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Farms Are Improved
In Chowan County By
Latest Soil Practices
6,923-foot ~Ditch Com
pleted on “Hayes”
Farm
Many farmers of Chowan County
have been improving their farms over
the past four months by “putting on
the ground” practices planned in
their farm conservation plans, accord
ing to R. C. Jordan of the Soil Con
servation Service. Those practices
involving the conservation of water
or drainage has received special em
phasis, stated Jordan. Much of the
drainage work done consisted of drag
line excavation operations. A. M.
Forehand, W. H. Winborne, John G.
Wood, R. C. Holland, Arthur Byrum
and Dr. H. E. Nixon have recently
completed dragline ditch jobs. Some
of these farm owners improved their
farm drainage by reconstructing and
enlarging old lead ditches, while oth
ers excavated new lead or new lateral
ditches.*'
John and Gillam Wood have recent
ly finished excavation of the largest
of the old ditch reconstruction jobs
done in the county. The ditch so im
proved was located on “Hayes” farm
which is situated on Edenton Bay
and just outside Edenton city limits.
Plans for improving the drainage
on “Hayes” were included in a com
plete farm conservation plan which
was set up by Mr. Wood and his son,
Gillam, working in cooperation with
Soil Conservation Service technicians
assigned to the Albemarle Soil Con
servation District. Continued assist
ance was given Mr. Wood in the ap
plication of planned practices. In
the case of the newly-renovated lead
ditch such assistance included prelim
inary and final surveys, design ai d
layout of the. ditch, estimation of ex
cavation yardage, and on-the-grourd
supervision of the dragline operations.
Mr. Wood’s ditch, after completion,
was of trape-zoidal cross-section with
a three-foot bottom. The grade lire
had to be broken at several points to
conform to the topography of the lard
and to avoid excessive trouble wii h
quicksand. The ditch was 6,923 feet
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in length and extended from Queen
Anne’s Creek on the one end* to a
swamp near the Marine Air Station
on the other. About 200 acres of land
will be drained through it. The spoil
will be spread next winter with a bull
dozer.
The Woods—father and son —are
proud of their new field water outlet.
Says Gillam, “Compared to this new
ditch, the old ditch was hardly any
ditch at al(.” Both believe the ditch
is going to help materially in improv
ing the drainage of “Hayes.”
The concrete culverts set in at the
various crossings also contribute to
the efficiency of the Wood ditch.
These were laid on grade and end
abutments were made of fertilizer
bags filled with a sand-cement mix
ture.
Mr. Jordan points out that Mr.
Wood is putting first things first in
the application of his farm conserva
tion plan practices. He began with
his outlet ditch—next he will work on
his smaller field ditches.
With drainage practices applied
and out of the way, other conserva
tion practices will be started. The
other practices planned in the con
servation farm plan on “Hayes” for
application over a five-year period
are: Crop rotation, winter cover
crops, field fertilization on basis of
soil sample analyses, terracing, con
tour cultivation, wildlife border seed
ings and permanent pastures.
Construction of a two-acre fish
pond was initially planned, but upon
thorough subsequent inspection of
underlying soil strata was found to
be of questionable economy.
Fate Plays Small
Part In Accidents
Drivers For Most Part
Violate Regulations
In Most Wrecks
“The tragic part of any accident is
that Fate has so little to do with it
and the individual so much,” Com
missioner Landon C. Rosser of the De
partment of Motor Vehicles says in
connection with North Carolina’s cur
rent campaign to emphasize the indi
vidual’s responsibility for traffic
safety.
“Drivers in nearly three-fourths of
all fatal accidents in 1947, for in
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 26,1949.
i stance, were violating some traffic
regulation at the time, as were three
out of four pedestrians who were vic
tims of fatal accidents.”
Personal responsibility and the fact
that “It Can Happen to You,” Com
missioner Rosser pointed out, is the
theme of the traffic safety educational
program being sponsored by the Mo
tor Vehicles Department during April.
“Your Life Is In Your Hands” is the
official slogan of the program which
is part of the national campaign spon
sored by the National Safety Council.
“Most accidents 'go back,” Com
missioner Rosser said, “to the un
fortunate fact that Man is still his
own worst enemy, and that a traffic
fool is everyone’s enemy.
“Traffic accidents cost North Caro
lina 734 lives last year in addition to
7,491) injuries,” he said. “With a little
more thought, or care, or both, most
of these accidents would have not oc
curred. Every individual must take
responsibility for his own safety,
must assume that, potentially, every
life around him is in his hands.”
