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Laurinburg Lady Cab Driver Attracts Attention The wile of a L^ur^^lr^rpst pmninvpp iq T .sur'inKur-o-’o fiVcf i i« m HIIinniiiiiiiiIiniii The wile of a Laurelcrest employee is Laurinburg’s first ®>*iale taxi driver. She is Pearlie Mae Densmore, whose hus- Richard Densmore, is a mechanic at the Laurelcrest Yarn Mill. ^Mrs. Densmore said she was not trying to cut in on the man’s orld by becoming a lady cab driver. “It’s no act of woman’s ®^^tion. I just needed a job to help out with finances at remarked the young mother of four. ^ Mrs. Densmore has been on the job at Hub’s Taxi Service ce Thursday, July 15, and so far she has only good things about the experience. ^^With a tilt of her taxi cap and a flip of her long dark hair ^ ® talks about her search lor employment after lay-off from plant. “After trying lor some time to get a job at restau- ts and other textile plants, Herbert Hardee asked me if I ever thought about driving a, cab. I suggested that ‘Hub’, friend of the family, talk with my husband 11 he agreed I would try it. So here I am. lie thinks it’s just great,’’ she said of her husband, 'V W.V •I \ 'hat she - “ ’ —adding It does not interfere with her domestic duties, although Works eight hours a day, seven days a week. tf ^^*^11® Mae, as she is called by the men drivers on the Main turned out to be an improvement for the busi- tasri ’1“®® Wilkes who has served as a Laurinburg driver for the past 35 years. Ijldst of the fellows think the lady driver is working / ■'i \ ■if:! \ St: nicely. Some have voiced concern lor her personal out safety; ■i" than that, we like the idea. public has responded agreeably for the most part, ac- “the Th. to Mrs. Densmore. “There have been only a few re- Her a* street. Like a few minutes ago, up on the cor- young man yelled out ‘You fool’ but I just laugh it off. j Hike people and especially meeting new friends. The work thing,” she commented, adding that she ^ yet to notice any raised eyebrows from her patrons. fellow workers continue to show her lady-like respect, Pearlie Mae Densmore prepares to enter her cab. observes the blue-eyed cabby. “One said it was about time we had a lady driver and they all seem to think I have as much right here as a man.” Mrs. Densmore, daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Waite of Laurinburg, attended local schools. Following marriage the couple lived in California until last April when they returned to Laurinburg to make their home. She and Richard Densmore are parents of four children ages 3, 9, 13 and 14. “Their favorite game is ‘Taxi, please’,” laughed their mother. ^Uy~Sell - Swap to BUY; Buffalo Bill novels “^Wished before 1930. Call Ran Beck 623-8089 after 3:30 p.m. ^^^®ITTER: Will do babysitting for jj^Woyees on first, second or third US. Experienced and can give ref- 'ePces. Call 627-7120. S71; ®-^LE: Clarinet. Like new. Price '5.00. Telephone 627-7941. fi SALE; A.K.C.-registered white toy Seven weeks old. Call 623- after 4 p.m. SALE: U A.K.C.-registered bassett 9c,l;‘Pd puppies. Call Jim Hall, 623- *^03. after 5 p.m. 5 SALE: Montgomery Ward chain '''■ Large, for heavy timber. Call S. Stanley, telephone 623-6890. V . SALE'; Four German shepherd Ppies, eight weeks old, three black, 5|.® White, $20.00 each. See Ran Beck g 850 Warren Ave., Eden, or Call '8089 after 3:30 p.m. Your “Fair Share” gift to J^TeD: ®h United Fund. Pledge today! ^DaY, SEPTEMBER 27 ^0 What Am 1? I am more powerful than the combined armies of the world. I have destroyed more men than all the guns. I steal in the United States alone over $500,000,000 each year. I spare no one, and I find my victims among the rich and poor alike, the young and the old, the strong and the weak. I am more deadly than bullets, and I have wrecked more homes than the mightiest and orphans know me. I loom up to such proportions that I cast my shadow over every field of labor, from the turning of every grindstone to the moving of every railroad train. I massacre thousands upon thousands of wage earners in a year. I lurk in unseen places, and do most of my work silently. You are warned against me, but you heed not. I am relentless. I am everywhere — in the home, on the streets and highways, in the factory, at railroad crossings, and on the sea. I bring sickness, degradation and death, and yet few seek to avoid me. I destroy, crush and maim; I give nothing but take all. I am your worst enemy. I AM CARELESSNESS — AND I AM THE MAIN SOURCE OF ACCIDENTS. 19 7 1
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