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SOL CONSERVATION NEWS
By JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil CnowiWSmti
Pollock Swamp Watershed
Monday afternoon, L. F. i
Thompson, head, SCS Watershed J
Planning Party for Nor:h Caro
lina, visited this watershed. The
local SCS Work Unit Conserva
tionist called in a flood-damage
report to the watershed plan
ning group in Raleigh as re
.quired. Wallace Goodwin, Sr ,
chairman of the local landown
ers, called in and reported the
damages done by the 5.3 inches
cf rain Saturday and Sunday.
He asked that someone visit the
watershed and see the results of j
this rain. Mr. Thompson was
quite impressed by what he sawi
and made photographs for the|
rerords. Monday morning the
Work Unit Conservationist made
photographs of the damages, too.
Water overflowed new and old
dragline ditches and in many
areas flowed over fields, roads
and the woods. On some farms,
bridges floated away and farm
roads were washed-out. Public
roads were flooded and washes
occurred in many places.
Maybe the old saying “That
a little good can be found in
everything” should be applied
to the past rainy week-end. It
could mean that Pollock Swamp
Watershed landowners will get
the'r watershed project sooner.
Interest and needs of the 10-al 1
landowners are some of the fac
tors considered in determining
wh'ch watershed gets a project.
There landowners have both.
Th State Soil Conservation
C'lmnvttce has given these peo-i
pie a priority for watershed I
planning and it’s just a matter
of time before work will start. |
Interest of the landowners in
the watershed will determine
when it starts.
Burnt Mill Creek Watershc 1
1. S. Blanchard, Route 2,
EUenton, has been appo nied
contract officer hv the drainage'
Commissioner of Burnt Mill
Cr -ek drainage distiiet.
This small watershed project
was approved on June 25, 1959,
by F. B. Garrett, State Conser
vationist, Soil Conservation Ser
vice, for operation. Since l'ial
time, the engineerin' l plans have
been prepared by Soil Conser
vation Service engineers. It will
be open for bids for construe
tion of nine miles of open chan
nels within the next two weeks.
Public notices will be given and
specifications for the construc
tion will be furnished bidders.
Interested contractors should
'contact I. S. Blanchard. Struc
tural measures (canals) will cost
IP eit mat d $34,73d according
to the watershed wotk plan.
Conservation Farm Plans
Chowan County Supervisors
have a problem on their hands.
They have 118 applications from
district cooperators (landowners)
for technical assistance in pre
paring soil and water conserva
t.on plans on their < farms and
not enough technical services
available to fill the requests. To
add to the problems, district co
operators with old conservation
plans are asking that their plans
be brought up-to-date.
At their monthly meeting ii
January, the district supervisors
decided to use what technical
assistance available from the
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
for planning on a first come,
first serve basis. They approv
ed conservation farm planning
assistance to Jimmy Parrish
(two farms), Edenton; R. O. Ev
ans, Edenton; A. R. Spruill (re
vised plan), Edenton; J. G j
Wood (revised plan), Edenton I
and W. E. Bond (revised plan) j
Edenton, during January and'
February.
In March, they have approv
ed technical assistance for con
nervation farm planning to Wil
bur Hare and David Lee Hollo
well, both of Tyner. At their
February meeting, the districl
supervisors will approve at leasl
two more farms to be planned
in March.
At the January meeting, the
district supervisors prepared
their objectives for 19C0. They
plan to hold a woodland conser
vation field day about July 14
on a district cooperator’s form,
sponsor the annual conservation
poster contest in the fourth, fifll
and sixth grades of Chowan
County school g, furnish prises
tor the FFA land iudging can
test and the 4-H soil and water
conservation contest. Continue
tjie monthly SCO newsletter
«Jf6rt|MßSter” and assist water
shed groups in obta ning small
projects. Get at leas'
”f|rd farmers in the county to
ptsn and apply the needed soil
conservation prac
tiees with aft agricultural work
ers wovfciiir together in plan
ished to all workers hy the
j district.
