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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11,1957 GLIMPSES OF THE PAST By CAROLYN LLOYD A few random remarks on no subject in particular— In this weather putting on shoes that have been in a cold room all night is like plunging your feet into two buckets of ice water. That alone should be enough to stifle any sighs for«the “good old days” when it was often necessary to break the ice in the washbowl before washing the face. It is enough to make me shudder just to remember the years when we lived in a house with such poor plumbing that the pipes froze if the wind changed. After the freez ing came the bursting; and there are few experiences more frus trating than that of opening the front door to be greeted by water • pouring down the steps from an upstairs bathroom or finding the floor a skating rink in the morn ing. The people who built many of the biases in this section in the “good old days” must have been hearty souls who liked to mop ice water early in the morning, or they would have put in better-protected plumbing systems. Ever notice the people sitting at ringside during the fights on television? There always seem to be at least one aristocratic wom an, looking oddly out of place. With her beautifully-coiffed white hair, her pearls, and her furs, she would be more in character at the opera. She generally turns out, however, to be the most enthusias tic rooter at ringside- She jabs with the fighters and bounces up and down like a teenager at a bas ketball game, joyfully urging the fighters on to mayhem. Sometimes the spectators are more interest ing to watch than the fighters. One newly-arrived citizen will have occasion to be thankful in years to come that his parents do not yield to his older sister in all things. Little Debbie Lancaster of Cary responded to the news that she had a baby brother with, “Is it a girl or a boy?” When assured that it was a boy, she said, “Let’s name him “Gertrude.” Worse things have been done to poor, innocent little children by their parents, of course. Many a boy has had to fight for his honor be cause of a fancy name wished on him by his parents. Teachers are accustomed to having pupils beg them not to reveal the name that must be put on permanent record cards, even though some of the names are perfectly respectable ones. I couldn’t blame one pupil named “Ebenezer Mortimer” for not wanting the full truth revealed to his classmates, 'nor another whose middle name was “Phar oah.” Children naturally have a wicked delight in the distorting of names, and parents often unwit tingly let their offspring in for a great deal of misery by providing their playmates with a name that can be made into material for comedy. At least, little Joseph Lawrence Lancaster, 111, will be| spared having to write “Gertrude” on his enrollment card at school. A cheerful thought for a new year: experts report that groceries will be even higher this year than last. It looks as though rising prices should eliminate some of the need for reducing weight, but it doesn’t seem to work that way. Most of the cheaper foods seem to be the most fattening. Discourag ing, isn’t it. EAST LAKE PERSONALS Mrs. Annie Twiford has return ed to her home after visiting in Manteo, Elizabeth City and Nor , folk. Allison Twiford of Elizabeth City was here Thursday. A. R. Basnight of Norfolk, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Annie Twi ford. Mr. and Mrs. Rockford David son, of Norfolk, spent several days here recently. Mrs. John H. Lee and little son, Johnnie and Mrs. Ben Shannon <f Manteo were visito.s here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith of Man teo were here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hassell, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Di Fedele and children, Joe and Bobby, of Union Beach. N. J., were here Fri day. Mrs. Ida Hassell of Norfolk, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sarah Cahoon recently. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patrick and son Lee left Friday for a visit in, Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Twiford and daughter, of Point Harbor, were visitors here Sunday. Those visiting Mrs. Annie Twi ford Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Craddock of Manns Harbor and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Twiford and children of Manteo. Norman Cahoon has returned to Norfolk after spending the week end here. Mrs. Betty Berry has returned after visiting in Washington. Mrs. Ashley Modlin, of Wash ington visited her sister, Mrs. Turner Twiford Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Bas night of Elizabeth Cit ywere vis itors here Sunday. STUMPY POINT PERSONALS Ralph O’Neal was in Engelhard Saturday. Leslie Wise spent Wednesday in Edenton. Clyde Payne of Portsmouth spent the week end with his family. Mrs. U. G. Wise has returned after being in Elizabeth City hos pital for three weeks, her condition much improved. Her son, Les’ie Wise, who underwent a major operation in Norfolk Wednesday is reported satisfactorily improving. Mrs. Doris Twiford was in Nor folk Sunday. Mrs. L. W. Hooper is visiting her brother, Jarvis Midgett, at New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Mrs. H. O. Golden and daughter Sheha and Mrs. Henry Twiford are living at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, indefinitely, where Mr. Golden is operating a shrimp boat. