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THE DAILY CHOWANIAN, MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Characters of a Business Office as Woman SurpriSBClto You Have A Reason to be Surprised Described by Columinist Hal Boyle Find Robbery Note At the Cost of Houses Today On Withdrawal Slip Smoking Isn^t as Good as They Say By HAL BOYLE 1 NEW YORK AP — Have you' ever looked around a business of fice at quitting time? The white-collar characters in the office zoo start acting the mo ment they step into the place in the morning. And they are still acting at the end of the day, after eight long, hard hours of shuf fling papers from one pile to another. Here are several types you prob ably will find in your own office: 1. The philosopher—at 5:31 he always gives the company one extra minute of work a day—he rises from his desk and makes the same remark he has made wind up an important job, but as soon as the office empties they get out a deck of cards and play gin rummy at a tenth of a cent a point. 8. The pseudo eager beaver— He strides out lugging a bulging brief case and, if you didn’t know it held only wadded newspapers, you’d be sure here was a guy planning to burn the midnight oil while trying to solve company problems. 9. The passionate house keep er—Neatness is his god. His big gest fear in life is he will die with a runny nose and be buried with out a handkerchief. He does noth ing from 1:30 unttil 5:30 p.m. but every weekday evening for 31 j tidy up his desk so that every- ye-rs: “Well, another day, a- nother dollar.” 2. First-out-of-the-door-Freda— This beat-the-clock stenographer starts getting ready to leave at 4-30 She is in the washroom from 5:00 to 5:26. At 5:27 she sprints for the elevator, and anyone stand ing in her path is in for a broken l6^. 3. The pack rat—His last act of the day is to stuff his pocket with items he figures his kids can use in school—pencils, erasers, library paste, memo pads, carbon paper If you searched his house, you’d find more office supplies than the! firm has in its warehouse.. | humorist—As i thing will be in order when he comes to work the following morning. 10. The boss—At quitting time he breezes out with more pep and energy than anyone in the place. Only his secretary knows his se cret—he just woke up from his afternoon nap. And where do you fit into th:s end-of-the-off’'■e-day parade? Rec ognize yourself? Small Child Nearly 4. The company humorist—As, Drowns Himself he steps into the crowded elevator I he says loudly: “I suppose you all| t;AN L^^ANDRO, Calif. AP —A have been wondering why I called i ji^^y c-iw ing on the floor of Hs you together for this conference. ’ I —as they preo^red Everyone laughed when he first yphijch their boat trailer on a made this wisecrack in 1942, and he can’t understand why it still isn’t funny in 1960. 5. The after-hours squatter—He hangs around the office until 8 p.m., just so he won’t have to go home and listen to his wife. He’d rather go to a bar, but she doesn’t give him enough money for that. 6. The thrify Beau Brummel— This two-bit Romeo has a heavy date. But before leaving he shaves in the office washroom so he won't have to go home and use his own soap. He sometimes washes h i s socks there, too, to save laundry bills, and lets them dry in his desk drawer. 7. The happy hypocrites—They pretend they have to stay late to NEW YORK AP — Esther Breslau says no one was more surprised than she was to find that the withdrawal slip she pre sented a bank teller Tuesday said: “Give nne all the money. I have a bomb.” She said she had picked up some withdrawal slips from the savings bank in Brooklyn Mon day and took them home to her husband. He filled out one of the slips to withdrew $50 from his account. Mrs. Breslau, 57, ha’^ded the slip to a teller, Giselle Herm ik ing, who noticed the note on the jack of the slip and quietly scl off an alarm. Mrs. Breslau wondered why s many policemen were entering the bank. Then she found out. Police and the FBI questioned her 5% hours and found, first, ‘hat she had no bomb; second, 'lat she insisted she only wanted .,>50 her husba..J hid sent hsr t' ’at; and third, t;iat she appar ntly had not noticed the njt3 ind had no idaa how it got here. When her husband, Martin, got ome from work as a garment utter, he was as surprised as /Irs. Breslau. The Breslaus got their $53 and vent home. LANSING, Mich. AP — A ciga rette-smoking Democrat in the Michigan Legislature has moved to tone down radio and television advertisements which promote the advantages of smoking cigarettes. “Most commericals make smok ing appear to be heaven, on earth, which it isn’t,” Rep. Michael No vak of Detroit, who spT^sored a similar bill last year, said Tuesday. “Adult smokers like me are al ready caught, but at least we can do something to discourage our youngsters from taking up the habit,” he said. Vialation would bring up to PO days in jail and a $100 fine, un der penalties of the bill. Pornosa to Receive Loan "’APEI, Formosa AP — The "'J^.tionalist government has ap- jroved a loan equivalent to '600,000 to the China Fishing Co. to help in the construction of two 550-ton trawlers that will operate .n the Atlantic. The fishing boats will be Formosa’s biggest. ,'aur''’hin'» ramp—released ti^ hand brake. Clinton Norman. 