by JifflM P. Temple
Maxine had a dilemma.
After 20 odd-years of clerking
in a store, how do you tell your
employer you can’t take a full
week any longer?
Mustering up all her courage,
she cautiously approached her
supervisor. “Mr. Ed,” she said,
“I hate to admit it, hut I’ve got
to talk to you about retiring. I
can’t take it any longer and I
guess I’ll have to quit the first
of next year.”
Ed had heard the same story
before, so he was ready with an
answer: “Maxine, have you
though of partial retirement?”
She replied that she hadn’t and
asked what he had in mind.
Ed then suggested that per
haps she would be interested in
working 3 days a week. He said
that the 3 big days for the store
are Monday, Friday, and Satur
day, and maybe she would con
sider working only on 3 days
plus perhaps helping out on a
special sale day.
Maxine thought for a minute
and then said, “It sounds good,
because I do like my work and
would miss being downtown and
meeting people if I quit altogtb
er. But,” she added, “I don’t
know whether I could get along
financially only working part
time.”
"Maxine," saia ner supervis
or, “You’ve overlooked the fact
that you may be able to get some
of your social security benefits
even though you’ll still be work
ing.” Obviously, Maxine had not
given this a thought, so her sup
ervisor elaborated.
“Now, let’s see, I’d say that
you have been averaging about
$200 a month for the past 10
years. This would mean you
could get a social security bene
fit of about $84 a month.
“If you go on a part-time ba
sis, you can arrange your hours
so you earn about $100 a month
or approximately $1200 during
the year. This would mean you
could get $1200 in wages next
year, plus about $1008 in social
security checks for a total of
about $2200.
“Maxine, it looks to me as if
you can work about half as
much next year as you have
this year and your total income
from wages and social security
will be nearly as much as when
you work full-time. Partial re
tirement may be your answer.
We hate to lose you and can
use your services on a part-time
basis if you want to give it a
try.”
It didn’t take Maxine long to
decide this was for her. She has
already arranged to go on a
part-time basis next January. Al
though she will not completely
retire, she will be able to re
ceive her full social security
benefits because she won’t be
earning over $1200 during the
year.
Sven if she did do a little
more work than she expects,
and earn slightly over $1200, she
would still give up from,her to
tal social security payments on
ly $1 for each $2 she earns be
tween $1200 and $1700.
Your social security district
office will gladly provide infor
mation on this subject if you are
thinking about retiring ...
whether partially or complete
ly. Your nearest social security
district office is located at 311
East Walnut Street, Goldsboro,
N. C. Office hours are 8:45
a. m. to 5:00 p. m., Monday
through Friday. The telephone
number is 735-6811.
HOME ECHOES
BY MARIE PENUEL. LENOIR COUNTY
Home Economics Ext. Agent
? — Is it safe to use a liquid
chlorine bleach on spandex fib
er? No. liquid chlorine bleaches
are not suitable for use on wool,
silk, spandex or certain dyed
and finished fabrics.
? — Should a chlorine bleach
be used in rinse water when
laundering clothes? No. Add li
quid chlorine bleach to water
and mix in before putting cloth
es into the wash water or wash
ing machine. If this is not pos
sible, dilute bleach in one quart
of water before adding it to the
washer. Do not use bleach in
rinse water.
? — When should a disinfec
tant be used in the wash cycle?
Add pine oil disinfectants at
the beginning of the wash cycle.
If possible, pour it into the wat
er before placing clothes in the
machihe. Add phenolic disinfec
tants to either the wash or the
rinse water.
? — Should you sanitize the
washing machine occasionally?
This is a recommendation by
USDA. Do sanitize the washing
machine occasionally. This will
kill bacteria that live on the
interior surface. Pour a disin
fectant into the empty machine;
then complete a 15-minute cycle
at the hot water setting.
? — What do you mean by
sanitizing in home laundering?
Sanitizing — or reducing the
total number of bacteria in fab
rics to a safe level.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
JONES COUNTY
Hie undersigned, having qual
ified as administratrix of the
estate of Braxton H. George, de
ceased, late of Comfort, Jones
County, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against said
Hogs and Cattle
Bought Daily
Premium Price Pud for Meat Type Hogs
“Honeycutt. Meat Products”
Let us slaughter and chill your cattle and hogs for you. saying
you the drudgery of slaughtering on the farm.
