Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], July 05, 1945, SECTION B, Page 4, Image 16

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SCOTLAND NECK CAMP
SUCCESS.
Scouts from' troop 142 and 145
are claiming that the Scout camp
'held at the Scout Pond in Scot
land Neck was one of the most
successful that has been held in
recent years. Every Scout seemed
to enjoy the facilities of the
camp. The pond is one of the best
small swimming areas that local
Scouts have been able to enjoy
for many years. The reception of
the Scouts by the people of the
city of Scotland Neck was one of
the best that we as Scouters have
received in many months. From
the view of the scout leaders the
only fault, if it might be called a
fault, is the short distance of the
pond from the city of Scotland
Neck. It seemed that the Scouts
could walk into town and enjoy
the hospitality of the local people.
This, of course, was objectionable
from the standpoint of the scout
leaders, as they were given such
a small amount of time to com
plete scout work while in camp.
Then too, the food problem is
etill accute, food seemed to be
scarce in Scotland Neck as it is in
the city, so the scoutmasters re
port. However, all who attended
the camp acclaim the camp a
great success. It is understood
that others of the city will under
take to hold summer camps at the
Pond before the summer months
are over.
SCRAP PAPER DRIVE
SUCCESS:
The recent Scrap paper drive
was one of the most successful
drives that has been held in recent
months. Scouts from troops 141,
142 and 144 made the collection of
last Sunday and collected more
paper than has been collected in
a single drive for several months.
We in scouting appreciate the co
operation received from the peo
ple of the city in this collection
of paper. Paper is still needed for
the War effort and the Boy Scouts
of the city have resolved that they
will do their part in making the
regular collections in an effort to
help in the war.
CAMPING ACCIDENTS:
There has been several minor
accidents in connection with Scout
Camping trips recently. It is un
derstood that one of the Scouts
from Troop 145 received a badly
smashed finger during the loading
of trucks for the Camping trip
to Scotland Neck, and that anoth
er of the scouts cut a finger dur
ing the camp. We are indeed sor
ry to learn of this and sincerely
hope that more time will be spent
by the scout leaders on the health
and safety part of the scouting
program. We expect accidents, but
some are uncalled for, and those
are the ones that we should make
every effort to eliminate.
ADVANCEMENT CONTINUES
TO INCREASE:
From talks with the scout lead
ers of the District it is encourag
ing to see the amount of increas
ed interest in the advancement
program of the district. Scoutmast
ers are of the opinion that more
Scouts are advancing than for the
past severald months and that the
next Court of Honor will be one
of the largest ever held in the dis
trict. We are greatly pleased td
learn about this. We hope tha:
every Scout in this area will maki
a resolution that he will pass one
rank during the summer months
Many can reach the Eagle rani:
during the summer months with
a little effort on the part of the
individual scout.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hubbard
and little daughter, of Newport
News, Va., visited her brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Moseley last Sunday. They
were accompanied home by Mrs.
Hubbard’s mother, Mrs. F. W.
Jones.
TAX REPORT
MUST SHOW
S.S. NUMBER
Employers, subject to the insur
ance provision of the Social Se
surity Act will send to the Gov
ernment their quarterly payroll tax
returns on or before midnight,
July 31. Many business and indus
trial concerns are now checking
their records to make sure that
they have all data required for
these wage reports.
Mrs. Ruth G. Duffy, manager of
the Rocky Mount office of the So
cial Security Board said, in this
connection, that most employers
in this area are very careful to
include the name and the social
security account number as well
as the wages paid to each em
ployee during the quarter, but
there are still a few who do not
realize that the law applies to
every business or industrial es
tablishment — even though there
is only one worker employed.
Mrs. Duffy called attention to
the fact that most firms took on
new workers during the second
quarter of 1945, and it is especially
necessary that the name and ac
count number of each of these new
employees' should be included in
the tax returns for April, May,
and June. She explained that a
record of the wages each worker
receives in jobs that come under
old-age and survivors insurance is
kept for him by the Social Secur
ity Board. The wage record will
be used later as a means of deter
mining the amount of the benefit^
payable to him or to his fami^,
when he is old or when he dies. An
individual account is kept for each
worker whose name appears on
the books of the Social Security
Board. The worker’s name and a
number that is assigned to him by
the Board, are printed at the top
of bis ledger sheet and inscribed
also on record cards that are kept
on file.
Wage data must be accurate be
cause the amount of benefits to b»ri
paid to each qualified claimant is
based on his own record. When
a worker reaches retirement age,
quits his job, and applies for
monthly benefits, he should be
paid the exact amount due him. If
he should die, the benefits paid to
his survivors will depend, likewise,
upon the wages credited to the
deceased worker's social security
account. That is why the Soc'il
Security Board takes extra pre-j/;
caution to safeguard the social
security account of every wage
earner listed on its books. It is
also the reason why every employ
er subject to the law must in
clude in his quarterly social secur
ity tax report to the government
the name, the social security ac
count number, and the wage earn
ings of each worker in his employ.
Mrs. Alvin B. Coston and daugh
ter, Angela, are visiting relatives ^
and friends in Durham.
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Only a generation ago there could have been
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the warm sun waits till late May or June before
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tire too quickly to get the job done then.
But the farmers remember May of 1943—only
two years ago—when their fast, untiring .
tractors averted crop failure. Then, too, rains ■
flooded the fields and the month was all but H I
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In 1943, most farmers drove their tractors
from dark to dark, and longer. Many planted
around the dock, working in two or three shifts.
They made one of the greatest crops in history.
In today’s war-tom world—with hunger and
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