SECTION ONE- An Electrification Workshop Held For Albemarle District Valuable Instruction Is Given In Sessions at Hertford A four day Rural Electrification workshop has been completed for vo cational agriculture teachers in the Albemarle District. T. B. Elliott, dis trict supervisor of Agriculture edu cation in 20 Northeastern counties was in charge of the classes which were held in Hertford during July. In struction at the Hertford center was provided by rural representatives of the Virginia Electric and Power Com pany. The Hertford center for Vocational Agriculture teachers in Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Perquimans, Cho wan, Gates, Martin, Washington, and Tyrrell counties is but one of 20 cen ters throughout the state where simi lar workshops in rural electrification were held. Instruction at other cen ters were provided by other major power suppliers in North Carolina. The Virginia Electric and Power Com pany provided instructors for two oth er centers at Rich Square and Choco winity. The workshop in Hertford began on Tuesday, July 7, and was held each Tuesday until four meetings were held. The instruction covered the properties of a properly wired house and an inspection of a house wired, selection of electrical equipment for the farm, proper wiring for other farm buildings, and the inspection of a farm that has been wired. The Virginia Electric and Power Company instructors at Hertford indi cated the belief that the use of elec tricity on the farm was just begin ning. They said that experts believe the use of electricity on the farm will better than double within the next ten years. Mr. Elliott said, “with the use of electricity on farms increasing so rapily, the vocational agriculture teacher will no doubt be faced with many problems in extending its use to include more and more farm opera tions. These rural electrification work shops should enable the teacher to help the farmer in solving these prob lems.” Mr. Elliott also explained that this was the second such workshop which has been held in North Carolina on Rural Electrification. The workshop last year pertained largely to the use of electricity in the farm home and a certain amount of actual repair work was done by the teachers. Junior Dairy Cattle Shows Will Be Held A district Negro junior dairy cat tle show will be held in Elizabeth City Thursday, August 13, in which Cho wan boys will place some entries. The show heretofore was held at Rocky Mount, where Chowan boys have won several honors. A show for white boys will be held at New Bern on Wednesday, Septem ber 16. TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED AD Sice For Today’s Investor | B ' insurance Bldg.—Raleigh (Formerly Kirchofer & Arnold Johnston Bldg.—Charlotte Associates, Inc.) 40 Wall Street—New York See or Call Our Representative In This Area— DAVID M. WARREN 301 SOUTH GRANVILLE STREET PHONE 626 . »»»»»»^»»»»»»»»»»»»«>^»»»» V'S^VVVWVVWVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVS/VVVWVW' "SPEEDY" by ALBEMARLE motor Co. f————i— infmfiausMassl jTtp ll EmR/ «G»EAT STUFF UNTIL\OOOeT / ItMT vR « Tineognomish ( "Y'o mtl ty* NOW OROOOHT I \ ™ SK rjp pBEM tTILE Mo’ nb r n j Page Eight 77 COUNTIES IN “RURAL PROGRESS CAMPAIGN” j This year 77 North Carolina counties (all those shown by slanting, lines on the above map) are en gaged in an unprecedented “Rural Progress Campaign.” This campaign is sponsored by the North Carolina Board of Farm Organizations and Agencies, including farm and home agents, vo-ag and home ec teachers, Farm Bureau, Grange, SCS, PMA, FHA, REA State Department of Agriculture, C & D, etc. The county making the greatest record of progress in 1953 will be acclaimed “County of the Year in Rural Progress” and receive a SIOOO cash prize while assoo prize will be given to the winning coun ty in each of the state’s five other extension districts. The $3500 for these prizes has been given by the North Carolina Press Association, FCX, The Progressive Farmer, News and Observer, and Gordon Gray. A special prize of SSOO goes to the County whose Negro farmers make the finest record of progress. It will be noted that Chowan is among the counties enrolled in this campaign. News About Clubs In Chowan County By MRS. IMOGENS COCHRANE Home Demonstration Agent A group of Home Demonstration Club members from the various clubs throughout the county and 4-H club members met Monday afternoon in the Chowan Community Building for the purpose of helping plan the program of work for the Home Demonstration , Clubs for the coming year. Although it might seem rather early for such planning, it takes a great deal of time and thought in developing a program which fits the needs of the peoples in the county. First of all the group reviewed the : long-time objectives and goals set up for 1953 in order to see just what had been accomplished in their clubs and communities, this year. Some of the long-time county objectives which have been set up are: (1) A good Home Demonstration Club in every community; (2) Every community or ganized and participating in com munity development; (3) Telephone service available for every farm fami ly; (4) A community center in every community; (5) A good recreation 1 program for all ages; (6) More con venient and attractive houses; (7) Im proved roadsides and yards. We rea ' lize these things cannot be accom ! plished in one year, but may cover 1 a number of years and there is still 1 much work to be done in every com munity. In discussing the goals which were set up for 1953 the women discovered their clubs had fallen short lin many ways, and much work is need ed to reach them. Some of these goals included new club members in each ■ club, better trained officers and lead ' ers and better attendance at Farmand • Home Week. The meeting continued i with the women dividing into groups ' to discuss the various phases of Home i Demonstration work. The groups dis cussed the present situation and needs 1 of the families in their communities - and made suggestions as to what could be done to help meet these problems. These suggestions will be compiled ► and sent to the members of the Pro patfs? tbs-chowan mm —»■«. august 6. HSMT SW i OfJONKO«W)/V gram Planning Committee for any ad ditional recommendations, after which the final plans will be prepared. Mrs. C. W. Overman, of the Byrd Club, was elected Chairman of the Program Planning Committee and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell, of the Rocky Hock Club, Sec retary. Other members of the com mittee are; Mrs. S. R. Spruill, Mrs. Clarence White, Mrs. J. C. Skinner, Advance Club; Mrs. Paul Ober, Mrs. I. E. Halsey, Jr., Beech Fork Club; Mrs. George Smith, Byrd Club: Mrs. Roland Evans, Mrs. C. J. Hollowell, Chowan Club; Mrs. Cameron Boyce, Mrs. B. P. Monds, Center Hill Club; Mrs. Hurley Ward, Mrs. Ed. Hare, Enterprise; Mrs. Marvin Smith, Mrs. Herman Nixon, Gum Pond Club; Mrs. Sam Nixon, Mrs. Percy Nixon, Oak Grove Club; Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., Rocky Hock Club; Mrs. H. H. Lane, Mrs. Lester Lane, Ryland Club; Mrs. McCoy Spivey, Mrs. Maebelle Wins low, Ward Club. Club Schedule: Chowan Club—Chicken fry at Com munity Building on Monday, August 10, at 6:00 P. M. Ward Club—Picnic supper at Hert ford Beach on Wednesday, August 12, at 3:00 P. M. < Dangerous Spot An authentic V mail letter written by a Tennessee lad read as follows: “Dear Pa: I’m in a tight spot, cooped up here in this ship with guns and ammunition, submarines and bombers and Yankees all around me. Tell Ma not to worry.” run OCLOCK DISTILLED I LONDON DRY B ginJl 4/5 QUA IT MODIIUB I VO ITS IT*. 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