Practice
i Applic it ion
The Chowan County district
supervisors met with the local
ASC committee in January and
worked out plans for handling
the ACP requests in 1960. In
past years, a flood of requests
for drainage have "Swamped”
SCS personnel in November and
December. The district super
visors feci that a better dis'ri
bution of requests from the ASC
comrr.it'ec is des ;, ed
! In 1960 furmety . questing
cost-share assistance fi,»m the
ACP programs and technical as
sistance from the district and
the U. S. Soil Conservation Ser
vice must first come to the loril
SCS office before signing a re
quest for cost-share assistance
under the ACP program. This
system worked very wcil during
the recent sign-m oer.od Both
committees are working together
in 19(30 and more conservation
•'-actices on the land should be
the result. Chowan County dis
trict supervisors have set a
deadline of fJovembcr 15. 1960.
as the last dale to receive a re
quest from the ASC committee
for service under the 1960 ACP
program.
i A. C. Griffin is digging an ir
rigation pond on his farm to
irrigate tobacco. Mr. Griffin
has conservation plan No. 481
with the Albemarle SCD. He
1 became a district cooperator in
; September, 1954.
Thomas E. Cornrew of Tyner,
on Mrs. E. N. Elliott’s farm, has
| installed 2.000 feet of six-inch
drainage tile under the 1960
ACP program. He has conser
vation plan No. 581 with the
Albemarle SCD. He has re
quested a sod waterway in
March to provide a surface wa
ter outlet and to prevent i fus
ion.
John L. Parrish of Rocky
Hook community is plann ng an
open ditch this soring. He has
conservation plan No. 566.
W. D. Pruden of Edenton is
planning a livestock watering
pond on his farm at the Naval
Base. He is a district coopera
tor and needs a conservation
Plan.
Colbert W. Bvtum of Gliden
community is planning to install
about 2.000 feet of six-inch
1 drainage tile this soring. Mr.
Byrum installed 4.000 feet las’
fall without any cost-share as
istan e from ACP. The dislrir
furnished ’-he technical assist
ince. He has conservation farm
p'an No. 471 which he has re
quested the district supei visors
‘or techn'eal assistance in revis
ing his plan.
L. E. Francis of Edenton is
planning to enlarge his irriga
tion Dond this spring. He has
conservation plan No. 74.
L. N. Hollowell of Hertford,
who recentlv purchased the A.
M. Forehand farm, is planning
to dig a livestock watering pond
Mr. Hollowed is not a district
cooperator at the present.
Marvin Evans e.f Bandon is
planning to install about 1.500
feet of six-inch drainage tile
this spring. He has conserva
tion plan No. 553 with the dis
trict. He plans to use ACP
cost-share assistance for install
ing the tile.
H. F. and Carroll Rvrum are
planning to instad 2.000 feet of
six-inch drainage tile on the
Churchill farm and 2.300 feet on
j the Garrett farm. Both of these
! farms were planned in Decern
| her. 1959.
‘ Jimmie Parrish of Edenton is
l planning to instad about 3.000
I feet of six-inch tile on ‘he home
farm. His conservation plan
number with the SCD is 614.
Dedication Os Fish
Hatchery In Spring
Continued from Pago 1. Section 1
brood stock of the species to be
produced.
“Progress on building con
struction is now progressing
rapidly, with over 50 percent
completion of the hatchery
buildings and residinees. It is
i expected that these buildings
will be ready for use this sea
son.
i “Career personnel have been
* selected to staff this station.
Probably some par-tiine assist-'
■ a nee will be required.
“The President’s budget for
the fiscal year 1961 contains at
item in the amount cf $173
for construction at the Edento*
station. These funds will tx
I used to provide additional pond
- and for catfish rearing facilitie
“Your continued interest it
• j the program at the Edenton Na
womißuanmnneiMmnmut pemuary s mo. _
Gene Ward Winner
Jaytee BgA Award j
| -- - eeeeeeeee j
eiat-op, a jMsHtfomi he
as of PVtvrwary 1, to woeept «
pasit jcaa in Rocky
He is an off.oc-r in foe North- i
rastern Jiorujr CaroLnwi S Jfe L, 1
organization, koJds (©likes in tint;
Rotary Club, Jariv-ees, e-Xus'! imon
0 <*b, heads (the Eden:®* Sto&ut
movement for the RoSanv Omitej
and plays a pri.t-eWKtnt a-sHe Sm
other endeavors .of a ©atowiwwaiiiy 1
nature.
He is the sixth winroer off (the
Edenton DSA honor. Others in
clude Jimmy Racks, ILwiiher
Parks, Joe Conger, ir„ GiMiiann
:Wood and Dr. Ed Bond.
! The principal speaker for the
program was B-als G*»x, anwncdii
atc nast president of the N»-
tional Junior Chamber @ff Com
merce. Mr. Cox. as utswah wats
in top form, mi made a wry
inti resting «4Uaess regaudUna
< s alle r '"'es which face yenns
men of today. He emphasiwed
me retention of the iadiVistoKsTS
personality and striving for the
greatest potential. He said Jt
was evident all over the nation
and the world that there as 'de
cay and erosion in iwdiividwal
personality, “We arc
go ng more and more ihto 'eros
ion.” he said, “afraid to stawa
for this or that, because we
(may miss a sale or say some-
thing that mav make sawHoame
get mad at us. But a renara to
indiv dual personalitv will rosaih
in rewards which ate beneficial
for mankind.”
