-Al >71 0 0 JOIW inco ruald Tht> l\Vft of and Kast -f • Thursday. August 5, 1971 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page 5 Survey Reveals 94 Percent Have No Trouble Keeping Insurance HAiLRi'fi'II. Tlio vasi major- ily of N'oi't'h Carolina matoiists —some 94 per cent leporl no difficulty cither in getting or koejjlng auto iir ranee ruring the last two years, ujcording to a survey conducted by the Insur ance Information Institute. IMore than 90 per cennt said they have had no difficulty of (any kind w\th auto insurance during the two-year perhxJ. Of the 9 p(^r cent wlio have comiplalnts, 4 per cent cite eith er cancellations or nonrenewal of podiLies; while 2 per cent vv- port refusal of insurant'o eom- ipanios to accept applications for in.suranco, the Institute said. tHowcver, most of those re spondents said that their mar ket problems have been solved iby changing to other com'i'anics or by entering the stale’s as- signaj risk plan, the Institute explained. The Institute Ls an industry- pportod national organization responsibile for the collection and disscminalion of data about property and JiahOlily insurance. Other complaints con4fern cla'ms, service and rates. Of t’hc 2 per cent who S‘'tid that they have problems with claims, most are not with their ewn comranios, bid with com panies insuiing drivers with whom they have been inwlved in accidents. ; One-half of one per cent satl they liavo iiad service problems I with their compannes or agents and the same number said they could nut afford the prevailing rates, I 1 Not sui’pdwingly, said the In stitute, nearly two-thirds of iliose polled —01.5 per cent—^said I they thought insurance rates '/'■are hlglier than they shoui!: ; ho.” Twenty-two per cent felt j the rates are "reasonah'e" while 16.5 per coni express no opinion. Of the 61.5 per cent who fell the Pates are loo high 31.5 per cent attri'butofi the situation to factors involved In the operatiion 'T the car svth as "to many laeddems and bad driving; S per cent blame hit h repair costs and par design. Another 0.5 per (om cite otlior economic facUxrs, such as inflation and jury i awards and 3 per cent tie ihigh rates to dUrh-onesty by' policy- holders or ropiair shops. Only 2.5 i>er cent connect hieh rates to insurance companies’ profits. Anti less than ore pe>' cent blame tJhe state’s compul- .soiy auto insuranice law. A mniority of the ref^oondents said they believe that Insumme com,Daniies are bofli as prom"! as they pan bo in the payment oif claims and fair in the settle ment offered—54.5 per cent and 56 per cent, recpo'*tlvely. Only IS jxcr ceit (luosilon the i speed with wlil h companie.s sot- ' tic claims and 10 ixu’ cmU said they felt insurers are not fair in the amount of money paid to ixolicyholdcrs. About 2S per cent ol the m:Jiori>is have no opinion , ; on either que^stion. • ' The survey was oondu. ted dur ing the weeks rf April 23 ai.*! May 3 by tcle^.honc anroiv' a 1 randoan rcmpling of 503 motor ists -men and vvi«nen -livdng in j private hoi.soholds in the st.ite. | j 'll(?present He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and a iretired far mer. He is survived by his widow, Vernie Bradley Chapman; one daughter, Mrs. Clara Williams ot SnCijy; one son, Jimmy Chap- ' man cf Rt. 1, Grover; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Hcyle cl Lincolnton; one brother, Orlando Chapman of j Shelby; and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will 'be announced later by Gordon's Funeral Home cf Blacksburg. Board Receives Zoning Request The