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Jf ' t " ' , r - ..-V.":-., . One Seclicn 12 Pcges This Week IL 'Towns , - , . 1 A i Jin 'HI ' : - WJ-u v VOLUME XXII : NO. 5 , ' I WHY INSURE? A V By" J. R. Grady v Why insure? It costs plenty of money and it is hard money to pay put, especially crop and fire insurance. When you think of these two types of insurance and know you will get no returns unless you have a loss, it seems money is hard, ' Well, when you take put life insurance you feel you have a little investment because you have a cash loan value. The truth is that unless you die, your life insurance isn't worth too much. Your life insurance guarantees your future rnortaly, but it does not guaran tee your eternal future. Maybe we feel that by so in suring in this mortal world, God will protect us in the immortal world. We don't believe this is true. Our true insurance is with God. . ' ' But our financial insurance is with many. When you plant a crop you know it's mortality rate is for one year. When you insure your family you know the mor tality rate runs indefinitely. When you insure your cr6p it means that your credit is stronger. The surest way to guarantee, credit, honor and stability is to insure. Take advantage of the Federal Crop Insurance plan or insure with a private company. Yes, the bills are hard to pay but so are our taxes and all other bills. Protect yourself with mortal insurance with man and immortal insurance with God, that insurance is not too hard to pay. So, why insure? All Duplin County Cub Scouts Attend Wilmington Railroad Yards Saturday AU Duplin County Cub Scouts participated in the "Railroading" event for Tuacarora Council last ' Saturday. ;. The six Cub Packs to make the trip by railroad to Wilmington were Calypso, KenansvUle, Warsaw, B. F. Grady, Rose Hill, and Wallace. The Cuba Den Mothers and other in terested parents made the trip by Atlantic Coast Line. . , ; A Picnic lunch was packed and everyone ate on the train before arriving at the Wilmington rail yards. .. ' '..;' After arriving, each Pack was . riiM -Boy Seout r -Snplorer Scout from Wilmington Troop. He served as a guide throughout the tour. " - - r r -" A railroad employee was station ' ed at the various type cars in the yard to explain their use. Some of the1 cars toured were pullmen, club cars, passenger cars, baggage- cars, dining cars and cabooses. At the Wilmington water front thexboys saw a fire boat in opera tion. In the afternoon several Scouting . Demonstrations were given includ ing; first aid, field kitchen operation snake biting treatment, sleeping equiping and tools used in Scout camping. ' Girl Scout Activities Mrs. Eleanor Morse of Jackson ville. N. C, spent "as: Tuesday af ternoon here holding a Workshop for the adult leaders of the Inter mediate Troop of KenansvUle Girl Scouts in Mrs. Curries Class Room. On Wednesday afternoon at the regular meeting of the local Girl Scout Troop, held here again in Mrs. Curries room at school, some of the songs and games learned on Tuesday by the leaders were prac ticed with trie girls , Ginning Report Census report shows that 3563 bales of cotton were ginned in. Du plin County, N. C, from the crop of 1954 prior to 1-18-55 as compared with 4123 bales ginned for the crop of 1953. Home Accidents Looming A Serious Health Problem (Editor's Note: The following story is released by the North Carolina State Board of Health through Joe Cestui and B1U Byrd, Duplin County Sanitarians, in re gards to accidents In homea. Paul ' Barwick.) ' -"v.. Home accidents as a- cause" bf death, disability, and economic loss today ' represent a serious! health problem calling for planned and or. ganized preventive action. Home accidents kill North Caro linians at the rate of two per day and ii has been estimated that for each accidental death, 150 persons -sustain injuries -which disable for at least '24 hours. Four of the in-, jured are permanently disabled. In 1952 almost ' 700 accidental deaths occurred in North Carolina's : homes and farms.. This number is : more than the .combined , deaths . from diptheria, typhoid, polio, men. ingltls, whooping cough and strap, tococcal infections. - About 19 per cent of blind per. ions in this state were. blinded by accidents - and the Rehabilitation Division of' the Department of Pub. lie Instruction states that approxi mately 25 per cent of their clients geek rehabilitation due