The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1968 Page: 2 of 12
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• EDITORIAL PAGE •
Clifton, Texas
Thursday, January 25, 1968
You Can Help Firemen! Give'em 10 Minutes
Two dangerous situations for Bos-
que Countians have been brought to the
attention of The Record this week. Let’s
talk about them one at a time.
First, is the increasing numbers of
Clifton area’s “curious residents” who in
their desire to “see the fire” fill up the
traffic lanes to the location of fires. Tliis
is an extremely dangerous situation for
several reasons, that possibly many
“sight seers” haven’t stopped to think
about. To name a few:
(1) Traffic jams first of all slow
down Clifton’s volunteer fire department
members, many of whom must go to the
fires in their private cars, from getting
to the fire. Think about it. There have
been many times when just a few seconds
meant the difference from being able to
control fires before persons were hurt,
and property lost.
(2) Not yielding complete right of
way to fire trucks and to the private cars
of firemen, endangers- both you and the
firemen. Not all volunteer firemen have
red emergency vehicle lights on their
cars, so if you hear a fire whistle and see
headlights in, your rear view mirror, pull
over for the fireman. You won’t lose but
a few seconds, and it may be your house
that they are trying to save.
(3) It is a law that motorists must
yield to emergency vehicles such as fire-
trucks and ambulances, and if the local
situation worsens local law enforcement
officers may be forced to enforce these
laws. Clifton Fire Chief George Harris
said: “We are not trying to make it hard
on non-firemen citizens, and there have
been many times when men and older
boys who are not firemen have helped us
in fighting fires. We ask only that non-
firemen give us 10 minutes from the time
the alarm sounds before they follow us
to the fire, and that when they get to a
fire that they will keep themselves and
their cars well back from the fire area
and not hamper firemen and get in the
way of equipment. This means keeping
clear of fire hoses which may be stretch-
ed as much as a block or two from the
fire plug.
“If folks will give us the first 10
minutes, yield right-of-way to emergency
vehicles and keep clear when watching a
fire, they will be doing their part to save
lives and property during 1968,” Chief
Harris emphasized.
Clifton’s volunteer firemen risk in-
jury, and even their lives in an effort to
protect Clifton area people and property,
and at nearly every fire several firemen
ruin their clothes and shoes with soot,
smoke and tares.
They get no pay, they bear the
personal cost of replacing ruined cloth-
ing, and risk their lives. You ask for
what? Well, sometimes we wonder, but
probably it is because they get a certain
satisfaction in working with other such
men to protect the homes and people in
this area.
How About Thinking of Your Car?
The other situation which is en-
dangering lives in Bosque County is the
alarming increase in traffic wrecks dur-
ing 1967.
So much has been said and written
about traffic safety during recent years
that there is really nothing new left to
say.
Still, those of us concerned about
death, injury and property losses on our
highways keep trying to think of some-
thing new to “capture the imagination”
of drivers or to shock them into thinking
about driving safely. At times the efforts
seem fruitless.
It seems most folks, when discussing
wrecks they’ve had or nearly had, would
rather place the blame on the other driv-
er than to ask themselves: “Why haven’t
I learned how to drive better?”
Like the clever slogan says, “Nearly
half the drivers who were killed were in
the right!”
Well, we will try again, with the fol-
lowing information from the Texas Motor
Transportation Association, the moral of
which is: “If drivers won’t think about
their own safety, what about saving their
cars?”
“No motor vehicle is ever the same
once it has been in an accident,” a truck-
ing industry spokesman stated here, to-
day, speaking in connection with the in-
dustry’s January Courtesy and Safety
Campaign, “Preventability of Accidents.”
“While there’s a difference of de-
gree,” admitted Mr. Belton Duckett,
President of the Texas Motor Transporta-
tion Association, Inc., “The basic fact
holds true whether you get a scratch on
the paint,, or suffer extensive damage in
a serious collision. The best of repairs
can do no more than get the vehicle run-
ning, after a fashion, and serve as a cover-
up that can always be spotted by the
practiced eye, as every newspaper or
magazine article on buying a used car
will tell you.”
i; •
“An undamaged vehicle should be
a real source of pride to its owner and
an incentivp to stay out of accidents un-
der all conditions. And you can do it,”
IESMMeIn
A Glance at Past Events
From The Files of The Clifton Record
continued Mr. Duckett, “By keeping alert
so that you won’t be caught off guard and
by your positive desire to do whatever
may be necessary to avoid an accident
under any existing conditions.”
To help drivers keep out of acci-
dents, Mr. Duckett offered the following
basic suggestions: ■
1. Keep your eyes moving to keep
track of the total traffic picture every-
where you drive. Watch the actions of
other drivers ahead, behind and on both
sides.
, 2. Be alert for pedestrians coming
from any direction.
3. Recognize that pedestrians and
other drivers may make mistakes or vio-
late the law and set up a potential acci-
dent-producing situation. Be prepared to
slow down or. take any other necessary
action to avoid it.
4. Be alert for changes in the flow
of traffic indicated by slowdowns or evas-
ive actions of other drivers. Recognize
that these 'may indicate driving problems
which are still unseen.'
