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Garden Club Launches
Town Improvement Plan
Julian Edwards Named
'Livestock Mon Of Year'
JACKSON - The Northampton
County Livestock Development
Association held its annual ladles
night program on February 23.
The highlight of the meeting was
the recognition of Julian Ed
wards of Rich Square as the
“Livestock Man of the Year.’
The award was initiated on an
annual basis by the association
in 1962.
Edwards has been one of the
outstanding livestock farmers in
Northampton for several years.
He maintains a herd of approxi
mately loo brood sows. The ma
jority of the pigs produced on the
Edwards’ farm are finished out
to slaughter weights. Occasional
ly some pigs are sold off as feed
ers when prices are attractive
enough. Edwards utilizes a
cross-breeding program in the
production of his hogs and does
an excellent job of purchasing
good, meaty herd boars to sire
his pigs. A large percentage of
the hogs he produced are always
in the No, 1 grade,
A herd of Angus cattle is an
other enterprize on the Edwards'
farm. The herd is constantly
being upgraded through the pur
chase of good performance test
ed bulls. Performance tested
heifers have also been added to
the herd as a means of increas
ing the quality of the cattle pro
duced. The calves that are pro
duced in this operation are sold
in the state-sponsored feeder
calf sale held at Benthall’s Stock-
yard each fall. These winter
dropped calves generally aver
age in excess of 500 pounds when
weaned off in September.
Good management and a keen'
awareness of livestock needs are
some of the ingredients that make
this operation a successful one.
Edwards also produces row
crops in his operation, however,
this is one case where rowcrops
might well be a supplementary
source of income to the livestock
operation.
Previous winners of the award
are Cecil Maddrey, Severn; Wal
ter Britton, Lasker; and Hugh
Hollowell, Rich Square.
Livestock Assoc. Begins
1966 Membership Drive
JACKSON - The Northampton
County Livestock Development
Association held its annual ladies
night program on February 23
with 54 people in attendance. The
meeting was held in the Lions
Club Building in Jackson.
The program was presented by
John Christian, extension food
science specialist. Christian
gave a most interesting program
on the food industry and changes
that have taken place in the food
industry over the past year. Part
of his program was also devoted
to the economical selection of
meats for use in the home.
The 1966 membership drive
was also initiated at the meeting
as community membership
chairmen were appointed. Per
sons writing memberships in the
4-H Honor
Club Names
New Officers
PENDLETON - Wayne Wood
ard, Northampton County 4-H
Honor Club president, presided
at the first meeting of 1966 on
Thursday evening irfien the club
met at Roberts Chapel Church
with the Roberts Chapel Honor
Club members acting as hosts.
The program of work was dis
cussed and new members wel
comed to their first meeting. The
following officers for the coming
year were elected:
President, Junius Warren; vice
president, Betty Anne Edwards;
secretary, GeorgiaBoone; treas
urer, Wayne Woodard; corre
sponding secretary, Connie Jen
kins; social committee, Wayne
Woodard, Connie Jenkins, Geor
gia Boone and Richard McDowell,
Mrs. Mildred C. Jenkins, as
sistant home economics exten
sion agent, and Zackie Harrell,
assistant agricultural agent,
were present at the meeting.
The hosts served punch, cook
ies, candies and fruit cake
squares to the following:
Connie Jenkins, Judy Lassi
ter, Georgia Boone, Betty Anne
Edwards, Sandra Edwards, Anna
Beale Burgess, Debbie Fisher,
Junius Warren, Wayne Wood
ard, Wallace Long, Richard and
Roger McDowell, Mrs. Jenkins
and Mr, Harrell.
The next meeting of the honor
club will be with Judy Lassiter
in Conway.
-Anna Beale Burgess
Retiring Secretary
Safety Group
Plans Trip
To Capital
RICH SQUARE - The W. S.
Creecy School safety patrol is
planning to go to Washington,
D. C., to drill in the National
School Safety Patrol Parade. By
the spring the patrol expects to
be in excellent shape.
