Traffic Across
Chesapeake Bay
• To Be Improved
Size of One of Five
Ships, DelMarVa, to
1 Be Increased
To further expedite movement of
tmffie and substantially increase
the automobile and pa wen Re r car
rying capacity of its fleet of five
speedy transports across Chesa
peake Bay, Capt. L. H. Garrison,
general manager of the Virginia
Perry Corporation has announced
signing of a contract to modernize
and lengthen by 90 feet the F S.
DelMarVa. This is the second ship
this year to be given this unusual
treatment.
The DelMarVa will go into dry
docks of the Maryland Dry Dock
Company at Baltimore on Sunday,
January 9, for the lengthening op
eration, which will cost nearly one
million dollars. A relief ship will
take her place on the ferry run, be
tween Kiptopeke Beach and Little
Creek, Virginia, so that the fast
round the clock operating schedule
can be maintained on this wak r
link of the popular north-south
Ocean Hiway motor route.
The completely modernized and
lengthened S.S. DelMarVa will be
returned to regular service oh Sun
day, April 3, Captain Garrison’s an
nouncement said.
The capacity increasing opera
tion calls for inserting a 90 feet
section amidships, which will in
crease the length of the DelMarVa ]
from her present ,260 feet to 350
feet, and will increase the shin’
vehicle carrying capacity from 62
to 104 automobiles.
A similar operation on the P S'
Princess Anne was made in Feb
ruary, and it was so successful and
well received that Captain Garri
•M announced in April that nlars
were being formulated to alter the
S.S. DelMarVa in like manner be
fore the year ended. Today’s
nouncement confirms this. (
the unusual length-j
process, Captain Garri.--- > J
stated that construction would b
virtually completed on the nev |)0
foot three deck section addition I- - |
fore the S.S. DelMarVa eiit - --c lb. ,
Maryland shipyard for the fitting
After the DelMarVa ha- been cut ,
apart, forward- of the engine, room
bulkhead, the new section, will -hi- {
riveted and welded into the center
of the ship. When she i>- returned j ,
to service in April, the DelMarVa ,
will he the latest tiring, from m .
to stern, in modern water transpor
tntion.
The Virginia Ferry Corporation
Beet of ships transports a daily
average of 1,800 automobiles and
approximately 6,000 passengers
across Chesapeake Bay. The cross
ing distance of 21 miles is made
in 1 hour and 25 minutes. Ferry
sen-ice is operated around tie-.
clock, with a minimum of 22 round '
trips daily and an average depart
ure every 55 minutes. Nine addi
tional round trips daily are added
when needed during peak periods,
to handle the traffic flow with ef
ficiency and with minimum delays.
There is a confidence necessary
to human intercourse, and without
which men are often more injured
by their own suspicions, than they
could be by the perfidy of others.
—Burke.
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for our responsibilities and
serve with fidelity and
courtesy.
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Census Information
Extremely Useful
The North Carolina Department |
of Conservation and Development
has found the information compiled.
front the annual State Farm Cen
sus tp be extremely useful in a
number of ways, says F. H. Cla
ridge, state forester.
•He says the Division of Com
merce and Industry has found farm
figures assembled front the census
to lie essential in its daily contacts
with representatives of industry.
In fact this knowledge may even
determine the, location of a factory
or supply store or may affect the
distribution of materials needed by
farmers.
A concrete example of this was
the location of a meat packing
'■plant- at Clinton after accurate fig
ures showed the ready availability
of hogs for use by the plant.
In addition, the Division of For
< sti-v refers to the annual farm
census for the latest figures con
--'riling land use on farms. Sqch
information helps this division to
locate the areas which are most in!
need of assistance in farm forestry |
and .to assign technically trained I
' . t st. i < to assist farmers with I
their Woods problems.
Tar Heel farmers have been ask-!
i-I by agricultural leaders to eo- j
operate with the 1955 State Farm j
Census which got underway earlier
this month,- This census provides
annual .county statistics, on agricul
ture. -.iii greater geographic detail
.mil at more frequent intervals
iian tlu Federal Census conducted
■very five years.
