SIShITY
I Questionfgajd Ans wen
George Dietrich, field representative Oi allS Social Security I
Administration, is in Edenton every Thursday in the Court
Room in the Chowan County Court House,
“Criminal violation of laws af
fecting entitlement to social se-!
curity payments can result ini
imprisonment or heavy fines,” |
Icen Wilson, District Manager of
the Social Security Administra-1
tion in Greenville, N. C., warn
•“d today. Wilson called atten
tion to the sentences imposed on'
ipril 22, 1964 in Salisbury,
North Carolina on Mr. Harry E.
Honeycutt and his wife, Mrs.
Ruthi Benfield Honeycutt. Mr.
Honeycutt was sentenced to
serve four months in prison.!
Mrs. Honeycutt was sentenced to
one year in prison but 'the sen
tence was suspended and she
was placed on probation for five
years. The couple pleaded guilty
to giving false statement in con
nection with an application for
You Can Lead A Horse To Water
By Luther Partin oi N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission
“For of all sad words •of
tongue or pen, the saddest are
these, it might have been.” John
Greenleaf Whittier’s words of a
past century still corfie back to i
haunt us, having lost no signific
ance in the passage of time.
Even at this early stage in the
1964 boating season, wearing a
life jacket very well “might
have been” the difference be
tween life and death for at least
13 people in the state who fell
cut of boats and were drowned.
In most counties, North Caro
lina law requires a motor pro
pelled vessel on public waters to
carry an approved life-saving
device for each person on board.
But there’s nothing in the law
that says you have to wear the
device. Some people think a
simple solution would be to
amend the law to require that
lifesaving devices be worn while
in a boat. But it doesn’t appear
to be quite that simple when
you take a leng, hard look at
the situation. Law enforcement
agencies, .ajre,,quick tp. ysq. lire
phrase,' “you can’t legislate saf
ety.” And the difficulties in
enforcing such a law are read
ily apparent.
So where do we go from
here?' The North Carolina Wild
lif~ Resources Commission’s Di
vision of Protection is respons
ible for enforcing the boating
laws. Their reports show that
about 96% of the boats checked
have the required safety equip
ment on board. We’ve largely
succeeded in getting the horse
to the watering trough—but how
do we make him drink? To
paraphrase, how do we get the
boating public to take their feet
effithfe li*fe jacket and wear it
until they’re ready to get in
their jdtir, and to be especially
sure that children do this.
I, Buoyant seat cushions Will
support a person in the water.
But- just try putting it on while
trying to stay afloat. It’s no
small task. That is if you’re
lucky and a cushion js available,
and you can get tb it. If you
are
brink, the cushion usually stays
in the boat, so what good is it
to you under these conditions? •
This aspect of boating acci
dents we should give careful •
consideration and keep foremost
in our minds: most of the vic
tims simply .hit ■ the water, and'
djsappeaj' if apt?, wearjng
safety devices. Why dote this
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of Lizzie Mae Benfield, Mrs.
Honeycutt’s stepmother, and to
concealing the death of the step
mother who had been dead sev
eral weeks at the time the ap
plication was filed.
Wilson said the Social Securi
ty Administration 'has ’ the duty
of detecting any fraud that may
exist at any. stage of the claims
operation and of recommending
prosecution when the facts justi
fy it. Wilson added that the ma
jority of claims are free from
fraud because processes and pro
cedures used by the Administra
tion have been effective in keep
ing to a minimum the payments
of benefits to those not entitled
to them.
: happen? Maybe (they hit the
i boat on the way out, or the im
i pact from hitting the water may
; slun the victim temporarily.
11 Some safety officials think even
experienced swimmers may panic
or go into shock under these
conditions and the ensuing help
lessness quickly becomes hope
lessness.
Most boating emergencies
arise sudddhly and unexpected
ly. Non - swimmers suddenly
faced with water immersion
have little chance to survive un
less they have a life-saving de
, vice attached securely to the
body. According to statistics,
the experienced swimmer does’t
stand a much better chance with
out flotation gear. To permit a
child to be around water with
out a life jacket securely fas
tened; much less on a boat,
would seem to be folly of the
worst kind.
It is probably true that we
•annot legislate safety, but it is
rue beyond doubt that we can
h.-termine responsibility. A boat
‘ owner*'wfii" ha? pafSengeTs “m
his oiaft has at least a moral
responsibility to make certain
everyone is using the safety de
vices he has provided in accord
ance with boating regulations.
In dealing with human life, a
moral responsibility can hardly
be distinguished from a legal
responsibility. It • would seem,
seven to the layman, that a boat
owner permitting unsafe conduct
on his conveyance is inviting
tragedy, and a court decision
may declare him legally re
sponsible for the injury or loss
of Even if no prosecution
results, the knowledge that you
were morally responsible for a
human death • inflicts its own
punishment—the sentence is long
nnd there is no parole.
Neither safety nor religion
will do you much good if given |
lip service one day a week or I
cne week out of a year. Butt it
boaters will make a conscious
effort to learn and apply Dhe
rules of safe boating, Whittier’s
saddest words will have less
chance for personal application.
He started to sing as he
tackled the thing that couldn’t
ibe done, and he did it.
—Edgar A. Guest.
I We can do anything we want
to do if we stick to it long
enough. —Helen Keller.
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTOtf, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1964.
GEOMETRIC VIEW—The ever-changing skyline of Chicago is a study in geometry,
thanks to the contrasts in architecture shown here. Old Euclid would have jumped
for joy and clapped his hands had he lived to see it.
; Health For All ]
V e!
Poison Is Bad For You!
