j IN WASHINGTON
WHAT
IS
TAKING
PLACE
BY
The mlich-discussed and long
awaited farm bill has been given
the finishing touches by the House 1
and Senate conferees and is ex
pected to be up for Congressional
consideration by the time this ]
column appears. It may not prove <
t-j be all that is desired by agricui- 1
ture and those concerned with the ?
welfare of the farmer. Howejrer,'!
those in charge of the legislation i
feel that it is an approach to a ! i
basic national problem fend will 1 1
do much to maintain the price of
farm commodities.
Prom the standpoint of North
Carolina, the farm bill and tax
revision are unquestionably the
two most important issues pend
ing in Congress. All indications
are that the conference report on
farm legislation will be accepted
promptly by both tihe House and
the Senate. As a result, it is rea
sonable to assume that within the
next ten days the farmers of the
country will for the first Mme in
many months have some assurance
as to what they may expect in the
way of Federal assistance.
While major attention has been
given in recent years to industri- .
al problems, including labor rela
tions, few members of the nation
al legislature have lost sight of
the fact that the welfare of all
people largely hinges on agricul
ture. This is particularly true of
North Carolina where more than
half the people live on farms. In
this connection the state ranks
third in the country in the num
ber of farms, with a total of 300,
967 in 1935. and a value in ex
cess of 1707.000,000. Thus the
investment in farm property in
the state is nearly a billion dol
' lars. It is also interesting to note
that only half of the farms in;
the state are operated by tenants.
Recently several members of
the Senata were discussing the
farm problem jtnd it was general
ly agreed that' it is vitally impor
tant that the farmers keep posted
on developments in the field of
agriculture. This can be done by
writing to the Superintendent of
Documents in Washington for in
teresting literature on how the
progressive farmer can make use
of the Government in keeping in
formed on new phases of agricul
tural activity.
For example mere is avanaDie
at small cost tbe "Journal of Agri
cultural Research" published
twice a month by the Government
in the nature of a review of in
vestigative work by the Depart
ment ot Agriculture and agricul
tural colleges. Through this medi
um the farmer can keep advised
of the latest steps to raise farm
income and to produce commodi
ties for which there is k market. ,
While the farm bill will un
doubtedly be given prompt- con
sideration. indications are that its
importance to the West has been
somewhat lessened by drought
predictions which the Weather
Bureau says threatens the 1938
wheat and corn crops. If such a
drought develops, and North Caro
lina farmers are fortunate enough
to have good weather, it will un
doubtedly mean much to farm in
come in the state.
Reference has been made to tax
revision which in the final analy
sis, also affects the farmers. It
is anticipated that a tax bill spon
sored by the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Re
presentatives will be reported out
very shortly. It1 is also indicated
that when the measure reaches
the Senate that this body will go
eTen farther than the House giv
ing relief to business and industry
from penalty taxes on the undis
tributed portion of corporate in
come. Obviously, such relief for
business and industry will un
doubtedly play a part Tb maintain
ing wage standards and giving
our people greater buying rower. I
This is. of course, of vital impor
tance because the price of farm
commodities, whatever tho Gov
ernment may do, is dependent on
the ability of the people to pur
chase farm products. Somi mem
bers of Congress even go so far
M to predict virtual abolition if
surtax on the undistributed por
tion ot corporation earning--.
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""""SSSISKK
from the very first
* WHAT'S WHAT
* ABOUT *
* SOCIAL SECURITY *
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QUESTION: The personnel re
:ords of my establiBbment show
111 employee by the name of Wil- j
liam Smilb, but he has a Social;]
security account number under i
Lhe name of Bill Smith. Which -
name should I use in making re- <
ports under the Social Security (
\Ct? |,
ANSWER: 4f your employee's,
account number shows his name i
is "Bill Smith" then your reports
should show his name as "Bill
Smith" instead of William Smith.
QUESTION: One of my employ
ees has two or three Social Se- 1
eurity account numbers. So far, I
have always reported him under 1
the same number. Just what :
should he do with the extra ones
ANSWER: Each of your em- 1
ployees should have only one So- :
rial Security account number.
Possession of more than one ac
count number k> not in the best
Interest of the employee. Seek
to have your employee turn in to
the nearest Social Security Board
Field Office for cancellation all
but one account number card. On
the back of each card turned in
for cancellation t-here should be
written plainly and accurately the
number of the accouut card re
tained by the employee.
