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SECTION TWO—- Hurricanes Damage N.C. Oyster Bottoms Season Opened October October 1 and Will Close March 1 The season for taking oysters from, bottoms along the North Carolina j coast opened October 1. It closes next March 1. Officials of the State Department of Conservation and Development’s commercial fisheries division at More head City expert around 400 of the j more than 2.200 boats licensed to dp commercial fishing in North Carolina water will he engaged during the com ing season in dredging for oysters, I ! Last season’s catch of oysters was hed normal, according to a report given C&D Director Rep E. Douglas by Gehrman Holland, assistant State fisheries cortimissioner, who hlamedj rough weather to a large extent for the curtailed output of the bivalves. Hurricane Barbara, which caused considerable property loss last year when it struck along the coastal area, did heavy damage to oyster bottoms in tho Carteret-Pamlico-Hyde and oth er oyster-producing areas. Hurricanes this year are also believed to have caused some damage, hut officials arC| unable to sav how extensive until the; completion of a survey now in prog ress. ' Oyster production during the 1952-j 54 biennium in North Carolina was nut at 395,593 five-peck bushels by Holland in a report to Douglas. Value of the oyster catch to oyster men was put at $838,903. These fig ures do not include oysters taken from privately owned bottoms. It is esti mated production of oysters from pri vate beds will reach about 25.000 bush els a season. North Carolina oysters are noted for excellent flavor, according to veteran oystermen. Last year they brought from $2 to $3.25 for a five peck bushel. They were generally considered of excellent quality, Hol land said. North Carolina oysters have a high sanitary rating as a re-i suit of close inspection work by the C&D Department in cooperation with the shellfish sanitation office of the State Board of Health and also with agencies of the federal government. Under the State oyster cull law, oys ters taken from North Carolina bot toms must he culled where caught and if they are less than three inches at their longest diameter they must be returned to waters from which they are taken. J 111 DEMONSTRATOR V S7OO 00 Discount I \ Radio, Heater, Two-Tone, White Sidewall EXTRA SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK ’4B Chev., 4 Door Sedan 1951 Nash, 4dr. Sedan '53 DeSoto 4 dr. Sedan RADIO ... HEATER ... SEAT COVERS AI Mo Co A'l Used Cars North Broad Street Phone 58 EDENTON, N. C. Page Eight GARDEN TIME ROBERT SCHMIDT N.C.STATE COLLEGE The time is at hand when we may expect light frost almost any night after the weather cools off. The first frosts usually occur in the low spots i because the cold air, being heavier j than warm air, will settle there. Very often after the first frost nips our fall flowers and tender vegetables there is a period of two or three weeks before another frost occurs. There fore it is desirable to do what we ean to prevent damage by these early I light frosts and so prolong our sea son. It is Well to keep the following facts in mind: light frosts will not J occur on cloudy nights: frosts will ‘not occur if a breeze is stirring the air: if your garden is so located that the cold air can move off to lower areas, it will probably escape dam-' | ago from light frosts: if your gar den is low and is surrounded by trees and shrubs so that the cold air can not move out. you will probably have severe damage from the first frosts. How can we prevent frost damage ? That is not easy for the average gar dener. The commercial -fruit and .flower grower may use sprinkler irri • gntion, oil heaters or large fans to do The job hut these are impractical for the home garden. In California. I ' saw large propeller fans used to stir up the air to prevent frost damage. Tn Minnesota I saw dahlias grown un der cheese cloth cover in order to pro tect from early frost and prolong the blooming season. These methods are effective but expensive. On a frosty morning we often see choice chrysanthemums, dahlias and tomatoes covered with sheets or pa per. Usually these covers are simply thrown over the plants. This is poor protection because the cover is in con tact with the plant or flower. Wher ever the cloth or paper touches the plant or flower, frost damage will oc- DANCING ... Nightly... —AT— Ray’s Tavern 12 MILES NORTH OF EDENTON On X. C. Route 32 HE CHOWAN HERALD. EDISNTON, N. C., TDTJRSPA > OCTOBER 14, 1954. cur right through the cover. To be effective the cover must be held off of the plant by a framework or by stokes. Turning the sprinkler on early in the morning when a light frost occurs will sometimes prevent or lessen the damage hut not always. I have also found that since the great increase in automatic traffic on the street along one side of my garden, my dahlias are seldom damaged by the first light frosts as they used to be a few years ago. It pays to listen to radio weath er reports especially for early frost predictions. The human affections need to be changed from self to benevolence and love for God and man; changed to having but one God and loving Him supremely, and helping our brother man. —Mary Baker Eddy. We pay up to s4oo§g per month IH you're sick I or hurt... jtS&Sii • Here’s an accident anduV. I health plan that paysVv enough for hospital, medi- I cal and surgery expense I plus important dollars to ' | make up for loss of income! | Amazing low net premium I' ... can be paid monthly. 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