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TOE YANCEY RECORD, PAGE 14 Social Security Questions And Answers By D. C. Nichols Field Representative Q. We appreciate the many pnctical Social Security tips arid bread-and-butter facts you give from week to week. Now could you pause to gve us a little background informa tion that might throw some light on tiie program this year when the President, Congress and the American people may be considering some important changes in the Social Security A. We'll try—in this and the next column. Back in the 19th centuy the Industrial Revolution start e d a very important trend in the United States. More and more ■•.••••• • * •. * « ■'; t ~ . • . • _ m m No carso big costs so little. r V ' .. \ v All-new ’70 1 /2 Falcon. MHr| ; Zi \ / mlmk ' - —- V--.. ..in - Falcon sporty Maverick Grabber on up—we’ve got the biggest line of economy cars anywhere! t See Carolina’s No.l low-price dealer. Ford! • 4 YOUNG AUTO SALES Burnsville JUNE 4, 1970 workers were being employed in industry and, as time passed fewer and fewer were engaged in agriculture. By the beginning of the 20th century more Americans were living in cities and towns than on farms. And the trend con tinued , in this country especi ally. ..tending farther and farther away from a simple agrarian culture. For their very survival the Am erican people were adapting to a charg ing and increasingly man-made environment. Naturally the workers and their families became more and more dependent on money income for their living. And at the same time they were be coming increasingly interdep - endent in a huge industrial - techno logical-financial system The Great Depression of the 1930's with its massive unem - ployment and other serious pro blems, apparently convinced the American people and their Government of the need to tike certain innovative and adapti\e actions. Particularly, through Social Security they found a systematic and effective way to provide income to Older workers when —due to factors such as their advanced age, the state of their health and ( or ) the state of the economy, pre vailing employement and so forth —they could no longer work. Undoubtedly the Problem of tiie Aged is complicated by the "aging population" factor. Dur ing the 20th century our aged Americans have grown rapidly in numbers and as a percenter of the population (65 and over} Ini the U.S. as a whole the portion of the population in - creased from 4.1 percent in 1900 to 9.5 percent in 1968 ; and today 20 million Ameri - cans are 65 and older. By 1985 our aged are expected to increase to about 25 million. hi North Carolina today we have about 390,000 citizens who have passed their 65th birthday. And in Western N. Carolina the problems as well as the concerns of the aged and therefore of all of us—are especially great, since propor tionately more older people live here than in other sections of the state. According to the most recent available figur es the portion of the population 65 and older averages we 11 over 10 percent in all Weston North Carolina counties. Also consider, for example, the urban area of Asheville the largest city in Western North Carolina—with 11.4 percent of its population over 65; and Hendersonville with 15. 3 per cent—the highest percentage of aged citizens in any urban area of the state. Clearly, in Western North C arolina we have our job cut out for us. Trouble In Corn Field Troubles with the com crop often come without warning. When they strike it may al - ready be too late for any re medy. according to E. L. Dil - lingham, County Extension Agent, Yancey Comity. Ano ther lecture from mother na ture in the school of hard knocks is about all that's gain ed in this case. However, if the problem can be diagnosed immediately, Dillingham says, there may still be time to cor rect it. S ometimes really serious crop losses can be avio ded by prompt action. The cause may be obv i ous but Dillingham says that more than likely the only thing that is obvious is that something is wrong. The cause and the cure are not at all apparent but all is not hopeless. In these cases, whether you are the grower or the dealer who sold the sup - plies, Dillingham says help is available for the asking. The Soil Testing Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture provides a diagnos tic service relative to plant nutrition. The Agricultu - ral Extension Service of North Carolina State University of fers help with disease and in - sect problems. Dillingham says his office is always at your service and will provide any help ne e ded to put you it. contact with oth er service agencies. So, if you need help, you will have to make the first move. Other wise, no one else will ever kiow. Jacks Is Grad Miriam Rosalynde Jacks, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Jacks of Burnsville, N. C. was graduated from Glade Valley School, Glade Valley, N.C. on May 26, 1970. H. Pat Taylor, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, delivered the Commencement address to the graduates of the Presbyterian-supported,collet preparatory school which is known for its high percentage of college admissions. w•* #* -j v.* v « . ‘
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