Auto Row Gossip from High Point Car Scene and Warnings
A gossip column from High Point highlights Ed Atkinson the Pontiac dealer catching a break after unloading three carloads of new Pontiacs. The piece notes Charlie Lambler and Charlie Hendrix painting signs, mentions Taylor-Shore Motor Sales and De Soto’s ambulance car, and ends with a morbid car crash anecdote urging safe driving with the slogan CARE TODAY HERE TOMORROW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ed Atkinson
Pontiac
Charlie Lambler
Ford Place
Stanley Davis
Iella Galman
Charlie Hendrix
Horace Giderton
Charlie
Sinclair
Bailiwick
Dick Parker
Taylor-Shore Motor Sales Company
de Soto Dealers
de Soto
Taylor Shore Motor Sales Ca
Sign Blindness Affects Drivers Says Dodge Official
E. J. Poag of Chrysler Dodge Division says drivers suffer sign blindness from cluttered roads and distracting advertising. He notes drivers linger on no parking or sale signs and ignore traffic signals amid neon signs. urges authorities to remove nontraffic signs near signals and to improve sign clarity for safer highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Poag
Dodge Division
Chrysler Corporation
Poag
Pong
Antique Watches Displayed at Ruby's Jewelers
Ruby's Jewelers on South Main Street features a display of Jules Jurgensen antique timepieces estimated at $10,000, including six pieces over 100 years old. Notable items include an 18 carat gold Verge Watch by Larpent and Jurgensen, a cylinder watch in 18k case, and a Copenhagen-made movement for precision. The exhibit runs until next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Jurgensen
Ruby's Jewelers
South Main Street
Jurgensen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Larpent and
Alfred Jorgensen
England
Air transport industry expands fleet to 118 planes in 1946
The air transport industry placed in operation 118 multi engine planes with facilities for carrying 21 passengers or more in 1946, an increase of 114 percent over 1939 when 55 planes were placed in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Transport Industry
Aircraft sales jump in M46 to near thousand
About 978 single engine aircraft with up to 100 horsepower were sold for private and non scheduled commercial use in M46, a 114 percent rise from 1939. The data indicates a sharp surge in light aviation demand and ownership.
Dodge dealer Wherton highlights driving concentration
A Dodge dealer at Willowbreek urges motorists to keep mental focus behind the wheel. He notes many drivers recall moments they missed stops because thoughts wandered to unrelated matters, stressing sustained concentration as the key business of driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Wherton
Baptists Call for Strong Defense and Aid to Britain
In Birmingham on May 17 the Southern Baptist Convention urged rapid national defense expansion and increased aid to Britain, while proposing ending the flow of war materials to Japan. The resolution also protected conscientious objectors and urged a Christian stance toward the Negro community, as adopted from Dr Powhatan W James and Dr A J Barton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
General Ha
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptists
United States
Britain
Southern Baptist Convention
Japan
Powhatan W. James
Tuscaloosa
Social Service Commission
A. J. Barton
Wilmington
N. C
Social Service Agency
Court Struggles Over Public Funds For Religion
A quotation asserts that the principle includes prohibition of appropriation and use of public funds for religious or sectarian institutions. The fragment implies a debate on government funding for religious bodies within constitutional boundaries.
Pontiac seat covers endure heat and dye risk
J. H. Otis of Pontiac Motor Division warns that car interiors in closed summer sun can reach 150 degrees, fading cheap seat cover dyes. He urges buyers to select covers with strong twisted strands, double seams, and American dyes for longer life and color retention, noting appearance, fit, and durability alongside comfort. Atkinson Motors, 129 South Wrenn Street, is the local Pontiac dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Otis
Pontiac Motor Division
Otis
Pontiac Accessories
Avice
Pontiac
Atkinson Motors
Wrenn Street
Paroled slot machine worker J N Finch freed after year term
Raleigh May 17 Governor Broughton paroled J N Finch who served a year in Wake County for involvement in the slot machine drive. Paroles Commissioner Gill said Solicitor Bickell supported clemency and officials urged it. Finch worked for Fayetteville slot machine king Joe Calcutt whose Supreme Court appeal from a year sentence is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Broughton
J. N. Finch
Wake County
Edwin Gill
William ¥. Bickell
Finch
Joe Calcutt
Fayetteville
King
State Supreme Court
Old Rover Spends Night With Master in Jail
In New Bern on May 17, Old Rover howled outside Craven County jail where his master faced drunkenness charges. Judge jailer Frank Holton relented and let the dog sleep under the cot in the cell, ending the midnight disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
Rover
Craven County
Frank Holton
Old Rover
Pedestrian Protection Cooperation Will Save Lives
A sensible philosophy of cooperative street use urges motorists and pedestrians to yield right of way between intersections while pedestrians retain priority at crosswalks. Pedestrians must still obey police or traffic signals when crossing.
1940 Nation Registers 700 Trucks For All Uses
In 1940 there were only 700 trucks registered nationwide for all purposes. By 1937 the automotive industry reached a record output, producing 1,000,000 trucks in that year.
North Carolina TPA names Ruffin president at Wilson meeting
Arthur A. Ruffin of Wilson was elected president of the North Carolina division of the Travelers Protective Association of America at the 44th annual convention. New officers include O. E. Wilson high point and P. A. Staley Greensboro as vice presidents, Cecil Moore Kinston fourth vice president, J. A. Kimbrough Winston-Salem fifth, Ben R. Lewis Greensboro sixth, and R. P. Rawley Winston-Salem secretary treasurer. Board members named: A. N. Kolland Winston-Salem, O. W. Patterson Greensboro, J. B. Kittrell Greenville, J. W. Smitherman Winston-Salem, and C. L. Mosteller Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben R. Lewis
Greensboro
R. P. Rawley
Winston-Salem
A. N. Kolland
O. W. Patterson
J. B. Kittrell
Greenville
J. W. Smitherman
C. L. Mosteller
Hickory
New Isobutane Butene Process Cuts Steps for Aviation Gasoline
A newly patented method for synthesizing aviation gasoline from isobutane and butene eliminates several steps used in prior processes. The improved route promises streamlined production and potential efficiency gains for fuel scales.
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George Edwards
Horace Gilderton
Commerce and
Willowbrook
North Main
Ray
Taylor
Shore
W. A. Taylor
E. B. Shore
Sates — de Soto - Plymouth
North Main Street
Mpany
Jecal DeSeto
General Tire
Auto Finance CO
Qorera
Wilson
High Pointer
South Wrenn Street
English Motor Co, Inc
Asning E
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