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VOLUME LXXIIL? NO. 47
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BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAT M, 1M1
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Section B
PUCK: PITI CENT*
BETHEL SENIORS ? Left to right, front row: Wanda Warren, Richard Greene, mascots; second row:
Rebecca Vines, Judy Harmon, Martha Glenn, Anna Lou Keller, Barbara Ann Younce, Blanda Robinson,
Brenda Campbell; third row: Dewey Tester, Earl Phillips, Eugene Presnell, Earl May, Ronald Swift,
Clarence Wilson, Lee Warren, Allen MiUsaps ? Photc Flowers Photo Shop.
1 5,000 People In This Area Will Be
Getting Federal Checks This Year
By the end of 1960, 15,041 peo
ple in the five-county area served
by the Hickory District Office were
receiving old-age, survivors or dis
ability insurance benefits. Don W.
Marsh, manager of the Hickory off
ice, stated that "this is an increase
in the number of people receiving
benefits by about 12 percent over
the previous year."
The area served by the Hickory
district office includes Watauga,
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and
Catawba counties.
The amount of benefit monies
coming into the area increased in
like proportion, Mr. Marsh said.
During the calendar year 1960, a
total of $9,216,304 was paid to
beneficiaries in the five-county
area under the Social Security pro
gram. It is reasonable to presume,
Mr. Marsh said, that most of this
money flowed into the economic
channels of each community. Stu
dies conducted by the Social Se
curity Administration indicate that
a high percentage of benefits are
used immediately for current liv
ing expenses.
Nationally, almost 15 million peo
ple were receiving about a billion
dollars every month in old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance
benefits at the close of 1960. Many ,
of these people were made eligible
for benefits by the changes in the
law made in I960? such as the re
duction in the amount of work
required to qualify for benefits and
the removal of the age 50 require
ment for disability benefits.
Payments to a retired worker
with no dependents receiving ben
efits averaged $70.00 in December,
| I960; to a retired couple, both re
ceiving benefits, the average pay
ment Was $124.00. The average
for an aged widow was about
$58.00. Mr. Marsh pointed out,
however, that individual benefits
vary from the general figures. The
actual computation of benefits is
based on a person's earnings rec
ord under Social Security and is
not calculated as a a flat or set
amount.
1960 was the 20th year that
social security benefits were pay
able, and the 25th anniversary of
the Social Security Act, which be
came law in 1935. Changes in the
law since 1935 have brought more
than 9 out of every 10 people in
the United States protection by
old age, survivors, and disability
insurance ? protection paid for by
taxes on employees, their employ
ers, and the self-employed. Earn
D. Glenn Hodges
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ings will be reported to the social
security accounts of more than 79
million workers during 1961.
Boone and Watauga county ben
eficiaries account for 1390 individ
uals. Of this number 672 are re
tired and 82 are disabled and un
der 69. The remaining 642 persons
are wives, widows, children and
parents of persons who have work
ed and qualified under the Social
Security program. Benefits total
ing $739,816 were paid to Wa
tauga county people during 1860.
For the entire State of North
Carolina, old-age, survivors and
disability insurance payments of
$16,483,936 per month were being
paid to 322,637 persons at the end
of 1960.
Mr. Marsh emphasized that his
office is staffed to provide accur
ate Information on the Social Se
curity program. ' Inquiries are wel
comed, and every effort will be
made to provide excellent service
to the public.
The Hickory district office is lo
cated at 216 2nd St., N. W. Reg
ular scheduled visits are made by
traveling representatives to Tay
lorsville, Morganton, Lenoir, New
ton and Boone.
Wins Whitaker
Scholarship
Chapel Hill ? Hamilton King
Triplett of Boone is the winner of
a William A. Whitaker Founda
tion scholarship for study at the
University of North Carolina.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Coaker Triplett, Route 3, Boone,
Triplett is one of 13 North Caro
lina high school seniors who con
stitute the first group of students
to be awarded Whitaker scholar
ships.
A student in the Appalachian
High School, Triplett ranks first
in a class of 1X0.
The Whitaker Foundation was
established in 1960 at the be
quest of the late scholar and busi
nessman William A. Whitaker of
Winston-Salem and New York City.
The Foundation provided the Uni
versity with $1,780,000 for use in
three areas ? scholarships, the
University Library, and for ac
quisition of works of art.
Kennedy signed bill aiding chil
dren of unemployed.
