George H. Call- beck, vehicle 844,

July 4, 1919

Arthur Daw- son, vehicle 847, July 4, 1919

George Pratt vehicle 1228, July 24, 1919, the final vehicle registered that year.

More than a dozen residents of North Tryon and area registered cars by the end of 1919. These new horseless carriages were here to stay and the following summer more vehi- cles arrived in the community.

Earl Howatt Boulter vehicle » 1298, May 17, 1920

Heath M. Chis- holm vehicle 1299’ George Pratt’s automobile: Left to right: Jut Duncan, George

Pratt, Thomas Dawson holding baby Alex, Reta Dawson, May 17’ 1920 Tommy Dawson, Della Dawson. On running board: Sydney George WOOd Dawson, standing, Fred Dawson, Blaine Dawson, Thelma

vehicle 1367, May Dawson. Don Duncan collection.

18, 1920

Augustus A. Waddell vehicle 1527, May 21, 1920

Rex Dawson vehicle 2099

Lea Callbeck vehicle 2011,June 7, 1920

Alex Morrison vehicle 2176,June 23, 1920 and

James A. Morrison vehicle 2238,July 7, 1920, while second vehicles were registered by:

George Pratt, J.F. Lord, Bert Dawson, Charles Ives, Dr. Bovyer, Robert Morrison, and William Pooley. Heath Chisholm purchased his vehicle from Frank Cobb and requested a transfer of regigtration of

vehicle number 821 to himself. The transfer fee was $1.00.

All Island motor vehicles were listed with their registration number in a directory that each vehicle owner usually stored in the car glove compartment. It was not uncommon when meeting a car to check the number to see who the owner was and where they lived.

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