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MoNDAr- rf"""v "? "* THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER sec?nd secti?n Hazel wood Finer Carolina Group To Seek Land For Community Center Paving Of, Playground Also Slated Obtkining of land for a new community center and paving of the playground at Hazelwood School have been proposed by the Finer Carolina group at Hazelwood for the organization's 1956 pro gram. Also on tht Finer Carolina agen da this year at Hazelwood are four town-improvement projects and the organization and operation of an industrial junior league baseball team. v This year, the four major <Mvic groups in Hazelwood?the Boosters, Boosterettes. Lions Club, and PTA ?will take charge of the four Fin er Carolina projects. Arrangements for the purchase of land and construction of a com munity building will be made by a ooosiers t^iuD commiuee, nea<i"n by C. N. Allen and including Dr. Stuart Roberson and A. P. Led better. The project for paving a play area at Hazelwood School will be sponsored by a PTA committee, with Carl Ratcliffe as chairman and Bill Kanas, Dr. Hugh Daniel, Bill Prevost, Mrs. Bill Ray, and Mrs. Charles Isley as members. A Boosterettes' committee, made , up of Mrs. Geocge Bischoff, chair man, and Mrs. C. N. Allen, will sponsor these four town-improve ment projects: 1. Establishment of town zon ing. 2. Increase of church attend ance. 3. Improvements and regular maintenance of Scout Hut. 4. Installation of street mark ers (begun last year). Labeled "Project No. 4." a three point program will be sponsored by the Hazelwood Lions Club. 1. Organization and operation of an industrial junior league base ball team. 2. Expansion of Hazelwood School gymnasium facilities. 3. Purchase and installation of trash containers for town business section: "" " J. C. Burrell will head the Lions Club cojnmittee, which also include Gene Wyatt and Dr. Warren Kit:?. Beverly ,To Holloway will keep a scrapbook for this committee. Mayor Lawrence Davis is gen eral chairman of the Finer Caro lina program at Hazelwood this year, while Mrs, Howell Bryson. chairman, and Mrs. Kyle Campbell will serve as a publicity committee, The general steering committee for the program is composed of A. P. Ledbetter. chairman; Paul Bryson, Carl RatcllfTe. Mrs. Clyde Fisher, and L. C. Davis. Use the Want Ads for resultr BOOSTERS CLUB COMMITTEE of the "Finer Carolina" program at Hazelwood for 1956 in cludes (left to right) A. P. Led bettor. Mayor Lawrence Davis. C. N. Allen, chairman, and Dr. R. S. Rohereon. (Mountaineer Photo). All Tar Heels Must Take Driving Test Periodically By THOMAS L. LENTZ Driving License Examiner In 1935 the General Assembly oi North Carolina passed a modi fied version of the uniform driver licensing act, which was weakly enforced, but in 1947 a new law was passed, providing for the re examination of all the states driv | ers and making a road test manda tory. Today there are 136 examiners, five Supervising Examiners, and 10 hearing officers?all of whom are mombers of the safety division of the State Highway Patrol. Offices of examiners are locat ed in county courthouses, town halls, police stations or any other locations that are designated by higher headquarters. State license examiners check all applicants for licenses four ways: eyesight, sign recognition, knowledge of driving procedure and a road test. A person is given an eyesight test and sign test "on an instxumeot called an "ortho-rater." Since the last General Assembly, tests have been changed somewhat. Persons who have already been licensed and come in for renewal purposes are given the eye test, sign . test and a written or oral test of 20 questions. Persons who wished to be licensed for the first time in North Carolina are given the eye and sign test and then a written test of 30 questions or an oral one of 20 questions. On tests for renewal purposes or thorfe given orally, a person must make a score of at least 70. On the test of those getting license for the first time in North Carolina there is no set number of questions Ihat a person may miss for some questions count more than others. On the road test a person must make a score of at least 70 for operator license and at least a score of 80 for chauffeur license. The test for chauffeur's license Is more stringent :;ian for operator license. Automatic rejection of most driv err come from applicants failing to stop at intersections or unsatis factory parallel parking. Driver license examiners in Hay wood County are myself, Thomas ]. Lentz, Jr., or Durham and How ard J. Newton oi Forest City, N. C. Examining days are: Waynesville, Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 to 5:00; Canton Town Hall, Wednresday and Thursday, 8:00 to 5:00, and at Sylva courthouse on Fridays from 8:00 to 5:00. Over 90 per cent of the people who come to the license examiners' office will readily admit when they enter that they are so nervous that they will probably fail the test even though it may be just for a renewal of license. People should not get nervous when they enter the examining office for the ex aminers are there to help and not hinder people. They should not be afraid of criticism, but should accept the criticism as a beneficial factor to themselves, and try to correct the mstakes which they have committed. The question as to who are the best drivers has arisen several times. Statistics show that only about 14 per cent of women driv ers are involved in traffic acci dents. For safe driving, people should always remember 1. Don't drive when drinking. 2. Observe all laws and follow directions given by signs. 