AROUND THE FARMS 1
IN CHOWAN COUNTY
By C. W. OVERMAN. Chowan County Agent
NV Hill Jl
Hurricane Donna: Hurricane
i Ponna dealt a rather severe
. blow to Chowan County in gen
eral but we are thankful that
:jtt was no worse. According to
- the Weather Bureau, Donna was
'(traveling at about forty-five
Wiles per hour 'when she pass
ed through our area and this!
»was very fortunate for us. Had
the traveled about ten miles per
-hour as she did through most
Areas of Florida we could ex
pect our damage to have been
.considerably more.
.T A- rough estimate on crop
damage was hurriedly set up af-|
_Ser I traveled over the county j
- on Tuesday, following the storm, 1
but I hope this estimate is a
little high. I estimated cotton
- damage 2600 acres at S4O pier
acre, 12,000 acres of corn at S4O
per acre, 6600 acres of peanuts
at S2O per acre, 10,000 acres of
jfoybeaps at $lO per acre and!
Other crops a total of $20,000.
this would make a total crop
damage of approximately $834,-
000. Damage to forest trees was
roughly estimated at $325,000.
Damage to rural dwellings and
buildings figured at $126,000.
Estimated, loss in shade and fruit
trees was SIOO,OOO. Fences and
equipment damage was estimat
"«d at $26,000. This rough esti
mate totals $1,410,000 to rural
fchowan County.
> Corn Variety Demonstration*:
.We began this week trying to
check yields and other factors on
the two corn variety demonstra-1
{ions being conducted in Cho-j
wan County this year. The hur-j
ricane has left the corn in such
a tangled mess we will be un-1
able to make very accurate:
however, we will
get a pretty accurate check on
lyields, the stand of plants, and
some idea as to which varieties
stood up under the storm best,
a The demonstration with Pres
ton Monds of Center Hill is
showing most varieties running
over 100 bushels per acre ac
cording to our harvest obser
vation. Moisture tests will be
fun on each variety and all
yields adjusted to 15.5% mois
ture. We will then know what
our actual yields are. This in
formation will be published as
soon as we are able to get it'
ready.
Peanut Research Station Field
Day: The annual Peanut Fftjdl
Hay at the Lewiston Research
. Station will be held on Thurs
day of next week, September 29,
beginning at 10:00 in the morn
ing. The morning will be de
voted to a growers’ information,
meeting involving the Peanut
Station, government support pro
gram and other phases of work
important to peanut growers.
Following this will be a barbe-!
cue dinner served on the
grounds.
, The afternoon will be devot
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ed to visiting peanut experimen
tal plots and observing peanut
mechanization. The latest pea
nut harvesting equipment will
be on display and much of *it
will be demonstrated. A period
will be devoted to air drying of
peanuts rather than curing them
lin the stack.
All peanut growers in Cho-,
, wan County are urged to some
j how find time to attend this
j Peanut Field Day. I realize that
1 you are getting started on dig
| ging peanuts, in fact, you may
be in the middle of digging pea
[ nuts, but I also believe that
, this day at the Research Sta
' tion will be most valuable to
you.
Nickels For Know How: On
Friday of next week, September;
30, you farm people and others
| who use feed and fertilizer will
. have an opportunity to vote on
| the continuation of the Nickels
For Know How program for an
| other three years. If this ref
! erendum carries favorably you
: will contribute one nickel per
ton of feed* and fertilizer that
( you use for the next three years.
According to the information I
have the average farmer in
North Carolina contributes ap
' proximately thirty cents each
j year. Since this program be
gan about 1950 or 1951 these
small contributions have amount
ed to over 126 tons of nickels
on the scales of progress, ac
[ cording to the N. C. Agricul
tural Foundation, Incorporated.
