AfrkgltTilly Sptikiafl
Soil May Be Tested To
Reveal Nematode Count
By L. B. HARD AGE
Extension Chairman
Moat tobacco farmers are
familiar with the root knot
nematode. Over the past several
years, they have been a real
problem on many tobacco farms
and as a result, a large number
of farmers in the county
treat their tobacco land with
some chemical to control the
nematodes.
1970 has been an unusual year
for nematodes in tobacco. There
has not been any appreciable
amount of damage for some reason.
Some experts think this
may be due to the extremely
cold weather last winter —
others say it might be caused
by the real dry weather during
the early part of the tobacco
growing season. Still, others
say a good Job of cutting tobacco
stalks and destroying
early, etc.
The point that I want to make
is this. A tobacco farmer can
sample his soil and get a nematode
count made at North Carolina
State University that we
have found very reliable in our
demonstrations over the county.
If you are Interested in
getting this information on your
tobacco land, come by the office
and we will discuss the way
to sample the soil, how to fill
out Information stoat, ate.
This might sava you soma
money on your 1971 crop - can
also to uaad on other crops.
About 90 percent of the tobacco
stalks in tto county have
been destroyed so far. Let's fat
these old stalks da at royed. This
Is one of tto totter practices
a tobacco farmer can follow.
Those old stalks left standing
not only look bad - they are bad
to Increase certain Insects and
diseases.
To Cattle Producers: Due to
tto long dry spell, pastures
are real short and U Is a long
time before spring will arrive.
Would suggest seeding some
type of temporary grazing
to help with tto feed situation
this winter. It is my opinion that
you cannot afford to raise
beef cattle if you have to fee4
hay from November to April.
Some rye or other small
grains will usually provide
some extra grazing in the fall
and early spring which Is
cheaper than hay and grain.
Through the end of calendar
1969, a total of $47.8 billion had
been paid to insured unemployed
workers under regular State
unemployment insur^tce programs.
North Carolina State
Fair To Open Oct. 16
RALEIGH-The 1970 N. C.
State Fair will begin its nineday
"Salute to Agriculture"
when Secretary of State Thad
Eure cuts the ribbon to open
the fairgrounds Friday, Oct.
1«.
This, the 103rd state fair,
will present thousands of exhibits
in 32 departments competing
for more than $<>0,000
in prizes. Competition will
Include cattle, cooking, clothing,
home furnishings, horticulture,
field crops, poultry,
rabbits, bees, flowers, handicrafts,
horses, swine and sheep.
Thousands of senior citizens
will be able to attend this
and all future fairs on any day
under a new policy of permanent
free admission cards!.
They have been restricted in
the past to openln g days only.
The fair will honor several
hundred Century Farm Families.
This program Is designed
to give recognition to
those who own farm land which
has been in their family for
100 years or more.
The largest entertainment
package ever scheduled for
Dorton Anna will begin with
the Jimmy Dean Show at Bp. m.
opening day. The imperials and
Jo Ann Castle, a standout plan
1st on "The Lawrence Welk
Show," will Join Dean.
Other shows scheduled Include:
Buck Owens and the "Hee
Haw" cant at 4 and 7:S0 p. m.
Saturday; a country and western
shlndlf with George Hamilton
IV, Sonny James, Skeeter
Davis and Faron Young at
7:30 p. m. Monday; B. J.
Thomas at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday
and the Roy RbgersDale
Evans Show at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday and 2 and 7:30 p. m.
Friday and Saturday.
The Carolina Cougars will
open their 1970 Pro-Basketball
season In the Arena Sunday
afternoon when they meet the
Kentucky Colonels.
A national late model stock
car championship race will be
staged In the grandstand Saturday,
(Oct. 17) and trotters
will race the following Tuesday
and Friday.
Three free shows dally will
be presented at 11 a. m., 2
and 5 p. m. In the Folk Festival
tent near the arena. The
Come Alive Singers, a group of
300 high school students, will
perform free In the tent tt 4
and 7 p. m. opening day, both
Saturdays and at 7 p. m. Thursday
and the second Friday.
