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PAGE TEN THE NEWS-JOURNAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955 SENATOR SAM ERVIN SAYS Washington Candidates are emerging in both political parties for the Presidential nomination. With this increasing interest, the normal reaction for all of us is to pick our favorites. Who? -.;ng seen my Senatorial col li, u put to the test of politi cal statesmanship, I believe there are several of them who would make good timber, and I would prefLT a Senator as the nominee. Such Democrats as Senators Ric hard B. Russell and Stuart Sy mington are well qualified for the office. Personally, I would put Senator Russell at the head of the l'st. but he has stated that he is not a candidate. Senator Bob Kerr has also withdrawn. As none of these Senators show any disposi tion to seek the nomination, I am convinced that Adlai Steven son has the decided lead and w'll - get the Democratic nomination if he fights for it. Advice is eas ily given and very rarely taken, but I would respectfully suggest to Mr. Stevenson that he had bet ter quit playing coy and get out and fight for the nomination or he will be left holding the bag. The fight is obviously on. For tunately, the Democrats have ; number of men who are quali fied. Centennial Harnett County observed its centennial in a big way. Each community in the county had a part in the observance. Revolu tionary patriot Cornelius Harnett would be proud of his namesake were he able to observe the pro gress that Harnett is making as one of North Carolina's finest counties. I had the pleasure of being present for a part of the Centennial celebration. It takes a lot of work to successfully pro mote an affair of this magnitude. The citizens of Harnett did it well. Geneva As this is written on the eve of the Geneva Conference, I am hopeful that our representatives there will not be put to sleep to the realities of international danger by the apparent mask of sweetness by the Communists. It has been said many times that we must trust in the Almighty and keep our powder dry. In ternational affairs are complex at best. Concessions haye to be made by the family of nations, but one does not concede much to a confirmed bully else he wake un with sorrow and regret. It is frr this reason that I have con sistently advocated that we must not reduce onr nMional defense. The Will Pecentlv I read that the senior class of the Union Grove High School in Iredell County had started a cotton picking project to raise funds to be used for a class trio to Washington next snring. Where there's a will there's a way. I hope that the class pets to make the trip, and I want to he among the 'rst to conrratulnte thorn and welcome them to the Capitol. r;Trsr'.'" " ' H ONE OF 17 MODELS Advanced front end and side styling of the new 1956 Ford is emphasized in this view of the Sunliner convertible, one of 17 new body styles which Ford dealers will place on display next Friday, September 23. The grille has been widened and lengthened, and parking lamps have been worked Into chrome housings which extend around the sides of the fenders. A new-style hood ornament is recessed above the special Fairlane Ford crest. On the fender Is the new ornament indicating "Tliunder bird power", which is standard in Fairlane models with the Y-8 engine. Tar Heel bef cattlemen will have the opportunity to sell fit ciUle at 13 fat cMt'e ru-vt year. Secretary Benson Sets Cotton Program Secretary of Agriculture, Ezra Taft Benson, recently set the National Cotton Marketing Quota at 10 million bales, set a National Acreage Allotment of 17,391,000 acres, and called for a Marketing Quota referendum to be held De cember 13th. H. D. Godfrey, Administrative Officer for Agricultural Stabili zation and Conservation, reports that this 10 million bale quota is the same as this year's. He said: "It's a minimum required by law. The Secretary was required by law to proclaim this marketing quota and acreage allotment be cause the estimated total supply of cotton greatly exceeded the normal supply." According to the latest avail able statistics, the total supply of upland cotton for the 1955-56 marketing year is estimated at 24.4 million bales, about 8.8 mil lion bales above the "normal sup ply" of 15.6 million " bales. The "normal supply," as defined in the legislation, is the current marketing year's estimated do mestic consumption of 9.0 million bales and exports of 3.0 million bales, plus a 30-per cent reserve of 3.6 million bales. At least two-thirds of the cot ton farmers voting in the refer endum must approve marketing quotas if they are to be effective. According to Godfrey, if growers approve quotas in the referendum, price support in 1956 will be a- vailable to eligible growers at the full support level. If quotas are disapproved by growers, sup port to eligible growers will drop tc 50 per cent of parity. Regard less of the outcome of the refer endum, he said, cotton acreage allotments will still prevail, and thi-y will be the same regradless of the outcome of the referendum. It's actually a choice by the far mer of a low level of support or a higher level to be set by the Secretary of Agriculture. The level at which support will be set on the 1956 crop cotton cannot be set below 75 per cent of parity, and if the supply situation war rants, it can be set between 75 and 90. n An average of three years of tost growing of "Boone" late bliV'ht resistant Irish potato var iety shows the new variety also sightly outyiclds both Kennebec ; nrl Sequoia. State College Farm Questions QUESTION: How can you get rid of parasites on chickens? ANSWER: R. S. Dearstyne of the State College poultry science department says that the use of lice powders on the birds or li quid nicotine sulphate on the perch poles usually gives good results. You can get rid of mites by painting or spraying their hiding places. QUESTION: How can I be sure that the seed corn I buy is ' cer tified" hybrid? ANSWER: John C. Rice, direc tor of the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association, says that a blue "certification tag" is the best assurance. This tag guar antees that the seed was produc ed under requirements of the cer tifying agency and the seed are from known pedigree lines with known performance. OftEY THE TRAFFIC LAWS B ' 3 " .: a QUESTION: Can brown spot fungus carry over from one sea son to the next? ANSWER: Yes. According to Furney A. Todd, extension tobac co specialist, it's a good idea for growers to cut their tobacco stalks as soon as possible after harvest and to plant next year's crop in different fields when pos sible. 