city commission Tuesday ' referred to the zoning board re quest from Howard Robinson, Jr. that his property at 102 N. Car penter street be rezoned from residential to neighborhood busi ness. Mr. Robinson stated in his request that he plans to build a madorn laundromat at the site. In other action, the board voted to advertise for bids on 8,283 feet of six inch black pipe, coated and wrapped. The gas department request is for laying of ga.s lines Broyhiil Discusses Rail Dispute Congres.sman James T. Broy- liill C.) l.'Klay uigcJ im mediate a;*i;on by liie li-^usc In terstate and Foreign Cc;n:nei e Committee to provide a mctliotl of seulement i >r crlppUrg jail strikes. Broyhill, a lammiiteo meni'ber, leslifkHt on i.io jen- ■ing day of hearing on this leg islation. The lOth ; isti'icl rc. ^estuita- live empha.sized that the presi dent’s powers l(> a t in the ixrcs- ent rail dispute have expiiod. ‘The present strike liad Its l>e- ginnlngs la.sl year and liie j.res ident used his p: wers that Lme i(> divert a naiinial emer gency,’’ Broyiiill stated, "hut he no longer has legal authority to slop the stiike*. ‘•'I he exis’ing lavv'.s vs'iii.li i rov Ide the iramevvork for set tling labor disputes are outdat- a'i in their applLatlon t,> na tional Iranspui lation strikes,’’ Broyhill said. The Railway Lab or Act was passed 45 years ago, and the Tat t-ill'ariiey law is 24 years old. "Neither law produced a strike settlement, and in our present complex, intoidependenl conomy we cannot allow sucli transport:ition disp. les to go un resolved.’’ Broyhill stated. “The President has been urg- i ing sinc-e last year that the Con- jgress tonsi cr his legislative I recommendations to update j these labor laws," Broyhill point- •ed out. "Unless • the Corgvc::s 'provides basi:* legislation tr. deal w'tli national emcr';:en y hd'.Dr disputes, it must bo prepared to I a; t more and rn.r.v fr«‘:|ue!'.Ty to ; resolve individual :iiscs as ilioy ; arise. The Congress sh old TTot- iasume this role, and we must a:t now to provide workable legis lation through vv’hich bhar ar'. from the Noisco Plant on Mar- grace road. man-arement c.an nog-otialc their own diffe.ienci's \V(‘ also inovide ;ho piesidenl with in 'creased flexibility to prevent dajn.'ging vv'ork stopragi's. ‘The Congress is to blame for dr^ggin- its feet a vi fali i' to . ms'.der the le.d'd’atlve pr:pos- :ils vvhi h have been advocatc'd. I urge the committee to act .swiftly to remcMiy this disastrous .situation," 'Brovhll! con.dudc 1. The Ameri'an rihle Society, N(Av York, has distributed over one billion copies of Scrip'.ui'** sinf'o its Olganiza:Ion in 1.S16. V.V.TEa V.’E!0I1T PROBLEM? USE -B.I %h Mouths US Bond Sales Best Since *45 .^c’-ics E .and li sales of U. R. Savings BoiLls in North Carolina for Juno amxinti-d to $5,723,1-14, an in.’roa.-e of l's..3 pej* .ei.: over s'.les for June of last year. Cumulative i^ales for January- June nmour.ted to $37,412,911, a 12.9 i^er ccni in lease ever the c.omparable period last y(*nr. This reire.scr.ts .5’*.,') p'd cent of the stale’s 1971 dollar g: ;1 of S33,- GW.OrX) and is the hi diocit vo’u.mo sold for any January-Jane pe: .od siri'c'e 19.1.5. Sales in Cleveland County dur ing June were S.j;il.y95. January- .7 nc s-los tot-l S3Sl.(rr2. This represents 50.8 per cent of the founty’s goal cf .