(Jorrey H. Duncan
Dies In Hospital
'( Correy H. Duncan, 73, well
kno\Vn farmer of Council, Route
1. died Tuesday morning at Co
lumbus County Hospital, after a
long illness. He was a member
of Western Prong Baptist Church
fend a Ma'-on, being a member of
Lebanon Lodge 202. AF'&AM,
Whiteville, and was also a mem
ber of the yVoodmen of the World.
Final rites were held Thursday
fit -1 p. m. at Western Prong Bap
tist Church by the Revs. Eugene
Walter and Jennis McLamb, with
burial in the church cemetery
ivith full Masonic rites.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
iMollie Ray Duncan; two sons,
Ted Duncan. Southport, Herbert
Duncan. Council; two daughters,
Mis. Ottis Lanier, Whiteville.
Route 2 and Mrs. Raleigh Lanier,
Cl ark ton; three brothers, V. C.
Duncan, Sr., Brunswick, Luke
Duncan, Evergreen, Ben Duncan,
St. George, S. C.; two sisters,
Mrs. Vena Russ. Cheraw, S. C.
and Mrs. Vera Ducksworth, Trin
ity. Mich.; 11 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
brother ntr.s
Willie Dixon, 63-year-old far
mer of the Wallace area, died at
Duke Hospital, Friday. He was a
brother of Archie Dixon of South
port. Final rites were held Sunday
at Poston Missionary Baptist
Church, of which he was a mem
ber, near Wallace.
Gordie A. Smith
43, Of Ash Dies
SHALLOTTE Cordie A. Smith,
43. of Ash, died Monday after
noon.
Final rites were held Wednes
day at 4 p. m. from Soldier Bay
Baptist Church by the Revs. E.
F. Young, George Piver, and
Eugene Evans, with burial in
the Smith family cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Edna Anderson Smith; a daugh
ter, Daloree Smith of the home;
three brothers, Barcie Smith of
Hallsboro, Elton Smith of Leving
ton, and Arville Smith of Ash;
six sisters, Mrs. J. R. Simmons,
Mrs. Maudie Long, Mrs. Caroline
Hughes, all of Ash, Mrs. Henry
King, Mrs. Willie Inman and
Mrs. Edna Duncan, al lof Free
land.
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Plant Adopts 10-Cent Wage Hike
The federal minimum wage;
law of $1.15 per hour went into
effect yesterday, September 3,
for $1 per hour workers engaged
in interstate commerce produc
tion throughout the country.
The Whiteviile plant of the
National Spinning company took
the occasion to announce that it
would not only comply with the
new wage law but that it is also
adopting a new wage scale
which will average in the end 10
cents per hour increase in wages.
Some of the company’s em
ployees will be affected by the
increase at the same time the
minimum wage law goes into ef
fect. Others will become eligible
for the increase as their work
with the company continues. In
the same way, the $1 per hour
workers whom the law steps up
to $1.15 per hour, will be sub
ject to the 10-eent average raise
as they continue with the firm.
Company officials point out
that when the law was enacted,
they felt that consideration
should be given to employees who
had been with the company long
periods of time. This brought
about the newly adopted pay
scale.
By law, National had to do
no more than hew to the line,
but it chose a second course that
far exceeds the provisions of the
Fair Labor Standard’s act. This
course reflects the attitude of
sound management of a growing,
progressive company that always
wants to provide the best work
ing conditions and the best wages
possible in a highly competitive
market.
This kind of attitude and the
complementary response of em
ployees, are the ingredients ac
counting for the success the plant
has enjoyed since beginning oper
ations here in April 1960.
Changes Made In
Social Security
The 1961 changes in the social
security law reduced the amount
of work needed for entitlement
to benefits. This makes benefits
possible for some people who
could not qualify under the law,
in effect prior to August 1961.
To illustrate, there are two
cases which were recently ap- ■
proved for payment. The people
involved were 66-year-old twin
sisters, who had previously been
denied benefits due to lack of suf
ficient work credits.
One of the twins was the
widow of a man who had died in I
November 1958 with only eight,
quarters of social security credit, i
She could not qualify for a wi- \
dow’s monthly payment after his j
death because the law then re- |
quired that her husband needed
15 quarters of social security
credit before a widow’s monthly
benefit could be paid.
When the law was changed in
1960, this widow again inquired
about her eligibility for benefits
and was advised that although
the work credits had been re- |
duced, she still could not qualify i
as her husband needed 9 quarters ;
of social security credit under
the 1960 revision of the law and
had only eight. A few days after
the 1961 amendments were signed
into law, this widow again check
ed on her eligibility for benefits
and was told that she could
qualify for a payment beginning
with the month of August 1961,
since the new law reduced the
number of work credits her hus
band needed to be insured at ■
the time of his death from nine
to seven.
This widow’s twin sister, who
accompanied her to the office,j
then inquired about her own case.
She had never married but did
have some social security work i
credits of her own. Like her sis-1
ter, she had previously injuired
about her eligibility for benefits.
She made her first inquiry in
1957 when she reached age 62.
She was told then that a wo
man her age needed 12 calendar
quarters of social security work
credits in order to qualify for a
monthly retirement benefit and
TENTATIVE BUDGET
The Commissioners of Brunswick County has
adopted a tentative budget for the fiscal year
1961-62 and will be open for inspection during
the next 20 days at the office of the Register of
Deeds. The proposed rate is $1.35.
