North Carolina 45th In Per Capita Income According to a recent survey of in come payments to individuals in the United States, made by the U. S. De partment of Commerce, North Caro lina, with a per capita income of sl,- 049, ranks 45th, followed by Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi. While the State’s per capita income is far down the ladder it is encouraging to note that North Carolina showed an in crease of 239 per cent in per capita income from 1929 to 1952, being led only by New Mexico, George and South Carolina. The following table shows the to tal and per capita income payments to individuals in North Carolina from 1929 through 1952: Year Total Income Per Capita (in millions) income 1929 $ 966 $ 309 1930 812 255 1931 . 690 214 1932 576 176 1933 677 205 1934 845 253 1935 915 270 1936—! 1,006 294 1937 1,077 312 1938 1,011 239 1939 1,090 308 1940 1,131 316 1941 1,436 396 1942 1,872 519 1943 2,270 627 1944 2,536 713 1945 2,651 757 1946 3,012 808 White Oak Club Wins Queen Contest Negro Home Demonstration Clubs of the County have for three months worked on a queen contest for the pur pose of increasing the Council treas ury. Mrs. Cora Lee Holley, contest ant of the White Oak Club, was crowned Queen at the Achievement Day program, on Tuesday night. Sec ond place winner was Mrs. Irene Rountree, Hudson Grove Club, and third place winner was Mrs. Vaola Rountree, Center Hill Club. The contestants and their reports were: Cisco Club, Mrs. Annie Gordan, $5.25; Triangle Club, Miss Martha Owens, $10.00; Canaan Temple Club, Mrs. Lula Wills, $13.55; Ryans Grove Clubs, Mrs. Beatrice Gilliam, $12.70; Edenton Club, Mrs. Elnora Barnes, $21.00; Virginia Fork Club, Mrs. Pat i tie Fayton, $27.25; Warren Grove Club, Mrs. Annie Williams, $30.50; St. John Club, Mrs. Olivia Wiggins, $35.76; Center Hill Club, Mrs. Vaola Rountree, $40.05; Hudson Grove Club, Mrs. Irene Rountree, $62.00; White Oak Club, Mrs. Cora L. Holley, $71.00; Green Hall Club, Mrs. Cora Cape hart, $26.00; Cedar Grove Club, Mrs. Pemell Newby, $7.25. TV*>fW*WWW»»»»W«• '' { • \* .2CBI ■■aßMbbb||B a ■ b B ■ B • -.1947 3,223 860 i 1948 3,446 898 - 1949 3,351 860 . 1950 3,880 951 - 1951 4,350 1,052 , 1952 4,383 1,049 s . It is interesting to note the major i sources of income in North Carolina > and how we compare with the nation, . as a whole, in these items. The fol t lowing table shows the percent of to [ tal income derived from various [ sources for North Carolina, and for the United States. One outstanding . observation is that in the United , States 6.7 per cent of income is de , rived from agriculture, while in North Carolina, it is 15.4 per cent. There is not much difference in the per cent i distribution from government pay ments, manufacturing payrolls, trade and service, and miscellaneous items. Percent Income by Sources U. S. N. C. Pet. Pet. Agriculture 6.7 15.4 Govt, payments 15.9 16.1 Mfg., payrolls 24.5 25.8 Trade, service 25.6 22.9 All other 5.6 3.5 The total income of the state in 1952 amounted to $4,383 million. A breakdown shows that wages and sal aries accounted for $2,818 million; proprietors’ income $952 million, which was a reduction from the $1,021 mil lion of 1951; property income $353 million and other income $260 mil lion. HOMECOMING CORRECTION t There will be no parade of floats and bands in the Negro High School 3 homecoming activities Friday as was 3 stated in last week’s edition of The ‘ Chowan Herald, but there will be pre " game activities including drills, ryth ' mic dances and calisthentics. These 3 activities will begin at 1:00 P. M., on t Hicks Field. The game between the Edenton 5 Hornets and the R. L. Vann Trojans 1 will begin at 2:00 P. M. i ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED 3 Chowan County friends will be in terested to learn that Mr. and Mrs. ’ Bradford Turner Boyd of Aurora an , nounce the engagement of their i daughter, Miss Zelma Taylor Boyd, ; to Heber Thomas Savage, Jr., son of > Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Savage of Green- *■. . ...i, „, ** * | I why pay mure ’ f;, auto insurance? • Well over a million motorists enjoy this low cost, -1 across-the-board, nonassessable protection. If you’re L ' §|||| a careful driver you too can save with Farm Bureau M H insurance. 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