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lestrictions Governing Ejveway Entrances From tie Highways Explained Ciuunmn a. H. Gra ^ c.,.cu ou *? piuptrny ' #IlU J,,Oil lO UUilU SCl'VlCC ^ uiiv<r-ui?, uioieis anu om p^.nMi.di esiaoiisiiuienui au au t hignways to first uiemscives wufi ine .carnations on drive mtrames to rngnways. jiia some misunderstanding 'existed in me past ana urn t property owners were not ,re o 1 me commissions qaoe regulations, as a saiety isure aou to protect tne motor ic commission aaoptea in I minimum stanaaras lor em its to highways. ine comnns 1 2u-page boonlet, "Minimum njjrtis tor entrances to hrgn 5 is avatlaDle upon request I Robert bureh, Traffic Engt r, State htgnway Commission, tign, and irom any of tne Com uon's highway ouices tnrougn the State. Tne booklet clearly p the Commission s require its for entrances from service cw. i.arcial businesses to the may. inside the booklet are *n easily-understood sketches ling with the proper location ol ice stations or commercial es isnments adjoining a main-line raham explained that any prop ?owner desiring to construct a tway or driveways connecting i any State highway must first ire and fill out an application a driveway permit. These ap ition forms can be secured a the State Highway Mainten t Supervisors who are located each county, or from Resident ineers. or from District or Divi i highway offices. An application a driveway permit must be sub led to the District Engineer for written approval, he booklet, "Minimum Stand i for Entrances to Highways" c "Any driveway or approach itmcted by a property-owner t be for the bona fide purpose (curing access to his property not for the purpose of parking (rvicing vehicles on the high right of way." iter, "The construction of park ?was on the highway right of is specifically prohibited, (e places of business requiring ting space for their customers snail provide same on their prem ises." . isiid, "Ail entrances and exits sbau oe so iocaieu mat venicies approacning or using uiem wut De aoie to ou.sin auequaie stgul dis tance in ooui aneciiuns aiong toe uisuwai in oraer to maneuver saie .y ana wnnout intending vttin tranic." At the same time, Graham said thac^ tne Commission s engineers tnrougnout tne state were oeing instructed to wgtcn cioseiy tor m aications 01 property-owners build ing commercial esiaousnnituis loo ciose to tne Slate s nignway s. To inconvenience tne buuaer as little as possible, tne engineers are striv ing to contact and acquaint the , property-owners with the Commis sion s specific driveway regulations. Where gasoline pumps are locat ed immeaialeiy aajacent to the highway s ngnt ot way line, it is | not permissible lor the owner to { pave a servict lane within the right i of way and pump gas into cars which are parked in this area. This means that a service station owner must place his pump lully 12 feet back of the highway right of way line if he plans to service cars be tween his pumps and the highway; nor shall other establishments use the highway right of way for park ing vehicles. Should the property-owner insist on constructing his driveway so that cars will be serviced on the highway's right of way, Graham warned that the owner can be re strained from doing so by court order. The owner will be notified first that he will be restrained and that should he persist in construct ing the drive before the restraining order is served, the Commission may then place posts or other ob structions on that part of the drive way which is used for servicing, loading or unloading vehicles on the highway right of way so that it cannot be used. Graham emphasized that orna mental posts, advertising signs and walls for entrances may not be placed under any condition on the highway right of way. On the construction or reloca tion of highway, an adjoining prop erty-owner may erect temporary I wire fences to permit his stock to 1 graze provided the fences da not r Interfere with use of the right of way for highway purposes. To be an the safe side, these temporary fences should be erected not clos sr than five feet to the outside of ronstruction lines. Graham concluded: "If you plan to build a service station, a store, i restaurant, a motor court or a firivate home adjoining a State highway, first see your district engineer to get a driveway permit. \cquaint yourself with the Com mission's established driveway reg ulations. It'll save you a lot of headaches to comply with these regulations from the start." gOTHIS IS N?W Y0R1 ft A ? The world's fastest flier, Lt. Commander James B. Verdin of the U. S. Navy arrived in isff/ri and some of us were invited to the Biltmore Hotel to meet him. He had just come?by plane of course?from California where a few days ago he set a new official speed record by flying 753.4 miles an hour in a plane which is offici ally called a Douglas F4D Skyray Jet interceptor?but looks to me like a big white bat. Regarding looks. Commander Verdin himself, although 35, resembles a youthful, handsome Annapolis cadet. With him were Edward Heinemann who designed the Navy rocket-ship which in 1951 went 1238 miles an hour and as high as 15 miles, and R. P. Kroon, Dutch-born Westing house engineer, who designed the fast-flying Skyray which has just set a record. Whew, how fast cap we get? | Talking to Commander VerdinJ I learned that he hails from Mon I tana, fJiir'w. up in low* and want to! school at the Naval Academy in Maryland. A veteran of the Korean War, he is married and has three children. He developed a love for flying by building toy planes as a child