Meetings are at 2:30 on Mon
days and inspections are held
at 8:15 on Fridays. On Fridays
the patrols are dressed in their
uniforms ready to perform their
duties.
The officers are:Captain, John
Edmonds; secretary-treasurer,
Peggy Ward; assistant secre
tary - treasurer, Naomi Ward;
lieutenants, Diana Wright, Enola
Harvy, Naomi Ward; reporter,
Diana Wright; program and social
committee, Rosalind Boyce and
Denise Lassiter.
With the help of Mr. John
Pelham, teacher - sponsor, the
Patrols have progressed greatly.
-Diana Wright
Reporter
various communities are:
Rich Square, Julian Edwards
and Judson Jilcott; Garysburg,
Bill Johnston and Wiley Coker,
Jr.; Gaston-Vultare, Marshall
Grant; Gumberry, J. D. Daniel;
Pleasant Hill, R. C. Crew; Ash
ley Grove-Newtown, Claude B.
Askew; Conway, Frank Garriss
and C. W. Vann; Creeksville,
John Sykes and Edward Lanier;
Potecasi, Clyde Jenkins; Jack-
son, J. P. Harrell and Bobby
Bowers; Milwaukee, Godwin
Britt; Woodland, J. P. Brown,
Jr., and Billy Jenkins; Pendle
ton, Joe Edwards, Jr,; Galatia,
Harold Taylor; Dusty Hill, Irvin
Bristow; Lasker, Walter Britton;
Mt. Carmel, Charles Stephen
son; Margarettsville, R. 0. Glov
er; Seaboard, W. E. Mumfordand
P. A. Bullock; Severn, J.C. Long,
Jr., and Cecil Maddrey,
New directors elected at the
meeting were Dr, J. E. Brown of
Rich Square, J. Grady Bridgers
of Jackson and Jesse Wheeler of
Lasker. The association meets
quarterly with the next meeting
planned for March. Hugh Hollo
well of Rich Square is pres
ently serving as president.
Lasker
By MRS. GARLAND BRIDGERS
Mrs. Essie Warren is spend
ing some time in Norfolk with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Warren.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Collier
and daughter of Franklin were
Sunday guests of her mother,
Mrs. Ola Bryant.
Mrs. Jack Burgsby of Norfolk
spent last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Zebb Barnes. Mrs.
Barnes is a patient in Roanoke
Rapids Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eure of
Eure were Sunday guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Collier
and daughter accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Linwood Barnes and
Mrs. Bunny Drake of Jackson
spent Sunday in Raleigh and at
tended the movie, “The Sound of
Music.”
Miss Bessie Draperofthe Rich
Square Nursing Home spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Millard
Lassiter.
Mr. and Mrs, Willie Wade
spent Sunday in Franklin with
their sons and their families,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Wade and
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Wade.
Dancy Sumner is a patient in
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Leon Collier and Mrs.
Nannie Collier spent last week
in Portsmouth with relatives.
Gaston
Mr. and Mrs, M. C. Vincent
have returned from atriptoDay-
tona Beach, Fla., and other plac
es of interest.
Mrs. L. P. Woodruffisvisiting
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs, S. I. White, in Roanoke,
Va.
Otis Camp returned home Sat
urday from DukeHospital in Dur
ham where he was a patient for
a week.
Mr. and Mrs.» W. D. Moore
and son, Todd, have returned
from a trip to Florida.
Mrs. Leonard Hall and chil
dren of Petersburg, w. V., are
visiting her mother, Mrs. S. L.
Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. Mallory Wood-
roof of Hopewell, Va., were week
end guests of her mother, Mrs.
Odessa Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Waverly Cle
ments of Portsmouth spent the
weekend here with her father,
W. S. Burnette.
E, G. Roughton, a student at
East Carolina College, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Roughton.
Northampton County
Soil
Conservation
Notes
By JOHN B. LITCHFBBLD
Soil Conservatiim Service
Just a few weeks ago the land
was so dry people were wonder
ing if it would ever get wet again.