The current drive, Commissioner
Rosser said, offers everyone the op
portunity to save at least one life, his
own. After all, the “other guy”, the
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And Your Strength and
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It may be caused by disorder of kid
ney function that permits poisonous
waste to accumulate. For truly many
people feel tired, weak and miserable
when the kidneys fail to remove excess
acids and other waste matter from the
blood.
You may suffer nagging backache,
rheumatic pains, headaches, dizziness,
Setting up nights, leg pains, swelling.
ometimes frequent and scanty urina
tion with smarting and burning is an
other sign that something is wrong with
the kidneys or bladder.
There snould be no doubt that prompt
treatment is wiser than neglect. Use
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proval than on something less favorably
known. Doan’s have been tried and test
ed many years. Are at all drug stores.
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“TT can stop on a dime,” the salesman promised
X you, “—and leave nine cents change! ”
And your Buick did—when it was new and brake linings I 4 m
unworn and everything factory-tight and fresh. ||
But brake linings wear—lights grow dim with time — *&€M. Jllj|j^h
tires can lose their bite and traction. F' / ..
And with a whole summer’s driving ahead, what J?. ■
better time than this to bring your Buick back to new-car peak
in all those details that mean so much to safety ?
Our men, trained in Buick ways, will give you brakes
k, that stop you as Buicks should, with new brake
V gw# f linings that are right in size and brake drums turned
\j| ; »;.|||k to perfect round.
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ft Ilpft L’Hk" / 7-WS you new-bulb brilliance —and while they’re at it,
11 itnm check ba,tery ’ voltage ’ wiring and headlamp
m ißgrjiF They’ll check tires, switch them as needed, look into
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I Www your car and interest-they would lavish on their own—
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Three great service and safety organ!- ® _ » - . , |
M rations across Hie country are alerting WxL- " ' 'M bo drop in. Get Set for Some Slimmer fun that SUp
I car-owners everywhere this month on Mhl 4 ~ f jjl to lively Buick Standard,
ill safety-checking their ears. Mn »f \ ~ ij !
Brakes? lights? Tires? Steering? Wheel |4jP|| j|
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Be sure your family rides in safety
ask your Buick service man to look over
these check-pokits this month—and H # 4f&
join the great drive for driving safetyl l|Jf \
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Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Company, Inc.
105 to 109 E. Queen Street - ' Edenton, N. C.
mysterious victim of so many acci
dents, might be YOU.
Elizabeth City Red Men
Trounce Chowan Outfit
Chowan Tribe of Red Men proved
to be no match at all against the <
Elizabeth City Red Men in a game of !
softball played in Elizabeth City Sat- .
urday night. The local Redskins
some home with the short end of a ,
38-5 score. ,
Many errors on the part of Edenton I
Red Men accounted for a goodly num- <
ber of Elizabeth City runs. ’Garland i
Anderson, Elizabeth City moundsman,
had the Edenton batters at his mercy.
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Chowan Mutual Produce Exchange
(INCORPORATED)
EDENTON, N. C.
NOW OPEN
During the summer, sales will be held for the sale of various
kinds of farm produce, the sales to be conducted by Francis Hicks,
well known and experienced auctioneer.
FARMERS, bring us your Beans, Cabbage, Spinach, Butter
Beans, Corn, Cucumbers or any Vegetables you may have. Our
Auctioneer will endeavor to secure the highest possible prices for
your produce. Sales begin promptly at 1 o’clock each day.
CHOWAN MUTUAL PRODUCE EXCHANGE COMPANY
W. A. HARRELL, Secretary and Treasurer /
The Edenton team used Henry Allen
Bunch, Lather Keeter and Dick Hol
lowell on the mound, but the Pasquo
tank boys made hits almost at will.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES
Services at the First Christian
Church have been announced as fol
lows by the pastor, the Rev. E. C.
Alexander:
Bible School at 10 o’clock Sunday
morning. Morning service at 11
o’clock. Young people’s meeting at
6:30 P. M. Evening service at 7:30
o’clock. Wednesday evening prayer
service, 7:30 o'clock.
Everyone is welcome to all services.
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CLOVER DEMONSTRATION
A demonstration containing five ;
acres seede<Lto ladino clover and fes
cue last fall by L. R. Boyce of Cen
ter Hill community ib showing excel
lent results, says County Agent C. W.
Overman.
Mr. Boyce has a beautiful stand
and an excellent growtib_ and is now
running hogs on this pasture, but the
pasture will take care of several
times as many hogs as he has. Sim
ilar good results have been obtained
by several other farmers in Chowan
County, who seeded ladino clover and
fescue last fall.