Mr. Cox w.-s introduced hy
Joe Conger, Jr., and m totgin
• ning his remarks Cox r aid tri
bute to the Tenth District, say
ing it was the best in the slate.
President West Bynum, Jr.,
was master of ceremonies uwd
the invocation was hy IS» r e
A. Byrum. George Lewis intro
do* e.f Russell Twiford. Wth o.is
t•-ft vice jwsident, <Jew
I Ward inlnxiiKcd A| Harris'
Janus Perry intradiaced special
guests at the meeting which in
-1 eluded Mayor John Mb*hewer;
W. F.. Bond, chairman of IV
ICounty Commissioners; Thtmas
j Rvrum. chairman of the Bo*nd
of Public Works; .Toe Cingyr.
Jr., past 10th districl vine vnesh
dent; Mayor Levin CulpopipcT of
Elizabeth City. Henry Oay
Stokes of Hertford. James Price
Irf Ahoskie. W. P. Jones. Harry
Snvth, Jr.. Ko-raj; Lavton, Mrs.
Jackie Ricks, W. M. Cozant awfl
J. Edwin Bufflap.
CLEARANCE SALE OF GOOD USED
CARS AT BELOW M ARKET PRICES
Was NOW
1933 CHEVROLET 2-tone Belair. Black _ _
and white; 2-door. Motor Complete- $595 $3 7 J
ly overhauled, * Vui/v
1953 FORI) 2-door two-tone blue. V-8 $495 $350
custom. ww
1953 FORI) 2-door T two-tone blue se- $395 $250
dan an economical car. *" , rv
1952 PACKARD 4-door, automatic trans- $295 $ 1 Q 5
mission, radio, heater and good tires.
1951 FORI) 2-door, radio and heater. A $295 J1 50
real buy!
1951 CHEVROLET 2-d«or. Power Glide $195 «1 00
... cheap transportation. v 1
SPECIAL SALE
NEW 1960 LARK PORDOR-
Heater, whitewall tires, padded dash, oil filter, wet
air cleaner, undercoating, dual horns, deluxe steer
ing wheel, foam rubber cushion, cigarette lighter,
front and rear bumper guards, special chrome kit,
electric windshield wipers, vent shades.
* USl’ PRICE $2376.75
Special Sale $1*995
J. & B. Motor Company
FBOKES* >M>O
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AROUND THE FARMS
IN CIIOWAN COUNTY.
By C. W. OVERMAN, Chowan County Agent l
;faai
T.« Tim For Soil Testing has
j toeM here is still here.
Many of you Chowan County!
tteUaws have called on us for j
siail containers and information *
ijsheettsi, tot there are so many,'
1 (many more of you who have
’not wtata a move to have your
|j«*.ii tested.
i testing is the utst most
1 usu' pygttaiiiit pj. acti.ce to. producing j
arv.iS. If you take your soil |
iamapte property and give the'
eswnreet information on your soil I
sheet, the Soil Testing Division!
W 6.1 tell you how much lime
yomr need, if any, the analysis
of fertilizer to use and the
asnoiuimt per acre for the crops
yow plan to grow. It is possi
ble toad foMovwumg a soil test
report in peanuts, for example,j
. may save you as much as twelve ;
cfollllairs; or more per acre, as well (
as jinproive your yield and quali- f
i ty~ The same thin® is true with
most either crows we grow.
In same states, farmers have
to pay as much as five dollars
or more* per sail sample to have
S'iiieir soil analyzed. It seems
to ne that 1 remember seeing
Ike wpwrt of one state in which
iit «wst approiximattiy fifteen dol
. Jars ocr sail sample. In 'North
Cwaßa thes shrvtce is free to!
yoM formers. Yet, a large ma
jority of you will not take ad
vantage of it.. Maybe if you
had no), pay for it you would
I value it more-.. May I urge you
to see same, of vour agricultural
workers for soil containers and
inferntiafibn sheets, take vour.
swi! samples and have them I
analyzed, and plan your 1960
fenSilfeatioaft program accord
angly. •
The Pork Cutting-Out Demon
sfrat o® held at Bristoe Perry's
le® Tu* s»6av morning was most
an'i.'resting utul informative. Dr.
j|. .;:.n A.. Christian, Extension
Meat Specialist from N. C. State
iC'iJlege* conducted the demon
smiaSl; Some fifteen or more
jkc: ,-.ic attended the demonstra
n ,mu showing considerable inter
tst end indicatin'.' ‘hat many
new things were learned.
