KNOW YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
P. E. Bettendorf, representative of the Social Security Ad
ministration. is in Edenton every Thursday at the North Caro,
lina Employment Security Commission in Citizens Bank
Building.
Some county social security
beneficiaries ha've been caused
unnecessary embarrassment and
hardship in recent months, ac
cording to P. E. Bettendorf, Field
Hepresentative. The difficulty
could have been avoided by these
people if they had understood
what earnings count toward de
termining how many social se
curity insurance checks they
could receive for a year.
He mentioned the case of a
young mother who was receiv
ing survivors benefits for herself
and her children based on her de
e< ascd husband’s wage record.
She works for a non-profit or
ganization and her job is not cov
ered by social security. Because
of this she assumed that she
could receive all of her benefit
checks regardless of the amount
she earned. She did not know
that all earnings from employ
ment or self-employment must be
considered whether the work is
under social security or not. By
the time she found out different
ly, she had been overpaid for sev
eral months and was required to
make full refund of the amount.
Another recent case was that of
a county man who applied for his
social security several months
ago, drew one check, and then
had them stopped because he ex
pected to earn over the SI2OO
limit. Several months later he
found that he had needlessly de
prived himself of his benefits.
His expected earnings . were ac
tually stock dividends and a pen
sion that his former employer
paid him. Earnings such as these
do not count in figuring income
for the retirement test, so this
man’s monthly old-age payments
were resumed and his back pay
ments sent to him.
Some other non-earned income
which does not affect social se
curity benefits are: Income from
savings, investments; insurance,
and rents, Mr. Bettendorf advises
all social security beneficiaries
who are not certain about their
STATEMENT
PEOPLES
BANK and TRUST COMPANY
HOME OFFICE... ROOKY MOUNT
Branches
Nashville • Whitakers • Zebulon • Middlesex
Battleboro • Pinetops - ♦ Enfield *
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NORTH CAROLINA
February 1,1958
ASSETS
Cash and due from Banks $ 4.277.638.40
United States Government Securities 6,918.105.40
State. County and Municipal Bonds . 3.470.181.48
Other Securities 1,999,062.50
Corporate Stocks 74,057.50
Loans and Discounts 13.560,419.51
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures 423,433.34
Other Assets 218,492.18
TOTAL $30,941,390.31
LIABILITIES
Capital $ 650,000.00
Surplus 1,500,000.00
Undivided Profits and Capital Reserves 643,036.62
Total Capital Accounts $ 2,793,036.62
Reserve for Taxes. Unearned Interest, Depreciation, etc. $ 1,009,115.80
Deposits 27,139.237.89
TOTAL $30,941,390.31
The above does not include Trust Assets of $12,339,734.09
Commercial Savings Trust lnstallment Loans
MEMBER
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
rights under the retirement test
to contact their local social se
curity office for further informa
tion.
Officers Elected
For Pi Chapter
At a meeting of Pi Chapter of
the Delta Kappa Gamma Society
held Saturday, February 1, at
South Mills the following new of
ficers were unanimously elected:
for a term of three years:
President, Miss Carolyn D. j
Brinkley, Plymouth; first vice;
president, Miss Ruth Hoyle, Eliz-i
abeth City; second vice president, i
Miss Vivian Lucas, Williamston; j
recording secretary, Miss Gladys
Norris, South Mills; corresponding)
secretary, Mrs. Mary Lowry, Ply-,
mouth; treasurer, Mrs. Marguerite'
Burch, Edenton; parliamentarian |
Mrs. Mary L. Evans, Manteo.
Following a brief business ses-j
sion, a three course luncheon was i
served at Trinity Church Fellow- j
ship Building by the Women’s:
Auxiliary of the church.
Highlighting thfc meeting was a I
discussion on “What Teaching Has
Meant To Me,” which was con
ducted by Miss Ruth Hoyle, pro
gram chairman. Taking part in
the discussion were: Miss Sue
Underhill, Mrs. Mary L. Evans,
Mrs. Shelton Hill. Mrs. Audrey
Austin and Miss Thelma Elliott.
The next meeting of Pi Chap
ter will be held in Edenton on
April 19. at which time the newly
elected officers will be installed.
101 Given Old Age
Aid During January
According to the monthly re
port of Mrs. J. H. McMullan, su
perintendent of public welfare,
101 persons in Chowan County
received old age assistance during
January, with $3,436 being dis
tributed. There were 14 cases of
\ ABUNDANT LIFE
ROBERTS
WHAT TO DO ABOUT A SCANDAL
Are you one who has really
made a misstep or else has the
name of doing so because of
wagging tongues? If so, there are
two things you must remember:
(1) You are not the first to suffer
like this and (2) Such mistake
need not min your life.
So do not allow it to min your
spirit, neither let it unfit you for
usefulness and happiness tomorrow..
