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Animal* Re?poniible For Some Of '47'? Wont Freak Mishap* When a sparrow tmokM In bed and a cockroach kicks a i.ian down the stairs, things are getting good and wacky, but mat's what happened in 1947 , And that isn't all. A dead deer shot a hunter and a hit skip cow made traffic history. A mouse upset a truck, a quail commuted suicide, and some busy little bees boarded a streetcar and caused a honey of an accident. Yes, the annual roundup of odd accidents by the National Safety Council reveals that ani mals stole the show in 1947 To wit: Firemen in Camden, N. J., fin ally found the source of smoke, pouring through the home of Mrs. Marie Baugher? a bird's nest under the roof. A sparrow had carried home a lighted cir garette. And Just to prove that smoking in bed isn't restricted to sparrows, a jjigeon in Wash ington started an apartment Arthritis Pain For quiet, delightfully comforting help for acnes ai:d pains of Rheumatism, Arthritis, neuritis, ' umbago. 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The hit-skip cow became part I the nation's traffic prob )em when it bowled over Mrs flucy Nostrand as she alighted lion in Mil at a busy intersec in?J, . aukee' Tne bound wig bovine, fugitive from a farm whammed into Mrs. Nostrand' knocked her flat, and barreled on down the street. ^ ? JT*16 Br*tish Women's Land I. .. trained 19-year-old pristine Woodward to face Z Z,?i!!ets and bat?e with ^oughtnf ' bUt they had'1 uent of a mouse. So whpn tU^?T M?ampered across ^e s of Miss Woodward when | in enwas driving an army truck ^d^heattr^n8iar' s"e ^ lainted Th"? ?e ?aturally, She I dlUh thT truck wenl ""o a 'srrr looking down ite J "f"' ;z, "> h.?? Joplin, Mo. Realizing the iie decided to end , a" and straight against red d^H1 ?fJhe gun and drop a broken n^"1^'8 feCt WUh bu^h of8t)? 1947" A froli?ome a f roll swarmed aboard a trolley tn Cincinnati and m"rdEaTVntereStin^ man Earl Armstrong. As he frantically batted at his blumb bumrJ^356"86"' the streetcar the nar" % ? Which rammed rammed iv, another> which S&Sr ? wal8 ?Tan Horace LeBouf Mackow^Tn8 MrS' Catherine acKowski down a ladder frnm ?hevUrnningHbUildin8 '" Detroit^ they passed a first floor win What big feet you have, son! And how "hard" you wear your shoes. Better tell the folks we can repair while you wait. ' i . MACON SHOE SHOP W -v~r . i 1'xilLWdeJji CM ZM Tour Ford Oaalar invitM you to liatM to ttM Frod Allan Show, Sunday Evanlnga-NBC natwork. Litttn to tha Ford Thaatar, Sunday AftarnooM-NBC oetwork. Sac your nawapapar for Uim and ataUon. DUNCAN MOTOR CO. ? Franklin, N. C. lour Overjoyed. . BwdPealerl ii*f ''rriVi'iiW^u Homely Portions! We know you wan^to see a full dish, not the design of our china ? so we pile your platter generously! CAGLE'S CAFE For Cool Summers ? Warm Winters insulate now. Our in sulation will keep your home cooler in sum mer, warmer in win ter. Pays for itself in fuel savings. Call us now for an estimate. REEVES HARDWARE COMPANY SAY ATTITUDE WRONG TOWARD N. C. TEACHERS College Sophomores Give Views In Poll Taken By Commission A change in the present com munity attitude toward teach- 1 ers is necessary to attract more A speedboat carrying Miss Georgia Brooks of Chicago dur ing a holiday outing on Lake Geneva, Wis., swerved so sharps ly it threw Miss Brooks into the water, swerved again, hit the struggling swimmer, flipped her neatly back on its prow. And in Seattle, Jphn Angel drove into a service station, ordered a change of oil, stepped out, discovered too late that he was eight leet aloft on a I grease rack. World's champion freak faller of the year, so far as distance is concerned, was Charles Arter, pitboy in a mine in South Yorkshire, England. Charlie fell down a 1,554-foot shaft and escaped with only a broken leg. Halfway down the shaft he overtook an elevator cage which was going down almost as fast as he was. He landed on it and rode the rest of the way down. In Lille, France, a tile setter named Yvon Dherire slipped off a roof, fell