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44,000 Boys, Girls Drop Out Os School Survey Shows an Aver age of 60,000 Absent , Each Day A total of 43,991 North Carolina boys and girls during the 1949-50 term dropped out -of school after having enrolled and an average of 60,490 of those in average daily membership are absent each day. Although this record of drop-outs for the year 1949-50 was better than! heretofore, school officials believe it is J still too great. Percentage of aver age daily absences in 1949-50 was better also than for recent years. Still a better record was made in this re spect from 1938-39 to 1941-42. On a per child basis these figures mean simply that 5 out of every 100 children enrolled in school drop-out before the end of school. These fig ures do not include pupils transferred (duplicates) to other school units. There were 22,812 of these, but they are counted only once (in the unit in which they originally enrolled), and so I they are not considered as drop-outs. Os each 100 pupils in average daily membership, that is, those who are ‘ expected to be at school each day, 7 were absent. School officials believe this, too, is too great a number of ' absences. However, since no statistical infor mation is available as to why boys i .and gi r ] s leave school before the term fends and as to why they absent them selves from school, school officials do not know for a fact whether drop outs and absences are too high. Ex perience in most of the 62 units that now employ attendance workers indi cates fewer drop-outs and better at tendance in those units. There are some exceptions, however, indicating the need for some correlating and standardizing agency on the State level. County Units In tables showing county and city units, the enrollment figures include duplicate enrollments, that is those pupils who enrolled in two or more units (counties or cities) during the year are counted in both units. Con sequently, drop-outs in the case of units include those dropping out to en roll in another unit as well as those who left school “for good” for the year. Thfs fact tends to make the drop-out percentages larger than they normally would be if only those who left school for good were counted. The percentage of drop-outs accord ing to this definition ranges from a low of 4.0 per cent in Pasquotank County to a high of 11.6 per cenlt in Avery County. It so happens that neither of these units employs an at tendance officer. Neither does Clay and Wilson county units, both having a high per centage of drop-outs. On. the other hand, Cumberland and Edge-' combe each has attendance officers and each has a high percentage of drop-outs. A comparison of the 28 county units that employ attendance workers with the 72 that do not show no appreciable difference in the per centage of drpp-qots. A comparison of absences made by pupils in the 28 counties that employ attendance workers with the 72 that "LET GEORGE DO IT" ■■■■ HOUSE FOE SALE* 110 PEMBROKE CIRCLE With the following equipment: One Gas Range. One 80-gallon Electric Hot Wa ter Heater. One 7-ft. Frigidaire. • One Floor Furnace. Venetian Blinds. $12,500.00 Outside of house will be painted to suit owner. Can Be Seen By Appointment Only Twiddy’s Insurance & Real Estate Co. PHONE 413 SCHENLEY |jgg| SCHENIEY DISTRIBUTORS, INCORPORATED, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. BLENDED WHISKEY. 66% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. 84 PROOF. W I do not, however, shows a slight ad vantage in units that employ attend ance workers. This was also true in the case of the 34 city units employ ing attendance workers when compar ed with the 38 .that did not. In the case of county units the percentages were: 7.2 per cent in the 28 units as against 8.3 per cent in the 72 units. In. the city units percentage of absences were 5.5 in the 34 units that employ ed attendance workers as. against 6.2 in the 38 that did not. j On the basis of this evidence i,t ap j pears that attendance workers tend to reduce the number of absences. They do not, however, affect the per centage of drop-outs. This may be because they do not work in this par ticular field, leaving such entirely to counselors and guidance personnel. Surely there ‘is a need here for an overall definition of policy or respon sibility of duties. For the 1949-50 term of the Chowan County unit had an enrollment of 958. Membership on the last day of school was 887 or 71 drop-outs for a per centage of 7.4. Average daily member ship was 904 and average daily at tendance 824 or 90 average daily ab sences for an 8.8 per cent of absences. In the Edenton unit there were 1,- 896 enrolled. Membership on the last day was 1,753 or 143 drop-outs for a percentage of 7.5 drop-outs. Aver age daily membership was 1,768 and average daily attendance 1,679 or 89 average daily absences for an average of 5.0 per cent of absences. John H. Lewis Dies After Long Illness John Henry Lewis, 76, died Monday night shortly before midnight in Cho wan Hospital after a long illness. De ceased, a retired carpenter, was a na tive of Washington County, but lived in Edenton 25 years. Surviving are three sons, John R. Lewis of Edenton, Benjamin Lewis of Jacksonville, N. C., William H. Lewis of Hertford; four daughters, Mrs. J. P. Arearo of Edenton, Mrs. R. H. Wal , ters of Lowell, Mich., Mrs. B. M. Floyd of Lumberton, Mrs. Johnnie Winn of Goldsboro; one brother, Bob