'lTTH SEW - WEEKLY JOVSVAl PAGE FIVE Workmen Added for Subjugation of 'Big Muddy About 3000 Now Working on Navi gation Project Near Kan sas City Kansas City, Mo. About 1000 men have been added to the 2000 prev iously at work in the Kansas City district of the Missouri River navi gation deveiopment. and it is ex pected that the six-toot channel from Kansas City to the month, which is the first project in the subjugation of the "Big Muddy," will be open to bargee within the next 12 months United States engineers report. The new men. who will be em ployed making piles, harvesting wil lows for revetments, quarrying rock or other things necessary to the hai M H ing of the river, will speed up the work on this section. Advice from Washington also, instructs private contractors now doing river work to oinrloj as many men as possible throughout the winter to help re lieve unemployment conditions. Of the emergency appropriations for r'vers and harbors work allo cated by Secretary Patrick J. Hurley in December. $1,500,000 was appor tioned to the Kansas City section of the Missouri River and $600,000 to the second section from Kansas City to Sioux City. Ia. Funds to Govern Work With the first section about 70 pr cent complete, and work progressing steadily on the approved six-foot channel on the second section. Secre tary Hurley stated to representatives of the six interested Missouri River states that improvement work will be carried on as fast as available funds will permit. There is no intention of the War Department, he said, to reduce tie present rate of development on the Missouri river, the upper river to re ceive increasing allotments of funds as requirements of the lower river diminish. During 1930, the Missouri River development received from Congress appropriations of $15,370,000. ac cord to figures received from Wash ington. Of this amount. $12,890,000 went to the Kansas C:ty district: $2. 470,000 to the portion from Kansas City to Sioux City, and $10,000 to the upper stretch from Sioux Cixy to Fort Benton. Mont. In preparation for navigation be low Kansas City, the Inland Water ways Corporation, controlling gov ernment barge lines, has been au thorized by Congress to extend oper LTions to the Missouri river on or ders from the Secretary of War. Con sequently, some of the boats and barges capable of handling tows of 10.000 to 15.000 tons now being built will ere long carry freight from the Missouri Valley, which produces more than 4C per cent of the count ry's food grains but is handicapped by a long haul and high freight rates, it is said. Surveys for a nine-foot channel from Kansas City To Yankton. S. D., were authorized by Congress in the River and Harbor Act of 1930. Ap propriations of 115.000.000 were au thorized at the same time, which, with the $12,000,000 authorized in l!i'7. mike a total appropriation of S27.000.000 for this portion of the river. Snags B;ng Removed Most of the v-c.rk being done on the upper or third section of this migh'1" "brid!ed river is in the na ture . . .k protection and the re moval o!' snags, that are said - by engineers to bave been the cause of Bi per cenT sf all the steamboat WTi dm riurirg the early navigation of the river. Clear inter-t is being shown by the people of this section in the building oi reservoirs to impound the spring flood waters caused by melt ing snows in the mountains, that they may b used for irrigation, power development and aid to navi agtion in the drier seasons. It is felt that these great reservoirs in ih- headwaters of the Missouri anci in i;s tributaries, filled during the flood seasons, will greatly reduce the flood menace in the lower river, as well r. help to counteract destru? tion of farm lands through ernsion. In the bill of War Depar; merit Appropriations for River and Harbor Development, now before Congress, engineers hav. rei emmended appro priations of 5. SOO.OoO for the river below llamas City and a further sum of $800,000 above Kansas City. These funds will be spent during the ensuing fiscal year from July 1, 1931 to June 30. 1932. WOMEN LAUNCH HEALTH DRIVE Gothenburg, Jan. 2!. The worn- auxiliary of the Dawson County Medical society has outlined a 1931 health program containing the fol low? c: objectives: 1. Working through the local child welfare classes and through othe r organizations having child wel ware departments, the auxiliary will provide material for scientific siudy of preventable diseases. 2. To follow the research reports on immunization against smallpox and diphtheria. 3. To co-operate with every at tempt being made to educate the public against tuberculosis in chil dren. 4. To introduce hygeia to all mo thers in Dawson county. 5. To keep in close touch with the Nebraska State Medical Journu . 