Forrest Roberts Named President
Of North Carolina Oil Jobbers
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Forrest Roberts, son ol Mr.
and Mrs. J. Ross Roberts ol
Kings Mountain, has been, elect
ed president of the North Caro
lina Oil Jobbers Association.
? For many years a Gastonia oil
dealer, Mr. Roberts is the owner
and manager of Gastonla's Acme
Petroleum and Fuel Company.
Last ytear he served as director
ol the state association and had
previously served on the 'board
ol directors for a number of
years.
Mr. Roberts succeeds S. D.
Woo ten, of Goldsboro.
Mr. Roberts is chairman of the
Gastonia Planning & Zoning Com
mission, having served In that ca
pacity since the zoning authority
Was created in 1947.
Mr. Roberts has been In the oil
business since 1924. He is a na
tive of Cherokee Falls, S. C., but
received his education at King*
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MountalnHigh School and N. C.
State College wherfe he majored
in textiles. He was married in
1327 to Miss Lois Cooper, and
they have two boys and one girl.
They belong to First Baptist
church in Gastonia.
Mr. Roberts belongs to the Ki
wanis Club, the Chamber ol Com
merce, and the Masonic bodies.
In World War II he was Gaston
county director of civil defense.
Other officers elected by the
oil Jobbers at their annual meet
ing in Raleigh yesterday werte S.
D. Bryan of Raleigh, vioe-presl
dent; G. E. Maultsby of Jackson
ville, treasurer; W. A. Parker of
Raleigh, executive secretary; Do
nald M. Ward of Raleigh, assis
tant secretary ;and James C. Lit
tle of Raleigh, attorney.
Girl Scout News
Brownie Troop 1 met at Cen
tral Methodist church. We went
on a short hike. Some brought
back leaves and things thtey
found in the woods.
Afterwards we had refresh
ments. 14 were present counting
leaders.
The Leaders are Mrs. Paul
Hendricks and Mrs. Madgte Peak.
Reporter Carey Shore
Prices of hogs in North Caro
lina are declining seasonally but
will probably remain higher than
last fall. .
v Look around at all you
have . . . the things you
eat, wear and use. How
did they get to you? By
America's newest but
greatest transport medium
. . . the truck'.
Mighty important to you
. . . this trucking business.
You, your family, business
or job are tied directly to
their journey's end. Lower
prices, bigger selections,
fresher goods, doorstep
convenience .... all are
direct benefits of truck
service. Think of that the
next time you see a truck.
NORTH CAROLINA MOTOR
CARRIERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
WHEREVER FLOOD, FIRE J ^05
TORNADO OR BLIZZARD
STRIKES, YOUU FIND THE , \W ^?A
NATIONAL GUARD SETTING ^ fKH
UP COMMUNICATIONS, ? I BJS
EVACUATING VICTIMS,
PROVIDING BLANKETS,
COTS# MEDICAL SUPPLIES,
SHELTER," TRANSFORATION
SAFEGUARDING LIVES
AND PROPERTY.
GREAT GUARDSMAN
vrr>u co^tributi
IN TH? PRESENT
EMERGENCY THE
NATIONAL GUARD
HAS CONTRIBUTED
OVER $153,000,000
IN ARMY EQUIPMENT
ii Aupmowi&iwtr 3
TAKEN INTO ACTIVE
SERVICE jyUNRB)^
AND /MORE THAN 3
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WORTH OF AJ& ' II
EQUIPMENT AND
FAOLmes.
ACOUONEt IN THE
FIRST VIR6INIA
REGIMENT (NOW THE
176? iNfANTRX
VIRGINIA NATIONAL
GUARD) THIS GREAT
WTRK7T BECAME 4
COMMANDER- IN
CH! EF OF THE VfRSUMA
FORCES
* THE GUARD TRAINS LCAPERS
OVER 60,000 GUARDSWW- ppfJ
One <xrr of every rvi- r* f ( (
BECAME COMMISSION? I I I V
OFFICERS DURING THE HKXH
PERIOD 1340-44 111 1
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? hv use of this pleasant little letter puztlel if the number ol
letter* In your flrst name b S or less, subtract from 7. If more
than I letters In your first name, subtract from 13. Now take tills
result and and your key letter In the word ORIENT at the top of
Mil* puzzle, rhen, starting at ttoe upper left corner, check each one
of your large key letter* as K appear* from left to right. Below the
key letter* I* a code message for too.
Chevrolet Unveils Tiuck Models
For 1954 At Dealers Saturday
?
DETROIT ? Completely re
engineered, a new llhte of 1954
Chevrolet trucks will be Introduc
ed by dealers, including Victory
Chevrolet Company, of Kings
Mountain, on Saturday.
Truck operators will have an
opportunity to see the new ve
hicles in an exclusive truck dis
play at Chevrolet dealers' show
rooms at that time. Improve
ments in every part of the vehi
cle ? engine, chassis and body ?
have been designed. Among the
morte important ' advancements
are the following features: >.
1. Three new engines, with in
creased horsepower, include the
most powerful truck engine ever
built by Chevrolet.
2. Automatic transmissions op
tional through the one-ton (10,000
lbs. GVW) model range.
3. Increased durability, with
heavier axle shafts in the two
ton models, bigger clutches on
light-and heavy-duty models and
more rigid frames on all models.
Optional heavy-duty threte- speed
transmissions available on light
and medium-duty models oiler
greater gear reduction, more rug
ged construction and a steering
column gearshift lever on one
ton models.
