i AROUND THE FARMS
f IN CHOWAN COUNTY
By C. W, OVERMAN, Chowan Co untv Agent
Field Days Scheduled: 'Two
field days have been scheduled
to allow farmers, agricultural
* . workers and other interested
persons an opportunity to ob
serve research work being con
; ducted on cotton and peanuts.
The Cotton Field' Day will be
held at the Upper Coastal Plain
, Research Station • near Rocky
Mount on Tuesday morning, Sep
tember 25, beginning at 10
o’clock. The Peanut Field Day
will be held at the Coastal Plain
Research Station at Lewiston on
. Thursday morning, September
27, beginning at io o’clock.
. ’
It is important that farmers
and farm supply dealers, as well
as attend field days or
tours held at research stations.
We need to know what phases
of reseaich development our
money is being spent on and
have a letter understanding of
the efforts and progress being
made even though we may not
clearly ilnderstand the techni
calities javolved. The better
knowledge we have of an en
terprise oi project the better we
are able to evaluate it intelli
gently. ]
Insects In Peanuts And Soy
i beans: Ip the last wsek I haye
been in jseveral fields of pea
nuts and some fields of soy
s beans where the grass army
worm and other worms are just
* beginning to work. These are
tiny fellcfws, most of them about
the size of a pencil lead, but
they can grow and develop fast
and eat a lot of leaves.
Growers should watch their
fields closely. Along the pea
nut row brush the vines briskly
watching for the worms falling
into the middle. Most any of
, the insecticides recommended for
' peanuts will kill these pests. If
the hay is to be used or sold for
feed, then an insecticide with a
safe residual tolerance like Sevin
1 or Methoxychlor should be used.
Pasture Seeding Time Now is
the /lime to seed new pastures
land re-seed or renovate old pas
tures. I am sure you must have
h»d your soil tested as we have
recommended and have your soil
test report back. Apply lime
and fertilizer as recommended
by your soil test report, then
{work this into the soil thor-j
’ciughly. In most evdry case, re
gardless of the shape the land
js in, I would broadcast my
lime and fertilizer and then do
the plowing and disking pre
paring the soil.* This will allow
; the plant food to become well
imixed in the root area for the
plants. Just remember that
'lime, phosphorous, and potash
ido not move freely through the
sinl. Therefore, these elements
must be placed where they are
.to be used.
'For ' hogs alone use ladino
clover only with no grass. For
eattle and other livestock I ,
| Would use a mixture of clover
► and grass, about 4 to 5 pounds
J of clover and 12 to 15 pounds
of grass seed pear acre. Be sure
tn inoculate the clover seed just
grior to seeding.
Cotton Picking Time Is Here:
Several growers have begun to
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pick cotton during the last week.
| Good quality cotton is necessary
! for the highest return as> well
l as the reputation of our area. I
think the following suggestions
are very important.
Use a good defoliant applied
properly about 4 to 5 days prior
to picking. Allow cotton to open
>as fluffy as possible but don’t
! let it go long enough to begin
falling out of the squares. Pick
j cotton when it is dry, not when
I there is dew or even a slight
amount of rain on it. Hand
picked cotton should be emptied
on sheets and allowed to dry
further in the sun before taking
in. Machine picked cotton
should move on to a storage
room or to the gin bins where
it is stored as loosely as possi
ble, not packed down.
I realize that there is a false
idea prevailing in Chowan Coun
ty that cotton picked with damp
ness in it, packed tightly in bags
and sold in the seed will bring’
the grower most money per acre.
I don’t care how good our gins
are they cannot gin. cotton
handled in this manner to make
as good grade as cotton picked
dry and handled properly. The
napping and other defects caus
ed by the gin equipment result
ing from dampness and packing
as well as trash gives Chowan
County a reputation for produc
ing a poorer quality cotton. If
we are to have a reputation for
good quality cotton and receive
the most income possible from
this crop, then it is necessary
that we not only do a good job
growing it but we must do a
good job of harvesting and pro
cessing it to have a good quality
product for the market.
