5CS And State Sign Agreement
To Speed Soil Survey In N. C.
The Soil Conservation
Service and North Carolina
Dfetaartment of Natural
Resources and Community
Development have signed
an, agreement that will
utilize state-employed soil
Scientists to speed comple
tion of the National Coopera
tive Soil Survey in North
Carolina.
Secretary Howard N. Lee
signed the agreement for
th^^tate and Jesse I. Hicks,
state conservationist, for
the SCS
Secretary Lee commented
thu "This Federal-State
cooperation is going to
greatly help farmers, de
velopers. homeowners and
local government officials
plan for better land utiliza
tion in this state Most
counties who do not yet have
a 'jVtncleni soil survey are
st $}ung one."
t irst In Nation
.4t aU; conservationist
Hicks added that the agree
ment is one of the first of
this kind tn the nation, and
praised "both the Depart
ment i't Natiyal Resources
and Community Develop
ment and the North Carolina
(leneral Assembly for their
support of a needed pro
gram
The legislators appro
pilatedr $400,000 for a
t\\4-year period in support
ol\soil surveys. The Soil
Cdfiservation Service put
approximately $700,000 a
year into the survey
program. In addition, coun
ty governments have been
providing local funds to
accelerate surveys for sev
eral years.
Modern soil surveys have
been completed in 25 North
Carolina counties, and work
is now underway in 27
additional counties. With
State assistance, it is hoped
all 100 counties can be
mapped by 1990, 12 years
ahead of the previous target
date of 2002.
Under the agreement,
additional soil scientists will
be employed by the state of
North Carolina and will
work under SCS supervision
in counties that are provid
ing local funds for the
survey.
Technical Leadership
The Soil Conservation Ser
vice will continue to provide
technical supervision and
leadership in the soil
survey, as provided in
Public Law 4t> of the 74th
Congress. SCS will also
provide field training,
equipment including
trucks and supplies for soil
scientists employed for the
program
The Department of Na
tural Resources and Com
munity Development will
assist SCS with technical
support and leadership, help
with review ot field work.
soil descriptions, and pre
paration of descriptive
material and soil maps.
In addition to the two
agencies in the newly signed
agreement, the soil survey
in North Carolina also
involves the North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment
Station and the North
Carolina Extension Service.
All agencies concerned
will constitute a newly
established Administrative
Review Committee which
will provide administrative
direction to the survey.
Entire County Covered
Soil surveys in North
Carolina normally cover an
entire county, although
smaller surveys are some
times made for an industrial
park, residential develop
ment or for other purposes.
A current survey, for
example, will map the
entire Fort Bragg Military
Reservation.
Original beneficiaries of
soil surveys were farmers,
who used the data to
determine which land
should be used for crops,
which in forest or pasture.
But today the scientific data
provided by a survey can be
used for urban planning,
best land use. whether or not
an area is suitable for
housing and for septic
tanks or for a sanitary
landfill.
Some areas are best used
for business or industry,
homeS. schools, or perhaps
even a new municipal park.
The soil survey provides
scientific data for any land
use decision. Some tax ap
praisers even use them for
their work.
Benefits of soil surveys,
like all programs and
services of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture,
are available to everyone
without regard to race,
creed, color, sex or national
origin.
Employment opportuni
ties for soil scientists utiliz
ed in the expanded North
Carolina soil survey will be
made on an equal opportun
ity basis.
4-H'ers Meet
By DENISE BULLOCK"
The Youth Achievement
4-H Club monthly meeting
was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Burnette
with Carmen Burnette pre
siding.
New and old business was
discussed among the mem
bers. The club decided to go
to the residence of older
persons, singing carols and
giving them a basket of
fruit, on Dec. 21.
For the recreational per
iod. the members exchang
ed gifts. Then refreshments
were served by the Burnet
tes.
The driveway to your
home serves as a major link
between your family and the
world beyond It is a very
important feature of the
yard landscape. Lucky is
the family that builds a
home and can give careful
thought to the location of the
driveway: some are not so
lucky and have inherited a
driveway that is ill-planned
and inconvenient.
Whenever possible, a
family will benefit from liv
ing in a house for four weeks
before the drive and walks
are paved. After that time,
the logical, convenient, and
appropriate location of the
paving will have become
obvious. After a month, the
"world will have made a
pathway to your door."
In locating the driveway
keep these points in mind:
Locate trees and large
shrubs at the drive en
trance. back far enough
from the street or highway
so the plants will not
obstruct the view in either
direction.