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Brinn of Nor folk were here Monday and accom panied home by Mrs. Brinn’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Payne. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Mason and daughter Stephania of Richmond and Mrs. Lyna Harbour of Manteo spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Carson Meekins spent the week end in Elizabeth City with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spitzer. Mrs. Randolph Payne left Fri day for a month’s visit with rela tives in Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Brinn of Nor folk visited Mr. and Mrs. Neal Payne. Cdr. K. W. Wise and son Cliff of Alexandria, Va., spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs R. D. Wise. Capt. A. M. Meckin® was in Nor folk Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. G. Stephen son and children l (turned after spending a week in Aulander with relatives and friends. Mrs. Horace Hooper, Mrs. Max ine Quidley and Luther Hooper V'ue in Belhaver. Wednesday. Mr. Hooper remained there for medical treatment. Carson Meekins was in Norfolk Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hooper were in Manteo Friday. Mrs. George Wise is visiting in Norfolk. Ronald Gray of Norfolk spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. Clora Gray. Mrs. Sam Boomer and daughter Diana spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Hooper. WAVES PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Feldon Midgett and children have returned to Georgia after spending the holidays with Mr. Midgett’s mother, Mrs. Salina Midget. Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Midgett visit ed their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernal Foster at Hatteras Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Midgett had as their guests over the week end Mr. and Mrs. James Maddrey of Norfolk, andd Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Midgett of Manteo. Alvey S. Midgett of Norfolk, Va. spent the week end at his home here. Miss Dorothy Midgett, a mem ber of the school faculty of Wind sor, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Mid gett. Leland Midgett, U.S.C.G., is spending his leave with his fam ily. Miss Jackie Farrow, a member of the school faculty at Wilming ton, and guest, Barbara, spent the week end at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Meekins were visitors in Manteo recently. Mrs. Camille Midget is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pendleton in Elizabeth City. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Gray, Jr. spent Wednsday in Elizabeth City. Mrs. Alston Midgett and son Carroll of Great Bridge spent the week end at their home. Mrs. Gaston Midgett, Mrs. Salina Midgett and Shirley of Manteo spent the week end with Mrs. Julia Midgett. HATTERAS PERSONALS The Bible Class held their first meeting of the new year at the home of Mrs. Nacie Austin with fifteen members present. New officers were elected. Mrs. Nacie Austin, president; Mrs. Gail Hallis, vice-president; Mrs. Minnie Burrus, sec.-treasurer; Mrs. Mil lard Ballance, assistant secretary treasurer. “Secret Pals” were drawn for the year in which birthdays and anniversaries will be remembered. The theme song for the year will be “Near to the Heart of God.” The book of Romans is being studied now. This making the 45th book of the Bible that has been studied in the 12 years that the class has been organized. The hostess served delicious re freshments buffet, style. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Luther Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernal Foster took a trip to Washington, Philadelphia, Bal timore. Thjy visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ballance in Chester, Pa. and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jefferies. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Burrus spent the week end in Elizabeth City. Scotty Gibson and daughter Shelia were in Chapel Hill for a couple of days this week. COVERAGE OF SOCIAL SECURITY EXTENDED AND TAX RATE RAISED The beginning of 1957 marks an important development in the so cial security insurance program. About 3 million members of the uniformed services will come under the law; many totally disabled children over 18 will start getting monthly payments; self-employed lawyers, dentists, and some other professional people will have completed their first year under the program, and many farm landlords will be able to report their 1956 income from farm rentals for so cial security purposes. “With the start of 1957, old-age, survivors, and disability insurance becomes a significant economic fac tor in the future of nearly every person who works for a living,” Vernon Motley, field representative of the Norfolk social security office, declared today. Benefits at the end of 1956 are being paid to 9,200,000 persons at the rate of $486 million a month. Insurance benefit payments to women beginning at age 62 first became payable for November and already 375,000 women in the 62- 65 age group have started getting monthly checks. Members of the nation’s armed forces are the largest of the groups newly covered by the 1956 changes in the law. About three million in 1 number, they will start in January to earn old-age, survivors, and dis ability insurance protection on the same contributory basis as about 55 million civilian workers earn theirs. Social security taxes will be deducted from the pay of members of the armed forces, and the gov-! emment, like other employers, will pay an equal amount. Members of i the armed forces received gratui-1 tous social security credit for mil-! itary service in World War II and up to January 1, 1957, but they made no tax contribution for this coverage. About 200,000 self-employed lawyers, dentists, osteopaths, vet- i erinarians, chiropractors, naturo paths, and optometrists were also! brought under the law by the 1956 amendments. Since they are cov ered by the law in their first tax able year ending after 1955, they will get social security credit for their 1956 earnings. Along with the self-employed people who were previously covered by the law, they will pay their social security self-employment tax in 1957 at the time they file their 1956 income tax returns. The year 1956 can count tow»»j social security protection for about 400,000 farm owners who rent their farms to others but who participate in the farming opera tion. If the farm landlord has an agreement ’ with the renter or sharecropper under which the land lord participates materially in the operation or management of the crops or live-stock, the farm land lord’s income from the land counts toward social security. At the end of the year, approxi mately 60 percent of the 10 million persons past age 65 who are with out income from employment were receiving old-age and survivors in surance benefits. Over 60 percent of the paternal orphans in the country were re ceiving survivors insurance bene fits. The following table shows the estimated number of people receiv ing old-age and survivors insurance benefits and the amounts being paid each month. Number of Beneficiaries Monthly Rate Retired workers 5,150,000 $326 million Wives and husbands 1,450,000 48 million Widows, widowers, and parents of deceased workers 950,000 ' v 47 million Widowed mothers and children 1,650,000 65 million TOTAL 9,200,000 $485 million U. S. BRANCH, LONDON ACCIDENT COMPANY, LIMITED INSURACE COMPANY. NEW YORK, N. Y. Condition Docombor 31, 1955. oi shown by Statement Filed. ASSETS 1. Bonds $23,062,018.03 2. Stocks 11,253,054.60 3. Mortgage loans on real estate 24,089.20 6. Cash and bank deposits 1,117,911.75 8. Agents' balances or uncollected premiums Less ceded reinsurance balances payable 1,415,560.42 10. Bills receivable, taken for premiums 28,221.47 11. Reinsurance recoverable on loss payments 14,599.58 14. Interest, dividends and real estate income due and accrued 138,691.74 17. All other assets as detailed in statement 1,254,726.20 Total admitted Assets: $38,317,415.64 LIABILITIES, SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS 1. Losses unpaid - $12,001,870.35 2. loss ad|ustment expenses unpaid 1,903,302.00 3. Contingent commissions and other similar charges 76*140.00 4. Other expenses (excluding taxes, licenses and fees) Underwriting $ 35,424.00 Investment 9,100.00 .. 44,524.00 5. Taxes# licenses and fees (excluding Federal income taxes) Underwriting $537,053.40 .. 537,053.40 6. Federal income taxes 576,384.23 10. Unearned premiums - 9,319/411.67 14a Unearned premiums on reinsurance in unauthorized companies..s 195.57 14b Reinsurance on paid losses and on unpaid losses $3,104.00 due from unauthorized companies $3,104.00 14c Total .. $3,299.57 15. Less funds held or retained by company for account of such unauthorized companies .. $ 3,299.57 16. Excess of liability and compensation statutory and voluntary reserves over case basis and loss expense reserves .... 