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PAGE EIGHT Talent Contest In Connection With Farm-Home Week Total of sl6oWill Be Of fered In Prizes Dur ing Affair The North Carolina Farm Bureau is sponsoring each evening during .Farm and Home Week a talent con v'test. There should be some interest in this contest from people of Chowan County and should contribute much enjoyment to the programs in the evenings during Farm and Home Week, which will be held at State College in Raleigh the week of Aug ust 8-12. The requirements fqr talent con test are as follows: 1. Kind of Talent Permitted in Contest: No limit placed on this; some suggestions would be choruses, solos, musical instruments, ballads, recitations, folk dancing, tricks, stunts, etc. 2. Who Can Enter: Any farm group or individual. (Paid agricul tural professional workers not al lowed). 3. How Many May Enter Each Evening ? Four may enter each night of August 8, 9 -and 10. An elimina tion contest will be held each day to reduce the number to four. The even ing of August 11 the first winners of the three previous nights will com pete for final honors and prizes. Each contestant will be limited not to exceed five minutes. There will be a first prize of $25.00 and a second prize of $15.00 for each evening including the last evening, or a total in prizes of $160.00. All prizes are furnished by the N. C. Farm Bureau Federation. All entrants are urged to notify Miss Rebecca Colwell, home agent, by Thursday, July 28. Survey Shows Heavy Attack By 801 l Weevil Four Out of Five Fields In State Reported Infested The boll weevil survey for the first week of July revealed that four out of five North Carolina cotton fields were infested heavily enough to war rant dusting, Walter M. Kulash, en tomologist for the Agricultural Ex periment Station, reports. The sur vey covered 20 southern and eastern counties. The heaviest infestations were still being reported from Scotland, Hoke and Robeson Counties. Hoke had a 64 per cent infestation Hast week; Robegon, 55 per cent and Scotland 61 per cent. The survey showed infesta tions of 35 per cent or more in Har nett, Northampton and Sampson Counties. Kulash says the average square in festation for the 20 counties checked was 26.83 per cent Last year at the same time, only 2.27 per cent of the squares had been punctured in the same counties. “In view of the pre sent high infestations, dusting to con trol weevils is highly desirable,” the entomologist concluded. “Many farm ers are already carrying out this dusting program.” In a further report of general crop conditions, Kulash says that blooms have been reported in nearly all cot ton-growing counties. However, only in scattered fields of the State’s southern counties is cotton blooming extensively. Throughout the area around Kinston cotton is large, well- 1 * " —1 —\ Singer Sewing Machines b, 0 '* UILEPRESENTATIVE of the SMCER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 60s EAST MAIN STREET ELIZABETf CITY, N. 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Instead, the Raleigh , Sluggers put in an appearance and , before a large crowd of white and col , ored fans the local outfit maintained . its season’s perfect record by defeat ing the Raleigh aggregation 15 to 6. Hardy started on the mound for the Edenton team and though not in any serious trouble, he was relieved by 1 Ben Evans in the fifth. Malby went the entire route for the visitors. ’ The Edenton Sluggers got off to an ’ early start by scoring two runs in the ’ opening frame and added four more runs in each of the second and fourth. In the seventh the Sluggers added an other run and in the eighth four more runners crossed home plate. Edenton’s lineup included Askew 2b, B. Holley rs, Ricks ss, McPherson 3b, Harris c, Johnson If, S. Holley cf, Burke lb, Hardy and Evans p. For the Raleigh Sluggers the line up was as follows: Aycock rs, Jones ss, Williams 3b, Phillips 2b, R. Evans lib, A. Davis If, Evans c, Poole, cf, Malby p. •Local Minister Attends Pastor Training School The Rev. Earl R. Meekins of Tyner is one of 30 student-ministers, at tending a iSstpply Pastors School, open to all ministers, being held at Duke University. These pastors serve the needs of their neighbors in areas where a reg ular minister is not available. Students who attend the school fpr four summers will become eligible for I ordination as elders in the church. Two summers’ work will enable the, students to fill the position of deacon. The pastors will attend regular . daily classes throughout the three ’ week period. There will also be a series of evening addresses as well as workshops dealing with recreation, vacation church schools, worship and PFOR BEAUTY Kt 7 PLEASANT \OREA/WS AND * [COSMETICS FROM MITCHENER'S PHARMACY tWHERE QUALITY J THEC B OWXNH^t O^M ,K:<,,TH P W^^U IW . education. Present plans for tbe’schoo], spon sored by the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, call for con tinued operation for an indefinite period. The aim is to provide instruc tion for all supply pastors in the Southeastern