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rage TwO' THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, July 29, 1960 I News from Old Berne The Swiss PTT-Museum gives a brief history of Swiss posts, tele graphs, telephones, and radio. In the postal department on the ground-floor numerous special shows have been arranged besides the permanent exhibition on postal history from the late Middle Ages up to the Cantonal postal services. These specials presented select ed subjects from the postal and transport history of the country. At present the special shows “PPT Buildings and Parcel-Post” and ‘‘The Universal Postal Union” are on display, until the autumn of this year. The former illustrates the devel opment of postal buildings within one century, the great need for space of the parcel post—a service which operates at great deficits and makes interesting compari sons between this branch of serv ice in Switzerland and various other countries. The exhibition about the Uni versal Postal Union—this latter was founded in Berne in 1874, has outlived two world wars without undergoing any fundamental alter cations and is the only truly world embracing international organiza tion—gives interesting insights in to the history and activities of this institution. With its many special exhibi tions carried out on its own prem ises and outside, the management of the Museum has decidedly one off the beaten track and succeeded For the best In wheel belancing, wheel elignment, motor tune-up, brake, generator, starter repairs, Harvey Moore. Ballard's Service Station Bridgeton, N. C. Dial ME 7-3«62 DON'T SEHLE FOR LESS THAN THE BEST Robertson's Welding Service 1107 N. Pasteur Street Dial ME 7-6909 Night: ME 7-3820 • Ceramic Tile • Quarry Porches • Marble Fireplaces • Rubber & Asphalt Tile G. H. BRYAN Tile Contractor ME 7-54T8 COuf for r Aik for Tom'a Iverywher* J. K. Powell DISTRIBUTOR ME 7-2265 in stimulating interest among the public at large for Swiss transport history and politics and, more especially, the PTT services. The exhibitions are presented in such a way that they can tour the country and, as it were, take the Museum to the visitors. Be sides its principal work, the col lecting and selecting of all objects and documents relating to postal and transport history and putting them to various uses, the Museum assuqjes an important publicity function for the PTT-Administra- tion. In th» electric communications department in the basement of the Museum the development of tele graphs, telephones, and radio is shown. Collections are arranged in six groups comprising apparatus and component parts. Some motors and other vehicle units, supplemented by many pictures, testify to the extraordinary development experi enced by the automobile service of the PTT in the last three decades. The numerous philatelists who visit thff Museum are always im pressed by the very comprehensive and carefully presented exhibition of Swiss and foreign postage stamps. For more than 100,000 postage stamps are displayed in hinged show cases, forming one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of the world. The PTT-Museum is open from 9 to 12 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. on weekdays, except Monday morning, and from 10 to 12 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. There is no ad mission charge. J. W. SMITH AGENCY, INC General Insurance Hotel Governor Tryon Telephones ME 7-5500 ME 7-2344 Vitamin C Needed For Strong Bones By RUTH CURRENT Asst. Director, Home Economies N. C. Agricultural Extension Service Food research specialists tell us one of the most important nutri ents responsible for good bone structure Is the vitamin C of the diet. It has long been known that during the rapid growing period the parts of a child’s body most severely damaged by the deficien cy are the bones and their carti laginous coverings; the legs, arms, ribs—particularly the legs. Mothers with growing children should see that vitamin C is pro vided in daily menus. A great number of nutrients are required for bone formation and they must all be available- Par ents and teen-agers should be ad vised that vitamin C combined as it is in foods (with a large num ber of other nutrients useful for bone growth) must be given special consideration during the fast grow ing periods of children. COASTAL CAB ME 7-6131 R. E. BENGEL SHEET METAL WORKS Roofing of All Kinds Worm Air Heating 1311 N. Craven St. Phone ME 7-3404^ THE SOCIABLES prefer Pepsi * fe . Pepsi is part of their fun with friends. You know why. Pepsi refreshes without filling . . . really suits your active way of life. You’re one of The Sociables, so keep plenty of Pepsi on hand. Pick up an extra carton today. Be Sociable, Have a Pepsi RetTesh without/tiling PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF NEW gERN , 1;;., —A«-‘J
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