THE PERQUTilAUS WEHLY. EEETTCrJ). N. C. ESSAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1937 rAC"3 TWO WHAT'S WHAT' ABOUT : SOCIAL SECURITY Am another service to its readers. The Perquimans Weekly each week will rive authoritative answers,; t , questions on the Social Security - Law. Bv special arrangement with Mr. George N. Adams in Rocky Uount. H.- C- the Social Security Board baa consented to past on the accuracy of answers to questions oa - Social Security, which may be asked by employers, employees, and others, through The Perquimans Weekly. Address inquiries to the Editor; An- J swerawQl be given herein the order in which questions are received. This is an Informational service and is not mApm Av.MtviML la keenine U Social "SeeTiMty-4 ISaara'poIley names will not be published. Question: If I work 20 years be ' fore reaching 65 and earn $2,600 a year, what will be the amount of ' the old-age Insurance payments I will ' get' each month under the Social Se curity law? Answer: Your monthly old-age benefit check will amount to $52.92 for ai Ion as you . live after you reach 65 ; and v retire, from regular - employment in covered, employment ;- Question: If I earned $25 a week for 20 years but died before I was ' old enough to receive any monthly insurance payments under the Social , Security Act., would my estate or my , relatives get anything T Answer: There , . would be paid to your estate or relatives, in one lump sum 'payment, a total of $910. Lump sum payments are; being made every day by the Social Security Board to those who have reached 65 and are eligible, and to the estates or rela tives of eligible workers who have died. Your nearest Social Security Board office will give you full infor mation. Question: Does the amount a worker will get in unemployment compensation payments depend on the person's wages? Answer: The amount of payments which will be made to an eligible un employed worker ; under the unem ployment compensation law will de pend on the amount of his weekly wage, the period for which he has been employed and other factors. Ask the State Unemployment Com pensation Commission station. for full inlor- Question: Does every state get. Federal funds from the Social Secur-1 ity Board for payment to old persons who are in need?' Answer: .-No.' Virginia does not It is the only state which does not have an old-age assistance law which has' been approved by the Social Security Board under the Social Security Act Under the' law , the Social ? Security Board makes to states with approved laws grants which match . dollar for dollar the amount given by the state to a needy aged person, up to a maxi mum Federal contribution of $15 a month for an individual. Question: - Does an employer have to deduct the Social Security Act in come tax from the employee's wages each week? f Answer; -The Social Security Act; says the1 employer "shall deduct" the' income tax levied under Title VIII on employees' r wages "when and as paid". The Bureau of Internal Re-' venue, however, has ruled that if an employer chooses to do so he may himself pay the income tax for the employee and such payment will not be additional, and therefore taxable, wages.. . Rtmninir Water Is : A Home Necessity A home without a water system could be worseit might have no heat to keep it warm in winter. But next to heat, a good water sys tem is the most needed convenience for the farm .. home, said Rachel Everett, Johnston County home agent of the State College extension ser vice. And a fairly complete water sys- tern can be installed for less than the cost of 'an 'electric refrigerator, she pointed out Johnston County home demonstra tion club women have taken a great interest in water, systems lately, she continued, and at every club meeting water is a subject of discussion. ., , . '"At . one meeting, every . woman , present saidjshe had promised her-7-. self to have running water in her ..home before ithe end of -the yeary" Miss Everett? continued. '1. $ , - , , fWeJ have T one set f ; tools for cutting and y fitting - pipe, and , -'we ' have found a place where tools are loaned free of charge for the pur pose of putting?!! water aystema. ,?At each , meeting k recently ,. our club womh have dificaased the possi ' bHlties of putting- in a sink and a bathroom jn the hostess' home. :' !? "We have gone . over . .the hostess homes, selected places for the bath . rooms, decided where the sink should be put, and figured out how this couli be done.'