Trace Wrecks To
Youthful Drivers
involved persons in the 11> through
24 group.
A study of 64 fatal accidents in
August—an average number for
any month revealed that persons
under 25 were drivers of vehicles
involved in 26. oi 41 per cent, of
fatal accidents Eight of these in
volving young drivers occurred
during a four-hour period be
tween 11 p. m and 3 a m Thus,
during a period covering one
sixth of a day, when traffic nor
mally is light, one-third of the
fatal accidents, involving persons
under 25, occurred.
Some of the worst traffic ac
cidents of the year, resulting jn
multiple fatalities, also have in
volved drivers of this young group
and have occurred late in the eve
ning or in the early morning
hours.
Although the usual causes for
Persons under the age of 25
hold 30 per eent of the driver's
licenses in North Carolina but are
involved in 53 per cent of the at
cidents on the State.-' highways,
a study completed today by the
Department of Motor \ chicles re
vealed
By examining 375 drivers li
cense applications at random
from each of the eight alphabeti
cal licensing categories, the De
partment determined that 447,500
drivers, or 30 per cent, of the ap
proximately 1,500.000 drivers in
the State are below the age of -t5
A study of 2.400 accident reports
in a typical month—August—re
vealed that 1.282. or 53 per cent.1
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accidents—unsafe speeds, care
less and reckless driving, driving
intoxicated and mechanical fail
ure—are listed as contributing to
many mishaps involving young
drivers, the Department believes
that the underlying reason tor
these accidents is improper driver
attitude. While not confined to
the young driver group, improper
driver attitude usually stems from
meager driver education or the.
lack of it and overconfidence in
ability, the Department believes.
To date, no examination has
been developed to determine dri
ver attitude, the Department
pointed out. “The young driver
usually makes a better grade on
his driver tests than his parents,”
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
L C. Rosser stated. “His mind is'
more alert and less crowded with
other problems. He studies our
Driver Manual: he learns the an
swers to the questions: he retains
them better. When he takes his
road test, he’s on his best behav
ior His reactions generally are!
quicker than those of his parents: |
his driving is excellent; he passes'
his test with flying colors."
Commissioner Rosser saw traf- i
fie education in all schools of the
State from the first through 12th
grades and possibly on into college
as the most effective means of cor
recting the traffic situation as it
relates to the youth of North Car
olina. “From the time a six-year
old starts walking to school
through the time he gets his li
cense to drive, he should be taught'
safe traffic habits,” the commis- |
sinner stated. “Of course any pro-i
gram which will improve the pre-1
sent traffic situation will take |
time and money to develop but!
still the cost will be less that that j
spent as a result of highway ac
cidents, and certainly a great deal
of heartache and suffering, which
cannot be measured in time or
money, will be eliminated,” he
concluded.
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Employment Law
Violator In Courts
Raleigh, Dec.—Judge H. Hoyle
Sink, of the Superior Court of
North Carolina, stated in open
court that any person convicted
in his court for violation of the
Employment Security Law "can
expect no mercy from me or from
the Court," while presiding over
the November term of the Stanly j
County Superior Court in Albc-1
marie.
The case was the charge that
Sidney J. Ritche had filed claims
for benefits and had drawn $120
in overpayments, as a result of
having been employed while
drawing benefits. He was found
guilty and the judgment was that
he serve 60 days on the roads and
pay a fine of $200 and the costs.
No provision was made requiring
the refund of the $120 overdrawn,
as it is done in most such cases.
the din of merrymakers. I let out
to crying, and a friendly cop got
me. The moment I spent in his
irms seemed like an age, as 1
uffered and sobed. He held me
oigh so they might see me or me
ihem. Soon we found them. And
no greater solace has ever come
to a human being than that. I
wanted to go home right then.
And I didn’t care to go to fairs
any more. To me they were mon
strous, hideous things, where
children got lost And nothing
could be more dreadful.
I am still thankful every time
I hear a public address system
blaring at a fair. There was mo
such thing then.
BOYS ARE THAT WAY
(Darlington incws and Press)
I went to my first fair at about
i3 or 6. It is one of the earliest
things I ean remember. And its
impressions are still fresh.
We boarded the 4 o'clock train
at White Rock, stopped to take
on wood at the Metts woodrack,
and got to Columbia, 18 miles
| away at 5 p. m. We took a hack I
to my aunt's house, ate early,
and then walked the one block
up to Main Street where the fair
was held then.
The lights and the crowd quite
overwhelmed me. And the con
fetti they w'ere throwing was
beautiful stuff, 1 though. It was
thick on the sidewalk, and I
scraped it up and packed my
pockets with it when my folks
weren't looking. Later they notic
ed it and made me empty the un
sanitary stuff from the street out.
I cried and then they bought me
a nickle package of that shredded
bits of bright paper. Hut I didn't
throw mine. It was a treasure that j
J kept.
