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Changes Announced In ASC Regulations Members Are Allowed To Serve Only Three Terms A farmer may serve only three con scutive terms as a County or Com munity Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committeeman, under regulation revisions recently announc ed by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson. An exception to this rule is where all three members of the present Coun ty Committee have already served three consecutive terms explains W. A. Harrell, chairman of the Cho wan County ASC Committee. In such a case, one member is eligible for election to an additional term. Other major changes provided by the new regulations will: (1) Create county and community boards which will conduct the annual elections of committeemen; (2) prohibit officials of general farm organizations from serving as members of County ASC Committees; (3) prohibit County Com mitteemen from acting as sales agents or employees of the Federal Crop In surance Corporation, as marketing quota review committeemen, and as employees of County Offices. Tn announcing the revised regula tions, Secretary Benson said that they are designed “to strengthen farmer control of local program administra tion, to stimulate more extensive farmer participation in community elections, and to encourage more farm ers to serve as Community and Coun ty Committeemen.” 21,745 Are Arrested For Speeding In Six Months For the first six months of the year state troopers arrested 21,745 Tar Heels for speeding the Motor Vehicles Department reports. Fast driving led by far the half year report of moving traffic viola tions. Simple speeding does not re quire revocation of driving privileges for the first offense, the department said. Other violations reported for the period included driving without an op erator’s permit 4,625; reckless driving ■pOO; faulty equipment 3,506; failing stop for a stop sign 4,234; improp er passing 1,931; following too closely 1.092; and driving on wrong side of road 1,198. The report showed a total of 45.998' Tar Heels found guilty of moving, traffic violations through June 30. GET THE FACTS (§) FIRSTHAND •.; m •■ I '• v' I orW tlt J ._ I y°« co^ ar \ \. ..\l Read this free book It's a revealing, part-by-part comparison between Plymouth and the "other two" low-price cars. 8 big illustrated pages. Just ask for your free copy at our showroom. ...and you’ll see why your BEST BUY in the headquarters tor value lowest-price field is Jr poo PLYMOUTH .Fully automatic Powerflite no-chitch transmission aptfawl *t to» •** «*t t CHOWAN MOTOR CO., INC. Water and Commerce Streets Edenton ipr*-' -TV i ■ . * , ‘ Thousands are expected to witness the colorful Opening Service of the Anglican Congress in the Minneapolis Municipal Auditorium August 4. At this opening event of the ten-day meeting of bishops, clergy, and lay people of the world-wide Anglican Communion, both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sher rill, Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, will sneak. While we are between crops, in a sense, we should be thinking of ways to improve our garden soils. Much needed organic matter may be added through the use of stable ma- 1 nures or summer and fall green crops to be turned under. These materials > will make heavy soils easier to work and will give sandy soils a better wa-1 ter-holding capacity and along with I that, there is the added fertility. But what I wish to talk about is soil j acidity and the use of lime. Many gardeners do not understand the prop er use of lime because they do not know the needs of the individual crops. Also, they do not know how acid their soil is. It is foolish to add lime to soil if you do not know that it needs lime or that the crops to be grown require more lime. Lime reduces soil acidity. Most vegetable crops will thrive in slight ly acid (ph 6 to 6.7) soils but there are a number of them that will not i thrive at all in very acid (ph 4.5 to 5.0) soils—these are asparagus, spin ach, onions, celery, lettuce, beets, muskmelons, cauliflower, broccoli, par snips, okra and salsify. Crops such as beans, cucumbers, watermelons, corn, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and to matoes are quite tolerant of very acid soils—in fact, it is desirable for wa termelons. It is also desirable to grow Irish potatoes on quite acid soils in order to prevent the development of ! potato scab, a serious disease which ]■ ; made worse by liming the soil. The soil testing laboratory of the I 1 i mmMmmmmm ■pfc*' * "mmt ' \4i ■, ...then drive a Plym«vyrb..-. A few minutes at the wheel proves it: here’s the smoothest ride in the lowest-price field! And try great new PowerFlite—no shifting because there’s no clutch! r ßnta. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDKNTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1954. N. C. Department of Agriculture, Ra leigh, will test your soil free of charge (and tell you how much lime to use. That leaves no excuse for not knowing j the correct acidity of your soil. Take 'samples by slicing the soil with a I spade or trowel to a depth of four to 'six inches. This will give you soil I from the top as well as lower down. I Thoroughly mix and send about one | pint to the laboratory. If your garden j is large take samples from more than one location. It is possible that your county agent has equipment for mak ing simple soil tests. Insecticides Increase Test Cotton Yields Chemical insect control in cotton adds up to about a fourth larger crop on the average, according to entomol ogists of the U. S. Department of Ag i riculture. More than 30 years of insecticide ~ COTA^S” SUMMER COLD TAKE " symptomatic .ODD RELIEF fields trials at Tallulah, La., carried on by the Agricultural Research Ser vice, have resulted in an annual av erage seed cotton yield of 1,826 pounds per acre. This is 371 pounds or 25.5 per cent more cotton than from un treated cotton plots, which average 1,445 pounds per acre. Since 1920 when these comparisons began, use of insecticides has always resulted in more cotton, alhough in 1924 the increase amounted to only 1.1 per cent and in 1944, only 1.5 per cent- At the other extreme, insecticides boosted cotton producion 112 per cent in 1950, a year when boll weevils alone took nearly a quarter of the national cotton crop. In 1951, the increase was 85.3 per cent; in 1952, it amounted to 18.4 per cent; and last year, 19.7 per cent. Tn all years, the entomologists have compared several plots or more to re duce the chance of unrealistic produc tion averages. Altogether 973 plots have been compared. Valuable Prizes Await Champion In Sewing A queen’s title, an exciting free va cation, and many other valuable prizes are among awards available to women who sew with cotton bags in 1954, the National Cotton Council announc es. Needle magic with the colorful cot -1I f I ill Ij I |~l | ■ | 1 IB Retail ttfLIO Pint* &3S Fifths 86 Proof THE STRAIGHT WHISKEYS M TMS «<WIO AM 4 YEARS OS MOM OU>. 33% STRAIGHT WHISKEY, MS NEUTRAL SMRO*. DtfAUB ROM GRAM. j,-—■=-■-! -• ' ~ ANNOUNCING : THE OPENING OF ROWSON & BLAIR New Funeral Home Corner of Church and Oakum Streets EDENTON, N. C. As Eternal as the Tides and the Stars Like the tides of the sea and stars of the firmament, the life of the spirit is etern al. To symbolize the beauty and comfort ■ ■ 0 f this truth is the purpose of every fun- / eral service which we conduct. “Pledged To Perfection in Every Service” OSCAR F. BLAIR, Licensed Embalmer and Director GEORGE ROWSON, Funeral Director Ik ton fabrics that package feed, flour, fertilizer and other staple products will bring a crown to some lucky seam stress at the International Dairy Show in Chicago this October, the announce ment explained. She will be the win ner in the nation-wide “Save With Cotton Bags” Sewing Contest sponsor ed by the Cotton Council and the Tex tile Bag Manufacturers Association with the cooneration of Pffaff Sewing Machine Corporation. The queen and two runnersup will he selected on the basis of winning entries sent in from 45 fairs offering the sewing contest in 34 states. The three national winners and their es corts will be entertained during a week’s stay in Chicago and will share gifts valued at more than $2,500. Ma jor prizes include a home freezer, a console television set, automatic wash er, movie cameras and projectors, de luxe sewing cabinets and many other household items. — | ON STUDENT COUNCIL Mrs. Marguerite B. Burch of Eden ton has been elected to the Student' Council at Longwood College at Farm-* ville, Va., for the summer session. Reduced Excise Taxes Cut Your ymAr Telephone Service t The recent reductions in federal excise taxes voted Congress mean big savings for all telephone users. The tax on Long Distance is now 10% instead of 25%. On Local Service the tax is 10% instead of 15%. You receive the full benefit of this tax reduction. This com pany shares in no part of it This reduction in cost makes your telephone service an even bigger bargain for you. Norfolk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co. Elizabeth City Edenton Hertford Manteo Simbury -SECTION TWO New Funeral Home Started In Edenton Announcement is made this week that a new colored funeral home is now doing business in Edenton. The new concern will be known as the Rowson & Blair Funeral Home and is located in the building on the north west corner of Oakum and Church Streets. In charge of the new establishment is George Rowson, funeral director and Oscar F. Blair, who is a licensed embalmer and director. The two men also operate funeral homes in Co lumbia and Williamston and will op erate an ambulance and complete fun eral home services in Edenton. vvmaivsG r fiatest" COMICS EVERY SUNDAY For the best in comics and adven ture features turn to the three great comic sections, printed in color, and Jdistributed regularly with the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN ! Order From Your Local Newsdealer Page Seven
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