SOU CONSERVATION NEWS
By JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil Conservationist
Land Preparation For Trees
Sherlon C. Layton, fjoute 1,
Edenton, N. C., prepared 4.25
acres of woodland last Thursday
using the K-G blade and heavy
disk. Cost of this woodland
preparation was $144.50 $34
per acre.' Mr. Layton is well
pleased with the work. . *
Fire destroyed a good young
stand of pines in this field last
spring. A thirty-foot firelane
has been p’repared around this
field now to protect the new
seedlings. Loblolly pine seed
lings will be set in February,
1961. These practices are plan
ned in his conservation * farm
plan No. 621 with the Albemarle
Soil Conservation District. Tech
nical assistance is being furnish
ed by the local A'SC committee
through the ACP prograrfi. Un
der this program, up to 50 per
cent of the cost of land'prepara
tion not to exceed sls per acre
can be obtained. Mr. Layton
will receive sls per acre from
the ACP program for this work.
In the spring, he will apply
for cast-share assistance for tree
planting which is sl2 per acre.
Pine Seedlings
Halifax Paper Co., and Union
Bag Camp Paper Co., are offer
ing to match adult fanners pur
chase of pine seedlings up to
10,000 seedlings. Application for
these seedlings are available at
the Soil Conservation Service of
fice, company representative's
office, or from other agricultural
agencies.
Union Bag Camp Paper Co.,
also is offering Ammate for tree
poisoning at their cost.
These and other commercial
companies offer tree marking
service by professional foresters
to farmers when the company
is buying the There is
no charge for this service by
the paper company.
Negro Home Demonstration News
By MBS. ONNIF S. CHARITON, County Ne»ro Home Ecoumleo A(eat
I In the midst of a Christmas
'setting, an atmosphere of rever-
J ence prevailed among the forty
' young people present, as Rev.
F. H. LaGarde, Pastor of Provi
' dence Baptist Church, unfolded
Ito us “The True Meaning Os
J Cnristmas.” The occasion was
| the meeting of the YMW Club
at Robin’s Restaurant, Monday
night. Our spirit was renewed
I as Rev. LaGarde explained that,
Christmas means Salvation;
Christmas means Love; and
Christmas means Hope. He led
a lively discussion after his mes
sage, on the symbols used by
different countries during the
Christmas Holy season.
Club members exchanged gifts
and enjoyed delicious refresh
ments. '
With the temperature going
down many farm families are
turning to “hog killing time.”
We encourage you to can some,
freeze some and cure some, in
order to help spread the supply
throughout the year.
For successful meat canning,
(Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork,
Poultry and Rabbit) use: Only
good fresh meat.
Clean meat, clean utensils, and
clean working surfaces.
Directions that are up to date.
Steam pressure canner in
good order.
Perfect canning jars and tops.
Cool and dry storage spaces.
For safe canning, meat must
Seagrams
JjL Croum
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1 I Croum *'
AMERICAN v
winded whisky x
$3;95
4/5 Qt.
Services are available to farm
ers from Soil Conservation Ser
vice, N. C. Forest Service and
the Extension. Service. If you
need technical assistance on
managing your woodland, it is
available. You must make your
wishes known.
Drainage
Gum Pond drainage project
has been completed. Landown
ers ate well-pleased. This group
of farmers became interested in
a drainage canal ten years ago.
Interest dropped until the spring
of 1960 when the landoWners
decided they must have the pro
ject.
■ Technical assistance was furn
ished by the Albemarle Soil
Conservation District through the
Soil Conservation Service. Cost
share assistance was . furnished
by the ASC Committee through
the ACP program. Educational
assistance was furnished by the
Extension Service. Cqoperation
of agencies and farmers get the
job done.
E. E. Privott, Crossroads com
munity, has a new drainage
ditch on his farm. This was
planned in his conservation farm
plan.
E. V. Welch, Gliden communi
ty, has a new drainage ditch.
He plans to install drain tile
next year. Several spots on his
farm are wet and tile will drain
them. These practices were
planned this past spring in his
conservation farm plan.
Conservation farm planning is
the basis of all conservation
work. Plans are made by the
farmer to meet the farm needs.
