American Family and Time
!"h IMs era of super high
way*, TV dinners, instant flak
action for quick gain i?
M, no-iron men's shirts, auto
dTyers, a shorter wort week
and laager Uvea, nobody has
Tbh statement was made by
Wallace C. Fulton, president,
at the National Council on
Family Relations Annual Meet
ing in Denver, Oslo.
Miaa Franoea Jordan, family
relations specialist tor the Ag
ricultural Exteuion Service at
N. C. State, says Fulton spoke
sa the "American Family and
Time", since time seems to be
one at our major concerns.
'led by our temperament,
oar situatioa. our past, each of
us looks toward what time can
otter or to what It destroys,"
stated Fulton. "The value of
time tends to be Judged in
terms at its use. There is am
ple evidence that families tail
to consider time factors in
depth prior to making choices.'
Little notice has been taken
of the new rwpomihiHtinfl of
the ceotemporary housewife.
Not only is she expected to
keep her house clean and at
trectiveiy decorated, but she
is expected to clothe her family
and serve them nutritious
meals, help improve the sch
ools. get her family to all the
church activities, be a 4-H lead
er, create a proper cultural at
mosphere for the children and
add something to the family in
come If she can.
And FUlton says this incredi
ble lid doe* not takt Into ac
count another time problem of
the technical age The modern
houaewif* U being domlnatad
by achedulee of every member
of the family. Buaee. school*,
and car pool* are interfering
with quiet breakfast gather log
of the family.
Like their parent*, children
are subject to time pressure
too. A major change is the
growing phenomenon of acade
mic competition way down In
the elementary grades. Young
sters are early impressed with
the value of high grades and
are encouraged to spend a con
siderable amount of time out
aide of school on homework
and extra study. At the same
time, they are encouraged to
take part In cultural activities
concerts, art lessons and mus
ic lessons .
All members of the family
are both the creators and the
victims of time pressure. But
how about the uncommitted
time each week that can be
used as the individual wishes?
Fulton says many of the
things Americans now want
cost money. So workers use
their free time to hold a second
job. Their uncommitted time
goes toward acquiring greater
consuming power.
Others, in substantial num
bers, are using their uncom
mitted time to return to handi
crafts and the fine arts. Fulton
says that many people feel the
need to be creative - to create
something that remain* con
?tant and uiK-tuumi;^.
"Still others are using their
thne to turn to community ser
vice," aays Pulton "Volunteer
activity may well serve a* a
substitute Mums of satiefec
tion and power. There is heart
ening increased concern of maa
for hie fallow man. Never has
the world seen so much inter
est in the underprivileged, the
dlseeeed. and poverty-stricken
people of the world."
Pulton nates that parents
and children need to exercise
their option of choice with time
for the kind of tomorrow they
want - this highlighted chal
lenge in the largely uneiploreil
field of family thne choice.
Good Business Practices
Needed To Increase
Farm Income In 1964
If Tar Heel farmers can
maintain their gross income in
1964, there is a good chance
they can actually Increasetheir
net income.
This is the conclusion reach
ed by a group of extension
specialists at North Carolina
State after studying 1964 farm
Income prospects.
They had been asked to make
die study by Dr. George Hy
att. director of the N.C. Ag
ricultural Extension Service, In
wake of the anxiety over the
10 per cent cut in tobacco al
lotments.
The specialists expressed
confidence that '64 farm income
could be maintained at the '63
level because of the opportuni
ties that exist for increasing
Income from many commo
dities. They also doubted if
tobacco income would drop 10
per cent. '
In order to get the maxi
mum net income in '64 how
ever, the specialists urged the
farmers to consider a number
of "good farm business prac
tices and cost-cutting possibili
ties.'
Here are some examples;
1. Farmers can reduce in
terest charge if they borrow
money only Tor the time need
ed. Many farmers, for exam
ple. need money for harvesting
tobacco. The proper time to
borrow such money is at the
beginning of the harvest sea
son. not earlier in the year.
i. Farm people should give
attention to what may at first
appear to be minor items. Pre
ventative maintenance, for ex
ample. can cut large repair
bills. Good records can help
locate new opportunities for
efficiencies and point to pro
fitable enterprises. Filing for
gasoline tax refunds or using
the investment credit in fed
eral income taxes on new ma
chinery purchases can add dol
lars to family Income.