Extension Bulletin Board
Monaay, uci. i»: TM sioeron
Extension Homemakers Club
will meet at 2:30 p. m. at the
home of lfrs. Perry Pernell.
Macon Homemakers will
meet at 3:00 p. m. with Mrs.
Cleophus Townes.
. Cool Spring Homemakers will
meet at 7:30 p. m. at the Educational
Building. Mr*. Nick
Williams will serve as hostess.
Tuesday, Oct. 10s Mayflower
Homemakers will meet at
2:00 p. m. as scheduled.
The Zlon Extension Homemakers
Club will meet at 2:00
p. m. st the home of Mrs.
Leonard Bender.
Wise Homemakers will meet
at b:oo p. m. with Mrs. Mary
Brown.
Wednesday, Oct. 21: The Oak ville
Extension Homemakers
Club will meet at 2:30 p. m. at
the horn* of Mrs. C. B, Bottoms.
Ollwe Grove Homemakers
will meet at 3:30 p. m. with
Mrs. Owen Pitts; Mrs. BenjaThine
Howard will be co-hostess.
Thursday, Oct. 12: Hecks
Grove Homemakers will meet
at ItSO p. m. with Mrs. J. W.
Person.
Embro Homemakers will
meet st 8:00 p. m. with Mrs.
S. A. Russell.
Voters To De
Wh«n North Carolinian* ante
r voting booths November 3,
they will faoa aavan important
lamas of constitutional reto.m
alongside the names of candidate*
for local, at ate, and national
offices.
Although Uttle popular attention
has bean paid to the fact
to data, the N. C. Constitution
Mb. Hiwkiis Hosts
6irdta Club Heeling
The Town «N Country Garden
g.»h bald tt» regular monthly
meeting on Oct. 7, with Mrs.
C. H. Hawkins as hostess and
the president, Mrs. E. W. Harris,
presiding.
Mrs. S. M. Brown, Yearbook
Chairman, cave a detailed report
on the club agendaof meetings
and activities for the year.
Plans for the Annual Christmas
Decoration Contest and
Garden dub Sunday were Initiated.
The club voted to apply
for membership In the Warrant
on Chamber of Commerce.
The Proclamation by Mayor
W. A. Miles declaring the month
of October as "ANTI-LITTER
MONTH IN WARRENTON" was
discussed. B was decided that
the Town 'N Country Garden
Club would join the mayor and
the Little Garden Club In the
effort to make Warrenton a
more beautiful and cleaner
town. Mrs. V. H. Henderson,
Projects Chairman, suggested
several anti-litter ideas that
could be used.
The theme for the October
meeting was "Gardening For
Beauty and Bloom." Mrs. C. H.
Hawkins gave an interesting
lecture on "The Essence of
Spring - Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths."
She urged the members
to begin planting bulbs now and
continue until early December.
Mrs. HawkJtis dl5cussed soil
preparation, planting depths,
mulching and watering and
advised the members to plant
bulbs in clumps ct six of
a kind. This gains the full
Impact of each color type.
When different types are
mixed and begin to bloom,
It looks too much like confetti
and the desired color effect
Is dissipated.
Mrs. E. M. Brown conducted
a game on ' '£|>rlng Bulbs Identification."
Mrs. S. H. Brown
was winner and received a
pi Kiting marker'titaDwing proper
planting depths for each
type bulb.
"Secret Club Heart Sisters"
were chosen for 1970-71.
The hostess served a delicious
ham dinner.
Members present other than
Mrs. Hawkins Included Mrs. A.
M. Alston, Mrs. C. i. Exum,
Mrs. E. W. Harris, Mrs. S. H.
Brown, Mrs. V. C. Henderson,
Mrs. M. H. Powell, Mrs. E. M.
Brown, Mrs. R. E. Ransom
and Mrs. J. R. Walton.
