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PAGE TWO >■—spcfiOK otns New 4-cent Stamp On April 18 Will Commemorate Soil-Water As Nation's Precious Resources , Soil and water conservation leaders here are looking for ward to issuance of the world's: first water conservation postage stamp by the Post Office Dc-j partment in Washington, D. C., L. C. Bunch, chairman of the Albemarle Soil Conservation District, says. The commemorative 4-cent| stamp, printed in three colors, | will be issued April 18 at the| National Watershed Congress in | the national capital at a cere-1 mony featuring three cabinet | members, Agriculture Secretary j Ezra Taft Benson, Interior Sec retary Fred A. Seaton and Post master General Arthur E. Sum-j merfield. The stamp will go on sale on, the following day, April 19, at| other post offices throughout the) country, including the Edenton ; 18th Decennial Census Will Measure Population Os State , Ten years of population change fn North Carolina will be mea sured by the 18th decennial cen sus of the United States to be conducted in April, 1960. by the) Bureau of the Census, Depart nient of Commerce. The new ■ statistics will bring forward the information last collected in the' 1950 census. , North Carolina ranked third' among the states in population with 393.751 inhabitants at the' time the first census was taken' in 1790. In this position it' trailed Virginia and Pennsylva-1 nia hut it was ahead of Massa-1 chuseits and New York, in that t>rder. ! In 1950, 160 years later. North; Carolina, with 4.061.929 was; tenth among the states in popu iation The population of North Caro-, lina increased by a million and a , half in the 110-year period end ing in 1900. The gain was ex ceeded in the first 40 years of the twentieth century when the stale's population lose from 5,893,810 to 3.571.623. The in crease of 490,306 between 1950 fain experienced in the decade 920 to 1930. - North Carolina was one of the Thirteen Original States. The state has a land area of 49,097 square miles. In 1950 there was tin average of 82.7 persons per square mile as compared with an of 72.7 in 1950. Among fc, V-/MUW - -irx»-Lr»j_riJ~i-l~u- _j _r_r_n_r J~L-T_T«J~I ~i,r ~Wi_rxiJ~l-ri~irif m'*~ C ~ ~~~ * » m m m m First Northeastern Negro Hog Show And Sale Set For Mar. 28 The first annual Northeastern, *North Carolina Swine Show and; (Sale will bo held Monday, I tMarch 28. This show and sale] .will be held at the North Caro-j lina*Virginia Stockyard in Wind-; {sor. Adult farmers, N.F.A. and] 4-H Club members from the fol-j (lowing counties may participate;j Chowan, Gates. Bertie, Beau-j fort, Perquimans, Martin, North 'ampton and Pasquotank. All hogs entered for show and sale mast ho registered at the stockyard by 9:30 A. M„ on the 23th. Hogs may be entered in the following classes: Adult Division (for farmers) — Class I: (A) One barrow or gilt weighing 180-210 lbs.; (B) One barrow or gilt weighing 211-240 lbs. Class II: (A) Pen of 3 barrows or gilts weighing 130- 2210 lbs; (B) Pen of 3 barrows j or gilts weighing 210-211 lbs. j Junior Division (for 4-H and N.F.A. members)—Class III: (A & B), same as class I for adults. Class IV: (A & B), same as class II for adults. < The grand champion and re serve champion will be selected from both the adult division and junior divisions. Prizes will be! awarded to the first, second and ■ third place winners in each classl ; in both divisions. 