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11 11 Friday, July 6, 1973 ■ S' II Ki;H •‘J i .1 ’\: H M n THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. and we can serve you! Savings here earn the maximum legal rates to help you buy the good things of life. Open an account today. New Bern Savings & Loan Assn. 310 CRAVEN ST. Lawn Ullower Accidents Often Take Heavy Toll A few precautions can prevent the thousands of lawn mower accidents that occur each year—accidents that cause the loss of fingers, toes, eyes or evten worse. Avoiding accidents with the roaring little monster begins with keeping the mower in good mechanical condition, suggest North Carolina State University extension engineers. To do this, you need to read the operator’s manual and follow the in structions. The machine should be kept clean and the blade kept sharpened. It is also important to keep the yard clean of such potoitial missiles as rocks, bones, toys, sticks and wire. These itms and others can be picked ig> by the whirling mower Made and shot as if from a gun at speeds of well over ISO miles per hour. All persons and pets should be kept out of the area' when the mower is being used. Before filling the gas tank, turn off the engine and let it cool a little. Avoid spillage. Don’t store gas in a glass jug. When starting the engine, stand as far back from the mower as possiUe and be sure your feet are not under the housing or a piece of your clothing near the blade or the engine. If your mower has a grass catcher, use it. It can act as a safety shield, in addition to collecting the grass. Operate the mower at the slowest blade speed possible. The potential danger of ac cidents involving the blade increases as spe^ increases. Ehnbankments are not only hard to mow, they are also dangerous to mow. Reduce the danger of having your foot slip under the mower or pulling the mower back over your feet by mowing across the em bankment rather than up and down. Don’t mow wet grass. It isn’t JOE ALCOKE LINCOLN-MERCURY 420 Tryon Palace Drive i We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS! AND Invite you to attend our SPECIAL SALE on ALL CHRISTMAS items — “TIS THE SEASON TO BE SMART” Half Price sale (!^) — Do Come! Starts Tuesday, Ju!y 10th thru Saturday. Ju!y 14th GIFT GALLERY TURNER-TOLSON, INC. good for the grass and it causes clogging un&r the mower. If the mower becomes clogged, stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire before unclogging. Don’t leave the mower en^e running while unattended. Ear For NewsT Ben Franklin, pioneer Ameri can printer and Joumaliat, not only had p nose for news, but also a musical ear for news. As a boy he peddled on the street printed copies of a ballad he wrote chronicling America’s earli est lighthouse tragedy, the drown ing of the keeper of the Boston light and five companions in 1718. Small children may not realize the danger the machine presents. More and more homeowners are buying riding mowers. Washington Report — By — CONGRESSMAN WALTER B. JONES In an effort to approve as much legislation as possible before the July 4th recess, the House put in one of its busiest weeks of the current session. Each day legislation was considered far into the evening hours and bn Tuesday, the House stayed in session until approximately 12 midnight. This was the week the House approved four major ap propriations bills including Public Works and the Atomic Energy Commission, Depart ment of State—Justice- Commerce—Interior, and Labor—HEHV appropriations. On the Labor-HEW bill, it is most likely the President will veto this, for it included several items for which the President requested no funds. These in clude $82 million for Regional Medical Programs and $197 million for HiU-Burton Hospital construction. Also the bill provided more money than had been requested by the Ad ministration for impacted schooi aid. Another item con tained in the bill makes available $176 million for library assistance. So, with these expenditures being in cluded against Presidential si^es, a veto will probably occur. Another major appropriation bill was that for the Itepartment of Interior which contains slightly more than $2^ billion, which is almost $5 million less than that which had been requested. Also, since our last report, the House has approved an ap propriation for the Department of HUD—Space—Science and Veterans. Contained in the bill was an item for $12,226,000,000 for the Veterans Ad ministration, which is about $13 million above the budget request. Of interest to veterans is the fact that the increase is to provide 1,000 additional nurses and direct care personnel in VA hospitals. The Watergate hearings continue to command much interest here in the Capitol City. Names that were virtually J. W. SMITH AGENCY, INC • Automobile • Fire • Home Owners • Workmen's Com pensation • Life • Hospitalization 2003 Neuse Blvd. Over Carolina Power A UghI Company Mi 7-5500 - Mi 7-A9S4 unknown a few months ago have now become household words. Based on information I am receiving from the District, there are those who think the hearings should be continued and exploited to their fullest; while others feel that the hearings are lasting far too long and that the entire matter should be turned over to the courts and that those who are guilty should be convicted and punished and that the Congress should get on with it normal duties. One of the bitterest debates occurred in the final hours before the 4th of July recess regarding an appropriation bill which it was necessary to ap- IMTOve priw to July 1 in order for government to continue its operations. The controversy hinged on an amendment wldch inrovided that no part of these funds or any previously ap propriated finds could be usi^ in Cambodia. At a late hour, the President vetoed this measure and the Congress was forced to reconsider and a compromise was offered which would give the President until August 15 an opportunity to conclude all military operatims in Southeast Asia, and if necessity demanded that he resume military operations, then under this law, he would have to turn to the Congress for approval. GOT A PROBLEM? - CAU - Willis Plumbing & Heating Co. 638-1091 Page Three The TRADEMARK - a little thing to look for, but a big thing to find. 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