North Carolina Is
Leading South In
Car Registrations
* U. S. Has Twice as Many
Vehicles Than All Oth
er Nations Together
North Carolina led the South in
registrations of passenger cars, trucks
and buses during 1940 and ranked
fifteenth in the nation, according to
information released by the North
Carolina Department of Motor Ve
hicles.
California was first with 3,971,141,
followed by New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, New
Jersey, Indiana, Missouri, Massachu
setts, Wisconsin, Minnesota and lowa.
North Carolina was next with 899,-
645. The figures do not include such
motorized vehicles as motorcycles,
scooter-bikes, and tractors, which
brought the State total registration
for 1949 to 1,030,319.
Registrations for other Southern
states were as follows: Florida, 867,-
474; Virginia, 819,448! Georgia, 797,-
678; Tennessee, 686,600; Louisiana,
613,103; Alabama, 545,704; South Car
olina, 500,872; Mississippi, 403,889.
Nevada had the lowest passenger
car, truck and bus registration listed
with 66,595.
The registration figures gave the
United States more than twice as
many autos, trucks and buses as
those in all other countries put to
gether. Registrations by continental
divisions were: Europe, 11,615,828;
Americas (excluding the United
States), 3,837,745; Australia and sur
rounding islands, 7,593,898; Africa, 1,-
062,583; Asia, 934,535; United States,
43,773,982.
Registration activities for the first
six months of 1950 outpaced those for
the first six months of 1949 in every
category. The registration mark for
the first half of 1950 reached 1,036,-
811, as compared with 918,404 for the
first half of 1949. Other registration
activity for the first half of this year
as compared with the first half of last
was as follows: title and license trans
fer (one North Carolina owner to an
other), 132,357 and 99,536; original
title issuance (new vehicles), 66,330
and 49,661; original title issuance
(out-of-state vehicles), 37,670 and 24,-
339.
More Fords were in operation in
North Carolina last year than any
other make of car. The Ford figure
was 183,019 with 15,067 being last
year’s model and 25,682 older than
1933. More 1941 Fords were in use
than any other model—a total of 23,- j
046. Chevrolet was second with 173,-
760, a total of 7,966 being 1949 mod
els, 25,236, 1941 models and 4,405 old
er than 1933. Plymouth was third
with 70,391.
Sixty-five Hupmobiles still were in
operation, none being post-war pro
ducts and 36 being older than 1933.
Graham listed 157, none older than
1941 and 30 being older than 1933.
Station Announces New
Bulletin On Pastures
Farmers and other interested per
sons were urged this week to get their
copy of a new pasture publication just
released by the North Carolina Ex
periment Station. The publication ie
a special pasture edition of “Research
and Farming,” quarterly magazine put
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I out by the Station.
The 48-page bulletin is devoted ex
clusively to a discussion of North
Carolina’s pasture needs, production,
pests, and grazing problems. It is
designed as a part of the state-wide
“Green Pastures” campaign,
h A beautiful pasture scene in full
p color adorns the cover of the edition.
The photo was taken on the farm of
J. R. Nipper near Raleigh.
J The lead-off article by Station Di
rector J. H. Hilton is entitled “North
Carolina’s Pageant of Pastures” and
reviews efforts over the past 70 years
to develop pastures in the Old North
, State. Dean Hilton salutes Dr. I. O.
3 Schaub, veteran director of the Ex
j tension Service, for his leading role
, in pasture development.
, Easy-to-read charts simplify the re
. search findings as to seeding rates,
fertilizing rates and methods of man
( aging pastures. A two-page “spread”
( in the center of the booklet sum
, marizes the recommendations of the
. Station on the type of pastures to
grow and how to grow them.
The publication was edited by Lane
l Palmer of the Station’s editorial
staff. Illustrations are by Norman
| Youngsteadt and photos by Ralph
Mills and Landis Bennett, all of thg
college staff.
* Single copies of “Research and
Farming” are available on request.
They may be secured from county
agents’ offices or by writing to the
Agricultural Editor, State College,
Raleigh.
AT BAPTIST ASSEMBLY
The Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Davis,
Betty Cole Bateman, Jackie Morris,
Sarah Margaret Asbell, Peggy Bunch,
and Mary Sue Elliott left Monday for
Southport, N. C., to attend the Bap
tist Training Union Assembly at the
Caswell Baptist Assembly by the sea.
HIB)
EDENTON, N. C.
Week Day Shows Continuous
From 3:30
Saturday Continuous From 1:30
Sunday 2:15, 4:15 and 9:15
0
Thursday and Friday,
August 17-18
" Joan Crawford and
David Brian in
“THE DAMNED DON’T CRY”
°- I
Saturday, August 19—
Forest Tucker and
Adele (Mara in
“ROCK ISLAND TRAIL”
Sunday, August 20—
Claudette Colbert and
Robert Young in
“BRIDE FOR SALE”
o
Monday and Tuesday,
August 21-22
Gregory Peck and
Jean Parker in
“THE GUNFIGHTER”
o
Wednesday, August 23
Double Feature
Joan Davis in j
“TRAVELING SALESWOMAN”
Hopalong Cassidy in
“FALSE PARADISE”
Eden Theatre
EDENTON, N. C.
Friday and Saturday,
August 18-19
Lon Chaney and
Bela Lugosi in
“FRANKENSTEIN MEETS I
WOLF MAN”
Hi-Way 17 i
Drive-In Theatre
Vi Mile North of Edenton, N- C. II
Two Shows Each Night. | ]
In-Car Speakers
Modern Rest Rooms. Snack Bar I
Admission 40c.
Children Under 12 Free In Cars •
Thursday, August 17—
Last Showing
Bob Hope in
“SORROWFUL JONES”
Friday and Saturday,
August 18-19
Joel McCrea and
Frances Dee in
“FOUR FACES WEST”
Sunday, August 20— I j
Ava Gardner and
Robert IWalker in
“ONE TOUCH OF VENUS” I j
Monday and Tuesday,
August 21-22
Rita Hy worth and
Glenn Ford in
“THE LOVES OF CARMEN” I j
Wednesday and Thursday,
August 23-24—■
John Wayne in Ij
“WAKE OF THE RED WITCH” |
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THE CHOWAN HERALD EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY. AUGUST 17,1950
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BEAUTIFUL LAWNS YES. WE
have everything to keep them that
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Meal. Sheep Manure and T. W.
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will need for your garden. Halsey
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I they’re easy to
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1 -lb. 'Bag
FPER STORE
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1 -lb. Box Dried
PRUNES
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RICE
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Two 26-oz. Boxes
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Fresh Pork
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FOR SALE—THREE-BURNER OIL
stove, one laundry stove, 40-gallon
water tank. Apply Chowan Herald
office. augl7,l4c
TO LET—FURNISHED DESIRABLE
comer apartment overlooking Bay
and Court House Green. Large
room, kitchen, bath, central heat,
all night hot water. Available Au
gust 25. Attractive terms to desir
able tenants. Mrs. Julien Wood.
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reasonable price. Contact W. H.
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[FOR SALE WESTINGHOUSE
electric range. Good condition and
priced right. Harrell Gas & Coal
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to take over route of established
Watkins customers in the city of
Edenton. Full time income averages
$45 weekly. No investment neces
sary. We will help you get start
ed. Write J. R. Watkins C”-, Dept.,
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