to disabili ties caused by accidents. Unfortun . ately, the number of deaths from home .and farm accidents hag re mained fairly constant for the past SO years. Board Meeting Board meeting of Red Cross at local office in KenansvUle Tuesday evening, February 15th. Any in terested person invited to attend. Savings Bonds Sales in TJ. S. Savings Bonds1 during the month of December in Duplin Coun ty totalled 28,878.SO. The accumulat ed Savings Bonds sales for the 12 months of 1954 for our County to talled $283,283.00. Sales of Series E- and H Bonds in North Carolina for the month of December were 17.4 per cent over the same month in 1953. "Nationally, approximately $15, 800,000,000 E Bonds reached their 10-year maturity dates between May 1951 and December 1954. Through out the period, the rate of holding beyond maturity under the autom atic extension terms has stayed fair ly constant at about 75 per cent of the maturity volume. At the 1954 year end, E bond owners were hold ing more than $11,500,000,000 worth of these bonds that were over ten years of age. "National sales of Series E and H Bonds in 1954 rose to $4,889,119,000. This was the largest volume on rec ord for any year since wartime 1945. Compared with a year earlier, the gain was 12 per cent and with 1952, 37 per cent. "In North Carolina the per cent of increase in sales in Series E and H Bonds in 1954 was 6.8 per cent," ac cording to Walter P. Johnson, State Director for North Carolina. Mr. Johnson states that he attri butes the success of the increase in sales in 1954 to the patriotic efforts of volunteers in the Savings Bonds Program. Johnson praised Mr. E. C. Thompson! for his outstanding lead ership in leading the successful Sa vings Bonds sales program in his county. Cause Of Death Is The underlying causes of home accidents can usually be traced to environmental hazards in the home or unsafe actions by the occupants Of the homes, or by a combination of both .To be affective preventive measures, therefore, must encom pass the control or elimination of both types of causes. - Health department responsibility in this field has been recognized by. the American Public Health Assoc iation, the Public Health Service, the Conference of State and Terri torial Health Officers, the National Organization of Public Health Nur sing and the National Safety Council.- ' ":-. ,'-.;., - .' . i.- From the close relationship pub lic health agencies enjoy with the individual' and big home environ, ment, it clearly follows that pre vention of home accidents warrants the specific attention of State and local health departments, j Import ant lnr this connection is the fact that public health personnel are trained in the fundamentals of di sease prevention and can adapt these' principles . to accident . pre vention. Moreover, the control mea sures are readily adaptable to nor mkl health department programs. The prevention of home accidents must be regarded as essentially a local health depratment activity. The State Health Department can offer consultation and assistance In KENANSVILLE, NOJtTH Pind Insmtiion Dad Thursday Of County General Hospital With exception of a few minor "touch . ups", Duplin General Hos pital has passed its final inspection. Faison W. McGowenx Duplin County auditor and secretary to the Hospital Board of Trustees, said the final inspection was con cluded Thursday night. Since the expense of construction was shared by the Federal and State government In conjunction with Duplin County, both had to ap prove the construction and equip ment, before dedication. , Too, the Medical Care Commission of North T.B,Seal Sale Reported To Date The returns from the Seal Sale of . the Duplin County Tuberculo sis Association carried on during December, amounted to approxi mately $1300 on the first day of Feb ruary: Mrs. William Craven, execu tive secretary of the Association, announced that contributions are still coming in and that two indus trial concerns in the County who us ually make large contributions have not been heard from at the present time and their contributions are expected to boost the final tabula tion. - . During the month of December, a sale of TB bangles or pins was con ducted in the Colored Schools of the County. Miss Annie Mae Kenion, School Supervisor and a member of the Executive Board of the Tu berculosis Association, wag in charge of this project Some Seals, also, were sold through the efforts of the colored schools. A total of $257.38 wag turned over to the As sociation by Miss Kenion as a re sult of this project The majority of the Seal Sale campaign was conducted in the us ual manner through the mails. Any persons who have not sent In their money for Seals which they used are urged to do so immediately. Those who have seals which they .