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SOtl. CONSERVATION WWS By G. SAMUEL COX. Work Unit Conservationist I ,- - ~~~ *~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ - isAMWM i Joe Cristanti, new owner of part of the old base property, is in the process of developing it into a livestock, wildlife type ■6f fanning operation. Mr. Cris anti plans to clear ttie brush • areas except enough for wildlife cover and protection. Pasture will be seeded for livestock gra^- , jng. As soon as the necessary surveys are made by the Albe marle Soil Conservation District, ' a pond will be constructed for waterfowl management. Joe has -jmade application to the district 1 for assistance in developing a complete conservatibh -plan for his farm. The large amount , of rain we had recently reminded a lot of ■ people of the badly needed ■ drainage they needed on their farms: One of the first things to decide is exactly what you need and how to dp it. You • may get cost-sharing assistance on it by making application for <it at the ASCS office the last .{wo weeks in July. The Soil Conservation Service will assist you in planning and applying • the practice you need. When assisting you to develop a con servation plan for your farm, all Byrum Chairman Os Planning Board ’ Continued from Page l. Section 1 Edwards, state field coordina tor for the ARA, explained the functions of the federal act, which include loans and grants for the expansion of business, training of new employees for new industries, and technical advice and assistance. The pur pose of ARA is to create new employment. "It is an asset to be an ARA certified county in many ways,” said Mr. Edwards, "the sooner you prepare for overall program and the sooner you are eligible to apply to us for assistance, the sooner you will benefit from this program.” Hoi.and explained how the ARA can help agriculture in the county by providing planning for future years and training to diversify the local economy. "What helps industry ifPChowan County helps agriculture in Cho wan County,” he said. Holland is with the Farmers’ Home Ad ministration. * Mangum, North Carolina State College Extension SeHnce econ omist, told the group of the overall economic development project it would have to com plete within the next few months. A complete survey Os the .county must be prepared by the board and submitted to the ARA office in Raleigh. Mr. Stephens pointed out that ARA will provide up to 65% Os I NOW! ' An In-bin drying system 1 j made especially for peanuts A Sutler ‘Stor.N-Dry* system has been scien* tifically designed and engineered for curing and drying peanuts. Every component - the fan, heater, transition dtict,-perforated drying floor, humidistat and other controls-assures safe, gentle no-damage drying. Butler Stor-N-Dry is designed to match the: Bing operation,' $ 1 weather loss \ i age. You har- j /tleW> Jj t»Ht DEXLSfif'ihx Guy C. Hobbs, Mgr. Eden***#, t f needed conservation practices are considered. » . 1 ‘There has not been so much i talk about Pollock Swamp Wa- •' tershed lately, but things are l still moving along on it. The ; legal Drainage District Organi ; zation is almost complete and - the Soil Conservation service r have almost finished the final - construction plans. So construe , I tion should get under way be p fore too long. I want to en s courage each landowner not to t forget his obligation and tespon i sibility on his farm toward the r land treatment phase of this project while he is waiting for ? 1 the' construction of these chan f. nels to get under way. There is 1 jno better time to begin making -! plans on what you are going to ; apply on your farm as a result i of this project. Such as im i proved cropping systems, pas : ture seeding and improvements, p cover crops, crop residue man t agement, wildlife and woodland 1 management and drainage. You t may not be able to apply it now, > but you can at least make plans i so you will know what you - -want to do and can do when l the time comes. ‘he cost of an industrial site by way of a loan or grant. A pri vate loan must cover 20%, the owner of the prospective busi ness must put up 5%, and • the local people must supply 10%. In response to a question, Mr Edwards said