Technical assistance is furnished
bv the local soil conservation
district. If you don’t have a
| conservation plan for your farm,
I contact your district supervisor
jor the local Soil Conservation
I Sa, vice office.
be heated through and through
in a Pressure Canner. “Pro
cessing” is the word for this.
| The meat must be processed at
sufficiently high temperature and
held there long enough to make
•sure of killing bgcteria that
! cause dangerous spoilage. The
[ only practical way to get this
J high temperature is by using a
steam pressure canner.
In brief, the story of having
good frozen meat is this:
Kill healthy animals under
clean conditions.
Chill at just above freezing—
the sooner the better.
Wrap in recommended freezer
wrapping, paper.
Freeze without delay.
Store at zero degree or below.
If you need help on how to
can or freeze meat, please let us
know. Our office is open to you
Monday through Friday from
8:00 A. M„ to 5:00 P. M*.
Before you know it, Christmas
will be here—this most joyous
Holy Day when our hearts are
filled with love and giving.
A great deal of planning
should be done before spending.
There are so many, I know, that
you wish to give joy and happi
ness to by giving gifts. It’s not
too late to make many useful
gifts. To name a few—attractive
curtains, aprons, pillow cases,
sheets, dish towels, table cloths
and napkins.
Be sure to make wise selec-
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1960.
tions when you shop for Christ-1
i mas toys. This is a good time
to get the children many needed
things, such as’ rain coat and]
hat, overshoes, pajamas, sweat-j
ers, comb, brush, etc.
Start as early as you can to |
AROUND THE FARMS )
IN CHOWAN COUNTYi
By C. W. OVERMAN. Chowan County Agent I
- - j
Scheduled: A meeting for Cho-'
wan County tobacco growers is
scheduled to be held next Tues
day afternoon, December 13, at
Advance Community Building,
beginning promptly at 1:30
o’clock. Advance Community:
Building is near Macedonia
Church. •
The purpose of this meeting is'
two-fold. First, to give you the]
latest information on varieties,
and production practices. Sec-:
ond, to answer questions to help j
you solve tobacco problems you ]
may have encountered. Meet]
us there at 1:30 on December 13.
Rat Bait Distribution: Overl
600 packages of Warfarin rat I
and mouse bait were distributed j
through the Extension office
during the last twelve months.
Some over 300 different people
used the bait.
The bait is paid for by the
Board of Chowan County Com
missioners. The District Health
Department mixes the bait and
the Health Department office in
Edenton also serves as a distri
bution point.
Warfarin is the killing agent
which is mixed with corn meal i
and other ingredients to entice j
the rodents. Each package con
tains a sheet of instructions
which should be followed care
fully for good results. Only two
or three tablespoonfuls of bait
should be put in a container and
these placed wherever the rats
use. Check each feeding sta
tion daily, putting more bait
where it is taken by the rodents.
It will take four to five days
build-up to kill rats, so it is
important to continue feed as
long as rats take it.
Do not leave bait where chil
dren, dogs or cats can get it.
It is fairly safe to use but must
be used sensibly.
Colton Referendum Next Tues
day: Next Tuesday, December
13, cotton growers .in Chowan
County will vote on the continu
ance of cotton allotments and
marketing quotas for 1961. It is
very important that every cot
ton grower in the county vote in
this referendum.
Voting places for Community
>“A” will be Harry Perry’s store
in Yeopim, Grover Cale’s store'
in Advance and Charlie Dixon’s!
store at Hancock. Voting places]
in Community “B” will be Earli
Smith’s store in Rocky Hock,
j CHRISTMAS CARDS f
The Religious Scripture Assortment
Box of 21 - Gold Toned
Christmas Cards .... 59c
THE FAMILY BOX
50 Regular and Slim Shapes
SI.OO per box
MANY OTHER n pin
\ bea caZ vl KOoL O
to 5-10-25 C Store
CHOOSE FROM! EDENTON. N. C.
teach the child to take care of
his toys by giving him large]
boxes or by building storage
shelves for him to put away his
things. Children enjoy their toys
more when you give them only
a few at a time.
