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PAC3 TWO THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, CZITFOED, N. C, FRIDAJULY 2, 1954. L":rt Shcv;s Hist Crc;vn:n2C!L:ms153 Eah Ml State ; : More than 150 North Carolinians an- Dually lose their lives in accidental drownings, it is revealed by the Acci dent Prevention Section of the North Carolina State Board of Health in - asking all persona to exercise' pre i . cautions while , engaging in water sports this summer. 1 f . Dr. Charles M. Cameron, JrM Chief of the Accident Prevention Section, pointed out that while a sizeable num ber of drownings occur in every sea . son of the year, the toll is heaviest in the summer when outdoor recrea tional activities are at their peak. "Almost ; half of all accidental drownings occur in June and July," Dr. Cameron said. "Most victims of drowning are males with the high est death rates f rem this cause be ing recorded for boys from 15-19 years of aire." Some insight into the circumstances under which drownings occar at vari ous age periods has been provided by the files of the State Board of Health which investigates many of the ac : eidental deaths reported by the local '. health departments and physicians, it was pointed out. "Most of the drownings at ages . . from one to nine years appear to re sult from youngsters falling into or wading in rivers, creeks, and other bodies of water," Dr. Cameron said. "Among the younger of these chil dren, there is evidence that a consid erable proportion of the deaths took place around the home some of them j- i i. ait ui-iroiueiiuM garueu pwts, cesspools, septic tanks, wells, cisterns, and ' ponds." "Quite different is the situation at , the older ages," the state health of ficial continued. "Swimming account ed for more than two-fifths of ac cidental drownings among boys and young men and watercraft accidents caused an additional one-sixth." The Board of Health stated that the number of deaths from accidental drownings can be reduced only when every person is aware of the dangers associated with outdoor recreational activities. "The state is adequately provided with lakes, parks, and beaches where safe-guards against drowning !have been provided," Dr. uameron said. "AO persons are urged to utilize these designated recreation areas. Much credit should also go to the Ameri can Red Cross, the. Boy and Girl Scouts, the Coast Guard, and the Nat ional Safety Council for their activi ties designed to reduce the needless waste of lives from drowning." Do YouRemember? BY J. P. PERRY : . SPECIALS 50c PINT Mineral Oil ... ... 39c 85c SIZE . I Nqxzema,,. i59c vac alius ' Aspirin (250,s),64c 85c SIZE PHILLIPS Magnesia. 75c Also Esquire Shoe Polishes RED . GREEN . BLUE BLACK . WHITE . BROWN Liquid and Paste Only 25c S and M "ON THE CORNER" Benson, Arizona, December 28, 1953 . as stated last week, we spend the night here and leave this morning at 6:45 to see more .prairie, rocks and mountains before sunrise. , Route 86, Lakeside Station and Round-up Lodge at 7:15. We see the sun rise, in gold, from over the mountains . . . a beau tiful sight. Willcox 7:20, elevation 4,000 feet. Snow on side of the high way and on distant mountains. Cac tus and prairie . . . wide open spaces '."not a tree to be seen anywhere , desolate looking. Bowie at 7:45 "Home on the Range" cottages and Indian shops. San Simon Town, 7:55. Here we see a few trees and homes; also a drilling company and mountains in the distance. We cross the State line and enter New Mexico at 8:05. A long train of railroad cars and Steins Station on State line.' Here we get back to Route 80 again. Wide open stretches, and at. lot . of sand blown farms as smooth as glass, 100 miles east of Benson. Lordsburg, N. M., at 8:30, elevation 4,240 feet nice motels here and bright sunshine. Cactus Valley 8:45. For Sale ... In- 9ia trA IfAviAan t1 Amir Aa rtiinnMA limit aiiu jugaj .i uiauncwi , vuiuidU baskets, Indian pottery and bells, eur- ior. We reach the "Continental Di vide" at 8:55 . . . elevation 4,584 feet . . . cactus again and mountains. Gas sign 24c. Bowling trading post and museum, 9:05 on our left Natural Gas Co., oil refineries and copper near Mexican border again. Tourist Win ter Resort, cotton fields ' and Casa Linda Court Deming, population 6, 000, elevation 4,200. Snow covered mountains far away 9:55. More prairie and cactus. Los Cruscio, a big town and nice stores. We visit here for 45 minutes. Near here are cotton fields and cotton picking going on. This area is watered by driven wells. Navajo Trading Post . . . Wind mills and cotton and cattle. Fort Geronimo Station 10:55. Mesilla Park 11:15 , . . Here are homes, trees, farming, trac tors and cotton picking. Texas State line at 11:40. Cantillo 11:50. Lunch at Ft Bliss and leave at 1:05. Prairie and sand until 2 o'clock. Elevation 542 feet Here we see a sign "Carls bad Caverns, 100 miles." Lefs go through the caverns. New Safety Highway Pamphlets Distributed The Department of Motor Vehicles is how distributing a new highway safety pamphlet entitled "Has the Dream Become a Nightmare?" Edward Scheldt Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, said the new pamph let has been produced in cooperation with the North Carolina Petroleum Industries Committee and will be dis tributed to motorists of the state. Pointing out that individual driver failures are the cause of a good 80 per cent of &U highway accidents, the pamphlet underscores the point that "safe drivers make safe highways," Scheldt