These contributions have sup
-1 ported and greatly strengthened
the N. 'C. Agricultural research
| program. The research work !
has touched practically every
phase of farming ppd many
phases of home-making and al
so community development. A
nickel spent at the right time
often buys a lot more than just
a nickel’s worth. This is just
what the nickels of North Caro
lina users of feed and fertilizer
have been doing for the past
nine years.
Agricultural education has al
so been boosted by the Nickels
For Know How contributions.
It has provided a peanut spe
cialist whose efforts have reach
ed every peanut grower in Cho
i wan County. The contributions
j have also supported other spe
cialists and other channels of
agricultural education.
While the State of North Car
recognize your privilege and ful-,
fill your responsibility by cast-1
ing your ballot in the Nickels]
olina, which includes all of the
people of North Carolina, sup
ports agriculture financially in a
great way, there are many
places where additional financial
support is needed and necessary.
Our Good Book tells us that
the Lord helps those who help
themselves. The Nickels For
Know Ht»w program is a plan
mg CHOWAN HCTALP, gpgWTOW, KOHTK eABPLnM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, U6l.
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Pictured above is Yhe Band Court of the John A Holmes High
School Band. This group acts as a recommending body and a trial
jury. The group meets on alternate Wednesdays and* makes rec
ommendations to Band Director Derwood Bray and keeps him in
touch with such problems as might arise within the band. This
week is being observed as Band Week in the hope of raising
enough money to meet the band's budget of $3,412.95. In the pic
ture, left to are: Ronnie Rountree, Jerry Yarborough, Dick
{Hobowsky, Jimmy Ashley, Bud Skiles, John Marshall, Vern Good
win, Bob Powell, Charles Swanner and Johnny Floars.—(Photo by
Tommy Leary).
through which farm people can
help themselves and they have
helped themselves greatly dur
ing the last nine years.
A polling place will be atj
your nearest store or service!
station or maybe at one just
across the road from it. Vot
ing is a privilege in this great
1 country of ours. Voting is also'
a responsibility. I urge you to
For Know How referendum on
Friday of next week, September]
30th. |
64 Arrests Made In ,
Edenton In August
i
Chief of Police George I. Dail]
'reports that Edenton police made]
64 arrests during August, of’
which 61 were found guilty as
charged. Those arrested iaclud-.
ed 33 white males, 5 white fe-j
males, 22 colored males and 4
colored females.
Fines amounted to S6BO and
costs $599.55 or a total of sl,-
209.55, of which $295.85 was
turned back to the town in way
of officers’ fees.
Activities during the month
included 65 calls answered, two
automobile accidents investigat
ed, three funerals worked, 191
courtesies extended, 30 doors!
found unlocked, one fire call]
answered, 1,290 traffic citations
issued and 54 lights reported out.
The police made 1,147 radio calls
and were on the air one hour,
35 minutes and 35 seconds.
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BLIND BOYS' QUARTET AT
KADESH CHURCH OCT. 2
The famous Blind Boys’ Quar
tet from Mississippi will present
a musical program at the Eden
tun colored high school Sunday,
October 2, at 3 P. M.
Tickets are available at Wil
liam Collins’ service station on
North Oakum Street; Robert
Bembry, 131 East Gale Street
or Earl Jones, Oakum Street.
The program is sponsored by
tiie Kadesh AME Zion Church.
Deliberate as often as you
please, but when you decide it
is once for all. Ibid.
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Oscar Elliott Dies
After Year’s Illness
Oscar Moose Elliott, 75, died
at 2:30 o’clock Thursday morn
ing of lasi week in Chowan
Hospital alter an illness of a
year. Mr. Elliott, a son of the
late Carrie Moore Elliott and.
W. O. Elliott, was a native of'
Edenton and owjier of the El
liott Company, one of Eden
ton’s oldest clothing stores.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mildred McMullan Elliott; a
sister, Miss Zene Elliott of
Edenton; five brothers, Norman
S. Elliott of Richmond, George
S. Elliott of Huntsville, Ala.,
W. O. Elliott, Jr., Frank Elliott
and Richard F. Elliott of Eden
ton.