i Lewis of Roper; one sister, Mrs. E. G. . Swain of Barco, N. ! C. Twelve grand children also survive. Funeral services were heiu at the . Williford Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The Rev. E. B. , Edwards, pastor of the Edenton Methodist Church, officiated with bur ial made in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Opportunity Brown: “I had plenty to say in the house today.” Jones: “What, the House of Rep resentatives?” Brown:: “No, my own house. The' wife was out.” Hi WOOD'S II ■ d S d The background of nearly 70 * % years in breeding end grow* ing WOOD'S Tested SEEDS JMf- ljHrTjPa’insures the best possible crop IB| results in garden and field. M WOOD’S SEEDS MAKE Sw>, DEPENDABLE CROPS Yes sir, Wood’s Seeds at HALSEY’S sure do come up and grow. Watch your neighbor’s | garden. He uses our seeds and fertilizers. WE DELIVER CALL 273 THE OHOWAIN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1952. Church People Select Five Favorite Sermons 1 i St. Louis Park, Minn. “lf you I could hear only five sermons in the * rest of your life, what topics would 1 you like the preacher to select?” The Rpv. Roger C. Schmuck, rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church at St. Louis Park, Minn., asked his parish- i ioners this question. - The answers were: Immortality and the life after death; How can we ( keep faith in the face of adversity? What can, we do to secure and main- < tain world peace? How can adults j keep children from losing faith? £ When all goes well with our lives, how can we keep from feeling self- j sufficient and independent of God? j ( Legal Notices j i North Carolina, Chowan Countv. NOTICE OF SALE OF BUILDING Under and by virtue of a resolu- : tion duly passed and adopted by the \ Board of Commissioners of Chowan j County at a regular monthly meet ing of said Board held on April 7, 1952, the undersigned will on Satur day, the 26th day of April, 1952, at twelve o’clock (12:00) noon, offer for * sale at public auction to the highest , bidder for cash the following describ ed property, to-wit: The sheet metal building formerly ' used in connection with the control of ( ' malaria in Chowan County, and locat- ! ed on the R. C. Holland lot on the | South side of West Carteret Street, Edenton, North Carolina, adjoining a spur track of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad Company. Sale will be conducted on the prem ises. [ The right to reject any and all bids is .hereby reserved. This 10th day of April, 1952. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CHOWAN COUNTY. , J. N. PRUDEN, Attorney. Aprill7,24cc EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the : Estate of Mrs. L. K. Summered, de • ceased late of Chowan 'County, North ’ Carolina, this is to notify all persons • having claims against the estate of ! said deceased to exhibit them to the 1 undersigned at Edenton, N. C., on or • before the 10th day of April, 1953, or " this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted • to said estate will please make im ’ mediate payment. • This 10th Hnv nf April. 1952. 1 JOHN W. GRAHAM, Executor of Mrs. L. K. Summerell j Estate. I aprlO,l7,24,mayl,B,scJWG . ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE j Having qualified as administrator of the Estate of Orene B. Hollowed, j deceased, late of Chowan County, i ! North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Edenton, N. C., on or before the 21st day of March, 1953, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 21st day of March, 1952. WELDON A. HOLLOWELL, Administrator of Orene B. Hollowed. mar27,apr3,10,17,24june5c ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of J. Fred Asbell, de ceased, late of Chowan County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Tyner, N. C., on or be fore the 13th day of March, 1953, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Ad persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate payment. This 13th day of March, 1952. SARAH A. FOREHAND, Administratrix of J. Fred Asbell Estate. mar13,20,27apr3,10,l 7whc. North Carolina Chowan County. NO TICE The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Tommie | J. Goodwin, deceased, late of Chowan - County, this is to' notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the,l4th day of March, 1953, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. 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C. | HERBERT LEARY, Attorney mar13,20,27,apr3,10,17HL ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE j Having qualified as administrator of the Estate of T. L. Evans, deceas-! ed, late of Chowan County, North I Carolina, this is to notify all persons ItNichols BLENDED WHISKEY • Inn mu HI $2-1 ° $ 3-35 |||P MBffm.it pint IM\\IWM Blended V/hiifoy, r ?•? //ey, iRSM 10% Crain Neutral Spinlj. I H \ Austin||NicKolS* Super Values That } Save You Money! j Bargains in Every Department! i TODAY’S BIST j WASHER BUY! I CUk inS<pw& only $119.95 I © j 3? and you get j H | for thorough ? ■m washing f Plus all these important features ... j e 22-gallon capacity tub • Automatically reversing drain- l # Drain pump optional board • Big pressure wringer with 8 • Gleaming white, long-life en- 1 locking positions amel finish e Dry-rest safety wringer feed • Rubber-mounted motor for si- t with safety release lent operation New low Price! 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