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PAGE TWO iirnmriiiM . - Professional Workers Set Pace For New White Collar Gains V 5 Paced by the growth of the fessional occupations, the white | collar jobs classification, which caught up with the number ofj blue collar workers for the first; time two years ago, has moved, decisively ahead as the biggest single group in the civilian labor; force, according to data compiled! by the tl. S. Bureau of the Cen sus. In the light of certain inherent; characteristics of the majority of White collar jobs, particularly their high degree of employment stability and the above-average earnings they provide, this devel opment in the structure of the la bor? force represents one of the nation’s outstanding accomplish ments in its progress toward widening the economic horizon of, the* working population and broadening of opportunity in gen eral * Bate* of Growth Compared bureau of the Census figures shojW that in April of this year; there were 27.7 million persons, in the experienced civilian labor; for£e in the white collar occupa-j tioial group—those in the profes siofts and related tasks, nonfarm managers and proprietors, and clerical and kindred workers. The 1 equivalent number on the same; dare two years ago was 25.4 mil-) lioft, indicating a gain of two and a quarter million in the period. The number of skilled and senpi-skilled workers and labor-! ersj who make up the blue collar! grqup, added up to 26 million in the' Spring of this year as against 24.1 million in the 1956 period, an increase of just over a million. Thps the number of white collar wcykers in April this year topped their blue collar counterparts by onq and three-quarter millions, more than three times the margin twi years ago, and has shown a rat£ of growth twice as fast in the period. Os particular significance in this treiid is the rapid expansion of th«i classification of professional, technical and kindred workers. ( This group includes our scientists and engineers, our teachers, andj th,e wide range of trained tech nical personnel needed to meet! the technological requirements ofj a highly industrialized society, plijs the newly developed chal lenge of the space age. RU« in Professional Group The figures show that in the last two years alone a million per sons were added to this key group in; the nation’s work force. This brought the total in professional occupations to above 7 million for the first time, representing more than one out of every 10 in the experienced civilian labor force. This proportion has been growing rapidly in recent years. In 1950, for. example, the number of per sons in professional and related tasks was about one in every 12 in the civilian labor force, and in '•>1945 the ratio was only about one irtyl6 Another important development In the composition of the labor force in recent years has been the greater-than-average gain in the; classification of nonfarm mana gers, officials and proprietors. This group contains the admin istrative brains on which so much of the effective operation and functioning of our increasingly complex economy depends. The number here increased a half mil lion between 1956 and 1958. ac-j cording to the figures, reaching a; total of 6.8 million in the Spring! of- this year. 'The increase since lifco has been more than one and : oije-half million, a gain of almost - a third since the turn of the cur- j rent decade. ; The marked increase in these j two groups of white collar work- , ers in recent years is of added j, significance from the point of 1 1 view of their impact on the flow! i of personal income in the econ-; < omy since they are at the top of j the earning power scale. Accord- i ing to the Census Bureau, average , incomes of professional workers . or nonfarm managers and pro- 1 prietors are markedly higher i than, the next nearest group. In- I creasing resistance of aggregate j personal income to the downward • p#l of recessionary influences has . one of the distinctive char- ; acteristics of the economy in the m decade. <> Further Gain in Skill* ?The long-term trend toward in creasing skills in blue collar occu pations was manifest in a further rise in the number of craftsmen, foremen and kindred workers. Tljis groiro gained 700,000 be tween 1956 and 1958. crossing the 9-pnillion mark for the first time. number of operatives showed e jematl deolrne