The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-02-24

AN INTERESTING BOOKLET death
Begins at Forty" dealing with highway. &C
cidents and particularly with those due to
driving at excessive speeds, has just been
issued by the Travellers Insurance company.
Among other things, pictures in the
booklet set forth that car travelling at 25
miles per hour has sufficient energy to roll
over once under ordinary circumstances
while at so, it will roll four times and at Is,
nine times. Ones chances of rolling nine
times and living to brag about it are slim
however. Before then the car probably has
Dashed into tree or pole or culvert; and
the occupants-well?
America has been at war during Is
years of it's history, with total loss of life
of 244,357. In the last Is years of peace,
AL ,912 have been killed in highway acct
dents.
Of the 10000 persons killed in auto &C
cidents last year, $500 were victims of Sun
day traffic and 5000 Saturdays. We'd
nesday was the safest day to travel but
ALTO left this earth through mishaps that
day. From to a. m. when most people
are in bed, 1871 per cent of the fatalities Oc-
Cured. Most dangerous daytime hour was
Z to 8 p. m. with 9.2 per cent of the deaths
while to 8 a. m. finds the road cleared of
jewellers and is the safest time to drive.
dents occur when cars are travelling straight
ahead and with favorable weather and road
conditions still prevails.
Exceeding the speed limit was respon-
sible for 81 per cent of the deaths and rs
per cent of the injuries.
More than "a per cent of drivers in
volved in fatal accidents were male and less
than six per cent female. 1t does not neces-
sarily follow that women are safer drivers
than men, it pointed out, because adequate
data on the relative exposure are lar ing.
Ninety-seven per cent of drive involved
in fatal accidents had one or more years
driving experience.
Fatalities increased last year in every
age group except that from five to IA years
of age.
THE RECEPTION GIVEN THE HAM
line University cappella choir indicated
clearly that Redwood Falls and community
appreciate such entertainment No where
on the choir's annual tour, we understand,
did the members feel they were better re-
ceived or more Hospitality entertained than
here.
In view of the success of this venture,
some local organization might take under
consideration the entertainment of the Uni
verSity of Minnesota concert band on it's
spring tour. Robert Tiffany, member of
the organization, advises us that the 80 piece
attraction can be obtained for reasonable
guarantee and that Redwood Falls could
easily be included in it's itinerary; in fact
Director Prescott is anxious to do so.
Redwood Falls now has ideal facilities
for such concerts and should get into the
habit of bringing them here.
MOST FISHERMEN HAVE AT SOME
time hired the only remaining boat on their
favorite lake after a chilly early morning
drive and rowed bravely in quest of fish,
wondering if the oarlocks would hold togeth-
er until their return and how much of kick
it would take to put foot through the bad
ly rotted floor of the craft.
Commissioner Wenzel can expect their
support in his contention that the conserva-
ton department should have the power to
condemn unsafe boats offered for hire AS
further safety measure, wardens might
also be given authority to make arrests
where resort owners allow renters to over
load boats.
w. C. BRUCE, EDITOR OF THE
American School Board Journal which is
using pictures and an article on the new
Redwood Falls High school, made the fol-
edition October %, 1880:
"You are surely to be congratulated
upon the very constructive way in which you
have presented this high school to your
community IT the newspapers in our large
cities had half the ideals which your paper
displays in its interest in building up the
community, the schools in the large cities
would have easy sailing"
USING THE STEEL INDUSTRY AS
a measuring stick, this talk about industry
having no use for men over 40 is all twaddle.
In that industry two out of every five en-
ployees are over 40, a very large percentage
over 80. The fellow over 40 whom industry
doesn't want is the same fellow it didn't
want at 30 or %. He didn't have anything
to SELL Business is smart enough to know
that the fellow of 40 or more who has made
himself useful is far too valuable to let go
and employ green youngster in his stead.
The right kind Of worker hasn't very much
to fear that he will be kicked out at 40, or