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Automobile accidents on the
highways of North Carolina in
the past six years have cost the
State an estimated $180,000,000,
substantially more than the cost
of running the State during the
same period.
This estimate is made by investigators
of the Institute of
Government, and made public in
the September issue of Popular
Government, prepared by Harry
W. McGalliard.
"The cost of these accidents in
dollars and cents is tremendous,"
the author wrote, giving credit
to Harry W. Tucker, State College
highway engineering professor,
for much of his information.
"If estimates are .correct,
and they seem reasonably low,
the economic loss in this State,
including damage to property,
hospital and doctor's bills, and
decreased earning capacity, will
total over thirty million dollars
for each of the last six years.
This means that automobile accidents
this year will cost North
r?roiini?ns one and one-half
times as much as the entire
amount spent on the support of
the State-wide, eight-months-term
public school system. Furthermore,
In the past five years, automobile
liability insurance rates
in this State have practically
doubled.
Leading Death Dealer
As for the actual, physical
statistics of death on the highway,
Mr. McGalliard finds that
neither the World War, nor modern
crime, nor the two together,
can compete with highway deaths
at the present rate. An average
of 34 North Carolinians died
monthly in the World War, an
average of 37 per month are killed
by criminals today, but the
highway death rate averages 82
persons per month.
"Death takes no holiday," cries
Mr. McGalliard as he goes on to
show that North Carolina's highway
death rate, per 10,000,000
gallons of gasoline consumption,
leaves the nation well behind. In
the United States at large, 23.2
persons are killed for each 10,000,000
gallons of gasoline consumed,
but in North Carolina 36.6
persons die on the same basis.
What kind of accident is it
that is doing this wholesale slaughter?
Mr. McGalliard's figures
show that slightly more than
one-third of them involve collisions
with pedestrains. One-fourth
of the accidents are non-collision
accidents and another fourth involve
collisions with other automobiles.
The remaining sixth involve
collisions with objects other
than pedestrians and automobiles.
What kind of driver is at the
wheel of the death-dealing machines.
The Popular Government
figures show that men are responsible
for 95.2 per cent of all
highway deaths. The figures also
show that the driver under 25
years of age causes one-third of
the highway fatalities and that
another fourth-tenths of them is
chargeable to drivers up to 54
years of age. The experienced
driver is responsible for about
three-fourths of the fatalities, the
figures indicate.
What is the driver doing to
cause the fatal accident? Mr.
McGalliard presents figures to
show that in three-fourths of the
cases there is some form of reckless
driving behind it all. In only
6.5 per cent of the accidents
there is no violation of the law
involved. In 10 per cent of the
fatalities, there is a drunken driver
behind the wheel.
What sort of vehicle is involved
in the accident? Mr. McGalliard
shows that nasseneer cars
are involved in 83.7 per cent of
the highway accidents and that
the commercial car takes the
blame in 11.2 per cent of the
cases.
Deadliest Vehicle
But, he says, neither the commercial
nor the passenger car is
the most dangerous type of vehicle.
A table prepared showing
the number of accidents per
1,000 units registered for each
class of vehicle shows that the
motorcycle, which is responsible
for only 1.3 per cent of all accidents,
is actually the most dangerous
type of vehicle in proportion
to its numbers.
In almost 90 per cent of the
accidents, the condition of the
motor vehicle is good. Most common
defect when the condition is
not good is a defective steering
mechanism, which occurs in 22.3
per cent of the cases reported.
Close behind is the glaring headlight,
which furnishes an even
fifth of the accidents due to mechanical
defect.
When do accidents happen? Mr.
McGalliard shows that a December
Sunday night between 7 and
8 o'clock is about the unsafest
time of the year to travel. In
February, in the pre-dawn hours
of some Monday or Tuesday, is
about the safest time of the
year to do your automobile riding.
"Beginning in February," the
author writes, "and excepting a
slight lapse in June, the highway
death rate mounts steadily and
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Youth Party
Ends Meeting
Young Democrats Start For
Home After Pledging
Loyalty To Roosevelt
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 25.?
Young Democratic leaders of the
nation started home today to fulfill
their pledge of renewed loyalty
to President Roosevelt by |
consummating a program designed
to enlist the youthful voters
in his support next year.
The two-day second national
convention of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America ended
last night with the 1500 delegates
shouting praise for the
Presidents' message to the young
people of the country, his speech
brought to the convention hall
by radio from Washington.
In accepting command of the
1936 campaign by the organization,
Frank Wickhelm of Sioux
Falls, S. D., promised three accomplishments
for his two-year
term as national president. They
I were to "build up the young
I Democratic organization, help to
I build up the Democratic party,
and re-elect Franklin Delano
Roosevelt in 1936."
j Wickhem, named to his post in
a one ballot contest over Robert
; Chambers, Picher, Okla., will pre;
side at the organization's next
'convention, voted for Indianapolis
| in 1937.
