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Around The Farms In, Chowan County Bv C. W. OVERMAN. Chowan County Agent College For Low Income Family Children: A college education is available for any high school graduate if reolly wants it and can take it. In 1965 Congress j,a~oeu the “Higher Educa tion Act.” This act pro vides for grants up to SBOO per year to eligible students from low income families. An additional grant of S2OO per year may be made to sophomores, juniors and sen iors who ranked in tire up per half of his or her class in the preceding year. This doesn't mean that an> high school graduate can gel this opportunity. During high school the student must have attained the scholastic level to meet college entrance re quirements. Under the act there is also Vegetable Growers Finest Seeds BE SURE OF FINEST QUALITY BY BUYING YOUR SEED IN SEALED BAGS AND 1-LB. CANS Approved and Tested VarietL^ BUSH SNAP BEANS PEPPER Black Valentine Stringless California Wonder Bountiful / Keystone Resistant Gt. Contender Yolo Wonder-B BUSH LIMA BEANS Cayenne (Hot) Allgreen Chili (Hot) Henderson „„„ Fordhook No. 242 ™, !V ™ T( \ Early Giant Hybrid CANTALOUPES Burpee's Big Boy Hales Best Jumbo Early Valiant Edisto 47 (New) Homestead No. 24 SWEET CORN Large Rutger Gold Rush Marglobe Aristogold Stowells Evergreen GARDEN PEAS Early Alaska "rh f l Thomas Laxton, W.R. Charleston Grey , . _ Congo Laxton Progress Shipper (New) Wando The Largest and Most Complete Line as Seeds in This Area! Hybrid Field Corn Soybeans Cotton Seed Cabbage Plants, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes "QUALITY SEEDS OF KNOWN y RIG IN” Distributed By E. L. Pearce, Seedsman PHONE 482-3839 EDENTON, N. C. i | ,i„ j plus these other kitchen conv* ~ . o ,> I L ' - r keeper }o£.\~„ with acceptable trad. ’ ' ?l *** ' r* ' up to *•* months to I'. ' r Western Gas & Fuel Oil Service 313 S. Broad St. Phone 482-3122 Edenton, N. C. a loan provision. Loans for graduate students may be up to $1,500 per year and up tc SI,OOO per year for under graduates. Students from families whose adjusted income i: less than $15,000 per yeai will have all of the interes on the loan paid while ir school and half of the inter est paid by the federal gov arnment during the repay ment period. The act is to be adminis ered at the federal level bj he Office cf Education T. S. Department of Health Education and Welfare. At he state level it will be ad ministered by the State Soard of Higher Education. Families and students-- whe 're interested in this finan ■ial aid for higher education THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1966. *8 FOUND IN THE FILES OF THE IHOWAN HERALD 30 YEARS AGO Recruits for the Bingham ton baseball team began ar riving in Edenton and imme diately began workouts on Hicks Field. All property owners ex :epf two agreed to pay for and necessary for opening ip an alley back of the Dusiness houses on the east ;ide of lower Broad Street. At the annual meeting of he Eastern District of the ''Jorth Carolina State Stu ent Council Congress in iinston, Miss Charlotte 3unch was elected president. Thomas H. Shepard was imong 52, North Carolina men who were honorably discharged at the U. S. Naval Separation Center at Charles ton, S. C. v . A new enterprise was ‘oimed in Edenton known as 'he Albemarle Construction Company, members of which were J. F. Tiogdon and Ernest Kehayes. Chowan Tribe of Red Men icld a big fish fry at Ernest filling station on the Windsor highway. Interest was mounting in t Red Cross swimming course at the Edenton Naval Air Station when 50 boys should contact their fespec tive school principals.* hope some good students will study agriculture ' and home economics as the field of employment is wide open. What Variety of Corn: “What variety of corn should I plant this year?” is a question many growers are asking. Based on our 1965 variety test demonstrations, the following varieties gave average or above yield, good quality and good standabil ity. Early Maturing: Pioneer 2280 and Pioneer 3304. Me dium Early Maturity: Pio neer 3306, Pioneer 310, Funk's G-4703 and Asgro 100. Medium Maturity: DeKalk 1006, Watson 430 and Wat son 401A. Medium Full Season: Pioneer 3048, Pio neer 8024, Pioneer 3098, Mc- Nair 304A, Speight D-14 and Pioneer 309A. The five highest yields of these in order were Pioneer 3306, Pioneer 2280, Watson 430. Pioneer 310 and DeKalb 1006. These yields ranged from 160 to 141 bushels per acre. The average row width was 40 inches, spacing ir the row nine inches and fer tilizer equivalent of 750 pounds 4-10-14 plus 135' pounds actual nitrogen. Lawns and Shrubs: Trouble with crabgrass in your lawn? If so, treat your crabgrass areas NOW with Dacthal. Simazine, Zylron or Tri fluralin - spray or granules according to manufacturer's recommendation. This must be done right now before the seed sprout. Wild onions a problem? Mix three tablespoonfuls of .Amine 2,4-D with a gallon of soapy water and spray each clump to wet it good Repeat later if needed. Our Yellowed Pages had enrolled and were tak ing lessons daily. Cub Pack No. 159 held a father and son banquet at the Episcopal Church Parish House. John A. Hoilmes, superin tendent of Edenton schools, was improving at his home after being ill for several weeks. William D. Holmes was among members of the Fish burne Military School’! rifle team which won first place in the Third Corps area intercollegiate match. A group of Chowan Coun ty Home Demonstration Club members signed up to go cr a farm women's tour oi Washington, D. C., headed by Miss Rebecca Colwell local home agent. With just about as many as the building would hold an amateur night program at the Taylor Theater proved the increasing popularity of this form of entertainment. The frame bungalow on East King Street being erected by Mr. and Mrs. A1 Owens was rapidly nearing completion. A delightful play, “The Comical Country Cousins,” was presented in the Beech Fork school house, sponsor ed by the Woman’s Club of Beech Fork. George Kelly of Philadel phia, national pocket bil liards champion, appeared at Chap’s New Deal Billiard Parlor, where he gave in structions and also a dem onstration of fancy shots. Four children in the fourth grade, of which Mrs. W. S. Summerell was teach er, made a perfect score in spelling for the sixth month. They were Jean Baker, Les ter Forehand, Winifred Hol lowed and Fontaine Pettus. 