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Representatives
Seeking Change
On December 12 peanut
industry representatives met
With Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L Bufz and staff members
k of his department. The industry
was appealing to Butz to rescind
as least- three of the
administrative decisions which
be has applied to the 1974 peanut
price support program, namely,
the lease, sale and transfer of
peanut allotments, the transfer
of program' administration
from the Co-Op to ASCS. and the
requirement of 115 per cent of
loan prices as the minimum
sales policy on Commodity
Credit Corporation peanuts for
export and crushing.
It was strongly imbeated at
the meeting that the secretary
would consider rescinefing these
rulings if the industry would
show sincere and diligent effort
introducingand supporting new
legislation which would reduce
or eliminate the cost of the
peanut program to the
government and would open up
1 the quota and allotment system
so that farmers without peanut
production history would be
able to produce peanuts.
During the meeting it
developed that the growers had
prepared proposed legislation
which they fe't world
accomplish this and had
presented it to the Secretary for
evaluation in May, 1973. It was
further pointed out that this
evaluation was not forthcoming
until December 3, since which
time the growers had not had
time to consider the
Depart.iV-nt's evaluation and
make changes which they felt
might meet the Department's
objectives.
If further developed that the
industry could not support the
legislation which the secretary
had has introduced to the
Congress utilizing the target
price system, which is in effect
in the General Farm Bill,
because the target price as set
forth in this bill was
V considerably below the cost of
production of peanuts and an
open-end planning arrangement
would tend to, Hood the*
marketing facilities which are
already taxed beyond capacity
to the point that many farmers
would lose a major portion of
their production due to natural
causes during the harvesting
s6ason.
Consequently, a stand-off
situation developed and nothing
ilefinitive was done at the
. meeting, otherjhan Ihej*rowers
KWup promised to get together
10 review their situation and
iwsitions and get back with the
Secretary in early January,
probably January 3 r. 4. at
which time it is hoped that the
differences between the
industry and the Department of
Agriculture might be
reconciled.
A most disturbing point was
made by the secretary from the
growers' viewpoint when he
I stated the growers are
receiving too high a price for
their peanuts, which should be
priced competitively with the
world market price, which
during 10 years out of the past 11
years has been considerably
below the United States per ton
cost of production. For, this
reason it was the unanimous
opinion of the industry
representatives that peanut
farmers would shift to the
production of other crops of the
outlook for peanut market
prices were based on world
market.
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"Who’s Who" list
ELIZABETH CITY - Three
Elizabeth City Slate University
students from Chowan County
will be listed in the 1973-74
edition of" Who's Who Among
Students in American
Universities and Colleges."
Notice of the ECSU student
selections was first released by
the university's Advisory
Council, Chancellor Marion D.
Thorpe, chairman.
Among them were:
Eden K. Hathaway, who
broke the trend in ECSU by
leaving her post as president of
the Women's Government
Association to become
president of the Student
Government, thus becoming the
student's chief spokesman on
the board of trustees, the
advisory council.- the ECSU
foundation and other governing
and policy-making bodies. The"
senior art major is the daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Anthony
Hathaway of Edenton.
Queenie E. Harris is a junior
social science major from
Edenton. She was "Miss
Sophomore," last year and
considers being selected among
the nominees as the highest
honor to lie accorded her. She is
a member of Alpha Kappa
Aloha Sorority. Stcir! Science
Club. Women's Government
Association, the yearbook staff
and United Campus Religious
Fellowship.
Pedro Holley hails from
Tyner. He. is currently serving
as president of Phi Beta Sigma
. ftTPbfiiity Vpbts Phi Gamma
iraternity. United Campus
Religious Fellowship, the ECSU
Pre-Alumni Association. He is
active in the ECSU Chapter of
the Student North Carolina
Association of Educators and
the Student National Education
Association. The son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver C Holley. Sr., he is
a senior industrial arts
education major. He also holds
membership on several of the
university's councils and
committees.
Masons Install
New Officers
Officers for the year 1974 for
Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. &
A. M.. will be installed in the
Masonic Temple tonight
iThursday). It will be an open
installation ceremony so that
relatives and friends of the
ifruuii of. officers, may -attend.
The meeting will begin at H
o'clock.
Officers to be installed
include: W. S. Long, master;
Warren J. Twiddy, senior
warden; Jimmy Yates, junior
warden: R. E. Leary,
treasurer; W. P. Goodwin,
secretary; Elijah White, senior
deacon; J. D. Elliott, junior
deacon; W. M. Rhoades,
chaplian; Joe Campen and
Raymond Tarkington.
stewards; Herbert Baker,
marshal and Louis Craddock,
tyler.
Chowan Students
Make Dean’s List
ELIZABETH CITY - There
were 13 students from Chowan
County named to the dean’s list
of College of The Albemarle
here for the fall quarter. They
included:
Technical—Carole J. Bass,
Carol A. Byrum, Jerry W.
