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GASOLINE AND WHISKEY DO MIX
It has been said that gasoline and whiskey do not mix.
And it has also been said that something should be done
about North Carolina's terrific death toll from automobile
accidents.
Frequently we are reminded by means of newspaper
stories and insurance company statistics of this dreadful
toll. To most of us these statistics have been 'just a bunch
of figures—not the real story of
smashed bodies and broken bones
along, a bloody trail which reach
es from border to border.
Last Sunday afternoon we saw
two extra figures added to the
list of injured in North Carolina
for 1938. And we also saw that
gasoline and whisky DO mix.
We had been down home and
were returning to Elkin. Driving
along the highway between Hills
boro and Mebane. we had our
eyes on the car directly ahead.
It was traveling at about 40
miles an hour, and was approach
ing the intersection of a country
road.
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Suddenly, as the car entered
the Intersection, a small roadster
shot from the sideroad directly
into the path of the driver ahead
of us. "Crash!" The machine
struck the roadster in the side,
spun it around and before we
could even say '"look!" had it
turned bottom side up I
Like magic people appeared
from the roadside and ran to the
overturned car, which had three
people pinned beneath it. As we
reached the scene and were pull
ing to the side of the highway,
they were straining at the
wreckage in an effort to turn the
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car over on its side. The other
machine, its front end damaged,
was turned at right angles across
the highway.
By the time we reached the
scene, the men pinned beneath
had been liberated. Two were
bleeding from lacerations and
other injuries. The third was not
hurt. The overturned car was
a total wreck.
All this took place in less time
than it has taken us to tell it.
And as we walked up the first
thing that caught our attention
was the odor of gasoline and
whiskey. On the highway lay the
remains of what appeared to be a
quart bottle and gasoline and
whiskey Intermingled upon the
concrete.
It was the first time we had
ever had an accident take place
right before our eyes, and it im
pressed upon us that for every
figure we see in accident statis
tics, a wreck like that—or worse
—takes place.
Yep, gasoline and whisky DO
mix—and quite too frequently! .
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SERVICE PLUS
You've got to hand it to the
Elkin town commissioners that
THE ELRIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
they really do things In ft big way
here. Taking action on ft request
by the merchants' association that
the traffic "dead mm" be re
moved from downtown street in
tersections as a menace to traffic,
due to the fact that motorists
frequently strike the large ob
jects with their cars, the com
missioners not only bolted the
things down more securely, but
ordered that they be repainted so
that motorists may see them bet
ter and thus find them easier to
hit.
We think it can be said without
contradicton that the only people
in town who favor those public
nuisances, are the commissioners
themselves and Chief of Police
Dixie Graham. The majority then,
must bow to the minority in the
name of civic authority.
We only hope the commission
ers dont get it into their heads
that a dose of castor oil each
day would be a good thing for
Elkin motorists.
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/ THIS AND THAT
It's been a tiresome day for the
little man, but we can't knock off
without recording the wonder of
several folks as to whether Post
master Graham is running a new
postoffice or a government
chicken hatchery?
Mr. Graham, when interviewed
about this matter, stated that
Uncle Sam was supposed to have
constructed a chicken house on
the postoffice grounds, but due to
some oversight, omitted it.
As a result, postal employees,
before they work the mail each
morning, must first water and
feed the chickens. We would sug
gest that some enterprising hard
ware dealer go down and sell
them enough wire for a fair
sized lot in one corner of the
lobby.
Charlie Wolfe, Arlington's lead
ing citizen, was in the office the
other day with the report of a
Democratic parade in Jonesville
on the day of the recent Yadkin
county Republican convention at
Yadkinvllle. All the Jonesville
Republicans were in Yadkinvllle,
Charlie said, so the 12 Demo
crats there staged a parade in
honor of the first Democratic ma
jority Jonesville had seen since
the Cleveland administration.
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CONTEST SATURDAY
Aileeu Johnson was winner of
the popularity contest sponsored
by the Boonville basket ball team
at Boonville Saturday evening.
Melba Prim won second place
and Nannie Woodruff third place.
Entrants in the contest and
their sponsors were: Aileen John
son, Dorothy Coram and Graham
Stinson; Melba Prim, Jessie Am
burn and Margaret Pardue; Nan
nie Woodruff. Cam Shore and
Lucy Dobbins; Zola Mae Brown,
John Wade Shore and Marie Coe;
Jennie Nell Amburn, Helen Doub
and Foy Reece; Jayne Craver,
Paul Woodriiff and Viola Nor
man, and Ruth Kimmer, Nadine
Burgess and Bernard Mock.
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"Com-pa-nee atten-shun!"
bawled the drill sergeant to the
awkward squad. "Com-pa-nee lift
up your left leg and hold it
straight in front of you!"
By mistake one rookie held up
his right leg. which brought it out
next to his neighbor's left leg.
"Aw right, aw right; who's the
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Zeigler: X suppose you want to
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