PAGE EIGHT 105 Additional Stale Patrolmen WiU Be Trained School Held At €hapel Hill May 7 Through June 16 The 105 additional State Highway patrolmen authorized at the present session of the General Assembly will receive training in the Highway Pa trol Training 'School ait the Institute es Government, iChapiel Hill, May 7, through June 16, Col. James R. Smith, commanding officer of the Patrol, re ported. This addition will bring the Patrol up to its newly-authorized strength of 528 men. Qualified men interested in becom ing highway patrolmen and in attend ing the six-week school should submit their applications immediately to Col. Smith? The present Starting salary for patrolmen is $2,508 a year. The increase in. Patrol 'personnel was authorized by the General Assembly to help meet present traffic problems on North Carolina highways, brought about by increases in motor vehicle registrations, in drivers and in paved road mileage. y Col. 'Smith stated that candidates must be citizens of the United States, been a resident of the state for five years, be between 21 and 31 years of . age and not subject -to induction into j the armed forces under present se- • lective service regulations; must weigh at least 160 pounds; toe at least ' five feet 10 inches in height; have completed a high school education or the equivalent; be of good moral char acter and have no criminal record; and have no relative now employed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, of which 'the Patrol is a unit. All persons filing applications who meet stated qualifications will be given thorough character investiga ■tion and will be asked to report so rigid physical, mental and oral exami nations. All prospective patrol mei will be required to meet the sam physical standards as those requirn by the Army. IRecruits attending the school wil receive board and room but no Salarj during the training period. The course of study will cover criminal law and procedure, traffic control, liq uor law, firearms, life saving and Pa trol technique and behavior. Interested men may obtain appli- A Cash Reserve ;; • ' - •- : >;; For Emergencies —e is an important item of a carefully planned budget Be prepared for future needs with a growing Savings Account at The Bank Os Edenton. Don’t wait until you need money. Open your account now and form the habit of depositing reguuarly. You will find it an easy way to ac cumulate a reserve for future emergencies and opportunities. ❖ I BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS - •' ’ , _ ' •" * ; THE BANK OF EDENTON I | EDENTON. NORTH GARpUNA *’ II Safety for Savinyi Since 1894 1 MBimia federal resehve system |j|||j , Mium FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Him m mill m T cation blanks by writing or telephotr ing tiie North (Carolina (State High-' way Patrol Headquarters, New Rev * enue Building, Raleigh, N. C., or the 'State Highway Patrol Troop Head quarters in Greenville, (Elizabeth City, . 'Fayetteville, Greensboro or Asheville, | N. C. Completed applications shopld f be returned to Col. James R. Smith,' Commanding Officer, North Carolina State Highway 'Patrol, New Revenue . Building, Raleigh, N. C. Over 36,000 Hear Talks On Pastures More than 36,000 persons heard ; Negro high school students of the 1 ' State give talks on “Green Pastures” , during the recently concluded agri cultural' speaking contest sponsored iby the North Carolina Bankers Associa tion. A total of 1,632 students in 95 j, schools participated in the contest on. i school, county, district, and State] levels. They gave a total of 1,681 speeches on the subject “Green Pas tures —Th Jannm Alice Sykes of Tyrrell County .'Training School, Columbia. i All agricultural agencies cooperated >| in conducting tire contest. Students l in 80 counties were eligible to com >' pelte. Last year, competition was limit -1 ed to 16 counties, s ' Value Os Science On Farm Stressed 1 (Putting science ito work on the farm can double and in many cases even triple the yields and profits of Tar Heel farmers, believes S. J. Hodges, extension agrohohiist of A. and T. College, Greensboro. Thu's was the keynote of a series of 52 agronomy educational meetings for Negro farmers in 43 counties. 'The meetings held during January, I February and early March, attracted 'an attendance of more than 3,800 persons. The sessions were arranged by Hodges in cooperation with county agents. Latest research findings in cotton, tobacco, pastures, small grain, soy FLOWERS Choice of Freshly Cut Bouquets j Carefully Ensembled ’ Corsages or Deco-Right Potted Plants. PHONE 342 Lula White’s Flower Shop 203 WEST CHURCH STREET r beans and peanuts were presented [ during the meetings. These crops , were discussed from the standpoint of ,'seed, varieties, fertilization, and cul tivation. 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