4. Improved comfort for thte
driver through a new Ride- Con
trol seat, standard on cab-over
engine models and optional in all
other cabs.
5. Appearance improvement
with a new, more massive radi
ator grille and front-end design,
plus a onte-piece curved wind
shield to increase visibility and
safety. ,
6. More space for payloads and
easier loading. The body height
of pickup, platform and stake
models has been lowered through
modified body mountings. Unob
structed loading space has befen
lengthened on several models.
Major changes are reported in
the new Thriftm aster and Load
master truck engines. Increased
compression ratio of 7JS to 1 pro
vides * greater economy and 112
horsepower, resulting In higher
top speed, faster acceleration and
improved hlll-cllmbing ability.
Added durability and smoother
operation result from full-pres
sure lubrication, lightweight alu
minum pistons, insert-type con
necting rod bearings, more rigid
crankshaft and connecting rods
and strengthened valve-operating
mechanisms. Exhaust valve rota
tors, XCR valves and chromfc top
piston rings are standard on the
Loadmaster.
For heavy-duty models the
most powerful truck engine in
Chevrolet history, the Jobmaster
is offered as optional equipment.
It provides greater power for ac
celeration and grade-climbing.
The need for operation in low
gear is reduced, producing long
er engine life and economy. With
displacement of 261 cubic inches
and a compression ratio of 7.17
to 1, it has 135 horsepower. Cylin
ders are larger and a new bigh
lift cam provides freer breathing.
The exhaust valve rotators, XCR
valves and chrome top piston
rings are standard.
The automatic transmission is
a new optional feature, available
on light-and medimum-duty mo
dels. The automatic transmission
is four-speed hydra-matic design,
except on the sedan delivery mo
del, on which Powerglide is a
vaiiable.
Blanton Brothers
United In Korea
Pfc. Walter J. Blanton of route
2 and Pvt. David R. Blanton of
Cherryville, brothers, met in Ko
rea recently when they were sta
tioned in Seoul.
Pfc. Walter Blanton, whose
wife, Pinkie Blanton, lives here,
entered the service in October of
'52 and took his basic training
at Camp Gordon, Ga. His broth
er, Pvt. David Blanton, entered
the service in March of '53 and
took his basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C. His wife, Mrs. Mo
zelle Poole Blanton, lives in
Cherryville.
Since April of this year, Pfc.
Blantbn has been stationed in
Korea with the M. F. Battalion.
Pvt. Blanton has been stationed
with the 45th Infantry division in
Korea for the past several mon
ths.
They are the sons of Mrs. Ollie
Irvin of Shelby and R. L. Blanton
of Hickory.
North Carolina hatcheries pro-,
duced 4.24 million chicks during
September ? a new record for
thte month.
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[TV Grid Fans
Get Turkey
Day Special
DETROIT ? General Motors
is giving the nation's . football
fans a Thanksgiving special in
its TV Football presentation this
week by televising the Utah-Brig
ham Young game today, Thanks
giving Day, and the traditional
Army-Navy game on Saturday.
Both games will be televised
over the 90-station, national NBC
television network with Mel Al
len doing the play-by-play j
The Utah - Brigham Young
contest, a Skyline Eight confer
ence game, will be telecast direct- .
ly from Ute Stadium in Salt Lake I
City starting at 2:45 p. m. (EST)
Thanksgiving Day.
On Saturday, millions of tele- 1
viewers over the nation will look
in on a 'renewal of one of the
country's oldest and most color
ful football rivalries when the
Cadfets and Midshipmen clash at
Municipal Stadium in Philadel
phia.
The GM telecast of the Army
Navy game will start , at 1:15 p.
m. (EST) Saturday. The game
will start at 1:30 p. m.
In addition to the Army-Navy
game telecast,' General Motors
also will sponsor a radio broad
cast of the annual service classic j
over the 200-station 'NBC radio
nfetwork.The radio broadcast will
start at 1:15 p. m. (EST).
The two games scheduled for
national television this week will
be the 11th and 12th on the 1953
GM Game of the Week TV sche
dule. The 13th and last game of
thte NCAA-approved Series will
be telecast on Dec. 5 from South
Bend, Ind., when Notre Dame
plays host to the Mustangs of
Southern Methodist University to
end the 1953 collegiate football
season.
As ul November 1, early fall
snap bean production in North
Carolina is estimated at 84,000
bushels, 57,000 bushels above the
6hort 1952 crop and 9,000 bushels
above average.
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Misery
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Insurance Company
To Erect New Office
GREENVILLE ? Liberty Lift? !
Insurance Company will begin j
construction of a new home office \
building in Greenville sometime
this month. . .
Total cost of the project is es
timated at $2,500,000. Daniel Con
struction Company, of Greenville,
has betn awarded the general
construction contract. Completion
of the building Is expected in ear
ly 1955, when Liberty Life will
celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Location of the building will be
on a ?2-acre plot, with a frontage
of 1000 feet, at thfc junction of
Wade Hampton Blvd. and Plea
santburg Dr. (U. S. Superhigh
way 29 and S. C. 291),. just out
side the city limits.
The project has been expressly
designed, though the use of ex
[According to the architects, it
will be a model building of its'
kind for this section, from both
the standpoint of appearance and
pansion wings, to meet Liberty
Life's needs for the next 50 years,
function.
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Avenue. Small down payments and
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simple. Your equity in auto, vacant lot,
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