Dr Christian demonstrated the
'pipcpcs wav to make the first
cuts mm a pork carcass and then
he stowed the different individ
nigii euta that could be made.
He also showed how some less
desirable cuts might he made
info cuts that are more desir
! able and tasty. He discussed
curing mixtures and r : cur
ing process. '“hs control of
meat insects ana protecting the
home meat supply against ro
dents and other pests were dis
cussed.
We gave out to each attend
ant a copy of the U.-S.D.A. Farm
ers’ Bulletin No. 2138 entitled
“Slaughtering;, Cutting and Pro
cessing Pork on The Farm” and
also a copy of Extension Circu
lar No. 405 entitled “Curing
Hams, Country Style.” These
bulletins are illustrated with
pictures showing how to make
the various cuts and how to dr
the job from beginning to end.
There are some copies available
at our office and if you are in
terested, please come by our let
us know you want a copy.
Community Meetings got start
ed off with an excellent occas
ion at Advance Community
Building on Monday n : eh!. Tin
ladies served a wonderful meal
which was enjoyed to the full
est. Our program entitler
“Working Together In My Com
munity” was discussed and il
lustrated largely by Extcnsior
Specialist Robert Long.
Mr. Long showed the ntove
ment of community dtvelopmen'
in the State Caroline
up to the asjßSit time. He
showed pictures of
farm, home, Ip&Npnnunity and
youth improvement projects
which had taken plage over the
state. Tuesday nighT,' we meet
with Oak Grove Community;
Wednesday night, we meet with
; Gum PotjdffCommunity, and on
Thursday nieht with Rylanr’
Community, - Next week, we
meet with Yeooim CommuniU
on Monday night, Beech Fork-
Rocky Hock Community on
Tuesday night and Gliden Cdm
munity on Wednesday night.
We hope that you people will
attend these community meet
ing, because we know we hav<
something which should inspin
you toward better farm and
community living.
There is nothing more tragic in
life than the utter impossibility
of changing what you have done.
—John Galsworthy.
Permission Asked j
To Move Monument j
Joniinued from Page i. Section 1 j
pressed the hope that the Com-!
missioners would act favorably
upon the *-equest.
Mrs. W. ~ P. Earnhardt in-,
formed -the Commissioners that
it was defii.itely determined that
the Court House Gree’- was
deeded to the county. She al-.
so pointed out that the overall
dimensions of the proposed pksnr
at the waterfront will be
feet wide and 162 V 4 feet ling
and the base of the monument
six feet square. The brick on.
sand in the plaza around the I
morn* —'Fnt will be 60 feet long*
and 23 inches wide, giving am-*
pie room for various kinds of
ceremonies. Grassed area at
each end of the plaza will be
46 feet by 23 feet. Mrs. Earn
hardt also advanced the idea
that the County Commissioners
budget an appropriation annual
ly for use of upkeep and res
toration of historic shrines.
After the Woman’s Club dele
gation presented their request,
Mrs. J. L. Hassell read a letter
of protest which was dictated
by her father, J. L. Wiggins.
The letter follows:
As a citizen of Edenton and
Chowan County I wish to reg
Town Os Edenton, N. C.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL ELECTION
will be held in the Town of Edenton, North Carolina, on the
I6th day of February, 1960, for the purpose of submitting - to
the qualified voters of said Town, for their approval or disv
approval, the following 1 proposition:
PROPOSITION
Shall the qualified voters of the Town of Edenton Approve the
. bond ordinance which was adopted by the Board of OounciinteJi of
said Town on December 28, 1959, and which (1) aii’horiaes bonds
of said Town of the maximum aggregate amount of J>557,000 to
finance the enlargement and extension of the sanitary sewer sysaemn
‘ maintained and operated by said Town, by constructing a new
sewage disposal plant and intercept r sewers, jwmping stations,
sewer mains and other facilities needed to connect such j'Jant with
such sanitary sewer system and by acquiring the lands or rights
in land and equipment needed therefor, and ( 2) anthoruses the
levy and collection of an annml tax sufficient to. pay the principal
of and interest cn said bonds; and also approve the nrkivtedn.ss
to be incurred by the issuance of said bonds?
