Mostly About Women, p. 14
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Title
Mostly About Women, p. 14
Description
"INDEPENDENCE DAY IS JULY 4… You know it best as the FOURTH OF JULY… It’s a day of celebration and this year we are a bit more jubilant than last year, all because our armies were victorious over the Axis in the European theatre of war, but we must not lose sight of the fact that we still have another enemy – JAPAN… A few more bonds will speed victory then V-J Day…
The Greater Chicago Safety Council this week in a bulletin asked that we celebrate the Fourth of July as sensibly as we did V-E Day, and avert the usual huge holiday toll that wastes manpower, material and time needed to speed victory.
“Take it easy, stay close to home, and help prevent an avalanche of holiday casualties, that would delay the knockout blow to the Japs,” urges the safety campaign, designed to help public officials, traffic officers and safety leaders hold the Fourth of July accident toll down to a minimum.
“Back on the job on the Fifth,” is the slogan for celebration, with the mental brakes on that tempting combination of a little more gas in the tank and that “it-won’t be-long-now” feeling.
Forget Fireworks
July is the month when off-the-job accidents almost double the industrial totals, said the bulletin, and the Independence Day celebration is one of the contributing factors.
Don’t use fireworks and don’t let the children have them, advised the Greater Chicago Safety Council. Despite rules governing their sale there may be some persons who will be able to obtain them.
Don’t overdo in exercise, eating and exposure to the sun. If you swim, don’t go in alone or when overheated. Wait an hour after eating, and know the depth of the water. Drivers are urged to respect traffic signals. Major causes of accidents this past month were following the car ahead too closely, failing to obey signal lights, failing to allow intersections to clear of traffic, and right of way violations.
And if you plan to celebrate the Fourth quietly tilling your Victory garden, don’t leave your scythe or sickle hanging in a tree, nor your hoe or rake with the head pointing up.
MISS WILMA CLARK, RECENT GRADUATE of Pearl high school in Nashville, Tenn., is the daughter of Mrs. Susie Clark of 2505 Scovel street and the late M.L. Clark. Miss Clark is the recipient of the $100 scholarship given this year by Delta Sigma Theta sorority of Nashville.
At Pearl high school she was a member of the Charming Art Girls Reserve club and president of rooms 123 and 114. Miss Clark discussed the General Assembly in the Dumbarton Oaks conference that was held at Pearl high April 25, 1945. During her junior year she was connected with the Diversified Occupations department, at which time she was assistant secretary to Dr. J.A. Bone at Meharry Medical College of Nashville. Miss Clark plans to enter Wilberforce university in September where she will major in commercial education."
The Greater Chicago Safety Council this week in a bulletin asked that we celebrate the Fourth of July as sensibly as we did V-E Day, and avert the usual huge holiday toll that wastes manpower, material and time needed to speed victory.
“Take it easy, stay close to home, and help prevent an avalanche of holiday casualties, that would delay the knockout blow to the Japs,” urges the safety campaign, designed to help public officials, traffic officers and safety leaders hold the Fourth of July accident toll down to a minimum.
“Back on the job on the Fifth,” is the slogan for celebration, with the mental brakes on that tempting combination of a little more gas in the tank and that “it-won’t be-long-now” feeling.
Forget Fireworks
July is the month when off-the-job accidents almost double the industrial totals, said the bulletin, and the Independence Day celebration is one of the contributing factors.
Don’t use fireworks and don’t let the children have them, advised the Greater Chicago Safety Council. Despite rules governing their sale there may be some persons who will be able to obtain them.
Don’t overdo in exercise, eating and exposure to the sun. If you swim, don’t go in alone or when overheated. Wait an hour after eating, and know the depth of the water. Drivers are urged to respect traffic signals. Major causes of accidents this past month were following the car ahead too closely, failing to obey signal lights, failing to allow intersections to clear of traffic, and right of way violations.
And if you plan to celebrate the Fourth quietly tilling your Victory garden, don’t leave your scythe or sickle hanging in a tree, nor your hoe or rake with the head pointing up.
MISS WILMA CLARK, RECENT GRADUATE of Pearl high school in Nashville, Tenn., is the daughter of Mrs. Susie Clark of 2505 Scovel street and the late M.L. Clark. Miss Clark is the recipient of the $100 scholarship given this year by Delta Sigma Theta sorority of Nashville.
At Pearl high school she was a member of the Charming Art Girls Reserve club and president of rooms 123 and 114. Miss Clark discussed the General Assembly in the Dumbarton Oaks conference that was held at Pearl high April 25, 1945. During her junior year she was connected with the Diversified Occupations department, at which time she was assistant secretary to Dr. J.A. Bone at Meharry Medical College of Nashville. Miss Clark plans to enter Wilberforce university in September where she will major in commercial education."
Creator
Wilma Clark
Publisher
The Chicago Defender
Date
1945-6-30
Collection
Citation
Wilma Clark, “Mostly About Women, p. 14,” African American Fourth of July, accessed April 28, 2024, https://africanamerican4th.omeka.net/items/show/77.