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Page 6-C Free Help For Safety Problems Offered Ho " # Loon j • RALElGH—Farming can be a healthful apd wonderful way of life, but not too many fieople realize that it is the most dangerous way of i earning a living, f; According to the National ’‘Safety Council, only construction work and jnining rate as being more hazardous than farming. In 1974, the council reports, ,4here were 190,000 job injuries and 2,000 work related deaths on American farms. “We are working hard to help North Carolina farmers and their employees make farming safer,” says N. C. Commissioner of Labor Avery Nye. “Our state OSHA consultants are providing farmers free and expert assistance, suggesting to them many proven ways of avoiding farm accidents and injuries. “No fanner who requests our help need fear the consultant’s visit will trigger an inspection,” declares Commissioner Nye. “The consultant goes there to provide him free help with his safety problems, just as the county farm agent of the Soil Conservation Service people are there to suggest ways of helping him make a profit from his farming operations and to maintain and improve his land.” The need for increased emphasis on farm safety is underlined by the fact that the death rate from farm s^€rreatfiymi|s i\ock of ages Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood■ From Thy wounded side which flowed. Be of sin, the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. August Toplady, stricken with tuber- 1 \ culosis, wrote Rock of Ages two years 1 'v before his death. He wrote it as a I W yW . * ' ■ means of clinching the argument in a I c-s —\ • theological dispute with John Wesley. I 3215 out of 3500 readers chose Rock I of Ages as the most esteemed English I VACATION NOTICE! RICKS LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS Will Be Closed The Week Os July 4th - July 10th The one week closing is to give our employees a vacation with a minimum loss of service to our customers. Regular Service Will Resume Monday, July 12th Thank You For Your Patronage And Cooperation! RICKS LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS 209 W. Church St - Phone 482-2148 - Edenton, N. G VACATION NOTICE! accidents increased 2 per cent between 1962 and 1974. This happened at the same time that the death rate for all industries was dropping 19 per cent. The number of farm workers declined by around 50 per cent between 1953 and 1973 as farms became larger and farm work became increasingly mechanized. It is believed that the two per cent rise in the farm accident death rate jnay be due largely to increased mechanization. About one fifth of all farm injuries involve machinery. Coverage of agriculture by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina began in April, 1974, with issuance of standards for migrant labor camps. Other standards deal with pulpwood logging, storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, high-vi§ibility tagging of slow moving vehicles using the public roads, agricultural machine guarding, and roll-over protective structures on tractors and other equipment. Most OSHA standards apply only where a farm employer-employee rela tionships exists. The rules apply on farms where there are as few as one seasonal employee. They do not apply where only a farmer of members of his family work the farm. However, observance of the safety standards will save' lives whether the OSHA rules apply to the farm or not. A recent survey in 20 states showed that 85 per cent of deaths resulting from farm tractor accidents were those of family members, not hired employees. Other OSHA standards eventually will affect all farmers, since they set manufacturing require ments for new equipment, such as roll bars. Getting the word on safety standards out to North Carolina’s 125,000 farm operators is a big problem, but the Labor Department is working on this closely with the Agricultural Extension Service. Literatures the OSHA safety rules can be .picked up at any AES county office. OSHA agricultural consultant Ralph Dudley, in charge of implementing farm standards, soon will be organizing training sessions and seminars across the state. Leading farm organizations and the N. C. Department of Agriculture also are helping spread the word on farm safety rules. “I think most farmers I have talked to realize the wisdom of these regulations,” says Dudley. “They tell me about the farmer down the road who lost his hand, or got his pants leg caught and was killed. Most farmers who’ve been on the job any length of time have had ‘near misses’ with their equipment and know you can’t play around with these hazards.” Labor Department administrators know that j effective application of OSHA to agriculture is going to take time and lots of work by their small inspection and consulting staffs, and be associated groups who are lending a helping hand. But in the long run, they believe farm safety can be made as effective as it is in North Carolina’s non-farm industry, where injury rates are 18 per cent below the national rates. Ihe Old limw. | “A fellow with a stable mind 1 can show a lot of horse sense.” THE CHOWAN HERALD Applications 1 Slow Incroaso Requests for GI home loan I appraisals and loan j applications continued to I reflect increases in April, I the Veterans! Administration reported ] today. j Regional offices across ] the country processed 64,473 j appraisal requests, the J highest monthly total since j March, 1972. Hie requests I were 17 per cent above the ] previous month’s total. Appraisal requests during j the first 10 months of fiscal t year 1976 totaled 504,175, a J VA spokesman said. This is 13 per cent higher than for' the same period in FY 1975. GI home loan applications ij in April totaled 35,818, the '] highest monthly total since j May 1974. The 303,423 | applications received ; i during the first 10 months of j FY 1976 were 12 per cent ! higher than the j corresponding period in FY j !97, ;j Social Security j Information By Lee