1 ; Cne of the highlights for the j junior division will be a judg-; ing contest. Four-H Club and ]' NF.A. judging teams will com- 1 pete for top prizes. Each team , Will be made up of three mem- 1 bers and one alternate. The fol- j Idwing 4-H’ers from the Center | flilj community club will make UP the Chowan County 4-H Club) team: Kenneth Jordan, Dalton Jordan, Samuel Co*ton and Al t'** Coston. Jack. Kelley, Extension swine specialist from State Cotlege, and Tahnadge Brewer, instructor in animal husbandry, A. and T. your breeding stock to produce mm «#*£»** * ‘-j meat pn*Ma. ... post office. j "The beautiful new stamp ! dramatizes the fact that water i is today our most precious and j most limiting natural resource." jMr. Bunch said. The stamp is | being released at the Seventh j National Watershed Congress, j Mr. Bunch pointed out. because |of the influence of upstream I land treatment and small dams | in small watersheds on our wa iter supplies. ■ This Congress, he said, brings I together each year represema- I tives of 30 or more agricultural I and conservation organizations [concerned with water problems ! in the nation's small watersheds. Mr. Bunch said local observ ance of the water conservation ) stamp’s issuance is being plan ned. the states. North Carolina rank ed tenth in population and twenty-eighth in land area. The 1950 urban population of | North Carolina comprised 1.565,- 101 persons, or 33.7 percent of the population of the state. This population was living in the 107 urban places in the stale and in ( other territory included in the 1 urban fringes of the 6 urban - . ized areas in the state. More ! than 70 percent of the urban i population was living in the 31 urban places of 10.000 inhabil | ants or more. Each of the 30 i incorporated places of 10 000 or more gained population between j 1940 and 1950. with the in creases ranging from 1.0 percent iin Thomasville city to 190.6 jter ' cent in Albemarle town. A comparison of census fig ! ures for Chowan County front | 1790 to 1950 follows: 1790 .... 5.011 1 1800 5.132 1810 5.297 hB2O 6.464 1830 6.697 ,1840 0.020 I 1850 6,721 ; 1860 - - 6.842 ‘I ■*»—■ * 11880 7.900 • 11890 - 9.167 • • 1900 10.258 •' 1910 U. 303 i 1920 10.649 ■1930 11.282 i 1940 11 572 ; • 1950 12.540 t “Whether you have hogs to j show and sale or not you can improve your swine program by '! attending this show and salt , ' j says Fletcher F. Lassiter. Cho ' wan County Negro Agricultural j Agent. “Let’s make plans now j to attend.” I J PAM ASHLEY ASSISTS IN CHURCH OFFERTORY In a program of worship mu sic on Sunday at Sokies Metho dist Church in Norfolk Miss, Pam Ashley was one of the ar tists assisting with the offertory. “Holy, Holy, Holy’. She played the piano and was accompanied on the organ by her music teacher, W. T. Killgrove. Miss Ashley was a piano stu dent of Mrs. C. B, Mooney for j five years, but is now living j with her parents. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas L. Ashley at Aragona Village in Norfolk. She is a student at Thorogood School in the village. RECORD SOYBEAN ACREAGE IN STATE INDICATED FOR Y 0 March 1. 1960, prospective acreage of soybeans grown alone for all purposes is indicated at a record 577,000 acres, accord ing to the North Carolina Crop Reporting Service. On the basis of the March intentions, the cur rent crop acreage is expected to be 20 percent above the record plantings in 1959 and 33 percent above the 1949-58 average Some increase in the acreage of soy beans occurred each year since 1953 except for 1959. Growers do not make a March 1 report on the acreage intended for harvest as beans, and no ■ forecast of such acreage or pro- j duct ion is matte at this time. If planting intentions are carried out and. about the same prepara tion of the total acreage is har vested for beans as in the last SSd’bTharvested for |2S^Sf*S'£lfw , »S VFW Auxiliary Kit'd* Offerers | The Ladies’ Auxiliary «ts Witt liam H. CafTield, Jtr.. Jtist N*. * 9280. Veterans eff Foreign W*s. | met Thursday night ttt the iwwwe 4 of Mrs. W H Offietd. whew of ficers for 1960 were ejected. 