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Thursday, December 16, 1982 " Soybean Producers Hold Meeting RALElGH—“Survival B Through Management” will „ be the theme of the 16th an * nual membership meeting of B the N.C. Soybean Producers ’ Association here on January 21, 1962, according to Presi ”, dent Ray M. Spencer of ” Scranton. The meeting will i. begin at 9:45 A.M. at ;! Raleigh’s Royal Villa Motor Inn with the annual business , session, followed throughout the rest of the day with educa tional presentations. Keynote speaker for the meeting will be John Baize, Washington Program Manager for the American o Soybean Associaton in •« Washington, D.C. A Texas :■ native, Baize served as ■ agricultural assistant to Con 3. gressmanW. R. “Bob”Poage on the U.S. House of i Representatives Agricultural : Committee. Baize later served as special assistant to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Strauss in developing • U.S. international trade :■ policy. He joined ASA in 1979. Baize will discuss the na >. tional and international situa . tion relating to agricultural policy and soybean demand. “We are especially fortunate to have a man with Mr. Baize’s knowledge and background to speak to our farmers,” Spencer said. Other Program Highlights Many other interesting speakers and topics have been scheduled, including a luncheon address by North Courtney’s Merry by having a Pre-Christmas Sale. Friday and Saturday |L only. Everything in the store will be 15% off regular price. - ■ ■>^^^====i & \ i: ■» ;.i*h * *>•: ±J V «.,iyi, » * m “JBfJ* »V« x x *jr jy® iSir ■ J*. * £ j & £|:| V X xffiL B jCL x JfWL X X w S A* *Sc K A x Jj* KJf § &JC x ,9 Txx 1 11(/ 1( .<iT SI Skit 3 CWmasi Cfinrf SfWrt «> <” 9 wflowers ?MIA us <« *> atWfoje wi &i youl" own coflcfc <■ $ Ri{dtolfe»j7s3opK ■£ 2 ty ftMsoo ■? * ¥ * x x §* Carolina Agriculture Com missioner Jim Graham. Special emphasis will be placed on steps farmers might take to minimize risk and advoid loss due to grain elevator bankruptcy which recently has been on the in crease across the nation. During the afternoon ses sion, a panel discussion will target some specific manage ment steps farmers can take in 1983 io survive a third year of projected weak commodi ty prices and high production expenses. The panel of ex perts will cover such timely topics as arranging finances, managing expenses, marketing techniques, and legal considerations. A presentation on the latest in soybean production practices, pest control and variety infor mation also will be made. A special ladies program will parallel the regulhr morning session, after which everyone will convene together for an industry sponsored luncheon. The meeting will conclude with the annual banquet and awards program, at which time the 1982 State Soybean Yield Contest winners and other special award reci pients will be announced. Special entertainment will be provided by Dr. Tom Haggai, internationallly known speaker and business from High Point. “I urge all my fellow soybean growers to at tend this very < important meeting,” Spencer said. Farmers NORTHBROOK, IL- Faced with high interest rates, rising production costs Accident Claims Mr. Smith’s Life David Minton Smith, age 17, of Rt. 2, Hertford, died Wednesday, Dec. Bth, in a far ming accident. A native of Chowan County, he was the son of Lawrence M. and Mrs. Patricia Jordan Smith. He was a member of Chappell Hill Baptist Church and was an active member of the Pioneer division of the church’s Royal Ambassadors Surviving other than his parents are two sisters, Miss Denise Smith of California and Miss Wanda Smith of Edenton; his maternal grand mother, Mrs. Louise Miller, of Chesapeake, Va. and mater nal great-grandmother, Mrs. Cora Belch of Norfolk, Va. Also surviving are the pater nal grandfather, Mr. David L. Smith; the paternal grand mother, Mrs. Bertie Mae Har rell; paternal step grandmother, Mrs. Edna R. Smith all of Edenton. Funeral services were held Sunday, 2:30 P.M. at the Williford-Barham Funeral Chapel by Rev. Billy Old with burial in the family cemetery Route 3, Edenton Solicitors Continued From Page 2-A Know Your charity. Re quest written information. Demand identification from both the solicitor and the charity. Don’t be fooled by a con vincing