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ALL PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE —Jarvis Belch, third from left, received
his operator’s license making him the fourth person in the state to drive without use
of the hands. Others 'playing an important part to help Jarvis are from left, Larry
Skinner, constructing the special car; Jake Belch, father of Jarvis; Jarvis, W. W.
Wrenn, who gave driving test; John Guard, coordinator of Driver’s Education in
Eastern North Carolina; and Don Boothe, Jarvis’ driver education teacher.
Boy Drives With No Hands; 4th In State
By Patricia M. Arnold
Jarvis Belch, 18-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis
Belch c.f Edenton, is the
fourth person in the state
witii no use of their arms and
hands to receive an operator’s
license.
Jarvis was born with a
birth defect and has no use
of his upper extremities. This
fact has not stopped him
from accomplishing challeng
ing tasks.
He began last school year
taking the classroom portion
of the driver's education
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course at John A. Holmes
High School.
Upon the completion of this
segment his father and uncle
began investigating the pos
sibility of having a special
car designed so the car could
be operated by foot controls.
They saw a car once and
came home and built a 'model
for Jarvis and he began his
driving part of the course.
Don Booth, instructor of the
course at Holmes High, stated
thait Jarvis has a much de
termination and maybe even
more than any one student
s he has ever worked with.
When Jarvis was not on the
s driving range at the school
; his father would instruct him
. at home.
1 John Guard, driving eo
-1 ordinator for Eastern North
. Carolina, remarked that the
1 accomplishments of Jarvis
1 has proved that a person can
; do just about anything that
is possible. He slated that
; he hopes other people will
1 realize that handicaps are not
. alwaj's physical and will tty
harder to do things they real
ly want to do.
He commented that Jarvis
is a fine example of a person
with determination and that
by learning to drive he has
removed another stumbling
block from his path.
R. R. Wrenn of Elizabeth
City, sergeant at the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles, gave
Jaryis his road test for his
license. He stated that he
was amazed at the control he
kept over the car and how
much of a conscientious
driver he appeared to be.
Wrenn slated that' Jarvis
passed the road test with fly
ing colors and lie thought he
would be an excellent driver.
Larry Skinner, uncle of
Jarvis and Mr. Belch con
structed the driving devises
so they could be completely
controlled by feet. Jarvis
can blow the car horn and
give turn signals with move
ment from his logs.
The steering devise is made
from a bicycle sprocket and
is connected to the drive
shaft. Jarvis puts a special
shoe on the sprocket and is
able to control the car.
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us, through our sense of dis
cipline and devotion, that His
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SPECIAL CONTROLS This is the inside of the special-made car tor Jarvis
Belch to drive with no hands. Steering is possible with the use of a bicycle sprocket
with a special slip-on-and-off shoe. Jarvis is also able to blow the car horn and give
turn signals with the use of his legs.
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CARD OP THANKS
The family of Annette Coj
wishes to extend profouni
thanks and deep appreciatioi
to everyone; sympathy, foi
tributes; for use of cars, an!
all other courtesies shown u:
during our bereavement
MRS. NELLIE KNIGHT.