Waynesville Listed One Of
Eight Unemployment Areas
\ i By BILL WHITLBY
KMPLOYMBNT. North Carolina
has eight areas where there Is
"substantia]" unemployment, ac
cording to a report by the Bu
reau of Employment Security at
the U. S. DepartmeM of Labor.
1 The areas listed as having the
greatest unemployment are Ashe
viUe, Durham, Fayetteville, Kins
ton, Rocky Mount, Shelby-Kings
Mountain, Waynesvllle and Wine
too-Salem. Charlotte and the
Grpensboro-High Point areas are
Hated as having "moderate" un
employment. but less acute than
the other areas.
No area In the state is listed
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as having a "balance" between
employment and labor supply.
NATIONWIDE. The picture in
North Carolina is not aa serious as
that In many areas of the country,
especially the Northeastern states.
The areas having the largest labor
surplus are Pennsylvania and New
England.
A definite pattern toward full
employment is seen in the Rocky
Mountain and West Coast areas. In
those areas, there are comparative*
ly few cities and towns that have
a surplus labor supply.
KEY. Industrial production is
the biggest key used in determin
ing what areas have "surpluses" of
labor. A drop in Industrial produc
tion is usually accompanied by a
"labor surplus." according to the
figures issued by the Bureau.
The Bureau makes nationwide
surveys every two months to de
termine how the employment trend
la going.
In the latest report of 140 areas
"surveyed," none is experiencing
i "labor shortage". In only 18 of
he 149 areas is there a "balanced
sbor supply," the report says.
REQUESTS. Some of the most
interesting letters Congressmen
come from servicemen. Many
-equests are unreasonable, some
tre ridiculous and others have
merit.
Last week Senator W. Kerr Scott
-eceived a letter from a soldier
vho was home on leave. He had
'ust finished a long hitch in Ger
many and wanted the Senator to
help him get re-assigned to Ger
many.
It is most unusual for a service
man?finally at home again after a
long stay overseas?to want two
overseas assignments in a row.
These thoughts ran through the
Senator's mind as he read the let
ter. Things began to come into fo
cus, however, toward the end of
'he two-page request.
"You may wonder why I want to
Co back overseas," the soldier
wrote. "Well, I want to marry my
fiancee who lives in Germany, and
the only way I can do It is get sta
tioned there again."
How would you answer the let
ter, Mr. Anthony?
Dusty Answer
ALBUQUERQUE (API?A dust
storm threatened to smother her
brand new lawn so an Albuquerque
housewife went over it with her
vacuum cleaner. Some of those
who snickered were seen later try
ing the same thing. Their report:
you're right, it doesn't work.
A TOM THUMB WEDDING was staged at Pigeon
Street School Friday night as part ot the school's
commencement activities. DeoU Gib bo portrayed
Jennie Jane, the bride, and Henry Dalton was
Tom Thumb the groom. Others in the wedding
party are (kneeling) Brenda MoClarria. flower
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Parris In Germany
With 1st Division
Pfc Rufus L. Parris, whose wife,
Margaret, lives on Route 1,
Waynesviile, is a member of the
1st Infantry Division in Germany.
The "Big Red 1" division, in
Europe since the Allied invasion
jf the continent in World War II,
s now engaged in intensive traln
ng including realistic field prob
ems and maneuvers.
Private First Class Parris, a
vlreman in Headquarters Ba'iery
>f the divisions 5th Field Artil
ery Battalion, entered the Army
n November 1953 and received
>asic -training at Camp Gordon,
2a. Son of Garrison Parris, he at
ended Waynesviile High School. :
lis father lives on Chestnut Park
)r., Waynesviile.
Scout Demonstration
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. fAP)? ;
4o rain was forecast for the annual '
Cherokee Area Council Boy Scout
Exposition, but it came down in
'buckets" shortly after a Talladega,
Ma., troop did an Indian rain
lance.
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rirl, and Anthony Gibbs, ring bearer; Bobby
Johnson, lula Bella Martin, Diana Chambers, and
Norman Gentry. In charge of the event were Misa
Ethel Perry and Miss Elsie J. Osborne.
(Mountaineer Photo).
The A. C. Lawrence Leather
Cotnpany recently announced a
$500 scholarship in leather engin
eering at the Lowell Technological
Institute. The scholarship is for
the school year, 1955-56
The company offered its first
scholarship in leather engineer
ing last year. The scholarship pays
for a full year's tuition and all
special school fees, and provides
some money toward living ex
penses.
A. C. Lawrence is interested in
providing someone with the oppor
tunity of a college education. It
wishes to give someone interested
in the leather Industry the chance
to specialize In the development of
leather.
I The scholarship will be award
ed by an impartial committee of
representatives of Lowell Tech
nological Institute. They will con
sider the character and future
promise of the applicant as well as
his school record in making their
award. Preference will be given to
people associated with the com
pany in the following order:
1. An employe of A. C. Law
rence Leather Co.
2. A member of an employe's
or pensioner's family.
3. A resident of a community
in which A. C. Lawrence has a tan
nery.
In addition to the above, the ap
plicant must satisfy the admissions
A. C. Lawrence Leather Co.
Offering $500 Scholarship
requirements of the school. Con
sideration will be given to any
high sehool graduate who meets
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY A FLAT
CHARGE WILL BE MADE FOR ALL WATER
AND SEWER LINE CONNECTIONS MADE
BY THE TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE.
} Inch Water Tap ? Dirt......... $25'??
I Inch Water Tap ? Pavement.. $4Q*00
1 Inch Water Tap ? Dirt $30'^
1 Inch Water Tap ? Pavement.... S^fyOQ
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A Fee of $10.00 Will Be Charged For Sewer
Connection If Installation Is Made at The Same
Time Water Tap Is Made.
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Payment most be made in advance for both water and sewer connections.
Please notify G. C. Ferguson, Town Manager, one week prior to date of
expected service
By Order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen ^
TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE
SUE HINKLEY jj
k' i Clerk *. ?
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