Local U. S. Employment Service Back Under
Unemployment CompfHsa'ion Con'Hsrlnn
Agency Nationalized By
President Roosevelt
During War
On Saturday. November Hi, the :
l'nit«'d States Employment Service
became a part of the Unemployment
■'Compensation Commission as the Km
ployment Service Division, after four
years and 10 1 •; months of o|)eration
as a Federal 'agency,, mueli of that
time as the operating braneh of tho
War Manpower Commission.
#s as -January 1. 1012, the agency '
naf:. ualized by executive order !
.‘resident Franklin D. Roosevelt, |
on the ground that it could functions
better during the war period on a
nation-whi" basis, Ihe 4K stiito gov
ernors agreed to the transfer, as a
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Pepsi-Cold Company. Long /stand City, N. Y.
PEPSI-COLA COMPANY OF ELIZABETH CITY. N. C.
BomiNG Alley 1
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Buy Them In Rdenton at:
Boswell’s Grocery Mitchener & Leary Drug Store
Byrum Hardware Co. North Rdenton Grocery
G. M. Byrum Grocery Harrell & Company
Hughes-Holton Hardware Co. Broad Street Grocery
Mitchener's Pharmacy
| BOBBY Bh BOSWELL GROCERY |
VJHV 60 HPs.PPYTOOW,
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WEST QDEEN STREET EXTENDED I
phohe io-i & io-uj I
\\<it tiiiic ou as
-derstanding that the Employment I
. Service would return to their respee-'
tive states after the war. (’resident)
I ruman wanted the agency to eon
l tiiiue oii a t ational basis until next
•Unie 20, but Congress wanted it re
turned to the states. November Hi
was a compromise (late.
1 'reparations for the transfer have
been in progress for several weeks
and practically all details have been
■completed; The transfer is expected
to lie made with a minimum of con
: fusion and without interruption of
I service to tho publico In fact, the
| averac • citizen' visiting local Employ
merit Se rvice offices h.-fotv ami after
the transfer w ould not is adze a !
change in directive agencies had been!
made.
Friday afternoon .the USES will •
end on the State, level: as the person
j nel eo'uplete a 10-honr week. Satur
| day morning the personnel will begin
the State s’a day week with no in
terruption of service. The USES has
been subject to the Federal plan of a
five-day week, eight-hour day. Under
j the State plan the personnel will ro-
I vert to the s'g day week, seven-hour
| day, working from !) to 5 and on Sat
-1 urday from 9 to 1 o’clock.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946.
Educational Benefits
Under GI Bill Rights
have Not Terminated
| Contrary to general belief, the ed
:i '• , ! .1 li < of t o II! Io! I 111
I Rights did not terminate @s of Oc-
I tober <», 1946, according to infor-
I mation received by the Pope Field,
X. 0., Army Recruiting Office.
"Many people are of the opinion
that tile benefits provided under the
(il Bill of Rights did not extend be
yond October 6, hut this is not trite,”
said Captain Frank E. Butler. I ’ope
Field Recruiting Officer.
"According to the Amended Ser
vicemen’s Readjustment Act. ahy
man who enlists or re-eniists in the
Regular Army after October 6. 1946,
and Serves I>o days of that enlistment
is entitled to one year of schooling,
plus one month of schooling for each
month of service completed prior to
j the date of the termination of the
j war,"
I "in view of the extended privil
eges ami the opportunities available
in tht' peacetime Army.” Captain
Butler said, “the high rate of enlist
ments hi North Carolina is expect
ed to continue.”
In the eastern section of the state
alone, 1,224 men have enlisted since
September l, 1946.
National Reunion Os
Wildcat Division In
Sanford Nov. 23-24
Veterans of the historic 81st, or !
Wildcat Division of World War 1
and II will hold a joint national re
union in Sanford, X. C„ on Saturday,
and Sunday. November 2."'. and 24. j
The reunion will open with regis
trations at the Wilrik Hotel at 2 I’.
M. on the 2brd, and at 5:.’50 P. M.
there will be a smoker and entertain
ment at which refreshments will be
served. Music will be furnished by:
the Sanford High School band.
Oil Sunday the 24-th there will he
a business meeting at 10 A. M. at
which National Officers will fie elect
ed. There will be a barbecue dinner
served at I P. M. and the reunion
will close with an impressive Mem
orial Service to be held in the First
Baptist Church. The service will be
dedicated to the memory of Maj.
j ( Jen. Charles J. Bailey, the war-time
j commander of the Wildcats who re
cently died in his home city of
I Jamestown, X. Y. Every veteran
i who served in the 81st Wildcat Div
ision in World W'ar ! or the recent
■ war is cordially invited.
