i4g& AROUND THE FARMS
CHOWAN COUNTY,
| BrC W. OVERMAN. Ckra* Cm* ni* An«a]
—Mccfeuucal Svtct Potus Hit
Gets Mb Done. Wilbur
M_ Here of Crisss Roads Conti'
sm ■»«!>- has devetooed a me
chanical fwwt potato harvester
which gets the job done. In
the machine will’ 1
Mmst SR9 bushels '
f Mr. Hare was having ddjjcijl
t(r .getting labor to do-the back-;
tjreaking work of sweet pola-
Mes by the old method. In ad
dition, he was getting i«ts of
bruised potatoes by roar \ Ifsn.3-
Bnd in harvesting. Now. * the
snme work is done by. rSd-lns on
die machine. '
1 A point runs under the pota- :
tees; in the row. As the pota- ■
toes move up the slotted tiaia. ]
•Rich of the soil falls through,
■he conveyor chain extends on
across about a ten foot platform.
'The chain is convenient" height
fior the pickers to stand or sit
4?W't.
There are four pickers on each
side c.f the conveyor chain. ..The 1
potatoes are picked off by bandl
and placed in the baskets. "One ]
than services the Dickers by 1
giving them empty baskets and'
removing the full eties. He 4
the lid on the baskets'
and stacks them on a carrying |
platfaJJn which will hold -10 to i
st) baskets. At the end of the!
flaw the baskets are removed to;
» truck which hauls them to j
the curing house.
; Ten to eleven orkers can]
IbftVTet *SOO to 600 bustW!? of j
potatoes in a dav and p.ace I
them in the storage house. The j
operation is convenient to every 1
worker. The carriage bars on
the conveyor chain are either
of rounded wood or are rubber 1
padding to prevent bruising po~;
The containers are at a !
von dement location so that
►workers place the potatoes
rather than throw and brijjse,
them.
Mr. Hare's 1959 crop of sweet
potatoes have cured and stored
nicely. The quality is very;
good with practically no bruises.
Mr. Hare says that it is easy
to . get labor to work on the '
machine. The machine is get
ting the job done.
A Sweet Potato Growers'
Meeting was held at Advance
‘Community Pudding last Thurs
day night. Henri' M. Coving
ton. our Extension Sweet Pota
to Specialist from N C. State
College, conducted an excellent
program using illustrated slides, j
Mr. Covington outlined deft-]
nite steps in good sweet potato j
production. Use good seed freed]
of disease. Selety seed carefully j
inch year, especially for the|
seed production plot. Fumigate ]
Adding soil at least two weeks
.n advance of bedding. Grade
seed potatoes to two of, three ]
sizes for uniform coverage.
Treat seed, one minute, with
Semesar* Bel at rate of one
pound to seven and one-half
gallons of water, before bedding. |
Place potatoes in tire bed one i
jo two inches apart. Cover seed
with one and one half to two
inches of soil: Bed, March
15-25
Fumigate field, broadcast,
treatment, at least two weeks ]
before setting plants. Apply]
wo pounds of actual Aldrin i
•roadcast to control soil ■ insects. |
"fertilize the row with 35C lbs. j
f 6-12-6 fertilizer per acre,
trade out the weak Diants and
iscard before setting. Use 36
042 inch row's. Set the plants ‘
■ight inches apart in the bow
up to May 20, then 8 to 10 inch-.
s up to June 10. and then 10
! i
iK Ms, ‘ GAS WATEA KATUN* j
Is more efficient .... lowest to-
I 1 situation cost. *. lowest opemt- I
’ ins cost... fastest heating Cup
to 3 times faster than other am*
contained types) . . awe hot
water wfcgnweged. See our line of tuaran- J
to 12 inches. Cultivate shallow,
keeping a high row. Lay by
when rennets are six **» e'°ht
inches long. At last cultiva
i (don. side-dress with 400 pounds
es 8-0-24 te»p-dresser per acre.
Harvest when you can get the!
most U. S. No. I size. Deter- 1
mane when to harvest by digging
several hills scattered over the i
field. Grade out the jumbos
and numb*.-' twos at harvest.
t me. Store only the No. Us un- 1
Hess you know it wiil be pro-1
fatable to store the others.
Mr. Covington' says tnat by
■ following these practices on good i
i soil the yield should be 300 j
" bushels or more of U. S. No. 11
:: grade per acre. Many grow- i
ers made such vields tn 1959.
