TRAINING HEN FOR EXECUTIVES
Babson Thinks
The Army's Plan
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Is Crazy
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By ROGER W. BABSON
Babson Park. Fla., Jan. 29. ?
Having raised and given several
millions of dol
lars to educa
tional limita
tions1? including
fth? ? In
stitute and Web
ber College ? I
must say a word
relative to the
army's latest
College ideas.
Doubtless the
long -established
plan of lettiiig
money be suchJa
BABSOX
factor in deciding who goes to
College is wrong. Because a boy's
parents can afford to send him
to College is no reason why he
should go: or because the par
ents have not the money is no
reason why he should go: or be
cause the parents have not the
money is no reason why he should
not go. The army is right in
ruling but the evidence of wheth
er or not parents^aVe the nec
essary money.
Beware of I. Q. Tests
On the other hand, as the late
President Lowell of Harvard Col
lege believed, the selection of
boys according to their I. Q.'s is
simply crazy. In fact, even the
marks which boys get in High !
School are largely due to their '
good memories rather than to :
their good judgments. Yet. we l
all know that it's judgment and
courage which Count in the end. 1
? the ability to say "Yes'" or 1
"So" at the right time when so- ]
called opportunities develop. i
Perhaps I am prejudiced on '
this subject of High Schools, hav- '
ing been unable myself to make
the grade and get a High School 1
diploma on my "graduation day"
at Gloucester. Massachusetts. 1
Thereafter, however. I was a?:ep
ted by the Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology and graduated
therefrom. Based upon experi
ence with hundreds whom I have
since employed. I ata sure that
their academic marks at High
School were no criterion of what
these people cold later do.
Good Memories Are
/ Misleading
Of, all the prepsterous educa
? tional frauds put over the Amer
ican public, the,' I Q." fad. "In
formation Piease" and the "Quiz
Kids'"' are the w?r?t from my
point of vie*. They are enter
taining and instructive to~tB6"1is
teners. but they are a travesty
on education.
The truth is that young peo
ple who have good memories and
get high marks miss the training
which comes from struggle. As
a result, they enter real life with
out any knowledge or experience
in re^J work, r-eal competition
and r4al disappointment.
Good Judgment Most
Important
Having high marks in High
School may ^ even be a handicap
to a boy throughout his life. Cer
tainly. such boys are not fitted to
carry on the medical, the engi
neering or the scientific work of
our nation. Study comes too
easy to them. They are as irre
sponsible. intellectually, as rich
men's sons are irresponsible, fi
nancially. "Come easy, go easy"
is a truth whether jt is money,
intelligence or reputation.
Air the above means that the
military had better stick to their
own field and not mix up in edu
cation by deciding how boys
shall be selected for College,
without first getting the facts
needed for making such selec
tions. It cannot effectively or
justly be done merely by I. Q.'s.
This is all the niOTe true IF ?
AFTER THE WAR ? THE MIL
ITARY IS TO CONTINUE OP
ERATING IN INDUSTRY TO AS
SURE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
RETURNING SOLDIERS
How To Select Men For
College
"How should boys be selected
for College material " you nat
urally ask. The answer 1 is that
no one now knows. Many stud
ies hare been made of College
men to see the relationship be
tween high marks and success
after graduation; but nothing
conclusive has been learned along
these lines as to High School
students. '
Such a stndy would not take
long. If started immediately, a
report could be rendered before
September. Such an undertak
ing. to ascertain Just which High
School boys make the best exec
utives, engineers and scientists,
should be made. All the. statis
tics are available; they need on
ly proper analysis and stndy re
membering ? to qaote Justice
Holmes ? "life is pain ting a
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picture, ? not doing a sum."
Home Training Very
Important
Ler me not close without a
word to parents. It is a pleasure
to have_ children bring home
good marks frpin school; but do
not be discouraged Jf they fail to
do so. Most of the successful
men who are; truly doing things
today never saw the inside of a
College. ? and perhaps not a
High School.
The important thing that de
termines a boy's future is his
spiritual habits. Is he indus- .
trious, ftuuesf and clean? What'
is his attitude at High, School as
to drink, late hours- yes. and
even smoking? Yet, your boy's
HABITS are up to you parents ?
not to the school. You. by ex
ample and precept, are responsi
ble for your boy's habits, ? the
things which count most.
Religion Should Be
, C onsidered ,
No one knows what a stuijj* of
High School boys will show, but
my?guess is it will show ' that
habits are the most important
factor toward later success. I
might also add that a boy's re
ligious training and ideals may
go further in determining his
fitpess for College than his High
School* marks In mathematic,
chemistry or mechanical draw
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Farm Machinery
Order Modified
Raleigh. N. C.. January 21. ?
Several restrictions on the man-,
tifacture and distribution of farm
machinery and equipment were
modified today by WPB.