that the cost o the land on Edenton’s industrial park on U. S. 17 North was ap plicable to the 10%'local amount, but that the cost' for the sCWage and water facilities was not. J After the officers had beei chosen and the name Edehton- Chowan Planning Board accept ed for the organization, Bynum appointed the executive cofflAiit tee for the board. The tftree officers were made members along with C. W. Overman,- Sbott Harrell, Joe Webb and Joe Con ger, Jr. The executive committee wili meet at the Hotel Joseph Hewes Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. tiedrge Lewis was appointed chairman Os the by-laws commit tee, and other members will be named shortly. Byrum will also name Civic, business and labdi headers to an advisory commit- CARD OF THANKS We are taking this opportuni ty to express our heartfelt 'thanks and appreciation to V our friends and neighbors for the many deeds Os kindness and ex pressions of sympathy during the illness and death of our lived one, Zeb Smith, c ZEB SMITH FAMILY THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY JULY 12. 1962. Engagement Announced -■ - - <■ ; ||P ■ k «jj| ** < ~ ~ * Mr. and Mrs. Robert West Leary, Jr., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Barbara West Leary of Stamford, Connec ticut to Dr. Musallatn Seif Elbualy of Liverpool. England. Dr. Elbualy is the son of Mrs. Seif Elbualy of Zanzibar. Africa and the late Mr. Elbualy. Miss Leary attended Stratford College, Dan ville, Va., and received her B.S. degree in nursing from the Uni versity of North Carolina. At present she is a head nurse at the Stamford Hospital. Dr. Elbualy is a graduate of Leicester College of Art and Technology. Leicester. England, and received his doc torate degree at the University of Durham, INewcastle-on-Tyne. --StftMnd, He interned at Stamford Hospital. Stamford, Conn. At iresent he is a resident at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liver ' tool. England. The wedding will take place in late summer. Development Group Planning Activities Continued from Page I, Section 1 1 In the area of vegetable pro- i Auction, Mr. Lowe says, consid- ■ '“ration is being given to an out- . 1 f-state tour of successful and I. •xperienced production and mar- j reting organisations. County surveys will also be lade to get farmer opinions on i he possibilities Os vegetable pro-j ( 'luction and marketing on an irea basis. j ] Mr. Lowe said that similar oun tyac tivi t ng plan-_j ' ed in the other'nine counties of he Albemarie Association. The ■ . ctivities have been planned j dth the assistance of' local ex- 1 ensibn agents and extension ; übjefct matter specialists from Itate College. mm Harrell’s Tenderized Whole or Half 1 D&M U . UC|L mo SUPER MARKET M A IUI VIU #■ W f TELEPHONE 2317 FOR FREE ■ I ■V ■ M«L DELIVERY EVERY DAY ON ™ ™ m w ORDERS *OF $2.00 OR MORE. * FRESH GROUND ECONOMY CUT NAMBBRGIR PORK CHOPS )>er lb. 39c per lb. 49t NO. 2Vi GIBBS Pork & Seans can 19c "Hi < ' RED fc WHITE Evaporated Milk 3 tall cans 39 c 303 DEL MONTE Green Limas 4 rams $ LOO —I HI • I■■ pRED&^ |WHITEJ inTimtir- '... - ■*, v . Newspaper Gives Edenton Publicity Continued from Page 1. Section 1 richness in history in defying the British Parliament on tax matters, assisting the Revolu -1 tionary forces and launching the new State of North Carolina.” According to Joe Conger, Jr., president of the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce, this is only one of quite a few articles on Edenton which have appeared I and are scheduled to appear in the. larger newspapers and j magazines. He feels - confident that this favorable and wide spread publicity will have a tell ing effect on the number of tourists who will visit Edenton and this section. TRY P HERALD CLASSIFIED RED & WHITE ji cl«EOffiAX | Lunch Meat STAMPS 1 ... „„ wm.u. J 12-oz. can 39c | PURCHASES! $ 100 | 46-O'Z. CAN DEL MONTE C ‘Free Stamps | Pineapple WITH PURCHASE OF I , $5.00 or more! | and Orange !! BRING COUPON J ¥^l3Tl\.T¥/" V> CLIP COUPON '1 UttllMlV 3 cans SI.OO 4S-OZ. CAN DEL MONTE Pineapple and pillsbury - ballard Grapefruit AND SUNSPUN DRINK BISCUITS 4<caas SL4)O 3 cans 25c SHOP AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY ...LARGE ENOUGH FOR VALUES SMALL ENOUGH TO FEEL AX INTEREST IN EVERY •CUSTOMER. WE GIVE GREENBAX STAMPS WITH EVERY PURCHASE. 