Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-04
Arthur
Says
By-Billy Arthur

the mule.
That community is carrying
on in the tradition Of the 1908
General Assembly, which en-
deavored 70 preserve him und-
er a code of procedure to be
followed when auto and mule
mobile met each other on the
highways.
The provisions Of the propos-
ed act included:
THE autoist Is to give a
number of toots AMI slow down
when he shall loot his tooter
no more
"If the mule backs, throws
forward his ears or exhibits
any signs Of nervousness which
characterize the Ambiguous
state of the mule, the touring
party must halt and await de-
velopmentS.
THE chauffeur Is to main
tain a discreet silence and in
dulge neither in ribald Taught
er nor impatient oaths. Every
thing must be as Sabbatical
and non-partisan as the mule
will permit. After the mule has
passed, the autoist may pro-
coed without footing his de-
parture."
Thus, it seemed to get a mule
past a standing auto required
special education and legisla-
ton. And, as always the most
needed reforms presented the
largest number of complexities.
For one reason, conscientious
mule who found that he could
not run as fast as the thing he
ran from ran usually stopped
dead in his tracks
Therefor, it was necessary
for one interested in mule
ology and automobilology IL
take on an automobiliouS tone
of voice and compose the tour
ing rules, which were not en-
acted into law bu: which help
ed to sustain our high regard
for the mule:
"On discovering az approach
ing team. the automobiles must
stop offside and cover his ma
chine with tarplulin painted
to correspond with the seem
cry.
The speed limi; on country
roads will be secret, ard the
penalty for violation will be
$40 for every mile The offender
is caught going in excess of il.
(ThiS was probably the first
attempt To install 4 whammy.)
I'm case ar automobile makes
team run away, the penalty
will be $50 for tie first mile
and 500 for each additional
mile.
Automobiles rJnning on
country roads at night must
send up a rocket every mile
and wait ten minutes for the
road 10 clear.
In case IN automobile wants
TO pass, the farmer will affect
deafness until the AUTOMOBILE
list calls him a hard name.
I'm case mule will not pass
an automobile, the automobile
list will take the machine apart
as rapidly as possible and con-
ceal the pats in tic grGSs."
Such was one carly effort TO
preserve and protect the mule.
and rightly so because when
you took him TO De shod. the
blacksmith didn't lind a dozen
other things that needed fixing.
Still another effort to per-
petuate him came about in a
Raleigh women's organization,
as detailed in rhyme by II. H.
Brimley, former director of
the State Museum Part of his
report and advice follows:
Miss p. d. q. paper read
On Mules in war and love:
She found that they more
gentle are
Than tender sucking dove:
Susceptible at all times they
To make a man a friend,
Presuming that approach be
made
Not from the hinder end.
Miss x. 7. L. said that mules
are not
BY rouh men understood:
In church and state they
always stand
For everything that's good.
Ihey have a soul, quite small.
perhaps,
But keen on uplift work,
For when one Gets behind q
mule
The mules not apt to shirk.
And so this cultured club ran
on,
Until they did decide
That each upon mulish back
Should take a little ride.
They started out in spirits
high
Alas. that day of woeI
For now the members OF the
club
Lie buried in a row.
so girls. take heed, and study