name or one that closely resembles the name of a respected, legitimate concern. Beware of sob stories. Find out where your money goes. If at least 50 per cent of your dollar is going for fundraising and ad ministrative costs, reconsider and give your money to another charity where more of your dollar is going for programs. Semans Elected- Continued From. Page 2-A Coiifditail# *otP Aging, member of the Durham City Council, and served as presi dent of Durham Homes, Inc., an organization dedicated to provideng low-cost homes in Durham, N.C. She presently serves as a trustee of the North Carolina School of the Arts, chairman of the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, and chairman of the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. Mrs. Semans and her hus band, Dr. James H. Semans, Emeritus Professor of Urology at Duke Medical School, collaborate on many projects for the arts. For six teen summers, they have been active participants in the North Carolina School of the Arts international programs in Italy and Germany. THE CHOWAN HERALD Are Trying To Analyze Whether To "Just Get By” Or Not . > * CM and other economic headaches, some farmers are asking if this might be the time to settle for something less than their previous high yield goals...saving a dollar here or there in an effort to slip by until better times arrive. “Just getting by won’t do it in 1983,” warns Dr. Sam Kin cheloe, an agronomist with International Minerals & Chemical Corporation. “Economics demand that farmers achieve maximum yeilds while working to keep unit production cost at a minimum. Higher yields per acre with lower costs per bushel is the formula that will spell success next season,” he advises farmers. Dr. Kincheloe points to a study in lowa to show that higher yields are profitable even with rising production costs. That test revealed an average com yield of 127 bushels an acre, cost a typical farmer $306 and resulted m a net loss of $7.55 an acre, bas ed on a $2.35 c.tr price. “Ompire that unprofitable effor t with a top lowa farmer whose 229-bushel corn cost $369 an acre...and produced a profit of $169 an acre.” The high-yield, higher profit producer planted 6,000 more plants per acre, applied 115 pounds more nitrogen, 48 DR. A. F. DOWNUM. JR. OPTOMETRIST L. .. ...uil Do Glasses Weaken Eyesight? There is a common appears to do so all of a sud misconception that wearing den, spectacles often get the corrective lenses weakens the blame for this, eye and helps speed the In actuality, the greatest deterioration of eyesight. preventive against “ruining There is absolutely no scien- eyesight” at any age is get tific basis for this. ting professional care when it However, sometimes it is first needed. Postponement may SEEM as if lenses make jeopardizes enmtort, efficien eyesight weaker. The reason C y, and even ones safety You is that it is no fun to go without can not keep your eyes strong •glasses after enjoying the and healthy by “not giving in clear vision they produce. Un- to glasses. ” corrected visioiynay ev6h ap- 1 l I.M'TtffcftlibTylhanJt did! . , before glasses. But your lenses were not the cause. In »he interest of better vision The blur was there and even- , ~ ... . „ , . . . from the office of: tually would have been noticed. A.F. Downum, Jr., O.D. Also, this wrong idea develops when a person in the 103 W Eden Street forty-plus age group first puts EDENTON on glasses. Gose vision is 482-3218 naturally getting more dif -ficult about this time. Since it JOHN DOWD & ASSOCIATES, INC. 214 S. BROAD STREET EDENTON, NC 27932 482-2101 482-7150 To Meet Your Needs I Beverly Morris Teresa White : f ■ John Dowd Dawn Whitt Dan Hassell INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE more pounds of phosphates, and 114 more potmds of* potash. The more complete crop management effort cost an extra $66 per acre, but pro duced 102 more bushels of corn per acre than the average lowa farmer. Dr. Kincheloe urges other farmers to learn from the evidence of that lowa study, and other research from Georgia to Nebraska, which prove high-yield crop management spells the dif ference between profit and loss in difficult times. “In fact, high-yield farming always pays dividends in greater profits because it is the only logical way to make the most of available land, labor and capital,” the IMC agronomist says. He lists the major dif ferences between average farmers and high-yield, high profit producers as follows: 1 lop farmers do things on time, such as planting early. 