47,842.30 23. Total liabilities 24,509,827.52 24. Special surplus funds: $ 1,013,227.73 25. Statutory Deposit 900,000.00 26. Unassigned funds (surplus) 11,894.360.39 27. Surplus as regards policyholders 13,807,588.12 28. Total $38,317,415.64 Business In North Carolina During 195 Net Losses Net Premiums Incurred Credit .» $ 16,132.11 $10,053.56 Accident : 1,111.37 24.00 Workmen's compensation 19,489.55 7,993.98 Liability other than auto 5,691.28 (741.25) Auto liability 33,676.74 40,857.72 Auto property damage 20,022.07 8,632.33 Auto phys. damage 19,863.48 10,745.61 Property damag* other than auto 2,186.17 389 90 Fidelity n 477.47 £«™*Y 664.30 104.10 Glass «... ; 546 94 1 128 89 Burglary and thoft 2,922.43 936.84 Boiler and machinery X. 1,185 66 .. - Jotal ......... *123,969.37 $80,123.68 U. S. Manager, H. Lloyd Jonet. Attorney for Service: CHAS. F. GOLD, Commissioner of Insurance, Ralelah. N. C. i run . - . . NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, I, CHAS. F. GOLD, Commissioner of Insurance do hereby certify that the above Is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the London Guarantee and Accident Company, Limited Insurance Company, of New York, N. Y. filed with this Department, showing^ the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 195 9 Witness my hand and official seal the day and date above written. CHARLES F. GOLD, Commissioner of Insurance THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. Money to pay these benefits comes from the old-age and sur vivors insurance trust fund, which is built up from social security taxes paid by employees, employ ers, and self-employed people cov ered by the law. This fund is kept separate from all other Treasury receipts and can be used only to pay social security benefits and the costs of administration of the pro gram. During 1956 the Trust Fund re ceived $6.6 billion, of which $525,- 000,000 was interest on that part of the fund which is not needed for current benefits and is not needed for current benefits and is invested in Government securities. Benefit payments for the 12- month period ending December 31, 1956, totaled $6.7 billion, or about 86 cents of each dollar re ceived during the year. Adminis trative expenses for the same per iod were $133,000,000 or approxi mately 2 cents of each dollar re ceived. $800,000,000, or about 12 cents of each dollar received in 1956, went into the Trust Fund to be held for future benefit pay ments. The total assets of the Trust Fund as of December 31, 1956, were $22.5 billion. Beginning January 1 the social security tax which workers pay, and which is matched by their em ployers, is raised from 2 percent to i percent. The social security | tax paid by self-employed people on their earnings in 1957 will be increased from 3 percent to 3-3/8 percent. The additional tax will be used to finance the new disability j insurance program, which pro -1 vides monthly social security pay j ments to qualified disabled work- I ers between the ages of 50 and 65. i The first of two types of bene fits based on disability which were provided by the 1956 amendments will become payable in January. I These are payments to the disabled sons or daughters of workers who are now receiving old-age insur i ance benefits, and to the disabled j children of workers who died after | 1939 and were insured for surviv ors insurance benefits at death. Th e disabled child may receive benefits regardless of hi s age if he is un married and has been totally dis abled since before his 18th birth day. The mother also receives bene fits if the son or daughter is in her care. Payments to a disabled child can continue throughout his life. The second type of monthly dis ability benefit provided by the 1956 \ amendments will become payable for July 14)7. These payments | will go to people 50 to 65 years of age who are so severely dis i abled that they are unable to work, and who have worked under the law for 5 out of 10 years before they were disabled and also for 1% out of the 3 years before they became disabled. ; As 1956 drew to a close, Mr. Motley pointed out that disabled neople, regardless of age, should not wait too long to find out about the disability provisions of the law. Those who are 50 or over should ask about disability bene fits, and those not yet 50 should inquire about having their social ' security earnings record “frozen” to protect future benefit rights. Disabled people who wait until aft er June 30, 1957, to apply for dis ability insurance benefits or to have their earnings records “froz en” may lose their rights to bene fits. MANTEO OCTOGENARIAN HONORED WITH PARTY Mrs. A. C. Mann of Manteo cel ebrated her 81st birthday with a surprise party at her home on Tuesday night, January 1, 1957. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mann, Mrs. Charles Midgett and daughter, Lois, Mrs. Marvin Rogers, Mrs. Ryan Mid gett, Mrs. Carther Liverman and Mrs. Leonard Midgett of Manteo; Mr. and Mrs. Thelbert Tillett and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Til lett and Chester Tillett of Manns Harbor; and Mrs. Eloise Cart wright of Grandy. Cake and ice cream were served to all the guests. AVON PERSONALS ■ —. • Mr. and Mrs. Oley Hooper and children Graydon and Faith were in Manteo Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray O’Neal and children of Norfolk and Earl O’Neal, U.S.C.G., Elizabeth City visited their mother, Mrs. Carrie O’Neal and attended the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs. Cynthia O’Neal. Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Williams and children of Beaufort visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Williams of New Bern visited their son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gray. Mrs. Regmaid Meekins of Cam den, N. J. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Moody Meekins. Carson Hooper of Portsmouth spent the week end here. Jean Gray of Norfolk is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gray Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie O’Neal of Manteo attended the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Cynthia O’Neal, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Meekins and Mrs. Moody Meekins were in Elizabeth City Friday. While there they visited Mrs. Martin Pritchard also visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom R. Crees at Point!) Harbor. *! jfiflf Can Mrs. M. j 1 out-mother , J I ■ | inIII hiII IWSI IfcßQtins ; ami Then 4-to-l you need full housepower ! No “Washday Orphans” in Mrs. Modem’s Family! Even on only I home in b Mondays she finds precious hours to share the world of fun and HAS HOUSEPOWER fantasy with her children—thanks to her all-electric laundry. that’s a 3-wire link with the power line, and She’s Off to the Right Start with FULL HOUSEPOWER—the a fuse panel of 100- amps modem wiring that opens the door to better electric living. or more, with plenty of Housepower lets her automatic Electric Water Heater keep gal- house circuits. Less may lons ahead of thirsty appliances, even on non-stop washdays. power-starve your present Her automatic Electric Washer washes wear-free and care-free. youTfrom enjoying Her Electric Dryer, surer and purer than sunshine, cuts drying today’s finest electric time to minutes—cuts ironing time in half. helpers. And tomorrow’s! And Mrs. M.’s Just YOU with HOUSEPOWER. So ask your Electrical Contractor about Housepower’s new low cost. And see B Is your electric appliance dealer’s new Water Heaters, Washers and Dryers—"triplets” that finish washday in an hour! <, *trib» s> ■ "JB| VIRGINIA ELECTRIC and POWER COMPANY , WORK RESUMED ON OCRACOKE ROAD AS ; HOLIDAYS CLOSE 1 Ocracoke, January 7.—Work has I been resumed on the Ocracoke Is j land road after a brief Christmas respite. The rough road-bed work is completed as far north as Green I Island Club, which is the present , terminus of the road; marl has j been put on as far north as Par ker’s Hill. Reports have it that a | survey has been made in Pamlico ’ Sound to ascertain the best place for a ferry landing on the Ocra- I coke Island side of Hatteras In let, though it is not assured that a ferry slip will be established along with the completion of the road itself. The Ocracoke Burial Associa tion met on January 4th, and nam ed William Garrish as its 1957 president, Chris Gaskill, vice-pres ident, Mrs. Flora Spencer, secre tary and treasurer. New board members are W. B. Scarborough, Owen Gaskill, and Van H. O’Neal. The Civic Club will meet at the school library next Monday night, January 14th. The Willing Workers Class will meet Tuesday night, January 15th, in the church recreation hall. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Howard arc enjoying a trip to the mainland with plans to visit various rela tives and friends. Their final des tination was not known to them at the time they left Ocracoke, but they plan to be gone a week or two. Mrs. Flora Spencer, who was hospitalized at Sea Level before Christmas, is back home under medical care. She wishes to express appreciation to the many friends who remembered her during her illness. Bill Gaskill has recently joined the U. S. Coast Guard and has re ported for duty at Cape May Train ing Base. Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill visited relatives and friends in Buxton and Norfolk during the PAGE THREE Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Donald O’Neal of Wilmington, N. C. and family are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert O’Neal. Mrs. Marie Womac and Mrs. Nina Williams were flown to Morehead City this past week end for medical diagnosis at Morehead City Hospital. Word has been received from the N. C. Cooperative Extension that Mrs. Callie C. Hardwicke, home development specialist, and several others in extension work will be at Ocracoke School January 24th and 25th to hold an reuphol stery workshop. This project had been planned for October, and had to be postponed at that time. Miss Jean Woodley, home agent of Hyde County, plans to be here also at that time. .. FIGHTS MX COLDS SYMPTOMS AT ONE TIME... IN LESS TIMS I ITS THE PROVEN COLDS MEDICINE TYPEWRITERS ONE FOURTH TO ONE THIRD ORIGINAL COST While -new machines have jumped recently as much as S2O, we can sell you recondi tioned models in top working condition at one fourth to one third original cost, and in some cases for less. TIMES PRINTING CO., Inc. Phone 44 MANTEO, N. C. 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