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I Merry Hill News
i By LOUISE B. ADAMS
Mr. and Mrs.- Graham Willi
ford visited Mrs. Williford’s
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Loomus Snell Saturday in Cres
well. Mrs. Williford remained
to spend a week.
“Skimp” Winbome made a
business trip to Christ Church,
Va.. and Virginia Beach, Va., on
Friday. Richard and Arthur
Baer accompanied Mr. Winbome
to their home in Edenton to
spend the Christmas holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. P. Baer 11.
Miss Sandra Williford, who is
a.student at Pfieffer College in
Misenhumer arrived Saturday to
sp£nd the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gnaham Williford.
Mrs. Claude Small, Jr., and
’daughter, Karen of Edenton,
«pent Tuesday of last week with
s»er brother-in-law and sister,
JMr. and Mrs. Chet White.
* Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Keeter at
tended a Christmas dinner Fri
day night in Edenton, for the
Employees of The Betty Shoppe
Fond their husbands.
K Mrs. Raymond Outlaw and
'Mrs. J. D. Smithwick were in
i Windsor Tuesday on business.
P Mr. and Mrs. Roy Goodwin I
and daughter, Joan- of Edenton, i
visited Mrs. Goodwin’s brother-1
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. j
C. W. Davenport, Thursday
night.
,Mrs. James Holder and Mrs.
Matthew Pierce were in Wind
sor Thursday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Williford
and family visited Mr. Willi
ford’s sister, Mrs. Myrtle Spruill
in Windsor Saturday.
Mrs. Raymond Outlaw, Mrs.
H. G. Cobb, Mrs. H. R. Outlaw
and Mrs. J. D. Smithwick were
in Edenton Thursday shopping.
Tommie Cobb of Elizabeth
City visited Mrs. T. E. White and
Mrs. Virgie Baker Sunday.
Mrs. W. T. Davis was in
Edenton Tuesday shopping.
Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Sr., and
Mrs. Viola Cowan were in
Windsor Friday on business.
.Mrs, C. W. Davenporft and
Mrs. Alton Winslow and daugh-'
ter were in Williamston Thurs
day shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker left
Wednesday to spend the Christ
rpas holidays with their daugh
ter, Sarah Lee Baker and grand
daughter, Shelia Miller in Tam
pa. Florida.
Mrs. J. P. Love was in Eden
ton Friday on business.
Anna Raye White, student at
Longwood College, Farmville.
Va., arrived home Sundav to
spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chet White.
The Mattie White Circle of
the WMU Merry Hill Baptist
Church, met with Mrs. J. W.
White Friday night. The regu
lar monthly meeting was held,
after which the members en
joyed their annual Christmas
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party. Games and contests were
enjoyed by all and refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Mrs. H. G. Evans, Jr., and her
mother, Mrs. Lillie Evans, were
in Williamston Friday night
shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Robert
son of Rosemead and Robert
Turner of Newport News, Va.,
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Chet White and family on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mittleman
and daughter, Sylvia, Clair F.
Hoole of Norfolk, Va., visited
their grandmother, Mrs. C. T.
Baker and family Sunday.
Fonda Smithwick, student at
East Carolina College, came
home Saturday to spend the
Christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Smithwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Hawkins
of Ahoskie and Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Hawkins of Suffolk, Va.,
were visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Smithwick and
family Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Ward and son, Billy.
Mrs. Arthur Ward and Mrs. Rob
ert Burgess and daughter of
Winton visited Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Davenport Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Davis and
son, Jimmie of Windsor visited
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis on
Sunday.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Owen Barfield and family Sun
day were Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Pruden. Sr., Mr. and Mrs, E. J.
Pruden, Jr., and family, Ellen,
Edmund 111 and Marie and Mrs.
