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Improvement In Employment Conditions Noted Last Month Drop In Number Os New Claims Seen By Compensation Commission $9,266,000 Remains In Un employment Fund At End Os July. Raleigh, Aug. 3 Approxi mately $5,855,000 has been paid to unemployed and partially un employed workers in North Caro lina by the State Unemployment Compensation Commission since the first check was issued late in January, while about $9,266,000 remained in the fund at the end of July, Chairman Charles G. Powell states. A drop in the numbers of new claims has been noted during the past few weeks, indicating im provement in employment condi tions over the State, while the payments made each month by employers indicate only a moder ate monthly drop in amount of pay-rolls. Collections amount to about 3-4 of a million dol lars a month, while benefit pay ments have reached almost a mil lion a month. The fund as of July 31 had re ceipts of about $15,121,000, which included $14,882,000 in contribu tions by employers and $238,- 979.62 in interest in the balance on deposit with the U. S. Treas ury. Through last Wednesday, July G7, actual benefit payments had reached $5,754,276.50, while con tributions and interest reached $14,882,123.20, having an actual balance of $9,127,846.70. The new Advisory Council of the State Unemployment Com mission will meet with members of the commission, Chairman Charles G. Powell, Mrs. J. B. Spiman and Major A. L. Flet cher at the George Vanderbilt Hotel, Asheville, August 15, at the call of Chairman Grady Rankin, of Charlotte. W. B. Rodman, Jr., Washington, is vice-chairman, and E. W. Price is secretary. The Council will discuss, a mong other things, the “pooled fund,” “merit rating” and “re serve account” of hand ling unemployment compensa tion funds. The State has the “pooled fund” plan, but the law provides for a study of the other methods. The Council, representing three groups, follows: general public, W. C. Dowd, Charlotte; W. B. Rodman, Jr., Washington; Har ry L. Wilson, Morganton; Clar ence Stone, Stoneville; Don Elias, Asheville; employer, Marion W. Heiss, Greensboro; W. A. Eger ton, Enka; Grady Rankin, Char lotte; James I. Miller, Wilson; T. A. Finch, Thomasville; employee, C. G. Shaw, Durham; C. A. Fink, Salisbury; Charles Ruffin, Ra leigh; A. M. Hughes, Wilmington; C. M. Waynick, High Point. ■ o COTTON POOL The cotton producers’ pool, es tablished in connection with the first program of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, has completed preparation for buy ing up the outstanding participa tion trust certificates and liqui dating the pool’s activities. o FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE DIAL 4501 HERE'S THE BUY WgM WHEN IT COMES TO xjjg~ I • Don’tfrisk your money on unknown c'A'frlm-'.W' I blades! Always ask for Probak Jr. Made by gl&MSriw "fOB/l \S' the world’s largest blade makers.-they give ' ' cool > «nooth shaves. Buy a package today. 1 Uncle Jitti Sags | Records studied by the State College Extension Service show that about three times as many automobiles were sold in farm states in 1937 as were sold in 1932. Farm cash income in 1937 was twice as big as income in 1932. DAVIS GETS CO-OP ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP Haywood Boy Is Winner Over Four Other Contest ants In State Finals. Raleigh, August 3 Jim Davis, 19-year-old student of Clyde High School in Haywood County has been awarded the first prize of a one-year college tuition scholarship and SIOO in cash in the eleventh annual Co-operative Essay contest. The finals of the essay con test, held in Raleigh this week, brought to a close a series of school, county and district con tests which began early in May and in which thousands of rural boys and girls in all sections of the state participated. The con test is sponsored each year by the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association, the Farmers Cooperative Exchange and the Carolina Co-operator Publishing Company as an edu cational project. Second prize of $25 in cash went to Edmund W. Harris, Jr., 16-year-old student of Dunn High School in Harnett County, while third prize of sls went to Mary Patricia McCleney, 16-year -old student of Chadbourne High School in Columbus County, the lone girl contestant. Horace Ed ward Moore, 15-year-old student of Red Oak High School in Nash County won fourth prize of $lO. The three rural boys all spoke on “The Kind of Farmer I In tend To Be,” while Miss McCle ney spoke on “The Kind of Farm Woman I Intend To Be.” Commenting upon the contest, M. G. Mann, General Manager of the Cotton Association and the FCX, said that he was “impres sed” with the emphasis rural youth of today is placing upon character, “It wajt particularly encouraging,” he said, “to note the large number of contestants who stated that in order to be a good farmer or a good farm wo man they must first be good citi zens in every respect, and above all, Christians at heart.” In his essay on “The Kind of PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C- World Events Through the Camera’s Lens \ i— ——- *• a.v. •*. - Jiff £•: Bk. irK ... • —Japanese soldiers pole their boats over the flooded waters of the Yellow river after Chlne-p (reaps m breaks in the dykes to delay the Nipponese advance. 