KNOW YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
John T. Groom's, representative of the Social Security
Administration, is in Edenton every Thursday at the North
Carolina Employment Security Commission office in the
Citizens Bank Building.
Some self-employed farmers
fare either overlooking, or inot
taking advantage of, an oppor
tunity to provide a protection
for themselves and their fam
ilies that could be most valuable
to them. That is, Social Secur
ity protection against loss of in
come because of retirement, dis
ability or death.
To the young farmer, age 62
is a long way off and he may
not be immediately concerned
about ainy special provision
whereby he can secure Social
Security credits for his work.
Although it is definitely to his
advantage at age 62 to have se
cured credits for every year, he
should especially not overlook
the advisability of providing
protection for himself if he
should become disabled or for
his family in case of his death.
1 He should bear in mind that
Social Security payments are
only made when the worker has
the required amount of work for
such payments. The amount of
wouk required depends pn.jyhco
the’,worker reaches retirement
age, becomes disabled or dies.
Orfe thing a self-employed
Lafbor Commissioner Urges
Students To Finish School
“Go back to school and stay |
until you graduate.”
.That was the earnest word
from State Labor Commissioner
Frank'Crane as he urged Tar,
Heel youngsters to quit summer j
jobs, return to the classrooms, j
and make the most of their edu- j
cational opportunities.
“Don’t short-change "your own
future by putting immediate
earnings from a job ahead of,
your need to learn all you can,”
declared Crane. “Don’t sell
North, Carolina short by failing i
to prepare yourself to share j
fully in the great future that
lies before us.”
And to the parents of school
age childx en, Commissioner
Crane had this to say: “Quit
ting school to take a job is the
Worst decision a young person
Can make in today’s complex |
world. Educating all our boys;
and girls to the limit of their j
capacity is necessary both for
their own welfare and for the
welfare of our State and Na
tion.
“There are fewer and fewer
worth-while opportunities for the I
unskilled and poorly educated inj
our increasingly technogolical j
society,” Crane stated. “At the!
same time, there are serious l
shortages in all of the profess
ions and many of the skilled
trades.
“Our economy needs more
highly educated people pro
fessionals, technicians, scientists,
mathematicians, statisticians and
research assistants of all kinds.
In turn, these people require an
army of skilled workmen, me-]
chanics, and craftsmen to move]
the results of research from the
drawing board to the produc
tion line.
“More people with equally j
high-calibre education are need-j
ed in teaching, government, in J
the military services, in all the)
arts, and in the wide field of
recreational activities.”
Crane’s advice to North Caro
lina’s young people was rein
forced by the hard facts about
the role which school dropouts
and the untrained and unskilled
are likely to play in thesjfebor
force:
1. School dropouts, as a'group,
earn substantially less money all
their lives than high school grad
uates.
2. Dropouts suffer three times
as much unemployment as grad
uates, become unemployed more'
frequently, and stay unemployed 1
for longer periods.
3. Most school dropouts ( .find
that the- only types of employ
ment open to them are low-pay
ing, unskilled factory jobs, com
mon labor, and unskilled work
in trade and service industries.
4. Unskilled workers now con
stitute only six per cent of the
total labor force, but account for
20 percent of the group which
has been unemployed for six
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farmer can do to be sure he re
ceives proper credit for his work
is file complete and accurate in
come tax returns and use the
optional method of reporting
self-employment income from
farming when it is to his ad
vantage to do so. This option
allows any self-employed farmer
who has a gross profit from
farming of SI,BOO or less to de
clare two-thirds of his gross
profit as net profit for Social
Security purposes. However, if
he is engaged in farming only,
his gross profit would have to
be as much as S6OO for him to
secure Social Security credits
by use of this option. If his
gross profit was over SI,BOO and
his net less than $1,200, he may
report $1,200 for Social Security
purposes. This optional method
of reporting may be applied
even though he had a net loss
from his farming operation, and
may mean the difference in re
ceiving four Social Security cre
dits or none. The lack of cred
itable income for only one year
can make the all important dif
rerence of payment or no pay
ment, when a worker retires, be
comes disabled or dies.
months or more.