6. To work for the organization of a county health unit and for a fall-time registered nurse. lell vonr iawver you want youi law brief printed here at home The Journal is equipped to do this work a i reasonable prices. Have Your Brakes Tested Dont tMte a chance with faulty brakes! They are always in demand and ire vent many accidents. A car with nut good brakes is worse than a ship with out a rudder. Safe and sane driving means your car under control at all times and always looking out for the welfare of yourself and others. Safety First! Drive Carefully! Use of Caution On Icy Streets An antomobile out of control on an icy street is an engine of destruction, capa ble of killing and maiming human be ings and destroying property in an in stant. When the streets are covered with snow and ice, prt.K-t your wheels with chains and drive crrefully. The few minutes of time rcjuirrd to adjust your chains may pay big dividends in the prevention of acrid-nts. A driver's best safeguard on icy streets to the use of good Judgment. Drive san;j. an proach intersections cautiously, make j turns slowly. PLAT SAFF! T!K CARF- i rrr,! I Don't Do Your Sight-Seeing From An Automobile Times have changed conditions. The increased used of automobiles is tremen dous. " Travel has become heavy ami congested. Safety to life, limb and property depends upon the greatest care in driving. Curiosity Is killing humans every day innocent pedestriuns as well as drivers. Dont be curions whiie driv ing. Don't do your sightseeing from the driver's seat. Watch where you arc driving! Be careful! Railroad Crossing Accidents Carelessness at railroad crossings take its toll of thousands of !ics each year! Why? Simply to gain a few seconds or a few yards on the road. That mur derous impatience! Stop! Look! Lis. ten! Then proceed cautiously in low gear until you have cleared the tracks. Try this the next time you come to n railroad crossing. Plnv s-f-' Death Just Around the Corner Just before you make tnat turn around the corner, stop and think for you never know what awaits yon just around" the corner. When making a turn at a "Blind Corner," do it slowly carefully ;ving the situation ahead of you already mastered in your mind. Look out for your own welfare and be mindful of the other fellow regardless of bis error. Death Just around the corner. DRI V E Statistics Have in SAFETY FIRST Keep your car uiider control at all times so as to be able to meet any emergency that might arise. Keep uppermost in mind the rights and privileges of others drivers ar.d pedestrians. They have as much right as you have. Slow down at crossings, intersections, schocls and ether places where care and caution must be used. JESS N. ELLIOTT, Chief of Police. Peopb Injured A i lH afety First! Did you ever realize what these words really mean? They mean that all people should endeavor to do their utmost in helping the cause of safety. This would have an even greater meaning and should contain a still more serious thought, for the motorist. Careful, cautious driving should be practiced at all times. There are in stances which severely try your patience. Such occasions are not uncommon when pass ing a schoolhouse, when classes are dismiss 3d, or when the pupils are having their play time. Now is the time to practice safety. Speeding past a school zone is dangerous. What are a few moments compared to the life of a happy, carefree child? Perhaps some motorists become aggravated and angry when a child darts suddenly into the street in the path of his car, competing him to stop. At such a time turn back the pages of your life and remember yes, consider the time when you were a happy youngster, frolicking around the schcoihouse, on the lawn and into the street rithout a thought of worry or care. Contrast your school days with those of the children of today. Perhaps you think that these children play in the same carefree manner as the chil dren of a few years ago. Indeed, the manner is the same. Ail have the same carefree and jovial countenance. It is their birthright given them in youth. But today there lurks in the street a hidden danger in the form of an automobile, unseen, unknown by the children whom it threatens. Consequently, be prepared. Don't take chances in passing a school zone. THE PUBLIC DEMANDS LAW ENFORCEMENT These Safety Messages Have Been Made Possible fey the following Public Spirited Firms and Individuals: E. Wescott's Sons Clothing, Furnishings Lugsch, the Cleaner One Day Service C. E. Hartford Coal and Feed Wilma G. Schiessl Beauty Parlor Hobson Well Co. Equipped to Do All Kinds of Well Work Pump and Windmill Supplies CAREFULLY- ACCIDENTS! Show That More Than 25,000 Been Killed and 1 00,000 Seriously the U. S. Since January I, 