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THE TEEQTJEIANS WESSLT, HERTFORD, N. O, FRIDATJULT 18, 1964. PAGJS TBB233 T ('. State's i;$ixy Patrol CcMiiig Silver Anniverscry The State Highway Patrol pawed its 25th milestone July 1 in a mood reminiscent of the day it was organ ized quiet efficiency. ' . No fanfare marked the day on pa trol boss James R. Smith's calendar although the tough minded patrol skipper "noted the date for reporters. : The 530-man highway patrol grew ' from a nucleus of 37 officers and men who stood stiffly at attention July 1, 1929, on Capitol Square in Raleigh ; and received their commissions. Captain Charles D. Farmer, who died in 1949, was the patrol's first commanding officer. In the early days , the patrol was divided into groups of three troopers and a lieutenant one group for each of the nine then exist ing highway districts. The troopers were under the State Highway and Public Works Commission until 1933. The mid-thirties patrolmen roamed the highways on a motorbike although the lieutenants fared somewhat bet ter. Officers in those days drove a wire-wheeled Model A coupe. , Radio communication and automo biles for all didn't come in until the late 30's. Among the first autos to be delivered to the patrol were silver sided Ford convertibles. What time the veteran highway of ficers had off was oftentimes spent in specting retail gasoline outlets, test ing automotive equipment and collect ing bad checks involved in state busi ness transactions. ' The patrol was separated from the Highway Commission in 1933 and as signed to the Revenue Department. Strength by 1935 had risen to 121, an increase due mainly because of the brand new drivers license law passed the same year. Additional troopers were needed to enforce its provisions. Two years later a communications branch was added to the patrol, thus making instantaneous radio messages possible between cruising, cars and their station. Today ' the patrol's communications network includes 10 FM transmitting stations, one of which is located on Mt. Mitchell, the highest radio transmitter in Eastern America. In 1937 the General Assembly au thorized the commissioning of a major to head the expanded organization.1 Legislation was also passed requiring that all school bus drivers be exam ined and certified by a patrol officer. During the mid and late thirties there were only slightly more than a half million vehicles traveling North Carolina highways. The death rate from traffic accidents in 1937 was 1,123, the second highest number of highway fatalities on record. In the first year of World War II the Department of Motor Vehicles was created and the highway patrol subsequently was brought under the supervision of the vehicles agency. At the same time additional funds were appropriated for the employment of 25 more troopers, bringing strength up to 213. : By 1950 the patrol numbered 423. Today, at full authorized strength (530) the North Carolina State High way Patrol is the largest in the south east It recently has taken steps un matched by any other state to protect life and property on the highway. First to make' extensive, full time use of radar and electronic speed con trols, one of the first to employ satura tion patrols, first to use traffic cam eras in enforcement work, and first to promote driver training classes for employees in business and industry, the Tar Heel patrol is now recognized generally as one of the most aggres sive in the nation. Only recently, from the patrol's statistical unit, came word that traffic fatalities for the first six months of the year were more than 100 below last year, And average speeds on North Carolina roads have declined to a low of 44.3 miles per hour, the low est since 1946. Ten members of the patrol who re ceived their commissions July 1, 1929, are still on active service. They are: Col. James R. Smith, commanding; Major D. T. Lambert, Executive Of ficer, Enforcement; v Major W. B. Lentz, Communications and Transpor tation; Captain A. W. Welch, Com manding Troop C, Greensboro; Cap tain S. H. Mitchell, Commanding Troop A, Greenville; Captain D. G. Lewis, Commanding Troop E, Ashe . ville; Lieut. S. D. Moore, Executive Officer, Troop D, Salisbury; TSgt R. S. Harris, Patrol Headquarters; TSgt W. W. Stone, Troop C, Greens boro, and Sgt G. R. Duncan, North Wilkesboro. lil I!" C.j2 New tourist accommodations are be ing built along North Carolina's coast at a faster rate than in any other region, but the mountains and Pied mont still lead in guest accommoda tions. This is revealed by the 1954 edition of the "Travelbook of North Carolina." now being distributed by the ".sta Advert' lag Division of the Dept.' - rat of Cor. serva Hon -and De velop .t i.i response to tourist in 1954 listing, which shows' 1,052 tour ist facilities with a total of 82,787 rooms in 177 communities. . Only lar ger establishments catering to tran sients are listed. In addition there are guest homes, summer camps, religious assemblies, hunting and. fishing amps, , and private homes open to tourists during peak seasons which are capable of housing thousands of guests. ". The Advertising Division survey re vealed that rates for -all types of ac commodations are becoming stabilized and that little change is in evidence this year. Rates range from $2 to $20 a person. Experienced travelers find that two people can travel very comfortably in North Carolina for an average of $15 a day, meals and lodg ing. The cost may be less, or more, according to individual' preference. There are more motels and motor courts than any other type of accom modation in the State, but hotels, lodg es and inns still lead in the number of rooms, the new survey shows. Mo tel and motor courts listed total 491 with 8,931 rooms. Hotels, inns and lodges listed total 368 with 20,668 oroms. Listings by regions of the State are as follows: . Coast: 121 hotels, inns and loderes with 5,371 rooms; 132 motels and mo tor courts with 2,449 rooms; 87 guest nouses, farms, ranches, etc., with 1, 434 rooms. Total 340 establishments with 9,254 rooms. Mountains: 139 hotels, Inns and lodges with 6,857 rooms; 268 motels and . motor courts with 4,663 .-rooms, 101 guest houses, farms and ranches with 1,668 rooms. Total 508 estab lishments with 13,188 rooms. Piedmont: 108 hotels, inns and lodges with 8,440 rooms; 91 motels and motor courts with 1,819 rooms: 5 guest houses, farms and ranches with 86 rooms. Total 204 establish ments with 10,345 rooms. The accommodations directory lists rates and details about hotels, motels, etc., and carries concise descriptions or cities and towns and popular va cation objectives. It also contains a directory of state and national parks and forests, summer camps, religious assemblies and other vacation fea tures. The cover is a full color photo graph, by Hugh Morton, of Grandfa ther Mountain over a lake at Lin- ville. i VOICB WITH A 8 MILE Mme. Montane Gainer operates t VS. Army telephone switchboard at Seine Area headquarters In Paris. the family. According to Miss Gordon, the most convenient height to reach is from the tip of the fingers to the top of the shoulders. Store articles used most often in this area. Those used less frequently can be placed lower or higher. What is orisinalitv? It is beine one's self, and reporting accuratelv what we see and are. Emerson. For Harassed Husbands "Daddy, what is leisure?" asked the child. "My boy," replied the sire, "leisure is the two minutes' rest a man gets while his wife- thinks up something for him to do." There is a strength of quiet endur- ance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess. 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' July 21-22 Robert tiitehura and -Aon I'ftfi ht "II ; cn2 hl"; j to zir-O" Remodeling without careful plan ning can be expensive, inconvenient j and disheartening. ' It costs nothing to plan and re plan, and only by careful planning will you be able to have just the type of home you want, says Pauline E. Gor don, State College Extension special ist in housing and house furnishings. Remodeling or building is too ex pensive not to warrant detailed plan ning of what your family wants. And according to Miss Gordon, family planning is' important since the kind of home in which you live helps to de velop the personality of all persons living within it. Long-time planning will save you both money and inconvenience. Plan work on your home that can be done over a period of years and then do some work each year as you have the money to pay for it, suggests Miss Gordon. All of your family will en joy contributing some labor to cut costs further. 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