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3 FACE SIX THE BEAUFORT WfcW5 THURSDAY, AUUU3 1 io, Practically undertakers will take no benefit; the noney s answer it iieniiTinu ) ;..nnui the nroteetion of a resr-1 INS L RiN'CE LAi. QUESTION ANSWERED j ular organized company. The cost of Very state has laws reflating the that they will return the Li. u (nn.i. i. AvtnveA hv conduct of insurance enterprises 'worth to the deceased. In m t . , . mutual subscriptions, but no fund is 'which proviide for a stipulated cash 'raay be said that they may at least The question of burial associa- d cash reserve t0 in. reS9rve, proper registration of risks ' take the contractor's profit, which, tions, their legality and sound protec- n rfonn2nce of the associa-'assured by the company, the amount, under the by-laws, is lef: to their tion, has been asked me several times ; Then, too. the or- of claims which have been paid, the I unbridled greed. within the last week, so to give tne, fnrmMi that liabilities due or to become due. etc., i -Some of the details of the plan !.. . i i e ; ' , A tVaaa qsmp iatinrw tTrnrWi anrl a utTine! bv the bv-lawS are Veil- tfiprp is no iezai way ui euiuruuK " 1 - - a v - . nnl nnblic as well as the few that have interviewed me the benefit of my opinion and the facts as they have been revealed by the legal de partment of the oldest trade journel, published in the interest of our pro fession, I am having published an ar ticle, edited by Mr. Seabury Quinn, LLM as it appears in the issue of the "Casket And Sunnyside," of January 1st, 1925. Please do not regard this article to mean that I would in any way In- terfers with your privilege to 7,mtJlced to contribute whatever you wisn, or irom wu you please, bu: I will say this, that there is at the present time, four or five representatives, or as many sound insurance companies, operating this section, who are licensed by the who has been designated to furnish i . T. . Cllm aa r.;.-j x,v .... tne lunerais lor me assoc.auun. u- - q mutua, contribution8 from the State of North Carolina to sell in gurance, and are bonded for the per formance of their duty, and to my own knowledge are very prompt in the settlement of their claims, and it seems to me that this kind of insur ance would be more desirable, and possibly cheaper in the end. the expense means." W. Beaufort, N. C. August 17, 1932. of people of small 1 crnm cith-'j cr,m nf the Drovisions are un-i penormance OI us agreements. i-o.- j,...- . e- ci . . .1 .! ii :, V.-iitf.Vi rf t Vi o welfare ef their ' ..,nnoKla some unsruarded, ana mg Staoiilty as tney uo, mere uu mvu-x.) guarantee thata member may not pay membership, are unable to comply (others indefinite and tend to expose his dues and assessments regularly 'with the requirements of these regu- the concern to the suspicion that tne for years, only to have the associa-'lations. On this ground they have whole system is, in real design, but tion discontinue operation, thus leav- been refused the right to operate in the scheme of an undertaker to pro ing him with nothing to show for a number of states, notably Kansas, mote his private business, largely at the money he has contributed during Ohio, and Indiana, his membership, and with no more ' "212. The case of Indiana vs. guarantee against a "Charity funer- Willett is a typical one. Willett was al" (that terrible specter of the ub-Iprosecuted for having sold insurance merged tenth) than when ne com- against the laws of the state of In- Idiana. It appeared that an organiza tion LACK OF INSURABLE tion known as the Greenfield Mutual INTEREST BY BENEFICIARIES. Burial Association was contracting . I to furnish its members at death, with The real beneficiary of such an or- . vfi4. .ganization as this is the undrtatieH dollars for application to funeral ser- E. ADAIR. NOTICE. der the law, the beneficiary of a pol icy of insurance must be possessed of an insurable interest in the thing in association's members, and a person belonging to the society was entitled jto it whether he had paid one assess iment or a thousand. "SECTION I. "208. BURIAL ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL Knowing of the inborn horror with which mankind, particu larly the very poor, regards the Pot ter's Field, certain ingenious gentle men have, from time to time, endeav ored to coin this aversion into dollars by the organization of burial associa tions, funeral benefit societies, and sured. A person is said to have an msuraoie interest in tne me oi an-. ..212a In caeo of the death of an other when he will gam by the lat- L dult member as assessment of elev ter's remaining alive and lose by his cents was made fa case of a chUds death. It is very apparent that the . o . n , undertaker has, under such a policy ,f fiye years five centg The byJaws as is written by one of these associa-of the association provided, in part: tions the exact opposite of an insur-. ,.Th benefits pr0vided herein are The Farent Teacher's Association of Beaufort, and all persons interest ed in welfare work are requested to !meet in the Sunday School room of Ann Street Methodist Church rnday evening. Meeting will open promptly at 8:15 and will be of interest to all. There are vital problems to be dis cussed and plans made for meeting them. 8:15, Friday evening, Metho dist Church. Lena Duncan, Chairman. red rotation system will include clay loam soil m tne neamont sec those those crops best adapted to tion show a heavy increase in crop soil and climatic conditions together ; production where a legume was plow with at least one legume crop to be,ed under each year and where the under each year. 