Now we know. Again farmersco-
operatlng with the Northampton
Soil and Water ConservatlonDis-
trict are having a chance to see
their conservation farmlngprac-
tices pay off.
The Importance of usingacom-
binatlon of practices fitted to the
needs and capability of the land
has been well demonstrated.
Drain tile installed last week
for William T. Bridgers and Gra
dy Lassiter was running to cap
acity the first of this week. They
expect the tile to draw the ex
cess water out of their land so
that farming operations will not
be delayed. They have set up a
program for Installing tile over a
period of several years as part
of their conservation farmplans.
In addition to their drainage
work they also plan to build ter-
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races on their sloping land.
Mrs. George Flythe, of Con
way, added 800 feet of tile last
week to a system that was start
ed last year.
Dewitt Gay, of Seaboard, is
looking for the land to get dry
enough to build terraces. His
conservation plan includes par
allel terraces and grassed wa
terways for his sloping land. The
terraces will be laid out and built
so they can be worked with four-
row equipment. The work is
scheduled to be carried out over
a period of several years.
Last week he installed 1,500
feet of drain tile to help one of
the wet spots on his farm. This
brings up a total of more than
14,000 feet of drain tile he has
installed over a period of about
four years.
William H. Crawford, of Roa
noke Rapids, is planting fescue
on land that will be retired from
cultivation under the 1966 cotton
program. He sayshedoesntwant
the land to just lie out and be idle.
Fescue will protect it from ero
sion. The roots extend deep Into
the soil to help Improve its struc
ture and tilth. It has been found
effective In controlling nema
todes. It also helps keep down
weeds. Fescue has prov^ to be
a valuable addition to conserva
tion cropping systems. Many
farmers will find this a good way
to get started using it.
Soil Conservation Technician
H. R. Bryant, of the SoilConser-
vation Service, helped P. A. Bul
lock, of Seaboard, to make layout
surveys for 2,850 feet of drain
tile last week.
Tile drainage is only one of
the conservation practices he
uses as part of his soil and wa
ter conservation plan. He has
found field borders of fescue to
be particularly valuable. These
have been established along the
woodland edges of his fields to
provide protection from erosion
and to give good solid turn rows.
The borders are maintained with
a rotary mower.
The following is quoted from
“ASCS in Hawaii,” the newslet
ter of the Hawaii ASCS State Of
fice:
“Some say he is just a farmer.
A close look shows that he is an
executive with his home his of
fice; a scientist experimenting
with the latest devices; a pur
chasing agent In an oldstrawhat;
a personnel director with the
grime of toll on his hands; a die
titian with passion for the latest
in forage and feed; a production
expert with a surplus; and a man
ager battling the cost - price
squeeze.”
Grady L. Flowers began work
In Northampton County this week
as a Soli Conservation Techni-
Vaughan
Re-Elected
To Soil Post
JACKSON-J. Russell Vaughan
of Lasker was re-elected chair
man of the Northampton Soil and
Water Conservation District
Monday, February 28. Other of
ficers are Cecil Maddrey, vice
chairman; W. W. Grant, secre
tary; and Joseph D. Jenkins,
treasurer. All were re-elected
for another year,
A policy memorandum cover
ing relations between districts
and the Soil Conservation Serv
ice was reviewed by J. B. Litch
field. In the discussion it was
brought out that the district is a
local subdivision of the state. It
has entered into a partnership
arrangement with the federal
government through memoran
dums of understanding for getting
clan. He has been reassigned
from the Hertford work unit in
Winton, His duties will include
assisting district eooperators
with the application of planned
conservation practices on their
farms.
He and his family have moved
to Jackson.
RICH SQUARE - Reacting to
the contest slogan, “You Can't
Win Sitting Down,” the Rich
Square Garden Club has entered
the North Carolina Improvement
contest with visions of emerging
a winner.
