Cities Employ Better Trained Teachers
Than County Units According To Survey
The 6,368 white teachers, principals
and superintendents employed in the
72 city administrative units of North
■Carolina during 1951-52 were slightly
better trained than those employed
for service in the 100 county units,
according to State School Facts, pub
lished monthly by the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction.
The summary tabulation for the
State for the *21,959 white and 215
Indian instructional personnel em
ployed that year shows 96.6 per cent
of the city personnel held Class A
and graduate certificates, whereas
c 57.7 per cent of the instructional per
sonnel in county units held such cer
tificates.
Stafng the situat'on another way,
only 3.4 per cci;t of city teaching per
sonnel for the white schools had train
ing less than college graduation,
whereas 12.3 per cent of county teach
• ers were in this group.
Still another way of showing the
difference in training between county
and city instructional personnel is in
dicated by the index of training. This
tra : ning index was derived by a form
ula which gives 900 points to persons
holding graduate cei-tificates, 800
points to those holding Class A certifi
cates, 700 to those holding Class B,
and so on. These po’nts were added
and divided by the number of cases,
thus obtaining the index. There is a
difference of only 19.4 points between
all white instructional personnel in
county units and the same in city
un'ts. In terms of years of training,!
this means appproximately one-fifth
of a year (100 points equals one year).
Dividing the total personnel into
three groups —elementary, high school,
and principals and supervisors— : t is
noted that the difference (24.3 points) j
is greater for elementary teachers, and
smallest (7.0 points) in -the case of
high school teachers. On the average, |
therefore, it may be said that the dif
ference in the training of city white
and county white teaching personnel
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To Chowan County
TAXPAYERS
The Tax Books for the year 1952 are now in my
hands for the collection of taxes. We urge you
to pay your taxes now and thus avoid the penalty
which will begin on February 1.
A PENALTY OF 1% WILL BE ADDED ON 1952 --
TAXES NOT PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 2. AN
OTHER 1% WILL BE ADDED MARCH 2 AND AN
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EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH TAXES ARE UNPAID.
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: as indicated by the certifcates held by
1 j such personnel is negligible, or is not a
I j determining factor in the instructional
[ 1 service provided in the two groups
of units. As will be observed, princi
’ pals and supervisors representing 5.9
. per cent of the white instructional per
sonnel had slightly better training
than high school teachers, and high
! school teachers representing 25.7 per
’ cent of the total had sl'ghtly better
' training than elementary, teachers,
who made up 68.4 per cent of the per
sonnel employed.
Mentally 111 Patients
Now Being Accepted
In Memorial Hospital
Physicians of Chowan County have
been informed that the University of
North Carolina Medical School and
Hospital are now in a position for
the first time to provide complete
diagnosis and treatment for the men
tally ill.
The Phychiatric Diagnostic, Treat
ment and Research Center of the hos
pital has opened, and both outpatients
and inpatients are being accepted. Dr.
Edward C. Frank, formerly of the
staff of the Psychosomatic Institute
of Chicago, is serving as director of
the psychiatric treatment center.
The function of the Psychiatric Di
agnostic, Treatment and Research
Center, Dr. Frank explained, i s the
!care of patients who have emotional
difficulties. Patients are seen by
previous appointment, except in the
case of emergencies. Patients may
be referred to the center by any
physician, by a social agency, or may j
J make their own appointments, Dr.
'Frank said.
| CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES
Services at the First Christian
Ihu.'cb have been announced as fo’
ows bj the pastor, the Rev E. C
Cexandei.
Bible School, Siinrtsj morning at 10
o’clock; morning service at 11 o'clock,
evening service at •:30 o’clock. Wed
nesday Evening BiDie Class meets at
:30 o’clock. Everyone ;s welctme to
young people s meeting at 6:30 P. M.
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Hotbeds and coldframes are struc- 1
tures used to grow early plants from g
seeds for transplanting in the garden
after danger of frost is over, or in i
some cases to give sufficient protec- s
tion to certain kinds of plants to al- c
low them to mature during the late s
fall or winter seasons. 1
A coldframe is built like a hot- i I
bed but has no source of heat except |
the heat from the sun’s rays. A hot
bed is suppplied with some artificial
source of heat such as electricity,’
steam, hot water, hot air or ma
nure.
