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UNITED STATES sOiATOH
Hmre *.h* adjournment of Con
greaa, ir.eir.bert are giving more
r**l attention U> itudiet of t?e
farm problem tt? ??7
c.ber of ieguia
ttc> The word pending can be
jted btoai* tbe tarzr. problem
will be -Ae imt order of out. net!
at. the next te?.on or i: a ipec
ial ?e?aiCn thOBld CEt be tailed
by the f-re?idtBt.
Huch ttodlee diKic?? K/i>
cheerful factor! with referee ce to
the general Improvement of agri
culture tlnce 1*82. Farm cub i?
come bat moied cpward eighty
ive per celt ? farm price* art up
teven'-7-five per cent ? forced
farm ea.ee Live been cut In ha.f
? farm wage* tare ,ncrea?ed ie?
enty-tve per tent, and farm reai
e*'at* value* have gained tixteen
per cent.
Thus there it reaaon for the
statement 'cat agricultural prog
reaa tat'been made during tbe fint
four 7eart of tbe administration
of Pre tident Roosevelt and it
strengthen! tbe determination of
all concerned to maintain those
ga.nr
In agriculture at In fcdua'.ry,
greater ttridet' in tome section!
bare been offtet by iett favorable
trend! in others- but tte general
improvement Lai undoubtedly
beet felt throughout tbe country
In 1 4 iit, tobacco' vat telling on
tbe average at ten and a half
centt per pound, and on Jul/ li.
1437, it was bringing 1 nearer
j?^pty-??-veh centt per j.oujd It
1412, totton was down to tlx and
a half centt per pound and on
July IS, 1437, was at 12.4 centt
per pound. Corresponding im
provement it not^d in a wide va
riety of agricultural commodities
Cast income available for farm
living after deductiont for wag
et, operating ezpentet, taxes and
Interest, lncreated even' more
rapidly, during tbe four-year tpan
from 14i2 to 1435, than did cam
income at a whole. Cath income
available to tbe agriculture popu
lation for living from 1432 pro
duction was SI 473,000,000 Frorr.
143? production It was 14, 47S,
000,000 Tint wat 204 per cent
above the 1432 depression low
and within eight per cent; of lit
1424 level.
Of course, tbe gain in income
during tb.s period wat (somewhat
offset by an increate in the price
of thing! tbe farrnert buy. But
allowing for an increate of six
teen per cent In price! farmert
pa/ for commodities and service*
uted in living and production, the
purchasing power of cash income
from farm production was !ixty
per cent greater in 143C than In
1432. Allowing for an increate of
thirteen -per cent In the-price that
farmers pay for things used in
living, w"Eicb did not advance
<juite as rapidly at the price of
commodities used In production,
tihe increase In purchasing power
between 1432 arid 143C was even
great er.
In other wordi, the disparity
between the prices tbe farmers
ge> for tne^r commodities and the
price* at which tbey buy has been
greatly lessened, although not en
tirely at the goal that is sought.
TTie Improvement In farm real
estate values is also significant
arid along with a reduction in
forced sales, Is certain to bring
new hope 'jo those who live on
tbe farm. There are many other
evidences of a widespread Im
provement since the dark days of
1432, when the farmer faced an
almost hopeless situation.
The condition of the farm pop
ulation In this country has come
to be an index to conditions gen
erally. Agriculture prices are us
ually found to be a barometer of
the purchasing power of the great
crosR-sectlon of Americans. And
the Improvement today indicates
strongly that gains have been
made and Is moist encouraging to
membera of Congress who are
primarily Interested In using the
legislative machinery of tbe Gov
ernment to preserve those gains
and further improve the status
of rural America.
1 Uncle Jim Sans |
I flod t'bat livestock fed on le
rume bay and pasture makes
cheaper gains and sells for more
mauie of extra quality.
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* WHAT'S WHAT *
* ABOUT *
* SOCIAL SECURITY ?
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QUESTION IB - ".fce operauos
'.J o;r nitineM u a UtlriWiw
of dairy {trj4itu. a.X.t ciiefiy
we >47 a '.OStSllMiOB of 1 1 . 't': to
a regular ' :roa^.' such a* a
grocery itcrt cr a private indi
r.d .al'.in a home for ev try Lew
csKOBfer ttey ^ -v. -re lor us Are
we .-able fo.rjte payinett of taxes
tii coBaiac.oni pa.d to such trai
aid tidiT-duiU' If fj, a '.he
(?'xtry Srrc. 10
is wi'A at tmployees account
timber it order that we m ay flit
car Mlirutku! retards?
