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W the CHOWAN HERALD 'M Volume XXXIV,— B, New Product Coming Fertilizer Plant Viewed Home Feed and Fertilizer Company is putting finishing touches on a $60,00( expansion project here; the center of which is a split-level liquid fertilizer plant. J. Gilliam Wood, president, unveiled the modern facility Tuesday night as more than 200 farmers from Chowan and surrounding counties gathered for a barbecue supper at the plant on West Carteret Street. This is the first basic plant for manufacturing liquid fertilizer in Chowan County. Wood told the farmers that a primary advantage to this product is that herbi- Bam, S — l —. n/L-/* ■ y-c'''. 'i * mm NEW FERTILIZER PLANT—.I. Gillia n Wood, president of Home Feed and Ferti'izer Company, here, presses tne button on a console to set into motion a new liquid fer tilizer batching machine just installed by his company. This machine, the latest thing in the industry, is the fecal point of a 860,000 expansion program at Home. m public fnmde HB 49—Last week a bill was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly to allow Chowan County voters Ho express themselves on the merger of the two school ad ministrative units here. This was but another step in a long fight to bring about equal education for all the children of this county. The people should not demand more nor accept less. The dictatorial edicts from Washington in the past two years have not helped the local situation. It would be fair to say the two school boards have made progress on this front in spite of this unsolicited intervention. Now' those who . are mad about recent developments arc already attempting to read things into HB 49 which just aren’t there. Ra ther than progress, these well meaning people would re gress. This is not the way the majority in Chowan want to go. One of the things being said about attempts to merge the two administrative units is that it will hasten consoli dation of schools. It is important that the people not be confused by the two. A mere merger of l||l M, X/ * . v J; < £ , 5 StfgT I ji ' . - Bk H IgWgf .„-^sgliißfe^m£~ ■ |g jP MI’SIC APramHON-When the North CtraJu Lace Symphony moves into Ernest A. Swain Elementary * School next Friday, they wtti be performing before 1,000 students. They will not come “ecld turkey” as a music appreciation program has been underway to prepare these children for this special concert. Mrs. Iren; Patten. i director of nmate la Edentoa City’ S: boo is, is shown here as die conducts a class for fhrst graders at the local ' the school boards is one thing. The best way of op erating the schools once the merger is perfected is some thing else. This will be up to the school board, once they are elected. We are among those who believe the best interests of our children in the field of education and the money can be spent toward this end by having an elected board. At the present time the city board is appointed by board members and the 'town Council. The county board members must face the bal lot box test. It was a compromising sit uation for the city board members to agree to a merg er plan which would put them in a position of being elected. There was similar action necessary on the part of the county school board before the two groups could agree on conditions for merg er. These two groups worked in harmony on this thing and deserve a great deal of credit. They have come up with a plan we can buy, if for no other reason than it will have, in 1971, a merged board elected bv the people Continued on Page 4 cides could be applied to the soil at the same time plant food is distributed. “It (liq uid ferilizer) is compatible with most liquid herbicides,” he noted. Another big breakthrough in the industry made possi ble by liquid fertilizer is that up to 12 plant foods can be 'mixed to prescription. “We can now formulate to a pre scription mix to meet the exact requirement as deter mined by a soil test analysis,” he added. Wood went so far as to say that with the new push-but ton plant, a farmer can gel ua to seven tons of his spe cially formulated liquid fer tilizer in 20 minutes. Home Feed will have ini tial storage for 25,000 gal lons «f the finished product in popular formul"iion;s. Tl will be transported- to • farms •in this area in 1.400- gallon tanks manufactured by Ashley Welding & Machine Company of Edenton. The new product is dust less and odorless. It ran be broadcast or put directly into ground. Home Feed, manufacturers of Wood's Fertilizer, also installed new equipment in ? the granulated plant. How- I ever. Wood said emphasis is I now being' placed on liquid I fertilizer since it allows the I company to offer premium ? grades not before available in this area. He said the decision to move into this field was made more than a year ago. “It is one of the advances in agriculture and we wanted to be a part of it,” he slated. Wood said the use of liquid fertilizer saves labor since it is moved, by pumps and air. Ober Qualifies For Certificate GREENVILLE—Three stu dents in, the School of Busi ness at East Carolina College have qualified for the Gregg Expert Speed Certificate bv transcribing 140 words per minute in shorthand. Angela Kaye Chappell of Sunburyy Carolyn Jean Corey of Greenville and B. Scot Ober of Edenton will receive certificates of achievement designating them as winners of individual superior rat ings. Ober, a graduate of Cho wan High School at Tyner, scored the highest with a near-perfect 99.4 per cent. Miss Chappell and Miss Cor ey both reached 98 per cent. Ober