Annual Fairs Cause
Increase In Wrecks
With several dozen county and
district (airs about to open in var
ious parts of the State. Ronald Ho
cutt, director of the Highway Safe
ty Division, called attention this
week to th? fact that several North
Carolinians were killed and a num
ber of others injured in traffic acci
dents whi^e going to or returning
from fairs ni the State last fall.
"During fair week, life moves
merrily along the midways and death
stalks stealthily along the highways,"
Hocutt commented. "Accident rec
ords of previous years indicate that
a good many accidents, some of them
fatal, occur each fall in the heavy
traffic on streets and highways lead
ing to and from the various grounds
where county and district fairs are
held."
Some of these accidents, he said,
are a result of the careless walking
habits of pedestrians bound to and
from the fair on foot; some are a re
sult of drinking on the part of driv
ers or pedestrians, or both; and oth
ers are a result of excessive speed.
For people planning to attend fairs
in the State this fall, the safety di
rector suggests the following safety
rules;
Hold your speed down to fit the
existing conditions of traffic, visi
bility. road surface and weather.
Dim your headlights when meeting
other cars at night. If you drive a
horse-drawn vehicle, be sure that it
is properly lighted. When walking
on the highway, walk on the left fac
ing traffic, and if at night wear or
carry something white. Whether you
are walking or driving, stay off the
highway if you've had anything to
drink. Obey all traffic rules, ob
serve signs and signals and pay
strict attention to your driving."
"If every person attending fairs in
North Carolina this fall will follow
these simple, commonsense sugges
tions. this State should get through
the 1940 fair season without a single
traffic death occurring among those
going to and from the fairs," Direc
tor Hocutt added.
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Methodists Perfect
New Organization
The Methodist women of the lo
cal Methodist Church conducted the
mid-week meeting and perfected
their organization of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service by in
stalling their newly-elected officers
last Wednesday night.
Hie meeting was opened by the
call to worship by Rev. S. J.
Stames, the pastor, who made a
talk on the importance of the wo
men in the church and offered pray -
er He then called the elected offi
cers of the society to the altar which
was beautifully decorated with ferns
and a profusion of flowers and a
number of lighted candles. He brief
ly gave the duties of each officer and
then asked each if she was willing to
assume such duties to the best of
her ability. After they answered in
the affirmative, they knelt at the
altar while he prayed God's bless
ings upon them and their work. The
officers, consisting of Mrs. H. L.
Swain, president; Mrs. Clyde Man
ning, vice president; Mrs. Deborah
Warren, recording secretary; Mrs. J.
D. Mason, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. L. B. Harrison, treasurer,
were presented to the society and
the meeting turned over to them.
Mrs. Marion Cobb made a short
talk on the Wesleyan Guild express
ing the appreciation of this group
of business women and reviewing the
work accomplished by it. ,
Mrs. D. N. Hix prayed that God
would bless the efforts of the women
in the church for the advancement
of the kingdom of God among men.
At this point the lights of the
church were turned out and spot
lights were lighted and directed to
a cross on either side of which stood
a candelabra with lighted candles
and a most impressive service con
ducted. Mrs. Wheeler Manning sang,
"A Charge To Keep I Have." One
verse of "Lead On, O King Eternal"
was sung and then Miss Margaret
Stames entered from the rear dress
ed in white and gave a reading, while
Mrs. W. C. Manning. Jr., played very
softly. Mrs. John Wier sang. "Give
of Your Best to the Master."
For the concluding part of the
program in the church the choir
sang "The Old Rugged Cross." As
this was being sung Miss Mary Ben
son entered from the rear dressed
in white and knelt at the cross and
remained until the song was con
cluded and benediction pronounced
by Rev. S. J. Stames
After the devotional in the church
the women adjourned to the par
sonage for a fellowship meeting
Upon entering the parsonage each
woman was given a booklet and told
to get as many members on it as she
could and that the one getting the
most members would get a prize
and the three getting the least would
be expected to entertain the next
meeting. Mrs. Wheeler Manning won
the prize, beautiful linen handker
chiefs. Punch and cake were served
to each person.?Reported.
Enforce Wage And
Hours Regulations
The Wages and Hours division is
tepping up the tempo of its enforce
lent drive with some new tech
iques, among them a plan for en
olling the aid of bankers in obtain
ig compliance, by their customers,
tanks are warned by regional in
pectnrs to inquire into a custom
r's status under the Fair Labor
tandards act before extending cred
t. The idea is that a manufacturer
aving trouble with that law may
,ave to shell out several thousand
lollars in back pay; that would make
im not-so-good a risk.
At the same time comes warning
hat the final phase nf the Fair T-a
?r Standards act goes into effect
m next October 24 That is, starting
hen, overtime begins after 40 hours
i week, instead of the present 42
lour ceiling, or the 44-hour limit
mposed when the law first became
ffective This comes just at the time
vhen the defense program is swing
ng into faster tempo, and the draft
vill take 000,000 men from actual or
lotential employment.
Berlin, Too, Fights Incendiary Fires
German firemen stand amid ruins of a building shattered by bombs of raiding British airmen, who raked
Berlin in waves. The photograph was passed by the German censor. "* " '.J
Royal Guest at the Fair \
The Crown Princess of Norxxax (right) wutchcs the horse show nt the
Dutches* < ounty Fair. Khuiehcrk. N. Y.. with President ami Mrs House
velt I'he Crown Princess and hei three children found teniporarx haven
at the Koos. x.it s Hyde Park h.?me after their perilous journey Iron
Pets mho Finland.
