1977
State 4-H Winners Complete Trip To Texas
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*y Murray L. Goodwin
AgrL Extension Agent
This news article will be a
i teport about the trip Carroll
Perry, Bob Jordan, Bill
Jordan and I took to the
American Institute of
Cooperatiwi at Texas A and
M University located at
College Station, Tex.
College Station practically
joins Bryon, Tex. (East
.Central Texas).
Tfis trip was an award for
the fcbys for placing second
in t t|s individual and second
in the team competition for
the*. State American
Buqfaess System demon
stration contest. As coach of
the fwo demonstrations I
received the trip too. These
contests are sponsored by
thee Cooperative Council of
N.CT
The bus trip originated in
Rateigh and Charles
Coward, executive officer of
Cooperative Council of
* North Carolina, was in
O.W. Synder was
bue; driver, and he has
driven to 15 American In
stitute of Cooperative
meetings.
All together there were 38
people on the trip. Three
othpr 4-H’ers from N.C.
were on the trip and one
F.F.A. member.
Itrom South Carolina
there were four 4-H’ers and
two FFA members. Also
frojp South Carolina there
were an extension agent and
vocational agricultural
teacher. From N.C. there
was a leader, a vocational
aglicultural teacher and
mjself.
There were six
cooperative people on the
trig.
: SOUTH CAROLINA
The first night was spent
it) Greenville, S.C. Along I
-85 Western South Carolina is
pr4ty country with beef
cattle and fruit the principle
commodities. Western
Soiith Carolina was dry and
Piddmont North Carolina
waj extremely dry.
The drought was very
evident nearly all the way to
Texas. There was an area in
befiveen Vicksburg, Miss,
and Shreveport, La. where
crops were pretty.
ALABAMA
Ifrom Greenville we went
to Atlanta and turned west
across Alabama and
Mississippi. At least 95 per
cedt of the land bordering
the interstate was in pine
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trees. Some of the trees
were nice sawlog size, but
most of them were young
pines, pulp wood size.
Most of the cities were by
passed but we went through
Birmingham, Ala. and saw
U.S. Steel Iron Works. I
went to the front of the bus
and told the travelers as
best I could how steel is
made.
MISSISSIPPI
We spent the second night
in Meridian, Miss., and this
was the end of the trip for
two of our people. Tracy
Angley became violent ill
and had to go to the hospital.
Rocky Mountain Spotted
Fever was suspected. Tracy
and Mrs. Rachel Smith of
Blue Ridge Electric
Membership Cooperation
were left behind when the
bus pulled out. We were all a
bit sad about this but we had
to move on, if we were to
attend the National
meeting.
CANTALOUPES
Dorus And Melvin
Copeland gave us three
Saticay and three Super
Market Cantaloupes to take
on the trip. We stopped on
the side of the road and ate
them. Each person had a
chance to eat a small piece
from each variety.
Everybody thought the
Supermarket was the
superior eating variety
judging on the basis of the
six melons. The vocational
teacher from S.C. said the
Saticay would probably haul
bettor.
At Vicksburg we toured
the Civil War battleground
there and went into an old
mansion.
Our boys and girls were
disappointed at the width of
the Mississippi River at
Vicksburg. It was only about
one-fourth mile wide.
LOUISIANA
When we crossed the
Mississippi River, we were
at last in pretty farm
country. The farms were
large and the crops pretty.
It was almost entirely
soybeans and cotton area.
The cotton and soybeans
showed good growth. Some
Helds were pretty clean but
mo6t fields had scattered
weeds, probably more than
we have. We didn’t see any
sweet potatoes in the state
although Louisiana is
second to North Carolina in
sweet potato production.
The third night was spent
in Ramanda Inn in
Shreveport, La.
TEXAS
The next morning we .
finally arrived in Texas. It
was pretty country at first!
The area was nearly 100 per
cent cow country. A few oil
wells were seen right out in
the middle of pastures and
homes were modern and
attractive. Soon the green
grass gave way to poor
grass and finally to com
pletely dead appearing
grass. It looked like
December here!
I spotted two Texas far
mers in a restaurant and
soon was talking to than.
They said that area use to
grow crops but they had
recently found cattle to be
more profitable. A few
watermelons were grown in
the area.
TEXAS A and M
Texas A and M is located
in a flat area like Eastern
North Carolina and has
about 30,000 students. Ten
thousand are women and
20,000 men.
Our meeting was for most
part held in Rudder Con
vention Center. This consist
of a beautiful auditorium
(seats about 5,000); two
smaller elevated
auditoriums and numerous
small meeting rooms.
Adjoining it was an
elaborated Student Union.
There is nothing to compare
with these facilities in North
Carolina that I have seen.
