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’SECTION TWO—: Farm Population" Continues To Drop In North Carolina Less Farm Land and Fewer People on Farms In 1953 Than 1952 N'oi'.’i Carolina had less land itC faring and fewer people on farms in, IP,-,:! Vain in 1982, according to the annual County Farm Census Sum m:iiy released recently by the Sta tistics Division ,of the State Depart ment 'of Agriculture. "To- 1 land in farms declined 71.116 eoi harves-ted cropland inereas- 1 ed a'leiit 2.000 acres, improved pas t'li- ..lined a.:!ST act' other pas fiH-.s ba-ivasod by more than 2IS. 1 !>T :io'o, and idle (ropland decreased by i 510 acres. i People of all ages MVmg oil Tar - M. .a farms in 1953 .totaled 1.120,TP5., ad< use of 49.000 or g, 7 per cent. 1 from the previous year. This down are -lend ill farm population has In r- under way For some years. Ft -a fitayewise, utilization of farm a,,! ,--:>■ about tlie same in 1953 as in 4952. Harvested acreage at 29 per a-nt. V cropland at five per cent, and ’mproved pasture at four per cent were the same for both years. T'rtim provcd pastures rose from six to sev en per cent. Similarly there, vyas little change in the proportions of harvested cropland, Cotter represented 12 her rent. tobac co 11 per rent, lpspedeza 10 o- r cent, pea'nuts-: three per cent, wheat six per cent and soybeans four per cent in 1952 and 1953. Corn . * "1 per cent and oats at seven pi r • n! were up only -•*•- percent a ate point as compar ed with 1952. Total tobacco and peanut acreages declined in 195.1. Tobacco acreage at otS.fi.lfi was down about 56.000 acres from 1952. A drop of nearly 1-1.000 acres brought the total -for' peanuts down to 184,694 acres. Cotton was harvested from 7SS 111 acres, a gain of 28.412 over the 1952 harve.ced acreage. The 2.209,373 acres f corn reported ill 1950 retire. seated very slight increase over, the previous, year. The siiinmarv -hows a sharp gaiii in the •-■•;'!. number of In es ; cows and heife.-- op fiirrits as of January I, 195 I. This figure, s'. 250:429 onnipores woh fT.alo on the same date a ye.’il efn-1 r n'i pi ■’ - ■• il j tli 1 ]'. si of IS he ■ e ; Milk cows -ind he fers tvy., y, - id'and nv ’ 1d . 9.1.3 869. aU. -1 142 J - ■: inventory. " fa <t .'''T s ■ .■- - . Sn-.\ - and mb:- fdi'.-f s is i-l decrease. ,V--b; : e:ed Xvjlh" .123;.- r a g». v.r n, - V.:- - rei Hah ah. N ■ ' Police Arrest 4” Pe’vons In October - <;• "a. I. • flail, ro - -.: •,1 .ring October I-lenten po •' ’a I- of 46 arrests, with niis.-- -m -iffb; violations lead i-ti-g i T sf it IT. Xcv a: order « i'ill‘ - -:f- for . irjrivitig .n autoriTo idle- y •:-■ m-t ■ dr: v- r’s ’i, 16 ipg th.- month there were mily two .Mr ■ciHiicivHHiHßnnr ' OURS FOR )NL Y During Ou • Anniversary Sale! BEAUTIFUL FULL-COLOR METAL WASTE BASKETS We only have a limited sup ply . . . hurry down and get j yours! Quinn Furniture Company EDENTON Page Two (AMERICA j America by 1975 will have a college age population ill excess of 1 i. 090.090.1 1 according to a report from the X.atnmV al Association of Mann fat turei Tin- N'A.M cites a s.tuuy published 'by tile Committee mi Special Projects for the American Association of Col legiate Registrars and Admission Os ! ficers titled "College Age Population Trends: 1940-1970." This study shows that tile total col lege-age. population climbed from S.- 615,090 in 1940 to 3,070.111 at I|is2 lie I POP the total is expected to reach! Ami. !-y 1970. the study shows, flic | total .of . college-age persons .will. lie. 11.609,831, ! ■ sts for drunkenness. Os those arrested 41 were found guilty as charged. Twenty-seven were white mal-'S. two white; females. 15 col ored males and two colored females. Fines amounted to $7 45; cost's $11)7.73 or a total of $1,022.73, of which $122.15 was returned to the • • ♦♦ OLDSMOBILE ROCKETS INTO '55 Ce&U-S ft Never so netc as note .. . never so far ahead! It’s the dazzling, all-around-new Super "88” I Oldsmobile! Inspired new styling everywhere! SUPER New power with the mighty new "Rocket” 202! New color .. . dramatic "flying color” patterns! In fact, all the newest new ideas on J wheels! See os and see Oldsmobile for ’55! UUUll'4, 1 ' ...»—--- Now 1955 Oldeoobilo Supor - I SSa Holiday Coups. A Guttural Motor, Volim POWERED BY THE NEW *TjlpgpL/ “ROCKET" 202 ENGINEI jXpk can’t min the dcwdcm! Il’a everytvhetv from m road to roof! Note the crisp, low-level lines . . . N,w 1955 Oidimobso dramatic new color toning that sings of action the brand-new 1955 Oldsmobiles —Ninety-Eights, Super "88s”,"88s”! Come in tomorrow at the latest! NOW ON DISPLAY WITH THAT LOOK! VISIT YOUR NEAREST OLDSMOBILE DEALER CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY Edenton, North Carolina CHARLES H. JENKINS MOTOR CO., OF AHOSKIE, N. CAROLINA, INC. CHARLES H. JENKINS & CO., OF AULANDER, INC. CHARLES H. JENKINS CO., OF WILLIAMSTON, INC. Ahoskie, North Carolina Aulander, North Carolina Williamston, North Carolina DONT MISS OLDSMOBILE’S “NOVEMBER SPECTACULAR” IN COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE ... NBC-TV ... SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 1-nyr r-nnWAN °vptt , EDENTON. N. C '" 'TTRSDAT. NOVEMBER 18. 1954 ECj, .a- M Ifeiik. ~ x m Slib : k - •Luh- Powell, determined to make gentlemen out of her husband’s rowdy and unkempt 'brothers, gives them an ultimatum —“No eleanH ness. no chow !" Howard Keel, her husband, does not appear in the scene with "brothers" Jacques d’ Amhoise, Jeff Richards, Russ Tam hlyn and Tommy Rail. It's Irom M-G-M-'s boisterous new musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", filmed in Cinema Scope and Vns e• t >i|o •at T;r 'vr Theatre. Edenton. four days Tuesday through Thursday, November 23-26. town I:: way of offic- I's' l'is-s. 80 investigators, answered two fire During the mouth puli,v answyivd rails and issued 074 citations. lhe i, , .;,,,. police made TBC radio calls and wore rO calls, investigated lour areidents. 1 , ... . , , on the air one hour, five minutes and Worked three funerals, reported 20 ;!() secwntjß - lights oiit, extended 70 tour-, tesies. found 15 doors unlocked, made TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED AD l S3VEW ] p| STAR \ Proof! fGW \ «24» < I ss,l i srA * I * 90 PROOF Cl w* H unioi umurnmnuu, ,uotr, iimitcu ■■ B t. r 0 WHISKEY • 37V4% STRAIGHT 1,3 Lie IftiYYT. ■JMI' I, ’ a -ieutral spirits • gooderhaM • litrs LIMITED, PEORIA, ILUNOiS
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