THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY , 1948.
j-TJJb -
rr C Edgar White
' . the , past year there has
b- increase in applications for
t. . s of assistance. This is the
of cessation of service allot
nd the tact that relatives are
a position to help as piuch now
r jobs With exceptionally high
have ended.
a are five categories of flnan
sistance administered by the
3 Department: 1. Old age as
a;' tL' Aid to dependent "chil-
3.: Aid io .the needy blind;4.
1 assistance; 5. -Other financial
ice.1,'! . .
age 'assistance is rendered to
: persons sixty-five years of age
t-r vie. , From December 1, 1946, to
I .ber 1, 1947, an average of 134
p s in'. Perquimans County re
C' I old age assistance checks each
t These QAA recipients, 166 of
t . received an average grant of
J in November. 1947. In De-
c '194fi, 96 OAA recipients re--.A
an , average, grant of ? 16.15.
observation tends to show that
; V, ..r prices following the war and
, -dally during the past year, have
I '"ed an increasing number of aged
l oisoris into needy circumstances, and
, lave increased the needs of those al
ready 'receiving public assistance.
' Aid to dependent children is rend
ered to children who are, dependent
because of deprivation - of parental
support by reason of death, . impris-
- onment, - abandonment, desertion or
physical or mental illness. From De-
" comber 1,. 1946, to December 1, 1947,
an average of 23 families, with an av
erage of 0 children have received an
average monthly grant of $36.00.
There , has been no appreciable in
crease Jn' applications for this type
, of assistance. ' It is felt that this is
"attributable to increased employment
rportunity for employable persons.
..we is evidence that for the past
' 7- r employment and earnings have
.1 tt up and mothers and older chil
t 1 Lave worked to support children
l.t would have otherwise been de-
1 ent by reason of the deprivation
I the; father's support. -. This tends
ti t,how, too, (hat when employment
and earning opportunity is available
noit reonle take advantage of it rath
er than depend upon the public for
support At employment opportuni
ties ar.i earnings decrease, an in
crease in ADC cases can be expected.
' Blind assistance B is ' rendered the
needy blind. , In December, 1946, there
were six persons receiving this as
sistance with an . average grant of
$18.00. There were two applications
for -assistance during the . year and
these two received assistance tempor
arily. In November, 1947, there were
still six persons on this list, but were
receiving an average grant of $27.00.
The increase in grant has been to try
to help blind persons who Have been
more needy because of the Increase in
cost of living. , ;',.'
General assistance is rendered
needy persons who .are not eligible to
receive other types of assistance In
December, 1946, there were six cases
receiving an average monthly grant
of $9.53. In November,' 1947, there
were 10 cases receiving an average
monthly grant of $12.70. The size of
the general assistance grant does, not
indicate that the recipient is less
needy than the OAA recipient, but
that there is less money from which
to draw, and this is true because of
the refusal of the State and Federal
governments to participate in this
type of assistance and, therefore, the
County must assume the whole re
sponsibility. It goes without saying
that the County .cannot be expected
to render general assistance in as
large amounts as OAA without State
and Federal aid. This is particularly
distressing as it is more the rule
than the exception that the person
needing general assistance is the most
destitute of residents.
It is with other financial assistance
that public medical care and hospital
ization have been rendered the indig
ent sick. Pauper burials are also pro
vided in this type of assistance, and
all other public assistance not pro
vided for in the other brackets of as
sistance. From December, 1946,
through November, 1947, the County
has spent $4,500 to provide this type
of assistance for its needy.
The work of the County Welfare
Department is divided into assistance
and service. The administration of
assistance has to do with financial
assistance to needy persons as has
been presented above. The adminis
tration of service has to do with the
rendering of various public services
not involving financial assistance.
Purely service matters coming under
the Welfare Department's jurisdic
tion pertain to compulsory school at
tendance, work with juvenile court,
adult parole supervision, issuing of
child labor permits, adoption proceed
ings, vocational rehabilitation cases,
adult and juvenile mental cases,
county home cases, referral of crip
pled children and adults to clinics
with subsequent follow-up work, ob
taining psychological services from
the State Board of Public Welfare,
instigating sterilization proceedings
involving mentally diseased, feeble
minded and epileptic persons, work
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Farmers Should File
Income Tax Returns
The "beginning of - a new year
means that income tax. reporting
time is here, says C. Brice Ratchford,
in charge of Farm Management if or
the State College Extension Service,
and farmers along with most other
people' will have to consider filing
their returns.
Many Tar Heel farm families will
not have to pay any income tax, Mr.
Ratchford said, but the greater
majority of them will have to file a
return.
