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Rate Reduction ■ T If" t (Continued From Front Page) m . . • rr*'- \ ty . the Carolina Power and Light rates are expected to become a ; yardstick for the other major el ectric utilities serving North Carolina. The reductions will bring 1939 savings of approximately $232,- 000 to residential customers, $164,- 000 to commercial lighting cus tomers, $120,000 to Itwo classes of commercial power consumers and $200,000 to textile mills in North Carolina. Similar but smaller sav ings will be experienced in South Carolina. Minimum Bracket Cut The highest residential rate, 10 cents per kilowatt hour five years ago, will be cut from the present five-cent level to 3.9 cents each for the firrt 50 kilowatt hours. “Every class of residential cus tomers will receive a reduction,” Winborne pointed out, “but the largest reduction is given to the sonsumers under 50 kwhs, for the reason that the rate for large consumers is already low.” Ninety per cent of commercial lighting customers, those using less than 300 kwhs a month, also will get a 22 per cent reduction. Commissioner Winborne made the following calculations of drop in costs: Residential, from $1.25 to ssl a month for 25 kwhs, $2.50 to $1.95 for 50 kwhs, $4.00 to $3.40 for 100 kwhs., -6.00 to $5.80 for 200 kwhs and $7.75 to $7.50 for 300; and commercial, similar reductions up to 50 kwhs a month, from $5.00 to $3.90 for 100 kwhs, $lO to $7.80 for 200 kwhs and sls to $11.70 for 300. There were 48,193 residential and 10,878 commercial users in North Carolina in 1937. New Domestic Rates The new residential rates are: Parachute Jumper Makes 30,000 Foot Leap No celestial invader is this intrepid man. Two attendants at the Villeneuve-St. George’s air field in Paris, France, carry a French para chute jumper from the field after he made a successful jump from an altitude of 30,930 feet. He is wearing the new suit that has been per fected for stratosphere flying. San Jacinto Tunnel Nears Completion yMim, | sgEPS m£k i |ki Bmf** J/BM AW U®?-3sfc' it n. ; —By-yji Wm .. -ini ft' ytji v W %JrM A THilfcf' ’'> a ht ; uninnocm*- __ u Completing a five-year job, hard-rock men holed through in the San Jacinto tumid recently. Within a few months 1,000,000,#00 gallons of the Colorado river win rash through this 13-mile bore daily In its haste to fueaek the thirst of Los Angeles and 12 other southern cities. It was one «f the biggest tunneling Jobs ever attempted. „ Well-Designed Small Home -- ~ . c i*y pf t r av- f i Jy ‘/~7 • / -3.9 cents each for the first 50 kwhs, 2.9 cents each for the next 100 kwhs, 1.9 cents each for the next 100 kwhs and 1.5 cents for all additional kwhs. The present ra|tes are five cents '.cv,,,r: . * ' '■* V s • " ' PERSON COUNTY TIMES r ROXBORO. N. C each for the first 50 kwhs, three cents each for the next 50, two cents each for the next 150 and 1.5 cents each above 250 kwhs. The stop commercial rate will be 3.9 each for the first 1,000 kwhs compared with the present charge of five cents on the first 300 and four cents on the nexa 700. Stand-by Charge Cut ■ , Top skand-by charges for small commercial power users will drop from $10.50 to $9 a month for the first five kilowaitts of demand and from $1.60 to $1.50 each for the next 35 kilowatts. Energy will be sold in the same class at 225 each for the first 90 kwhs, 1.5 for the next 2,500 kwhs and .85 for additional kwhs com pared with the charge now of three cents for the first 60, two cents for the next 2,000 and one cent for additional kwhs. o Advisory Council Approves Merit Amendment Raleigh Merit rating, or as Washington officials prtjfer 1 to call it, experience rating, is in cluded in the several amendments to the State Unemployment Com pensation Law as finally approv ed last week by the State Advis ory Council, and submitted to the Unemployment Compensation Commission for any action the State body may wish to take. If finally approved, the amend ments will be presented to the session of the General Assembly convening this week. Washington authorities raised objections to the experience rat ing plan ,in one respect, because the plan proposed places a pre mium on regular employment by a reduction of contribution rates by the employer, while it does not provide for a penalty increase for irregular employment by mak ing the rate higher, to make up for the reduction. Another- ob jection is-that the experience rat ing plan would be almost pro hibited in administrative cost, ac cording to the Washington offic ial view. Chairman Charles G. Powejl and other members of the Commission realize it would be hard to administer. The plan would not become effective until three years of experience is ac cumulated. Another amendment would provide a plan for seasonal em ployment, by making employees who become unemployed dur ing the season of operation eli gible for benefits, but would not allow benefits after the sea- sot* had closed. JUST ARRIVED Carload of Excellent Mules and Mares ■ * , u « w IGet everyone’s prices and then come to see me. I will show you how to save $25.00. The oldest animal in my load is six years old. IJ. W. PLEASANTS VIRGILINA, VA. 2 nd SALE U OPENING DAY, Tues v January IO Ist SALE ■ C ■ . Wednesday, January llth We do not expect any more blocks on the big Danville market. Come to see us for a good sale every day. We are going to do all that we can to maintain our high average. K- ■ ' Virginia-Carolina Warehouse DANVILLE. VIRGINIA H. W. Winstead Props. W. N. Terry Other amendments proposed for turning over, after June 30, 1939 .proper amounts of contri butions collected from railroads to the Railroad Unemployment Compensation Board; limiting waiting period to two full weeks in any calendar year; simplify the figuring of benefits by plac ing the amounts in brackets; making provision so employers may appeal to the courts for Com mission decisions on liability for contributions; prevent injunct ions restraining the Commission ’from collecting contributions as sessed against employers. —o ■■ ■- . FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE DIAL 4301. I Bams |X' v Vl jfc 1 nf • Raymond Kennedy of Cleveland, Ohio, didn’t believe that he was earning the salary paid him by the government, so he resigned. His du ties called for inspection of equip ment valued at $1,500,#00. He felt that taking the manufacturer’s word would be incompatible to his oath of office, and unable to inspect all if the equipment, resigned. * Chain Selves to Protect Cherry Trees J % A group of militant women citisens, angry over the removal of the' famous Japanese cherry trees at the Tidal Basin site of the prspssid Jefferson memorial in Washington, D. C-, chained ***■■—»*t to ttffi trees In an effort to prevent workmen from uprooting the famous treeu^ _|| TRADE IN Your Old 1 SHOES .For New Ones At Roxboro Shoe Store For 3 Days Only I Thursday, Friday, Saturday I] January 5,6, 7 \ 1 • ■ *» . We will allow the following for meris I and womens old shoes (no matter ft how old) 50c a pair on the purchase 1 of $2.98 shoes; 75c on $3.85 shoes* I, arid SI.OO on $4.85 shoes. The old I shoes will be donated to charity. I EXAMPL E: I $2.99 shoes less old shoes $2.49 ft $3.85 shoes less old shoes $3.10 ft $4.85 shoes less old shoes $3.85 I Tax added to all purchases. This holds good on any S shoe in stock. Never before have you had this op- ft portunity to get fine quality shoes I and an allowance for your old ones* ft and at the same 1 time contribute I something to others. Here’s yourflj chance to help yourself and others I too. Someone will appreciate yourft old shoes. Remember only 3 daysj'ft So hurry. ! ft ROXBORO | SHOE STORE j Next To Roses Kaplan Bldg. N. Main St. V Roxboro* N. C. • —, , l \;;-V5 Vi*'V —•— .CTBH
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