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PAGE TWO the rr.:u. yks kll&ly, j:l ?.ryoap, n. c, fkioay; august 2a, ma. GcTuT.iss!:n States Imprbvcmnts h Schools ted Findings qf the State .Education Commission's study advisory com mittees indicate that North Carolina has made much progress in educa tion but that there is still room for improvement in the public schools of North Carolina, according to Execu tive Secretary W. H. Plemmons in an article in the June issue of "Pop ular Government", a monthly publi cation of the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill. In the article, Plemmons points out that the Commission has reached no conclusions, but hopes to arrive at its recommendations at a meeting Aug ust 26-28. He describes the work of the 18-member commission through its 15 study and advisory committees composed of some 300 persons throughout the state, and says that "some general and some specific in formation" has been secured from every county in the state during the two-year study. Some important findings of the committees to date, he said, include these: 1. The teaching load of some of the Tar Heel teachers is much too heavy. 2. More than 2,000 of our white teachers do not meet the minimum requirements for the standard class A certificate, and the teacher short age is growing worse. 3. Far too few young people are entering the teaching profession to meet even our present needs. 4. There axe thousands of handi capped children who are not receiv- TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON, N. C. SHOWS CONTINUOUS EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY Today (Thursday) and Friday, August 19-20 Jack Canon and Jania Paige in "ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS" Filmed In Technicolor Saturday, August 21 Gene Autry and Sterling Holloway in "ROBIN HOOD OF TEXAS" Sunday, August 22 George Raft and June Havoc in "INTRIGUE" Monday and Tuesday, August 23-24 Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland in "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" Filmed In Technicolor Wednesday, August 25 Double Feature Henry Wilcoxson in "THE DRAGNET" Also Ted Donaldson in "MY DOG RUSTY" Coming August 26-27 "THE MATING OF MILLIE" ing the special types of education they need. K Tha nnnrinnl'M time i nnnaum ed by too many duties that are not directly related to improving ine ea- nrntinnnl nrasrram. 6. Too many children who ride buses must leave home from one and nru.hnlf tn two hours .before school opens and wait that long before re turning home after school. 7. Th larrer the school, the larg er the proportion of the pupils who graduate. 8. A large proportion of school plants are sub-standard and inade quate. 9. Too many schools are too small to provide an adequate educational program at a reasonable cost. 10. Vocational training is inad equate. "Some one has observed that a more adequate educational program will cost more money", Plemmons says, "to which another replied that it. would at the same time save money." A committee has already proposed a six to ten year school building program for construction and repair work. Navy Opens Door For Aviation Program The U. S. Navy has officially open ed the door to 2,000 Cadets, in its Naval Aviation Cadet Program dur ing the coming fiscal year, and will continue the program with large yearly quotas thereafter. The program is being reimplement ed to insure a continuous flow into flight training facilities, to man the Fleet Air Groups with young aviators and to provide a supply of newly trained personnel for the Naval Re serve. All Cadets enlisted under this pro gram will be released to inactive duty to await calls to active duty. They will be permitted to indicate their desired time of entry into flight training, and will be ordered to duty as nearly as possible to the date specified. At the successful completion of flight training, the Cadets are com missioned either as Ensigns in the Naval Reserve, or as 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve. To be eligible for enlistment in this program applicants must have suc cessfully completed two academic years at an accredited college, univer sity or junior colloge. Candidates who are completing the latter re- quirement during the current semes ter may apply, Applicants should apply at the Of fice of Naval Officer , Procurement, 1400 Pennsylvania ve.; N. W., Washington, D. C. ' Eden Theatre EDENTON, N. C. Week Day Shows 7 and 9 P. M. Saturday Continuous From 1:30 Sunday 3:30 and 9:15 P. M. "Net Weight When Packed", Custom Is Held Illegal In State it is illegal to merchandise com modities in North Carolina on the basis of "net weight ... when packed", according to C D. Baucom, superin tendent of the Weights and Measures Division of the State Department of Agriculture. ,- , ' Baucom's statement was prompted by the discovery that a Raleigh mar ket was selling hams which an in spector found to be one to four ounces short of the figures marked on the wrappers as "net weight when packed". On the inspector's orders, the hams were removed from sale until they had been re-weighed and properly marked. Baucom cited a state law provid ing that "whenever a commidity is sold on a basis of weight, it shall be unlawful to employ any other weight in such sale than the net weight of the commodity." The term "net weight", he added, means the weight of the commodity itself, exclusive of any wrapping or binding, crating -or container. At present meat prices' the weights and measures superintendent said, a short weight of a few ounces is of real significance to the average consumer. Ontario, Mr. Bagley, a graduate of 'Perquimans High School and a for mer student at ECTC, served in the navy two years during the war. He is now affiliated with the Kaiser Com pany of Ontario. COTTON PRICES CONTINUE ON DOWNWARD TREND The downward r" trend' In cotton prices continued ; during: last week with spot ' off around 4.00 tier bale. The rop Reporting Board's first 1948 crop forecast was the primary factor in the week's decline. The forecast of just over 15 : million bales exceeded trade expectations by about one mil lion bales. -' . : -, . - Middling 1516 .inch averaged 31.38 cents per pound in the ten spot mart kets on rriday, August 13, as com pared with 32.17 a week earlier, and 34.3G a year ago. rewarded arid the rejected U not strange