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UNITED STATES SENATOR
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Although there has been no
let-up in committee consideration
of new farm legislation, labor
standards, Federal reorganization
and numerous other matters, in
preparation for Congressional ac
tion once the proposal to reorgan
ize the judiciary is out of the way,
the latter measure is now the
highlight of widespread interest.
As this is being written, oppon
ents of court changes are present
ing their case. By the time this
Is published a vote In the Senate
may be near.
However, developments are
coming so rapid that the subject
must be left to the daily press
and the radio which are keeping
the public informed on the more
significant trends. This opens the
way for timely mention of a sub
ject of unusual Interest to those
unfamiliar with the daily move
ments of their members of Con
gress. In other words, the Sena
torial Day.
The Senator's day begins at
varying hours. I have seen mem
bers of the Senate headed for
their offices as early as six in the
morning. I have had visitors
knocking on my own door as early
as seven. But by nine o'clock
from ten to twenty people are
usually awaiting Interviews, and
the number increases up to noon.
Borne have appointments and
others await their turn. The ma
jority are hopeful of assistance in
securing jobs and all feel that
their demands can be met. To
these dally interviews Is added
anywhere from one to several
hundreds letters, post cards and
circulars, the majority requiring
Immediate attention. As attention
is given to visitors and mail, tele
phone calls add to time required.
Many people believe that the
purpose of Congress convening at
noon is to allow members to have
the morning free. Such is not the
case. The average member of Con
gress is on several committees.
These committees meet during
the morning hours. It is the time
when hearings are held on im
portant legislation and when
committee members confer on re
ports to be made to their respec
tive bodies, Senate or House, as
the case may be. And the Con
gress functions by committees,
the prestige of an individual
member being largely based on his
rank on committees. The new
member begins, always, at the'
bottom on a committee list and
moves upward over a period of
years to the coveted chairman
ships.
Senators, and Representatives
as well, unless they have some
important or pressing appoint
ment in their offices, go direct
from committee rooms to the
floor of the Senate or House. All
endeavor to be present for the
roll call.
Shortly after twelve, Congres
sional pages begin the daily trek
from reception rooms to the wells
of the senate and house, with calls
for members. Constituents and
even strangers want time for in
terviews. Unless the business on
the floor is of extreme import
ance, the interviews are granted.
They result in every conceivable
request. Some are merely friend
ly calls.
When free from duties in the
committee room or on the floor
of office, the member must make
departmental calls. Advice is
sought pending Federal appoint
ments, contracts of interest to the
Congressional member's ** state,
and perhaps some particular
phase of Government activity in
which the member Is interested.
And while attending to these mis
sions, the member must be in con
stant communication with his of
fice with regard to telegrams and
telephone calls. Not the least of
the time-taking demands is the
necessity for short chats with
numerous persons encountered by
a member of congress when away
from his office.
Upon completion of the daily
JEWELARD
8 Pound Carton
$1.09
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Modern Food Store
Phone 89 Eftin, N. C.
COMPLIANCE BEING
CHECKED IN STATE
Wi fl Determine Payments
Farmers Will (Jet Under
Soil Program
PICTURES ARE TAKEN
The work of checking compli
ance on some 130,000 North Car
olina farms which are cooperating
In the agricultural conservation
program got under way this
month.
Information gathered In the
check will be used to determine
the amount of soil-building and
diversion payment each grower Is
to get, said H. A. Patten, state
compliance supervisor at State
College.
Forms have been furnished
from Washington on which will
be set down the acreages of de
pleting and conserving crops and
the areas on which soil-building
practices are being conducted.
Since farmers have until Octo
ber 31 to plant certain conserv
ing crops and start soil-building
practices wider the 1937 program,
the task of checking compliance
cannot be fully completed until
after that date, Patten pointed
out.
In 60 counties, aerial photo
graphs being made this summer,
or taken previously, will be used
to determine the acreages of dif
ferent fields on individual farms.
The supervisor will take the
pictures to the farm and identify,
with the help of the farmer, the
different fields and the crops
growing on them. I
Acreage can be checked with
an accuracy within one per cent
when the photographs are used.
This method is also faster and
more economical than measuring
with tapes, Patten stated.
North Carolina farmers earned
more than $12,000,000 under the
program with some 115,000 farms
cooperating. j
CHICKENS SHOULD
NOT BE NEGLECTED
Neglect in Summer Results in
Low Egg Production
In Fall
WARN AGAINST DISEASE
Low egg production In hot
weather often causes poultrymen
to neglect their flocks, with the
result that production continues
low in the fall when it should be
increasing.
Good management in hot
weather not only keeps birds in
better condition for heavy pro
duction later, but it also keeps up
production through the summer,
said Roy S. Dearstyne, head of
the poultry department at State
College. j
Shade to protect birds from
the sun during the hottest part
of the day is essential to thrifty
birds, he said. A portable range
shelter provides shade where birds
can feed and rest. i
Since range crops usually be
come dry and unpalatable in sum
mer, the birds need an ample ra
tion in their feed hoppers. Plen
ty of fresh water should be avail
able at all times. I
Plenty of grain should be fed
during the developing season. A
good mash should be fed also as
it contains vital food elements
that are not provided in a grain
diet alone.
