! THE SEASON'S CHEER ! ! TO EVERYBODY ! !? *: ( To our many friends ond customers ? the .] Season's best wishes for joy ond hoppiness. j i By your thoughtfulness you have helped to ?: ( make our Christmas a merry one and we i| j' wish the some for you. ?; GARRETT'S GROCERY STORE j Church and Willow Streets ] Murphy, North Carolina :j THflG Of you THIS CHRISTITIflS E ore wishing you heaps of cheer and hoping these wishes will bring you joy every day of the year. May your voyage through the days ahead carry you over pleasant ways to a new and full contentment CHEROKEE GRANITE CO. Murphy, North Carolina Slight Decrease In Fatalities ; During October J RALEIGH, N. C., ? During Octo f bei . 78 persons were killed and ? ,657 were injured in 1.311 traffic 1 1 accidents on North Carolina C streets and highways, as compared M with 89 fatalities and 503 injuries j? in 918 accidents for October of |> last year, the Motor Vehicles D>> i* partment announced today. ? These figures showed a 12 per ;? cent decrease in fatalities and a J 43 per cent increase in accidents, ? along with an increase of 11 per j* cent in persons injured over Octo f ber. 1946. ]? The October figures brought I highway accidents for the first 10 * months of 1947 to 9.473, with 673 persons killed and 5.158 injured. ;? This is a decrease of 19 per cent ? in fatalities and an increase of !* 14 per cent in accidents over the I \ same period in 1946. when 829 persons were killed and 4.963 C were injured in 8.307 traffic hc jj cidents. During October, 27 pedestrians were killed when struck by motor j vehicles. (35 per cent of all fata- . lities were pedestrians.) Twenty one persons met their deaths when . their motor vehicles overturned or | ran off the roadway; 17 lost their j lives in collisions; 3 were killed in motor vehicle-bycle collisions; 3 ' died as a result of motor vehicle- I train collisions; and 7 died in ether non-collision accidents. Twelve of the persons killed and 67 of those injured were children under 14 years of age. Two of them were killed and 9 were in jured while riding their bicycles. In cities and towns 15 persons were killed and 186 were injured in 553 accidents. Sixty-seven pjr cent of all the persons killed and 30 per cent of the injured were pedestrians. The leading cause of pedestrian deaths was "not cross ing at intersections." Winston Salem led all cities with three traf fic deaths, all pedestrians. In rural areas, there were 758 accidents (58 per cent of all acci dents) with 63 persons killed and 325 injuries for the same month last year. Rural accidents showed a 73 per cent increase; and a 15 per cent increase was noted in persons injured. During October, Gaston led all counties with six fatalities. Cum Aj CHRIST MAS . . . the time of year when loved ones gather round, eld friends get together and our thoughts turn to the pleasure we can bestow upon others. And it's the time when we think of all you have meant to us during the past twelve months for it is your friendship that has enabled us to enjoy many of the things in life. Before another year comes marching along may we say thanks, and from the bottom of our heart wish you a Merry, Merry Christmas with a New Year crowded full i of joy and happiness. , Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Murphy-Andrews-Robbimville-Hayesville berland and Forsyth had five eash: Rockingham had- 4; and Bun combe. Mecklenburg and Wilson, i three each. I Eleven counties reported two fatalities each: Columbus, David- < son, Durham. Onslow, Kobeson, Rowan. Union, Wake. Catawba. Cleveland, and Nash. Twenty seven other counties reported one fatality each. For the first 10 months of 1947. accidents in cities and towns have totaled 4.128 with 133 persons kill ed and 1.454 injured, This is a 23 per cent decrease in fatalities over the same period last year when 1 172 persons were killed and 1,534 were injured in 4,072 traffic acci dent j. In rural areas. 