RAIN TOLL ? Wet roads and excessive speed were blamed for this one - car accident Monday
The driver was seriously injured but the investigating officer said his use of seat belts probably
prevented death. The car overturned and skidded Into a tree.
Social Security News
By C. V. Shdton, Fit Id Riptt?itlUvt
Fiyettevilk Social Security Office
Since we recently started i
new year, many of us hav
made resolutions relative to thi
things we do and the things w<
shouldn't do and our plans fo
our future lives.
One of the things that out
older citizens make a decisiot
about in the new year i;
whether to retire or not. This t
a personal decision which thi
individual must make fo:
himself. In arriving at i
decision to retire or not, sona
of the factors to consider art
the state of one's health, thi
availability of suitabli
employment and, perhaps on<
of the most importan
considerations, "Can 1 make ii
financially if I do retire?"
Thinking of retirement anc
the financial problems re la tec
to it naturally brings to mine
the thought "What can Socia
Security do for me?"
A|e 62 ii the earliest age
that a worker cart retire under
Social Security. The Social
Security tyitem provide* a
monthly, retirement insurance
payment for both men and
women beginning with the
month in which age 62 is
reached. Don't let me confuse
you on this point. You do not
have to wait until the month
you are age 62 to inquire about
what Social Security can do for
you.
If you are thinking about
retiring at age 62, you can
inquire as early as 3 or 4
months before the month of
your 62nd birthday. If you
come and see us, we can give
you the exact amount of your
monthly Social Security check.
Then, in your planning for
your retirement you-wiU know
'what Social Security can do for
you at age 62, of at age 6S or
at any age in between. The
decision to Hie a claim will be
yours, but you will have the
exact information about your
Social Security, and will be
able to make the wisest
decision about your
retirement.
Come to see us or phone us
at 483-2661 in Fayetteville for
further information.
Impact '76 Sets Goals
For Hoke Extension Work
"Impact '76," a long - range
extension program For the
state, will be introduced
Thursday in ceremonies in
Raleigh attended by Governor
Robert Scott and Chancellor
Caldwell.
The kickoff ceremonies will
be broadcast statewide from
2:07 to 2:28 p.m. and will be
shown on Channel 4 at 6:30
p.m.
Hoke County extension
workers have been busy during
the past year formulating the
county's own Impact "76
program.
The five ? year goals are
designed to help develop the
county's economic, natural and
human resources. Specific goals
for Hoke County are:
To increase and improve
livestock production:
To improve crop production
and marketing;
To advance education in
nutrition, clothing, housing
and house furnishings;
To increase 4-H
opportunities for youth;
To increase recreation,
education and health
information;
To educate for an improved
. environment.
The plan was developed over
the past year with the help of
extension homemakers, the
extension advisory board,
county commissioners, youth
leaders and young people and
county agri ? business leaders,
Wendell Young, county
extension chairman explained.
It will be formally inaugratfd
at a meeting Jan. 31.
He pinpointed some of the
targets in agriculture over the
next five years. These include
helping farmers use some of
the research information better
and developing better
marketing techniques such as
use of the future market.
The homemakers will
concentrate on nutrition
education and housing needs,
Mrs. Ellen Will is. county home
extension agent said.
The statewide goals call for
nearly 20 percent increase in
gross larm income between
1970 and 1976. Most of the
increases are expected in
income from livestock,
forestry, and horticultural
crops.
Bucks Lose
To Pirates
Tlif Lunberton Pirates held
Raetord's top ? scoring Russell
J?avis down to lb points last
Pridas night to take the
conference win 56 to 46.
Il was the eighth straight
win for Lumberton, who leads
the SB3A Conference at 3-0
The Bucks have a l-l
conference record now and
stand 7-3 for the season. 1
The Bucks took the lead in
the first quarter 6-4 on the
Pirates home court but a
Lumberton scoring spree
outpaced Hoke 10 to 2 and
gave the Pirates the lead 14 to
8 at the end of the period.
Lumberton increased their
margin 28 ? 18 at the half and
41 -32 in the third quarter.
lop scorers for Lumberton
were James McLean with 15,
Art Lorick with 14 and Sam
Robinson and Charlie Barnes
with ten each
High for Raeford were Davis
with 16 and Matthew
McGregor with 13.
Hoke JVs won their game 44
? y>.
Raeford - (46) - Davis 16,
McGregor 13, Woods 9,
Baldwin 4, Chandler 2,
llollngsworth 2, Morrison.
Lumberton --(56) - McLean
IS. Lorick 14, Robinson 10,
Barnes 10, Melvin 7, Brill
Thorndyke, James, Guy,
Continued progress in
agricultural income will depend
on how well farmers meet such
challenges as labor shortages
and mechanization,
environmental concerns,
urbanization and changing
markets. Farmers will have to
do a better job of managing
farm labor, credit, and soil and
water resources.
