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SECTION ONE— drainage Facilities Benefiting Farms Two More Farmers Ex press Satisfaction With Results Chowan farmers are constantly not ing the benefits of drainage facilities which thev have installed upon their farms. Their comments are nearly always in the affirmative. Just last Monday. Lester Copeland, stopping by the Soil Conservation of fice and commenting upon a ditch which he dug with a dragline in 1952,! said, “You know when I was digging: my ditch T thought it was costing me a lot of money, but if it had cost mej hist twice that much it would still! have been a paying proposition.” “Before I dug that ditch,” he con-j tinued. “vou could hardly get a wagon j across the land.” “Now,” he says, j “you can work it almost anytime.” I Upon further reflection he recalled: that his ditch had never stopped run- ' ning water but one time and that was during the summer drouth of 1953. The drainage improvement to which Lester referred was located on his farm in the Ryland community of Cho- ! wan County. The drainage condition 1 of several acres was changed from a water-sogged state to that of readily cultivable soil. As soon as a dragline contractor be comes available Lester and his fath er, A. H. Copeland, plan to dig another ditch to improve the drainage on sev eral acres of their land. Marcel Ward, a farmer of the Gli den community, was commenting last week upon a drainage improvement which he installed in the spring of 1953. He said, “those bottom areas which 1 tiled last year drained out af ter heavy January rains in no time at all, while those without the tile drains held water half leg deep for a week or more.” Marcel was asked the question of whether or not his tile drains were any good. His prompt reply was, “Yes sir, they are paying off.” The bottom areas to which Marcel referred were located on his river mad farm. Last year he installed over 2,- 000 feet of six-inch tile drains to drain the worst of them. As soon as a tile trenching machine can be obtained he plans to drain the wettest of thos' which are left. He will use approximately 1,000 feet of six-inch tile to make the needed im provement. The drainage improvements which ■ere made on the Copeland and the Ward farms were laid out and install ed with the. assistance.of R. C. Jordan and George A Conner. Jr., Soil Con servation Service technicians working with the Albemarle Soil Conservation District. Uannv are the families where the government of parents is the reign of affection, and obedience of the children the submission of love. . —Bacon. The ties of family and of country were never intended to circumscribe the soul. . —Channing. , i A house without a roof would scarcely be a more different home, than a family unsheltered by God’s friendship, and the sense, of being al- i ways rested in His providential care and guidance. —Horace Bushnell. 1 _ * How can you make (Carbon) Copies without Carbon Paper? ■ A startling new process that combines the use of a well known mineral substance and a special chemical paper coating makes this possible. National Cash Register Company has developed and tested this treated paper which reproduces from four to seven copies, and announces it will use the system in some of its own future office equipment. The company producing the mineral for this process has de veloped other unusual and profitable uses for this pro duct, which have been described as having excellent industrial possibilities. ■ We have prepared an analysis of this com pany which describes its background and goes into some detail about its operations, product uses and future possibilities. If you would like a free copy write or send in the coupon below for “Summary A”, or call our local representative . . . DAVID M. WARREN i 301 S. Granville Phone 62$ i WSt\^NVKTMENTSforSeCURITY } (Formerly Kirchofer & Arnold Associates, Inc.) Insurance Bldg. Raleigh Phone 2-3711 Johnston Bldg., Charlotte 40 Wall Street, New York Please send me “Summary A.” NAME r ADDRESS TOWN Page Four I COLORED SCHOOL I J NEWS j • Boy Scorn . coop No. 91 celebrated Boy Scout Wee!: with a special pro gram in the high school gymtorium ■ Friday, February 12. A special fea ture of this program was the pinning of Scout pins on 23 Boys Scouts and presenting cards to 10 Explorer Scouts by the principal, D. F. Walker. Thom as Sharpe is Scoutmaster and James Wilhoite, advisor to the Explorers. “Preventing and Controlling Di sease” is the unit now being taught in the biology classes at Edenton High School. The aim of this unit is to equip the students with an over- I view of the problem of disease and its | implications to the individual, the family and the community. A posi tive approach is being used through lout to impress the students with the | value of achieving and maintaining I personal good health, as a duty to him- I self and his community. C. S. New- I some and Thomas Sharpe are the bi | ology teachers. | The boys’ basketball team journey ed to Maple Friday to play the Curri- I tuck County boys’ basketball team. ! The Edenton