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You Can 60 To Prison For Breaking Vobicle Laws RALEIGH?Think you cant Bo to orison for breaHno motor vehicle laws? Think agrfn! Th ere are about 600 Norm Carol inians who might argue the point with you. They are to prison to day?for breaking motor ve hicle laws. According to the Records Section of the Prison Depart ment, the figure will vary from day to day as persons complet ing sentences are released any new offenders are admitted. The average, however. *proa ches 600. A check of the prison popul ation made on August 23 showed 689 Inmates serving time sol ely for motor vehicle law vio lations. In a total prison pop ulation that will average slight ly less than 10,000, this means that one in every 16 prisoners Is a traffic offender. Your chances of ending your trip behind bars Is vastly in creased If you mix alcohol with your travel. Well over half of the imprisoned motorists were convicted of driving under the influence?344 out of die 589. License violations account for the second highest number In prison. On the day of die st udy there were 131 people ser ving sentences for such offenses as no operator's license, driv ing after a license has been re volted and improper licenses. Moving violations?speeding, pre-arranged racing, reckless driving, illegal passing, etc.? cause 61 Tar Heel citizens to exchange their freedom for a downfall**rf 92 Fit* Neither youth nor maturity offer immunity against impri sonment for motor vehicle law violations. Seven of the Jailed motorists were above the age of 60. Thirty-seven were below the age cf 20. The early 20's are the most popular ages for prison-bound drivers. The 22 and 23-year- ;? olds lead the list with 28 inm ates ; each, and age 21 follows closely with 27. No age between 17 an$f SO has less than 10 imprisoned' for driving offenses. The average motorists, acc ording to Assistant Motor Vehi- t cles Commissioner Joe Gar rett, "just doesn't think he will be put in prison for violating \ motor vehicle laws. And he's wrong?as these records show very clearly." Garrett believes the reason is that "Most citizens doesn't think of driving violations as cr imes. They put motor vehicle laws in a separate category from other laws. Aperson who would never think of drinking too much and walking down Main Street will drink too much and drive his car down the s ame str eet. People who wouldn't think of stealing or trespassing or ien gaging in a public brawl will br eak motor vehicle laws without a second thought. "A shop-lifter knows he or she is committing a crime. | They know they run the risk of I arrest and imprisonment. And it serves as a deterant. The i average driver, on the other hand, doesn't really feel he's doing anything wrong when he i speeds or eases through a stop sign. And when he gets caught, I he becomes indignant." Garrett concludes that "The I time has come for a drastic I change in average on the part ' of the motorists. He has to be l made to realize that when he dr I inks and drives, he's comm I itting, he's committing acrlme; that when he goes onemileover I the speed limit .he's committing I a crime. He has to realize that ] he can go to jail. Such achange i in attitude could save a lot of 11 ' ves in North Carolina." These past few days have been spent in a mattress Work Shop directed by Mrs. Judy Wallace of the Duplin County Extension Service. She was instructing IS Field Aides working under the Consumer Education Pro gram for Community A3 Ion Council (better known as the "Poverty Program") in Rose Hill, N.C. This Consumer Education Program is de signed to help low income families by teach ing them homemaking skills. For Example: Each Field Aide will De teaching their clients to make mattresses of their own in their own homes. Proper bedding is a desperate need for the low-income family, imagine how you would feel if you had slept on a cot whicn sages in the middle. Would