23, and his w"“ of nearby Castro Valley, were m- coupling the rig w'len the car be gan rolling backwards into the water. The trailer knocked Nor man down. Michael McColes, 32, a salesmn leaped from his parked ear and plunged into the water. He pulled tjie babj throug’i the window a the car and trailer sank. Nobody was hurt, but the drip ping salesman said: “I’m surprised myself. I didnt think I had it in me.” Wildlife Refuge Recommended for North Carolina and Virginia Kirkman May Run for N.C. Governor W.^lSHINGTON AP — A wild life refuge, part of the vast John Kerr Reservoir in North Caro lina and Virginia, has been rec ommended by the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife. It would cover 36,200 acres of 95,500 acres available for flood cr^ntrol and power development of Kerr Reservoir, Asst. Secre tary of Interior Ross Leffler said here Wednesday. Leffler said the refuge was rec ommended by the bureau to the Army Engineers last Oct. 30. The secretary of the Army has authority to grant the needed lands, he said. The bureau, in its report, said Squeezing Dishrag Reveals Evidence CHARLOTTE AP — Corn squeezin’s dishrag squeezin’s— it was all the same Tuesday in Mecklenburg Superior Court. Two ABC Board law enforce ment officers testified that when they surprised Alice Moore at her home Nov. 14, she ran to the sink and tried to pour her non-taxpaid whisky down the drain. In the struggle with officers, some of the whisky spilled on the floor. The lawmen grabbed a dishrag, mopped it up and squeezed it into a jar. They got enoght to use as evi dence. Judge Hugh B. Campbell gave her eight months for vio lating liquor laws. additional lands might be need ed at a later date for rai'-ing fees for waterfowl using the ref uge in winter. However, Lefjler said, any p irchase of additiTi^l lands would be several years i:i the future. Bureau Director D. H. Jan- zen said it would be permissible for recreational facilities to be constructed along the accom- ations for group activities. Sanford Makes Bid For Governorship RALEIGH AP — Meeting the voters will be a key approach for Terry Sanford in his bid to be come the next governor of N jrth Carolina. Bert L. Bennett, canager for the Sanford campaign, said Tues day he expects to rely heavily on a swing across the state which his candidate will begin shortly. Bennett, 39-year-old Winston- Salem oil dealer making his de but in state level politics, gave the report as Sanford headquar ters opened at the Hotel Carolina here. A staff will run the cam paign from a four-room suite at the hotel. So far, Sanford is one of only two announced candidates for the Democratic nomination as governor. John D. Larkins Jr. of Trenton, long-time party leader, is in the running. Sev eral others are regarded as pro spective candidates. Immediate travel plans, San ford said, call for him to be in Charlotte Thursday, and New Hanover County and Wilmington Friday. RALEIGH AP — State Sen. O. Arthur Kirkman may announce today whether he plans to run for governor. Kirkman, long mentioned as a possible candidate, saM Wednes day night at his High Point home, “I’m not far from a de cision.” He emphasized, however, his trip to Raleigh today was solely on Advisory Budget Commissinn business and had nothing to do with Wednesday’s announce ment that J. Melville Broughton would net enter the race. Brnughton, 37-year-oiu High- iLeBarron to Retire WASHINGTON AP — Eddie LeBaron, the Washington Red skins’ little general, has retired from pro football. He’ll practic' law in Texas and keep his hand in the game by scouting the Southwest for potential Redskins. LeBaron’s announcement Tues day culminated weeks of hard thinking. The 5-foot-7 quarterback, smallest man in the National Football Legue, received his law degree form George Washington Urivrsuy here and recently passed the bar exam. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” LeBaron said, “but I’ve been with the Redskins for 10 years and figured the time had come to make the break.” LeBaron’s retirement at 30 opens up the Redskins’ quarter- backing job to Ralph Guglielmi, former Notre Dame All-America. LeBaron, leading NFL passer in 1953, played in two Pro Bowl games and in 80 games with the Redskins completed 538 out of 1,104 posses for 8,051 yards and 57 touchdowns. He expects to practice law with a firm in Midland, Tex. way Commission chairman, bowed out after “serious con templation.” He said he would be ever grateful to his friends “who have expressed interest in my running,” The gubernatorial battle has two active candidates—Terry Sanford of Fayetteville and John D, Larkins Jr. of Trenton—and two potential