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IJ3f,»IIN.C. Motor
Vehicles Registered
first Half Os 1950
Registrations In Cho
wan 3,168 For Six
Month Period
A total of 1,036,811 motor vehicles
were registered in North Carolina dur
ing the first half of 1950, the North
Carolina Department of Motor Ve
hicles has reported.
The figure is 118,407 above the 918,-
404 registered the same period last
year.
Os the six-month total 1,014,508
were listed as trucks, trailers and au
tos and 22,303 as miscellaneous.
Mecklenburg County with 59,092 had
the largest number of motor vehicles
registered. Guilford was second with
57,389; Wake, third, with 49,897, and
Forsyth, fourth, with 41,173.
Clay County listed the lowest regis
tration, 782 and Tyrrell had 839.
In Chowan County 3,168 vehicles
were registered in the six month
period.
North Carolina’s
Jails Reported Far
Below Standard
Jail Inspector Sends Re
port to All County
Officials
North Carolina’s 99 county jails and
154 local and city jails are generally
“far below standard”, according to T.
A. Early, jail inspector for the State
Board of Public Welfare.
Early has just finished the first
complete inspection of all the State’s
local jail facilities, and has issued re
ports on the condition of each jail to
sheriffs, mayors, county commission
ers and other officials affected. In
addition to his general description of
“far below standard”, Early stated
that 34 of the lockups had been pin
pointed for some sort of immediate
remedial action because they were
“unfit for human occupation.”
Early stated that these and other
sub-standard jails would be re-checked
to see if recommended improvements
had been carried out, and that if
further action is needed, it can be in
stituted through county commissioners
and Superior Courts. He said that
the primary need was in better house
keeping for those jails now in exist
ence, but that there was also a need
for many counties and towns to alter
jail construction to meet state
statutes.
Minimum Is Right
The ultimate minimum of praise is
contained in the appraisal made by a
dealer when you’re trying to trade in
your old car. —Arkansas Gazette.
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1951 Tourist Map
Being Distributed
150,000 Copies Are Now
Ready For Free Dis
tribution
The State Highway Commission is
distributing first copies of its 1951
five-color tourist map of North Caro
lina.
The map contains all highway
changes contemplated through the end
of the 1950 paving season along with
other important highway information
about North Carolina. The informa
tion Division of the State Department
of Conservation and Development pro
vided a handsome layout of vacation
photographs on the reverse side of the
nap as well as other tourist informa
tion.
The map contains an index to cities
and towns and points of interest, a
small black-and-white mileage map,
and information baout state-operated
and private ferries in North Carolina.
The Highway Commission’s Loca
tion Department, which supervises all
map work, has 150,000 copies for free
distribution.
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Don’t wait until you're flat on your
back with chills, fever and rash before
learning what to do about ticks.
The bite of a venomous snake is no
more dangerous than a tick with
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THE CHOWAM EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1950.
SALUTE TO BOMBERS TRANSFERRED TO BRITAIN—The first
flight of medium bombers transferred overseas under terms of the
Mutual Defense Assistance Program were saluted by three British
officers as the aircraft soared aloft towards Great Britain. The
planes are delivered to British bases by American crews from the
U S Strategic Air Command who will remain abroad temporarily to
assist in training Royal Air Force personnel in maintenance and op
eration of the ships. (Official Department of Defense Photo)
germs of Rocky Mountain spotted)
fever, according to Frank Dufresne of
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ticks are not true insects, but be
long to the order of arachnids, which
includes mites and spiders. They have
toothed probes with which they pierce
the skin and cling like grim death
while sucking extra-ordinary amounts,
of blood.
However, the danger of infection is
slight if the tick is discover :
ed and pulled off within three or four
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Edenton, North Carolina < ;
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What a stepper! JafejAy
Just hint to the gas pedal and she steps out like
no other low-priced car. And that’s true whether
you’re driving a Ford V-8 or "Six”. But this high
stepper is a low spender when it comes to costs. K
You can own a V-8, for example, for hundreds less ■- M
than most "Sixes”.—and a Ford "Six” for even less.
This 'SO Ford actually helps you apply the brakes. ffi f j; flßia
They’re 35% easier-acting King-Size Brakes that * ‘ jjJpßi
use car momentum to help you stop. Like Ford’s V 'T ' .•#
extra-rugged "Lifeguard” Body, they give you the ~ ..,j&y.ijteaw&i.. „ * jjtiim*. *t}B& Hg!f
kind of protection you’d expect only of costliest :
cars. And for added safety and comfort, you ride f|. I ' I,'t * jjf
low and level in the "Mid Ship” section of the car, j M H
between the wheels—not over them. You’re cradled " ;E. ‘||j| Wg
in comfort on "Hydra-Coil” front springs and "Para- f 1 I-* Jm y '"
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ness truly amazing. “ ".”"i'v"7* vl *'. ••• B;- - vx JP ||g|jjHr Iff
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Gold Medal as "Fashion Car of the Year.” And U-t - TT"^^K
Fords stay good looking because their baked-on EBUfgggj B S. B B "
finish is "made to live outdoors.” That means high a m/f __ B , W B U B
resale value which, together with Ford’s low run- B ,•
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I hours. But be careful how you remove ]
it. The head is embedded and may •
break off and remain under the skin !
if jerked roughly. Don’t use bare ;
hands on this delicate job, because a .
disease-carrying tick crushed between )
the fingers may transmit the fever. <
Use tweezers, gloves, cotton or soft J
.paper and don’t squeeze the tick too <
hard while drawing it out. Paint the <
spot well with iodine or some disin- <
fectant, and wash your hands. <
Can you pick up spotted fever from <
your hunting dog? A lot of people i
have done this—not from the dog but :
from the ticks it carries into the 1
house. In known tick regions, give
your dog a disinfectant dip twice a
week and let it dry on his coat. '
There are now two kinds of vaccine
to prevent Rocky Mountain spotted
fever. One is prepared from infected
ticks, the oth'er from infected, fertile
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Bum brakes can cause you more trouble than a pet coon. Before you x
start be sure you can STOP! Why take chances on Brakes that are all &
out of adjustment—and need relining. Better come in and have us
check your BRAKES now!
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Free Estimate on any repair work. We will gladly put your car or |>
truck in perfect condition—and you can pay for the entire job on Easy %
Terms. Ask about this.
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North Broad and Oakum Sts. Edenton, N. C. t
hens’ eggs. Hunters, anglers, forest
rangers—anybody who expects to be
heavily exposed—should see his doctor
about these.
Tick specialists say that hundreds,
even thousands of ticks may bite a .
man with no worse effect than a bad \
itch. Then along may come a certain
mite slugged with germs deadlier than
rattlesnake venom. 'So be prepared.