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Extension Building Addition
To Cost Northampton $15,000
ADDITIONAL SPACE—The construction of ad
ditional office space in the county agriculture
building will provide adequate space in Jack-
son for all county agricultural extension pei--
sonnel. Expected to be ready for occupancy by
January 1, the total cost of construction will
be around $15,000, including $1,500 for a new
heating system and roof for the entire building.
Cotton Marketing Report
JACKSON -Construction of ad
ditional office space In the coun
ty agriculture building is expect
ed to cost In the neighborhood of
$15,000 and be ready for oc
cupancy by January 1. Contract
for construction is $13,800 and
County Auditor Melvin Holmes
said county officials expect an
additional $1,500 expenditure for
a new heating system and roof for
the entire building.
Purpose of the expansion is to
provide adequate space for all
county agricultural extension
personnel. Three staff members
are now located in Rich Square.
Upon completion of the construc
tion, they will be moved to Jack-
son. The extension office in Rich
Square has been maintained there
since the early 1930’s when it
was established. Relocation in
the county building will provide
more convenient service for
farmers who are in the county
seat on other business.
In addition to the lobby and two
office additions on the front of
the building on courthouse
square, a third office wlllbe add
ed between the ^riculture build- •
ing and ASCS offices. This office
will be located behind the pres
ent home agent space and will
enlarge facilities for that ^ency.
County funds will be used for
expansion and Improvement of
agriculture facilities with the ad
ditional $1,500 expenditure to be
approved by the Board of Com
missioners at their November
meeting. Auditor Holmes said he
does not anticipate any opposi
tion to appropriation of the funds
as the project is one that has to
be done now or within the next
few months.
A heating expert was brought
to Jackson to examine the present
system in the building and make
recommendations for heating of
the additional space. Holmes said
the expert told officials they “will
be lucky if the present heating
plant lasts until Christmas.’’ As
a result, decision to installanew
system was made.
Consideration had been given
to patching several leaks In the
roof of the building but upon in
vestigation it was found that the
roof has deteriorated to the point
that it cannot be patched.
An Asset
The two offices in the front
addition to the building will meas
ure 12’7’’ by 18’ with one locat
ed on each side of the lobby.
The county does not own the of
fice space now in use in Rich
Square, but rents it for that staff.
County Agent B. H. Harrell, in
discussing the construction now
in progress, said, “Usually when
you add to an old buildingyou run
into architectural difficulties, but
I think the building will be more
attractive when the addition is
completed and will be an asset
to courthouse square.”
Lions Sponsor
Supper Tonight
JACKSON -Tonight (Thursday)
is Pancakes and Sausage night in
Jackson.
The Jackson Lions Club is
sponsoring their annualpancakes
and sausage supper at the Lions
Club Building from 6 to 8 p.m.
All proceeds will go to help
the blind, a project of the club.
TIMES-NEWS, Rich Square, N. C.. October 14, ISW5
Methodists Will
Hear Dr. Poge
GARYSBURG - Quarterly con
ference for churches on the
Spring Church-Garysburg charge
wdll be held Sunday morning at
the Garysburg Methodist Church.
Dr. J. W. Page, superintendent
of the Rocky Mount District will
deliver the 11a.m. worship serv
ice and conduct the conference.
The Rev, Vance Lewis is pastor
of the charge which is comprised
of Lebanon, Oak Grove, Pleasant
Hill, Spring Church and Garys
burg Churches.
Wildlife
Editor To Be
Club Guest
RICH SQUARE - The editor of
Wildlife in North Carolina, a
monthly publication, will be guest
speaker at Monday night’s meet
ing of the Rich Square Garden
Club.
Roy Amundson will show the
club members movies on Wildlife
Babies.
Amundson has been in wildlife
education in North Carolina since
1948. In addition to his editor
duties, he does a weekly radio
program on 50 N. C. stations,
writes a weekly news column for
Associated Press and a Rod and
Gun column for approximately
30 newspapers,
Mrs. W. E. Worrell, clubpres-
ident, will preside at the meet
ing, to be held at Rich Square
Methodist Church.
