SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS
By JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil Conservation!**
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National Director
i Chairman L. C. Bunch re
po.us that Charlie Ladd, Dur
ham, N. C, of the Neuse River
SCD was elected to the b-ard
of directors of the National As
sociation of Soil Conservat.on
Districts at the Memphis,, T .on.,
meeting. He replaced a Na
tional Director from Kentucky
who resigned because of his
health North Carolina has not
Had a director on the National
boaitf in many years. This was
one of the goals set by the State
Association fit its meeting in
Asheville in January. At that
time, it was thought that Na
tional Director Norman Buck of
South Carolina was resigning
but the director from Kentucky
resigned and Mr. Buck decided
to stay on the board.
Coastal Bermuda Grass
i Now is the time to decide
yhether you are .going to estab
lish a summer pasture for your
cattle. Thev may not need it
now but in July, August and
. September they may need it.
The time to establish it is in
March and April which will soon
be here. Sprigs or rootstock for
establishing Coastal Bermuda
grass will be available. It will
cost about sl4 pier acre for the
roots if you are going to broad
cast them on the land.
Coastal Bermuda grass is well
suited for sandy land but will
do fine on other types of soils
in this county. Jimmie Parrish,
Edenton, has it on some: Class
111-W land or wet land estab
lished last spring. It looks like
it came through the winter fine.
Drainage
Many district cooperators are
carrying out drainage projects
this spring. Many are installing
tile in fields ahead of this year’s
peanut crops. Here is the rea
for that. Drainage .greatly aids
plant growth by increasing the
amount of available water and
removing excess water. This,
in effect, is controlling the wa
ter table. A controlled water
table increases the size of the
plant root system. It can ob
tain more of the fertilizer you
put under the plant and more
water in dry season.
Good drainage allows the right
\ amount of air between the soil
particles. This air is needed for
root growth and for life of bac
teria in the soil. A soil may
have plenty of organic matter
v and minerals hut without suf
ficient air and bacteria to pre
pare the plant food, the plant
serves in the midst of plenty.
A drained soil is a warm soil.
Farmers have found that in or
der to get germination of seed
and plant growth the soil must
be warm. Water requires four
times as much heat to warm up
as does dry soil. This means'
that the sun must shine on a
wet soil much longer to warm
it than on a drained soil. Plant
ing will be later in poorly
drained soils without drainage.
It’s unfortunate that proper
drainage doesn’t come in “in
stant form” or can not be pur
chased over the store counter.
For this reason, some farmers
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do not get it. They hope that
maybe this year will be a dry
year and so it goes.
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district can assist you in get
ting the proper drainags sys
tem on your farm but you must
help. You must ask for this
assistance. Even then, it takes
time to plan it and get it in
stalled on your farm. If you
need a drainage system on your
farm, make the request now for
the 1962 crop year. A good
drainage system does not come
in “instant” form nor can it be
purchased in a package.
See your local district super
visor, L. C. Bunch, H. F. By
rum, Joe Webb, the Soil Con
servation Service, or any of the
Agricultural workers for details
on how to get a good drainage
system on your farm.
Frankly Speaking]
By Fran* Roberta
When it comes to interviewing
people for this column, it’s real
easy when you talk to someone
you like. I’ve known and liked
Jim Earnhardt ever since I first
came to Edenton. After talking
to him in his office in back of
the Taylor Theatre I was able
to gain even more respect for
W. J. P. Earnhardt. “Big Jim,”
as I’ve always called him, was
born in Cabarrus County,, the
oldest of a family of six, includ
ing three brothers and two sis
ters. His wife is the former
Carrie Miller of Winfall, and
their son, Jimmy, Jr., recently
went into the practice of law.
As for Jim Earnhardt’s career,
it’s been, centered around the
silver screen since his early
teenage years, since his twelfth
birthday as a matter-of-fact.
Jim, definitely a self-made man,
was a projectionist at a theatre
in Concord when he was 12, la
ter becoming assistant manager
at the tender age of 14. His
next job was assistant manager
for the Ed Turner chain, which
covered not only Concord, but
Hickory, Elizabeth City, West
Asheville and Newton as well.
All this when most other young
sters were just entering their
sophomore year at high school.
His next job, which started in
1928, was 'for the Carolina
Amusement Co., as assistant
manager for their Elizabeth City
theatres. He held that post un
til 1936, when he came to Eden
ton to serve as manager of the
Taylor Theatre. At the same
time, he managed an Elizabeth!
City movie-house and one in |
Gatesville. While Jim was man
ager of those three movie |
theatres, two were sold and Jim
was then able to devote full-1
time to the Taylor. In 1947
he became part owner of the
Taylor, in partnership with Mr. \
and Mrs. S. W. Taylor. It was
after that transaction that the j
Eden Theatre was built, and la- j
ter the Hi-Way 17 Drive-In. In i
1957, the Taylors and Jim also
acquired ownership of the Ply-
THE, CHOWAN HERALD; EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961.
mouth Theatre in Plymouth.
With the advent of television,
the Eden Theatre shut down.
However, plans are afoot to re
open the latter, if possible. The
climax of Jim Earnhardt’s career
came just last year, when he
attained full ownership of all
of the theatres. From the his
tory of “Big Jim”, we delved in
to the history of the Taylor
Theatre and Jim was able to
recall the 1930’5, when stage
shows at the Taylor were quite
popular. Many famous stars
brought their shows to Eden
ton, including organist Jesse
Crawford and cowboy stars Bob
Steele, Wild Bill Elliott and Tex
Ritter. There were minstrel
shows and Hawaiian shows.
