Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], December 19, 1935, Page 11, Image 11

About Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1931-1948

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TOWN I
TALK
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Mrs. E. K. Veach was an out
of town shopper in the city Thurs
day.
Mrs. Wilbur Mills was operat
ed on this week for appendicitis
at the Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
Biss Fannie Newsome of Little
ton visited her sister, Mrs. Mat
tie Gideon, this week.
Mrs. Johnnie Summerell spent
Thursday in Richmond.
Arthur May, O. D. Jenkins,
Carlton Nethercutt, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Livesay, Mr. and Mrs.
S. L. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ton Nethercutt Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Ollie Thompson attended the fu
neral of Mrs. Joe Midyette at
Sneads Ferry Sunday.
Mrs. King from Wilmington vis
ited relatives here last week.
Clarence J. Rhea and Miss Lou
ise White of Windsor were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
White.
Mrs. J. A. Suiter of Garysburg
was a visitor in the city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Starke
spent Saturday in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goodmon and
Ray, Jr. of Williamston were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Chase.
Cotton Sandwich j
PHlliADKLPH IA . . . Thelma
Kaighn, 18, (above), was rushing
around to get dressed for a party.
She swallowed a straight* pin. Now
the doctors at a hospital here have
Thelma eating sandwiches filled
with fluffy cotton, as a part of the
| strategy of protection.
The following Roanoke Rapids
people were invited to spend the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Young, at their new home in Pe
tersburg, Va.: Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Chase, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Clea
ton, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher P.
Dickens, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Anderton.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. White
spent Monday in Petersburg.
We Drivers
A Series of Brief Discussions on Driving, Dedi
cated to the Safety, Comfort and Pleasure
of the Motoring Public. Prepared
by General Motors
i No. 7—SLIPPERY WEATHER
ICE and snow always bring problems for drivers. These problems are the]
result of less friction. And that is interesting, because usually we are try-;
. ing to reduce friction all we can. We use ball and roller bearings to overcome^
friction. We smooth and polish parts to reauce mo
tion. We put oil in our cars to avoid friction. But w*}
can’t get along without friction, just the same.
For, after all, we couldn’t start a car, we couldn’tl
stop a car, we couldn’t turn a corner, if it weren’t for1,
friction. The friction between the road and our rubw
ber tires is what gives us traction.
Most of the time we have plenty of traction. Euti
in certain climates every year, Winter comes blowing
and blustering down from the North, and the first!
thing we know he has spread ice and snow over our!
roads, and our whole traction condition is changed.
But automobiles are pretty well prepared these
days to meet any conditions. All we have to do is to
adjust ourselves to these changed circumstances. i
For instance, many skillful drivers start their cars in high gear on very
slippery, icy streets. Ordinarily this would be a bad thing to do. But when
our tires have to start us going on slippery ice or
snow, starting in second or “high” is harmless and it
does help to avoid spinning wheels, side slipping and
difficulty in getting under way. If you haven’t tried
this after stopping at intersections, you may be sur
prised to find out how much more quickly you get
started again. Only remember to engage the clutch
very slowly.
This business of starting in slippery weather can
be quite a problem. But stopping is even more so.
However, most good drivers agree on one method
that they find quite satisfactory. First of all they
begin to slow their cars down at quite a distance
from where they want to stop. They press the brake
lightly at first and release it almost at once. Then
they press again and release quickly. By a series
BEGIN STOPPING.
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of brief, moderate brake actions, instead of one continuous pressure, xnej
gradually reduce speed and can usually stop without skidding.
Many of the best drivers always make it a poml
not to disengage the clutch as soon as they appty
their brakes, but to wait until the car has almost
stopped. While this is their general practice, thej»
say it is especially important on slippery roads, as
they claim it reduces the chances of skidding. Bui
if we use this method there is one thing we must look
out for. We have to remember that on a slippery sur
face it is very easy to stall our engine by using our
brakes when the clutch is still engaged.
Outside of starting and stopping, most winter skidi
ding is at turns and curves. Many good drivers tell us
that they treat every slippery curve or turn as though
it were going to be a stop. In other words, they ap
proach curves using the very same system of shortj
moderate brake actions. The result is that wnen tney reacn tne curve tney are
going so slowly that they can actually give the engine a little gas and put
some power in the wheels. With power turning the
Wheels, we are not so likely to skid.
Alter all, the main thing to do about driving in
slippery weather is just what we do about walking in
slippery weather. We are all pretty careful about
that. The first thing most of us do when we go out on
a slippery morning is to put out one foot cautiously
and get the reel or the surrace
to see how careful we have
to be. The best drivers we
know do practically the same
thing with their cars. The first
thing they do after they get
started, is to test the surface.
They make sure that there are
no cars too near, and then they gently apply th»
brakes. If they don’t skid they resume speed and
apply the brakes again—this time a little more firmly
In this way they determine the surface ana Know tne aegree oi cauuon inej
must exercise to be safe. This seems like a very sensible idea.
Mrs. Burla White of Portsmouth
spent the week-end with her sis
ter, Mrs. Nolie Fulghum.
J. T. Thomason of New Bern ar
rived Thursday to spend the hol
idays with his family.
Miss Catherine Thomason of
Greensboro arrived Thursday to
spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thomas
on.
H. L. Fahey visited his mother
in Boston this week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Griffin and
son, Billy Crane, spent Sunday in
Wilson with Mr. Griffin’s brother.
Mrs. Jay Thompson spent the
week-end in Norfolk.
Mesdames Jake Johnson, Jim
mie Little, William Tickel, Miss
Lula Clary and Monroe Tickel
spent Tuesday in Petersburg.
Rev. J. E. Kirk spent Monday
and Tuesday in Raleigh.
Miss Morine Bennett has ac
cepted a position with Vogue
Beauty Shop.
The mightiest of rivers derive their great
powers from tributaries.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorne of Airlie
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thorne
Sunday.
Arthur McKimmon of Maxton
spent the week-end with his sis
ter, Mrs. W. A. Thorne.
Mrs. Joe Brown and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Brown, and Mrs.
W. E. McDonald spent Saturday
in Norfolk.
Mrs. Jay Thompson visited her
sister, Mrs. Brooks McLeod, in Ra
leigh this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Powell an
nounce the birth of a daughter.
Mrs. R. Hunt Parker was a
visitor in Warrenton Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gray «f
Fredericksburg spent the week
end here with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Cox and
children, John and Sara, spent
Sunday in Burlington.
Mrs. J. P. Ashworth is spending
the week at Brown Summit.
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