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witi viok' ' s fcy th Kir'i-
..ln4t.:.Jirfn April C
, ...lent of Kotor Vehicles has re
Hiie4 as H released the monthly Pa
tent iwnnil "I ' r i.-iv""' . '
vA total oi ,b persons, rou .
to'Arial In April on charges made
fluriirx. i&e - month or in previous
: months., were found guilty. , Only 438
were ' found not ruilty of - charge
placed against them. Person found
guilty were sentenced to" 92 years,
twtt .months and 21 dava. ' r -t".
Patrolmen traveled a. total of 1
8G8.S67 mflea.dnrfn !the month and
spent '97,098 hours on duty. ' Driv-
- ers licenses exam'd numbered 9Z,-
253. A total of 71,453 vehicles were
inspected and 26,69? lights," were cor
rected: - Equipment tickets were la
in 464.
Arrests made during the month to
taled 6,836. Patrolmen investigated
,883 complaints and 6,268 warning
., tickets and 6,040 citations were issued,
A total of 69ft of the arresta made
CvUected on vi-'.i and i.o-l
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KOTcs est eoa ccrrr.VATfON
In 1947 croun of farmers in Per
quimans and Chowan" Comities whose
lanHg drain' into Bum &..4.,ureek oe-
-4 to try to get a canal cut through
Ljrnt Mill ' .Creek to improve the
drainan situation. The group asked
Che Albemarle Soil Conservation Ser
vice District to help them with their
drainage problem. - .Soil Conservation
Service Engineers made a preliminary
study of the drainage" area and told
the farmers how much it, would cost.
The landowners-decided that the best
way to get the job done would be to
organise drainage district since
then was a large number of farms In
volved. In 1948. whilei the drainage
district was being organised, the Soil
Conservation Service Engineers made
a complete drainage survey oi tne
proposed (project and prepared detail'
ed plans and estimates.
,;The drainage., system includes a
main canal approximately 14,000 feet
in length and three laterals which are
71 .17. rZyrTJ 7,800 feet in length. This work
sued in 1,903 cases .and light ticket in;lude aJfc- . M Mre
of right-of-way ' and approximately
31,000 cubic yards of dirt excavation,
This drainage project when complete
should improve the drainage 6f 1,500
acres of cultivated land on 27 farms.
I The contract' for this job was let re
1,..m, which result in such practice
'Graduation exercises for 66 High
Way Patrol trainees wen held Friday
night, at 7 . o'clock at the Patrol
School in Chapel HilL ' ;
were on charges of drunken driving. cently and the work is to start this
Vehicles weighed numbered 2,454
and 743 were found to be overloaded.
Courtesies were .extended in 13,672
esses, first aid was rendered in 25
end fires extinguished in four, v
: ' Accidents investigated totaled 1,499
in which 67 persons were killed and
812 Injured. , .
Value of cam nd property returned
to individuals amounted to 162,628.
- Tines turned over to county school
funds totaled $169,332.86 and jcosts
turned into county general funds in
counties where cases were tried
amounted to $77,725.04. Highway rev-
month.
The Soil Conservation Service En
gineers are surveying the center
fine" through the swamp now for the
contractor to start -the clearing of the
right of way
- j BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. ' Peabody
of Washington; D. C, announce the
birth ox m son, Howard Nelson, on
Sunday. June 3. Mrs. Peabody is the
former Miss Mozelle Smith of Route
two, Hertford. .
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Several times the Health Depart
ment has been .in receipt gf complaints
about persons disposing of dead .ani1
mala in swamps, streams or on open
ground : The most recent insanitary
practice, was reported in the Long
Swamp Area of Pasquotank County.
Such practices are in violation' of
the Public Health Laws of North
Carolina. The State Law covering
disposition of dead animals and fowls
is as follows;.
"It shall be the duty of the owner
or person in charge ojt any animals
mat aie irom any cause ana tne own
er, lessee, or person in charge of any
land upon which any animals or fowls
die, to bury the same in a depth of
at least three feet' beneath the sur
face of the ground, or to completely
burn said animals or fowls, within
twenty-four hours after the death of
said animal or fowls, or to otherwise
utttpvue vi uie wune m it maimer ap
proved by the' state veterinarian. It
shall be unlawful for any person to
remove the carcasses of dead animav
or fowls from his premises to the
premises of any other person without
written permission of ithe person hav
ing " charge or such premises and
without ..burying said carcasses as
above provided."
'Complete ' cooperation of persons
having dead animals or fowls, to dis
pose of is asked in complying with the
law in order to avoid insanitary con-
What is the speed of tight?
2. How fast do radio waves travel?
3. Who is deputy Supreme Com
mander of the (Allied powers in JEur-
4. Where was Thomas A. 'iwison
born?
6. Who was the author of the opera,
"Porgy and Bess?"
6. Who wrote "The Village, Black
smith?"
7. 'From what is the finest writing
paper made?
ANSWERS
1. .180,000 miles a second.
2. At the speed of light.
3. Viscount Bernard L. Montgomery.
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4, In Milan, Ohio.
6. Dubose Heyward. of Charleston.
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6. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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S. Indian princess, who helmed the
Virginia colonists.
and is the first of two schools to be
held in connection with increasing
the Patrol to its authorized strength
of 628 men.
Graduates will be sworn in as mem
bers of the State Highway Patrol and
receive station' assignments at a date
to be announced later. '
66 PATROLMEN GRADUATE '
Captain W. B. Lents, Commander
of Troop C and Officer in Charge of
the School presided. Certificates for
completion of the phase of work con
ducted by the Institute of Govern
ment were presented the graduates by
Dr. Albert Coat eg, Director of the
Institute.
The school began six weeks ago
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North Carolina
July divides North
Carolina into two groups
those who like the mountains
Aftd those who prefer the seashore but right
square in the middle of the state in Burlington
July 19-21 the Jsycees hold their "Miss North
Carolina" Beauty Contest. So July is the month
when we move about, take trips and enjoy
our state. And just to prove that it's not all
play and no work, the Southern Furniture
Market in High Point plays host to more than
5000 visiting buyers intent on business, July
9-21. In the same month you can go to the
Craftsman's Fair of Southern High j
lands is Asheville, July 10-
And almost everywhere
you can also enjoy
cool,' temperate glass of
beer - sold under our State
ABC system of legal control
that is working so well.
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