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SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS * By JAMES H. GRIFFIN, Soil Conservationist V. tylilte, Jr., has just com tvdtyjWfcstock watering ponds I firm in Center Hill com jr. These ponds are 40 feet • feet and 10 feet deep. They (signed to furnish water for and 29 rattle. Before ponds were dug Mr. White >t have a suitable water sup-1 r his livestock. Most of the the livestock drank while on irm during the winter had to lied to them. Hauling water (stock can be quite a job . . . It. White has plenty of fresh I for them. White is busy now clearing of the woodland on his farm :his fall some of it will he I to pasture for the livestock, urse, the pisture will be lo near the watering ponds, it spring he plans to locate ibacco and sweet potato heds , the. ponds so he can irrigate This is another good use of ing ponds. This size pond t 120') will not furnish enough f to be used for irrigating in the field but will be enough Iter plant beds and still leave y for the livestock to drink, will help pay part of the cost ese ponds because it is one of iractices npptoved fdr use in 'un County. : White is planning to do sonje ing this fall also. His field es are “silted In” and needs e re-ioeated to improve his | iage' no the farm. This work | start ’’s soon as the crops are ;sted. her farmers are now making i for open ditch drainage this John Raines and H. V. Bass Paradise, Jake Stallings of ton, L. E. Francis of Maco i, Walter Moore of Center Hill Wallace J. Chappell of Gliden . #CVVVVWVVVWVVVVWVVWVV>>.-WWW , iwvww |/VVVVWWSAAAA ' 22//OC7C .... . ■ v— . j.- The fireat Practical Luxury I This message is addressed particularly to those «ave been thinking about purchasing a Cadillac— j w l)o s (pf, Qnq, reason or another* have not eon. f i~ ■wv.JW®s*Cd acting on the impulse this year. For you, there is interesting and valuable informa tion in the paragraphs which it llow. - In the first place, there is no reason why anyone \ should ever put off ordering a Cadillac—once the \ iecision for ownership has been made. For a Cadillac ' represents one? of tne soundest and most practical i investments in the automotive world. s\- L • -3* / V You can become the owner of a 1955 Cadillac for T little-more than you would pay for many so-called •Vy medium-price cars. T — Jjk And this is only half the picture, insofar as cost concerned. For when the time comes to sell your Cadillac, you will find that the car has held its value far beyond anything you could logically expect. A * Authoritative price figure?, based on year-after- ” year studies, reveal that a Cadillac may be expected CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY, Inc. 109 E. Queen Street Phone 147 Edenton, N. C. communities have ail asked for open ditch drainage on their farms through the ASC office in Edenton. Others who need open ditch drain age or other practices should make their plans now. J. D. Ward and E. M. Ward are planning to install tile on their l, farms this fall. Since we do not hav, a tile machine in the comity it will be necessary for all the tile to be installed when we get the machine to come into the county. Farmers who are planning to in stall tile this fall should contact the Soil Conservation Technician as soon as possible arid let your plans W known. W. H. Parker, L. C. Bunch and T. B. H. Wood are planning live stork Watering ponds to be con structed this fall. , Now is the time to make plans ’ to do thosfe fall and winter jobs on the farm. Good planning always pays and is a good preventive of disappoint ment. Annual Conference Os MYF Aug. 15-19 At Duke University The N. C. Conference Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold its fourth Annual Conference Session at Duke University, August IG- 19. Some 450 high School and college j young people from eastern North Carolina will gather during the five-day program to plan the over all program of the Fellowship and 1 to elect and install officers. t On the final day more thanll- 1 000 youth delegates and their adult leaders will assemble for the 10th annual Conference Rally, Which will include messages by Bishop Paul EASING THE LOAD—The soldier striding along with the full food container on his back moves with comparative freedom and ease, thanks to a simplified load-carrying device developed by Army Quartermaster Corps. Light in weight and simple to adjust, the carrier is a seven-foot length’ of webbing equipped with metal load-spacers and a snap by which it is fastened around the shoul der. It may be used by an individual or a team of two to carry ammunition, machine guns and tripods, mortars and mortar base plates, rations, water and fuel cans or litters in