PAGE TWO
SECTION ONE
L S. Family tome Distribution Shifts
Kith Population Moves In Recent Years
The great population move- 1
■tents of recent years and theirj
conomic impact have had a
Significant influence on the dis
tribution of family income in
he United States and changes
n purchasing power in the three
tread residential classifications
nto which the country is divid
'd—urban, rural, nonfarm, and
arm.
The most striking of these
changes, in the data gathered by
he U. S. Bureau of the Census
3 the shift that has occurred
is between the cities and their
irban ring and the more outly
ng areas long classified as rural
lonfarm and more familiarly
mown as exurbia.
Rural Nonfarm Areas Gain
Reflecting a record influx of
■elatively more prosperous fam-|
lies since the mid-Fifties and,
•he effect of their purchasing
tower on business and employ
nent opportunities in these
ireas, total rural nonfarm fami
y income increased by an ag
;regate of around $29% billions
ietween 1955 and 1959, or by
tver three-fifths.
By comparison, urban family
ncome also increased by about
?29% billions in the aggregate,
tr approximately one-fifth, be
.ween those years. Between 1950
md 1955, by contrast, total ur-|
tan family income showed a
growth more than double that I
ts the rural nonfarm group, $42
oillions as against sl9 billions.!
The figures are for money in
.•ome only, before taxes.
The comparative performance
s all the more notable since;
the urban areas in 1955 had
nearly three times the number,
jf families and more than three |
rimes the agregate family in- j
some of the rural nonfarm fam- ;
dies. Between 1955 and 1959
nowever, the number of rural j
nonfarm families increased by j
2% million as against a rise of
7% million in the previous five;
years, while the number of ur
ban families remained virtually
stationary.
Effect of Income Changes
As a result of the income
changes, total rural nonfarm
family income added up to $77%
oillions in 1959 and represented
over 28 cents of the nation’s
family income dollar. This
represented a marked rise from
1955, when rural nonfarm family,
income came to S4B billions and
was the eauivalent of 22% cents
or tne nation’s family income
dollar. The comparable figures'
for 1950 were $29*4 billions and
just over 19 cents. I
The urban areas show a re
verse trend despite continued in
come improvement. The SIBO
billions of urban family income
in 1959 was the equivalent of
just over 65 cents of the na
tion’s family income dollar as
compared with 70 % cents in
41955 when total family income
in the urban classification came
to slso : <i billions. For 1950 the
comparable figures were $109:
billions and about 71% cents.
Income of families living in
rural farm areas, which had
gained very little between 1950
and 1955, scored an appreciable
rise in the ensuing four years, 1
increasing by over $3 billions
Ip a total of $lB billions between
1955 and 1959. This is money j
•income only. Like the urban j
areas, farm family income has I
lost ground as a proportion of!
the nation’s family income dol-j
lar. The 1959 figure was about|
6% cents as compared with 7j
•cents in 1955 and over 9 cents
in 1950.
Trends on the Farm
However, Census Bureau fig
ures on the breakdown of farm
families by income brackets
show a noticeable improvement
in recent years, with decided
gains in the number and pro
portion of families in the brack
ets of $5,000 a year and up
and a big decline in the lowest
income group. The population
factor is visible here, too. The
inumber of farm families declin-*
led by nearly 600,000 in the
1955-59 period, almost double
•the decrease in the previous five
years. j
Census Bureau studies in past
years have shown some marked
variations in the distribution of
family income by size of com
munity, with, decided differen
tials in favor of the big urban
areas as against residents of the
femaßar towns or rural nonfarm!
areas. The latest figures still I
{show a carryover of this pattern, |
pith a smaller proportion of,
families at the bottom end of j
the income scale and a larger*
taatio in the top brackets in ur-|
Ip areas of 2504100 population
Epi over. In other income!
t area wun money income be
tween $5,000 and SIO,OOO a year,
which now comprises more than
four out of every ten American j
families.
For the nation as a whole, the;
persistent uptrend in family in
come during the Fifties has
manifested itself in a decline of!
over 10 million families in the!
income range of under $5,000 a I
year, and' an increase of nearly i
16 million families in the com-!
bined $5,000 and over brackets.
The greatest relative growth has
been in the SIO,OOO and over
income group where there were
more than four times as many
'families in 1959 as there were
|in 1950.
'Lions Down Rotary
By Score Os 19-10
Benefit Game Played
High School Gym i
Monday Night
The Limping Lions of the
Edenton Lions Club turned back
the Edenton Rotary Club 19-10
in a basketball game played in
the John A. Holmes High School
gymnasium Monday night.
An offering was taken during
the half for the Chowan County
Heart Fund.
Leading scorers for the Lions
were Dr. Bill Busey and Tom
Bass with four points each. Joe
Thorud had 3, and A1 Phillips,
Nick George, John Byrum and
Allen Harless two each.
For the Rotary, it was Dr. Ed
Bond with three points, George
Alma Byrum, Bruce Jones and
Gilliam Wood two apiece, and
Dick Dixon scored one.
The Rotary was ahead at the
half 2-0 on George Alma By
rum’s shot in the second quarter.
Each quarter was five (too
many) minutes long.
Ten Leaders Jn
Bridge Marathon
At the close of the 13th round'
of the hridge marathon sponsor-!
ed by the Chowan Hospital Au
xiliary, the ten leading teams
and their, scores follow:
1— Joe Thorud and Dr. Rich- 1
ard Hardin, 66,840.
2 Mrs. Vol Patterson and Mrs.
Gertrude Rosevear, 64,230. I
3 Mrs. Kathryn Goodwin and
Mrs. Kit Forehand, 60.050.
4N. J. George and Hiram |
Mayo, 59,660.
