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Coomi, Mpresmiatrt ot ih Social Security
jn. Is in Hertford the second Wednesday of
i tt the Perquimans County Court House.
ou inow how much you
eceive' irom social, securi-
.hen you retire? Do-'-.your Many;'mort people were first
'if how much your family will' covered by social security be-
dive In case of your death?,
, .se are questions of vlU-i im-
l .twice to everyone Jut, many
Y ;pie cur not; Know' thfc answers,
cording 0;JohnT.;f Grooms,
I. old EcprseBtathre ofHhe Nor
fo:k district' office. ; : X -ri f
. Social .security., benefits., par
tially replace ) the : loasi of , in
come due to retirement,1 disabili
ty or death of the; .wofcer. i
Ihe family.; Since this is ' true,
.the amount of the benefit is bas
l e&.on the worker's averagij iarn
inrs in jobs covered by - social
se irity. In order to estimate
f, y X average earnings you must
' kit 5W the period that . will be
ui I in figuring your average.
I or the people who -were un-
d..r 21 years of age in 1951 when
, many-people were first covered,
Vfj under the law, tne whole" work-'
ing history is used from age 21
to, 'the date of death, ; disability
r'; reaching retirement. 4 Since
. . many people were well over 21
-before the social security - law
was passed beginning dates had
: 4o be set up for them, , ,
, .The social security law1 first
went into effect January 937.1
w this date is used asi a, possii
' Washington? :Tbosfc2 pt us
whq witnessed -the ',- inaugural
oath by President Kennejdy at
the' Capitol were part of a. drama
that has always fascinated men
. ev'pfy where who see democracy
i m .action. Kennedy asohJoth
occupant- of the , Whit House
demonstrates anew the strength
and the unioi ; which binds this
country into the ' greatest of all
Batiu-:,'vr .".r-m.".
Tr ;,:ls rr. A host.jafjjorth
Carolinians were on band .at the
' . Capitol for' " these . ceremonies.
m This year's' festivities $rob
ably thejnost colorful ever. Led
. - - by Parade Grand Marshal; VLt
- Gepr-
f I time t . rnanderJo of thgamed
- 82nd. Airborne piyisioQ, more
than '33,800 civilian and 'military
marchers participated in the 1961
. Presidential "Inauguraf'J 'Parade.
North Carolina, like all the oth
er' states of the union, sejii its
ions and daughters to partioi
pate .in -the parade.
Committee Meetings '-iMost of
mir iimM' tint smnl , in. ..th. Ron.
'ate Rebates has been us&l re-
. cehtly in attending meetings of
the Senate Armed Services! Com
mittee and the Senate Judiciary
Committee. The latter ,, held
hearings on the appointment of
Robert Kennedy for th.abinet
post of Attorney GeneraU,De
' spite? charges of inexperience by
, , some critic, Jurged iiis 'tbnfir
thation because I bejiey that
the president should! have the
power -' to? -pick his advisers, I
baye known Robert', .Kennedy
sine the days when he served
as Counsel to the Senate, Rackets
Com.'littee of which I, was a
. member. ' He has- a greacapa
: City for work, has superior in
telligence, and 1s a man of out
standing courage.' , ,
;v l'jJgss I accompanied for
Vner Governor Luther Hodges to
the Tap -; nmerce Committee
wh: i " -idering his Tiomi-1
na' l jretary of Com-
a mc ..v .xnor. Hodgesjahd Ii
, jf wc schoolmates at the Univer-'
sily of North Carolina1 ahd my
long, association with ' him has
" been most pleasant. He made
an excellent impression on the
Comnittee and will be the first
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(ble starting date for figuring
average earnings,
ginning with January : 1, 1951,
so this is another starting date
for figuring average earnings,
le Social Security Attministra
ttoAi is required to use th)4 start
ing 'date that gives -Hyou the
highest benefits. ' '' '
, The, ending. , date for, the ,pe
riod used is . when ' the worker
dies,Vbecomes ' disabled or reach
ea "retirement! age depending on
which happens first. f-.y.
' Many people became covered
under spclal 'security after 1951
and many -people lose a year
now and then when they receive
very little or no social security
coverage. : In order to' give these
people more realistic average
earnings, five years of the low
est earnings between the start
ing date and the ' ending date!
are not used in arriving at the
average earnings in all cases.
