Motor Vehicle
to Inspection Law
Newt
(This is one of s series of
articles designed to acquaint
the motoring public with
the requirements of the
Motor Vehicle Inspection
program which goes into ef
fect this month.
B'ttIGH ? Motorists, how
go^As the horn on your car
truck?
Now is the time to check-up
on It, lor when you take your
vehicle to one of the state's
new Motor Vehicle Mechanical
inspection lanes this year, that
horn must measure up to spe
cific requirements, or your car
or trujK may not "make the
grade."
According to the list of spe
cifications printed In the man
ual on Motor Vehicle' Mechan
ical Inspection requirements,
the h.rn "shall be in good
working order and capable of
emittii.^ a clear sound, audible
under normal conditions at
Rtanc3 of not less thaq
L but no horn or
device shall emit?
Passable harsh sound
is tie."
Col. L. C. Rosser, commission
er of n-otor vehicles, emphasizes
that the horn Is one of the
moft Important safety mechan
on a vehicle, and that
otojist should make
'good condition at
not only to insure
e Inspection test, but
ly's sake."
horn on your car or
lot be heard from a
feet, better take
nearest garage or
service station and have re
pairs made before you visit the
inspection lane.
Watch next week for the re
quirements on the rear-view
mirror!
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Ppu
forests
Caro
iaerva
rls ex
ay in this
next week,
nounced by J.
fcounty forest war
The purpose of the covers Is
to provide a practical -item for
protecting textbooks and at the
me time to introduce to
oung minds the importance of
rest fire prevention and re
ted practices, Mr. Bryson said.
The iront face of the covers
designed with a bear carl
ture named "Smokey" (famil
,r to readers of The Press)
sily engaged in suppressing J
? a forest fire and offering a re- ,
minder that little trees grow I
into big ones through fire pro
tection \and proper harvesting.
The bi\ck side of the covers,
similar to\ that used last year,
has a smMt-boxesJ^JB- jghle en
titled "Otffioor Manners/^1 hat
ing four tules on forest { Wre
prevention. ?> /
The project has been j Jlntly
approved by officials of the
North Carolina Dea^rtment of
Education and ?ne Department
of Conservation anl Develop
ment. Distribution of covers in
Macon c<*?nty is under the su
pervision of the county forest I
Wanuen. I
Bill Godhran Wins
High Campus Honor
At State College |
Bill Cochran, son of Hrfr. and |
Mrs. Homer Cochran, of Frank
lln, Route 1, was recently ee- [
lected as a member of the Order I
of Thirty and Three at North
Carolina State college, Raleigh.
This organisation is one of the
highest honor societies on the
State College campus.
In selecting their members,
the or^autation picks men on
the basiyof their character,
scholastlir standing, and lead
ership abilities. 1
Mr. Cochran, a Junior In ag
ricultural Education, Is active in I
campus affairs. 1
He has served for ths past
two years on the Student coun
cil as a representative of the
rlcultural school, was vlce
ent of the North Caro
lina Siate P. p. A. for one
term, *ias on ths Y. M. C. A.
cabinet fot 1947-48, Is a member
kof the Junior-senior dance com- I
?pilttee, tind is a member of the I
Brack and baseball squads.
year 175.000 forest fires,
nm75 per day, burn over 25, -
000,000 acres, or an area the
size of the State of Virginia
Fighting these flrss requires a
L million man days of labor, or
L|he equivalent of 100 crews of
^j"n iach working tot 100
Makes Study
Of Industry,
Agriculture
"Factory Meets Farm in North
Carolina" is the. title of a new
bulletin just released by the
North Carolina agricultural ex
periment itatlon, and free copies
are available to residents of
the state who request them.
Dr. Francis E. McVay, assis- j
tant agricultural economist for 1
the station, wrote the bulletin,
basing it on a recent survey of
farms and industries in Gaston
and Davidson counties. It was
his aim to chart the relation
ship that now exists between
agriculture and rural industries
and the effect on rural people
"Whether industrialization is
the answer to Southern econom
ic problems, Is ' still an open
question," says Dr. McVay in
his introduction. "But long
strides were made toward In
creased industrialization during
the recent war . . It is be
cause the South is still rural in
character, but changing rapidly
as industrialization proceeds,
that a study of the effect of
industry upon agriculture is Im
portant at this time."
One of the first findings of
the survey was that even in
1943, when the farm labor force
was low, many farm families
in the survey counties were
under-employed. Dr. McVay ob
serves that, "other things re
maining equal, employment
coulA not be given to this un
used .y. vbor simply by increasing
the cl ipland acreage alone." In
other words, if the farm family
was to be fully employed, ii has
to depend, at least partly, on
nearby rural Industries.