5 Medlin Belch and A1 Phil-'
lips, 58,240. 1
6 Mrs. F. W. Hobbs and Mrs.
J. H. McMullan, 55,710.
‘ Mrs. Sadie Hoskins and
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED
MR. FARMER:
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This is the kind of quality and dependability that you can
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20-in. round blades only $4.95
At HOBBS IMPLEMENT COMPANY you can get disk
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• FIGHT
Mrs. Ruth Byrum, 52,300.
8— Jesse Harrell and Dick At
kinson, 50,330.
9 Mrs. Margaret Davis and
Mrs, Earl Goodwin, 50,200.
10— Mrs. Snooky Bond and
Mrs. Betsy Chesson, 49,899.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv- 1
ed Order of Red Men. will meet
Monday night, March 6, at 7:30
o’clock. Bill Harris, sachem of
the tribe, is very anxious to
have a large attendance.
Haif-my Health
• Why put up with half-way health when you
might be feeling like your old self again ? Consult
your Doctor right away. Let him diagnose your
condition and prescribe for you. And, be sure to
bring us his prescriptions for reliable compounding.
HOLLOWELL’S
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PHONE 2127 WE DELIVER J"
Hearing Service Clinic
\irginia Dare If (del - Elizabeth City
Friday, March 3rd
Hotel Joseph Hewes - Edenton
Saturday, March 4th
HOURS: 10 A. M., TO 2P. M.
Hearing Tests . Hearing Aid Supplies
Hearing Aid Demonstrations Hearing Aid Service
Come to our regular monthly Clinics. It is one
sure way of obtaining better hearing then
keeping it that way, through BELTONE ... A
name you can trust.
AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT
The VFW Auxiliary will hold
a business meeting tonight
I (Thursday) at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Coffield.
Mrs. Doris Toler, president, re
quests all members to attend.
Challenged!
A man, returning home in the
small hours of the night found a
burgler jimmying the lock on
I his front door. Thinking quick
ly, , the man whispered to the
• prowler, “I’ll open the door if
you’ll go in first.”
Edenton F M M/ £ m § ednesday
One One Table
Ladies’ Jp Mr W Drapes &
Suits LM m m ML Curtains
Values to $34.99 KMEESSf i mw JeW HR One large table
suits. Not / tM ME drapes and curtains,
sizes but a § E ME Assorted styles, colors
buy at this price. As- \Ef M jf KB and fabrics; many one
sorted fabrics and W Wf W Wf or two a style,
colors. I BB !? f fIV Values to $5.99!
Everyone who came to our tremendous George Washington Sale last week thought the prices were low, and they ffl
were . . . but you won’t believe your eyes at the low, low prices we have during our White Elephant Sale. Hundreds ||j
and hundreds of articles priced way below our cost. Good times ate here again during our terrific White Elephant ||
Sale. Articles taken from our regular stock. Come see for yourself and save real money!
|$ Ladies’ Fall & m I
dresses it G ra b Table I
Ladies’ fall and winter dresses j % ■
in assorted colors, stvte and y a Large Grab Table at only 25c. Consist of girls’ socks, costume ■
fabrics. Broken sizes. Values R . , , „ , „ , ■
|J| to $19.99. If we have vour size. A jewelry, handbags, scarfs, caps, ( costume flowers, place mat sets. ■
Jpj| vou have a terrific Values to $2.99. Buy early; all articles limited! I
g TWO LARGE i MP - '
I Trftk Tftklpe ■ '■ * COATS 1
Jl fjm U JL Cv KM M. Two large racks of ladies’ fall fffl
H _ , , _ , , , , . , ;| I and winter coats. Consisting of *,!■
■ Two large Grab Tables at only 50c. Consist of boys shirts, la- jyjj tweeds, solid colors and noveltv jfCB
■ dies’ scarfs, girls’ blouses, men’s caps, ladies’ blouses, place mat Jg r^ ts A la 'rt I
I sets, boys’ jackets and many other items. Values to $5.99! pf /TfS _ , Ml
I 50' i
sport FOUR LARGE |
V- jackets drab Tables I
Ladies’ casual tvpe coats. Con- B fl. ■. M U NJL m~W B
sist of heeksuede and all wool
blazers and auilt-lined car coats. J' Four large Grab Tables at only SI.OO. Values to $8.99. Consist ■
4 wk Vaues to 5^19.99. r ° Wn and beiee ' ft: of boys’ knit shirts, ladies scarfs, ladies’ blouses, sweat shirts, hand I
j 0( j ■ |ll ' Slim Jims and i,[hers. I
I » Girls’Cotton H
f. r ok Toklpo ! ' DRESSES 1|
f A KK M. || One rack of girls’ cotton dresses l|l
Two large Grab Tables at only $2.00. Boys’ jackets, hand bags, ' I and'relWcolo^'
, boys’ sweaters, ladies’ blouses, flannel pajamas, children’s cordu- ,ll Broken sizes, but a ter- A ■
roy sets. Many, many more items. Values to $7.99! ft rific savings. Values to $5.99! i|
$2.00 |
j' ChiWreiiJs Fall ONE LARGE ■ I
* COATS I : Q»»q k 13.Dl CII
One rack of children’s fall and It , I
Smart shdtog. f- « Consistsof ladi es’ sweaters, Slim Jims, tablecloth sets, men’s robes, g H
Ml id colors. Broken sizes. Values A j snow suits, boys’ coats, boys’ sport coats and ladies’ robes. Tre- HI
BBS to sl6 99! jy ■ mendous savings: Values to $15.99! II
I V 2 price ft QQ II
fLadies’ Sleeveless Dresses S2JX)j I Ladies’ 55.99 Skirts $3.00l I
|L3bWo sport t>louses I litoaßies Dairis $4.1101 I
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