5. At present, more than 200,-
000 Americans under 25 years of |
age have been unemployed for,
six months or longer, many ofi
them because they dropped out]
of school and are untrained for,
the higher-paying, skilled jobs'
needed by business and industry.,
“The employment outlook for]
this group is very bleak,” said.
Commissioner Crane. “They need!
jobs, but business and industry j
do not need them —not until they
acquire the necessary education;
training, and working skills to
meet the present needs of the
economy.” ,
20 YEARS AGO \
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Headed by D. M. Warren, a
committee forcefully presented
arguments to To*Ai Council
an effort to have conditions im- ]
proved in the cotton mill vil- 1
lage. Presen* conditions were
charged directly to the town as
the result of unsatisfactory hard
surfaced streets which had been
put down several years before
and since which time the vil
lage had become unattractive
and embarrassing to cotton mill
officials.
Kenneth FI oars reported that
he was very optimistic that he,
would be able t D secure Jan]
Garber to furnish music for a
dance in the armory as a cli
max for the Edenlon Peanut
Festival.
Paul Olsson was appointed
custodian of the old Masonic
ledge room on the second floor
of the Court House, the ap
pointment being made for the
purpose of permitting visitors to
see the room and the famous
George Washington chair. !
W. J. Daniels was stricken
with appendicitis and was a pa
tient in St. Vincent's Hospital
in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lassi
ter left Edenlon for Wautauga
County, where Mr. Lassiter was
to teach in the Cove Creek High
School.
Five Edenton World War I
veterans were patients in Ke- j
coughtan Hospital. They were
Henry Gardner, J. Paul Holo
man, Robert L. Pratt, Maurice
L. Bunch and J. L. Chestnut!.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, September 4, at |
8 o’clock. W. M. Rhoades, sa- ]
chem of the tribe, urges a large
attendance. (
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank everyone for
any kindness shown to me in
visits and cards, inquiries, or
anything pertaining to my ill
ness.
c MRS. E. W. BOND
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1961.
News
By HARRY VENTERS
Assistant County Agent
Each year during August a
4-H Forestry Camp is held at
Camp Millstone. This camp is
sponsored by Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, which pays the expenses
of one boy from each of the
100 counties in North Carolina.
The boys are selected on the
basis of their forestry project
work. This year, Robert Fran
cis, Route 3, Edenton, was cho
sen to go from Chowan County.
Following is his account of the
week:
“I feel very lucky to have
been chosen to represent Ad
vance 4-H Club and Chowan
County at Millstone Forestry
Camp. I want to thank every
one that made it possible for me
to go, especially the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company which paid the ex
penses. I learned a lot of
things that will help me in my
4-H projects and in the future,
also.
“The date of camp was August
14-19. Mr. Ross Knowles, As
sistant County Agent of Wash
ington County, went also and
carried three boys, each one
from another county.
“We were awakened at 6:15
and after breakfast and camp
duty, we had morning classes.
In our morning classes we
learned about “Timber Measure
ments’, ‘Equipment and Safe
ty’, ‘Fencing and Constructing
Right Angles’, and ‘Forest
Fires’. At 12:00 o’clock we ate
dinner and had our afternoon
classes. Our afternoon classes
consisted of “Tree Study’,
‘Timber Stand Improvement’,
and ‘Starting a Forest’.
“Each day we enjoyed swim
ming, playing softball, soccer,
box hockey, horseshoes or bas
ketball. I also enjoyed the
meal.
Friday evening, some guests
arrived and after supper we
played games and danced. Sat
urday morning after camp duty
we left for hoijie.”