If the drive is a long one.
plan a 'turn around" near
the house or garage so you
always will head out toward
the streets, rather than
backing into a busy street or
highway. Such a "turn
around" is a handy place for
parking extra cars in case of
company.
Construct the drive so
there is ample room to turn
onto the highway. Be sure
the culvert is long enough to
I
provide for a wide approach
to the highway.
-Plan the drive so there
will be a level section (about
20 feet i before entering the
highway This is especially
important if you are located
on a busy street or highway,
A near-ideal driveway
plan is to have a turn-around
located near the garage and
house By such, cars can
back and turn so as always
to head to the street, rather
than backing into traffic.
Diet and heart disease is
the subject of "The Way to a
Man's Heart" available free
from the North Carolina
Heart Association. 1 Heart
Circle. Chapel Hill. N. C.
27514.
Autumn Leaves
(tan Be Windfall
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, fx M1C1I \KL McKINNEY
Soil Conservationist
Farmers in all parts of
? orth Carolina know the
v due of crop residue-such
a : remnants of corn or small
jain crops to conserve
Joisture. increase infiltra
tion, reduce soil losses and
ifliprovg soU tilth.
;But m^jpJjiU' folks throw
ay p»heS?f?llly. get tlnr
t^shman to haul away
luaftle rfiaterial from
tA-ir home sites. The fallen
l4<ves we see each autumn
n be a valuable resource,
hec for mulching or for
leparation of a compost
apt according to Conser
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vation Agronomist hoy
Hendrix of the USDA-Soil
Conservation Service.
It's fine to rake the leaves,
and then either provide a
healthy mulch around
plants growing in the same
yard, or place the leaves in a
compost pile. This can
easily be made; a little
circle of chicken wire, or
some scrap lumber nailed
together, and then apply the
leaves in >>ix to 12-inch
layers. Vegetable peelings,
melon rinds and the like can
also be added.
Over each layer of leaves
apply lime, water and
fertilizer. This will speed the
process of decomposition.
Af.tr the material turns uni
formly brown and crumbly,
usually about one year, the
compost resulting makes an
excellent plant fertilizer
More information on
mulching or compost piles
can be obtained from the
Soil Conservation Service
office in the Agriculture
Building or through the
Warren Soil and Water
Conservation District.
I Sears In Warrenton
' Will be Closed
ij/londay 26th & Tuesday 27th
after Christmas
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Shop To Save At Sales
By EMILY BAI.LINGER
Home Extension Agent
You can really save
money by shopping at
post-holiday sales. Or you
can lose money, by not
shopping carefully.
F or example, those year
end clothing sales usually
have prices lowered 25 to 50
percent.
You can get good buys on
classic garmets-like
sweaters, blouses, and
slacks that will be worn
often in the future.
But the selection may be
limited in terms of color,
st^le and size.
These sales may serve as
a way lor stores to get rid of
high fashion or fad items as
well as discontinued or
left-over styles. And some
items may be shopworn
having been picked over by
the holiday shoppers.
So before you buy - figure
out whether you'll really be
able to use the item - right
away and during the same
season next year.
If clothing is in need of
alterations or repair - figure
those costs into the price of
the garment That way, you
can save money with those
end-of-the-year buys.
New 4-H Officers Named At Vaughan
By KATHLEEN SELLERS
Joyce Vick was elected
president of the Northern
Vaughan 4-H Club at the
monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Mable
Richardson on Dec. 13 at 7 p.
m. Michael Brown was
named vice - president;
Tracy Brown, secretary;
Kathleen Sellers, assistant
secretary; Ben Sellers,
reporter; James Brown,
recreation; and Barbara
Johnson, song leader. The
officers will serve in 1978.
Because of the absence of
the president, Joyce Vick
presided.
Tracy Brown read the
minutes and called the roll.
Eight members and three
leaders were present.
The members planned
another program at church
and a community project for
the new year.
Following the business,
the meeting was adjourned
by repeating the 4-H motto.
Refreshments were served.
..Warren County Operation Santa Claus chairman. Mrs. Mabel Davis, delivers gifts
for Warren County patients at John Lmstead Hospital. Shown left to right are Mrs.
Annie Garrett of the Volunteer Service Department. Mrs. Mabel Davis of Wise, Miss
Eleanor Wright of Warrenton and Miss Clara Simon, Director of Volunteers at
Lmstead. Gifts brought by Mrs. Davis will be given to the patients early Christmas
morning.
