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Negro Home Demonstration News
By MBS. ONNHS S. CHARLTON, County Negro Home Economies Altai
;• On Julie 5, the people of our
county ‘honored J. B. Small, who
twill retire June 30, as our Coun
l:y Agricultural Agent The col
kunn this week is written by Mrs.
IL. B. Coston, Hoime Demonstra
tion Council Reporter, who re
flates some events in Mr. Small’s
life.
After a long, useful and suc-
I jessful career as Educator and
?arm Agent, John B. Small is
tepping aside, having completed
wenty-one years of service as
arm Agent of Chowan County,
is co-workers and many friends
lil the event with deep regret,
i He was not a great talker but,
great worker. When he was!
ot at work as agent, he was ac- j
ve in community and church ac-1
vities. He kept busy and held|
•e respect and admiration of all
re people. j
He is a native of Bertie County
here he received his elemen
ary and high school education.
r e was reared on a farm and was
’ell acquainted with the un
ecessary labor and hardship that,
Tmers endured in that day.
lis studies having revealed to
im the easier and more profit
able way of operating a farm, he >
"Hi determined to help others j
find it also.
' Just at the time he would have
entered college, he was called to
serve in the U. S. Army in World
War I. There he served over- 1
seas one year and was actually |
on the field in conflict with the
Germans when news of the Ar
mistice reached them. (What a
relief that must have been). Af
ter being discharged from the
Army he resumed his education
!by entering A. and T. College.
Greensboro, N. C. From there he
received his BS degree in Agri
culture.
f His first assignment was as Vo
cational Teacher in the Berry!
O’Kelley High School, Method,
N. C. After two years there with
the feeling that greater prepara
tion would enable him to render
greater service, he went to lowa
State College and obtained a de
gree in Agricultural Education.
He also did further study at lowa
State and Hampton Institute. He
was then employed at A. and T.
College to teach Horticulture and
Superintendent of the green-;
house. From there he was called
to the Principalship of Gibson
vUle High School, Gibsonville.
N/ C. He worked three years as
principal. In 1938 he accepted
the position as County Agent of
Chowan and Perquimans Coun
ties with headquarters in Eden
tnn. For six years he served in
that manner. In 1944 .he was
made a full time agent of Chowan
County and served in that capa
city until his retirement.
The first thing he did when he
came on the job was to visit ev
ery church and Sunday School j
throughout the two counties. He
introduced himself to the people
and let them know that he had
come to help them improve their i
standard of living. He organiz-j
ed the children in every com- j
munity in 4-H clubs and the
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adults in adult clubs. The adult
clubs included both men and wo
men. He presented his program
in such a manner that it was
readily accepted by the men, wo-
men and children. He began by
telling them, “That you don’t
have to have a lot of money to
make improvements, but make
what you have look better.” *
For twenty-one years he stress
ed these projects to improve
farm family living: The year-i
around garden; the family milk
cow; improved breed of livestock
and poultry; permanent and tem
porary pastures; sanitation (purer
■ drinking water, control of flies
! and mosquitoes); fruit trees pro-
I duction; improved home and sur
' roundings, and to plant improv
ed seeds and smaller acreage
1 with more fertilizer and better
! cultivation and drainage. One of
the greatest things he taught was
families and neighbors working
together. Not only did he teach
us, but 'he took us on tours and
to district and state meetings, so
; that we would have a chance to
hear and see some of the things
he had been talking about, from
others who were also interested |
, in farm and home improvements, j
! To look at the picture of the
'county twenty-one years ago and
the picture todav one could hard
ly believe that so much progress
could be made in increasing the
! economic level of income and
| Standard of living among the
fanners of Ohowan County.
As Mr. Small travels through
out the county today, he can look
with pleasure upon many of the
improvements. His labor has not
been in vain.
He has a very lovely family.
In 1929 he married Miss Nellie
Lillian Bond, a childhood sweet
heart, aiso a native of Bertie
County who was then employed
in the Tarboro City School sys
tem. She holds a BS degree from
State Teachers College, Elizabeth
City, N. C., and is now teaching
in the public school system of
Bertie County.
The couple made their homq in
Greensboro where Mr. Small was
"then employed at A. and T. Col
lege. Their four children were
born in Greensboro . On August
I 15, 1938, he moved his family to
i Edenton where the oldest girl,
i Rosalind, entered Edenton High
.'School in the pecond grade. The
;! youngest girl, Lunelle was a be
j ginner in the first grade. The
'j two boys, John B. and Angus, had
: not reached school age. All four
■of the children completed their
high school education in Edenton.
i! After high school, Mrs. Rosa
lind Small Knight received her
BS degree in public school music
I from Hampton Institute. She did
'further study at New York Uni
versity, New York City, and is
j now employed as director of mu
sic and in charge of the band at
the Thomas Hunter High School,
Mathews, Virginia.