Hornets won by a score |of 36-35. The Hornets haven’t lost ia game this season. Hats off to C. S. j Newsome and his boys. Pictures of the library were taken recently by Mr. Wynn of the Public Relations Committee. Mrs. M. Crump ton, librarian, has announced that 59 new books have been added to the high school book collection. The annual Bov Scout drive was held during Boy Scout Week. E. A. Anderson, principal of P. W. Moore High School. Elizabeth City, is area chairman of high schools. Teachers and students here contributed a good ly sum which will be turned over to the Coastal District of the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts. 1 ' “Mind Over Mumps” will journey I to Elizabeth City State Teachers Col lege Thursday, February 18, to par ticipate in the annual invitational Dra matic Festival to be held at the i 'school. This is a one-act comedy that) has already participated in the North- 1 : eastern District Festival and was vot-1 ed as the best play here at the school j | ip its festival. A. A, Gay, Field Scout Executive! for this area, was a visitor on the! campus last week. He was here to 1 talk with principal and teachers about our Bov Scout program. He was quite pleased with the rapid progress we have made in such a short time. On January 29, the senior class was invited to Elizabeth City State Teach-j era College to a very interesting bas ketball game between the Elizabeth City “Pirates” and the “Minors” of : Washington, D. C. The game was very interesting and everyone was so hospitable that we could not help but j <njov ourselves. We wish to thank, Mr, Wilhoite, Mr. Walker and Dr. S. D. Williams, president of State Teach-j efs College, for making it possible sor 1 us to take such a trip. j I On February 12. the fourth A grade 1 resented a short play during the as sembly. Being Lincoln’s birthday, the program was centered around the life! of Lincoln. The title of the play was “Lincoln I Goes To Gettysburg.” Some highlights! i THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1954. Old Friends Meet Again , ! JMaj i RETURN VlSlT—President Celal Bayar of Turkey, shown above with then five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower, is paying a visit to renew an old friendship. At the invitation of President Eisen hower. Mr. Bayar is travelling coast-to-coast visiting the towns and cities of America. His visit recalls the cooperation between these two great republics during the Korean War, and the eco nomic and military partnership that binds them in peace. . of the play were: scenes showing Lin coln during his early life, his journey from Washington to Gettysburg and ■ the delivery of the Gettysburg Ad ■ dress, which was done by Barbara . j Valentine. ■ Since Negro History Week was also : celebrated at that time our program . included biographies of some of our famous Negroes, who have made worthwhile contributions to society. i A music clinic was held in Eliza beth City State Teachers College on 1 February 12. and was attended by music teachers, and elementary teach ers in this area of the state. Mrs. Mable Collins, and Miss Helen Bravboy, represented Edenton Ele mentary. and High School, along with Mrs. R. L, Byrd, supervisor of instruc tion. The clinic was conducted by Miss Evelyn A. Johnson, and Mrs. Eliza beth Martin of State Teachers Col lege. Miss Johnon conducted the pri mary activities, while Mrs. Martin conducted the upper-grade activities. They discussed problems that confront the elementary teacher in her music class, and offered helpful suggestions : for these problems. Among the many i problems discussed were singing, lis tening, and rhythmic activities: in jstrumental performances, and choral iconducting. The clinic proved to he enjoyable, j j and very informative to all teachers i attending. i ' j News About Clubs j In Chowan County j I By MRS. IMOGENE COCHRANE Home Demonstration Agent I Pruning: When is the best time to prune? The old answer was “Prune . when the knife is sharp.” And it’s i still about as good an answer as I can give. In other words prune lightly I throughout the year as the plants need it. This is a good time to prune j a number Os plants, especially grape vines, fruit trees and overgrown Mould you M a Pennyftra Dollar? 0 You can if you use Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda for your top-dressing and side-dressing needs. It costs a little more because it’s worth more. But the difference in cost usually can be measured in pennies per acre, while the differ ence in value often amounts to dollars per acre. Chilean “Bulldog” Soda gives you generous extra value. The nitrogen is 100 per cent nitrate. It’s 100 per cent available (quick-acting); 100 per cent dependable. The minor elements make crops stronger, healthier. The sodium—26 pounds in every 100-pound sack—is a key to maximum returns on your entire fertilizer investment. It offsets the bad effects of acid forming fertilizers...increases the efficiency of mixed ferti lizers containing them. It releases “locked-up” potash in the 50i1... increases the availability