If someone is really your enemy,
nothing would please him any
more than that. Even if it is true,
the thing which has occurred is
in the past. It is water over the
dam. You can yet live a useful
and wonderful life. Now let me
suggest certain things for you to
do.
First, decide with a spirit of
humility that you can make good
in spite of everything. And you
can! People from every walk of
life have done so. In fact, some
have done it so well that their
community has come to regard
them as some of their chosen and
best people.
Second, realize what caused you
to go in the wrong direction. Cut
completely away from that cause.
Last, do not brag or make a
show. Simply demonstrate in a
quiet way that you have what it
takes to live a good life. Then
proceed quietly and honestly to
build it.
Emma C. lives in a small city in
one of the Carolinas. She is the
mother of two daughters although
she is not married and has never
been.
When Emma was a young girl
of 16, she allowed herself to be
come entangled with an older
man. Not realizing the seriousness
aid to dependent children who,
received $B5l while $960 went to j
24 cases of permanently and to
tally disabled and $5lO to 13 cas
es of aid to the blind.
There were 11 emergency as
sistance cases during the month
for which $173.44 was spent and
other financial assistance includ
ed 10 cases hospitalized in the
county with the county’s share of
expense being $749.93; two pur
chases of medicine, $lO and two
of her mistake, she continued on
until she found herself with child.
Her lover laughed at her and
told her that it was none of his
concern. “After all,” he said, ‘‘how
do I know the child is mine?”
After the baby was bom, she
felt that she was ruined. And so
she plunged into a wild life of
careless abandon. The shot:!: of
the realization that another child
was coming brought her to a stop.
What would she do? Where would
she go? Her parents had washed
their hands of her. For several
days she thought of taking her
own life.
Then a good Christian woman
took her aside. Gaining her con
fidence, she persuaded the young
girl that all was not lost. She
could recover herself. She inform
ed Emma that the road might be
rather long, but there were many
people who would be willing to
help her.
That day Emma turned her life
over to God. She gave him her
past, her present and her future.
Today she is some 30 years old
er. Her older daughter is one of
the most respected ladies
in the city. She is knowir for her
! strength of character and has a
' very fine position with one of the
| largest firms in the Carolinas.
Her younger daughter is married.
, The grandchild is one of Emma's
. greatest delights,
i But Emma herself is not known
r as - “the former streetwalker.” She
is known as Miss Emma C., the
1 wonderful Christian lady whose
■ kindness, goodness and excellent
r character have become an example
5 to everyone.
burials, slls.
i Service cases included service
to 31 individual children, three
cases of medical and health care
service, two cases of non-support
of children, 10 sent to adoptive
homes and four adult parolees
under supervision.
During the month there were
160 interviews with assistance
eases and 59 interviews with ser
vice cases only.
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED
Edenton Teams
Defeat Plymouth
By BILL GOODWIN
Edenton’s Aces and Acelets
went to Plymouth Tuesday night
and came back with two thrilling
victories over the Panthers with
the Aces winning 45-40 and the
Acelets taking a 53-50 decision.
The Aces trailed all the way
during first half and went into
intermission behind 21-20. But
they came back and led by as
much as five points. With thirty
seconds left the score was 41-39,
Edenton. But Henry Overton
sank two free shots and Billy
Cook Griffin put in a lay-up to
wrap it up.
Griffin led the Aces with 19
points. Elton Bass got 10, Henry
Overton 9, Billy Wilkins, Jack
Bunch and Jack Overman 2 each,
and Claude Barnett 1.
The Acelets led all the way ex
cept for the opening moments.
The lead was as much as 8 points.
But the Pantherettes made a good
fight out of it in the last period.
Imogene Rogerson got 24 points
to lead the Acelets. Linda Spen
cer put in 17 and Ruth Stokely
bagged 12.
Narcissa Harrison got 28 points
to lead Plymouth.
“Gadgets Galore”
Topic For Clubs
Leaders dicl an excellent job
; n presenting the demonstration |
on “Gadgets Galore” at home!
demonstration club meetings in
January. Much interest was 1
shown in the demonstration. The
leaders stressed that the wo
men only buy gadgets that were
labor-saving devices.
A planning meeting was held
n Currituck County on Friday
*o make plans for the District
Federation meeting. This meet
ing will be held in that county
at the Dr. W. T. Griggs High
School at Poplar Branch on April
18 at 10:30 A. M. “We want
he women to start making plans
now to attend this meeting.”
says Miss Maidred Morris, home
agent. Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., of
he Rocky Hock Club will be in
stalled as first vice president at
he April meeting and her term
if office will start on January
FORD LEADERSHIP PAHS OFF IN LOWEST PRICES!
More people bought new Ford cars
during 1957 than bought am/ other
UHVEST-PRICED 2-DOORS and 4-DOORS
luxurious Fairlane Sedans! In fact,
suggested delivered prices for the
All six Ford wagons are priced lower
LOWEST-PRICED STATION WAGONS
■VIIkVI I IHVkV VinilWll imvviiw the lowest-priced wagon in its fiejtj!
