Growers To Consider
Payment Of Rentals
Winter Is dectsion-msulng
season In tobacco country Two
of the most important decisions
flue-cured growers are grappling
with are (1) how much
acreage can they plant in 1971
and (2) how much can they
afford to pay for rented or
leased poundage q»>tas
The (tecisions require careful
co(isidera:ion and some
pencil-pushing There are a
number of factors thai have to
be taken into co.ist(Wa;io.i
Jim Ailgood extension farm
nanageme.if economist at
North Carolina Stale University,
outlines some o! these |
as follows:
—The anticipated yield per
aciu
—The anticipated price per
pouad on the market
—Tne cos: of production
—The amount of family labor
available
—The availability and cost
of hired labor.
—The risk involved in producing
the crop.
On the last .two points, Allgood
suggested that growers
not overlook the importance of
ha.inj enoagh laoor to harvest
the crop lined up well
in advance. Also, the risks of
crop failure du<> to weather
must be considered In making
a fair and complete analysis. On
the question of market
price, the econo.nist suggests
tha. 1971 prices snooldbe about
the same as those received in
1970.
Generally, rental costs of
flue-cured poundage quotas are
expected to be about 10 to 13
cents a pound this season. To
help the grower determine if
he can afford to pay this, or
whatever price that may be
asked. Allgood made these observations.
U tobacco averages 2,100
pounds per acre, a fair cash
rent price is somewtiere be tw.*en
$210 a^vl $315 per acre,
generally.
In order to figu*e afairren'al
price, a farmer should first
estimate the expected gross
income per acre The 2,100
pounds per acre at 72 cents
would gross $1,512.
The farmer should -.hen estimate
the expected cost involved
in producing an acre The cash
cost of producing a 2,100 pouid
yield wou'.d be at>ou* $350.
This figure liesn't include land,
labor or fixed costs on machinery,
equipment or buildings.
Ths fixed costs are estimated
at abou*. $210 per acr«. If
the grow^r*4s already set up to
grow tobacco, this cost
not be related to the decision
to rent. Howe/er, it may be
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Former Worrenton Girl Writes Of Africa
A former Warren girl 1* now
spending some time at Kampala,
Uganda, Africa, where Iter husband
Is connected with Mtsr
Maker* University. She Is Mrs.
Jan Jorgensen, the former Ellen
Baxter, daughter of Mr. aad
Mrs. Laurie Baxter and granddaughter
of the Rev. and Mrs.
E. W Baxter of War runt on She
Is a sister of Mrs. Edjar W'-iod
of Greensboro M"s. Jorgensen
Is a gradiate of the University
of North Carolina where she
studied dancing, and prior to
going to Africa she danced at
the Lost Colony in Manteo
In a recent letter to her
grandparents here, she tells of
many of her experiences at
Kampala, where her greatgrandfather,
the father of the
Rev. E. W. Baxter, wasamodical
missionary for a number of
years. Her letter follows:
December 5
Saturday
Dear Teddy and Dodie,
I'm so used to seasons of
warm, hot, cool and cold that
I feel as though time has stood
still in an endless spring and
summ?r. Jan and I Just returned
from a Ion; swim and a tennis
game and we tpusi be as
brown as Great-Granddadrly
Baxter. But strangely enough.
In spite of being on the equator,
I sen so that Christmas
will soon be here. It's just that
Cnristmas will be coming in the
summ?r.
1 met a man from Tanzania
and he knew of Mpwapwa (spelling?;.
He said It's now a center
of training and medicai facilities.
I told him you all would
be interested to hear that since
Great - Granddad-ly Baxter
instigated it. The man sent his
Indirectly related.
On laoor, Ail good points out
that aoout 250 manhours are
needed to produce 2,100 pounds
with mechanical harvesting
aides
All good assumes that lOpercent
of this labor will be of a
managerial type, valued at $3
per hour or about $75. The
remainder would be family or
hired labor valued a; $1.50
per hour. Therefore, the total
cost for the 2,100-pound per
acre crop would run around
$412.50
If the family or hired laxir
is valued less than $1.50 «n
hoar, costs would be reduced.
