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aid to dependent chUdr
b of public welfare in North
alba. Aid to dependent child
it a money payment for needy
end eat children who have 1
-deprived of parental care and i
{port beta? of the death, physi- 1
?al or mental incapacity or con
stituted aboeooe from the home of.
whether
jtarai, atop or adoptive.
We have painted out, by brief
Of actual case hlatoriea
Mm public welfare file*, that
assistance hat strengthened
life and has helped to make
self -sufficient. Such as
sistance is terminated when a
?child reaches the age of eighteen.
"What happen* then? \ie these
jchildrjn really benefited by the
Assistance they have received?
: Let's examine the record* of a
kmall county In the western part
of the State. Out Of 33 boys and
girls who received such financial
assistance and who were graduat
ed from high school recently, two
toon prises in a dramatics festival
and both entered the Playmakers
Theater in Chapel Hill; two boy*
participated in the county basket
ball tournament; one was a mem
ber of the student council; a girl
was one of the State's champion
ppellers; one boy received honors
tn athletic*, dramatics, debating
pnd glee dub activities; a girl
participated in these same activi
ties as well a* 4-H dub work and
literary dub*; one girl participat
ed In glee dub, buiineo* club,
Jjome economic* and dramatics
Activities; one girl was a senior
Superlative and also was active in
?chool extra-curricular programs;
one boy held offices in hi* class
and was active in 4-H club wort,
the Bible dub, and commercial
club; another boy was voted the
best - (port and most dependable
inember of hi* dam, and two girl*
took leadership role* in the science
dub, library club, school newspap
er, 4-H dub and dramatics sdivi
Four of these young people Mt
that they ?ert ready to "try their
wings" eNiinnri )ob? upon
graduation. They are now self-sup
porting and ate alao contributing
to ths maintenance of their faml
liea. Four other* felt the need of
higher education and showed am
bition and initiative In makng
their plana for collage. They are
now in institutions of higher learn
ing in North Carolina. Two ot the
boys obtained athletic scholar
ships, and the other obtained a
work scholarship.
The county department of pub
lic welfare in each case set speci
fic objectives to be worked toward
in these families. While it la im
poeslble to estimate what really
would have happened in each of
these families without aid to de
pendent children assistance, we
do know that many children would
have been undernourished, ill, and
poesibly physically handicapped.
There would undoubtedly have
been an increase in truancy and
related problems- There is fsctusl
evidence that the aid to dependent
children grants, even though they
are seldom adequate, have provid
ed means for most of these child
ren to assume a normal place in
a family unit, to have status and
protection in the community, and
to remain interested in school,
scouting, and other activities
equipping them for either college
or self-supporting work in the fu
ture.
BOTH MOTHER AND FATHER
Waixoad, Minn. ? Since Sep
tember, 20-year-old Rita Foster has
been both mother and father to
eight younger brothers and sisters.
The children's father died of
cancer in September, and their
mother died a year ago of the same
disesse.
While nea.by relatives would
have taken the children, Rita pre
fers to take on the responsibility
and try to keep the family to
gether. An aunt looks In on them
occasionally to see that they are
getting along all right.
TRADE AT HOME
Left-Over Seed
I !
May Be Menace
Mixing left-over Med with graiu
moving into other channels ?hn be
a costly mistake, My! Extension
Grain Marketing Specialist Everett
Nichols.
Moat grain intended for planting
lus been treated with mercury or
a mercuric compound, which art
poiaoooua, Nichols explained.
"Therefor*," be added, "It is
unlawful to market grain contain
ing treated wed at any outlet
where grain will ?ventually be used
for food or feed purposes "
"In addition," Nichols continued/
"if such grain la feed on the farm
it could cause death or injury to
poultry or llvMtoek."
Specialist* from the grading sec
tion of the N. C. Department of
Agriculture report an increMing
number of cases where treated
Med have been found mixed with
soybeans, wheat, corn, and other
grains sold.
One treated seed in a carload
(a sufficient for the entire car to
be rejected. When this occurs, the
grain has to be sold aa Med or
destroyed.
Nichols suggests that farmers
who have left-over Med store them
until next year or deatroy them.
"Do not," he emphasized, "let the
left-over seed get mixed with other
grain."
Nichols Mys that grain dealera
should examine all grain received
to Me if any of it has been treated
with a poisonous compound. "Grain
dealers should alao advise farmer*
about the riak in handling or dis
poaing treated grain," he added.
CARD OF THANKS
I wash to expreM our thanks to
our kind friends for the many
thoughtful things done for us In
the recent illness and death of my
wife, Mrs. Annie W. Johnson.
All of you will forever be kept
dear to me for your warm and
Chriatian spirit.
I will be away from Boone for a
short time but will return to be
active in church, social, and buai
neaa activitiea. ? With warmeat re
gards, ? Mr. Latta Johnson.
College Students Begin
Teaching At High School
Three Appalachian SUte Teach
er* College students began their
student at the high school
Wednesday, November 29.
Working with Nr. Walter Broy
hill in science is Mr. Frank Hel
seth. Mr. Helaeth la married and
Uvea at 217 E. Howard Street in
Boone. He la a acienee major. He
will graduate In May, after which
be plana to attend graduate school
and prepare for college teaching.
Mr. Francis Montaldi is assisting
Mr. Robert Snead ia biology. Mr.
Munuldi come* from Bradenton,
Florida; be la married and the
father of two boyi, age* aix and
?even. He ia a Kience major. He
too plant to attend graduate
achool after graduation next May.
Mr. J. H. Harvey baa aa atudent
teacher in boya' pbyaical educa
tion Mr. Donald Wright, originally
of 7400 Tuckaaeegee Road, Char
lotte. Mr. Wright, who ia single,
Paul & Ralph Say: \
the UNITED m
Sell Your
BURLEY
In Boone
?PAUL Si RALPH
Watauga Insurance Agency
J. Paul Winkler
Ralph Gwaltney
Mary Brown
Mary Sue
Hartley
Box 267
223 West King
Street
BOONE, N. C.
lira at 220 Justice He will gra
duate in May, lMt, alter which
be plana to teach and coach. While
at AHS he will aaskt with hoys'
JV hasfcclhall.
DID NOT MG0TKB
The Communis party h at fail
ad to meet the deadline for ref
istciiof under the Internal Se
curity Act, but the Justice Depart
sent withheld actio*, waitinf to I
?ee if the party'f officer* would
ngn up within their later time
Hmlt
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