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xz2 ri:r,QUOAN3 weekly uiiiirrroKD, n. 9., fridavnovember ig, wwlj PAG2 SZVBN II C. ft In Fcr &3a train Psymcnts In the following table, based on Survey of Current Business, U, S. De partment of Commerce, the states are ranked according to per capita in come paymente t individuals for the year 1953. Parallel columns show total income payments; per capita as percent of national average; per cent increase in total Income 1940-1953; and percent increase in per capita income 1929-1963. North Carolina's per capita income was $1,097, and our rank was 44th among the states. Our total income was $4,599,000,000, the largest total in history, by some $216 million. Rank in total income was 16th among the , states. Our per capita income of $1,097 was 64 per cent of national average of $1,709. Our percent increase in total income from 1940-1953 was 307 as compared with 257 for the nation. Our present increase in per capita in come from 1929-1953 wag 255 as compared with national average of 151 : percent. . . ; Total 1 . . income State . ' -j (millions) 1. Delaware - 825 2. Connecticut - 4,744 ; 3. Nevada ' 448 4. New York 33,489 6. New Jersey ; 10,163 6. Illinois , 18,800 7. California . 24,856 8. Ohio . 16,840 9. Michigan 13,723 10. Washington ; ........ , 4,663 r 11. Maryland 4,402 12. Indiana 7,684 13. Pennsylvania . 19,419 14. Massachusetts 8,880 15. Rhode Island 1,429 16. Oregon 2,762 17. Winconsin - ' 6,023 18. Montana 1,037 19. Colorado - 2,367 20. Missouri 6,768 21. Wyoming 505 22. New Hampshire ' 818 23. Kansas - 3,110 24. Minnesota 4,724 . 25. Nebraska . 2,065 26. Iowa 3,954 27. Utah : 1,108 .28. Texas 12,279 29. Arizona - - 1,370 30. Idaho - 851 31. Vermont - 528 32. Maine -, 1,287 33. Florida 4,686 . 34. South Dakota ; 895 35. Virginia - 4,413 36. New Mexico - 1,021 , 37. Oklahoma 2,986 38. North Dakota 804 39. West Virginia 2,435 40. Louisiana 3,602 i 3,948 4,245 3,460 4,599 2,403 3,248 $270,677 1,793 : 1,821 !Per capita income $2,304 2,104 2,176 2,168 2,095 ,2,088, 2,012, 2,003 1,882" 1,857 1,834 1,822 1,812 1,749 1,724 1,712 1,689 1,676 1,652 1,650 1,620 1,650 1,647 1,633 1,518 1,510 1,480 1,473 1,411 1,401 1,369 1,368 1,362 1,361, 1,347 1,827 1,295 1,267 1,249 1,186 1,184 1,167 1,097 1,095 1,043 $1,709 939 834 41. Tennessee 49. Georgia , , S. Kentucky 44. North Carolina-,.. 45. South Carolina-.. . 46. Alabama ' United States , 47. Arkansas -. 48. Mississippi . Per Percent Percent " eapita, increase increase percent of in total per national income capita average 1940-53- 1929-53 135 245 151 128 235 139 127 ( 887 . 166 126 183 92 .. 123 224 , , . 121 122 228 124 -"' 119 843 v 116 118 279 169 117 301 169 110 324 164 109 - 260 164 , 107 ; 308 215 107 ' 212 138 106 168 v 102 102 180 106 101 336 169 100 271 170 99 223 181 98 302 ' 172 97 254 170 97 234 140 95 204 148 91 311 191 91 232 173 90 263 175 - 89 221 178 88 318 181 87 363 218 86 478 ' 157 83 . 267 172 82 182 133 80 199 142 80 410 183 80 270 227 80 292 , 223 79 437' 252 . 78 260 192 76 239 233 74 220 171 73 325 201 69 . 326 240 69 331 260, 68 ' 293 216 64 307 255 64 341 363 61 326 242 100 ' 257 151 65 264 208 49 310 205 were reminded of the box of clothing to be sent for the relief of the needy the latter part of the month. Also a Christian service letter was read em phasizing the Special Project Three Part Goal for the next year. Mrs. L. J. Winslow, assisted by Mrs. Harold White, reviewed the Home Study Book, "Man and God in the City", using posters as aids.. The November Love .Fund offering was taken, after which, as a closing, all repeated in unison I Cor. 10:24 The hostess served ice cream, cake, mints and nuts. A little learning is a dangerous thing. : Pope. - LIBRARY NEWS . The' Perquimans County . Library this week has five new books, and all are of special interest. f'The Tumult and the Shouting," is Grantland Rice's own story of the whole world of sports as he knew it in his fifty odd years as a sports writer. Sports fans of every age will find good reading