North Carolina Now |
Next To Texas In
Number Os Farms
Census Shows State Has
Gained 12,902 Farms
Since 1940
Ij* Although since 1940 the United
States has gained 82,000,000 acres in
farmland, there are now 80,177 fewer:
farms in the nation than in 1940, ac-j
cording to the 1945 farm census re- j
cently completed by the U. S. Depart-j
ment of Commerce.
However, North Carolina gained
12,902 farms in this same period and
124,289 acres in farmland, and this
would seem to indicate that this State
is still doing quite a bit living-at-j
home. Despite the fact that North
Carolina is far down the list in total
acreage devoted to farming, it is sec-
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NATCHEL NITRATE
IS JES’ NATCHELLY GOOD!
I
Sonny wall get to be a right
good hand with an axe, soon
as he’s learned to handle it
natchel-like. The quickest way
to learn things, I always figure,
is to take nature into your cal
culating! Us farmers, ’specially
with nature as our partner
Pi has to think things out the
natchel way. Now take fertil
izer. It seems the natchel kind
generally works the best. At
CHILEAN NITRATE of SODA
lond only to sprawling Texas in the I
number of farms, having 291,178 to
j .‘198,188 for the Lone Star State. j '
Since 1940, Nash County, for in-1
stance, has gained over 1,000 farms,;
.leading all the counties in this State;
j during this period in the increase of
farms. Robeson County has 816 more
I farms than in 1940 and has 62,000 \
acres more jn farmland than six years
ago.
On the other hand, Granville was|
invaded by the Army and Camp But-!
ner and lost 3,966 farms, and nearly I
38,000 farm acres. Surry has lost 727 1
farms since 1940, for no obvious rea- 1
son, and more than 15,000 farm acres, j'
Other counties in North Carolina <
[ which have lost farms in the past six 1
1 years are: Alexander, Alleghany, •
j Ashe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, :
j Caswell, Chatham, Cherokee, Cur- ■
| rituck, Dare, Haywood, Hertford, 1
Hyde, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, ’
Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery,'
Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Polk, Ran- 1
' dolph, Stanly, Swain, Tyrrell, Vance,
■1 Washington, Watauga and Yancey.
' t The number of farms in the 100 1
| North Carolina counties increased by .
1 4.6 per cent, from 278,276 farms in 1
1940 to 291,178 farms in 1945, while 1
, farm acreage increased seven-tenths
of one per cent, from 18,845,338 acres '
jin 1940 to 18,969,627 acres in 1945.
j Average size of farms declined .3.8 per
; cent, from 67.7 acres in 1940 to 65.1,:
j acres in 1945.
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Ownership Os Beauty
Parlor Changes Hands
t
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| Change in ownership of the Marin-j
ette Beauty Shoppe took place last
week when N. J. Quick of Williams
ton purchased the business from Mrs.
Robert Harrell. The Marinette Beau
ty Shoppe was started several years
ago in the Taylor Building and later
moved to the second floor of the Habit
Building, where it is now located.
Mr. Quick has changed the name
of the beauty parlor to Nu Qurl,
which will be operated by him and
his wife.
least, for the last hundred years
farmers round here has been
growing mighty good crops
with it. Natchel Chilean Soda
comes right out of the ground
where Mother Nature put it.
And it leaves the land sweeter
every time you use it. That’s
why we like to use Chilean Ni
trate of Soda on our crops. Just
being natchel seems to make it
different from any other kind.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1946.
Prices Os Cotton
Reach New High
26.31 Cents Per Pound
Reported Last Week
In Ten Markets
Cotton prices reached another new:
high of 26.31 cents per pound in the I
ten markets last week. The new highj
was followed by a rather sharp de
cline but prices were strong again
on Wednesday. The comparatively j
wide fluctuations in cotton prices were
associated to a considerable extent
with market expectations regarding
the general level of prices and wages.