2—King George and Queen Elizabeth of Eng lar. ivbose recent visit (to France strengthened the military alliance between the two nations for defense. 3—“«>iK Jim” Farley shown addressing the meeting of the national gathering of the Young Democrats oi America at Seattle, Wash. Farmer I Intend To Be” Davis stressed the importance of char acter, education, selection of a life-partner, choosing a farm, soil management, business man agement, and an ample income. \ “Contrary to public opinion,” declared Davis, “I think the av erage farm, if managed intelli-; gently, can provide a decent and comfortable living for the farmer and his family.” Davis, who has already made application to State College this Fall, where he will study Agricul- j ture, said he wanted to learn how to select livestock, plan crop ro-J tatjon, livestock rations, leanfanfl understand more about cooper a- u tive organizations such as the! Farmers Cooperative Exchange, j the State Cotton Association and other organizations that are help-J ing to make successful agricul ture. Davis set fourth the qualifica- ” ' ——— **— a I" and when the cigarette boy mes around ask him to toss e s PLEASURE/oryou. smokers everywhere put rfield’s ingredients ... Mild ripe tobaccos, home grown and aromatic Turk ish, and pure cigarette paper . lORE PLEASURE than any igarette you ever smoked. '. •- ■ ' «iVj 'I;/.' 'rjn i tions he expects the future Mrs. . 1 Davis to have in the following paragraph. | “In selecting a life-partner I ’ | want to get a woman with good ‘| character, robust health, neat in | ' appearance, possessing a good | education, a good cook and will | ing to work and live on the farm ■■ and can enjoy farm life.” He declared that “Farming is a business that must be managed, as such,” commented upon thej I fact that there is something for the farmer to do every day inj I the year. He said he intended to guarantee a source of income | through a diversified plan of op- ( JFatlon /which would balance on his farm. ° The Caswell County farm ag ( ent reports one of the best crops J of lespedeza ever grown in the county. Other piedmont Exten-J | sion workers report the same good news. PLENTY OF WHEAT Record world wheat production and near-record world supplies of the grain are indicated for the | 1938-39 crop, according to the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Econ omics in its current wheat situa -1 tion report. N. C. TOBACCO QUOTA The North Carolina flue-cured tobacco marketing quota for the j 1938-39 marketing year to be ap ortioned among growers is ap jjraximately 494,934,0001 potinds, reveals E. Y. Floyd, AAA execu tive officer at State College. DR. R. J. PEARCE EYES EXAMINED i MONDAYS ONLY | Thomas - Carver Bldg. FARM BOY GIVEN AWARD FOR ESSAY _ r “ L. Bruce Gunter, of Fuquay Springs, Vice-President of the State Cotton Association, is shown here presenting Jim Davis, of Waynes ville, with a one-year tuition scholarship and SIOO in cash as first prize In the Eleventh Annual Co-oerative Essay Contest. Other win-, nets, left to right are: Edmund W. Harris, Jr., of Dunn, second prize in the Eleventh Annual Co-operative Essay Contest. Other win sls; and Horace Edward Moore of Rocky Mount, fourth prize of $lO. Thousands of boys and girls from all sections of the State participat ed in the Essay Contest this year. One crop of cowpeas, plowed under, and some needed terracing resulted in the wheat yield on the farm of J. W. Beckham of Harrisburg, R. 1, Cabarrus Coun ty, being raised from six bushels an acre last year to 15 bushels an acre this season. Interested in improving his to mato crop, C. H. Fries of Salis bury, Route 1, Rowan County, has developed a new tomato variety which promises to be of great value to North Carolina garden ers. * o FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE DIAL 4501 U/-!l For The Opening ▼ V alt Os ROXBORO*S New Shoe Store OPENING SOON! W. RAINEY HAWKINS, Manager and Owner. THURSDAY, AUGUST «, 1938 R. H. Barringer of Balls Creek, Catawba County, wanted a fish pond so he contracted with the County terracing unit to build him one. The water is led into the pond through a trough and the land around is terraced so that a maximum of silt can pollute the water. Limestone and phosphate ap plied to his hay field resulted in George Whitehead of Avery County cutting two tons of hay to the acre this summer. Where he did not use the material his yiled was approximately one ton per acre. o FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE DIAL 4501. If If
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