If you are in doubt as to whether
you have to file a return, then here
is the deciding factor. If the gross
income from your farm was more
than $500 during the year, you should
file .a return. Since all farm expenses
may be deducted along with the per
sonal exemptions of $500 for self,
$500 for wife, and $500 for each de
pendent relative, this will mean that
a large number of farmers will not
have to pay any tax. However, there
is a severe penalty for not filing a
return.
Farmers should study the instruc
tions issued with the juaeonM taja
forms and t&k all kiml Wuiwtina
Mr. Ratchford said
Will That Hold 7
Having enjoyed the jweviww sum
mer at a if arm in theisountry, Xawjm
Jones wrote to the farmer, jeaMt
ing the same accommodatloBs fer &e
month of August "But," he addei
in his letter, "I wish yerfd move tint
pig-pen. It was right ander my wJ.
dow last year and was ost ofr
noxious."
Jones received the farmer's reply,
assuring him of the same accommo
dations, and added this explanation:
"As to that there pig-pen, don't let
that worry you. We ain't had hogs
on this farm since you left last summer."
It's A Gift
"I. want flomething for a young
lady a birthday gift," said the young
man. "What would you suggest?"
"Well," said the clerk, "how about
some book-ends?"
"Splendid!" was the enthusiastic
reply. "Give me half a d.on of
your best ends that's usually the
only part she reads!"
Z -.NOTICE
1 Beginning: January first, all Tax Listers of
Perquimans County, North Carolina, will sit
at the following places and on the dates men
tioned below for the purpose of listing your
PROPERTY TAXES for the year 1948.
1 it In January and Save the Penalty
Belvidere Township
CARROLL V. WARD, List Taker
-uary 10, 17, 24, 81
aary m ,,,, , . -,
miarjr 22-
)nuarjr 28.
.The late E. L. Chappell's Store
.R. M. Bakers Store, Nicanor
.R. R. White's Store, Nicanor
.Willie Winslow's Store, Belvidere
. Hours from 9 A. M. to 4 P.
All Other Pays During January at Home
Bethel Township
ROT S. CHAPPELL, List Taker
inair 8,10, 17, 24, 80, 81
uary 7, if, n, za
.oarjr zii,
J. C. Hobbs Store
J, C. Hobbs Store at Night
-Court House in Hertford
"All Other Days In January at Home
January 8, 10, 17-
-uary 10, 17-
Hertford .Township
? msi i alter
iry 17 through 81
.hid.
All Other Days In January at Home
New Hope Township
At Court House in Hertford
.At Court House in Hertford
At Court House in Hertford
SETH LONG, List Taker
uary 8, 10, 17, 24, 81
ary
. JTacluon's Store, New Hope
Jfiarl Kussell s store
iry 21...
.... ......Perry's Store at Woodville
JT. B. Webb's Store, Durants Neck
All Other Days During January at Home
t , k Pariiville Township
. BATICNO STANTON, List Taker
.ry 10, 17.
T 4-
At Chapanoke
Jackson's Store
JitWinfajl
y 8, 10, 17, 24 through 1 i
" All Other Da s In January at Home
ch farmer, owner or Ws a must come forward to report the
e of each crop to be ham 1, or has been harvested, en his
r his tenant's farm of the y v r 1947, also the number of acres
cultivated, lying out, number of bearing fruit trees, and tons of
r used for al crops. , . . i
:- - your lists now, and save time in listing,' also avoid PEN- '
i'T ki'i delinquent. after January 81st, 1948. This is required
:-"9 Law. f -o Chapter 310, H. B. 4$, Public Laws of North
i, ; 'on i;cj. ,. , - "
with veterans' affairs and family ad
justment problems.
As the department faces a new
year, it is with hope that the services
previously rendered can become more
effective. It is to be hoped that the
State of North Carolina will see fit
to raise average grants in all cate
gories as they are below subsistence
level. As an example, for the month
of July, 1947, North Carolina's old
age assistance, aid to dependent chil
dren and general assistance average
grants were $18.08, $35.63 and $12.63,
respectively in comparison to the na-
j tional average grant of $35.99, $62.21
and S40.J1 respectively. There is need
for increased State and Federal par
ticipation in OAA, ADC and BA and
assistance to counties regarding GA
and medical care.
that -they shell peas when they really
unshell them; that they husk corn,
when they unhusk it; that they dust
the furniture, when they undust it.
Queer, ain't it? Then they say that
they skin a rabbit, when they unskin
it; and that they scale a fish, when
they unscale it."
"Ambrose," interrupted Aunt Mar
tha, "you're supposed to- weed the
garden today. Better hop to it:'
Uncle Ambrose sighed.
"Looks to me like it's weedy enough i
already!"
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"Marthy," said Uncle Ambrose sud
denly, "there's some things about the
English language I don't understand.
I've just been thinking. People say
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we are ready to help you get
in your supply.
We have the tools you need
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. Mauls
O Wedges
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NOW!"
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OF
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Each
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