- Mrs. Gordon Kornegay, Seal Sale Chairman, and Dr. Otto & Matthews President of the County Association, wish to express their appreciation to the citizens of Duplin County for their contributions and .their purchase of Seals which will en able the TB Association to continue their work in the'prevention of Tu berculosis and in Educational Pro jects concerning this disease. Mrs. Craven, Executive Secretary, wishes to thank all of those who aided in getting the Seals in the mail as volunteer workers. Kenan Family Contributes To Auditorium Fund Three members of the Kenan family have made gifts to the Ke nan Auditorium totalling $4,000 it was revealed today by Superintend ent of County Schools O. P. John son. A $2,000 donation came from Wil liam R. Kenan, Jr., of New York. Mrs. Jesse Kenan Wise, of Wilm ington, also contributed $1,000. It is not yet definite what the money will be used for in improv ing the auditorium. It has been suggested that the front of the building be landscaped and steps and walks constructed. There has been some discussion about finishing the dressing rooms on the inside. planning a control program, but the actual work mus tbe carried on at the local level. No one profes sional group in a health depart ment can be solely responsible for the prevention of home accidents. This activity must be regarded as a public health problem requiring the efforts and cooperation of every staff member. Such a program could serve as a catalytic agent which will bring into cooperative balance the medical, nursing, sani tation, statistical, educational, and other health department person nel. ! V: i Home safety concerns the welfare and health of every one, and a pro gram of preventive measures should therefore be a community effort A local safety council. If one exists, o f f e r s : an excellent instrument through which non-official group effort can be organized, , ,Its membership represents a cross, section of industry, traffic safe ty ; interests, civic groups, youth organizations, farm groups and oth ers. They will take the lead in stimulating the publicity and oth er promotional activities necessary to create public awareness and sup. port by providing specialized con. sulfation, reference and visual ma terials, and organizing group pro. fams. , , ( 4 , . ,, CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1955 The Dunlin Carolina hag given its approval to the project. "There are a few minor triiti. ups which have to be completed be fore the County asbuine iw.e res ponsibility," McGowen said.' Dedication has been set for Feb ruary 27. The program will begin at 2 p. m. in Kenan Auditorium. Dr. Jack Owens, of Elizabeth City, who is president of the North Caro lina Medical Society, will deliver the principal address. Dr. I. G. Greer, 1 of Chapel Hill, will serve as master-oficeremonies. It has been incorrectly stated that the hospital would be open at 10 a. m. on Sunday, February 27, for Inspection by the general public. However, the tours of the hospital will not begin until 3 p. m. Mrs. Christine Williams, Chief Hostess for the occasion, said approximate ly 200 persons will be on hand as trained guides to direct the tours and no one will be permitted to go through the new buildings without a guide. A tea will be given in connection with the tours. Mrs. Williams states that tea will be served both in the nurses home and health center. After the dedication ceremonies in Kenan Auditorium, everyone will go to the hospita; where the tours will begin. From the hospital, guid: es will direct visitors to the nurses home and health center for inspec tion and tea. All Duplin County home demon stration clubs are preparing cookies for the occasion under the direction of Mrs. Pauline Johnson, County Home Agent, and Miss Mae Hager, assistant home agent Outstanding Work By Hollingsworth "A good nam is rather to be cho sen than great riches" that is What Alois Hollingsworth, better known as Bob, thinks. Man of the year. That not only covers the good name but the good deeds as well, both in religious, civ. ic