4 Those elected were as follows: President. Moris Doris Voice; # senior vice president, Mrs. Ella Potts; junior v*°e president, Mrs. Betty Perry: secretary. Mrs. Virginia Oliver; treasurer. Mrs # Pat tic Jordan: guard, Mrs. Helen Byrum; conductress, Mrs. Bertie Warner; chaplain. Mrs. Mary Coffield: trustees, one year, Mrs. ( Beriie Wamer; two years, Mrs. Ella Mae Parrish; throe years. Mis. Palrie Jordan; historian, ' Mrs. Helen Byrum. j, These officers will he install ed at the April meeting of the , Auxiliary with Mrs. Virgin** Oliver, past president of Dts trict 1. giving the obligation. | During the business meeting, j it was voted to contribute to the Pel Cross drive and alsv m join the Chowan liosivt:il Auxiliary. The business office at the hospital has been in structed to call the Auxiliary if there are any needy patients whom the Auxitiarv might help. The Auxiliary secretary was instructed to have the Auxiliary ■ lis-ed on "The Gold Book” di vider page. This book is in she VFW National Memorial Budding in Washington. D. C. Anyone so destt ing may have names of organizations or 'in dividual names listed in memory of loved ones who lost their lives , . serving their country. , The Auxiliary urges every merchant to display the new 59- star flag this July 4. 1 At the close of the meeting refreshment- '"ere served and iho members made Biblical > scrolls as tray t.tvors for Cho- , wan Hospital. WMlVtiil M.h‘l In E. City Maroli 29 ( Mi-s. T. O Ashell. president I of the Chowan Association, an- nounees that the f 1 ftv fifth an . nual session of Woman's Ms . sionarv Union will meet Tues day. March 29. at Blackwell M<- , nioiis! in Elizabeth City at 1C ' A. M. Miss Barbara Rodam. {'Shm VTA Ttafalol* oft’tei'lbWh. - and Dr Bobert Shei’ee of Japan, j will be the guest speakers for. , jhe day Dr. Sherer served in; > evangelistic work in Kobe. Ja-, < part, since 1948. He is a native » of Alabama. He and Mrs. Sher j er have a family of three daugh . ters and a son. Mis Carlton Cherry of Eliza-) , beth City, regional president. ( will also appear on the pro » gram All mission-minded persons ate urged to attend. t _______________ 1 CHBtSTIAN SCIENCE The divine source of all real • perception and understanding ■ will be set forth at Christian • Science services Sunday in the Lesson-Sermon entitled "Reali- f ty” Events in the lives of the ’ prophets Elijah and Elisha will be featured in the Bible read ings Also included will be ■ Paul's statement on prophecy to : the ThessaJOnians: "Quench not " the Spirit. Despise not prophe-j ■ syingsk Prove all things: hold 1 fast that which is good” (I Thes- I salonians 5:19-21). Among the selections to be read from "Science and Health; with Key to the Scriptures” by; ■ Mary Baker Eddy are the fol-j ; lowing: “Spirit imparts the under .**andmg which upkfts conscious ness and leads into a'l truth . . Spiritual sense is the d*s- j cernmeni of spiritual good. Un-j deistsndmg is the line of de marcation between the real and unreal . . . This understanding! is not intellectual, is not the re sult of scholarly attainments: itj is the reality of all things) brought to light* (505:K-T7. 28- 22. 