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New Method
Of Licensing
Nonh Carolina will start the
new year with a new method of
licensing drivers.
The method, called the
“classified driver license system,”
will replace the operator and
chauffeur licenses issued under
the old system, according to
Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Elbert L. Peters Jr.
Peters said the change will
take place for driver license
renewals after Jan. 1, 1981.
Motorists with current valid
driver licenses will not be af
fected until it is time for them to
renew their old licenses, which
occurs every four years. A driver
license expires at midnight on
the motorist’s birthday.
Under the new system,
vehicles are put in categories or
classes (A, B or Q according to
their weight and the number of
passengers they are designed to
carry. The class will be indicated
on the front cover of the driver
license.
Transportation Secretary Tom
Bradshaw said, “Under the
classified driver license system.
North Carolina motorists will be
licensed to operate only motor
vehicles in the ‘class’ (A, B or C)
shown on the front cover of
their driver licenses.
“Once implemented, we think
the classified driver license
system will play an important
role in our department’s efforts
to promote safe driving on the
roads and highways of our
state.”
Most North Carolina
motorists will obtain a Class C
license when they renew their
driver licenses, Peters noted.
The Class C license entitles a
driver to operate a car, a private
truck or other motor vehicle,
which weighs 30,000 pounds or
less.
The Class B license entitles a
motorist to:
•drive a commercial bus, a ce
ment mixer or any other single
motor vehicle that weighs over
30,000 pounds;
•operate that vehicle to tow
another vehicle weighing 10,000
gross pounds or less;
•drive a single vehicle design
ed to carry more than 12
passengers;
•operate all vehicles under
Class C.
The Class A license entitles
motor vehicle operators to drive
any vehicle (except a motorcy
cle), including all vehicles under
Classes B and C.
To obtain a Class A license,
the motor vehicle operator must
show proof either by affidavit or
by passing a written examination
and/br road test that he is
capable of driving a tractor-
trailer.
A driver license must have the
“motorcycle endorsement” on it
before a motorist is entitled to
operate the motorcycle with
either a Class A, B or C license.
To obtain this endorsement,
the operator must either sign an
affidavit attesting to two years’
experience in operating a motor
cycle prior to Jan. I, 1978 or
take both a written and a road
test.
The fees for each class license
are as follows: A — $10.00. B —
$10.00. C — $4.00. (A duplicate
license is $1.00)
Peters said motor vehicle
operators may still be exempt
from taking the written ex
amination or road test if they
have had no traffic convictions
or violations within the
preceding four years.
However, to receive a Class A
or B license without taking the
road test or written examination,
drivers must also file an affidavit
with the Motor Vehicles Divi
sion stating that at least one year
prior to Jan. I, 1981, they
operated a vehicle in the class
that they wish to be licensed.
Peters added that drivers will
still need to take their renewal
cards and one of the following
documents: driver licenses, birth
certificates or one other form of
identification with them when
they renew.
Wise Use Of Energy
Urged During Holidays
Tantalizing aromas from the
kitchen — colorful lights of
house and tree decorations —
extra lights and laundry for
guests.
All of these are part of the
holiday season — all take
energy!
The wise use of the energy it
takes can help insure beloved
holiday traditions for many
years to come.
And teaching young people
how to use the world’s dwindling
supply of energy wisely is a
primary aim of a traveling
energy show conducted by
North Carolina State
University’s School of Engineer
ing.
“Energy Today and Tomor
row,” name of the entertaining
Fashion Show
Is Scheduled
The Kings Mountain A’s
baseball team will sponsor a big
winter fashion show Jan. 3 at 7
p.m. at Barnes Auditorium.
All proceeds will go to pur
chase uniforms for the team.
Clothes from area department
stores will be modeled at least
12 professional models, in
cluding Debora Warren, Chuck
Toms, Brenda Carmen Aldrich,
Ralpha Johnson, Lurlena
Brown, Maurice Crocker, Mar
tha Hempton, Sobey Brannon,
Nina (Miver, Bernice Mitchem,
Willie Jones and Worth Wilson.
Stores furnishing clothes in
clude Fulton’s, McGinnis Dept.
Store, The Clothesline and
Toney’s, all of Kings Mountan;
and Matthew Belk’s, Foxy
Fashions, Linda’s and Mr.
Kay’s, all of Gastonia.
Admission is $3.
LARCENY REPORT
Avery Murray, of 613 W.
Mountain, reported theft of a
driveway marker and iron post,
valued at $350, and Etna Service
Station reported theft of $6i)S
worth of gasoline, according to
police reports.
AUXILIARY SPEAKER
Senator J. OUie Harris will be
guest speaker at the Jan; 8th ”
meeting of the American Legion
Auxiliary at 7:30 p.m. at the
American Legion Auxiliary.
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and informative show, is
presented at junior and senior
high school assemblies across
North Carolina.
Howell “Hank” Stroup,
NCSU nuclear engineering
graduate and a former physics
teacher, is educated in energy
conservation and development
and in dramatic presentation of
the show. Stroup believes that
the younger a person is when he
learns the realities of energy pro
duction, the better he will be
able to contribute his share in
helping to conserve energy for
the future.
The NCSU lec
turer—demonstrator explains to
public school students what
energy is, the fuels and methods
used for producing electricity,
future ways to make electricity
and ways to save energy.
Stroup uses more than
$25,000 worth of electronic
teaching devices to demonstrate
these energy issues.
Among these is a bicycle on
which a student generates elec
tricity.
He also uses a toy car which
operates on solar energy.
He demonstrates a miniature
smoke precipitator and a real
electric motorcycle.
He explains energy costs and
supply and demand with a
special energy balance device.
Students participate in the
presentation for fun and learn
ing.
In its third year, the energy
education program is sponsored
by the North Carolina Engineer
ing Foundation, with support
from several utilities and energy-
related organizations. The pro
gram, that also provides insight
into the social, economic and
scientific aspects of the energy
problem, was developed by the
Oak Ridge Associated Univer
sities, a consortium of colleges
and universities engaged in
energy research and education.
The ^ “Energy^. Today and
Tmhorfpw* prt^am has been
preserfl^' -itt more than 300
North Carolina public schools,
approximately 300J)00
The program will be presented
in this area Jan. 23 at Gastonia’
Highland Junior High School.
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