six stories and land ed snugly in a baby buggy from which an alert mother had 1 frantically snatched her child. Mr. Dherire was unhurt, but the mother fainted and broke an ankle young people into the mohlng profession according to college sophomore* answering queitlons of the State Education com mission, Aoout 20 oer cent .if the cur rent crop 01 13.000 Sophomores ill all types ji colleges In North Carolina took part in the state wide poll. The community's attitude to ward the teacher's social life, status in the community, and living conditions should be im proved, the yjung people feel. There is "too much commun ity interest in private affairs,' one young woman said. Many students felt that- the community should provide ade quate Irving quarters for its school help. They also cqm plained of unsatisfactory sani tary facilities in the school buildings. A majority of young women interviewed said that a starting salary of form $2,000 to $2,400 would be sufficient to induce them to teach. Of this group, 456 said they would not teach for the present $1,620, and 141 said they would Those who would start at this figure, how ever, would feel that they de served more money As one girl put it, "X am interested in teaching because I believe the improvement of the educational system is largely dependent on the individual teaching in the grammar grades I am willing to teach at a sacrifice of mon ey to help accomplish this." Of. the men, 906 would refuse to teach for the present sal ary, and only 39 would enter the profession. Most of them say they can make more mon ey in private business, and many want year-round work ?'Insecurity" is jne man's rea son for not teaching. He said a teaching position is "depen dent on the whims of the im mediate superior." A 17-year old girl added, "al though the spirit may be will ing, the flesh could bo i. i ilk weak at $1,620." 1 In addition to better com munity attitude and more p^y, the sophomores want in this order: More adequate equip ment and facilities; reduced teacher load: and a more ade I quate retirement plan. Results of the poll were an ! nounced by W H. Plemmoris, j executive secretary of the. Etate | Education commission, which Is conducting a two-year study j of the state's public ? school | system. Backache Fur quick comforting help for Eac. aci.e. Rheumatic Tains, Getting Up Nights, .strong cloudy ur.ne. irrit:.?.:ig pa^vrcs.'Lrg r.Vus, circles under eyes, and swollen on!:!rr, due to non-organic aud r.on-systcmlc ilidnev and Pladder troubles, try Cystcx. Quirk, complete , satisfaction or money back guaranteed. Ask your druggist for Cystcx today. WOODWORK SHOP _? ? ? Window Frames , Screens ? Cabinets and other similar work ? ? ? 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You, by your support, have called it a program of real benefit to North Carolina. NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION United States SAM M. BLOUNT, Dirxlor Suite 606-607 Insurance Building Raleigh, North Carolina Brewers Foundation I Keep a Farmer with National Legislative experience on the job ! Senator William B. Umstead is the only man adult "dirt farming" experience to serve North Carolina in the U. S. Senate since Hon. F. M. Sim mons. Born on a farm in Durham County, the Senator spent the first 21 years actively engaged in growing tobacco and other farm crops. He Knows Farmers And Farmers' Problems And ? He DOES something about them. As a member of Congress he voted for the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Rural Electrification Act, the Farm Tenant Purchase Program, the Soil Conservation Act, and the Tobac co Control Act. Senator Jmstead "Bill" Umstead Is The Only North Carolina Senatorial Candidate In This Election With Any Personal Farm Experience. With critical farm legislation facing the Congress, North Carolina farmers cannot take chances on changing. i Keep Senator Umstead In The Senate , DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY MAY 29
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