I Mrs. Linelle Small Burton, RN,
'attended Hampton Institute and
| the Medical College of Virginia,
Richmond. Va. She holds a BS
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MRS. THEODORIC BLAND SMITH. JR.
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Frances i
Randolph de Sander of Hampton, Virginia, to Theodoric Bland
Smith, Jr., of Edenton. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mis.
Katharine C. de Sander of Hampton, Va„ and Almand C. de
Sander of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Theodoric Bland Smith of Edenton. The ceremony was per- j
formed by thd Rev. Earl Lewis on May 2711 fin Laurrenceville.
Va. Mrs. Smith was graduated from Hampton High School 1
and attended Chowan College at Murfreesboro. Mr. Smith |
was graduated from Edenton High School and Chowan College.
degree in Public Health Educa- 1
tion and is now on the Public j
Health Staff in Washington D. C. j
John B. Small, Jr., holds a BS!
degree in Science from St. Au-'
gustine College, Raleigh and is
employed in the Bethel High
School, Bethel, N. C., as Science
and Mathematics teacher and as
sistant coach.
Angus D. Small is now a stu
dent in Tuskegee Institute, Tus
kegee. Alabama.
Mr. Small was president of the
PTA for many years, a past Mas
, ter Mason of the John R. Paige
Lodge of Edenton. A Shriner
i and a member of the Phi Sigma
, F-eternity. Mr. and Mrs. Small
affiliated themselves with the
, Providence Baptist Church after 1
I moving to Edenton where their
. children were brought up as ac-1
. five members in the Sunday!
School and church. Both girls,
’ played for the Sunday School
. Choir. He is now superintend
. ent of the Sundav School.
I All of us in the county appre
ciate the educational service Mr.
. Small has rendered our count"
.We wish him many years of
• health and happiness.
Large Size Cans
Red & White
MILK
3 for 39c
Ouart Size Cates
Sweet Mixed
PICKLES
35c
Red fc White
Vienna
SAUSAGE
19c
11V4-OS. Sunshine
Hydrox
COOKIES
39c
1-Lb. NBC
Honey
GRAHAMS
37c
Large Juicy
Sunkist
LEMONS
dozen 35 c
Rich Whip
TOPPING
39c
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Helping To Increase ,
Income On Farm i
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
on a four-year rotation behind
watermelons, peanuts and sweet
potatoes. Cover crops were
used extensively during the win
ter months. Only healthy,
stocky' plants were used at
transplanting time, states Grif
fin. After three irrigations (Sup
plementing the rainfall which he
has had, Griffin said that many
gross dollars have been added to
his field of tobacco. The to
bacco was being dusted for in
sect control when the picture
was taken.
The practices which Griffin
[followed have been recommend
|ed and publicized by the Agri
culture Committee of the Cham
, ber of Commerce in an effort to,
- inform fanners that higher >
yields bring higher agricultural
ncome. The committee points
out that farm income can be ]
increased by over $1,000,000 in
Chowan County through adap
tation of sound soil and cultural
practices.
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Gwaltney’s Signal Brand
Sausage
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Harrell’s Tenderized
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John Holmes Honored f
At Methodist Church \
Continued from Page 1. Section 1 f
al books have been received.
The library will be administer- j v
ed by Mrs. Hollowell and the Li- 1 .
brary Committee recently elected g
oy tlhe Fourth Quarterly Confer- ;
ence. Members of the committee j)
are: Mrs. Hollowell, Mrs. J. J. S
Ross, Milton Bass, Mrs. Gerald D. i
lames, Mrs. Robert S. Marsh and
Erwin Griffin, Jr. Mrs. Ralph
Blades has kindly offered assist
ance in the technical detail of
catalogue work. Books going in
to the library will have the op- *
proval of the Library Committee.
This group will circulate among
church members lists of books :
suitable for admission to the li- ;
brarv for church use. Memorial
books will be one of the means
of continuing growth of the
church’s book collection.
It is hoped that the entire
Edenton community may benefit
from the John A. Holmes Li
brary. Its use will not be re-
strieted to the membership of the '
Edenton Methodist Church.