Senior Citizens
Are Entertained
The Senior Citizens of the
Snow Hill trti were the guests
of the Snow Hill Extension
Home makers Club on Sunday,
Oct. 11. They were given tickets
and transportation to hear the
Crusaders Male Chorus st the
John R. Hawkins Junior High
School.
The following Senior Citizens
attended the concert: Mr. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Fields, Mrs.
Jennie Ji. Williams, Mr. Turner
Plaids, Mrs. Itosa Williams,
Mrs. Annie Tun stall,
Mrs. Leuvenla Alston, Mrs.
Beatrice Moeeley, Mrs. Mlttle
Carroll, Mrs. Susie Andrews,
Mrs. Maggie Perry, Mr. Herman
Williams, Mrs. Jessie
Harris and Miss Eleanor
Wright. Leroy Christmas was
also a guest of the ctub members.
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RADIO TV CENTE
, a
cide Fate Of 7
stands to undergo Its moat extensive
overhauling since It was
writ tan la ISM.
Tha ranfa of Issues will be
broad. One "amandmaat" would
generally update tha document's
wording.
Another amendment proposes
new rules (or official decisions
about state and local governments'
taxing and borrowing
procedures.
Two amendments w&ild affect
tha executive and legislative
branches of state government.
Another Involves stste
funds for "worthy snd needy"
college students In the stste.
And two amendments directly
effect tha voter-taxpayer.
Proponents ot the changes say
thsy are designed to give the
state a modern charter of
legal principles and practices
without Jeopardizing traditional
protection of citizens'
rights. No significant opposition
to the amendments has
arisen.
The proposed changes fit a
pattern In North Carolina that
finds Its beginnings with the
state's first Constitution of
1776 . That one was written
by a convention, and though It
was never submitted to a vote
of the people It carried a Declaration
of Rights that is retained
In the editorial revision
on Novembers' ballot.
The original document was
amended In 183S to make the
governor subject to popular
election (the General Assembly
had picked previous governors)
and to make the General Assembly
more representative of
popular Interests.
In 1868, during Reconstruction,
the state's second Constitution
was written. It received
the approval of the people In
a statewide vote. The U.S.Congress
also approved It, which
was necessary for North Carolina's
re-admlsslon to representation
In Congress.
Since then, the people have
voted 97 times on amendments,
approving 69. During the 1960s
ten amendments, Including one
on extensive Judicial reform,
have been approved and only
one has been rejected.
The amendment on November's
ballot for editorial revision
of the Constitution would
change 1868 - vintage wording
and make It understandable to
present-day readers.
Obsolete references that
might mislead the unwary reader
have been taken out. No
controversial additions have
been made.
The editorial changes and
three of the other amendments
appearing on the ballot were
results of the year-long work of
the 25-member State constitution
Study Commission, appointed
on the initiative of former
Gov. Dan K. Moore.
Under the chairmanship of
Emery B. Denny, former Chief
justice of the H. C. Supreme
Court, the commission comprised
a membership of lawyers
and businessmen, farm and
labor leaders, two Negroes,
two Republicans, and former
Gov. Luther Hodges.
Other amendments proposed
by the Study Commission that
will be on the ballot arei
—An elimination of the present
constitution's statement on
the minimum exemptions tor
state income tax. This would
Place establishment of minimum*
In the hands of the General
Assembly, which 1us g»n•ral
responsibility tor levying
the strfe tax.
The maximum of 10 per cent
on state Income tsx would not
be changed, but the amendment
would make possible the eventual
simplification at state taoome
tax forms.
—A requirement that the
General Assembly reduce the
number of state administrative
departments to not more
than «5 by 1975.
Also, the governor would be
authorized to reorganise state
agencies with an eye toward
making the executive branch
of strfe government more manageable.
Such . agencies now
number more than 200.
—A change In the distribution
at "escheats," the legal term
tor property acquired by the
state ftom persons who die
without heirs or other lawful
claimants to their propllty.