ANSWER" If the relationship
of tB(ki7t* and emp.oyee ?u?u
between tit d-itribitor of dairy
product! aid tk? of a groc
ery store or aty other .ndi'.daa:
j obtaining ta me* of new custom
ers. then '.he employee and em
ployer taxes prescr.oed in Titie
VIII moat be paid, bat tf the re
latiotship j suet teat they are
tot emuover atd emnloye* it
'he.r dealings with each other,
?.-bet Title VIU uiei do not ap
ply. From the information given
in your question it woald appear
that the store owner U not yoar
employee; that he procure? custo
m er? for you merely as an Inci
dent to the conduct! of his o*n
buaine??; that he U at independ
ent contractor, rather than y ear
employe*; bat come deta.ll of
your relationship. not set for-. is in
your question may pat a different
light on the matter atd make
yoar relationship with the store
owner an employer-employee re
lationship, atd inasmuch ae ex
questions' moat be decided by th-r
'Treasury Department it is susg
ted that yoa su&m.t full inform--'
tioa to the Collector of Internal
Re-vetue for yoar district for a
specific ruling
QUESTION I am a farmer
but/this fall I plat to beip out .n
a Yobacco warehouse daring the
tobacco season. 1 will be paid at
hourly wage for the time I work
1 understand that because I am a
farmer I do not come undej the
social Security Act atd do tot
have to have an account number
It ?.tU correct?
ANSWER: No Your informa- i
tion is not correc* You are a far- '
mer only whet you farm so far
as the So .a 1 Security Act is con
cerned The Social Security la*
does not exclude any 'profession
or group as such; it merely ex
cepts certain employments. Agri
cultural labor is excepted but
when you take employment in a
tobacco warehouse or engage it
any other than agricultural em- ?
ployment you come under t-be
Act You must apply on Form SS-5
for a Social Security account
number and you become eligible
for the benefits' provided under
the law, just as other workers in
commerce and industry. You cat
get Form SS -Ji from your Social
Security Board ~nt ice, from your
post office, or from your employ
er.
QUESTION: I take in washing
for a private family but this fall
I plan to work in the stemmery de
partment of a tobacco company
for three months. Will I have to
get a Social Security account'
number?
ANSWER: Yes, when you be
come an employee in coverd em
ployment, such as you describe,
under the Social Security Act, you
mus? comply with all the require
ments of the Act.
QUESTION: I got a job last
week. My employer had me. 811
out an application for a Social
Security account number, b.ut
when Sat-urday came I had not
received my number and he would
not pay me my money. Old he
do right?
ANSWER: No. When you ap
plied for your number you did
what you should. You are requir
ed to make your account number
known to your employer. Keep
your account card. Your number
is good so long as you live. The
Social Security Board does not
wi*,h any man to be deprived of
a day's wages, because he does
not have an account number. The
employer rniMtt? Jteep-a record of
the account number of each of
his employees, buti your employer
Went beyond the Taw when he re
fused to pay you your wages.
WINS PRIZE
Wilbur Williams! member of
the Louisburg colored fire com
papy won the second prize of
$2.50 offered In the foot race dur^
Ing the State Colored Firemen's
Convention held at Farmville dur
the week of Aug. 9th to 14th.
Wilbur showed the boys how to
run, when it was time to run.
STOVES
REBUILT and
REPAIRED.
Come in and .
get prices k
E. A. ROGERS
SHOP ON
SOUTH MAD* 8TRKET
^ q
Photo Contest
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P-a.e:gi S. C ? Tar Heel cam- '
era fits *td swtr the Slate Ad
j.Lf Committee i $5'/0 irni
tesr photography conte**. may
tar? &ack ? their Boc-prize-win
t:^r negative*. the Department
of Conservation and Development 1
aBBouB'.ed today.
Till ??i za<? ksown became
many amateur* have shown reiuc- 1
lance to part wrA their beat neg
atives. .n case they d:d Bot win 1
one of the prize*.
While it it Bece*aary that neg-'i
ative* be submitted with priiiu," 1
Me department announcement
said, The Advertising Committee 1
will be glad to return negative* i
which do BGt wjn prize* and are
des.red by conte?&nl*. Of court*
the C</t&m!tte>e reaerTi the right
to ate all entrle* aa it *ee* fit.
making aa many printa aa it i
needs from negatives before re
turfling them."