Historical Civil War Fields
Are Shown In New Booklet
Civil War battlefield*, monu
ment! and restorationi are pictur
ed in the new edition of "Historic
North Carolina", just off the press
and available free from the Dept.
of Conservation and Development,
State Advertising Division, Ra
leigh. This a a 40-page booklet
with covers in color. It covers in
pictures and nutshell descriptions
places of history in North Caro
lina from the Lost Colony on Roa
noke Island to the great military
establishments of World War IL
One of the color pictures is of
Fort Macon in the State Park near
Morehead City and Beaufort This
fort, a veteran of four wan, la
now beautifully restored and open
to vlaitor*. Alao pictured la the
monument at Fort Flaher, near
Wilmington, where the life-line of
the Confederacy waa kept open
until the laat year of the war. The
Harper Houae on Bentonville bat
tleground, iite of the laat major
conflict, ia pictured, aa la the Ben
nett House near Durham, where
U. S. General Sherman received
the surrender of the Confederate
armies from General Joaeph E.
Johnston.
Rules On Adjusting
Corn Acreage Given
Kules about adjusting "excess"
acreages of corn under the 1961
feed grain program will be the
aame as under the regular allot
ment programs for the so-called
"basic" crops.
This means that a farmer who
intends to cooperate with the feed
grain program but who uninten
tionally plants more acres of corn
in 1961 than is permitted for his
farm as a "cooperating" farm, will
have an opportunity to plow up
the extra acres in order to meet
program requirements.
In such cases, however, there
will be a deadline of 1 days for
making such adjustments in the
planted acreage after the mailing
of the excess notice from the
county ASC office.
In eatimating the total planted
acreage, any acreage planted to
field corn to be used for silage
will be counted as a part of the
total corn acreage on a farm in
1961. Such acreage was likewise
counted in determining the farm's
base acreage under the program.
Farmers are reminded that the
signup of growers who intend to
take 'part in the 1961 feed grain
program now is underway in the
county ASC office. If they have
not already done so, corn produc
ers who intend to participate
?tHNM tile their intention immed
Cards have been mailed to non
participating feed frain farms stat
ing the payment that could be re
ceived by diverting corn acreage
in the feed grain program for 1961.
June l is- the last day Watauga
qounty corn producers may file ap
plications to take part in the 1961
feed grain program.
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SWOFFORDS, INC.
313 W. King St. ? Boone, N. C. AM 4-3001
Silver Spurs To
Appear At ASTC
The Silver Spurs, Western dance
(roup of Spokane, Wash, will be
at the Health and Physical Educa
tion Auditorium Monday June 10,
at 7:30 p. m. for a two hour per
formance and you are invited, free.
Young Demos To
Meet On Friday
The Watauga County Young
Democrat Club will meet at the
Boone Trail Restaurant Friday
night, Hay 28 at 7:30.
All YDC members are asked to
attend. It is hoped that each pre
cinct will be represented.
Somers Quits
As U.S. Marshal
North WUkeeboro ? James H.
Somen of Wtlkesboro, United
State* marshal of the Kiddle Dis
trict of North Carolina for the
paat two rears, ha* resigned his
office effective June 1.
Herman Burrows of High Point,
will tahe the oath of office suc
ceeding him in a ceremony June 1
at 2 p. m. in Federal Court in
Greensboro. Judge Edwin M. Stan
ley of Greensboro, will preside and
administer the oath of office.
Mr. Somers has held the office
of U. S. Marshal since April 1MB
and was appointed to fill the un
expired term of his brother, the
late William B. Somers, who died
in office. James Somers later was
appointed 'to a regular four-year
term by former President Eisen
hower and he had served about
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We restore your watch to
peak efficiency quickly, eco
nomically. Why not see us
today?
- WALKER'S
JEWELRY
Opposite PotUfflce
Boone, N. C.
one yew of it
Mr. Burrow*, M, ?u nominated
by President Kennedy and wu re
cently confirmed by the Senate.
He haa been chief deputy of
the High Point office of the Guil
ford County Sheriff* Department
aince IMS. He reigned from the
position last Monaiy.
More tree* are loet to inaect*
each year than are destroyed by
fore*t fire*.
European com borer* deatroyed
9390 million worth of U. S. corn
in IMS.
ASC Committee
Extends Date
Dw to tke Uti *pring mm
the County ASC Committee has
extended the final date for mi
ing spring ASC practices from
May 15th to Jane 1st.
Farmers who have purchase or- *
ders which have expired ihouid
contact the ASC office and request
an extension of time for filling
these orders so that their practices
may be carried out before the fin
al date. All performanA reports
should be filed at the ASC office
as soon as practices are completed.
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A day that a grateful nation, tenderly and rever
ently, pays f**ibute to those who have given so
much for freedom.
We Will Transact No Business
Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30th
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