'regular fertilizer applications were "This legume will not only add ni- made, trogen to the soil but will also f u - Corn was used as the principal crop nish much of the necessary organ in both sections with cowpeas as the matter." savs C. B. Williams, head -'i legume. The percenatage of increase the department of agronomy at Stat.' for corn was 128 in the coastal plain College. "The crops selected shoull area and 156 in the piedmont area, fit in with the farm organization and .Cotton followed by crimson clover as should also, give a fairly uniform dis- j the legume was grown as the main tribution of labor throughout the crop in the second year on the coast year." al soil and showed an increase in pro. duction of 22.8 per cent On the pied Mr. 'Wiliams states that such crops ; mont -0;i wheat followed bv red as rye, used in the rotations, will l-.ci0Ver was grown as the second rota so add to the organic matter but will t;on s crop showed an increase of not add nitrogen or otner plant nu- 71.4 percent. trientS tO the Soil as wil soybeans, Tf .nil. are tn he Vent in the beet cowpeas, crimson clover or other leg-'condition for profitable crop produc- umes. I tion a rotation system must be plan-Three-year rotation experiments ned which puts back into the soil all conducted for the past nine years on the plant food removed by the grow Norfolk sandy loam soil in the Coast- ing crop," says Mr. Williams, al Plain section and on the Ce:il able interest in the member's life, since he will lose by the latter's re maining alive and gain by his death. "210c. PREVENT EXERCISE OF SURVIVORS' DISCRETION. An other objection to such an agreement lis that while it provijes, in effect, similar schemes, all of which have as 1 for the payment of a stipulated sum for the purpose of furnishing re spectable funeral and burial services for deceased members, and the bene fits provided are to be paid to the A total of 2,472 hogs with a smoke house value of $35,000.00 have been vaccinated against hog cholera for farmers in Columbus County during the past month by County Agent J. P. Quinerly. There was an average friends as death benefits. It is agreed ithat the goods for said funerals shall their objective (though concealed to defray funeral expenses, in reality e ur" selv"Tc '. with more or less astuteness) the lin- it binds the survivors of the deceas-jby. c- w- Morrison and Son, their ing of the organizers pockets and!ed to employ a given undertaker, i helrf a.nd assigns, and they are here the spoliation of the organizations' i thus limiting their inherent right tobv designated the official undertakers members. attempt to secure the greatest ser- "209. NOT FAVORED BY THE -ice at the best price by buying in LAW. The attitude of the law to-'open market. ward socienties of this kind has al-1 "210d. GREAT TEMPTATION ways been extremely hostile, and FOR INFERIOR SERVICE. Fnally, they have usually been stamped out such associations have, for their real as quickly as organized. I object the enrichment of the under- and Son the sole beneficiary. Under "210. GROUNDS OF ILLEGALI- taker who is the moving factor of the the by-laws the insured is not entitled TY These burial jissiciations are, organization, and the temptation to to withdraw profits, or to receive div- generally speaking, held to be illeg- render inferior service in such cases idends, or sick or other benefits. He undertaker furnishing such services ' nme hoes on each of -the 273 farms and not to surviving relatives and visited. of this association "212b. Commenting on the scheme, the court speaking through Mr. Jus tice Hadley, said: "It is plain that the contracting parties intended to make Morrison al for the following reasons: 'is so very strong that the law, realiz- "210a. NO GUARANTY OF PER-' ing the weakness of finite human na MANENCY They operate as insur- ture, will not permit it to be offered. ance organizations without giving DO NOT COMPLY WITH friends is not even entitled to revoke the ap pointment of his undertakers, and commit that duty to his relatives and It is argued that the Borah won't support Mr. Hoover "on the platform," but no doubt he wi'l as usual in the stump. Make. It Bad. Jacoby: What makes you so down cast? Cuthbert: I've lost that blonde ste nographer's address you gave me. Jacoby: Why, silly, I can give it to you again. Cuthbert: Yes, but I think my wife took it out of my pocket. PLAN CROP ROTATIONS TO INCREASE SOIL FERTILITY By F. H. Jeter RALEIGH, Aug. 15 A well plan- We wish to announce that we have opened a Produce and Brokerage business in the store formerly occupied by F. F. Longest near Texaco Filling Station on Ann Street. Carteret Produce Co. S. qA. Thomas T. T. Potter f7 1 9 S I Si m PRICES OF CORN, COTTON, TOBACCO, WHEAT, CATTLE, HOGS AND OTHER COMMODI TIES ARE GOING UP. STOCKS AND BONDS HAVE MADE GOOD GAINS. MANY FACTORIES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED DOWN, OR RUNNING SHORT TIME, ARE NOW RUNNING FULL TIME PEOPLE ARE FEELING BETTER AND ARE BEGINNING TO THINK THAT MAYBE THEY ARE NOT ALL GOING TO THE DICKENS AFTER ALL. BY PRINTING NEWS OF IMPROVED CONDITIONS THE NEWSPAPERS ARE DOING A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS HAVE HAD JUST AS HARD A TIME AS ANYBODY AND THEY WANT TO SEE BETTER TIMES. A NEWSPAPER THAT IS CONDUCTED ON THE RIGHT LINES CAN BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO ITS COMMUNITY. A GOOD NEWSPAPER IS ONE OF THE BEST ASSETS THAT ANY PLACE CAN HAVE. THOSE WHO SUBSCRIBE FOR THEIR LO CAL NEWSPAPER OR BUY IT AT THE NEWSTANDS OR FROM NEWSBOYS ARE HELPING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEMSELVES. THE BEAUFORT NEWS HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE PEO PLE NOT ONLY.OF BEAUFORT BUT OF ALL CARTERET COUNTY. IT SHAIX CONTINUE TO DO THIS AND HOPES TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE. THE MORE SUCH SUPPORT WE RECEIVE THE BETTER WE CAN SERVE YOU. LET US CO-OPERATE AND STRIVE FOR THE UPByiLDING OF CARTERET COUNTY IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. i lie ew A- .c
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