and social life. As president of tbe Jaycees of San Antonio, Texas, Bob went all out every way possible.. It was under his leadership and with the help of other Jaycees that an Or phanage of 500 children was giv en Five dollars each and carried on a Christmas spending expedi tion, also the children were carried on train trips with co-operation of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Help to promote the building of a $70,000.00 youth tennis center at San Pedro Park, won bid for na tional Gunir Tennis Tournament to be held in San Antonio in Au gust of this year. The first to ever be held in Texas. Promoted better scouting, cleaner living, participat ing in all rational drives such as Red Cross, Polio, Heart, Cancer, and others, cooperating with min isters m local churches in promo ing "Go to Church Month", "World Day of Prayer", cleaning up vice and crime of all nature in the city of so many, sponsored San Antonio first "Do it Yourself" home show, also the various Miss Texas, Maid of Cotton and contests of that na ture. The rural communities care in for their share of Bobs thoughtful- ness tnrough various rajJio pro grams and beautification contest The Christmas rural overseas pro gram was also one of their contri butions to men away from home. Community chest drives, voice of Damocraey, Air Lift for Mexico border, Educational T. V., Fire pre vention, Juvenile, drivers board or ganization of Jaycee Clubs in near by communities and building the membership of his own plnh tr bis largest in the history of Jaycees.' There are many more activities that Bob helped to promote and see through.' His ability to lead, and be led, was recognized by his fellow citizens many years ago and a job was never too big or too small but what he always saw it through, saying with the completion of each new venture, "we did the best we could," never once the word I enter ing with all of his activities as he realized nothing is accomplished alone. He had the ability to seek out the lonely and shy and move them out to the front, he truly made the most of his talents, his execu tive ability and desire to serve mankind. This and much more could be said of Bob, but time and space does not permit. To those of us who saw Bob, (or Elois as we knew him), grow up in Beulaville, the place of his birth, are Just as proud of him as are his parents, Robert and Bertha Smith Hollingsworth' and his grand-mother, Mrs. Lola Smith. He is indeed a credit to his adopted .town and to his own county of Duplin and the old North State. Jury List For County Court February 7, 1B55 Is as follows: J. S. Blair, Sr.. David Gardner, J. C. Thomas, S. P. Judge. Calvin Jones, J. B. Sloan, Hubert Brown, Edgar J. Herring. Ray Kinsey, Cicero-Sumner, It. F. Blanchard. Normn Han. chey, H. T. Brown, Wilton Sumner, Russell Whitfield. Percy Hill, Ver non Lanier, and Mattel Herring. ' LOST DOO REWARD Dr. Willis's children hve lost their dog. The dog is almost white with black streak all down his back, tail , curls over back, one black spot on left shoalder and a black bull-dog face. Anyone seeing or bringing this dog to Dr. Willis will receive reward. Dairy Food Meet Conducted Here For Adult Leaders ' A Dairy Food Demonstration was held in the Agriculture Building in KenansvUle this week for the purpose of training adult leaders to train 4-H girls in the communi ties throughout the county to give Dairy Food Demonstrations. The meeting and school was un der the direction of Miss Mae Hager, assistant Home Agent. The leaders who attended the school will have charge of the March program in Kenansville. Twenty persons attended. Duplin Health Officials Attend Area Meeting Six members of the Duplin Coun Six members of the Duplin Coun. Southeastern Health Workers Con ference held last Thursday, in Jack sonville. Those attending were; Dr. John Powers, health officer; Joe Costin and Bill Byrd, sanitarians; Mrs. Rosemond Brock, Miss Mary Lee Sykes and Mrs. Ruby Kornegay. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss various phases of health department work. Dr. James F. Donnelly, spoke on "Prematal and Postpartum Care" John Andrews spoke on "Bulk Milk Dispenser Problems and Pocedures; and Glenn O. Southerland spoke on "Electricity and Sanitation in Relation to Civil Defense." The feature speaker was Dr. Rob ert J. Walker, head of the Rocky Mount Health Department Counties represented at the con ference were: Duplin, Bladen, Brunswick, "Columbus, ""Cumber land,, Greene, Harnett New Han over, .Onslow, Pender, Roberson, Sampson and Wayne. Sanitarians Are Discussing Health Joe Costin, chief Duplin County sanitarian, -and Bill Byrd, assistant sanitarian, are visiting schools and other interested groups throughout the county discussing food hand ling practices and showing films on various health problems. The last demonstration was at Chinquapin high school where they discussed the problems with Mrs. Pesy Cannady's home economics class. Costin pointed out that other groups interested in having them discuss health problems with them and showing film should contact them at the health department in Kenansville. Wallace Leads In Town Growth Warsaw, Beulaville, Wallace and Rose Hill experienced more growth in direct proportion to population than any other Duplin County towns in 1954, according to the new telephone directory received yester. day. Wallace is well out in front with a growth of a quarter of a page in phone listings during the past 12 months. Three of six other towns listed showed a similar growth. Warsaw has five full pages; Rose Hill has three and a quarter; and Beulaville has one and a quarter. Beulaville has the county's newest telephone exchange. Faison and Kenansville remained steady at one and three-fourth pag es for each community's area. Duplin Quota For Jackson's Dinner Has Been Reached Faison W. McGowen, C o u n t y Auditor, announced today that Du plin's quota of five for the Jack son Day dinner to be held this Sat urday hid been reached. McGowen said that tickets for the dinner' cost $50 and that Dup lin bag a regular quota of five. Contributions from Democrats in all parts of the county made the $250 quota. It is not known at present exactly which five people will rep resent Duplin. . Traditionally, the County's Senator and Representa tive are Invited but Rep. Robert Carr has indicated he will be un able to be present McGowen said. The dinner will be held Satur day at 7:30 at the Sir Walter Hotel In Raleigh, ' ' ' 8CB8CKIPTION BATES: M per ConnUe KN aaMde this iw in N. Crop Insurance Brings Of Income And Peace your CROP INVESTMENT FEDERAL CROP William Joe Parker, Jr., First Duplin County Fatality In '55; Had 2 Children A 26-year-old father of two chil dren became Duplin's first highway fatality of 1955 late Saturday night when he was instantly killed in his second accident in less than an hour. He was enroute to report the first. William Joe Parker, Jr., of Route 4, Wallace died of a broken neck and head injuries apparently af ter being hurled through the back glass of the machine he was driv ing after overturning about "five 6r six times," according to inves tigating officers. A companion in the car Is in a Burgaw hospital suffering from a fractured spine-- wtatoed- far the wreck. The first accident occurred south of Pin Hook between that com munity and the Pender County line. A 1954 Ford fordor of . Adell Henderson, about 40, of Route 4, Wallace, was traveling south when it was struck from the rear by a 1954 Ford tudor operated by Park er. There was no 'damage to Hen derson's car in this wreck but about $75 damage to the front end of Parker's tudor. They parked Parker's car in Henderson's yard and were com ing to Wallace to seek a patrolman and report the accident with Park Basketball is Complete basketball standings of the Duplin County White schools as of Monday the 31 January. This includes all games played through Friday night the 28 January Girls Won Lost Pet. Wallace 10 2 .833 B. F. Grady" 10 3 .769 Calypso 9 4 .692 Chinquapin 7 4 .636 Beulaville 6 5 .545 Kenansville 6 6 .500 Faison 5 7 .416 Rose Hill 5 7 .416 Magnolia 1 11 .083 Warsaw 0 10 .000 Boys Won Lost Pet. Beulaville 9 2 .818 Warsaw 8 2 .800 Rose Hill 9 3 .750 B. F. Grady 9 4 ' .692 Kenansville 5 7 .416 Wallace 5 7 .416 Calypso 5 8 .384 Chinquapin 4 7 .363 Magnolia 3 9 .250 Faison 2 10 .166 Marine Seriously Injured In Wreck Tuesday Night Marine Stanley Snyder, white, 18, of Camp Lejeune was seriously in jured on Tuesday night about eleven o'clock when he completely demo lished his 1950 Pontiac west of Warsaw. According to Patrolman E. C. Wray, investigating officer, Snyder was entering Warsaw at a high rate of speed on the curve at Douglass High School. Patrolman Wray said there we,re pressure marks on the highway for 240 feet and 72 feet af ter leaving the highway