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MOST ACCIDENTS WHERE DRIVING CONDITION IDEAL Review of Lett Year's Rec ord Shows Little Excuse For Majority Wrecks II you arc perversely determined to add your name to North Caro lina'? mounting roeter of motor ac cident fatalities, here are the condi tions which will come nearest as curing you a place on the list: Drive an automobile. A pedes trian has smaller chance. Be a male from 11 to M years of age, have more than a year's driving experi ence, be sure that your machine is a passenger car in good condition, has four-wheel brakes and balloon tires, pick out a straight stretch of State highway on a dry, clear December Sunday between 7 and 8 p. m.; then get glowingly lushed, exceed the speed limit and smash another au tomobile. If you can't speed, try driving on the wrong side of the road; that's effective, too. Your chances of getting bumped into limbo are least if you are a womaA driver over 53, with less than a year's experience, have physical detects, operate a taxi with solid tires and a gum taillight, overy icy pavements between 7 and 8 a. m , on a snowy Wednesday in February, snd confine yourself to smacking street cars. , ?i If you can't afford an automobile in which to cross the Styx, some obliging motorist will very likely catapult you over, if you meet the following requirements: f ^ Be a pedestrian between 15 and 64 yeari old, walk on the roadway and get confuted by traffic. If, a* a pedestrian, you deem it in convenient to be bumped suddenly into glory, your beat chance of stick j tng around longer lies in this for mula: Be anywhere from S to 14 years old, have a physical defect of seme sort and limit your relations with motor vehicles to hitching ont j their sides. Based on analysis of the 5,417 auto deaths which occurred in North Car olina from 1928 through 1984, the ideal circumstances under which one ' may or may not shuffle off this mor tal coil via the gasoline route are tabulated by the Motor Vehicle Bu reau of the Department of Revenue. A composite study of the seven years shows that 95.2 per cent of the envers involved in fatal accidents v/ere men, the remaining 4.8 per cent women. A total of 94 per cent were intoxicated, while only 2.7 per cent were handicapped by physical defects. Drivers from 18 to 24 years were involved in accidents two and cue-half times as often as motorists from 25 to 54 years old, while per sons 55 and over comprised only 4.8 per cent of the total. Drivers with experience of a year or more accounted for 89.5 per cent of the total, while those with three to six months constituted only .2 per cent. Speeding caused 19.3 per cent of the deaths, driving on the wrong side of the road 6.6 per cent, and passing other cars on the wrong side caused only .1 per cent. Of the cars involved, 89.14 per ce.it were apparently in good condition, the largest number, 83.71 per cent were passenger cars, 43.9 per cent had four-wheel brakes and 45.7 pet cent balloon tires. The defect re sponsible for the smallest number of deaths, .01 per cent, was a bad tail ] light, while taxis were involved in the smallest percentage, .16. The study indicates ttiat accidents have the greatest tendency to occur in December, probably because of the heavy holiday traffic, 11.4 per cent being noted for this month, while the smallest percentage, 5.8. fells in February. Clear days saw 73.7 per cent, while only .4 per cent occurred during snowy weather The peak, 7.8 per cent, was reached be tween 7 and 8 p. m., and the nadir. 1.1 per cent, between 7 and 8 a. m The greatest number, 74.41 per cent," occurred on dry roads, 55.5 per cent on straight stretches of Stale highway, while the smallest, .24 per cent, were noted on icy or snowy reads, and only 2.6 per cent at rural intersections. Collisions with other automobiles resulted in 25.9 per cent of the deaths, while crashes with street cars accounted for only .3 per cent Sundays had the largest percent age of deaths, 20.7, Wednesday the ' lowest, 10 6 | Pedestrians comprise a smaller percentage of the deaths, but they have their inning, accounting for 1 out of every 3 fatalities. Foot travelers between 15 and 64 years composed 47.6 per cent of these deaths, while children 4 years and under accounted for the smallest number, 7.7 per cent. The figures indicate that 46.4 per cent of the victims were confused by traffic, 37.6 per cent were intoxi cated, while the smallest number, 7.f per cent, had physical defects. Twenty-seven and seven-ten tlu per cent were walking on the high way, while the fewest, only .2 per cent, were hitching onto a vehicle Rotation and Lespedeza Increase Yield of Corn An increase yield of corn from eight to sixty-three bushels on acre has been secured on the Alexander County home farm during the eight years a definite crop rotation, in cluding lespedeza, has been follow ed. SALE OF VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the au-; thority conferred upon us in a deed of trust executed by L. B. Ange and I wife, Mittie Ange, on the 15th day iof December, 1925, and recorded in Book X-2, page 193, we will, on Sat lurday, the 9th day of November, 11935, 12 o'clock noon, at the court - ; house door in Martin County, Wil DR. VIRGIL H. MEWBORN OPTOMETRIST Williamston office at Peele's Jew elry Store, Monday, Nov. 18. Robersonville office at Robcrsonville Drug Co., Tuesday, Nov. 19, Plymouth office at Liverman's Drug ! Store, Thursday, Nov. 21. Eyes Examined ? Glasses Fitted Tarboro Every Wed.