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]Jnhlic1- 1 | Hoi Out O f WooH ' f f Farmers along the Public i Parade andelsewhere who enjoyed their finest year in 1973 face the current planting season with a definite air of uncertainty. In most instances, increased prices had more effect on the gross farm income than increased yield. Pete Thompson, Chowan’s extension chairman, has estimated that gross income from agriculture reached $18.75-million last year. This was nearly 50 per cent greater than 1972. Mr. Thompson forsees 1974 as beine an interesting year. The cost of production will be much greater, he points out. For instance, fertilizer, is a questionmark at any price. Equipment is another factor. It is almost non-existant. r Still another factor is the uncertainty of federal farm Sams. Federal payment ed from $402,000 in 1972 to $217,00 in 1973. Swine and peanuts showed the grates increase in gross income in Chowan County. The income from hogs was place at $3.8, over 2.4 a year ago. But hogs were S6O per head in 1973 and S9O per head in 1973. Peanuts were affected by both price and yield. The yield was up some 400 pounds per acre and the price was good which saw the estimate rise to $3.3-million. soybeans hit $1.3-million. Watermelons were off greatly while cantalopes were up slightly in spite of insect problems. " As in past experienced, those who / till our soil, producing our food and fiber, cannot rest on past laurels. They must continue to implement the best farming practices to increase production in order to offset fixed costs over which they have no control. So, regardless of their apparent successes in 1973, they are still in an almost unutterable position. Noted And Raised Someone in attendance *t annual meeting of Albenraxde Cooperative A§sociaton here Friday night noted that it was the only such organization with a chaplain—Rev. R. L. Liverman of Tyrrell County. “And a year ago they didn’t even have a prayer,” was the passing comment. Signs Os Progress February, aside for being Heart Month, may be recorded in local annuals ak producing more progress along the Public Parade than any other month of the year. From the tremendous amount of activity being witnessed it is apparent that .people are finally getting over the long holiday! which appears to run from before Thanksgiving through mid- January. The Industrial Committee of Edenton Chamber of Commerce is actively working with two industrial prospects. The location of either or both of them would be a big boost to the local economy. Also, they would provide further diversification to the industrial ■.community. * The location of prestige industry Continued on Page 4 , I I lii H ,«W:; I Schaal of N. C I -. • 1 iiijijiifji-Li ' * »l -| tv | , . v&mTtL-xtr ■» t_. it • BUXTON SMALL SEN. J. J. HARRINGTON MRS. EMILY G AMBURN Incumbents File For 2 Posts; Race Assured Two incumbents have filed for renomination to posts in the Democratic Primary on May 7, a newcomer filed to create a race for Chowan County Board of Commissioners, and another Elizabeth City attorney is seeking a district court judgeship. Mrs. Emily G. Amburn, 104 West Gale Street, filed with Chowan County Board of Election this week as a candidate for the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education from First Township. She is completing a four-year term on the board. State Sen. J. J. (Monk) Harrington of Lewiston announced his intention to seek another term Rep. Jones Reaffirms Standh Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Congressional District has renewed his pledge to be “hard nosed in support of farm legislation” in a time of concern over the federal government’s attitude toward agriculture. popular congressman was rv !r‘waathared Washington \.,J . - k %!> Takes Honors Georee Kfttrell, Jr., ofy Coragpake, took top honors at the Albemarle Area Market Hog Show heldfm Plymouth last week. The grand champion was a 230 pound pig that was purchased by Quaker Brand Meats of Belvidere for $1.20 per pound. , The reserve champion was Exhibited by G. P. Kittrell & Sons and was purchased by Smithfield Packing Company for 60 cents per pound. The second place heavy weight pig was shown by George Jones of Edenton and sold to ITT Gwaltpey, Inc., for 60 cents per pound. Smithfield Packing Company purchased the deck lots. Ray Stallings of Hobbsville had , the champion carcass pig with 61.61 per cent lean cuts. Others from Chowan County to *have animals class were Garland Hardison, Dick Lowe and Ronnie Forehand. Jack Parker of Edenton, area livestock specialist, called last week’s event one of the most successful livestock shows and sales ever held in the Albemarle. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, February 14,1974. from the 14-county First Senatorial District. Woodrow Lowe, route 3, Eden ton filed as a candidate for county commissioner from First Township, thus creating a contest with incumbent N. J. George. And, Buxton Small of Elizabeth City has announced that he will be a candidate to fill one of the vacancies for district court judge. The deadline to file as a candidate is noon Februry 25. Mrs. Amburn has five children attending the public schools here. She said, if re-elected, she will continue to work for the best utilization of funds available to the board to improve instruction and C. Friday night and was unable to attend the annual meeting of Albemarle Cooperative Association, Inc., where he was scheduled to be keynote speaker. However, he had his speech taped by WCDJ via telephone and it was played to an attentive audience at -"tfrtegroii ‘ ' ; BuMig. V * \ Cdroj* members were giyen a \ detailed report of the.past, year’s ' activities which showed that in the absence of grant fundsfohey would have experienced aloss. Roy Schaal, a consultant Jfath N. C. Rural Fund for Development, said the answer is to get more pigs being sold through the market. “Five per cent cottffnission when you run a good market is a good hunk of gravy,” he said. But, he noted, if the co-op continues to run the existing pattern of expenses “you will encounter a loss.” The market on Paradise Road produced gross sales of $649,901.68 in 20 semi-monthly sales. Commissions amounted to $31,533.55 but operating expenses were totaled at $41,064.56 By the use of grant funds, a net gaih for the year was placed at $8,820.36, which will increase the member’s equity. He said the grant was designed to help get the co-op started and painted a dim picture for additional grant funds through NCRFD. “The co-op must design itself Continued op Page 4 •i;- ..i- * 4 -m* <e? gyMgc . aMg| .*■ BPf/ff f|; 1 1: Os . Hf •' Wir Jf ’ '-^yH'm®' %.% - ■ Jfc It M *S. w « jflj P%~ ; % CONGRESSMAN ON TAPE—Mayiir Roy L. Harrell holds a tape player used to present Rep. Walter B. Jones’ speech Friday Bight at the Albemarle Cooperative Association’s annual moating after thb keynote speaker was snowbound in ffiStegton, D. C. Others are: Reginald Phelps of Washington cs*y?Robert Moore mid WaylandSpivey of Chowan County; GeoaStixei!, manager; and Lamar Harrison of Camden County. Single Copies 10 Cento. the physical facilities of the schools. Mrs. Amburn now is serving as chairman of the board’s Site Committee. Lowe, a prominent local farmer, was out of town until Thursday and could not be reached for comment on his candidacy. Sen. Harrington has served in the General Assembly for the last 12 years and during this time has seen the district grow geographically into the largest in North Carolina. During the current session he ranks fourth in seniority in the Senate and serves as chairman of the Transportation Committee and vice chairman of the State Policies Committee. The energetic senator takes a lot <rf personal pride in serving this vast area and he promises, if re elected, to continue to serve all its citizens with fairness to the best of his ability. Continued on Page 4 - ', l £* ‘v «. y . 5 « ‘V' \‘a , f ' ’ ■ I Jr NEW STAFF MEMBER—Wesley Cullipher, left, executive director of the Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission, is pictured here with Walter Noneman who this week filled and EDA position on the commission staff. Noneman is a resources coordinator in the 10-county Albemarle Ara. ARPDC Position Is Filled Walter Noneman this week joined the staff of Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission as a resources Staff Outlines ECU Med Plan The Medical, Staff of Chowan has adopted a resolution calling for a two-year period of medical school curriculum at East Carolina University in Greenville. However, contrary to any existing proposal the staff calls for instruction of third and fourth year students at ECU along with intern and residency training programs. Plan Pushed Construction of a new Chowan County courthouse and jail moved a step closer to reality Monday night as commissioners set May 15 as the deadline to nail down a site, revise the proposed plan and develop cost estimates for the project. This, according to Mel, Bunch of Albemarle Law and Order Association, would provide sufficient information to submit a revised plan to state and federal agencies for possible funding. Bunch, along with Bob Spivey, ALOA president, told the board members in a one-topic meeting at Edenton Restaurant, that no funds would be available for jail construction. They said these