For well over a century, Americans have been smitten with motor vehicles, and new models have long been a point of interest. Our appetite for cars was put on a crash diet this date in 1942 when the manufacturing of private vehicles was shut down for the duration of World War II. The auto companies instead were retooled to build tanks and planes and — of course — jeeps for the GIs. Sedans, trucks and ambulances were also made for military use. Production for civilian-use cars and trucks surged back to over 4 million units in 1946. Lately, America’s 257 automobile and light-duty motor vehicle manufacturing establishments employ nearly 130,000 workers. Annual sales of over 15 million passenger vehicles and trucks are valued at $205 billion. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at <www.census.gov>.
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Well said Mr. Micheal Bobbitt and Mr. Rusty McMahon. You both hit the nail on the head.
I agree with you Dazed and Confused. Mr. Bobbitt and Mr. McMahon were right on target.
Dazed and Confused, and Royal Rooter
Thank you both for the compliment and please join in with your own views.
Paraphrasing a line from Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant; if three people will state publically and repeatedly their opinion of the local government’s actions the elected will think it is a movement, and that is what it is a movement for improved governance of Vance County.
You do not need to forego your identity to be heard by the readers of this blog. Although some of the elected and appointed claim they are deaf to those unwilling to be known; we the readers of this blog are astute enough to tune out the rants from the informative postings.
A tip of the hat to the local paper for opening up to local issues and local news.