The Methodist Church extends
an invitation to all who know ;
and love Mr. Holmes to be pres
ent next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
New Books Arrive
At Local Library
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Name the Day; Havrraft, Too
j Near the Throne; Koch, Let It
I Ra ; n; Vetter. The Questions Girls
Ask; Waldman, Basketball Scan-
I dal: Goleman, Rockets At Dawn:
I PeLeeuw. The Goat Who Ate
| Flowers: Garthwaite, Mystery of
j Skull-Cap Island; Tumgren, Mys
tery Haunts the Fair: Wibber
lev, John Barry, Father of the
i Navy; Robinson, In A Scout’s
I Boots: Williamson, Jacobin’s
Daughter; Mason, Yours With
Love Kate: Gage, Secret of
Crossbone Hill: Hall, Romance at
s Courtesy Bend; Dunning, The
Seminole Trail, and McGuire.
Glimpses Into The Long Ago.
Adult Books
Malamud, The Magic Barrel;
Gilbreth, How To Be A Father;
Blanton, Now or Never; Norkyke,
The Truth About Texas; Barry
maine, The Peter Townsend
, Story; Tolbert, The Staked Plain;
Goodwin, Science Book of Space
. Travel; Horan, Seek Out and
i Destroy; Wilson, The Middle Age
of Mrs. Eliot; Stewart, Nine
1 Coaches Waiting; Delmar, Breeze
from Camelot; Caldwell, Dear
and Glorious Physician; Buck,
. Command the Morning; Gallico,
, Mrs. Arris Goes To Paris; Thur
-!ber, The Years with Ross; Jane
[ way, The Third Choice; Sohna
i bel, Anne Frank, A Portrait of
, Courage; Houston, Cottonwoods
i J Grow Tall; Parrish, The Lucky
. [One; Gersoft, Daughter of Eve;
l Ostenso, A Man Had Tall Sons;
' Jones, The Pistol.
i6-oz. Can Red & White
PINEAPPLE AND
GRAPEFRUIT
DRINK
29c
Regular
Red & White
DETERGENT
27c
Eatwell
Grated
TUNA
19c
Vz Gallon
Sun Spun
ICE CREAM
Vanilla, Strawberry
iand Chocolate
59c
1-Lb. Size *
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Pork, and Beans
2 for 25c
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Regular Grind
COFFEE
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BETTY ROWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Row
all of Edenton announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Bet
ty. to Louis Barnes Allen, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Allen of
Emporia, Va. Miss Rowell will
be graduated from the DePaul
Hospital School of Nursing. Nor
folk, Va., in September. Mr. Al
len. a graduate of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg, Va., is assistant agriculture
county agent for Princess Anne.
The wedding is planned for Sep
tember 6 in Edenton.
Ricks Honored
At Jaycee Meeting
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
year in North Carolina, an out
standing honor bestowed upon
you. You have every right to be
proud of this distinction, and
Edenton people in general are al
so proud that you have been thus
honored. Naming you the polio
mother of the year reflects your
courage, fortitude and determina-
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tion to overcome serious handi
caps which many people would
consider unsurmountable.
“You are a fitting example for
emulation on the part of many
people who are so unfortunate to
be victims of untoward circum
stances. You have strikingly ex
emplified that “where there is a
will there is a way’. Your im
mediate relatives are very proud
of you and the same, may be said
>n behalf of Edenton people and
Che state as a whole. You are
to be highly commended for hav
ing been singled out as polio
mother of the year and I am
among the many who would like
to extend my congratulations.
“Why I was asked to perform
this duty I do not know unless it
is because ! was chairman of the
Chowan County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis when you were Strick
en. However, I am delighted to
have the privilege, and honor to
present you this award as the
polio mother of the year in North
Carolina. Congratulations and
may God’s blessings be upon you
as you continue your battle with
this crippling disease.”
Mrs. Ricks in well chosen
words expressed her appreciation
for the honor and extended her
thanks to the Chowan Chapter
for its financial help during her
affliction.
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Prom Heart Attack
Henry Carter Jehkuis, 65, died
Tuesday morning at '8 o'clock In
Tuesday morning about 8 o’clock
In Veterans Hospital, Dui hfem, af
ter an illness of 10 days. He'*3tf®s
enroute to‘the hospital to und»-
go an operation and 10 blocks
away from the hospital he suffer
ed a heart attack and died short
ly after arriving at the hospital.
He was a native of Bertie
County but lived in Edenton 20
years. He was employed by the
Hughes-Parker Hardware Com
pany. He was a veteran of World
War I, a member of the Edenton
Baptist Church and Ed Bond
Post of the American Legion.'
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Anne Speight Jenkins; a brother,
Fred Jenkins of Roxobel, end a
stepson, Will Speight Bond.' Fun
eral services were held at Willi
ford Funeral Home Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock. The *Rev.
R. N. Carroll, pastor of the Eden
ton Baptist Church, officiated
and burial was in Beaver Hill
Cemetery. <
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Ernest
J, Ward, Jr., master, urges a full
attendance.