Pace Six
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, October 30, 1959
Oyer Quarter Million State
Folks Getting Aid Payments
Figures released by John Ingle,
manager of the Raleigh Social Se
curity office, show that 261,421 res
idents of North Carolina are re
ceiving $154,173,036 a year in old-
age, survivors and disability insur
ance benefit payments. These fig
ures, which were compiled as of
the end of February, 1959, reflect
an increase of 50 per cent over the
amount being paid in- December,
1957. During this same period, In
gle said, the number of persons
receiving payment increased by ov
er 36 per cent.
One of the reasons for the in
crease in beneficiaries over last
year, Ingle said, are the provisions
in the 1958 Amendments to the So
cial Security Act which now make
it possible for the wife, dependent
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husband and children of a disabl
ed worker beneficiary to receive
monthly payments. Another reason
for the increase is that large num
bers of landlords first began filing
for benefits early in 1958. These
newly eligible groups are included
for the first time in this report.
Increases in average benefit pay
ments also reflect the seven per
cent raise in benefit amounts which
become effective with the checks
for January, 1959, Ingle pointed
out. Average disability benefit pay
ments also reflect the elimination
of the so-called “offset” provision
in the old law. Disability benefits
under social security are now pay
able in full even though benefits
are also payable under state work
mens’ compensation or under some
other Federal Government pro
gram.
Science Gets
Play at
Open House
The School of Agriculture at
North Carolina State college has
set aside two days in November to
acquaint North Carolina high
school students with the many ca
reers that await them in agricul
ture.
The “open house” is scheduled
for November 13 and 14. The
theme will be “Horizons in
Science.” At least 2,000 people. are
expected to attend.
“We believe our open house will
vividly demonstrate to high school
students the many ways in which
science is working to produce food
and fibre for mankind,” said Dean
D. W. Colvard.
“We also believe that our open
house will acquaint adult agricul
tural leaders with the facilities and
work of the School of Agriculture.”
Each department in the school
will feature some phase of its work.
There will also be a banquet on
the night on November 13. State
college’s new chancellor. Dr. John
T. Caldwell, will be the principal
speaker.
HOW CAN I... ?
Q—How can I prevent passersby
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the window screens?
A—If the window screens are
painted on the inside with a thin
white paint, it will not obstruct the
view of the persons inside the
house, but passersby cannot see
within.
Q—How can I clean rubber rain
coats?
A—They can be cleaned with
lukewarm water and white soap.
Wipe off with clear water and
hang out to dry. Never use ben
zine or gasoline on rubber.
Q—How can I kill flies?
A—Place around the room sever
al dishes containing a mixture of
cream, ground black pepper, and
sugar.
Q—What can be used for seeding
cherries?
A—Try using a new hairpin, in-
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Veterans
News
The Veterans Administration re
ported it is receiving many inqui
ries from veterans and veterans’
widows and children about terms
of the new pension law. The law
actually goes into effect on July
1, 1960.
Veterans and their dependents
who are receiving pensions at the.
present time received folders with
their September checks giving an
explanation of the law. It concerns
VA pension, but not compensation
payments—that is, not payments
for service-connected disabilities.
VA has 1,400,000 veterans, vet
erans’ widows and orphans on its
pension rolls at the present time
and estimates that 70 per cent of
this number will have a right to
some increase in their pension rate
under terms of the new law. The
agency estimates that an additional
277,000 veterans, widows and Or
phans will qualify for pensions un
der the new law, due to the in
crease in the income limitations
allowed to $1,800 for single veter
ans or widows without dependents,
and $3,000 for veterans or widows
with dependents.
VA said it is going to send fur
ther information and a form to be
filled in to all veterans, widows
and orphans who are now on the
pension rolls or who will come on
before next July 1. They will re
ceive these forms automatically
and there will be no need to write
VA in advance about them. The
form is for the purpose of making
a choice whether to remain under
the terms of the present system
or to go under the new pension
plan.
VA said the basic eligibility re
quirements for veterans to qualify
for pension have not been changed
by the law. The veteran must have
90 days of wartime service, a
discharge other than dishonorable,
and be totally and permanently dis
abled for reasons not related to
his service. The amount of pension
under the new law will be based on
his financial need.
Trees of New Peach Variety
Available for Fall Planting
Tar Heel peach growers still
have time to get seedlings of the
new variety, Marcus.
The N. C. Foundation Seed Pro
ducers, Inc., reports some seed
lings are still available. Interest
ed growers can get information on
availability, prices, and delivery
dates of the trees by writing the
Sweet Potato One
Of Favorite Foods
Columbus found the sweet po
tato and carried it back as proof
of the wonders of the New World.
First settlers in the South made
it one of their favorite foods.
Today, when potatoes are plenti
ful, we have a prize package of
food values.
According to Miss S. Virginia
Wilson, food and nutrition special
ist for the N. C. Agricultural Ex
tension Service, the deep yellow
to orange variety has about the
same-amount of vitamin C as to
matoes. Vitamins in the sweet po
tato are not readily lost during
boiling or baking. Sweet potatoes
are rich in vitamin A and serve as
an excellent source of energy due
to high sugar and starch content.
Miss Wilson suggests that you
try Sweet Potato Balls:
Sweet Potato Balls
Boil sweet potatoes in their
skins until tender. Remove skins,
mash and season with salt and but
ter. Form a ball, with a marshmal
low in the center. Roll in cereal
flakes and place in the oven to
brown. The potato can be placed on
a slice of pineapple for added flav
or.
62 MILES IN 30 YEARS
St. Nazaire, France—Fishermen
are still talking about the crab
that walked more than 60. miles
in 30 years—sideways.
Fishermen caught the crab off
this Atlantic port and found
scratched on its shell the words,
“Job Le Roux.”
The crab was identified by Jo
seph Le Roux, now 50, who re
called that one morning 30 years
ago and 100 kilometers (about 62
miles) along the coast, he scratched
his name on the shell of a crab he
caught and threw it back into the
sea.
TV BY TELEPHONING
Austin, Texas — Jesse Gartman
picked up his telephone and heard
the TV show, “The Verdict Is
Yours.”
So he hung up and tried again.
This time he got “The Brighter
Day.” The third try brought in
‘Truth or Consequences.”
Gartman reported the trouble to
the telephone company. He said
the people there were skeptical at
first, but checked his line and
found themselves tuned in to tele
vision.
foundation at P. 0. Box 5687, State
College Station, Raleigh.
The foundation Is the only source
of Marcus trees.
Marcus was released by the N.
C. Agricultural Experiment Station
this fall because of its extreme
earliness for a yellow fleshed
peach.
It ripens two to three days before
Mayflower and 10 days before Car
dinal in the Sandhills area of
North Carolina. The fruits are two
to two and a half inches in size
and round with a pointed tip simi
lar to that of its parent, Erly-Red-
Fre.
About 60 to 70 per cent of the
fruit is red, with a yellow ground
color when the fruit is full ripe.
The flesh is yellow, and a melting
clingstone. The fruits are relatively
firm for an early peach with no
noticeable softening of the suture.
The tree of Marcus is moderately
vigorous and productive. It has a
showy flower. Marcus is not resist
ant to bacterial spot, but is class
ed as moderately susceptible. Bac
terial spot on the fruits has not
been severe; however, considerable
defoliation from the bacterial spot
has occurred.
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sorting the double end into the
stem end of the cherry. This does
the work quickly without crushing
the fruit.
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