"Movie" Victim
Inga Blomquiat of Boston, Mass.,
revealed herself as one of several
hundred girls who answered adver
tisements of two fake movie pro
ducers who promised the girls Hol
lywood careers ? at a price any
where from $11 to $300 each. Police
are seeking the pair.
?#?// Member* /'re/Hiring
Calve* For The Stale Fair
?
Durham County 4-H Guernsey calf
club members are starting the pro
cess of fitting their calves for the
State Fair in Raleigh this fall, says
^^^^utton^ssistan^arrr^gent.
Half Million Is
Paid Unemployed
Raleigh? Unemployment benefits
to normally employed workers
North Carolina amounted to $548,
220.58 in August, included in 114,413
checks delivered through the 48 em
ployment offices and 10 colored
branches in the State, Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission
Chairman Charles G. Powell an
nounces. This includes $18,345.50 in
2,127 checks which went to out-of
State workers who had previously
established wage credits in North
Carolina.
Total benefits in the 32 months of
distribution through August reach
ed $15,958,955.44, embraced in 2,515,
352 checks issued, of which $305,
922.32, included in 28,305 checks,
went to residents of other states with
credits in North Carolina.
The Williamston Employment of
fice distributed 1,541 checks repre
senting $6,591.73 in August to un
employed eligible workers in the
area served by the office. In the 32
months of benefit payments through
August, this office has distributed
30,659 checks for an aggregate? of
$175,973.32 to eligible unemployed
workers.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Margolis spent
Sunday in Tarboro.
Reviews Highwav
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Deaths in the State
Two of the 498 street and highway
fatalities in North Carolina the first
eight months of 1940 occurred in
Martin County, the Highway Safety
Division reported this week.
Only 11 of the 100 counties in the
State had a clear record in traffic
deaths at the close of the eighth
month, these being Camden. Cas
well. Chowan. Clay, Gates, Greene,
Hyde. Mitchell. Perquimans, Tyrrell
and Yancey.
Mecklenburg topped the state with
an eight-months' traffic toll of 25,
followed closely by Guilford and
Robeson with 22 each, Forsyth with
21 and Buncombe with 19- Sixteen
counties reported only one fatality
each for the eight-months' period.
The State's eight-months' traffic
toll of 498 deaths, subject to the pos
sible addition of a few delayed
deaths, was a decrease of seven per
cent from the 539 traffic deaths
the state the first eight months of
1939
"Happily, North Carolina still ?
joys a decrease in its traffic toll for
this year, in comparison with that of
last year, but our percentage of de
crease has slipped in two months
from ten per cent to seven per!
| cent," stated Ronald Hoeutt. direc
tor of the safety division. "The fact
that we are showing a decrease in
the face of a nation-wide increase
is gratifying, of course, but eternal
vigilance and care on the part of ev
ery North Carolina motorist, pedes
trian and bicycle rider must be ex
ercised throughout the remainder of
the year if we are not to lose what
we have gained."
Provisional figures show a total of
71 traffic deaths in the state last
month against 82 for August. 1939.
This was better than a 13 per cent
decrease.
Not a single bicycle or railroad
crossing fatality was reported for
the month of August, and the 18 pe
destrian fatalities, representing ap
I proximately 25 per cent of the
month's traffic toll, were well below
the national average.
Only four cities above 10,000 pop
ulation reported fatalities in August,
Charlotte reported four, Shelby and
I Winston-Salem reported 2 each, and
[ Fayetteville had one.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Lindsley and
Miss Carolyn Lindsley left Sunday
for Fredericksburg, Va., where Miss
Lindsley entered Mary Washington
School for the term.
Football Fans Urged
To Drive Carefully
Taking cognizance of the opening
of the 1940 football season in North
Carolina. Ronald Hocutt. director
of the Highway Safety Division, ap
pealed this week to football fans of
this State to do their part this year
toward reducing the traffic toll gen
erally incidental to Fall week-ends.
Accident records for the past sev
eral years show that football fans on
their way to or from games have fig
ured in a good many accidents on
week-ends in September. October;
?and November." Hoctrtt said.
"In the first place." he stated,.
"general accident experience is that
60 per cent of all traffic-fatalities oc
cur at night, and' most football fans j
have to do right much of their driv
ing during the hours of dusk and
darkness Then, too, at practically
every ftmtbaihgame there are a num
ber of automobile drivers who take
a few drinks during the game Also, j
many drivers who attend games are j
in a great big hurry to get to the
game or to get back home after the !
game, w ith the result that they drive |
at excessive rates of speed and take
dangerous, needless chances.
"All of these factors," he said,
"contribute to a high traffic accident
frequency on week-ends in the fill."
His suggestions to football fans
are: Leave home early enough that
you won't have to drive at break
neck speed in order to see the kick
off. If you have been drinking, get
some sober person to drive for you.
In driving at night, dim your head
lights when meeting other cars, don't
overdrive your headlights, and watch
for pedestrians on the highway. Be
sportsmanlike in your driving.
Sportsmanship is important on the
highway, as well as on the gridiron.
And above all, don't be in too big a
hurry.
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Mrs J L Spencer and Mrs. Titus
Cntcher were in Greenville yester
day.
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