$750,480, accord ing to George Blanton Jr., Coun ty Volunteer Chaiiman. A jCldess person may not have his uncrrplDymeni ’ompensation payments suspended by a state le ills Ir •• t empluyr.T Tnent Insur ance Perv't'^e. Excess water in the body can be comfortable. E-LIM wl! help ydu tcoe excess water weight. We at... Drug Store recommend it. • On// $1.50 Kings Mtn. Drug Co. ''KINGS r^UNTAIN^ BESSEME^ C /i BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 7:30 SHOW STARTS AT DUSK ALWAYS S2.00 A CARLOAD! THURS. FRI NO. 1 'VANISHING POINT" NO. 2 — In Color “SABATA" In Color SAT. ONLY * TRIPLE FEATURE NC. 1 “COUNTRY MUSIC ON BROADWAY" NO. 2 ’VANISHING POINT’ In Color NO. 3 “SABATA" In Color GP SUN.-WED. * DOUBLE BILL! NC. 1 “VALLEY OF THE DOLLS" GP - Color NO. 2 “HELL BOATS" CP In Color IMEMO TO ADVERTISERS COMING NEXT WEEK — ’THE MILUON DOLLAR DUCK I The American Bible Society, i New 5"ork, has Sw..^-^...cd more ' I than 50 million copies of the Is .i’''turo.s free f( charge to the ! Armed Forces since 1817 -1 '’^5, t. -AiV A.--, Lm m uestions and ns wers about NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Q [ : tsr m !• What ar« th« $ bmI Importaat rulM iam l^itabU Mwspapor adv^rtUiacT A* L Yoor MiTtrtiRinf mMMg^ AotM ha MWiy, friondly, informAtiv*, may to rood. Oioo bct« and nows about your aa^ MTvio*. i. AdvortiM rofuUrly. MiJco your advortlifa^ do wlut ouccessfuJ salesmon do^ctl) mi customors And prospocta eonaiatontly. A. Inaiat on Audited drculAtion roporte that givA you tho facts about th« audiencA thAt your aalea mesaagea will havo whan you buy AAwapapAr Advartiaing. Ia tharA a moasur# for tha valuo of aawo*. pApar circulation to an adTartUar aueh aa tho atauidarda a marohant uaaa in buy* Inf marchandlaa^for axamplo* ilk# STSRLINQ aa aUvarf A* Yaa—hi tha woD known drculatloa standarda ai tba Audit Buebau or CaouLAnosia Q. What doaa A^.0. 4a for Mf At rsfular tntenrals ans af tba Buraau*i larga staff of axpariancad circulation auditors a thorough audit of tbs drottUtloD racords o/ aacb publishar metnbsr ITm rasulta of oach audit ars publishod in an aaay-to>rsad A.B.C. raport for your uas and protection whan you buy aawspapor advartisina. Q. What ar« tha FACTS la A.B.C raporut I iQ. What b lha AJLCt % Pinto’S priced $149* under Chevy Vega, riaverick, $176* under Chevy Kova. And that’s fca'ar: you get cur money-saving clearance deal! • Tha A3.C. la a oooparsthru, aon-pro4t asaodk atlon of 8,450 advertisers, advertising agendea and publishere intbaUnitodStatee and fi*»*^*i Organised in 1914. Brought or^ 4ar out of advertising obaos by oetablishing a definition ror paid alrcuUtion, rule# and itandards for measuring, auditini and re- porttfig the circulations of ntw^ PDpurs and pariodioaU, lUf ClI A« A.B.C. reports taD you how mud^ drculatloni whers it goes, how obtained and other facts that help you buy advertising as you would B^ks any sound buainest^ Investment—oo the basis of known valuas and audited informs tior Q« Aro an pubUoatlonj allglbU for A.B.C ■sambarshIpT A* Na. Only tkoes with pudd elreulation. TYils la important to advsrtiaeri because it Is evidenoa that the paper is wanted and read. Q. Ia this nawapaper a mambar af tha Audit Buraau of CirculationaT A* foa. are proud ef our drotilation. Wb want you to know the facto about *iis ^ audienos yo\ir selling me^ •ages will kiTA whan thay appear ia theas pagea Ask for •opy af aur latest A.B.O raport •Cc.“.'pa»’ison based on manufacturers' sugflestad retail prices for lowest priced models, comparably ^ equipped. Price dees not include accent group or whitewall tiros, shown here: they are extra-cost options. WADE FORD, Inc ^ . 910 Shelby Bead Phone 739*4743 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD \ac iiaeiTt • PACTS as a casic miasuis op ASVIITISINS VAiSa