before hit ting a pecan tree. The car was wrapped around the tree and Sny der was-pinned between the dash and front seat before Snyder could be released from the car a wreck er had to pull thi car away from the tree. Snyder wag carried to Sampson Memorial Hospital where it was found that he had two compound fractures of the right leg above and below knee, fractures of the ribs on right side and a head Injury. Cause of accident according to Patrolman Wray was possible in toxication and high speed. lew is DnpUn u4 adjoining C; saUUe N. C. INSURANCE er driving. The overturning occurred on N. C. 41 six and one-half miles east of Wallace between Norwood Ca venaugh's Store and Hanchey's Store. Parker had rounded a curve going west and ran off on the right shoulder for 821 feet He then cut across to the left shoulder 165 feet then back to the right where he apparently jerked the wheel violently back. The car sail ed through the air 18 feet before overturning for a distance of 121 feet Patrolman J. S. Briley, inves tigating officer for both mishaps, said that six complete turns were made, the car coming to rest on its top. Parker was married and had two children. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He had been an em ployee of Carter Fabrics for the past two "weeks. Briley said that no charges were placed as the deceased apparent ly was driving. He was indicted by the same officer last year on a charge of speeding. Coroner Garlahd Kennedy ruled that Parker's death was accidental and that no inquest would be nec essary. Time of the wreck was fixed at 2 a. m. Sunday morning. Rural Progress By R. E. Wilkins, Neirro Farm Affent The North Carolina Rural Pro gress Campaign in Duplin Crnintv has ended its third year as a final ist in the state contest. This has been brought about through the combined leadership of agricultural agencies, public school personel, religious groups and inter racial cooperation. This multa pronged approach to the problems of the farm, the home and community has brought togeth er in a united effort a dynamic leadership that has seen people of the county attain higher stand ards of living. Duplin had an in crease in per capita income of $46 during 1954. Hundreds of slides were made during the year to substanti ate the progress before the state evaluating committee. Reports on Desirable Adjustments in Agricul ture was given by R. E. Wilkins, Negro Farm Agent: Homemaking and Family Living, Mrs. F. W. Cor bett. Home Agent: Opportunities for Rural Youth, Mr. C. M. McCall. Principal of Faison Elementary School; Cooperation of all agencies and groups and individuals. Mr. W F. Johnsoa Principal of Rose Hill Elementary" School, and Commun ity Improvement by Principal J. E. Belnn of 'Doucrlass High School in Warsaw. W. E. Foster Vvation al Agricultural teacher of Wirsaw oresided. Miss Shnfnrd o Warsaw anri Mrs. Vddie G. Wilson, VorpHnn al Home Economic teachers of War saw and Charity had assembled supporting evidence on the home making and family living commit, tee. J. E. Swayze, vocational agricul tural teacher at Kenansville. Mr. M. Pullen, vocational agricultural teacher of Charity and W. EL Fos ter assisted in assembling material pertaining to agriculture. A twenty one page booklet on "Duplin Coun ty Accepts the Challenge" was pre sented to the state committee which 'as composed of Dr. W. E, Reed, nen of Agriculture at A.; and T. College as chairman. R.-E. Jones "tate Agent for the North Carolina Extension Service, A. W. Solomon, Field Representative of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, and Ellis Corbett, head of Publicity Depart, ment at A. and T. College; . . f Miss A. M. Kenion listed achieve ments in the schools during the past vear. Youth activities included ramping, conference, spekaing con. test contest in tobacco, cattle, trac or. maintenance, cotton, poultry, iwine, sweet potatoes, health and Mfety..' soil ludalnaY pom. iMw ship, records and garden, FFA and PRICE TEN CENTS Sewrii Of Llind By H. KeUom lames of Wibeav . District Supervisor FC1C t (A Native Bon of Duplin CemityJ A man who had lost many times on the Stock Exchange and was fre quently referred to as a great gam bler once remarked: "Me, a Gam bler? Compared .to a farmer nrjr. chances are excellent He bets ag ainst the biggest odds on Earth. He bets not only his money, , but hours of back . breaking toil, ag ainst drought and flood, hail