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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1939)
December 18, 1939 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE SEVEN DRUNK DRIVING FILM PRAISED BY OFFICIALS The (rowing mensca of drunk driving, conceded among law en- forcomont boilloa and Irnfflo info ty committees to be lb most serious of ill deliberate traffic law violation!, baa become a na tlonal problem of inch Import aa to deserve elnlutlnn through every pnsalhln clinnnul of conluct with tlia automobile driving pub lic, national aaiety bodies, official and unofficial, flociare. in Kiam ath Falla thla Important tank haa been takon In hand by the CI 1 1 gene" Traffic ftafoly council, I young orgnnliatlon but ono faat becoming actlvs in aaroty worx. In lln with tbla extensive pro gram la the motion plclur scroen'a contribution of tha re enactment of an actual rase hla tory of broken Uvea and harta, The picture, entitled, "Drunk Driving," cornea to the Pelican theatre aoreen Friday and Rat urday of thla week. Tbla picture very recently received the annual award of the National Safety council aa the film moat elgnlfl eantlr advancing the cause of aafety, and the announcement of Ha presentation locally brought the following atntomenta and com- menu from various local official and non-offlolnl organisations: "The fnatura entitled "Drunk Driving" ehnuld be aeen by every member of the family, Including both parents and children. It Is human dramatisation of tne evlla and dlaastor caused by drunken driving, According to national stalls- lira 75 per cent of the accidents itro attributed directly to drunkeo driving, As chief of police, I ahould like to ask the entire public to see this picture as an educational feature which reveala the hasarda and heartaches of driving nftnr drinking." Krituk llamin, Chluf of Police, lift.. wMtnal mafia law an fnrcemnnt officials have to cope with today la the drunken driver. He la always a potential amor. Ilia automobile la as treacherous aa a cat. "On muat witness a vivid por- iravitl nt Ma arnnanine work Sticl) as a wild careening car, flying glass, an arm or leg siucx .uiuuau ,1.. U.I...I.I1U.M dill In I ha finite. blood soaked 'occupants Irrepar ably maitnea lur me u ioi Indelible Impreaslon In your mind. Words are loo empty to doscrlbe the picture, "1 suggest that all wbo are able see the educational abort "Drunk Driving" to be shown at the Pelican theatre, Friday, De cember It. It la one of the aerlea, "Crime Doea Not Pay." It may be gruesome, but It la truthful and realistic and we must face tbo facta. "I am eertaln that, educational nlnlnraa nf (hla nature. Will help us all remove the menace of the drunken driver from our midst," L, L, Low, "The Cltlxens' Traffle Safety committee - wishes to commend Klamatb Theatres, lnc, for bring ing to the city the film "Drunk Driving" which will be shown thla Friday and Saturday at the Pell can theatre. "Traffic- accident statistics re veal that approximately 76 per cent of the automobile fatalities and Injuries art caused directly or Indirectly by drunken driving. "The Traffle Safety Council urges all cltlieng to sue this pic ture." John II. Eblnger, chair man Oltliena' Trafllo Safely Council, "To all who drive: "This letter la written to the public In the hopes that It muy hava anm Influence toward sav ing someone's life, Showing Fri day and Saturday at me reucan theatre la a .picture enuiiea "nvimif nrivina-." wnicn received the annual award from the Na tional Hafety council aa the out standing aafety picture of the year. It dwells on tne actual case history ot a certain person wbo drove hla automobile while under the influence of inioxieai Ing liquor. "This film most assuredly era i...i. ihi tmrt that no one should operate a motor vehicle while under tne innuence or in toxicating liquors. I heartily recommend that the driving public see thla picture without fall, and possibly by doing so a reduction In the terrible toll of traffle deaths may be brought about" Carl K. Cook, police juage F SALEM. Dec. IS (U.B Oov. Charles A. Sprague acting In compliance with a request of For mer President Herbert Hoover, chairman ot the Finnish relief fund designated Sunday, De cember 17, as Finland day. The governor'! statement said: "On thli day citizens are re quested to appeal for divine pro tection of the Finnish non-combatants. They are also urged to contribute toward relief of Fin land's war sufferers." He asked tip mayors of all cities In Oregon to make similar announcements NOBTHERN CALIFORNIA: Fair In aoutb and partly cloudy In north portion tonight and Tburaday, light rain In extreme north portion tonight; no cnange In temperature; light northerly wind oft the coast but moderate southerly above Cape Mendocino. 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