The possibility of an increase in par
ity price for farm products as a result
of the various proposals for changes
in the “parity formula” also got a
good deal of market attention. Mill
consumption increased during Janu
ary and various measures are under
consideration for increasing consump
tion so as to more nearly meet the
urgent demand for cotton textiles..
The Commodity Credit Corporation
released a new catalogue listing ap
proximately 500,000 bales for sale on,
a bid basis.
Prices for middling 15/16 inch in;
j the teii spot markets averaged 26.30
cents per pound on Thursday of last;
week, as compared with 25.86 on;
1 Thursday of the previous week and 1
j 21.71 a year ago. Recent gains in
, prices of spot cotton have been a
little less than the advance in future
prices.
Reported saies in the ten designated
markets totaled 141,000 bales for last
week compared with 137,100 for the
previous week and 67,600 bales for
the corresponding week a year ago.
Mill consumption of all kinds of
cotton during January totaled 811,000
bales against 652,000 in December and
850,000 in January, 1945. For the six
months—August, 1945, to January,
1946—domestic mills consumed ap
proximately 4,407,000 bales of cotton
as compared with 4,871,000 in the
same period a year earlier.
Specialist Visits Local
Farmers In Interest
Os Better Pastures
Roy L. Lovvorn, professor of agro
nomy at N. C. State College, spent
Trursday in Chowan County assist
ing the County agents in holding
meetings for farmers relative to pas
tures.
The group went to the farm of,
J. L. Hassell, where a pasture demon- 1
stration was outlined on two acres. (
Mr. Hassell agreed to put in this
pasture according to recommenda
tions.
Several other farmers were inform
ed on improvement of pastures as
well as establishing new pastures.!
Approximately 35 farmers attended
the two meetings, one of which was
held in the County Agent’s office and ;
the other at Gtiden.
Only one farmer turned out for
the meeting scheduled at the Com
munity House at Cross Roads Thurs
day afternoon,
ust 666 I
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Town Council j
j Proceedings
Edenton, N. C., Feb. 12, 1946.
The Town Council met this day in
the town office at 8 o’clock P. M. in
regular monthly session. Present, L.
H. Haskett, Mayor, J. C. Leary, W.
M. Wilkins, W. J. Yates, G. M. Byrum
and J. Edwin Bufllap.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
; On motion of W. M. Wilkins, sec
onded by G. M. Byrum, it is ordered
j that beer license No. 156 for Chap’s
Place, operated by H. A. Liverman, be
revoked for cause presented.
| On motion of J. C. Leary, seconded
by W. M. Wilkins, J. Edwin Bufllap!
is authorized to purchase 50 red crepe j
myrtle trees and plant cn streets ofj
town.
On motion of G. M. Byrum, second-]
ed by J. C. Leary, E. & W. Dept, is 1
authorized to purchase SIO,OOO in
Government bonds.
On motion of J. C. Leary, seconded
by G. M. By rum, E. & W. Dept, bills]
amounting to $6,341.67 are ordered
paid.
On motion of W, M. Wilkins, sec-i
onded'by W. J. Yates, Town bills
amounting to $3,182.40 hiv ordered,
paid as follows:
Standard Oil Co., $52.84; Allied
Concrete Products Corp., $1,092.71; E.
j F. Craven Co., $115,00; G. I. Holcomb
I Mfg. Co.. $32,50; Burroughs Adding
! Machine Go., $8.67; Municipal Supply
Co., $2.03; X. C. Equipment Co.,
$44.00; American-LaFrance Foamite
ICorp., $3.18; Gulf Oil Corp., $90.13;
j Hughes-Holton Hardware Co,, $28.47;;
Edenton Laundry, $8.00; W. H.
Bunch’s Garage, $90.88; Byrum Hard
ware Go., $7.14; M. G. Brown Co.,|
$13.57; Chowan Herald, $18.25; Geo.;
T. Norris, $389.25; Wood & Gardner, |
$969.51; J. S. Lassiter, $3.75; N. C.