is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Paul Ober, Route 1, Edenton. Edenton, County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, February 23, 1967. CJ . esi jH Sr**- . H * J. D. ELLIOTT Elliott Seeking Return To Board J. r>. Elliott, 112 West Calc Str-ct, wit! be a ean d'd.ite lor Conn -ilman-at ' Large in the Miry 'Municipal E'en i. ii. Ei'irtl Is the first to aii nourre im- one of the three council so,ls to be filled in the foiihcoming election. Two weeks ten J. Edwin Buffinp, d"an of local poli ticians. made public bis in tentions rot to seek l'e alertion to the council, thus ending a 30-year tenure of •service. - H i is Councihnan at-large, and mayor pro tern. LLast week Mayor John A. Mi.teh.cner. Jr., a veteran of 14 years oh tfye town council ,did iiie expected and announced his intention to seek another two-year term. He became the first an nounced candidate. Elliott is no stranger to local political circles. He resigned in October, 1966, as First Ward Councilman be cause be moved into the Third Ward. He had served nearly four years and at the time of his resignation was on the important finance committee and lire station committee. At the time he left the council he indicatedMhslt .he would like to return to the board at some later date. Although he will have been ofif the council for six months by the time of the May election. Elliott has maintained close contact with the affairs of the town. He was asked by Mayor Mitchener to continue to work on completion of the fire station, which he gladly did. He has also, attended most -of the council meetings since his resignation. Elliott, in announcing his candidacy, said he thorough ly enjoyed working for the citizens of Edenton as a councilman and feels that his past experience and knowl edge of town government qualifies him tor the Coun cilman-at-Large position. He stated simply: “Edenton is making real strides and I offer myseif, armed with ex perience and a record of pro gress, for further service to Continued on Page Six Parents Object But 20 Students Are Re-Enrolled In Chowan High Twenty Chowan County Negro ninth graders Wed nesday re-entolled in Cho wan High School over the ob jections of their parents. There were reports that ef forts would be made to transfer them back to D. F. Walker High School the school to which they have chosen to attend. Chowan County .Board of Education voted last Wednes day afternoon to transfer the students from the F.denton administrative unit if the city board could not get per mission from the Office of Education in Washington to ■r JDU&teX M Mk T I JHHMv ¥ * w % w jf llilj|||| K— & 4|||w Wgm 9|' | j p P THF PFXM’T KlNG—Colbert Byrum of Tyner, second from left, was given s l**ial I t<M\ S, averagr'oV Speaker °''t an tliV > Jiam last Lett to right are. president of the sponsoring Edenton Chamber of O.m- Se Leonard S, ch& the agriculture committee amt master of the banquet honoring the top 50 producers in the count. . , ..V < Byrum Resigns Board Position West W. Byrum. Jr., local insurance and real estate executive, has resigned as chairman of the Chowan County Board of Elections. Byrum', in submitting his resignation to Thomas 11. Shepard, chairman, Chowan County Democratic Execu tive Committee, said in creased business obligations made his action necessary. Shepard has called an executive committee meeting for 11 A. M., Saturday at Edenton’s Municipal Building at which time a successor to Byrum will be named. E. L. Hollowed and By rum were the Democrats on the board. H. E. Bass is the Republican member. The.board Supervises muni cipal and general elections. #l5O Still Needed by Council Children Prepare For Free Concert On March 3 The Children's Concert scheduled t<> he "hen in Ernest A. Swain Elementary School by the North ( aro lina Little Symphony boasts a varied and educational program tuned especially for children s ears and atten tion span. This year's annual tour scries of children s selections includes a portion from Mozarts “Ihe Marriage <>! Figaro”, an English folksong ‘ Sweet Nightingale, the “Suite from Amahl and the Night \ isitors by Mc notti. Haydn’s “Clock Symphony", the “Syncopated Clock’’ by Anderson. Tcaikovsky's “Waltz of the Mow ers” from the Nutcracker Suite and “ I urkev in the Straw”. American Folk Tune. Humorous and historical facts of interest on these composers and their works have been assembled in a booklet called “Symphony Stories”. A copy will be given to the children. The young audience "ill take an active part in the concert itself. They will follow the notes and comments of Mrs. Maxine Swalin under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Swalin as they sing and play along with the Orchestra on flutes, tonettes. auto harps, xylophones and clarinets. Mrs. Irene Patten, director of music in Eden ton C ity Schools, is currently engaged in a six-week course of instruction preparing the students for this concert. Featured harp soloist will be Eleanor Fell Kirschke who will play and explain various facets' of the harp as an instrument. Eleanor is also the young wife of Wil- Jiam Kirschke, assistant conductor. After the performance which will last approximately one hour aud has uo- intermission, the- children will be keep the students for the re mainder of the school year. In a telephone conversation between a Washington of ficial, Dr. Edward G. Bond, chairman of the city board; and O. C. Long. Jr., his coun terpart on the county board, it was stated most emphati cally that if Edenton was to stay in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and if the Chowan unit intended to take