State Ministers
Sibject Contest
Do you have an especially
good preacher? Or do you know
someone else who does? If 30.
lire's a chance to do that preacher
a favor.
The Progressive Farmer and
Rev. James W. Sells are sponsoring
a contest to select this 14
best preachers In the South. Details
of the contest are announced
In the May Issue of the magazine.
One will be chosen from
each of the following states:
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Tennessee, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma.
Kach preacher selected will be
given a free scholarship to the
Town and CoqMry School for Religious
Work*, Emory University,
Atlanta, Georgia July 4-21.
The scholarship will cover tuition,
board, and cost of room for
this nonsectarlan school.
Anyone who wishes may write
a letter nominating a preacher as
the best in his state. Letters may
be long or short. Just tell why
you think the preacher you nom
Interest in the 1949 corn-growing contest betw een North Carolina and Virginia is growing by leaps
and bounds. Farmers from both States are enrolling, anxious to increase their own corn yields and
to help their respective States come out on top. The exhibit shown above is being displayed in various
localities. In the center appears the trophy which will be presented to the winning State by the Corn
Committees of North Carolina and Virginia. It is donated by The National Fertilizer Association.
inate should be selected as the
best for your state. List the outstanding
things he has done for
the community and the church.
Tell why he deserves this honor
and why he should receive the
Scholarship. No letter will be
considered unless it is signed by
the writer.
Nominations must be in by
June 10. Mall letters to Rev.
Jarpes W. Sells, The Progressive
Farmer, at the nearest office,
Dallas, Memphis, Birmingham or
Raleigh.
Dinner Sunday For
Mrs- Emma Mahaffey
The children of Mrs. .Emma
Jane Mahaffey honored her with
a Mother's day dinner Sunday at
her home. Those attending were:
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Templeton
and daughter, of Spencer; Mr.
| and Mrs. H. C. Peoples and famjily,
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Hege, Mr.'
and Mrs. D. C. Mahaffey and fam!
lly, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Mahaffey
I and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
' Mahaffey and family, Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Mahaffey and family,
Myrtle Sue, and Eugene Templeton,
all of Winston-Salem; Mr.
and Mrs. U. D. Mahaffey and family,
Mr. Julius Mahaffey, of Union
Grove. A 'brother, S. S. Prevette,
of Union Grove, and sister-in-law,
Mrs. Iduma Edwards. Visitors
were Mrs. Eesie Peoples and
Miss Shirley Hege, of WinstonSalem.
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Turnips not only make a tasty
dish for the family table but also
good feed for the family milk
cow, says Robert C. Hege, Sr.,
Davidson county farmer of Route
1, Lexington.
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Deadline Driver
License June 30
For Many People
Raleigh.—The North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles today
urged motorists whose last
names 'begin with H, I, J and K
and who have not been examined
for driver's licenses to report to
their nearest driver's license examiner
immediately to avoid the
expected rush during the next
six weeks.
Reminding motorists that between'
May 15 and June 30 more
than 30,00<Vtaxi and bus drivers
must be examined for chauffeur's
licenses, the department stated
that the 100 driver's license examiners
in the State have reported
that drivers in the H through
K category have been slow in reporting
to examiners. Under the
law these motorists must be reexamined
for licenses before June
30.
Examinations of drivers of
public vehicles will begin May 15
at the driver's license examiners'
stations throughout the State.
Current licenses expire midnight,
June 30. Drivers of such vehicles,
apprehended without new licenses
after that time, will face prosecution
as provided by law.
Where renewals alone are
large bus and taxi companies may
obtain necessary forms from examiners
on or after May 15 and
have them filled out in their offices.
Where a driver is applying
for a license for the first time, h
must appear in person before the
examiner.
u
J. H. Satterwhite, Edgecombe
County farmer of Route 1, Tarboro,
has completed plans for a
three-year pasture program. He
will seed a total of 150 acres of
pasture.
1,230 Persons Lost
Driver's Licenses
During April, ,1949
Raleigh, N. C.—A total of 1,230
persons lost their "driver's
licenses in April as a result of
traffic violations, the Department
of Motor Vehicles announced today.
,
Of this number, 933 were revocations
and 237 were suspensions.
The figure represented a
drop of 681 from 1,911 who lost
their licenses during the same
month last year.
Drunken driving again topped
the list of revocations. A total of
7>22 persons lost their licenses in
North Carolina from this cause,
as compared with 969 during the
same month last year. April revocations
brought to 2,474 the
number of persons losing their
right to drive as a result of this
violation.
Ninety-six motorists lost their
licenses during the month for
driving intoxicated outside the
State; 46 for driving drunk and
miscellaneous; 17 for driving
after license suspended, 28 for
driving after license was revoked;
36 for two offenses of driving
drunk; 17 for two offenses of
reckless driving; 36 for speeding
over 76 miles per hour and miscellaneous;
nine for larceny of
automobile; 34 for transporting
liQuor; 12 for two offenses of
speeding over 66 miles per hour;
98 for failure to maintain proof
of financial responsibility; and
five for speeding over 76 miles
per hour out of the State.
In addition, 656 persons were
convicted of reckless driving,
which does not require revocation
or suspension for first offense.
A total of 6721 persons were
found guilty of moving violations
which do not constitute revocations
or suspensions on the first
offense. Leading this type of violation
was speeding, with 2,099
offenders. Other violations included:
no driver's license, 1,409;
faulty equipment, SIS; lm
proper lights, 176; running
through red light, 289; 'miscellaneous
traffic violations, 149;
driving on wrong Bide of road,
44; failure to stop at Intersection,
4S; failure to dim lights,
43. \
Of the total number of persons
convicted of moving violations,
4,724 were North Carolinians
and 9fl7 were out-of-State drivers.
Men's Coll For Help
Unheoi'd for 5 Hours
Thorold, Ont.—Gordon Holland,
28, both legs cut off by a
train, lay five hours on a railway
track Sunday and shouted himself
hoarse before help reached
him.
Twice during the night trains
roared past him. Holland shouted
steadily but no one heard him.
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