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Page 10-A Spraying For Leaf Disease by Murray L. GnM Agrfcukural Extension Agent Since the word has reached Chowan vegetable farmers that about last week was the ideal tune to start spraying watermelons and cantaloupes for leaf disease, it is very gratifying to find that a good ly number of you have already started spraying. I hope that the rest of you melon farmers will fall in line and start spraying right away. If everybody pitches in we can go along way towards eliminating the $350,000 we lost to melon leaf disease last year. The material cost for spray ing three times will be less than $50.00 which isn’t too bad when you consider that the fungicide application could save half of your crop and in some fields over 75% of crop was lost. What about spraying one or two times? Dr. Sam Jenkins, Research Professor for plant diseases, says "You need 3 or 4 spraying ordinarily but one or two sprayings would help some." Now I want to relate two stories about spraying for leaf diseases last year. One was here in Chowan and one was in Laurel Delaware. We had our watermelon variety test 1 V, <K ssr SLIDE CLUTCHES * nto I IM LEATHER Shoe Show r.^s,. ( N. C. School Boards Association Says:' P " d P °' Adv Hunt Bill “Extremely Dangerous” “Would Damage... Public Education”*" >•< »r ija jbb| if i' h.'u jP^jftlj^ v - ss-- ?vj - 4sr**®W!s ; ’ lp ? *.;/ fIH ■H v* Teachers* Union On Strike ! Jim Hunt’s Union Payroll Checkoff Hunt’s plan (Senate Bill 515): payroll deduction of teacher union dues... “the checkoff system used by labor unions”... almost half of those dues “to the increasingly militant NEA” union.*- 7 N.C. School Boards Association, Hunt’s SB 515 is “extremely dangerous,” “would damage... public education” and “do considerable harm.” NEA supports teacher strikes.* N.C. Citizens for Business and Industry, Hunt’s plan (Senate Bill 515) “will represent a giant step toward union ization ... the calling of strikes and general disruption of the education of our children.”* Help The N.C. School Boards Assoc. A N.C. Teachers Defeat Jim Hunts SB 515. Contact Your Legislators (Remember |tm IM k reteMe| mamM melon sappeit for hk campdga far US. Smote.)" ;ica>tm.Mni 4. no*.s-z7« 1 Nn.rnaim.MM 7 >*xm lhMki nmwim.we.ms^Mi iNcaumkmMmii>a»« e now iNtmtmi.HMi ewaiummMih.Ni.Buj> \ tmrrm i> Ohwrmi. V 7-71 m Ml>wH Cm*mtM*un. HH3 Pwi for h, HUMS far StMt, Mark Siephem. T>—mui with Emmett and Bobby Win borner last year. They sprayed four times beginning when they could spray with ground equipment The last three times were by airplane. The result of their effort was good leaf control even though they had over IS in ches of rain during the month prior to pulling watermelons. Prince Charles had a yield of 64,000 lbs. per acre, Charleston Gray no. 5 yield was 55,000 lbs. and Crimson Sweet, 49,000 lbs. These are good yields under any kind of weather conditions. I fed sure some others of you did an equally good job but I know about Emmett and Bobby! We had a man from Duplin County to call asking how we grew 64,000 lbs. per acre of melons and it was a pleasure to tell him. It was due to good land, growing Prince Charles Variety and good leaf disease control! Last summer Anna and I went up into Canada on our vacation. We stopped at Laurel Delaware auction market going and coming, since it wasn’t much over igo yards out of the way. On the return trip the sale was over when we got there. Anyway I spotted a nice looking man with graying hair standing where the truck was being loaded. To myself I said, - “That man’s a buyer. "I mov ed over to him and asked him : how the sale was that day. He answered “Good. Here’s a liet of prices I paid today.” For five lots he paid from 4lfc' to frperlb. We talked and I ask ed him if be bought mekws in North Carolina earlier in the year. His answer was little sharp “Not many, they don’t spray down there!” The quality of melons was poor. I pressed forward and ask ed, “Where did you buy melons in North Carolina?” Clinton in Sampson County was the answer.” Could another buyer have said the same about Chowan County Melons? Since a large part of our melons were not sprayed at all, I feel that it could have been said. I went back to the auction area. A small load had come in. I moved up beside an ap parent farmer and began con versation. Soon the conversa tion was the place I wanted it to be. “Do you spray your watermelons? Sure almost everyone sprays here!” We hope that you will help in building the reputation that North Carolina melons are good quality melons and have been sprayed for leaf diseases. ' ■ ' r.