Meaning Of Signs
Important To
Know In Getting
Driver's License
"Road signs," says Coleman W.
Roberts, President of the Carolina
Motor Club, "are far more import
ant than many people realize. The
shape and lettering of road signs
has an individual meaning and of
ten .especially at dusk and dawn,
the shape of a sign can be recogniz
ed before the driver is able to read
tht message.'
One of the tests which will prob- 1
ably be given to North Carolina
drivers who art- being reexamined 1
during the next four years will bo
a road sign test To help motorist? I
refresh their knowledge of traffic j
signs, the Carolina Motor Club. '
using the Driver Manual of the
Highway Safety Division of the
Department of Motor Vehicles as
a guide, presents the following
pertinent road-sign information. (
Road signs are divided into three
general kinds and four individual
sizes. The three types of signs are:
Regulatory. Warning and Guide.
Regulatory signs, which are ful
ly enforced by law, regulate traf
fic at certain points on the high- i
way and serve at all times, as use
ful information concerning traffic
conditions in any locality.
There are two divisions of regu- ;
latory signs: The eight-side yellow 1
sign means STOP. This octagonal '
marker is placed at dangerous in
tersections, at blind corners or any
where on a highway where fast
traffic prevails. The octagonal ,
sign does not mean slow down but |
? STOP. After obeying this mark- .
ci, the driver should look both
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Tuesday. Aug. 19
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ways carefully and then proceed.
slowly.
The other regulatory signs give
speed limits, local rules, right
turns and are white, upright ob
longs that usually have black let
ters. Signs with red letters us
ually tell you not to park at any
time or at the times stated. Green
lettered signs usually tell how long
to park or how to park.
The second important type of
: igns are the Warning markers.
Yv'arning signs are extremely useful
miu call attention to dangers which
may not be obvious. A warning
sign >hould automatically put the
driver on the alert, causing a re
( net ion of speed and more cautious
(IrivinL' Warning signs on strange !
toads at dusk are particularly help- j
fui.
Those signs are primarily of 1 i
three kinds the round railroad)
dossing sign the slow sign and
th? < .ution sign Hound signs arc |
sun indication of railroad cross- j
in A large cross is painted on
i l*i round, yellow sign and the let -
tor It. it can usually be found. Al
<*<> at the crossing there may be a
' .inker I: Jit. a crossbar on a post.
. flash, a wig-wag signal or cross
_'at os Watch for these individ
ual protection measures after you
?pot the round warning sign.
Diamond shaped signs mean ro
c'i speed for there is some ob
!e ahead which requires care
la! driving. Some of these have
n rilten messages while others ;
have drawings to indicate what is 1
ahead. For example, an "S" curve
Simply has a black "S" painted on
the sign When the road veers,
sharply, a pointing arrow may be
found on one of these diamond
shaped yellow signs or the words
"Winding Road" may be spelled (
out.
A square yellow sign is a caution I
sign and is also the signal for re- 1
d iced speed and careful driving.
Such a sign may be placed to indi- 1
cate a road crossing, men working !
01 a school zone.
The third type, the Guide Si^ns.
lave various shapes and these di
i icction markers, in addition to
raming present road, may indicate
( i -lance to nearby towns.
After reading the above sign in
formation. you should be able to
nswer the following:
1 Name three types of signs
2 What significance does the
.-hape of a sign have?
3. What i- the meaning of a
square traffic control sign.
3. What is the meaning of a
i square traffic control sign"
4 Name two places where square .
sii.ns might be used.
5 What i-. the meaning of a!
round control sign'.'
ti \re round signs usually fol- j
1< \ ed by individual protection dc- 1
\ ices"
7 What is the meaning of the
diamond shaped traffic control I
sign'.'
8 Would a diamond shaped sign
b< found on a twisting road?
9 Does an eight-sided sign mean
slow down or STOP?
10. Do guide signs have any
cefinite shape or may they vary?
It must be remembered that sign
sht; pes are vitally important to
drivers. You should know in
stantly the mean of octagonal
signs, round signs, diamond-shaped
signs and square signs.
