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FIro Safety
Keep the "Merry" in "Merry
Christmas" by keeping fire out
of your holiday activities.
Urging attention to fire safety
when planning Christmas trees,
lighting, decorations and gifts,
1 Fire Chief F. B. Nixon begins
with "two rules good all year
round but especially important
during the busy holiday season:
Never leave children alone or
without proper supervision, even
for a brief time; and Have
family escape plan, worked out
and rehearsed for use in case of
fire in your home."
National Fire Protection
Association studies show that
each year some lives are lost in
Christmas tree fires, the Chief
says, and last year in the United
States alone holiday fires
damaged or destroyed hemes
and other property valued at $3.1
million.
Ctyef Nixon offers these
VTuletide fire safety guidelines:
1. Natural trees should be
fresh-looking and firm-needled
when you select them. Saw off
the butt an inch above the
original cut, stand the tree in
water, and keep it in water until
you dispose of it - soon after
Christmas Day. Don't rely on do-it-yourself
fiameproofing
treatments, as none Is truly
effective. Set up the tree away
from heat and where it won't
block doorways or stairs. .Ar
tificial trees should be clearly
marked as made of slow-burning
materials. Look for the Un
derwriters' Laboratories (UL)
label on trees with built-in
electrical systems. . .With metal
trees, use only indirect lighting
to avoid the possibility of electric
shock.
2. Check lighting strings for
frayed wires, loose connections,
broken sockets. Replace only
with UL-labeled sets. Bulbs
made in the U.S. generally are
safest; imported bulbs may have
dangerous hot spots. Electric
cord sets with built-in fuses are
strongly recommended. . .
Always turn off tree and other
indoor holiday lighting when
leaving the bourse or retiring for
the night. . .For outdoor lighting,
use only sets UL-listed for this
purpose.
3. Noncombustible materials
such as metal, glass and
asbestos should be used for
decorations as much as possible.
Make sure cotton batting, flock
and decorating paper are
flameproof ed. Natural
evergreen decorations dry
quickly, burn readily, so keep
them well removed from can
dles, the fireplace and other
heat. Don't use polystyrene foam
for table or mantle decorations
where there are lighted candles.
4. Dispose of gift wrappings
promptly and safely
in the fireplace.
NOT
S. Be especially caretui aunng
the Christmas season to keep
matches and cigarette lighters
out of the reach of children, and
try to keep the youngsters from
playing beneath or near the
Christmas tree.
Hertford Fire Dept.
SANTA
CLAUS
WILL BE AT
ROBERTSON'S
LAUNDERETTE
FRI., DEC 18
FROM 2 'TIL 5:30
CANDY AND
TREATS FOR
THE KIDS
We at Robertsons Launderette
wish to take this time to express
our appreciation to our many
friends and customers for their
patronage during the past year
and we look forward to serving
you in the future. We sincerely
wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Prosperous New Year!
JIM and LINDA ROBERTSON
Weekly, Hertford, N.C., Thursday, December 17, 1970
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Annual Howell
Christmas Reunion
Held Sunday
The Annual Christmas Party
and Family Reunion of the late
J.E. and Elizabeth Howell was
held at the American Legion
Post 126 December 13.
A regular Christmas Dinner
was served to the following five
generations who attended:
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Howell of
Lawrenceville, Va .; Mr. and
Mrs. RE. Ogburn and son,
Bobby, of Emporia, Va. ; Mr. and
Mrs. Irvin Stubbs of Norfolk,
Va.; Mrs. Myrtle Pepper of
Virginia Beach, Va.; Mr. and
Mrs. Tim Gregory of
Chesapeake, Va.; Mrs. Cassie
Sawyer and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Landing of Winterville; Mr. and
Mrs. George H. Spruill, Mr. and
Mrs. Llovd Lane. Mr. and Mrs.
