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PAG3 TWO d, n. c r:r vy vr v.v ItiuT OEHATO 1 v , Washintrton The bill to amend tbe bers of the Senate, I am co-suonsor- Taft-Hartley Act was sent back toeing a bill (S. 3417) to amend the pub- Committee by vote of the Senate last Friday. . Amendments - . - ' The parliamentary situation which developed around this legislation was such that it would have been unwise to pass it. What happened was that the amendments .reported out by the Sen ate Labor Committee did not seem to lie assistance provisions of the Social Security Act by extending for two years the increased Federal financial participation to the States for assist ance to the aged, blind, disabled, and aid to dependent children. -, This as sistance was passed in 1952 for two years, and unless action is taken now, it will expire September 80. Under please the liberal, conservative or the prior formula on old-age-assist- middle-of-the-road Senators. Somejance grants, the Federal government thought the amendments would weak- paid $15 of the first (20 and half of en Taft-Hartley; others felt that some the next $30 a month. Under the re- of the amendments were too harsh;) vised formula of Section 8-of the So many felt that the legislation would ,cial Security Act Amendment of 1952. pick, up so many other amendments the Federal share became $20' of the first $25 and then half of the next $30. . Industrial Growth -'w On last Friday I inserted in the Appendix of the Congressional Becord an article dealing with the diversifica tion of the economy of North Caro lina as shown by the expansion of Western Electric which now employs 10,000 people In' .our tate You will probably recall that this article, writ ten by Wade Lucas, appeared in many of our newspapers recently, , The sta bility or our State depends on the con tinued development of a good balance that the final result was that the leg islation was sent back to committee by a vote of 50 to 42. My vote was te recommit. - Wheel Chair The. anticipated close vote brought out 94 of the 96 Senators. Senator Butler of Nebraska was brought in a wheel chair to vote. He has a frac tured leg, injured in a fall recently. Even the Army-McCarthy hearings halted for the afternoon in order for everybody to be present At The Top ; North Carolinians attended the Jef- ferson-Jackson Day Dinner here last week in large number, ranking second in attendance among all the states. Tata third. J Potato Festival An event of note is set for this week-end in Elizabeth City.- Ifs the Albemarle Potato Festival. I have re ceived a copy of the official program and it is full of interesting informa tion about the Albemarle section of North Carolina. Federal Aid Along with all of the Minority mem- 'AM j" If" 1 1 V APPROXIMATELY ONE MlLUON. TWO HUNDRED THQ1K AND FARMS CatTOH1, TRi A WEEKLY CLASSIFIED Aft between agriculture and industry. - I was proua to make it possible for the people of the United States to see what we are accomplishing in. North Carolina. This-And-That " ' The bill to authorize $964 million in appropriations for continuing the con struction of highways has been signed into law . . . The Senate Finance Com mittee has been continuing its execu tive consideration Of H. S. 830 Hie general tax revision : MIL, Senator uoey, as a member of that commit. tee, has been devoting long hours on mis matter. - - Farm Operators Are Olden , Mm 65 Years And Over The nation's"" farm operators are steadily growing older, according to information compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. : There are now approximately 800, 000 farm operators who are 65 years old and over. This makes agriculture by far the biggest single source of gainful employment and means of livelihood for those in this age group. Close to 35 per cent of the total number of farms, or more than one out of every three, are run by per sons 55 years old and over. Approxi mately 15 per cent of all farm opera tors, or more than one out of every seven, are 65 and over. Highest Ratios on Record . These proportions, which are based on the findings of the 1950- Census of Agriculture, are the highest on rec ord in figures going back to 1910. Conversely, there has been a long term decline in the number and pro portion of farm operators of the younger age groups. . This decline has been especially pronounced in the case of those under 35, reflecting primarily the new ODOortunities in growth of off-the-farm employment. The figures indicate that relatively more young operators are found on the larger and more efficient farms, where income and opportunity are greatest. The largest proportion of operators 66 and over are on low pro duction,. ' part-time ' and . residential farms. Many of these are retirement units or supplementary sources of in come. In the four decades between 1910 and 1950, the number of farms in the United States declined by just under a million. Here is what happened to the age composition of operators of these farms in the - period, broken down by principal age groups: The number of operators under 35 years of age showed a decline of over 800,000, or 45 per cent In 1950 this age group represented : less than 19 per cent of all farm operators as against 29 per cent in 1910. Those between 35 and 54 decreased by more than 500,000 or 17 per cent This group represented 46 per cent of all farm operators in 1950 as com pared with about 47 per cent in 1910. The Older Groups " The number of farm operators be tween 65 and 64 increased by more than 100,000, or 12 per cent ' This group in the latest Census made up just under 20 per cent of all farm operators as against approximately 15 per cent in 1910. ' - i - Farm operators aged 65 and over Increased in number by nearly 250, .000, or 44 per cents In 1910 these - elderly farmer? made up less than 9 per cent of all farm, operators. The 1950 proportion was just under 15 per cent CATHOLIC SERVICES On the first Sunday of every month, first mass is in Palace Theatre, Wind sor, at 8 A. M. Also mass at 10 A. II,. on that Sunday in St Ann's Church, Edenton, stated Father John Beshel, pastor. All other Smtrfav maoau J. - !ii v .. ... - -v, iu uucuwu Will HQ BE V A, MUt, auu i.oo a. m., on weeK-days, he said. . Join TWIFOUD'S ; Mutual Burial . ASSOCIATION New Telephone. Directory Going To Press ' Please check your listings in the current directory to make sure they are correct. If you wish any change made, notify our business office now. ' While checking your present listings, why not also consider extra listings. If your business deals with a variety of services or products, extra listings can prove very valuable. . V , , Our business office will glad ly, give you information on this low-cost, high-convenience ser vice. 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