F ederal Civil Employees Eligible
Foe Jobless Pay After lanuary 1
jRAUBGIL ? Federal civilian
-SJre unemployed
after n?xt Jaziuary 1 will be en
ttUad ?% file, ctofcna for unem
DlovmMt fiiiiniiiminii as the
Insult* ?a Amend DMnt to the
iocUl Securifr Aot by tfre 63rd
?drafnlSrat^^^^mU program
baa be as delegated to thla and
similar Wtewctoi' to tt?e 48 statea.
Diatrib e? Coluwtoia. Alaaka and
HmjjLAr agreement between
theae vaits and the Secretary?!
the JU. S. Department of (Labor. '
Payments of unemployment
benefits will be made from funds
appropriated by Congrts*. The
Federal employees filing claims,
under this program will be sub
ject to the requirement* of the
laws of the various states and
units paying the benefit*. .
Chairman Kendall states that
the necessary organization and
methods for processing and pay
ment of these claims are being
formulated and his agency will
be ready to take applications or
initial claims for unemployment1
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HNS MOUNTAIN BEAUTY SHOP
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compensation foe Federal em
ployees on Monday, January 3,
the first mplk day In lMp7
Before the claim of an unem
ployed Federal employee can be
processed,- Kendall points out,
the claimant must have or
tain a Social Security account
number issued toy the Social Se
curity Administration .through
one of its 13 district offices lo
cated in North Carolina. The em
ployee must file his claim In the
state in ?which he Is living, re
gardless of whether he was em
ployed In that state, another
state or abroad, and is not ell
glble to receive benefits for any
period covered by terminal leave,
pay from the Federal agency.
?-j|*ler the claim has been tak
es. V'!a?
formation Obtained from the
Federal agency, ct
the weekly payment will be de
termined. This amount ranges
from $7 to $30 a week, depend
ing on the total amount of wa
ges earned in the base period,
which, for claims filed from Jan
uary 1, 1955 to March 31, 1955.
Inclusive, will be the last six
months of 1953 and the first six
months of 1954. The Federal em
ployee may be paid as many
as 26 weeks in the 12-month pe
riod following the filing of the
initial claim.
To be eligible to receive these
payments the Federal employee
Is subject to the eligibility re
quirements ' and penalties set
forth in the State law for other
unemployed workers, which are:
1. Be unemployed.
2. Register for work at the lo
cal Employment Security office.
3. Be physically able to work.
4. Be available for Work,
which means that the Individu
al must be willing to take a
suitable Job, have no home re
strictions or lack of transporta
tion that would prevent accept
ance of the Job, be Interested In
Obtaining work by making an
earnest effort to find work on his
own initiative each week; and
female claimants are not- con
sidered available for the 3-mon
ths periods prior to and after
the birth of a child.
5. Be subject to a disqualifi
cation of from 4 to 12 weeks with
the maximum benefit amount
reduced by the number of pen
alty weeks multiplied by the
weekly benefit amount, if it is
found that the employee volun
tarily quit his last employer
without good cause attributable
to that employer, was discharg
ed by his last employer because
of misconduct In connection with
his work, or refused to apply for
or accept suitable work when
offered, either through the local
Employment Security office or
by an employer.
6. Be subject to prosecution
for any false statement mis
representation or withholding
facts in order to obtain benefits,
and, if convicted, bo imprisoned
or fined.
Improperly used milking ma
chines comprise the most fre
quent cause of injury to cows'
udders. Such injuries lead to mas
titis.
Everyone who's tired
of walking will like these
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VICTORY CHEVROLET CO.
Kings Mountain. H. C.
LOOK AT THESE
USED CAR BARGAINS
*53 CHEVROLET
4-door
'50 PLYMOUTH
Suburban Station
Wagon
'52 FORD
Victoria
4-door Max*
'49 DODGE .
'42 PACKARD
SEE DS TODAY FOR A GOOD USED CAB OR TWICE
By Maud McCartJy Welch
Tomorrow *u chriitmu ud
Tommy wu v;o-ried. It hadn't
snowed at ?U, and it than was
no ? now to shovel, how could he
rafcke any money (or Christmas?
Tommy lived in the neat (arm
cottage with his Uncle Tata and
Aunt Lucy. Aunt Lucy had Just
told him ha could to over and see
Jimmy Reeder but be sure to be
back by five o'clock. So Tommy
started walking slowly toward the .
Reader (arm, aa he had a lot of t
thinking to do.
In the small sitting room Aunt
Lucy and Uncle Pete were talk*
lng. Aunt Lucy insisted that two
dollars was an aw(ul lot to pay
(or a dog. They were poor people
after all and could only afford
to giva Tommy sensible things.
Uncla Pete thought Tommy
should have the puppy he wanted.
Ha was only seven, and needed a
playmate. ?