Gittirg Schooled In Commu ii
eating is my job this . week. I
am goiitM back to college for a
i week. I just ought to be the
j communicatingest person you !
ever saw when I get back, if I
1 can take it. Squire Harry Ven
-5 tens will be your County Agent I
i this W'eek and I know he will be
i an excellent one.
Harry is doing an excellent
j job in Extension Vxrk with us.
,We are just delighted to have
1 hint fill ■ the place vacated by I
j our . esteemed friend, the honor-;
able R S. Marsh, esquire. Har
]ry ntav not have as ntanv jokes;
!as Bob but I think the folks
| ate falling in love with him and i
j giving hint fine cooperation,
j I'll see you as soon as 1 get|
■communicated. |
Women Await Action
Os Commissioners
Continued bom Pag* 1. Section 1
] of the plans and answered ques
‘ tiora/pbrtaming to the project.:
governing bodv was given j
ya complete set of blueprints fori
■ further study and the planning’
committee was asked to secure]
estimates of the expenses in- j
I volvcd.
Representatives ot tite Wo- i
■ man's Club presented to the
I Commissioners at their Febru-.
I ary, 1960, meeting the follow- ’
1 ing:
a. That the Commissioners
j give permission to remove the
Confederate monument from the
Green.
b. That the Commissioners
appropriate $4,500. if possible, ini
their budget for 1960-61. for part |
lof the funds needed to complete ,
j the project of beautifying and
| restoring the Green.
.] The overall cost of the whole I
j project is between 59.500 and
| $10.(500. This estimate covers i
i the reconstruction and planting
of both sites which have been I
recommended for beautification |
The Woman's Club has already i
II spent approximately SSOO in se-;
, curing the plans and laying the i
initial ground work for the pro
ject. They are asking the town
I and the county to take these j
(plans and proceed with the work
j accordingly. At no time would
1 the sum needed for this work i
be in the hands of the Woman's
] Club or at their disposal for
! the improvement of this public,
property. However, the Wo-I
; man's Club is contributing sl,-]
] 00f» toward the prefect, if it be-'
j comes a reality, to lessen the
] expenses to the county and
! town.
Since 1949. the Woman's Club
has contributed over SIO,OOO for
the preservation of the town and i
county's historical resources.'
I Most of this has been derived!
from the five tours of Edenton
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, T**TJRSDA\\ MARCH 3, 1960.
'mONSTER CONCA LINE? —Wh t to be Ihe t. .1 point or on ■.. i- roly
Is costumed girls performing a ritual called the “long finger dance.” Scene was the open
ing of the SAEP (Southeast Asia Peninsula) games in Bangkok, Thailand.
and Countryside that the Wo
man's Club has sponsored. The
Community Planning Committee]
was formed by the club because
of their long-realizing the need
tor such an organ wherebv per
sons interested in the communi
ty’s historical background could
meet and discuss suggestions
and settle on some well-organiz
ed plan, with the adviefe of the
best professional neln possible,
in an effort to contribute to the
town’s long-range beautification,
restoration and preservation pro
ject. The committee consists of
six Woman's Club members and
seven other persons front the
town and county.
The proposed work at the :
south end of Broad Street con
sists of moving the monument ‘
to this site, paving with brick
a 60 x 30 ft. area around it.
erecting four flagstaffs in the
corners of this plaza and plant
ing the 40 x 30 ft. grass plots
at each end with a hedge of ilex
eompacta and four cherry laur
els in the south end. which
would be clipped low in order
not to obstruct the view. AH j
of these plants are hardv plams
guaranteed to withstand all
weather conditions. The flag-,
poles would carry the American
flag, the North Carolina flag,
the Confederate , fla?. and a regi
mental flag.
The Woman's Club feels there
are definite advantages in this
relocation of the monument. It:
would be seen the whole mile
length of Broad Street and be
a beacon for south-bound trav- j
elers. It would attract many 1
people into the business district
and the neighborhood of three]
historic shrines. The club feels,
that the monument would have ]
greater dignity in a setting de
signed to show : t to advantage,
and the new parkway would
greatly enhance the beauty of
the waterfront and of the town.