We slaughter every day except Saturday — just bring us die live
animal any day — get the dressed meat the foUowuig day or we
> will deliver it to the locker plant for you.
Charge: Hogs 2c per pound;
Cattle $£50 per head plus the 5th quarter.
Weather Boosted Per
And Yield from 1964
A variety-by-variety compari
of flue-cured tobacco planted in'
1063 and 1964 helps to explain
why surpluses reached an all
time high this year despite a
10 per cent acreage cut. x
Results of the 1964 Official
Variety Tests conducted by
North Carolina State shows hour
farmers more than made up for
the acreage cut. Both per acre
yields and dollar value rose
sharply, Although the average
price per pound was down
slightly.
Ten of the most commonly
planted varieties averaged 2,
263 pounds .per acre in the 1963
tests. These same varieties av
eraged 2,583 pounds in 1964.
This is an increase of 320
pounds or 14 per cent.
Dollar value per acre rose $166
or 12 per cent Price per hun
dred-weight dropped about $1.
“We had the type of season
that gives you a good yield,”
said Dr. Guy Jones, who directs
the Official Variety Tests.
Moisture was adequate at trans
planting time, which assured a
good stand, Jones said. A dry
period followed, which caused
the plants to develop a good
root system. Then came the
rains in July, which enable the
estate to present them to the
undersigned on or before the
19th day of May, 1965, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment to
the undersigned. !
This the 19th day of Novem
ber, 1964.
ALICE H. GEORGE,
Administratrix of the
Estate of Braxton H.
George, deceased. j ,.
Comfort, N.~C. >» *
Marion A. Parrott
Attorney at Law
Kinston, N. C.
11-19,26,12-3,10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, having qual
ified as Executor of the Estate
of Fannie Brown Banks, deceas
ed, late of Jones County, this is
to notify all persons having
claims against said Estate to
present them to the undersign
ed before the 12th day of Nov
ember, 1963, otherwise, this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
Estate will please made imme
diate settlement.
This 12th day of November,
1964.
0. M. Banks, Executor of
the Estate of
Fannie Brown Banks
Brock & Hood
Attorneys at Law
Trenton, N. C.
11-19,26:12-3,10
1
wa!f u^an^sTwaTthe ratio^f
nitrogen to nicoune.
The nicotine level of the 1862
crop w a s considered high,
which often happens with a “dry
weather” crop. There is no set
standard ' for nicotine content.
Tobacco with about 1.75 to 2-75
per cent nicotine in a normal
year is considered satisfactory
to the trade.
Jones believes the reason the
’64 crop sold for less money per
pound, despite its better quality
was due to the volume of tobac*
co on the market.
“Bidding was not as heavy,”
he observed.
Variety evaluation tests are
conducted by the college’s Agri
cultural Experiment Station
each year to compare the most
commonly planted flue-cured to
bacco varieties and advance
breeding .lines under different
soil and climatic conditions.
The tobaccos are grown on re
search stations at Whiteville,
Rocky Mount, Clayton, Oxford
and Reidsville, and on private
farms in the four flue-cured
belts.
The tobacco in the tests us
ually average several hundred
pounds per acre more than that
of the average farmer. There is
a similar pattern, however, be
tween what the farmer makes
and what is obtained in the
tests.
Besides, the tests make it pos
sible to compare the same vari
eties year after year. Most farm
er comparisons would include
different varieties from year to
year.
Varieties included in the tests
both years and used here for
comparison are Hicks Broadleaf,
NC 95, McNair 12, Speight G
10, Coker S19, McNair 20, Bell
29, Coker 187-Hieks, and Speight
G-5.
GAME CHARGES
Carteret County authorities
have indicted two Lenoir Coun
tians, Ben F. Singleton and C.
B. Davis Jr. for taking deer from
a motor boat. Warrants were
served on the pair last week by
local authorities.
Tubing
Applicators
Patching Tape
Tobacco Seed
Plant Bed Gas
Plastic Covers
PduOtt BtOS.
300 N. Heritage Kinston
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