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m$l SftSEK WMHUMTOM Waashington, July 1#.? When the Secretary of the Interior, Har old ickei, called bU staff of 4,000 employee! together the other day and warned them against "sold iering" on the Job, It sent a cold chill down the backs of nearly half a million Federal Job-hold era, even though the thermome ter in this hot and humid city stood at 100 degree* in the shade. The idea that the departmental staffs are expected to do any real work in the Summer Is shocking, even to the seasoned civil serv ants. To the recent political ap pointees, who got on the Federal payrolls because they were effi cient workers in the campaign of 1932, It is almost paralysing. What sort of a reward Is It, any way, to have to do some work as well as drawing a salary? The idea Is gaining strength here that Mr. Ickea is about as efficient as administrator, within the sphere of his department's activities, as haa been seen in Washington tor some time. He intends to get things done If ev erybody in his department has to sweat to get 'em done. What started him off on his disciplinary prograqi was an incident that oc curred when he went into the of flee of a minor bureau assistant and saw the occupant of It with his feet on his desk, reading a , newspaper and smoking a cigar- ' ette. How Work Drive Started . The young man didn't know Mr. Ickes by sight, bo when the Secretary of the Interior asked, , mildly: "Is this the way you usually receive visitors?" the nonchalant reply was: "What's that to you?" Then the Secretary identified himself, and one young man in the Federal Service has been shaking in his boots ever since. That incident started Mr. Ickes on a quiet tour of inspection of 1 the Interior Department. He I found, as he told his assembled staff, many men and women in the cafeteria, after the time they were supposed to be at their desks, eating their breakfasts on Government time. He found many others spending more time in the rest-rooms than in their offices. Some of the feminine em ployees had got the ' feet -on-the deck habit. Those things, he told them, must stop. The heads ot departments and bureau chiefs are working overtime, days, night and Sundays, in all ot the Feder al offices, and he expected the subordinates to at least put in a full day's work. The hours are not onerous, seven hours a day for five days a week, and he didn't see any reason why they couldn't stand that amount of 1 work. Mr. Ickes, however, reckoned without the Washington climate. Every new administrator who comes to Washington, especially from the North, always tries to speed up the Federal machinery. Hundreds of earnest men have tried it ever since the National capital was established in this swamp on the banks of the Po tomac. All that any of them have ever succeeded In doing was to wear themselves out and finally succumb to the climate. .Air-conditioning Essential Some of the new Federal build ings are air-conditioned, equipped with modern mechanism to keep the temperature and humidity at a comfortable degree all the year around. But none of the old ones and not all of the new ones have yet set up this modern meth od of enabling people to work In comfort. Both houses of Con gress have air-conditioning sys tems, and so has the President's private office. Mr. Hoover had that done when the structure was rebuilt, after the fire that de stroyed It in 1930. Now President Roosevelt is having his offices enlarged, and (he the whole wing of the White Hjguse will be air-conditioned. Some parts of the new Commerce building. ^the offices occupied by , the Secretary and some of the I higher officials, are also so equip-! ped. but Congress has never been willing to appropriate money to extend the system to entire build ings. Under the present Government al system, whereby the President 1b handed a few billions to spend about as he pleases, It is expect ed that a fair slice of the Public Works Administration funds, which Secretary Ickes manages, #111 go toward removing the last excuse of Government clerks for loafing on the Job. Not that it will put an end to loafing, but they will have to discover new excuses. No business institution in the world operated for profit could keep out of bankruptcy if Its employees did not work two or three times as hard as most of the Federal civil servants ever work. The City Beautiful The completion of the n9w Post Office Department building adds another to the majestic group of structure which are making Washington what its planner dreamed, more than a hundred years ago, the most beautiful city In the world, A good many Republican leaders are getting pretty sore, however, over the claims being broadcast "Woiking Goil" Queen CHICAGO . . . Miss Patricia Marquam, 21, (above) la ona of the hundred! of "woiking golla" at The 1 Centurj" of Progress here. . . . She haa been selected "1934 Queen V from the hundreds employed 1b vari* oua capacities at the fair. by