funds were being routed through the State Department of Corrections. C. A. Phillips, board chairman, said if anticipated state and federal participation on the courthouse is realized than the project could be com pleted, including the jail without placing a burden on local taxpayers. He noted that federal money started “drying up” about the time “we got started on our project.” coordinator. His employment in the Economic Development Administration funded post was announced by Wesley Cullipher, ARPDC executive director. Until recently Noneman was associated with Fiberform as office manager. Noneman, a resident of Edenton, will be working primarily with grants according to Cullipher. “He will be working directly with local governments in determining their needs and assisting them in obtaining their goals,” Cullipher added. Cullipher pointed out however,. that commission employees have multi-purpose responsibilites, focusing toward economic development of the region. He said the commission feels fortunate to have a local man with the qualifications to perform this job. He cited Noneman’s background in business, finance and management, i The position has been vacant since October 1,1973, when Miss June Myers joined a state agency and moved to Asheville. This resolution followed action by the medical staff to reaffirm its positon of calling for more doctors in North Carolina to improve health delivery. The meeting was held Tuesday night at the hospital. It was the feeling of the group that it is more feasible and economical to train first and second year students at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill and then have many students complete their third and fourth years of basic medical school training at ECU. The Chowan medical staff felt that the Greenville area already has the physical facilities for such a program and, more importantly, the professional staff (practicing physicians) and clinical material (patient population). A spokesman said it was also felt that the community hospitals in Eastern North Carolina would profit by serving as areas of instruction both for the third and fourth year students as well as for interns and residents—tending to encourage physicians to settle in Eastern North Carolina. Such a program would naturally, the staff felt, provide and upgrade on site post-graduate training programs for the busy rural community physicians and hospital staff. Dr. Bernie Baker, chief of staff at Chowan Hospital, was in surgery Wednesday morning and unable to comment on the action. However, Dr. Edward G. Bond, president of the Chowan- Perquimans Medical Society pointed out that the major cost of providing medical education is in the first two years. He said UNC is already geared to this program while finding it increasingly difficult to find an adequate patient population within a reasonable area of Chapel Hill to ""Continue to increase the last two years. Thomas M. Surratt, executive vice president at the hospital, said he concurred with the medical staff’s action. He said he was encouraged by the fact that the physicians have assumed a leadership role in this area, and would hope that others would follow this pattern. Plans Told Perdue Farms, Inc., headquartered in Salisbury, Md. this week announced plans to expand their new broiler industry in Northeastern North Carolina into Chowan and Perquimans counties. Donald W. Mabe, executive vice president, told the Chowan Herald that the firm plans to invest more than SB-million in an operation in the area and that another $9- million will be invested by farmers who contract to produce broilers. He said this would represent some 300 houses in a six-county area with a capacity of up to 16,000 chickens per house. Perdue’s investment will include establishment of a feed mill at Cofield in Hertford, a hatchery and a processing plant capable of dressing 12,000 broilers per hour. Employment by Perdue alone is expected to reach 450 within a reasonable period of time. Citing the large capital investment by Perdue, the executive said quite forcefully: “We have come into this area to stay.” He noted that it was selected primarily because of the abundance of small farms and the availability to sizeable markets. “Generally, specialized broiler Continued on Page 4 Holiday Is Set President’s Day, a new federal holiday, will have limited observance in Edenton. Federal offices will be dosed, including the U. S. Post Office. Also, W. B. Gardner, team , administartor, said the collection office at the Muoidaal Budding will be closed. CMfcer town departments will ftmctliM m regular schedule. £ jg*
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