-Sat. Rocky Mount Every Friday CCCCOLDS O O O FEVER first day Liquid - Tablets HLADACHES Salve - Note Drope in 30 minutes hamston, N. C.. aell at public auc tion. for cash, to the highest bidder, the following land, to wit: First Tract: Bounded on the N. by G. W. Brooks land, on the S. by I A. W. and H. B. Ange's land, on the it by Darden Rd . and on the west by S. L. Ange's land; and beginning at a gum in Darden Rd. at H. B. Ange's corner: thence along the .Darden Rd. N 15 E. 1925' to corner of G. W. Brook's corner; thence N. 71-15 W 2527' along G W Brook's line; thence along S L. Ange's line 8 38-45 W. 171; S. 69-05 W 971'; S |3?-45 W 672'; S. 45-45 W 650'; S. 50-25 W. 433' to corner of A. W Ange's land in Jordan Thicket Rd.; I thence along A. W Ange's and H. B. Ange's line S. 85-16 E 4300' to the | beginning, containing 140 49 acres, .more or less. Second Tract: Bounded by lands of Luke R Browning on N.; H. B. Ange land on S.; Darden Rd. on W. and Luke R. Browning land on the E. and beginning at a gum in Dar den Rd., H. B. Ange's corner, thence along Darden Rd N 14-55 E 1950": thence along Luke R. Browning line IS 55-00 ?., 1551' to Luke R. Brown ing'* corner. thence along Luke K. Browning'* line S 1-00 W 1170' to I Luke R Browning'* corner, thence N 81-55 W 1780' to the beginning, i containing 57 40-100 acres, more or less Third Tract Bounded by lands of L B Ange on N W. W H. Allen |or N. E, E W Harden oh the S. E., [and by E W Harden on the S . and 'beginning at a pine stump, corner of L B Ange and W H Allen: thence S. 71-15 E , 545'; thence along E W Harden line S, 33 25 W 807' to corner of E W Harden; thence a? long E. W. Harden line S. 78 48 W 570' to corner of E W. Harden'* and IL. B Ange; thence along L. B. Ange I line N 37-00 E 1125' to the begin ning., containing 7 96-100 acres, [more or less. j Fourth Tract: Bounded on N. by [Ci W. Blount and H. S Hardison lands: on S. by E W. Harden land; on W by E W Harden and C C Fu^an lands, and on E. by E W. white oak. corner of E W. Harden land, and L. B. Ange; thence along E. W Harden s line S. 44-00 W , 2805' to corner of E. W Harden'* land, thence along E. W. Harden'* land N. 31-00 W. 1815' to corner of E. W. Harden and C. C. Pagan'* line, N 27-00 E 1865' to corner of C. C. Pa ?.an and G. W. Blount; thence along G W Blount and H. S. Hardiaon line N. 74-00 E. 225' to corner of H S Hardiaon; thence S. 2-13 W. 1852' to the beginning, containing 157 66 100 acres, more or less. This land is sold subject to all un paid taxes. This sale is made by reason of the failure of L. B. Ange and wife. Kit tic Ange, to pay off and discharge the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust. A deposit of 10 per cent will be reouired from the purchaser at the sale. This the 1st day of October, 1935. INTERSTATE TRUS TEE CORPORATION. g15 4tw Substituted Trustee. Durham. N. C. This indirect 3-Lite Lamp f |2?5 913.05 on convenient monthly terms A LAMP which ** adequately combines your three light needs generous, but soft localized lighting necessary when close eye work is being done; a de creased light when .more casual seeing is the order; and a still more diffused light which is so charming for the quiet after-dinner or music hour! This scientifical ly designed lamp meets your decor ative requirements as well as your sight require ments. Complete with "Three-lite" Mazda Lamp. The teg above it your guarantee that this lamp Has passed all of the rigid tests and inspec tions to meet tKe speci fications furnished by the Illuminating Engin eering Society. For Sale by Virginia Electric & Power Company or ku * VanDyke Furniture Company B. S. Courtney NEW MULES Our first car of mules of the season arrived last week. We consider this car the best ever brought here. Mules all young and well-broken. R. C. DAVIS Harrison Bros. Stables WILLIAMSTON. N. C. ...but,after all is said and done, it's the cigarette it self that counts .. . the question is, does it suit you? son %L Moz?j, when it comes to a cigarette that will suit you ... you want to think whether it's mild, you want to think about the taste That Chesterfields are milder and taste better is no accident . . . The farmer who grows the tobacco, the warehouseman who sells it at auction to the highest bidder, every man who knows about I / " r I ] leaf tobacco will tell you that it takes mild, ** r 1X111(1 IICSS ripe tobaccos to make a good cigarette. .. for better taste In making Chesterfields we use mild ripe C 1919. Liogitt it Mrni Tobacco Co. home-grown and Turkish tobaccos. NEW FORD V-8 Meets With Popular Approval The hundreds who have seen the New l(W6 Ford Y-8 on display during the past few days have been very complimentary in their re marks. If you have not seen the new models in our show rooms, we extend you a speeial invitation to do so. WILLIAMSTON MOTOR CO. WILLIAMSTON. N.C.
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