Tabor City tribune., May 09, 1962, Image 10

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Editorials...
SAFETY CHECK
May and June each year
maijy communities hold voluntary
autp safety checks aa part of a nation
wide effort to stamp out accidents
caused by defective vehicles .
Alert ciyic leaders know that
proper vehicle maintenance helps to
strengthen traffic safety programs.
Because of these annual check ups
thopsands of unsafe vehicles have
been repaired. \
These progressive communities
have learned two things from their
projects. One, that mechanically de
fective cars are "accident prone" and
present a constant hazard wherever
they are driven. Two, that many
drivers have a casual indifference
abqut keeping their vehicles in top
condition. If it runs okay then it's
all right.
There is good evidence that of every
100 cars on the. road as many as 20
of them would be turned down if of
fered for inspection. While only a
minority of fatal accidents are at
tributed to mechanical failure, driv
ers are leaving themselves needless
ly vulnerable to mishaps by continuing
to drive with brakes, lights, tires and
other safety essentials in need of
repair. k
Thqre are many drivers among us
who are unaware of or refuse to
recognize the fact they are driving a
death trap. Unfortunately, the true
case against inadequate vehicle
maintenance can't be fully measured
because many death dealing wrecks
produce vehicles so badly smashed up
that pre-existing repair needs go un
discovered.
Yet many vehicle defects are easy
to detect and repair.
BICYCLE MONTH
May is American Bike Month, a
salute to the nation's 55 million cy
clists. The domestic bicycle industry
is cooperating with police depart
ments. schools and civic groups to
make sure that cycling continues to
be safe as well as fun.
Parents should make sure that their
youngsters bike has a bell or horn,
a headlight and a tail light or re
flector. A competent service man
should inspect brakes ,spokes and
chain, for cycling is only as safe as
your youngster and his bicycle make
it. Make sure Johnny and Mary know
the rules of the road, hand signals
and safety procedures.
TRUE OR FALSE
Here's a 11) second quiz to test
your Bike IQ. Ready?
1. Pedestrians do not have the
Fewer mechanical failures on tha
road could become a reality if drivers
would acquaint themselves with a
simple 10 point check system to fol
low in keeping their vehicles in top
condition.
The five minute check list is as
follows:
BRAKES — Should engage effec
tively and halt the car without the
pedal getting closer than two inches
from the floor. The car should not
pull to one side. Handbrake should
hold car against slight engine pull.
FRONT LIGHTS — Switch on all
lights. Walk around front of car and
check to see if all bulbs burn. Check
parking lights and directional signals.
Check upper and lower beams for
proper aim.
REAR LIGHTS—Check stop lights,
turn signals, license plate light and
back up lights if equipped.
STEERING — Free play at the
wheel should not be more than two
inches. e
TIRES — Should be free froii|
bulges, cuts and uneven wear. Should
have good tread and be kept properly
inflated.
WINDOW GLASS — Keep clean
and clear of stockers. Check for
cracks and discoloration .
WIPERS — Check rubber blades
for deterioration. They should wipe
cleanly and operate at a constant
speed with firm pressure againkt tke
windshield. , Jyj
REAR VIEW MIRROR — Should
be clean and give maximum^ visibility
of the road behind. Keep
adjusted. *».·· i*J
EXHAUST SYSTEM — Shouldice
tight, quiet and free of leaks." y 1,
HORN ——-Audible at 200 feet.'S
right of way-over bikes. *
2. A bicycle is not considered a
vehicle,, so automobile traffic
rules do not apply. 1
Ü. A bike in poor.condition is safe
if the driver is skilled. , ■
4. On a country road pyplists
should keep on the left, the
same as pedestrians.
5. It is safe and proper for a
bicycle rider to carry a pas
senger. J.
If you answered *'yes" to any of
those statement, you better think
twice before taking a bike out into
traffic.
The Bicycle Institute of America
urges you to think safe, be safe, and
ride safe. If you do, then therp's
nothing like a bike.
