SOL CONSERVATION NEWS By JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil Conservationist What is a watershed? Whatj does the small watershed act (I'.L. 5661 mean to Chowan Coun ty' people? How can people on a watershed apply for assistance in solving their major problems? How much will it cost? These and many other questions' will- be answered at a public meeting to be held Friday night, September 12, at the Court House in Edenton. The public is invit ed to attend this meeting. Mr. S. L. Daughtridge, area con servationist, SCS will conduct the meeting and answer questions concerning the small watershed act. Under the small watershed act (P.L. 566), landowners must want the improvemenis. That means! that they must organize together to do a special job. It might be to construct a channel or canal on the major stream in their com munity. For example, the land owners in the Pollock Swamp watershed might organize for the purpose of doing the necessary drainage work improvement needed. This improvement work might be the main stream and any other ditches in the water shed where two or more persons share the benefits. After the watershed is organiz-: ed the group then makes appli cation for Federal funds to assist them in doing the project. An agreement is entered into between the group and the Federal gov ernment. This. agreement states what each party (local people and government) will provide. An example is the Folly Ditch Drain age District in Gates County. This group was offered 66 perj cent on the total cost by the Fed eral Government leaving 33',2 per cent for the local peopla The Gates County project was entirely drainage (7.4 miles of new chan nel). Federal funds on this pro ject will be used for clearing the 1 rjght-of-way and for digging the; new channel at the rate of 2/3 the cost, local people providing 1 / 3 of the cost. P.L. 566 is not a j Federal project with local assist- 1 arr’but a local project with Fed eral assistance. Local people j must act on their own to get as-, sistance under the small water shed program. •The purpose of this meeting is, to give the facts to the people and let them take their own ac-] tion. Chowan County supervis-i ors of the Albemarle Soil Con-' servation District will ass : st the local groups and so will the agri cultural workers in the county We're celebrating General Motors' Golden Anniversary mGI^RE NEW SHEER LOOK —PLUS! Separate-Door . Freezer. PLUS Spacious ONLY $3.50 PER WEEK • SST* NO DOWN PAYMENT inside or put. with operating trad* PLUS Roll-to-You Shelves —no Get the design that’s space-wasting at least one full year ahead rounded comers. of the field the New PLUS Cy / * PuM-Push "On-Off" Button • Top Front Ask about / X Beefity » Tuning • SpoMitp Dial • Easy-Out Foco T Onlv O< f PAGE THREE :~stcnow two King Btreet, being the Southoas corner of tne W. C. HolloweU property; thence Eastwatdly along the Northern edge of King , Street 165 feet to tne G. r s. Lta.y- Charlton-W. P. Ldi.eis properly line; thence Normwardiy along the Leary r Charlton-i)amels prop erty line to a point midway be tween King and Magnolia Streets; thence Westwardly parallel with King Street 165 feet to a point; thence Southwardly at right an gles to King Street to the place of beginning. Reference is made to the aforesaid Deed of Trust for further description. The highest bidder at said sale will be required to deposit with the undersigned ten (10%) per cent of the high bid for said prop erty and will pay balance of the purchase price upon delivery of deed for said property. Dated and posted August 28. 1958. • R. C. HOLLAND. Truster ,aug2B,cept4.l 118 c