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Nlat ion's A q Leaders Empho For mm Sof e ty Week "Safety makes .v;nso, .saves dollars and lives." Secretary of Agriculture Kzra Taft Benson pointed out in calling attention to the 14th annual observance of National Farm Safety Week, which the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the National Safety Council are co-sponsoring. ti.'.s," Benson said, "the latest statistics available show 13,000 accidental deaths to farm resi dents annually, and more than a million injuries. The nation's economic loss from farm acci dents is estimated by the Na tional Safety Council at l'i bil lion dollars or more. These terrible human and economic costs show that Safety Makes "Despite a decrease in fatali- Sense. THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, July 22, 1957 SAFETY MAKES SENSE "Every farm person, young or old, can help reduce the acci dent toll by observing safe prac tices and avoiding unnecessary risks." Other farm leaders joined the agriculture Secretary in asking for support of National Farm Safety Week. Here are their Statements: Senator George Aiken, rank ing' Republican of the senate agricultural committee: "I take pride in the progress we have made in recent years in safer farming and safer living. Na tional Farm Safety Week de serves the support of all in dividuals and organizations in volved in and interested in American agriculture and the welfare of farm people. It is heartening that so many organi sations do support this special e ndeavor. But it is the support of individuals the leaders and NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK JULY 21-27, 1957 It certainly makes sense to take every precau tion against accidents on your farm. It also saves dollars (when, despite your best efforts, accid ents DO occur) to be fully insured against financial loss. See us! Steve Davis Agency FARM DEPARTMENT 112 No. 5th St Portsmouth Phone 6111 Don't Take Chances With Worn Out Tractor Tires! A worn out tire can be dan gerous. See us before the Accident happens. Farm Tractor Tire Service is our business! Just Phone us. NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK July 21-27 PLEASE BE CAREFUL . . . WE CANT AFFORD TO LOSE A CUSTOMER. UNDER FIRESTOME STORE 447 Main Phone 5114 Plattsmouth icnreiners vet. we Animal Drugs ei Garden Supplies Scott's Powerful and Silent Mower 5 Year Guaranteed Trade In Allowance Ortho Orchard Spray - $1 .25 Ortho Garden Sulfur 69c Kubecide 59c Chlordane Dust 65c Captan Spray $1.15 Ortho Rose Dust $1.39 Weed-B-Gone $1.00 Andrew Hose - 20 - 30 and 50 ft. Fertilize your garden easy as watering 3 S V. GET TWO-YEAR IMMUNITY AGAINST HOG CHOLERA! Vaccinate in LESS time with LESS trouble, at LESS cost with ROVAC53 Hog Cholera Vaccine Ledcrle Kill bugs with one spray . easy as watering ISOTOX J II ORTHO-CiRO liquid ni... rnni crv.T a i com pinto balanced fertilizer for flown, shrubs and lawn. Eay tn pi ORTHO Lawn & 0rw Attach to garden Umc P'Jfc ( m rcc ti S Pat ofl : ukW) 25'r Malathion Powder 50-W Captan Powder 50't Mcthoxachlo? Powder 50r; DDT Powder 4 Lb. Bags Only Kill the m.iny annoying insects th:it ruin your lurilcn and spoil the fun of outdoor living use Hi Provfd isoio Garden Spray M. Apply with the ortho Spraycttc. att.ii.hed to yoi:r hose. (r.M.'s Keg. V.s. Pat. oil.: omiio, tsoiox.) Hcptachlor Crass Hoppers SPRAY $4.40 Gal. 5 Gal. $1895 i YOU Lf V J3 'i I ARS THE NAME REXALL ff I CAN DEPEND ON ANY DRUG PRODUCT THAT BE the avcraKP farm people which mukes organized safety effec tive. Congressman Ilurold Cooley, cliairman of the house commit tee on agriculture: "It is my official duty to help promote the welfare of farm people. But my interest in the prevention of tra gedy and suffering and disability among farm people goes much deeper than this. As a Vermont farmer, I know that everyday safe practices are part of a practical philosophy that brings gain rather than loss to me and those near me and to others whose paths may cross mine. I applaud the theme, Safety Makes Sense. And I urge all of you to take it to your hearts and heads for the sake of good farming and good living." Mrs. J. Homer Remsberjj, president, National Home Dem onstration Council: "Too many people don't think about safety until after an accident. And that's pretty much the same thing as locking the barn door after the horse has been stol en, because accidents can rob you of life or work ability and cause much suffering and trou ble. "There are three important things we can do: First, we can Safcty-Scnsc Mcans- 1. Fewer Deaths 2. Fewer Injuries 3. Less Grief and Suffer ing 4. Less Expense 5. Less Worry 6. Less Property Damage 7. Less Lost Time 9. More Peace of Mind 10. More Useful Years 8. More Leisure Time check accidents before they have a chance to strike by hunting out the hazards lurking in homes, barns, fields and ma chinery. Second, we can always keep in mind that the rewards of safety far outweigh any ad vantages gained in taking dan gerous shortcuts. And third, we can make farm safety a family affair. Let's teach every mem ber of the family that Safety Makes Sense for all of us." Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation: "Statistics may not mean much to you until you've experienced a bad accident in your own family. For instance, this year probably a million farm residents will be injured by accidents. Now, that big big round figure one million isn't easy to grasp. But let's say the average bushel of corn contains about 150.000 kernels, seven bushels of corn to make one million. If you think of ev ery single kernel representing an injured person in some farm family, you can imagine how accidents uile up seven horribly big bushels of people in pain and trouble. "Death is not the only ter rible result of accidents. Living with tragedy, misery and disa bility is too often the result of a needless accident." Hersclvel I). Newsom, mas ter, National Orange: "If a gunman turned up on your farm taking pot shots at you, you'd duck for cover quick. But sup pose this gunman was well hid den and fired a silent rifle. That's a worse danger, a tough er one to cope with. Well, many farm hazards are like that lust silently lurking around, waiting for a thoughtless moment to give them a chance to strike. "You can take the weapon away from that lurking enemy by using proper equipment for every job . . .by keeping mach inery and equipment in good re pair and always using safo Riiurds . . .by driving your ear and your tractor with caution . . .and by taking time to do your work right all the time. Safety IM;ikes Sense in preventing falls, the lend ing source of all inluries to farm residents and the killer of 2,000 farm people each year. Falls account for one-fourth of all farm -resident Injuries. And these injuries are usually ser ious enough to bring heavy ex pense and costly loss of work time. Falls occur especially in barns and other buildings and barnyards, from hay racks, lad ders, roofs and trees. Safety makes Sense in preventing machinery and animal accidents, which always chanical, it's how you handle such work helpers that keeps rank high as farm troublemak ers. Whether it's alive or me chanicat, it's how you handle such worg helpers that keeps them helpful and you unharm ed. Saftey makes Sense in preventing home acci dents, which account for about one-fourth of all mishaps to farm people. It makes sense to bo constantly watchful, to removo hazards and keep an orderly place, and to train children like wise. Safety Makes Sense in preventing traffic acci dents, the main accidental kill er of farm people. Courteous, careful, and always-watchful driving is the answer. Share the road, share the reasonable, rights, and share the results in safer, better living. The Senate, 45 to 38, voted approval of a bill to authorize construction of a proposed Fed eral dam at Hells Canyon on the Snake River on the Idaho Oregon border. Pay Your Accounts Owed To PLATTSMOUTH MOTORS At 337 Main St. Phone 266 POINTING THE WAY TO FARM SAFETY In the midst of the Harvest season we join in urging our Farm Friends to observe Safety precautions in the operation of Farm Machinery as well as the hand ling of Livestock. WE VALUE YOU AS A CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU THROUCH AN ACCIDENT National Farm Safety Week july 21-27, 1957 PLATTSMOUTH STATE BANK Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. "This Is Notional Farm Safety Week" Look Around You Will your buildings and fences pass the TEST? If the old barbed wire is sagging and rusty, you can replace it with NEW 12y2 gauge galvanized barbed wire in 80 rod spools for only $7.95 per spool. There hazard number one is eliminated. SAFETY Now lets take a look at our well platform, a new concrete one is the ideal answer, with a half days' work and about a dollar a square foot we could have a honey, and safe too. SAFETY And ladders' You have them all over the place; the one on the windmill. How long has it been since you checked that? Sure you checked it when you oiled the mill, but did you take the time to go back and repair it? And on some farms they still have one to the loft. Then there is the general ladder of all work, the one you loaned to someone about a year ago, they forgot to return it,, and you have forgotten to whom it was loaned. We can replace that with a good HEIDER hand extension ladder, rodded under every rung for SAFETY, 16 foot at $17.45 or 20 foot long for $21.80. Make SAFETY your byword or hobby and repeat it over and over every change of jobs, SAFETY - SAFETY - SAFETY! TOP Before You Work ON IT Plav it me on't Take Chances! This is the Busy Season and everyone is inclined to hurry! Don't hurry so much that you get careless around power machinery ! Accidents take the lives of too many Farm people in addition to maiming thou sands of others. SO STOP IT SHUT IT OFF BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOC OIL OR WORK ON YOUR POWER FARM MACHINERY. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU AS A CUSTOMER. National Farm Safety Week July 21-27 RRAY HA RDWARE Your Authorized Allis Chalmers Dealer Murray, Nebr. This F STER Is Your I ORAOE HARVE Hi LP Ik! ! PLATTSMOUTH LUMBER COMPANY BUT! IT AND EVER OTHER PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT IS DANGEROUS IF HANDLED CARLESSLY! Take chances with power farm machinery! Always be sure that the power is off before attempting to Cil or Repair any Farm Machinery. STOP THE TRAC TOR It only takes a few seconds to start it aeain. REMEMBER, THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN National Farm Safety Week, July 21 - 27, STANOER MPLEMENT COMPANY ! I FLATTSMOUTH, NEDR. 11 C 1.1. Phone 285 g i i. j jo. -rin i i i inmi m iii 1 1 ii i in1 iii i mm 1