Volume XVI. —Number 50.
R. H Hollowed Is
» Re elected Chowan
1 Soil Supervisor
‘ Election Held In Cho
wan County Last
Week
The annual Soil Conservation Su
pervisors election for Chowan County
j. was held last week. Ballot boxes!
were taken up and the votes counted
on Saturday night. R. H. Hollowell,
I a resident and farmer of the Small’s
* Cross Roads community, was re-elect
ed to serve for a term of three years.
Other members of the Chowan
County Board of Soil Conservation
Supervisors are Lloyd C. Bunch of
Edenton/Township and Joe A. Webb,
Jr., of Yeopim Township. Mr. Bunch
is chairman of the committee. Mr.
Webb is secretary.
The Chowan committee is responsi
ble for the direction of the affairs and
policies of the Albemarle Soil Con
servation District within the county.
The Albenjarle Soil Conservation Dis
trict is made up of Currituck, CamW
den, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and
Chowan counties.
It is through a memorandum of
understanding with the Albemarle
Soil Conservation District that the
Soil Conservation program is carried
on. By virtue of this arrangement
farmers residing within the five coun
ties are receiving assistance with
l their soil and water conservation
* problems. Through the soil conser
vation farm plans which are set up
on farms in the District by farm
planning technicians of the Soil Con
servation Service many conservation
practices have been applied. These
practices include group ditch drain
age projects, individual farm drain
age jobs, terracing, contour farming,
the draining installation, crop rota
tions, winter cover crops, liming and
fertilizing according to soil sample
analysis, crop residue management,
crotalaria seeding, pasture seeding
and pasture improvement, woodland
clearing, tree p’anting, woodland fire
protection practices, and wildlife bor
der strip establishment.
Members of the County Soil Con
servation Supervisor’s committee
serve for a period of three years. The
term of one member expires each
year. Therefore, annual elections are
held to replace or re-elect the mem
ber whose term is expiring.
Veteran Excels In
Production Os Swine
John B. Byrum’s Hogs
Make Outstanding
Gains
In connection with the Veterans
J Farmer Training Class at Chowan
High School, John Butler Byrum con
ducted a feeding test on 57 pigs dur
ing the past year. The N. C. Depart
ment of Agriculture recommends that
12 bushels of corn and 50-100 pound
protein supplement should be avail
able to raise each pig from weaning
age to marketing weight 1 of 200 lbs.
Byrum’s test was carried out in order
to verify this requirement under 10-1
1 cal conditions.
Six sows farrowed 58 pigs during
February, 1949. No pigs were lost
at farrowing time and none there
after unitl they reached marketing
age in September.
A careful record was kept of all
the feed fed from the time the pigs
were weaned (2 months old) until
they were sold. Tour hundred and
thirty-six bushels of corn were fed
by self feeding. Two acres of corn and
soybeans were “Lagged lawn” during
test or an estimated 70 bushels of
corn.
Thus the hogs were fed a total of
, 606 bushels of corn. In the way of
protien supplement, 5 pound bags of
40 per cent protein were given to the
swine mixture. Also 200 pounds of
v mineral bone builder were eaten by
tile pigs. The pigs had the run of
20 acres of lespedeza pasture,
jf By dividing the 606 bushels of com
? among the 68 pigs, it is evident that
each pig consumed 8.7 bushels of com
from weaning age to marketing
weight. Market weight for test av
"r eraged 208 pounds. Thru the veter
” an’s pigs consumed even less corn that
\ the feed requirement standard, The
'■ hogs were sold in September for
I $20.% per hundred pounds and the
| total value of the hogs was $2,442.
H After Byrum had presented his re-
E suit to the Veterans class there was
H no worn for doubt that the depart
fe wMfc of Agriculture’s feed requird-
E ment for raising pigs from weaning
Kto marketing age.
THE CHOWAN HERAM?
I UNIT OF MASS CHEST X-RAY SURVEY I
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Above is one of the units in the Mass Chest X-ray Survey now in progress in the local health district
which comprises Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden and Chowan counties. The units will be at Chowan
1 High School today (Thursday), Friday and Saturday. On December 22 it will be at Halsey Hardwood
Company; at Brown Lumber Company January 11, and on Main Street January 4 through January 14
except Sundays and Mondays from 11 o’clock until 5 o’clock. Persons may go wherever the wish for
an X-ray. It is not necessary to go to the one nearest one’s home.