RICH SQUARE SCHOOL
Monday - Corned beef casse
role. carrots, potatoes, onions,
snap beans, biscuit, butter, milk,
cherry cobbler; Tuesday - Vi
enna sausage, potato salad, field
peas, bread, fruit cup, milk;
Wednesday - Bologna, navy beans
with tomato sauce, cheese wedge,
^ple-ralsln salad, bread, milk;
Thursday - Meat loaf, rice and
gravy, snap beans, biscuit, but
ter, pine£q)ple tidbits, milk; Fri
day - Hamburger, cole slaw,
onions, French fries, roll, cake,
milk.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL
Monday - Ground beef with
spaghetti, green salad, apple pie,
hot biscuits, butter, milk; Tues
day - Vegetable soup, peanut
butter sandwich, sweet bun,
crackers, butter, milk; Wednes
day - Swiss steak with gravy,
buttered rice, string beans, lem
on cake, rolls, butter, milk;
Thursday - Scalloped chicken on
noodles, red apple sauce, garden
peas, rolls, lemon cake, butter,
milk; Friday - Holiday.
Paper and Paneling
Wallpaper and solid board
wall paneling make a good team
for Early American interiors.
Boards, however, should be
vertical grain and knot-free to
combine most effectively with
patterned paper. Douglas fir,
ponderosa pine, western hem
lock, white fir and western red
cedar are favorites for the job.
Cotton harvesting picks up
speed across the state as evi
denced by samples arriving at
the classing office. Samples
classed last week by the Raleigh
office amounted to 18,400 and
brought the season’s volume to
almost 50,000 samples.
Merchant demand was mod
erate to good and a considerable
proportion of current glnnlngs
moved into market channels at
prices of $1.25-$2.50 per bale
above CCC loan. Demand was
best for White grades of Mid
dling through Low Middling with
staples of I 1/16 inches and
longer.
Sixty-three per cent of the
samples classed last week grad
ed Strict Low Middling or high
er, up from 55 per cent for the
previous week. Strict Low Mid
dling was again the predominant
grade and r^resented 36 per
cent of the samples, followed by
Middling with 2S per cent. Sam
ples reduced In grade because of
.gr.ess amounted .to only si^ per
cent as compared to lO per cent
a week earlier.
The average st^le length was
less than theprevlous week. How
ever, 72 per cent of the samples
had staple of 1 1/16 inches and
25 per cent were 1 1/32 Inches
in length. Mlcronaire readings
which measure fiber fineness
and maturity Indicate that 90 per
cent of the samples fell in the
NorthanvtMi County
Soil
Conservation
Notes
9y JOHN B. LITCHFIELD
1 Service
A conservation farm plan was
delivered last week to J. C. Col
lier of Garysburg. The plan is de
signed to help him use and man
age his land according to its ca
pabilities. It was worked out in
cooperation with the Northamp
ton Soil and Water Conservation
District.
The Soil Conservation Service
provided technical assistance, in
addition to direct assistance in
deciding on practices to use,
this included a map showing the
soil types and land capability
classes.
Grassed waterways will be used
to provide protected channels
whore water concentrates to run
downhill. Parallel terraces will
break slopes Into short sections
to reduce the chance of erosion.
They will also set the pattern
for contour farming.
Grass field borders will be
used to protect the edges of the
fields. They will also provide
wide, solid turn rows for equip
ment.
J. O. Baird of Gaston is in
stalling drain tile in one of his
fields this week. The tile will
tie into a system that was in
stalled several years ago. It will
help relieve a drainage prob
lem that could not be solved
with open ditches.
Nearly five miles of parallel
terraces were built on the farm
this year. These terraces were
all built in such a manner that
the land can be worked with four-
row equipment. Land shaping was
necessary in some places to
smooth the fields so parallel ter
races could be made to work.
Ernest E. Daughtry of Sea
board says he Is pleased with
the way Ws peanuts are coming
in following fescue. He started
a three-year rotation last year
using small grain - fescue one
year, peanuts the next, then cot
ton or corn. He says this helps
protect his land against erosion.
It also adds organic matter to
Improve the structure of the soil
and make it work better.
Births
Archer
JACKSON - Mr. and Mrs. John
Kenneth Archer announce the
birth of a daughter, Wendy Gall,
on September 25, at Roanoke Rap
ids Hospital. Mrs. Archer is the
former Brenda Parker of Kel- .
ford.
