= -:~_THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER ?
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0 Governing Reports
1 Traffic Accidents Is
led By NX. Patrol Head
I ?or reuortine
rrZ ae couipmte
?KL lue pre*" sys
fci jauuwy i. *?"?
W""'"6 _ new Sttiety ive
P?r; goes nuo effect.
r' commissioner ?sa
fc "as announce?- |
fcL invoiveO m accidents
r ue required to m**e
01 one, as at
fclmemoaorrepon,,
uiaies wnere reports are
t :;wu, amount 01 prop
fc,e involved vtut also oe
P~? aiiierenl.
E to correct any confu
Kisunaers landing com
EL scneidt issued the tot
Rep-oy-steP explanation of
fe'reporting system will
L, and alter January
Km tning to understand
i repottaoie accident under
-Motor Vehicle ^lely "e*
ulity Law is one in which a
^has been killed or even
I injured, or the tota a -
nrooerty damage is $100 or
C are a number of im
( things that call for brief
Cation right here.
L first is that the amount of
I damage involved is in
U'irom $25. as at present, to
The second is that the wo
means all property dam
coined. not just the da?ge
i car or other property of one
it one car, for instance,
L J35 damage and another
Lthe eyes of the law the to
Lage is $115 and the accl"
Cost certainly Is reportable.
Lists should also be care
Lt to under-estimate the
k of property damage. Motor
I repairs are costly these
land that should be taken into j
deration. In addition, damag
khing. damage to fences or j
fcgs. broken eyeglasses and
[other things must be includ
ible calculations. If there is
Lbt about the amoupt of
Its damage, my advice is to
?both reports and be aaie.
(are stern penalties for wil
Lrc to report or fraudulent
I next thing to remember is
he driver of every car in
in a reportable accident
file two reports, regardless
lit. Even if one driver as
all blame and offers to take
)t the damage through his
nee; or if a pedestrian who
htly injured refuses medical
nation and says forget the
thing, go right ahead and
th reports. The law says this
he done?and, furthermore,
sometimes change their
after thinking things over.
?' a word about the two ac
reports, and here we find
1 vital changes in the law.
sent, motorists are required
?ft only once and it need
' written. Beginning Janu
they must make two reports,
?a different place, and one
a must be written and on an
form. The time for filing
changed.
f" the new law, the first
t; made immediately
ckest means of com
us, this one does not
tten. If the accident
municipality, the re
made to the local
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VlALM
f *t BY VIVIAN BROWN 1
^)Loju
You can make some o? your
own Christmas gms ana charm
lAe lamiiy with your ingenuity,
but start earty. A last minute
rush will taKe the edge ott your
own holiday tun.
first, matte your gift list. But
don t Oe too amoitious. Uive to
mends ana tamuy and if tnere is
time, energy ana cash ? spread
your gift cneer to others. Here
are some suggestions;
FOR MOivi . . . crocket or knit
a nice warm stole ? either a col
orful one tor early summer or a
dark one for dratty winter even
ings. A white One might be thread
ed with metallic yarn for special
evening glamor if Mom is the type
who likes to gad about. If you don't
have a favorite crochet ^r knit
stitch, a local shop where you
purchase yarn should be glad to
furnish you with simple free direc
tions.
FOR LITTLE SIS . . . Big broth
er should give you a hand with
this project at the start. Take a
small nail keg (12 to 14 inches
police. If it occurred outside of a
municipality, it must be made to
the State Highway Patrol, the
sheriff, or any other qualified rural
police of the county in which it
occurred.
"The second report must be fil- j
ed within 24 hours with the State
Department of Motor Vehicles.
This one must be written and the
new official .form must be used. A
supply of these forms has been de
posited with all State Highway
Patrol stations, the Department of
Motor Vehicles, all police depart
ments and all sheriff's offices. Any
motorist can obtain one of these
forms at any time without cost. It
would, be helpful to get one now,
study it, and keep it on hand in
case of ill luck.
