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JKSIiN CHOWAN COUNTY
By C. W. OVERMAN. Chowan County Ag«nl
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Cantaloupe and Watermelon
Field Meeting Friday Morning:
Are you interested in seeing how
new varieties of cantaloupes and
.watermelons are performing in
Chowan County? If so, you are
invited to attend the field melt
ings at the demonstration trial
plots that are being conducted
by growers. •
On Friday morning, July 17, at
'8 o’clock, we will meet at the
farm of Edward Evans on the
Rocky Hock road near the home
,of Willie Bunch. Here we will
observe cantaloupe varieties be
ing grown in comparison.
From Edward Evans’ we will
go to Sherlon Layton’s near
Rocky Hock Church, where we
. will observe watermelon variety
comparisons. These plots are lo
cked behind Sherlon Layton’s
Rome along the field path.
’ From Sherlon Layton’s we will
go to Graham Bass’s farm and
observe watermelon plots where
disease and other 'handicaps have
taken out some varieties. From
there we will go to Lindsey Ray
Bunch’s home farm, where we
will observe cantaloupe plots and
the effects of insects and other
problems.
In spite of the severe .dry
weather, there are seme canta
loupe varieties at Edward and
Lloyd Wayne Evans’ and also at
Lindsey Ray Bunch’s that are
performing exceptionally well.
' Some of the varieties have set
over 9,000 cantaloupes per acre
while some other varieties have
set less than 2,000 cantaloupes
per acre. Some of the high
yielding varieties appear to have
exceptional sweetness and very
hjigh quality.
We will move along as quickly
as possible in order to give you
to observe and for us
tV) give you as much information
as we can at this time. The field
tours should not last more than
one to one and one-half hours.
Strawberries:' Are your straw
berry plant leaves looking red
dish, parching up and looking
sick? If so, the chances are that
red spider is working on them in
full force.
- To control the red spider, dust
the plants thoroughly with ifti
thion or EthioCrof : "6{JrßF”ffiF
plants thoroughly with Demeton
or liquid Trithion pr liejuid,
Ethion. Usually one application
if thoroughly applied to the un
derneath sides of the leaves as
well as on top will be sufficient
to wipe out the red spider. But
watch your plants and make an
other application in about two
weeks if your plants look like
they need it. By looking on the
jßmderneath side of the leaves
very closely, it is better to use a
magnifying glass. You can see
the tiny red spiders moving
found.
The Fall Garden: Now is the
time to start your fall garden so
that you can live at home and
board at the same place as far
as vegetables are concerned.
While we don’t have wet soils at
the present time, we have
enough moisture in most areas of
the county to germinate the seed. |
Another planting of sweet corn;
should make nice ears for fall !
eating, but plant two or three or !
more rows along together so that
you will get good pollination.
Insects are multiplying faster
than an electric adding machine
almost. So protect your vege
tables by using recommended in
secticides. Insects will continue
to be a problem throughout the
season.
Black Rot on Bunch Grapes:
Continue spraying your bunch
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i grapes wi,th formate to control
: the black rot disease. If you
i haven’t been spraying so far, it
1 should do a lot of good from
» now on. An application of two
> ta'blespoonfuls of fermate per
- gallon of water is a good spray
1 mixture. Add one tatolespoonfu]
1 of liquid detergent or soap to
each gallon to make the spray
t spread over and adhere to the
, waxy coating of the fruit.
; Japanese beetles are very fond
; of grape vines. Dust or spray
1 with Sevin often enough to keep
. the beetles under control.
Peanut ,aiid Colton Sugges
[ lions: To do a good job on con
- trolling leafspot diseases in pea
> nuts, it is very important that a
r copper-sulfur dust or the recom
. mended spray material be ap
j plied every 12 to 14 days. We
have the prospect for a very nice
L peanut crop, so 'let’s don’t permit
I any leak in yield to occur by
, failing" to follow a good leafspot
’ control program,
i Next week the first genera-.
r tion of new boll weevils should
. be migrating over the fields and
l laying eggs. Start your /second
• series of cotton insecticide ap
plications sometime next week.
, Make an application every five
days for at least four times and
I preferably until the cotton stops
. squaring.
[ Many cotton fields are infest
ed with red spider. The regular
’ cotton insecticides and combina
[ tions of insecticides will not get
’ the red spider where the infesta
, tion is at all heavy in spots. To
clean out red spiders it is neces
, sary to spray or dust with Tri
’ thion, Ethion or Demeton ac
cording to\ directions on the
. package.