Accidental poisoning tops all
other causes of emergency medi
cal treatment given to children
in the United States, according
to a recent survey.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics reported that 51 per
cent of all accidents treated by
Chowan County Budget For Fiscal Year 1964*1965
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JULY 6, 1961
APPROPRIATED FOR AMOUNT
'fund ofOTiTBFMFNTS LEVIED RATE
BONDS , J 45,947.20
v Less Amount Anticipated from
Unexpended Balance 3,719.70 $ 42,227.50 $ 42,227.50 $ .19
CHARITY:
General Assistance 13,000.00
Hospitalization 10,000.00
Total $ 23.000.00
Less Amount Anticipated from
State and Federal Funds .. 7,442.50 15,557.50 15,557.50 4 -07
HEALTH:
District r 16,500.00
County 1,280.00 17,780.00 17,780.00 .08
SCHOOLS:
County - 55,439.00
City 156,655.25
Total .$212,094.25
Less Amounts Anticipated, From:
Fines, Forfeitures, Penalties, etc $ 15,000.44
Dog Tax 1,039.00
Intangibles Tax 13,422.81
Poll Tax 1,609.50
Estimated School Ftmd Balance 1,000.00 32,071.75 180,022.50 180,0—50 .81
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WELFARE:
Old Age Assistance - 84,560.00
Aid to Dependent Children 49,746.40
. Aid to Permanently and Totally Disabled 46,174.00
Administration . 22,732.50
Total. - $203,212.90
Less Amoupt Anticipated from
State and Federal Funds.-- $175,670.90
Less Unexpended Balance 3,094.50 178,765.40 24,447.50 24,447.50 .11
REVALUATION EXPENSE 4,445.00 4,445.00 .02
AGRICULTURE & ECONOMICS- 17,780.00 17,780.00 .08
CIVIL DEFENSE 4,445.00 4,445.00 .02
GENERAL COUNTY FUND 110,250.00
Less Anticipated from: - -
ABC Store Earnings--.-.1 $ 35,000.00
Costs, Records and Superior Courts 10,600.00
General F\ind Surplus 20,200.00 65,800.00 “ 44,450.00 44,450.00 .20
County-wide tax rate per SIOO.OO valuation, based upon, a valuation of $22,225,000.00 T $1.58
Us child specialist members in j
private practice were cases of
poisoning. Another investigation ]
has revealed that "almost half
of the cases” of accidental pois- j
oning happen to children under
five.
The problem has’been growing
in seriousness, it was pointed out
because of continuing advances
in chemistry which have added
to the number of poisonous sub
stances found useful in the
jhome. They include such pro
' ducts as insecticides, deodorants,
.'some detergents, nail polish re
' I mover, and moth balls.
| Besides these potential menac
es, the old or new medicines
I and drug preparations found in
the typical family medicine cabi
net, and] often accessible to the
enterprising child, add up to a
formidable health hazard pres
ent in a great many homes. A
good example of such hazards is
the candy-flavored aspirin de-|
signed for “acceptibility” to
children—and sometimes all too
successful.
Nor is the danger confined to
children alone. In the adult
bracket, the leading substances
involved in cases of accidental
poisoning are lead, arsenic, mer
cury, and certain acids and alka
lies used as cleansers. Medi- 1
cations most frequently involved I
in such home tragedies are bar
biturates, sedatives, and tranqui
lizers.
Persons of any age, from the
mischievous youngster to his ab
sent-minded parent or grandpar
ent, are liable to the hazard of
accidental poisoning. At any !
suspicion of illness from this i
source, a doctor should be called, j
The best method of prevention is i
to keep all poisonous substances]
safely under lock and key, avoid
underestimating Junior’s ingenu
ity at opening “safety” bottles,
and label all drugs and medi
cines conspicuously and unmis-!
takably for adults.
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Patients discharged from Cho
wan Hospital for the week of
July 5-12 were as fallows:
! White—Mrs. Helen Benthall,
]Mrs.- Margaret Wheeler, Mrs. ■
Barbara Nobles, Mrs. Winona
Evelyn Heninger, Mrs. Annie
Marie Goodwin, Mrs. Elizabeth
Asbell, Mrs. Margaret Jordan,
Tom Byrum, Master Mart Nixon,
Miss Patricia Perry, Master Mi
chael Perry, Mrs. Doris Elizabeth
' Picked, Mrs. Lorraine Braxton,
! Mrs. Mildred Byrum, Mrs. Ruth
j Boyce Mansfield, Wilson Don
son Davis, Sr., Mrs. Tillie Lyvin
1 Holmes, Mrs. Maggje Nixon, Mrs.
! Ellen Hollowell and Fred Ses
'jsoms, Jr.
| Colored Joyce Knight, Mrs.
Lucy McCullen, Mrs. Dorothy
• King, Carolyn Ann Creecy, Mrs.
Sue Ann Leigh, Rose L. Wilson,
I—SECTION ONE
PAGE THREE
Saint Claire Lawrence, Tine Lee
Bryant, Georgie Holley, Thelma
Yvonne Eason, Herbert Davis,
Joseph Coston, William Bembry,
Donald Sutton, Ralph Rodins
Sutton.
Births
White —Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey
Melvin Braxton, a son; Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Lee Picked, a
daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Lee Jordon, a son; Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Jack Nobles, a daughter.
Colored—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Andrew Wyon, a daughter; Mr.
and Mrs. Don Carlton Morgan, a
son; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lee
McCullen, a daughter; Mr. and
Mrs. William King, a daughter;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Angelo
Leigh, a daughter; Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Spruill, a son.
Success in life depends upon
persistent effort, upon the im
provement of moments more
than upon any other one thing.
Procrastination says, "The next
advantage we will take thor
oughly*” —Shakespeare: