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COME OS SAXTA - Come play with me, my grandmamas will see that all three of those stockings are filled up for me. Robert
' bright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wright could very well be saying that. One present from all of his grandparents would just
about fill a whole tree. Great grandparents on one side are Mrs. Agnes Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Clark. His grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. June Johnson on his mothers side and on his father's side they are Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wright. His great grandfather
on his father's side is F.I'. McPliaul. There are eight in all.
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A Re-Hearing
Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Company and
United Utilities. Incorporated
will ask for a re-hearing of the
petition to merge I lie two
companies, according to
Carolina's president. H. Dail
Holderness.
Yesterday, the North
Carolina Utilities Commission
denied and dismissed the joint
petition for the merger of the
two companies. While the
Commission's order slated that
"possible interest of the public
would not be adversely
affected by the proposed
merger, North Carolina law
requires competent, material
and substantial evidence that
the public convenience and
. necessity requires approval of
the proposed merger." The
Commission contended that
the evidence presented in the
initial hearing was not
adequate to justify the merger
approval.
"We have no intention of
abandoning the merger which
was approved by the
stockholders and boaids of
directors of both companies."
Holderness said. "If the North
Carolina Utilities Commission
will grant us another hearing,
we will be pleased to provide
the additional documentations
which apparently the
Commission needs to meet the
requirements of the state
statute."
The present date ac
knowledged by the modern
world as the birthdate of
Christ is December 25th.
This was established as late
as the sixth century.
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i Deaths And tuner als I
James Jones, 14
Dies Saturday
Kuncral services for James
Aldon Jones, 14. who died
Saturday of burns received
Nov. 17, were conducted
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Union
Chapel Church.
liurial was in Oxendine
Cemetery.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mis. Worth Jones: a sister.
Miss Annie B. Jones of the
home.
The boy's clothing caught
fire when his home burned in
the Pliilippi section in the late
afternoon. The youth was
trying to build a heater fire
when the flames leapt out of
control. He was rushed to
Moore Memorial Hospital
where it was determined that
more than half Ins body had
suffered third degree burns. He
was later removed to Memorial
Hospital in Chapel Hill.
A.P. Seaford
Dies Thursday
Funeral services for Albert
P. Seaford, 6 1 , a merchant who
died Thursday were conducted
at 1 1 a. m. Saturday at Shiloh
Presbyterian Church by the
Rev. Allen Smyth and the Rev.
Vance Baucom.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Caudle Seaford: a
daughter, Mary Ann Seafoid of
the home; his mother, Mrs. F.
(. Seafoid of Concord; five
brothers, Boyd and Robert of
K a n n a pohs, Fdw ard of
Concord, Fred of Spruce Pine
and Lane of Charlotte.
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Horace Stephens
Buried Saturday
Horace Johnson Stephens,
46, of Fairmont, died
unexpectedly Thursday
morning.
Kuncral services were
conducted Saturday at 3 p.m.
at hirst Baptist Church by the
Rev. Tom Rich and the Rev. A.
P. Stephens. Burial was in New
Hollywood Cemetery in
Lumberton.
He is a former resident of
Raelord.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Annie McLeod Stephens; three
daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Wensil
of Raeford and Rachel and
Kathy Stephens of the home; a
son tins. Hugh J. Stephens of
the U. S. Navy; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dalton Stephens of
Fairmont; two sisters, Mrs.
Stella Stephens of Fairmont
and Mrs. Sarah Kite of
Fayetteville;one grandson.
How Swedes Celebrate
Christmas in Sweden is
actually the celebration of
St. Lucia and held on
December 13th. On this day
the oldest girl in each fam
ily rises early, dons a long
white dress and crowns her
self with lighted candles.
Then she wakes the family
and serves coffee and cake,
Sing hey! Sing hey!
For Christmas Day;
Twin mistletoe and holly.
For friendship glows
In winter snows,
And so let's all be jolly !
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Set Meet
North Carolina sweet potato
growers will meet in Cioldsboro
Jan. 8-9 at the seventh annual
conference of the North
Carolina Yam Commission.
Sites for the meeting will be
the Way nc County Agricultural
('enter and the (ioldshuro
Motor Hotel.
The presentation of awards
to the state's top producers at
a banquet on Wednesday night
and a discussion of the latest
production information on
Thursday morning will be
among the highlights.
The six top growers will
receive awards at the banquet
and the first members of the
"700 Bushel Club., will be
installed, accoiding to Henry
Covington, extension sweet
potato specialist at North
Carolina Stale University. H. F.
Seawell of Carthage will speak.
Willis Hancock, vice
president of Southern National
Bank at Lumberton, will be the
keynote speaker on Wednesday
afternoon. Bernard Imming,
secretary of the United Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable
Association in Washington, will
discuss the national publicity
and promotion campaign for
North Carolina yams.
On Thursday morning
speakers from North Carolina
State University will discuss
production and sweet potato
research. The growers of
certified seed will meet
Thursday afternoon.
New Yam Commission
directors will be elected on
Wednesday afternoon and new
officers will he named on
1 hursday at an 1 1 a. in.
business meeting.
The cranberry is almost
as much a part of holiday
feasting as the Bird, itself.
which begins January 2. They
1969 ACP
Stable soil that resists
elusion. Healthy stands of
trees: Luxuuaiit growth on
pasture and range land; Disposal
of excess water or conservation
of scarce water: Plentiful
habitat for wildlife and a
beautiful countryside. These
are goals of the Agricultural
Conservation Program (ACP), a
joint effort by landowners and
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, to preserve our
Nation's land, water, and
timber resources, states
Thomas R. Burgess, Officer
Manager, Hoke ASCS.
