“Code Os The Road” Is Urged To Curtail Highway Accidents Many Wrecks Are At tributed to Lack of Courtesy “Driving or walking, don’t be the cause of an accident.” I Major C. A. Speed, Director of the’ Motor Vehicles Department’s Highway Safety Division, makes this plea to the people of North Carolina. Speed was speaking in connection with the “Code of the Road” traffic j safety program Which the Motor Ve-| hides Department and cooperating lo cal agencies are sponsoring. “Not only now, but in months and years ahead we will need support from everyone in keeping alive the ‘Code of the Road’ principle of courtesy.” ! He pointed out that many accidents on our streets and highways are caus ed by lack of courtesy on the part of pedestrians and motorists. j “Such actions as failure to dim headlights, to give proper signals for stops and turns and to yield the right 6f way are breaches of good manners as well as violations of the law,” he said. “And of course the most obviously discourteous, and sometimes the dan gerous driver,” Speed continued, “is 1 the one who insists on taking his half of the road out of the middle.” Pedestrians who dash out in the street without regard for cars also are disregarding courtesy, he explain ed. They never stop to think how un fair they are being to careful drivers who try to avoid hitting them. j Anyone who sincerely is interested in avoiding accidents will do well to, pledge themselves to the “Code of the Road.” I In part the pledge reads: “I WILL ... 1 “share the road by driving in thej proper lane. “allow ample clearance when pass ing. "yield the right of way to other dri vers ... to pedestrians. “give proper signals for turns and ; stops “diltDmy headlights when meeting or following vehicles. “respect traffic laws, signs, signals and road markings. “adjust my driving to road, traffic and weather conditions.” The best general advice on safe walking and driving, Speed said, is AT YOUR FORD DIALER'S NOW For , 54™ the“ Worth MoreTCar declares a Dividend Con/.,,,,. CAl.t.l J ItOJktZuMi -piUt /•(«*• MnlhM The greatest engine advances since •he original FORD V-81 Twenty-two years ago Ford introduced to the low-price field a fine-quality, precision-engineered ep. V-8 engine. TTiis basic design—soon to be oome famous throughout the world—quickly established a new standard of performance n 1954 HUiBBBBa plus five optional power ™ " ASSISTS* YOU MIGHT FIND ONLY IN AMERICA'S COSTLIEST CARS kjf V Master-Guide Power Steering ® ™ **■*■* Swift Sure Power Bral.es Power-Lift Windows More than ever ... 4-Way Power Seat Fordomatic Drive THE STANDARD for THE AMERICAN ROAD Henry’s First As spring plowing gets underway on farms across the nation, none of the more than 4 million farm tractors in use jvill resemble this one. Henry Ford’s first farm tractor, built in 1907, long since has been retired to a place of honor in the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. The 24-horsepower vehicle, which Mr. Ford called his “Automobile Plow,” sports an engine with copper water jackets. Its rear wheels were taken from a binder. Despite its early vintage, it still runs. contained in the slogan, “Make Cour- i tesy Your Code of the Road.” I Organized Marketing Stressed At Meeting The Governor’s Vegetable Market- ] ( ing Committee met with several Albe- ] marie vegetable growers recently at i Elizabeth City, when Chairman J. Vjj Whitfield explained that it is the pur- j pose of this committee to find out what the problems are and get sug gestions on solving them. Mr. Whitfield stated that one year, lettuce growers in the Wilmington; area were plf wing under excellent lettuce while a carload of California lettuce was shipped into" Wilmington | for sale in North Carolina. He cited an instance where a carload of lettuce was purchased on the New York mar ket by the Armed Forces and shipped |to a camp in the Wilmington area. Upon investigation it was found that j this lettuce was produced in the Wil j mington area and shipped to New York. The reason the Army didn’t buy direct from the Wilmington area was because the market was not prop for low-priced cars. And now, with its 22 years’ experience in building over 13,000,- 000 V-B’s, it is only logical that Ford is first in its field to introduce a brand new type of V-B—the Y-block V-8 .. . together with the most modem Six in the industry —the new and advanced I-block Six. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY ■ MARCH 25, 1954. erly organized. It was generally admitted that vege-j table growers in this area are not packing the type pack and quality de manded by the markets. Growers do not have a well organized marketing system. Marketing is entirely too, hap-hazard. Too much poor quality! produce is sent to market to compete with good quality; the poor quality is mostly the grower’s fault in harvest ing, handling and packaging. These, V- . V 1 • Famous Gyrafoam m onn nc washing action t • Fully automatic ... . • No bolting down truit In See it today at... hyhm gj F" . M Ralph E. Parrish, Inc. EDENTON, N. C. were some of the problems brought before the committee. New Bern Will Hold Garden Tour April 1-2 New Bern will hold “open house” April 1 and 2 when the New Bern Garden Club sponsors a tour of gar dens and historic homes. Tour dates are planned to coincide I with the peak blooming season for azaleas, wisteria, Japanese cherry and' other spring flowers in New Bem,| which was settled in 1710 and became the first colonial capital of North, Carolina. ' Thirteen privately owned! gardens and a score of homes and, public buildings dating back to the 18th Century will be opened to visit-1 ors, who will be welcomed by ladies in colonial costumes. i Headquarters for the tour will be| the Woman’s Club building at Union! Point, where the town’s Swiss found- 1 er, Baron Christopher de Graffenried, built “government house” in 1710. The homes and gardens will be opened ! between 10 A. M., and 12:30 P. M.,’ and from 2 P. M., until 5 P. M. Tour, guests are invited to tea at the club-! house from 4:30 to 6 P. M. Safety Congress i Displays Cotton i I A washable, flameproof, cotton, said, to be capable of resisting tempera-1 ! tures up to 4500 degrees Fahrenheit ! was recently exhibited at the National Safety Congress in Chicago, Linen Supply News reports. -) The material already has been usedj t in safety garments for steel mill - workers. It is claimed that the flame-; ) proof garments will withstand wash-1 • ing for the life of the garment. ,| Cl What a desolate place would be a s world without flowers? It would be a b face without a smile; a feast without -a welcome. s! —Mrs. Clara Lucas Balfour. 2 New Ball-Joint Front Suspension! This revolutionary new suspension allows s greater up and down wheel travel for a v smoother ride. It helps keep wheels in r true alignment for consistently easy haa y dling. 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