First Dance Slated At New Moose Quarters Jo* Veil. Mercury of the Boone MlTD? Lodge, announced that the first dance to be held in the new Moose home Is scheduled for Saturday evening. January 26. In scheduling the affair, Veil said that work in the club room and dining room should be finished next week, and that work will then proceed in the kitchen. "Every member who has seen the lodge is enthused," Veit said, "and the general consen sus of the members is that the lodge will be, in every way, the finest of Moose lodges In West ern North Carolina." It was also stated that the nine members of the Legion of the Moose had challenged the entire membership that they would sign two new members for every one that was signed by the balance of the lodge. Both teams will be feted at a banquet, with just one cstch to the srrangement ? winners will eat steak, and losers will hsve the privilege of eating beans. This challenge is for the month of January only, and only those who have signed members during this month will participate in the supper. Howard Cottrell, governor of the lodge, said that plans are being made to (tart regularly scheduled social event*, such aa dances, dinners, bingo, ywH card parties, Just as aeon a* possible. CottreU said, "We're going to give our members the beat we possibly can. We know that this county is 'entertain ment starved' and we think we can fill a need in the commun ity. We expect participation from every member, their wives and their families, and, some time during each month, we'll have an entertainment of some sort, designed to fill a void in someone's life." Veit stated that he is at the lodge the greater part of every day, and that applications are still being taken for mem bership in the lodge. Only those persons over SI, with good repuations, are eligible for membership. Cottrell said "that the great er portion of the merchants in town are membecs, aa are a large portion of teachers, busi ness men, and skilled craftsmen, in Watauga county. With Veit at the lodge most of the time, and with almost ISO Mooee mem bers in the county, anyone de siring to join the lodge ahouldn't have too much trouble." ? i Vehicles Chief Issues Winter Driving Tips "If the state's two million drivers underwent u rigid a test as some of the component parts of their cars we would probably have far fewer winter traffic accidents." That's the opinion of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Edward Scheldt in anticipation of some of the winter's worst weather conditions. "The steering knuckle of your car during manufacture,' for example, undergoes tests that simulate the ?w*ux it wwriAj* ceive in a vehicle skiding side ways a half million times," he said. "But the driver, whose very life is involved, too often fails the test of knowing what action he should take when his car goes into a simple skid on rain or ice slick streets. His car can skid sideways countless times with minimum mechani cal trouble, but the driver, in just one skid, often fails to meet the test of control and cracks up." Scheldt said the accident ex perience of past winter months tends to show that , thousands of drivers become entangled in needless mishaps simply be cause they don't know, or ig nore, the basic rules of safe cold weather driving. "Stopping on snow or ice makes a good illustration," he said. "One of the basic rules is to keep your wheels rolling in order to maintain steering control. The novice driver slams on his brakes and locks the wheels up tight. Then he starts skidding instead of roll ing. And when that happens, he's got to be stopped by some thing else and that something is usually an accident" H>e vehicles chief advised motorists to "pump" their brakes, lightly and rapidly, which lets the front wheels roll naturally between brake appli cations and maintains steering control. "Even a skid on glare ic< can be prevented," he said, "if mo torists learn to anticipate steer ing movements .and slow down te iliiMi of making thvnf." Ha urged drivers unsure of their winter wheel handling skills to find a traffic free road way and practice making con trolled stops. His other brief tips for great er safety in winter weather in cluded: Be able to see. Keep wind shield wipers in good condition and make sure wiper arm pres sure is adequate to clear ice and road splash from wind shields. Use snow tires for better trac tion and keep reinforced tire chains in the trunk for severe conditions. Slow down, allow more time for any trip you plan. Traffic Toll Raleigh ? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traf fic deaths through 10 a. m. Monday, January 14, 1963: Killed to date 32 Killed to date last year ... 27 The Skybolt Missile Program has gotten the axe officially but the arguments linger on There la a RIGHT Maymead Block for your construction project Getting the right block remorea the gaesawork . . . and keepa coots down Maymead Blocks are the modern and durable material preferred by You Can't Find Better Blocks -