himself. Said he only wore a regular summer flying suit In setting the current record, and though he was comfortable in the air-conditioned Skyray, he felt different than he ever had before. A model of the plane engine was exhibited and it is a long double-unit cylinder that resem bles an old-fashioned horizontal steam boiler. Mr. Heinmann told me he has estimated that at 50 miles up, a pilot has to fly at just the right rate of speed, otherwise if too slow, his plane will shake him to pieces, if too fast, it will immobilize and spin to earth. (P.S. Believe I'll stay on the ground.) -3 We took our youngsters to see the rodeo at Madison Square Gar den?as if they hadn't seen Gene Autry enough on television. But he did appear more real in the arena, and his horse, Champion, al most out-starred Gene. The' other cowboys were good but seemed more like Broadway actors in some of their bronc-busting etc. than they did raftge riders. After the show, we luckily caught Gene Autry as he was leaving, and he autographed a program for our 8 year-old daughter, and overjoyed our 4-year-old cowboy-dressed son by booming, "Well, how are you, big boy!" 3 Into the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel in one of my rare vis its to supper rooms, I happened to sit just behind Conrad Hilton, the owner of this and other hostelries, and learned that he had just sold the Plaza to Boston interests for 13 million dollars, having bought it 10 years ago for 7V4 million. I can recall that only a few years ago, he was operator of a small | notel in Texas ? now be is th? j world's biggest inn-tycoon. The I floor show consisted of Marge and , Gower Champion, personable and I pleasing dancers and some rather loud singers and orchestra. Next I attraction is to be Celeste Holm, I the gal who played a country lass in "Oklahoma" but who is a na tive New Yorker. I noticed that Ed Seay, genial official of the hotel, had listed on the inside of the menus, the current Broadway shows with curtain time for each, so guests who plan to attend know when to get up and go. Running out of gasoline at 42nd Street and Madison Avenueu, one of the world's busiest corners, is about as exasperating an experi ence as one can have. Yet that is what a cousin, Mrs. James North, did. She is a new bride and per haps understanding^ was a bit ab sent-minded in regard to checking the gas gauge. But her new Ford conked out right there In the mid dle of traffic. A cop yelled at her, people stopped and gawked. Al most in tears, she jumped out and ran inside a store, but even though the AAA number is first in the big Manhattan telephone directory, she didn't see it. So desperately, she phoned her husband, an Army of ficer stationed here. Cooly, he told her what to do under fire. 3 Gotham Gatherings: folks here still talk of the grand job done in the World Series by Junior Gil liam. baseball star . . . noticed in a bus a middle-aged man excited ly reading "Robinson Cruso" . . . Ted Thome, avia'ion editor of the New York Times, won a $20 bet with his wife that he wouldn't wear the tie she knitted showing figures representing him, her, and their children. A sort of "tie that binds" financially as well as affectionate ly . Traffic problems here are nothing new. Just 50 years ago this month, the New York Police Department issued a 4-page pamphlet on regulations for crowded traffic conditions in the streets of the metropolis. Will (?) Scribbled Qn Sheet Of Paper Leaves 'Nephew John Smith' Sum Of $100,000 True or false? That's a question confronting tome folk right now, -tnce a sheet of paper was found leaving $100, 000 to "my nephew, John Smith." The other afternoon, Hobcrt Paul Galloway Was arranging a ledge display at the Stovall Five and Ten, when his head hit a piece of the metal ceiling which had become slightly loose. As Galloway pushed up the loose metal, his eye caught the edge of a sheet of paper yellowed with age. He pulled It out. and his eyes became larger the further he read. Then he called the owner of the firm, A. D Harrison, and gave him the newly tound sheet of pap er, with the following handwrit ten in ink: "1 do willfully will all that la left of me to my nephew, John Smith. He will inherit $100,000, and my house and everything which belongs to me. . Signed L. Dalrymple Signed John Smith Signed L. E. Blake, lawyer. Mr. Harrison checked the paper, and came to the conclusion that someone, perhaps a carpenter or painter, during the construction of the building, wrote the message as a joke and crammed It in ton. ceiling. The paper did not have a date. Mr. Harrison would have let the matter drop right there, but the next day, in the obituary column he read of the death of a Mr. Oalrymple, who had- some rela tives by the name of Smith. The matter is still open, and the paper is on file at the Stovall Five and Ten. It might be a worthless >crap of paper?or It might be valuable. Who knows? During the lifetime of President Thomas Jefferson, three other Presidents were frequent guests at Monticello, his home ? John Adams, James Madison and James 1 Monroe. NEW F.H.A. OFFICERS at Waynesville High School, are (front row, left to right): Katie Boyd, vice president, and Louise McBride, program chairman; (rear row) Jeanne Bradley, secretary; i mil ?in?mi wii II? i mmmmmmmmmmmrnm a rrnrmrMii " -rm? Lynda Welch, social chairman, and Gladys I'nder dood, president. Not present when the picture was taken was Dot Kinsland, treasurer. (Mountaineer Photo). IISSIE'S 26th ANNIVERSARY JACKET Special ftrMen and Boys Wday ? 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