AROUND THE FARMS»
l™tN CHOWAN COUNTY
, By C. VA OVERMAN. Chowan County Agent
Rural Telephones: The rural
telephone committees of Cho
wan and Perquimans Counties
met at the Agricultural Build
ing in Hertford on Tuesday
(right, July 26. Three hundred
and sixty-three rural families
have applied for telephone ser
vice on REA forms in the sur
vey conducted in the two coun
ties in the spring. The local
telephone company recently re
quested these applicants to go
to their respective telephone.'
exchange and fill out an bfficial J
company application form byj
July 29. As soon as he learn-*
ed of this, the Chowan County 5
Agent mailed a letter to each
of the Chowan County appli
cants requesting them to make
4 application at the telephone ex
change as requested by the
fmpany.
We have learned of some ap
plicants who have made two or
more applications at the local
telephone exchange during the
last two years or less. It ap-l
pears that some of these
cations in the local office have
been by-passed and not placed
in order for service. 1 have al
been informed that there is)
considerable dissatisfaction with
the sendee on some lines and
that some people who want
telephones have said that they
want service but not the kind
of service being rendered on
such lines, therefore, they are
holding back on making appli
cation.
The rural people in Chowan
and Perquimans counties want
telephone service. They want
reasonably adequate service.
With proper cooperation from
*e local telephone company
(rich has a franchise to service
t this area this can be attained,
but without proper cooperation
it cannot be attained. Plans
were agreed upon for contact
ing the rural telephone company
relative to a definite plan and
time for servicing the rural
areas of Chowan and Perquim
ans counties.
Grain Marketing: The coun
ty grain committees, grain deal
ers, Agricultural Agents and
some other interested persons of
the Albemarle area met at the
Agricultural Building in Eliza
beth City on Thursday night,
July 28. The rush of early corn
harvest in the fall has consid
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erably increased in recent years.
Corn has been harvested with
too high moisture content for
proper drying and quality. Dry
ing has been rushed too fast.
In some instances, the com has
been allowed to go into a heat;
resulting in partial spoilage.
Thesk and other factors have re
sulted in poor grade com in
some instances.
It is recognized that quality
corn as well as quality in any
1 product must be offered to the
buyers because feat is what
they and their trade demand.
It was agreed that com growers
and grain dealers can work to-.
gether and alleviate the hazard-1
ous situation which feces these]
people in the Albemarle area- if:
they do not produce' quality)
corn this year. It vyas pointed
out that the Albemarle area has
an excellent crop of com in thO
field. At the present time, the
quality of this crop is tbps but
the quality chn be greatly re
duced unless proper harvesting,
drying and handling practices'
are followed.
In the first place, growers
dhould determine that their com
in the field does not have more
than 25% moisture content,
preferably less, before harvest
ing. They must determine that!
the dealer is in a position to)
handle the corn properly before'
they harvest it for him. Thel
dealer most not allow himself,
to be caught in a jam with
more corn than he can dry and
handle properly. Corn, growers
who have their own drying fa
cilities must observe the same
precautions if they expect to
present a top quality product at
the market place. By working
together we feel that the com
growers and the dealers can
handle this corn crop in such
a manner that it will be accept
able to any market source.
While there appears to be an
abundant corn crop in the Al
bemarle area, we are informed
that much of the Tidewater area
in North Carolina and Virginia
has had drought conditions
which wijl result in reduced corn
yields. If is true, .then
r there is no need for our corn
: growers to try to rush their com
on the market faster than their
| facilities can properly handle it.
| We realize that there is a storm
hazard in this area, but this is
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one of the gambles that has to I
toe accepted. We believe it is)
better to take some chance on
fee storm hazards than to ruin
a perfectly good crop, take a
reduced price and lose when
such a good quality crop and
tap prices are in prospect.
880 In Area Benefit
By Social Security
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
old-age, survivors and disability
insurance monthly benefits at
the end of 1959 at an annual
rate of more than $lO billion.
The old-age insurance average
monthly payment in this area
compares favorably with the av
erage for this region of $65.45.
He also pointed out that al
most half a million disabled
worker 'beneficiaries and their
I dependents receiving benefits
' nationally a yearly rate of over
's4oo million. In this region the
[average payment was SB4 per
i month which compares with the
national average of SB9.
By contrast, he recalled that
when benefits • first 'became pay
able in 1940, the' average month
ly payment to a retired worker
with no dependents receiving
benefits was $22, and to a re
tired couple the average pay
ment was. $36.
