Tips for prevention and
removal of mildew from fabrics
Mildew can be a problem in many
homes, one that is destructive and
creates an unpleasant musty odor.
This fungus growth, which may
range in color from black to gray
white, is produced by molds that at
tack any surface. Molds that cause
: mildew are always in the air but to
- flourish, they need moisture to grow.
Poor air circulation also helps their
cause.
Damp, dark, warm and poorly
aired basements, crawl spaces, bath
rooms and closets are all prey for
molds. Rugs and curtains used in
basements, wet shower curtains
puled back after use, clothes and
linens stored when damp and -or dirty
are other ideal environments for mil
dew growth. New homes are espe
cially prone to mildew attack be
cause of the inherent moisture in
many new building materials.
. Molds mo6t often develop on fab
rics. Given time the damage can be
"? so extreme, fabrics will rot. At the
? very least, they usually become dis
? _ colored.
Such a problem is easier to prevent
than to cure. So the best precaution is
to keep areas susceptible to mildew
cool and well-ventilated. That in
cludes basements, closets, even dres
ser drawers.
Before putting clothes, linens and
other home furnishings away, make
certain they are clean. Molds are at
tracted to stains on fabrics and will
start growing under the right ocndi
tions. Even many of the man-made
' ? ; fabers, which are inherently mold-re
sistant, may become mildewed when
, _ soiled.
In addition to being clean, fabrics
should be dry. Items dampened and
rolled up for future ironing can mil
dew if left too long, as can damp,
dirty laundry in a hamper. So spread
any soiled wet garments and towels
out to dry before putting them in a
hamper. And dampen only as many
pieces as you can iron at one time.
Laundered items should be dried
quickly and thoroughly before stor
ing. A prolonged drying time may
cause fabric to develop a sour and
musty odor? sign of mold growth.
Closets that are poorly ventilated
can get damp and musty. Prevent
mildew on items stored in closets by
allowing air to circulate freely. Hang
clothes with space between; use per
forated shelves or wire racks; con
sider installing louvered doors.
Closet doors that are solid should be
left ajar. Or keep a 60-100 watt bulb
burning in the closet for short periods
of time so that the heat from the bulb
will discourage mold growth. Be
careful that the bulb is not touching
clothes or any items stored on
shelves.
Since items in storage are highly
susceptible to mildew, they should be
thoroughly dry. Starched items
should also be pressed. Any stored
articles should be thoroughly dry.
Starched items should also articles
should be inspected occasionally and
taken out to air in a well-lit, venti
lated place.
There are water-repellent sprays,
mildew inhibitors and fungicide
products to make fabrics less sus
ceptible to mold growth. When pur
chasing and before using any of the
products, read and follow package di
rections carefully. Observe all pre
cautions and keep such products out
of the reach of children and pets.
Despite all these precautions, you
may encounter mildew problems
from time to time. When mildew is
properly removed, inflicted items
can often be saved. But badly mil
dewed fabrics may be damaged be
yond repair.
Upon discovering mildew spots on
fabric, remove them immediately
before further damage sets in. Brush
off loose spores outside, so they will
not scatter throughout the house.
If mildew stains are still apparent,
dry clean articles that cannot be
laundered. Washable items should be
laundered immediately with deter
gent or soap and chlorine bleach, if
safe for the fabric. Or soak the items
in nonchlorine bleach according to
package directions; then launder.
WHAT'S NEW
Cordless, rechargeable appliances
are becoming extremely popular for
the modern homemaker. Look for
these space saving items to replace
the clutter in your kitchen and bath
room.
Education Videos are available
from the Extension Office. For more
information and subjects available,
call the Extension Office.
MAMOGRAM OFFERED
The American Cancer Society and
Albemarle Hospital are offering
Mammogram services through April
28, 1987 for women 35 years and
older. Call 338-5353 for more details
on the cost and time that this service
is available.
All Extensions programs are open
to any person regardless of race,
color, age, national origin, sex, or re
ligion.
Information on Social Security benefits
Picture this... The time has finally
come. You're almost 65. After 40
years of hard work, you're ready to
y , retire. You head for your local Social
Security office to apply for benefits.
?*.' But when you learn of the amount of
your monthly benefit check, the
amount is much less than you antic
ipated. What happened?
It could have been any number of
things, perhaps you didn't give your
employer your correct Social Secu
rity number. Or maybe your em
ployer made a mistake when he re
ported your income. Then again,
maybe it was the Social Security has
well over 100 million Social Security
contributors on file and each year re
ceives some 200 million reports from
employers and self-persons.
But not to worry... The North Caro
lina Association of CPAs advises that
Z there are a number of simple, pre
ventative steps you may take to pro
- tect the benefits you are entitled to.
First, always exercise care when
reporting your Social Security num
ber to your employer. Keep your So
cial Security card handy and refer to
it when supplying your number to an
employer. If you lose your card, con
tact your Social Security office for a
replacement.