Many of the off-farm employ
ment opportunities offer low
' wages and have few seasonal
I variations In labor needs that
| match fluctuations In the farm
' labor supply. Nevertheless, these
I opportunities help considerably
' in raising the income of (arm
families, he found.
In his summary, Dr McVay
reaches the conclusion that
' more rural industries would cer
tainly improve the plight oi
farm families "The part-time
farmer, who at present ekes
out a living from farm and
I factory, might leave farming j
entirely if he could find full- '
time off-farm work at higher !
wages," the economist concludes. 1
"Higher non-farm incomes
would undoubtedly raise the in- '
comes of full-time farmers who
remained on the farm. This
would, In turn, enable them to
finance more mechanization
and thus step up their effi
ciency and income."
More than 700 fires occur in
homes dally, averaging about
$350 loss per fire.
In determining the capacity
of a cow to convert feed into
milk, she is fed all the rough
age, including hay and silage,
that she will eat. The grain,
however, is fed in proportion to
the amount of milk produced
and it is necessary to make
one or more trials, in order to
determine the amount that she
can profitably utilize'
SETTER FEEDERS FEED
^ ^HESTER FIELD
SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY
ROY F. CUNNINGHAM
GOOD FOOD COURTEOUS SERVICE
H. & B. RESTAURANT
AUCTION SALE
of
? , *? i
Farm Tools
Livestock
Household and Kitchen Furniture
at
J. M. McCracken Farm
Route 4, (Rabbit Creek Section)
Saturday, January 31, at 10 a. m.
Includes Mowing Machine, Disc Harrow, Hay
Rake, Wagon, Pair of Horses, and Milk Cow.
MRS. J. M. McCRACKEN
Your Chance To Remember
Save Money The Date
This is Bernard Rawlings . . .
He's been "on the team" for nearly 30 years ...
Bernard Rawlincs happens to be a clerk in our
Washington, N. C. bulk plant. He might have
been a tank truck driver, a salesman, a research
chemist, or president of our company? the basic
story would run the saftie.
He came to work for Standard Oil of New
Jersey years ago. His work has been steady and
lis pay has been good. At 65, he'll retire with a
life income under the company pension plan.
In the Thrift Plan, he's got a tidy cash nest-egg
saved up. He's had regular vacations with pay,
and special protection in case of sickness or
accident.
In short, Bernard has a high degree of the
things that mean most to a man with a job.
He has diem because it was planned that way.
For over 30 years, this company's workers, their
unions, and the management have worked jn
common agreement that people's needs as human
beings are the most important thing in the world.
And it's not mere generosity. It has proved
plain good business all along the line.
The average Standard Oil of New Jersey
worker today has been with lis over 14 years.
More than 8,000 of them over 20 years. That's a
lot of seasoned manpower to have on your side
in the competitive business of making quality
(fsso)
gasoline and other petroleum products. ,
And its benefits extend clear out to you . . .
Right now the whole petroleum industry is
straining to meet the greatest demand for its
products in all history ? and this staff of skilled,
experienced people is your assurance that every
thing possible is being done with this company's
facilities to meet your needs for more and better
petroleum products.
As your neighbors, too, people like these are
good citizens, steady customers of local stores,
steady payers of local taxes.
And year after year, as makers of products
you depend on in your car or factory or home or
on your farm . . . they're second to none in ability
to give good value at modest price 1
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friend* (or their kind expres
sions of sympathy shown us
during the Illness and at the
time of the death of our hus
band and father, Mr. Joe E.
Palmer. Also for the bautlful
floral offerings.
MRS. JOS E. PALMER
AND CHILDREN.
CAM) or THANKS
W? wish to thank our many
titmdi for llwlr Wodntii ihowa
us at the time of the death of
our husband and father, Jack
C. Taylor. Also for the beauti
ful floral offerings.
MRS JACK C. TAYLOR
AND CHILDREN.
Wisconsin Is urging all clubs
and residents of each resort
area to Invite out of state
friends to spend their vacation
in Wisconsin. The hope is that
a concerted campaign will lure
additional millions Into the
Itate.
STEWART'S ESSO SERVICE
On the Square
Phone SI
STATION
RALPH WOMACK'S SERVICE
STATION
On Atlanta Highway
Phone 19
REID'S ESSO STATION
Palmer Street
Phone 32
POINDEXTER'S
ESSO SERVICE STATION
Phone 102