Eligible
Men January 1
[S9CH, irr* Federal civilian
ye^ ?*iO *re unemployed
next January i will toe en
tit fll^ batons for. unem
wit OMUfMOMtiOA ?* the
et aa amendment to the
Security Act toy the 83rd
q?lwi?ii Henry ?
ill Se
Owmuission advises that
lUtratioa tit this ' program
MMhhVfttod to this and
yf fffUcto te the 48 states.
Oolumftda, Alaska and
|Ay: a?reeman* between
units and the Secretary e(J
the JLT. S. (Department o I Labor/'
Payments of unemployment
benefits will be made from fund*
appropriated by Congress. The
Federal employees filing claims
under this program will be sub
ject to the requirements of the
laws of- the various states and
units paying the benefits. .
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 unemployment
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compensation fox Federal em
ployees on Monday, January 3,
the first work day in 1956.
Before the claim of an unem
ployed Federal employee can be
processed,- Kendall points out,
the claimant must have or ob
tain a Social Security account
number issued by 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 eli
gible to receive benefits for any
period covered by terminal leave
pay from the Federal agency.
After the claim has been tak
en and the- necessary wage tap
formation obtained from the
Federal agency, the amount of
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, 1995 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 ellgfi>lllty re
quirements and "penalties set
forth In the Stat* 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 weelts with
the maximum (benefit amount
reduced toy the number of pen
alty weeks multiplied by the
weekly (benefit amount, if it is
found that the employee volun
tarily quit ..hi* 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, be 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.
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TOMORROW wu Christmas and
Tommy was worried. It hadn't
snowed at all, and U there was
no snow to shovel, how could b*
make any money (or Christmas?
Tommy lived la the nea^ farm
cottage with his Udcle Pet* and
Aunt Lucy. Aunt Lucy had Just
told him he could go over' and see
Jimmy Reeder. but be sura to be
back by five o'clock. So Tommy
started walking slowly toward the
Reeder farm, as he had a lot ot
thinking to do. .
In the small sitting room Aunt |
Lucy and Uncle Pete were, talk
lng. Aunt Lucy Insisted ' that two
dollars was an awful lot to pay
for a dog. They were poor people
after all and could only afford
to give Tommy sensible things.
Uncle Pete thought Tommy
should have the puppy he wanted.
He 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 dol
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 ho use thinking about
Blaze. He had to get a Job.
It wa-> when he was passing the
big house where Mr. Robert That
you give H to me In
new shiny dollar*," Tommy ?iH.
cher lived, that the Idea came.
Tommy went In and asked Mr.
Thatcher for a job. Mr. Thatcher
was said to be a bad-tempered.
stingy old man, but Tommy wasn't
going to be afraid of him. He said,
. ' need some Christmas money,
and I thought you might give me
? Job to do."
t?ZhB old man asked grumpily.
What do you want for Christ
mas?"
His Xm&s Wish v ,
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
elm. A little before five, the Job
was done. Mr. Thatcher took a
look at It. and said he'd earned
the two dollars.
"Could you give It to me In
new shiny dollars?" Tommy asked.
The old man nodded. ."Thought
you were going to buy a puppy?"
i "Nope. Caj't have the puppy.
Christmas is for 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 nodded 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 Real 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 his throat. "Tommy,
your rea* present Is oa the back
porch in a basket"
It was Blase, the puppy. Tommy
gave a cry of Joy. He ran back
to the sitting room, the puppy in
his arms,. "Oh. thank you. Uncle
Pet*. Thank you. Aunt Lacy.
Thank you a million!"
But that wasn't alL An hour
later a car stopped outside and
a chauffeur brought In a bi*
basket of fruit and one to
the brim with wonderful things to
cat Even a turkey. There was a
note, which read:
"Christmas is for giving. * wish
you all a very Happy Yuletlde."
It was signed Robert Thatcher.
Aunt Lucy end Uncle Pete
looked at each other In amase
ment Then Uncle Peto said, "Well,
Robert Thatcher certainly did gel
the Christmas spirit didn't he?"
"Everybody la so good," Tommy
said. Ha looked down at the puppy
"which was now asleep in his lap
SANTA, INDIANA ' ^
The community of Santa Claua.
Indiana owes its fame to Its un
usual name. At Christmas time
its small post office la swamped
with mall firm throughout the
world. .ffigj
JUrtf UN** on hand In North
Carolina are three per cent above
the number ?n lund at this sea
son last year. ?
Bethware Girls
Win Ovef No. 3
Bethware high's girls posted
an 81-54 victory over Ho. 3 at
Bethware's gymnasium last Fri
day night to give 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 goals and three free shots
to tally 33 points, which No. 3's
Carroll matched evenly. Lib Bo
lln had 25 for the winners.
It was the fourth win against
three losses for Coach Jeff Wells'
sextet
Jesse Putnam paced Bethware's
boys with 13 points and Substl
Girl Scout News
Girl Scout Troop U of Central
Methodist church met Monday,
December 20, with its leaders,
Miss Mozelle Masters 'and Mrs.
Bun Goforth. We had our busi
ness and afterwards enjoyed a
film strip, "Christmas Around the
World". We then went to the base
ment to enjdy a party honoring
Miss Mozelle Masters, bride-elect
of January 30th. After thte party,
several of the girls served re
freshments. Our leaders dismiss
ed us.
Peggy Black, reporter
tat# Rollins had 17 to top the
winners.
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