September, 1962
School Kids Endangered
By High-Speed Traffic
by
Rev. Arthur Guenther
WHITERIVER—This month
hundreds of children, some as
young as six years of age, have
returned to classes in the vari
ous schools on the White Moun
tain Reservation.
With their return, we are
faced with the annual problem
of high-speed traffic endanger
ing these children as they walk
the roads and highways of the
Reservation on their way to
classes.
Four times a day over 80 hap
py, laughing and carefree chil
dren walk down the main high
way running through White
river alone. Because of a lack
of sidewalks and other obstruc
tions they walk along the shoul
ders of the roads.
The roads, streets and trails
of the Reservation are carrying
an ever increasing load of truck,
car and pickup traffic, and this
movement of traffic, especially
in Whiteriver, has become a
definite problem.
A problem that cannot be
solved alone by more signs, or
laws, or any of the standard
traffic controls. The problem
can be solved only by the indi
vidual driver who must begin
to think.
We may believe that the vast
timber preserves on the reserva
tion are our most valuable pos
sessions. Or that our greatest
assets are our cattle industries
or mineral deposits.
We are mistaken if we be
lieve this!
(Paid Political Adv.)
For
County Attorney
OF NAVAJO COUNTY
Elect
Amelia D. Lewis
Democrat
Vote In The Primary Election
On September 11
For our most priceless pos
sessions are our children, whose
lives may well depend at times
on our ability to think.
The law requires us to carry
various types of insurance on
our cars and vehicles. But this
insurance can hardly replace
the sorrow of a mother, the
grief of a father or the tears of
a family when they are con
fronted with the broken and
lifeless body of a child.
A child who will never know
the joys of childhood because a
motorist was careless and didn’t
think to look in time.
For the past three months our
children have been free to roam
the Reservation in the happy
pursuits of childhood.
With their return to school,
they may be careless and forget
to look before crossing a street,
highway or road.
While some of them may be
careless, all of them are still
children and they look to us, the
adults, to be careful and think
when driving.
Here in Apacheland, not too
many years ago, the fastest
means of travel was by horse.
Now we are caught in the auto
motive age of high speed tra
vel.
In Illinois, a safety slogan
goes like this:
Cars Can’t Think
Children Don’t Think
So You Think!
A moment’s thought behind
the wheel may save the life of a
child.
It could be your child!!
The Fort Apache Scout
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THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR CHILD B
These signs, placed by the Safety Commit- |B|
tee, was run over by a careless driver in White
river. One denotes a stop intersection while HE
the other warns of children playing. Both |H|
could have easily been someone’s child.
(Photo by Rev. Arthur Guenther)
WILLIAMS CREEK— Regular
distribution of trout in popular
waters on the Fort Apache Re
servation will continue until
September 15th and possibly
later according to Robert Thoe
sen, Manager of the U. S. Fish
& Wildlife Hatchery here.
Thoesen said that last plant
ings are normally made just
prior to the Labor Day week
end, however, the bonus fish
are the result of efficient man
agement at the Hatchery and
an increased poundage avail
able at the end of the season.
(Paid Political Adv.)
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I it i JHh
ELECT JOE
CARRILLO
DEMOCRAT
For
State
Representative
DISTRICT 2
The Support of my Apache
friends in Cibecue is deeply
appreciated.
CAPABLE LEADER
Trout Plantings To Continue
Stream quotas were increas
ed substantially and extra stock
ings were made in several lakes,
he reported.
Because of the extra plant-
(Paid Political Adv.)
|X Elect
Melvyn T.
SHELLEY
DEMOCRAT FOR
JUDGE
Superior Court
NAVAJO COUNTY
A NATIVE OF NAVAJO COUNTY
AND
LIFELONG FRIEND OF THE
WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHES
★
Your Vote Will Be Appreciated
In The Primary Election
SEPTEMBER 11, 1962
New Enterprise
Quarters Under
Construction
WHITERIVER - Con
struction started here last
week on the new offices for
the White Mountain Recrea
tion Enterprise.
The 1800 square foot ad
dition to the building now
housing other tribal offices
and the Council meeting
room is scheduled for com
pletion in 60 days with the
Enterprise moving to the
new quarters in November.
The building will include
offices for the Recreation
Enterprise Manager, Chief
Game Warden, bookkeeping
and clerical staff, a recep
tion room and employee
lounge.
Mr. G. A. Millet, Tribal
Maintenance & Construc
tion Manager, is supervis
ing the construction pro
ject. The exterior of the
building will be a combina
tion of log siding and na
tive stone to blend with the
architectural design of oth
er,buildings in the area, said
Millet.
ings, Pacheta Lake, Earl Park
(Cha-Be Lake), Bog Tank and
Snake Tank are expected to pro
vide top fishing through Sep
tember and October.
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