1 New Electric Supply
Store In Operation j
With the gradual loosening up of
'! electrical supplies, a new concern has
gone in business in Edenton known
' as Hobbs & Earnhardt Electric Sup
plies. Interested in the new business
are Charles Hobbs and Jimmy Earn
hardt, who have opened a store in the
| Taylor building next to Render’s
store.
The concern plans til carry a com
plete line of electrical supplies, which
will be offered to the public as soon
as they arrive,
“LET GEORGE DO IT”
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; george s. tvviddy
Mutual Insurance
fire - Auto
209 Citizens Bank Bldg.
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LESS KVtATOCW FOR.
Edenton Boy Honored
During Armistice Day 1
Program At Fishburne
! lit a. colorful and impressive Ar t
istiee Day ceremony held at Fish
:h ;; !!(• School; Wax ■■••. d o Va ..1 .•■;■■■'
Week, the tow n of W aynesboro joined '
with the school to pay tribute to all,
of Fishburhe’s alumni who have made
the supreme sacrifice during World j
War 11. During the ceremony the!
school’s "Roll of Honor" consisting I
of those w-iio w ere killed in action or I
died while in the service during World -
War II was called and the response ■
“Died on the field of honor” was
made by the cadet commander of the
company of which each was a mem-i
her during his cadetship at Eishburuo, j
Among those honored during the
ceremony was George Major Wliite,.
son of Mrs. R. (i. White, who was aj
member of the class of 19.22 at Fish-1
hurne. and was killed in a plane ac- 1
cident.
Philip Sybert Succeeds j
Judge Richard Dixon As,
WAA Regional Counsel
I Philip T. Sybert, until recently as-
Isistant special agent in charge of the
Atlanta office Compliance Enforce
j ment Division of War Assets Ad
! ministration, has assumed new duties
i as regional counsel for the Charlotte
| region. Mr. Sybert succeeds David J.
| Craig, Jr., who has been acting reg
. ions! counsel since the recent resigna
. tion of Judge Richard D. Dixon.
Judge Dixon resigned to accept an
appointment by the Secretary of War
for service in Germany as deputy
secretary general of the Ainerican
j War Criminal Court at Xurenburg.
! Mr. Dixon left last week by plane
j for Germany.
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PARKER PENS
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1 How to be Happy- _ |
1 10 years from today! |
{ Suppose it costs you $75. Well, 10 yean
3 *!** ld ter —to the day—you’ll turn it in and receive
SIOO. Uncle Sam will give you back your
I t money —plus a fine fat bonus of $25!
; j It will come in handy!
i TODAY, by and large, most of us are earning
pretty good money. But 5, 10 yean from now
1 —who can say?
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r MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION \ 5
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WHEELER & GIBBS'
SURVEY WORK
OF ALU KINDS
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l ife. Fire, Automobile and
Hospitalization
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EDENTON. N. C.
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F O R
STEAKS (HOPS SEA FOOD
REGULAR DINNERS
SANDWICHES OF ALL KINDS
SODA FOUNTAIN SERVICE
OPEN 5 A.M.-CLOSE 9 P.M.
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE EDENTON
WHEN IN MANTEO
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CHERRY’S CAFE
OPEX M.I. YEAR
ROANOKE ISLAND MANTEO, X. C.
"sale' ¥ antFoue' furniture "
SATURDAY, NOV. 23 - 10 O’CLOCK A. M.
On the above date we will sell at Public Auction, for cash.
a|l Antique Furniture of the late Mrs. Allan Powell ami Miss
Adelia Jordan. This furniture is over one hundred years old.
We will also sell all household and kitchen furniture.
PEACE OF SALK HOME OF DECEASED.
104 SOUTH BROAD STREET; EDENTON \ ('
HARRY H. JORDAN
MRS. H. T. HOBBS
1 B. ,RI D • \RMSTRONO. Manager
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For quick and dependable
radio service, call THOMAS
'JACKSON at Hughes-1 lolton
Hardware Store.
Jackson Radio Service
Wp Carry All Kinds of Parts
Which Are Available
It is our observation that people are gener
ally pretty happy when someone is giving them ?
something. Particularly money. f
So if you’d like to be particularly happy 10 A
years from today, here’s how to do :t: buy an f
JEXTKA Savings Bond today l
One thing is certain: having extra cash-in- C
1 hand never hurt a man. U. S. Savings Bonds 1
are the safest investment in the whole world. 1
They are your sure protection for the future I C
You can buy them at banks and post offices, I
just like War Bonds. But the most convenient I
way is to buy them through your Payroll Savings
Plan. |
So. today, take this extra step toward your l
own future financial independence and ... 5,
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