The state-wide corneal to far
baa yielded more printa m the
scenic division than in any other. ,
Good banting and fiahing pictures
continue scarce and action pic
ture* in tbi* division are especial
ly warned -for the State'*' Adver
tising Program.
The project provide* a grand,
prize of $160 for the be?t picture
from all divisions, and St (>.00 in
prize* in each of these categorie*:
Fiahing. bunting. recreation, in-'i
da*'.ry. ecenic, agriculture. In
tome .nstasce*. uewipapers are
conductiBg complementary con*
te*ta and are offering additional
prize* Amateur* to whom the
contest i* re*tricted. may enter
through rte?e newt papers, or di- ,,
rectiy with the AdTertiaing Com
mittee, Department of Conserva
tion aBd DevelopmeBt. in Raleigh >
Cha'.tam County farmers haTe
just purchased two registered
Guernsey cowe a Guernsey heifer
calf, a Guernsey bull calf, and
two registered Jersey cows as a
part of their livestock improve
ment program.
B S. Sherrill, Lincoln County
farmer, states one of the best
ways he has found to combat'
Bermuda grass is a thick growth
of lespedeza which will shade out I
the objectionable grass.
He Sews Straight
to the Line p
He expects that
some accuracy
from the
Distiller...
Full-flavored
Glenmort Bour
bon is the work
of expert w hit
key makers.
It's full value.
You'll go for
Glen more.
DMBortee Co., Incorporated
? Ow?boro, Kentucky
, ? ?Mfmnoir's
(blenmorc
KENTUCKY STRAIGHT
BOURBON WHISKEY
EVEN THE COP HAYS "GO"
TO SERVICE DRY CLEANERS
FOR PROMPT AND BKTTKR
CLEANING AND PRESSING
SERVICE
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CALL PHONE 440-1
SERVICE
Dry Cleaners ? j
F. C. RIGHT ?
Market Street Louisbnrg, N. O. !
FRASKLn COOTT ?
FARM ITEM8 ?
Bf Ccmmj Farm ?
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Franklin . and Vance Coonties
loined together is condacting 4-H
Club Camp Camp * u i*id at
Camp Leach c-ar Washington. X
C. seventy-nine unipt.'s atui
ied Including 3> from Franklin
C<funt7 and 46 from Vance Coun
ty The girii attending out
numbered the boys about three to
one ,
We were glad to tare with of
at Camp. Mr. R W. Graeber. Ex
tension Forester, and Mr. James
Weaver, .Horticulturist from state
Coilege They assisted greatly in
jar Educational Program
Instructions were given the
boys in Camp on Crop Identifica
tion. Forestry, and Strut* Sir.
Kenneth Davis, Louisbarg, X C..
assisted M Life Guard. Miaa Wea
ver was in charge of the Educa
tional Program for the girl*. Mrs
Piummer aoed a a Dietician, Mr
Edmond Aycocke of Vance Coun
ty waa in charge of the /Recrea
tional Program and W. (C. Boyce
was in charge of the Edocatlonal
Program for boye.
The following persons served
on the Staff: Mrs W. 3. Person.
Book-Ends and Desk Pads. Miss
Bet'.ie Cooper Davis. Copper
Work; Miss Luna Jackson. Song
Leader; Miss Myrtle Mitchell.
Counselor and Librarian; Miss
Helen Wilson. Store Keeper and
Life Guard; Miss Edith Medlin.
Life Goard; Mrs. W E Xewman.
Counselor, and Mrs. L. E. Barnes.
Camp Post Office.
HISS JOHXfeOX ACCEPTS POSI
nox IX ARIZOXA
Miss Pattie Johnson, daughter
of Mrs. Sam Johnson, of the Gold
Sand community. Louisburg, X.
C., R 4, has accepted the position
as advertising manager of a cos
metic company in Arizona. Miss
Johnson graduated from Gold
Sand High School in 1631. since
then she has be?n staying with
her parents. Here's hoping her
much success in her new work.
Her many friends sitend -congrat
ulations. '
Revival of 4-H Club work has
been begun in Macon County,
with farm and home agents re
porting much- interest among
farm boys and girls in the reor
ganization.
DAXCING SCHOOL J
A Dancing School will tftl at
Fuller's Dan ce Hall on Tuesday,
S-tpt. 14th. fith M !*? Sarah Stir
ling Price. '.J Raleigh. N. C , a*
teacher All forms of dar.ciiiK
*111 be taught including Ballet.