QUESTION: Does the amount
a worker will get in unemploy-i
ment compensation payments de
pend on the person's wages?
ANSWER: The amount of pay
ments which will be made to an
eligible unemployed worker un
der the unemployment compensa
tion law will depend on the
amount of his weekly wage, the
period for which he has been em
ployed and other factors. Ask
the State Unemployment Compen- 1
sation Commission for full infor
mation.
QUESTION: Will everyone who
loses his Job get unemployment
compensation?
ANSWER: Xo. Unemployment^
compensation will be paid only to
those unemployed workers who
register for #inployment and who
otherwise qualify under the State
unemployment compensation law.
Payment of unemployment com
pensation has begun in all the
States in this Region, which are
District of Columbia. Maryland.
North Carolina. Virginia and West
Virginia, and in many other Stat- '
es. and each worker Should in
form himself about the provisions
of his State law.
COTTON" REPORT
The V. S. Government Census
report shows that there' were
14. $73 bales of cotton ginned in
Franklin County from the crop
of 1937 prior to Jan. IS, 1938 as
compared with 9.831 !?ales ginned
to Jan. 16. 1937. crop of 1936.
, CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
Civil Service examinations have
been announced for the following
positions, applications to be re
iceired not- later than Fib. 17th.
1938:
Senior Stenographer. $1.62 > a
year. Junior Stenographer. $1,440
a year.
Senior Typist. $1,440 a year,
Junior Typist. $1,260 a year.
Open to men only (there is an
adequate register of female elig
ibles). See J. A. Wheless. Louis
burg. N. C.. or write to Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, D.
C . for application blanks.
Tobacco planting is about one
month ahead of last year in John
ston County reports the farm
agent-. Growers say the early,
seeding matures plants before
blue mold attacks.
CURE F?R ,
WH??Pil*fe C?OS?H
PRACTISED BY S?nz
PE.OPLE. of OOR
c?t)N-n?v WA^ T?
cur thpee. small
BO*JCHES of hair '
PROM A child wh? mas never
SEEK ITS RATHER, SEW "THIS
HAIR IMTo AM UNBLEACHED RAG
AND HANG IT ARoOND THEMECK
Of* TKE. CHILD HAV1U6 THE
WHOPPtMS COUGH -o.?.o-o.
IIt IS RELIEVED 8Y
THE NATIVES of nADAGASC At
THAT A WAR*?I?R SH?L>LD
N?T EAT THE KNEES of AN 0>
.Lerr ihpoin& so
HE BEC?/*\E TWEAK-KNEED*
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the mills hi *
MKKRY-GO-KOUND ?
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Literature Books )
At last the exams are over
! ^nd ma>'be 'one of ,
Mills HI students have been re
Bar h* w'UCe they pul ,helr gram- !
nar books away. Now the students I
?ve plunged whole-heartedly in
he glorious stories from the
^English Heritage" book FY? ,
"f Mill.CHn "nd ?UI' the pupils !
are del|Kbted to be
gin Literature. Here's hoping that
-veryone will do as good in Litera
6 as they did in grammar
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Demonstration Cookery ,
Cla?MUal0r H?me Ec<">omics ,
,leW elective ^urse ad- ,
in* in fhyear' h1* taken up cook* i
'he way It is taken Un in
cookmg schools. That is. by hav- 1
nig demonstrations.
There have been tfve demons-'
of Ih??Ua'i Which ,wo ""embers!
of the class prepare the food, e*- ,
Plaining each step and answering
any questions which the rest of
tne class may ask.
The first demonstration was
creamed cauliflour; the second
sp nach; the third, creamed car
rots, the fourth potatoes baked in
jackets; and the fifth was a juicy
steak with mushrooms.
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? Around the Campus \
All the students and teachers
were glad to see Mr. .Mills, when
\V Mll|s High a visit last
\ednesda.v. Our county superin
? ? is a,w?y? welcomed? we
i. storles and jokes, too. '
There were a great many red
*!h around during the cold
weather last week.
\nnlhu visitors welcomed ' bv
piLi, , g *ere Peg Ford. Jean
Fleming, and Grace Johnson. They
graduated last year and are now
VirCgin,rS Carolina and
lit
Basketball!