If you wish to know moire
about how much your benefit
1 will be.! get in touch with your
Social Security ; District Office
at 220 W. Brambleton Avenue,
Norfolk 10, ; Virginia. Ask for
Booklet OASI-30, entitled "How
To Estimate Your Social Security
Payment" ,, J., ' V
Cabinet: member from North
Carolina since ' Secretary of the
Navy", Jbsephus Daniels, who was
a member of Woodrow Wilson's
Cabinet. '" ' V "
Kennedy Administration Much
has been said and written about
the new Kennedy Administra
tion. My impression has',. been
that the W.w ' Administratis has
conscientiously tried to assemble
a . talented ' .group; to ; head the
Cabinet ; Many problems - beset
our country both at home and
abroad.' We need the, best minds
available to form workable pro
grams , jwitiiout '' upsetting i our
economy. f?am 'tonfenthatl
me new jretwucflit. uu ., : y imk
President will summon our best
energies to the tasks ahead.-
What Causes Poor
School Attendance?
Based on a study of 11,973
cases in Louisiana,' it was' found
that SO nor cent of attendance
problems were due' to family'
problems; ; Only 1 0.5 per cent
of absences were due to edu
cational problems, the, study re
vealed. : '-&:' .': ; '
Economic problems accounted
for 19.6 per cent of those hav-
. 1 x a aa '
ing poor attendance, 16.3 per
cent were due to personality supper and then attena ine
and adjustment problems, 12.0. game. Posters about the sup
per cent to community environ- per will be placed in downtown
ment, and 11.6 per cent to health. Store 'Windows, and tickets may
problems : be obtained from any Student
Hearing Service Clinic
Virginia Dare Hotel - Elizabeth City
Friday, February 3rd
v JHotel Joseph Hewes Edenton
Saturday, February 4th
HOURS: 10 A. M., TO 2 P. M.
Hearing Tests ' ' . Hearing Aid Supplies
Hearing Aid Demonstrations Hearing Aid Service ;.
Come tQ our. regular monthly .Clinics. It is one
sure way of obtaining ; better hearing then
keeping it that way, .through BELTONE .. . . A
name you can trust. ' - '
North Carolina Spotted Poland China
'"iEricdcrs! Association v
' ' Show and Sale of Brecl Gilts,
-; 1 1 ' JBoas ancl ' Opei j Gftj ; -i
Thursday; February 9; 1961
- Show 10:C0 A. M. Sale 1;00 P. M.
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TROUBLE SPOT The U.S. is prepared for the possibility
that the Fidel Castro government may demand abandon-
menl of the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo.
THE PER-CO III SPECTATOR
Br LINDA BASS and KATHRYN BONNER
Mid-term examinations are
over for the students' and facuHy
at Perquimans ; County High
School! Ending on January 24,
the bell at 3:15 brought a sigh
of relief as at last, the long
nights. of study and review, were
ended. Report cards were' given
out Monday, January 30. , The
new : grades on 'it - included the
six-weeks average, the mid-term
average, ; and ; the examination
grade. .' fjor the fsenkJi-s, slips
are' sent bur to the parents tell
ing the subjects being Jailed and
the grade. For the , six-weeks
grading period, many students
made. the Honor Roll and many
missed it by one point or by one
subject. ' :
tained the members and their
ltw'nn ii
Banquet on January iv. j ae
licious meal of barbecued chick
en was served and an enter
taining program was presented.
All present certainly enjoyed the
evening. - .y . .
' The annual high school debat
ing team is organizing for the
Debating Contest to be held
some time V. in ' February-; or
March. . All students interested
in debating are asked to con
sult Mrs. John Copley, who' is
acting as the advisor for the
group. : -. .'.T
There was one bright spot in
the midst of all the ice and rain
Thursday Jungle "Wonders, a
group of rrforming dogs. v and
monkeys. Their owner and
trainer put the animals through
their paces with such skill that I
they appeared almost v human.
We are sure everyone in the
audience enjoyed the performance.'-.
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To raise funds for this year's
project, which is to build a ce
ment walk from the south en-
trance of the school to the dirt
road, the Student Council is
sponsoring' a spaghetti supper to
be held at the High School cafe
teria on Friday, February 10.
As there is a basketball game
here that night, it is hoped that
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many people win come to me
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Council member.
The date for the annual Junior-Senior
dance has been set
for Thursday, March 30.
Remember When ...
Remember when the Home
coming Parade was an annual
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c r , , ir T tu fold Purpose of stimulating re-
School ? We miss decorating theVcruitm health pro-
floats and watchine the pirls ... I
in their lovely dresses riding in
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the parade:,.
' ; Point Of View
First Convict
in for?
What are you
Second Convict It's all in the
way you look at it. My defense ;
auui ucy saiu an i uia was tock 1
my wife to sleep," but the. dis-
attornev called " "murder
a instrument." . '
P;-:;;;f I performance,!. z,?vs$
: jdBH gasolines "hold more
Utott.. amy other
M , PURE gasolines have sparked 38 different makes and modelsof cars to over ?.