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TEXT: “Enthusiasm for a cause]
sometimes warps judgment.”—WmJ
Howard Taft.
I remember mother telling of her
experience one hot summer after
noon. She had charge of seeing
that her younger brother was well
scrubbed and taken for a walk.
After vigorously washing hi s
hands, face and ears with soap,
they started walking along the
street. Before long mother noticed
something alarming about her little
brother. His face and ears started
|to crack. Distressed over his terri-
I hie appearance which was growing
! worse every minute, she hurried
j home. There she learned that, in
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By C. W. OVERMAN
1 Chowan Countv Agent
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Hardy Azaleas and Camellias
j Seven factors are important in
I growing azaleas and camellias sue
. oessful—proper soil preparation,
depth of planting, site or location
(shade, drainage, wind protection)
fertilizer, watering, mulching, and
last, but not least, selecting varie
ties that are winter hardy in your
community. Failure to do any of
these things correctly may mean
failure. Space is too limited to dis
cuss all these factors, so let’s take
the last factor—winter hardiness.
No two people ever seem to agree
on which camellia and azalea va
rieties will stand the lowest tem-/
perature or how far north and wetet |
they can be -grown. The location
of the plant undoubtedly has a lot
to do with it. Choose well-drained
locations protected from sweeping
winds. Plans given northern and
western exposures, or otherwise
protected from winter sun, espe
cially looming sun, will stand
more cold than those with southern
exposures. Some of the hardier;
camellia japoniens include Daika-1
| guru, T. K, Variegated, Brown’s
] Red, Flame, Governor Mounton,
|Kimberly, Tricolor, Semi-double
I Blush, Kumasaka, Lurie’ Favorite,
] and a local variety in the Piedmont
| known as Greensboro Red. A mim
| her of varieties of camellia sasan
! qua will stand more cold than ca
- mellia japonica varieties. Perhaps ]
: the hardiest of the sasanquas is the j
' variety, Dawn. One week after 13 i
i deg. weather, my plants were in ]
! full bloom. Some other well known
I hardy sasanquas include Cleopatra,)
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: washing her brother, she had for- 1
■ gotten to rinse off the soap. The J
hot sun caused the soap film to j
crack into hundreds of tiny white]
lines.
How many times do we see folks ]
so enthusiastic for a cause that it l
mai*ks them in peculiar ways? Un-!
der the hot sun of day to day liv- ]
ing they take on a strange appear, j
nnce. They carry their belief in a!
“cause” to extreme lengths that
leach fanaticism. People avoid
them. The merit of their “cause”
is damaged. We all should be en
thusiastic for something worth
while in life. We can be clean.
But rinse off the soap, so that we
do not appear to be freaks.
- Apple Blossom, Rosea ami Dnu- 1
jphin. It’s peculiar how sortie ea-i,
j tnellias having the greatest flower]
bud resistance to cold have tender,
leaves and stems, and some of the
most cold resistant plants produce
some of the least resistant flower
buds.
If the right azalea varieties are
selected, they will grow practically
anywhere in the state. In the cold- !
er sections use only the hardier
azaleas such as the native species,
Kaempferi, and Glen Dale hybrids.
The next hardy are the kbrume
group, especially Flame, Hindoedt
giri, and Snow. Some Os the ten-]
derer varieties include Formosa, j
Fielders White, Indira Alba, and
others in the indwa group.
Plant Shrubs and Trees . ]
Any time between now and the]
last of March, when you can catch
' the man of the house without a j
[excuse is a good time to finish your,
transplanting, but don’t plant more ’
than you can keep watered next
summer. Pick out a day when the
soil isn’t too wet. If your plants (
arrive when the soil is wet or fro
zen, don’t keep them outdoors, open
the package and pile soil, sawdust
or sand nround the roots and keep
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i this moist until they can be planted,
i Prune
Don’t forget your pruning. Re
move low limbs and the dead wood
from your shade trees. Your fruit
trees and grapes will also need
pruning along with your evergreens
and fall blooming shrubs. Wait
] until your Forsythia and other
spring blooming plants have flow
ered before pruning them. At least
don’t pruiie them .very, much be
cause flower, buds have already
formed and, of course, many of
these would be pruned away if the
■ plant is cut back now.