By subtracting expected labor
costs and other production
expenses from the anticipated
gross income, the farmer can
get aa Idea of how mu:h rent
he can afford to pay for the
tobacco
regards to you both
We ant now wildly looking
forward to travelling to Kenya
and Tanzania We will leave the
22nd and travel by steam engine
train to the coast, circumventing
Mr. Kilimanjaro
and landing In Mombasa where
we will spend Christmas Eve.
Cnristma3 Day and thn day
a.1er. Prom there, will travel
by bus to Dar es Salaam where
we will stay for two weeks
with a side trip to Zanzibar.
Jan Is giving a paper In Dar es
Salaam. TetWy, I can't remember
where grefe-graaddaddy's
picture Is. Is U Dar es filaam
or Zanzibar? Ill A) my utmost
to find It and photograph
It and the build in j it's In
The sun Is now at an angle
The day Is ending and the colors
of the flowers are brlllla.it and
lush. I was so sorry to hear
thai you all will be without Pat
Hunter. For him, I am happy;
for you all and Warreniou. I
mourn
I am learning "Chiganda"
Thai word applies to the music
and dance of Uganda. Only
one of my teachers speaks English.
The others speak Laganda
(the language of Uganda) and one
speaks Swanlll. I saw them
dancing the old beautiful dances
of their fathers and asked them
to please teach me. I am
elated each time I have a lesson.
They teach me to play the
drums of hide and the dances
their fathers taught them. It
fills me with awe and they
know I respect It and they
know I try I havs about 5
or 7 teachers. I mean In order
to dance, lots of drums ha/e to
be going furiously and at least
two must be dancing so I have
a lot of teaciiers They are
such good people and so dignified
that I long for each lesson
and I am happy when I'm
with them. We dance in the
backyard of the museum.
I am teaching two adult dance
classes a week and two children's
classes a week. Some of
my students are African, some
Indian (Asian), some European,
and some N. Americans because
I cater to the campus people
and they are all of mixed nationalities.
I make a little bit
of $ because I don't charge
very much, but the money I
make will help get us to Kenya
and Tanzania. There are lots
of Norwegians here because
Uganda received most of Norway's
foreign aid, so Jan can
keep up his fluid Norwegian
language and we are socially
fond of Norwegian too. (I forgot
to say I teach Norwegian
too.)
The Arch Bishop of Can'erbury
nwJ h JMudn* yesterday.
We heard he was coming
here en rout* from Sooth
Africa and we were aoxtous
to see him. We were walking
bestdi the road on a little path
i*> to the mala hall where tie was
going to address the African
students and staff people. We
saw a big black car drive up,
and me in blu> Jeans, | felt
ashamed, and that lovely old
man waved and smiled and we
waved and smiled. Then we
dashed up to the ma.n *iall.
He Is an astoundingly lively
man and clear and d.stinct and
such a character and very
witty. He reminded me of you..
Teddy. The students asked him a
lot of questions. We'll send
you a newspaper aoou' it.
One q.wstton was, "In Islam
there's a Cod or two, and In
Christianity there's a God and
I want to know which one Is
real and how da you know you
picked the right God or Is
religion just a way to make
poor people sit down and be I
qj'.et w!ien they're oppressed?"
The Arch Bishop answered, "I
believe that the God it Islam
and the God af the Christians
are one in the same t>u< I also
believe that God is more perfectly
revealed In Christianity
through Jesus Christ our
Lord." People laughed and
clapped.