for neither is conscious of the real weight and worth of doings which become habitual, until they hear him cay, "Ye did unto Huff,i "Ye did it not unto me." And these words are fall of illuminating power to us, for they reveal the secret, motive and spring of every activity," and assure us of jthe true and eternal determin ation of life." MASSES NEXT SUNDAY IN PLYMOUTH AND EDENTON Thursday, August 19 Roger Pryor in "SOUTH OF PANAMA" Friday and Saturday, August 20-21 Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton in "CROSS TRAILS" Also Chapter 1 "Tex Granger" Sunday and Monday, August 22-23 Judy Canova in "SIS HOPKINS" Tuesday and Wednesday, August 24-25 Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in "JEZEBEL" Coming August 26 "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" Eat More Potatoes Home Agent Advises Perquimans County homemakers on the lookout for budget-saving foods, will do well to put more Irish pota toes into the summer menus, Miss Nina Braswell, home demonstration agent for the State College Exten sion Service, said this week. She emphasized the three-fold reason for this advice: First, inter mediate crop Irish potatoes are more plentiful now and until about mid September than at any other time this year; second, they are a highly nutritious, energy building food; and third, they are relatively cheaper than the less abundant foods. "Moreover," the home agent point ed out, "Irish potatoes are a univer sal favorite and are one of the most versatile of all foods. They can be prepared in enough different ways to permit serving them at every meal without tiring repetition." As for nutrition, potatoes contain vitamin C and important minerals, as well as limited amounts of pro tein. They provide more food energy for the money than any other vege table, and at the same time are.no more fattening than many other foods. Miss Braswell urged housewives to take full advantage of the present abundance of potatoes, and to serve them more often. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON (Continued from Pag Seven) eternal consequences and Christ lab need as being the expression of a hostile attitude toward him ... That bis words should surprise both the The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be observed Sunday, August 22, with the Most Holy Sac rifice of the Mass at 8 A. M. in the Plymouth Court House court room and at 11 A. M. in St. Ann's Catholic Church, Edenton, each including ser mon on "The Immaculate Heart of Mary," Holy Communion, concluding in 45 minutes, followed by Sunday School, with confessions in Plymouth 7:45 to 7:55 and in Edenton 10:30 to 10:55 A. M., stated Father F. J. Mc Court, rector, who invites everybody to all services. Week mornings: Mass and Communion in Edenton. Please give the person you are calling plenty of time to answer The ringing telephone bell is a call to action every- s where. But there are times when this call cannot be answered immediately. You will help ui give better ' service' if you remember to give the person you are calling plenty of time to answer. THB NORFOLK ft CAROLINA TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY ' fel-TH'. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr,, and Mrsv Lester Ray Lane of Tyner announce the birth of a daugh ter, Rose Marie, bora Saturday, July 24. Mrs. Lane before her marriage was, Miss Faye Ward of Ryland. Almost any efficiency expert can' speed tip another man's business. - Send your soiled clothes to us regularly one day each week just as you send out your laundry. This way you'll al ways, have a fresh, dainty wardrobe . . . and impromptu invitations won't catch you unawares! mm :il!!. jr? rrrrrrrrrrr!r'y SAY. KIP - H ERE'S A TIJ , FIRST AID WECKAT An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure! One never knows when first aid will be needed, so we sug gest you keep your medicine ; cabinet stocked with such aids as the following: S. T. 37 Solution Band Aids Pepto-Bismol Anacin Ammonia Boric Acid Cotton . Adhesive Merthiolate Swabs Pcwder SEE US FIRST FOR YOUR NEEDS ROBERSON'S "ON THE CORNER" , v v HERTFORD, N. C. Health and Beauty By Dr. Sophia Branson 4 a Stimulants Bob and his friend. John, are dis cussing health. John has been read ing health authorities. Bob queries: "How about tobacco. John, have you been reading much on the sub ject also 7 . Yes. I have. There is no riouht about tobacco being a poison. Its ef fects, like all other toxins, in more detrimental to some people than to others. At any rate the athlptir trainer has found that the use of to bacco lessens physical fitness. This is denied by ordinary smokera. he. cause they are unconscious of it. But that is no evidence that it ia not in jurious, for many diseases come on so insidiously that the victims are not aware of them until they have reached the incurable stage. A tooth may give no evidence of decay until the nerve is exposed and then it is about gone. It was tested out in a well known college. It was found that those who abstained from to bacco during the college course had (outstripped the users of tobacco in weight, height, growth ? of chest and lung capacity. Professpr Pack, of the University of Utah finds that tobacco-using athletes are distinctly in ferior to those Who abstain. Mnaf findings of scientists on the subject or toDacco using, . are practically in agreement. Tests on animals proves that tobacco .really does induce ar terial chancres. I don't WAI1 1. a if aim n sclerosis or high blood pressure, so I have decided to cut mv amntina- down to a minimum, for I don't know whether I nave ; the will power to UUlt or not. .BUt II I had nnaaaanoit tiiis information when I was a youth, I certainly would not have begun the habit, for to say the least, it is ex pensive and tends to cause unpleasant breatn." , - ' mi ; I . , ill msj&!to lill;? HI I " I' If TF ' 1 'lJ&J'Z ., Ml f HM W-M IT SEEMS TO k II 1 . ' A .Tg K GOOD 60H' j I f -.: ST YOUR CAP. BUT UJ HAVE PLENTY OP peP... -J S S.arlrll I WHV DIDN'T VDU L X i j vtinnMtmMTU ? BAGLET-STARR Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Starr, Sr., of Ontario, Calif., . announce the en gagement of their daughter, Grace lone, to Lloyd Newby Bagley, of On tario,: son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bagley of Hertford. 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