Carter's
Column
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:X>ETRY: My n:tic year old nlecc. Jan Heriooifr. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Herlocker, both oi whom work with The
rribunv. handed in this little piece of poetry to her tcachcr.
Mrs. Harry Bell, third grade l«st week It sounded good to Mrs.
Bell ai^d to us. Here's what the nine ν ear old wrote:
MY BIBLE
1 have a little Bible.
It's something that I love.
I read it every day
So that I'll go up above.
I
It tells me little stories.
Of what I should r.nc shouldn't do.
And makes me be the loving way.
The way God w«n>j me to.
Then every night I say my prayers
And jump into my bed.
And then I dream of great bit; stairs.
But that's just in my head.
But anyway, I love my Bible,
Although it's just a book,
I hope that I will never fail
Ια {t to take a look.
DUR THANKS: We are afraid thai wo few folks have stopped
ο express appreciation to Al Willirms for what he has done
• or the strawberry marketing situation in Tabor City. A great
leal has been said for American Foods, and certainly we are
tappy to have such an oqtstanding organization marketing ber
ries in Y^bojr City, But. had it not been for AI. we might very
A'ell have not had American Foods or any other type of berry
market -here this seasop.
Al, .(n true American enterprise fashion, eontractcd with
he birry organization, to build the pre-cuoler and warehouse
«pace. He had to make such a contract under extremely ditii
cult cir0umgtaiu.es in that hp had omy about 60 days to build
tract a't\d bad American Foods in business here when berries
it, ^nd that in i rainy spriag season.
In'»Rite of the ha'zzards of weather, he lived up to that con
began ttittifcg to market, Ή is highly improbable thqt we could
I have put out a community .dfive tor finances, raised the money,
oought the lapd, ana.built β prd-cooler for American Foods and
h^d it ip operation this season. We might very well have lost
American Foods entirely to some other community had it not
; jecn for Al Williams.
j We thus feel that he is much entitled to an expression of
gratitude and appreciation by all ihc folks of the area, growers,
business tpen and everyone else. He hü* played a big hand in the
economy of the section.
PQUTKJS: With the Democratic primary, the real election in
ι this equity; Oftly a few weeks aw-iy, we Wave hoard little mud
| slinging a1V candidate to date. Thi.-· is η good sign that per
I haps Ih« politicians have awaken to the fact that this kind of
ι campaign is not desired by the voters. We believe every politic
I ^1 esnqjqate should run on his own merits—not the faults of his
cqmpetition. Perhaps this election is fcoing to be such a contest
j or it might m^ke a radical ch «ngc in the closing davs ot the
j campaign when some candidate or another sees a gloomy day
, nt the polls coming up May 2β.
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Smokey Sayκ
VOU LOST A FOREST I
.eur ι lost.
MY HOME /
PImm W more carafal!
Η. B. Todd
Recognized By
Insurance Co.
Η. B. Todd. representing '
Liberty Life Insurance Com
pany in Tabor City, has been
jited for outstanding life in
surance service lor the first
quarter of 1962. along wiih
• thcr representatives in the
company's Eastern North Car
olina agency in Fayetteville.
Life insurance representa
tives associated with the agen
cy provided the largest amount
of new life insurance for resi
dents in their areas during the |
past three months, to lead all j
representatives of the company ,
in six southeastern states.
JOE K. JORDAN
FORT SILL. OKLA.—Armv ι
2nd Lt. Joe Κ· Jordan. 22. son '
οι Mr. and Mrs. Joe Τ. Jordan,
completed the eight-week field
artillery officer orientation
course at The Artillery an«!
Missile School. For« Till. Okla..
April 19.
The course, designed for
newly - commissioned officers,
tiained Lieutenant Jordan !n
cwniH υ η i c a t i ο η s. artillery
transport, tactics and combin- j
i-d arms, gunnery, material und !
target acquisition.