The disposal of animal
wastes and the control of pests
without polluting the
environment are other
challenges faced by farmers.
Also, many production units
need to be larger, or farmers
must learn to increase the
production of specialty
commodities on their present
land.
Under Impact '76 the
Extension Service will try to
double -? to over 200,000 -- the
number of young people
reached through 4-H type
programs. The 4-H program
will be modernized where
needed in an effort to reach
both rural and urban
youngsters, especially those
who do not belong to any
youth organization.
Extension home economists
will use a double barrel
approach to help families
achieve a more effective and
satisfying way of life.
First, home economists will
provide information on such
Lower Divorce Rate
In Hoke County Area
(Special to The News ?
Journal)
NEW YORK. Jan. 10 - In
Hoke County, do marriages last
longer than they do elsewhere0
What is the divorce rate in the
local area compared with what
it is in other communities?
According to the latest
statistics, the great majority of
local people, once they get
married, tend to stay that way.
However, breakups among
them are occurring more
frequently now than in former
years.
That is in line with the
times. According to recent
government figures, the divorce
rate in the United States has
jumped no less than 33 percent
in the last ten years.
In 1960, for every 1,000
couples throughout the
country who were married,
there were 35 divorced
persons. In the past year this
ratio rose to 47 per 1,000, the
Census Bureau reports.
At the present time there are
some 4,272,000 men and
women in the nation who have
been divorced and have not
remarried. In addition, there
are 2,662 ,000 who are listed as
separated.
Among Hoke County
residents, the divorce rate is on
the low side, compared with
the national.
The tabulations show that
there are 27 divorced people
locally for every 1,000 married
couples.
Elsewhere in the South
Atlantic States, by way of
comparison, the ratio is 46
divorced per 1.000 couples
and, in the State of North
Carolina, 34 per 1,000.
In actual numbers, there are
89 divorced men in the local
area and 85 divorced women.
The probability of
remarriage is apparently quite
different for the men than for
the women. For every divorced
man who was still eligible for
remarriage in 1970, there were
two divorced women who had
not remarried.
Census officials conclude
that men have greater
opportunities to remarry and
greater inclinations to do so.
Sample surveys have been
made to determine how many
people were once in the
divorced column but have since
remarried. In generai, it was
found, there are approximately
2.5 such persons tor every one
who is currently divorced.
On that basis, it is estimated
that there are about 440 men
and women in Hoke County
who had previously been
divorced.
On December 7, 1941. the
day Japan's attack on Pearl
Harbor brought the United
States into World W'ar II.
Ernest O. Lawrence produced
the first appreciable amount of
enriched uranium 235, the
fissionable element needed for
the atomic bomb. often
credited with bringing an end
to the war. according to the
National Geographic Society's
book. "Those Inventive
Amei icans."
subjects as consumer
competence, health, ecology
and family relationships to all
families.
Second, emphasis will be
placed each year on programs
that are tailored to the needs
of specific family groups.
Emphasis the first year will be
placed on young adults who
are just starting their own
home. Emphasis the second
year will be placed on families
with preschool children.
Families with children ages 6
to 12 will receive attention the
third year. Families with
teenagers will get special
attention next, and the fifth
year older citizens will be
singled out for special
emDhasis.
Impact *76 places much
emphasis on North Carolina's
many disadvantaged citizens.
Efforts will be made to reach
the disadvantaged through 4-H
type programs. Also, home
economists will make a special
effort to help the disadvantage
with nutrition and housing
problems. In addition, North
Carolina still has many
agricultural opportunities for
families with limited resources.
These opportunities will be
pointed out vigorously.
Through its community
resource development program.
Extension can help rural
communities and small towns
through organ i/ational
assistance, leadership training
and economic analyses.
Extension will also help to
promote vocational training,
health, recreation, water and
sewer facilities.
Problems caused by animal
wastes, pesticides, trash and
garbage disposal and poor land
use will be tackled in an effort
to preserve the environment.
This is the third long - range
extension plan developed b>
the state, Young said. North
Carolina extension workers
have found the planning
valuable in o b t a ining
appropnations from Congress
and in pinpointing problems
and goals for extension work,
lie said. First begun to include
only agriculture planning, the
last five ? year program added
family living goals and this
program has added
environmental planning.
A book giving the program
for the county in detail has
bean prepared by the extension
staff
staff and leaflets giving a brief
outline will be distributed
throughout the county.
School
Menu
FRIDAY, JAN. 14
Spaghetti W/Meat Sauce
Steamed Cabbage-C
Cornbread
Pear Half
Cookie
Milk
MONDAY, JAN. 17
Oven Fried Bologna
Buttered Grits
Sweet Potato Souffle-AAC
Applesauce
Biscuits
Milk
TUESDAY, JAN. 18
Sloppy Joe on Bun
Slaw-C
Succotash
Snow Rockets
Milk
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19
Ham
Potato Salad
Green Beans
Angel Biscuits
Chocolate Fudge Pudding
Milk
THURSDAY, JAN. 20
Vegetable Beef Soup-A&C
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandw.
