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NEW PLATES— TV player Connie Stevens introduces North
Carolina’s 1962 auto license plates which go on sale January 2.
New regulations concerning the purchase and use of the ’62 tags
are summed up in a specially prepared leaflet accompanying
renewal cards which are already in the mail. Motor Vehicles
Department officials urge car owners to read carefully the in
structions before applying for new tags. The bright new black-
on-orange ’62 tags must he in use by February 15.
Winterize Your Driving Techniques,
Urges Department of Motor Vehicles
Winterize your driving tech
niques and survive winter’s haz
ards, says a memorandum from
the State Department of Motor
Vehicles.
Driving conditions are far less
favorable when the temperature
skids downward and it’s mostly
up to individual motorists to avoid
wintertime trouble. The' traffic
experts list six basic rules for
safe cold weather operation. Read
them and heed them.
START GENTLY. On packed
snow or ice, start gently and grad
ually. In a car with manual shift,
use second gear. Turn wheels
straight ahead to ease starting.
When you are stuck in snow or
slush, start in low gear and move
slowly forward as far as possible
and then shift to reverse. Repeat
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Have plenty of Coca-Cola on hand
when friends drop in unexpectedly
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Aberdeen, N. C.
rocking action until car is free.
SEE AND BE SEEN.. Keep win
dows and windshield clear of
snow, ice and road splash. Lower
back windows slightly to venti
late and keep the inside glass
from fogging up. Turn on head
lights during daylight snow or
sleet storms to help others see
you. Falling snow reduces, visibil
ity and piled up snow can conceal
driveways, intersections, pedes
trians and other vehicles.
GET THE FEEL OF THE
ROAD. Keep a check on the
slipperiness of ice and snow cov
ered surfaces and adjust speed
accordingly. Test the road before
driving any distance by touching
the brakes slightly to find out
how easily wheels will slide.
FOLLOW AT SAFE DISTNCE.
Keep well back of the car ahead
so that you will have plenty of
room to stop. Drive at slower
than normal speeds. It takes
three to twelve times more dis
tance to stop on snow and ice
than on dry pavement.
BRAKE BEFORE TURNS.. An
ticipate braking situations and
start slowing down well before
you reach a turn, an intersection
or the crest of a hill. Slow down
Christmas Lore
Comes From. Many
Parts of World
Many Christmas legends and
customs are part of the folklore
of our ancestors in all parts of
the world. Many of them, too, are
a mixture of early Christian and
pagan observances which time
and Christianity have given new
meaning.
Santa Claus, our American giv
er of gifts, is little known else
where in the world. In Eastern
and Southern Europe, it is the
Wise Men who arrive bringing
gifts. In Hungary, the gifts come
from the Angels, in Poland from
the stars, in Greece, St. Basil is
the gift-bearing patron saint.
Popular tradition has it that
the candle we place in our win
dows at Christmas is a custom
originated by early Christians to
whom the candle represented the
star that guided the Wise Men
to the stable at Bethlehem. One
interesting legend tells of a shoe
maker who, though poor, always
placed a candle in his window at
night to guide , weary travelers,
and so inspired the villagers that
soon each window contained . a
lighted candle.
The holly bush, long associated
with Christmas, and with many
legends was once called the holy-
bush, because in its natural state
the berries ripen at Christmas
time.
The Wassail bowl, which today
is Christmas punch, is said to
have come to us from the ancient
Saxons. Wassail was a word of
greeting which meant literally.-
‘What Hails?” or ‘‘How fare you?”
At Christmas time, traditions
of the Old World live again. Pina-
titas, doves and festive straw
chains from South Europe; wheat
sheaves, paper and carved wood
from Scandinavian countries; an
gels, stars, Czechoslovakian bells
and gold German stars are all
bits of Old World charm that we
recreate in our homes.
to a safe speed to avoid a front
end skid at a turn, a rear end skid
on a ciurve, sliding into an inter
section or tobogganing down a
hill out of control.
, PUMP BRAKES. Pump the
brakes to prevent wheels from
locking arud skidding on slip
pery surfaces. Pumping is a quick
application of the brakes fol-
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lowed immediately by full re
lease. . This gives alternate inter
vals of maximum braking effect
and steering control while the
wheels are rolling.
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To Our
FRIENDS
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JOSEPH I. SCOTT MARGARET C. SCOTT
THOMAS S. CRAVEN
BLANCHE E. SHERMAN MARION D. dTFATTA
SCOTT INSURANCE AGENCY & REALTY CO.
118 N. W. Broad St. Southern Pines. North Carolina
and. . .
% This Christmas give an
' Extension PHONE
IN COLOR!
New PETITE phone is an ideal gift, so
attractive in its gay holiday wrapping:
Give a new, ultra-modern petite phone. It’s SftlART,
it s SMALL, it LIGHTS! Perfect for bedroom, living
room, kitchen, den. The petite has a dial that glows
in the idark ... lights up brightly when the receiver
is lifted. Available in white, beige, blue, pink or
turquoise, attractively gift wrapped!
... Or give a slim, handsome wall phone. Or a
standard desk phone in smart, modern styling. Both
available in a full range of today’s smartest colors.
It’s so easy to give an extension phone in color
.. . and you can choose from several convenient
methods of payment'. Simply call our business office
—or ask any installer for details.
Wall phone
and standard
desk model
also make
fine gifts.
Delivered in
special
Christmas
wrap.
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY
OF THE CAROLINAS. INC.