William Spruill, Red, David ancq
Ann and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Spruill of Edenton; Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin Spruill, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Spruill, Susan and Robin
of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Caldwell, Miss Sheila Spruill,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Snell,
Hannah and Timothy of Pea
Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Berry and Cindy of Elizabeth
City; Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Perry, Sheila, Gwendolyn and
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Berry,
Bill and Ben, Mrs. Maude Jones
and Mrs. E.Y. Berry of Hertford.
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ENJOY
CHRISTMAS
Tree Seedlings
Available
County Ranger "Luke"
Stallings announced today that
the North Carolina f orest
Service nurseries will have
plenty of tree seedlings available
again this year. The State nur
series will raise about 50 million
seedlings. Pine, walnut,
sweetgum, red cedar, sycamore,
fraser fir and ash are a few of the
different species for sale to the
public. The normal planting
season is from January to the
lest of March, although later
plantings are proving successful.
The seedlings are very
reasonable. Loblolly pine
seedlings are only $7.00 per
thousand delivered. Recom
mended spacing is 7 x 10 feet
which requires 622 trees for each
acre planted. Planting bars are
available from the Forest Ser
vice. E-ederal cost-sharing
assistance is available for
planting tree seedlings in fields
or cutover woodland at the rate
of $14.00 per acre. Application for
assistance should be made at the
local ASCS office. Cost-sharing is
not available for planting or
namental trees or orchards.
If you have cut-over woodlands
or small inaccessible fields that
should be planted in trees call
County Ranger Stallings at 426
5551 or 426-5291 and he will be
glad to help you determine how
many seedlings you need and
help you to order them. Seedlings
orders are also available at the
SCS office, ASCS office and
County Extension Chairman's
office
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Perquimans
1171 Feed Grain Program An
nounced Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin has an
nounced major provisions of the
1971 Feed Grain Program. "At
this time, however," the
Secretary explained, "there are
many unknowns in the feed grain
situation.
"Consequently, we are not
( announcing the final set-aside
percentage until we have ad
ditional information on factors
affecting the 1971 crops. For the
purpose of the January farmers'
planting intentions report, the
Department will tentatively plan
for a 20 per cent set-aside for
feed grain. The decision on the
actual percentage will made
prior to the program signup
period, March 1 through April 9,
1971. The preliminary payment
associated with a 20 per cent
diversion requirement would be
32 cents per bushel for corn times
the yield established for the farm
times one-half the corn base,"
Make Christmas
Christian This Year
Let's make Christmas
Christian this year, states Mrs.
M.B. Taylor, Home Economics
Extension Agent. She further
stated that we have mixed
materialism with the mercy of
God in such a way that the real
meaning of the Christmas
customs and symbols have been
lost to most of us.
Take the word, CAROL. A
carol is a song inspired by joy.
"Noel" we sing! This means
news, the good news of the birth
of Christ. Christmas carols are
the songs celebrating the good
news - the gospel - to mankind.
The gay WREATH we hang on
the door or in the window at
Christmas time tells of the love
of God. As the wreath has no
beginning - no ending - so the
love of God goes on endlessly.
Christmas HOLLY reminds us
of the crown of thorns Christ
wore - with the red berries a
symbol of drops of blood.
The very Christmas TREE -the
evergreen is symbolic of the
love of God that is ever fresh and
vital. The star at its top recalls
the Star in the East that ap
peared on that first Christmas
night.
The Christmas CANDLE tells
us of the Christmas Christ who is'
the light of the world. As a candle
burns it gives light, and at the
same time it is giving itself.
Even SANTA CLAUS is a
symbol of the good will, the
kindness, the generosity that are
typical of this happy season.
Santa Claus is our name for good
Saint Nicholas who lived in Asia
Minor 300 years before Christ
was born. He was so kind to little
children that we associate him
with the spirit of Christmas
giving.
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County ASCS Mows
the Secretary said. . '
"The set-aside program will
give producers more options in
the uncertain situations for corn
than previous programs since it
places no limits on the plantings
of crops except those for which
marketing quotas are approved
by farmers. These crops are
peanuts, rice, tobacco, extra
long staple cotton, and sugar
cane.
In 1971, participants in the set
aside program will be guaran
teed a national average of $1.35 a
bushel on the production from
half their corn base.