"This report calls for answers
to many questions. They must be
answered accurately and adequate
ly. The information sought is for
the protection of the person mak
ing the report quite as much as the
rest of the people. Take the ques
tions about insurance, for instance.
If they aren't answered the De
partment will assume the car or
driver was uninsured and will pro
ceed against him under the secur
ity provisions of the new law. Yet,
if he had insurance, he was ex
empt from the remaining provi
sions of the new law after having
filed his report.
"Most certainly motorists who j
do not understand the new system
will have difficulty if they learn
about it for the first time in the
midst of an accident. Those who
do understand it, however, will
find it both simple and protective.
That is the reason this statement is
being issued."
WORKMEN are shown putting the finishing
touches on the tall chimney at the new high
school building. Part of the steel framework can
be seen in the background. The picture was made
from the sidewalk of Brown Avenue.
(Mountaineer Photo).
high i, remove one-half of one side
of the keg to provide a cradle
shape. Scrap wood may be glued
or nailed to the bottom of the
cradle to make small rockers.
Pad the interior of the cradle
with cotton batting. Then line
| it with old plastic shower curtain
material or sheeting. Either or
j both may be tinted with all-pur
! pose dye to an attractive decorator
J color. Make a flounce of the same
! tinted sheeting and thumb-tack it
I to the cradle in draped folds. Put
i a ruffle of sheeting across the
| top. Little rosettes of ribbon may
be added to make a doll bed any
little girl will love.
FOR DAD ... At the 10-cent
I store or department store you can
j find interesting glasses ? cock
| tail, beer or highball glasses
which Dad uses for special par
ties. Ordinary household twine in
its natural color (or dyed) or raf
fia make interestting base decora
.tions. For small glasses start up
the glass about 1V? Inches, larger
glasses may be twine-wound 3
inches from the base.
Take ordinary household ce
! ment, apply if to starting point of
| twine or raffia to hold it in place,
wind around glass applying more
cement to twine if it shows a tend
ency to slip. Tuck ends in at bot
tom row and anchor with cement.
Spray clear plastic over twine or
raffia for a glossy finish. If you dye
either twine or raffia use- an all
purpose dye for an all-over tint
ing job.
j FOR BROTHER . . . Knitted
socks are the only homemade
I things that will go over with most
young gentlemen. They can be
kept happy also by a subscription
I to a science magazine, tickets
for a show or sports event, hobby
books or games.
FOR TEACHER ... A thought
ful gift for teacher, a favorite
neighbor or your best pal's mother
is a homemade Christmas wreath
or spray for the door. For the
wreath make a circle of 10-gauge
wire (or use wire hanger formed
into a circle). Attach Christmas
tree branches or other evergreens
to the wire circle until you have a
FARM BUREAU
CAN KEEP
YOU DRIVING
Gold Dinner Service At
W. House Known By Dates
By JANE EADS
WASHINGTON ? Pieces thai
make up the White House's gold
dinner service carry the dates of
their purchase, not serial numbers,
as some one observed at a recent
formal dinner. Some of the forks
go back to the late '80s.
The handsome gilded bronte
centerpiece used at every state din
ner was sold to the government by
President Monroe, who purchased
it with other fine table pieces,
linen, crystal and furnishings dur
ing his years abroad as a U. S.
minister. The centerpiece consists
of a mirror plateau, 13V4 feet long
and two feet wide, with matching
elaborate candelabra and fruit
baskets. Designed by Paris arti
sans. it features figures ef -Baochus
and Bacchante, with 16 small fig
ures around the mirror holding
wreaths. Either 32 candles or 32
small vases of flowers may be plac
ed in the wreaths.
Once after a White House re
ception during the Wilson Admin
istration, when more than 400
pieces of silver were reported to
haVe been lost, Mrs. Wilson began
using tin spoons for such func
tions. She bought them herself at
a downtown hardware store. A
W hite House usher told me that at
a reception several years ago, he
was a bjt suspicious of one of the
gentlemen guests whom he saw
edging up to a flock of silver laid
out on the buffet table in the state
dining room.
"I just jostled up against him
later in the throng," he told me,
"the silver jangled in his pocket,
and we got It back."