20 YEARS AGO
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Chowan County's watermelon
crop began to move with the
first boat loaded at the county
dock and four more boats wait
ing to be loaded.
W. C. Hollowell was installed
as sachem of the Chowan Tribe
of Red Men.
According to figures presented
by W. M. Wilkins, chairman of
' ffie ~ Finance ComthiheT, 3Ke
town's lax rate would apparent
ly remain at sl.lO for 1944-45. f
Due to dry weather, Chowan
County's peanut crop was in
poor condition.
Herbert B. Jones, 68, died sud
denly at his home on East Queen
Street after being ill only one 1
day.
Colton prices advanced sharp- 1
ly, reaching 22.03 cents per 1
pound for middling 15-16 inch '
in 10 markets. This was the ‘
highest level since July, 1928. 1
Fuller F. Taylor, former prin- 1
cipal at Chowan High School, '
died in Norfolk General Hos
pital, where he was a patient for
seven weeks.
The Edenton USO Club held a
very enjoyable lawn party on :
the Court House Green. Mrs.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDEWTOtL NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY 16. 1964. ~
Regular Exercise Can Provide 3oth
Physical and Mental lonic, says 4MA
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Strttcher (4 to 10 timos). R#*ch high,-riso on tots.
Isrk, Isrl
Puth-up (6 to 15 tim«>). Men on hsnds end tost;
women on hendt end Inset, Stuffing in /sited pe
tition, with trunk end neck streight, lower trunk to
twe inchet from floor end return.
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Compressor (6 to IS timts). Lit sprttd-tagltd on
back. Roll onto hip and with leg and arm straight
touch tot to hand. Rtturn and exercise
opposite.
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There’s more to physics] fitness
thin mere muscles, but you can’t
he truly healthy and a bundle of
fiab at the same time.
To be physically fit you must
he both medically fit and dynam
ically fit. The two don’t neces
sarily go hand in hand, points out
Raymond L. White, M.D., director
of Environmental Medicine and
Medical Services for the Ameri
can Medical Association.
“Medical fitness means body
soundness. This can be deter
mined only by a medical examin
ation. Dynamic fitness or ’action
capacity’ is a measurement of
strength, agility and endurance,’’
he said.
“A person who shuns acTivity
may get a ‘clean bill of health’
from his doctor but if he can’t
endure even slight exertion, he’s
hardly physically fit. On the other
hand, neither is the athlete with i
a chronic or undetected health
problem.”
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| Charles Wales planned the games
' and refreshments.
Because of the great demand
for food, Negro agricultural
workers of Chowan County set
up a block system with leaders
chosen for each block in Eden- i
ton. It was the aim of the work
ers to see to it that all available
space which could be used would
be planted in a variety of vege
tables. In charge of the block
system were Mrs. Onnie S.
Charlton, Alexander Blaine and
J. B. Small.
Certain moods of mind find ’
an indefinable pleasure in still
ness, soft, silent as the storm's
sudden hush.
—Mary Baker Eddy.
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High-sUppcr (10 U 20 stops). Run in pl«c«, pump
ing kneei «nd arms.
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Curl (6 to 15 tim.i). Starting on back with kneat
bant, hands bahind haad, tuck chin and "curl' 1 at
far forward at pottibla, aiming elbow to opposite
knta.
Twitter (6 to 15 times). Sit with lags and arms
attended straight. Touch fingers to opposite toe.
Return and eurcise oppssita.
concerned about strength and en
durance in a push-button age.
But the fact is, the human
body was not designed for push
buttons but for work, said Dr.
White. “The absence of dynamic
fitness through lack of physical
exertion is a detriment to health.
Furthermore, muscle tone, or
lack of it, can be a factor in
your whole outlook on life.”
Strength and endurance, devel
oped through regular exercise,
leads to skill and agility and
adds to poise and grace. Not only
do daily tasks become easier, you
also look better and so feel more
at ease in social situations.
Even more evident, however, are
the benefits to physical health,
Dr. White pointed out.
Since exercise is a factor in
weight control, it indirectly aids
in preventing degenerative dis
eases, such as diabetes and ar
thritis, which are more prevalent
in the obese.
Evidence indicates that exer
cise also mev help prevent heart
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Attention Is Called
To “Spotted Fever”
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judged as measles or German
mpastes. It is an acute com
municable disease characterized
by fever, headache, muscle pains
find a rash. The rash generally
begins on the hands and feet
and rapidly progresses to cover
the entire body. In sevvere un
treated cases, delirium, convul
sions and death may occur.
