Safety Council Uiges Americans
To loin "Christmas Savings Plan"
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? CHICAGO ? To prevent the
reckless spending of lives every
Christmas, the National Safety
Council today called on Ameri
cans to Join in "a nationwide
"Christmas savings plan" to stop
. accidents. , |
The council's yuletide ledger
shows a loss of 740 livtes', from all
accidents, during the Christmas
holidays last year ? and the toll
of 556 lives in traffic was the
highest on record.
"It is time," Ned II, Dearborn,
council president, said, "for A
merica to start saving ? and
stop squandering ?.lives. If eve
ry American will join this savings
plan beforfe the Christmas holi
days, a real yuletide bonus ? n
human life ? will be paid."
One hundred and sixty-three
national organizations, city and
state officials, safety councils and
civic leaders have Joined the coun
cil in the Christmas savings plan.
They will unite in creating an a
wareness of the special holiday
hazards, and will enlist voluntary
cooperation from every American
to hold accidents to a minimum.
The Christmas. - New Year hol
iday season is the most hazardous
single period of the yipar, accord
ing to .council statistics. In traf
fic accidents alone, twice as many
people are killed during a Christ
mas holiday period as on the
same days, of the preceding two
weeks. ,
Heavier travel and the festive
spirit of the holiday season in
crease the normal winter hazards,
such as bad weather, slippery
roads and more hours of dark
ness.
The council suggests four safe
ty measures for Christmas plea
sures:
1. Start automobile trips early
and take it easy. Be extremely
cautious in bad weather and
darkness. Watch out for pedes
trians.
2. Keep Christmas trees in wa
ter and away from fire. Be sure
lights and elbctrlcal connections'
are in good condition.
3. Watch out for falls, at home
and away from home. Be wary
of icy sidewalks. Falls are second
only to traffic as accident killers.
4. Be moderate in drinking, and
don't drive if you have been drink
ing. Tipsy pedestrians and drink
ing drivers arte most common dur
ing the holidays.
There are 131 varieties of trees
in the Great Smoky Mountains of
North Carolina of which 26 at
tain larger size there than any--;
where else.
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Highway Patrol
Adds New Devices
RALEIGH ? The State High
way Patrol added to its store oi
electronic speed recording equip
ment last week as ten new
"Speedwatch" devices went into
service. v ?
The new instruments make a
total of 23 pieces of equipment
which the patrol will use to curb
f.'agrant speeders and influence
slowpokes to drive more normal.
iy.
Col. James R. Smith, patrol
commander said the speed record
ers. including five mobile radar
units, are distributed throughout
the state as follows: Troop A,
Greenville, 5; Troop B, Fayette
vllle, 7; Troop C, Greensboro, 5;
Troop D, Salisbury, 5; and Troop
E, Ashfeville, 3.
The devices cost approximately
$400 each.
Sandeis Rites
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Simon Ja
mes Sanders, 56, who died Wed
nesday, November 25 at 6 p. m.
at his home on Church street fol
lowing an illness of three years,
were hteld from the home Satur
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Rev. H. E. Simpson offi
ciated and Interment was in
Mountain Rest cemetery.
He was a native of Cleveland
county and son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. William Sanders.
He was formerly employed by
the Ducourt Mills as a loom fix
er. He was a member of Grace
Methodist church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Effle Peterson Sanders; three
sons, Boyce, Earl, and Billy San
ders, all of Kings Mountain; four
daughters, Mrs. Clarence Phil
beck of Gastonia, Mrs. Clyde Mc
Daniel of Blacksburg, S. C., Mrs.
Creighton Bolinger and Mrs.
George Peterson, both of Kings
Mountain.
Two brothers. John and Enoch
Sanders, both of Kings Mountain;
four sisters. Mrs. Thomas Crow
der, Mrs. Cecil Champion, Mrs.
Hershel Greene, all of Kings
Mountain, and Mrs. Frted Myers,
of Great Falls, S. C.
The motor transport industry
employs one out of every 10 per.
sons among America's 60.000,000
employed. Only agriculture hires
more.