* * ?
Mrs. Heinze Krekeler, pretty
blond wife of the German ambas
sador, missed her first White
House reception because of one of
Washington's strict protocol rul
ings. It happened that her hus
nice bushy wreath. Fasten holly
berries, eucalyptus berries, red
pepper berries or pine cones if they
arc available in your locality at
several points on the wreath.
iStotatik,
FOR SALE
Nice Small Home In East Waynes
ville. Conveniently Located.
Large Basement. $5,900.06.
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4-Bedroom House With 4 Fire
places. Large Dining Room.
Kitchen and Hall. Approximately
1 Acre Ground. An Old Home,
But In A Good State of Repair.
Very Easy Terms Can Be Arrang
ed or Will Exchange For Proper
ty of Less Value.
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4-Room House In Haxelwood. As
bestos Siding, Metal Roof, Plas
tered. Good Lot. Conveniently
Located. $3,500.00. Very Low
Down Payment. Balance Financ
ed. Long Terms.
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We Need Listings For Small
Farms and Homes.
LINER REAL
ESTATE AGENCY
Dial GL 6-4331 Main St.
band was in Canada. When a chief
of mission leaves the country to
which he is accredited, the next
person in rank at the embassy be
comes the charge d'alTairs or acting
head of mission. Thus Dr. George
Federer and Mrs. Federer were
to be received first by the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower, and Mrs.
Xrekler did the correct thing. She
stayed home. The Fedcrcrs went
to the party.
The Wright brothers' first plane
was damaged after its fourth flight
and never flew again.
'Anteaters' In Washington <
Dine On Unusual Dishes
i
By JANE EADS
WASHINGTON -I don't have a
long snout or bushy tail, but I can
charge anything from an apple to 1
a mink In local shops and enter
most circles simply by identifying '
myself as an anteater. /
Where other folks bring out driv- ,
er's licenses, bank books and White ;
: House passes, I simply bring forth >
my membership card for the Ant
eaters Association and everything .
is jake. People don't even ask 1
whether 1 eat ants.
There are several hundred two- i
| legged Anteaters in the Capital. I
They are mostly business and pro- 1
fessional people who belong to an I
' association which indulges in large. '
I rich wild game lunches once a <
week this season of the year. The 1
organization, formed several years I
ago by Dr. William Mann, director
of the National Zoological Gar- 1
dens, has no officers, no bylaws, no
polities, no dues. Members just
gather round the jtoo restaurant to 1
eat.
1 had potted buffalo steak at the
association's 80th game lunch. The
buffalo, just arrived from the Okla-v
homa Wildlife Refuge, not from the
Zoo as you might have thought. (
was prepared by the restaurant's ,
gourmet-minded chef, who first
? grilled the meal, then put it in the ,
oven in a covered casserole with
tlie gravy. The meal began with
bufTalo broth with barley and also
had baked potato, escalloped to
mato, wild rice, currant jelly, a de
licious green salad flavored with
dill, and apple turnover.
This lunch cost $4.50. If I had
wanted to fork over $7.50 I could
have had the Everglades Hunter's
, Special ? alligator soup with
diamond rattlesnake meat supreme.
The association also offers, with
a straight face, a "special deluxe"
I luncheon for only $17.85. Appetiz
: ers on the "do luxe" include such
items as crocodile tears, cream of
scorpion soup and kippered octo
pus sweetbreads. Entrees include
charcoal bnflled king cobra hips,
boiled lizard tongues with prickly
pear and?of all insults?anteater
stew with poison ivy salad. I haveI
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East Meets West
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) ? Wil
lam K. East and Robert H. West,
Jniversity of Oklahoma freshmen,
ire roommates. East's bed is on
lie east side of the room and
.Vest's opposite. They plan to be
narried next summer to high
school sweethearts in a double-1
sodding.
