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58 IV- 00 s” 40 ;ix ng in e- le 33 ie h- in it- m a- 36 (It in ■ miKKVIX, NBW TherG Arc Lots of Advantages when You Plan to Vacation in Backyard So you’re vacationing at home this year. Well, you’re not alone in your choice — lots of folks nowadays vacation right in their own back yards. Look at the advantages — no traffic to contend with, no tired children in the back seat, no worry about accommodations. But you will have to be just Health Aids for the Whole Family Prescriptions? We fill them promptly, accurate* ly. First aid and sick* room sundries? We sup* ply all family health needs. — FREE DELIVERY — BOGER-BALL DRUG STORE Dial ME 7-4654 Free Wheeling -By- about as cautious at home as if youO were vacationing hundreds of miles away, the National Safety Council says. “Your vacation at home,” it says, “must be safe to be happy. It can be if you follow a few rules.” For example: 1. Water’s water, whether it’s a distant beach or a back yard pool. Small children never should use a home pool except when super vised by an adult. (It’s a good idea, by the way, for everyone to take along a partner when he goes swimming. 2. Don’t let the man of the fami ly overdo things. Mr. Fix-It prob ably will try to do all the repair jobs in two weeks that have ac- SAFE SPEED. . . Determining a cumulated the rest of the year. s®fe driving speed far a particular Keep your man alive. Urge him to time and place is a problem motor- take things easy and work mod- *sts have faced since the first auto erately during his vacation. turned a wheel. And from the looks 3. Just because you’re not driv- North Carolina’s fat traffic death ing to your vacation spot doesn’t through the years, a lot of driv- • - ' ers go to their final reward without Bill Crowell Dept, of Motor Vehicles Stete of North Carolin* mean you’re free of traffic danger. Most fatal crashes occur within 25 miles of the victim’s home. And make sure a child isn’t behind your car when you back up. The ins are never able to under stand why the outs aren’t willing to let well enough alone. DIXON BROS. NURSERY "MAKING THE OUTDOORS MORE BEAUTIFUL' LANDSCAPE PLANTING — Producers of Fine Nursery Stock — Glenburnie, Near Station WRNB Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Continuous Service Since 1885 LENNOX COMFORT CRAFTSMEN THE S. Be PARKER CO. 215-217 Craven Street New Bern, N. C. Dial ME 7-3397 "NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT THE FRESHEST" Yours At Nelson's Seafood & Poultry Market 110 Middle Street ME 7-4132 ever having solved the problem. State law, of course, cglls for a speed reasonable and prudent, with the vehicle in question to be under control at all times. Designated speed limit signs are posted at fre quent intervals to help the driver decide how fast to drive. Experiments show the average throttle-bender is a poor judge of such life-or-death factors as rate of closure and stopping distance at given speeds. Assistant Motor Vehicles Com missioner Joe Garrett cites this ex ample: At night, an object or any dangerous situation will seldom be seen clearly until the car is with in about 200 feet. At 50 miles an hour, a reasonably quick driver with good brakes will require 186 feet to stop. It follows then that after-dark driving at speeds in. ex cess of 50 is dangerous. “The greater the speed, the greater chance for an accident,” Garrett warned, “and the odds that an accident will be fatal multi ply with every mile of increased speed.” !|: i|c 4t 4i SUDDEN THAWT . .. How pleas ant motoring would be if every driver would try to do only half of what he expects others to do: HOT TIME . . . One of our state troopers was called out recently to investigate a burning car. On the scene, sure enough, a ’57 Chevy was blazing, its owner standing by with a long face. But that isn’t the half of it. After the trooper had got the story, these frustrating facts came out: The diriver, a trav eling salesman, was climbing Don't Forget Your Week-End Special PACKAGED TO GO Barbecue, Bread and Slaw for Two $1 .OD Barbecue, Bread and Slaw for Four .... $2.00 SUPER SPECIAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Half Barbecue Chicken with all the trimmings ta eat on the premises or take .out (listen), just $1.00 ■■ _ II The best in seafoods and regular dinners served with Foleys Famous home cooked pies, fredh daily. You can get your barbecue fine or coarse cleaver cut. For Your Convenience When We Are Closed, Pick Up Our Barbecue Next Door at Hayes Food Center. MOORE'S BARBECUE Phone ME 7-2276 1216 Broad Street Evinrude Outboard Motors MFG & Sabre Glass Boats Fleet dap'n Trailers Boat Supplies Kimbreirs Outboard Service 1905 Neuse Blvd. ME 7-3785 Where Quality and Experience Save You Hours of Boating Pleasure. steep grade on the outskirts of Ra leigh when smoke suddenly started boiling out from under hte hood. The driver braked to a stop on the incline, piled out and attempted to extinguish the flames. No luck. Then he quickly grabbed his lug gage, a portable typewriter and a golf bag from the burning interior and carefully placed them some 200 feet down the highway, safely out of danger. With his gear thus secured, he returned to the oar and tried again to, put out the fire. Shortly before the patrolman ar rived, he said, the brakes burned and the car rolled backward down, the hill, clobbered his belongings and swerved off into a roadside ditch where the whole' collection, car included, was consumed by flames. Oh, well, you know the saying—some days you just can’t win. Enjoy Delicious Dining on Seafood, Chicken or Barbecue. Wiggly Pig Vernon Dixon OffovB Top ProductB and Superior Service te Motorists DROP BY FOR A VISIT Craven Purol Middle A 'Johnson ME 7-9726 Reggie's Outboard Service ★ BARBOUR BOATS EVINRUDE MOTORS A COX TRAILERS A FINANCING AVAILABLE A PAST EFFICIENT " "IPAIR SERVICE 519 S. Front St. New Bern, N. C. Take a Few Steps and Save in Our Self-Service Budget Department JOHANSEN, RHYTOM STEP, PARADISE KITTENS, NATURALIZERS, DR. LOCKE’S, SANDLER OF BOSTON, AND FIANCEES sBBtBUBOBtaoBtmmai Black Patent Leathor, Blue Calf, White, Brown & White WHY BUY CHEAP SHOES, When You Can Buy Good Shoes Cheap? THE BOOTERY THE MOVIE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR:.. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Starting Friday, August 8th, at the Kehoe Theatre
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