here. "They Called Him Stonewall," is,, at last, a real biography of that great military genius, General Thomas J Jackson. :-' -.V;? Two new novels this week are by popular1 authors, Marcia Davenport and Elswyth Thane, and a third is by Hamilton Basso, one of 'the outstand ing southern writers of fiction and non-fiction. - - In addition to the above books, the library is the recipient of a beautiful edition of "Birds of America", by John James Audubon as a memorial book. That's a mighty fine-looking bill fold your wife gave you for Christ mas. Was there anything in it 7 Yes. The bill for the billfold. Everything great is not always good, but all good things are great uemostnenes. FOUND SKIFF IN PERQUIMANS River. Owner may have same by identifying and paying for this no tice and recovery. Phone 8751. . Novl9,26,Dec3,10 FOUND ROW BOAT. OWNER MAY obtain same upon giving complete , description and paying for this ad. Call 4076, Hertford, N. C. : It FOR SALE 1954 PLYMOUTH 4 door sedan. Green body with black top. Equipped with custom radio, heater, defroster, white sidewall tires and hydrive. Car is in excel lent conditiono. B. C. Berry, phone 3191, Hertford at night. Phone 516, Edenton during the day. ' Novl9,26 Johnston Resident Dies Here Monday . Howard Mitchlner, 56, a resident of Johnston County, died suddenly in Hertford late Monday Afternoon after a fishing trip to this county. He was accompanied here by his son. The two men were preparing to re turn to their home when Mr. Mitchin er was stricken With a heart attack. The body Vasem5Veo! tojthe Twi ford Funeral Home for transmission to the Underwood Funeral Home in Smithfield, ; where funeral v arrange ments were pending. r; , . HOSTS AT PARTY Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence 8owe were hosts to a "Holiday On Ice 1955" par ty when they entertained employees and guests of the Towe Oil Company in celebration of the Towe's wedding anniversary ' , Those accepting the invitation were Mr. and Mrs. Ben G. Koonce, Mr. and Mrs. Edward .Barber, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Benton, . W. J. Davis, Russell Baker and daughter, Ann. ; . ' ROOK CLUB MEETS Mrs. D. F .Reect entertained her rook club Friday night at her home. Those playing were Mesdames C. T. Skinner, Archie Lane, Harry Hollo well, J. E. Morris, J. H. Towe, G. R. Tucker, B. C Koonce, J. : O.tFelton, Carlton Cannon, J. O -Newbold and Crafton Matthews. The high score' prize went to Mrs. Tucker and low was awarded Mrs. Hollowell. Refresh ments were served by the hostess. tosses Mrs. Claud Winslow, president, pre sided. "Help Somebody Today" was sung as the opening song. Mrs. Am- brose Chappell gave a beautiful Scrip ture lesson with comments and pray er. At roll call members answered with verses on "City." v v . Among the business items membeH si; mi Vets' Question Box Q I understand that if a Korean veterans' training entitlement runs out when he is half-way through his semester at school, he will be allow ed to finish that semester under the Korean GI Bill. I am taking on-the-lob training under the Korean GI Bill, What if my entitlement expires before ; I'm finished T Will I be permitted to .complete my training? . , A No. Under the law, entitlement - may be extended only in the -case of veterans attending school. It may not be extended for veterans training on- the-job: for them,' GI training ends when entitlement ends. ..- A .t i Q I have some pressing bills for household expenses I would, V'V.to pay. -. Could I get a snort-tera ; iw.n for this purpose? ,.r . n 'f7 , A No. Loans for the purpose of raying household expenses doctors! tills, furniture bills and the likeinax not be made under GI terms. r .'. ' Q Is it possible to get a Joaulofl CI term insurance policy? ,' ' : A No. A; GI term- nsuranli poll-! tj has no loan value, , A CI,rir ent plan, on the other hand, hoes nave loan value, after it has beenfjn ef fect for one ysar. t; 1iA (. j i . m i i ii Jili I t a ; ' soaY riTS. 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