Soil Sampling: I have been
receiving copies of soil test re
ports apparently coming from
soil samples taken by represen
tatives of our fertilize dealers.
I understand that some of the
local fertilizer dealers are send
ing their men out to take soil
samples and I want to cpmmend
them highly for this excellent
service. I hope they will con
tinue to ‘do’ this because farm
ers in general are not using the
soil testing service.
There are a few suggestions
that I would like to mak£. On
the information sheet to go in
with the soil sample there is a
line to indicate what crop will
be grown in 1963 and what crop
will be grown the following
year. On some of these reports
the crop for 1963 only is being
shown; therefore, I assume that
the farmer did not tell the soil
sampler what crop he expected
to grow the following year. In
this case you are missing half
of your recommendation as well
as not giving the soil testing
laboratory technician an oppor
tunity to know what the rota
tion is. A knowledge nf the
rotation is very important in the
case of peanuts and soybeans
because we want to keep the
potash level sufficiently high for
these crops.
Soil testing is an excellent
practice but it is no better than
the way in which it is done and
the choWan wrwktp rnrwTQN, north Carolina, Thursday. September 13. 1962.
the information given. It is ‘most
important that farmers cooperate
with soil samplers in giving
them the full information need
ed on the soil information sheet
for every field.
Gov. Sanford Speaks
To School Children
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
“Education is more important
today than ever before,” said the
executive, ‘‘We are in a rapidly
moving age, and that is why
quality education is more im
portant today than ever before.”
‘‘There have been more chang
es in the past 20 years than in
all the centuries before. What
is coming in the next 20 years?”
asked Sanford, ‘‘lf you can see
that 20 years from now there’ll
be no place for the man who
has not prepared himself, then
you can see why education is
so important.”
“You need to develop your
brain power. This is going to
be your last chance to develop
your minds, the last chance to
prepare yourself to go after that
ambition. Opportunity is wait
ing for those who are getting
ready for it.’’
“This state is going to grow
as it has never grown before.
Our future depends on your
willingness to make our schools
the best. This is the most im
portant thing we are doing in
North Carolina.”
“All this education adds up
to a trained mind, and in the
world of the future there won’t
be a place for an untrained mind.
Join with me in making our
schools the best in the nation,”
concluded the governor.
Resident State Highway Com
missioner Gilliam Wood intro
duced Sanford at all four
schools and referred to him as
“the greatest friend to educa
tion in my time.”
Edenton City School Superin
tendent Hiram J. Mayo opened
the rallies at the town schools
and called it a ‘‘great day” for
Edenton’s schools. “This is the
first time in the history of
Edenton City Schools that a
governor has visited the stu
dents during the regular school
day.”
Platform guests at the Eden
ton schools were members of the
Town Council, County Commis
sioners, city Board of Education,
State Senator J. J. IMonk) Har
rington of Lewiston, Representa
tive B. W. Evans, Mrs. Edward
G. Bond, chairman of the In
dustrial Education Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs.
C. A. Phillips on behalf of the
local PTA, and Ray Stone, exec
utive secretary of the North
Carolina Citizens Committee for
Better Schools.
County School Superintendent
W. J. Taylor opened the county
program by welcoming the
guests. Members of the county
schools sang “The Old North
State” at the beginning of the
programs.
Sanford returned to Raleigh
after the White Oak visit.
This age is reaching out to
wards the perfect Principle cf
things; is pushing towards per
fection in art, invention and
manufacture.
—Mary Baker Eddy.
Term Os Court Ends
Tuesday Afternoon
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Edenton ordinance, simple as
sault, and resisting arrest. His
case was continued after the
contempt
The grand jury heard evidence
on the Vann matter most of
Monday afternoon and Tuesday
morning. They brought out not
a true bill shortly after 10 A. M.,
Tuesday. Vann was released and
immediately left Edenton.
Vann was originally charged
with the rape of pretty 18-year
old Margaret Lee Briggs of
near Sunbury. The incident was
illeged to have occurred July
T 2 at Chowan Beach.
