SECTION
TWO
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DR. WESTCOTT SOLVES THE CASE OF
Shootout At Sunrise
By WttBORNE Harrell
| MMn CHOWAH HERALD FICTION STORY
r? * (Continued)
The road led off the main
highway onto a dirt road about
five miles out of town, and from
then on we began to enter more
open'country. And although this
was the East, the countryside be
gan to take on many of the as
pects of the West. There were
wide rolling fields and meadows
that reminded me of prairies and
rangeland and on many of them
we saw herds of cattle and
horses. Quite the ideal country
for a guest ranch such as the
Willoughby’s Circle H for which
we were headed.
Occasionally the road wound
thtouglj bits of shadowy cool
timber, the tall trees further
creating the illusion we had
stepped back into the Old West.
Dr. Westcott was driving. He
turned to me.
“A <penny for your thoughts,
Jimmy'.” v-
I glanced at the trees on the
roadside. An ideal place for an
©AROUND THE FARMS
IN CHOWAN COUNTY
By C. W. OVERMAN. Chowan County Aflat
Peanuts And Weather: I do
not profess to be a weather fore
caster but merely had an intui
tion when I mailed peanut grow
ers a letter on September 16.
In this letter I suggested that
it might be well for growers to
be prepared to stack a part or
all of their peanut crop if ad?
verse weather conditions . oc
curred. 'Adverse weather condi-:
tions have come and this is
something we can’t do anything
about, but we can save as many
peanuts as possible with as good
quality as (possible.
As fast as soil per
mit, run the digger under pea
nuts and get them on top of the
ground. Within the next day br
two, if needed, run a shaker uh
dfer them to remove as much
excess dirt as possible. PeahUt
stems will hold better with the
crop on top of the ground than
left in the soil.
I realize that it is a rush on
curing facilities but only a
limited amount of rushing can
> take place, Remember that nor
mally the curing air underneath
the peanuts should never be
more than 15 degrees higher
than the outside air tempera
ture except on very rainv. foggy
nights when the humidity is
practically 100 percent. With
high humidity outside the cur
ing air temperature may go as
high *s 18 to 20 degrees above
the . outside temperature, but
never- more than 20 degrees
above the outside temperature.
High temperatures cause a bit
,ter taste in peanuts and also
causes a skin slippage resulting
in a poor quality crop.
When the humidity of the air
is below 60 percent or even 65
percent there is no need of run
ning heat. The air is already
dry enough for maximum curing
and heat may 'be detrimental as
well as a waste. At any time
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ambush, I thought. And putting
my thoughts into words, replied,
“I was thinking what a perfect
place for a stagecoach holdup or
a bushwhack.” I * grinned at
the incongruous implication of
my words.
“Yes, it is,” said Westcott, but
he didn’t smile. His face bore a
somber, thoughtful expression. I
knew that there were angles to
the case that his keen insight
and perception had intercepted
and which had also escaped me.
But I also knew that he would
in time reveal them. - For in
| stance, he had read the black
mail note silently and passed it
i back to Jane Smith, but he had
hot yet divulged its contents. He
had reasons of his own so I bided
my time.
Far ahead I saw that the trees
would again give way to more
open country. I lit a cigarette.
One of the things that never
ceased to amaze me Was Dr.
you need our assistance, please
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[ The One Hundred Million Dol
lar School Bond Issue: On No
-1 vember 3, citizens of North Car
|
ohna will be voting on 'a SIOO,-
000,000 School Bond Issue for
school construction and equip
.ment- in the one hundred cotin
| ties of the state. County Com
'missioner Chairman W. E. Bond
, informs me that if the Bond Is
sue is approved toy vote it will
mean approximately $291,000 for
use in Chowan County. Mr.
Bond also informs me that if the
Bond Issue vote carry,
theiV/.jt . wjU , be absolutely ne
cessary fbr'\chowan County to
issue bonds .to build and equip
at least eigi>t or more classrooms.
Voters shoo'ld be informed of
this' situation, consider its value
to Chowtrl County and be sure
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iWestcott’s uncany ability to readj
■ my mind.
