CHANGES BEING MADE ? Welfare Recipients Get Monthly Cuts Restored More than 315 persons in Macon County receiving welfare pay ments can expect somewhat larger checks beginning in June because of the State Board of Welfare's decision to restore cuts made last fall when funds ran short. Aid to Permanently and Totally Disabled persons has been restored to 80 per cent of need and Old Age Assistance checks are back at 85 per cent of need. Tliese June checks will average about $2 higher, according to Mrs. John. Crawford, superinten dent of Macon County's Departs ment of Public Welfare. The state board's action in re storing these cuts to the approxi mately 68,000 Tar Heels receiving aid came about when Governor Hodges announced at a recent press conference that "funds had been found to restore the cuts.'' Welfare checks in the county will average around $35, more oi APRIL 24-28 "Operation Petticoat" SUNDAY Thru THURSDAY less, depending on the individual. Mis. Crawford said. Mrs. Crawford explained that the county's share of this increase | will come about from a reduction j of the payments made to the State Fund for Hospitalization of Assistance Recipients. She pointed out that changes of this nature require a tremend ous amount of clercial and paper work and that a new budget would have been necessary except for the fact that the local board i left enough leeway in the present ! budget to allow for this change. ! which they had expected. r Potts Kllll!>lll? Jack H Potts, a native of High- j lands, is a candidate for the' House of Representatives from i Transylvania County On the Dem ocratic ticket. He has practiced law in Brevard since 1953. follow ing graduation from 4nw school at the University of North Carolina Alexander. Jones, and McDow ell re untjes do not have a public library !tny where in the county. NEW DAFFIN FEEDMOBILE Grinds your home-grown grains, hays, and rough ages the way you want them right on your farm. Give us a call and let us show you that the Daffin way will save you money, time and hard work. Darnell & Vinson Phone 6550 Dillard, Ga. DANGEROUS AS ^ 'J P Yj .! Mp 1 i-'i i-EVEK USE KEROSENE OR GASOUNE TO 'QUICKEN" A FIRE/ L .. THANKS TO ROBERTSON ? Nantahala And Highlands Will Go For Symphony Buncombe County School Sup'. T: C. Koberson has come to the rescue of Highlands and Nanla hala students who missed the re cent Little Symphony concert in Franklin because of bad weather. Through Mrs. H. Bueck. local president of the N.C. Symphony Society, he has invited the two schools to hear the full N.C. Sym phony Orchestra when it comes APRIL 24-2J8 "Operation Petticoat" SUNDAY Thru THIRSDAY to Asheville latei' this month. Highlands students will attend the buncombe children's concert on the 25th and Nantahala will send its students for a similar con cert the following day. About 200 students will be trans ported to Asheville by state busses. A heavy snow in March pre vented the students of the two schools from attending the county wide conceit in Franklin. Citizens in only 13 counties in North Carolina have voted a tax to support the public library. News For Veterans For veterans holding GI insur ance, the Veterans Admistration points out that the premium rates on permanent insurance plans re main constant throughout the life of the policy, but that the prem ium rate on term policies takes a jump every five years. For this reason, V.A. says vet erans with term policies ought to consider seriously converting their insurance to the permanent plans. The premium rates for perma nent plans of insurance are gen erally higher at the veteran's age of issue that those for term policies issued at those ages. V.A. say.';, however, that while the five year increase in premium rates j for term policies are small at a j veteran's younger ages, they gel t progressively higher as his age j increases. an example, V.A. says the | annual premium on dividend-par- 1 ticipating term insurance jumps from $30.78 per $1,000 of insurance | at the avp of 60 to $47 at age 65. 