and wind, insects and plant diseases. Bm bets against all the tricks Mother Nature can pull; and, if she doesnt pull any, he finds he has bet ag ainst himself, because he is stuck with a bumper crop worth prac tically nothing on a glutted mark et." There is still a lot of truth in that statement; but fortunately, there is a Government sponsored ALL-Risk Crop Insurance program which is l;ing gradually extended to the more important cash crops) and farmers across tbe nation. The Federal Crop Insurance Cor poration is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture- It is a non profit organization crcaw ea oy an Act ol vongresa ana m oiw erated as a service to farm people. It supplements, without conflict in surance available through private enterprise. Crop insurance is a stabilizing factor in the nation" economy because it protects mors than the crop investment It strengththens credit by providing! security for operating funds If I ed. And, while it does not , tee a profit it protects the profits made and saved' from other years. For example, the nation'a fanners) participating in this program In 1954 collected approximately ty eight million dollars for failures. In North Carolina, farmers - had losses under their contracts of nearly three quarters of a mil lion dollars last year. In 1953 four counties in North Carolina collect- ed more than one million dollars for losses caused by drought and disease, while losses in the state amounted to about two million. TOBACCO IS KUWr " In this state,, tobacco Is king of ihe cash crops' and Federal Crop Insurance is now available in twen ty six of the tobacco producing counties. For program purposes, the staet is divided into three dis tricts. Counties in the Eastern Dis trict with a crop insurance program are Beaufort Columbus, Duplin. Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Pitt, Wake and Wilson. Other 'counties will be added as expansion limita tions and appropriations will per mit. The Corporation's liability in the ahove named counties was nearly twenty million dollars in 1954. Had Hurricane Hazel swept mis section in July or August instead of Octob er most all of that liability would have been paid to those insured. For those uninsured, the situation would have been a sad one. Credit agencies and other business, as well as the farmer, might well reason the effects of such a catastrophe and use this program advantageously- Despite mechanization and other improved methods which have vast ly increased efficiency in crop pro duction, the farmer muslt still rec kon with nature in trying to pro duce a crop. The wrong kind of weather, insects, and plant disease still take their toll on many farms each year. Eastern North Carolina, as SV whole, has been fortunate in trop production for a period at years;, however, we should remember that we are not immune to the destruct ive forces of nature. The laiwaCav--erage will catch up with us BXffQr er or later. So, let's not learn the" hard way. Experience is a good teacher, but it is often an expen sive way to learn. Tobacco grow ers in the middle and old belt who were not insured when drought and disease were widespread in 1953 are a good example. They didn't think it could happen to them, eith er; but, it did and participation in creased 100 per cent in some of those counties the following year. It took t bad loss for some of th-m fo r-rT 'ize that the bet time to peg th barn door is before the horse gets out. COST AND COVERAGE The cost of a Federal Crop In surance policy is small usually around 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 per cent of the coverage established for the coun ty. It protects the investment la a crop of tobacco from the time tt Is set in the field until it is weighed at the warehouse. It covers all na tural unavoidable hazards la the field and many others including Are ; mm nuriicane wnue ine tobacco Is in the curing barn and pack house Let me suggest that you put this protection in your plans for 1955 and every year. In this way,vyoti can be sure of an income equal to your investment and peace of mind while you wait for profit FHA banquets. Over $500 00 wg awarded to participants n -contests by merchants and busH-i men of Duplin County. Mr H"""" Thomas of the four i"oun Membership Co-op gave dtall' m. ports on electric consumption- d sav ing 1954. TOMTIT rr
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