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i . 2 as . allotment, crops
" sen parceled out by -allot-
I'.ere have been complaints.
; measurements, r. A Tew
s t one time or another
felt that their fields were
: ieasured correctly, .
' -'uallv. farmers may have
room to complain than they i
j thought, according to a story
aring in the Winter, issue of
earchand Farming," George
11 non, Perquimans County
ZC Office Manager, says.
The farm" research magazine,
I ublished by the H C. Agricul-
: 1 Experiment Station, reports
that Agricultural Stabilization
tnd Conservation's mearements
itre as good as could be expected
for the conditions under which
they must" be -made.
' Of course errors are made. But
In a research project reported by
m'nrfn'fina linAP Olid flWr
measurements tended to cancel'
out; Based on the average for all
fields measured, farmers were fa-
vored slightly. : .: ". ,. ' .W'.
kCnne'ress has said that ASC
must penalize growers who over-j
fclant by as much as one-hundred- (
eth (1100) of an acre on tobacco,!
and. one-tenth (110) of an acre
on ither allotment crops. .Thus,
the .acreage of each tobacco field
mu$t be determined to within a
hunjlredeth of an acre and the
tiheir allotment crops to within a
tunth of an acre.
' To' do this quickly, economical
lyand with personnel having no
engineering training is a tremen
dous task. "i
Measuring from aerial photo
graphs seems to be the best solu
tion to this dilemma. Most acre
age has been measured in this
manner for several years. ASC
field workers visit farms and -o
cate the boundaries of each field
on the photographs. Acreage
then is determined ' in county
ASC Offices.
In the survey, a civil engineer
ing team measured one tobacco
field1 on each of more than 80
farms "in Lenoir, Wayne and
Johnston counties. Fields were
from two to three acres in size.
Each angle was turned twice aiid
recorded to one hundredeth min
ute. '" Or". A. L.'Kinkner, professor of
experimental statistics at N. C.
State College, I then compared
their measurement of each field
with that of ASC. '
'' The difference between ASC
tnedsurements and that of the civ
il engineers averaged about one-
tenth acre per field. Measure
ments of only 10 out of 82 fields
differed by one-hundredeth acre
or less." ::
"However," Mr.. Finkner adds,
)'AKP measurements for. all
fields totaled slightly less than
that of tne engineers.
. "Farmers were favored by a bit
more than two hundredeths of an
acre per field." v,
5 Two changes in 1958 measure
ment procedures may increase ac-
truracy slightly. A more accurate
instrument, the planimeter, will
yeplace the rotometer for measur
ing maps. Also, ASC will use
aerial maps scaled to one inch for
"330, instead of 660 feet on the
. q increase accuracy further
would be very expensive. For
example; the-average cost of en
gineers measurements in -the sur
vey was $17.21 per acre. ASC's
average cost for measuring with
present methods is about 83 cents
per acre. '
"If every field In the State
were measured by an engineering
team there still would be some
errors in measurement," Finkner
points out "Even when the same
field is measured by different
teams, or by the : sameteam.; at
two different times, there wltt al
most always slight differ
ence between the two SgyiwA
The research project, was sug
gested; the : of
Farm Organizations and, Agen
cies. " Members fli the civll. engi
neering and; experimental statis
tics. N.' State Cdllege assist
ed in the survey and its analysis.
Committee Seeks
Favorable Tax Vote
Continued from Page 1
supplementing the general school
fund, leaving -tax appropriations
for schools at about the same
figure as paid during the cur
rent year. The proposal does
not request an increase in school
tax greater than paid this year.
It was also pointed " out the
Board of Education woulcV actu
ally spend only that part of the
funds derived frqm tax -.sources
which 'wduld tel -fneeded each
year and hence 'thiSf'special 'tax
might range - from one to not
more man ow . ; cenis. t iw in
stance, should Perquimans Counr
ty schools become eligible fpr
federal funds,, now anticipated,
it is believed very little, if any,
of the proposed, tax will be re
quired for the school year 1958;
1959.
