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ASCS update given By THOMAS L.KIDDICK County Executive ^ Director FARM STORAGE AND DRYING EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM Loan* are available through the ASCS office to finance the purchase of storage, drying and han dling equipment for storing or conditioning of grains or other eligible commodities on the farm. The amount of loan can cover up to 8S per cent of the out of the pocket coat to the farmer for the purchase and erection of eligible equipment. Maxi mum term of the loan is eight years and present in terest rate is seven percent. FEED GRAIN AND WHEAT PROGRAMS Set aside programs have been announced for wheat, corn, barley and grain sorghum. Set aside acreage is cropland which the pro ducer agrees to remove from production of crops. Participation in the feed Agrain and wheat set aside ^program is voluntary. Non-participants, however are not eligible for price supporg loans, disaster pay menu or deficiency payments (target price) payments. The level of set aside required for wheat hai been announced at 20 percent of the planted acreage and feed grain ha* tentatively been let at 10 percent on the planting in tentions. Program sign up will begin March 1. PEANUT PROGRAM Due to changes in the peanut program we cannot accept applications to lease and transfer peanuts from one farm to another at this time. Peanuts will be on quota (poundage) basis for 1978 and until the poundage has been established for the farm and notices mailed, we will be unable to lease and transfer. This will probably be late February. April 1st will be the final date to lease and transfer peanuts. ? MEASUREMENT RATES SET FOR 1978 CROPS The rates for staking and referencing has been set as follows: $4.00 service charge plus $1.00 per acre with a minimum of $10.00 per farm. The rate for redetermin ing cropland has been set at $.25 per acre with ? $10.00 (arm minimum. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM Application* are being accepted for Federal cost share assistance to carry out conservation practices for the 1178 calendar year. There are many practices which cost share is available. Drainage (open ditch and tile) has been added to the program for 1978. PAYMENT STATEMENTS By this time all farmers should have received statements on any payment which was made through this office in 1977 for in come tax purposes. If there are any questions on these statements, please call the office. CROP REPORTS Some farmers in the county still need to file a report on crop acreages planted in 1977. It is impor tant this report be made. Normal crop acreage for the farm cannot be established until the report is failed or completed. If there are any questions related to these programs or others please contact the ASCS office. r armer committee is organized locally The Perquimans County ASCS Community Commit teemen organised the Per quimans County Associa tion of Farmer-Elected Committeemen, joining thousands of fellow farmers at the state and National level. The national organization has been in existence since 1965. The purpose of the association of Farmer Elected Committeemen is two-fold: (1) To strengthen and improve the farmer elected committee system in the local administration of farm programs and (2) to fairly represent the farmer and his consumer. There have been many statements made by farm organizations, congress men and others all of which reflect the outstand ing growth and respect this national association has gained in the halls of Con gress and elsewhere since its inception in 1965. Throughout the land this organization has been praised (or the develop ment of sound farm pro grams that beneficially af fect our farmers and con sumers in the United States and the world. The following were elected to serve as officers in the county association for 1978: Wayne Howell, President; Billy Williams, Secretary; and Oras Winslow, Treasurer. Participation still ? being sought by dept. The Perquimans County Department of Social Ser vices is requesting more eitixen participation in the planning process which determines the services of fered by the Department to Perquimans County. These services are of fered to the public to help them in their individual day to day lives. A list of the i Civic calendar SUNDAY, FEB. 18 . The Snug Harbor Civic League will meet at 1 p.m. in the clubhouse. Important business will be discussed ; members are urged to attend. MONDAY. FEB. 20 The Marching Unit Parents' Club meets. + + + > The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners will hold their regular meeting in the board room at the court house. I + + + ; The Perquimans County Board of Education will meet in (he Perquimans County Office Building at 7 p.m. + + + t A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Perquimans County Rescue Squad is planned for 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 i A joint meeting of the Perquimans County Historical Society and the Perquimans County Restoration Associa tion it planned for 7:30 in the courthouse. Discussion will include possibility of entrances in the National Register of ^Historic Places. Interested citixens are invited to attend. P THURSDAY. FEB. 23 ! The Bethel Ruritan Club meets. ; ++ + The Perquimans County Jaycees will meet. UPCOMING EVENTS The American Legion Post 126 will have a covered dish Supper at its March 2 meeting. Members are encouraged to be present. services which may be of fered may be obtained at the Department. The Department is then requesting that any in dividual or group of citizens in Perquimans County who see a need for particular services, contact the Department either by telephone or in person dur ing the weeks of Feb. 13-17 and 20-34. A public hearing pertain ing to services needed will also be held on Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. at the County Court house. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please ask for Mr. West or Mr. Hill when calling or coming in. An appointment may be set up if preferred. MORE NUTRIENTS Potatoes detain nutrients better if cooked whole. Steaming potatoes is an ex cellent way to conserve their nutrients. PIE TOPPING Put a layer of marsh mallows in the bottom of a pumpkin pie, then add the filling. You will have a nice topping as the marsh mallows will come to the top. TO SPEAK HERE - Mrs. Anna Marie Eubanks will be the guest speaker when the District meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is hosted by the local unit on March 3. The meeting will be held at the First United Methodist Church. Local auxiliary to host meeting The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 126 of Hert ford will host the First District meeting at the Hertford First United Methodist Church on March 3 beginning at 2:30p.m. Mrs. Nathan Sawyer, First District President, announced special guest speaker for the event will be Mrs. J.M. (Anna Marie) Eubanks. jwrs. cuDanKs, a native Virginian, moved to North Carolina at an early age. She and her husband, James Manley Eubanks Sr., have three children, two sons, both U.S. Navy Retired, and one daughter, all married. Her family are all members of the American Legion and its auxiliary organization. Her eligibility for membership in the American Legion Auxiliary comes through the military service of her husband1 and she has been an Auxiliary member continuously for 39 years. ' ? Mrs. Eubanks is a member of the choir of the Episcopal Church of The Good Shepherd at Raleigh, N.C. She is also a former Sunday School secretary and teacher. For 12 years, she held the position of Executive Director of the Wake County March of Dimes, retiring three years ago to devote her time to her family and the work of the American Legion Aux iliary. For the past 12 years, she has been precinct registrar. Mrs. Eubanks served three terms as unit presi dent of Raleigh Unit 1, 10 years as unit secretary, and chaired numerous major committees. As a volunteer in the VA Hospital, she has been a record of well over 1,000 hours. On the department level, she has served as President of District 11 and Division 3; department historian four terms, bringing honors to the department by win ning the National Award for compiling the best history in the Southern Division; hospital director and has chaired Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation three terms, Foreign Relations, Community Service, State Headquarters, Trophy and Awards, School Traffic Safety and numerous other areas. During 1976-77, she was Department Vice President and chaired the National President's project on "School Traffic Safety." Senior citizens hold special dinner meeting The Memory Lane Senior Citizen's Club held a Valen tine's Dinner Monday at Whistling Pines Restaurant in Elizabeth City. President Ray Schofield welcomed the 35 members present and called on Mrs. Madora Pritchard for the blessing. Billy Wooten, Director of Recreation and Parks in Perquimans County, then gave away several nice door prizes, and reminded the members of future events and programs. Those present were : ' Kathleen Brennamen, Elsie Muse, Catherine Baker, Lola Merritt, Madora Pritchard, Lillie Mae Pritchard, Evelyn Fields, Elizabeth Haskett, Callie "Spruill, Antoinette Sutton, Selma Harrell, Virginia Winslow, Maude Lane, Eula Umphlett, Daisy Eure, Lina Caddy, Dessie Rountree, Lina Benton, Evelyn Benton, Lenna Griffin, Edna Eure, Mae McKay, Mattie Mat thews, and Mrs. Ray Schofield, Claude Winslow, E.L. Pridgen and Billy Wooten. The next meeting will be monday March 20 at the county office building. Heart Month observed February is traditionally celebrated as Heart Month by the American Heart Association. Mrs. Betty Swindell, local chairman for the association, submits the following information concerning warning signals of a heart attack. What would you do if someone near you had a heart attack? Most people simply watch in horror and frustration. Yet, according to the American Heart Association, many of the 350,000 heart attack victims who die each year before reaching professional treat ment could be saved through simple knowledge and prompt action. Knowing the signals of a heart attack and having a predetermined action plan are steps every person should take to be ready in an emergency. The most common signal identified by the Heart Association is an uncomfor table pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of the chest behind the breastbone which may radiate to the shoulder, neck or arms. It need not be severe. There also may be signs such as sweating, nausea, shortness of breath or a feeling of weakness. However, the person does not necessarily have to have all the signals before action is taken. If the signals persist for two minutes or more, (1) call the emergency rescue service, or (2) get to the nearest hospital emergency room which offers 24-hour cardiac care service. The American Heart Association has drawn up this battle plan. It urges every citixen to learn the telephone number of the emergency rescue service. ? Also, learn the nearest car diac care emergency room, both to your home and your place of business. ? ? ? The month of February is being observed as Heart Month in Perquimans , County. Citizens of the county are reminded that * volunteer workers through the Home Extension Ser vice will be working the county area during the next two weeks. Heart Sunday is being observed in the town of Hertford on Sunday, Feb. 26. Each person is asked to donate generourly when someone contacts you. Local student in recital The Winter Quarter Public Music Recital will be presented by students from five area counties at College of the Albemarle on Saturday, Feb. 18. The recital will begin at 3 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at the gymnasium on Carolina Ave. Featured piano selections will include compositions by C.P.E. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Stephen Heller, Mozart and Scriabin. Organ students will present a pro gram of multi-movement works by composers Buzte hude and Mendelssohn. Both pre-college and col lege voice students will per form folk tunes in English, German and Spanish. Also included will be German and American art songs. A preview of the Lyceum's forthcoming performance of J.S. Bach's "St. John Passion" will be offered through a number of solos as well as selected rendi tions from Dubois' "Seven Last Words." Instrumentalists who are scheduled to perform dur ing Saturday's recital are: Pianists Bary Ambrose, Margatet Bell, Tracy Morse and Jane Perry, Elizabeth City; and Susan Banks, Hertford; organists^ Ellen Sanders, Elizabeth City; and Paige Upton, Sunbury. Vocalists on the program are: Signe Albertson, Roy Askew, Gwendolyn Bell, Peggy Herndon, Kelley Oldham, Jane Perry and Debra Waldorf, Elizabeth City; Chris Aydlett, Camden; Susan Banks, Hertford, Shanna Mulroy, Moyock; and Danny White, Sunbury. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Civil preparedness program is offered College of the Albemarle will be the host to in dividuals in ths Albemarle Area who are concerned with civil preparedness next week when a four week Radiological Monitor ing Instructor's course begins on Wednesday even ings from 7 until 10 p.m. in Room ISO at the Technical Center Sponsored by the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Civil Preparedness Agency and the N.C. Division of Civil Preparedness, classes will meet two nights each week on Wednesday and Thursday. Tommy Scott, local CP director, said the classes will be of special in terest to personnel in all police, sheriff, volunteer and regular fire depart ments and rescue squads in the seven-county area. He pointed out that the course is open to the public, and any interested citizen may enroll. Registration for the course is free. Per sons who wish to pre register may contact Scott by calling 335-4444 or James Mason at the college. Those who desire may register during the first class meeting on Feb. 22. The course, which will demonstrate the teaching the proper use of monitor ing instruments for radiological fallout, will be taught by Tanya Young, radiological training officer with the N.C. Division of Civil Preparedness. Birth announcements FIRST SON BORN Mr. and Mrs. Julian Warren "Boogie" Nixon of Rt. 3, Hertford proudly an nounce the birth of their second child, first son, Warren Brock Nixon, born Jan. 31. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harris of Elizabeth City. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nixon of Elizabeth City. Mrs. Nixon is the former Faye Morse of Durants Neck, N.C. NEW ARRIVAL Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. White announce the birth of their third child, first son, Rodney Michael, born Feb. 7 at the Albemarle Hospital. The baby weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. at birth. Mrs. White is the former Marty Lou Towe of Hertford. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Martin Towe of Hertford. Paternal grandparent is Mrs. Edna White of Winfall. FIRST DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Earl White of Rt. 2, Hertford announce the birth of their second child, first daughter, Earline Beatrice, born Feb. 5. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carson Winslow of Rt. 2, Hertford. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Brodie White of Rt. 3, Windsor. Mrs. White is the former Becky Winslow. FIRST CHILD Mr. and Mrs. Milton M. Phelps Jr. of Rt. 3, Hertford announce the birth of their first child, a son, Aaron Russell Phelps, born Feb. S at the Albemarle Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Russell of Rt. 3, Hertford. Paternal grandmother is Mrs. Katie G. Phelps of Rt. 3, Hertford. ^ \ ^ / T SPfFD SfrfUUO. Use THP FW-~ Off IrP&ZL. Today is the lust day of the rest of your life.* Give blood, 4 - so It can be the fust day of somebody eUes, too. TWINE TILE & CARPET * US 17 NORTH PHONE 426-7817 _ J. DEE CERAMICS SAVE ON ' ? Greenware , ? Deeds ? Finished Gift Items ? Books ? Paints CHECK OUR 22* < DOOR BUSTERS IS NOT HERE BUT WE ARE DARDEN'S DEPT. STORE SEE THE MANY SPECIALS WE HAVE ALL DURING THE WEEK
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