Tbe amendment does awa>y (
pith the 3 months restriction on ;
the distributor's inventory of re- \
pair parts and eliminates the
necessity of his filing a "certi- i
ticate for emergency order" to ]
obtain repair parts. 1
Certain provisions in the origin
al order are changed as they ap
ply to silos so that the weight
of critical materials necessary for
their construction, rather than
the number of units constructed,
governs the quota. At the same
time quota percentages of silo ?
construction is increased from 12 i
to 16 percent.
Water pump cylinders are de
fined as repair parts in the
amended ord-r. thus permitting
the cylinders ,t.o come within the
130 percent 'iquota ,for repair
par:s. Thi= change . is made be-,
cause cylinders are not complete
mechanical device^ in and of
themselves but merely, functional
parts of a water system.
Among other less important
changes in the order as amended
are the following:
"Grain bins and corn.' cribs,
when Tr.ade from material other
than steel" are excluded from the
definition of 1'farm machinery
and equipment", and hence are'f
no longer within this orc^er.
Harness hardware is added to'
horseshoes, muleshoes and horse-:
shoe nails, as an item excluded
from the restrictions' limiting
them to use oh farms.,
Tractor mounted field cultivaf
tors, tillers and tooth weeders I
are added Ho Schedule A'.'
The amended order separates
combination stacker-loaders from
the stationary' type of stacker and
assigns T5 percent to Class C
producers* of combination stack
er-loaders.
Milk pails and strainers are
added to schedule A as bracketed
items and assigned 36 per cent ;
and 75 percent quotas respective- i
ly to Class B. and Class C pro
ducers. ? '
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WANTED!
$1.15
per Bushel
CASH
(or unlimited
quantity good
White or Yellow
CORN
shelled, delivered
in Louisburg.
N. C. PHILLIPS
Louisburg, N. C.
Your Federal
Income Tax
Credit For Dependents
A taxpayer is entitlted to a
credit for each person oi&tr 4han
husband or wife, whether relat
ed to him or not, and whether
living with him or not, who dur
ing the taxable year was depen
dent upon and received his chief,
support from the taxpayer, pro
vided the dependent was either
(at under JS years of age, or
(b) incapable xxf self-support be
cause mentally or physically de
fective.
The credit for dependents is
based upon ACTUAL FINANCIAL
DEPENDENCY and not mere le
gal dependency. It is not neces
sary that the dependent be rela
ted to the taxpayer, but the tax
payer must have provided more
than one-half of the support, or
there is no dependency.
The term ?'mentally or physi
cally defective" includes not on
ly those who are mentally afflic
ted %nd physically crippled, but
also persons who, by reason of
old age or impaired health, are
incapable of self-support. Th?
state of mental or physical der"
feet need not be of a permanent
nature, but if it existed for only
a portion of the year 'during
which the dependent was sup
ported by the taxpayer.
A person may not. acquire a
credit for dependent by reason
of support of a person qualifying
as a dependent if. as a- result of
such support, he acquires a head
of family exemption, but may ac
quire a credit for dependent by
reason of additional persons
qualifying as dependents, whom
he supports. Thus, if a person
claims head of a family exeinp^
tion on account of support of an^
aged mother or father, incapable I
of self-support or a child, he
would not be entitled to a credit
for such dependent: but if he
supported more than one sucli
person he could claim credit for
such additional persons provided
they were under IS years of age
or incapable of self-support.
Credit for dependents may not
be divided between two persons
filing separate returns, but must ,
be' taken by the one contributing .
the chief support. A credit for
dependents may be claimed by a .
father who provides the support
for his children living with his ?
divorced wife, if the support is ?
provided as a result of a court
decree or as the result of an t
agreement- between husband and )
wife. ?
The credit for dependent, al
lowable to a taxpayer filing oh .
Form 1040. is, $350. and is prb- 1
portionate with the number of s
months of dependency. Thus, for 1
a child born on July l. the credit <
allowable would be J175 i for six i
month?!, and if a ch'ild became t
IS years of age on July 1 the.(
credit allowable woul'd be ?17i.
One-half, a month or less" is not
counted, as a month; more than "
one-half a month is coffnted. as
a month in calculating the credi*.
A credit of $3S5 for each de
pendent on July 1 of the year is
allowable to a taxpayer usins
Simplified Form 1040A.
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PHOXn 283-1
FOR FIRsi llAss riilN'tr'G
AT FIRST ^
SIGH OF A ^ O
C? 6
666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS
Windows On New Worlds
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Hair- splitting it no longer a joke with the new electron micro
scope, which make* viaible a whole world that has previously
been too small for scientists to study.
1. Using particle* of cteotricky
instead of tight, the instrument
makes a moaquito's stinger, ,1/1000
the diameter of a hair, look like this.
2. CiyttaU, du?t particles, di?ea?e
producing viruses can be enlarged
to a million timet to examine their
nature and structure.