1 ar.d to $73.16 at age 70. Since a person buys insurance | in o:."er to provide for his Family in future years, he ought to give i special thought to his. circum- j stances and costs during the later years of his own life, V.A. says. Accoding to V.A.'s statistica' estimates, the average age of World WarTl veterans is now 40.6 years. The average age of World War I veterans has reached 65.7 years. AS C ITEMS Come On In Eight hundred and twenty one Macon County farmers are now participating ,in the 1960 Agri cultural Conservation Program. Mrs. Mildred Williamson, manager of the local office, reminds farmers to come by soon for cost APRIL 24-28 "Operation Petticoat" SUNDAY Thru THURSDAY I ? UNITED STATES OF AMERICA j I960 Census of Population ' WERE YOU COUNTED? The enumeration of Ameiicans in the 1960 Census is now almost finished. As you l<now, it is very important that the Census b* complete and correct. If you believe that you were not counted, please fill out the form below and mail it immediately U.S. Census District Office (Inicrt address) r, ? I have checked with the members of my household, and I believe thai one (or more) of us was NOT counted, here or anywhere el?e, in the 1960 Census. ? On April 1, 1960, I lived ot __ ? _ ? . - - ? - . ? ? This address it located between (Nun of fitrvrt or Roftd) . and . of t or Rotd) ? I am lilting below the name and required information for mygelf and each member of my household. PLEASE LIST: 1. Everyone who Moody livee in this household, whether tele* *4 to yen 1 All penoM staying here ?!io hove no other home. PLEASE BE SURE TO LIST? ? All members of your family living with you, includ ing babies. ? All ether relatives living here. ? Lodgers end boarders livinj here. ? Servants, hired hands, others not related to yon who are livinj here. ? Anyone else sfoyinj tiff bur who has no other home. ALSO LIST ?> l -J : PtMO? who usually live htrt but who ore awoy ttmpotorlly on bv?in?u( on vocation, Of in ? f tnorol Itotplfal. DO HOT LIST? ? College students who are away a* college (or who are here only on vacation). ? Persons stationed away hem here In the Armed Forces. ? Persons away in initiMjoM, tech as a san itarium, nursing home, heme for the aged, mental hospital .' Thty will fee count 9 J ffcere. NAMES OF PEM0M IIVW6 IN THIS HOUSEHOLD ON AMHl 1. IW8, AND THOSE STATINS HERE WHO HAVE NO OTHER HOME Write Muse! Mead of household on first line Wife of head Unmarried children, oldest first Momed children and their families Other relatives V Others not related to heod of household (If you Ibt roori rbm C p?rvi.i. uje fco kddittonal shtrt) (PS) Last name First name : Middle I initial What le the relotionshlp of each person to the head of this household ? (For eomplt, wife, eon, daughter, grandson, mother-in-law, lodger, lodger's wife) (P3) Head Female (M or F) (P*) ||||| WhHe American Indian aCeee* Filipino Hawaliaa ? w utfWi Part Hawaiian Aleut Eskimo (etc)? <PV When was this person bom? (P6) _ Month Year Widowed Single (never married)? (leave blank for children born after March 31. 1946) (P7) ? Name of person who Ti'Vdlh ? form: CONFIDENTIAL ? The Census is required by the United States Constitution and further authorized by 13 U.S.C. 5. 9, 141, 221-4. The law requires that the inquiries be answered completely and accurately, and guarantees that the information furnished wfll be accorded confidential treat ment. The Census report cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. 0 MM WW* ? for. 60PH-16 Hndret Butpmu No. 4 !-*?*. ?oval riplrw 12 3I-N' share assistance on their farms. \ Practices that assistance is being given on is seeding permanent pasture or hay, seeding additional vegetative cover in crop rotation liming materials on farmland, pasture or hay improvement, for est tree planting, ana tile and open ditch drainage. Purchase orders for spring seeding will be written until April 30. Performance Reports May 31, 1960 is the date set by the county committee for spring A. CP. practices to be re ported. Performance reports can be made in person by visiting the ?