Chloe Byrd.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Sr.,
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Owen |
Barfield and children, Marilyn
Kay, Marcia and Randy, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Farless, Mrs. Chloe
Byrd and Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Pruden, Jr., and children, Ellen,
Edmund 111 and Marie to an
oyster supper Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Davis
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Grapes Seen As Possible Source
North Carolina Farm Income
Looking for a new source of
income? Growing grapes might
be the answer —if, and there are
lots of if’s.
The first big IF, says John
Nielsen, horticulture specialist at
N. C. State College, is a market.
Do you have a market or can
you establish one, If so, and
if you follow recommended prac
tices, Nielsen says you should
gross S4OO to SI,OOO in an aver
age year from an acre of bunch
grapes. This money is not all
profit, for a sizeable investment
and a lot of work is necessary
visited Mr. Davis’ brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Jamis Davis in Windsor Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Small,
Jr., and children of Edenton
visited Mrs. Small’s brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Evans. Jr., also her mother,
Mrs. Lillie Evans on Sunday.
Mrs. Evans accompanied her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Small, home to spend a few
days.
Mrs. Ed Daniels and Mrs. Nor
man Phelps were in Edenton
Thursday, shopping.
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LUMBER - HARDWARE
BUILDING SUPRUES
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to produce a successful crop.
An initial investment of be
tween SSOO and $750 an acre will
be needed to produce a vineyard
Os bearing age. Annual main
tenance ot the vineyard will cost
about $175. Thus, the net re
turns should range between S2OO
to S7OO an acre.
Some farmers in Southwestern
North Carolina have a possible
market for grapes. Seneca
Grape Juice Company in Spar
tanburg, S. C., is interested in
contracting grape acreage in
neighboring North Carolina
counties.
Union County farmers have
planted about 200 acres of bunch
grapes for the company. Niel
sen believes farmers in Anson,
Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cleveland,
Polk and Rutherford Counties
may also have an opportunity to
grow grapes for Seneca.
Bunch grape vines have a long
life, Nielsen explained. Some
vineyards 100 years old are still
producing a commercial grape
crop. A vineyard could be ex
pected to profitably produce
crops up to 25 years.
If you plan to grow grapes,
you must choose your varieties
according to your intended mar-
ket. The varieties used for mak
ing juice and jellies are not al
ways the most desirable varie
ties for eating out of hand.
If you plan to grow grapes
for fresh market, you should
plant several varieties that your
market can handle. Likewise,
if you plan to grow grapes for
processing you should only plant
those varieties the processor de
sires. In other words, you
should know your market be
fore you set your vines.
‘To be successful with grapes,”
Nielsen said, “you must realize
the importance of high yields
and of high quality fruit. You
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cannot set the vineyard and for-1
get it.”
For one thing, a rigid pest!
control program is a must in :
North Carolina. Equipment cap
able of applying pesticides at
the right time is a must, also.
Spray equipment is expensive,
and must be selected according
to acreage. Costs for equipment
can range from S3OO to several
$1;000. Your planting must
supply, but not over-supply your
market.
“If you plan to grow grapes,”
Nielsen added, “you should
weigh all factors involved and
plan for an operation that will
be efficient for your particular'
farm. Grape production can be j
profitable,” he concluded. “But, I
like everything else, you must
learn the know-how, be efficient
and be sure of your market.”
Coast Guard Recruiter
Stationed In E. City
The U. S. Coast Guard, recruit
i ing station on Norfolk announces
that commencing December 20,
there will be a recruiter in Eliz
abeth . City each Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday of each
I week. The recruiter will be lo
cated in the Post Office
j in room 210. J.
| The Coast Guard is in^fleedf;
: of qualified men to fill the
; vacancies now existing ift;
numWer of ratings. The recrurßt
| er will interview applicants fort^
1 both regular and reserve
i ments. The enlistment ili tlrB
! regular Coast Guard of a persaig?
| who has not served in the re,<ju*.
; lar Coast Guard or Coast Guara
; Reserve shall be for a period*,
jof 4 years. The age limit fofi
i men without previous military;
j service is 17 to 26 years of ages
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