area. Instruction is given by members of the Duke faculty, ministers from the surrounding area, members of church boards and experts in certain specia lized fields. Rev. Alphonso Jordan Scheduled To Preach The Rev. Alphonso Jordan of Ra leigh will preach at Beulah Church Sunbury, next Sunday morning, July 17, at 11 o’clock, and at the Sandy Cross Church Sunday night at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Jordan will accompany her husband and will render special music. • Mr. Jordan will also preach at the Hobbsville Church Sunday morning, July 24, at 11 o’clock, supplying for the pastor, the Rev. George Story, who will be in South Carolina con ducting a revival meeting. Parker’s Fork News Friends of Mrs. L. B. Harrell will be glad to learn that she is able to be around after a siege of illness. Cpl. and Mrs. Roy A. Harrell of Baltimore have returned home after spending a vacation with Cpl. Har rell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Harrell. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Byrum and children, Sandra and Wayne, of Suf folk, and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Taylor and baby Ronnie of Sunbury and Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Harrell spent the FCAPUDINEI ■L/ headache 0 9 Whitt sidewall tires, os Illustrated, available at extra cost. 4 y ; • p- ■•:■■j- .: . :^. ’ B|^ for friends— Bwmers -1 Caantrfnen— QUITE literally, it’s one car in a thousand -999 other cars take the road for every Estate Wagon Buick turns out. But it’s far more than something exclusive, as you’ll soon see when one takes its place in » your garage. For those times, for instance, when house guests arrive what smarter equipage could you send to the station, what greater comfort, what handier way to manage the luggage problem? And when the Lord and Master yearns for a 5 few days away from it all what’s handier than this nimble gadabout, that lets him fold down a back seat at nightfall and enjoy full length double-bed sleeping space? And that place in the country, calling for a ear that can go just about everywhere, do just about everything . . . % T-» I. MPKIgy J TAYI CtR ABT 1. .«.nl«o « , : Yarn** .f- 9 ■ 1 Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Company and Mrs. L. B. Harrell and family. J Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Sutton and son, Jimmy, Jr., of Florida wepe guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Perry, Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Harrell and children, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Harrell, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Harrell of Eden ton visited Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Har rell Sunday afternoon. ijm Animal Specialist Visits In Chowan L. I. Case, animal husbandry speci alist, spent a day last week in BAMBY’S HONEY SCOTCH I Crushed Wheat BREAD | Sweetend Only With Pure Honey Wonderful honey-flavored bread. The jM whole wheat kernels mean ■ better and health. I V A treat toasted. Look for S the brown and red plaid H wrapper. SAME PRICE AS THE regular brands * ■ Royal Baking Co. now at your RALEIGH, N. C. GROCERS ■ I Chowan County with the County Agent observing cattle work. On the R. C. Holland farm in Macedonia community Mr. Case found excellent pastures and a fine herd of registered and high grade and Short horns. Mr. Holland explained that his outstanding herd hull of the Hereford breed is for sale, this hieing necessary to prevent inbreeding. Mr. Holland follows the practice of selling his calves at about 8 months of age which he has found most profitable. On the Gilliam Wood farm Mr. Case found a herd of high grade Hereford's, but temporary pastures I were the chief source of grazing. Herej That’s when you’ll go for the ruggedness of this beauty with its steel framing, steel top and springs of durable, service -free coiled steel. That’s when you’ll go for Dynaflow . Drivet too and die steady, even, fluid pull that takes furrowed fields, rough pastures 9 and narrow back roads with equal, shift-free \ ease. « f In all truth, this is a star of many roles. Smart and sleek, finished like an express cruiser, it’s a standout for style in any park ing line-up, a family favorite for its quick readiness to take op any transportation job. , j It’s a buy, too, like all Buicks—and your dealer is offering pleasantly prompt delivery. Why notfsee him today about the car that both literally and figuratively is one in a thousand? en Roadmaster, optional at extra cost on Super models. , > • ' bwe recommended settings of pastures to Ladino Clover and Fescue this Fall. Mr. Wood is also considering purchasing a carload of feeder steen for use in gleaning his fields this fall and feeding" out. June Busy Month At County Jail June was another busy month at the Chowan County jail, when 48 were confined during the month. Con finements ranged from/ one to 30 days, With the expense amounting to I $313.66. This amount included jail and I turnkey fees and scrubbing the jail.
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