During the discussion period
at the meeting, school principals
mentioned several ways in which
the proposed tax support could
be used in strengthening their
educational program. Th.eir pro
posals were a few among several
which have often been discussed
among citizens interested in bet
ter schools, such as framed sec
retarial help - ia r principals' of
fices, better - library . services,
public school music and better
laboratory facilities and science
instruction on i the r: high school
level. These items are in addi
tion to the need for supplement
ing, i teachers' .V salaries, so that
better qualified teachers can be
secured to replace - those who
resign or retire. . i '.,.-,
The next -meeting of the Per
quimans County i Citizens' -Com
mittee for , Better Schools . will
be held at the .Court. House, on
Saturday,. May 10,. at 7:30 P. M.
Whiteston jftews
Miss Mattie Saunders and Mrs.
Lynwood Winslow visited with
Mrs. Mary Peele at Woodland and
Mrs. Marvin Jolliff and Mrs. T.
French at Gatesville on Saturday.
Miss Gladys McCain of Arling
ton, Va., visited the William Win
slow family and other relatives
here for the week-end. Miss Mc
Cain is the daughter of. Isa Win
slow McCain and is teaching at
Arlington, Va. ' - , .
Miss Bertha Brown and Miss
s. ui. i wwte or
At .... i ' nnrl
Eliiabeth City -and Paula, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Paul White and
Mr. and Mrs. . Lanier White. '
Ralph and Ruby White visited
their daughter ' and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Upton of Camden
on Sunday evening. (
Bennie, Mary and Delia Wins
low spent Sunday in Norfolk, Va
visiting relatives.
Woodmen To Award
Pedal For History v;
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i The1 Albemarle Camp 46S of he
Woodmen of 1 the World met
Thursday, night' at the Hertford
Municipal Building with a num
ber of Woodmen. present. A 25
year jnenAership pin I was . pre
sented 1o tea?Tqbe'? Mansfield.
A report iw'ai given by C. T. Jor
dan and W. D. Landing, Jr., that
a speaker's stand had been built
and presented to the Hertford
Grammar School.
The Woodmen voted to secure
a history medal to be presented
to the outstanding student in
American - History : at the high
school commencement exercises.
The awarding of this -medal is
one of the civic projects of , the
Woodmen Camps along with pre
sentations of flags for schools.
: Discussion was held concerning
the members of Camp 463 visiting
other Woodmen camps in the
near future.. . , , ,
' The next scheduled meeting of
Camp 463 will be held on June 5,
at the Town Building. ; ",
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Poppy Sales
The American Legion Auxiliary
held its regular meeting Monday
night, May 5, at the home of Mrs.
Roulac Webb.' Mrs. Charlie Skin
ner presided in the absence of
the president Mrs. Thelma Hol
lowell. Sixteen members were
present.
Report of the spaghetti supper
was givea Other reports were
given, including the treasurer's
report, the community service re
port, and correspondence, y
Plans were made to sell poppies
on. Saturday, May 31. It was de
cided to put a wreath on the mon
ument on Poppy Day and on Me
morial Day. Plans were to dis
play flags on veterans' graves on
Memorial Day. '
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Earlie Goodwin and Mrs. L.
D, Myers. '
After the meeting adjourned,
delicious1 refreshments were ser
ved by Mrs. Roulac Webb, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Haskett
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4 BREAK-INS REPORTED .
BY SHERIFF WHITE
- Continued from Page I
were taken into custody alter an
auto chase made by the Pasquo
tank officer. , It was reported
they admitted the attempted
break-in at the Elizabeth City
store and evidence discovered m
their possession linked them to
the robbery , of the," Bateman
store.
Sheriff White said all four of
the .'Negroes will' be . charged
with the crime at Woodville and
will be held for hearing before
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ThU Baptist Hospital nurse and small patient decorate the 1958
Mother's bay posters which are being displayed in some 3,200
, Baptist churches throughout North Carolina at Baptists of the
; stale prepare for their annual Mother's Day offering Mar U for
"q their Hospital at Winston-Salem. Funds raised oh Mother's Day
j. go for the care of those who need hospital or medical caret and'
K anBot'pay theiost;,??-;';-j,'-:?;;'''t t '.;rA?w m.?()r&?mm
Visiting Day Held -
At Union School
; The special education . depart
ment of Perquimans' County
Union School was in charge of
visiting day activities on- Sun
day afternoon, May 4,. from 4:30
to 6 P. M. '
f Mrs. E; L.' Byrd, supervisor of
the Edenton and Chowan colored
schools, was the guest . speaker
for the - occasion. Others ap
pearing on the program were
Mrs. Addie H. James, supervisor
of the Gates and Perquimans
County colored schools, Miss!