And only Ford offers an all-new Inter-'
*” p*** 1 ". - I ni". O
Araeric’s biggest-selliDg coi.
LOWEST-PRICED CONVERTIBLE
things you ever dreamed a convertibli
could be—yet it’s die lowest -priced con
* vertible of them all! Come in and see!
Discover for yourself how Ford gives
_ you more car for less money.
Rft FCWn ■* i
Pay more ;;. what for? | The fine car of tha low-price field
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SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER
'OR A UTTER RUT IN A. USED CAR ON TRUCK, BE SURE TO SEE OUI 01 OTHER SELECTIONS
11, 1959. She will serve as presi-
I dent the following year.
■ Miss Verna Stanton, assistant
State Home Demonstration
Agent, conducted a leader train
j ing school in the morning ses-
I sion. She explained the duties
lof the various district officers'.
Attending from Chowan Coun
ty were: County Council of
licers, Mrs. H. T. Hollowell,
president, and Mrs. B. P. Monds,
secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. O.
iC. Long, Jr.
I This month the clubs are
holding their regular joint Feb
ruaiy meetings. The home agent
and farm agent are presenting a
demonstration on “Landscaping
Home Grounds.” This demon
stration should be of interest to
everyone, so good attendance is
expected at these meetings.
loy Scout News
1 By BILL GOODWIN
The big thing on the Boy
Scout scene this week is a Boy
Scout party on Wednesday night
and an Explorer party on Thurs
day night. Both events will start
at 7 o’clock and last as long as
interest does. Dates are op
tional at the Scout party, but
are mandatory for the Explorers.
School clothes should be worn.
Unless serious complications
develop, Troop 156 will be leav
ing next Wednesday to see the
sights in the shipyard at Ports
mouth, Va. This is one of the
.ew activities planned for Boy
Scout Week, which will be ob
served next week.
YOUNGSTERS' MEETINGS
Friday afternoon, February 7,
at 3:30 o’clock the Children’s
Choir of the Methodist Church
will hold a rehearsal under the
direction of the pastor, the Rev.
Earl Richardson. At 4 o’clock a
church membership class for jun
iors will also be conducted by Mr.
Richardson.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS
* The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet Tuesday night,
February 18, at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Paul Holoman.
Mrs. Bertha Bunch, president,
is very anxious to have a full
attendance.
Minutes Os County
Board Os Education
February 3, 1958
The County Board of Education
held its regular meeting Febru
ary 3, 1958 at 10:00 A. M., in the
office of the Board of Education.
The following members were
present: G. B. Potter, chairman,
J. I. Boyce, Carey Evans, G. E.
Nixon and D. H. Berryman.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman, with the read
ing of the minutes by the secre
tary. The minutes were adopted
as read by a motion made and
duly passed.
The report of the County
Treasurer was received and
adopted by a motion made and
duly passed.
The reports of the Local School
Fund Treasurer were received for
Rocky Hock Central, Chowan
High School and White Oak Con
solidated, and were adopted by a
motion made and duly passed.
The superintendent requested
authorization to purchase suffici
ent stone and gravel to cover the
areas excavated for sewer lines
on the school grounds at Chowan
High School, and also to lay a
side-walk and curb in front of the
new classrooms. A motion was
I made and duly passed, that the
mtCIOUS VEGETABLES
from your own garden!
PLANT FRESH
KEYSTONE
GARDEN SEEDS tfoRNH?> 1
Golden yellow corn .. . rich red KEYSTONE
beets .. . plump juicy tomatoes .. . I >TT epefic
and other popular vegetables. Grow i 7^
them for your own dinner toble from ■—■J
high quality KEYSTONE garden seeds. sseos j
Now in our seed department. S I N c £
t» 4 5
E. L. PEARCE, Seedsman
Phone 3839 Edenton
superintendent be authorized to
make these improvements.
The superintendent reported
that the tpajor construction on the
classrooms by the contractor,
Fred C. Gardner Company, was
approximately completed, and the
worsTon' the Septic Disposal Sys
tem was at a standstill due to
weather conditions.
The, bills payable in January
were read and approved'by a mo
tion made and duly passed:
Lunchrooms $ 315.18
Debt Service 868.00
Teacherage 34.66
Capital Outlay 2,013,67
Veterans Program 930.49
Sale of discarded bus 400.00
Current Expense 2,061.37
Total ~ $6,623.37
There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
G. B. POTTER, Chairman
W. J. TAYLOR, Secretary
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of our fath
er, John Elbert Pail, who left
Us 9 years ago, February 4.
Nine years ha've passed since that
sad day:
When the one we loved was call
ed a wav.
God took him home, it was His*
will
But within dur hearts he liveth
still.
p THE DAIL FAMILY