20 YEARS AGO Continued from Page I, Section 1 William R. Israel was elected sachem of Chowan Tribe of Red Men. Interest was at a high pitch relative to a Marine glider base iieing located in Edenton and though little official information was available. Mayor J. H. Mc- Mullan was informed that Sec retary of the Navy Knox had approved a site for the base and that construction of the base was in the hands of the Bureau j jf Yards and Docks of the Navy Department. Frank Holmes was installed as president of Edenton's Rotary Club. J. H. Conger reported that al though not all collections of scrap rubber had been turned ih, Chowan County had collected j3.b50 pounds in the war effort. After being closed for over a nonth, the new Texaco tilling Jation on North Broad Street eopened under new manage ment. The new operators of the station were William P. Jones and Murray Tynch. According to information reach ing Edenton. five Chowan Coun ty boys who left Edenton with the local National Guard Ambu lance Company, were still to gether in Australia. They were William Hare, E. L. Hollowell. Jr., Frank Yates, Johnnie Harrell and Fred Hoskins. Thomas C. Cross had the mis fortune to lose iiis left eye while knocking off a cuff of a shaft and a piece of steel lodged in the eye injuring it to such an extent that if had to be removed. Chowan County Commission ers in an all-day session fixed the Chowan County tax rate at 80 cents per SIOO property valu ation, which was a reduction of 22 cents from the previous year's rate of $1.02. Taxpayers in the First and Fourth Township, how ever, were obliged to pay an ex tra 12 cent tax dtie to adding a ninth month of school in the Edenton city administrative unit. The entire budget for the coun ty in 1942 was $109,614.45 which compared with $554,306.95 for the current year. One of the most impressive celebrations in recent years took place on the Court House Green when a Victory Day celebration was held in observance of the Fourth of July. Those taking oart were the Edenton High School Band. E. W. Spires, J. L. Wiggins, rhythm band of the Baptist Vacation Bible School, the Rev. D. C. Crawford, Jr„ Mayor J. H. McMullan, Shelton Moore and Robert L. Pratt, who advanced the colors; John A. Holmes, who read the names of Chowan County boys who were iln the service of their country. I The principal address was made by Lloyd E. Griffin. Mr. Grif fin said "Our freedom is being Challenged by dictators backed I up by great might, one in the Atlantic and another in the Pa cific and to stand we must be united in one common purpose." ;At the conclusion of the pro- I grain Mr. Wiggins paid a glow ing tribute to the mothers and fathers who had already and would later furnish boys to | stand the brunt of the battle. I Due to lack of rain, water dropped considerably in both I Dillard's and Bennett's Mill ! eonds, so that Game Warden J. G. Perry prohibited fishing in the ponds. Edenton ottered the use of the Edenton armory for overnight quarters of United States troops passing through Edenton or in any other way for the conveni ence of the soldiers. According to a report of the Chowan ABC Board by M. F. Bond, secretary, sales for the fiscal year amounted to $126.- 858.40. leaving a net profit to the county for the year of $23,- 909.69. I with a Marine glider base scheduled io be constructed near Edenton, the Chamber of Com j merce Legan making a survey in and near town in order to learn of any vacant houses and rooms suitable for government or ci vilian use. J. Clarence Leary was install ed as president of the Edenton Lions Club. ! Variety Os Matters Face Councilmen Continued from Page L, Section 1 pany. For gasoline, motor oil. batteries, greasing, etc., Milton Bunch was awarded the contract. Goodyear Service Store was the successful bidder for tires and tubes. The Councilmen again discuss ed the idea of a building pro gram and went on record as fav oring building a new municipal building and recommended that an architect be contacted to draw up plans. Mayor John Mitchener appointed Councilman George A. Byrum, A1 Phillips and Elton Forehand as a com mittee from Town Council to work with a committee