The . original Social Security
Act was signed into law on Au
gust 14, 1935, and as social se
curity celebrates its Silver An
! niversary, about 74 million
j working people are in covered
i employment or self-employment
|in the course of a year. They
are building old-age, survivors,
j and disability protection for
'themselves, their dependents and
their survivors under the social
security law.
A representative from the Dis
trict Office is in the area at
regular times to assist interest
ed people in filing claims and
processing any other matters
which may be present. The
Norfolk District Office is locat
ed at 220 W. Brambleton Ave.,
Norfolk 10, Va.
RED MEN MEET MONDAY
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, August 8, at 8
o’clock. Alton Shaw, sachem of
the tribe, urges a good attend
ance.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Pierce
announce the birfe—of--**- son
-10 pounds, bom Thursday, July
11. Mother and son are doing
nicely.
Ruth 1 Wlttfont
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Ceremony Solemnized
In Merry Hill Sun- j
day As ternoon
The marriage of Miss Ruth
White Williford to James Pres
ton Smith was solemnized on
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock
in Merry Hill Baptist Church.
Officiating was the Rev. Chas.
Mewbern. Music was furnished
by Miss Erances Privott of
Edenton as organist and Mrs.
Floyd Taylor of Merry Hill, vo-J
calist.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Williford
of Merry Hill and the bride
groom is the son of Mrs. Ervin
Smith and the late Mr. Smith
of Norfolk, Va.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She was
dressed in a gown of chantilly
lace with tulle over satin, styled
with sabrina neckline, long
lace sleeves ending in points
over the hands. The panel
skirt of lace extended into lace
ruffled chapel train. Her fing
ertip length veil of imported
illusion was arranged from a
pearl and sequin crown. She
carried a bouquet of French
carnations and white orchid.
The bride’s sister-in-law, Mrs.
B. D. Williford of Merry Hill
was matron of honor. Brides
maids were Mrs. Floyd Smith
and Miss Eva Carson, both of
Norfolk, Va. They wore floor
length gowns of ballet blue vel
versy over taffeta with match
ing trim braid picture hats and
carried bouquets of yellow
marguerite daisies. Little Ellen
Pruden was her cousin’s flower
girl. She wore a white organ
dy and lace dress and carried
a lace basket filled with blue
delphinium. Stephen Williford,
nephew of the bride, was ring
bearer. He wore a short white
eton suit. The bridegroom had
as his best man Frank Cimino
of Norfolk, Va. Ushers were
Robert Klein, Floyd Smith of
Norfolk, Va.; A1 Parker, nephew
of the bridegroom of Ports
mouth, Va.; and Joe Murray
Williford, brother of the bride,
of Merry Hill.
The bride’s mother was at
• tired in a street length dress!
of blue lace with white acces
sories and pink rose corsage.
1 The bridegroom’s mother wore
a street length dress of blue
dacron with matching accessor
ies and a corsage of pink roses.
The bride is a graduate of
Norlolk General School of Nurs
ing. The bridegroom is em
ployed at the Naval Air Sta
tion in Norfolk. '
Following a reception given
at the community building by
the bride’s parents, the couple
left for a wedding trip in the
mountains of North Carolina.
For traveling the bride changed
into a bone outfit with match
ing accessories. j
Upon their return they will
reside at 914 McDonald Road,!
Norfolk, Va.
County News
By MRS. ROLAND EVANS '
s. :
Members of the Allred family
are attending Caswell Baptist
Assembly this week. Mr. Allred
is leading the music and teach
ing the juniors. Mrs. Allred is
leader of the primary group.
Barbara Allred is serving as pi
anist for the Junior Department,
while others of the family are
enjoying a vacation.
Catherine Tynch of Route 3,
a graduate of Chowan High
School, was a winner in a Ster
ling for Graduates Contest.
Chowan County 4-H Club
members who took part in the
events at State 4-H Week were:
the county’s cooperative farmer
team, Linda Byrum. Elaine
Hobbs and Ronnie Toppin; wild
life demonstration, Johnny Win
borne; health king and queen,
Judy and Leon Evans. Richard
White was a delegate. The group
was accompanied by Harry Vent
ers and Miss Pauline Callowav.
Miss Marjorie Harrell will be
married to Joe Privott Sunday,
August 14, at the Rocky Hock
Baptist Church at 4 P. M.