There are many Asians here
They are merchants, the middle
class, and thetr religions effect
the Africans since it's
in thetr laps Most of the q'lestions
the students asked were
about the racist "apatheid" who
rule South Africa and torture
and oppress the blacks. They
wanted to know if the Arch
Bishop condemned this and
they wanted to know if the Arch
Bishop asked the whites in South
Africa to stop it. The Arch
Bishop said mainly thai in every
sermon and talk he gave in South
Africa he preached Christian
Brotherhood and love of one's
neighbor and that we are all
eqjally and infinitely lpved by
our Fa:her. Anyway, I really
did enjoy him
Later I was sitting by the road
with a big straw basket for
carrying groceries in waiting
for Jan and down the road comes
the Arch Bishop in that big black
car. He waved and smiled at mr
again and I returned the gesture
and off he went. I waited
there u.itil Jan camp and we
went to the market together.
Todiy we got our visas fo."
vlsiting Kinga.vrd, Tanzania
Technical Institute Shows
Gains In Enrollment
' 4 ; • ? ' •' £
HENDBRSON - Enrollment
figure* for the Winter Quarter
show a Increase In students
at Vance County Technical
Institute. With the completion
of registration and the
beginning of classes for this
quarter, the full-time and parttime
curriculum students showed
a marked Increase over the
fall enrollment.
This Increase can be attributed
to the ■ addition of curriculum
credit courses in the
evening so as to meet the needs
of the working citizens There
Is an ever Increasing need to
satisfy the training requirements
of Individuals who are
seeking to up-grade themselves
on the Job.
As Vance County Technical
Institute tries to serve the needs
of the employer and the employee,
it hopes to expand its
programs quarterly. The Vo
Currie Elected To
Student Government
MURrREESBORO - Mr.
Thomas Clyde Currie of Norlina,
has been elected a member
of the Student Government
Association Student Legislature
at Chowan College
A music education major,
Mr. Currie is a graduate of
Norllna School and is the
so.i of Mr. .did Mrs. T. C. Currie.
And downtown was teeming and
jammed with people and some
pickpockets got after us and Jan
and I lashed out at them. The
buses are d jsty and broken down
and jammed sardine fashion.
You literally hang on for dear
life, half of you out the back
door and all the Africans look
at you like you've lost your
mind. Often we ride the bus and
it isn't too crowded but if you
ride around noon or three it's
crammed.
We go in the country ever
so often to see some Norwegian
friends of ours on a farm. It
is beautiful and much less populated
and all along there are
mud huts with banana trees
around them.
Now I must say good bye
for the time being. I love you
all dearly and wish you a happy
Advent, f will write again before
long. God bless you
Love,
ELLEN AND JAN
cat tonal or I-year programs
showed the greatest Increase.
Nursing remains the most popular
with Automotive running a
close second. The opening of the
Welding shop at Vance Tech
has afforded the opportunity for
37 Individuals to learn skills
In this specific area. Secretarial
Science leads the 2-year
curriculum with 25 students.
Currently there are a total of
120 students in the curriculum
programs. Or. Donald R. Mohorn
is pleased with the present
enrollment and feels that the institute
is moving towards the
objectives as set forth by the
local board of trustees and the
North Carolina State Department
of Community Colleges.
In addition to the curriculum
students there are numerous
programs in Adu't Education
scheduled to begin in January
It will pay you to use Warren
Record want advts.
Getting MarHed Girls!
Ut S. Security Know
« GREENSBORO - J, E. WtU,
district Director of the Interna:
Revenue Service, Slid today
that ladies who get married
should be sure and have their
names changed on the racords ot I
the Social Security Administration.
Wall said that many women
taxpayers wlto marry and do not
change their names with Social
Security have their tax refund
checks held up becajie the Social
Security nunher on the
tax return A»»s not maich the
name on record k the Service
Center in Chamblee, Georgia. "
Wall said that many refund
checks are delayed each year
for this reason.
When a female changes her
name through marriage and
notifies Social Security, the
Information Is passed on to
IRS by Social Security and the
nsynn records are changed at
the Service Center.
In Restoration times a certain
type of gal was known as
a doxy.