The school emphasizes tact
ics and techniques in the em
ployment of traillerv ntorta....
conventional cannon, free
rockets and guided missiles.
- He is a 1957 graduate of C«.i.
way Hißh School and a 1901
graduate of The Citadel in
Charleston. Before entering the
Army he was a teacher in Con
wqy. High School.
*Tabor City—A Τ mum With A City Future"
Published Every Wednesday in Tabor C*ty, North Carolina
By The Atlantic Publish»! Co.
W. HORACE CASTPft
■«tor * Gen. Mgr.
LESTER BUDI8ILL. Badness Mgr.
Those who solicited funds for the Twin City
ndustry last week by trying to sell bonds to local
businessmen, ran again into some of those individuals
who think that when they agree to purchase a bond
in such an outfit, or a stock, or make a contribution
that they are doing the person doing the soliciting
a personal favor. The truth is, it's the other way
around. The solicitor of such funds is the one who
is making the real sacrifice. ^
Almost any merchant can spare a couple of hun
dred dollars or more. But few can or will spare a
couple of days time to get out and do the real leg
work that must be done every time such a project
arises. Those who do make that sacrifice are to be
commended. Those who have that solicitor come
back two or three timos before saying "yes" or "no"
are doing the solicitor a grave injustice.
We kind of believe if those who constantly put
off these solicitors, come up with a variety of excuses,
and who assume an attitude that the solicitor is being'
done a personal favor, would simply think a moment,
that attitude would be reversed.
In this particular drive last week .there were
some who, as always, come up with a song and dance
about it not being located right here in Tabor City,
and why don't we get more industry here at home.
The reason is simple — it takes a great deal of effort
by a great many people, not just for a few hours or
a few days but for months and months. It's a thank
less, payless job and only those communities with")
individuals willing to sacrifice personal gain reap
the benefits of new, incoming industry.
Furthermore, it hase been proven over and over
that raising huge sums of money for industry here
is a tooth-pulling chore that exhausts the patience of
even the most hearty. And when some one tells you,
"No one helped me get in business, why should I
help some one else?" you can rest assured that no
such attitude will ever industrialize Tabor City.
Industry on the move is like every thing else —(
t will go where the industry itself can profit most.
And just as long as one community with similar
location advantages will offer buildings, taxes,, em
ployee training, etc., free of charge while another
simply says "We're here, come on if you want to,"
you can rest assured they will go where the incentive
pulls hardest.
Those constantly complaining to solicitors would
do well to keep that in mind.
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PUREBRED ANGUS CATTLE
Waecawty Farm. Tabor C;\ ,
i rtcentlv sold seven Aherdeen
Aii(;us cows and a registered
Angus bull to Eddie Grainger.
. Ί al>oi City; a registered A neu;
j bull to L. M. Bab-son, Shallo'.te,
I North Cqrplina; and a rc«i·!
ercii Angus cow to Jimmic F.
Fowler. Tabor City.
DANIEL QAKKIN.i
U. S. FORCES. GERMANY—
Army PFC Daniel L. Gaski»*.
li). son of Mr. and Mrs. David
; L. Gaskins. Whiteville, recon:·
i> participated in Command
Post Exercisc Grand Slam I.
a iixe-day Central Army
Group (CENTAG) exercise in
; Germany.
J
t Gr.tnd Elam I involved head- w
quarters units from the G<t
I man, French and U. S. Afnie.i
Forces which arc assigned to
I CENT AG. and was designed !o
i test operational plans ari<!
j procedures of these forces.
; CENT AG is μ mqjor element
i of NATO in Europe.
Gf-skins, a radio repairm».!
j hi Troop C of the 14th Armor
ed Cavalry Regiment's 1st IV*-*1
connaissance Equadron η
j Fulda, entered tha Army in
1 October I960, completed baric
training at Fort Jackson. S. C..
and arrived overseas in April
1961.
He is a I960 graduate of
Central High School.
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