Cost Os Essential Services Climb Here
(Special to The Herald)
NEW YORK—Some idea of
Ihe amount of money being
■spent in Chowan County for
essential services comes from
figures recently released by
the government, covering 53
local establishments.
•They show that the out
lays in this direction, have
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zoomed upward since 1963.
The cost of virtually every
kind of service from hair
cuts to auto repairs and from
laundry bills to doctors’
fees—has increased tremend
ously since then and is still
on the rise.
Not that the local increases
are out of line with those in
other parts of the country.
Sonic examples of the changes
that have taken place in a
period of four years in the
United States arc given by
the Department of Labor.
'lt reports that parking fees
have gone up 16 per cent,
transportation costs, 26 per
cent, house painting, 40 per
cent, furnace repair, 35 per
cent, and physicians’ fees, 30
per cent.
Just how much Chowan
County’s service businesses
have grown, in terms of
gross receipts, is revealed in
the latest survey of these in
dustries, made by the De
partment of Commerce. It is ' 1
the first such study in four
years.
Locally, the amount spent
for the group of services cov
ered in the survey reached a
total of $903,000, as against a
total in 1963 of $804,000.
This was some 10 per cent
more than was spent in- the
local area per household
when the earlier sutvey was
made.
The outlay for such ser
vices was equivalent to $320
per household, well above
the $268 spent previously.
Included in the report
were personal services of all
kinds, business services, auto
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1975.
and other repair services,
' amusement and recreation
• services and transportation
services. Not included were
educational and health ser
vices.
The service industries are
charged with major responsi
, bility for the increase in liv
ing costs. The reason given
is that the output of service
workers is limited.
In manufacturing indus
, tries, on the other hand, ma
chinery enables the worker
to produce more and cut
down the cost per unit.
Distaff Deeds
By Janice R. Christensen
•(News items this week
from Cleveland, Cumberland,
Perquimans and Durham
counties).
Family Affair
Money management is a
family affair for the Paul
■Ramzeur family, -the Weath
ers Grove community, Cleve
land County. Each family
member knows what the
family goals are and each
person is making a contribu
tion toward reaching them.
The Ramseurs have six
children, ranging in age from
nine to 23. The three old
est children contribute a part
of their income to the fam
ily; the 15-year-old takes
care of the family’s financial
( records.
This arrangement not only
enables the family to stretch
its money; it also results in
better family relationships,
notes Thelma E. McVea, home
economics Extension agent.
Likes To Share
When you have the latest
information on home sewing
and it works for you, you
want to share it with your
friends. At least, that’s the
philosophy of Mrs. Thomas
McDonald of Stedman.
In the past year Mrs. Mc-
Donald participated in a fit
ting workshop and a tailor
ing workshop and later con
ducted similar workshops for
the women of her commun
ity.
“I found teaching very
satisfying,” Mrs. McDonald
told Mrs. Mary H. LeGrand,
home economics Extension
agent, Cumberland County.
She added, “I find I learn
even more as I help others.”
Riskey And Friskey
School children of Perquim
ans County are drinking more
milk., thanks to two white.,
rats, Riskey and Friskey.
Over a six week period
the children fed Riskey a
diet of bread and carbonated
beverages and Friskey dined
on bread and milk.
As time went on, the
children noticed that Friskey
was a bigger rat than Riskey.
•He also had a healthier coat,
better disposition, brighter
eyes and more energy.
Milk made the difference,
Mrs. Minnie B. Taylor, home
economics Extension agent,
pointed out to the children.
Tip On Fabric
Reupholstering a chair can
be a rewarding task, believes
Mrs. R. R. Bynum, Durham
County homemaker. It can
often be completely restored
with good quality, new ma
terial at a fourth to a half
the cast of a new one.
Cost will depend on the
materials used. Mrs. Bynum
suggests using an upholstery
fabric that is firm and rath
er closely woven.
The most desirable fabrics
have threads near the same
size running in both direc
tions, Martha B. Edmondson,
home economics Extension
agent, adds.
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SHERIFF HONORED BY LEGION—The American Legion has voted a Certificate of
Commondation to Sheriff Troy Toppin for his “outstanding service to the community
through carrying out his duties as a police officer in a manner which reflects credit
upon all law enforcement officers and for dedication to his profession above and beyond
the call of duty.” Sheriff Toppin, second from left, is commander of Edward G. Bond
Post No. 40, American Legion. Making the presentation Tuesday night was Charles Skin
ner of Hertford, first district commander. William Shepard, left, and John Puckett,
center, both of Durham VA Hospital, presented the program. They were introduced by
Roy Blackley, veterans service officer with Employment Security Commission here.
County ASCS Office News
By H. O. WEST
Feed Grain, Wheat and
Cotton Sign-up
The voluntary signup .for
the 1970 feed grain, wheat
and cotton program ended
March 20, 1970. Listed below
are sign-up results as com
pared to last year:
Feed Grain: No. farms par
ticipating in 1969, 348; No.
farms participating in 1970,
289; intended diverted in
1989, 4,719; intended diverted
in 1970, 3,623.
Wheat: No. farms partici
pating in 1969, 21; No. farms
participating in 1970, 8; in-
Cap’n and Doc
By Frank B. Thomas
Our cool weather left us
the other day and a Bermuda
high had moved in. Cap’n
and I sat in the shade of the
fish house having a frosty
soda pop. We chatted about
the weather, then I com
mented on how the hot
weather affects quality in our
seafoods. The consumption
oL ice should really go up if
we chill our seafoods.
