Federal Aid Roads
In Bad Condition
Washington, D. C.—North Caro-1
lina's nearly 7?(>0 miles of roads
on the Federal aid primary sys
tem are nearly twice again as!
ill-prepared to play their basic
I
part in America’s current war ef
j fort as they were in World War II.
That fact was reported today
j by Lt. General Eugene Rev bold . I
executive vice president of, the
| American Road Builders' Associa
tion the country’s oldest national
good roads organization, in citing
a jump of $173,830,000 in defi
ciencies on North Carolina’s rural
j mileage of the strategic Federal
aid primary highway system in
the last six years.
Six years ago, the American
Association of State Highway Of
ficials set a price tag of $98,570,
000 on the repairs needed to bring
the rural Federal aid primary
;system mileage in North Carolina
up to fighting trim for World War
II." Gen. Reybold, chief of the
Arm\ Corps of Engineers during
that war, said. "The overall na
tional cost for that work was peg
ged at $5,315,531,230. Today, the
AASHO estimates North Caro
lina's deficiencies at $277,400,000
[and the total cost of preparing
I the nation's most critically need
ed highways for war ;jt $14,420,
562,000. Progressive degeneration
| of the 219.588-mile rural life
line of transport, which links the
nation’s centers of production and
^ includes the vital 37,900-mile In
terstate or Defense system of
highways, has taken place de
spite the record dollar volume of
highway construction since the
; war.
"Broken by war-necessitated
loads and forced war-time neglect,
j and since subjected to traffic vol
: times and speeds (registrations of
I motor vehicles alone increased
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Nawtral Spirits; 20% Straight Whis
kay 2 yaors old, S % Straight Whiskay
4 years aid, 5% Straight Whiskay
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'Stale College Tips
| To the Housewife
By Riitit (Current
SUite Home Demonstration Agent
A penny in a fuse socket can set
the house afire. Many people still
are unaware "of the danger ol
overheating wires by replacing i
a burned-out fuse with a penny.
The fuse is a protection. When
it "blows,” it warns that wires are'
overloaded — that is. more elec
tricity is being carried than the
circuit can handle safely. The
trouble may be using too many
appliances on one circuit, or some j
from 30 to 45 million in the five I
years after the war) for which!
they never intended, this key ,
highway system of the nation has
been drafted for war service
again."
defect in an appliance, a cord or
the wiring. The burning out of
the fuse cuts off the current, thus
avoiding fires from overheating
hidden wires.
If o penny replaces the fuse,
the cause of the trouble is not cor
rected. The circuit still is over
loaded, and the wires may become
so hot that their insulation may
begin to smolder. Overloaded
wires have smoldered inside house
walls for some days before they
have been discovered. Fires in the
night or when families are away
often have been traced to such a
start.
Every home should have extra
fuses of the right size convenient
j ly near the service box where they j
can be ready if a fuse blows. To
prevent trouble, wiring should be
inspected and approved by a!
.qualified inspector and then rein-1
: sported eVerv few years.
The housewife as well as her
husband should be familiar with!
the size of wires and fuses recom
mended for tin' home. The Na
tional Electrical Code now recoin-|
mends No. 12 wire for general
home wiring for lights and small
! appliances rather than the No. 14
| wire used in the past. No. 12 is
I large enough for most electric ap
l plianees except Jhefivier items like
j range, water heater and clothes
I drier. These take special outlets!
and circuits.
The right size fuse protects the
wire. For light circuits, a 15 am- j
pere fuse is recommended. Ap-(
plianee circuits take a 20-ampere!
fuse. This information will ho I
stamped on the metal at the hot-1
tom of the fuse.
Mine than one-thinl of the na
tion s 1950 cotton acreage is beintt
tjrown by farmers in Texas. I
Job To Handle
Loyally Checks
Tlic work of the Civil Service
Commission in connection with
the Federal employes' loyalty
program has more than tripled
in recent months. The increase!
was attributed to heavy hiring
of new employees because of th3
i Korean war and rearmament.
! During the week ended Septem
| her lfi, ,
Viait
ITeilig nnd
Meyers
Willianislon
for the
“Beat Buya In
Furniture99
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SEVEN
STAR i
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■freight whiskies ere 4
years er mere eld. J7WH
Straight whiskey.
iseetrel spirits dlstlNad
freesareln. ISHstraight
whiskey 4 yeers eltl.
19% straight whiskey 9
yeers eld. 7H% straight
whiskey 4 years eld.'*'
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PROOF
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SLAB WOOD
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Dial 2160
Willimnston Supply C,o.
TOBACCO SCRAP
WANTED
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nil wrap Hint Ims Immmi rlonnnl of nil strings mul
fom"n innllrr.
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BARGAIN ANNEX BLDG.
Main SlrrM
OLD KEEL TAILORING BLDG.
Main Slrrc!
Saturday, Oct. 28th
2:00 P. M.
Iti Front of Hank — HoIm -rsom illc
A (l(‘|»o>il of 10% of tin* pnn-liUM* price i» re- !
quireil peurfiii" confirmation of the Bate liv I
tlic Court. |
Paul D. Roberson, Commissioner.j
I he man you see in the illustration above
should own a Cadillac car.
I lis accomplishments entitle hint to it.
His income is ample to justify the expendi
ture. And he has wanted a Cadillac for a
long, long time.
Mut he is an extremely modest man, and he
feels that it he purchased a C adtllac, some of
his friends might think him ostentatious.
lu.r him, and for all people like him, we
should like to record a few simple facts.
I'irst, let us say that we recognize mod
fst v iis a hasii" virtue. Indeed, the man who
iloesn t possess it to the proper degree is
both a bore to his friends ami a joy to his
enemies.
Ibit there is nothing immodest about
owning a Cadillac. In fact, there are few
more sensible purchases a man can make —
it a ( adillac falls within his economic means.
kelativcly, a t adillac isn’t even expen
sive. I here are numerous models of seven al
other makes of cars which cost more than
the lower priced Cadillacs.
I'urthermore, the great C adillac engine is
SO miserly of gasoline that a single tankful
will usually suffice for a whole day’s drive.
And when it comes to long life and
endurance —well, few people drive far
enough in a whole lifetime to invalidate this
wonderful car.
Surely, no man need hesitate to own the
best —when the best is so practical, and
within his means.
So i(yon are entitled to a Cadillac, don’t
let modesty stand in your way. Modesty
ceases to be a virtue when it deprives a man
ot his just reward.
i
Wins. H. Jenkins & Compnny Oi Willinmston, Inc.
Highway 17 PHONE 2147 WilJiaimion, N. C.