Tommy was walking along Still
slowly, trying not to think how
wonderful it would be if he could
have this little puppy. HIS name
was Blaze, and he was a runt;
that's why he cost only two dot.
lars. Tommy thought how the pup
would frolic along beside him and
wag his tail, and how they'd race
over the fields when spring was
here. But no use thinking about
Blasa. He had to get a Job.
It was when he was passing the
big house where Mr. Robert Thst
"Could yea gtva H to ma la
new ahlny dollars," Tommy said.
cher. lived, that the Idea came.
Tommy went in and asked Mr.
Thatcher (or a job. Mr, Thatcher
was said to be a bad-tempered.
stingy old man. but Tommy wasn't
going to be a(raid of him. He said,
"I need some Christmas money,
and I thought you might giva me
a job to do."
The old man asked grumpily,
"What do you want (or Christ
mait"
I His Xmas Wish y
Tommy explained about the dog
and Mr. Thatcher said. "All right,
you can go to work in the orchard,
cleaning out under the trees."
Tommy found the rake and
other tools and went to work with
vim. A little before five, the Job
was done. M t. Thatcher took a
look at it, and said he'd earned
the two dollars. v
> "Could you give it to me in
new shiny dollar*?" Tommy asked.
The old ma> nodded. "Thought
you were going to buy a puppy?"
"Nope. Can't have the puppy.
Christmas is (or giving."
The old man put two silver dol
lars in his hand. He said softly,
"Glad you reminded me, Tommy.
I'd almost forgotten."
Then it was Christmas. After
breakfast Tommy proudly laid a
shining silver dollar in Aunt Lucy's
hand and one in Uncle Pete's.
They were both so surprised for
a moment they didn't speak. Then
Aunt Lucy aodded at Uncle Pete.
He left the room and they heard
the chugging of the old Ford as
it went down, the lane.
"The dollar shines pretty, doesn't
it?" Tommy asked.
"It's beautiful. Tommy. Thank
you." Aunt Lucy's voice sounded
choked up.
The lteal Thing
When Uncle Pete came back, he
gave Tommy two packages, mit
tens from Aunt Lucy and shoes
from Uncle Pete. "Just what I
needed." Tommy exclaimed and
gave them both a big hug. Uncle
Pete cleared hi} throat. "Tommy,
your real present is on the back
porch in a basket."
It was Blaze, tbr. puppy. Tommy
gave a cry at Joy. He ran hack
to the sitting room, the puppy in
his arms,* "Oh, thank you, Uncle
Pete. Thank you. Aunt Lucy, i
Thank you ? million!"
But that wasn't afl. An hour
later a car stopped outside end
? chauffeur brought -Ip a big
basket of fruit and one filled to
the brim with wonderful things to
tat Even a turkey, There was a
note, which read:
"Christmas is for giving. 1 wish
you all a very Happy Yuletlde."
It wee signed Robert Thatcher.
Aunt Lucy and Unci* Pete
looked at each other In amate
n.ent. Then Uncle Pete said, "Well.
Robert Thatcher certainly did get
the Christmas spirit didn't he?"
'"Everybody is so good." Tommy
tald. He looked down at the puppy
which was now asleep In his lap
BANT A, DHMANA
The community of Santa Claut,
Indiana owes Its fame to Its un
usual name. At Christmas time
Its siaall post office Is swamped
with mall frrm throughout the
world. ft.
II
Uurtaf flocks on hand In North
Carolina ?*e three per cent above
the number en hand at this see
?on last year.
Bethware Girls
Win Own No. 3
Bethware high's girls porfted
an 81-54 victory over No. 3 ?'
Bethware's gymnasium last Fri
day night to L.'frve the No. 4 Town
ship cagers a split In the county
twin-bill as the visiting boys
rolled up a 66-41 edge.
Lauralane Morris hit the cords
for 15 go4ls and three free shots
to tally 33 points, which No. 3*s
Carroll matched evenly. Ub Bo*
lln had 25 for the winners.
It was the fourth win against
three losses for Coach Jeff Wells'
sextet
Jease Putnam paced Bethware's
boya with 13 points and Sutosti
Girl Scout New*
Girl Scout Troep 11 of Central
Methodist church met Monday,
December 20, with its leaders,
Miss Mozelle Masters 'and Mrs.
Bun Goforth. W? had our busi
ness and afterwards enjoyed a
film atrip, "Christmas Around the
World". We then went to the base
ment to enjdy a party honoring
Miss Mozelle Masteta, bride-elect
of January 30th. After thte party,
aeveral. of the girla served re
freshments. Our leaders dismiss
ed us*
Peggy Black, reporter
tute Rollins had 17 to top the
winners. 1
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fclmerry one!
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from out of At East. ? ? they found a beautiful 4ftl
awesome sight at die end of their journey*..
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