Noted Columnist
Will Address
N. C. Farm Women
North Carolina farm women who
attend Farm and Home Week, co
sponsored by the State College Ex
tension Service, and which will be
SPECIALS
MYERS WATER SYSTEMS
Deep and Shallow Well
PRESSURE GUAGES AND SWITCHES
MYERS DEEP WELL HAND PUMPS
BULK SEED
Evergreen Dawn Grass ? Dwarf Essex Rape
Seven Top Turnip ? Purple Top
White Globe Turnip
PRESSURE COOKERS ? PRESTO
Wear-Ever, Mirro-Mat-Ic and Nesco
Small shipment genuine FIESTA WARE
dishes - open stock
FOLEY FOOD MILLS
Murphy Hardware Company
? I
Quality Hardware Since 1 906 Phone 25
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Poor Management
Is Blamed For
Poultry Failure
Poor management is probably
one of the greatest reasons why
many North Carolina poultrymen
fail to realize any profit from rais
ing summer-hatched chicks, says
Prof. Hoy S. Dearstyfie, head of
the Poultry Department at State
College.
Usually' the vitality of the late
hatche'l < nicks ; much lower than
early hatched i l icks, he cr.id, add ;
.ng tha* ?.ygs used for hatching pur
poses .it t .lis time of y?ar : re secui
cd fror.i hens that have laid fo
i early a lull year, and because oi
this, arc not of high Vtlr.liiy. Con
sequently. the rateheryman usua
!.. stalls eggs that do not hatch
v ell and produce chicks of reduced
vitality compared to the spring
hatched chicks.
Chicks started in hot weather
t.sually have a rather dormant ap
petite and do not develop 011 a
comparable basis with early hatch
ed chicks, and as the vitality is
down, the chances of disease in
creases and death from causes oth
ei than that of contagious disease
germs increases.
Producers starting chicks in the
Mimmer should exercise every pos
s.ble care in management, he said.
Ventilation of houses must be care
fully watched, especially if the con- 1
finement system of brooding is j
used. Cool nights very often fol
low warm days and direct drafts
an birds during such nights may
lead to summer colds, a condition
very difficult to handle. Also, wet
litter may be a factor aiding the in
fection of coccidiosis, he added.
REVIVAL MEETING
A revival meeting is now in pro
ess at the Vengeance Creek
church, starting last Sunday. Aug
ust 10. Ml visitors are cordially
invited.
held on the College campus the
last week in August, will want to
leave the activities taking place on
Hit campus the morning of August
28 to hear a lecture by Miss Doro
thy Thompson, noted columnist and
orld traveler, whea she speaks
Raleigh Municipal auditorium.
Miss Thompson, who column "On
?he Record" appears in newspapers
throughout the United States and
in several foreign countries, start
ed her career in 1913 before com
pletion of work at Syracuse Uni
versity when she became a leader
i. the feminist movement on the
campus.
After her graduation in 1914.
Miss Thompson did organization
work for woman suffrage. In 1917
nd 1918 she served as a copywriter
in a New York advertising agency,
and in 1919 she did publicity for
social service project in Cincinnati.
She sailed for Europe in 1920.
with no particular destination in
mind, but with a strong desire to
study foreign conditions. On the
liner were Zionists bound for a con
ference in London. She persuaded
International News to let her cover
the Zionist conference, and this
was the beginning of her journal
istic career.
After the conference Miss
Thompson went to Ireland, talked
with the Revolutionists, and got
several interviews ? including the
last given by hunger striker Ter
lance McSweeney. the Mayor of
Cork. She then went to* Paris to
do Red Cross publicity, and later,
with a space-rate assignment, she
went to Vienna.
The next years were a succession
of European journalistic explaits.
The Polish revolt ,the first Karlist
putsch in Vienna, during which,
disguised as a Red Cross Nurse,
she slipped through a double cor
don and obtained an exclusive in
terview with former Emperor Karl
and his consort.