3,6 through 4.8 range.
Fiber strength of the current
crop continues to be higher than
last year. The North Carolina
Department of Agriculture re
ports that the zero gauge Press-
ley average on cotton tested dur
ing the past week averaged 79,-
000 pounds per square inch as
compared to 76,000 for the same
period last year,
4-H Poultry
Show, Sole
To Be Held
CONWAY - The 4-H poultry
show and sale will be held on the
grounds of Zoar Church near
here Wednesday, October 20 at
9 a,m. The pullets will be judged
and placed In pens of 14.
“This will be a good time to
purchase some good pullets to
keep an abundant supply of fresh
eggs on hand all year. Everyone
is invited to attend this event
and encourage the 4-H’ers and
also purchase a pen of pullets or
a portion of a pen, states C. L.
Boone, agricultural extension
agent.
Each 4-H poultry chain mem
ber received 100 sexed baby
chicks during the spring. Each
member will furnish 14 pullets to
be exhibited and sold at the show.
The proceeds from the sale of
these pullets will be used to pur
chase baby chicks for the chain
next year.
Members of the chain this year
are: Bettie Ricks, Josephine
Stancill, Terry Stancill, John and
Robert Lynn, Arthur Daye, Selma
Johnson, Floriene Gay, Ercell
Suitter and Roger Phillips.
The Sears-Roebuck Founda
tion sponsors the show and sale
each year, furnishing the ribbons
and prize money for each ribbon.
Thomas B. Morris, extension
poultry specialist at N. C. State
University, will serve as official
judge.
J. H. Foriest will serve as
auctioneer.
Burgwyn
Promoted By
Weyerhaeuser
PLYMOUTH - John G. Bur
gwyn, Jr., has been promoted by
Weyerhaeuser Company to a new
position of personnel assistant
in the firm’s headquarters at
Tacoma, Washington.
David M. Fisher, vice presi
dent-manager of the Company’s
North Carolina Division, said the
advancement was effective Oc
tober 1, 1965. Fisher said Bur
gwyn will assist with corporate-
level recruiting, employment and
staffing activities,
A native of Jackson, Burgwyn
came to Plymouth with Weyer
haeuser in 1963 following army
service in communications in
telligence. Following duty with
Weyerhaeuser as an industrial
relations assistant, he was pro
moted last June 1 to quality-
control supervisor at the com
pany’s new plywood plants here.
Burgwyn, whose parents live
in Jackson, obtained an industrial
relations degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina in 1960.
He was varsity baseball co-cap-
tain in 1959 and i960 and won the
outstanding player award in 1959.
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WANTED
Extra $1 Million from
Peanut Sales In
Northampton In 1965
NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN YOUR SEED PROGRAM FOR 1966
1. Seed plots should be stacked.
(a) Research has shown that peanuts properly stacked and naturally cured
have superior germination to those wind-rowed and combined.
(b) Collect a representative sample for germination purposes from the
hopper at the time the peanuts are thrashed.
(c) Have a TZ test run NOW and a growth test run next Spring. (Peanuts
with germination below 80% should not be considered for seed.)
(d) Store seed in a cool, dry place, free from rodents.
2. The multiple variety concept.
(a) Growers with 50 acres or less should consider planting two
varieties with different maturing dates. Example, the Florigiant
for an early maturing variety, and the NC-5 for a late maturing
variety.
(b) Growers with above 50 acres should consider planting three varieties
with different maturing dates. Example, the Florigiant for early
maturity; the 56-R, 61-R, NC-2, NC-1, and NC-4x for intermediate
maturity; the NC—5 and the Ga. 119—20 for late maturing varieties.
3. Nematode Damage
(a) Now is the time to check the root system for nematode damage.
Where roots are matted. Root Knot nematodes are usually present.
Where roots are pruned. Sting nenatodes are usually present
(b) For a nematode assay collect a sample of soil 6 inches deep,
place in a plastic bag, seal, and bring to the County Agents
Office. This should be done during the months of October
and November.
The nematode assay service is available to peanut growers
only, and is made possible by the N. C. Peanuts Growers
Association in cooperation with the Extension Plant Pathology
Department of N. C. State University.
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