We stayed in air con
ditioned dormitories and ate
in a near-by college
cafeteria. The food was good
and nearly all of us ate too
much.
The coliseum and football
stadium were both inferior
to those at N.C. State.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE
There were actually three
meetings going on
simultaneously: one for
youth; one for young farm
couples; and one for adults.
The youth meetings were
more fundamental and
encouraged individual
participation. Bill, Bob, and
Carroll said that they all
knew a lot about the sub
jects already. They had
learned this information
while preparing for the state
contest.
HOUSTON
The most exciting part of
the entire trip for me and I
think the boys, too, was the
day we took off and went to
Houston. There we visited
Dr. and Mrs. Leo Spillane.
Leo and I worked together in
Philadelphia during World
War n.
Leo is now president and
part owner of Gulf States
Asphalt Corporation. We
were very hospitable
treated! One of the boys in
the family accompanied
Bill, Bob, and Carroll on
tour of the Space Center and
Astrodome in our rented
car. Leo and Kay showed
Anna and me around. We
also went to the Space
Center and Astrodome and
one of the plants of Gulf
States Asphalt. I was sur
prised that space center has
37 buildings. I had expected
only two or three.
TRIP HOME
We got up at 4:15 A.M. for
the return trip. This time we
traveled fairly close to the
Gulf of Mexico. In Texas it
was still cow country. Much
to my disappointment I had
hoped for cotton and
peanuts, but the grass was
green, indicating that they
had had rain. Again there
were only a few oil wells.
When we came into
Louisiana again, we were in
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
beautiful flat farm country.
There were four main
crops: soybeans, cotton,
sugar cane and rice. The
farms were large and there
were special irrigation
ditches for the rice. This
area apparently has had
rain all year long.
I wanted so much to get
out of the bus and look at the
cotton close up, but we
didn’t stop near a cotton
Held.
When we crossed the
Mississippi River, we again
were out of the row crop
area. Nearly all of the land
was in trees and poorly
drained. Riding by it looked
like much of this area could
be profitably taken into
cultivation. Os course I
could not see the soil itself.
GULF COAST
We left M 2 and went to
U.S. 90 which runs right
Lunch Policy Revealed
The Edenton - Chowan
Schools today announced its
policy for Free and Reduced
price meals and free milk
for children unable to pay
the full price of meals and
milk served under the
National School Lunch,
School Breakfast', and
Special Milk programs.
Local school officials have
adopted the following family
size income criteria for
determining eligibility:
Free Meals §
Family Size Free Milk Reduced Price Meals
1 0 - 3,930 3,931 - 6,120
2 0 - 5,160 5,161 - 8,050
3 0 - 6,390 6,391 - 9,970
4 0 - 7,610 7,611 - 11,880
5 0 - 8,740 8,741 - 13,630
6 0 - 9,860 9,861 - 15,380
7 0 - 10,890 10,891 - 16,980
8 0 - .11,910 11,911 - 18,580
9 0 - 12,840 12,841 - 20,030
10 0 - 13,760 13,761 - 21,470
11 0 - 14,680 14,681 - 22,890
12 0 - 15,590 15,591 - 24,310
Each additional family member 910 1420
Income Scale is in Dollars.
Children from families
whose income is at or below
the levels are eligible for
free or reduced-price meals
or free milk (an extra one
half pint of free milk is
available to those who are
eligible for free meals). In
addition, families not
meeting these criteria but
with other unusual expenses
due to unusually high
medical expenses, shelter
cost in excess of 30 per cent
of income, Special
Education expenses due to
the mental or physical
condition of a child, and
disaster or casualty losses
are urged to apply.
Application forms are
being sent to all homes in a
letter to parents. Additional
copies are available at the
principal's office in each
school. The information
provided on the application
is confidential and will be
used only for the purpose of
determining eligibility.
Applications may be sub
mitted at any time during
the year.
To discourage the
possibility of
misrepresentation, the
application forms contain a
statement above the space
for signature certifying that
along the Gulf Beaches. The
bus stopped briefly for
wading in calm Gulf waters.
The first night was spent
in Mobile, and we visited for
a short time with Clara Gay
Bunch (my neice and
Carroll’s aunt) and her
three boys.
The country of North
Mobile was devoted to
cotton, soybeans cattle and
trees. Clara Gay said they
had plenty rain in the area.
We by-passed Mont
gomery and again headed
east to Atlanta, Greenville,
Raleigh and home.
OBSERVATIONS
The drought has been
wide spread in the south and
parts of mid-west. There are
endless acres of pine trees in
southern states and many,
many cattle. There is much
land that can still be brought
into cultivation in the south
if food prices demand it.
all information furnished in
the application is true and
correct. An additional
statement is added to warn
that the application is being
made in connection with the
receipt of Federal funds,
that the school officials
may, for cause, verify the
information in the ap
plication, and that
deliberate misrepresen
tation of information may
subject the applicant to
prosecution under ap
plicable state and criminal
statues.
