-SECTION TWO
PAGE SIX
Deadline Rapidly Approaching
To Purchase State License Tags
State Motor Vehicles Commis
sioner Edward Scheidt fears that,
around the middle of February
there will be long lines of grumb
ling motorists, wasting hundreds,
of thousands of man hours, to be
found all over North Carolina.
“That's what is going to happen," (
he said, “unless there is a mark
ed increase in the present rate of
license plates sales."
There are two factor s respon-1
sible for the Commissioner’s wor
ry. First, this year it takes long t
er to buy a license plate than;
ever before. Second, the sales to I
date are behind those of last year
North Carolina’s new automo-'
bile liability insurance law is be
lieved responsible in part both |
for the additional time required.
to process a license application j
and for the postponement of many
license purchases. The car own
er who has not been carrying au
tomobile liability insurance in the
past, but now must have it in
order to buy his license, is likely
to be among the last to get his i
1958 tag.
There are around 1,600.000 j
North Carolina motor vehicles:
which must be equipped with 1958
license tags, or be kept off the j
highways after February 15, Asj
of late January total sales report
ed were 449,112 a s compared
with 499.797 on the same date last j
year. This represents a decrease,
of between 10 and 11 per cent !
However, the fact that it takes j
longer to process applications!
VFW Commander
Speaks Oil Radio
Earl White, commander of Wil
liam H. Coffield Post No. 9230,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, made
an address over radio station
WCDJ in observance of National
VFW Week, observed January
10-24.
Mr. White had the following to
say about Why I Belong to the
VFW:
One of the most common ques
tions asked over the years by
Veterans of our armed services
when they are approached to
join the Veterans of Foreign
Wars is ‘What can the VFW do
for me?”
This is a good question. To the
uninformed it requires an expla
nation.
The Veterans Os Foreign Wars
is an organization founded on the
principles of ‘'aiding those who
cannot assist themselve s and to
care for our widows and or
phans.”
This objective is -as American
as the landing of the Pilgrims at
Plymouth Rock; the defense of
our nation from oppressors dur
ing the Revolutionary War; the
assistance rendered to our allies
in World War I and II; the de
fense of Korea; and a thousand
and one of the programs that has
established our nation as a rec
ognized World Power.
We are known as'the defenders
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meant that on January 22 there
were around 10,000 applications
: which had been received by mail
; but the sale had been complet
ed.
At the halfway period of the
annual tag sale, less than a third
of the North Carolina ear and
: truck owners had bought their
new tags. That was not far be
hind last year’s sales, percentage
| wise. But the fact that it takes
more time to make each sale
probably will mean longer and
slower moving lines as the date
of the deadline nears.
Commissioner Scheidt was quite
pleased over the fact that most
North Carolina car owners seem- (
J ed well aware of North Carolina’s'
new “compulsory insurance law.”
1 Os the first 54,241 applications re
ceived through the mail, only 579
were returned because the car
owner failed to enclose his “FS-1”
certificate of insurance. Os the
same number of applications, 1,-
331 were returned because the
car owner failed to enclose the
; extra SI.OO for driver education
which also is required under a
new North Carolina law.
“But if a great many of our
people don’t hurry up and buy
; their insurance, and then buy
! their license plates, we are going
to have a lot of trouble I am
afraid,” the Commissioner added.
, “If hundreds of thousands of peo
| pie wait until the last few days,
long lines and long delays can
! not be avoided.”
of the weak. We are noted for
lending a helping hand to un
fortunates in time of need. All
of these factors are part and par
cel of the principles and objec
tives of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
How does the VFW accomplish
these objectives? Do they aid in
dividuals with financial assist
ance?
Os course not. This would be
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Scope musical also starring Lili Gentle, opening February 9 and
continuing for three days at the Taylor Theatre. Produced and
directed by Henry Ephron, the film deals with the rise of a young
Southern-born man to become the singing idol of the nation's
teenagers. Edmond O'Brien and John Mclniire are co-starred
in the film, which features twelve new songs.
impossible. We have organized
units known as Posts located in
every hamlet and village in the
United States as well as the Ca
nal Zone Hawaii, Alaska and
some foreign countries.
They number some 10,000 Posts
and 1.200,000 members.