• Another interesting case end
ed when Judge Morris directed
a verdict of not guilty in an
assault case against George W.
Cooper, a sixth grade teacher at
ihe Edenton Colored Elementary
School.
Cooper was charged with as
saulting one of his students,
George Walton, with his fist
while the student was trying to
leave the classroom. Judge
Morris advised Cooper that “if
he does it again, wear him out
again.”
The grand jury made their re
port on conditions in the county,
and they found things to be gem
erally satisfactory. General re
pairs were the only recommen
dations made. Judge Morris
praised the jury for their work
during the court term.
Members of the grand jury
included C. A. Phillips, foreman,
Sam Thomas Wright, Irvin D.
Spivey, William Edward Shaw,
Wilford Toppin, Claude J. Still
man, Thomas E. Parker, Jr.,
George W. Lewis, Edgar Ray
Boyce, Donald F. Bell, J. A. Cur
ran, Ralph K. Hollowell, J. T.
Byrum, Emmett P. Jones, Jo
seph G. Stone, Sr., Thomas F.
Hopkins, Frank J. Ward and
Russell Byrum.
Cases charging 20 Negroes
with trespassing resulting from
sit-in demonstrations in early
1962 were continued under for
mer order. These cases are
awaiting a ruling by the U. S.
Supreme Court on similar situ
ations involving - the rights of
private businesses.
Three young prisoners, Irvin
D. Sonifrank, Glenn E. Darnell,
and Donnie Mutherspak, were
given six additional months
apiece after pleading guilty to
felonious escape.
Hazel W. Rountree, Negro,
appeared and was released upon
showing compliance of a judg
ment handed down in 1957.
Capias was issued for Sidney
Boyd, who failed to appear to
answer a charge of non-support.
Billy Roland Respass pleaded
guilty to speeding and was sen
tenced to 30 days, suspended
upon payment of a sls fine and
court costs.
Cameron M. Pierce pleaded!
guilty to drunk driving and was !
sentenced to four months, sus
pended upon payment of $lO0 1
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fine and on condition he not 1
drive a vehicle for 12 months i
and remain in good behavior, j
Benjamin Norman, Negro, re- 1
ceived a total of 30 months upon
conviction of possession and
manufacture of non-tax-paid liq
i uor. He was aquitted of pos
session for the purpose of sale.
Charles William Pierce, Ne- j
gro, was convicted on two I
counts of forgery and given 4-6
years on the roads.
John Ellis Johnson was found
guilty of speeding and ordered
to pay a fine of sls and costs.
William Louis Bateman plead
ed guilty to three counts of
breaking and entering and two
of larceny. Judge Morris first
set sentence at 2-3 years, but on
Tuesday reversed it to four years
j probation.
) Jimmie Bateman was convict
j ed of breaking and entering for
j the purpose of larceny and given
1 a 4-6 yeas sentence. Bateman
j was found not guilty on a charge
lof larceny.
) Marcus Roy Nixon pleaded
guilty of forgery and was hand
ed a suspended 3-5 years sen
tence.
Curtis E. Etheridge was aquit
ted of a charge of disposition of
mortgaged property.
Judge Morris interrupted court
Monday afternoon to release
copies of his contempt order
against Frinks to the press. “I
! have never seen a man act as
| contemptously before Superior
Court as this man did,” remark
ed Morris.
“I do not want publicity, but
I am not afraid of it,” said Judge
j Morris as he instructed the press
Ito distribute a story of the
! Frinks incident.
I Judge Morris' order read as
j follows:
“It appearing to the under
j.signed judge duly commissioned
Ito preside over this the Sep
tember, 1962, term of the Su-
Iperior Court of Chowan County.
| that upon the call of the crim
inal calendar at this term of
I court the solicitor for the state
I called the name of Golden A.
j Frinks. There was no response
Ito the call of the name. The
court upon examining the docket
observed that the docket showed
that the defendant is charged
with engaging in picketing in
I violation of Article 9, Section
B of the town ordinance of the
1 Town of Edenton; second count
lof picketing in violation of Ar
| tide 9, Section 4 of the town
I ordinance of Edenton; third
• count of assaulting a police of
| ficer, and a fourth count of re
'sisting arrest bv an officer while
[in the performance of his duty.