, Graveside services were held
' in Beaver Hill Cemetery Friday
! afternoon at 2 o’clock. The
j Rev. George B. Holmes, rector
of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
. officiated.
Pallbearers were Percy Satter
! field. Henry Bunch, William.
I Wells. Logan Elliott, Richard F.
j Elliott, Jr., and Ed Parker.
| Great Hope Church
I Anniversary Sunday
| Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Jordan, N. J. Stallings, J. N.
I Brooks, S. F. Bristow, R. E.
j Brickhouse, H. P. Lamb, J. E.
Copeland, A. A. Butler, J. R.
; Tuvlor, W. T. C. Briggs, J. F.
J Steagall, J. R. Harrell, Frank
I Gale, Howard Dawkins, W. C.
1 Francis, Paul Lemons, Lee Phil
lips, L. C. Chandler and the
present pastor, Henry V. Napier.
Some of these men will be re
membered by many people for
I they have served not only the
SBUTOa 1
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Washington American tex-]
tile industry jobs were further
threatened by the action of the.
Interagency Textile Committee'
last week in Washington.
Hard To Understand lt is!
difficult for me to understand
why the Administration in
Washington fails to recognize
that its efforts will ultimately
destroy the American textile in
dustry. There seems to be no
other interpretation that one can]
place upon the continuing series j
of set-backs of our textile in->
dustry at the hands of the ad
ministration.
Great Hope Church but many
other churches in the area.
The church has been moved
once, about 1900, when the road
was changed and the church i
was turned to face the present,
road. It was remodeled in 1925 :
and four rooms added und it
was remodeled again in 1955. \
Ministers going out from the
church include: David Elliott.
Luther Hobbs and Jesse Huy
Mansfield.
The public is invited to any
part of the services of home-,
coming.
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Make-Up The Interagency \
Textile Committee rejected the 1
recommendations of Congress by!
its special Senate Committee
headed by Senator Pustore of
Rhode Island. i'ho Interagency
group is made up of represen- 1
tatives of the Federal Depart
ments of States. Treasury, Agri-i
culture, Defense, Labor and|
Commerce. It recommended that;
quotas not be established to j
limit foreign imports of textile!
products. This is a matter for
Congress to tackle immediately
upon its return in January.
Jobs Sacrificed The Admin-]
is tration has blocked efforts to
save American textile jobs. This,
is tragic. It is sheer folly to
continue to sacrifice our textile!
| industry whose survival is l
i threatened. This, recent detri-,
mental action indicates there is.
jno hope that President Eisen-i
I bower and his advisers will heed
; the recommendations of Con-j
’gross or the textile industry.,
I This is not a partisan political]
, matter and has not been con-;
sidered to be such by the indus-j
I try arid the Congress. It is'
simply a problem that gets atl
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the vitals of a basic American
industry. To ignore it for any
great length of time will be Jto
doom the industry. 4
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
The eternal, harmonious na
ture of God’s creation will be
brought out at Christian Science
services Sunday in the Lesson-
Sermon on the subject of “Re
ality”.
Among the Bible passages 'to
be read are these verses from
Psulins (111:7, 8): “The works
of his hands are verity and
judgment; all his commandments
are sure. They stand fast for
ever and ever, and are done in
truth and uprightness.”
Readings from “Science gnl
Health with Key to the Scrip
tures” by Mary Baker Eddy will
include this (208:20): “Let us
1 learn -of the real and eternal,
I and prepare for the reign of
' Spirit, the kingdom of heaven—
the reign and rule of universal
harmony, which cannot be lost
nor remain forever unseen.”
The Golden Text is from Lam
i entutions (5:19): “Thou, Q Lord,
remainest for ever; thy throne
from generation to generation.”
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post
I No. 9280. Veterans of Foreign
j Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
j September 27, at 8 o’clock,
j Commander John Bass is very
' anxious to have a full gttend
! ance.