Mrs. Percy L Smith
Is Named Chairman
For March Os Dimes
Miss' Rebecca Colwell
Will Serve as Leader
In Rura) Area
J. Edwin Bufflap, chairman of the
Chowan County Chapter of the Nat
ional Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis, announces that Mrs. Percy Smith
has been appointed chairman for the
March of Dimes Campaign which will
be conducted in January. Miss Re
becca Colwell, home demonstration
agent, will assist as vice-chairman
and will have charge of the campaign
in the rural section.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Colwell ac
cepted the chairmanship at the re
quest of Mrs. Corie White, president
| of the Edenton Business and Pro
-1 fessional Women’s Club, members of
which will also give their support to
the drive.
1 Mrs. Smith succeeds Marvin Wil
son, who served as chairman last year.
The County’s quota has not been an
nounced, but whatever it is, it is hoped
Chowan will go over the top.
Marvin Wilson, March of Dime®
Chairman last year, reports that last
year’s contributions amounted to sl,-
731.46, with campaign expenditures
totaling $17.00.
Chowan’s per capita contribution
was .1496 as compared with a State
average of .3403.
Mr. Phillips Russell of Chapel Hill
office was in Edenton Tuesday and
contacted Mrs. Smith and expressed
the hope that this year Chowan would
make a more substantial contribution.
Debaters Chosen For
High School's Team
Students Getting' Pre
pared Under Coach
George Gelbach
Though the annual triangular de
bate will not be held until Api£l,
Edenton High School’s debating teams
have already been chosen and are
working up their speeches under the
direction of George Gelbach, the
coach.
Teh quiry for the debate Will be
“Resolved: That the President of the
United States should be elected by
direct vote of the people.”
The affirmative team is composed
of Nancy Boswell and Gary Maijtin.
Faye Dail and Gecola Ward will de
bate the negative side of the query.
Alternates are Ann Cofield and Pete
Adams.
The Edenton team will debate in
Hertford and Elizabeth City.
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JUNIORS GET RINGS
Members of the Junidr Class of
Edenton High School recently receiv
ed their class rings. Fifty-three
Juniors secured the rings.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 15,1949.
| BAR PRESIDENT |
JEmik . i
JOHN W. GRAHAM
Au Edenton attorney, John W.
Graham, was signally honored at
the First District Bar annual con
vention .held in Elizabeth City
Saturday, when he was elected
president. Judge Richard Dixon
was also named to serve on the
executive committee.
Empty Stocking Fund
Needs Contributions
Purpose to Make Unfor
tunate Children Happy
On Christmas
St. Paul’s Episcopal Young People’s
Service League is again this year
sponsoring the Empty Stocking Fund
and will appreciate contributions of
money, toys, food for distribution
among unfortunate children in the
community for Christmas.
Anyone who will make a contribu
tion is asked to call Miss Betsy Dun
can at 294-J for an appointment to
pick up donations or take toys, food
and clothing to Fire Chief R. K. Hall
at the fire station. Money contribu
tions should be taken or sent to
James Bond at the Bank of Edenton.
“Let’s all help make Christmas a
joyous one for the unifortunate chil
dren of Chowan County” is the urge
of members of the Young People’s
Service League.
Group Methodists
Will Sing Carols
Members of the Methodist Church,
under the direction of Mrs. Frank
Elliott, plan to form a group of
Christmas carol singers, who will sing
Friday night, December 23. The
group will meet at the church and
travel about town, being especially
anxious to sing for those who are ill <
or shut in.
After the rounds have been made
tea will be served to the group in the ;
Methodist Church. Mrs. Elliott in
vites. those of other denominations to
join in the Carol singing and will ap
preciate the names of shut-ins or .
those who would like to hear the Yule
tide numbers sung.
