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THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 1969
54 Road Deaths Predicted Over
Christmas-New Year Holidays
ATLANTA,— (GPS) With the
Christmas-New Year holiday sea
son at hand, the State Patrol has
issued a strong appeal to all Geor
gians to be overly cautious in
driving and walking—day or
night.
“With Christmas and New
Year’s Day coming only a week
apart, this is the most hazardous
single period of the year from
the standpoint of traffic safety,”
declared Col. R .H. Burson, Geor
gia’s public safety director.
“We cannot urge too strongly
that drivers and pedestrians alike
do everything humanly possible to
protect themselves and others as
they go about their way on our
highways and streets. This can
best be done by everyone strictly
observing our traffic laws. Let’s
not kill off our people. Let’s all
help make it a merry, joyful
Yuletide season for ourselves and
others.”
While Col. Burson prayerfully
hopes that the public will heed
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jolly wishes for .you, \ 'rJW
COWAN'S
Once again, the holiest and the
happiest of all seasons is with
us, inspiring all with its mes
sage of joy and peace. To you,
at Christmas, our fond greetings.
Dave W. Bailey
his plea for safety over the long
holiday period, the patrol’s sta
tisticians nonetheless foresee
tragedy for some because of the
inevitable foolhardiness of a few
irresponsible drivers.
Based on past holiday experi
ences and present trends, the pa
trol predicts that at least 54 per
sons will lose their lives in Geor
gia traffic accidents during the
combined Christmas-New Y’ear
weekend holiday period.
Here’s a breakdown of the pre
diction for the two weekends,
each of which covers a 102-hour
period:
Christmas: Beginning at 6 p. m.
Wednesday, Dec. 24 and ending
at midnight Sunday, Dec. 28,
death is anticipated for at least
37 persons and 480 others can ex
pect to be injured in a total of
1,540 accidents.
New Year: Between 6 p. m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31 and midnight
Jan. 4, the lives of at least 17
persons will be snuffed out and
another 255 injured in a total of
799 traffic mishaps.
The State Patrol will be out in
full force throughout the two
102-hour periods in an all-out
effort to hold down accidents and
resultant deaths and injuries. It
will be a massive enforcement
operation similar to those car
ried out during other holiday
weekends earlier this year.
Every available piece of equip
ment, and especially all VASCAR
and radar speed-timer devices,
will be utilized to the utmost,
it was pointed out. Troopers, who
will be aided by ground and air
borne “spotters” from other state
law enforcement units, have strict
orders to “get tough” if necessary
in “rounding up” traffic viola
tors.
Col. Burson calls on all local
enforcement officers, the press,
radio and television stations, and
civic and safety organizations for
their full cooperation in helping
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Girls In Service
SAN ANTONIO—Airman Jan
ice R. Cook, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James W. Cook of Rt. 2,
Jackson, Ga., has completed basic
training at Lackland AFB, Tex.
She has been assigned to Shep
pard AFB, Tex., for training in
the data systems field. Airman
Cook is a 1969 graduate of Jack
son High School.
to make this dual safety cam
paign a success.
“A lot of people’s lives depend
on it,” he declared.
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Christmas season arrives bringing joy and
wonderment, we greet you, our dear friends and
customers and your families. We especially want to extend to you
a wealth of sincere wishes ... a home that is happy and bright, good health , long
life and prosperity. As we share with you in the many joys of the season may
we express our heartfelt thanks to each and everyone of you for your loyal patronage.
Mclntosh state bank
Gordon Hosts
Band Festival
Gordon Military College will
host the First Annual Georgia
Stage Band Festival on its campus
in Barnesville. The event is sched
uled for January 31, 1970, in
Alumni Memorial Hall. The Fes
tival, which bears the approval
of the Georgia High School Asso
ciation, will feature the newest
faction of music education in the
public high school, that being the
stage band music.
All Georgia High School Stage
Bands are eligible for participa
tion in the Festival and to be
judged by a panel of three out
of state judges. Bands will be
rated on the following basis: 1
superior, II excellent, 111 good,
IV fair, V poor. Each band will
also receive trophies or plaques
according to their ratings.
The Festival will be open to the
public to see and hear the per
formances of the bands. The jud
ging is scheduled to start at noon
on the 31st. An admission will be
charged to spectators.
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The merriest of holidays to you
and thanks tor your loyal patronage.
Econ-O-Way Laundries