3. Portable, operating from ordi
nary power lines, it is expected to
speed war research in laboratories
of colleges and war plants.
4. After the war, it may be usefu
in many fields ? for example, ir
searching for the cause of such dis
eases as the common cold.
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GENERAL m ELECTRIC
Attending Train
ing School
Minneapolis. Minn . Jan. IS*. ?
lames D. Cheek. 21. son of Mr.
ind Mrs. C. P. Cheek. R.F.D. No.
!. Louisburg. N. C.. is attending ,
he I*. S. Naval Training School 1
'or electrician's mates on the'
;ampus of the Univtrsity of Min
nesota here. The 18-week course I
ncludes practical experience in
soldering: brazing, and electrical
n-iring." instruction on how to
operate and repair searchlights
md electrical motors, and how.
:o diagram and repair telephone
;ircuits.
He was selected to attend the
?chool upon the basis of a series
of aptitude tests taken during his
recruit training. Upon graduation
he will he eligible for promotion
to the rating of electrician's mate,
third class, or fireman,, first
class.
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? On Pay Day, Buy Bonds ?
|EADACHE^r
After hour* of anxiety. a headache is
the last straw. But it quickly yields to
Capudine, which also soothes r.erves
apset by the pain. Capudine is
liquid. No waiting fc-r it to
dissolve before cr *fter tak
ing. So it's really quick. Use
only as directed. 10c, SOc, 60c.
f4 CAPUDINE
POULTRY WANTED!
Any Kind - Any Time
Any Amount
Prefer any large amounts on Mondays.
Franklin Farmers Exchange
Phone 366-1 Louisburg, N. C.
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WITH
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CHECKS
BUY
UNITED STATES
DEFENSE
BONDS
AND
STAMPS
U|l'
DAYING monthly bills by check has many advantages.
* Checks are receipts . . . disputes are avoided.
Time and energy are saved.
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And money in the bank is not as likely to be spent
as that in a purse.
We welcome checking accounts.
FIRST - CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
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Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Corner Main & Nash Sts. Louiaburg, If. Carolina
Banking Honrs: 9:00 ?. M. to 2:00 P. M
Athletes Wanted
Raleigh, Jan. 25. The Navy
has (iced for more Athletes f'?r
duty with the expansive physical
education 0ronram, M.-Ciiidr.
Charles ^.H. Neely, offlcer-ln
charge of the State's Navy re
cruiting, said today, and Tar
Heels Interested in thiH branch of
navul service should present
themselves at the recruiting sta
tion here on WedneRday, January
27. ' .
Men between the agoH of 2 1
and 42 are eligible, Commander
Neely xald. Applicants Hhould
bring two Binall photographs of
themselves, high Hchooi diploma
or college transcript, three let I
ters of recommendation, and a
selective service card.
Usual Navy physical and mental i
requirements will be used In the
enlistment jof athletic specialists,]
Neely said.
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PHONE 283-1
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
AIR CORPS KATE!
""DEEL OFF!" eom?? the order,
I when the aquadron lights Kite
and her Chocolate Chunk Cookiei.
Kate'e the corpi' (aTorite cook be
cause ahe uses Rumford Baking
Powder . . . ?ky-hi?h in fator with
nood cooki for 0?'r 80 jean. Try
Rumford. '
rlEIi *l~?y
R.da< HatwiaL Write tody? "
Rumford Bakin* Powder, Box
?, Rumford, Rhode I aland.
^proximately 4,000 chicks a
wotik are being purchased by
Granville County termers through
local dealers, as. well a$ those J)e
ing bought outside the county.
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NOTICE!
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Beginning
With The New Year
We will discontinue keeping our
offices open at night. We will close
?*>
at 6:00 o'clock every week night with
the exception of Saturday. In case
of an emergency call our homes. We
will appreciate your cooperating with
us in this new schedule.
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DR. W. C. PERRY.
DR. J. B. WHELESS
DR. H. G, PERRY.
FARMING
SUPPLIES
BRIDLES
$1.39 up
GIRL CHAMPION PLOWS $6.50
PLOW POINTS . . . $2.00 Doz.
STEEL MAULS $2.00
CARPENTERS
TOOLS
HAMMERS, $1.50
Good Quality *
HAND SAWS, $1.35
Low Price *
HENRY DISSTON SAWS.,. .. $3.50
CROSS CUT SAWS
Faints - roofing - Etc |
FLAT WALL PAINT $2.25 Gal.
ROOFING - ONE PLY . . ._ $1.25
Furniture
Gold Seal Rugs . . . $6.95
Odora Wardrobes . $3.25
BED ROOM $ift-50
SUITES, 3 Piece . W
H. C. TAYLOR I
Hardware & Furniture
Phoma 423-1 Looitborg. N. 0. I
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