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Growing Tomatoes
On Commercial Basis
Is Sought In Chowan
Methods Explained at
Meeting Held at
Weeksville
“Growing tomatoes for commercial
canneries may be a possibility of uti
lizing a small amount of our acreage
taken out of allotment crops,” says
county agent C. W. Overman. The
G. L. Webster Co., Inc., of Cheriton,
Virginia, has had its representative,
Mr. Mapp, to contact Mr. Overman’s
office relative to the possibility of
producing early tomatoes in Chowan
County for their canneries.
On Monday night, W. A. Harrell,
Lloyd Bunch and Mr. Overman attend
ed a farmers’ meeting at Weeksville,
at which Mr. Webster explained gen
erally the methods being employed in
canning tomatoes. He states that he
desires to have tomatoes grown under
contract with a set price for the vari
ous grades. The tomatoes will be
graded by a Federal Or State govern
ment graded if there is sufficient
acreage to justify his employment.
Mr. Webster did not state the price
to be received, explaining that his
price would be established by early
January at which time contract forms
would be available for interested
farmers to sign up.
This means that farmers will know
definitely the price they will receive
per basket or per ton when they sign
their contact,” says Mr. Overman.
Help Is Sought For
Unfortunate Couple
Bertie Family Loses Two
Children and Home
In Fire
J. M. Jones is appealing for aid for
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Joyner, who
live on the Windsor-Williamston
Hfghway and who only recently lost
their two daughters in a fire which
destroyed their home. Mr. Joyner
was a Roanoke River fisherman and
was a customer of the Edenton Bay
Packing Company.
Mr. Jones is anxious to present a
gift to help make Christmas a bit hap
pier for the unfortunate couple and
is asking anyone who is interested
to see him immediately.
Rating Stripes Given
Members Os Band
Howard Williams, director of the
Edenton High School Band, announc
es that rating stripes will be awarded
hand members according to their
musical ability, willingness to learn
and conduct.
John Ward has the distinction of
being the only major; Milton Flynn
and Mike Malone are next in rank
as captains.
The remaining members rank be
tween privates and lieutenants.
Interest Now Being
Aroused In Forming
A Community Chest
Wait If You Want
_To Get In The Rush^
Miss Goldie Layton, manager
of the local Carolina Motor Club
office, informed The Herald last
week that sale of 1950 automobile
license tags is lagging, and that
up to that time comparatively few
licenses had been sold.
Miss Layton, of course, urges
automobile owners to secure their
licenses at once if they desire to
miss the last minute rush and the
attendant inconvenience and loss
of time.
Charles H. A. Bufflap
Dies Os Heart Attack
Funeral Services Will Be
Held In York, Pa.,
Friday
Charles Henry Augustus Bufflap,
father of The Herald’s editor, passed
away in the Chowan Hospital about
2:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr.
Bufflap suffered a heart attack Sat
urday night shortly after 9 o’clock,
after which he was rushed to the hos
pital and gradually became worse.
He was 82 years old on December 2.
A native of York, Pa., deceased
was a puddler in a pipe mill in his
younger days, but retired some ten
years ago. He came to Edenton about
a year and a half ago to make his
home with his son. Previously he
lived with another son in New Jer
sey, but fell, iri love with Edenton and
Edenton people so that he preferred
to live in the South. He was a mem
ber of the Edenton Methodist Church,
Chowan Tribe of Red Men and De
gree of Pocahontas in Edenton and
the Orioles in York.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Le
roy Spangler of York, and three sons.
J, Edwin Bufflap of Edenton; Howard
E. Bufflap of South Plainfield, X. J..
and Charles W. Bufflap of York. A
sister, Mrs. Albert Elsesser, and two
brothers, Waltman Bufflap and Earl
, Bufflap, all of York, and ten grand -
. children also survive.
The body was shipped by express to
. York Tuesday, and funeral services
will be held at the Strack & Strine
Funeral Home Friday afternoon. In
terment will be made in Mt. Rose
Cemetery in York, beside his wife,
. the former Annie Spangler, who died
30 years ago.
White Christmas Bv
Primary Department
Os Baptist Church
The Primary Department of the
Baptist Church will on next Sunday
morning give their annual Christmas
program, at which time the children
will bring their white Christmas and
put them on the altar for those less
I fortunate.
