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m SECTION C 4, - I am happy to resume our “Washington Report” as the second session of the 91st Congress convened on Mon day, January 19. Confronting the Congress were the same problems which have existed for many months, such as the <s ; we imflSfe appreciate 11 n I rill Your mmm Business! Cobleized buy coble! The No.il bargains in town are at your Ford Dealers White Sale now! Unr, tow prtcsd Whits Sat* - Torino spaclally equipped. Jr itafljjlH Get vinyl roof, whitewalls Jj JsSKSttSSST’ few■ ~ .ali and other extras. Limited time only. White Sale savings on Mustangs, tool America's sporty one with full carpeting, anti-theft locking steering column, more. SALE ENDS FEBRUARY 28 SEE YOUR FORD DEALER BE SURE AND LIST YOUR PROPERTY IN JANUARY Only 2 More Penalty Free Days To List Your Property Al Property Not Listed By February Ist Will Carry A 10% Penalty THE CHOWAN HERALD Report From Washington By Rep. Walter B. Jones unsettled conditions of the public schools, Vietnam, in flation, a sagging farm eco nomy and an increase in the crime rate. It would be pre sumptuous to expect all of these to be solved within the next 12 months, but I do hope that the Congress will take positive corrective mea sures to cope with these mat ters. Os interest to the farmers of this nation was the action of Secretary of Agriculture Hardin in announcing the discontinuance of the ad vanced payments under the feed-grain program. Early in January, I registered a strong protest against this action. I stated to the secre tary that many farmers were, dependent upon this pay ment to purchase supplies for next year’s crop and that in this day of high interest rates, the withholding of these payments would severe ly penalize the farmer finan cially. My protest was based on the following figures: the total diversion payments for the entire First District is $8,064,423.00. Os this amount, in prior years, the total ad vanced payments were $3,- 870,923.00. At the prevailing rate of interest at approxi mately eight per cent, based on a six-month loan, this ac tion could possibly cost the farmers of the First District approximately $155,000.00 in pure interest on borrowed money. And this at a time when the farmer is receiving 'less of the consumer dollar for his products than he did 20 years ago. It is difficult to understand the action of the secretary. In any event, as a result of Con- Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, January 29,1970 gressional protest such as mine, he amended the orig inal order to provide that total payments would be made during the month of July. This is some relief, but certainly does not com pensate in any measure for the interest some will have to pay through forced borrow ing. The highlight of the week was President Nixon’s State of the Union message before a joint session of Congress. These joint sessions are al ways most impressive. The Senate comes over to the House and on these official occasions, all foreign em bassies are represented, the Cabinet is invited and many other high ranking civilian and military officials of gov ernment are present. These occasions are covered by a large section of the press corps as well as multiple television cameras. By this time most of you have probably familiarized yourselves with the contents of the speech. To say the least, it was a pretty speech, and the President alluded to many of our national prob lems such as the war, water and air pollution and among other things, he placed special emphasis on the need to de velop our rural areas in or der to stop the mass migra tion from the rural to the urban. My basic reaction to the speech was that it lacked specifics and directives For example, he called, for a bal anced budget, yet in the next breath asked for a $lO billion appropriation to deal with the water pollution problem. Many of the programs he t suggested, such as water pol- I lution environmental control, j and others, are already being ; considered by the Democratic Congress. I Another glaring omission was the failure to mention the multiple problems facing the public schools of this na tion, particularly in the south. Turn About. .. Your local Chamber of Commerce works 365 days a year (sometimes longer) promoting your hometown. Turn about is fair play promote your Chamber whenever and wherever you can . .. CALLS ARE EASIER WITH EXTENSION TELEPHONES The Norfolk & Carolina Tel. & TeL Co. . Uj, « / ) Max von Sydow as Jesus in “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” The George Stevens Production presented in Ultra Panavision and Technicolor is a United Artists release. It will be shown three nights only at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday,, Wednesday and Thursday at Taylor Theater. Medicare Insurance Premiums Rise Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert H. Finch announced recently that the voluntary medical insurance premium older peo ple pay for Medicare will be $5.30 a month for the 12- menth period that begins next July 1. Secretary Finch noted' that the present $4 premium rate, set in December, 1968, is too lew to cover costs during the current premium period and that the special Medical In surance Trust Fund is now drawing on its reserves. He stressed that failure to increase the premium rate last December, in accordance with advice from Social Se curity Administration ' actu aries has made it necessary now, in effect, to promulgate two increases at once. More over, the depletion of the trust fund that has occurred -because of "the -inadequate rate has made it necessary. Secretary Finch said, to pro vide for a somewhat higher margin of contingency than would otherwise be necessary. About half the increase an nounced —-64 cents—-is needed just to finance the program at the level of current opera tions. The other 66 cents of the $1.30 increase in the monthly premium rate will be needed for the following purposes: —26 cents to cover an es timated increase of about 8 per cent in the level of phy sicians' fees. —about 12 cents to cover an estimated increase of 2 per cent in the utilization of services under the program. —about 6 cents because the SSO deductible which a pati ent pays will be a smaller proportion of the total cov ered charges. —the remaining 22 cents to provide a 4 per cent margin for contingencies. This mar gin is needed because the es timates are based upon mini mum reasonable assumptions and because the trust fund out of which this program is financed will be at a low Continued on Page 4 PUBLIC NOTICE The public meeting scheduled for Monday, February 2 at Chowan High School, has been postponed. The postponement will enable the State Department of Public Instruction to gather additional information needed to present to the public. A new date will be announced in the near future. Birthdate Required To Get S. S. Preparation pays off. Many people in Chowan County are planning to retire now or early this year. The correct birthdate of anyone applying for social se curity retirement benefits has to be established by some written evidence. The birth date affects not only the amount of his benefit but also when the payments start. If a public record of birth recorded at or near your biith exists, only the birth certificate will be needed. An early baptismal record show ing the date of baptism and birthdate is the next best record. When one of these two documents isn’t obtainable, other records are acceptable. The oldest record available, of course, is best. Some ex amples of other records are a federal census record, family Bible, school record, delayed birth certificate, insurance policy, marriage license, and a child’s birth certificate Even Elephants Can’t Remember M All The Changes Jjpm. jLlg/ INCOME TAX If pochydermv hove problems, both lasjfc* how about people? The easy FEDERAL answer take your return I ♦o BLOCK. Our system che:k : ng every return means STATE you will receive every legit- QQnngn imate deduction. Come in 111 «J 4 LUtU UP . . . . ,=ZE GUARANTEE ■ r^jl We guarantee accurate preparation of every tax return. | If we make any errors that cost you any penalty or I interest, we will pay the penalty or interest. ||| America’s Largest Tax Service with Over 4000 Offices Broad and Queen Streets Week-days 9 A. HI. - 6 P. M. Sat. 9-5 Tel. 482-4889 —■NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARSHM I*4# I I nVu | SECTION C showing the parents’ age at the time of the child’s birth. These as well as others boin before 1913 should give srme thought to what records are around that shows their, birthday since birth certifi cates for Chowan County didn’t exist until after Oc tober, 1913. It does pay to be prepared and one of the best ways is by contacting the social se curity office before coming in to file. By coming in early you can find out what is needed to get your check started as soon as possible. The social security office can help you send for a federal census record early so that: you will have proof of your age when it is time for you to file your application for benefits. In 1968 North Carolina led the nation in adult driver education with more than 49,000 individuals completing courses in defensive driving.
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