nwgday, May 8, i m (£***;&.' MR^ i* . 'HSrbf- *’’ .v —< "™* ,^*|^B^^^Z IPfcij t.su!h*jjs3tkj-- : j,, jtj^H y,/-. • v i i Htt kb£ *• *--^miamM ARTS AND CRAFTS DISPLAYED— Mrs. Phyllis Jor dan, left,* and Mrs. Geraldine Hall view arts and crafts displayed by Girl Scout Troop No. 676 in the D. F. « Walter annual art exhibit. 'Scouts Enter Many Crafts In Art Exhibit Girl Scout Troop No. 676, which consists of 17 exceptional students enrolled at D. F. Walker School, recently particiapted in the school’s annual Art Exhibit. Arts and crafts made by these students were numerous and varied. Drawstring tote bags, watermelon pot holders, yarn dolls, decorative butterfly fly Soil Conservation Service Marks 40 Years By JESSE L. HICKS State Conservationist I'SI)A-Soil Conservation i Service The Soil Conservation Service recently completed 40 years of continuous conservation planning and service to the )r State of North Carolina and the i nation. * The 40th anniversary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture conservation agency was celebrated april * 27, the date that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Public Law 46. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace was directed to establish an agency to protect the nation’s land and water resources. Although established qs a nationwide agency, the Soil Conservation SemceM roots in North Carolina. The first “chief” of the agency, and a moving force in its creation, was Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett, a native of Anson Coun ty. Dr. Bennett viewed the eroision he saw in some parts ot his native state as a tragic waste. For several years before the establishment of the Soil Conservation Service. Dr. Bennett led a dedicated K J - w Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman of the Albemarle District, gs also celebrating 30 years of service as a supervisor. , Tie is one of the original supervisors that took office •when the district was first formed and has been re elected to this public post ever sineg. He, along with Joe Webb, who has 25 years of service and Fahey By rum with 15 years, makes 70 man years of sendee for the Chowan Committee. II MOTHER'S DAY SPECIALS 2| § I THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY | 1 Special Purchase Polyester Knits (A 'X li 3 3 Values to $5.00 Per Yard % 1 Now $1.49 and $1 Jl Per | | Heavy Interfacing 2 yds. 99c I 2 LIGHT WEIGHT INTERFACING | 1 4 Yards for 99c \ | 2 GIST CSRTIFICATES KJ H\\ | 1 THE FABRIC BARN 1 l: | mJp 1 * * C I swatters, sit-upons, and musical twisters, proudly displayed by the girls, were included in the exhibit. Troop 676, which is sponsorred by the Elite Woman’s Club and CLIMB Social and Civic Club, has been organized for only two months. Under the leadership of Mrs. Phyllis Jordan, aide at Walker campaign for a national program to control soil erosion. He went ot Congress, to the public, to professional agriculturists, farmers and “whoever would listen" as one contemporary put it. Dr. Bennett joined tne Department of Agriculture in the Bureau of Soils back in 1903, after graduation from the University of North Carolina, and was made director of the Soil Erosion Service in 1933. This agency, part of the U. S. Department of the Interior, was the predecessor of the Soil Conservation Service. President Roosevelt recommended in 1937, soon after the agency came into being, that state legislatures enact laws permitting landowners to form local volunteer leadership .groups to be called Soil Conservation Districts." As might be expected from impetus from Dr. Bennett, the first such district in the nation was formed in North Carolina's Southern Piedmont-the Brown Creek Soil and Water Conservation District, then serving Anson County but soon expanded to Richmond, Union and Stanly counties-with farmers voting to participate in Oraoaizatioßfll i Meeting H«U The Young Farmers and Ranchers held their organizational meeting March 20 at the Colonial Restaurant with a supper. Among those present were Elbert Phelps, N. C. Farm Bureau field representative, Billy Williams, Young Farmers and Ranchers state chairman, Jimmie Parrish, Chowan County Farm ] Bureau president, Jimmy 1 Stallings, Farm Bureau ! insurance agent, Ed Nixon and Thomas Paul Griffin. The officers elected for the Young ! Farmers and Ranchers j Organization were Mrs. Linda j White, secretary and J. M. Parrish, committee chairman.. I The Planning Committee j consist of Mr. and Mrs. Larry ; Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Dale \ White, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Monds, David Jethro, Jerry Small and ! J. M. Parrish. The second meeting was held April 28, at the Edenton . Courthouse with Sgt. Deans ; from Elizabeth City as the guest , speaker. The topic was Farm Safety. School, and Mrs. Geraldine Hall, aide from Swam School, these 17 exceptional* students meet every Friday. Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Hall extend their “personal Blanks to Jim Kinion and Ralph Cole, principals of Walker and Swain schools respectively, for their cooperation and help in establishing this Girl Scout Troop.’’ the erosion control and other work if the district. The Brown Creek District still serves Anson County, with the other count ies now organized as single county districts. Within a few years of the creation of the Brown Creek District, 83 of North Carolina's counties were included in the 21 Soil Conservation Districts which had been organized. The Albemarle Conservation District was one of the first and was organized in June, 1943, and included Chowan and Perquimans counties. In January, 1945, it was expanded to include Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck counties. Today, 15 supervisors, a three man committee from each county, makes up the governing body of the Alebmarle District which actively carries on a resource conservation program. Today all hundred counties are served by 92 districts. Continued On Page 8 Columbia High Dram Cbb Production Sot The production staff of the Columbia High School Drama Club is in full swing. Students have been working day and night to perfect their presentation of Jack Popplewell's “Busybody”. They are in the process of constructing the set for the London office suite. Realistic sound and lighting effects are being created by Joey and Tony Albanese to enhance the Londonerry atmosphere. At 8 P.M. on May 9 and 10, audiences will experience a touch of London in the Columbia High School auditorium. Under the direction of Ms. Mary K. East, students are producing all phases of this drama, including the photography, news articles, set design, and special effects. Members of the cast are striving to present an authentic English accent. The tickets are now being sold. They will also be sold at the entrance on the nights of the presentation. The Drama Club is anxiously awaiting a critical review from John E. Blizzard, assistant to the general manager and public relation director of the Lost Colony. THE CHOWAN HERALD LJHBPRuH ■ w *s* s^^. < t OB^ LeR5 7r Young P^P l ® came to play a role in the Poods Festival held at the National Guard Armorv last week a. S gobble doti ™ Cr i am ea . Un Scontest. The left photo above shows a glimpse of the action as contest creamand a baseball filow 'anH Duane*Pri!l.?nt Ven / ar * sh ? wn ,n **? e ri S ht P hot « along with the sponsors. Bruce White. 12, brandishes ice Also pictured are Mefvin Harrison far l^ l Mrs good - W !'l mng forni on the Refresho while holding a transistor radio prize. GIFTS MOTHER WILL D9C ° r ootortuL.idmi LOVE AT your mentto or un.il tahto.. Don't Forget Hanging . UK) MOTHER -3s§Plfs&F ® askers , , Six Different VV n U C •. 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