The organism that causes this
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Side Bender (6 to IS times). Reite first on# arm
then the other streight over heed.
Stride Squet (4 to IS times). Hends behind hoed,
stride forwerd deeply with right leg. Keep loft
toe in place, left knee off floor. Return end exor
cise opposite.
and blood .vessel diseases. Active
people have fewer heart attacks
and a better recovery rate when
such attacks do occur.
The best exercise is enjoyable
exercise. Activities such as hik
ing, swimming, skiing, tennis or
gardening along with their phys
ical benefits can provide relief
from tension, thus serving as a
safe, natural tranquilizer.
When there is no opportunity
for taking exercise in such form,
however, a daily walk and series
of calisthenics can provide much
the same tonic.
Above are a few examples of
scientifically sound exercises,
taken from the AMA pamphlet,
“Physical Fitness.” Used daily,
they will help to increase muscu
lar strength, body suppleness and
motor reaction, and to improve cir
culation and other body functions.
Start out slowly, Dr. White
warned, and gradually work up
to the point where you can do
all of these exercises quickly
without flopping,
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disease (Rickettsia) is very sim- >
ilar to a virus and is transmit
ted by the bite or the dog tick.
The disease is most common on
the eastern seaboard, especially ■
in North Carolina, Virginia, j
Maryland and Tennessee. The i
largest percentage of cases oc
cur in the months of July to 1
September when the ticks are
most prevalent and when people
spend more time out of doors.
Almost three-fourths of the cases
are in pre-school and school age
children.
In calling attention to the 1
ISOMETRIC EXERCISES
The following exercises do not involve
movement, but rather muscular con
tractions. One of. their edvantages
is that many can be done at times
ar.J places where ricr~»l c 3
would be impossible, such as in the
office. Hold each contraction force
fully for six seconds. Repeating is
not necessary.
(1) Organ Grinder.
Push hand against
hand, then pull hend
egeinst hend.
(2) Thinker. Push
forehead against
palm, then push
back of head aoainst
palm(s).
(3) Bird. Put back
of hands against
door jambs, thon
push palms in the
seme menner.
(4) Sampson. Push
palms against door
jambs, then straight
en arms high against
jambs and push
again.
(5) Siesta. Sitting
with back against
one door jemb, push
foot against other
side, then push other
foot in seme manner.
seriousness of this disease, Dr.
Grant gave the following prac
tical preventive suggestions: (1)
Parents should examine their
i children at least once a day for
j ticks. If the ticks are present,
j they should be removed gently
v/lth tweezers or forceps so that
■ the head of the tick does not re
main imbedded. (2) tDog own
ers should hemovve all ticks
from their dogs each day. (3)
The possibility of “Spotted Fev
j er” should be kept in mind
w henevver a person complains
‘of a rash and fever during the
J.
warm summer months. Anti
biotic treatment' is effective if
instituted early.
Edenton Boy Scouts
At Pipsico Cam p
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Experienced counselors are on
hand to instruct and advise the
boys.
Attending from the local troop
are Jeff Mabe, David Copeland, j
Ronnie Alexander, Ervin Lane,
Dillard Dixon, Tommy Guinor,
Steve Jackson, George Holmes,!
John Douglas, Mike Covington,
Steve Johnson, A1 Partin, Tom
my Jackson, Mike Ervin, Fran
kie Kutkaveck. Robert Smith,
Joey Covington, Logan Elliott
and Paul Bunch.
Selective Service
CaHs 18-Year-Olds
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
examination will "... enable
those who ate qualified for
military service to plan intel-"
tigenily their future careers in
this respect. It Will enable
those found unqualified to get
to work promptly on the edtica-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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- tion, training or health, service*',
f which can be of benefit tej
them.” „ |
The President also noted that[
"... early examination will
not mean early induction. There
j will be no change in the pres
j ent practice of calling older reg-
I istrants for actual induction into
1 ' the Armed Forces before young-
ones are called.”
! At the present time, men are
>' being reached for induction be
. i tween 21 and 22 years of
, | age, as a national average. In
■ North Carolina the average age
.! of involuntary induction is about
. ■ 22f a-23, Mr. McCachren said.
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OH N.C. HIGHWAYS
Raleigh—The Motor Vehicles
Department’s summary of traffic
: deaths through 10 A, M. Mon
. day, June 13:
’ Killed to date .... 746
, Killed to date last year . ..628
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