26-28) ENTERPRISE CLUB MEZTS \ The Enterprise Home Kce- j nomics Club held its March 1 meeting with Mrs. Wailaor! Goodwin. Jr., with II present The club welcomed the feßew-! ng new members: Mrs. Lee! Sma'V Mrs. Edward Goodwin, j Mrs. West Byrom. Jro and Mrs. John P. Perry. Plans were made in jaxpara-, i (ion for the district meeting *»:j be heM in Edenton «* Aped *2. It was decided »o haw the wg-J dav night of each with. | UK CMMUUV KlUft EDOTTOIt Mom CAHOLWA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, MM. School ) Lunch Room Menul M<w«s at the Edewkon Ete wumttaay Sehee* ter the week of j Mandh aS-Agsril l trill be as te4- Dows:: Monday:: Hjuwtbeem roeat. cab- j te**e and vmwtt sated, sandtwkk; biroad. ■dbcese sltees, chewy pie. wnilk and guwia beans;. Tuesday; Stiek a®«6 vegetable pte. bsmteroi peas, setsaei baked tnoltts, prapekrtMi.. butter and wwillfc. Wednesday; Hawtibwurger. gra vy. stteawied mn, milk, bbekeye peas;, (two* brewd. apple pie and iwawter. Thmiitsday; Onteke® tritk ariee) -muss, tsoasted efoeese tdock cake. ««a*B«e halves, effaek «ms and witiollk.. Friday; Boiled tawm. potato; salad, tutrowp greens, butter, bruit jelllo. sctouwil teaked talk, and; milk. Important Meeting: For Cotton Growers County Agynt C. W Qveseaan. atwifluances that a very ijaaport awi rnmiing ®wr eotto® growers will he heM at tbe Ctoowan CiTOnwimitiiiity Bunnßdiaag tonight (Thursdayt at ” 3Wi aVfwk. ■“We will iexs»llaiin teow to tn ercase vmtton iiwfwiffltie by using y«ar eftfeetively and incrcasmg yield* and quality."l says M, Owram. Mt. tHvOTbam pdinte: ont thatj itt 1959 e.-ttow vontoHtewted ap prox 1 .■• >Ty XstJ.sSt to Jturtti: iit vnrne ifi Oiwwa® CVmuty. “Do you rcvi'jie'?” he asks- ■'that cot ton -h-wiM havv- vomipributed at least kSOiit.oifid) f *-vwy grower had ifolli-ned tvx>iw«mierK!Be«l prac tices. Tlhie year 19«Wi is a new year Will yon strtve for the b i ghost litcnme possible front ■cottoin this war” Iff sov »>'*’ is the- title to starg” Mivliaativail eotton pteking will be shown by- tiwovi#s; and otber, practices ’(kill be show® by slides. At’ who are jintggestect! in rotten ate iißVttio.l to attend this tweeting. 1 I CENTER HILL CLUB MEETS j The CVflnte'r Hi® llwnne Demon-! xtrai M*n CMb mset Tuesday night, Mauvh s:y at tbe home of Mrs. R V Moffluds Mrs. 'Momd*. jwwrdena called i the meeting t® order with a short devetiawal and tbe group 1 repeated the etufe eolllleet for the prayer, miwattes were read and ! approved and 1 roll was an swesrod by members gtvimg num ber of pr;m!ts owned duaring the month. Mrs. Harry Venters very abiy ! gave the dcmonstratjjom on “Per sonal Appe-araiwee”. Uismg charts, petane gragste and post ess the grot®! was sbawm that one of the mast naapoctaott as sets that any woman curt de w'lop is an eject eamage. Mrs; Venters also suggested better ways of aypily :ni| imake-uip and m choosing becantinig elotbes and styles for a flattening effect for each person Mrs. E. L. Bdkb gave a can cer lepon givung tbe seven dan ger signals. During the social boar, recrea t ior. and rctfresbattents: were en ; Joyed. TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED | \ ' «k\|B pM Use a 23-B UNIT PLANTER Modem as totwanoac; t&n John Deere 23-B UauS Ffantar as a wmnwy w*Hr Btfowgh and Bt jjvad oat be beat far aoeuzate, lew<tet dlriilliiiiny at cant, t>wn and many seeds. Tbe 23-B Is a ptaator that will -7 > : * - \ », ’7 - v Hobbs Implement Co., Inc. GEY C. HOKRS. Mgr. PHONE 3112 EBEKTON, N. 0 Miss Lou Brown Dies • After Long Illness Miss Lou Brown, 80, died at her borne on East Queen Street jat 12:10 o’clock Wednesday morning after a long period of I failing health. She was a na tive erf Gates County, daughter of the late William H. and Sarh H. Brown, but lived in Edenton 7(* years. Surviving is her sister, Mrs. Isa Barrow, with whom she aaade her heme. Funeral services will be held ! Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at tbe Williford Funeral Home. The Rev. Ralph Fowlkes, pastor erf the Methodist Church, of v which she was a member, will officiate and burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery. The family requests no flow ers. Activities Planned Fsr Library Week Cadh—l icons Page 1. Section 1 k 100th patron at both Edenton li braries. 