20 YEARS AGO Definite steps toward building a new school build ing at Cross Roads material ized at a joint meeting of the County Commissioners and . the County School Board. At the meeting Frank Benton, architect, sub mitted plans for a two-story brick building containing 13 standard class rooms, first aid room, music room, li brary and reading room, general science laboratory, stock room, a room for handling rented books and a principal’s office, together with an auditorium of 510 seating capacity. The Com missioners agreed to spend not over $60,000 for the new building. J. G. Perry, Chowan County game warden, in formed local fishermen that the closed season for spawning would be April 1 to May 10, during which no fishing would be allowed. Seven - year -old Elizabeth Twine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Twine of the Cannon’s Ferry section, was critically injured when she was struck by a truck on the Suffolk highway in front of the home of A. D. Rountree. A meeting of widespread interest was held in the Rocky Hock Baptist Church when the 100th anniversary of the church was celebrated A spring fashion show was held at the Taylor Theater when hu<*e crowds attended to see the latest creations carried in local stores. Information was received ‘hat George I. Dail had been promoted to corporal In **■><' S'°te Piub'"'jv Patrol Mrs. Ernest Swain was prp<;i n* In cal unit of the North Caro na Educational Association. At a Masonic meeting hek in Hertford, H. A. Camoen district deputy Grand Mas ter of the Second District was honored by being con T avlor Theatre EDENTON, N. C. Wednesday and Thursday, March 30-31 Pattie Duke in “BILLIE” TECHNICOLOR I 5 BIG DAYS Friday Through Tuesday, AprU 1 Through 5 WaH Disney’s “THE UGLY DACHSHUND” With Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette also “WINNIE THE POOH” TECHNICOLOR 7 DAYS ONLY Wednesday, April 6 Through Tuesday, April 12 Sean Connery as 007 James Bond in “THUNDERtfALL” CINEMASCOPE AND COLOR ferred honorary membership in the Hertford lodge. Mrs. M. L. Flynn, who underwent an operation in -*ake View Hospital, Suffolk, was reported improving. Edenton debaters for the Triangular Debate were chosen for Edenton. They were Marian Harrell and Laura Skinner for the af firmative and Harold Webb and Marian Alexander for the negative. J. Clarence Leary, county chairman for the Red Cross fund raising drive, reported that although not all reports had been made, the county had gone beyond its quota of $2,500* There is nothing the body suffers that the soul may not profit by. —George Meredith. BIG NEWS!) For— I Progressive Historic Edenton, N. C. 1 NEW BUSINESS FOR EDENTON AND % 4573. SURROUNDING AREA . . . | We Build Houses f Q 3 fjpf CAROLINA MODEL | PXjflELB?] IHJ 4 HOME CORP. f r~COJ“ - l mur Build the Best; Cost Less 1 0 , —Lgg Satisfaction Guaranteed! y If in need of a two, three, or four spacious bedroom j home with attractive wrought iron railings and col- I umns on porch, we can do the job for you with NO f DOWN‘PAYMENT if you have a vacant lot. We do % all types of Home Improvements. We install bath- X rooms, build extra rooms, carports, and repair j churches. X CONTACT A. V. SLADE j 125 W. CARTERET ST. PHONE 482 3U52 I BELIEVE IT OR NOT... SPRING IS HERE! | jgi fflvjjMt-yJ ~ PLAN... Consult And Lei Us Help You With • LUMBER • ROOFING • DOORS • PLYWOOD • FLOORING 9 WALLBOARD • NAILS • PAINTS • WINDOWS • INSULATION • MOULDING • WINDOW SCREENS M. G. BROWN CO., INC. W. Queen Street Phone 482-2135 Edenton, N. C. Fine Damages Cofield Kitchen MERRY HlLL—There was several thousand dollars’ damage to the Cofield Res taurant on U. S. 17 near Midway Monday from an early morning fire. The Windsor volunteer firemen answered the call at 5:30 A. M. and kept the fire confined to the kitchen, where it was believed to have started from a stove. The roof over the kitchen was burned through and damage to the restaurant re sulted ftom smoke and wa ter. Careful Man —My wife doesn’t un derstand me at all. Does yours? Friend Gad, old boy I don’t believe she’s ever met you. 5-plow power FORD Conunsndat 6ooo • Powerful six-cylinder engine— Available with diesel, gas, LPG. • Four-wheel stability —Heavy-duty front axle, short wheel base and turning radius. • Power-shift Select-O-Speed transmission is standard. • Dual ratio PTO —Standard PTO speed at either of two engine speeds. • Powr-Stor hydraulics— Fast, uniform action at all operat ing engine speeds. • Comfortable and convenient —Big, adjustable, foam covered contour seat—two-position steering wheel—power steering—power disc brakes—roomy platform. Come in and see this big new Commander 6000 FORD Edenton Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc. W. Queen St. Extd. Dial 482-3123 PAGE FIVE !—SECTION TWO
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