. . '; , "It has been good practice for the club members, and.it will make it -'.r fjr them to work . out vter ; CROSSROADS Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Perry and son, ' Eugene, spent Sunday morning with Mr, and Mrs. Will Perry. Mr. and Mrs. W. Winborne and Miss Sara Winborne visited Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott Saturday evening, , Mrs. ,B. M. Boljowell,. Jr, spent Thursday with her mother, i ; t x -, Mr.' W.'A." Perry spent '.Tuesday evening with Mrs. Mattie Eyans ,t : Mas. Brittle, of Burlington, spent 'the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C (Nixon. i Mr. and. Mrs. Tom Parker , and daughter, of Edenton,. -spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Perry, t ' . '' ' " Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Perry, of Rocky Hock, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. White and daughter, Carolyn, of Edenton,- and Mrs. W. W. Bunch visited Mr. and pSSa Saltfe Elliott Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fred White spent, Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. A. Perry. Misses Frances , and Helen Evan of Manteo, spent the week-end with Mrs. Z. W. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Evans and sons visited Mrs. E. N. Elliott Sun day evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. White and daughter, Carolyn, of Edenton, Mrs, W. W. Bunch and Miss Sallie Elliott visited Will Elliott Sunday afternoon, Misses Marian Fiske, Marjorie Hefren, May Belle Edwards and Eunice Hobbs and Gene Barnette vis ited Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott Tues day evening. Miss Ruth Elliott, of Raleigh, who spent last week with Mrs. E. N. El liott, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Thomas W. Elliott, be fore returning to Raleigh. Mrs. J. T. Byrum and Mrs. Lind sey Evans spent Thursday afternoon in Jbktenton. Miss Pattie Winborne, W. H. Win borne and Mrs. E. N. Elliott attended the funeral of E. I. Warren, in Edenton Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas W. Elliott, Thomas and Charlotte Elliott were supper guests of Mr, and Mrs. E. N. Elliott Thursday evening. . . . juibs .warguerrce tua uvans, a student at Greensboro College, Greensboro, spent the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Evans. Miss Ella Mae Nixon, of Burling ton, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nixon, Miss Sarah Winborne, a student at W. C. U. N. C, Greensboro, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. p. Winborne. ,.. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. ,Byrum and Miss VashU Bowman spent Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs, T. L. Ward,at Ryland. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Winborne vis- ited Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott on Thursday evening1. Mrs. Lindsey Evans, Mrs. E. N. Elliott and Miss Ruth Elliott visited Mrs. J. G. Perry, in Rocky Hock, on Wednesday afternoon. Norman Hollowell and J. P. Bar-i nette spent Sunday at Morehead City. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Blow, Bill Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hollowell I and baby, of Edenton, dined with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hollowell Sunday. Rev. and. Mrs. J. T. Byrum, "Mr. and Mrs. J. H. AsbelL'Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hollowell and son, and 'Mr and Mrs. J. -C. Leary attended the .meeting of the West Chowan 'Asso- ciation at Colerain "Baptist Church last. Tuesday. Miss May Belle Edwards spent Sat- urday night and Sunday with her i parents at Whaleyville, Va. Miss Marian Fiske spent the week end at her home at Moyock. : Mr. and Mrs.' P. L. Baumgardneri Misses May JBelle Edwards, Myra Bunch, Lois Savage and Eunice Hobbs were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. L, Ward of Ryland, at dinner on Monday evening. P. L Baumgardner and J. P. Bar-, nette attended the meeting of the Schoolmasters' Club in Hertford on Monday night : Miss Eunice Hobbs spent the week end at her home at Hobbsville. ' ' Mrs. E. N. Elliott is quite sick at her. home; - Friends will be glad to know that Dr. Brickhouse Wilson is improving. 