1 Every - day on the Nancy Car son show over WCDJ at 11 A. M. ‘ there will be programs concern ing books and libraries. Some of those who are expected to participate are Mrs. Ingbs Flet cher. Vernon Ward and Nick ; George. Mrs. George Mack, ;. trustee and member of the com -1 in it tee. will read a history of the j Shepard - Pruden Memorial Li- I brary. Other committee mem bers will also participate, in cluding William D. Fuller, John Shackelford, Jane Holmes, Tom Shepard, Eugenia Babylon, Mil ton Bass. Harry Smith. Jr., and Mrs. Harry Vente-s. Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville. president of the North Carolina Art Society, is also scheduled to speak at Hotel Joseph Hewes Tuesday night. April 5. at 8 o'clock. Mrs. ■! I you sit down j you play real music I i the very first instant j mL-’ c ; magnMs” t' Magnus ia created for tbe 9 out of every 10 folks who love music, but can’t read a note of it. Simply match - i numbers in the song books to tbe numbered keyboard. . 1 Out cornea real music, with rich, resonant chord rj accompaniment. Hundreds of songs to play, from 11 classical to jazz, songs you play your very first try! Tit IT TBOAY. ..PROVE TO YOUR SELF IT’S MORE FUN TO MAKE S 4 O A95 . MUSIC THAN JUST LISTEN TO IT! ijf matching table S2S tMsl with mkrophonie pickup for plug-ln lo amplifier sllghlly additional I Jackson’s Radio &TV Service W. Eden St. PHONE 3519 Edenton i —' r r ~ ■ . . -jm like (depending on tractor power and tool bar length) to any 1-3/4- to 24/4-inch square "tool bar. It even fits some cultivator rear rigs. Right now is the time to be thinking about getting up-to-date planting equipment. Stop in and see us the next tjjee you’re in town. ,We believe you’ll agree die John Deere 23-B * is the planter for you. > ; TH • . •’ "w i . V' .W* 1 •* v- -.r.. ■ • . £ .> I George Mack is in charge of ar rangements for this meeting. Past Masters* Nfgfrt Held By Masons Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., observed past masters’ night Thursday night at'its stat ed communication. All past masters were assigned to the various stations and' places, dur ing which H. A. Campen, tbe oddest past master present, pae sented Ernest J. Ward, Jr., im mediate past master, a beautiful past master’s jewel. Past masters who were desig nated to fill the various offices were: H. A. Campen, E. W. Spires, J. Edwin Bufflap, W. C. Bunch, J. A. Curran, W. M. Wil kins, J. R. Bynim, T. B. Willi . ford, W. A. Harrell, W. M. Rhoades, Dan Reaves and Ernest Kehayes. Thene are 26 past masters of the lodge, 13 of whom were ! present at the meeting. Others : aside from the above are €. H. I I Wood, Dr. W. S. Griffin, L. E. 'I Francis, S. C. Mills, W. J. Dan ’.iels, Bill Goodwin, William O. Elliott, Richard Baer, Hubert - Williford. C. B. Mooney, C. T. • (If) riff in, C. W. Overman, William " | Adams and Ernest Ward. ! 1 1 j They think too little who talk itoo much. —John Dryden. <r- -fr— —v Lunch Room Mena j! V*"-' ,'W;*** I Menus at Chowan High School lunch room for week of March'! ' 28 to April 1 will he as follows; Monday: Milk, meat loaf and gravy, steamed rice, turnip greens, pickle relish, hot rolls, butter, chocolate pudding. Tuesday: Milk, luncheon meat sandwich, beef and vegetable soup, crackers, bread, butter, ■ devil food cake. Wednesday: Milk, baked ham, sweet potato puffs, steamed cab bage, cucumber circles, corn j ' bread, butter, loaf bread, ginger- j ! bread with whipped topping. JfICQU INS jO I OfSmifD fROM GRAIN -80 PROOF I j I CHARLES JACOUIN et Cie, Inc., Phila , Pa. * j Classified Ads HUNDREDS OF DENTISTS rec ommend OLAG Tooth Paste. I Buy at the drug store. FOR RENT 4-ROOM HOMF. on Cypress road. Cali 2322 