5. Always drive in compliance with
the law and in a manner consistent with
existing conditions of road, weather and
traffic.
6. Be sure your vehicle is in good
condition so that it will respond as neces-
sary under any conditions.
7. Always keep on the lookout for
safe “escape routes” as you drive. Then
if something goes wrong, you will already
know what you can do to avoid the diffi-
culty. If there is no safe alternative
course available you will know that you
will have to be extra-careful in your
driving.
“Most accidents can be avoided, and
even though the number of accidents is
reported to be increasing, most drivers
are successful in avoiding them. In fact,”
he concluded, “When you think of the
potential chances for accidents, they are
doing a remarkably goQd job that they
can be proud of and there is no real rea-
son why more drivers can’t avoid acci-
dents.”
TWENTY YEARS AGO
JANUARY 23, 1948
Clifton and community experi-
enced its first real winter weath-
er of the season this past week
with temperatures s dropping to
approximately 20 on two nights
early in the week. A little snow
and some sleet fell with about
three-fourths of an inch of rain
recorded.
Joe White, the County Superin-
tendent of schools, recently an-
nounced that the rural aid bud-
get for the year 1947-48 had
been approved for a total figure
of $66,201.
The Cranfills Gap Jr. 4-H Club
met Jan. 19. Also present was
Miss Jessye Courtney, , County
HD Agent, and Evelyn Meador,
clothing demonstrator.
Farm property in Bosque
County is now worth more than
$16,323,000 according to a report
released by the Tile Council of
America.
Busy Bee H.D. Club met at
the club house with seven mem-
bers answering roll call with the
subject “The Lighting Problem
in My House’’. Miss Courtney's
demonstration was on wiring
lamps for good lighting.
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Area Happenings
News from Neighboring Towns
Hill County News
At the end of the sixth day
of registration at Hill, 500 stu-
dents had enrolled for classes,
which begin Monday, Jan. 22.
Also on the agenda for Jan.
22 is registration for spring night
classes. Courses in typing, art,
accounting and freshman Eng-
lish are on the evening school
schedule, but it is not too late
for interested students to get
additional courses on the night
class agenda. Evening courses
are offered on a demand basis.
The Whitney Messenger
The Lake Whitney home of T.
O. Kambo was totally destroyed
by fire. Mr. Rambo barely es-
caped from the burning building.
All of his clothing and household
items were consumed by the
fire.
The Hico News Review
Hico Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment members elected Bill Doty
as chief at their regular meeting.
He succeeds Ray Keller, who
served as chief during the past
year.
The Valley Mills Tribune
A Country Music Show is being
sponsored by the Valley Mills
Fire Department for Thursday,
January 25. The program to be
held in the school auditorium will
begin at 8 p.m. and last until
10 p.m.
Featured on the program will
be Eddie McDuff and the Coun-
try Gentlemen, popular country
music singers. ,
The Gatesville Messenger
Last year saw assets of the
National Bank of Gatesville
climb past the $8 million mark
“a new record of growth ”, it
was reported by Andrew Kend-
rick, chairman of the board, at
the 79th annual meeting of its
stockholders in the bank s Civic
Room.
struct a new bank building for
The State National Bank. The
building will be built during 1968
on East Central at North Pearl.
The West News
The West News regrets that
due to increased operating costs
and postage increases the price
of yearly subscriptions must lie
increased from $3.50 to $4.00 per
year, effective March 1, 1968.
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Mrs. Lois C. Gibbs has been
appointed Erath County Home
Demonstration Agent effective
Feb. 16, Miss Annie Lucy Lane
announced.
Mrs. Gibbs has been employed
in the Tarleton District Exten-
sion office since September. Her
husband, David Gibbs, is an
Industrial Education major at
TSC.
Johnson County News
Cleburne
February draft quota for Tex-
as is 1,165 men. February figure
is five per cent of the national
call of 23,300. LOCAL Selective
Service Boards have been in-
structed to schedule 4,590 men
for pre-induction examinations in
February — a reduction from
5,455 ordered in January.
Glen Rose Reporter
Lewis Reynolds, veteran mor-
tician and funeral director at the
Glen Rose Funeral Home, an-
nounces that he has purchased
the business and the Carter
Flower Shop from Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Carter, long-time owners
of the firms.
The Comanche Chief
The annual stockholders meet-
ing of the State National Bank,
Comanche, was held Tuesday,
January 9, in the directors room
at the bank.
The stockholders voted unani-
mously at this meeting to con-
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The Christian's Relationship to God
Luke W. Shira
Clifton
The Christian's Relationship to the World
Lannie Hennig^r — Fort Worth
The Christian's Relationship to Civil Government
Wcndel Winkler — Fort Worth
The church-elder Relationship
M. L. Daniels — Cleburne
The Christian's Relationship to Aversity
Max T. Neil — Gatesville
The Christian's Relationship to Satan
B. C. MeCorley — Waco
Singing will be directed by JOE DAVIS — Waco
CLIFTON CHURCH OF CHRIST
On South Highway 6
Luke W. Shira, Evangelist
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