Addie M. Hoffler and Mrs. A.
N. - Kingsbury, teachers of the
Union school .' j,
" (apanbkeNews";
Mrs. Will Clifton of Plymouth
spent Sunday with the Talmage
Lewis family. '
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Marsh
of Edenton spent Sunday after
noon with her mother, Mrs. J. C.
Wilson. ' '
. M. C. Boyce and daughter, Inez
spent Sunday at Gates County.
Captain and Mrs. Calvin Wil
son and children, Tommy and
Susan of Massachusetts, 'are
spending several days this week
with his mother1, Mrs. J. C. Wil
son before leaving lor Africa
where he has' been assigned for
i Jessie Reichard, of Washington,): Recorder Judge here next
I D. C, spent the week-end with Tuesday, ..
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Pre-School Clinic, f i (
At Central Tiiesday '
A pre-school clinic will be
conducted at Perquimans Cen
tral Grammar School next Tues
day, May 13, starting at 2 P. M.
Parents are urged to bring their
children and are requested to
bring with them the birth cer'
tificate for the child.
During the early days of -
penicillin, a small vial
jcost an aftroiioinicid
sum; Today, , the !price
bas been .reduced, to , '
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i amounts to less than -190
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The Perquimai.s County . Jun
ior 4-H Demonstration Elimina
tion Day will be held Saturday,
May 10, at 10:00 A. M:, in the
Agricultural Building,
Girls from Winfall and Hert
ford Fifth and Sixth Grades will
be participating in team demon
strations of Fruit and Vegetable
Ur 4 and Dairy Foods.
Irs. Paige L. Underwood. As7
sis ant Home Agorit, states' that
the demonstrations will, , con trib-
niones, poise, participation, and
'especially help to increase their
knowledge of : the nutritional
Vlue $t) dairy ! foods : and fruits
fadi vegetables.
IParentSi other 4-ITers'and all
interested friends of 4-H are in
vited to attend the demonstra
tion program Saturday morning.
Conference Track
Meet Here Next Wed.
The Albemarle Conference will
hold its annual track meet in
Hertford Wednesday night of
next week beginning at 7:30
o'clock. ' The events will take
place on Memorial Field. Schools
participating wil be Perquimans,
AhOskie, .. Edentorv .Williamston,
Tarboro and Plymouth.
Ahoskie captured first place in
a tri-city meet held" this , week
with Perquimans finishing second
and Edenton third.
King Street Elementary School
announces plans for a Spring
Festival to be held Monday, May
12; 1958, at 6:30 P. M.
This program will tend to cul
minate the year's activities and
will consist in part of skits and
dramatizations, - choral readings,
physical education stunts, song
and dance routines, 'and many
other activities, and will be cli
maxed by tthe crowning- of a
Queen, who will reign over the
festivities. - ' .' -M"
L.; The Festival also, w(ili -climax a
nnanciai arive tnat nas been un
der way for several weeks, the ef
forts of which will aid In obtain
ing needed 'equipment, for -the
ichool.'' ' , 1
The public ls cordially invited
to attend."- '- ' '
ON DURE TZ)M ,
John Morris,, former outstand
ing athlete at Perquimans High
School, is a member of the Duke
University varsity baseball team
for the third year. Morris is a
second baseman 'and has been
hampered by an injured knee all
spring. He injured the knee on
the team's southern trip to Flori
da in March. Morris played foot
ball, basketball and baseball in
high, school, making all. confer
ence teams j"'
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NEGRO -H SERVICES
r More than 300 persons it-
tended the county-wire 4-H
Church Sunday -service conduct
ed here by the Negro 4-H chifbs
last Sunday.; Charlie SmaO,
4-H Council president, presided
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