Another good check is to verify the
correctness of the W-2 you receive
from your employer. Be sure your
name, address and Social Security
number appear correctly. The box
marked "FICA Wages" should show
the total earnings from which your
employer withheld Social Security
taxes. This is the amount of earnings
that is entered on your Social record.
If any of the information on your
W-2 is not correct, you must immedi
ately notify your employer who
should issue a corrected W-2. It's a
good idea to keep al pay slips, check
stubs and W-2 forms as proof of your
contributions.
As a further precaution, you should
periodically request a check of your
Social Security record, a measure
the Social Security Administration it
self recommends you do at least ev
ery three years, just call, visit or
write your local Social Security office
and ask for form SSA-7004PC, "Re
quest for Statement of Earnings."
The form is simple? you fill in your
name, address, Social Security num
ber, date of birth, signature and, if
applicable, any other name or num
ber you may have used.
As an added feature, you may also
request an estimate of the monthly
benefit you will be entitled when you
reach 65 by writing on the card,
"Please furnish benefit estimate."
Of course, this estimate will only be
based on the amount of earnings you
currently have credited. So if your
retirement is a long way off, this in
formation isn't going to be very
meaningful.
In six to eight weeks after mailing
your card to the Social Security ad
ministration, you'll receive a compu
terized statement showing al the
earnings that have been credited up
to the date stated. There is generally
a one-to-two year lage in posting en
tries. The amounts credited for the
three or four most recent years wil be
shown as separate yearly totals,
while the amounts earned in previous
DOT begins road
priority meetings
RALEIGH? Members of the state
Transportation Board will begin the
five-month process of deciding how
to set highway construction priorities
during a series of IS public meetings
to start April 27.
The meetings are designed to give
local residents, businesses and gov
ernment leaders an opportunity to
discuss various highway construc
tion projects to be included in the
Transportation Improvement Pro
gram (TIP). The TIP is the state
transportationdepartment's basic
planning document which sets high
way construction priorities
statewide. It was updated after a
similar series of meetings center on
adding new projects to the program.
In addition to highway projects,
other transportation related matters
such as aviation, public transporta
tion, bicycles and the state rail pro
gram will be discussed.
The meetings start at 2 p.m. with
registration of speakers at 1 p.m.
years are shown as a lump sum. All
earnings shown for the most recent
years with the amounts reported on
your W-2's or self-employment re
cords. If you suspect an error, con
tact your Social Security office im
mediately. In most cases, the official
time limit for correcting mistakes on
your earnings record is three years,
three months and fifteen days after
the year in which the wages were
paid or self-employed income
earned. Although there are excep
tions to these limits, it is in your best
interest to check your record on a
regular basis and promptly notify the
Social Security Administration of
any errors.
It will be up to you to provide the
records necessary to sustantiate
your claim of an error. The Social Se
curity Administration will need your
employment records including
names of employers, dates of em
ployment and wages received. You'll
be asked to show those W-2 forms
you've been saving.
By following these simple mea
sures you can ensure that, when the
time comes, you will get the benefits
you are entitled to.
With 97 percent of all workers said
to have earnings covered by Social
Security. In recognition of National
Consumers Week, April 19 to 25, The
American Institute of Certified Pub
lic Accountants, in cooperation with
the United States Office of Consumer
Affairs, has prepared a pamphlet
which answers many common ques
tions about Social Security. For your
free copy, write the North Carolina
Association of CPA's Public Rela
tions Division, Post Office Box 31027,
Raleigh,- NC 27622.
Most tax refunds
come on time . . .
. . . But if it's been 10 weeks
since you filed your tax return
and you still haven't received
your refund check, find out
about it. Call the special phone
number in your tax forms
package and the IRS Automated
Refund Service can check the
status of your return.
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PERQUIMANS PIGS: Natalie Layden of Belvidere has her hands full. Hogs are an important
business to Perquimans County representing around seven million dollars worth of income
annually to the county.
Medical Society to hold meetings
RALEIGH? Hundreds of the
state's most prominent medical doc
tors will meet at the Pinehurst Hotel
beginning on April 29th for three days
of scientific lectures, discussions and
decisions on future policy during the
133rd Annual Session of the North
Carolina Medical Society.
Future policy of the Society, which
represents two-thirds of the state's li
censed physicians, will be considered
by its House of Delegates through
resolutions and reports from com
mittees, component societies and
task forces.
Two General Sessions are sched
uled during the three day meeting.
The first is co-sponsored by the Socie
ty's Internal Medicine Section, Infec
tious Diseases Section and Task
Force on Sexually Transmitted Dis
eases and AIDS. It will begin Friday
morning at 8:00.
Among the presentations to be
made during this session are: "New
Drugs for AIDS," by David W.
Barry, M.D., of Burroughs Wellcome
Company, "Containment of the Aids
Epidemic," by P. Samuel Pegram,
Jr., M.D., of Winston-Salem, and
"AIDS Research," by Daniel Mores
chi. Director of Development for the
Institute for Immunological Disor
ders in Houston, Texas.