from the Board of Fublic Works con sisting of Joe Conger, Jr., and Jesse Harrell to investigate an appropriate site and report at the | regular meeting. The M. G. Brown sub-division $79.95 Aluminum BED GLIDERS Hewitt hW size . . . can iie made into a comfortable bed for $59195 SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON ALL Gliders - Chaise Lounges - (Hide* Chairs -- Rockers Folding Chaises & Chairs in Aluminum. Sleel :>r Wood Frames with nylon, plastic or canvas backs -- $4.45 up SPECI AL 9x12 Ft. Fans -- Fans 35-PIECE DON’T GET CAUGHT IN DINETTE DeltOX I THIS HOT WEATHER 30 by 48 inch table, chrome J7«i -pj MIT HOI T A FAN! legs with formica top ... t IDFC IXUffS Floor Fans .. . Window 4 matching chairs, 30-pc. Exhaust Fans . . . Hassock dinner set. ___ _ _ or Table .. . large or small. all for $49.95 $19#95 U v Fans - Fans Edenton Furniture Co. "PHONE 3216 EDENTON was also again considered, after which the plat as prepared by the Brown Company was ap proved. councilman Richard Dixon and Chief of Police LaVoie were appointed by Mayor Mitchener to investigate the hazardous traffic situation at the corner oi’ Queen and Moseiy Streets. A number of accidents have oc curred at this intersection and the two were instructed to re turn recommendations. While no action was taken, the Councilmen considered a policy of collecting tree limbs on cer tain days of the week in the interest of economy as welt as relieving the problem of cover ing the entire town every day in collection of garbage. Clerk William B. Gardner and , Town Attorney William Privott were designated by Mayor Mitchener to draw up ordinances concerning school crossings. A suggestion was also made that Morris Circle and Pembroke Circle be swept at night instead of day time in order to relieve the burden of the Street Depart ment. mrough truck traffic was al so considered wiin the decision to mark routes for through trucks and rescind a portion of a previous ordinance which has i resulted in complications re- J garding trucks making deliveries or picking up freight. Remember that it is only this 1 present, a moment of time, that man lives. —Marcus Aurelius. Iwe Own and Offer —k H » - ' * —r c - _ SUBJECT TO PPTOH SAT.E ANn rjprrr rwawcir W DM) sli. Keeton. Dickinson A' Company Common.. 21.75 MJMM) sli. (Vrlist Ditv.el, Incorporated Common.. .... 0.85 100 sli. The New Itritain Machine Company Camnion IS.2> 1,000 nli. Piedmont Aviation, Incorporated Common 4 00 100 sli. Scott. Foresman A' Company Common ... 16.68 200 nli. Thomasviile Furniture Ind., I nr. Common.. _ 15 *5 25(1 sli. Towmotor Corporation Common.. __ 20.25 (For Confirmation Call Local Representative) CAROLINA SECURITIES CORPORATION INSURANCE BLDG. - RALEIGH, N. C. - PHONE TE 2-3711 Charlotte, N. C New York, N. Y. Members Midwest Stock Exchange Tr;< reactions on All Major Stock Exchanges Handled at Minimum Commission Rates. Rc/tresented in this urea by: DaViD M. WARRE.Y Phone 2466 Edenton PAGE THREE —SECTION ONS Firemen Called Out Twice During June According to Fire Chief W. J. Yates, Edenton firemen answer ed two alarms during June, both of which were in Edenton. The firemen were out one hour and 15 minutes and were on the air 30 seconds, traveling 27 miles. For tne fires 950 feet of hose were laid and a ladder raised 50 feet. Thirty volunteers respond ed for the fires. During the month the firemen held one fire drill, answered two still alarms, attended a fire school four nights, greased caps and cleaned around all hydrants. Only SSOO damage was report ed, that being at Providence Baptist Church where the dome ■ was struck by lightning. Mrs. Clara Boswell Attending Institute Sponsored by East Carolina College and the National Sci ence Foundation, a summer in stitute for juni- r high school teachers of earth science, biolo gy, and physics will begin Mon day, July 16. and continue : through August 24. Attending will be 49 teachers from sixteen states who have been selected to participate in a program of flass work, seminars, and field trips. Among teachers who have been selected to attend the in stitute is Mrs. Clara Mason Bos well of Edenton, a member of the John A. Holmes High School faculty.
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