said. " : The pamphlet emphasizes the hu man element of traffic hazards and contains a number of revealing quo tations from traffic engineers, public officials, jurists and casualty insur ance companies, all tending to discount the dangerous and all too common at titude that the modern highway is foolproof. America by 1575 will have a popu lation of 190,000,000, according to es timates made by the Social Security Administration. . , This will repvesent an increase of about 29,000,000 over the population of 1954. These figures reflect the potentialities for this country's growth and demonstrate that there is no fore seeable limit on our capacity to pro duce, if we have the incentives and if we use our physical resources in telligently. , An increase in population and con tinuance of America's traditionally ex panding economy will bring an in crease in the labor force to about 88, 600,000. This will mean 22,100,000 more persons will be at work in 1975 than were in 1954. , Raleigh More than half of the 1,256 drivers involved in fatal traf fic collisions last year in North Caro lina had driving experience of long er than five years the Motor Vehicles Department reports. Of the same number 908 were li censed Tar Heel drivers. , BURGESS CLUB MEETS The Burgess Home - Demonstration Club met Wednesday night with Mrs. Frank Ward at her home in Burgess. The meeting opened by singing "Sweet and Low." Mrs. Ward gave the devotional, consisting of scripture and prayer. Minutes were read and approved and the roll called with 13 members present and one visitor. Mrs. DEPENDABILITY AWKWARD. ayTwigelnly. o MsUp of e detert" we friend of Men. Thw& .the dtStett ' btoexo M me 'WtbSbUasr from fil cmmI m be depended i Cecil ceremony isconWed IwMi gracious senptcHy. when ! r eUd to officiate. Constat appficetion end 'ye en of careful study have on us our reputation for de pendability.'' .'. 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The club voted to give 50 cents' per member toward the ex penses. , r ' . - ' ' Miss Perry gave a very helpful dem onstration on fitting ready-mades. She used slides to show how waist lines could be properly fitted and how too long shoulder seams adjusted. Two 4-H Club members, Annie Lou Lane and Annette Proctor gave a dem onstration on serving green and yel low vegetables. They made and serv ed a very tasty potato and nut loaf. Mrs. J. B. Basnight made two book reports. : ' - - The prize for the contest went to Mrs. Sidney Layden. The door prize was presented Mrs. Basnight The hostess served mints, nuts and marble cake with ice cream, topped with pine apple and cherries. . BURGESS W. M. U. MEETS The Burgess W. M. IT. met Monday night with Mrs. William Stallings. The meeting was opened by singing the theme song, "Jesus Saves' fol lowed by The Lord's Prayer. The minutes were read and roll called with sixteen members and two visitors present' Mrs. Howard Ward's name was added to the roll. I Mrs. William Stallings gave an in teresting program on "Proclaiming the Saviour in Formosa." The meet ing closed with the Watchword. The hostess served nuts, ice cream and cake. ; EGG PRODUCTION DROPS A nickname is the hardest stone that trie devil can throw at a man. Quoted by Hazlitt Production of egge in North Caro lina during May, 1954, amounted to 133 million 6 per cent below the .141 million laid during April but 4 per cent above the 128 million laid during May of last year. The drop of 8 mil lion in production from the April level followed the normal seasonal pattern. The average number of layers on hand in the State during May is esti mated at 7,512,000 or about 2 per cent less than the 7,634,000 during May, iiienmMmmw Change In Of f ice Hours Beginning June 20, 1954, office hours will be only from 9:30 A. M., until 2 P. M. HOME VISITS (other than emergency) WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON. DR. G. A. DAVENPORT 1953. .-'- Farm flocks in the nation laid 6 billion eggs in May i per cent more than in May last year, but 1 per cent below the 1943-52 average production. Egg production was above a year ago in all regions of the country. Modesty Forbids " " Doctor -Tllft font, f timer fnv trnn tn do is to give up drinking and smok ing, get up early every morning and go to bed early every night ' : Patient Somehow, doctor. T Atmt deserve the best What's second best? WE SELL SAND ROCK . mm BLOCKS BRICKS SEE US FOR YOUR BUILDING NEEDS! Harris Plumbing & Building Supply Co. PHONE 5401 i Hertford, N. C BY ORDER OF THE PK1AIIS COUNTY OF COUNTY EllSSDS I will advertise for sale, on July 1, 1954, all Real Estate on which 1953 taxes have not been paid, and also will levy on all delinquent Personal Property Taxes. I will hold the sale of the Real Estate on Monday, August 2, 1954. Please make prompt settlement now and save the ad ditional cost of advertisings , G. OWEN; SHERIFF OF PERQUIMANS COUNTY With the canning season at hand, you can be sure of a perfect job when you use our canning supplies. Select yours today from our large stock of items. "DEEP FREEZE" HOME FREEZERS j . . . PRESSURE COOKERS COL-PAC CANNERS JARS JAR TOPS JAR RINGS WRENCHES JAR LID SEALERS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRESSES POTS AND PANS : :: ;. - ..-.V.- . " . ' i V. -.( . ., '. ' ...fr.;,.lft ;.yy. .. , We Have Everything You Need To Use In Canning , Hertford Hardware & Supply (Company , "TRADE HERE AND BANK THE ' DIFFERENCE"" PII6NE 3461 ' - ' . HERTFORDN.C.
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