Democratic partlaana that the present Administration ia respon sible for all the new architecture. So far all that the Democrats have done la to continue to carry out plans which were completely formulated years ago, and to fln iah some of the buildings which had been begun under the pre vious Administration. Some of them are not quite finished yet. The contract for window-shades for the new Post Office Department got tangled up in Government red tape some where, so Jim Farley and his aides keep the glaring sun out of their offices by the simple if not iecorative expedient of pasting ?heets of typewriter paper on the wlndow-glasa! North Carolina Ready for Rural Electrification The rural electrification of North Carolina will be an Im portant step forward In the ag ricultural advancement of the State according to David S. Weav sr, agricultural engineer at State College. Thousands of farms over the State are well situated to take advantage of the possibilities now awaiting development, he said, ind the time is coming when these farms will be equipped with efficient and economical electrl :al appliances. Already there is a large poten tial source of power which may be obtained by extending rural transmission lines from the 49 municipally-owned plants now in operation. Still more power :an be obtained by the develop ment of hydro-electric plant* ilong the many streams In the Piedmont area. Before a transmission line can be erected with assurance of profitable operation, the farmers ?long the proposed rlght-ofway must guarantee the consumption of a reasonable amount of cur rent for each mile of transmis sion line. Weaver said that In a number at communities the farmers are setting together and ascertaining AN EYEFUL There ii only one place o?f the AtntfHcan continents where both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans can be seen at the same time . . . That is from the summit of Mt Iiaru, Costa Rica. how many of their number will use the current If a line is erect ed. When a sufficient number agree to Install electricity, nego tiations can be made with the lo cal power systems (or extending transmission lines. He Is making a special study of rural electrification possibili ties In North Carolina, and Is willing to offer suggestions to any group of farmers who com municate with him. He hopes to -soon have an Investigator avail able for every two or three coun ties to go Into the field and help the farmers plan for the obtain ing of a transmission line and the Installation of electrioal ap pliances. ??????????? \ Exceptional Opportunities In The Textile Industry That the textile Industry of fers exceptional opportunities to young men with a textile educa tion Is evidenced by the following quotation which was taken from an article entitled "Bull Market for 1934 Graduates of Textile Schools," In the June Issue of Textile World: "Reports from the schools were almost monot onous In their repetition of the fact that the graduates had found employment before commence ment." Every member of the 1934 graduating class at the Textile School of State College secured employment in the textile Indus try, and Dr. Thomas Nelson, Dean of the Textile School, stated that the requests for men exceed ed the number In the graduating class. A large majority of these young men will be located In North Carolina, thus indicating that a textile education enables North Carolina boys to find pleas ant and profitable employment in their native State. Textile graduates of State Col lege have established such a rec ord of achievement that already requests for Information regard ing the school's program for next year have been received from nine States and two foreign coun tries. Present indications are that about fifteen States and three foreign countries will be represented by students this fall, and that the Textile School en rollment will be higher than in any previous year. You doubtless have noticed there are no lore matches between old men who are poor and yoang women who are rich. Woman Loses 41 Lbs. of Fat Blood Pressure Down Too "I have been taking Kruschen Salts for my health, and for high blood pressure and rheumatism and tt helped both. My blood pressure was as high as 290 when I started to take Krnschen. I weighed iSSS and now I weigh 214 that Is losing 41 lbs., in about nine months and I feel fine." Mrs. W. Eckoff. A half teaspoonful of Kruschen In a glass of warm water every morning SAFELY takes off un healthy fat by helping to re-estah llsh proper functioning of body organs ? at the same time It ener gizes and helps build up robust health. Feel years younger ? ACT it and LOOK it One bottle lasts 4 weeks. You can get Kruschen Salts at any drug store in the world. Biliousness Sour Stomach Gas and Headacha dM to Constipation IN THE DUMPS- *MD TH? cAMfLI After riding... tennis... work. t. any time when you're "til in," light ? Camel. Smoking ? Camel drives away fatigue and irritability ...within