Although the amount derived
from escheats fluctuates
each year, it would be used to
establish a scholar Alp fundior
••worthy and needy
eaoh ol the 18 state-sujported
institutions of higher learning, j
»wt escheats, which stooe
1710 have accumulated to »6.B
million in principal, earning
about «1*0,000 a jwar to ta
University at Korth Carolina.
A fifth proposal oa the No
Amendments
man! on the ballot, It received
the atamp of approval of
the State Constitution Study
Commlaslon.
This amendment would make
subatantlal changes In present
constitutional provisions for
state and local government taxing
and borrowing procedures.
Among the moat important features
of the amendment are
thoae that would authorise the
General Assembly to enlarge
the powera of city and county
governing boards to finance
needed services.
Old restrictions, Including
several barriers to effective
city - county conaolldstlon,
would be lifted, and the General
Assembly clearly designated
as the proper body for
Initiating uniform, statewide
fiacal policy.
The capitation or "poll",
tax would be abolished. Unchanged
would be the present
"two - thirds limitation" on
governmental borrowing and
present provisions for classification
and exemption of
property.
Two of November'sproposals
were originated by legislators
during the 1969 session of the
General Assembly.
Sen. Herman A. Moore of
Mecklenburg sponsored the
Amendment that would allow
the General Assembly, upon petition
of three-fifths of the
members of each house, to
call itself into special session.
This power now rests solely
with the governor, acting with
the advice of the Council of
State.
Rep. Henry Frye of Gullford
proposed an amendment
that would erase the constitutional
requirement that each
person wishing to register to
vote be able to read and write
any section of the Constitution
In English.
this literacy test has already
been eliminated In 39 N. C.
counties, containing 42 per cent
of the state's 1960 population,
under the federal Voting Rights
Act of 1905. And 1970 amendments
to the federal law abolish
all use of the literacy test as a
requirement for voting for a
five-year period after January
1, 1971.
Consequently, elimination of
the literacy test from the N.
C. Constitution would be mostly
of symbolic value.
Each of the amendments on
the ballot has been approved
by a three-fifths vote of both
houses of the General Assembly
and requires for its adoption
a simple majority of those who
Ridgeway News
4-H Club Mul
Around Comi
The Rldgeway Community
4-H dub mat Saturday afternoon
at the Rldgeway Community
Club House to mulch the
shruba around the Club House.
The plneatraw was raked and
loaded on a truck by the 4- H'er a
and their leaders, Mrs. Rodgera
Holtzman and Mrs. Richard
Holtzman.
Later they all gathered at
the pond of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Holtzman where a picnic
was enjoyed by the 4-H members,
leaders and guests.
Games and boat riding were
also enjoyed.— Richard Holtzman,
Jr., Reporter.
LAS Meets
The Ladles Aid Society of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church met
Thursday night at the parish
hall with Mrs. E. E. Hecht as
hostess. The Rev. G. T. Nauraann
opened the meeting with
scripture reading, prayer and
song.
Later Mr. Naumann led In the
topic discussion on "Abigail"
one of a series of discussions
on "Women of the Bible."
The ladies decided to pay
for two attractive church highway
markers to be put up at
suitable locations near the main
highway, a mile from the
vote on it in November. This
method of amending the state
Constitution has been used consistently
since 1875, when the
last constitutional convention
was held.
During the 1969 session, legislators
considered another 21
amendment proposals and rejected
them. Several of the
rejected amendments proposed
strengthening the office of the
governor by giving him such
powers as a veto (all other 49
governors have one) and allowing
him to succeed himself in
office.
Other rejected proposals
would have required all judges
to be lawyers, given fouryear
terms to state senators
and lowered the voting age to
18.
On the November ballot, if an
amendment Is approved it will
become a part either of the
present Constitution or the revised
Constitution, dependlngon
the fate of that proposal.
Iches Shrubs
nunity House
church.
The hostess served (tellclous
refreshments.
