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Six Year Peanut Demonstration Obtains Results Production Increased on Farm of George W. Bunch Results appear to have been ob tained in a peanut demonstration in volving a good three year rotation plus ample lime and potash in the soil. George W. Bunch, of Cross Roads community, has just completed his third year of a six year demon stration. He appears to be very well pleased with his results thus far. In 1951 Mr. Bunch’s farm was divided 1 into three approximately equal sec tions. Six areas in each of the three sections were selected for the demon stration. Soil samples were taken and the analysis showed that two of these fields needed lime and all of them were low in potash and very high in phosphate. The two fields needing lime were limed according to the soil test recommendations. A three year rotation was planned as follows: Cotton, followed by corn, followed by peanuts. The entire peanut acreage for the farm was placed in a solid block each year, approximately one half of which was in the demonstra tion area and the other one-half ad joining as a check. Cotton and corn were side-dressed with at least 150 pounds of muriate of potash per acre in addition to that contained in the regular fertilizer each year. The pur pose of this was to try to raise the potash level of the soil to medium or high as an indirect fertilization of peanuts. In 1950, the year before the demonstration was started, the average peanut yield was 1.420 pounds per acre. The corn yield was 50 bushels per acre. There was no cot ton in 1950 but in 1949 the cotton yield was approximately 350 pounds of lint per acre. At the end of the third year, which was 1953, the peanut yield was 2,084 pounds per acre and there had been a gradual increase each year. In 1951, 100 pounds of muriate of potash was top-dressed on peanuts for that one year. The com yield has raised to 80 bushels per acre and the ootton yield has increased to 350 pounds per acre. So, at the completion of the years all crops have been in creased and more economical produc tion has resulted. A similar demonstration was start ed with Percy Harrell and Jesse Har rell. of the Ryland community, and T. J. Jackson of Yeopim community. ! At the end of two years these dem onstrations are showing somewhat j similar results to that of Mr. Bunch. “Dancing Waters” At Raleigh Jan. 8 To 15 “Dancing Waters,” a theatrical pro duction costing a quarter of a million dollars, will be the starting attraction of “Hippodrome of 1954” when it plays in the William Neal Reynolds Coli seum at North Carolina State Col-, lege January 8-15. In this feature, an ingenious mech-; anism throws fountains of water into the air in varied formations under multi-colored lights. It is called “the latest sensation of the theatre.” The first show will be presented in the Coliseum Friday, January 8, at 3:30 P. M. There will be other mati nees Saturday, January 9, at 2:30 P. M., and Friday, January 15, at 3:30 ’ P. M. In addition, there will be night ■ performances Friday, January 8, i through Friday, January 15, at 8:30 o’clock each night. i DRY GRASS AND DEAD /EAVES ARE TWO OF F/RE'S BEST FRIENDS To PREVENT DAMAGE TO VOUR KEEP GRASS CUT SHORT, CLEAN OFF LEAVES FROM AROUND MOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS AND BE CAREFUL WITH OUTPOOR FIRES/ I COTTON aim j tt\ow MUCH _ . . ,MS—A CdiroM thread CAN ABSORB 14 TIMES OS , OWN VJEISHT IN WATER/ -J I Farm Land Killed By War, Yanks Put Life Back Into It Four Square Mile Area Now Attractive Farm ing Plots Giessen, Germany—More than 80 ! acres of wasteland near here have been reclaimed by Army heavy equip ment teams and now are being readied for use as desperately needed farm land by local gardeners. The four-square-mile area speckled with World War II shell craters and anti-aircraft gun positions had been lying idle in this area where farm ing plots are at a premium. The land reclamation, completed by the Army’s 354th Engineer Construc tion Battalion, is one of a series of local assistance programs providing Army troops with valuable training experience and giving aid to under privileged Germans in the area. To complete the project, the 354th transported heavy bulldozers into the area and members'of the battalion worked in off-duty time over a week end. Holes often 25 feet and 20 feet deep were filled. Earth and rock thrown over the surface by bomb blasts and overgrown by scrub brush : I was leveled. Rich topsoil in the area' |was distributed to make the land suit- i able for gardening. The project was undertaken after a i | survey by German officials disclosed ' that manual reclamation of the land i would take several months. | Lieutenant Vito D. Stippo of (102; Jerome Street) Brooklyn. N. Y.. su pervised the project. Private First Class Richard R. Johnson of (204 Main Street) Dickson, Mich., and Cor poral Bernard Fuller of Redwood, Mo., operated the bulldozers during off -duty hours. Similar assistance to the German populace in the Giessen area included building a civic athletic field by the Fifth Engineer Combat Battalion, j Fifty-four refugee families in the area also benefited from the combined good will training activities of the Army when the 354th strip-mined 350 cubic yards of sand needed to build homes. The refugees, banded togeth er in a housing co-operative, had to halt construction until they could ob tain the sand for use in mixing con crete. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1954. j Counting Soldiers Tough Job In The Old Army Washington—Find out whether the commanding officer is dead or has re signed, the orders said. The researcher did a “double take.”, Then he looked at the date. It was July 6, 1779. The orders—unearthed from among century-old records—show problems the Army had during the Revolution-' ary War in keeping track of its per- I sonnel. Issued by the Office of the Acting] Commandant, Federal Defense of. Yorktown and New York Harbor in | Yonkers, N. Y., the orders are address- 1 ed to the commanding officer, First! UIZ • cash | ■■■■BiPt j TO PROTECT^ YOUR RIGHTS® NORTH CAROMS New Safety RespsMty law is STRICT After January 1,1954 you better have plenty of ready cash or a rich uncle willing to put up bond for you if you are going to take a chance on driving a car without the liability insurance you need. You don’t have to have insurance, but you do have to show that you are able to pay any damages up to $11,000.00 when you are involved in an auto accident j For quite a few years North Carolina has had a law that didn’t give too much protection to the public against irresponsible drivers. Xow that law has been changed. After Jan uary 1, 1954 the law says that you have to be able to pay for damages or injury you do with your car. If you can’t pay and have no auto liability insurance that will pay for you, you have to give up your driver’s license and | quit driving. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE LAW SAYS AND HOW BEST TO PROTECT YOURSELF UNDER THE NEW LAW, PHONE, WRITE OR SEE TWIDDY INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE CO. f ' NOT ICE! ’ 1 f Due to expansion of our business, we plan to add a sales represents- I t tive to Edenton. We furnish transportation and will pay a good salary | | while in training and commission when qualify. I T Hospital, unemployment and retirement benefits. If you are looking 1 | for permanent employment and not afraid of work, contact— 1 | MR. FRANK D. REISSENER j I Hotel Joseph Hewes Monday, January 11th From 5 til 8:30 Singer Sewing Machine Center ;, 605 East Main Street Elizabeth City, N. C. < f Light Infantry, Braddock Barracks, Miller’s Junction, R. I. They read: “1. Issue necessary orders sending; one enlisted man, on horseback, via safest and most convenient route, at Government expense to Fort Von Steu ben, on the Ohio dßiVar below the junction of the two great rivers at Old Fort Pitt, for the purpose of car- I rying secret dispatches to Major Alon jzo De Lafayette, who at last official roll call, is the commandant of Fort Von Steuben. If, upon arrival, Major Lafayette is dead or has resigned, the [soldier will deliver the dispatches to ■ the immediate commanding officer. I “The expense section of the Fi ' nance Department will supply this I courier with the necessary cash to buy himself sufficient food supplies to I subsist him the entire journey. If the Finance Department at the destina ■ tion is not functioning, the enlisted man is authorized to barter with the neighboring Indians for necessary salt and other miscellaneous necessities for the return trip. Uniform buttons and musketry badges may be utilized in connection with bartering. The ex pedition directed is considered neces sary in the military service. Govern ment mounts and subsistence will be furnished, and if used in bartering, uniform buttons and marksman med als will be replaced by the Govern ment upon application for same by the enlisted man concerned. “Upon return to his home station soldier will submit a written report The law protects you against irresponsible drivers. But it also makes it important that you be able to prove your ability to pay if you are held responsible in an accident. The cheap est and best way to protect your driving privi leges is thru insurance. That is why YOL~R insurance agent joins with others to urge all drivers to find out what the law requires and be prepared to meet its demands. Don’t take a chance on losing your right to drive. SECTION ONE- I showing the full names and ranks of commanding officers of all military forts visited, so that the Department of War can be informed and bring their rosters up to date.” Father Os Dr. Stanton Dies In Sylacauga, Ala. Friends in Edenton were shocked Monday when word reached Edenton that W. W. Stanton, 75, father of Dr. A. M. Stanton, died suddenly at Syla cauga, Alabama. Mr. Stanton was in his usual health and died shortly af ter arriving at his office. Besides his wife and Dr. Stanton, he is survived by five other children. Funeral services were held in Syla cauga Wednesday. Page Three
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