Where crippled and subnormal
birds are found in the flock, they j
should be culled out at once. I
Such birds never pay a profit and
their low vitality often mnirog
them the starting point for an
outbreak of contagious disease.
Lice and mite infestations oc
cur frequently in summer and re
sult in heavy losses unless check
ed at once.
Fowl pox can be prevented by
vaccinating the birds at an early
age. The disease usually breaks
out in the fall when the birds are
in full lay and making a profit
for their owner. Leghorns are es
pecially susceptible to pox.
session, then comes the time for
reading and signing mail, answer- '
ing telegrams, dictation to sten
ographers always interrupted
by telephone calls and visits —j
sometimes running into darkness.
Additional telephone calls and
telegrams come well into the
night, and start again early the
following morning. It is all a part
of the Senatorial Day. It requires
patience, energy and an under
standing of people. And the real
friend of a Congressional mem
ber is the person who understands
the press of the daily routine and
realizes the strain it imposes on
an individual.
The timif required 'for writing
and making speeches, as well as
weighing the importance of var
ious invitations to speak, Is sm
other chapter.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Big Savings For You! Starts Thui
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Iqv nvlno 99 n JH A CreDe DreSSeS 80n * Unfortunately for us—but lucky for you—this is impossible. As a result,
lai price LLQ, "■ y at the regular price. We do thiri rather than storing this merchandise away, for i
yard, now * ■ Qne group crepe penny to us as k>ng as it lays there, and too, it takes needed space for new merchai
■ dresses in solid colors and customers can buy at substantial savings, as is the case in our July Clearance S
prints Regularly sell up to during this Clearance. It doesn't take much knowledge of arithmetic to si
ABC DIMITY, BATISTE, MUS- was. now- durin « thi « M* store-wide e«nt!
ja.S l ". $2.88 ALL SUMMER SUMMER CO.,
■ EVENING DRESSES pr ml
ONE LOT PIQUES, DOTTED /%_ j* v v « • 1% JUi vJ
DIMITY, etc., values to QQp resses A FICO Group includes whites, pink,:
49c, lIOW One group chiffon and wash- $13.95 Values
able crepe dresses Values to ALL SUMMER BAGS
SPECIAL PURCHASE ,5 6, now_ _
A very special purchase of towels, $3.88 KLUUCtiU! $7.95 "values
hucks and kitchen towels. Values x _ nrk „.
to 20c. Special price- Your chance to buy a new summer v
bag at a real saving-! so.yo values
A An Dresses now
JLUC * SI.OO Bags now y ._., 79c -
one group printed chiffons $1.98 BagS nOW $1.49' AT J POTT#?
and printed crepe dresses. Val- j>r» rvo t» t*-* e\r> 1
ONE TABLE SILKS. Stripes ues , 0 K . n ,52.98 Bags now $1.98 _ _ _ _
prints plain colors. Values AJJr* —————J K r. I J LI
tO 79C yard. NOW tI V gA fiS GLOVES REDUCED 'All cotton dresses reduced, Ni
* Current summer styles, colors, etc. eluded, Dotted Swiss, printed!
SPECIAL PURCHASE! 49c and 59c values now, „.37c $1.95 values
■pv >4. • 41* -i t 79c values now , 57c now only
Don t miss this special purchase Dresses si. oo values now 67c $2.95 values
O-f linen and rayon cloths. one g roup spo rt dresses, Bem- ———————-——————— now only
51 xsl ravon OA A berg sheers and chiffons, vai- , CHILDREN'S HATS $3.95 values
cloths ..... ... OSIC ues to $7.95. .N0w Values to SI.OO tfj 0 now only
T* • DP oo now only $5.95 values
51x 51 Linen
c l°ths L____now only vl V miammmmammmmmmti
I BASEMENT STORE CLEARANCE VALUES THAT ME/
f 36.JNCH SOLID COLOR -i Summer Bags ifl
MENS broadcloth, yard An attractive assortment
STRAW HATS IVIOII S DIIO6S lin two spec 1 price groups. I
98c values 50c Nunn-Bush summer shoes, YARD-WIDE CRETONNES -fl Aa Values to 59c—
y8C valUeS regular $7.50 Off per yard IVt 37c
$1.49 values 98c values, now wv.Oil Values to 25c—
-51.98 values $1.19 Freeman summer shoes, REGULAR 5c LADIES' SPORT .. 19c
regular $5.00 Off handkerciefs 1 A/»
Ail Whit. Shoes values, n0w.... 3 for Special Purchase!
REDUCED! Freeman summer shoes, T)/ ... 0 , ' f special buy of sumnngi
Values to *4.95- regular $4.00 ©o Off BOYS'WASH SUITS, reg- 7Qf» dress; goods including shew
$3.88 values, now I. o5 ular 98c values, now * batate d.mt.es ete short
Values to »3.95- "
; ? 2 - 88 reJiT a r Umm ®« S «2lp ONE GROUP LADIES'HATS, regu- I(L>
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values to ° W Men's Pints
L fto( , EXTRA SPECIAL VALUE! 47 Men's summer «-
1 i-aaies onoes spring H at s tar 10c
Kedette Sandals One group sandals, ties, each and was jj pan tg, fg
.. . . „ . pumps, straps. Whites, maise, —^__i___
Whites and colors. Regular „• i j xr i ,
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Thursday, July 15. 1937