She has written several books;
including "Listen Hans." "I Saw
Hitler," "Refugees." "The New
Russia." "Political Guide." "Once
On Christmas." and "Let The
Record Speak."
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Cards of Thanks, One cent per word, 50c minimum.
Resolutions of respect, memoriams. obituaries, one cent per word.
ALL ABOVE ADVERTISING STRICTLY CASH IN ADVANCE.
FOR SALE: Bakery in Ellijay, Ga. '
New Equipment. Call or write
Ellijay Bakery. 4- It
PA'RTY and HOSTESS TOWELS,
personalized. Paper towels,
printed in floral rose ink, with
floral and angel designs, with
name imprinted. 50 for $1.25.
Allow three weeks for delivery.
The Cherokee Scout, Murphy.
41-tf
The average price received by
farmers for eggs in mid-June was
41.5 cents per dozen, 8 cents above
the previous June 15.
PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES
With A
QUINN & HUMPHREY
Mutual Rurial Certificate
ONLY COSTS 25c TO JOIN
QUINN & HUMPHREY
Mutual Burial Association
Copperhill. Tenn.
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS
Nice 6 room house with bath in
Country on main highway com
pletely furnished with standing
furniture, together with Store
house and stock of goods, fish
pond, nice lawn, orchard, chick
en house and barn and other
good features on l1 acre lot, all
for only $5500. A good business
and good home.
30 acre farm with good orchard,
barn, crib, and other out build
ings and fair farm house on main
highway, with plenty of good
timber land and 15 acres good
crop land $2500.
A Four unit apartment house, each
unit having .1 nice rooms and
bath renting for S35.00 per
month each, centrally located.
$15,000.
5 acre farm with nice 5 room house
1 mile from center of Murphy
with barn, smoke house, wood
hous" young orchard, good lur.:l
in high stat" erf cu'tivation
only ?4c/('U
Six room house end 3 acre lot in
side city limits o? Mi.rphy 81,000
New modern 3 bedroom brick
bungalow completely furnished
with (ias range, gas refrigerator
and water heater and other gas
equipment, close in, $6500. Terms
can be arranged.
i 10 acres farm in the edge of town
with good house 9 rooms and
I bath $5000. Also 5 room house
and 3 acres $4,000.
| 2 lots of over one acre each near
highway just outside of City
Limits of East Murphy, ?1500
each, also one tract of over 2 ]
acres only $1500. 5 room house
and lot on highway $3500.
| Five rooms and bath on Peaehtree
Street, large lot, only $2500.
Good 50 acre farm near Peaehtree
School $4500.
Modern 5 rooms and bath close to ,
heart of town $6500.
Ovtr 30 acres timber land and 15
acres good farm and orchard land
on a main highway 4 miles from
town with modern 6 room dwell- 1
ing with bath and running water,
store house, and Oris Mill, ideal
location for tourist court and
service station. A real bar
gain $7500.
Brand new 6 room brick bungalow
close in, small lot only $5500.
Brand new modern brick, 6 rooms,
hardwood floors throughout,
large comfortable, oil furnace
heat, full size concrete basement,
large lot, good section $9000.
8 rooms, stone veneered $9000.
18 acre farm 1 mile from center of
town with 5 room house $3500.
Brand new 4 rooms 1V& acre lot 1
mile out $3000.
4 room framed house, large
lot $3500.
4 rooms close in, small lot $3000.
D. M. REESE, Real Estate
Phone 214 Murphy, N. C.
FOR RENT ? Two-room apart
ment, electric stove, refrigerator,
hot, water heater. Adults only.
Phone 250. 4-ltc
FOR SALE ? Home and 38 acre
farm, 20 in cultivation, rest in
timber. Good stream through
property, good outbuildings, V i
mile from Peaehtree schoolhouse.
See Lloyd Simonds. 3-3tp
MARBLE DOUGH BOARDS in
pink, white, or sterling gray, for
sale at Cherokee Seout. tf
ESTIMATING and BUILDING ?