The superintendent, Mrs. C. T.
Doughtie, wishes every child to be
present, and especially the parents
of the children. Santa will also pay
them a visit.
Firemen’s Convention
Tuesday, January 10
Fire Chief R. K. Hall informed The
Herald that the convention of East
ern North Carolina firemen will be
held in Edenton Tuesday, January 10,
and not January 13 as stated in The
Herald last week. ,
'Between 250 and 300 firemen are
expected to attend the convention, for
which the Edenton Fire Department
will be host.
Seniors Planning To
Hold Sweater Hop
Plans are now in the making by
members of the senior class at Eden
ton High School to stage a sweater
hop in the Edenton Armory on the
night of Friday, December 23.
Though plans have not yet been
definitely completed, music for the
dance will be furnished by a juke
box and various games will be played.
_ CIRCLE MEETS MONDAY
The Ruby Circle of the Baptist
Church will meet Monday afternoon
at 3 o’clock with Mrs. C. J. Parish.
$2.00 Per Year.
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Feasibility of Plan Now
Being Studied For
Edenton
MEET INIANUARY
Number of Vital Ques
tions About Plan Are
Answered
A Community Chest in Edenton ?
A local committee of the local
Chamber of Commerce headed up by
Herbert Hollowell is continuing the
study of the feasibility of a communi
ty chest or some such central agency
to spearhead a’! drives for charity in
Edenton. Representatives from every
organization in town will meet in
January to discuss the pros and cons
of such an activity.
Questions which are being asked
in various gatherings and by individ
uals are thought provoking. It is
the purpose of the above mentioned
meeting to see if these questions can
not be aired sufficiently to bring
about either the ultimate formation
of a community chest, or to enable
the committee to definitely close the
matter for the present.
Some of the questions with answ
ers are as follows: “Can I contribute
to any one agency if I so desire?”
The answer is yes. If the agency is
oversubscribed to, the surplus can be
used for the next year’s budget, or it
can revert to the general fund to help
out some other worthy cause. This
is a matter of policy and can be de
termined by the members and the of
ficers of the organization. “Does a
community chest stop solicitations?”
No, but is centralizes the effort. It
enables the citizens to avoid dupli
cate, effort for any one cause, as well
as enabling them to have definite
1 figures on just what proportionate
share is called morally for by their
town. “I don’t mind working for, a
charitable cause, but it seems that a
willing worker is loaded unmerciful
ly.” The answer —a community chest
requires the effort and teamwork of
many. The drive is consummated as
a team.
All organizations which seek to en
list the .individual services of citizens
for a drive can be referred to the
Chest.
Mr. Hollowell and his committee,
serving the citizens through the
Chamber of Commerce, seek your
questions, thoughts, comments and co
operation in trying to work out a
. most worrisome community head
ache.
Plaque Presented
To Edenton Lions
Club Hears Address By
District Governor
Louis Day
Edenton’s Lions Club was presented
a plaque at its meeting Monday night
by the Chowan Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association in recog
nition of their outstanding work
among the blind of Chowan County
during the past year, notably the
case of Lloyd Norfleet, a blind colored
man.
Norfleet was present and exhibited
some chairs which he has re-cained
and otherwise repaired. He learned
1 this work at the State’s Blind Center
at Camp Butner and the local Lions
provided him a workshop on North
Oakum Street. It is hoped that
everyone will patronize Uoyd. His
work is neat and his charges are very
reasonable.
The directors of the club authorized
the sum of SIB.OO be spent to pro
vide glasses for three indigent chil
dren, who were certified by Miss
White, the blind case worker for this
district.
The club heard a very inspiring talk
on Lionism by District Governor Louis
K. Day of the 31-C District.
Sam Allen also gave a 3-minute
talk on the Panama Canal, whch was
both interesting and informative.
The Club had a perfect attendance
of 100% for this meeting.
Band Is Invited To
District Convention
Edenton High School’s band has re
ceived an invitation to take part in
the District Band Convention schedul
ed to be held in Greenville in March.
It Is the first time the band has been
invited to a district convention.