Toe. Tat and Acroba:4c. There
*111 alic. be a Ballroom c'ai>? All
that are interested in these class
es are urged, to n-eet Miss Price
at the Dance Hall. Tuesday, Hep'.
7th. 3 o'clock for regulation.
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Compliance work under *-fce
1S37 Agricultural Conservation
program is in full swing in most
North Carolina counties
Atintsn la CosUsf
la TTv American Bo>
Readers who like advent-ar and
Readers who like adventure and
plenty to please them in coming
issues of THE AMERICAN BOY
Magazine. They'll read, for in
stance. of seamen and sabotage
and San Francisco water-front
trooble; of -daring adventure In
the world of pseudo-science, and
of a feud aboard a plunging, roll
ing battleship.
They'll read, too, of excitemen'' !
aboard a transport plane blaring
over jangled Mexican mountains,
and of stranger planes that are
not bound to earth but swing
through the notStlessness of
space Readers can follow a young
ex-Moiintie as he searches for
clues in the wild northlands, and '
Tiernej, the pie-eating detective, *
on the trail of city criminals |
A new feature in THE AMERI
CAN BOY is picture pages that
tell stories. Pictures, for instance,
tiat vividly show a day in the life !
of a coast guardsman, and kcw ,
an Eskimo husky sled dog does j
his work. They transmit the thrill ?
of battling a hundred pound, wa- j
ter-churning tarpon. Tips on how
:it'i done are also given pictorial
ly ? ranging from how to run a
broken field to how to be correct
in a ballroom!
NOTE: Subscription prices of
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your subscription order at once
to take advantage of the bargain
j rates now in effect: one year at
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Foreign subscriptions 50c a year
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TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY "
I am prepared to write yon a policy to cover any and all of
your life insurance needs. The new policies are attractive and
econcAnical. Reprfvnt the Security Life tc Trust Co. f all me
for information, there will be no co*t or obligation.
- C. T. MOODY, Agent BUNN, N. C.
NOTICE!
A new shipment of Chatham all wool comfort
batts 72 by 90, $1.10. Wool and part wool
blankets and blanket rolls, unusually good
quality, Hundreds of yards new silks, heavy
quality and lovely colors suitable for comfort
top 8, cushions, etc.
1 MRS. H. G. PERRY '
3<H Jf. Main St. Next door to Baptist Church
ABSOLUTELY NEW
1938
R.C.A. VICTOR
GENERAL ELECTRIC
DETROLA
RADIOS
WITH AUTOMATIC TUNING
ON DISPLAY
RAYNOR'S RADIO SHOP
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I" JUST RECEIVED ? ONE SOLID
CARLOAD OF RANGES, COOK
STOVES AND HEATERS, ETC.
TO BE SOLD AT
EXTRA LOW
PRICES
Cooking
Ranges
$21-95
Cook Stoves
$A.25
THE SQUBREL HI NTING
SEASON OPENS SEPT. lot
WE HAVE A LARGE
STOCK OP
GINS and AMMUNITION
SPECIAL
22 BULLETS
Box
15c
WE SELL HINTING
LICENSE
U8E OUE BICYCLE
LAY AWAY PLAN
$1.00 paid down on a
Bicycle, we will hold
same for yon until
Christmas.
It's The Easy Way
To Buy.
3 Pc. Bed Room $01 .50
SUITES.. 1,1
3 Pc. Living SOA, .50
Boom Suites . .
9 x 12 GRASS 5-1.75
RUGS ?
9 x 12 Linolieum $J.49
RUGS
H. C. TAYLOR
H A & D W A & I B T 0 S I
PHONE 428-1 LOU18BCRG, N. O.
SUMMER
FURNITURE
We extend you an invitation to visit our
Store and inspect our fine stock of
Summer Furniture
and House Furnishings. v
We are offering the biggest bargains of the
year and we feel sure you will agree with us.
Call in and see our stock.
W. E. WHITE Furniture Co.
Louisburg, North Carolina
BLANKETS
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PREPARE NOW FOR
, WINTER COMFORT
USE OUR BLANKET LAY-AWAY PLAN
$ .50 down and small weekly payments
wil bold any Blanket you select until
November 1, 1937.
? THE ?
BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE
^ MAY WE SERVE YOU I
J. L. BROWN.
/ YOUNQBVILLE, M. 0.
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