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Forest Fires in State Increase 472 Fires Cause Damage Amounting to $147,917 During February Damage estimated at $147,917 was caused by 472 fires that swept over 39,058 acres of forest and ojpen land in North Carolina last month, 'State Forester Fred H. Claridge reports as be again stresses the danger of forest fires at this season of the year. The danger of forest fires will ndt lessen to any appreciable extent unless people take all known precau tions to prevent them, Claridge said, adding: "The quicker all of us rea lize this plain fact the better off the State will be/as a whole because we must not forget that our forests are among our most valuable assets.” The number of forest fires in Feb ruary exceeded those of January by 99 and caused almost triple the dam age resulting in January when 373 fires swept over 20,674 acres of for- EDENTON, N. C. Week Day Shows Continuous From 3:30 Saturday Continuous From 1:30 Sunday 2:15, 4:15 and 9:15 o Thursday and Friday, March 27-28 Jean Peters and Marion Brando in i "VIVA ZAPATA” Saturday, March 29 ißoy Rogers in "PALS OF THE GOLDEN WEST” BETTIE CAPEHART 0 Sunday and Monday, March 30-31 Kirk Douglas and Patrice W yin ore in "THE BIG TREES” J. FRANK WHITE 0 Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1-2 Ginger Prince and Ruth Warrick in "ONE TOO MANY” DR. L. P. WILLIAMS EDEN THEATRE HDENTON, N. C. o Friday and Saturday, March 28-29 Jimmy Lydon and Scotty Beckett in "CORKY OF GASOLINE ALLEY” Hi-Way 17 Drive-In Theatre EDENTON, N. C. o Sunday, March 30— Abbott and Costello in "LITTLE GIANT” H. C. JACKSON 0 Monday and Tuesday, Match 31-April 1— Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor in "FATHER OF THE BRIDE” MRS. W. D. HOLMES. JR. O Wednesday and Thursday, April 2-3 Danny Kaye in “ON THE RIVIERA” □ . M. BYRUM (Note: If your name appears in this ad bring it to the Taylor Theatre box office and receive a free pass to see one of the pictures advertised in the ad.) ■mam A,™ BRANDY AAIRD AND COMPANY Lyem, N. Y.-North Card ms, Va Scobeyville, W. j, eat and open land, causing estimated losses of 856,992. Carelessness on the part of brush burners was blamed for 227 of last I month’s 472 fires. Smokers were 1 charged with starting 95, incendiar- ; ists were accused of starting 74, , campers and hunters reportedly start -1 ed 17, and the remainder were charg- ■ ed to miscellaneous causes. How To Prevent Them Safe rules to prevent forest fires, ' Claridge pointed out, are: hold your | match till it’s cold —then pinch it to ' make sure it’s out; crush out all your 1 smokers, and where there is an ash ' tray, use it; dorwn your campfire and ' warmirig fire, then stir and drown ' again; and if you must use fire to clear old fields or fence rows, to burn brush, ferns or trash, get a permit if ; required. Follow safe reules, bum on cahn days only, have help and tools ’ on hand from start to finish, and kill ■very spark before you leave the bura ! ed area. 1 TOY A HERALD CLASSIFIED Entf oftk.-Mo.tli j| (d p_nFAnnpfntfr r^ouN^B^^l H^RELL^LEVTRGINN^"^ iOLV£ * VyVyLy V^Hal l 1 Ciiv | fWlprc 1 slice d I |||| ★ Here’s another of our stellar month-end savings events. 1 ' U a T I P& Q FOOD CENTER is famous for helping you balance your | P* I (11 budget every month in the year. Come, see for yourself . . . and JL I SENSATION I Id. 49c 11|| TENDER! 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Western Union Selling Weather Forecasting Everybody talks about the weather and now Western Union intends to do 1 something about it by entering a new’ business field as of March 17, selling! weather forecasting services to in-| dustrial and agricultural customers, it i is announced by Mrs. John W. Wheel er, local Western Union Manager. The telegraph company will act as sales agent for the private weather forecasting services of the National Weather Institute of Los Angeles. The forecasts, scientifically prepared by the institute’s meteorological staff, cover long and short range weather predictions for all or any part of the United States. James W. Perry Ends Cold Weather Training The coldest part of the winter is over for James W. Perry, chief inter ior communications electrician, USN, of Tyner, as it is for all the crewmem bers of the light cruiser USS Worces ter. The Worcester, along with other 1 ships of the Atlantic Fleet, recently j completed Minor Cold Weather Exer- ■ Icises off the southern tip of Green- 1 ‘ land. Acting as as “enemy” raider, the Worcester’s job was the prevention of : the resupplying of an “enemy” base i located on Greenland. Conducted for the purpose of test- ; ing cold weather equipment and the . familiarization of crewmen to frigid i climatic conditions, the exercises be gan January 21. Pvt. Roosevelt Riddick Training In New York 'Pvt. Roosevelt Riddick, son of Mrs. Mable Riddick, has completed four weeks of Air Force indoctrination training at the Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva, New York. During his first four y weeks of training, his Air Force career field was selected following a conference with a career guidance expert and was chosen on the basis of the needs of the service, his personal desires and his aptitude as determined by a series of scientifically designed tests. (He has learned the value of close order-drill, and is attending classes in mathematics, character guidance and customs of the service. Before completing training he will also attend classes in psychological and chemical warfare and will be in structed in the proper use of fire arms. (He will complete indoctrination training at Sampson on or about April 19, 1952. Examinations Called For Highway Engineers The United States Civil Service Commission has announced as exami nation for highway engineer and high-' way bridge engineer for filling posi tions in the Bureau of Public Roads and other Fedezal agencies in Wash ington, D. C., and throughout the country. The salaries range from f4,- 205 to 85,940 a year. Applications must be filed with the Executive Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Com merce, Washington 25, D. C. They will be accepted until further no tice. Further information and applica tion forms may be secured from the Commission’s local secretary, William A. Sexton, Jr., at the Edenton Post Office. DRINKING WATER VARIES A survey of the drinking water in cities of the United States shows that iodine content varies from 0.005 microgra-ns per liter in Duluth, Min | nesota, to 36.650 in San Dimas, Cali ' fomia. PAGE THREE
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