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PAGE FOUR Theft Bureau Aids In Recovering Cars 82 Stolen Automobiles Recovered In State During: October Members of the Theft Bureau as sisted in the recovery of 82 stolen cars during the month of October, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has reported. The Theft Bureau also began in vestigation into the theft of 40 stolen cars. Os the 2,785 trucks stopped, 2,138 were North Carolina trucks and 597 out-of-state trucks. One hundred and seventy-one trucks were found to have insufficient licenses, with 168 of these being North Carolina trucks and three out-of-state trucks. Os the 55 trucks found to be over the road limit, 42 were North Carolina trucks and 13 out-of-state. * A total of $38,533.23 was collected in penalties and additional license fees, with $5,601.84 coming from additional license fees and $9,059.04 from penal ties on privately owned trucks. For hire vehicles brought in $16,643.23 in additional license fees, with penal ties amounting to $7,229.22. Tips Are Offered For Kitchen Safety Activities in the farm kitchen are stepped up with the approach of winter holidays. An accident can easi ly mar the season unless extra safety precautions are taken. Miss Rebecca Colwell, county home demonstration agent for the State College Extension Service, says knives and other cutting utensils should be TAM TITO EDENTON, N C. Week Day Shows Continuous From S:3O Saturday Continuous From 1:30 Sunday 2:15, 4sis and 9:15 Thursday and Friday, November 23-24 — A THANKSGIVING TREAT Technicolor Musical June Haver and Harry James in “I’LL GE7T BY” O ■ Saturday, November 25 Whip Wilson and Andy Clyde in “SILVER RAIDERS” Sunday, November 26 Red Skelton and Gloria DeHaven in “THE YELLOW CAB MAN” Monday and Tuesday, November 27-28 — Ray Milland and Hedy Lamarr in “COPPER CANYON” o Wednesday, November 29 Double Feature “BIG TIMBER” Also “MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS” Eden Theatre EDENTON, N. C. o Friday and Saturday, November 24-25 Randolph Scott and Pat O’Brien in “BOMBARDIER” Hi-Way 17 Drive-In Theatre Zi Mile North of Edenton, N. C. Two Shows Each Night. In-Car Speakers Modem Rest Rooms. Snack Bar Admission 40c. Children Under 12 Free In Cara o Thursday, November 23 Last Showing Loretta Young and Van Johnson In “MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN” Friday and Saturday, November 24-25 Ann Blyth and George Brent in “RED CANYON” Sunday, November 26 Henry Fonda and Fred Mac Murray in -TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE” Monday and Tuesday, November 27-28 Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan in “I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE” o■ Coming November 29-8# — “LITTLE WOMEN” mmmmt kept out of children's reach. Turn ing pan handles away from the front - I jot the stove w«Q prevent accidental tipping. Before opening a steaming ‘ kettle or roaster, cover the hand with > a cloth and lift the far side of the cover first. In carving meats, a fork with a knife guard should be used and l all cutting strokes should be made away from the body. The National Safety Council says a step-stool is an essential piece of equipment in any modem kitchen, to - prevent the use of boxes or chairs for 5 reaching high places. Each step should > be wide enough to stand upon and r the surfaces should be non-skid or roughened to retard slipping. Grease - and water should be mopped up from » the floor immediately to avoid slips and falls. 1 Other kitchen tips are: Keep match -1 es out of children’s reach. Don’t use 1 gasoline or kerosene to start kitchen 5 range fires. Keep all dry cleaning i operations out of the kitchen. Check i stove pipes and flues regularly. Store i all medicines, insecticides and drugs 5 away from the kitchen and out of the 1 reach of children. One final precaution: Apply first 1 aid immediately to any injury no mat , ter how trival it may seem. i LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE r I More than 3,600 lights and six tons of Spanish moss are being made ready for the decoration early in De cember of what is believed to be the world’s largest living Christmas tree at Wilmington. Wilmington’s tree, a ’ water oak, is 75 feet tall and has a spread of 110 feet. Its age is esti > mated at 300 years. The tree was f first lighted in 1929 and has been the . center of the community’s Christmas r observance every year since with the exception of the blackout years of, > World War 11. j I Coleman automatic 1 1 OIL HEATER I H < > j; Makes It Easy To Hava WARM FLOORS 33 Twin blessings! First, it ends o work! No dirty fuel to handle; * ’ no ashea to clean