before 5 P. M., or 2059 after 5 P. M. C. C. Wiggins. Mar24,3lc FOR SALE OR RENT "AN ideal home f.r small family. * Very low cost. Contact Mrs. T. R. Boutwell, phone 3561. Mar24tfc HOUSE FOR RENT—S MILES from Edenton, 7 rooms and bath. Has garden space. $35 per month. Gilbert Harrell. Rt. 3, Edenton. Mar24,3lc FOR~SALB—TAPE RECORDER like new. Will sell very rea sonably. Reason for selling is that church wort; larger recorder. Call or con tact the Rev. J. W, Law, phone 2049, Edenton. lie FOR”SALE SIX PUREBRED Hampshire male pigs; cham pion bloodline; 125 lbs. One set of International planters for Super “C" tractor with fertilizer attachments. Like new. J. L. Evans, Hertford. Route one. Mar24,3lp WE INSTALL AND FINANCE aluminum triple track storm windows. Only $15.95 per window complete. Colonial Furniture Company, Edenton. Phone 2219. Marl 7,24,31, Apr7 c HELP WANTED MALE OR female in Edenton. No strikes or lay-offs. A better than average income the year around. Full or part time, men or women. Insevtigate Watkins Products, Inc., today. Write 5071, Dept. S-3, Rich mond, Va. MarlO,l7,24pd' ‘ SELECTION OF USED SOFAS . . . your choice $9.95. Two and 3-piece sofa suites $14.95 and $19.95. Terms arranged. Colonial Furniture Company. Mch17,24,31c FOR RENT—THREE-BEDROOM house, 810 Johnston Street Bath, living room, kitchen with electric hot water and gas range. Oil floor furnace Will rent by week or month. Phone Monday through Friday 9 to 5, Edenton 2101, Miss Snell. MehT7,24r GOOD HOME FOR SMALL family. Westover Heights Very low cost Fontaine Bout welL Phone 3561. tf< j ■ WIfICMS m - IS I j | slaw, string beams, baesbpuflpgtesi, -I bread, butter, applte robbler. wjj I Friday; Mtlk, Ifiranks, .FTJ j cheese sandwich, bated he««S, i B > tossed salad, a-olLs, batter, Dwwpk J - j 1 pudding* I j RED MEN MEETING 1 -- — ” * I Chowan Triiv of Red 3toa I will meet Monday might, MawA 1 28, at 7;80 ©’dock.. Gay WdA 1 1 iliams, sachem, is very 'amvioraf I to have a large attwwdwnbe, I Justice and bowesty have R?* J I | themselves melted away imte » 1 jmiowling and watery t 1 1 thropy. —Edward Carpcmter. 1 : SALESMEN WANTED—Be yawr | own boss. Earn more sclliiwjt Rawleigh Products —everybody knows and likes them. Wortt part time at start, see for yourself. Vacancy in Oww» County. Write RawHeigh's, Dept. NCC-210-ld. Richmond*. Va. MarS.MMTaUIp BULLDOZER WORK LAND * [ clearing and dirt pushing, et j Phone 2956, Clarence I-uipien, tfe FOR SALE • Cabbage Plants • Lettuce Plants • Onion Sets • Seed Potatoes B Complete Line of Vegetable Seeds E. L. PEARCE, Sufin Phone 383$ Edenton tfe 1 Custom Ruilt Homes Built on your own lot, for only SI.OO down. $1,695 06 ugk. Im mediate financing; small month ly payments. Healih, accident and life insurance coverage. Star Homes. Inc- P. E. Caytoß Representative, 500 Offline St Phone 3388, Edenton. tfc WATCH REPAIRING —JEWEL ry repairing and engraving Prompt service. Ross Jcwelees. Phone 3525. tfe PICTURE IBS best in custom , date see Jonn R. Lewis at the Bdwe ton Fumitore Company, Oe*» rlete line of moulding to chMM from Bfe GROW YOUR OWN Fruit and Nuts. Write for Free Copy illustrated Spring price list, offering large assortment as Fruit Trees, Berry Plants, Grape Vines, Nut Trees, LMriK scape plant material—onchrih ing Roses. Salespeople want ed. WAYNESBORO NURSER IES, Dept. Nil, Waynwtown, Va. FOR RENT OR room noitsc in AHnuuth Court. Stove and nefrigeraMt furnished' also ISnW fwranc*. Phone 3122. tfe HOUSF.’aND liot FOR SALEii I 708 Johnston Street, Osnt*Bt Mrs. Pearl Hughes, 314 Weak Queen Suvet, MarStfe FOR SALE I*B9 MODEL Waste King etectrie dishwas&s err. Used very little, ©oa4 as new. Price DR. Mrs. J. Edwin BwflCtaß. Ptraafc 2438 or 2221. APARTMENf - »