The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 July 1968 — Page 4

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The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

Friday, July 26, 1968

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By BOYD GILL INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The horse, which in the days before mechanized agriculture was a major cause of accidents, has come to the fore again in Indi-’ ana as a farm mishap source to be reckoned with.

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F. R. Willsey, long-time safety specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue University, said in the old days work horses took their toll among farmers in deaths and injuries from kicking, runaway and crowding in stalls. “Nowadays it’s riding horses,” Wilsey said, explaining that the husky old draft horse has been replaced by the trim riding mount in many Booster farmers’ barn stalls. He said the increase in numbers of riding horses on farms has hiked the number of casualties among farmers and their families. Farm Safety Week Willsey’s comment came during the annual observance of Farm Safety Week, a time each year when a climax is reached in round-the-calendar efforts to

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persuade farmers to be more careful in their hazardous jobs. Willsey believes year - round education through farm publications and farm organizations, including 4-H and Future Farmers of America, is producing results. But there are still too many farm deaths and injuries, he added. There are no statistics kept on farm accidents in Indiana. But Willsey estimated that one farm person is killed every day, on the average, which would mean about 3G5 fatalities a year. The number of injured, of course, is considerably greater. A conservative estimate was that 40 persons a year are killed in farm tractor accidents alone in Indiana, and that for every death there are 40 injuries from this type of accident. Many Limgs Lost Corn picker accidents have declined, partly through education and partly through safety improvements on the equipment, Willsey said. But he said that as many as 200 persons require “extensive medical treatment” in Indiana each year from picker mishaps. A few years ago, according to Willsey, a survey of artificial limb suppliers indicated about 100 Boosier farmers annually were fitted for hands and arms and

sometimes feet. Willsey said that while sometimes even the most cautious veteran career farmers are killed or hurt when they let down their guard for a fraction of a second, many of today’s accidents are among “weekend farmers” who have regular jobs outside agriculture. “Many of them are unfamiliar with mechanical equipment, and a lot of them are hurt,” he said. Balers, Augers, Grinders Other equipment which takes its toll in casualties includes hay balers and feed and grain handling equipment, such as augers and grinders. Anything that has moving parts is a potential death or injury trap to the farmer, Willsey said. But he added that when one speaks of “farm accidents” the category includes non-mechanical mishaps such as falling while patching a roof, being struck by a bolt of lightning while working in a field, and other types that were just as deadly half a century ago as they are in this day and age. Nationally, agriculture ranks third among the industries in the accidental death rate. The way to reduce that rate, Willsey believes, is just to keep harping on safety every day of the year.

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Foreign news commentary By LEMMY PINNA KARACHI (UPI)—Even at a glance, Pakistan’s 1008-00 budg. et displays a measured but disquieting reaction to Soviet arms aid to India. Presented by Finance Minister N.M. Uquaili before the National Assembly, the budget for the next fiscal year projects a net central revenue expend!ture of $010 million— 50 per cent of which is to l>e spent on defense. Uquaili said it was “a matter of profound regret that...the widening of the miltary imbalance in the sub-continent has necessitated an increase in Pakistan’s defense expenditure” by 10 per cent over last year to $014.0 million “to maintain an effective deterrent force.” There seems no immediate danger of Pakistan and India repeating their 1000 clash over Kashmir. But Pakistani officials express misgivings toward the Russians for contributing to a potential arms race in the region. Pakistan has reasons to be dismayed. It did attain an average annual growth rate of 6.0 per cent for the first three years of its Third Plan despite war and drought. But the economy still is weak. The gains my be offset by the growing cost of a defense buildup, incited largely by Russia’s military aid to India. This is already evident in next year’s budget. The budget is aimed at maintaining and consolidating what Pakistan has already achieved in various sectors, expecially agriculture. But with less than $3 million earmarked as capital outlay for industrial development, Pakistan must try to increase production of its existing industries to promote foreign exchange earmngs. Western economists are discouraged by the lack of emphasis on industrial development. But they feel the government’s policy could bolster confidence of private enterprise by removing controls and liberalizing foreign exchange for imports of raw materials. A western diplomatic source said there is little doubt that Pakistan’s economic life will continue to be influenced by its reaction to Russian military aid to India. He said this is because the Soviet Union is playing an increasingly dominant role in the sub-continent. Post Office will raise parcel rates WASHINGTON (UPI)- The Post Office Department has a go-ahead to raise parcel post rates 10.5 per cent—probably effective in 60 days. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) cleared the way for the increase Wednesday by declining to undertake a study of the proposed change. The increase, first parcel post rise since January 1967, will affect packages and catalogues sent through the mails. It is expected to bring in an extra $86 million in postal revenue. Under the new rate schedule, packages now costing up to $1.10 will cost an extra lOcents. Packages in this price bracket make up 80 per cent of the parcel post volume. An extra 15 cents will be added to packages that now can be sent for between $1.10 and $4.00. The minimum charge for local parcel delivery will be raised from 40 cents to 50 cents and the minimum charge for parcels outside the local delivery area will be raised from 50 cents to 60 cents.

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