The Commanders and other
staff officers are in constant touch
with their State and National
Headquarters through the media
of the VFW Magazine and publi
cations on a National and Depart
ment level as well as other media.
Headquarters are maintained in
Kansas City, Missouri, for the
physical operation of this great
organization. Rehabilitation and
legislative departments function
in close cooperation with the Vet
erans Administration and the
Congress in Washington. D. C.,
the Nation’s capital.
As a result of our study and ex
perience over the years thousands
of laws have been proposed and
adopted by the Congress of the
U. S.
Benefits in one form or anoth
er have come to worthy individ
uals because of our untiring ef
forts.
The Nation has been saved mil
lions of dollars by suggested
economies in government opera
tions due to experiences of lead
ers of the VFW.
This government is ours is op
erated under a system of checks
and balances. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars can be classed as
one that provides a check and
balance on appropriations as they
apply to Veterans and their de
pendents.
Never in its long history has
the VFW made demands upon the
government in behalf of Veter
ans and their dependents which
were not justified by facts.
We believe that charity begins
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“Rodan” and “Darbey’s Rangers”
at home. That the disabled vet
eran, the widow and orphan, and
the veteran who can no longer
care for himself is entitled to
honest consideration by his gov
ernment.
We believe the United States
Government has a duty to those
who stood up in her defense in
time of war.
We'believe that if funds are
available for charities all over
the world they should be avail
able for our unfortunates in the
United States of America.
We believe that if an able
bodied Veteran understands our
program he will subscribe to our
principles and objectives. If you
subscribe to such a program we
invite you to join us in this nev
er-ending fight in behalf of our
unfortunate comrades and their
dependents who cannot carry on
the struggle,
Join your local VFW Post and
assist them in carrying out a pro
gram that will maintain America
and its ideals as we understand
them.
Continue the fight so that the
unfortunate veteran and his de
pendents can maintain their dig
nity as American citizens. This
is, indeed, practicing true Chris
tian charity.
Let’s forget about “What can
the VFW do for me?”
Take your place in the ranks
ar.d ask the question “What can
I do to help our unfortunate com
rades, their widows and or
phans?”
If you have been blessed with
good health and suffer no ill es-1
feets as a result of your service
you can thank God for the privi
lege of having served your coun
trvy.
As a member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars you will take £ourj
place in the ranks to help your
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fellow man and offer thanks to
God for the privilege of serving
them.
! Dividend Options |
For GI Insurance
Veterans holding GI life insur
ance policies don’t have to take
i their regular annual dividends in
cash—they may use them to
guard against losing their insur
ance, Veterans Administration ad
vised.
VA said nearly 1,100,000 vet
erans, or more than one of every
five holders of participating GI
j nsurance, already are taking ad
: vantage of dividend options other
than cash payments.
All holders of GI policies who
I receive regular annual dividends
may:
1. Have the dividends held,
with interest, as a credit to pay
the premium monthly in case the
policyholder fails to pay it before
the end of the 31-day grace pe
riod. This is done automatically
if the policyholder does not elect
another option.
2. Direct VA to use their divi
dends to pay premiums ahead of '
time (VA gives a discount on
premiums paid three or morel
! months ahead).
3. Request payment - in cash. 1
TO DRIVE your car—you must have 'SB plates by February 16.
YOU MUST HAVE an FS-l form* to get your'sß plates
AUTO LIABILITY INSURANCE!* needed to get your
FS-l form
NOW w Hile you can still drive your car—get with one of these
NATIONWIDE AGENTS. His Auto Liability Insurance solves
the problem quick!
*Or other prescribed proof of Financial Responsibility.
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is not available to term policy-1
holders. They may authorize VA
to hold dividends on deposit,!
with interest and subject toj
withdrawal at their request. If t
not withdrawn, the money, plus
interest, will increase the value
of the policy.
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dividend deposit or the' dividend
credit option is taxable and must
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dends and all other proceeds of
the policies are not taxable, VA
1 said.
To change their GI dividend
options, veterans should write to
the VA district office which ser
vices their policies, making sure
to include their insurance num
ber and the new option they
wish to elect, VA said.
The knowledge of man is as
the waters, some descending
from above; and some spring
from beneath. —Bacon.