Significant progress has been
made in natural resource
conservation over the past
thirty years, but a great deal of
work remains. In fact, most of
the Nation's privately owned
land is not yet receiving
adequate conservation
treatment.
Conserving these resources is
SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
SAYS
MO RCANTON The
Senate Subcommittee on
Separation of Powers in its
review this year of the
administrative actions of the
National Labor Relations
Board found an interesting
situation has developed in the
recognition of unions for
collective bargaining purposes.
This administrative practice
falls under the term of the
"check-card" case which
requires an employer to
recognize and deal with a labor
organization that alleges
employee support on the basis
of authorization or pledge
cards.
Prior to 1947, the Board
used a variety of means to
determine when a union had
sufficient strength to warrant
its being recognized. One of
the most notorious was the use
of authorization cards.
Congress thought that it had
put an end to that practice by
deleting the statutory language
under which this was
permitted. For years, the
matter was settled. Then,
recently,. the Board decided to
change its docume on the
card-check. It ruled that if a
union gathered sufficient cards,
this could be used to show that
a majority of the employees
want the union despite the fact
that the union had been
defeated in a Board -supervised
election.
In effect, the Board said:
"Co through the election, and
if you lose, we will let you use
the card-check to prove your
status."
The Board attempts to
justify this change in the law
by saying that it is necessary
when the employer has
destroyed the fairness of an
election by "unlawful" means.
In truth this ignores other basic
doctrines of fair play. I do not
believe that the employees'
freedom of choice should be
ignored in an effort to punish
the employer for violating the
law. What is more, the Board
has chosen to subordinate the
free election process Congress
preferred in favor of a
card-check system legislatively
condemeued 20 years ago.
Card soliciting of employees
by union has none of the
safeguards of a free election.
Army Offers
Scholarships
To Recruits
Young persons wishing to
further their education have
many scholarships, fellowships,
and giants available to them,
according to Army Recruiting
Officer SFC John A. Mascho.
Among those that provide
financial assistance is the
Army's Student Nurse
Program. This program offers a
salary of S274.70 a month plus
tuition, books and supplies for
students attending a collegiate
school of nursing.
The same salary applies for
students attending a hospital
school of nursing except in
those instances where room
and board are provided by the
school. The student in such
schools then receives SI 37.70.
The student nurse remains in
the school of her choice. Thcie
is no requuement to wear a
uniform or attend military
meetings. However, the student
is entitled to medical and
dental care, shopping privileges
at military exchanges, and a
30-da paid vacation.
I'pon graduation, i nurse
receiving one year of financial
assistance serves two tears in
the Arm) Nurse Corps as a
commissioned officer diawing
full pay and allowances.
Program
a big job often to big and
expensive for a farmer or
rancher to accomplish on his
own. Yet the job must be done
if we are to provide food, fiber,
water and shelter the
necessities of life - for this and
future generations.
Under ACP, The Federal
Government assists agricultural
producers to combat their
more pressing conservation
problems by sharing the cost of
performing needed
conservation woik on the land.
While the farmer bears the
primary responsibility for
conservation of the land, the
public seeks to assure itself
that the Nation's natural
resources will be available for
productive use for future
generations. That is why
Congress has consistently
determined that a portion of
the cost of conservation
practices shall be assumed b
the general public.
Typically union representatives
approach employees in
situations where it is very
difficult for them to resist
pressures to sign authorization
cards and in circumstances
where they are not likely to
know the significance of
signing a check or a pledge
card. Despite the fact that the
card system is notoriously
unreliable as a means of
determining true employee
intent, the Board restricts the
employer in the kind of proof
that he can present to rebut
invalidly obtained cards.
Union recognition by
"authorization cards" has been
deplored in Congressional
committees prior to this year's
Separation of Powers
Subcommittee study. It has
been the subject of critical
editorial comment in
newspapers throughout the
country. Several years ago, a
House Labor Committee
conducted a special one-day
hearing on the practice, and
the Senate once had a hearing
on the problem during
confirmation of the Chairman
of the NLRB.
The real problem is
two-fold. The NLRB policy
negates the intent of Congress
in respect to union recognition
as a collective bargaining agent.
Moreover, the Board has
authorized a system that is not
the equivalent of the secret
ballot. Lmployees ought not to
be placed in a position of
having to exphin what they
meant when they signed a card,
nor should employers have to
gather evidence to rebut such a
fallible procedure.
All this points anew to a
problem that Congress should
take cognizance of to cure an
administrative practice that it
never approved.
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Most cost-sharing is on a
fifiy-fifly basis but this may
vary among piactiivs. diffeicnt
conditions, or the farmers
ability to contribute to the
cost of performing the needed
practices.
Costs aie shared with a
farmer or rancher with the
understanding that he must
maintain the practice and use it
for its conservation puipose for
its normal life span.
Practices available in the
9(.9 Hoke County ACP are:
A-2 Fstabhshine Permanent
Vegetative Cover
A-3 Increased Acreage of
Vegetative cover in Crop
Rotation
A4 Application of Lime
A-7 Tree Planting for
Forestry Purposes
A-H Planting Trees
B-7 Farm Ponds
B IO Improving a Stand of
Forest Trees
C-9 Permanent Open
Drainage System
C-IO Underground Drainage
Systems
D-l Winter Cover Crops
D-2 Summer Cover Crops
F-5 Home Gardens
G-l Wildlife Food Plots.
Habitat, or Cover
F-l (B-9) Constructing
Permanent Fences
Detailed information on
how ACP woiks is available at
the local ASCS County Office.
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Blessings
C hrtstmas
Let us rejoice in the message of
Don't forget that chil
dren love to receive Christ
mas flower arrangements
designed especially for
them. Consider a child's
size tree fashioned of box
wood and garlanded with
carnations and silver beads,
or even a flowering lollipop
bush created to be eaten.
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