Dept. Motor Vehicles, $4.00; Louise
D. Coke, $1.00; C. B. Mooney & Son,
$387.47; R. K. Hall (salary firemen)
$55.00; N. C. Tel. & Tel. Co., $24.95.
On motion of J. C. Leary, seconded
by W. M. Wilkins, the following reso
lution was adopted: ,
“Whereas through Scouting many
of our boys have had their lives en
riched due to the character influencing
activities in which they indulged, and
Whereas Scouting can only be tre
mendous in its scope and far reaching
effects due to the Volunteer Scouters,
both men and women, who provide
leadership, time, money and moral in
fluence,
Be It Resolved, that the Council and
Mayor of the Town of Edenton, N. C.,
go on record commending all those
men and women connected with Scout
ing, past and present, for their valu
able contribution to society.”
There being no further business, the;
Board adjourned.
Edenton, N. C., Feb. 6, 1946. |
The Board of Public Works met this j
day in the Town office at eight o’clock!
P. ’M. in regular monthly session, j
I Present, J. H. Conger, chairman, O. 8.l
Victory March Toward Security |
America’s largest army is its Army of War Bondholders—Bs million C
strong. From our farms and factories, from our cities and towns, 1
from our armed forces they come, again and again, to invest in
America. This great savings crusade, born of war, is one of 1
1 our great hopes for peacetime prosperity. 1
And marching within the ranks of these 85 million bond- 1
buyers are the Americans who also maintain more than 75 C
million bank accounts. i
, A great arsenal for peacetime prosperity—bank ?
savings, War Bonds, Victory Bonds! T
Together, wisely managed, they can help forge the £
1 weapons of peace:—jobs, industry, fair prices, stability, »
family security i
1 Keep on marching toward security! Today, |
’ \ \ rising prices continues, plan to spend wisely. |
t .in thi* p*"' l * 1 Plan to save regularly. Save, by buying more of 1
' 1 oTbanV; accouna and 1 your country’s Bonds and holding them. Save, 1
l war bonds. 1 by building up your bank account. You and l
* 1 J your family will reap the harvest of your sacri-
L ficc and thrift.
The Bank of Edenton i
, “SAFETY FOR SAVINGS SINCE 1894” C
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
, MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM «
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Perry and G. B. Potter.
The following bills were examined
and approved for payment for the
month of January, 1946:
Hampton Roads Paper Co., $2.67;
N. C. Equipment Co., $16.06; Mathie
son Alkali Works, $16.63; Mueller Co.,
$556.17; Tidewater Supply Co., $5.87;
Owen G. Dunn Co., $1.10; R. D. Wood
Co., $6.50; N. C. State Board of
Health, $16.00; Binkley Mfg. Co.,
$89.60; W. M. Bashlin Co., $2.15;
Graybar Electric Co., $521.28; Tower-
Binford Electric & Mfg. Co., $401.45;
Electric Equipment Co., $29.70; Crane
Co., $9.65; W. D. Holmes Co., $5.30;
A. L. Boaz, $6.75; Hughes-Holton j
Hardware Co., $2.98; E. P. Jones, [
$11.50; R. N. Hines, $50.00; N-S Hus
Corp., $16.16; The Texas Co., $10.94;
Byrum Hardware Co., $76.71; N-S
Railway Co., $28.54; H. L. Brewer,
$7.50; Gulf Oil Corp., $39.99; Post- 1
master, $40.00; Va. Electric & Power
Co., $2,636.50; Railway Express;
Agency, $15.02; \. C. Tel. & Tel. C 0.,!
$18.86; general salaries paid for the
month of January, $1,705.09; total,
$6,341.67.
Received from Collector for Current'
and merchandise, $8,358.08; received
from Collector for water, $4,411.86;
total, $12,769.94.
Amount of receipts in excess of dis-j
bursements, 86,428 27.
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