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L, Auust IS, lttt . Governor Scott's 11 Highway Commissioners l F;'fV? fSx j&iiij BiWl Yzh-.p) P tl 1 few L,,1; -ptw' ih'"'"' S ' C$ $ " '41 if sj I'', ..I ' fStati MMMWiMiwi lwfciMjk tSsIti I t ... tWl N il ull FV$!t:S!tWaX OR. HENRY W JORDAN GEORGE S. COBLE um "I A , s, Fifth Dm..n Ch.ims.n S.,Ms Oii..o H i ' f L THE WATNESmiJE MOUNTAESTEH PAGE THREE (Third Section M OTIS POOLE S.v.nHs Oi'ition MARK GOFORTH Eighth Division JOSEPH GRAHAM Ninth Division OALE THRASH Tenth Division 'Other Guy' Always Causes Auto Accidents The 'oilier guy'' iscveiy dind worsl enemy This was the belief expre -cil to rlri h .It If it Wilson lii . (.! Ml the Highway Safety Dui inn ol the North Caiolina Depart inenl ol Motor chicle .. li i; i; the dcpai I mi ni in i Align ! i.un paisn Imki-I i nu "Motor M;ini"'i and Ihi' individual's resnon ibiliiv for safe ami courteous driving "'Most motorists ronsiiliT llir 'other guy' as tilt' rhlel highway menace never themselves Ami et. Willi about TilM) fatalities a year result inn in North Carolina from improper driving praetiees and Willi about three-loin ths nl all drivel's involved in fatal un dents being guilty of some suit ol discourtesy, it stands In iimmiii that there's a lot ol nxci lapping Earthquake Area 'Baptist Convention To , Open At Canton August 23 PACIFIC OCEAN r. J t. viiij I ATAt UNGA fil .K E" AMBATO,! bATic ,i IUISA. pniifn ECUADOR MUHl' i.;'! O (ir PERU Mmi'.teis : out 11 i v ood nd la;, men Ciuin'N il 11 oin:li- eel I'l lie tin t '.inliui Chin cli tin the e nual inl Hapli 1 A .. i l'ie-i.:.i. : ; I I evil,, p.. i ( hoi eh. u Ihi ; i.i. I. i Tile lies ' p.istlli , v I M sermon .it til l!ii:h Slue mm iiini; ol niot; nl Ihr I lllloil el till' i i' mil v ill i" 111 .., Ii.l ill ll.r hi l Ihe ! It ,p unii t 1 1 t I and at Hie Heulah Baptist Church, ihe following day the ton- North Can- it ,e oi i I i -1 '. i 1 iei.ll ii tent ion v. ill lie at the I'm H..plist I'luirch. intiir Aoiia. ion officers In A .t.iiiin to the moderator include 1 1 l. Smith, i hairman; Miss Daph ij.Mine of Va nesvUle. assocla ii.n.al mi --ioiiaty- ami I.. B. Hoop- ,11 lull isll'l . I, 111 sell llelhi l I hi aeh I he aiinii il opemim session The nieitinn thai eseninn will he I'"1" !. first steelworks in America in sed to have been one estab- d at Trenton. N J., in 1734. i:u . n i I ha- Man I,. Dale Thrash, operator of the l.akrsule l.odKe al inn his freshman year on the job. His illusion nil ice dolph County is the only holdover from the t'lierry I.; Iiinaluska. Is III AshoMllc. ad in i n isl ral ion . is one of Ihe cimiinissioner.s start Chairman lli iny Jordan of Iian- to Hi tliivp (tin flrf nt in i' III WRBIR Inun tpndurr. rllMH nn fcn'i'in "f il H k. k. h". U '. piitliii"" ttVUUS. All Scoli's Road Program To Start This Fall; Details Expected In September pii'" in' I ul WJ. pi'iit m"n lkiili)'.H lUO III"' I Hv WILLIAM I). SNIDKH ! Public Notations Director i Stale Highway Commission j 'Special to The Mountaineer! I ItALKIGIl Governor Scott's i ten new highway commissioners i will launch the first phase of Iheir j $ll().(ill(),()()t) road impriiveinent ; program this fall. ! li.irely three months after the j successful .June 4 bond referendum I the state's new roadbuilders expect to begin announcing which roads I ce( the first priority' under the j expanded program, j Hy late September they hope to ! release lull details about the first ; hatch of bond money roads. That doesn't mean the roads will j eel paved immediately, but work ' w ill i tart on some this fall and i othe next winter anil I'l ' i.jecl s has j 1 .1 1 ils I or I he coiii- l In ir appointment minds us. . f1""' in the little tricycle re iw'rlnariing of electrical in many homes these JecUlly thf homes that were wr of vmrs a?o when the use tint a ereat as it is to- V t" Appliances do not tii mere appliances have ' "irinf has become inade- r-" i-ci effirlency fuses f wt - and there are not f ly plfed outlet. . ' " simple remedy for this good electrician can instsect rrtistc and if necetsary install ?lts cirCBits to prepare """r 'nmplcte enjoyment ot no aud in the iuture, on inanv spring. rianniiig the -i been a full liim mis, imiei s sun c la si May 1 During the summer months tlicx hue been poring over highway plans wilh their i ngiiieering stalls, holding public meetings with coun ly coiiiiiir. sinners and hearing about road problems Ironi an in creasing number ol citi.eiis dele gations. All this is new experience for! Ihe Governor's roadbiiildei s None of the novice roiiiniissinniTs had much know ledge about highway ! construct inn matters before joining j the ('onimissioii Onlv one man , II igliua.s Chairman Henry W. Jor dan of 'edar f alls w as a hold- ' over from the Cherry Adniinist i a- ' lion. Dairy man George Coble oi j Lexington had three months head start on his colleagues The ol hers began with a clean slate and a i esliull ling of div i sion cngiii"ois July 1 made it a new start all around. The new coiiiinissiiiiiers got a ipiick st.nl on Iheir planning pro giam In June they voted to re TiiuM issuance ol $all.(l(lll,()(K) of the $2llil.(HHI.lilHI in bond money. In July they decided to buy $5. (KIO.OOO worth ol road construction and maintenance equipment This ley ilnelied men coi.i lalls to speed up work on ii pinjccls wailing to lie Ihe public as he does with his own engineering staff. Most people want their roads immediately. and a great part of the road executive's day mii-l be dcvnled In explaining whv roadbeilding takes time. Karh commissioner has direct re sponsibility fo,i expenditure of all funds in his division. The General Assembly, follow ng recommend, ilinns of the Com mission, decides how much money shall be allocated to construction, maintenance, betterment, and oth er Hems Then these sums are divided Ion ways, using a special foi nulla Krom that point on the division si. ill likes over. They make final decisions on locating new roads, bard-sui facing old ones and maintaining old and new. I'm rendering this service, the commissioner gels nothing more jthan a $7-a-ilay remuneration w hilc on I he Job. ' In addition he gets subsistence ' .ind gasoline mileage when he ! travels on highway business. I Only the chairman of the High way c ommission draws a niii-uine salarv. j Of the eleven current members i of the ('omission, live have pre ! dominanlly farming backgrounds, ( five have b'lsiness backgrounds and j one is a retired physiiiaii inter t ested in tanning. Dr. Henry W, Jordan, chairman, i is Ihe son of a Methodist minister. ' lie practiced dentistry for about 2(1 years ill Belmont, then joined I lus brother. Kverctl Jordan, in the i textile inaiHifacturinB business in ! ltanilolph ami Alinancc counties ! Commissioners Henry Shellon ! Kastcrn ! farmers shoe ll 1,1, il ili'll! II ill this mailer of the 'other Wilson said Tile Hep. n I inenl dining is stressing Ihe eosllioess ish diiving practices ami its slogan "Mind Your Molo ners " Wilson listed Ihe tollow in. tesy tips lor mntoii-.ts 1 I'se hand signals in I,, driver behind you aw.ue intent ions 2. lienienihei that yoin the road is on Ihe right h.n not fia miles per hour down the middle stripe :t. Yield Ihe tight ol was when Ihe ol her lellow has n insisl on tight I nr. for U when , one tries !; usurp ll from v no A ( live I he peilesl nan a bio a human body is no H.OIMI pounds of sleel ,Y Don't try In u e your Inn n as a battering ram aliug today in seven slab" Otis Poole, seventh dlvl lmi null missioiier of Jackson Spini'.. Montgomery Connlv. M.uK (In forth, eigblh division conunn inn er of Lenoir, and Joseph Graham ninth division coninii - sinner nl Iron Station, Lincoln Connlv. have extensive lamiing inliie i. The seventh division ottoi Albemarle, the eh'bl h div i n lice, in North Wilke slim o. ai ninth division oltiee. in Shell I, Dale Tlu .e b of A bey i Icntb division coinmi simiei ualed from Slale Collei'e He has btisine.s and l.uioiu interests. A former connlv am ni he now operalcs I be I -. t L Lodge al Lake .Iiinaluska and run Ihe tenth division highway nil ice a Asheville i covering Hum mulio Haywood. Henderson. Tram y K ama Avery. Madison. Mitchell, Yancey (Tiernl.ee. Clay C.r.ili un .1 I ..o Macon and Sw aiu count ie i THE UNOFFICIAL death toll in carlh q ua l.c-ra vaged central Kcuudor continues to rise ns icscue workers pour into the disaster area, indi cated on map. Hardest hit of the 29 mountain towns was Pchlo ll), while at least 3.2UU persons weie repi'itcd dead Ly ew ilncsscs i e t. lining from Anibato (2), largest city hit, said the aiea now is only u c.'ini tel. v. Oilier tow ns in the vicin ity u i'i e cumplclely wiped from Ihe mail. CCNTKAL PRESS N. C. Traffic Toll Rising; 365 Die In Six Months 1 ui 111" I he lii si half ol I he. y ear. "II 1 1 i'l le ai eidi nl . killed ilttf) peo- Norlli Carolina 217 ul llle.e acelilenls. snilie i was hi caking a IralTie law a i I case,, the v lolat ion wa ling (hie hundred I w enl y - dels were involved in lal.il acelilenls. 