Melvin Evans’ store at Cross
Roads and M & R Servicenter
at Center Hill. Voting places
in Community “C” will be H. R.
Peele’s store, near Ryland, Mor
ris and Hinton store and L. C.
Briggs store.
I realize that many growers
were not too well pleased with
their 1960 cotton crop. Some
of t)iis may have been due to
having to plant over, to storm
damage, or to difficulty in get
ting pickers. These handicaps
are natural hazards to cotton
production and few other crops
if any are free from hazards.
Cotton is still one of our good
cash crops in Chowan County
J and it will pay good dividends
; if grown and harvested proper
ly. We hope to make a concen
trated effort this year on giving
cotton growers all the informa
tion needed and any assistance
we possibly can in making 1961
a good cotton vear. Be sure
to go to the polls and vote.
New Books At
Local Library
j Miss Marion Robertson, librar
ian at Shepard-Pruden Memor
ial Library, announces receipt
of the following new books at
| the library:
I The Dean’s Watch by Eliza-
I beth Goudge.
Marble Palace, the Supreme
Court in American Life by John
P. Frank.
The Citizen Volunteer, His Re
sponsibility, Role and Opportuni
j ty in Modern Society edited by
Nathan E. Cohen, Dean of School
of Applied Sciences at Western
Reserve University.
' The Future is Ours. Csmrade,
Conversations with the Russians
by Joseph Novak.
The Skinner by Jay Gilbert.
Act of Mercy, a novel of es
cape by Francis Clifford.
Frontiers of the Sea, the story
of oceanographic exploration by
Robert C. Cowan.
Easy Books For Children
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew
Cubbins by Dr. Seuss.
The Wheel on the Chimney by
Margaret Wise Brown.
' The Big Snow by Berta and
I Elmer Hader.
The House of Four Seasons by
j Roger Duvoisin.
The A. B. C. Bunny by Wanda
Gag. '
The Day the Cow Sneezed by
James Flora.
The Real Mother Goose il
lustrated by Blanche Fisher
Wright.
The Quaint and Curious Quest
of Johnny Longfoot by Cather
ine Besterman. ’»
I Want to be a Dentist by
Carla Greene.
The Box with Red Wheels by
Maud and Miska Petersham.
The Growing Story by Ruth
Krauss.
Maxie by Virginia Kahl.
Hundreds and Hundreds of
Pancakes by Audrey Chalmers.
Theodore Turtle by Ellen Mac-
Gregor.
CHOWAN HIGH SPLITS
The Chowan High School Bull
dogs played the Gatesville bas
ketball teams Tuesday night,
November 29, in the Gatesville
gym. The Chowan girls came
out on top with the score being
58-56. High scorers for Chowan
were Janet Hendrix and Dinah
Blanchard with 22 points each;
they were followed by Judy Ev
ans with 14 points. For Gates
The Christmas Gift
that says
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CHEST
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QUINN FURNITURE CO.
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ville, Taylor scored 39 points,
she was followed by Wiggins
with 9 points.
The Gatesville boys defeated
the Chowan boys by a score of
61-54. High scorer for Chowan
I was James Copeland with 18
points, followed by Joey As
bell with 14 points and Jimmy
Turner with 9 points. Hall led
Gatesville’s scoring with 16
points, followed by Lane with
14 and Taylor with 11 points.
0» It. C. HIGHWAYS
-'Raleigh The Motor Vehicles
Department’s summary of traffic
deaths through 10 A. M„ Mon
] day, December 5 follows;
] Killed To Date 1094
; Killed To Da‘e Last Year 1076
I
The objects we pursue and the
'spirit we manifest reveal our
standpoint, and show what we
jare winning.
—Mary Baker Eddy.
Halsey Feed & Seed Store
Phone 2525 EDENTON, N. C. 419 S. Broad St
Wishes To Say At This Time
J
Merry Christmas
AND THANKS TO YOU ALL
We have Christmas trees (red cedar)
growing on Badham Road .. . Select
yours now!
We are expecting a large shipment of
imported trees soon!
PANSY PLANTS —6O c
The Halseys on Badham Rd.
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