combat areas. Neff Garber, of the Methodist Church's Richmond Area, and the Rev. A. Purnell Bailey, pastor of the Centenary Methodist Church, Richmond; Va. Rev. Bailey also will serve as principal speaker during the five day meeting, Which will include dis cussion groups, committee meet- j ings, business sessions, a mission l j night, a United Nations night, a folk festival, recreational fellow ship periods and worship services. TRY A HERALD WANT AD m to return its owner a larger share of his original invest ment than any other motor car built in the land. And then consider Cadillac’s eamomy-efcjasratiotL ■r The-car will run as far on a gallon of gasoline as most standard automobiles—and it is so soundly built , and"so soundly engineered that it is all but free from any save routine service requirements. And here is the most interesting news of all: IJyou act quickly , the chances are that you can get early delivery of a 1955 Cadillac! ih if True, we have a backlog of Cadillac orders—but many of these are for future delivery or for special combinations not now available. p So—if you have thought of owning a Cadillac come in now. Because of our low used car inventory, we are in an excellent position to make you a liberal allowance on your present car. * We have a Cadillac waiting to give you the most thrilling demonstration of your life. Why not make , it today? THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955. DAVY CROCKETT IN BRILLIANT COLOR Davy Crockett lives again in the Comic Weekly Sections of the Bal timore American. Enjoy the days of the wild west in brilliant color every week and see Davy in “The Legends of Davy Crockett.” It’s I wonderful adventure and all the ac -1 tion is brand new. Look for Davy weekly in the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN Order From Your Local Newsdealer Tree Planting In South Reaches An All-Time Record 181,856,000 Trees Are Planted In 1954-55 In 11 States The southern pulp and paper in dustry accounted for 181,856,000 trees being planted over an 11- i’tate area in 1954-55, an all-time record for this region, according to the Southern Pulpwood Conserva tion Association. H. J. Malsberger,, forester and general manager of SRCA, who made the survey, said, "Planting records show that 50 pulp mills and 31 suppliers of pulpwood from I No costly pipes or registers to install or clean! I Xieaten. pSi llh ICJ mmmm MSi I , ■ OIL HEATERS ' J? j | j I Sioglor is sot s spies hooter that wtstes I forcing you to lire in one or tm rooms. ' I SIEGLER is a revolutionary « I method of WARM FLOOR JlK&l '■ I HEATING in every room/ jjg I WITHOUT COSTLY, DIRT COLLECT- f , * AW V I ING PIPES AND REGISTERS I J , t | Quinn Furniture Company EDENTON, N. C. Virginia to Texas exceeded their 1 1064 record by over one and one half million trees.” It was estimated that the plant ing program covered 300,000 acre 3. The survey revealed that industry planted on its own lands 133,307,- 000 trees while pulpwood suppliers planted 4,820,000. The pulp and paper industry gave private land owners 42,904,000 trees while sup pliers contributed 825,000 trees, a combined total of 43,729,000 trees given to landowners free. Malsberger explained that the planting program provided immedi ate cash benefits for every state as well as boosting future southern economy with more tree crops. He explained, “Os the 181,856,000 trees distributed, 147,093,000 were seed lings purchased from state-owned nurseries. The industry raised the remaining 20 per cent in its own nurseries.” The growth of the tree-pJanting program has increased greatly I within the last five years, accord ing to Malsberger. In 1960 the, pulp and paper industry planted 61 million trees as compared to the 181 million this year. The SPCA general manager added that the figure would be larger if records showed the number of trees indus try supplied free to private land-1 'owners on a matching basis. That is. the mills match that number of trees bought by a farmer for his land with a similar number of trees. The program accounted for the planting of the following number of trees by states: Alabama 14,756,000 Arkansas 6,517,000 Florida _.,„_39,399,500 Georgia - 44,681,2001 Louisiana 13,645,300 Mississippi 15,458,000 North Carolina _._-14,311,000l South Carolina 12,417,000 Tennessee - 3,595,000 Texas 8,773,500 Virginia 8,302,000 PAGE THREE SECTION TWO— FISHING TIME j '•* -• \ l Vacation time brings out fishing poles and cool, cotton sportswear. This fisherman wears a comfort able cabana outfit designed by Cata l lina in colorful “Signa ture" fabric. The short sleeve shirt features big, useful pockets, and 0 the shorts arc neat boxer style.
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