Vegetables
i 1 once had a neighbor who eom
-1 plained of the high cost of garden
, ing saying “These new tools they
make now don’t even last two sea
| sons. Why, 1 bought a duster year
i before last find look at it now!”
] Well, we looked at it and as I as
sumed, it still had dust caked up]
in it. If we took better care of
our tools, they would last three or
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four times as long as they now do.
This is a good time to check our
dusters and sprayers to make sure
they are clean and oiled when nec
essary. Trowels, hoes, rakes, and
other tools should lie oiled and put
in working order. Women, as well
as men, are often guilty of leav
ing fertilizer or other corroding
substances in buckets or other con
tainers only to find a rusty hole
when it is needed in the spring.
Make sure they are clean now.
If you order your farm fertilizer
early, order enough garden fertiliz
er to take care of your year’s gag
den. Feed your garden and it will
feed you.
Growing your cwn plants can be
a money saving ami enjoyable ven
ture. It has the following advan
tages: (1) you will be sure to have
the variety you want; (2) you
| should have disease free plants; (3)
j you can plant whenever you want
to, taking advantage of weather
I conditions like rain, cloudy woath
|cr, etc.; (4) you will have a better
stand because the planks can be
planted only a few minutes after
they come out of the bed and be
fore they even wilt; (5) you can
sell or give away your extra plants.
■ Why not plant a few hills of gar
• lie in your onion row? Plant them
as you do onion sets and then use
the bulbs or the leaves for a. flavor
| that’s really different. A dove of
garlic gently rubbed over a ham or
I most meats will bring out the
; “pass-me-some-more-please” in you.
One row in a garden could well be
• devoted to herbs and spices like
. garlic, basil, chevril, dill, mar-'
joroni, mint, parsley, rosemary,
. sage, savory, and thyme.
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Fruits
If you live in the Piedmont- or
Mountain areas of North Carolina,
you can successfully grow bunch
grapes in your backyard. It will
be necessary to prune them every
year and to keep them sprayed.
Your county agent will lie happy to
give you a new bulletin, just off
the press, entitled “Growing Bunch
Grapes in North Carolina” Circular
311. This bulletin has the latest
information, proper varieties to
plant, how to prune the vine, etc.
The midwinter month of Janu
ary is the month of scarce food
supplies for most wildlife, as a re
sult various rodents like mice and
rabbits may eat the bark of young
fruit trees. They eat the bark
from the tree near the ground and
may completely girdle the tree and
cause its death. To avoid these,
, enclose the tree in a cylinder of
screen wire, sheet metal or similar
, material. Sink the cylinder a few
inches below the surface of the soil.
Dollar
That
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#ger every day, because every time
a new telephone is installed, your
telephone dollar buys you more.
Every time new equipment goes
into action your telephone dollar
also grows. You can be sure that
your telephone dollar will keep
right on buying more for you.
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Elizabeth City Edenton Hertford Manteo Sunbury
PAGE SEVEN
Remove trash and weeds for a cou
ple of feet around tin- base of the
tree, as a condition of this sort
harbors the pest and makes the
tender trunks of tin- trees a con,
venient item at mealtime.
Trained
A visitor to a huge factory told
, the manager h>- could pick out all
the married men among the eni
, ploves. He I- ’ <1 hie elf at the
■ door, and ;c- ; men - -me from
: ! dinner lie pointed In those he
. thought Were married. In almost
every Case he was right.
, “How ilo you do it ?” asked the
amazed manager.
“Oh, it's quite simple,” replied
t the traveler. “The married men
. all wipe their feet on the mat. The
! single men don’t.”
;
i “King of Swine”
I use OIC Boars.
for quickest toppers . . .
Big-Meat Type OIC
r MERRY HILL, N. C.
i I Minton’s OIC Farm |