The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-24

able to the State Highway Com
MISSIONS divisions in 1929, to six
divisions in 1881, to four divi-
sions in 1888, to three troops in
1885, to two divisions with two
troops each in 1887, to four
troops with no divisions in 1913,
and to five troops in 1851.
Their Organization Today
The Highway Patrol in 1854
has five troops, with the troops
divided into districts, There are
80 districts, with each district I'M
der the supervision of sergeant.
For many years the Patrol troop
and district headquarters were
located in any office space that
coold be found. Small offices in
city halls and county courthouses
were mostly inadequate. In 1851
the Patrol embarked on a build
ing program to provide suitable
headquarters space. Already four
m o ID ern troop headquarters
buildings have been completed
and occupied, and thirteen mod
ern sergeant's district headquar-
tiers are now in use, with four
more under construction. The
new headquarters buildings con-
tain well-furnished and equip
ped driver license stations, which
add to the public convenience in
taking driver license tests. New
and complete garage and radio
facilities in each troop have been
constructed con-currently with
the headquarters buildings.
Today the Highway Patrol has
Colonel as its Commanding
Officer, who has staff of three
Majors, one directing the En-
forcement Division, one the
Safety Division, and one the
Communications and Transpor-
tation Division. The Colonel and
his staff have their headquarters
in Raleigh.
The Highway Patrol is carry
ing out the highway safety pro-
gram of the Department of Mo-
tor Vehicles by conducting safety
educational activities along with
vigorous enforcement of the mo-
tor vehicle laws.
There are five troops, each
commended by a captain, with a
lieutenant as an executive Off
Ger. To carry out the highway
safety program, each Captain has
complement of uniformed en-
forcement officers, specially
trained safety promotional per-
sonnet, and technicians to pro-
vide and maintain communica-
lions and transportation. Troop
A, with headquarters in Green
vile, has los uniformed enforce
ment officers. "a driver license
examiners and safety promotion
al personnel, and % maintenance
men and technicians; Troop B,
with headquarters in Fayette-
vile, has 1873 uniformed enforce
ment officers, Al safety promo
tional personnel, and SO mainte-
nance men and technicians;
Troop c, with headquarters in
Greensboro, has 100 uniformed
enforcement officers, 80 safety
personnel, and Is maintenance
men and technicians; Troop D,
with headquarters in Salisbury,
has 106 uniformed enforcement
officers. SO safety promotional
personnel, and 16 maintenance
men and technicians; Troop E,
with headquarters in ASheville,
has 76 uniformed enforcement
officers, 35 safety promotional
personnel, and IA maintenance
men and technicians.
The Measure Of Their Work
In 1853 members of the En-
forcement Division of the State
Highway Patrol spent 1,761, 436
hours on duty. In patrolling the
10000 miles of highways in the
state they used almost million
and half gallons of gasoline and
drove more than % million miles.
They made 1889 arrests, gave
1882 citations, issued 70,490
warning tickets and 1888
equipment tickets. They investi-
gated more than "a thousand
accidents, inspected over mil
lion and half drivers licenses,
and performed courtesies for
212, $50 motorists. The patrolmen
recovered 1913 stolen or missing
cars, and the value of these and
other property returned to own
ers amounted to more than
$4,000 In terms of revenue re-
ceived by state and local govern
ments as a result of the activities
of the parolmen. nearly SIS mil
lion in fines and costs went to
the counties, and almost another
SIS million went to the state in
highway revenue collected from
overloaded and impronerly IL