Unless objection is raised and is successfully
sustained, the budget will be formally adopted
on September 20, 1961.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HERB STABKFER, office manager at the National plant, goes over production figures with
members of the office staff. Deft to right, are: Dot Elkin, Evelyn Baldwin, Stauffer. Martha Bare
foot, Jean Gore and Ethel Cartrette. In center foreground are spools of yarn destined for Milady’s
finest in suits and sweaters from New York to Hong Kong.
At that time textile people
took the position that the indus
try could not thrive in an area
that was too hot, too humid and
where there was no semblance of
skilled labor. Now, after IS
months, the smooth working, air
conditioned plant has become a
complete refutation of the asser
tion.
Foresight and sound planning
account heavily for the progress
of the enterprise, but you can’t
rule out the contribution made by
employees. Their training period
completed, they took to the oper- |
ation like a duck to water with !
nimble fingers and alert minds to
help upset what some thought
was a doubtful investment.
While men and women from to
bacco fields and fishing villages
were being converted from un
skilled to skilled workers, Na
tional’s management was busy
with the developing of supple
mentary programs conducive to
greater employee satisfaction. As
a result, employees have welfare
protection for both while they
are at work and while they are
off duty.
The company, as required by
law, pays fees into the Unem
State Farm Income On Rise
Cash receipts from farm mar
ketings in North Carolina for the
first five months of 1961 were
10 per cent higher than the same
period in 1960.
The combination of the Feed
Grain Program and higher sup
port prices on several commodi
ties this year should boost farm
income further in the latter half
of the year.
Here are summaries of other
effects on North Carolina farm I
income for 1961, by the state’s
principal commodities:
TOBACCO—Flue-cured produc
tion in the state is forecast at
2.4 per cent less than the I960
crop.
age price support is unchanged,
the loan rates on most grades
ATTEND INSTITUTE
Mrs. Grace Ruark, Public Wel
fare Worker, and Mrs. Ella Aid- j
ridge, Public Health Nurse, at- |
tended an Institute on problems
in tuberculosis control at Lake
Junaluska August 20-23. The In- :
stitute was an outstanding one
sponsored by North Carolina As
sociation; School of Public Health,
U. N. C.: School of Social Work,
U. N. C.; N. C. State Board of
Health; N. C. Division of Voca
tional Rehabilitation: N. C. Sana
torium System; N. C. State Board
of Public Welfare; School of Medi
cine, U. N. C. ■ The local T. B.
Association, in connection with the
Public Health Department and the
Welfare Department, assisted in
helping Mrs. Aldridge and Mrs.
Ruark attend the Institute.
she had earned only six. In 1960
she checked again and learned
:hat the amount of work credits
required in her case had been re
duced from 12 to eight. With
the 1961 changes in the law,
however, this woman became en
titled to a monthly retirement
benefit beginning with the month
of August 1961. A woman her
age now needs only six work
credits to qualify for payments.
The twin sister cases show
why persons who were told in
the past that they could not re
ceive social security retirement or
survivors benefits because the
worker (on whose account bene
fits were being claimed) did not
have sufficient work credits,
should again check with his office
to see if they are eligible under
the new law.
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Electric Bottling
Co., Inc.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
will be higher than last year to
account for the anticipated grade
composition of the 1961 crop.
COTTON—Planting in North
Carolina is up 4 per cent to 425,
000 acres.
SOYBEANS—Planting of beans
has increased from 529,000 acres
in 1960 to 596,000 this year. This
may be attributed partially to a
24 per cent hike in price sup
ports.
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
—Changes in price supports on
grain, and the Feed Grain Pro
gram probably will noto affect
the volume of livestock sales this
year.
ployment Compensation bureau j
which organization provides week
ly subsistence checks for labor j
out of work, and the company I
also pays funds to the N. C.!
Workmen’s Compensation fund
which protects workers while
they are at work.
The company, in addition, has
group insurance for all employees.
The plan includes life insurance,
dismemberment features, hos
pitalization plus medical and
surgical coverage, and accidents.
The plan is designed to cover
Cattle Program
Being Explained
Brunswick County farmers who
are interested in feeding out cat
tle this winter will have an op
portunity to get expert advise
on this subject at the County
Agricultural Agent's Office in
Supply on Thursday, morning at
10 o'clock, says A. S. Knowles,
County Agricultural Agent.
A. V, Allen, Extension Animal
Husbandry Specialist, will lead the
discussion on feeding and market
ing cattle. Everyone is invited to
attend.
PRIZE WINNER
H. Wolfe of Greensboro won
first prize, a hand-made bed
spread, in the contest conducted
here recently by members of
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
The bedspread was the work of
Mrs. Herbert Nichols.
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Mrs. Carrie Brown
Dies At Calabash
SHALLOTTE—Mrs. Carrie Vic
toria Brown, 67, died at her home
in Calabash, early Monday after
a long illness.
Final rites were held Wednes
day at 2 p .m. from Beulah Bap
tist Church near Hickman’s Cross
Roaods by the Rev. P. G. Car
lisle, with burial irf Bennett
Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons,
Lacy and Bowman Brown, both
of Shallotte; a daughter, Mrs.
Ethel Reeves of Wilmington; four
brothers, Kirby C. Smith, St
Pauls, Erb Smith of Hallsboro,
Gurley and Sid Smith, both of
Tabor City; a sister, Mrs. Terry
Hewett, Tabor City and nine
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Leo
Smith, Commander and Jesse
Smith, Horace, Colas and Mur
ray Reeves.
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