5.345 accidents, with 540 deaths and 3,704 injuries were recorded during the 10 mon ths' period. This was an 18 per cent decrease in fatalities and a ! 26 per cent increase in accidents J over the same period in 1946.' when 657 persons were killed and 3,429 were injured in 4,235 acci dents. Mecklenburg has led all coun ties in fatalities for the 10 months' period, with 39 persons killed. ; Cumberland was second with 33; ' Wake third with 28; and Bun- ' combe fourth with 25. Real Estate Transfers W. T. Forsyth and wife, Xena ' and Lee Watkins and wife, Lettie ' Watkins to J. L. Rowland and wafe. Bertha Rowland, lot in Val- j leytown cemetery. Claribel Morrow, widow of Dr. IV. C. Morrow to Ty W Burnett e 1 end wife, Janice M. Burnette, ' property in Valleytown townshio J. E. Graves and wife, Asalfe Graves to Luther Hunsucker and i v. ife. Necie Hunsucker, property j in Cherokee county. Rosanna Davis to Dewell Dewey ? Davis, property in Cherokee eoun- ! W. T. Curtis and Lena Curtis, to ' Lloyd Curtis and iMyrtle Payne, ( property in Cherokee county. John M. Davis and wife, Velda J Davis, to Warren E. Carter, prop- j trtv in Cherokee county. H. A. Barton and wife,, Ada Barton, to Gus Rogers and wife. | Elva Rogers and their heirs, prop- j trty in Cherokee county. David Garrett and wife, Gardc nell. and T. \1. Jenkins, to F. O. Christopher and O. L. Anderson. Clyde H. Jarrett, Jr . to Mrs. Willa Beck, property in town of Andrews. H. A. Barton and wife, Ada Barton, to A. J. Thompson and , wife, Eva J. Thompson, property j in Cherokee county. W. A. Adams and wife, Liza Adams, to Alnie Adams and wife Willie Bell Adams, property in Valleytown township. Roe Wilcox and wife, June W'l cox, to Guinn Wilcox, property in Beaverdam township. E. S. Weaver and wife, Lou Emma Weaver, to Luther Weaver and wife, Lillie B. Weaver, proper ty in Shoal Creek township. F. O. Bates and wife, Bertha | Bates, Creed Bates and wife, Bon- 1 nie Bates, Carl Bates and wife, i Mae Bates, and Willard Bates, to Glenn Bates and wife, Emogene Bates in consideration of division of property, in Murphy. Carl Hogan and wife, Tib Hogan to J. C. Hancock, property on Junaluska creek Otis Hardin and wife. Maudie C. Hardin, to J P. Matheson. trading as Andrews Builders Sup ply company, property in Valley town township Herbert Holoway and wife. Lora Holoway, and Dillard Hardin and 1 wife, Eunice Hardin, to J. P. 1 Matheson trading as Andrews Guilders Supply company, an in dividual. property in Valleytown township. Frank Robinson and wife. Lil lian Robinson, to Harley Hyde and wife, Nancy Hyde, property in town of Andrews. Herbert Hardin to his wife, Hat tie Hardin, property in Valleytown township. . . . brings to each of us on appreciation of those fine friendships and memories which make life worth living. And so ot this glad Holiday Season, we extend to you our cordial greetings and wish for you both health and happiness throughout all the coming year. I iTm , roMjERror0{RisTNi\s ?ffl\pprjN^w^EAat>gir FARMERS FEDERATION Murphy, North Carolina It's Christmas Eve. Everything lies in wait for the Big Day . . . the stockings ready for the filling ... a tree adorned with multicolored balls prepared for the laughter and joyous voices of all who search 'ncath it on the morrow for splendid gifts . . . warm, roomy chairs awaiting visitors to share Yuletide with the family. . . . On this night before Christmas, we wish one and all, a very Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year! NANTAHALA TALC & LIMESTONE CO. MAGNESIUM LIMESTONE Plant and Quarry: Hewitt, N. C. Main Office: Andrews, N. C., Phone 104

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