out; cuts 3 3 housecleaning drudgery. Sec < > ond, it’s so efficient even the < > floors are warm! Means a cleaner 3! house, tool It really heats your < > borne like a high-priced auto < > matic furnace—yet look at the 3 3 low price! Low fuel cost tool Sm T**» taw Mae w Dbptay Tsdwl ii i’ Zb St $119.95 4 > RALPH E. PARRISH | “YOUR FRIGIDAIRE DEALER” I S. BROAD ST. EDENTON PHONE 178 J THE OLDSMOBIIE "ROCKET" USES GASOLINE AVAILABLE^ EVERYWHERE TO DAY-AND OSES LESS OF IT! agg/n gfn U Action plus economyt That’s what Oldsmobile’s "Rocket” Engine optimal gt extrgpMf on oU isotMt i HIVE THE unnn 77;”7; Tb, ’’7..1 U OLBSMQBILE Utf .. «oto« J#* Y : - , -M- »"■■» h■ a a«s I onifOi'fi o.Aisa Phone 147, CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY, INC. CHAS. H. JENKINS & OOHPiNY ; 1 EDENTON WILLIAMSTON AULANDER AHQBKH} ' ■■■ ■ ■■■■■—■■ , V— B! ' " THE CHOWAN mcRATJi EDENTON. N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1960. iFarmer Colonial Ace i Pitcher fat A* W [ Edenton baseball fans will be in , terested to learn that JuMus Moore, a ” pitcher for the Edenton Colonials the j latter part of the 1949 season, was , inducted into the army last week. He ” left Thursday for Fort Jackson, S. C. 3 Moore was the property of the New , York Yankees and waa a member of ,'the Norfolk Tars in the Piedmont r League. He was voted by the Pied j mont League as the player most like- I ly to succeed in the major leagueß - Landscaping > Circular Published s The State College Extension Service ■ announces publication of a new 12- ’ page illustrated circular intended to 5 provide practical help in improving 1 the appearance of church grounds. • Entitled “Landscaping Church 1 Grounds,” the circular was prepared ! by John H. Harris, extension land [ scape specialist. It covers such sub : jects as parking space, driveways and walks, improving old cemetery lots, and planning new cemeteries. Draw ings are used to present examples of the principles stressed. Harris emphasizes that the value of initial good planning may be lost un i less arrangements are made to main > tain the grounds in good condition. ! “Maintenance”, he says, “is where > most of us fall down —we do a good > job of landscaping and then go nome i'and forget it. In a few years, it all i has to be done over again.” In a brief forward, Harris says he i at times is “depressed” to see “so ; many unattractive rural churches” in i North Carolina. He asserts that > a church and its grounds should E, reflect God’s handiwork, and he adds I that a “welL-kept lawn, trees and SM shnffls wflir jhiltf JsfrfatuA MW ing look’ bet***r~ Pastors, church building committees, and other Interested individuals and groups may obtain a free copy of the publication from the county farm agent or by writing the Agricultural Editor, State College Station, Raleigh. Ask for Extension Circular No. 857, “Landscaping Church Grounds.” I Minutes Os Board j Os Public Works | Edenton, N. C., Nov. 2, 1960 The Board of Public Works met this day in the Town Office at eigljt o’clock P. M., in regular monthly session. I - ... 11 . 5 IM On this truly American holiday we give thanks for the many blessings He has deigned to deliver on us - We give thanks for the strength He has en dowed us with, enabling us to preserve those liber b ties we have inherited. We thank Him for the rich fields and bustling factories that bring us great v rrJ wealth and comfort. And we thank Him especially X/C for revealing His truth to us, giving the greatest V - —— * JWSTSft'tttAJSS approved for payment: J. L. Batton, Sr., $30.00; Economy Typewriter Co., $1.50; Norfolk Sta-i tionery Co., $101.46; The Henry Walkej Co., $16.94; M. S. Davis, Jr., $30.00;: Mueller Co., $68.60; Southern Supply & Chem. Co., $48.01; Howerton Gowen Co., $29.85; Best Universal Lock Co., $38.41; Wallace & Herman Co., $8.83; Burroughs Adding Machine Co., SB7; LayntwAtlantic Co., $188.70; Dayton Stencil Works, $14.97; Taylor-Colquitt Co., $762.96; Electrical Equipment Co., $246.95; Graybar Electric Co., $2,502.- 73; Tidewater Supply Co., J46J20; Bad ger Meter Mfg., Co., $94.55; N. S. Bus Corp., $8.40; Thurston Motor Lines, ijjMMggMS son’s Radio Service, $25.00; Albemarle 500.00; Bank 61 Edenton; $120.00; Post Master, $34.63; Va. Elec. & Power , Co., Carolina Service sto~ , tion, fM.fej 'Ward’S Shoe Repair, sl.- : 26; The Texas Co., sl7-68; Esso Stand ; ard Oil Co., $38.00; N. C. Tel. & Tel. i Co., $34.63. : General salaries paid for October, , 1960, $2,220.86; Total, $20,333.06. Received from Collector for current, ■ water, mdse., $21,267.06. i Amount of receipts in excess of dis , bursements, $984.00.
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