J 1, 1965 05 EH VALUe DLD MVIPS iU iCR VALUC CMS fAMPS OJUB ten VAUM ^LD Smps Thursday, Marek' 25,' 1965 Only Best Qualified Can Don ^Gray Uniform Of State Troopei KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. Page 5 Young mtm with eyos on law onforcenient as a career find slim pidcings with tiie North Carolina State Highway Patrol. An unyielding criteria permits only the host qualified applk^ants to don the Confederate gray uni form of a state trooper, though many try. Like any other organization, deatiui, resignations and retire ment create vacancies in patrol ranks. And although then* is seldom a shortage of job seek- el's eager to join the celebrated G50-man patrol, lhf>Ke who make the grade are remarkably lew. Actually, out of a random group of 30 applicants, only will event ually be conmissioned. There’s a purpose ijehind it all, of course. “First is our obligation to the people of North Carolina to pro tect life and property on the highways,” says Col. David T. I Lambert, the patrol’s coinmar i ing officer, ‘This is a resporJ hiliiy that allows no compromf j in reeking out and training t| I very best men we can find.” i Troopers, the colonel said, In extremely sen.sillve positioj i and potential candidates must > I pre-equipptHi with better than a] I erage qualities of resourcefu 1 ness, courtesy and firmness. I “These things, plus a naturi inclination toward law enforcl menl, help make ideal palii officei's,” Col. Lambert sail “bui at the same time they ai also factors not readily found the majority of patrol cand dates." Rigorous screening, conducte _ l)y a panel of veteran patrol oi ficers, eliminates the lesser suq ! lified candidates while the oth ' ers on the road to commission j as state troopei-s. Newcomers quickly Icam tha for and slaying with ■patrol duly are iwo vastlv dif- Ifei^nt inuigs. in Cluipel Hill oach year, a Ibasir srhool iinrier ih<* Idia-ctK'n ol jiatii.i leatln-.-; and caps. exix)sed to the elements and largely on their own. Their duty then (as now) w'as primarily to patrol the roads to enforce the motor vehicle Jaws. In between timw the early day uiiitrudois Ironi the Insiitutc of trooper dirocled raitfic, inspect- |r,o\ornn’''‘'‘L lorgc* discipline, ,L>lf - rrliancc and a ih.jr.tigh ot ttic prr)fession into fjipp^rsp-iing piiindmen. TtiL'lr dawn ' ctlisthenicsj to jliisk ) Sidiedulo is tilled W'h iccluies and fielrl ex- on traflii- law enlurce- Lent, acibirnt investigation, js’orth Ca'oUna iiisiory, marks- T.an-'tup» autorn'ibile rnaiiite- |ianc?. motor veiiicle laws, first Jid, pursuit driving, riot control sundry other professional lubjects. j Theip'-'* even a two hour course |n Iioft' lu care foi- maternity ises. I Graduation day comes event- jaily, the men receive their com- a handshake from Mo* j)r Vehicles Commissioner Kd- Lrd ft-'hoidt, draw patrol cars jrdequipinent and head for their jsjaned duly stations. I The pat rol has a long and cd gasoline and oil stations, col lected bad checks involved in state business transactions, weighed trucks and slruggleil (as today) to stem accidents, deaths and injuries. In 193,0, oix'rating under the .state Highway Commission, the patrol was increased to 121 men. I’he state’s new driver liccm.sr* law also went into eflecl at the same time and enforcement of its provisions was charged to the highway patrol. A radio communications sys tem was also set up the same year. Sandwiched in during tlie early TEENH HEALTH Health and Safety Tipe from The American Medical Aasociulion There is a right way and a wrong way to do everything, in cluding the taking of medicine. When medicine is takim (Sjv- rectly, the exact dose is taken at the proper time under conditions that insure against error. A pamphlet of the American Medical Association offers a new useful directions for taking med icines. j * Store medicines in a cabinet, | ! preferably locked, away from | I the reach of children. i * Keep only modiemos current ly in u.se. * Dc»stroy old prescriptions, because many drugs lose potency days of growth are dozens of ] or may be chemically changed by spine-tingling tales of chases, time i bank i ol>lx>ries, ambushes and . j violence which plagued citizens ; opening the bottle or box. I amt tiooi^r-s alike. And all the w’hile traffic and its attendant j j^icdicine 1 • If you have more than one be sure one is closed ibefore open-t year increased $126 million to ing the other. This avoids switch-, reach the $12.i> billion . mark, ing covers, and also the labels. ITrue. Bui government payments * When pouring from a bottle, 1 increased by S1S2 million to a keep the label up so that any dripping will not soil it and make it hard to read. When taking minJicine at night, b(» certain that tiie light is on and that you are wearing glass<‘s if you need them. It is ea.sier to misread and misunder stand lai>els at night when you are sWpy than when fully a- wake during ihe day. * Keep medicines away from the bed. Make it nessesary to get up to take them. Keeping drug.s and medicines on the nightsiand j course. Hut a man who is by one’s bed is dangei'ous bo- to a group of lawmak- cause an overdose may occur if j portion of his in- Ihe medication is accideniallv re new high of alm()si $2.2 billion. ,As a result, taimers became ; more dependent i iian ever on I CongiCvSsional appi --priaiions. How did w(' wind up in tiie welfare bieadline like this? Pau ly iMM'ause of a libeial. strong- arm administration. And paiiiy because many farmi*rs choke their pride down and acc<*pi iliat steady driliijle fro.m (he govern ment money bins. After all. in come is income, isn't ir.