Mills Hi played a double-head
er game with Franklinton January
... Although Mills Hi boys and'
gills lost, they did some beautiful
gamesSThed/ia?'ed eici,lnK
fnd i 8". 8?ore was 15-18,
and Mie boys was 10-23. The
chcr"iS ?'?ups fronb Louisburg
heeied with heart and soul. No
th? ? ?\8af that Mills Hi hasn't
the School Spirit", because she
Mm, u neW and popular "hwr of
Mills Hi is Our team is Red Hot "
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Diplomas
Bfiug a senior is a' very im
Th'p,.aDt event in a person s life
Theies the time when you pick,
out > our caps and gowns, diplomas
iimtations and then tie glorious
night of the Junior-Senior ban
The seniors have just nicked
out their diplomas /, ? P'gg
t ?' ke ,sonif' p,'et 1 >' d ' plo mas .
JUSI take a good look at these
ril l TuTh7 are "e.uti?uT
rhej a,e Hie. book tvpe The
and rk? '8, ?n side of the book
and the class roll, colors flower
and oi ficers are on the other side'
J ^2?er is black with gold lei
Ih"' T seal on the diploma has
the school colors. The seniors wii!
be proud when they recny' ihe'r
diplomas, because thev signify ,n
'important step towart th-fluYu.e
Itt
O m |?J^f 'i-ORi-a 111*
On Tuesday. January _ -t , Mr.
Huggins made a talk in Chapel.
He reminded us that half of the
school year was gout,. and urg^d
us to work harder fte last half
than we did the first half.
We then sang some songs with
Mrs Bailey and Mr. Hoggins lead
ing us. We sang "Reuben and
llachel." with Mi?. Bailey lead
ing the girls and Mr. Huggins the
boys. ? *
On Friday, Miss Onnie's first
igrade entertained us with songs
.and poems. They had .pupils in
costumes ^presenting each month
of the' )'ear. each saying a poem
as he came out on the stage. Their
Glee Club also entertained us
with songs.
John Holden and William
Daniel Wells then imitated a
'dummy and a ventriloquist.
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P. T. \ . Meeting
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion met again at Mills High on
January 27. Before the business
session. Miss Scovflle and Mrs.
Bailey sang a musical selection,
"Santa Lucia." Mrs. H. H. John
son made a talk on "Child Wel
fare Relative to School Attend
ence." Reports were made on the
organizations and individuals
helping the underprivileged chil
dren at the school cafeteria. These
reports came from the Welfare
Department, the Library Club, the
P. T. A? the Red Cross, and son^e
of the teachers. Another import
ant report came from the eye
clinic. The business of attendence
was next brought up. which re
sulted in Mr. Huggins room get
ting the picture for fhe largest
number of parents present.
In Polk County, farmers are
preparing to make one of their
heaviest seedlngs of lespedeja.
Seed are being purchased cooper
atively \ for broadcasting over J
small grain.
Newspapers in Russia are prin- '
ted in 69 languages but they all
have to publish the same kind of
stuB concerning the government.
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Try "IUb.Mjr.TU.., -WorW, Be*
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? GOI.l) SAM) SCHOOL NKW8 ?
Publlahed by Pupils of *
(iolil Siind High Sc-liool *
"Pep" Meeting J
Friday, January 28, In place of|
our regular chapel program wei
jave a "pep" meeting to encour-i
age our basketball players and to
bring out more people to see the
games. Mr. Alexander was chair-;
man of the meeting. We elected
four "Cheer Leaders" to repre
sent the school, they are: Nannie
Leonard. Dorothy Duke, Johnnie
Cottrell and Tyre Lancaster. Sev
eral bf our high school teachers
made up a basketball song and
9chool song. We practiced the
songs and learned many new yells.
Here's hoping this "pep" talk will
result in our girls and boys win
ning many more games. - ;
Look out Warrenton here we
come.
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Girls Athletic Xews
The girls have been playing dif
ferent) basketball teams We play
ed Warrenton last Friday night. ;
January 28, but lost with score of
24-19. Too bad, girls, but don't
get discouraged because we have
won some of them. We'll beat
Warrenton next Friday night it
we can. So watch us! .
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Beta t'lob News
The Beta Club met Friday,
Jan. 28 and had a singing pro
gram.