Need a Home or Business Build
ing? Need Any Concrete Work
Done? We have just received a
new two-bag Jager mixer, and
are at your service for business
by contract by day or by the
hour. J. M. Hughes & Son, Mur
phy Tire Rebuilders, 111 Church
St., Murphy, N. C. 50-tfc
The Truth About Catholics ... Is (
the Catholic Church really
Catholic? You should know the
REAL FACTS. Write for free i
information to Box 305, White- |
villc. N. C. 2-10tc 1
LOST: Black billfold, containing j
drivers license and discharge.
Finder please notify A. D. Rus
sell. 203 Hill Street. Murphy.
j
MULE FOR SALE ? 14 years old
and weighs about 900 lbs. See
G. H. Farmer. 2 miles east of
Marble on Highway 19. 4-ltp
FOR SALE ? Three good milk
cows or will trade for fat cows or
young cattle. See me in Murphy
almost any day at Dickey-Crain ;
Co., Ab Gentry. 4-ltc !
FOR AVON COSMETICS, see or
call Mary Akin, Phone 91-J,
Murphy. 3-2tp
Fuller Brush Company is reopen
ing territory in Western North
Carolina and has opening for am
bitious man 25 to 40 with light
car to call on established cus- \
tomers. Dealers in adjoining
territory averaging $40 to $60
weekly. Write Fuller Brush i
Company, Charlotte. N. C. 3-2tc
BEAUTIFUL ENLARGEMENTS ? J
Double weight paper from your
favorite negative. 5" x 7", 25c,
8" x 10", 50e. Five from same
negative 20% discount. Hutch
inson Photo Laboratory, 41 B Vz
Haywood' Rd., Asheville, N.
C. 2-3tp j
BUYING OR SELLING? ? For
quick, positive, confidential ac
tion to buy or sell a business in
Western North Carolina con
sult the Fidelity Business Brok
ers. suite 205-206 The Jackson
Building, Asheville, N. C., Phone
3166. 2-10tc
MONUMENTS of quality. Keener
Monument Works, Tomotla,
North Carolina, five miles east
of Murphy, N. C , on Highway
No. 19. 34-26tp
FOR RENT ? Bates rooms, private
bath, Phone 117-W or 169-XJ.
ANKLETS ? 11 Pairs for SI. 00 by
prepaid parcel post. Slight im
perfects of regular 25c - 35c fine
anklets for infants, children, or
ladies. Cuff tops, assorted colors.
Please state sizes. Southern
Sales Company, P. (). Box 2029.
Dept. BPB, Knoxville, Tenn. 4-ltc (
LAST ? One white and black spot
ted female Walker dog ini4?
in or around Payne Mountain
Anyone knowing its whereabouts
notify Elbert Hughes. Rt 2
Murphy. Reward $5, 4 ?>, '
"All Is Not Gold !
That Glitters" j
I You can't judge entirely by I
j appearances. All insurance j
I service is not the same. |.et j
! us show you what we mean j
by "Service Beyond the Con- j
tract." You must have faith j
in you latent, for when you !
buy insurance, you place your- '
self and your future in his I
hands. You can feel entirely j
safe in entrusting your insur- j
ance problems to us. i
GENERAL INSURANCE
Phone 145
Murphy, N. C.
ATTENTION MERCHANTS
We have on hand several items which
have been slightly damaged in shipment ?
now offered for sale at prices below whole
sale listings.
- Rolled Oats
- Macaroni
- Flour
- Enamel Pans
VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY DEPOT
Phone 55 Murphy, N. C.
3ACK
SCHOOL'
School Opens September 1
ARE YOUR CHILDREN'S FALL CLOTHES READY?
ARE YOURS?
School Day? Mean Cool Days
And cool days mean that those fall and winter clothes will
have to be taken out of summer storage and moth balls for
usage in the near future.
Why not let us give your cool weather clothes a thorough
cleaning today? Our efficient methods of cleaning, prompt
delivery and service guarantees you complete satisfaction.
MURPHY LAUNDRY
B. B. Cornwell, Prop.
Phone 159 Murphy, N. C.