William B. Costebader, Jr., M.D.,
NCMS First-Vice Present from Ashe
ville, will preside over the meeting.
The Second General Session will be
held on Saturday, May 2 from 9:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. it is sponsored by
the Society's Internal medicine Sec
tion in cooperation with Glaxo, Inc.,
and the Joseph W. Hooper, Sr., M.D.,
Memorial Lecture Fund.
Among the presentations to be
given during this session are; "Allo
cation of Resources in the Health
Care of the Elderly," by C. Glenn
Pickard, Jr., M.D., of Chapel Hill,
and "Ethics of Resource Allocation
in Health Care of the Elderly," by
Larry Churchill, Ph.D., of Chapel
Hill.
Richard Lamm, Former Colorado
Governor, will give this year's Jo
seph W. Hooper, Sr., M.D., Memorial
Lecture. The topic of his lecture will
be "Society and Medicine? Future
Problems Regarding the Care of the
Elderly." Lamm was Governor of
Colorado from 1975 to 1987 and is
highly involved with many health is
sues affecting physicians all across
the country.
A panel discussion on health care
resources alocation for the elderly
with each of the speakers w<U follow
their presentations. Thomas H.
Byrnes, Jr., M.D., Chairman, Inter
nal Medicine Section, of Thomasville
will preside.
"Specializing in
Medical Supplements
and Other Health & Life
Carl T. Mumm Needs."
President
MUMM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
P.O. Box 612
#3 Courthouse Square
Hertford, NC
426-7465 ? 264-2431 (hom?)
"Insurance is your best protector"
TOWN OF WINFALL
Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 105-369 of
the North Carolina General Statues and pursuant to an order of the
Town Council of Winfall, I am hereby advertising tax liens for the year
1986 upon the real estate listed below. The amount has been increased
by interest and cost. The name of the person to whom the real prop
erty is listed for taxes and the principal amount of the taxes plus cost
and interest are set out below. If the taxes remain unpaid, the lein will
be foreclosed by the taxing unit and the property sold to satisfy the
taxing unit's claim for taxes.
This 23rd day of April 1987.
Signed,
Cheryl M. Williams
Town of Winfall
Tax Collector
Bragg, Katie 26.93
Burke, Sophia J. & Eugene 45.55
Chappell, Carlton W 50.03
Chappell, Mrs. Margie C 61.60
Collins, Loretta B 15.04
Creamer, Jerry & Karen ,/ 18.30
Elliott, Steve..... 26.36
Felton, Oliver McKinley 12.66
Fletcher, Madeline P 4.^7
Floyd, Carrie . . .37.73
Harrell, Anderson Heirs 3.53
Hayes, Clara D 6.84
Hill, Josephine est & Linwood Sutton 7.37
Hobbs, Elsberry Heirs ....... , 4.31
Hobbs, Mary Randall 3.63
Hurdle, Odessa M. & Willis 4.08
Jennings, Lawrence 6.84
Johnikins, Willie 3.48
Johnson, Dennis Jr... . . 58,90
Johnson, Neppie estate 27.86
Johnson, Willie Lee & Betty 38.46
Jones, Daniel Heirs 5.00
Jones Harriett Heirs . . . . . , ...... 4.45
Knight, Louise T... 37.42
Mason, Raymond . . . . .". .... ........ . . ..... . 10.56
Mid State Homes. Inc 27.04
Miller, Bryan M.Sr 8.03
Miller, Clara & James Cooketal 22.45
Miller, Ethel Perry 12.02
Miller, George 86.18
Mitchell, Morris E. & Gloria 40.45
Modlin, Wm. Grant & Celestine 90.74
Modlin, Wm. R. & Mattie 9.64
Moore, Wm . Da vid estate 3.40
Moore, Willie B. & Ethel J 42.95
Ormand, Hattie Pearl 7.82
Ormond, Helen Skinner 22.87
Overton, Caroline 5.00
Perry, Maggie 5.23
Perry, Martha & Clara Miller .6.45
Perry, Mary Etta 12.09
Phtisic, Milton E. Jr 50.00
Revell, Melvin David . . .2.78
Riddick, Alice heirs . . 23.97
Riddick, Wm. Cisro & Mary est 10.05
Smith, Ava Kirby 53.96
Spellman, Edward estate ...... . . 19.36
Spence, Clarence Leroy 13.39
Stallings, Lester Marton ........ 27.51
Stiles, Fred 209.58
Washington, Anna 8.94
Whidbee, Jessie H. . . 28.28
White, George T. & Carolyn 24.68
White, James Clifton & Margaret 14.90
White, James Horace & John Daniels 11.42
White, Raymond & Beulah 97.35
Whitehurst, Beverly 3.44
Wiggins, Henry Sr 5.54
Wiggins, Vernon 10.57
Winslow, Mrs. A.P. Heirs . . . . . .MS
Woodard, Faith Felicia 4.45
Woodard, Maggie .5.05
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