Wallio Field Representative I Lost your social security { card? You can get a j duplicate by notifying any | social security office. You can usually get a I duplicate card faster if ! you’ve kept a.record of your i social security number and j give it to us when you report J your loss. Your duplicate card will have the same social j security number on it. Your social security number is i yours alone and remains the I same for life. A social security card is ] issued with two parts, perforated so the card itself -the smaller part-can be detached and carried in purse or wallet. The card you carry is the part you show to an employer to be sure he correctly copies your name and social security number . into his records. , The remaining larger part should be kept in a safe place as a permanent record of your social security number. People’s earnings from jobs covered by social security are credited to their social security number to build retirement, disability, survivors, and Medicare protection for . themselves and their families. People should apply for a social security card several weeks before they need the number for a job. The Elizabeth City Social Security Office is located at 111 Jordan Plaza, telephone 338-2161. The office is open from 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. The man who refuses to take a rest until he gets sick, usually gets sick. SERVICES AVAILABLE Certified Watchmaker* Clock Repair* Jewelry Repair* Diamond Mounting Baby Shoes Bronzed, Silvered Razor Service Silver Replacing Refinishing Engraving Wadding Invitations 6. T. Davis & Company Jewelers EDENTON, N. C. N.xt To Toylor Thoator il “mcjwwirowT ll B These Messages | Are Published Under i The Sponsorship Os Thel Following Business j Establishments I Edenton Tractor & I Equipment Co. ,t Your FORD Tractor Dealer A PwiAicta*. Aa* »Tini | Hobbs Implement Co. OUR JOHN DEERE DEALER ” I I ; Your Farm Eaulpmant Albemarle Motor Co. Tour Friendly FORD Dealer" ' W. Hicks St. - Edenton, N. C. Scriptures •olectoO Or Tbe Amor icon Bible Society Copyright 1975 Keister Advertising Service. Inc . Streeburp. Vlrglnlo 501 S Broad-Ph 482-2627 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Psalms Lamentations Psalms Proverbs Luke Matthew Jeremiah HOME OF FINE FURNITURE Edenton, N.C. Leary Bros. Storage Co. Buyers of Peanuts, Soybeans and Country Produce Sellersot Fertilizer and Seeds |^^Jhones4B^l4Mß2j2l4^ Sunday School Edenton Savings* Loan %/ _ Where You Save DOES Make A Difference! •w- Edenton, N.C. > J Lesson ——■—H Byrum Implement & ; A Truck Co., Inc. : l International Harvester Dealer j THE SPREAD OF THE CHURCH Phone 482-2151, Edenton ! j International Sunday School Lesson for July 4, 1976 Scripture: Aets 1:6-8; II Corinthians 5:16r20 By Mrs. Jesse Waller Western Gas & • Fuel Oil We would not be celebrating our nation* s 200th birthday today, if it were not for our Christian heritage. Jesus-spoke Mitchener village of his followers as being like salt and leaven in society, to Phone 482-4483 preserve aid lift. Sometimes we feel that the remnant of Christ’s followers are sprinkled ever so lightly in society. g Smith Jesus laid down His life, so that all may be reconciled to God. His plan was left in the hands of a few witnesses, who general merchandise j were faithful, being empowered by His Spirit, and His promise -rocky hock" to be with them. The plan is unchanged. Each, receiving His spirit is a new creature, and proclaims this message to an- Phone 221-4031, Edenton j other, and others. Our only hope and peace is the continue tion of this plan. Montgomery Ward 1 j A very meaningful incident took place at our annual con ference this year. Dr. Harold Beck was our guest speaker at 401 s. Broad st—Telephone m u 69 the minister’s wive’s luncheon. He was presented with a lit- Edenton N C tie package by a woman, who happens to be a Seminole In- ’ dian. She is a leader, and is known throughout the confer- R d. dixon, jr. Agent ence. Her name is Naomi Orphet. When Dr. Beck opened the package, it was a feather headdress, with two tea bags at- Parker-Evans Hardware! tached He is a professor from Boston University. The fol- Comnam lowing morning, during his devotional period, hetold of re- P 81 1! ceiving this gift. He explained that when begot home, in the gleem paints quiet of his study, alone, he was going to make a cup of tea, from the tea bags, and drink it straight, without cream or Phone 482-4401, Edenton ! sugar. Then he was going to kneel and ask God’s forgive ness for what we have done to Naomi and her people. He also .... . , mentioned several other national figures who have felt the Mitchener sPharmacy ; heel of America upon their lives. To be reconciled to each other, and to live in harmony with prescription pharmacists ; one another, we must first be reconciled to God, through Jesus J Christ. When His spirit invades, rad fills our lives, there is a voluntary sharing with others. God’s love compels us to go Phone 482-3711, Edenton and witness. It may be around the comer for some. It may be * far from their homeland for others. Never should we feel that the spread of the church is a Edenton Shell Service I hopeless task, for Jesus said, “Be of good cheer, I have ' overcome the world,” John 16:33. service .»ourßu.h»» j Some of us have the idea that the church exists only where ' we see a tall steeple with a cross on top. Today, the Chris- m r '• tian ambassador is at work, not only in the church with a m ™ Edenton ’ N ‘ C . tall steeple, but they may be found in store front buildings, mmmmtmm half way houses, in the inner city, where crime seems to reign. ; . 1- We have hospitals and children’s homes, and homes for the I' elderly, and many other institutions too numerous to mention. f\ - * In our present celebration, and in our gratitude fcr our Cams- IA - A tian heritage, let us not forget the unborn generations who tbegood* frayer: we be frithM to pass on £[ I 118 A P 1 ■ | Thursday, July 1, nw
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