Kes are made
VERNON
■ Result of Re
. %‘t ,’V ptnong Records.
D. C. Mount Ver
' ■ of George Washington
''iS ? J v fa'' ■ nation a 1 capital, has a
the fourth since
Hi Vernon Ladies’ associa-
Hok over the care and upkeep
\ .v? ■r famous shrine in 1858. Fol
nng the recent death of Colonel
Harrison H. Dodge, the'Ladies’ as
sociation elected Charles Cecil Wall,
former assistant superintendent, to
take.charge.
“Numerous changes and restora
have taken place at Mount
KVernon in recent years,” says the
National Geographic society.
fMany of the alterations, the new
HI superintendent points out,were made
as a result of extensive research
Work among records, letters and
• Other documents found both in this
'country and abroad. As a result
1 the Mansion House and its adjacent
buddings and gardens are today
Snore nearly as they were in Wash-
JrV ington’s time than when the Ladies’
m. association took over the neglected
j&estate. This organization, founded
79 years ago, by Miss Ann Pamela
Cunningham of South Carolina, is
Chartered by the state of Virginia.
Its officers serve without pay.
“Because the vast proportion of
Mt. Vernon’s thousands of annual
visitors come by motor car, the
federal government and the state
of Virginia have each constructed
trunk highways to take care of the
heavy tourist traffic.
Wall Protects Estate.
“Facing the circular plaza, but
outside the gates, are lunch rooms,
and souvenir shops, housed in build
ings whose colonial architecture
harmonizes with the rest of the es
( . tate. There is also an outdoor case.
Parking spaces for cars and busses
are partially concealed by shrub
|? bery and trees. • „
ty “A liigh brick wall, which was not
a feature/of the plantation in Wash
ington’s day, but was erected to
protect it today, encircles almost
: the entire estate.
“Perhaps the most conspicuous
change tin the Mansion House itself
is the removal of the white railing
above tme roof of the portico on the
east, off Potomac, front. Study of
several {ancient drawings and paint
ings of Ahe mansion, some of which
have only recently come to light,
reveale/d that the railing did not
►> appeaaA on any pictures prior to
1839, and therefore the railing must
not npve been a feature of the
- Washington’s
I Consequently it has been taken
I down. /
r "Anotlxer restoration, of particu- :
lar interest to landscape architects,
is the/ kitchen garden along the
south side of the bowling green.
This sloping plot of land was laid
out by 'Washington in terrace style,
an interesting example ’of Eight
eenth igntury design. Growing in
the garflen now are old herbs, veg
etables j and fruits mentioned i n
Washington’s farm accounts.
“The )old brick barn has a new
roof, a shingling job completed this
. . spring.
Relics Returned.
“Visiters may now peek into the
'tiny buiaing at the west end of the
flower garden believed to have been
used by the Curtis children and
their tutqr as a school house. This
red-roofqd octagonal structure was,
until recently, used as a tool house.
“Somq authentic relics recently
returned to the estate for display
in the mansion or in the small mu
seum near the spinning house are:
Mrs'. Washington’s French writing
desk, ■ knee-hole dressing table, a
Mrs. Washington’s ini
tials yn it, the original bronze can
non Jsed by George Washington to
saluM vessels sailing up the Poto
ma«and a quaint lacquer mirror.
“Mtirely concealed from visitors’
* eyesKs one of the most remarkable
/bits tof restoration work undertaken
in connection with the preservation
; . of toe mansion. Some time ago it
• was/ discovered that the heavy
> wooden beams supporting the roof
, anm ceiling above the banquet hall
jL iwerfe showing signs of sagging. From
Hp|anluTOW third floor trapdoor, work-
H met were able to brace the ancient
timbers with iron plates and heavy
bolds, so that they now are as strong
. as new. .So carefully did they do
their) work that the brittle plaster
qf'fhk wide ceiling below was not
JtajQoßed in the least.
“Mount Vernon now is open every
Sday nn the year, but only in recent
pfippm has it been open on Sundays.”
Rata Protected at Mine;
gpiva Warning of Danger
» feortman, Mont.—Under strict or
i Saws from the management, the em
ployees in- the mines near this small
4 Berth central Montana mining com
; duality protect the hundreds of rats
that\ scurry from tunnel to tunnel
|§M|gegard them as their friends.
»■>£,*, JHM«irodents have saved mahy
.. Ms from injury and possible
because of their uncanny
aHßiliiiM to detect caveins.
- ; H to the sandy nature of the
■formations, caveins are com
rßtS Bre aWe t 0 deter -
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938
WHAT’S WHAT
ABOUT
SOCIAL SECURITY
in ~ ■' r
As another service to its read
ers, The Herald each week will
give authoritative answers to
questions on the Social Security
Law. By special arrangement
with Mr. George N. Adams in
Rocky Mount, N. C., the Social
Security Board has consented to
; pass on the accuracy of answers
to questions on Social Security,
which may be asked by employ
ers, employees, and others,
through The Herald. Address .
inquiries to the Editor. Answers
will be given here in the order
in which questions are received.
This is an informational service
and is not legal advice or ser
vice. In keeping with Social Se
curity Board policy names will
not be published.
♦
Question: What are the require
ments for obtaining unemployment
compensation benefits under the
•North Carolina Unemployment Com
pensation law?
Answer: The first requirement is
that the person who seeks to receive
unemployment compensation benefits
must have been employed in an occu
pation covered by that law. Second,
upon losing his job he must register
with the employment service office
for another job. If, after waiting
the required number of weeks, which
in North Carolina is two weeks, he
has not been able to find a suitable
job, he will receive unemployment
compensation benefits for a limited
number of weeks.
