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THERE ARE DRIVERS AND DRIVERS
This column's special research and inspect department
has for the past several months been making a special sur
vey of the various types of automobile driving to be seen in
Elkin. The department's report is very illuminating.
Especially interesting is the paragraph devoted to women
drivers. "Some women drivers," the report states, "are very
good drivers if one keens out of their way. Others drive in
a rather haphazard mlnner, and
after close observance this de
partment finds that it is probably
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a good thing that women drivers
do not always do what one would
expect them to do if they stricily
observed every signal they make.
"For instance," the report con
tinues, "one woman driver whom
we have classified as Case No.
31313131' A, was observed driving
west on Elk Spur street. Our op
erative who followed her machine
at a safe distance observed, as
she approached an intersection,
that she signaled for a right hand
turn. However, she turned left,
which proved a very good thing,
for if she had turned right, as
she had signaled, her car would
have had to choose between
climbing a telephone pole or a
five-foot brick wall, there being
no street on the right hand side."
Another paragraph in the re
port on Case No. 31313131 Y* re
ported that when the driver sig
naled for a stop she held her
hand out with sort of a spraddle
finger effect. When she signaled
turn right, she turned left, and
when she signaled turn left she
stopped. Thus it can easily be
deducted that when she signaled
for a full stop, she turned right.
Going from Case No. 31313131
to Case No. 13131313!/2, we find
the driver known as a sufferer
from Heavyfootitis. This driver
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spins his wheels at the start,
whether he is planning to travel
10 feet or 10 miles, and stops sud
denly. Whether he has his foot
on the gas or the brake, he has
it pressed to the floorboard. He
is the guy who is always in a big
hurry to go nowhere, and wants
to get there fast. Chances are
when the wagon gets him he'll
rise from his casket and shout
"step on It."
Other cases considered included j
the hearse drivers, who come in
two classes. The first is made
up of that type who drives along
city streets and highways as
slow as his car will run in high
gear just because he is in no hur
ry, and to heck with the driver
behind who wants to pass, but
who cannot due to approaching
traffic. The second is the fellow,
usually in an A-Model Ford, who
moseys along listening to his car
"cadillac." He seems to think
that people other than himself
will admire the way it goes along
without missing a lick.
Another case deserving consid
eration is the delivery truck dri
ver who always drives hell for
leather. The department fears,
after a close study, that one of
these days one of these drivers is
either going to find himself faced
with a manslaughter charge or
else his employer is going to have
to fight a big damage suit.
Still another class which was
studied as far as it was possible,
is the class. This group
of drivers is evidently under the
opinion that residential streets
are speedways and that they are
Barney Oldfields. And the loud
er their tires cry on the curves
the better they enjoy it. Chil
dren playing along residential
streets appear to have become
hardened to this menace, but par
ents continue to have their blood
run cold each time they hear the
screech of tires on cement, espe
cially if some of their own chil
dren are out playing.
Of course no police officer
would think of tearing up the
speed drivers playhouse by mak
ing some arrests, or at least they
never have in the p^st.*
•Slightly dirty dig.
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THIS AND THAT
You no doubt will be glad to
know that Macy's, Gimball &
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Kress, Haverty's, Marshall Field,
Montgomery Ward and Sears,
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CLOSE WATCH
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BEERSELLERS
All Retail Outlets Must Con
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CLOSE UNDESIRABLES
Raleigh, October 10 Close
scrutiny of retail beer outlets was
urged by Colonel Edgar H. Bain,
state director of the Brewers and
North Carolina Beer Distributors
Committee, in a letter recently
addressed to members of the
State Association of County Com
missioners.
Colonel Bain pointed out that
some beer retailers fail to obtain
county licenses or to renew such
licenses upon expiration.
"Our Committee called one
county board's attention to the
fact that eleven beer retailers had
failed to renew their licenses," he
wrote. "We do not want beer
sold by outlets that are not op
erating in strict compliance with
the law, and we know that you
do not want to be deprived of
revenue. May we, therefore, sug
gest the closest scrutiny of retail
beer outlets?"
The Committee, now in the
fifth month of its "clean up or
close up" drive against law-vio
lating beer retailers, was instru
mental in obtaining the revoca
new buildings to be erected on
East Main street.
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tion of a Mecklenburg county
beer license last week. Six other
licenses throughout the State
were revoked upon the Commit
tee's recommendation during Sep
tember and one license was sur
rendered following the organiza
tion's petition that it be cancelled
for law violation.
"We are pleased with the re
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North Carolina,
Surry County.
In the Superior Court.
Arthur Burcham and W. E.
Eurcham vs. Mollie (Mrs. W. J.)
Burcham, Individually and Exec
utor of W. J. Burcham, Collie
Darnell, Daniel Creed, Jonesville
and Pleasant Hill Cemeteries and
Trustees of Jonesville and Plea
sant Hill Cemeteries.
Notice is hereby given that an
action as above styled has been
instituted in the Superior Court
of Surry County under the De
claratory Judgment Statute for
the interpretation of the Last
Will and Testament of W. J. Bur
cham, deceased, and Jonesville
and Pleasant Hill Cemeteries and
Trustees of Jonesville and Plea
sant Hill Cemeteries and any
other person, persons, associa
tions, societies, cemeteries, part
nerships and corporations in any
way interested or that might in
any way become interested in the
Last Will and Testament ox W. J.
Burcham, deceased, said Last Will
end Testament being of record in
Surry County Public Registry will
hereby take notice and they are
hereby notified to appear before
the Clerk of Superior Court of
Surry County within thirty days
after the completion of this ser
vice by publication and answer or
demur to the Petition filed in
said office by the Petitioners in
this cause, or the relief prayed
for therein will be granted.
This the 9th day of October,
1939.
P. T. LEWELLYN,
Clerk of Superior Court
11-2-39 Surry County
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NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of the
power contained in a certain deed
of trust executed by W. R. Stan
ley of Surry County, North Caro
lina, to Carl Chappell, trustee,
dated 14th day of April, 1937, and
registered in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Surry Coun
ty in Book 137, Page 177, and de
fault having been made in the
payment of the same I, the un
dersigned trustee, will on the 6th
day of November, 1939, at 12:00
o'clock noon, at the Court House
Door in Dobson, Surry County,
North Carolina, offer for sale to
the last and highest bidder for
cash the following described real
property to wit:
Adjoining the lands of G. M.
Stanley, W. M. Jenkins and
others, Beginning on a rock in
the edge of public road near Mt.
Pleasant Church; thence South
85 degrees East to Fishers River;
thence up said river as it mean
ders to a small branch; thence up
the old Rockford road to W. H.
Jenkins line; thence with his line
to the beginning. Containing 20
acres more or less. For further
information see Book of Deeds,
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