The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-06-30
Ripping
of the Rivers

heard any comments lately
on the Big Horn County Cham
Der of CONNIE ce?
We have. We've heard it
cussed and discussed by a lot
OF people Of the county who
are 100 per cent in favor of a
project which the Chamber of
Commerce has been working
diligently upon for some time
and one which we hope they
will continue to work upon to
completion-namely Big Horn
(YelloWtail) dam.
Many of these people have
not shown sufficient interest in
the Chamber of Commerce even
to know what the Chamber
has done and is doing in that
respect. i
According to those who are
In a position to know the facts
on the Big Horn dam, unity
of action and purpose is needed
badly at the present time If
this boon to Big Horn county
and the state and the nation
is to be constructed in the near
future instead of being pushed
back to wait for possibly
another decade o. more.
If the Big Horn County
Chamber of Commerce Goes
nothing else, we think it mer-
its the support of every citizen
in the county in its efio.ts-
past, present and futuye-to
get the Big Horn dam mo
construction And by support
we mean both moral and fl
nancial.
We know few people in the
county who are not in favor
of Big Horn dam. We know a
number who seem unwilling to
put forth any effort to fur
ther that cause. The most any
of us could do would be small
cost for the benefits that would
come to all citizens by con-
struction of the dam.
The Chamber of Commerce
will meet soon to discuss pans
for securing aid in Washington,
ID. c., in the interests of the
project. The amount OF support
the Chamber gets from the
citizens of Big Horn county
will no doubt be the determin-
ing factor in getting the JOB
dom.
We believe membership in
the Chamber of Commerce is
the best way to boost for Big
Horn county.
Going somewhere over the
Fourth of July?
Ii you are then plan your
trip safely. But even If you stay
home keep safety in mind for
the Fourth of July holiday-one
of the most dangerous week
ends of the year.
That is the advice of the Ma
tional Safety Council which is
coordinating a nationwide cam
paign to hold down the usual
upsurge in accidental deaths
during the Independence Day
celebration.
Motor vehicle accidents lead
the list of holiday hazards, the
Council said. Drowning from
swimming and fishing a. cidents
is the second biggest risk.
Other deaths are due to fire
works and firearms, s~unStroke
and heat exhaustion, food poi
Soninp falls and miscellaneous
accidents.
The death toll for the month
of July last year was 8,IOJ, the
Council said. While 1t is lmpoSS-
ible to determine the exact
number of deaths ftom all
causes occurring during the
Fourth of. July holiday, the
Council said the total was Wen
above the average for other
days of the month.
The Council expects more
pleasure-seeking holiday motor,
lists to pile into more cars anu
roll up more miles during this
one weekend celebration :than
ever before in the nations MS
tory.
"There are two ways to hold
down deaths during a holiday
period such as the Fourth.
said Ned H. Dearborn, president
Of the Council.
zone is for police, beach
guards and others who nave
some authoritative contro! over
public safety to be especially
alert and vigorous in their en-.
forcement Of sane rules OF
public behavior.
"The other is for all OF US
to recognize that holidays are
danger days, and to drive a car,
walk across the street, SW m,
fish or otherwise conduct our
selves in a safe and prudent
manner.
IF everyone would keep IN
mind the words Take 1t Easy
on the Fourth-Be Alive on the
Fifth this Fourth of July
would bring much less Tragedy
and much more pleasure.