a few minutes. Enjoy this delight , <ul "lift" as often at yon wisht Camels never interfere with healthy nerves, no matter how steadily yon smoke. "Get a LIS with a Camel !" Timely Farm Questions Answered at State College Question: What is the amount of the tax on tobacco to be paid by non-cooperating growers this year? Answer: The Secretary of At-' riculture has fixed the tax under the Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act as 25 per cent of the market Yalue. Those who are cooperating In the tobacco adjustment plan will be issued tax exempt warrants by which they may sell their tobacco tax free while non-cooperating growers must par the tax except ] they will be allotted a certain c amount of tax free weed. Those c who have not signed contracts hare been given until July 28 to ?lgn a contract and thus come un- < der the provisions of the AAA < program. ttt ' Question: Will it pay to use j a cheaper mash feed now that , prices for eggs have decreased? Answer: The cheapest mash | is often the most expensive. It i lowers the vitality of the birds and also lowers egg production. ' The North Carolina Experiment Station has found that a hen lay ing 8 dosen eggs a year needs 10 pounds of feed to produce a doz en eggs. If this same hen laid Now! Prices Reduced ON Genuine Bayer Aspirin Dm of 12 Tofafe* ^J5< mImo# 24 Tablet* NOW 25c ALWAYS SAT "MTU APaiN" MOW WHIN TOU IW L2 doien eggs a year, she need* >nly 7 pounds of feed to pro luce a dozen eggs. * * * Question: When will the 4-H :lub short course be held at State College? Answer: The dates of the 4-H ihort course have been set for July 25 to 30. Club members ar riving at the college will have ihelr first meal served at supper, July 25. L R. Harrlll, state club leader, College Station, Raleigh, :an give full Information about the short coarse. He MJi about <00 club members will attend. The old fashioned mother who used to take pride In bow many biscuits she could get out of a sack of flour now has a daughter who tells how many drinks she can mix out of a pint of liquor. The new stock market regula tions bill Is scaring Wall street but It will do more good If It scares some of the lambs Into holding on to their money. LAST NOTICE! BEFORE ADVERTISING The 1933 General Assembly passed a law making it compulsory that the County Com missioners advertise and sell all real estate in Franklin County upon which 1933 taxes have not been paid. Therefore by order of the Board I have been instructed to start the ad- . ?* * V vertising after the first of August. J. H. BOONE, Tax Collector, Franklin County, N. C. A record breaking demand has sent Chevrolet production to it's highest total in four years CINCE January first, Chevrolet has produced more than half a million cars and trucks. This tremendous total has br6ken all Chevrolet records for the last four years. And here is the reason behind it! No other manufacturer has so much to offer as Chevrolet. Chevrolet is the only low-priced car to give you patented Knee- Action j and only patented Knee-Action gives you shock-proof steering combined with the new jolt -proof gliding ride. Chevrolet alone in it* field provides Fisher bodies with genuine No Drqft Ventilation?* the safest and lhost comfortable bodies built today. No low-priced 'car but Chevrolet has safe, sure, cable-controlled brakes, the sturdy Y-K frame, and a docen and one other important features. Do you wonder that the trend is to Chevrolet? Let these features guide you when you buy your low-priced car. Don't accept anything less than all of them. And let yourself be guided by Chevrolet's popularity. As everyone knows, every buyer of a product it a recommendation, and Chevrolet can show you hundreds of thou sands of them in only six short months! CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN ( <*nparr Cbrrroin' t low delivrrrd prim and easy Ci.M.A.C. terms A Cunrral Motor* Value CHEVROLET v NEW REDUCED PRICES STANDARD MODELS "u.PrtS' Sport Roadster $465 Coach 495 Coupe 485 MASTEjt MODELS Sport Roadster 540 Coach 580 Town Sedan 615 Sedan 640 Coupe 560 Sport Coupe 600 Sedan Delivery 600 COMMERCIAL CARS Commercial Chassis 355 Utility Long Chassis 515 Dual Long Chassis 535 Utility Chassis and Cab 575 Dual Chassis and Cab 595 Utility Long Chassis and Cab 605 Dual Long Chassis and Cab 625 Commercial Panel 575 Special Commercial Panel 505 Utility Panel 750 Dual Cab and Stake Body 680 Dual Long Cab and Stake Body 740 39 .<5 *0 35 35 M 45 30 SO so 50 50 50 50 39 35 50 50 50 Abov arm Hat prices of pmaaangar eta at Flint, Mich. With bumpara, apar ? tira and tira lock, tha liat prioa of Standard Mofala ia $li additional . Maatar Modal*, 920 additional. Liat prioaa of oooimarcial cara q uotad ara f.o.b. Flint, Mich. Special aquiptnant a*tra. Frtcaa aubjact to changa without notice. Allen Chevrolet Co. WEST NASH STREET P. S. ALLEN, Manager ' LOUISBURO, N. a / "** ? * "I"! L. "
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