Big Prizes for High School Snapshooters
National High School Photographic Awards
Offers Many Opportunities to Win
Thi* picture won a lop pria* fat the 1952 National High School Photo
graphic Award* and I* a good example for (hi* year'* sports
Picture taking has a special mean
ing for high schol student* at this
time of year because the National
High School Photographic Awards
competition is in full swing.
This year's is the ninth annual con
test, but it really deserves the famil
iar description of "bigger and better
than ever" because there are more
picture classes, monthly prizes and
more money involved.
Sponsored by the National Scholas
tic Press Association, the contest Is
open to all students in . grades 9
through 12. Detailed rules of the con
test may be obtained by writing the
National Scholastic Press Association,
18 Journalism Building, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The contest got underway -October
15 and will continue until March 19.
Monthly prizes will be awarded as
entries are received in the periods
ending on the 15th of November, De
cember, January and February. Three
monthly prizes of $15, $10, and $9
each will be awarded for the best
entries in each of five classes.
National Forests in North Car
olina cover 1,118,063 acres, the
largest amount, of land in the
State under single administration,
as the Pisgah-Croatan and Nan
tahala forests have been com
bined into a single group desig
nated as the North Carolina Na
tional Forests.
In the final Judging, a Grand Prize
of. $250, a Second Prize of $100, and
a Third Prize of $50 will be awarded
in each class, plus 100 Special Award*
df $10 each for outstanding pictures
regardless of class ? so entering pic
tures can really pay off. . .
Picture classes cover snapshots that
are fun to take, fun to have for per
sonal remembering. There's a class
for school life activities; one for cut
of-school activities, which takes in
the typical family snapshots; another
for sports, including everything from
school competitions to sandlot base
ball, from collegiate football to pro
fessional. A fourth class is for art
and architectural type pictures such
a a landscapes, street scenes, scenic
views, flowers, etc. Animals and pets,
are subject material for a fifth class..
According to the sponsor, the pic
tures will be judged on the basis of
inherent Interest, appeal and photo
graphic quality. ?
A good clear picture that tells its
story at a glance is the kind that has
a good chance of winning.
North Carolina, bounded by
four states and thle Atlantic
Ocean, has a 1,296 mile border ?
along Virginia 322.5 miles, Ten
nessee 255 miles, Georgia 68.5
miles, South Carolina 325 miles,
and the Atlantic Ocean, also 325
miles.
Cotton Farmers
Vote in December
RALEIGH ? The decision cot
ton farmers make when they vote
In the special marketing quota
referendum December 15 may
mean the difference between 34
eent and 17-cent cotton next year,
according to M. G. Mann, general
manager of thfc N. C. Cotton Gro
wers Association. > - '
The outcon.? of the balloting
will determine tht level of price
support for cotto.\ . produced in
1954, he explained. 7f two-third9
Or more of those vcting in the
referendum favor marketing quo
tas, supports will remain at 00 '
per cent of parity next year.
If more than one-third of thosp
voting cast ballots against quota*,
the support price will drop .to 50
per cent of parity for those who
plant within their acreage allot
ments and no support for those
who overplant.'
"Thte Secretary ot Agriculture
has already proclaimed acreage
allotments on the 1954 crop,"
Mann explained. "Therefore^ re
gardless of the outcome of the
referendum, acreagte allotments
will .be in effect.
"This means," the farm leader
continued, "that the choice be
fore cotton growers on December
15 Essentially is whether theyi
want a reduced acreage and 90
per cent of parity or only 50 per
cent of parity for those who co
operate.
"As I see it," Mann went on,
"the decision farmers of North
Carolina and other cotton-grow
ing states make that day will
havte a far-reaching effect on our
economy. I hope that every cot
ton producer will see the great
importance of the question and
cast a ballot in favor of market
ing quotas on December 15."
Short Docket Heard
In Recorder's Court
A short session of City Record
er's court was heard Monday af
ternoon with Judge Jack White
presiding.
A case against Wilson Hart,
Charlotte, charged with reckless
driving was continued until Tues
day.
Nolle prosse was taken by the
state in a case changing Wesley
Sanders with driving without a.
license.
Two defendants were found
guilty of public drunkenness and"
onte was given a 30 day road sen
tence. The other defendant was
given a suspended sentence on
payment of $5 fine and costs of
court. Capias was issued in two
sirhilar cases.
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