Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-10-12
URGES PARENTS TO
WARN CHILDREN
STREETS ARE NOW FILLED WITH
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND Accl.
DENTS ARE NUMEROUS.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
polnas and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG.
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
Raleigh

Raleigh
James r. Young. commissioner OF
insurance, has just given out very
timely statement In which he urges
the citizens OF North Carolina to warn
the school children OF the dangers OF
crossing and playing in the streets,
The statement follows
During the vacation months while
the streets have been more or less
free from children en- masse there
has been notable and gratifying de.
crease In the number OF accidents to
children But now that the schools
are open again. and the streets at
certain hours are thronged with chill
dren OF an age at which they are
least cautions OF danger, drivers OF
vehicles and parents OF children
should take every precaution to pre-
vent the numerous and needless acct.
dents that usually follow the opening
OF the school term. Do not expect the
child to take care OF himself. Re-
sponsibility is all right, but the child,
by nature unmindful OF danger. is
especially oblivious of surroundings
while renewing comprehensive inter
cepted by vacation and recounting his
experiences OF the summer
History abounds in evidence that
Automobiles are capable of inflicting
abundant damage and injury among
their kind without attacking the I'M
suspicting child, who may always be
counted on to do the unexpected thing
at the wrong time II you drive car,
take no chances on the child's seeing
you in time to avoid your car; give
him plenty of time to cross your
path. His antics may at times be
provoking, but II struck by an auto
mobile the chances are against his
living TO outgrow them
Parents, do not trust too implicitly
the judgment of your child on coz.
gested streets, especially the child
who is starting TO school for the first
time. Better accompany him to and
from school for the first week or
more, and endeavor to teach him by
lecture and example the primary les
sons of Safety First" and self.preser.
vation
Teachers. do not presume too much
on the childs knowledge and train.
ing; do not hesitate to instruct him
in the simple but important art OF
locking out for himself His idea OF
danger may be changed altogether by
a word OF caution from you. which |
coming from parents might soon be
forgotten.
Ascertain II your school building
from baseemnt up has been cleared
OF infammable rubbish. II not, in
sist upon its being done; 1t may pre-
vent disaster.
Cordial cooperation on the part. of
property owners has been given to !
date to the inspectors and special |
agents OF the FIRE insurance compa-
MES operating In the State as a part |
OF the plan OF assistance Of the Ma
tional Board OF Fire Underwriters to |
the National Council OF Defense In a
campaign to prevent hre waste and
the destruction OF foodstuffs especial
ly during the war. Throughout North |
Carolina these agents have been In
specting stores, warehouses, barns,
cotton gins and congresses and every |
form OF property where foodstuffs and
the supplies are stored that enter into
the feeding or clothing OF the nation
and her allies In the war. Not sim
gle case has been reported to the In
surance Commissioner wherein a
property owner has failed to make the
corrections pointed out by the inspec-
tors.
The inspectors are experts In the |
line OF work in which they are en-
gagged and they are making the in
spections without regard to the ques'
ton of insurance and without regard |
to the business OF the companies they |
represent. It is gratifying to see that
the citizenship Of the State stands 10y.
ally by in the effort to promote this
work Of conservation. When the war !
has ended and the special vigilance |
now being observed has been relaxed,
the chances are that the people will
have learned how beneficial these pre-
cautions have been and North Caro-
lima will and itself greatly benefited
by the lessons of carefulness and con-
servation which will not speedily be |
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