‘ ARE YOU A iITTlE SHORT nacMHi’ problems surged ahead. It was about 1940 that the pa* • Instead of getting a refund, are you one of the many who owe a tax this year? If so, we cordiolly invite you to take od- vontoge of our TAX MONEY* SPECIAL! tlorful hisiory a.s the new ’ trol abandoned those motorcycles lojpcTS quickly learn. It was or- ^nl/.ed back in 1929 (ovt'i- con- leta'le public protest) when Ift-er than a half million cars i trucks won" on the roads. ^re was a captain in charge |io. on in.ojpers patrolled on motor- | Motor Vehicles and new strate- :es, clad in twill uniforms, i gies were jultfMl against the ever ithcr leggings and crushed 'pre.sent specter of highway HELPFUL GUIQANCF LOANS Local Finance Co. 121 N. LaFayette St Shelby Phone 482-2434 2:4.4:8 ^SOUTHWELL H FORD ^ 4'.^ i:^ Has The Sharpest / Pencil In Town! box of pills or capsules to take, slaughter—12S9 were killed that year. Periodic personnel increases, authorized by the General As sembly through the years, have brought the patrol to its prcsonl strength. Alhough a 650 men, tlie Tar Heel troopers am under manned according to the Nation al Safety Council which recom mends at least 33.3 additional troopers to provide minimum highway protection. Regardless of manpower, troopers then and now are sel dom idle. In addition to their routine patrol of over 70,000 miles of highway, patrolmen will inspect counties*? drivr'r licenses and vehicle.s, j.tvesligate acci dents, issue tickets and make ar rests whci'o necessary, assist in the recovery of stolen vehicles, help motorists in trouble on the road, carry out highway safety projects in the communities where they are stationed and make safety talks before various groups. And to clinch his cases before the judge, he’ll spend approxi- miately 116 hours or 14 working days a year testifying against defendants. peatod while sleepy. * Keep medicines in the origi nal labeled container. If you car ry pills in a pocket pill box, iden tify them with a label. Never put medicines in containers den. tifi(Hi with foods. * Avoid using medicine for children which is di.‘9guiscd as candy. Poisoning or at least overdc)Sf»s can occur wiien chil dren find and take medicine which looks and tastes like can- dv. Rgiicnlliire in Action WHENCE THE INCREASE? The United .Slates Department of Agriculture says farm income is on the rise. This is gmat news. And De partment spokesmen, in glowing com<‘ IS m a pretty precarious i)osUion. It would only take a whim of that group ol solon.^ to take that income away. The safest hei i.< for each man to earn !):s own livin';. Congress retu.scd a pay raise for the fellows on the Supreme Court bon.’h, Mayl)<» the law makers were hoping some of tin- jusii(-(»s would get mad and quit. Synod Plans May Meeting ; RALEIGH Dr. Harold .1. ' Dudley, (jeneral Secretary of Ihe 'Synod of Nortli Carolina, Prej- byterian Church in the Uniie of the Stuninary. Campaign funds, how ever, will also include endow- ! ment. i Chairman of the Board of jTriiste(*s of the Seminary is a ’ former- North (^arolinian and na tive of Raleigh. Herbert Jackson, I Pro.sidoiit of the Univei'sal Leaf I Toltacco Co.. Inc. of Richmond. I For 103 years the Seminary I has educated ministers of the i Gospt‘1, most ol whom have serv ed churches in the southern .states. The .Seminary for the most of this pj'riod has been the luigesi of the four seminaries of the dcnominaiioii. Auto Mechanics Class. Scheduled ; Tlte Gastonia ladusirittl Edu cation Center, lolophone .SG4-4231, is now accepting students for the evening auto mechanics class. q'he class will begin Ajtril 12. 19d."). Students ^iiould have their apidiiations in b> this date. On ly a limited numi)ci i-an Ik? ac cepted and students will Ix" ad mitted on a first Cv)me, first serve basis. Classe.< will meet Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Temperatures reacitt'd 68 below at Dawson Ci’y. Yukon Territory, this winter*. Nineiyfour percent of Ameri can liouse.5 now have water piped in. MARCH HOMEFURNISHINGS . Ijet Ster^Vs fum\ ISfe'tX your . 'fe' during this great Sale! 4 Q I COMPLETE 3-ROQM ENSEMBLE-ONLY OOO ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Adminis tratrix for the Estate of Es.sio G. Burton. 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