To Assess Program
i Before that time, the organizaItion
will have opportunity to as!
sess its program for self-develiopment
through encouraging education,
social and athletic endeavI
ors in the states and communiI
ties at a special rally next year
at Fort Worth, Texas.
For 30 minutes delegates and
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visitors lisieneu intend,/ iw |
presidential message urging the |
youth of the country "to unite j
and challenge" any faults of the
old order. There was only one
interruption from the floor
Mr. Roosevelt spoke. It waS Tne
laughter when the president referred
to those who assert the
nation was "going to the dogs."
As the President concluded his
remarks, the convention united
in a cheering, whistling, singing
j farewell demonstration.
I Earlier the Young Democrats
[had endorsed resolutions praising
the President and Congress and
j demanding Federal patronage onj
ly for those in sympathy with
the principles of the party and
the administration.
I New officers of the national
i Young Democratic clubs include:
j Mrs. John Galleher, Leesburg,
Va., vice president; Joseph Carr,
[Nashville, Tenn., secretary, and
' Charles Murphy, Portland, Me.,
treasurer.
I Tobacco growers with an ex!
cess poundage to sell this fall
imay secure extra allotment cards
from their county agents.
I reaches a peak in December almost
double that of February,
i Vacation trips, pleasure rides,
| and holiday travel all contribute
| both to heavier traffic and great.
er recklessness. Most important
of all, the days grow shorter in
the fall. Darkness comes sooner,
and bad weather adds to the
hazards of travel.
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| Tables are presented to show
! the week-end is the most danj
gerous part of the week, with 20
per cent of the highway deaths
occurring on Sunday. Traffic is,
j of course, heaviest on the weekend,
with the rush of Saturday's
business and Sunday's pleasure.
I As for the time of day, acci|
dents naturally happen when
traffic is heaviest, in the late afternoon
and early evening. Onethird
of all highway fatalities occur
between 3 and 8 o'clock p.
I m. Between 7 and 8 o'clock the
jpeak is reached, on an average.
Where do accidents happen ? In
the first place, nearly threeI
fourths of them occur in rural
| sections, not in the cities. Over
! one-half the accidents occur on
| a straight road and only oneeighth
on curves.
What kind of road does the ac:
cident occur on ? The figures
II show that in almost every inI
stance, 98.8 per cent of them to
j be exact, the road is in good re1
pair and in three-fourths the
cases the road is dry. Wet roads
contribute to only 5 per cent of
the accidents.
All of which say clearly one
thing about automobile accidents.
In general, they can't be blamed
on the road. They can't be blamed
on the automobile. The blame
lies, generally speaking, squarely
on the shoulders of the driver,
and nowhere else.
In connection with the various
phasea of accident-cause, Mr. McGalliard
cites, in simplified language,
the highway laws covering
the particular- subject, including
the new drivers' license law and
safety code.
THE STATE 1
CCC Employees
Will Test Shoes
Buyer Will Compare Durability
Of Composition
Soles With Those Made
Of Solid Leather; Former
Are Cheaper
Washington, Aug. 22.?Despite
the protest of leather and cattle
interests, bids have been ordered
on 187,500 pairs of shoes with
composition soles and heels for
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
At the same time bids will be
received on 562,500 pairs of shoes
with full leather soles and heels
to determine which are cheaper.
At first it was planned to divide
the purchase of 750,000 pairs so
that half would be of the composition
material.
Robert Fechner, director of the
corps, in discussing the matter
said that he "decided not to equip
all of these shoes with composition
heels and soles but should
eauiD a quantity sufficient to
demonstrate fully the possibilities
of shoes thus equipped for
corps use."
"Accordingly, I first directed
that one-half of the 750,000 pairs
of shoes, or 375,000, be equipped
with composition heels and soles,
but on reconsideration it was decided
that one-fourth of this total,
or 187,500 pairs, would be
sufficient," he explained.
"It has been stated to me that
by departing from the leather
soles and heels this office would
be in opposition to the general
policy of the government with
respect to improving the leather
market; further, that the policy
is to favor home-grown goods
against foreign products.
"On this score I desire to make
the following observations:
"First, that I consider my primary
duty to be to the Civilian
Conservation Corps and by whatever
amount I can reduce the
cost of shoes or of anything else
entering into its maintenance by
just so much can I take more
men off the street and rehabilitate
them.
"Second, if I can reduce the
accident rate due to slipping, I
not only save suffering among
these young men, but I can also
increase the amount of constructive
work which the corps can
accomplish.
"Third, while there would be
some decrease in the amount of
leather in the shoes, the cotton
manufacturer benefits, since the
type of composition sole and heel
in question contains a large percentage
of cotton."
The War Department is expected
to call for bids soon.