Crackers
Cake
Milk
New Books In The Library
Fiction
1. Death in a Sunny Place.
By Richard Lockridge.
2. A Rom for Virtue. By
Norah Loft.
3. The Windi of War. By
Herman Wouk.
4. Dont Look Now. By
Daphne Du Mauricr.
5. Listen for the Whiiperer.
By Phyllis A. Whitney.
Non-Fiction
1. Chess in s Nutshell. By
Fied Reinfcld.
2. The Naked Children. By
Osniel N. Feder.
3. Parent Effectiveness
Training. By Thomas Gordon.
4. The Flaming Ship of
Oeraeoke A other Tales Of The
Outer Banks. By Charles N.
Whedbee.
5. Strange Things Happen
Bcrnice K. Harris.
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WITH OUR
College Students
Academic honors at Western
Carolina University have been
conferred upon Gloria J.
Stephens of 704 N. Stewart
St., Raeford. according to an
announcement by Dr. Albert
F. Gilman 111, assistant vice
president for academic affairs.
Dr. Gilman said high
academic honors were won by
1095 students on the dean's
list for the fall quarter of the
Veterans
Corner
EDITORS'S NOTE:
Veterans and their families are
asking thousands of ijuestions
concerning the benetits their
Government provides for them
through the Veterans
Administration. Below are
some representative queries.
Additional information may be
obtained at any VA office, or
your local veterans service
organization representative.
Q - What is the largest loan
the Veterans Administration
wtll guarantee for a mobile
home?
A - For purchase of a
mobile home only, S10.CKX) to
be repaid over 12 years and 32
days.
0 - I am a World War II
veteran who filed for VA
pension and was told to submit
a medical report of my
disabilities. 1 don't have a
doctor, and can't afford to pay
for a physical examination.
What should I do?
A ?? Notify the VA office
handling your claim of your
circumstances. Describe your
disabilities as best you can,
making it clear that you arc
unable to pay for an
examination. It may be
possible to arrange for a VA
clinic to examine you for your
pension claim.
Q - Is it true that pensioners
over 72 years old no longer
have to file annual income
questionnaires with VA?
A - Yes. A recent law
exempts 72 year old and older
pensioners and dependent
parents drawing dependency
and indemnitv cnmrvnutinn
current academic year.
Students on the dean's list
must earn a quality point ratio
of 30 on a scale of 4.0 for a
regular quarter's work of not
less than 12 quarter hours and
must maintain a cumulative
quality point ratio of not less
than 20.
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With a Loan
up to
$
900
from
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The Bank of Raeford
of Baoford in tho Stat* of N.C?
and
Domoatic Subsidiaries
at tho closo of bualnoss on
DECEMBER 31, 1971
ASSETS
1. Cash and due from banks (including $157,400.87 unposted debits) 2.086,305.57
2. U. S. Treasury securities 3.822.601.01
3. Obligations of other U. S. Government agencies and corporations 200.078.13
4. Obligations of States and political subdivisions 93,061.14
8. Other loans 1.828.675.05
9. Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 55.725.23
13. Other assets 67,996.98
14. TOTAL ASSETS 8.154.443.11
LIABILITIES
15. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 4.279.574.00
16. Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations . . . 2,502,198.23
17. Deposits of United States Government 46,850.44
18. Deposits of States and political subdivisions 556,632.44
21. Certified and officers' checks, etc 12,779.65
22. TOTAL DEPOSITS 7.398.034.76
(a) Total demand deposits 4.782.752.46
(b) lotal time and savings deposits 2,015.282.30
27. Other liabilities 212,247.30
28. TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,610.282.06
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
35. Equity capital, total 544.161.05
37. Common stock - total par value 110,940.00
(No. shares authorized 30,000)
(No. shares outstanding 11,094)
38. Surplus 350.000 00
39. Undivided profits 83,221.05
41. TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 544.161 05
42. TOTAL LIABILITIES. RESERVES. AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 8.154.443 11
MEMORANDA
1. Average of total deposits for the 15 calendar days ending with call date 6.1 17.458 00
2. Average of total loans for the 15 calendar days ending with call date 1.802.220 00
3. Unearned discount on instalment loans included in total capital accounts 58,228 24
I. R. B. Lewis, President, of the above ? named bank, do solemnly swear that this report of
condition is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Correct Attest R. B. Lewis
J. H. Austin
W. L. Howell, Jr.
J. L. McNeill
DIRECTORS
Total Deposit of the State of N. C. or any official thereof $15,141.88
State of North Carolina. County of Hoke
Sworn to.nd ,ub.cribed before me thts 11th fry of J.nuery, 197 J, ,nd I hereby certify that
I am not an officer or director of this bank.
My commtdon explrei Aufurt II, 1975, kdlth S. Plckler. NoUry Ibjblh;.