PAGE SIX THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina FRIDAY, MARCH 25. 1955 Mrs. Addor Serves As MooreChairman For Convention Postmaster Thomas B. Ashby of Mount Airy, president of the North Carolina Chapter, National Association of Postmasters, has announced that their annual state convention will be held at Caro lina Beach, June 12-14: There are 18 postmasters in Moore County and 90 in the 8th Congressional District, of which Postmaster D. C. Cox of Raeford is district chairman. Mrs. Clyde K. Addor, postmaster at Addor, is chairman for Moore County. The convention site had to be moved from Fayetteville because of the illness of W. M. Shaw, Fay etteville postmaster and conven tion chairman until his recent ill ness. The convention usually draws about 450 of the 941 post masters in North Carolina. Home, Farm Accidents Take 739 Lives In State Last Year, Official Reveals U. S. Fertilizer manufacturers are supplying farmers with 23 million tons of fertilizer, each year. State Health Board Cites Increase In N. C. Accident Toll North Carolina’s home and farm accident death toll mounted to a new high of 795 during the year 1954, it is revealed by the Accident Prevention Section of the North Carolina State Board of Health. According to official death rec ords on file with the state health agency, all types of accidents cost the lives of 2,492 North Carolin ians in 1954 compared with a total of 2,445 for 1953. In 1954 motor vehicle accident deaths dropped from 1,196 in 1953 to 1,143 while non-motor vehicle ac cidents rose from th e 1953 total of 1,249 to a new high of 1,349. Dr. Charles M. Cameron, Jr., accident epidemiologist with the State Board of Health, attributed over one half of the total increase in addicent deaths to an increased incidence of accidents occurring in the home and On the farm. “HANDLE WITH CARE” Our Motto! MONTESANTI CLEANERS 150 W. Penn. Ave. SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. Phone 2-2541 f4tf UNLIMITED 739 Lives Lost “Home and farm accidents took 739 lives in 1953 and in 1954 this figure increased to 795,” Tr. Cam eron said. “Official records show that one put of every three acci dent deaths in North Carolina last year tock place in the home or on the farm.” He pointed out that accidents are the leading cause of death for persons under 25 years of age in North Carolina, with home acci dent deaths in pre-school age children causing more deaths than the next five leading causes iof death, including motor vehicle accidents. “Accidents in the home are of importance to the aged in the state also,” the public health physician said. “One put of every two home accidents happens t6 a person over 50 years of age and with the exception of heart and blood vessel diseases and cancer, accidents are the major cause for death and disability among the senior citizens in our state.” State Board of Health estimates show that in 1954 there were a minimum of 79,500 injuries in the home which resulted in tempor ary disability for at least 24 hours, it was pointed out by the safety official. Of this number an estimated 3,180 sustained some degree of permanent disability, he said. Needless Deaths “Home accidents are North Car olina’s ‘unnoticed’ accidents which year after year take a frightening toll of the state’s hu man resources,” Dr. Cameron concluded. “State-wide safety ac tivities are excellent, but North Carolina’s communities must be gin vigorous activities to direct public attention to the needless deaths, disabilities, and economic loss resulting from home and farm mishaps.” STILL The No. 1 SOUTHERN STATE! In terms of people employed and earnings. North Carolina continues to be the leader. 1953 employment was an all-time high with 728,918 persons working, earning $2,045 million — or 7% more than 1952. While figures have not been released, 1954 looks even better — contributing greatly in making the Tarheel State a better place in which to work, play and live! Another contribution to more pleasant living for North Carolinians is the brewing industry's self regulation program where brewers, wholesalers and retailers—in counties where malt beverages are per mitted under State control — cooperate to maintain wholesome conditions for the legal sale of beer and ale. North Carolina Division UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC. THE BEVERAGE OF MODERATION Boarding Home Operators Take Part In Meeting Operators of five Moore County bearding homes for the aged, ac companied by Mrs. Walter B Cole, county welfare superinten dent and Mrs. Mark King, case worker with the welfare depsu-t- ment, recently attended a 12- county meeting at Fayetteville to discuss and study boarding home problems. Attending the session were three operators of homes for white boarders: Mrs. Mamie Gib son of West End, Mrs. Walter Fu- quay of Carthage and Mrs. Curtis Williams, operator of the county’s largest boarding home which has been opened by Roy MeSwain at Robbins. Negro operators attend ing were Mrs. Lillie Leak of Jack- son Springs and Mrs. Queenie Waddell who has just opened a home, licensed to care for five boarders, on West New York Ave., Southern Pines. Mrs. Cole said that all attend ing found the meeting most in formative and interesting. The Moore County boarding homes were set up under Welfare de partment supervision when the county commissioners decided to close the county home. Boarders without financial resources pay their monthly bills with funds frpm welfare department checks, with a large portion Of this money coming to the county from State and Federal assistance. FOR RESULTS USE THE PI LOT’S CLASSIFIED COLUMN. \ ' Bourbon $940 fcPinl »3M. Kentucky Blended Bourbon Whiskey S6 Proof. fi% Keatucly Straight'Boorfcoa WkUley, oX Grata Neutral Spiritt. TKcBourlioa 4e Luxe Coa^auj. louHTtlljtKeutuek^ — AT RAYS of Robbins It Costs No More To Go First Class! 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