3. Farmers should try to un
derstand government farm pro
grams as throughly as possi
ble. Use of such things as the
lease and transfer tobacco pro
gram and the lease and re
apportionment cotton program
can directly affect income.
4. Farmers should try to be
flexibile enough to cope with
emergencies. Due to the short
hay crop in 19S3, for example,
farmers feeding beef herds
should use as much low priced
roughage as possible during the
winter. Grazing of small grain,
where available, until early
spring could also cut feed costs.
As a final point, the spec
ialist said somefarmers should
also consider off-farm employ
ment. They cited a study wnicn
showed how a reduction in to- .
bacco allotments has affected
off farm employment in the
past.
From 1955 to 1957, when flue
cured allotments were cut 29
per cent, off-farm income of
Social
Security
Br: James P. Temple
DMrtet Manager
Although a person may wait
a considerable number of years
before reaching retirement age,
when the time comes he usual
ly wants action! The Social
Security Administration is con
stantly streamlining its pro
cedures, using the latest elec
tronic communications equip
ment and all other available
resources to facilitate the pro
cessing of claims for benefits.
Surprisingly enough, the
claimant himself can do a
great deal toward hastening the
prompt, efficient payment of
his benefits. First, he can file
his application as early as three
months before reaching retire
ment age. Full benefits are
payable for retirement at age
65. Both men and women can
retire on reduced benefits, how
ever. between ages 62- and 65.
Second, by filing early he can
receive information as to what
proofs may be required in his
particular case.
Proof of age may be support
ed by a birth or baptismal cer
tificate, U. S. Census records,
school records, immigration re
cords, passports, military ser
vice records, old insurance pol
icies, marriage licenses, family
bible entries, and similar re
cords or documents.
Depending on the individual
case, other proofs may be re
quired. These could include
proofs of marriage, divorce,
adoption, support, and recent
earnings, to mention a few:
In addition, those who are in
business for themselves should
bring a copy of the previous
year's income tax return ( for
the social security office to
keep* together with proof of
payment < cancelled check,
etc. i of the tax.
Employees should have avail
able a record of their last
year's total earnings ( W-2
Withholding Statement, if pos
tible) and an estimate of the
Two Bedroom Farmhouse Flan
This attractive two-bedroom
farmhouse, featuring plenty of
storage space, has recently
been designed by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture.
Of masonry wall construc
tion it can be completed in
stages over a period of time.
The completed shell would be
a weatherproof space where the
family could live while finish
ing the interior.
Plumbing and electirc service,
and heating need to be plan
ned before you start construc
tion. All water and waste dis
posal piping should be placed
and tested before the slab is
poured. For a hot-air perimeter
heating system, the ducts are
cast in the concrete. If you use
a hot water system, the piping
must be roughed in and tested
before the floor is poured.
Double windows in the fam
ily dining area and one over
the sink provided excellent na
tural lighting in the kitchen.
The large living room has space
to accommodate larger groups
for company meals.
Ample space for storing out
door clothing is provided to the
left of the front entrance and
near the rear door in the
workroom.
You can order free working
drawings of this Plan No. 7155
from your county agricultural
agent.
tarm families In the Northern
Piedmont went up about 25 per
cent. The change was not as
noticeable In the Coastal Plain
where fewer opportunities ex
isted for off-farm work.
current year's earnings, to date
and for the months ahead.
If the retiring worker is fil
ing for dependents who also
have social security account
number cards he must furnish
their account numbers as well
as his own.
Your nearest social security
district office at Sit East Wal
nut Street in Gotdsboro is read
ily available to supply informa
tion for those planning to re
tire. The office hours are 8:45
a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
Although 136,000 veterans died
during calendar year 1963 there
remained 23,092,000 living vet
erans at the beginning of 1964,
the Veterans Administration
disclosed.
In addition to some six mil
lion home loans for veterans,
the Veterans Admiinstration
has guaranteed or insured 72,
000 farm loans and more than
238,000 business loans.
World War I veterans have
some six thousand term and 166
thousand converted GI life in
surance policies in force with a
total face value of more than
$1 billion, the Veterans Admin
istration reports.
World 'War II veterans have
2.7 million l?rm and 2.2 mil
lion converted GI insurance
policies in force with a total
face value of more than $32 bil
lion, the Veterans Administra
tion reports.
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the soil surface for longer periods. This
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should be applied at planting or after
planting but before weeds emerge.
Don't let weeds and grasses rob your
crop of moisture and soil nutrients this
year. Use Atrazine or Simazine.
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