In the event that a majority of the qualified voters of the Town of Rdmton, voting
at said election, shall approve said ordinance, the bonds thereby antbc.iaed will be
issued and a tax will be levied for the payment thereof.
The polls fer said election will open at the hour of 6:30 o’clock. A, XI, and will
close at the hour of 6:30 o’clock," P. M., Eastern Standard Time. Every person of
fering to vote must be a legally registered voter.
.—Me
The polling place which has been designated for each polling precinct and the
persons who have been appointed to act as Registrar and judges cf Khetton in each
i.such precinct are as follows:
FIRST WARD: Registrar, Mrs. Sadie Ho.-kins; Judges of Election. M. A, Hughe*
and Mrs. S. F. Hicks. Polling Place, Municipal Building.
SECOND WARD: Registrar, Mrs. RtVh Stokley; Judges of Election, H, A, Cant
pen and Mrs. Haywood Bunch. Polling place, Chowan County Court House,
THIRD WARD: Registrar, Mrs. Corinnc Thorud; Judges t f Pectin, Shehton
Mccre and Mrs. Sarah Wilson. Polling place, Electric and Water Plant wn West
Freemason Street.
FOURTH WARD: Registrar, Mrs. W. W. Porter; Judges of Election, John Lee
Spruill and Mrs. “W. E. Mills. Polling place, National Guard Annr.ry <r,n Nurth
Broad Street.
Each Registrar will be furnished with the registration book used in his polling pre
cinct at the last regiPar election held in the Town of Edenton (being the regular mu
nicipal election held on May 5, 1959) and he will revise the registration book so
that it will shew an accurate list of the electors previously registered in saich polling
precinct and still residing therein, without requiring such electors to register anew.
Each Registrar will keep the registration book in his polling precinct epen bar the'
registration of new electors on each day (Sundays and holidays excepted) for the pe
riod beginning Friday, the 29th day of January, 1960, and ending on Saturday, the
6th day of February, 1960. The book will be kept open on eadi Saturday diving
such period from 9 o’clock A. M., until 9 o’clock P. M„ and on other days during
such period from 9 o’clock A. M., until 5 o’clock P. M., Eastern Standard Tune, . #
Said notice shall be published at least once in The CbowareTlerald, a newspaper
published in Edenton, North Carolina, at least thirty days prior to the date of suejk
election. •
The polls for said election shall be opened and dosed at the times and at the
places, and electors shall be registered for said election in the warmer stated in slid’
notice. The respective persons named as Registrars and Judges of Election in and,
notice are hereby appointed to be such Registrar and Judges of Ekrtkn and ate here
by authorized and directed to register electors for said election and to hold and con
duct said election as provided by law. , .i i *
t order of the Board of Councrlmen of the Town of Edenton,
led: January 12, 1960.
ister mv protest to jmar body
!TSfyST«ff mroovaTot
oar Confederate mouumewt few®
its present site on the Court
House Goeen to the foot of
Main Street.
“I am enclosing an aitjcie
which I wrote several weeks
ago expressing my sincere rea
sons against the removal of oar
monument.
“As one of the oldest living
residents who participated in the
erecting and dedication of our
monument, and as one who has
Served Edenton and Chowan
County in (many civic ways ac
tively for thirty-three years, I
have always been on the side
of forMlflS movement ter out
community.
“Our monument was erected
through the untiring efforts of
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. These ladies pro
cured the privilege of erecting
our monument from the Board
of County Commissioners at
that time and elected to erect
it on the Court House Green as
the most suitable Dlaee.
“I do not think that the lower
end of Main Street is a suit
able location for our monument
as in times of high tides this
area is often flooded, the sur
roundings which consist of a
warehouse, a pressing estab
lishment, a one hundred fom or
more water tank, our police
| not *s the site for w*
jewwng tody «C «w <*•*
wur Witaak wwnwnnw* «-
' main «*» the Cnwrt Hew* t»r«wa
WbWk it aras ptawad fitirtah*
yens atgo.”
The to&k w»
action on the **«lt de
j March ' (meeting @n Maireh T 1*
' the Thtantawin, they F
: study ' the stttuattiwn, de> ssmrno te
|seau«h wnrtt of theiir.
i investigate if they dlefSniitehr
' have a tasgal gpi th *«ve pesr
, mission to ®wdw\Jhe tnonarotot-
A decisian wdtiNiffl dteato
maide at the next
the CwtnnMSsianets
to hear any that
comments heard
dation of Chowan 1
and John A H^'
I School, as as
i Ol atl *to
!(rain over^'
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