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Two-thirds Million Disabled War Vets Benefit By Training 602,000 Are Now Hold ing Jobs Despite Handicaps Nearly two-thirds of a million dis abled veterans have been trained for useful, productive lives under Public Law 16 a Federal law enacted eleven years ago, Veterans Administration announced. VA said its experience in adminis tering this law has demonstrated that veterans with virtually every typo of disability can be rehabilitated success fully. Public Law lfi, the Vocational Re habilitation Act, was enacted March 24, 1912, during the height of the bit terly-fought “leap frog" landings in the Pacific and more than a year be fore the historic D-Day invasion in Europe. Originally designed tor disabled vet erans of World War Two, the law was extended three years ago to cover those disabled in service since Korea. So far, 602,000 disabled World War Two veterans have trained for jobs they can hold despite their handicap*. Another 13,000 veteran-trainees suf fered their disabilities after the out break of hostilities in Korea. A recent VA survey showed that 37 per cent of all Public Law 16 trainees had disabilities of the limbs; these in cluded the amputees, the paraplegics, muscular injuries and others. Another 25 per cent are veterans who have suffered mental illnesses, brain injuries, epilepsy and other sim ilar disorders. Eight per cent of the trainees have had respiratory ailments; six per cent ■ had heart or blood vessel conditions; five per cent suffered from ailments of the digestive system; three per cent had hearing difficulties or diseases of the ear; two per cent were blind or had eye diseases, and the remaining 13 per cent encompassed a wide varie ty of other disabilities. The objectives for which these vet erans trained have ranged from atomic physics to airplane mechanics. Ladino Clover Helping Cut Down Hog Costs Ladino clover is producing some very fine hogs at a low cost in Cho wan, according to County Agent C. W. Overman, Who with a specialist visit-1 od several farms on Thursday. The ! animals on clover ranged from small | pigs to hundred pound shouts. Some were being fed a full ration of corn and others a limited amount. All were being fed a good mineral mixture anil an animal protein free choice. Plen ty of fresh water was available and the hogs had been sprayed for lice. “This kind of a hog program makes cheaper gains and more profit,” says Mr, Overman. Some of the farms visited Were Lloyd Punch and Noah Goodwin, Jr., of Enterprise community, Lester Cope land of Ryland community and L. E. Twine of Gliden community. SCHENLEY • • THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1954. Powerful Forces Control Your Car ; -- | ( Blow your breath hard between two sheets of paper held in youi fingeis j and you’ll see a graphic demonstration of that powerful natural force that takes over part of the control of your car when you’re passing another car. The sheets of paper don’t blow apart, as you’d expect them to do. they pull together, instead. „ , That is what tends to happen when you pass another car. suction and vacuum set up by the speed, invisibly pulls your car toward the one you re passing. That’s why you should be doubly alert—and doubly careful—whde nassin £T But that isn’t the only extra force that almost takes the wheel out of your hands. Speed itself is another. You’ve suddenly speeded up to pass, af ter a period of steady cruising. Instantly, all steering characteristics change an d so do your safe reaction times, which shorten toward the danger point. Then the human factor—the great unknown —creeps in too. Is the man you’re passing going to take it suddenly into his head to swerve to the right, without looking into his side-view mirror or making a signal ? Is there a hidden side road around the curve, with a car about to pop out of it? Is there a car coming in the opposite direction that may Speed up—and make it impossible for you to pass in time. All these factors, known and unknown, make the act of overtaking and passing one of the most delicate you can perform in your car—one to be ap proached with great care. .■.-.-■-j-.-.-.-.nr I COLORED SCHOOL I | NEWS j The Elementary Library Club mem- J bers are carving story book charac ters from ivory soap and writing book lets of their best liked stories. They are planning to put these things on | exhibit on Education Day. Mrs. M. j M. Crmpton, librarian, is sponsor of this club. The April meeting of the Parent- 1 Teacher Association will be held on i | Tuesday, April 6. The membership! | drive will come to a close at this meeting. A special feature of this | j meeting will be a “Variety Show”, j staged by the Edenton High School J I faculty. All parents and friends are 1 invited. ! On April 9, the Edenton High School faculty will attend the X. C. State, ‘Teachers’ Association in Raleigh. Delegates to the association are ('. S. Newsome, high school; Thom a s i Sharpe, alternate; Miss I!. C. Lyons, grammar school: J. A. Wynn, Jr., nl-! termite: Miss R. E. Towel ! primary j school, and Miss l. Mott, alternate. [ , _____ I The Annual District Music Festival was held this year at W. S. Creecv, High School at Rich Square on March j 26th. Thirty-nine of the 69 members of the Edenton High School represented their school in this festival. "■ ■ ■■ The Senior Class of Edenton High j School attended the third annual Sen- I ior Day at Elizabeth City State Teach 'ors’ College, Elizabeth City on Wed nesday, March 24. Approximately 200 seniors from Northeastern North Carolina attended. Some highlights of the day were visiting classrooms with classes in ses • sion, a performance by the dance I group of