The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 July 1968 — Page 6

— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — JULY 18, 1968

| Swimming i Safety Recreation in and on the water is becoming more popular in Indiana. Thousands of people will take to the beaches, swimming pools and lakes this summer, and While water can be fun. it can alM be a killer. Already 28 people have drowned in Indiana since June 1. Dick Willsey, Purdue University extension safety specialist, says if you want to enjoy a safe summer of fun. you should follow these tips — they may save your Mfe: Don't swim it you are chilled, overheated or over-tired; Don't swim during storms; Never swim alone or dive into Strange waters; Be accompanied by a boat if you are going to swim long distances: Don't try to show off. Willsey points out that swimming programs are operated by the Red Cross, YMCA and SWITCHING? Let doctor’s formula stop it. Zemo speeds soothing relief to externally caused itching of eczema, minor rashes, skin irritations, nonpoisonous insect bites. Desensitizes perse endings. Kills millions of surface germs, aids healing. “De-itch” Skin with Zemo. Liquid or Ointment. Quick relief, or your money back I

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YWCA, schools and parks'and 4-H camps. If you can’t swim, you should learn, says Willsey, but whether you can swim or not, should become familiar with drownproofing. Drownproofing is a method of floating that will keep you alive in the water. The basic procedure: Take a deep breath, relax in the water with your arms and legs dangling. When you want to breathe, put your arms straight out in front from your shoulders. Spread your legs for a scissors kick-one forward and one back. Raise* your head until it is nearly vertical, push down with your hands in a keyhole position, and bring your feet together. Exhale through your nose while you are surfacing. When your chin is even with the surface, open your eyes wide, open your mouth wide and inhale through your mouth. Relax and you wall settle down into the water again. If you feel you are going to settle too deeply. give a slight downward push with your hands. Relax your position until you want another breath. For further Information on drownproofing. contact your County Extension office. If you can’t swim, you can still save a life, points out Willsey. Therefore, you should be aware of these basic techniques for life saving: Reach out from shore and pull the victim slowly to safety. If he is farther away, use a life ring at the end of a rope. Throw it beyond the victim and draw it

to him so he can grasp it. If you are in a boat, row to the victim and extend an oar to him. Maneuver the boat so the victim can grasp the stern, then row to safety. Learn mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Common sense will usually pay off toward a safe summer. Use your head and don't over entend yourself. 1967 Highivay Record First To Improve In Years In 1962 highway deaths topped the 40,000 mark. Three years later the figure was 48,500 and in 1966 America's highways were stained with the blood of 52,500 persons. The skyrocketing figures paused — even dropped a bit in 1967. The year-end toll stood at 52,200. according to the highway accident booklet released annually by The Travelers Insurance Companies. Tragedy did not stop with the deaths, but added 3.840.000 persons to the 1962 injured list. 4,400.000 were injured in 1966 and 1.200,000 in 1957 a reduction of some 200,000. "The record of 1967 gives us the first appreciable improvement in this respect that has taken place in more than a decade," according to a Travelers spokesman. "The satisfaction this gives must be qualified, however. it will require many more years of consistent betterment before we can claim any genuine progress toward the conquest of a stubborn and tragic problem," he added. Adverse weather was not an important contributing factor in 1962 or 1967. Records show that last year some 80 percent of the fatal crashes occured on clear days and dry roads. The remaining 20 percent occurred in fog, rain and snowy weather. Excessive speed continues to hold top spot in the list of accident causes, with reckless driving and driving on the wrong side of the road taking second and

third places respectively*. Pedestrians were at fault in many of the fatal accidents, with crossing between intersections being the top killer. Youthful drivers hold the greatest responsibility on the highway death list. Almost one third of the drivers involved in fatal accidents were under 25 years of age. CONTROLLING CHIPMUNKS Chipmunks, a member of the squirrel family, occasionally are so numerous that they become pests. As the young are born in May, the nuisance factor is more likely to occur during summer months. When this happens, you may find chipmunks digging up newly planted garden seeds and bulbs or attacking cultivated fruits such as apples and plums to get at the seeds or stones. Control is most easily accomplished by use of traps, shooting or the exposure of poisoned grain. Trapping is the preferred

method where a small number of animals is creating a nuisance or damage. A Number O steel trap or the wooden base snap traps commonly used for rat control are most effective. Place traps around rock piles or logs frequented by chipmunks or near burrow entrances. Bait materials should include nut meats, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and corn or rolled oats. Shooting or poisoning is not recommended in urban areas. However, If chipmunks are making burrows in the ground where a gas can be confined, calcium cyanide fumigant is a good controlling agent. Available from drug stores and pest control dealers, this material releases deadly hydrocyanic acid gas upon contact with air. It should be used with caution. Fan: See that big fellow playing fullback. I think he’ll be our best man next year. Coed: Oh, darling, this is sO sudden.