'Don't forget the Swing Billies, ninety minutes of fun and merriment. at Chowan High School auditorium tn Saturday night, November 6. r-4 I-a r :.r f . li tt: If a . .'I,-- ; . , - u vi i ( DjUCrLC:jSO - UL..Uj Vk..J bswl Security Farm Tenure s - Goal ThaFarm Security ' Administration of the U.' 9. Department of Agricul ture will stress better leasing ar rangements between i landlords - and tenants in the interest of both parties to the contract and as an aid to the success of its ' program, ' John - H. Pope, . County Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor for the FSA announced from his office In Edenton.' ' According to Mr. Porei the need fur better- leaaecouuavv -Hluiling such provisions as longer, rental; pe riods, security to the landlord for the protection of his property and security to the tenant for reimburse ment for improvements made by him, has been brought convincingly to the attention of supervisors . during the paBt two years in connection with their ' program to ; help : financially handicapped farmers and tenants to get on their feet again by means of Rehabilitation supervised loans, a work which since. Resettlement's re cent . liquidation, is being carried on by supervisors under Jhe newly estab lished Farm Security Administration. A large percentage of farmers need ing these Rehabilitation loans are tenants, he said, and it has been found easier' to work, out a sound farm plan for families who. have sat isfactory 'leasing contracts. ; In many ; eases I the : applicant for these loans' needs credit! not only for livestock; and . " equipment---article8 which can be taken with him if he is required to move but also credit for soil improvement items, such as lime and seed for permanent' pasture, the returns from which the .tenant will not be able to realize in dollars and cents the first year and which he can not take away with him when he moves. ' i Rehabilitation supervised loans are repayable over a period, of from one to five years, the longer period being provided to iriv the borrower mora time in which topay for these items which are, expected to produce results over a period of years.. , Where' such applicant is a tenant, -', a satisfactory leasing arrangement makes it easier, other qualifications and . conditions being favorable, to work out a prac tical farm plan with suitable crop rotation and to extend the-Joan over the -longer period. In many cases, it has been found impossible to work out a suitable farm plan , or to ap- mm EDENTON, N. C. WE HAVE THE SHOWS Today (Thursday) and Friday, November 4-5, J ';' Bette Davis ' Henry Fonda . in That Certain Woman With ANITA LOUISE' IAN HUNTER ' - -Act News' Saturday, November 6 Dick Foran 'Devils Saddle Legion' Robinson Crusoe No. 9 V !' - ' Comedy . Monday, November 8 , , Spencer Tracy ;; Louise Rairier . "BigW' . Tuesday, November 9 ' ' Lew Ayres , , ; Mary Carlisle w - ; "Hoid 'Em Navyw With BENNY BAKER '.Travelogue and March of Umle Wednesday; November 1 '.-, : Gaire Trevor : : ; . . . eaiiy43iane i "Or UZi From 11 U L ji" - iX , ' -y ' -nwjrcl; mm prove a loan until a satisfactory lease has been secured. Now that the Farm Security Ad ministration has been set up to tackle the farm -tenancy problem,' security of farm .tenure, whether by tenants or owners, has been, recognized , as the real goal, Mr. Pope said. ' "One? read 'to security of tenure is by ownerahlp.fbufe appropriations, f9r thepresenfat 1eat,rV to limited that loans to buy farms can be made to only a small percentage of tenants desiring . farms of their own,- The Rural Rehabilitation supervised, loans (which do not include money for, land purchase) will continue as 4he major activity, of the FSA.. Therefore the second road to security of tenure must be emphasised, namely, better leases, improved relationship between landlord and snt ; The i . problem resolves itself into 'one of developing a . leasing contract I whkh: will ; rive tbetet.;iri;e-.ialregtr iriJio-operi ating with the owner in making im provements for their mutual advantage.- (." . .' ,i t ( ?' Mr. Pope stated that his agency is working hand - . in hand with 'the Extension Service, Agricultural col leges and other agencies whkh have been stressing the need for better leases in an educational way but that FSA finds it necessary to meet the problem in a practical', way and be cause of the fact that his ' agency's loan and farm management system is designed to wprk in the interest , of both landlord and tenant, , it is' be lieved that, a practical incentive for better leases Jus, been 'I found 'and tnat in , time, with the continued co operation of the above named educa tional agencies, his common incentive for the -better leases will be generally recognized. '4.-V'-i&: HALLOWE'EN PARTY Miss Inez Umphlett entertained, at a Hallowe'en party at her home on Friday evening. ; ,. The house was tastefully decorated with decorations appropriate to the season. Games; were played and contests enjoyed by the guests, after which refreshments were served. Those present were: Miss Mary Belle Twine, Miss Maude Twine, Miss Inez Umphlett, Myers Twine-. Miss Nellie Butler, Miss Onella Umphlett, Miss Celia Blanche- Da!!. - Carlton Berclift, ,' KOberly Perry,' ' ' Winman Spivcy, Paul Sawyer, Marshall Saw yer, Russell Turner, Robert Sutton, Ernest Sutton, Fred Turner and Er nest Morgan. . , . ' iltjXcillMf Tl,..io0 K"'' .