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE TO
sfe Closed labor day
Buell Bailey, manager of the
local employment office, an
nounces that the office will be
closed all day Labor Day, Mon
day, September 4. He also an
nouhees that two weeks’ unem
ployment checks will be issued
Monday, September 11, due to
the office being closed on Sep
tember 4.
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
APPLY TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS
NOTICE is hereby given of
intention of the undersigned to
file application with the Local
Government Commission, Ra
leigh, North Carolina, for its ap
proval of the issuance of the
following proposed bonds of the
TOWN OF EDENTON, which
bonds shall be subject to ap
proval of the voters of said Town
at an election:
$543,000 of bonds for the
purpose of enlarging and . ex
tending the sanitary sewer
system maintained and op
erated by said Town, by
constructing a new sewage
disposal plant and intercep
tor sewers, pumping stations,
sewer mains and other fa
cilities needed to connect
such plant with such sani
tary sewer system and by
acquiring the lands or rights
in land and -equipment need
ed therefor.
This notice was first publish
ed on the 31st day of August,
1961. Any citizen or taxpayer
objecting to the issuance of any
or all of said bonds may file
with the Local Government
Commission a verified state
ment setting forth his objec
tions as provided in Section
159-7.1 of the General Statutes
of North Carolina, in which
event he shall also file a copy
of such statement with the un
dersigned, at any time within
ten days from and after such
first publication. A copy of
this notice must be attached to
the statement so filed. Objec
tions set forth in said state
ment shall be for consideration
by said Commission in its de
termination of whether or not
it may hold a public hearing as
provided by law on the matter
of* issuance of said bonds.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN
OF THE TOWN OF
EDENTON, N. C.
By W. B. Gardner,
Town Clerk.
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August 29th Marks Hundredth
Anniversary Os First Invasion
Os N. C. Soil By Federal Forees
Tuesday, August 29, marked
the 100th anniversary of the
first invasion of North Carolina
soil by federal forces in the
Civil War. On August 29, 1861,
a vastly superior Union force of
men and ships captured the vi
tal opening to the North Caro
lina sound region, Hatteras Inlet.
To the north, demoralized by
defeats at Bethel and Manassas,
the action gave cause for rejoic
ing. To the south, it was a fa
tal blow, for it opened the en
tire coast of North Carolina to
possible federal invasion.
Strategically located on the
southern tip of Hatteras Island
in the North Carolina Outer
Bank region, Hatteras Inlet
guarded the eastern coast against
enemy invasion. Two depart
ments had been set, up by the
Military ana Naval’ Board to
maintain coastal defenses. It
was within the Northern Depart
ment, extending from Norfolk to
New River Inlet, that Hatteras
Inlet was located.
Two forts were constructed as
part of the defense system of
the Northern Department. Fort
Hatteras, the larger of the two,
was situated one-eighth mile
from the Inlet and was con
structed of sand and sod. Twelve
guns commanded the water and
the land approaches. Fort Clark
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was midway between the ocean
and the sound and was armed
with eight inch navy guns. The
Inlet was now considered safe
against attack unless—and here
a qualification was made—“the
enemy should effect a landing in
the bight of Hatteras.” To
withstand whatever attack might
come was the lone Seventh
North Carolina Regiment, com
manded by Colonel William F.
Martin and comprised of 300
men who were little more than
raw recruits.
In the north, it was becoming
evident that Hatteras had to be
taken. Its strategic value,
guarding as it did the “back
door” to Norfolk, was not the
only consideration. Privateers,
blockade runners and the mos
quito fleet of the North Caro
lina navy found refuge in the
sounds along (he coast and used
them as a base of operations
against northern commercial
vessels.
In August, 1861, an expedition,
organized by the United States
Navy and commanded by Flag
Officer Silas Stringham, was
dispatched to Hatteras Inlet.