The work of the Court House
grounds and Green consists of
grading the Green, building
brick walks and stews and a
small brick on sand plaza.
around the Hewes monument:
replanting grass on the Green,
planting trees to replace the 24
elms which have disappeared
since 1932. and planting low
shrubbery around the Hewes
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monument and directly in front
of the Court House. The plans
call for no work on any build
ing;
The Green wouid have to be
cleared of all its present trees,
(ail are either diseased or dam
aged) and concrete walks. It
would be graded to four ter
laeed levels with slopes so
slight that they would present
no problems of washing or up
keep. Grass wouid be replant
ed at once. Along the central
axis of the Green, brick steps
would be built at each terrace.
Brick walks would replace the
present concrete walks. A small
plaza would surround the Hewes
monument with a seat-wall the
height of a bench outlining the
plaza for the benefit of those
desiring to use them. Ten trees
on each side of the Green would
provide a frame for the view
from either end. Sycamores
have been recommended because
of their fast growth, their im
munity to blight and disease,
their toughness in withstanding
storms and the statliness of the
trees which branch out when
quite tall and would in no way
obstruct the view cf the water
or residences who live around
the Green.
The ground Immediately in
front cf- the Court House would
be planted with small-leafed
English ivv for a permanent
cover. Along the retaining wail
and across the foot of the Green
would be planted a low hedge
of ilex eompacta. Around the
seat-wall and bv the steps
would be clumps of willow-leaf
ed ilex.
• All of the proposed planting
would be done according to the
same specifications as those "used
at Tryon’s Palace, the same fer
tilizing and mulching and stak
ing, with the same guarantee
of replacement for any plants
or trees that die within a year
in spite of adequate care.
The project fits into the pro
gram of the Chamber of Com
merce who say in one of their
bulletins,
“With Edenton’s great poten
tial. it is natural that your
Chamber’s second most active
category is recreation and tour
ist development. Edenton’s his
tory and historical buildings can
be propeprly developed to be
. come a major factor in our eco
] nomic well-being—However, at
] the present time we do not have
I any outstanding attractions
available to the public to pull
a great number of tourists to
Edenton. We - propose to con
centrate on this problem to
make Edenton the goal of more
tourists.”
The Woman's Club hopes that
everyone who approves the pro
posed plan will write or speak
to their Commissioners and
Councilmen. letting them know
of their approval. The accept
ance of this proposed plan de
pends only on the citizens of
I Chowan Couniv. The Club says
that they are the ones who will
directly benefit. In presenting
i the plan, the club has worked
only on the community level.
I No outside assistance lias been
sought except for employed pro
fessional advice, directlv con
nected with (he plans; the con
struction. planting and estimates
I of cost.
I Members of the Woman's Club
j say that they strongly led that
j “history pays in manv wavs. It
I pays in tourist dollars that can
be counted, improved property
j values and finer living condi-
I tions. It pays off in nobler
heritage and deeocr respect for
the great American Past - that
we can leave for Americans yet
to come.”
Kickoff For 4-H
Development Fund
The Chowan 4-H development
organization met for supper
Monday night at the Oak Grove
Community Building. Four 4-H
I members and leaders barbecued
i chickens for the supper and 4-H
jgirls served the group.
! After the supper .Bristoe Per
ry called the meeting ta_order
; Miss Catherine Aman, assistant
! home economies agent, briefly
discussed the history of the
I North Carolina 4-H development
] fund and gave the four main
, objectives of this program. The
4-H development fund is set up
to improve and broaden the 4-H
Club work in North Carolina,
•primarily in the following
phases:
(3) Camping program. (2) Rec-
ognition and awards program.!
3) Scholarships end (4) The in
ernaiional farm youth exchange
ixigraoi.
The Chowan County group
las set as J.rir goat $l,lOO. The
have Tor .u.h's will be tarried
i tetring Ns.: .pa! 4-H club
Week. M irth 5-12 by the de
velopment fund members. The
Chowan 4-H development organ
ization includes: Bristoe Perry.
Dick Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ton Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Bunch. Gilliam Wood. Mr. and
Mi-s. W. H. Winbome. Mrs. E.
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PAGE SEVEN
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i for the ass, and a rod for thf
. fool's back. —Proverb XXVI.v
CARD ~OF THaTtKS !
We want to tnank our ft lends
and neighbors for their many
deeds cf kindness and expres
sions of sympathy tendered JS
during the illness and death of
: our husband and father, Wil
liam H. Parrish. These symbols
of love helped us to carry our
heavy buiden and will always
i t>c rcr-embered.
W H. PARRISH FAMILY