Page 4 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Friday, Oct. 25, 1940 I Neglect of Accident Hazards Claims' 32,000 Lives Annually in U. S. Homes Lincoln School • Jack Pearson of Merlin visited here last week-end with his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearson. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the fourth grade member* of the IJncoln school garden club helped Mias O'Brien transplant plants and bulbs. Some of the boys made u temporary fence for |>urt of the garden. Miss Young gave the pupils of rix»m 7 and M a very Interi'stlng talk on alcohol. Stir showed the children by experiments how ul- cohol is both good and l>ud The children saw how injurious alcohol is to people who drink it. Room 0 is muking a mural to decorate the room. In the art class, taught by Mr. Wilds, the boy* and girls drew patterns of ani­ mals. The mural will be made in spatter work using these patterns The children of room 7 wrote letters to Connie Powell, one of their classmates who is ill. They are glad that she will sn be back to school. The sixth grade pupils were sorry to lose their student teach­ er, Mr. Carothers, who taught arithmetic. He went to Washing­ ton to work for awhile. The second grade is building a kitchen. Donald Burton has moved away to Hayward, Ore. • Miss Susan Sikes, who teaches school at Shady Cove, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Grace Sikes, and attended teach­ ers’ conference. She teaches the first, second, third and fourth grades. • Miss Jane McCoy of Ashland spent several days this week with friends in Bellview. Washington, D. C.—The American Home—traditionally the symbol of • Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grimm and security and safety—rivals the highway as the scene of the nation’s daughter Ola May and J. H. Will­ iams were dinner guests Sunday of greatest number of accident fatalities. In a statement issued here by the Home and Farm Accident Preven­ Mr. and Mrs. Con Austin in Ash­ tion Service of the American Red Coss, it was pointed out that accidents land. • Mrs. Harold Greene and two in the home, Including falls, burns and other common mishaps, claimed children, Marilou and Rodney, re­ 32,000 lives last year—only 600 less than the number of motor vehicle turned to their home in Tacoma deaths. Farm accidents accounted for an additional 4.200 deaths. Friday after spending several days Statistic* showed that home deaths last year increased 500 over the with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. preceding year and farm accidents Increased 300. Henry Stenrud. In addition to a mounting death toll, home and farm accident* last • Bill Brails of Ashland was a dinner guest Sunday at the W. O. year caused upwards of 4.700.000 Injuries which resulted in economic Martin home. losses running into millions of dollars. Each year 1,400 adults and children • Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Newbry and To reduce the number of rural aed urban accidents in and about the die from accidental poisoning. sons Albert and Tommy will leave home the American Red Cross In 1935 inaugurated tt* accident preven­ Label bottles clearly and keep Saturday for a two weeks visit in tion program as a parallel project with the Fir*t Aid and Life Saving them out of reach of children. Idaho with Mrs. New’bry’s parents. • Mrs. Charles White and daugh­ Services. This year, 9,000.000 "check ters Lois and Agnes spent last lists” describing accident hazards week-end at Lakeview on business. and urging their removal will be • William Sikes went to Redding distributed throughout the country. • Approximately 2,000 Red Cross on business last Wednesday. • Mrif Artro Swingle and chil­ • Mr. and Mrs. Chester Apple­ chapters have undertaken a pro­ dren of Bremerton s|xarcnta. Mr and Mrs. T. B where they were guests of Mrs. ards iu the home and on the farm. Gosnell. Applegate's sister and family, Mr. Chapters will be aided by the and Mrs. Clark Lanckton. R'j- 1 • The Bellview P-TA will meet Junior Red Cross and the schools in distributing the “ check lists. ” Friday evening, Oct. 25. The The program will stress the vital teachers, Mr. Sloan. Mrs. Pendle­ ton and Mrs. Dews, will have need for removing accident hazards charge of the program. Mr. Sloan, causing falls, as this type of acci­ principal, will give a talk. Pie and dent resulted in more than half of coffee will be served by the re­ last year’s home accident fatalities. freshment committee at the close Burns and explosions caused the of the meeting. • Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kesler, next heaviest loss of life. Accident prevention is one of who have just moved here from Texas, have purchased the ranch seven services conducted day to­ owned by O. G. Ayers and plan to day by the American Red Cross in make this their home. Mr. and it* tireless campaign against acci­ Mrs. Kesler are parents of Mrs. dental death and suffering arising 42 East .Mula Street—Phone 4531 Luke Willis. from disaster and other causes of • Betty Ring returned Sunday to emergency nature. These services Umpqua, Ore., where she teaches are supported solely by members school. She spent several days with her parents while attending who join each year during Roll Accidents on the farm yearly Injure 200,000 persona and machinery Is the leading cause. Most deaths and Injuries are due to carelessness. teachers’ conference here last Call, November 11-30. Thursday and Friday. • The Bellview embroidery club Gene and Jimmy Arnold, twins, met with Mrs. B. H. Christlieb Walker and is planning to build a Fern Valley, and Dennis Dahl. Tuesday. The afternoon was spent house. The deal was made through j Conrad, Montana. in needlework and at the close of the Bert Miller agency. the meeting delicious refreshments • John Lanini and bride of Eu- j The children have been making were served by the hostess. The gene are spending this week with i Hallowe'en masks in art class. Tin- next meeting will be with Mrs. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent W i v we make the masks bi to yew ¿wy yew/i. Lanini. They were married last George Helms. model a face out of clay and then Shirley Sparks of the first grade cover the clay with strips of soak­ • Miss Alice Wright, a former Saturday at Eugene and Mrs. La­ missionary in India, has bought a nini was formerly Miss Glama had a birthday this week. Mrs. ed paper. After they dry strips of Take delivery of your new car Sparks made cookies for us and paper are pasted over that Sev­ at the factory. and save enough small tract of land from J. Z. Williams. eral layers are used before the to pay your Greyhound far«' $38'l5»o Detroit fi** • Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ayers have we had a very happy time. Alfred Boileau is leaving the mask is covered with wet cheese tmrk Knot and all your ei- sold their home to their son, O. G. Ayers, and are moving to Med­ second grade here to go to Long cloth. When the mask is complete­ |M-n*en driving home ... plus a JH.OCP ford Beach, Calif. Marjorie Wood en­ ly dry it is taken off the clay form, cash saving! to make their home. See Grey hound • Mrs. Addie Henninger is con­ tered the second grade this week. trimmed, painted, rubber band put agent for details. We have a new pupil in the sixth on and is ready to wear. fmed to her home, ill from an in­ Deftot: Grev hound Tavern WlùcJi If4 grade room. His name is Wayne fection in her foot. Some of the children have fin- I Phone: 3341 • Mrs. Malinda King of Ashland Wood and he came from the Lin­ ished pasting and arc waiting for was guest of Bellview friends coln school. We are very sorry that the faces to dry so that they can Wesley McKenzie moved to Talent. paint on the features. Tuesday. • Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Olson were The fifth graders have been Skippy Rush spent last week­ I guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. end visiting in San Francisco. He making maps of Oregon. Charles Myers of Medford. told us about his visit to the zoo, • Mr. and Mrs. Gail Modeen at-' to a meeting of Boy Scout troop tended the Klamath-Medford foot­ 82. to the show "AU American,’’ ball game held at Medford Friday which tells of the life of Knut* evening. Rockne, and the army air corps. • Mrs. Richard Black was a vis­ Twelve boys and girls from the itor to Hilt last Friday. 4A and 5A room plan to attend • Ralph and George Sikes of Dor­ the Story Hour at the library, ris spent the week-end with their Thursday evening. Miss Mason is mother, Mrs. Grace Sikes. telling us an interesting story. We • Phyllis Walker, small daughter ■ always like her stories. of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker, re­ New third grade pupils are: ceived a badly injured shoulder Maxine Wood, Lincoln school; Pa­ last Tuesday while playing on the tricia Kathan, Cornelius, Ore.; ! school grounds. • John C. Kesler, who recently moved here with his parents from Miles Farmer complimented them Texas, has been employed at the at a lovely dinner at their Dorris home. Those present included the Flurry milL • Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Farmer and son John of Alamosa, Colo., arriv­ Betty Lou, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. ed last Sunday for a two weeks Byrd and family, Mr. and Mrs. BEFORE visit with Mr. Walker’s parents, Dan Farmer and Dolores, Mr. and OMf ütt U ytan Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Walker and Mrs Williamson, Glen Williamson, pirhiUtMM family. John was a former em­ Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Byrd and fam­ COBMHMi POtd ploye at the Ashland Daily Tidings. ily and Miss Julia Ann Noble of fftrtotof tZUt pr yoart . oi irtuth • A birthday party was held at Ashland. MAMnrircM the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter • Miss Alice Metcalfe and George daWH. Davis honoring their daughter, Warren were dinner guests Sun­ Lyda Catherine, Sunday. Besides day of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Davis Bellview friends enjoying the day of Medford. soar ONE were Mr. and Mrs. Clay Barker, • Mrs. Archie Kincaid rettrmed QUART Ray Barker and Miss Ellen Satch- to her home Monday from a two MILK. ell of Ashland. weeks visit to Portland, Tacoma • Mrs. R. E. Bell and family re­ and Seattle. turned this week from Seattle • Mr. and Mrs. Ray Renick and where they visited her daughter Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sells and two and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Al­ small sons of Myrtle Point spent len D. Miller. Mr. Bell and Mr. and from Friday until Sunday with Mrs. R. E. Bell Jr. of Klamath Mrs. Charles Anderson and Dale. AFTER Falls drove to Seattle from Klam- Mr Renick is a brother of Mrs. ath Falls. Anderson and Mrs. Sells a niece. • Curtis Byrd and Miss Ruth • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sexton WilHamson were married Saturday and two daughters of Klamath t^nqt cf ÍJiiftr at Reno, Nev., being accompanied Falls spent Tuesday and Wednes­ aitici) at Md» U m Prodcar there by Mr. and Mrs. Willis Byrd. day with Mrs Sexton’s parents, hai rftriñd 45Ck Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mr*. I Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grimm. MU MMfMUj Falls and Burns Leading Causes, Red Cross Warns in Safety Appeal For Winter Protection! 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