The frames are covered with glass
sash, celloglass, glass cloth, plastic
materials or heavy muslin cloth. Glass
sash are the most efficient covers,
but they are rather expensive. 'How
ever, if given good care, they will
last for many years whereas the oth
er materials will have to be replaced
every two or three years. The kind
of heat to be used will depend on
what is most easily available. On
farms very often manure is easily
obtainable. "
Fresh horse manure is the only
kind that will give satisfactory re
sults.
Where electricity is available, that
is the most efficient and dependable
source of heat because it can be
controlled by means of a thermostat
so that the heat control problem will
not be as great as in other types of
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[ij| priate time to review your Will and to discuss
with your attorney any revisions that, may be
I I advisable. Consideration should be given to
j I changes in personal circumstances and to tax
11 1 laws affecting the settlement of your estate.
I We invite an opportunity to discuss your es
tate plans, and we suggest that you consider
II arranging for our service as Executor.
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beds. An electric hotbed 6 by 6 feet
in size will require 60 feet of lead
cable as a heating unit and two stand
ard glass sash for cover. A hotbed
of this size should grow sufficient
warm season plants of all kinds for
the average home garden. A cold
frame without heat but with glass or
other type of cover will take care of
the production of most cool season
crop plants such as cabbage, lettuce,
broccoli and cauliflower.
Control of temperature, watering
and ventilation are the important op
erations in the care of hotbeds and
coldframes. Temperatures should not
be allowed to get too high, and water
ing should not be excessive if you wish
good plants. Both of .these opera
tions are controlled by ventilation as
well as by thermostats. Have a good
soil thermometer—don’t guess at the
temperatures. Bulletins 0 n construc
tion and management of hotbeds and
coldframes may be obtained by writ
ing the N. C. Extension Service, De
partment of Hort : cultnre, N. C. State
College, Raleigh, N. C.
Knapp Offers Gift
For Institute Home
County and local officials have re
ceived news that the University of
North Carolina has been offered a
conditional gift of $500,000 by the
Knapp Foundation toward the cost
of constructing and equipping a bad
ly needed new home for the rapidly
expanding work- of the Institute of
Government.
The offer was made on 1 condition
that the North Carolina Legislature at
its 1953 session “appropr ate not less
than $500,000 toward the cost of the
building.”
Thi s request for funds leads the
University's list of new buildings to
be considered by the General Assem
bly.
The Knapp Foundation was created
by the late Joseph Palmer Knapp, dis
tinguished business executive and pub
lisher of several national magazines,
including. Collier’s, Woman’s Home
Companion, and American Magazine.
County Agent Urges
Safety Resolutions j
‘‘lf you would be accident free, prac
tice safety in ‘53” is a New Year’s
Resolution suggested by C. W. Over
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man, County farm agent for the State
i College Extension Service, who points
out that such a resolution is not only ;
l thoroughly practical but also of
great importance. It can be carried
• out by the whole family to the bene
• fit of all. “Making and keeping New
• Year’s safety resolutions by each
■ member of the farm family is urged »
i by the National Safety Council” say^ 1
, Mr. Overman. “More than a pastime,
it is a means of assuring happiness
; and well-being of farm ,people every
■ where.”
I The National Safety Council offers
; the following for New
Year’s Resolutions' to be kept by the
i farm family throughout 1953.
1. “We will check the form and
i farm home to locate and remove haz
-1 ards.”
■ 2. “We will keep all shields and
■ guards in.place on machines.”
1 3. “We will handle poisons and ex
. plosives carefully, keeping them well
• labeled and out of reach of children.”
■ 4. “Regardless of the emergency, we
will not permit young children to op
erate or ride upon farm machinery.”
5. “We will be cautious in handling
all farm animals.”
! 6. “We will keep guns unloaded and
out of reach of children.”
7. “We will encourage farm safety
activities in all our organizations.”
8. “We will be alert for safety fif
ty-two weeks of the year.”
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