,
Lifeguard To The Rescue
SAN DlEGO, Calif. (AP)?The
ninuk- Jim Gilmour came home
lie heard Ills son's cry for help,
lie grabbed tools and twisted
jipes to rescue the gold fish that
lad slipped into the kitchen sink
train. Rescues are Gilmour's busi
ness. He's a lieutenant of city
ucaeh lifeguards.
Father, Or Mouse? .
CINCINNATI (AP) ? Misguid- j
i>d parents are blamed by Traffic ;
Court Judge Frank M. Gusweiler .
for many traffic violations by teen- J
ngers.
"Rather than deny children's
demands for the family car, these 1
weak-kneed parents permit them j
to tear over our highways," he
said. "The old-fashioned father '
who told his children what they t
.?oilhi do has been succeeded bv '
yes men bearing a distinct resem
blance to a mouse." f
? ? ^
yet to see anybody go for this gag. 2
however. r
n
All this of course, comes under
the association's motto of "Good "
Food, Good Eating and Good
Fun." j
Next time, however, if I sur
vive a half dozen cocktail parties, a i
lavish buffet at a Cuban embassy
reception and some home-cooked t
dishes of hot milk with dry toast, *
I'm going to settle for bear with a t
dissert of liederkranz cheese or
neapolitan*ice cream. t
Maybe 1 can get the gentleman f
I saw at the last luncheon to loan c
me the book I saw sticking out of' t
his pocket. It was entitled "How I f
to Eat". s
Charles Curtis, Jr., son of Mrs.
Vlary Curtis of Aliens Creek, has
t>een promoted to captain in the
LI. S. Army while serving with the
28th Infantry Division in Munich,
Germany.
Capt. Curtis, now commanding
Company "H" of the 109th Infan
try Regiment, is a veteran of World
War U and served for 11 months
in Korea. He has a total of 12
years in service and has been in
Germany since last September.
The captain is married to the
nrmer Edna Carver, daughter of
4. D. Carver of Waynesville, Kouto
^ Mrs. Curtis and children, Ter
y, 10; Ronnie, 8, and Harold Dean,
!, will join Capt. Curtis in Ger
tiany sometime in January.
jlraduation Politics
\ssailed ' .
CHELSEA. Mass. (API ? The
School'Board would take "polities"
>ut of Junior High School gradua
ion exercises.
Politicians ? even members of
he board ? would be banned
rom speakig at the exercises un
ler a resolution being studied by
he resort. Successful business and
>rofessionkl men would be sub
tituted.
3urtis Promoted
ro Captain By
Army In Germany
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ST. BONIFACE I
"Trees of righteousness."
ISt. Boniface to England came
... To preach the gospel in
Christ's name . . . And there
he found the Teuton folk . . .
Who worshipped pagan Odin's
oak . . . The Saint adorned and
^decorated . . . That tree and it
? . ? ? ?? i
"??? consecrated . . . Unto the Christ-cnna g
n lis clay . . . And had his converts sing
. pray ? ? ? Around it and their gifts be
u ? ? ? And that's the "Christmas Tree"
** know.
WFT IS
funeral home
Canton, N. C.
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Htrt'i ? top dollar aula Intwronca
policy which maaft a vary raquira
mant at now Salaty-loipaniibility
law.
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0 Claim itrrico It prompt and
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Liner Real
Estate & Insurance
Dial GL 6-4331 Main St.
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THIS FINE OLD HOME IS CENTRALLY LOCATED ON A
LARGE CORNER LOT, IT IS IN AN EXCELLENT STATE
OF REPAIR, NEW PAINT ON HOUSE AND ROOF. 9
LARGE ROOMS, 2 FULL BATHS, 2 HALF BATHS, FULL
BASEMENT. ALSO A NEW LENNOX WARM AIRE HEAT
ING SYSTEM. IDEAL FOR A LARGE FAMILY OR ROOM
ING HOUSE. k
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$11,50000
DOWN PAYMENT ? $1500.00, BALANCE $100 PER
MONTH, OR WILL EXCHANGE
FOR PROPERTY OF LESS VALUE.
LINER REAL ESTATE
Dial GL 6-4331 or Gi 6-6083 , Main Street
FOR SALE