LETTER FROM MISS
DOROTHEA JO PRICE
In September 1950, Mr. Harry H. Straus an
nounced that Ecusta would sponsor a scholarship
program to provide financial assistance each year
tor two girls from Transylvania County who had
finished High School and were interested in en
tering the nursing profession. The first two se
lections were announced in January by a Com
mittee of Citizens of the county, consisting of the
Superintendent of Transylvania County Schools,
the County Health Nurse, President of the Tran
sylvania County Medical Association, and the
President of Transylvania Ministerial Association.
These two selections were Louise Mull and Dor
othea Jo Price. Below is a letter that Mr. Straus
recently received from Miss Price:
Latta Nursing Home
Memorial Mission Hospital
Asheville, N. C.
Dear Mr. Straus,
I have just received the scholarship check
and I want you to know how much I ap
preciate it. This is a wonderful opportunity
you are giving me and I am proud to have
you for my sponsor. I consider it an honor
to be the first student to receive benefit from
this scholarship. I plan to keep you informed
of my progress and I will try to live up to all
that is expected of me.
I will always be grateful to you for making
my training easier. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Dorothea Jo Price
WHAT WAS THE COLOR OF YOUR
FIRST STATE AUTO LICENSE PLATE?
With the permission of the Carolina Motor
Club, we are reprinting this article which ap
peared in the January-February issue of their
publication, "Go”.
A million North Carolina automobile owners
are sporting new red and white state automobile
license plates for 1951, but few realize that North
Carolina car owners sported hand painted license
tags prior to 1914.
In 1913 and prior years, motorists were assigned
numbers and allowed to develop their own license
plates, not because of any spirit of art, but be
cause there was no such thing as a manufactured
license plate in those days.
Beginning in 1914, the state started furnishing
uniform metal license plates for the first time and
the colors of that year were the same as appears
on the 1951 tags—red numerals on a white back
ground.
Durmg the early years, a varied color scheme
was used from azure purple to deep maroon. In
1941, the standard black and orange tags started,
with the colors alternating for numerals and back
ground. In 1943, because of the steel shortage, a
small black and yellow tag was used by attach
ment to 1942 license plates.
Color combinations since 1913, include:
YEAR COLOR
1914 Red on White
1915 White on Green
1916 Black on Purple
1917 White on Blue
1918 Black on White
1919 White on Blue
1920 Black on Yellow
1921 White on Blue
1922 Black on White
1923 White on Green
1924 Red on White
1925 White on Blue
192 6 Black on Orange
1927 White on Blue
1928 White on Green
1929 White on Blue
1930 White on Red
1931 Yellow on Black
1932 Black on Yellow
1933 White on Blue
193 4 Yellow on Black
1935 Silver on Blue
193 6 Green on Black
1937 Yellow on Black
1938 Black on Yellow
1939 Silver on Maroon
1940 Red on Silver
1941-1950 Alternate Orange and Black
Numerals were of the first color designated, the
background being the second color.
THE LAST CAR
There is the story of an elderly woman who was
timid who asked the train conductor which car on
the train was considered the most dangerous.
"The last car,” he answered.
"Then,” she asked, "why don’t you leave that
car off?”
Life would indeed be much simpler and safer
if we could eliminate all hazards in this manner.
This is impossible. Instead we must do necessary
things as safely as possible and at the same time
do our best to eliminate unsafe conditions. Most
accidents are caused by human carelessness so it’s
important that we maintain round the clock safety
every day.
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