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Oath Os Office Administered
To 14 District Supervisors
District supervisors of the Al
bemarle Soil Conservation Dis
trict met in Currituck County on
Wednesday night, May 14. Four
teen district supervisors of fif
teen were at the meeting. Sev
eral guests were present includ
ing Bryce R. Younts of Raleigh;
the Rev. Dennis Rick, L. A. Pow
ell and Ralph Saunders of Cur
rituck; Gilliam Wood, Richard
Atkinson and Harry Smith of
Edenton.
Ralph Saunders, Clerk of j
Court in Currituck County, ad- 1
ministered the oath of office to,
the fourteen district supervisors.
present in a group. This is re- |
quired by state law since district
supervisors are public-elected of
ficials and state officers. In past j
years, an oath has not been re- j
quired but recently the state at
torney general ruled that district
supervisors are public officials
elected by the people to office.
Grady Stevens, district super
visor from Camden County and
chairman of the annual conserva
tion poster contest, reported that
over 500 posters were prepared by
fourth, fifth and sixth grade stu
dents in the district for the con
servation poster contest. He
thanked all who helped in mak
ing the program successful.
The next report concerned the
Goodyear District contest which
the district entered last year for
the first time. A total of 2,758
points were scored of a possible
3,600 points. A list of the dis
trict short-comings in the contest
was included in the report. The
district board of supervisors act
ed to enter this year’s Goodyear
district.
Bryce R. Younts. Administra
tive officer of the N. C. State
Soil Conservation Committee,
gave a short talk atrtmt functions
of his office and the duties of dis
trict supervisors.
The district-dealer conservation
award program sponsored by the
National Retail Farm Equipment
Association was discussed and ac
tion was taken to work with
equipment dealers in the Albe
marle District. Dealers may get
this award by cooperating with
the local soil conservation district.
Hobbs Implement Co., of Edenton
was the only implement dealer to
receive this award last year in
this disrtrict.
The district board of supervis
ors agreed unanimously to spon
sor the land judging contest for
FFA and 4-H boys in the Albe
marle Soil Conservation District.
Details of the sponsorship will be
worked out by a committee of dis
trict supervisors and the voca
tional agricultural teachers. This
report will be given at the next
jneeting of the board of supervis
ors’which will be held August 13
in Camden County. Supervisors
are to invite the vocational ag
ricultural teachers in their coun
ties to this meeting.
S. L. Daughtridge, Area Con
servationist of the Soil Conserva
tion Service, explained the recent
changes in P. L. 566, the small
watershed act. It was pointed out
that local people in watersheds
could now make application for
drainage improvement, flood con
trol, and erosion control, etc.,
ATTENTION
PEANUT GROWERS
We Have Rebuilt Our
Seed Peanut Sheller!
... it is now in perfect condition and
we are ready to shell your peanuts.
REMEMBER: AN EXPERIENCED
OPERATOR CAN SAVE YOU MONEY!
OUR PLANT IS LOCATED ON NORTH BROAD
STREET IN FRONT OF 8.8. H. MOTOR CO.
We Also Have Seed
Peanuts For Sale.
—— &
Leary Bros. Storage Co.
(formerly Satterfield & Leary)
PHONE JMI ; EDENTON
without a jot of “red tape”. The
SCS State Conservationist, E. B.
Garrett, can now approve up to
$250,000 as the government’s cost
share on the works of improve
ment on any watershed. The ap
plication does not have to go to
Washington, D. C., as before.
Only one plan has to be submit
ted on the watershed. Most im
portant, the plan of operation for
the watershed. On flood control
the government pays all the cost,
on drainage the people on the wa
| tershed and the government work
out the cost-share, usually a 40-
' 60 arrangement.
The Rev. Dennis Ricks, Metho
' dist minister from Currituck, gave
I a short talk on Soil Stewardship.
. He pointed out that the soil is
man’s only for his life time and ,
J that it is God-given. It is neces-
I sary for life and all people de
pend on the soil for the necessi
ties of life whether he farms or
J works in the city. Examples of
soil erosion and destruction of
natural resources in past civiliza
tion were cited. Mr. Hicks said
that Americans are destroying our
soil and other natural resources
at a faster rate than another past
civilization and that history
I proves that a civilization only
lasts as long as it has a supply
. of natural resources on hand.
; Local Minister
! Speaks To Lions
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
j that this was never done in a
■ counseling situation. He also
pointed out that ministers did not
react with shock and indignation
| at behavioral problems dr moral
i lapses, pointing out that Jesus
I himself did not resort to this re
action in his counseling when the
woman taken in adultery was
counseled by saying “Neither do I
condemn thee; go and sin no
more.” It was also emphasized
that confidences were always
held inviolate by ministers.
The talk \yas concluded by urg
ing the club members to make
greater use of their ministers’
pastor roles by referHng persons
readily to a minister, when dan
ger signals were noticed. He gave
as examples inability to sleep, un
usual worry or grief, illogical be
havior, reactions, or preoccupa
tions and others.
Charlie Musser from Raleigh,
was a guest of A1 Phillips. Mr.
Musser is connected with Stand
ard Oil Company.
Jimmie Griffin was appointed
by President Medlin Belch to pre
sent the Safe Driving pin at com
mencement exercises in both the
white and colored schools in
Edenton. This award is made
annually by Lions in recognition
of outstanding safety, courtesy,
punctuality, and neatness of
school bus drivers. W. J. Tay
lor will make the awards in the
Chowan County schools. Drivers
are selected for this honor by
school principals and superintend
ents.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
l meet Monday night, May 26, at
j 8 o’clock. Hurley Ward, sachem,
' urges a full attendance.
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