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It's No Easy Job - This State Highway Patrol Selection And Training Proves Very Rigid RALEIGH, N. C., April 3?It's no easy feat to become a mem ber of the Stale Highway Patrol. The record proves it. Before an applicant is put on the Patrol force, he is thor oughly investigated as to char acter and reputation, and is made to stand rigid physical and mental tests. CITY COMMISSIONER PRAISES RETOHGA Outstanding North Carol lina Civic Leader, A. F. Futrell, Says Retonga Has Helped Him Regain Strength And Relieve Dis tress From Excessive Stomach Gases "Retonga gave me such wonder ful relief that I am glad to pass my experience along to others," states Mr. A. F. Futrell,* outstand ing citizen of Pine Level, N. C. Mr. Futrell, who is a city commissioner and treasurer of Pine Level, and a life-long resident of this com munity, owns and operates a 500 acre farm. He gratefully states: "I allowed myself \o get in such a rundown condition that I have not yet regained all of my strength, but I seem to be getting it back with the "help of Retonga. After almost every meal I ate food seem I ed to sour in my stomach and | cause excessive gas. I was so worn i out I felt draggy and on edge most of the time. I couldn't sleep soundly at night and I suffered considerably from constipation. "Retonga has brought me great relief," continues Mr. Futrell. "My food seems to agree with me now and I am delighted with the relief from sour stomach. I haven't missed a sound night's sleep but once in over a year. The relief from constipation has been very ( gratifying." Retonga is intended to relieve distress due to insufficient flow of digestive juices in the stomach, loss of appetite, borderline Vita min B-l deficiency, and constipa tion. The active ingredients of Retonga are purely herbal, com bined with Vitamin B-l. You can get Retona at Sylva Pharmacy.? Adv. 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Does it get dothes spanking clean? Is it thirfty with soap and hot water? Just atk hirl COME IN FOR A DEMONSTRATION ... AND ORDER YOURS TODAYI 9 Sossamon Furniture Co. 4?> ?ENW* /JT ?SUBSTANDARD '&< Y ???1/ BENDIX automatic Washer MAIN STREET 8YLVA, N. C. When the last legislature met and decided that the problem of Highway Safety is a solemn duty of the State, it voted to double the force of the Patrol, which then stood at 213. This meant that over 200 new patrolmen would have to be trained. So the Motor Vehicles Depart ment sent out the word that the Highway Patrol was accepting ap plications?it needed 200 new men. But not "just anybody" would be accepted?first an applicant had to meet these specific requirements: 1. Be at least 5 feet 10 inches tall 2. Weigh at least 160 pounds 3. Be between the ages of 21 and 30 4. Have at least a high school education or the equivalent 5. Must have lived for the past five years in North Carolina 6. Be able to pass a rigid physical examination. Maybe you think these prelim inary qualifications sound simple. The result showed they were not. The Patrol received over 6,000 ap plications from men who wanted to make the Highway Patrol their career. Out of this number, not one was turned away because the quota hi d been filled?but merely becr.use all but around 250 failed to meet all the requirements. Of course, not all these were ruled out on the above qualifications, but further investigations showed they were not suited to become patrol men. Upon receipt of an application, Patrol officials asked each person to secure three or four letters of recommendation from persons in his home town?from people other than relatives who could vouch for his character and reputation and good standing in the com munity. These letters were then forwarded to Patrol Headquarters in Raleigh, where they were studied thoroughly. If one letter stated that the applicant's char acter was not good, he* was im mediately rejected. If, however, his letters showed he was worthy of becoming a highway patrolman, his name was given to a Highway Patrolman in the applicant's area for further investigation. This Patrolman then went to the boy's home town, interviewed him, talked with citizens in the town to find out what sort of per son he was. If the Patrolman found anything in the boy's past record to make him unfavorable ?such as a court record, regard less of hew minor?he was imme diately ruled out. The Patrolman then reported to Headquarters that "I do n5t recommend so-and so for the State Highway Patrol." If, however, the applicant's character was found to be beyond reproach, the Patrolman recom mended that he be further con sidered. Patrol officials, however, did not accept the Patrolman's verdict as the final word. They turned the investigations over to the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation. Fin gerprints of all recommended ap plicants were checked by the FBI to see if they had had any previous record. This check ruled out many, for it was found that while some applicants possessed spotless rep utations in their home communi ties, they had been involved in trouble in military service. Maybe you think that is the end of the story, but it is only the be ginning. After all investigations were completed, the Patrol sent out notices to the accepted appli cants to report to Fort Bragg on a certain date to go through a rigid physical and metal examination. The examinations for prospective patrolmen were the same as those for the Army; in fact, they were conducted by Army doctors. Applicants not meeting the Army physical were then turned down, ana tnis deleted many. A rigid I. Q. examination followed, and any applicant failing to have an intel ligence quotient of at least 110 was ruled out. By th.s time, Patrol officials be- i gan to wonder if they would ever! be able to get the 210 new patrol-j men, for the applicants still had to stand the test of a six weeks' training school. Three separate training schools were conducted by the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill. The new recruits were given complete instructions on the duties and re . punsibilities of Highway Patrol men, the vehicle laws of North Car olina, practical training on the rifle range, pointers on courtesy, dealing with the public, and good public relations. In short, they were trained in the art of good law enforcement. But ? once they got into the school, they were by no means as surred of being put on the Patrol ( force. If they failed to make pas sing grades on their courses, they were told that there was no place for them ori the Patrol. If they in dulged in any form of intoxicants | during the training period, they were also sent looking for other jobs. Any minor offense was cause for rejection. Of course, many recruits ? left the school of their own free will. They decided the Patrol was going to be "too tough," or that they were "unable to take it." j At any rate, following each of the three training courses, the i graduates were called to Raleigh, assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives, Where they were handed their commissions in the Highway Patrol. At these ex ercises, Col. L. C. Rosser, Motor Vehicles Commissioner, and Col. ; H. J. Hatcher, Patrol Commander, told the men that the Patrol would not be easy, that they woul have to face some criticism by the pub lic, for their duties consisted of en forcing the traffic laws of the State; but they were also told to prove their worth by upholding the ex cellent past record of the Highway Patrol. (Continued on page 4) Schedule For Cooperative A series of Cooperative Education al meetings are to be held in the County on April 13 and 14. Meet ings scheduled are as follows: Glenville School?3.00 P. M., Tues day, April 13; Sylva Court House ?7:30 P. M. Tuesday, April 13; Qualla .School?2.30 P. M., Wed nesday, April 14; Cullowhee School Educational Meetings ?7:30 P. M., Wednesday, April 14. Mr. E. L. Johnston, Cooperative Analyst, Division of Agricultural Relations TVA, and Mr. C. E. Pike, Marketing Extension of the Agricultural Extension Service, will be present for these meetings, and everyone should plan to at tend the meeting most convenient. M. L. SNIPES, County Agent 'Best drink on Earth W'rtil that Heavenh Orange Flavor] Wh y is Orange-CRUSH America's leading bottled orange drink? Because it brings you real orange goodness with just the right sparkle. And because that natural color and h-e-a-v-e-n-l-y orange flavor makes it the "best drink on earth.* Treat your kids and treat them riqht with n?nuine Orcinno CKUSh m pale.it ?d brown tiuvor-saving bottlo. ORANGE CRUSH lOTTLIlia DO. Lona* Brown, fialnman Over 139 New V/Ch. ~ - J* ? J Wui/t Models! F-l PICKUP ft. 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