Prtday. February 2, 1973
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Watch For Pitfalls In
'Work At Home’ Offers
Page Three
RALEIGH—Have you
seen an advertisement
that reads “Work at home
for huge profits; enor
mous part-time earn
ings.”
At this time of year,
with income tax time
approaching, such work-
at-home advertisements
may be tempting, says
Mrs. Justine Rozier,
extension home manage
ment specialist. North
Carolina State Uni
versity.
But, she warns, all
too often the only person
who makes money is the
promoter.
It may be hard to spot
fraudulent advertising
from honest requests.
But most work-at-home
schemes bear some of
the same characteris
tics. They are advertised
in the “Help Wanted”
column, even if no
employment is offered.
They assure huge profits
with no experience or
training necessary.
The catch? It’s the
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requirement that the
respondent buy some
thing before he can start
making his “huge
profits.” Unfortunately,
there is little the
respondent can do to get
his money back if the
work-at-home opportu
nity does not meet his
expectations. But a fraud
can be stopped if victims
file complaints with the
Post Office Department,
the Federal Trade
Commission, or the state
Attorney General.
Some home work
frauds guarantee a mar
ket for their clients’
efforts; if his product is
“up to our high
standards.” It usually is
not.
While no mention of
buying appears in the
initial work-at-home ad,
the promoter often tries
to sell kits, materials,
instructions or equipment
at very high prices. In
other cases the respond
ent gets instructions on
how to search for an at-
home job; not an offer for
employment.
Other
schemes
respondent
expensive
home work
ask the
to buy very
equipment.
such as sewing or knitting
machines, with the
promise that the promot
er will provide work
enough to more than
cover the cost. None
is forthcoming.
The best way to avoid
a fraud is to check with
the Better Business
Bureau, the local Mer
chants Association, or
write the state Attorney
General, before you
invest any money, Mrs.
Rozier believes. Legi
timate firms and local
companies that do need
at-home workers, and
there may be many, will
be reportExl as such.
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Real estate Transfers
Virginia Carol Salvoitz and
husband. Burton Theodore
Salovitz, to Jack G. Dawson and
wife, Marie Spence Dawson.
Property in Craven County.
Elizabeth Rose Garey to Earl
F. Emul and wife, Viola J.
Ernul. Property in Sunnyside.
Callie J. Newman to Hugh A.
Wilson. Property on New South
Front Street.
Henry E. Longley, Jr., and
wife, Ann Lon^ey, to River
Bend Plantation, Inc. Property
in River Bend.
Herbert W. Gillikin and wife,
Mary MeSorley Gillikin, to
Laura R. Rhodes. Property in
DeGraffenried Park.
Carolina Pines Construction
Co., Inc., to Irving B. Utchfield,
Jr., and wife, Flora G. Lit
chfield. Property in No. 6
Township.
Vernon D. B. Bryan and wife,
Amelia P. Bryan, to June Anne
Teich Bryan and husband,
Ernest H. Bryan, Jr. Property
in Carven County.
Roy H. O’Brien and wife,
Dorothy B. O’Brien, to June
Ann Teich Bryan and husband,
Ernest H. Bryan, Jr. Rtiperty
in No. S Township.
C. Kathryn Rice to Alvin H.
Smith and wife, Bonnie M.
Smith. Property in No. 5
Township.
Alvin H. Smith and wife,
Bonnie M. Smith, to C. Kathryn
Rice. Property in No. 6
Township.
Robert Lee Taylor and wife,
Wyna Louise Taylor, to Wanda
Lto-Taylor. Property on U. S.
Highway 70.
River Bend Plantation, Inc.,
to Bobby G. Brinkley and wife,
Polly R. Brinkley. Firoperty in
River Bend.
Bobby Brinkley and wife,
Polly R. Brinkley, to Aaron L.
Heath and wife, Violet M.
Heath. Property in Creekwood.
Raymond B. Heath and wife,
Lela Mae Heath, to J. Frank
Efird and wife, Margaret M.
Efird. Property on First
Avenue.
Tryon Realty Co., of New
Bern, Inc., to ^ward M. Egan
and wife, Barbara Christine
Egan. Property on Wilson
Creek Heights.
S. W. McCoy, Jr., and wife,
Edith H. McCoy, to Augustus
Allen McCoy and wife, Karen
Moore McC%. Property in No. 3
Township.
Alice Lee Hart to Martha
Hart Sweeney and husband.
AUL-SEASON
AIR CONDITIONING
warms or cools at a touch'
^he S. B. Parker
Company
1104 National Avanua
Ml 74397
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Dennis Sweeney. Property in
Craven County.
Charles S. Vandiford and
wife, Lottie Vandiford, et ala, to
T. Russell Lawrence and wife,
Ruby P. Lawrence. Property in
Woodrow.
John C. Lincobi to Nancy
Lincoln Prank. Property at
Craven and New Streets.
R. L. Vfilliams and wife,
Margaret S. Williams; and
Dall^ H. Cox and wife, Patricia
M. Cox, to Lester P. Everhart
and wife, Adolia D. Everhart.
Property in Trent Park Homes.
Rosemary B. Lane to Edward
Lee Mendes. Property on
Murray Street and Lee’s
Avenue.
R. L. Williams and wife,
Margaret S. Williams, to
Harvey Ray Parrish and wife,
Janet L. Parrish. Property in
National Court.
Charlie H. Lee and wife,
Nellie L. Lee; Thelma L. Mason
and husband, William H.
Mason; Ruby L. Holton and
husband, Aubrey P. Holton;
Edna L. Dunable and husband,
Lyle S. Dunable, to D.
Livingstone Stallings, Sr., and
Elsie S. Morris. Property in
Bridgeton.
Tryon Realty Co. of New
Bern, Inc.; Lonnie E. Pridgen,
Jr. and wife, Shirley T.
Pridgen; and T. A. Karam and
wife, Marion E. Karam, to
Albert J. Ballard, Jr. Property
in No. 6 Township.
William Blaiid and wife, Eva
Bland, to Johnie Eugene Bland.
Property in No. 1 Township.
Ray McCotter Realty Co.,
Inc., to P. W. Davenpe^ and
wife. Sue Davenport. Prqierty
in River Bend.
Francis L. Birou and wife,
Vivian M. Birou, to John Robert
Clark and wife, Shirley Stimson
Clark. Property in Ketner
Heights.
Dock Jones and wife, Laula
Jones, to Jessje R. Jones and
wife, Delia A. Jones, Property
in No. 1 Township.
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trict of Columbia recorded none.
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