There were vaudeville acts . . .
there were bank nights, and, of
course, most of the movies that
have lately made their way on
to the Late, Late -Show. On the
subject of the movies, I asked
Jim if he thought today’s mov
ies were better than those made
in the 30’s and 40’s. He said
the stars aren’t as big, in audi
ence appeal, as in yesteryear,
blit there is wider appeal so far
as the movies themselves are
concerned. What about the
various gimmicks to offset tele
vision? Well 3-D was a popular
craze while it lasted, but due
to the lack of truly good 3-D
movies, that fad was only tem
porary. Jim believes, though,
that even today a good 3-D
movie could clean up. Speak
ing of which the subject nat
urally came up about cleaning
up of the movies. Question fol
lowed question on that, and I
was able to understand better
the predicament of the theatre
manager. While the motion pic
ture industry itself makes all
types of films to appeal to all
tastes —adult, children and fami
ly, it’s the movie with the adult
theme that cleans up at the box
office. Naturally, the producers
have to make movies that will
accede to the wants of the pub
lic and family movies do not
seem to fit that category. Proof?
More money is made these days
by such pictures as “Journey to
the Lost City,” and the “Tarzan”
movies than by such as “Sun
rise at Campobello,” or the
beautiful “Song Without End.”
As far as Jim himself is con
cerned he will honestly tell peo
ple what movies will and what
movies will not appeal to chil
dren. Just as there are certain
magazines on the newsstand and
books in the library that chil
dren shouldn’t read, so thene, are
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certain movies children shouldn’t;
see. Anytime anyone asks the
folks at the theatre whether a
certain movie is fit for Children,
they’ll get an honest answer, so
they can be just as discriminat
ing about what movies the chil
dren should see as they can
be about what television pro
grams to let the children watch.
Incidentally, it was pointed out
to me that such movies as the
“Sunrise at Campobello,” film
and “Song Without End” cost
six to eight times more to pro
duce than many of the minor
Sensational epics that make more
money. Anyway, the Taylor has
films to please absolutely all
tastes, a variety of short sub
jects, and some nice people to
take good care of you, to bring
you the tops in screen entertain
ment. “Parting question, Jim,”
I said, “what’s your favorite type
of movie?” “Anything with a
good story,” was his diplomatic
reply. As for me, I felt I just
got a very good one, on “Big
Jim” Earnhardt, manager-owner
of the Taylor Theatre in Eden
ton and the Plymouth Theatre;
in Plymouth. May this column
serve as a personal salute- to ai
good friend, Jim Earnhardt.
Closing thought: Men, like 1
bullets, go fartherest when they
are the smoothest.
Quality Courts Prints
6,000,000 Guide Books
Quality Courts United, Inc.,
the non-profit motel association,
again leads the nation in the
number of guide books printed.
The total for 1961 is nearly
6,000,000 —the largest guide book
printing in the country, says
Quality’s President Tommy
Tucker.
Travelers may obtain the
guide from any of the more than
550 independently operated
Quality Courts motels located in
all states east of the Mississippi
and eastern Canada, or by writ
ing direct to the association’s
headquarters at Executive Of
fices, Quality Courts United,
Inc., Daytona Beach, Fla.
Expiained in the guide book
for the first time is Quality’s
new quaranteed free reservation
system by which a traveler can
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after tiring quickly of their chores in a Houston, Tex.,
furniture factory. Speculation was that they might replace
humans on assembly line. Seems as though headstands
were more to the chimps’ liking.
go from one court to another
and be assured of a room reser-:
vation no matter what time he
arrives. The Quality motel pays
the cost of the telephone call
necessary to make the reserva
tion in the area in which the j
guest plans to spend the follow
ing night.
Chowan Offering
Courses In Printing
The eighth annual summer
session of the School if Print
ing at Chowan College, Mur
freesboro, will begin June 12
and close July 21, according to
John McSweeney, director of the
school.
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maintenance, and teletypesetter
operating unit monitoring will
be .given in the School of Graph
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college dorms, and meals in the
cafeteria, will be availaoie for
students.
JOINT CLUB SUPPER
On February 8, at 6:30 P. M.,
in the Rocky Hock Community
Center, the Rocky Hock, Beech
Fork and Gum Pond Club mem
bers with their husbands and
children joined together for a
covered dish supper. After
everyone had enjoyed their sup
per, Miss Catherine Aman gave
i a talk on 4-H Clubs and What
It Takes To Have A Community
4-H Club. C. W. Overman show
ed slides and Miss Paulina Cal
oway talked on refinishing old
furniture. One would be sur
prised what they could do for
that old chair,, safe or trunk
that has been pushed aside to j
get more, not knowing it was a
lot prettier underneath.
The Rev. Thurman Allred
announced the bloodmobile will
be in Edenton on February 22
and urged everyone to cooperate
n the matter. Mrs. Lillie Saun
ders was asked to urge all
•lubs and each club member to
bin the Hospital Auxiliary. She
also announced a clean-up-day
will be held at the Rocky Hock
Community Center February 22
n the afternoon. Tne clubs
were happy to have Frank Dog
’ett, C. W. Overman. Miss Cath
erine Aman and Miss Paulina
Calloway at the meeting.
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an island in the Pacific.”
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“Alcatraz.”
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