Question: I was 65 years old on
December 18, and had a Social Se
curity card, but haven’t received my
check yet. ■ How do Fgo about get
ting what is due me under the Social
Security 'Act?
Answer: You should get in touch
with your Social Security Board Field
Office, give them all the information
you can regarding your Social Secur
ity record, and make a formal claim
for your old-age insurance. The
amount you will receive will be 3%
percent of your total wages in cover
ed unemployment since December 31,
1936, and the time you attained 65
years of age, which in your case was
December 17. After the Social Se
curity Board has determined, from
the wage record kept under your
Social Security account number, the
amount due you, certification of your
claim will be made to the Treasury
Department. Your check will then
be mailed to you from the Treasury
of the United States.
Question: If my employer doesn’t
: report my Social Security taxes, will
I be able to collect my old-age insur
ance upon reaching 65 years of age,
or if I should die would my estate be
able to collect it under these circum
stances ?
Answer: The amount which will
be paid you under the old-age in
surance provisions of the Social Se
curity Act does not depend on the
amount of taxes collected from you
or paid by your employer under Title
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who does not obey the law and report
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ployee, put his employees at a dis
advantage because the Social Security
Board will not have a record of those
wages when it comes time to compute
the amount the Board should pay
each worker under the old-age insur
ance provisions of the law.
Extension Workers
Attend Conference
Farm and home agents attending
the annual Extension Service con
ference last week at State College
received first-hand information on
recent agricultural developments
which will enable them to mold more
fully their county programs.
The conference, which began Jan
uary 11 and ended three days later,
was constructed around the theme
“Rebuilding North Carolina’s Rural
Life.”
During the meeting, the agents
and specialists of the Extension Ser
vice heard such prominent authori
ties as Dr. C. W. Warburton, national
extension director; Dr. Will W. Alex
ander, national director of the Farm
Security Administration; and Gover
nor Clyde R. Hoey.
Farm Security supervisors met
with the extension personnel during
the four-day session. This marked
the first time that another agricultu
ral agency has been invited to take
part in these annual conferences.
While most of the daily sessions
were held jointly with both farm and
home agents in attendance, separate
meetings for the two groups were
also arranged.
County agents dealt largely with
the agricultural conservation program
for 1938, tenant security, cooperative
hog marketing, and terracing. On
the other hand, the home agents
took up such subjects as clothing,
rural electrification, and financial
planning for the farm family.
Among other speakers on the pro
gram were: Dr. Frank Graham,
president of the University of North
Carolina; Dr. I. 0. Schaub, director
of the State College Extension Ser
vice; and Dr. Jane S. McKimmon, as
sistant director of the extension ser
vice.
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{Queen Os Billiards
!j In Edenton Friday
. i
I A pocket billiard match of more j
, than ordinary interest will take
ij place in Chappell’s billiard parlor on
>. 1 Friday night at 10 o’clock, when Miss
Ruth McGinnis, woman’s world
champion, will match her skill with
the best player Edenton or surround
ing territory can produce.
~ Considerable- interest is being cen
tered in this match as the “qu*en of
billiards” has the proud record -of
winning 1,474' matches with only 29
‘ defeats in the five years she has
toured the country. She is the only
female in the history of the sport
1 who has mastered pocket billiards.
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‘ cently |as December 27 and 28, 1937,
l in New York City.
Miss McGinnis has a very pleasing
s personality and being left-handed
- makes her performance more colorful.
• Ladies are cordially invited to attend
l this match. An unusual assortment
-of trick shots will be shown by thei
i “lady cue wizard” immediately after
- the game.
t
[ Board of Education
Proceedings
The County Board of Education
! met in regular session January 3rd,
• 1938, with the following members
! present: L. V/. Belch, W. B. Shepard,
! Z. T. Evans, Isaac Byrum, T. L.,
Ward and S. E. Morris.
1 The minutes of the previous meet- j
! ing were read and approved. The
! treasurer’s report was read and ap
j proved.
, The Superintendent reported the!
I sale of the Green Hall School for
$30.00. He also reported no sale of]
the 10 acre plat, whereupon the |
Board advised that the iand be rent- j
’ ed, as in the past year, unless a sat- i
1 isfactory sale could be made.
The Superintendent called the
• Board’s attention to the fact that the;
• Elmo School house and site was to
be sold at the Court House on Janu-
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Chowan school site.
Motion was made by W. B. Shepard
and seconded by T. L. Ward that the
Superintendent be authorized to
make sale of school bus, old No. 7,
for as much as possible.
Motion was made and duly seconded
that the following bills be paid:
Standard Oil Company $ 22.47 j
State Highway Commission 5.49
Annie Taylor 15.00
J. Norwood Holmes 342.85
B. G. Willis, for bus storage 75.00
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W. J. Rumley 12.50
Virginia Electric and Power
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Chowan Realty Company 20.00
F. E. Compton & Company 76.55
University of N. C. Press 22.74
Prominent Specialty Company 18.75
Brown Brothers 20.25
Milton Bradley Company .60
T. W. Jones Hardware 1.65
George Holley __ 1.80
Grey & Creech, Inc. .70
The Chowan Herald 11.00
I Board of Education, per diems 24.70
There being no further business,
the Board adjourned.
S. E. MORRIS, Chairman '■
W. J. TAYLOR, Secretary.
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