'I lie I'u'lll (s xv el e l ele.lscd In dav In the North Caroiina Motor eh ii h". I )i pari inenl in a semi an imal report 'Hi, leporl also ...nd In l ul ileal lis dill 1 0 :' I .. llionl ll ol till. VI .11 ill hii'lier lb. ,n Hi, in I he lii .1 hall ' liei e al o were mm in,' the lii I six mm Ih. ill llleie were i I year ll.lla.'i 7. 1 1 1 In causes fur the '211 motorists cam ed their lives liei ni .e were iiiiving on I n i wnuir nl Ihe mad Diiink diivers killed Jl persons in hmhway collisions In all, tiliJ nl Ihi'se drivers caused accidents L i lit !. -L. r 1." l Li ! S.Yi: IT TO JO' i ON (T liULNT -r7v i j ni in ii ' FS, it happens at nudr pht ; I I evcrv nielli! I he haii' mc nexv Not pc i-rni , xvbik you sleep. I:ri7t n foods and ice cubes remain frozen in the extra - targe rnlei ( nant 5vjile l icecr . . . nic.it stored in the Cohlpaik is never diMiubeil. All you h is cmptv, iiiiio cm h week, the dcfioM xMKer lolleited in the convenient, non-spill lUndclroster. mm (J till per mini Ihe I'll . I was 10 itimiber I.i .1 y ear. ai i ideiil . i . of till . ie same Mtipai ed Priced From $189.95 $20.00 Down $9.00 Monthly See The Ueiitiliftil Displ.iy of Nore (;-- 111 t'tiliic l oot olinlck Kefi ir;era(oi s lit ROGERS ELECTRIC CO. Phono 461 Main Street month ' neeruig -all ri.'.u' count i" division Cell's i lets an Gov ci nut calls tor 12.000 mile mill xv ill I)? LIGHT COMPANY I I, t to conl ; ,u I Si nit s man program the h.u d- 'Urfacing of s nl s, condarv maiU l,,hili,Mlinn ol another a.i.ooo In sunn cases commissioners cuncell'lale nl, s abll ial loll belorc coiisti union Some Icel thai keeping dirt well maintained during the winter should oiittank Hi i. ,niioi" I'logiam l.ettel - have hi -lh"ol oi in advic about '-' n, i dm : hi I roads coming black nl In county Ii iiilenl - re'piesl mg sehool bu- routes It, uiiuii during had w eat hci The spend - a v r much In"1' commissioner dealing with Grady and W Guy Itargelt of Carolina are prominent of Ldgeciimbe and Jones Sheltnn's first highway olfice is in Ahoskie. llar eond division liead(uar in Greenville ! The third div ision eoniinissioui i . ! A. Wilbur Clai k. won and man ages a peach orchard and a laun di'y in I'av.'llcville Dr. H K. Larp. foiirlh division comniissioner of i Selma. is a reined physician extensive farming interests Johnston ( ounly. I laiiu s A llarnwcll runs the ,.:..i ,1,, isimi from his home in ILM,i.' , , , - - lluiliiiglon where bilsini -s interest Transport, a largi i ri n n ,.ui Geni rc Coble of mglon pai laycd a bankrupt Davil Ci.only dairv from an organi alum with live employees In a dairy product fifth his principal is Associated trucking eon- Lex 111 l.i.w business oper- MR. FARMER : : : Be Sure Your MILK BARN CHICKEN HOUSES AM) ALL BUILDING Al' ' JLT OF OUR QUALITY BLOCK AsU lhc ,., ha. fest,sed .ur BLOCK . you will buy a Western Carolina product. All Sizes Of Concrete Pipe our conLtor or tnatena. dealer or call us collect. DIAL 3-8321 Concrete Products Co. ASHEVILLE, N. C. 1 111 i.iiieii , in ' He. Ihe 1 .. . I IM'fHHi 1 '.": rrtl hiving on Hie wimii! sine , i TTril ii. n I ,, Ihe load IfFRIGIRATORS rttftRIf RtNCSJ frft5Sr JjX Ptii Diiink diivers killed Jl persons sWAfHinx WAUR tnnims fjV'7 1 5 2II ol these drivers caused accidents BOMI Mlli f. R ft m. WT T JsW. M I I'sv Mouiilaliieer Willi 1 Alls 1 ' if Ford 14S h.p. F-8 Big Job shown. wMM""""""l'Mss Grots Vehif Ie Weight rating, up I I lo 21,500 lbs. Gron Combinollon .K , jl j T Tj tJ I Weight roting with semi-trailer, fj- 1 1 ri IW B 1 E 1T up 39,000 .bs. fjfl MU -fSvigtt ll rfegjvJi J-jJ ULlli i 1 .sxssssssstfaraa TO " XeSSR . nvvsa - sxe c DMIS - LINER MOTOR SALES Waynesville, N, C 1 Vt Phone 52 i. i i i-
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