Take A Moment
Now To Prevent A
Holiday Fire Tragedy
Take a moment - now - to
prevent a holiday fire tragedy.
Here are a few suggestions
from the Perquimans County
Fire Marshal for keeping your
home safe during the Christmas
holidays. Trees Check your
Christmas tree daily to see that
water is around the base of the
tree to retard drying out. Locate
the tree away from a heat
source. Do not block any exit
with the tree, and take the tree
down as soon after Christmas as
possibleLighting Check your
sets of electric lights closely, for
worn insulation, broken plugs,
loose bulb sockets, a check ex
tension cords used. Make sure
all lights and cords used have a
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
label. Never hang electric lights
on a metallic artificial tree, to
avoid shock hazard, use only
indirect lighting with a UL label.
Turn off lights and decorations
when you leave the house or
retiring for night. Outdoor lights
should have a special wiring.
Decorations Use materials
which are non-combustible, such
as glass ana asDestos. Keep
natural evergreens and
polystyrene foam decorations
away from candles, fireplaces,
or any open flame. Gifts and
Toys - All electric gifts and toys
should carry the UL label. In
general, be extra careful of
smoking around the house, and
review your family's escape plan
for a quick exit in case of fire.
Never leave the children alone or
without proper supervision.
Above all do not let Santa Claus J
get hung up in the chimmey.
There have been over 75 fire
alarms answered by fire
departments in Perquimans
County this year. Please help the
fire fighters have a merry
Christmas by not having to
answer a fire alarm during the
Christmas holidays to your
house.
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Set-aside payments for
diverting the specified per
centage of the base will be equal
to the difference between the
national average price received
by farmers during the first five
months of the marketing year
and the guarantee.
The method of calculating set-
aside payments for a farm will
be like that of the 1970 program:
Half the feed grain base times
the farm yield times the
payment per bushel. Unlike the
1970 program - when par
ticipants were paid on the actual
acreage of feed grain planted up
to SO per cent of the farm base
participants in the set-aside
program will receive the full
payment regardless of what they
plant on their acreage.
Preliminary payments to
participants will he made as soon
as practicable after July 1, 1971.
Regardless of the size the total
payment turns out to be, the
participant will not be required
to refund any of the preliminary
payment. ,
New Shipment - Discontinued
9x12 Room Size Rugs . . .
ASSORTED COLORS. SOME ONLY 1 OF A KIND.
REG. $99.95 -NOW 69.95
REG. $89.95 - NOW 59.95
REG. $74.50 - NOW 54.50
REG. $69.95 - NOW 49.95
No More At These Prices When Supply Is Gone ...
MAPLE BOSTON ROCKERS 25.00
SAMPLE RUGS 79
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ALL LANE CHESTS REDUCED
All Bedroom, Living Room & Dinette Suits Priced
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Keep Your Social Security Adm.
Informed On Proper Address
If you are receiving a social i
security check, the Ad
ministration has the respon
sibility of prompt delivery of a
correct check to your proper
address. Effective com
munication will help us in our
task, an enormous one, due to the
magnitude of our program. Life
is complex and so is social
security! - 4
We want you to keep us in
formed. If you move, we must
know where to deliver your
check. If you go back to work or
exceed an earlier earnings
estimate, we must adjust our
benefit to avoid costly over
payments. If you remarry, your
child marries, or drops out of
school, we must know so further
Entertains Club
Mrs. C. R. Holmes entertained
her bridge club Tuesday night at
her home on Front Street.
Players included Mrs. T. L.
Jessup, Mrs. H. C. Stokes, Mrs.
W. C. Dozier, Mrs. J. T. Biggers,
Mrs. G. W. Barbee, Mrs. John
iCoston, Miss Mary Sumner and
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eligibility may be considered.
Many situations requif$
reporting and we must rely upon:
responsible notification as.
required by the Law. If you ane
uncertain about reporting
events, please call the Elizabeth
City Branch Office. The people
there will be pleased to give you'
all the necessary information.
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