To Choose Name
. For Cross Roads
You will have to use a question
mark when you place this
news item as we cannot say that
it is news from any place with a
name. Just wait until the next
time we will have a name.
Our community has been known
as Number 5 Cross Roads. There
is a box in R. O. Lewis' store
and one in Bobby Summersett's
store at the Cross Roads for parj
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ties to deposit a proposed name
for our town. Cornelius Thomas
is giving $10 to the party proposing
the name accepted. Anybody
can enter the contest. Write
the name that you propose on a
piece of paper and sign your
| name on same paper, mail to R.
lO. Lewis, Shallotte, and he will
| put it in one of the boxes if I
you cannot take it yourself. On- [
ly one name from a family and j
the party must be present at
7 p. m., Labor Day to receive the
$10.
The boxes will be taken up on
Saturday before the first Monday
in September, Labor Day.
We had planned to make the
i award at noon but since that is
i court week and the people will
i be busy with tobacco, we decided
to make the award at 7 p. m.
, Labor Day. Brooks Benton is
, holding the $10 and will make
the award. Senator S. Bunn Frink
has been invited to make an ad,
dress at 7:30 p. m. and C. Ed
. Taylor has been invited to speak
, at eight o'clock.
Dry June Means
| A Good Harvest
1 Old Adage Will Be Tested
This Fall As June This
Year Was Dryest Month
On Record; Crop Prospects
Good
The month of June was the
j driest on record for North Carolina.
The dry conditions resulted
in irregular or spotted growth,
rvrms were ranidlv approaching a
critical stage. Crops in piedmont
and mountain counties were suf11
fering, but perhaps not to the |
| same extent as in the coastal |
I plain area. Although the condi- j
tion of crops as of July 1st rej
fleeted the effect of the dry
month, it brings to mind the old
I adage, "A dry June means a good j
j harvest."
Remembering that conditions a j
j year ago were quite dry and that i
the fall harvest was good, the i
crop forecast for July 1st was i
encouraging, even though the dry |
June weather was showing serious
effects on many crops. The i
first ten days of July brought I
1 j nine seasons, and by the 12th of '
I the month amazing recoveries j
j were evident everywhere. This is
j true even on cornfields that look- j
j ed quite hopeless on July 1st. Of i
] course, some crops were too ma-1
; tured for recovery, but many othJ
ers were at that point where |
j the rainfall went into maximum j
! fruitfulness.
Grains
Corn has been backward, small, i
j and irregular in development, but j
j the early July rains resulted in j
amazing recovery in most fields, j
Cultivation has been good.
' j Wheat is threshing out very
| well, but is disappointing in comI
parison with the wonderful stands
and stalk growth. The yield of
! 11.5 bushels per acre is better
I than the usual. In fact, the indi- j
j cated production this year is aljmost
40 per cent above the fivej
year average.
The Oat crop shows a good
I plant and head growth and stan!
ds were very good. The 1935 oat
, production is 29 per cent above
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the average. Rye and Barley also
show good growths and yields.
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Due to the excessively dry June t<
hay crops grew slowly, and probably
much of the acreage in- ^
tended to be planted was not y
seeded. Early July rains caused p
a rapid improvement. The expec- F
ted production was 20 per cent ri
more than the five-year average, b
based on a condition 75 per cent s!
of normal growth. p
Legumes Ci
Peanuts show a condition 1 per
cent better than the ten-year av
erage, growing on 4 per cent less \
acreage in North Carolina. Soy- J
beans are showing about the 1j
same average as last year. Cow- 4
peas show 15 per cent reduction J
in acres. J
Tobacco
In spite of the very dry June 4
weather, the yield of 775 pounds j
variable quality is expected. Some }
farmers fear second-growth trou- "
bles. 4
Cotton j
The stands of cotton have been '>
the worst in fifteen years. This "
is especially true in the eastern 4
half of North Carolina. Dry June 4
conditions were particularly fav
orable for cotton, resulting in the 1
holding back of the top growth 4
?stimulating extensive and deep 4
root growth. Maximum benefits j
from fertilizer usage, stimulation
of early and abundant squares,
good cultivation and retarding of 4
weevil development, have been j
outstanding factors. The acreage 1
appears to be expanded from last i
year. Of course, no yield figures 4
are available this early in the j
season.
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Truck and Fruits
Truck crops growing in June
re re hurt very much by the exensive
and intensive dry condiions.
Irish potatoes show coniderable
decrease in acreage and
he yield is not up to that of last
ear. Fruit crops are variable ir
rospects, but generally good
'or instance, apples show an aveige
crop, peaches are apprecialy
above the average and grapes
lightly below. Of course the aple
production may be changed
onsiderably by weather conditi|
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: weather conditions haw . 1
ted the Sand Hill
' gaining full size. Wawl
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II the end of July one may J
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I co has been seriously
[hot dry weather. 1
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