3. Don't drive too close to the car ahead. 4. Dim lights when meeting or following another car at night. Another rule for safe driving is: "Never drive at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions." The United States Military Academy at West Point was first opened on July 4, 1802. Dormitory Contract Is Awarded The executive committee of the Brevard College Board of Trustees has awarded the contract for the construction of a men's dormitory at the college to the J. A. Jones Construction Co. of Charlotte. Construction will begin immedi ately on the new dormitory which will house 100 men when complet ed. It will be constructed of steel and concrete and will feature a spacious lounge, recreation room and other facilities intended to provide safe and comfortable liv ing. The executive committee also ap proved the construction of five new faculty homes to be built on prop erty owned by the college. Each home will be a six room dwelling with car-port. These units will be completed and ready for occupancy prior to the beginning of the fall semester on September 15, 1956. Construction qo the nevf women's residence began in December. President Robert H. Stamey stated that with the increased dormitory facilities Brevard College would be equipped to house 400 boarding students next fall. Thus, the enroll ment is expected to increase from 280 this year to 450 for the acad emic term beginning next fall. President Stamey also estimated that no less than nine new faculty members would be added to the teaohing staff. He expects to in crease the staff in the fields of English, religion, science, business, mathematics, and social science. The executive committee also studied the architectural drawings for the new Campus Center build ing. The architest was instructed to prepare complete drawings to be presented at the next meeting of the executive committee, which will be held at the college on Feb ruary 26. Off The Record IAEGER, W. Va. (APi?Police are looking for 10 men who broke out of jail but they're having a little trouble. Officers don't know who the escapees are, because they took the jail records with them. Special Lenten I Services Set I The Rev. James M. Perry, Jr., rector of Grace Episcopal Church ' Will give a series of Lenten lec- i tures on the next five Wednesday eveninges at 7:15. The public is in vited to attend the talks, which will be held in the Parish House and, in each case, include general discussion. "Christian Ethics" is the over all topic of the series with the fol lowing subjects on the dates indi cated: Feb. 22, "The Scope of ChiU'Un Etli Feb. 29. "Sources of Values Considered"; March 7. "The Chritsian and the Commun ity"; March 14. "The Christian and Economics"; and March 21, "The Ethics of Jesus". Each lecture^ will be preceded by a short Evening Prayer Serv ice at 6 p.m. followed by a covered dish supper to which those wish ing to attend from other churches will be welcomed as guests. The Lenten Services will be climaxed by daily Union Services during Holy Week in conjunction with other churches of the com munity. Housing Shortage TOKYO (AP) ? The Construc tion Ministry reports that 10 years after the end of the war, 142.000 families still live in bombed-out factories and warehouses. It esti- 1 mates that there is a shortage of 2,700,000 houses in Japan. < Want ads bring quick results i Scouts To Hold Court Of Honor At Courthouse llllllll llHIIWIIMIII III I I ' ' ' , : -fi! The monthly court of honor of the Pigeon River District of'the Boy Scouts will b? held at the courthouse tonight at 7:30 p.m., it has been announced. Among the candidates for promo tions and merit badges will be one for the coveted Eagle Scout award ?Marshall Geoffrey Cooper of the Clyde Road, Canton. Cooper is now senior patrol lead er of Troop 1, Canton, and presi dent of his homeroom class at Canton High School. ! Bethel FFA To Hold Father-Son Banquet The annual Father and Son Ban quet of the Bethel FFA has been set for Friday, February 24, at 7 p.m. The banquet will be held in the Bethel School cafeteria. R. E. Cathey is serving as chair man of the recreation committee ( ! and Bobb> Phillips is president of the FFA. M. C. Nix and B. G. Nave are faculty advisors (or the group. William G. Arrington Finishes Cooking Course Sergeant First Class William G. Arrington. whose wife, Eva. and mother, Mrs. Belle S. Arrington, live in Waynesvllle, recently was graduated from the Third Army Food Service School's eight-week cooking course at Fort Benning, Ga. The course, one of three taught at the school, covered the prepara tion of food in Army mess hails and in the field. NEW TIRES Tubeless ? White Walls T ' * 6.70 x 15 Plus Exchange M Tax Included Cash Only NEW TRUCK TIRES I r^L $6911 io riy Wmm m II. F. Goodrich ? Cash Only 01# Rubber Welders Phone 136 Sylva, N. C. II if We're Tops For Heating Comfort With lots of cold weather still ahead, you're wise to check your oil supply. At refill time, depend on us for speedy de livery and top quality fuel oil. .v /%hcla^v\ wwm1 super tuttjm JUST 1 DIAL GL 6-3421 for' immediate delivery ENJOY COMFORT WITH SINCLAIR ? S. HENRY MILLER DISTRIBUTOR Pine Street ? Hazelwood ! REGULAR SAVING ADDS UPI I YOU WORK FOR YOUIl DOLLARS ... SO WHY NOT MAKE YOUR DOLLARS WORK FOR YOU? IT'S THRIFTY ... IT'S WISE ... IT'S THE SUREST WAY TO GET AHEAD. START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH US TODAY! ? EACH ACCOUNT INSURED UP TO $10,000. HAYWOOD HOME BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION MAIN STREET WAYNESVILLE ?? 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