in the period, and this grot in has changed compara tively ! : tfle since 1956. The num ber of laborers showed • sub- In fUm iaaa.U nnrlnd Hip *■ P*T*WV* ■ i ; but still fell short of the total be fore World War 11. The rest of the civilian labor force consists pf service workers and those engaged in agriculture. The number of service workers has continued to increase in line wish the long-term uptrend in this group and the persistent ex pansion in the people’s demand’ for more and more services over the years. The combined number of-farmers and farm workers fell under 6 million to the lowest level of this century. YEARS AGO Cbntinued from Page I—Section I j plqyees. At a meeting of Chowan Tribe of, .Red Men J. Craig Haste was elected sachem. , I J. W. Cates, superintendent of the Edenton Colton Mills appear ed )al a meeting of Town Council appealing for relief in way of im- ■ provements to the streets in the mill village. The Street Com missioner was instructed to secure the cost of constructing curb and gutters to provide proper drain age. \A petition signed by 31 people was presented to Town Council requesting curbing and guttering North Broad Street between the Triangle Filling Station and the city limits. j'John G. Wood was the success ful bidder for the A. M. Forehand property on North Broad Street which was sold at the Court House door to satisfy a mortgage. The bid was $13,000. .There is no little enemy. *,:■ —Benjamin Franklin. f * • utitk fa CL , "J J BjTTllfy; ■ II I'u SANITARY CLEANERS i 1 .... | i i | audit, \X ■. ■ > " **.* v - •’] 1 ’ ’ /,' : r j ■!' »’ X i • l -’J ■ ; ; , ' X , ■ - V-- : T Chowan Storage Company -i. *:"•>’ | r— .• ‘ 7 . . - fin CHOWAN HCTALP. gPEHTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THtTMPAY. DECEMBER 25, I*sß. Annual Savings J Top S2O Billions 3rd Year In Row! The American people have been. providing the nation with an ex-> ample of steadiness and confi-J j dence amid the uncertainties of) the times by the prudence with which they have been handling their personal financial affairs | and making their saving and | spending decisions. Their behavior is the more noteworthy and encouraging in view of the concern created by the economic and . inflatipnary i trends of the past two years, com bined with the increasing pinch !of rising costs on the average ; family budget. People's Thrift-Mindedness > While consumer speeding has expanded to a new high and thus continued as the major prop to the economy figures compiled by 1 the U. S. Department of Com merce show that the people at the j same time are ringing up their ! third S2O billion savings year in ! a row. In fact, personal savings j in the third quarter of this year were estimated at an annual rate of 522.5 billions, one of the best quarters in vearti and up substan tially over the showing in the first half of the p&rit ,•- The third raised, the average sayings Tin- the first, nine months ofxthisl yea* to an annual rate of $20,2 billions, To tal personal savings 1957 were $20.7 billions, according to the Commerce Department, and in 1956 added up to $21.1 billions, the biggest the abnormally high savni*te dur ing World War 11. This newest evidence of the people’s consistent thrift-minded ntss and voluntary provision for the future is in keeping with the | high degree of stability of per ■ sonal savings since the turn of the I current decade. Since 1951 per sonal savings have ranged be- I tween sl7 billions, and s2l bil : j lions a year, and have run from ) the equivalent of 6V 2 per cent to ( 8 per cent of annual personal in j Come after taxes. Consumer ■ | spending at the same time has increased steadily year after year, and in dollar terms is currently Wer a third higher than it was at the beginning of the Fifties. Savings Play Multiple Role Savings are a traditional and time-tested pnti-inflation anti dote, one of the most powerful I PROPERTY MUST BE LISTED IN Jimiißi I Notice Is Hereby Given I That the List Takers for Chowan County will sit at the following places at the times named, at which I places and in which month all property ow ners and taxpayers are required to return to the List Takers for I 1 taxation for the year 1958 all the Real Estate, Personal Property, etc., w hich each one shall own on the first 1 I day of January, 1959, or shall be required to give in then. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 I fl years are to list their polls during the same time. Return of property and giving in of required fl under penalties imposed by law. ? I FIRST TOWNSHIP” ™ l> ™ SECOND TOWNSHIP ' I V Every Day Second Floor Court House Lister: Henry Bunch t, f \f„ t o January 6, 13, 20, 27 E. R. Bunch’s Store I X Listers: Mrs. James Byrum Januaiy 9...... ,W. L. Miner’s Store X Jeanne S. O’Neal January 23 Evans’ Store «tt Gross Roads | January 16 ,___a'__Eari Smithes Store I 'T'TTTTjri T'OIY/IVWTJTO Januaiy 30 Cl 0, Nixon’s Store I IfllrUJ lUn lljlllr At Home All Other Pays During January fl I ' Lister: T.D. Berryman FOURTH TOWNSHIP I Every Saturday ....Lloyd Briggs’Store Lister: Ward Hoskins 1 January 8, 15, 29 Henderson Ray Peele’s Store January 3,7, 10, 14, 21, 24, 28, 31 at Harry Perry’s I I January 22 Spivey’s Store, Ryland Store. At Home Other Days, v I Blanks upon which a verified statement of property is to be made by each taxpayer can be had of the ■ List Takers. Fill these blanks and see to it that statements are free from error, thereby obviating much I fl trouble. Only females and non-residents of Townships and persons physically unable to attend and file I I their lists can appoint agents to list property. V. I I EXAMINE YOUR LIST BEFORE SIGNING ■ • • v-% aiM I Report Your 1958 Crop Acreage Through Tax Lister During January, 1959 fl ; - i • iip' * ■ Your local Tax Lister is required to make the records but Farm Owners or Tenants rrtqst furnish the I ■ facts. Therefore, call your List Taker’s attention to these records and be prepared to furnish the following I J information: (1) Acreage for each crop harvested during calendar year 1958. (2) Number of cows, sows, fl I and hens on farm Januaiy, 1959. (3) Number of people living on farm January, 1959, All of the above I j] infoimation furnished will be considered as confidential and will not be used in any manner I I mental to the fanners concerned. It is not used for tax purposes. fl I Have Your Farm Report Ready For Your Tax lister I I After February 2nd A 10% Penalty Will I I Be Imposed For Failure To List I I-. 1 • ■ I First Township Listing At Court House I I ; v .jyb-. a — _ . . ■ BBSS forces working for a sound and progressive economy and a dollar of stable purchasing power. Along with helping to protect the indi vidual and family against eco nomic impact of death, disability and retirement, savings have be come a primary source of the capital funds required by a high investment economy such as ours. Outstanding in these respects are the savings accumulated in the people’s thrift i nstitutions, par ticularly life insurance compan ies, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, and pen sion and retirement funds. Thus savings play a multiple role in national progress,: and, their adequaejf! and continued growth are of paramount importance. Burns Fatal To Ryland Woman Miss Lena P. Eason, 68, of the Ryland section, died in Chowan Hospital Thursday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock. Death was the re sult of burns substained Wednes day when her clothes caught fire while she was standing close to a stove. Surviving are a sister, Mrs I Beetle E. Speight of FrwUUin. V... • and several nieces and nephews, i She was a member of Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church, where funer&l services wejre held Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock: The pastor, the Rev. Lamar Sen tell, officiated and burial was in the family cemetery. POCAHONTAS MEETING i Members of Chowanoke -Coun t cil No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, ■ together with their husbands, en ■ joyed a Christmas party in the ■ Red Men hall • Thursday night, i The group exchanged presents and sang Christmas carols, after which refreshments were served. WT ir \ | !I J rKH v AJvkUrmwS ~ i Calls Ofj Meetings f ? . • ■, ; . s ", pN* r | < Due .to Christrnsfc falling da Thursday of this vßiisk, ttiere vidlj be no meeting (ts Unanimity Lodge fifo. 7, A. F. jh A. M. Dan iel P. Reaves, mast pr of the lodge, also announces tbat the stated meeting scheduiecf for Thursday night, January ij has also been called off due to/ the New Year holiday. The next meeting of the lodge will, 'therefore, bje h eld Thursday night, January fl, when new of ficers for the year 1959 will bfc officially installed.
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