Jordan and Marginette
Lassiter, all of Edenton;
Harriette G. Byrum. Linda L.
Hartley and Dawn L. Twiddy,
all of Tyner.
Vocational—CristieG. Bunch,
Nancy D. Evans and Janice
F. Sawyer, all of Edenton.
College Transfer: Joseph A.
Beeler, Gladys F. Bembridge
and Debbie L. Overton, all of
Edenton.
Dr. Jerry Pickerel Is Elected Board Chairman Os Mental Health Center
Dr. Jerry C. Pickrel of
Elizabeth City has been elected
chairman of the Albemarle
Mental Health Center Area
board.
Albemarle Mental Health
Center serves Chowan.
Currituck. Dare, Pasquotank
and Perquiman§ counties. Main
offices and facilities are located
in the Medical Building at 113
North Elliott Street, Elizabeth
City.
Charles R. Franklin, Jr., area
director, has local
responsibility to see that mental
health programs and services
are delivered to fit the needs of
people in the community or
area served by the Albemarle
Mental Health Center, under
the direction of the Albemarle
MHC Area Board.
Other community citizens on
the Albemarle Mental Health
Center's Area Board are: R.
Graham White, vice-chairman;
Jimmy Voliva, secretary;
Philip Quidley. treasurei Alton
G. Elmore. Dr. J. H. Slade.
Graham Pervier, Pennell A.
Tillett. Mrs. Steve Pugh, Selby
Scoft, W. G. Gaither. Jr., Rex
Mann. Herbert Mullen, R. S.
Monds and R. P. Spivey.
Under authority granted by
the 1971 General Assembly, a
new and exciting concept of
delivering comprehensive
menial health services to the
citizens of North Carolina has
lieen completed lor 27 of the 32
Eastern Region counties in
North Carolina.
Dr. Robert R. Ratcliffe,
Eastern Region director.
Division of Mental Health
Services, Department of
Human Resources. said
"Twelve of the 13 mental health
areas have completed the
organization of Area Mental
Health Boards and they are now
functioning."
Dr. Ratcliffe points out that
through the implementation
and functioning of the Mental
Health Boards 'local
responsibility rests with
community p.-ople. The Area
Board has policy making
responsibility for mental health
services, including fiscal
control (money matters) in
partnership with the North
Carolina Division of Mental
Health Services. Department of
Human Resources.”
"Through the Area Mental
Health Board concept," Dr.
Ratcliffe said, "the local Area
Board is given more authority.
Under legislation passed by the
1973 General Assembly, more
State money is available to an
.area...m support ;pt;oie -AJC&
concept."
"What this means is that
persons will not have to go to
Raleigh, or visit a distant
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institution, or wait for some
study, or newspaper story, to
find out the quality of mental
health care. All they will have to
do is walk around the corner
and ask their mental health
center director, or member of
the area board, or look at the
mental health services in the
community to know what is
happening. When local citizens
are responsible for the qualitv
of care a person in his
neighborhood receives, then we
believe the quality of care will
improve.” Dr. Ratcliffe said.
The 1971 Area Board laws
state that "Mental Health Area
Boards and the N. C. Division of
Mental Health Services should
cooperate and communicate
with each other for the sharing
of resources, personnel and
facilities."
The 32 Eastern North
Carolina counties are divided
into 13 Mental Health Services
area, each having its own
Mental Health Center or Clinic.
An “Area" within the 32-county
Eastern Region (and across
North Carolina) consists of one
or more counties and serves
from approximately 75.0(H) to
200.0(H) persons.
Through the Area Program,
comprehensive care in the
community is emphasized.
When short-time psychiatric
hospitalization is needed, it will
be available in the community
and treatment of persons with
alcoholic problems, w'here
detoxification is necessary,
will, in most cases, be provided
locally.
Emergency facilities will be
available to the mentally ill,
severely depressed, alcoholic
people, and those who might be
sick from an overdose of drugs.
The Area Mental Health
Board, in conjuction with the
Area Director, also has
responsibility for preparing an
annual budget, including locai.
s'ate and iederal Idud;. and is
responsive to the County
Commissioners and responsible
to the North Carolina Division
of Mental Health Services.
The Area Board is the basic
unit holding responsibility in the
community for the delivery of
mental health. mental
retardation, alcoholism and
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drug dependence, and mental
health education services.
This area of responsibility is
designed to assure the delivery
of mental health services, in the
local community, (at home),
where possible; to children and
youth who may be having
emotional and behavioral
problems; mentally ill and
disturbed adults of all ages,
including the elderly; the
mentally retarded; as well as
services and programs
designed to treat, rehabilitate
and counsel people with alcohol
and drug dependency problems.