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Fight h tirade News
The eighth grade girls are fin
ishing a problem in dressing dolls
which will be a great help in mak
ing our dresses in the spring. The
doll dresses will be shown Friday,
February 4, in the auditorium at
12:30 p. in.
It is illegal to sell or buy tick
ets in the Irish Sweepstakes in
the United Statps. But. when Mrs.
Juliet K. Hammond, of Detroit',
bought a winner and went to Ire
land to collect $75,000 prize,- the
United States revenue officers
heard all about it. They are su
ing her for $14,120 as a tax on
her winnings. It's illegal to buy a
ticket, but the revenue authori
ties keep hoping people will win
something, so they can collect tax
es on the prize money. You see,
its legal to ^ue for a share of the
winnings.
GUANO
GUANO GUANO
I have on hand one hundred tons of quality ferti
lizers, Fish Brand, Golden Bell, Roysters, Agrico,
and Fanners. There are no better brands of
fertilizers made. Come to see me at Union Ware
house when you want quality fertiliser. I shall
render to you the same service that I have in the
past.
YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
6R0VER C. HARRIS
I FARM 8 HOME
Supplies at Unusually Low Prices
| STOVES AND RANGES |
CAST IRON
COOK STOVES
$9.75
HEATERS
Of All Kinds
Wood, Coal and
cookingI
RANGES
$21.95
| FURNITURE |
3 Pc.
BED ROOV
SUITES
$35.00
9 x 12
Linoiteum
Rl'GS
$4.49
3 Pc. Bed.
Spring and
Mattress
$14.25
3 PC,
Living Room
SVITKS
$26.60
| FARMING SUPPLIES |
BRIDLES
90c
rP
HORSE
COLLARS
$1.25
AXES
91.50
SHOVELS
80c
Russel One
Horse
WAGONS
$57.50
I PAINTS, ETC. J
I Ready Mixed
P A I X T
813.9
Gal.
Paints, Oils, Vinbhm,
8taln?, Kalsomines, Etc.
Ijugest Stock
in Franklin County
Texolit*
Pwt Paint
Mix
With Water
SUPPLIES
PLUMBING ? Galr. Pip.-.
Cast Pipe, Bath Fixtures
Pipe Fittings, Etf.
ELECTBICAL ? Copper
Wire, B.X. Cable, Switches.
Etc.
FOR RENT
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IK C. TAYLOR I
H1IDWA1I ITOBS
PHONE 4M-1 LOCVBdM. K. a
Ever notice thati tbe person
who makes a habit of staying up
late, generally also makes a ha
bit of going to sleep right tbe
middle of a conversation 'nl1 tbi
evening?
Columbus County strawberry
growers are interesting in thin
ning their pines because the prac
tice provides more straw for
mulching the berries.
FOR SALE
One car load of line, fresh
mules; also some milk cows and
heifers. I. B. GARDNER, Spring
Hope, N. C. 1-21-41
APARTMENT
Apartment for renti. Mrs. M. S.
Clifton, Loulaburg, N. C. 1-28-tf
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
' 1NO PHONE 283
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Mother, need the urgent advice
of doctor* and ho?pital?. do a*
they do; give your baby a daily
body-rub with the antiscptK oil
that chases away germ?. and
keep* the skin safe That means
Mennen Antiseptic Oil. It's used
by nearly all maternity hospitals
from GERMS
It gets down into skin-folc'.s-and
prevents infection It keeps the
skin healthier Get a bottle today
At any druggist
MEfinCn crfnluefilic- OIL
IRONING BOARDS
A Convenient, Durable and
Serviceable Household
Necessity
Gome in and see it or call me for demonstration.
Prices reasonable.
Remember I repair all kinds of woodwork and
make most anything you want in wood necessi
ties or novelties. I also upholster and rebuild
your old furniture.
SEE ME AND SAVE MONEY
TROY P. WILLIAMS
Kenmore Avenue Louisburg, N. C.
OUR LINE OF FALL
FURNITURE
Is NOW COMPLETE.
Visit us and secure our prices
before buying.
Our Undertaking Depart
ment is at your disposal.
W. E. WHITE Furniture Co.
Louiaburg, North Carolina
SAVE TIME AND
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sary Things for Convenience.
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YOUNGS VILLI, N 0