1930. J To the Motorists" IFew matters are more import ant to the public than greater safety in automobile traffic. Thou sands are killed and crippled need lessly every year, by reckless driv ers. More than nine-tenths of all I automobile accidents are dut to carelessness of some kind and can. therefore, be avoided. With a lit tle care and proper regard for oth ers on the highway we can elimi nate larsrelv this tremendous cost I in property and life. JOHN P. SATTLEE, i Mayor. II Drive Safely Save a Life As one interested particularly in the safety of pupils of our public schools, and generally in the &afety of all. I am glad to add a word in this edu cational effort to lead to more thoughtful and care ful driving. With approximately one thousand pupils going to and from the various school buildings four times a day gcing and coming in groups, a condition not contributing mcst highly to safety thoughts, it cer tainly devolves upon drivers of automobiles who. while driving, have need for but little or any dis tractions, to give first thought to the safety cf others, and particularly to the safety of those who are tem porarily too engrossed in thoughts and chatter about matters cf great moment to children and youth to give careful attention to ordinary safety observance. While generally there is a commendable observance of suggestions of stop signs and ordinary needs for caution, my observation leads me to believe that two classes of drivers more than others should become more thoughtful in their driving local delivery boys, and tourist or other town drivers. Speed is import ant if necessary: but speed, though necessary is not so important as to justify such driving as will en danger the life or limb of others. B. E. BAILEY, Supt. of Schools. Cloldt Lumber & Coal COMPANY Ladies Toggery Shop cf Personal Service Chas. L. Graves Police Judge George K. Staats H. M. Soennichsen Dry Goods, Man's Furnishings and Shoes Black & White Grocery Training Our Boys Boy Scouts not only render aid in time of accident and disaster, but are trained and "prepared'' to prevent accidents in the home, V rchool, street and community by g their co-operation with the police 6 and fire departments. A "safety'" program of over fifteen Merit Badges has a definite place in Scouting. E. H. WESC0TT, Scout Executive. SAFETY EDUCATE A G. Bach Stores Main St. South Park Sattler Funeral Home Telephone No. 52 C. Olive Jones Librarian Store B. W. Knorr, Propr. E. A. Wurl Day Goods and Groceries Phone 64-65 Corner 6th and Main Use Your Brakes! Forget Your Horn! Play time shonld be safe time Help make tbe cluldrcn's play time safe. Don't rob them of the pleasures that were yours. Speeding past a school zone is dangerous: It is nnlawful! It is criminal! Don't say you weren't pre pared! or you didn't expect It! Chil dren will play in the streets. Some are bold others daring, hut they are chil dren tiny bodies big souls protect them don't kill them. Please be ccre rui. Blinding Headlights Are your headlights properly adjusted? Are they glaring'.' Will they blind an BMJpvaacMsjSj !ri r? iio to an official auto Icmp adjasting station and have them tested. The job won't cost much. It t..Lcs only a few minutes and you will have tbe feeling of satisfaction and assurance that yonr bradiights are not Minding and tbe fellow coming toward von will have no rerson to fear for the -afety of himself or his family. Hare mr hcr.dMghts tested no v. Jay Walking The Jay w.;!k-er is not only lazy, but h is MMlMJ .'or his own personal Ruin of a few minutes. Just a few short Mcp: he would endanger t'le lives of others. Don't l?kc that chance Don't folk w the path of the jayw.'l'.or to destruc tion take a few more steps the safe routes sacrifice a few moments. B wfr-e end at the same time considerate of others. Drn't be a jaywalker. Are You a Back i Seat Driver? "Hack seat driving" has become one of ; the pi'": r. MHM s of automobile fa talities. It is an innocent hut serif.: practice. An emergency which might otherwise be overcome cooly by the driver who uiu'ersfands the speed, power ami pi-k-up of his car and the action of his brakes, often resnlts serlouslj because of excited instructions from other occupants of the car. "Back seat driving" confuses, rather than helps the driver. Stop Flirting With the Undertaker Don't try to pass a car on the road while another car approaches from tbe oppokite direction which is the fre quent cause of accident tragedy and death! One driver is solely to blame, yet the lives of the occupants of all the cars are equally endangered. And the innocent, with the guilty suffer alike. I Don't take a chance with yonr own life, consider the lives of others. Thick this over! Don't pass a car If another car approaches you.