"Upon the failure of the per
son so charged to answer, the
tsheri/t informed the court that
the defendant was seated to the
left facing the court on the
third row in the court room,
and the sheriff suggested to the
person pointed out to the .ccurt
that he answer to his name. The •
defendant did not answer.
(Whereupon, the court inquired
|of the defendant whether or not
[ his name was ‘Golden A. Frinks.’
The defendant refused to answer
whereupon the court for a sec
ond lime asked if his name was
'Golden A. Frinks.’ The de
j fendant refused to answer,
i whereupon the court stated to
him to stand. The defendant in
, obedience to the command of
the court did stand, indicating
to the court that he is the de
fendant and that he has hea d
jwhat the court had said to him
with 1 eference to his name.
“Alter having stood the court
again inquired of him if his
name was ‘Golden A. Frinks.'
and he failed to answer.
“Upon the foregoing findings
of fact, the court does now find
as a fact and so holds that the
defendant has wilfully, deliber
ately and contemptuously re
fused to answer any inquiry by
the solicitor or by the court it
self. and in such refusal has
committed a direct contempt of
this court.
“It is, thereupon, considered,
ordered and adjudged that the
defendant be and he is hereby
ordered committed to the coun
ty jail of Chowan County for a
term of thirty (30) days, the
court finding as a tad that, the
conduct of the defendant is in
wilful contempt of the Superior
Court: of Chowan County and is
a direct and not an indirect
contempt.” ' r
During the term the follow
ing divorces were granted: Wil
liam Edward Shaw from Vera
Davenport Shaw, Mildred Fav
ton White from Robert White.
Jessie L. Skinner from Clinton
Skinner, Lloyd Roberts from
Delois Morning Roberts, and
Lane Thomas Tomilson from
William Francis Tomlinson.
Water Survey Topic
At Council Meeting
continued from Page I, Section 1
Mrs. M. T. Barrington gave a
report on Homemakers Week
and Miss Harriet Leary report
ed on crafts Workshop. Mrs.
Cameron Boyce, chairman of the
Christmas Festival Committee,
reported that the Christmas
Festival will be held Tuesday,
November 27. at the Chowan
Community Building, from 3 to
4 P. M.. and 7:30 to 9:30 P. M.
Each Home Demonstration Club
in the county will have differ
ent items for sale at the Festival
with proceeds going to the Home
Demonstration County Council
treasury.
The annual Achievement Day
will be held Wednesday, Octo
ber 31, Husbands’ Supper will
be on Tuesday, November 20 at
Rocky Hock Community Center.
The County Council also vot
ed to give a SIOO scholarship to
an outstanding boy or girl each
year and alternate between the
two schools. The first scholar
ship award will- go to a gradu
ating senior from Chowan High
School.
Mrs. B- P Monds. County
Council president, presided at
the meeting and yeopim Home
Demonstration Club was hostess
for tlie occasion.
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Planning Meeting
For X-ray Survey
Tuesday, Sept. 18
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health director, announces that !
a pre-planning conference will
be held at the Health Center'on ,
Cedar Street in Elizabeth City
Tuesday morning. September 18, j
at 9:30 o’clock. This conference
is in connection with the chest
X-ray survey in the district ;
which is scheduled for the
Health District November 24 to
December 22. (
Dr. T. B. Smith of the State
Board of Health will attend the
conference.
•‘Since we will have only one
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mobile X-ray unit for a total of
20 days in the four-county dis
trict,” says Dr. Johnson, it is
necessary for us to plan careful
ly for the best utilization of this
j time.
“Your cooperation is urgently
needed to make this program a
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RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Im
proved Order of Red Men, will
meet Monday night, September
17, at 8 o’clock. Oscar Peeples,
i sachem of the tribe, urges a
good attendance.