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Dependency Age
Groups Increasing
Only 4% Workers For
All Over 65 Years
By 1960
'Contrary to the long-ltermed trend,
the number of persons in the de
pendent ages—the very young and
the elderly—is now rising faster than
the increase in the working popu
lation.
Estimates compiled' by the U. S.
Bureau of the Census forecast a rise
of 7.8 million in the labor force be
tween 1950 and 1960. lAs against ’
this, the medium population projec
tions of the Census Bureau anticipate
an increase of T'A million in the num
ber of children under 15 in the period
and of 3.4 million in the 65-and-over
group.
How Groups Compare
The combined rise of these two
groups in the so-called dependency
ages, therefore, would be 10.9 mil
lion in the current decade if the fore
casts materialize, or about 3 million
more than the increase in the working
population. If this figure is added the
estimated increase of 3.2 million be
tween 1950 and 1960 in the teen-age
group between 15 and 20, where labor
force participation is usually relatively
low and these days is far under that
of the past, then the increase in the
dependency ages will be nearly twice
the rise in the working population.
A survey of the records of the past
70 years shows only two decades when
te increase in the working population
iled to top that of the dependency
ages. In the 1940-50 period the net
gains in the two groups were roughly
on a par. Back in the 1910-decade,
the dependency group showed a rise
about a third greater than the increase
in the labor force.
The current trend has a number of
significant implications for the econo
my and for the nation as a whole.
Eor one, it clearly suggests a larger
burden on the working population in
the years immediately ahead and the
need for more effort, higher efficiency
and increased productivity if the rise
in American living standards is to be
maintained. It likewise indicates a
necessity for a continued high rate of
capital investment to keep costs down
and to increase output.
New Demands on Production
There is an added factor today
that did not exist prior to the last
decade as far as the demand's on pro
duction are concerned. That is the
need to maintain a large military
establishment because of world condi
tions and the tremendous rise in the
cost of all Government in general.
For example, combined' Federal, State
and local expenditures in 1952 added
up to the equivalent of about $1,500
for every person in the working pop
ulation. The comparable figure in
1940 was only about $325.
The most marked change in the de
pendency groups, as far as relation
ship to the working population is con
cerned, has occurred among the eld
erly. A half century ago there were
nine workers for every person 65 and
over. The ratio had' fallen to six by
1940. By 1960, according to the esti
mates, there will be only about 4%
workers for everyone 65 and older.
Labor force participation by those 65
and over has been in a long-term
downtrend.
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Question: “What are the basic
steps in tobacco blue mold control?”
Answer: Since weather conditions
have a great deal to do with the
spread of tobacco blue mold, the se
lection of a plant bed site Should be
I considered carefully. Excessive mois
ture should be avoided. Heavily shad
ed, poorly drained plant bed sites with
excessively thick stands only tempt
blue mold.
When the plants are about the size
of a dime applications of recommend
ed dusts or sprays should be begun.
The plants should be treated through
out the season, as often as twice a
week, until plants free of the disease
are assured for transplanting to the
field. And applications of either dust
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Open On June 26th
Boone, March . . . “Horn in the
West,” Kermit Hunter’s outdoor dra
ma, will open its second summer sea
son at Boone on Friday, June 26, it is
announced by William Hardy, general
manager.
The play will be presented in the
Daniel Boone Theatre every night ex
cept Mondays through September 7.
A special performance is to he given
on Labor Day.
In its first season last summer,
“Horn in the West” played to an au
dience of more than 65,000 persons
and was acclaimed a success by
critics throughout the area.
RECORD EGG PRODUCTION
1 Estimated egg production in North
Carolina totaled 122 million during
February, 1053, the highest of record
for the month. This compares with
112 million produced during January,
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or spray that are washed off by nun
should be repeated promptly.
Blue mold spreads more readily at
night temperatures of 50 to 60 de
grees, particularly if such tempera- .
tures are accompanied by rain, fog
or heavy dew. If night tempera- ,
tures are below 46 degrees, however, .
the disease does not develop rapidly.
Recommended Chemicals: Sixty
five per cent zineb and 76 per cent
ferbam are the chemicals now rec
ommended for tobacco blue mold con- \
trol in North Carolina. For spray
treatments, you should obtain the full '
strength materials containing 65 per
cent Zineb (Dithane Z-78 or Parzate), '
or 76 per cent ferbam (Ferfate, etc.)
1953, and with 118 million produced !
during February of last year.
Farm flocks in the Nation laid 5.3
billion eggs in February—6 per cent
less than in February last year, but
9 per cent above the 1942-51 aver
age.
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Over 800,000 Visit Reg
ional Offices During
Month
Over 800,000 persons Streamed into i
the 66 regional offices of Veterans
Administration throughout the coun- ]
try during January to do business with (
the VA. /
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The following prices for dry cleaning will prevail in Edenton and
Hertford, on and after March 30, 1953:
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I Men’s 2 or 3-piece suits 75c 1
I Pants 40c I
I Overcoats, lightweight 75c j
Ladies’ 2-piece suits 75c f
Dresses, plain 75c
Ladies’Coats, lightweight 75c
I Skirts, plain _ 40c j
1 Skirts, pleated -_-___4oc J
(PLUS 2c EXTRA, EACH PLEAT)
{ Other Prices Slightly Advanced Proportionately I
I This small increase in price is a vital necessity to your dry clean- I
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ers in order to meet heavy expense demands of plant operation un- I
I der today’s ti*ying conditions, and will enable your dry cleaners to I
continue the quality of cleaning and services that you and your j
clothes deserve. Present prices are the same as in effect in 1942,-
while your cleaner’s operating costs have advanced tremendously, I
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was recorded during a 20-day survey
of the 66 offices that was conducted
for planning and budgetary purposes.
The survey revealed *ha!t the 800,000
visitors paid a total of nearly 1,000,-
000 visits to all divisions of the reg
ional offices during the 20-day period.
Os the nearly 1,000,000 visits, more
than 800,000 were made by veterans,
their dependents or beneficiaries con
cerning benefits available to them, and
the remainder were made by home
builders, lenders, salesman, job ap
plicants, and school officials on ad
ministrative matters.
Nearly 300,000 of all virits were
made to the medical divisions of the
regional offices—about 285,000 for
medical or dental examinations or
treatments, or to apply for hospitali
zation, and the remaining 15,000 on
administrative matters.
The next higher nuimber of visits
was made to the contact divisions.
These * totaled approximately 288,000
and were made primarily for the pur
pose of seeking information or assist
ance .jn filing applications for bene
fits.
The remainder of the visits were
made to divisions handling compen
sation for service-connected disabili
ties; pensions for total and perman
ent nonservice-connected disabilities;
GI Bill education or training; GI
loans, and other VA benefits handled
by .these offices. The survey did not
include the volume of mail or tele
phone calls also handled by these of
fices.
/ VA’s 66 regional offices are the so
-called “one-stop” stations where vet
erans, thehf dependents or beneifficiaii*
fcs may apply for all VIA benefits
except Government life insurance and
diiiith benefits.' j’.k
EASTER POEM TRIBUTE 1
TO KOREAN HEROES
fie sure to read the inspiring Easter
poem by Fraiicis Cardinal Spellman in
which the well-known prelate chan
nels the hopes and prayers of our
heroic soldiers in Korea. One of the
many features in the April sth issue
of
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