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About The Grantonian (Portland, Ore.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1968)
2 THE GRANTONIAN February 23, 1968 Alcohol dulls responsibilities by Steph Daly Flash . . . two car collision on N.E. 72nd: Victims listed in seri ous condition, more details later, immediately the station is re turned to musical sounds. Sound familiar? Yes, is naturally the answer given by everyone. Every thirty seconds an accident is occurring somehow . . . somewhere. Why? Well, some are merely accidents, but others are accidents that could have been prevented if the person behind the wheel had thought twice before indulging in that last drink. To sum it all up, accidents are becoming a little too common lately, drinking and driving has become a very serious and dead ly problem. Three out of every five accidents are caused by in toxicated drivers, too many of these accidents involve teenagers, but just so that all the blame won’t be placed on our shoulders let us take the case of Joe. Joe was a young man, slowly but surely working up to a po sition in his line of business, had been married for four years, and was the father of two fine little sons. It was Christmas Eve and they had closed the office down early for the occasion, when all the fellows retired to a local bar. After downing his fifth drink, Joe began to feel depressed. Another, Joe? C’mon don’t be a party pooper— Listen, guys, I really should be making it on home, but well, okay, I guess I’ll . . . You know the rest. Groups stressed at Sounds assembly “This year’s United Sounds as sembly will be patterned after last year’s with more of an em phasis on ‘groups’ instead of solos,” according to Robert Ger ber, United Sounds adviser. “Things are kind of sketchy at the moment,” reported Chris Thorn, United Sounds president. A group consisting of Student Body President Ron Marrs, and Dave Schlicker, and Bart DaFoe of Washington high will perform two numbers; Debby Chung and Kenn Bell will be accompanied by Jim Mills on the banjo. Jeff Still will perform his own composition of a classical instru mental on the electric guitar with background provided by Dale Potter and Doug Fraser; Angelika. Braker, a graduate of ’67, and Nancy Thorn will sing their selections of folk ballads; and Nancy McCready, Pam Wiik, and Wendy Wong will perform the Irish ballad interpretation of “Johnny Comes Marching Home.” T1 WMlSKty More time went by, and Joe by now was beginning to blur his words and was intent on ar guing when asked if he’d care to cab it home with the rest of them. “No,” was his answer. He could drive. “In fact a little bet ter, after a few drinks.” This statement is heard often, no matter what the age be. That’s what Joe thought. . . Within twenty minutes Joe’s car was found com pletely totaled, crunched and flaming. Joe had been drifting from' one side of the road to the other when suddenly . . . bright lights, screeching and . . . noth ing. But “he could drive, in fact a little better after a few drinks.” Joe did not live to share with his family what was planned to be a Merry Christmas. It is up to us, the future adults of tomorrow, to accept our re sponsibilities before we step be hind the wheel, a responsibility not only towards ourselves but towards others. I The Implied Consent law is one of the many used to help keep drinking drivers off the streets. In this law the victim is asked to blow up a balloon where a meter reads the exact degree of intoxication; however the driver must consent before performing the test. Refusal to take the test results in suspen sion of the driver’s license. But this is only to prove if we have been drinking. We must stop and think before drinking, and maybe ask ourselves these questions: Am I growing up to be a future adult? Maybe even a possible credit to my God, my country, and my sex? We must not forget that man’s only true desire is to live—will you? The decisions to these questions are up to you, and only you. An illegally parked car is demonstrated as the driver of this car completely ignores the two signs which he parked right next to. C’ __ jiynS nave purpose Speed cited as main teen violation by Steph Daly Is it a temptation for you not to step extra hard on the accel erator of your car? Are you tempted to drive on through the stop sign when all around seems clear? In a recent survey at the Portland Police Department, it was found that most often boys were given tickets for the viola tion of speeding, and girls for running stop signs. The greatest number of tick ets given were received for speeding. “Following too close” was another problem. “Most young people think that because they are young and be cause they do have faster re flexes that, naturally, they can go faster,” commented Officer Robert Harms. He also added, “One sure improvement is being shown through Drivers Educa tion courses,” Another main problem with teenage drivers is the condition of cars. “If the Vehicle Inspec tion was required,” commented Officer Harms, “then half the cars on the road would be un able to be driven, due to lack of balance in suspension.” In 1966 out of 102,000,000 people there were 10,000,000 ac cidents involving teens and fatal accidents numbered 10,000. In these accidents 17 percent were led by the age group 20-24. Fol lowing close in line were the teens aging 16-19. “I feel most of the teenagers are fine drivers,” commented Of ficer Harms. “It is just that one or two give the bad name to the others and people take their ex ample and tend to lump them all together,” he concluded. (^atlierine 5 DRESSMAKING - ALTERATIONS 1724 N.E. 40th Ave. AT 2-1587 Bates Floaters the Every Day A ll-Year-Round •___ Walking across two lanes Of traffic during the morn ing “rush hour” doesn’t seem to bother this student. The corner is only about 100 yards away. ,_ ii____ Jay”WQlker nuisance ★ Party Favors ★ Decorations So light they float on water, yet so durable they'll take even the roughest wear in stride. A good looking combination of shag and smooth leathers with buoyant rubber soles. Try on a pair—you won’t want to take them off I $16.95 fir FLORSHEIM SHOE SHOP MR. AND MRS. LELAND CHIN Ckitt 4 tíitcken 1105 LLOYD CENTER. 4132 N.E. 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