And winners they will be. Even
if they do not c^ture one of the
eight cash prizes, first prize is
$500, they will be winners In the
hearts of their fellow townspeo
ple for launching a town Improve
ment campaign.
The contest isco-sponsoredby
the Garden Club of North Caro
lina, Inc., and Sears Community
Improvement Fund. It closes on
March 31, 1966, according to
Mrs. W. E. Worrell,GardenClub
president.
Cooperating with the Garden
Club In their efforts are the Rich
Square Chamber of Commerce,
Flower and Art Club, Volunteer
Fire Department and the Jay-
cees.
Mayor Charles E. Myers has
proclaimed March as 'Cleanup
month” stressing outdoor clean
up, fix up, paint up and plant up.
This week the following letter
was mailed from the participat-
the conservation job done.
Supervisors present were J.
Russell Vaughan, W. W. Grant,
Joseph D. Jenkins, James Taylor
Edwards. Meetingwlth them were
Mrs. Ronald Boone, district
clerk; J. B. Litchfield, H. R.
Bryant, G. L. Flowers and J, F.
Britton of the Soil Conservation
Service.
ing organizations to residents
of Rich Square and community
with a plea for help;
The Mayor of Rich Square, in
cooperation with the civic or
ganizations, has proclaimed
March 14-24 to beCleanUpWeek.
During this period all rubbish
will be removed from all resi
dences or business places in town
just by calling any of the under
signed or the town hall. This
service will be done free of
charge. All weeds and grass
will be cut off vacant lots in
town, with a nominal charge,
by calling the town hall.
The clean-up area will encom
pass Highway 258 from Roxobel
Fork to Pinners Church and High
way 305 from Joe Harrington’s
home to Rudolph Pope’s home.
We are proud of our town and
community - our churches,
schools, businesses, and Indus
tries - but we know there is room
for great Improvement. We go
about our dally business and fail
to see, as a visitor would, the
dirt and litter in our streets and
gutters, our sidewalks growing up
with grass, weeds growing up
around and in back of our build
ings, unkempt vacant lots, brok
en window panes in store build
ings, unpainted store fronts and
cans and rubbish beside the
roads.
To accomplish this clean-up
task, everybody’s cooperation
will be needed. We plead with you
to help us and make our com
munity a cleaner and better place
in which to live.
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FARMERS
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NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK
YOUR PEANUT SEED
"PLANT ONLY TESTED SEED"
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CERTIFIED SEED
PEANUTS
GREENVILLE. N. C.
Now is the time to hove germination test run on
seed saved
1. Collect representotive somple of each lot of
seed.
2. Shell one (1) pint for germination test.
(a) T2 test will give both potential germination
and energy level.
(Locol facilities ore available for TZ test.)
(b) Standard germination test conducted by
N. C- Department of Agriculture in Raleigh,
(One pint of shelled seed treated with Arasan
or Thirom.)
Plon to use the Multiple Variety Concept in your
Peanut Progrom.
Plant for Optimum Maturity
EARLY GROUP
Florigiont
(Runner voriety-—optimum maturity 140-150
days)
MEDIUM EARLY GROUP
Va. 61R, Va. 56R
(Runner varieties—optimum maturity 145-155
days)
NC-4x
(Bunch variety—optimum maturity 145-155
days)
MEDIUM GROUP
NC-1, NC-2, Mixture 2/3 NC-2 + 1/3 Ga
119-20)
(Bunch type—optimum maturity 150-160 days)
LATE GROUP
NC-5—Seed limited only to certified growers.
(Semi-runner — optimum maturity 160-170
days)
Gq. 119-20
(Bunch variety—optimum maturity 160-170
days)
NOTE:
To insure maximum germination make sure
that peanut seed ore thoroughly treated with
one of the recommended seed treotments.
Now is the time to apply lime and fertilizer ac
cording to recommendations before breaking
land.
Use "Trash Covers" on moldboard when breaking
land.
CONTACT YOUR COUNTY AGENTS
OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.