-- . .... 1 1 y f ' ' ' . r - r " " "? r Births In Statb 712 Over "Tlw year's declining death rate in North Carolina held its own dunn September, with the total number 2,486 .deaths, as compared with 2,5,19 the corresponding month in ,1936, u is shown by the report of the Divi sion of Vital SUtisticst State Boaru of. Health. - . v , ' ,, M ' ;h$rth$ ;inSe1Vthi.' 'yea?, regjsteied a gain of .712 over the samejs'hnth in UwUH a'i totai throughout the Et.ce W'6,i.oJ, a compared with 6,224 a year ago. 1 - Infant mortality showed a sharp decline for the month, the report re vealed, the total number of deaths among children under one year being 887, as compared with 441 in Septem ber, "1936, while '; maternal deatns dropped in numbers from 40 to 25. There were 14 deaths last montn from typhoid fever in the State, as compared '.with 12 the corresponding month in 1936, while whooping cough deaths jumped from 1 to lo and diphtheria deaths were the same for the two months, 16. Tuberculosis showed a decline tnis September, the total being 128, as compared with 155 in last : year s September, while cancer deaths in creased from 131 to 158. Syphilis . was on the increase, with 41, com pared with 82 a yean ago. Pellagra was up. - Deaths . from that disease in September, 1937, to taled 104, as compared with 89 the corresponding month in 1986, but diarrhea among children under 2 years old claimed only 79 victims, as compared with 184 last year. Homicides showed an increase, the September total this year being 43. Last September it was 31. There were 22 September suicides this year. Last year the total for the month ; was 23, one less in 1937. World's Oldest Monastery Tha world's - oldest monastery is k St, Aitbony:s, aituatedneare.Rad. sea, about zuu mues sown oi auez. It was founded in the Fourth cen tury and is maintained by the Egyp tian ' Coptic church, . called . the world's oldest Christian church. j ft iiLf::;o;i;K C; inuy yuKMoaw mm tiMnging--wubotu a sound bviwccn tution jr inium muiK wtiM yea wof o yoac . mumm. At bff. (ool-praof.-tfipffoof ; im-proot sad drift-proof EtECtRIC uiomauc tytuni tnain u is';': ' .;"iif V r . ' , Amqxing Mw"ROBOr DIAL 1 i$ at EASY TO au intcc wivt ofun nave dad, vet thm k few ONE dial ' at a time ' And that on dial amply dctiaacd, dear sad f Mi i'J . a I Produce More Lint : With Treated Seed 1 Seed-treatment to control damping off ?tpr:b has increased the value of Ncrlh C. rolina'a cotton .crop an esti mtnd $",000,000 this year. ' lim eaiimaie by Dr. Luther Shaw, ' extcnipto tlant pathologist at State College; is based on the results se cured in seed-treating demonstrations -over the State. '- - ' "' . Demonstrations were conducted on 100 farms. Results tabulated so far from 74 farms showed that the treat ed seed produced an average of 1,278 ; pounds of Seed cotton per acre, while : untreated seed yielded, .only 1,042 pounds per acre. , -: WW lint . figured 4at eents ', pound and seed at 1 cent a pound, the 2SS rounds er acre average In" - ttttzS tuLiit l&csed.va:.' 19.11 cents. r .. It costs but 25 cents to treat with Cere san (.two per cent tehyl mercury chloride dust) enough seed to plant an acre.) The net profit from treat ing, then, was figured at 88.91 per acre. ,5 ; J 1 -, . Since 225,000 acres or cotton werey- planted with treated1 seed last spring Dr. Shaw estimates that if the ave! age for, the demonstrations . hold good for all the other,1 farms, " the total increased' value would be $2,004,700. . - -- " -. Dr. Shaw added that in some of the demonstrations much larger dif ferences were noted. - ' On the farm of C D. Branch, in Columbus ' County; untreated seed produced 1,146 pounds of seed cotton per acre, while treated seed gave a yield of 2,031 pounds-a difference of 885 pounds.' ; , , C E. Bell, Nash County, increased his yield from 1,146 to 1,722 pounds per acre, arid A, J. Beaver, Iredell County, Increased his yield from 833 to 169 pounds by treating their seed. A sow on the farm of J. A. Jordan of Crestview, Fla., set what many regard as something of a record when she . gave birth to a litter of 27 Pig". : CHECKS Colds .J, and L' Fever UQUiD, uiun 'HEADACHE. SO M.vs. note okom . . MINUTES twv- Mm.Mv-TiaM'-woRLn'a atsT LtMiMNt 1 3 f : .-'' tiaiM v T 4 READ as !'!L- V a i ' S 1 " -v- (cpniw thowint it bij, ' ASY TO " .3 . f0te'? r - i. I! ' '. : " " ' ' - n . ' :.. -i .' .,,...,.-'.:. . . '"I .-- 4. 4 i it JL '- i i -s for t! r own tc r t :v ? i L i r i... :i u jr. aa.l -1

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