Operation Santa Helps Needy
By BERTHA FORTE
Home Extension Agent
Through "Operation
Santa Claus," some of our
Warren County churches
have made it possible for the
13 needy residents at
Murdoch Center in Butner to
have a joyous Christmas.
As chairman for "Opera
tion Santa Claus" (Murdoch
Center) in Warren County, I
want to thank the following
church. Sunday Schools and
classes, missionaries, ush
ers. and pastors for support
of this project. Norlina
Baptist (Fidlus Class), the
Rev. G. Elton Cooke;
Brown's Baptist, the Rev
Dudley Neal; Reedy Creek
Baptist, Mrs. Patricia For
rester, project chairman:
North Warrenton Baptist,
the Rev. T. C. Currie:
Vaughan Chapel, the Rev.
Alex Brown; Wesley Me
morial Methodist, the Rev
Wayne Young; Coley Spring
Baptist, Mrs. Marie Thom
as, project chairman; Cook
Chapel Baptist (Usher
Board), Sam Lewis, project
chairman; Warrenton Bap
tist, the Rev. Bill Crouch:
and Burchette Chapel, the
Rev. R. D. Bullock, Jr
Supporters for " Operation
Santa Claus" were solicited
through the Warren County
Ministerial Association and
individual contacts.
Mrs. T C. Currie of
Norlina accompanied Mrs.
Forte to Murdoch to carry
the gifts and to attend the
Annual Christmas Pageant
given by the residents. The
theme for the pageant was
"A Lot Like Christmas."
There were many beauti
ful scenes, costumes, acts,
and carols. The program
was well attended and
enjoyed by all. A craft show
and social hour with refresh
ments followed the pageant.
Agriculturally
Speaking
& - By L. B. HARDAGE
J County Extension Chairman
TARHEEL
KITCHEN
By MISS E. YORK KIKER
By MISS E. YORK K1KER
N. C. Department ofagriculture
The tradition of a gayly decorated fresh, fragrant
Christmas tree is as much a part of the season as
tempting holiday foods. It may come as a surprise that
Christmas tree production in North Carolina is becoming
increasingly important to our agriculture each year.
Approximately 850,000 high quality Christmas trees
will be harvested commercially this year in the western
mountain region of North Carolina Even with this large
number available, the demand is expected to exceed the
supply. The North Carolina Christmas tree industry is
strengthening and is geared for growth in future years.
In North Carolina, Frazer fir is the most prominent
tree produced and grow s at an elevation of 3,500 feet or
higher. It has a natural Christmas-tree shape, glossy
dark-green foliage, strong branches which easily support
ornaments, pleasing aroma, and excellent needle
retention.
Second in importance is the white pine which grows at
1,200 to 3,500 feet elevation The white pine has a soft
blue-green foliage, pleasing fragrance, and good needle
retention This pine is becoming more popular with
consumers despite its tendency to wilt and its rather
weak beanches
The traditional lied Cedar. Scotch Pine, and Douglas
fir are also produced m North Carolina.
Selecting the perfect Christmas tree is a highlight for
many families. Th< first thing to keep in mind is to decide
where and how the tree w ill be displayed and what size
will be needed. Select a tree that is fresh, healthy, free
from damage and well-trimmed. A smart shopper will
ask for a North Carolina tree, usually cut within a month
of Christmas The commercially grown trees have taken
10 or more years to produce to marketable size. They
» have been carefully cultivated and trimmed to shape.
The Canadian trees offered for sale are generally
harvested wild trees and could have been cut as early as
August You may like the old custom of cutting and
bringing in the Yuletide tree, but you should beware of
pilfering unless the tree belongs to you or you have
permission to cut it
If possible, place the Christmas tree in a container of
water to help maintain freshness. Set up the tree
securely away from fireplaces, radiators, or any other
sources of heat. For extra safety, do not leave lights
burning on the Christmas tree when you are away from
home.
Trim your tree with your favorite ornaments and have
a happy holiday season.
Navy Promotes Luther Williams
Marine Corporal Luther
D. Williams, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert L. Williams of
Rt. 2. Box 10B. Warrenton,
has been promoted to his
present rank while serving
with 3rd Marine Division on
Okinawa. .
A 1975 graduate of John
Graham High School, he
joined the Marine Corps in
August 1975.
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