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PAGE TWO >—SECTION TWO ©AROUND THE FARMS IN CHOWAN COUNTY •y c. w. OVERMAN. Chowaa County Afloat Crop Damage By Rain And Wind: During the last thpee weeks excessive rain and some wind have damaged crops con siderably in Chowan County. The total damage at the pres ent time is estimated at over .9 of a million dollars, which amounts to at least 20% of what our expected production was prior to the rains. Estimated percent of damage ran as fol lows: Tobacco, 30%; cotton, 20%; peanuts, 15%; corn, 20%; soybeans, 10%; cantaloupes, 80%; watermelons, 50%, and other vegetables, 10%. Since June 13, the official rainfall recorded at Edenton shows 8 5 inches. Harry Ven ters’ record at his home in Cen tei Hill showed 12 inches of rain fall. My record at my home showed 11.4 inches of rainfall. There has been considerable var iation in the amount of rainfall in various areas of the county and it is possible that some areas have had even more than 12 inches. Peanuts: On Monday many cultivators were at work, yet some fields were still too wet. Diazinon should be applied to peanuts this week if at all possi ble, but certainly the first half of next week. A 10% material should be applied at the rate of 20 pounds per acre, evenly distributed over the row in a band 18 to 20 inches wide with cultivators immediately follow ing. Applications of copper-sul fur dust should have been start ed last week but it isn’t too late to start right now. At least three applications and prefera bly four applications, should be made at two-week intervals. At this time, 15 to 18 pounds of dust, properly applied, per acre is ample. Later applications should be at the rate of about 20 pounds per acre. Cotton Insect Situation: 801 l weevils and boll worm damage is showing up in many fields where the early applications were not made. The weather has been, and is, very suitable for the boll weevil to multiply and work. Fields that did not receive the four early insecticide 1 applications are showing weevil punctures and damage. Fields that did receive the four early applications appear to be in good shape. The second series of four ap plications should begin on July 23. We will give you further information on this next week, but in case we fail, be sure to start your second series about July 23-24 and then make ap plications every five days. Grain And Feed Grain Pay ments: According to ASCS Of fice Manager Handy West, I give you the following informa tion: • b; ‘ Twenty-four •points throughout the State have received corn from CCC’s surplus stockpile. This is in line with the policy of the Department of Agriculture of moving surplus stocks of grain out of costly storage and mak ing it available where needed. Relative to recent inquiries, it is not yet known when final wheat and feed grain program payments will be made. When such information is available we will notify all participants ac cordingly. It is not expected that such payments will be made before August. All farmers are urged to start thinking about what practices they intend to carry out this fall with the assistance of ACP cost-sharing. The initial fall sign-up will be conducted dur ing the last two weeks in this month, at which time requests will be accepted from all inter ested farmers. Swine feeders and others in terested in purchasing corn might purchase in carload lots through Glenmore 8 oisnuju) Jttfl London Dry fi|g gin 0m Otenmore IMMTHJMt 0, I—«« wSm'mmm cooperative orders. To get the (best price, five cars at the time I would have to be ordered. I al so understand that Edward Ward of Tyner and possibly some oth er truckers have trucks moving produce into the CCC grain stor age area. These truckers will usually haul about 500 to 600 oushels at a load and can ren ter the farmer a saving by pur hasing the corn there and haul ing it on his return trip. Apologies: Last week in my lews column which was writ ten on Monday morning, I sug gested that Diazinon not be ap plied yet. Tuesday morning I mailed the farmers a letter tell ing them to apply Diazinon im mediately. These were certainly conflicting statements which I would like to explain. This is my first experience | with Diazinon. We were advised o wait as late as possible to put it out so that the effective pe riod would last longer during the pod forming stage. After 1 iad written the news column, Tuesday morning I received a letter from Mr. Astor Perry, jeanut specialist, stating that here might be danger of resi iue if Diazinon was applied af ‘er July 15. The conflict was lue to the lack of sufficient in 'ormation at the time I wrote ‘.he news column. The Billings Years—Part I Continued from Page !, Section 1 The football program at the iocal school had lost money dur ing 1953’, and the various clubs ill town sponsored a ticket sell ing campaign to clear the budget m 1954. “Some fans say the Aces will be» the best team at -he Edenton school in four or live years, but Coach Billings was reluctant to make any pre- Jictions ...” reported The Her ild prior to the season. Billings’ first game was against Roanoke Rapids, and he started a team of Sid Campen at left end; Robert Kennan, left tackle; Wayne Keeter, left guard; Billy Hardison, center; Lyn Bond, right guard; Cecil Miller, right tackle; Chan Wilson, right end; Pay Byrum, quarterback; John Earl Whitsdh and Milon Stilley, halfbacks; and Stuart Holland, fullback. Against Roanoke Rapids, the Aces found themselves behind 8-0 going into the fourth quar ter. Tay Byrum broke a collar bone and was out for the season. |ln his place came Stuart Hol j land, and one of the greatest quarterback stories Edenton has ever known. The team came alive, scored three touchdowns, and won their first game in over a year, 19-6. Holland got all three touch downs the next week against Morehead City as Edenton won 20-13. One of the scores was set up by what proved to be an indication of the brand of foot ball Billings played: a fake punt from Holland to Jimmy Harri son. The Aces roared on through the next two games, pounding Williamston 33-0, and Spring Hope 40-0. Sonny Wright scor ed three tbuchdowns, Stilley and Holland two each, but Edenton found a new and deadly weapon in the passing combination of Holland to Ray Rogerson. Elizabeth City, at their peak with Mike and Jerry McGee and Dickie Darling, turned the tables and won 19-6. Jerry Mc- Gee passed for two touchdowns and intercepted a pass during the game. Tarboro, eventual Al bemarle Conference champion, was held by the Aces to a 27-27 tie the next week. Edenton defeated Hertford 20- 13 on Stilley’s winning touch- T™ 2 CKOWAN K*nALX>. EpEITPOIf. WORTH CAROLINA, THuRSDAY. JULY Jt ALL IN TUNE—Pupils in Centerport, Long Island, N.Y., have to keep their band in tune during the summer. Perhaps the only jug and bottle orchestra in the nation, the-band came into being as a sixth graders’ science class special sound project. down with five minutes to go, but the next game they lost to Ahoskie, 19-13, for their last con ference loss in eight years. Tar oorc, in the meantime, with- Irew from competition because of an ineligible player, and the Aces cancelled a game with Farmville to whip Plymouth 19-14, and force a three-way tie for the championship. Edenton was chosen by a draw of straws to represent the conference in the State Class A playoffs. Holland ran one of his famed option plays for 91 yards against Scotland Neck in the district finals, which the Aces won 30-0 on Hicks Field. Edenton played at home the next week for the regional title, and took it over E. M. Holt High School 27-20, as John Earl Whit ;on ran a kick-off back 85 yards to score with just minutes re maining. LaGrange would not come to Edenton, for various reasons, so the Aces played in the East Carolina College stadium in Greenville, which became a sec ond home over the next seven vears. LaGrange was complete ly outclassd, 42-0, as Holland passed for three touchdowns and ran for another. The Aces went to Greensboro on December 4, 1954, to play 'fcii.iii«*~''-~„i...... | M. G. Brown Co., Inc. Lumber Mill work -*r Building Supplies Paint and Hardware “Home Improvement Headquarters” W. Queen St, Ertd. PHONE 2135 i Bessemer for the state title. ! Billings was at his best in that ! game. Harrison took a fake I kick 55 yards to score, and made ; another brilliant 50-yard run i early in the game. Wright lat eralled to Whitson for a 40-yard marker. Stilley scooted 50 yards j for another, and Holland gallop- j ed for two. more touchdowns as : Edenton won 41-20. The Aces returned to a wild j celebration that Sunday after- 1 noon, but little did the citizens) of Edenton realize that in the | | next seven years they would see ! four more championships, two ! on Hicks Field, and the 10-2-1 I record of 1954 topped in years ;to come. The marvellous reign of Bill Billings had begun. LASSITER REASSIGNED | Staff Sergeant Charlie E. Las ! siter, Jr., of San Antonio, Texas, is being reassigned to Kelly ■ AFB, Texas, following his grad l uation from the United States Air Force technical training course for air armament me chanics at Lowry AFB in Colo rado. Sergeant Lassiter learned to i | interpret data flow and theory of operation of the F-101 and |F-102 aircraft weapon control 1 systems. A graduate of Edenton High School, the sergeant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie E- Las siter, Sr., Route 2, Edenton. He: and his wife, the former Doris 1 L. Schuennaman of San Antonio, have seven children. Dodgers Leading In Negro Softball Competition Is Keen Says Robert Shields, Supervisor Robert F. Shields, supervisor l of the summer recreation pro gram at the North Oakum Street playground, reported early this week that competition has been strong among softball league teams since the start of the program. Top batters in the softball league through last week were Sylvester Sutton, Johnny Gre gory, Jerry Harris, Eddie Charl ton, Charlie Bonds and Joseph i Austin of the Dodgers; Major Berry, Franklin Fleming, James Riddick and Ronald Norman of the Skylarks, and Alvin Lewis, Bernard Taylor, Earl White and James Moore of the Bluejays. The program at the playground Tor the remainder of this week Is as follows: Thursday— 9 to 12: Softball league drills, conditioning exer cises, horseshoes, dodgeball and volleyball; 3 to 8, volleyball game, two softball games, horse- j shoes, dodgeball, badminton and games for small children. Friday—9 to 12: Conditioning exercises, relay races, softball league drills, volleyball; 3 toi 8, championship volleyball game, : championship softball game, horseshoes, dodgeball, games for small Children. Standings in the softball league through last week’s ac tion were as follows: W. L. Pet. Dodgers .:...... .....:.6 1 .857 Angels (girls) ........4 1 .800 Skylarks .. .. ..6 3 .666 Bluejays .....'. 3 5 .375 Braves 2 4 .333 Indians : 2 6 .250 Midgets 1... 1 4 .200 JOHN SANDERLIN SAYS. ... 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Os this amount $923.95 was turned back to the town in way- of officers’ fees. V Activities during the month ■included 67 calls answered and investigated, six /automobile ac cidents investigated, eight fun erals worked, 22 courtesies ex- y tended, 36 doors found unlocked, two fire calls answered, 1,313 traffic citations issued, 35 lights reported out and six house checks made. The police made 953 radio calls and were on the air one hour, 19 minutes and 25 seconds.
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