and efficiency of soil phos phate ... reduces potash, calcium and magnesium losses by leaching... develops larger, deeper root systems. Sodium builds up the productivity of your land— more each year. It’s an essential element for some crops...bene ficial to most and necessary for maximum yields of many, Pennies-per-acre differ- A- ydl ence in cost may mean dollars-per-acre difference W JmA f* f«ts 4t in value to you. Chilean f m ijat/*HEL “Bulldog” Soda is the best / f>/*V fertilizer your money can CHILEAN /fv JKSf MITRATEAKsg||Jp^ . | shrubs. r j If your shrubs are completely out I: of bound, perhaps the only thing to do -1 is to saw them off near the ground 11 and let them grow out again. An |even better suggestion might be to > replace them. Most broadleaf plants 1 like ligustrum, abelia, etc., will grow back when severely pruned. But nar row leaf plants such as junipers and arborvitae can only be pruned moder ately without danger of killing them. The idea, of course, is to keep your , | shrubs pruned lightly throughout the . year. The heavier pruning should be • done on flowering shrubs such as for- 1 ( svthia. spirea, etc., immediately after blooming in order to not lose the blos i soms. When pruning, keep in mind the na tural shape of the plants. Some plants like pyracantha, for instance, are supposed to be open, airy and in formal. Boxwood, on the other hand, tends to grow compact and formal. Consequently we shear the boxwood and thin out the pyracantha or just let it grow. An important thing to remember is that several branches put out within a few inches of where a cut is made. Therefore, stagger your cuts (don’t use hedge shears) unless you want a compact plant like box | wood. 1 Do as little pruning as possible on ■ trees. Never remove the tap leader, especially on young trees. Re- I move dead or diseased limbs and some ! times thin out the limbs on young trees. Cut next to the trunk, or an ! other limb, never leave a stub. | Roses: Why can’t I grow roses? Most of the dine the answer is “you fail to control diseases.” Other things j are important, of course, but control ling diseases is a must. The Patholo gy Department recommends Gerbam, ' sold as Formate. Apply this material about every ten days starting when I growth starts continuing until frost.; It can he applied as a spray (2 level (ablespoonsful plus spreader-sticker, according to manufacturers’ directions to one gallon of water), or as a dust .(V lb. mixed with 4Li . lbs. of talc G dost.) You may occasionally need to . add sulphur to control mildew. Some j ] companies put out combination ma- ■ terials that control both disease and insects. These materials are usually available from your seed dealer. Schedule Advance Joint Meeting Monday, February 22, 7:00 at Advance Com munity Building—Covered dish sup per. Rocky Hock and Beech Fork Meet ing—Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 at, Rocky Hock School—Covered dish sup per. Gum Pond Meeting Wednesday, February 24, at 7:00 at Rocky Hock School—Covered dish supper. Oak Grove Meeting Thursday, February 25, at 7:3o—Oak Grove Community Building. New Booklet Gives 1954 Sewing Ideas A new sewing booklet recently pub lished by the National Cotton Council will be a boon to homemakers who are ready to start their spring sewing projects. Called the “1954 Idea Book for Sew ing With Cotton Bags,” the booklet is filled with thrifty suggestions for brightening wardrobes and homes. It describes the pictures wearing appar el, household accessories, gifts, and toys that can be made from the cot ton fabrics used for packaging feed, flour, fertilizer, and other farm pro ducts. Articles pictured in the sewing booklet can be made from standard Simplicity patterns, the Cotton Coun cil notes. In addition to the wardrobe and home furnishing items, a special section is devoted to “scrap bag idea# Custom Tailoring Display MR. DAVE KRAMER OF PEERLESS JAIME COMPANY Baltimore, Maryland WILL BE AT OUR STORE ON Monday, February 22nd Come in and see our display of outstanding fabrics from the finest domestic mills, plus the newest r ’ations from the choice English mills. All the newest patterns are (n addition to the ever popular flannels, tweeds, whipcords, and gabardines. Also Dac ron, Orion, Sport Coatings and Camel Hair Coatings. Our Tailoring Expert will he glad to serve you. GUTHRELL’S DEPARTMENT STORE EDEXTOX ii si ii !! It’s the new, quiet, vibrationless \! < • outboard motor. You’ve heard about it !! <• i . J; and read about it... now < * ;; NOW ON DISPLAY AT \ ii Edenton Tractor & Implement Co. j ! \ West Water Street Edenton, N. C. I \ t < I explaining how to make quilts, unus ual gifts, and toys from colorful bits of cotton bag fabrics or small five and ten-pound containers. The 24-page booklet is available from the National Cotton Council, P. O. Box 76, Memphis, Tenn. Nothing is possessed save in appre ciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient. —W. J. Cameron. *3.20 100 PROOP LIQUEUR I SOUTHERN COMFORT CORP. ■ 1
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