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THURSDAY, FEBBUAirS^ 16,1950 THE NEWS^OURNAL V i BY D. SCOTT POOLE TARHEEL WILDLIFE SKETCHES mUAmiASTItAR spent more money than the 32 preceeding Presidents combined. That sounds like exageration on the part of somebody* Warm and changeable weatber has been the-rule since I ca^za re member, which is quite'a ■«;-liile. I have seen several warm CTirist- mas days. January in the 1870’s, I vecall, was this way — 30 cloudjr days and one fair day. The fair da;y -was on Wednesday, about the raniddle of the month. I saw open peachblooms cdh the 5th of January in 1923. Ther“e was sleet the 23rd day of March — ice all over everything — and peaches about the size of bird eggs were coated with ice. The sun shone, the ice fell away and we ate= those peaches later. Newspaper columnists are writ ing that the State of Washington, in the northwest comer of .the United States, is practically bank rupt caused by ovef indulgence in social security. The surpluses of all food stuffs might be given away to the starv ing people in Europe and Asia. President Theodore Roosevelt declined a third term because all his predecessors had declined. There is no law against a third term, but precedent is equal to law, they said. ‘.4 4 V- Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 31st President) accepted a third and fourth term. He died soon after the fourt helection. LIQUID OR TABLETS GIVE S kwhen CHDLD MISERIES S~rRIKE Real Estate^ LOANS I have moved my cmfficc from Central Avenue to the hack of Raeford S»iiper Market. Phone No. 62^31.. I will he glad to handle ap plications for FHA loaKis or G1 Loans. This week I have 4 houses for sale in va-jious parts of Raefoid. Julian Wrigtit President Truman is thought to be a candidate to succeed himself. All readers of the news remem ber a surplus of something like a hundred million dollars in the Treasury of North Carolina, but that was reduced to thirty mil lions. During the last legislature there were threats to use that thirty million surplus for some purpose of state and now that is supposed to have been used for some evident need. •V . . i ir ' fr-.tlSuMVS. A few years ago, The Hawaiian Islands were about to be accepted as a state, but it seems that they were not made into a state, and they are now making another at tempt. It is not believed that wiR help the country much. The nearer right anybody or everybody lives, the more happi ness they enjoy in life. mont Brown, Census District Su pervisor here. Approximately 25 crew leader positions will be fill ed. Each crew leader win have supervision over about 20 enume rators. Qualifications required for se lection as crew leader includes, as a minimum, a hi^ school educa tion and at least three years ex perience in supervising or assist ing in the supervision of an of fice force or field crew, training of subordinates, making and re viewing reports of average diffi culty, and handling related as signments. In general, an appli cant’s recprd of experience must dww satisfactory fMsr forflaaoeo increasingly responsftle poeflioNgr: College education nay be coaaMi - in part in heu of experience. The Census Bureau further specifies that the applicants vioos employment and assodathns must be of such a nature that Iher win facilitate obtaining coopera tion from respondents. Censor Bureau employees are sworn to secrecy and are punishable by law for revealing confidential infar- mation but beyond this care is ex ercised to employ only persons who have public confidence. ^-‘1 IT PATS TO AUVERTISB -4- ’*JUs LETTS MAKE 1950 A SAFE YEAR afield Win Donat Governor Scott is saying there will likely be a deficit before an other legislature meets. He is warning a legislature before their election , of the need of the present time. There are too many persons on the payroll. Undoubtedly they have been increased since Scott came into the governship. Although Bob Doughton is 86 years old, and asking reelection, he is said to be one of the most diligent members of the United States House of- Representatives. elected in 1828, served two terms and left a small balance in the Treasury of the United States. The government didn’t owe a penny. That is the only time the indebtedness was all paid. George Washington declined to accept his salary. He was well-to- do. It is stated that Herbert Hoov er donated his seventy-five thou sand dollar salary as President to the U. S. Government all four years of his term. Secretary of the Treasurer Mc- Adoo inflated the currency 5 bil lion dollars in 1917 .without auth ority. It had the desired effect. Things got good. Taking Applications For Census Jobs Applications for the position of crew leader in the 17th Decen- niel Census to be conducted in April are now being received by the Lexington District Office of the United States Bureau of the Census. Final selections for the crew leader position will be made about the end of Februafy after oral and written tests of candidates for the jobs, according to W. La- fSgJBSS^S^SUr^'' tk President Harding inflated the currency by the same amount in 1921 and things brightened up considerably. There must be money in circulation before the country can prosper. Harding was a Republican. 's. A citizen of Raeford -wrote Pres ident Hoover a half-dozen letters. The President answered every one of them. He was urged to in flate the currency but he declined to act without an act of Congress. It is noted that the government is buying hams and bacon. (I al ways thought the -whole hog was bacon after it was cured.) It is published in the Reader’s Digest that President Truman has I U«D Southern Marble Works Lumberton, N. C. Get our prices before bu.v ing your monument. CAN I CUT THE COST OF MY AUTO INSURANCEr If you’re a select risk driver you can qualify for economical protection with Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Columbus, Ohio. ^ 8FXECT RISK COMPANY ^ AUTOMATIC RENEWALS ^ OWNED BY POLICYHOLDERS Fill out and mail this coupon. There’s no obligation. J. ^V. CANADAY ROUTE 1. SHANNON, N. C. Gentlemen: Make. Please quota rates on my car: Year Body Type ModeL. My present insurance expires (date). My Name — t Address — Age Occnpatlon In years past, there were more fruit trees on farms than there are now. 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