you feel like working the next day? Would you have a lovely disposi tion- Would you rest well? Other Work Shops have been held in nu trition, sewing, home nursing, cooking of emer gency foods, budgeting, etc. The field aides teach anything related to homemaking. This helps the housewife to make the few dollars she has to go further. The field aides working in each county are: Duplin i Mrs. Kathaleen Caldwell Mrs. Louise Bradshaw 1 Mrs. Beatrice MacMtlllan 1 Mrs. Lucille Chasten I Mrs. Annie Bans Sampson Mrs. Jimmie McCallop { Mrs. Sallie McClarey Mrs. Margaret Hodges Mrs. Rossie Floyd Mrs. Fannie Johnson h Mrs. Elizabeth Hollingsworth Pender Mrs. Nancy Clark | Mrs. Margaret Traylck Mrs. Edna Jarman A Mrs. Evelyn Hankins Would vou like to volunteer (unpaid) some f of your time, money or talents to help others help themselves? If so, contact Mrs. Kara I Norrls, Director of Consumer Education, 289- | 3151. f a James Sprunt Institute i . T C. <-iass in juao A thirty-six (36) hour class in Judo Will begin October 2, 1968, at the Wallace-Rose Hill High School. The class will be held each Wednesday even ing from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. for twelve weeks. The instructor for the class will be Mr. Ernie Ray Lanier. Mr. Lanier is a member of the Wal lace Police Department and is the holder of the nationally recognized black belt. This class is sponsored by jauicb oyruiu 11 ioluuic, aiicrc wi will be no registration for this ? class. Guitar Qass A class In guitar will begin fl at James Sprunt Institute Octo- J ber 7,1968 and continue through I December 16, 1968. This class will meet each Monday night | from 7 until 10 p.m. In the a student lounge. Mr. Simon V Qulnn will be the instructor, k This is another <uitlon-?ree class* r Mr. Leland Grady, owner aid operator of the Beulavllle rCX says "the poultry business means more thai can eas ly be put Into words." Leland has operated the FCX in Beulavllle for the past lfteen years. He carries a very good line of household ippllaices. He also has s good line of building supplies. The Poultry industry has created a demand" for both of these lines, and for many other items found only at FCX. Mr. Grady is an elder in Hallsvllle Presbyterian Church. He is also a member of the town board, tlie Moose Lodge, Ramblewood Country Club and Is Secretary of the Wood men of the World 935. His wife, Isabelle teaches school in Rlchlands. They have our children, Mary Ina, Mrs. Jerry Lee Jones of Columbus, Dhlo; Annette-Mrs. Larry Holt; Jimmy- a sophomore at last Duplin; and Janet, a third grader at Rlchlands Elementary ichool. Poultry Is really big business in this area. It would be ard to say just how big. ? ^ Marion Edwards Edwards Farm Supply Beulavilla.N.C. ^ ,?? FOB luj i -Personality-Randcraft and Star Brand Shoes M C Y . Dry Goods & Groceries ^ |^/ . Seeds & Fertilizer Congratulations P-. . ? 'Jf. ~ ;? .. . -?. . :?I^BBgWPIIMyiWMBMW We Salute The Poultvy Industry of Duplin County. J ' ?' " ' ? / ' ? ' ;<-?/ V ? ' ? ?- %'? - . : ':\J. r .,. i...., j The Industry has been a big boost to u * t I Wo* Cm* &. Beulaville, l\l. C. Congratulations^ ! To The | J >#V7! Poultry I | GOOD Industry j ? FOOD '? T"is | I Reasonable irea A n ? ? fllwu, ? ) Prices! j | Rose Hill Restaurant j A "Dine Whh Us The Wife You ] Sews May Be Your Own" j ^ Phone 2M-3223 Rose Hid. N. C. ' It Takes Time & Herd Wort To Cmserve Our Land... It Took Tho Some Kind Of Time And Herd Work To Build Rural Electric Cooperative Systems, j It Took This A Some Hard Work Plus To Build The W $33,000,000* Poultry Industry BUI wvB, M uupim, nave iiie Time, The Willingness, And The Ability To Build A Greater Duplin County We Are Hoppy To Shore In The Progress Msde By The Agriculture And IndustrisI Growth Of Duplin County Through Service To Those Who Msde It Grow. f5upi!^^e^^o!r^?OTi5S^Tieden 1 w HaJutERSHIP CORPORATION
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