Against the poorly armed and
greatly outnumbered forces at
Clark and Hatteras was sent a
fleet of seven war vessels, with
149 guns and crews numbering
1,972 men, and transports car- i
rying 800 infantry under the i
command of General Benjamin
F. Butler. A number of tugs,
schooners and surf boats also
accompanied the expedition.
Receiving news of the ap
proaching armada, Colonel Mar
tin had sent a message to
Portsmouth, sixteen miles south
on Portsmouth Island, ordering
Colonel George W. Johnston’s
command of four infantry com
panies forward to Hatteras. This
gave the defending forces a
strength of a little over 700
men. Commodore Samuel Bar
ron, in charge of Confederate
naval forces in the North Caro
lina-Virginia area, was put in
over-all command.
On Tuesday night, August 27.
1861, the federal fleet droppe
anchor to the south of Cape
Hatteras and by morning was
prepared to land its infantry.
Because of the heavy surf, only
318 men made it ashore, and
these were leit with wet ammu
nition and without provisions.
The heavy bombardment of Fort
Clark soon forced its defenders
to evacuate, however, and the
infantry forces under Union
Colonel Max Weber were able
to take the fort.
After a brief engagement be
tween the federal fleet- and the
guns of Hatteras, the battle was
called off for the night. The
troops in possession of Fort
Clark were left relatively vul
nerable to attack. Had the men
from Fort Hatteras and those
L from Clark, who had taken
refuge there, instituted a night
[ attack upon the fallen fort, the
outcome of the Battle of Hat
, teras Inlet might have been a
* different one. The decision not
to attack was to inspire heated
debat? during the subsequent
military investigation of the
( action.
! Morning found a full-scale at
tack begin made on Hatteras.
Here a new form of naval en
i gagement was introduced. The
• ships, rather than dropping an
chor, would sail in a circling
column, firing as they passed
their target. The short range
guns of Fort Hatteran were
proved no match against those
of the United States Navy as
shell after shell failed to reach
: its objective. At 11:10 A. M. a
: white flag was seen above the
ramparts of Hatteras. At 11:30
A. M. the federal fleet steamed
■ into the Inlet to take possession.
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The capture had been accom
plished at a loss of only two
Confederates killed and twenty
five or thirty wounded. Not one
federal soldier was lost.
The efforts of the capture of
Hatteras Inlet were not imme- I
aiately felt. The north was'
jubilant over the change in as- I
fairs, and much was made of the
southern defeat in northern
newspapers. The ultimate effect
of the battle was to give the
Union forces control of the best
entrance to the coastal waters
of North Carolina and to give
them a base from which to
launch further operations against
the North Carolina mainland.
Further, it deprived the block
ade-runners of their invaluable
haven. It would not be lo.og
before the true significance of
the Battle of Hatteras Inlet
would be seen in capture of Ro
anoke Island, Elizabeth Citv.
Washington, Plymouth, Winton
ind New Bern.
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School will perform on the
grounds.
Lewis said details were work
ed out at the Chamber’s Agri
culture Committee meeting held
last week. Other business tak
|en up were the detailed plans
for the testimonial dinner in
honor of those peanut growers
who become members of the
Chowan Ton and a Half Club.
[Any full-time farmer is eligi
ble Lewis said, if he grows a
minimum of 3,000 pounds of
peanuts on a measured acre.
The contest is to stimulate a
higher average of peanuts grown
in the county, Lewis said.
Committee members who at
tended the meeting were George
Lewis, chairman, R. W. Learv,
David Bateman, James Griffin,
Charles H. Overman, Marvin
Wilson and J. M. Robinson.
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PAGE THREE
I prefer to do right and get
no thanks rather than to do
wrong and get no punishment.
—Marcus Cate.
CARD OF THANKS
I want to take this means to
express my heartfelt thanks and
appreciation for the many deeds
of kindness shown me while I
was a patient in the hospital.
The beautiful flowers, curds and
visits proved to be a great in
spiration while I was ill and
thank each and every one.
c GEORGE GOODWIN
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