Glenn Arnett and Miss Nettie
Bunn, soloists of the touring
choir of Wingate College, visit
ed the Allred family and rend
ered special music at the 125th
anniversary of the Rocky Hock
Church on Sunday.
Center Hill revival services
will begin Sunday morning,
August 7. The visiting evange
list will be the Rev. L. C.
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Chandler.
Mrs. Thurman Allred has pub
lished a book of poems. "FYom
the Glass House. Sale of the
i book is being handled by the
Beech Fork, Rocky. Hock and
[ Gum Pond Home Demonstration ,
| Clubs.
j Dr. Stewart Newman, of the
faculty of Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Wake
Forest, preached at me morning j
and evening services at the '
Edenton Baptist Church Sunday,
July 3b He also delivered the !
! anniversary message at the j
i Rocky Hock Church Sunday af
ternoon.
Miss Mary Louise Nixon of !
' Portsmouth and Rocky Hock j
, will have a September wedding. (
Mr. and Mrs.’ Joe Tynch re
cently celebrated their 57th wed
ding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Keeter
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt
Hooper, Jr., of Elizabeth City
and Stanford Perry of Suffolk
visited Mrs. Evans and mother
during the week-end.
Mrs. Roland Evans visited in
Elizabeth City on Friday.
Miss Melba and Richard Fore- j
hand of Suffolk are spending this .
week with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Perry.
Many friends will regret to ]
learn that Mrs. H. B. Jones of
Edenton passed away Monday
morning. |
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Evans
attended the health pageant at
State College on Thursday night.
Their son and daughter were
county 4-H health king and
queen.
i Homecoming Sunday j
At Kadesh Church
i |
Homecoming will be obaerv-l
l ed at Kadesh A.ME. Zion 1
! Church Sunday, August 7, with
I Dr. F. C. Cooke of Elizabeth
' City delivering the morning
i message.
| L. Joseph Overton of New
j York City will give the home
j coming address at 3 P. M.
| Dinner will be served at the
I church and all members, form
' er members and friends of the
| church are invited to attend. |
! Bishop W. C. Brown of Brook
.' Ivn. N. Y., will preach at 8 P. M.
Chowan .Teacher
Taking Coarse At
Rutgers University
Mrs. Harriet F. Creecy of 121
East Gale Street, Edenton. is
studying at the Earth Science
Institute for Elementary School
; Personnel, a six-week course
now being conducted at the
Rutgers University summer ses- 1
sion at New Brunswick, N. J. (
t
Directed toward teachers with
little or no understanding of
subjects such as geomorphomol
ogy, meteorology, and climatolo
gy, the new institute —a first at
the summer session—has the
support of the National Science
Foundation. The schedule in
cludes lectures, discussion groups
and curriculum planning, with I
the main emphasis on field
work. Visits to such places as
Mettlers Woods, Bronx Zoo.
marine biology research station
at Cape May. and the N. J.
Coastal Plain, are among the
field trips.
Mrs. Creecy, a graduate of
j Elizabeth City State Teachers
College, is a teacher at White
1 Oak Consolidated School.
VARSITY CLUB LEADS FOR
] SOFTBALL LEAGUE CROWN
t
Play in Edenton's Softball
.League is nearing completion
'with only three more games left
to play. At present it looks as j
though the Varsity Club will 1
win the pennant. They are the|
league leaders and need only to
win one game of their remaining
three games. They are assured !
:of at least a tie. The only team
J that can possibly tie them is the
' P & Q, which must win their
I remaining three games to even
J up the standing.
• Two All Star games will end
the season's play next Wednes
day and Thursday nights. These
games will be composed of play
;ers from the top teams in the
1 league versus the All Stars from
the bottom teams in the league.
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League Stndings
Won Lost Pet.
Varsity 9 3 .750
I P & Q 6 6 .500
Red Men 5 7 .917
Jayeees 4 8 .333
PAGE FIVE
—SECTION CiH2
20 YEARS AGO
Continued from Page L Section 1.
reported that 74 new applica
tions were filed for jobs dur
ing the first six months of the
year. Placements on jobs in
the first six months, numbered
134.
To date 12 boats left the
Edenton harbor for northern
markets loaded with Chowan
County watermelons. Prices
ranged in the neighborhood of
10 cents per melon delivered at
the boat.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C, Lewis
left Edenton to make their
home in Norfolk, Mr. Lewis
for 3>/j years was assistanf
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