' 240 certified performance records. Records for acceleration, mrt o' ;
' - mileage fnd economy. r
'.pyy ::':"':'; And no pure-Premium bas been boosted in octane . . . boosted into the
f . t1! Mpgr-prmium claaa. It delivers more anti-knock power than ever before.;i-:
,'S?$3.J 3 VI ;8o"drive lqto;iny P4iM.t)i(itajri9n !and-'get Pure-Premium. It's auner auality
A ti J H l& . ..read to give reoor4 joa'd performance in your car.
.', Cvtifitd iy NASCAR (National Auocktion for Stock Co)
ei
The National Foundation -Now
Training 800 Young Americans
At this moment more than 800
,
vnnntf 1 Amprirann prp hpinf
trained in the health professions
under The National Foundation
Health Scholarship program, J. J.
Miley, Jr., Chowan County cam-
paign director for the 1961 New
March of Dimes announces.
These ..students, " from every
section of the nation, are attend
ing more than 100 colleges and
universities under scholarships of
$500 annually: in the fields of
medicipe, nursing,; medical social,' ner of Nl c- statc co-"eee made bush lima bean, field pea, col
work, ; occupational , therapy and1 a sMrvev Pf 42 homes in a rural lards, Irish potato, onion, cu-
physical therapy.-he said. t;:ime 01 ayne vouniy. ui tnese, ;
For the third consecutive yearJ" LCJU "a veseiaoie gar
Th'e National Foundation will of- aens-
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al Slales' r nlr.0' lne
uanai z.one and tne virgin
Islands
"Funds to finance these vitally
needed scholarships in the under-
staffed fields of health must
come from the pu'.iic through I
the March of Dimes," Miley em-J
phasized.
These National Foundation
Health Scholarships fill a three-
sessions, lniorming communities
of the importance of maintaining
educational standards and open-
mg new professional schools, as
well as helping young people to
prepare at an early age for ca
reers in the health professions
and thus increase the number of
potential teachers, scientists and
other health leaders, he explain-
ed.
I Students interested in the
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scholarships should notify the:
principal of their school and ad-
fer at least 515 Health Scholar- ine surveyors lound that HI , tal garden acreage for the coun
ships during 1961 to qualified Ppr cent of the gardeners had ty this year was about 2,699
high school and college students! used an insecticide by mid-June, acres. I
records, for performance
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sejfior premium now
ditional information may be se-
..
rnrpH from Snrvtf , Harrpll r'tin
wan County Chairman of the'
National Foundation.
.
OlirVey Points Out
Use Of Insecticides
HoW wary is the Tar Heel 1
home gardner of bugs in his pea
patch?
M. H. Farrier and A. L. Fink-,.
i OA 1 . 1 , ..11 . .
. mi. . 1
Nearly half used rotenone. Fif-i
, ,
per cent used sabadilla.
0ther nsecUcides on hand:;
Malathion, DDT, todaphene, end-
Special Sale On
CHAPPELL'S TURKEYS
DRESSED AND DRAWN
Stock Your Freezer At These Low Prices
Toms, lb. 39 c Hens, lb. 53c
Call or See
Clarence S. Chappell
RFD 2, Hertford, X. C. -:- Telephone 5891
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I Titi-ahd'siea"d' arsenate1. ""4,,a
Vhv was rotenone so 'fcogjl
lax? "I've been using It 'for
years," was the standard reply.
"I know it's not quite as effec-
m ntha iHw
'tive as some other- insecticides,
but il's safe' and 1 know bow
to use it. 1
More than three-fourths of the'for the club members went to;
home eardonor., stornH thoir in-
secticides ta an M refrigerator
(with the lock still on) behind
the housc
The survey disclosed the ten
I most Dooular veeetables: Cab-
base, tomato, bush snap bean.
cumber and okra.
Gardens averaged 21,127 sq.
feet almost half an acre. To-
ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. W. H. Pitt entertained the
Tuesday night bridge club this
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'w'eektt heiiShiie:''ibs'et4p,lay-!: 1
ing1, were Mesdames TT. ' G4.
Wright,.. B..G. K6oncfi T. bv:
Sumner, V. N. Darden, Charles- ;
Whedbee, Nathan Relfe, - Jesse'
iworman' M- "'ddick, Carolyn ,
rharia. : - it.n '
Kate Blanchard and Miss , TheW
ma illicit, ine high score prize
MrS" Rclfe and the ; high SCOr
KkT
was served by the hostess. 1
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.Everyone
calls
Long .;
Distance
these
j
Don't you?
Long Distance calls to friends
and family have become both
a social and a business custom
here in the United States.
Most families use: long dis
tance because it's so practical
and economical. It allows them
to conveniently and economic
ally keep in touch with far away
friends and family.
So next fame you'd like to con
vey a message the fast and
personal way, call longdistance.
Everyone else doesl .
HIB NORFOLK ft CAROLINA
TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH
COMPANT
Now
worlhantva
BE SUR1
WITH PUSH
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