steps toward com pliance, the children would have to be transferred to Chowan. Long said it was further stated that the county board Birdsong Talks To Top-50 Club Chowan County’s top pea nut producers were told last week they may be able to save a crop with modern harvesting methods but dam age done by the machinery is costly. Ben M. Birdsong of Suf folk. Va., president of Bird son.; Storage Company, Inc., hailed the advances in pro duction and harvesting meth ods while challenging the farmers and the industry to continue to work out some of the objectionable bugs. Birdsong, a foremost au thority on peanuts, said me chanical harvesting is highly desirable because it allows a farmer to get his crop in Continued on Page 4 could get into compliance by agreeing to assign two white teachers to White Oak School and two Negro teachers to Chowan High School for the 1967-68 term. About 35 people attended a special county board meet ing Monday at White Oak. More than 30 of those in attendance were parents of the students involved. They were told by Long why it was necessary to once again re-assign their students to Chowan. The general feeling among the parents was they didn't want this to happen. They Heart Sunday Plans Are Made Volunteers will spread out over Edenton and Chowan County Sunday soliciting contributions to the 1967 Heart Fund. Heart Sunday, highlight of a funds campaign of the Chowan County Chapter, N. C. Heart Association, will be observed here with so licitation being directed by Mrs. Scott Harrell and Mrs. George Alma Byrum. K In the rural areas. 4-H’ers from various clubs with Harry Venters in charge. Rudolph Dale, Heart Fund chairman, said Heart Sun day solicitation will be the final planned function dur ing February. He urged lo cal citizens to give gener ously to insure a successful .funds campaign. invited to go backstage for first hand evidence of what musicians and their instruments look like from a close distance. The Concert is admission-free for the children and begins at 1:50 P. M. Children will be taken to the concert from surrounding areas by buses. It is sponsored locally by Chowan Arts Council. The arts council reports that approximately SI 50 of a 5725 contract with the symphony still must be raised. However, plans for the visit are going ahead and coun cil members are making last-ditch efforts to secure the needed money. Tournament Underway The 2-A Albemarle Con ference tournament is un derway at John A. Holmes High S-.hool gymnasium here and will continue throughout the week. Eder.ton Aces, conference champions for two consecu tive years, tested their tour nament legs Wednesday night against Scotland Neck. A win would send them into the semi-finals Friday night at 8:30 o'clock against Wil liam ston. The Plymouth girls, con ference title holders, sur vived the first round with a ?<MS victory over. Scotland Neck. Ann Lilley feot It) points in the win aud Becky Single Copy 10 Cents agreed the county board had done everything possible to avoid this step but they fear ed the children would not pass their work by being transferred now. Long assured the parents the board’s lull cooperation and said a meeting would be held with, teachers to request them to give special atten tion to the 20 students. “The principal and teachers will be asked to give these stu dents special help if possi ble.” Long said. N. J. George, a board member and former high school teacher, argued it would be almost impossible for these students to pass their work when being trans ferred after a semester is three weeks old. One parent asked- if they are sent back to Chowan will they be accepted by the students and faculty mem bers. Long, at this poin*. stated the students will be given “fair and equal” at tention. “We will do all in our power to insure equal edu cation, safety and equal rights for your children." the chairman stated. Another parent said, “it hurts you” to send children somewhere where they are not wanted. Earlier, George questioned the legality of action taken Continued on Pace Six Children’s Art Classes Monday Mrs. Vivian Clark. art teacher in Edenton City Schools, will teach a six weeks court in Art for Chil dren under sponsorship of Chowan Arts Council. Mrs. Clark's first class will be held Monday, February 27, at 4 P. M.. in the Art Studio over Edenton Savings & Loan Association. Classes will he held each Monday afternoon from 4 until 5 o'clock. The cost of the course is $6 with the participating children furnishing their own supplies. It was announced that there still remains room for additional students in this class. - FILMS TO BE VIEWED The American Legion build ing on U. S. 17, south of Edenton, will be the scene tonight (Thursday) for the viewing of two films in the public interest. They are: "Wliy Vietnam?” and “Con tact”. The 45-minute view ing will be under the direc tion of S Sgt. Richard C Bareeltus, U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service. The pub lic is invited to this free pre sentation. Brotton scored 10 for Scot land Neck. In Monday’s acticm. Eden ton Acelets were defeated by Gates. 46-25 and Gates meets Plymouth at 7 P. M. Thursday in a semi-final game. Sue Powell scored 10 points in Edenton’s . losing effort and Connie Hathaway led Gates with 16 points. Bertie and Williamston girls played at 7 P. M. Wed nesday with the winner to face Northampton at 7 P. M. Friday. Northampton got in to the second round with a 32-25 win , pver Aboakie. Gwven GafrnSk scored §1 for NorthftnffßWt-Tuesday night C unturned oa Nn 9U .
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