0 Fattening- Cattle Need Daily Salt Fattening cattle should con sume from one-half to one and one-half ounces of salt per head daily, depending on the kinds of feeds used in the ration and the age of the cattle, according to USDA. Salt should be kept before cat tle at all times. Loose granulat ed salt or compressed block salt are more satisfactory than rock salt. The salt will be used most economically from a self-feeding box with a roof to protect it from rain or snow. It is a mistake, says USDA to withhold salt from cattle toward the close of the feeding period and salt heavily just before ship ping. Though this may cause the cattle to drink more water at the market than they otherwise would, shrewd buyers are able to estimate very closely the a mount of such fill on the cattle. f-m ! ii lira::1 i: um.ii i. trf I io a CALL OF! US, km SEE OUR STOCK OF . . . Office Supplies j Writing1 and Drawing Instruments O Things To Fasten Paper O Filing Supplies O Bookkeeping Essentials O Paper in many forms O Salesbooks - Guest Checks O Clips, Clamps, Thumb Tacks O Ring and Post Binders TRY US FIRST If we don't have it, we'll get it! mt. Am, Clergymen Can Get Social Security Now Clergymen may now for the first time have the protection of the old-age and survivors insur ance program, according to a statement made today by Charles E. Burke, district manager of the Fayettcville social security office Under the 1954 Amendments to the Social Security Act stated Mr. Burke, "it is now possible, on an individual elective basis, for duly ordained, commissioned or licen sed clergymen, Christian Science practioners and certain members of religious orders to acquire old age and survivors insurance pro tection on the same terms as self employed persons even though they may not actually be self- employed." There are two necessary steps that a clergyman wishing to par ticipate in this Federal insurance program must take. First, he must get a social security account num ber card from his social security office if he does not already have one. He must then file a waiver certificate, Form 2031, with the District Director of Internal Re venue Indicating his desire to be covered as a self-employed per son without involving in any way the church or religious group by whom he is actually employed. Copies of this form may be ob tained from the office of the Di rector of Internal Revenue or 'rom the social security office. Form 203 1 must be filed no later than April 15, 1956 in order to r-Main social security credits for 1955 earnings. Net. annual earn nt:s must amount to $400 or more o be taxable and creditable for -octal security purposes. If a clergyman has such net earnings ip '955 and 1356 he must, if he wi.-hep to be covered under social security file his certificate on or before April 15, 1957, otherwise he would forfeit his right to elect coverage and his earnings from His services in the ministry can never be credited for social se curity coverage. '"Once he has elected to be cov ered" continued Mr. Burke, "the clergyman must continue to re port his earnings and pay the social security tax for every year in which he has net earnings of $400 or more from services per formed in the exercise of his min istry whether performed as an employee or as a self-empolyed person. The church or institution which the clergyman serves or represents does not in any way become involved or obligated in these arrangements." For further information on this subject contact your social secur ity district office at Fayetteville. Informational leaflets and book lets on all phases of the social security law are available, free of charge. Excellent Time For Marketing Eggs There is an excellent opport unity for marketing eggs at good prices in this state if family far mers and other producers fan be persuaded to produce flocks vary ing from 1,000 hens up. That's the feeling of C. P. Li beau, extension farm management and marketing specialist at State College. Libeau says there is not a sin gle producer or producers' group large enough to supply the quant ity and kind of eggs market agen cies want. He says an organiza tion to assemble enough eggs to supply wholesalers is badly needed. As an example of the high egg consumption in this state, Libeau says that more than a million dollars worth of eggs are sold through retail stores in Gaston County each year. Gaston is one of the highest sales and egg con suming counties in the state. Libeau says that the A & P Tea Company buys more than three million dollars worth of eggs per year (estimated on a 50 cents per dozen basis). Their egg buyer says that they arc still in a po sition te buy all the eggs offered from North Carolina sources if the local producers will meet the conditions required for market- incf n tVintr urn fnhni I c BE SI RE TO GO TO CIIl'RCH SUNDAY A mi Despite mechanization of much farm work, the average farm worker spends more of his time I today working with livestock than he did 40 years ago. J Make Business A Pleasure ... At The Dining Table Bring your clients or colleagues for busi ness lunch or dinner. Pleasant surround ings and unobtrusive service make it a pleasure to talk business at the table. 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