the college and a social hour (for all visiting schools. J. E. Wilhoite j is the senior class advisor. i Many former students of Edenton I High School who were home from col lege enjoyed their spring vacation I last week. From A. & T. College, ' Greensboro, N. C., Bernard Overton, Elton Coston, Eli Mayo. Norman I Brinkley, John Hall, Melvin Carter land William Wills; from St. Augus ' tine College. Raleigh, Alphonso Ove'r ; ton, I.illian Bowser, Thelma Bowen and George Johnson; from Shaw Uni versity. Raleigh, Jacqueline Coston, j and James Sind • from the University ! of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Miss Ij. M. Tillett. language arts [ teacher was again chosen teacher of j the month by the high school students. T. L. Sharpe, teacher of mathematics was second choice. The movie, “Julius Caesar” was • bown tv the language arts classes on I Friday, March 26. This movie was ' shown in collaboration with literature classes which are taught the second semester language arts. Teachers are Miss L. M. Tillett and Mrs. F. H. Mod- 1 lin. Mrs. Futrell, representative of the ' State Motor Vehicles Bureau for school bus drivers, was a visitor at the school this week. The adult sewing class held its reg ular weekly meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock in the homemaking room. There were eight members present. They are making garments for a fashion show to be held later in the year, Demonstrations on how to use the tracer wheel and dritz paper was giv en by the intsructor, Mrs. Wilson. The Physical Education Department, under the instruction of J. E. Holley, physical education teacher, gave a very interesting program at the regu lar Friday morning assembly. Danc es, tumbling and pyramid building were the main features of this pro gram. Mrs. Jmogene Cochrane j Honored At Tea Given By Chowan H. D. Club Mrs. Imogene Cochrane, County Home Agent, was honored at a tea given by the Chowan Home Demon Delicious fruit punch, open faced CORN For Sale EVEN WEIGHT BAGS CALL OR SEE Milton Bail & Son Phone 4466 HERTFORD, N. C. fnl©\V7 new PowerFlite transmission l with new Power Flow engine pfP gives you flashing acceleration, with no lurch or lag 1 ifois W PowerFlite is the newest, smoothest automatic no-clutch transmission in the low-price field. It is combined with the new 110-horsepower Power Flow engine, the most powerful in Plymouth history 1 2 new Power Brakes for easier stopping 1 New Power Braking, plus Plymouth’s ® famous Safe-Guard brakes, gives you quick, always predictable* straight-line stops with half the usual pedal pressure. ® full-time Power Steering “on duty” every mile you drive to give you great new ease In steering Q and parking. Protects you from road shocks, gives you precise control on bumpy roads and lets you park with only one-fifth the normal effort 1 yours in the new '54 Plymouth Be one of the first to drive the “power-packed” new 1954 Plymouth I Let us show you the newest power advances in the low-price field—a great new transmission combined with an outstanding new engine, and the finest power steering and braking. Drop in or phone today for your demonstration ride. i i i ... 1 jj j j PowerFlite, Hy-Drtve, the lowett-eost no-thlft I driving; Automatic Overdrive, Power Broket and j Power Steering each available at low extra cod. j I “MAKE COURTESY YOUR CODE OF THE ROAD” j CHOWAN MOTOR CO., Inc. Water and Commerce Sts. Edenton, N. C. stration Club women on Friday after noon, March 26, from 4 until 6 at the Community Building, Cross Roads, Mrs. E. N. Elliott greeted the 100 j guests who called during the after j noon. I The table was covered with a lace I cloth beautifully decorated with yel- 1 . low spring flowers and yellow candles, sandwiches, cheese straws, nuts, mints MxiM tjou trade a ftennytora Dollar? ! - # You can if you use Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda for your top-dressing and side-dressing needs. It costs a little more because it’s worth more, But the difference in cost usually can be measured in pennies per acre, while the differ , ence in value often amounts to dollars per acre. Chilean “Bulldog” Soda gives you generous extra value. The nitrogen is 100 per cent nitrate. It’s 100 per cent available (quick-acting); 100 per cent dependable. The minor elements make crops stronger, healthier. The sodium—26 pounds in every 100-pound sack—is a key to maximum returns on your entire fertilizer investment. It offsets the bad effects of acid forming fertilizers...increases the efficiency of mixed ferti lizers containing them. It releases, “locked-up” potash in the 50i1... increases the availability and efficiency of soil phos phate ... reduces potash, calcium and magnesium losses by leaching... develops larger, deeper root systems. Sodium builds up the productivity of your land— more each year. It’s an essential element for some crops... bene- I ficial to most and v< for maximum yields of many. Pennies-per-acrediffer- /p CHIL* *** .Smi ence in cost may mean § NITRATE OFSOOAjmi *^* l ® **• dollars-per-acre difference RL ' cv^»^ Mrtto V jjp J felt 4t in value to you. Chilean f n**»i USTruci “Bulldog” Soda is the best r „ fertilizer your money can CHILEAN / NITRATE/ i ■ 'vsssmmi^ gUpr jdjm Hr - i rJPIy moutl^j lllk headquarters for value --—SECTION TWO-- J and green and white cup cakes were served. Mrs. B. P. Monds presided over the punch bowl. | Mrs. Cochrane was presented a cor ■ sage of yellow rose buds and a gift of I two silver three-branch candelabra I from the eleven Home Demonstration j Clubs in the county. Mrs. Cochrane’s j resignation as Home Agent will be come effective April 15th. Page One
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