The snows and concessions]
were along the side streets, and j
Main Street looked to me like!
a moving mass of humanity. 11
didn’t know there were so many
folks in the world. I couldn't see
out, except when I looked up
there was a wall of merry-makers
all around me all the time. I hung
on to my mother's dress. Once I |
changed hands with my confet
ti package and turned her skirt
loose for a moment. When I
reached back for it a man had
moved in there. I was panic
striken and huriedly worked my
way through the crowd. I started
calljng her, but my small shrill
voice could not be heard above
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The case was brought into court
by James C. Bradham, ESC claims
deputy, stationed in Concord and
operating in that area. Judge
Sink, stating that he was not too
familiar with the Employment
Security Law, kept Mr. Bradham
on the witness stand for half an
hour or longer, questioning him
and getting explanations as to
conditions for Eligibility in draw
ing unemployment compensation
and other details of the operation
of the program.
Judge Sink then gave a lecture
to court officials and attendants,
explaining the advantages of the
program to those who become un
employed and are eligible for
benefits. He stated that he as
sumed violations of this kind
were being committed over the
State and commended the field
force of the ESC for their activ
ity in trying to curb it.
Judge Sink gave assurance that
pepole convicted in his court of
Neal Slaughter
Gains In Stale
cent above the 13,782,000 pounds
produced during October a year
ago.
Compared with September, the
number of head of calves and hogs
increased while cattle slaughter
declined and sheep and lambs
showed no change.
Production in the State during
the first/ten months of 1950 at
135.240.000 pounds was an increase
of 7.7 percent
commercial slaughter in North
Carolina totalled 16.156,000 pounds
during October — slightly more
that the 16,063.000 pounds produc
ed during September and 17 per
fraud in securing benefits would
be dealt with severely.
Martin County’s Largest
Personal Property Sale
We Will Sell At Auction
Dec. 20th At 10 A. M.
ON THE FAKM OF
W. H. MANNING
deceased. Located 2 mill's from Tlusscll on lln* llusscll-Kobcrson
till*' road. Personal properly as follows:
I Case Tractor; 1 Massey-Harris Tractor; 5 2-horsc wheel plows; 5
2-wheel earls; 3 1-wheel wagons; 2 Lime Spreaders; I Log ('.art; I
set Tractor Cultivators; 1 Hay Baler (Turner); I Peanut Picker
(Turner) ; 1 Tobacco Sprayer; I Tobacco Duster; I Tractor Mow
ing Machine; 1 Horse Drawn Mowing Machine; 2 Fertilizer Distri
butors; 2 Smoothing Harrows; I Horse Drawn Disc Harrow ; I Trac
tor Drawn Disc Harrow; I Bushing Bog Disc Harrow; I Hay Kake;
15 Tobacco Trucks; Approximately 26,000 Tobacco Sticks; 7 Col
ton Plows; 7 No. 2 Turning Plows; 5 I-horse Turning Plows; 2
Drain Ditch Galvanized Pipe; 3 Drain Ditch Concrete Pipe (large);
1 Stalk Cutter; I Bean Harvester; I ton and a half 1916 Ford
Truck; I I sets of Harnesses; K Tobacco Oil Curers; Hoes. Shovels,
Pitch Forks, Shrub Blades; 1 P«i Weeder; 1 Large Oil Tank; 1 Car
’Trailer; 2 'Transplanters; 1 Oliver Tractor Drawn Turning Plow;
2 Peanut Planters; 3 Corn Planters; 3 Bench Vices; I Roll Barb
Wire; 6 Bags Soda; 1 Tractor Cut-off Saw ; 1 Hummer Mill; 3 Horse
Drawn Scoops; 1 Tractor Slulk Cutter; 2 Peanut Points; I VI ire
Stretcher; 5 Horses; 6 Mules; I J.4 Keg Nails; I Seed Sower; I
Flume Thrower; 1 Extension Drop Cord (Rubber); 1 Electric Mule
Clipper; I Set Colton Scales; 6 Oil Burner Units; 5 Post Hide Dig
gers; 1 l-t'Case Dynamite; 2 Wheels and Tires; I Bag Colton Seed;
81 Pieces'Tile Small Pipe; I Grind Stone; 2 Row Markers; 2-Piece
Carl Body; 1000 Bales Peanut Hay; I Corn Shelter; 1 Fertilizer Dis
tributor; I Water Hose; Brace Bit; Handsaw; Farm Machinery;
'Hand 'Tools; Pipe Wrench; Wirccuttcrs; 1916 Tudor Ford; 300
Barrels Corn; 1 Scalding Vat.
This Property Must Be Sold For Division.
X. E. Manning
H. D. Manning, Executors
C. W'. Everett. Atlv.
Bethel. N. C.
SALE AGENTS
Roanoke Real Estate And
Auction Company
Henry Johnson, Manager uittl Auctioneer
Phone 2077 Williumston, N. C.
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