contenders—Atty. Gen.Malcolm Seawell and Kirk man. Seawell, who has called the ■ace to date a “popularity con test,” has indicated he may have an announcement on his candi- 'acy by the end of the week. In additirn, there is the possi bility that Raleigh attorney and segreagtionist I. Beverly Lake may change his mind and decide to enter tiie race. Lake said last •veck he would not run because :f insufficient financial support. A snecial committee was form ed quickly after the announce ment to attempt to raise the At a Lake rally in Durham money. vVednesday night, Superior Court Solicitor Archie Taylor of Lil- lington said, “If we are willing to pay the bill, I am sure Dr. Lake will be in this campaign.” In another key political devel- ipment Wednesday, State Budg et Officer Dave Coltrane bowed out of the running for lieutenant governor. By STERLING F. GREEn Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON AP — If you are appalled at tne financing charges you must pay to buy a nome, you have a reason. They are at about tiie highest point in 30 ytars, and aave bumped i’-to thj usury laws of some states. Some mortgages, it is suspect ed in Washington, may accual- ■y have violated usury statutes, although it would take a court action to find out for sure. Among the 11 states whose usury laws forbid interest char ges nigher than 6 per cent, some ■lavt considered raising the ceil ing so as not to choke olf hous ing credit. Builders and organized real estate dealers recently have at tacked what they called exces sive discounts demanded by lenders. When the builder of a new house finds a buyer, he usually sells the mortgage to a bank or ,oan company, which will col lect the monthly payments. When money is tight, the build er has to take a discount on the mortgage; in other words, he accepts less for it than its face value. Builders recently have report ed lenders in seme areas asking discounts of up to 10 or 12 per cent. The federal housing agencies are showing some nervousness over the situation, because the FHA permits a 5% per cent in- 131 est rat on loans which it in sures—just under the usury level of several states. On top of that is added % of one per cent as an insuraice premium, bringing the total charge to 6Vi per cent in the first year of the mortgage. If the insurance charge were held to be interest, the usury limit would be exceeded in Delaware, Ken tucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Penn sylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. However a Tennessee court has held in a test case that the in surance premium is not interest. Maryland’s attorney general has ruled to the same effect. This was FNMA’S concern: If a home owner could obtain a court ruling that the mortgage was usurious, FNMA would be holding a worthless piece of pa per. That is because Tennessee, like New York, is a state in which both principal and inter est of a debt are voided if the terms of the loan violate the us ury laws. In North Carolina, Vir ginia and some other states the interest alone is forfeited. Would it help the buyers of low-cost houses of FHA abol ished the service charge? Not a bit. Lenders simply wouldn’t take that type of mortgage loan. Few are making them now. Youthful Students at School for Blind Stage a Fashion Show Steel Orders Running Low NEW YORK AP —Steel orders are now running about 19 per cent below a month ago, Iron Age magazine said today. The national metalworking weekly explained that “a small flurry of deferments, cancella tions and a general attitude of hesitation contribute to the drop in orders. LANSING, Mich, AP—Youthful models-poised, proud and confi- dent-displayed the latest spring fashions here Wednesday night. Unusual? Yes, when you consider that most of the models, the orchestra, and a good part of the audience were blind. The event was staged at the Michigan School for the Blind. It was designed as a lesson in good grooming for the students. A special ramp with slightly elevated edges allowed the models to promenade safely down the cen ter aisle of the school hall. Sightless students who were seated in the aisle' seats on either side of the ramp could reach out and touch the models. This was vital since for these kids “feeling is believing.” The aisle-sitters, in turn, relay ed their impressions to their seat- mates. Approval Okayed by Shrine Committee CHARLOTTE AP — Directors of the Shrine Bowl of the Caro- linas, Inc., have put their final stamp of approval on the addi tion of 4,000 seats to Memorial .Stadium here, home of the annu al high school classic pitting North Carolina stars. At a meeting here Wednesday, directors fixed Dec. 3 as the date of the 1960 game and re-elected H. E. Austin general chairman. The football classic is sponsor ed by three Shrine temples— Pasis of Charlotte, Hejaz of Green ville, S. C., and Omar of Charles ton. Proceeds go to the Crippled Children’s Hospital in Greenville. South Carolina.
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