The responsibility in
determining and establishing
services and programs
needed in each of the areas, with
approval given by the Area
Mental Health Board, is placed
in the hands of an Area
Director. The Area Director is
appointed by the Area Mental
Health Board, with the approval
of (he North Carolina Division
of Mental Health Services.
In instances where there is
only one county, the County-
Board of Commissioners
appoints the complete Area
Mental Health Board. In mulli
county areas, each Board of
County Commissioners
appoints one County-
Commissioner and those
appointed in turn appoint
additional Area Board
members.
The Area Mental Health
Board must, by law, include at
least the following; one County
Commissioner from Each
county, two persons duly
licensed to practice medicine in
North Carolina, one
representative from the
professional fields of
psychology, social work,
nursing or religion; three
representatives from local
citizen organizations, active in
mental health; one
representative 'from local
hospital or -ire., Manning
organizations; and one attorney
practicing in North Carolina."
Each Area Board should have
at least 15 members. In addition
to those mentioned above.
Board members may come
from such categories as: low
income groups, youth, minority
groups, the aged, education.
mental health association,
mental retardation
associations, mental health
professionals, law enforcement
personnel, PTA members, news
media personnel, housewives
and legislators. Members of the
Area Board generally serve
four-year terms.
A close working relationship
is maintained at all times
between the Area Board and
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STATEMENT
GRAIN DEALERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
ASSETS
Bond. f 17,800,474.01
stock. 8.966,702.11
Mortgage loans on real estate 32 , 598,07
Real esUte * 1,657,367.91
Collateral loan.
Cash and bank deposit. 1 ,639,604.81
Agents' balance, or uncollected premiums, net 2,887, 395*4$
Funds held by or deposited with ceding reinsurer.
Bill, receivable, taken for premium. 242.611. _
Reinsurance recoverable on loss payments _ ~, r _ 67.09^.60
Interest, dividend, and real estate income due and accrued l^J,T ‘ Al I '. 669. 69
All other assets as detailed in statement 260,962.25
Total Assets: g
LIABILITIES. SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS
i-osses | 6,716,576.65
Loss adjustment expense. 1,327. 592. 1 5
Contingent commissions and other similar charges 325 f OOO.OO
Other expense, (excluding taxes, licenses and fee.) 447.899.49
Taxes, license, and fee. (excluding Federal income taxes! 498 r 1 55. 27
Federal income taxes 267,095.00
Unearned premiums 11 f 219 f 167.75
Dividends declared and unpaid:
(a) Stockholder.
(b) Policyholder.
Fund, held by company under reinsurance treaties
Amounts withheld or retained by company for account of others 13.865. 01
Unearned premiums on reinsurance in unauthorised companies
Reinsurance on paid losses $ and on unpaid losses
I due from unauthorised companies $
Total |_
funds held or retained by company for account of such unauthorised companies f .... . . $
Excess of liability and compensation statutory and voluntary reserves over case basis and loss expense reserves 22 a D00.66
All other liabilities, as detailed in rtatement 772,866.04
Total Liabilities $ 21,610,815.02
Special surplus funds: $ 2,101,891.56
Guaranty Fund 750.000.00
Gross paid in and contributed surplus
Unassigned funds (surplus) 9.016,774.24
Surplus as regard, policyholders 12,168.665.80
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2. Allted linn 49*472, 21. 4..114.001
4. Homeowner, multiple peril 353 r 792.46 154,052.44
5. Commercial multiple peril 146,056.00 57,250.48
R. Ocean marine
R. Inland marine 23,869.00 ( 2,015.301
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14. Group accident and health
15.1 Collectively renewable ASH
15.2 Non-cancellabie AAH _
15 3 Guaranteed renewable AAH
15.4 Non-renewable for stated reasons only
15.5 Other accident only
15.5 All other AAH
16. Workmen’s compensation 19,426.00 6
17. Liability other than auto 20, 355.14 ( 20.001
1».I Private pauriicr auto lability 1.226,187.72 597- 570.86
rontetetriri ..to liability 72.484.90 15.728.79
*l.l Private paMMirtr auto physical duup 274.707. 28 115.459.1 S
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23. Fidelity
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26. Burglary and theft 1,078.00 _
IT. Boiler sad machinery 371.00
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Area Director, the Eastern
Regional Director, and the
Regional Staff, and thus with
the North Carolina Division of
Mental Health Services. The
Regional Director and Regional
Staff are available for
consultation and assistance in
the delivery of services and
establishing programs m each
area to meet the needs of local
people
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When out-of-community
service is required. Regional
facilities are available for in
patient service, care and
reatment, at Cherry Hospital,
loldsboro, for the mentally ill;
Caswell Center, Kinston, for the
nentally retarded; and Walter
B. Jones Rehabilitation Center,
Greenville, for the
rehabilitation of alcoholic
people.