In certain cases foster
children are also eligible for
these benefits. If a family
has foster children living
with them and wishes to
apply for such meals and
milk for them, they should
contact the school.
Under the provisions of
the policy, the principal of
the school will review ap
plications and determine
eligibility. If a parent is
dissatisfied with the ruling
of the official, he may wish
to discuss the decision with
the determining official on
an informal basis. If he
wishes to make a formal
appeal, he may make one
either orally or in writing to
Mr. Cecil W. Fry, associate
superintendent, P.O. Box
206, Edenton, N.C. 27932,
telephone 482-4436 for a
hearing to appeal the
decision. Hie policy con
tains an outline of the
hearing procedure.
If a family member
becomes unemployed, if
family size changes, the
family should contact the
school to file a new ap
plication. Such changes may
make the children of the
family eligible for reduced
price meals, or for ad
ditional benefits such as free
meals and free milk if the
family income falls at or
below the levels shown
above.
In operation of Child
Feeding Programs, no child
will be discriminated
against because of race,
sex, color, or national
origin.
Each school and the
central office of the Edenton
- Chowan Schools has a copy
of the complete policy which
may be reviewed by an
interested party.
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REUNION LEADERS—Pictured here are a group of officers who headed a four-class
reunion of students at D. F. Walker School. They held a two-day event at the school for
classes of 1966 through 1969.
Classes Enjoy Two-Day Reunion
The classes of 1966 thru
1969 combined their
thoughts and ideals together
to plan a class reunion.
Plans started back in the
middle of last year and was
successfully carried out
Friday and Saturday July 1
and 2, 1977, at the D.F.
Walker Junior High School.
Friday night was
scheduled for decorating
and getting acquainted with
John Bonner playing on a
disco set. The night moved
swiftly as various classes
went back through the years
in talking and reacquainting
themselves with old
classmates. There were
present class members as
far as California, New York,
Virginia, and various other
cities, with the majority of
the night spent dancing and
decorating for the big
Saturday night.
Saturday night began with
cocktail hour with the super
professional catering ser
vices performed Brown’s
Catering Service from
Virginia Beach, Va. Later
dinner was served buffet
style with a beautiful
display and very delicious
ham, roast beef, string
beans, salads, potatoes, and
pie just to mention some of
the things of a lovely
prepared meal. It was a
treat to participate in such a
glorious affair.
The arriving from Rocky
Mount, N.C. was the Soul
Unlimited Band with a
Providence
Baptist Notes
Church School begins at
9:30 A.M. with Supt.
Downing in charge. Morning
worship service begins at 11
A. M. with the Sunbeam and
Young Adult choirs serving.
Dr. Fenner will be in charge
of morning worship service.
Revival services will be
held September 5-9. Service
will begin at 7:30 P.M. each
evening. Special music also
will be rendered each night.
Please make (dans to join us
in our revival service. We
look forward to seeing you.
The pastor, officers and
members invite you to at
tend any service at
Providence.
Don’t forget to tune in
each Sunday morning from
9:45 to 10 A.M. for the
“Voice of Hope” broadcast!
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native Edentonian playing
brass Raymond Privott a
graduate of 1966, and they
were unlimited in producing
all of the current and con
temporary soul sounds of
today. If you didn’t know
better, you would have
believed they were the
original producers. They
were really dynamic. So
after eating your fill of the
delicious dinner you could or
did work off a few pounds
dancing in the early hours of
Sunday morning. Guests
included: D.F. Walker,
retired principal from 1932
thru 1968 who made some
outstanding remarks. Also
on the guest list were Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Sharpe,
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Rascoe, Mr. and Mrs.
Linwood Lewis, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Shields, and
Mr. Louis Belfield.
Congratulations Fantastic
Four for successfully
initiating the plan of a four
class reunion and working to
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carry it out. It was a tough
job, but consider yourselves
winners, because everyone
present enjoyed themselves,
if they didn’t it was their
own fault. Also
congratulations for your
selection of caterers for
magnificent services, and
finally, your choice of the
splendid Soul Unlimited
Band.
If nothing else was gained
from this experience of
organizing the reunion, we
did gain some unity in the
group pleasurable ex
perience to work so close to
your fellow Edentonians
who planned the event and
then to see the plan actually
materialize.
The officers were as
follows: Chairman, Percy
Foxwell, Co-Chairman,
Douglas Stallings,
Treasure, Eddie Roundtree,
Secretary, Phyllis Madrey,
Correspondence Secretary,
Carolyn Etheridge and
Carolyn Higgs and Assist
Treasure Diane Brooks.