Cap’n and I agreed on the
care and use of ice but for
our friends who were not
there for the chat here are
some suggestions on icing our
seafoods in the warm and hot
menths of the year.
L Temperature can be
controlled and ice on a boat—
plenty of it—will lower the
temperature of the product
to reduce spoilage.
2. Put several inches of
ice on the bottom of the fish
pens and as fish or shrimp
are added keep alternating
the layers of product and ice.
We measured the water
temperature the other day in
the ocean. It was 76 de
grees while the air tempera
ture was 83. In one of our
sounds on the same day the
water temperature was 82
degrees and air temperature
was 86. Our fish and shell
fish are going to be very
near the temperature of the
water they come from. There
fore, in our warm months it
is absolutely necessary to
lower the product to at least
45 degrees or lower if pos
sible to preserve the catch.
We have considerable evi
dence from our own re
searches and that of many
others that bacterial, chem
ical and enzyme spoilage
systems proceed quite rapid
ly at high temperature. In
fact, one chemist in the last
century proved that a chem
ical reaction doubles in its
speed for every 10-degree rise
in temperature.
‘‘Quality is to a product as
character is to a man.*’ When
Mr. Heinz said this he really
hit the nail on the head. Now
if we are going to have
quality in seafoods let’s have
it in the catch by doing the
best we know in icing or re
frigerating our product. If
we let quality go till we get
to a dock or let the pro
cessor worry about it, we are
all wet. Most of the quality
is gone. We can’t put it
back. We have lost.
Cap’n had finished his soft
drink and had fired up his
pipe. His wistful -expression
told me he had gotten the
message. “0.K., Doc,” he
told me, “Go to it. Tell
everyone the story till they,
too, practice what yuu
preach."
As we parted, I promised
Cap’n a return visit in a
couple of weeks to check on
that new cold room he had
under construction. Keeping
fishery products fresh takes
ice and refrigeration. We
know how let’s practice
what we know.
tended diverted in 1969, 20;
intended diverted in 1970. 6.
Cotton: No. farms partici
pating in 1969, 416; No. farms
participating in 1970, 419; in
tended diverted in 1969, none;
intended diverted in 1970,
none.
•Changes made in farm stor
age facility and drying equip
ment Loans: Several changes
have been made in the farm
storage facility and drying
tive in controlling plant pests.
About 35 per cent of all to
bacco grown in the United
equipment loan program un
der which farmers may bor
row funds for constructing
on-farm storage structures
and purchase of drying equip
ment. The changes should
help expand on-farm storage
and drying capability and
should permit more orderly
marketing and improved re
turns. The period of farm
production used in determin
ing storage structure needs
for loan purposes has been
extended to two years com
pared with one year’s pro
duction previously used. The
changes include an increase in
the maximum amount pro
ducers can borrow for dryer
loans to 85 per cent of the
net cost up to $5,000. This
compares with the previous
rate of 65 per cent, up to
$2,500. The interest rate on
the loans has been increased
to a 7% per cent annual
rate, compared to a previous
annual rate of 6 per cent.
DDT and TDE banned for
1970 crop tobacco: The use
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E. N. Manning, Manager
of DDT and TDE on tobacco
has been banned for the 1970
crop of tobacco. Producers
c< tobacco will be required to
certify that they have not
used pesticide products con
taining DDT and TDE on
their 1970 crop if they wish
to be eligible for price sup
port. The USDA urges grow
ers to use alternate materials
that are available and effec-
States is exported and import
ing companies have set very
low tolerance on flue-cured
tobacco showing residue of
DDT and TDE, beginning in
1973. This means that the
1970 crop of tobacco going
under loan would not be
likely to be sold and export
ed before 1973. Therefore, it
is essential that growers not
use these insecticides in 1970.
Wheat Certification
Wheat certification: Wheat
producers enrolled in the
1970 wheat program must
certify their wheat acreage
by May 31, 1970. Wheat
seeded for cover must be dis
posed of by May 31, 1970.
Reminders
The final date to transfer
peanut allotment by lease or
sale is May 1, 1970. Applica
tions must be filed in the
ASCS office for transfer of
allotments.
Diverted acreage cannot be
grazed between May 1 and
October 1, 1970.
RE-ELECT
LENA M. LEARY
f~%. CLERK
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Social Security Questions/Answers
Q. I plan to retire in July
when I become 65 years of
age. What will I have to do
to get my social security
checks started?
A. You should file your
claim in April or May. Take
your social security card and
birth certificate to the social
security office with you. If
you do not have a birth cer
tificate, take at least two old
documents that have your
age or date of birth on them,
such as a family Bible, insur
ance policy, or your child
ren’s birth certificates. Also,
if you worked in regular em
ployment last year, take a
copy of your Form W-2,
"Statement of Wages.” If
you were self-employed, take
a copy of your 1969 tax re-
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turn and your cancelled check
showing payment of taxes.
Q. I was 72 years old in
March, 1969. In July I took
a position as consultant with
a new business in our area
and was paid a total of $2,400
for the year. I did no other
work during the year. Since
I’m over 72, must I file a re
port of these earnings with
social security?
A.' Yes, even though your
work did not begin until af
ter you were 72 and you were
entitled to receive all your
checks for the year, an an
nual report must be made as
you were under 72 for some
months of the year. How
ever, this will be the last
annual report you’ll be re
quired to make.