Without preamble, he said, •
“Jimmy, the blackmail note was
handwritten, though obviously |
disguised, and it read ‘twenty,
thousand or the papers get the
story’.” He paused, his thought
ful gaze on the road ahead. |
“There’s more to this than meets',
the eye, Jimmy. This could be'
just a simple case of blackmail—
or anything. There’s always a
story behind blackmail, there’s
always ‘anything’. Our job is
to find out what this ‘anything’i
is”.
The road was now leading
through an unusually thick bit of
forest that led out into open
countryside. I again thought
about ambuscades and holdups.
At that moment a lone horse
man entered the forest strip, and
riding hard, bore down on us.
(continued next week)
Ito vote as they see fit on No
vember 3.
Completion of 1964 Communi
ty Development Year: The 1964
Community Development contest
year in Chowan County will end
as of October 31. Judging of
the six white communities will,
take place on November 3. It
is absolutely necessary that re
ports from the participating com
munities be completed and ready
for the judges on Tuesday, No-1
vember 3. Communities will be
notified relative to the judging
schedule. If we can be of any
assistance to any communities,
please feel free to call on us.
The Community Development
judging of the top counties in
the Albemarle Area will take
place on November 11. Winning
communities will be notified of
this -schedule. *-—r-
Two-Ton Peanut Yield: H.
Ivey Ward of Ryland Communi
ty has made an official yield of
j over two tons of peanuts per
1 acre on a 1.8 acre field this sea
[son. We certainly congratulate
Ivey and also his brother Ra-
dolph as they farm together.
I’m sure there are many other
fields in Chowan County which
have one or more acres that will
make two ton yields this season.
The problem is the rush of har
vesting under adverse weather
conditions allowing us an oppor
tunity to make an official check.
We will gladly work with any
growers who will notify us in
time to check the yield accord
ing to the rules.
1 -
Character is the governing
I element of life, and is above
genius.
—Frederick Saunders.
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Richard A. Hollowell
Member Kappa Alpha
Twenty-two students have
pledged .East Carolina College’s
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cial fraternities for college men
at ECC. Each pledge is under
going a training program of 12
weeks, a prerequisite for full.
membership in the fraternity.
Among the pledges is Richard j
Augustus Hollowell, son of Mr
and Mrs. Richard A. Hollowell of
Edenton. Hollowell is a sopho
more history major at ECC. He
holds a 1962 diploma from John!
A. Holmes High School.
Home Ec Teachers |
Hold Oct. Meeting-
The Albemarle Area Home
Economics Teachers met October
8 in the Central High School
Home Economics Department
with Mrs. Helen Larabee and
Miss Carol Aldridge serving re
freshments. Preceding the pro
gram, the meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Jean Alexander,
president, and the minutes were
read by Mrs. Carol Lewis, secre
tary.
Mrs. Lewis and Miss Aldridge
conducted the program on the
topic “Concepts and Generaliza
tions in Relation to New Trends
Thursday, October 22,1964.
Edenton, North Carolina
lin Housing”. They presented to
| the group mimeographed copies
lof new trends in housing and
| other areas of home economics,
' displayed teaching aids that are
1 helpful in housing, and discussed
some of these briefly. The group
I also discussed the District I
| Rally of the Future Homemakers
i of America held recently in Ply
mouth.
Those attending were Mrs.
! Jean Alexander, Creswell; Miss
j Grace Whiteman, Elizabeth City;
I Mrs. Carol Lewis, Knapp; Mrs.
j Evelyn Willey, Gates; Mrs. Lor
| aine Rogerson, Chowan; Miss
: Sondra Rountree, Manteo; Mrs.
Frances Warren, Camden; Mrs.
Helen Lara'oee, Central; Miss
Carol Aldridge, Central; Miss
Frances Newby and Mrs. Doris
Hawkins, Perquimans; Mrs. Bdna
Reaves and Miss Brenda Chitty,
John A. Holmes; Miss Carolyn
Brinkley and Miss Carolyn Joy
ner, Plymouth, and Mrs. Mary
Ann Combs, Columbia.
Goldwater
Vote Tuesday, Nov. 3
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