A lot of suggestions for preventing crime – geared to the individual and family ‘ came out of the Feb. 6-12 National Crime Prevention Week sponsored by the 1300 Exchange Clubs of America, Using the slogan. “Counter Crime .in Your Community,” Exchange Clubs are seeking in a year-around program ‘ launched ast week to advise citizens on how they can avoid being victims of crime. A booklet the service club distributes is called the “Personal Crime Prevention Action File.” Utahns interested in “this and other helps offered by Exchange should contact local clubs or write to the national organization Box 2672, Toledo, Ohio, 43606. Here are just a few tips from “Action File”: V Auto – Don’t leave your keys in the car; look all doors when you park; keep your dome light working; park in well-lighted areas; keep packages and other valuables out of sight; don’t nametag your keys, then they can’t be matched to your car if you lose them. Home – When away, make your home look and sound occupied; make sure your locks work; make sure glass patio type ,doors lock properly – they’re a favorite entry point; a barking dog is an effective burglar alarm; leave outdoor lights on when you go away since darkness is a burglar’s best friend; keepwatch for your neighbors. Family ‘ Don’t give rides to strangers; if you live alone, don’t advertise it; don’t walk down dark, desloate streets at night; avoid opening your door to strangers – a “peephole” or chain-latch can help with identification before you open the door; when confronted, cooperate but try to remember identifying physical features and report the incident to police immediately. Kids ‘- Remember, a policeman is a friend; never obey a stranger who tries to get you to enter his car; don’t take money candy or gifts from strangers on the street; if a stranger drives up and asks you for directions, keep a safe distance away; don’t play alone in alleys or near empty or deserted buildings; write down the license number of the car of any stranger who lakes one of your friends for a ride. A final bit of advice from Exchange clubs: “Awareness and active concern are part of crime prevention.” That’s counsel worth heeding. Tiresome Surcharge An example of how federal paperwork costs the consuming pu lic money is the law reciuiring automobile tire dealers to ill out a form and send it to the manufacturer every time they sell a tire. The purpose laudable: In case a tire is later found to have a defect, the manufacturer can notify customers who bought that particular series. The cost to consumers is minimal, an average of about 49 cents per tire. But nationwide this added up to $86 million in 1975, based on that year’s production of 175 million tires. Has it been worth it? The Department of Transportation reports that more than 600 million tires have been manufactured since May 1971, when Congress passed the registration aw. Of that number, about three million tires, or onehalf of one per cent, have been recalled. – in other words, only one tire out of every 200 made since May 1971 has been involved in a recall. Or put yet another way, 199 customers must pay a surcharge on their tires so that one customer can be notified about a possible defectf