Mrs. Guy Crumpton of Raleigh
visited Misses Julia and
Sydnor Williams recently.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hayes of
Fayettevllle, Mrs. Arthur
Hayes of Raleigh, Mrs. J. G.
Killan, Mrs. L. C. Watts and
Mrs. C. F. Holtzman, Sr.,
visited Mrs. Eva S. Hayes and
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Holtzman
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. N.L, Williams
toured the mountains In Western
North Carolina, Ashevllle,
Johnson City, Tenn., and visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Harris
In Lexington, Va., recently.
Mrs. Michael Seaman of East
Carolina University In Greenville
spent the weekend at his
home with Mr. and Mrs. N. L.
Williams, Sr.
Mrs. W. L. Killan and Mrs.
Richard Holtzman spent Thursday
at Wllliamston visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Killan,
Jr., and Ricky and Cathy.
Mr. Johnnie Robinson Is
receiving treatment at Duke
Hospital In Durham.
Miss Brenda Aycock, Miss
Deborah Gupton, Mr. Wayne
Gupton and Mr. and Mrs. Luke
Gupton of Loulsburg, Mr. and
Mrs. F. T. Wrenn, Jr., and son,
Frank, of Henderson, Mrs. Ella
Ellington, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Mitchell and son, Mrs. R. L.
Mitchell and Miss Becky Mitchell
of Mitchell College In
Statesvllle and Mrs. C. F.
Holtzman visited Mr. and Mrs.
L. M Paschall, Sr., over the
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben G.
Holtzman and children, Glenn
and Ann Marie, of Cherryville
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Holtzman, Sr.
Mr. L. M. Paschall, Jr., and
children and Mrs. L. M. Paschall,
Sr., visited Mrs. Maurice
Fleming, who is recuperating at
her home, on Thursday.
ATTENDS MEETING
Mrs. W. R. Baskervlll, a
member of the Boydton Chapter
of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, attended a
meeting of the Virginia State
Convention held In Fredericksburg,
Va., for several days
last week.
KINTON
Kinton Named Line
Foreman At Warrenton
Melvln Bob Kinton has been
promoted by Carolina Power
L Light Company to foreman of
the company's new line crew In
Warrenton, according to Sam L.
St owe, Northern Division manager
in Raleigh.
Kinton, a native of Harnett
County, joined the power company
In 1949 as aline groundman
In Henderson. He was promoted
to first-class lineman in
1954 and to subforeman in Henderson
in 1966.
He is a deacon and Sunday
school superintendent at New
Sandy Creek Baptist Church and
has also served as brotherhood
president and teacher. He
is a past president of the Aycock
Rurltan Club and is currently
governor of zone four of
the Rurltans.
Mrs. Kinton Is the former
Barbara Jones of Warren County.
They have three children,
Wayne, 17, Pamela, 14; and
Kevin, four.
ATTENDS FUNERAL
Among relatives here for the
funeral of Mr. Clyde Lloyd last
week were Mrs. J, M. Utley of
Portsmouth, Va., Messrs.
James Lloyd, BUI Stevenson,
David Stevenson and Mrs. Diane
Flshel, all of Maryland, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Ohm an and family
of Rlverdale, Md., Mr.
Wayne King of Oxon Hill, Md.,
Lewis Edwards and Irvin
Stevenson of Weldon, Mrs. Beck
Wlmblsh, Mr. Phil Stevenson
and Mrs. Bettie Stevenson of
Colllnsvllle, Va^ Ralph Htlliard
of Jackson, and Ferry HlHiard
and Mrs. William Weaver of
Henderson.
Patronize the advertisers.
In1959, we spent
more than
$7300,000for.
new construction,
or $446 for each
new telephone.
Peanuts!i we.
vested $33,200,000 in new and expanded communication
facilities. That's nearly $1,000 for each new
telephone. In spite of rising costs, basic local rates
for telephone service have remained virtually unchanged
since 1957. And it was a bargain even then.
What's more, Long Distance rates have been i
duced 12 times during the last thirteen years!