- - 1 1 i J| ■ ■ i ByBBnHmP * ;. ■ s I : I ■ STUDENTS OPERATE COMPUTER—Third graders from D.F. Walker Elementary School were introduced to the com puter at John A. Holmes High School this past semester. Shown above are Alandra Ferebee, Sandra Forehand and Janice . Twiddy as they were given an opportunity to learn about computers. Learning About Computers On June 6 and 7, the third graders at D.F. Walker Elementary visited the In troduction to Data classes at John A. Holmes to learn about computers. Over the past semester, the introduction students have been developing math pro grams to coordinate with the tests in the third grade mathematics text. Having the third grade students run through their programs was the culminating activity. As the high school students helped each group of third graders, Michael Crabtree explained various processes on the computer. Third graders were given an oppor tunity to key in a simple pro gram, compute math pro blems, and watch a display of graphic designs programmed by David Davenport and Johnny Crabtree. The data processing classes are taught by Teresa Kerber and Thelma Greenwell. 50th Anniversary The Rev. and Mrs. Leonard W. Topping of Charlotte;'N.C. are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary this next Tuesday, June 14th. Mr. Topping graduated from Union Seminary in Richmond in May 1933. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Top ping came to this area to jointly pastor the Cann Memorial of Elizabeth City and First Presbyterian Church of Edenton. They stayed a little over 4 years then went to pastor five other church fields in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. In retirement they have continued to serve three other churches. So they celebrate 50 years of, as they say, “great adventure in the Christian ministry” too. The Toppings had two children - one still living, and three grandchildren. 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NAPA-Belden has a handy tool for,you on _ . „» _ sale now Ifgour primary wire stripper/tormlnal chaMtg^um crimper And it can save a lot of time. terminal omnactions you’ve been uMng, Thiskit U you rmadlsnatoalawa have thoM tog Wb awn have terminal kits with a crimper tool connections tost wu gat a Me stripper/cngiper . so you wili have everything you need. Come buy 94 sokierteaa terminals of types Ms week and save time and money Come buy soon and sam. i >- j / , : f 5* \ iBRk BUNCH’S AUTO PARTS W 482-2183 Alternative Students Hold Proor'am V A apodal program was held on Friday, June 3, at 11:00 A.M. in Swain Auditorium by staff and students of the Edeotoo-Chowan Alternative School. The theme of the pro gram was: “There b Music in the Air at ECAS.” The program was highlighted by a most en joyable talent show. The talent show winners were: Ist place—Robert Williams, and assisted by Jerry Brickhouse - Karate Demonstration; 2nd place the Barber Shop Twins, Stephanie Wright and Connie Bunch; and 3rd place Zenetta Simpson - solo of “Battle Hymn of the I The Edward G. Bond Post 40 JJk would like to thank N@S|i the following merchants Mr\ and individuals for supporting JP \ AMERICAN LEGION ‘ BASEBALL. Woodard’s Pharmacy Valhalla Produce Hardee’s Belk Tylers Pic Wick Restaurant Chowan Realty The Jordan Co. Williford-Barham Eastern Gate Datsun Colonial Townhouses Inc. Forbes Mobile Homes Leary Plant Farm Creywood Oil Co. Farmers Auto Repair Tidewater Liquidators Sportsville Pizza Hut Freese’s Sharpening Murry Nixon Fishery Whiteman’s Servicenter Jay’s Clothiers Jackson’s TV Rocky Hock Grocery Carroll Evans Inc. Mill End Carpet Shop Edenton Shell Hobbs Implement Edenton Tractor Peele Bros. Inc Edenton Furniture Co. The Coach House Edenton Marina Causeway Marina / ---- - Repdbhc.” > The Altanatha School Drill Mrs. Mary Morris, Mr. Last Conference Day Scheduled Monday, June is, will be the last Parent Conference Day in the Edentoa-Chowan Schools for the present school year. Parents will be able to discußs their child’s Achievement Test scons with teachers. Specific times have been assigned for these parent con ferences. We encourage ell Thursday, June 9.1933 Wayne Blair, Ms. Gall Johnson, Mr. Walter Noneman, and Mrs. Mary Smith. Mrs. Clara Boswett b principal at the Alternative School (ECAS), where Each parents to make every effort to come to acted for these eery Important'conferences. Some ecteeb may be able to hold a conference on a day otter than June 13. The achoob are looking forward to sharing the teat scores with each parent
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