2. They develop comprehen sive crop protection programs. 3. They test different hybrids of varieties to determine which are best suited to their specific programs. 4. They use higher plant populations than average farmers. 5. They use soil and plant tissue annalyses to develop complete plant nutrition pro grams designed to produce maximum yields. 6. They use tillage and other practices to Conserve The N.C. Cotton Crop - Harvesting And Marketing FLORENCE, SC-The cot ton crop in North Carolina is almost harvested. A few gins have closed for the season, but most of them are still operating on gin days. Several thousand bales re main to be scrapped, but the weather will have a big in fluence on the actual volume ginned. Quality has held up well for the stage of harvest. This crop was generally bet ter than last year’s in staple, mike, and fiber strength but slightly lower in grade. The CCC loan had a bigger in fluence on prices this season than it has had in several years. About 10,000 samples were classed last week at the USDA’s cotton marketing ser vices office in Florence, South Carolina, according to War ren Deviney, Area Director. Almost 20 per cent was grade 50 or higher, compared to 10 per cent for the same week last year, For grades 51 and 42 combined, last week 60 per cent was in that category, compared to last year’s 40 per cent. Staple lengths were much better last week with over 30 per cent staple 35 and longer, while last year only 60 per cent was staple 35 and IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS • ■ § SSk SIC 35% of t>- I'J.ifV ' *• •• - n.-' .;r? ' 1 • rn ‘ . ' ■ 1 .11 ... •v ta . • • . i 01LiJc€ it a (3vuotnuio ttum to / 1- j* Ati«.is km... J '• I Clothes for ihediscemirn^on\iii moisture and soil. “In summary, these dif ferences illustrate what helps to make some farmers the top producers in any communi ty...a well-balanced fall-to- longer for the same week. Mike readings showed 95 per cent in the 35-49 range, which was far better than last year’s 70 per cent. Fiber strength for both Carolinas averaged 25.7 grams per tex last seek, and a year ago the average was 22 grams per tex. The supply of cotton was more than adequate, and de mand was weak during the season. The CCC loan has been, and continues to be, us ed extensively in marketing the 1982 crop. Warehouses in eastern North Carolina are Bank Os N.C. Merges CHARLOTTE—N.C. Na tional Bank has a*: agreement in principle to sell six Dicnch offices in Wilmington present ly owned by the Bank of North Carolina and two of its own of fices in Jacksonville to Peoples Bank and Trust Com pany of Rocky Mount. The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, in approving the merger of Bank of North Carolina into NCNB, required that those eight offices be sold as soon as possible to a bank that doesn’t currently have a significant presence in those markets. Peoples does not Page 3-A SI! spring program that provides the crop with everythioc if needs for a fast, healthy start, and continued nourishment throughout the growing season,” the IMC agronomist concludes. .un- filled to capacity with very few exceptions, and some cot ton was shipped halfway across the state to be warehoused. Prices for the small volume of ineligible cot ton stayed mostly within 300 points below loan rates to 100 points over. The loan rate for grade 41, staple 36, mike 35-49, on over 90 per cent of the cot ton produced in the state is 60 cents. Cottonseed prices have changed very little since the season began with farmers receiving mostly $50.00 to $60.00 per ton. currently have offices in New Hanover and Onslow counties. The sale is subject to ap proval by regulatory authorities and the directors of both banks. “This sale is made to com ply with the decision of the Comptroller,” Thomas I. Storrs, chairman of NCNB Corp. and North Carolina Na tional Bank, said, “and it also brings another strong com petitor into Wilmington and Jacksonville.”
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