&e f ronRliti if and She Highlands fflarnnian ?nscontl class mall privileges authorized at Franklin, N. C Puollshed every Thursday by The Franklin Press Established, in 1886 as The Franklin Press Member: N. C. Press Assfjciation, National Editorial Association, Jatolinas Press Photographers Association. Charter member. National Conference of Weekly Newspaper Editors. SUBSCRIPTION RATES iNsipc Macon County Outside Macon County One Year 31x Months rhre?' Months Two Years Three Years BOB S. SLOAN WKIMAR JONES J P BRADY MRb ROBERT BRYSON MRS BOB SLOAN CARL P. CABE CHARLES WHITTINGTON G E. CRAWFORD HOWARD JOHNSON E CLEVE KINGSBERRY OAVID SUTTON $3 00 One Year n 00 Six Months 1.25 Three Months 5 25 Two Years 7 50 Three Years $3.50 225 150 6.25 9.00 F'hc-ne LA 4 2010 Publisher and Advertising Manager Editorial Editor News Editor Office Managei Scdety Editor Operator Machinist Operator Compositor Sterotyper Salesman Commercial Printer THIRSDAY. APRIL 21, 1960 LOOKS iUKi: ANOTHER GOOD YEAR for Vic Carter, who probably does more to decrease the finny creatures' ranks than any other fisherman, stopped by THE PRES? office this week with this string of 17 red horse, bass, and bream. Mr. Carter says this brings his total for the year to 250. Last year he vows that he craught the amazing total of 2,252 fish, most of which he peddled along Main Street. Th's string, which weighed in at slightly over 25 pounds, came cut of the shallows of Lake Emory. office located In the Agricultural Building, or signing and retural?n the pink form given with pur chase orders. Wool Deadline Macon County farmers who sold wool last year are reminded that April 29 Is the final date for filim: for an application on wool sold last year. The 1959 wool markets ing year closed March 31, lttM This program was authorized by Congress in 1954. It provides an incentive for farmers to increase their production of wool. Since its inception, the program has ac complished a steady increase in wool production. Tie payment is based on a percentage figure which is applied to the net pro ceeds from the farmers individual sales. This .program has worked to the advantage of the consum ing public as well as to wool farmers. Without the program the resulting scarcity would increase consumer prices much more than the amount of payment. The dead line date April 29 is the date by which farmers who sold wool rim ing the 1959 marketing year must make application for the incentive payment. This application may be made at the county office. ABOUT YOUR Social Security By GEORGE F. I.EINVVMX Field Representative Claimants for Social Security benefits can speed up the process ing of their claims by bringins with them certain documents establishing their eligibility to Social Security benefits when they file their application for Social Security payments. Applicants may file lor their benefits about 10 weeks before their retirement. They should bring with them their Social Se curity card; a document showing their date of birth (insurance policy, birth certificate, baptismal record, family Bible, etc.); their 1959 W-2 form furnished by their employers or a copy of their 1959 tax return, with a Schedule "C" or Schedule "F", if they are self employed. Self-employed claimants should also submit as proof of payment of their Social Security taxes a cancelled check, cashier's check, or money order. Similarly, documents proving age and relationship of any of your dependents who are also eligible must be submitted when filing a claim. You can prevent any delay In the receipt of your first Social Secur ity check by coming to the Social Security office with all the neces sary papers. Tour cooperation will reduce the time necessary to de velop and pay your claim. APRIL 24-28 "Operation Petticoat" SUNDAY Thru THURSDAY Graduation At Franklin High Yes FeUows, Dryman's is the Place to go for Your Clothes Sport* Coats .... $16.95 Suits $29.95 Shoes $10.95 Pants $5.95 White Sport Coat and Black Pants ? Black Handkerchief and Tie All for $23.00 W you want a White Dinner Jacket and Pants, we can rent them for you. The rental price on these is $8.00. Boys' Sizes 8 to 20 Suits, Sport Coats, Sport Shirts, Pants, Underwear, Socks, Shoes. Shop Dryman's for the Men and Boys' Clothing and Shoes DRYMAN'S MEN AND BOYS' STORE

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