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19 the value of the practice of safety. The child, relying on his* memory to guide him home, marks carefully the sign posts along the way. Similarly, we must exercise presence of mind on the job as well as on the highway and at home in order that we might recog nize the signposts of ’¿sjifety and avoid the pitfalls, of accidental injury— haz ards. The rules of safety are easy to un derstand because they follow in close parallel the law of self-preservation. It is not difficult a desire among ourselves to live and enjoy our well-being; however, there are two f¿cw ram Bhh ^^aE^^Bas damaging to general safety as erosion is to the soil, or the nfoSWoowerful chemical; is to the finest fabric. Those factors are in- diffehehce and failure to keep our minds on yrngfeyve^aQ doing, whether at work or at play. With the élimination of these two factors, safety isn’t difficult. Howev er, the mosj£ s a f e t y - r p f the best of us is susceptible to j^ieirfesults of inuiHeren c^ ^ Sl’ thQughtlessnjess in the worst of us. I The problem, ‘then, in, safety is co oper action. Safety isn’t difficult? Let’s put ^ne.w-lte ^k on roûr attitude and B o r l j g B W l r as a team for safety. 1 Tires - Batteries «PAGE” Flammable vs. Inflammable . The inconsistencies, of the English language have long been a source of irritation to/ students of the subject. Now, these same annoyances may in- directly be the cause of fire hazards. The Greater New York Safety Gonucil reports that many housewives have been under the impression that the ward inflammable means nonflam mable and, thus, have been none to careful in handling certain canned or |®ttledz i B ® which are easily ig- nited. Crux of the problem rests in BM genejIlll belief that the prefix “in” always naeans not. For greater home safety, the Council and other groups have been urging the use:of the words flammable and nonflammable and elimination of the wb'rd inflammable ftdjjjvoid such misunderstandings. National organizations working on fire prevention standards, such as the i,^C(Sohtinue4 on Page 23) M cM ILLAN’S FOUNTAIN LU N CH Sandwiches & Cold Drinks 1949 State Street Salem, Oregon Texaco Service - Brake Lining “AL” STEVENSON & MEFFORD Phone 2-1931 Phone 2-3551 Home, Busi- W rpj Cf v T I That n e s s or Acreage OR INSURE y o u r ‘P r o p e r t y Cluett and Kenyon, REALTORS Cluett and Freier, INSURANCE 1980 Fairgrounds Road Next Dr. to Willamette Valley Bank -— Courtesy Parking — 619 Court St., Salem, Oregon HOLLYWOOD FINANCE CO. 1980 Fairgrounds Road Salem, Oregon NO PARKING PROBLEMS “For a Really Friendly, Personal Finance Service” Call Floyd Kenyon, Mgr. Phone 2-7032 Lie. M-369-S291
