Page 6-A Owl Hoots And Screeches HOOTS TWO BEAUTIFUL DAYS—Last year, at about this time, it was our pleasure to entertain in Plymouth the directors of most of the 15 Regional Libraries in North Carolina at a quarterly meeting. Once again, the meeting was held in the eastern part of the state but this time Mary Wilson of the Beaufort - Hyde - Martin Regional with headquarters in “little” Washington was the hostess with the mostest. It looked like spring with bright sunny skies, daffodils just starting to bloom, and an exhilarating wind blowing. I hated to stay indoors but it was a great get-together of good friends. This time we succeeded in luring our most vocal and most popular member to join us. Bill Hess, who calls himself “the wild man from the mountains” hates to leave his lovely home in Spruce Pine where he directs the Avery-Mitchell- Yancey Regional Library but everyone is always delighted when he does since he keeps the meetings so lively. As usual, he was armed with a long list of problems to be discussed since he is vitally concerned over the trends in library development in North Carolina. His background as a lawyer contributes to the usefulness of his valuable suggestions for improving library service. I’m sure we are all glad he decided to come. Twelve library regions sent directors (in one case, the assistant director) to Willie Holley Holley To Ploy In All-Star Gome Edenton Aces runningback Willie Holley will play in the annual East- West All-Star Game in Greensboro, July 29, it was announced by Edenton head football coach Jimmy Addison. Holley, a senior, was the Aces leading scorer with 17 touchdowns, last season. He amassed 1,243 yards rushing. The East team will be coached by Frank Ciamillo of Havelock. Coach Addison remarked, “Willie scored four against him in the play-offs, so he (Ciamillo) will probably be looking for him to play offense.” Holley said that he will begin getting in shape for the game around the first of July. | EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA ♦ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ♦ DISCUSS THE 201 WASTEWATER FACIUTY PLAN FOR THE | EDENTON COMPLEX AREA X Notice is hereby given of the opportunity for X public discussion of the Wastewater Facilities Plan X for the Menton Complex as required by the U. S. X Environmental Protection Agency under Title II X of the FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL X ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1972. A preliminary draft of the plan identifying the I alternative or alternatives for meeting the area X wastewater objectives for 2000 will be on display X in the Edenton Municipal Building approximately X fifteen (15) days prior to the public bearing. f The public hearing will be held at 8:00 P. M., f Wednesday, March 31, 1976, in the Edenton Mu- X nicipal Building, South Broad Street, Edenton, f North Carolina. 1 WILLIAM B. GARDNER ♦ ADMINISTRATOR this conference and we were honored to be the first group to mept officially with. Marion Johnson, former head of the Processing Cento:, in her new capacity as Chief of the State Library Development Section. She brought her two general consultants, Sue Barcklay and Frances Reid, with her. We had three other guests from Raleigh: Marian Lieth, the Acting State Librarian, plus Bill O’Shea and Valerie Lovett, the director and assistant director, respectively, of Wake County Library system. Since we were in her nieghborhood, Elizabeth Copeland from Greenville’s Sheppard Memorial Library joined us for part of the time. All of us thoroughly enjoyed the warm hospitality and good food in Designations Begin March 1— April 2 Warehouse Deisgnations The sign-up period for flue-cured tobacco growers to designate warehouses for 1976 will begin on March 1 and run through April 2. All producers are urged to make arrangements necessary to designate as soon as possible. In the past two years some producers have had to wait in line the last few days of the sign-up. The designation program for this year continues the new system initiated in 1974. This program has brought about a drastic change in the process of marketing as it has been known in the past. Most farmers feel this new system has relieved much of the congestion of past years. Under the system, growers must designate warehouses at which they wish to sell before the sales season opens to be eligible for price support. Growers are limited to warehouses within a 100-mile radius of their county seats. Any amount of the 1976 crop can be designated up to 110 per cent of this • year’s farm quotas. If additional poundage of flue-cured tobacco is leased to the farm, the grower may designate at the time the lease is filed. Producers may redesignate after the markets are open. These redesignation periods will be announced at a later date. Flue-cured producers will be furnished a letter prior to March 1 explaining the designation procedure. A list of the eligible warehouses at which they will be eligible to designate is available at county ASCS offices. 1976 Tobacco Program Income from the production of flue-cured tobacco continues to be the principal source of farm income in North Carolina. Flue-cured tobacco producers are now making final plans for their 1976 crop. Listed below are some of the key features of the 1976 program that growers need to remember as they complete plans for this year. Basic farm quotas were decreased by 15 per cent for 1976. Individual notices giving the acreage and quotas have been mailed to the home of our hostess, Mary Wilson. SCREECHES AMONG PEgRS— Despite our delight over the news we received that the House of Representatives had passed, by an overwhelming vote, a bill to extend the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) we'were not always in total agreement. In fact, the discussion over the best method for distributing these federal funds found us .split right down the middle between special projects versus per capita funding of designated materials or services. However, this is an exceptional case since the regional directors form the most unified group of libraries in the state, ordinarily. The unique problems associated with all producers. Flue-cured growers will not be required to stay within their allotments in order to qualify for price support on up to 110 per cent of their effective quota in 1976 marketings. Producers may market up to 110 per cent of the farm’s poundage quota without penalty. However, any sales above 100 per cent will be deducted from the 1977 quota. Sales above 110 per cent are subject to marketing quota penalties. The ban on the use of DDT, TDE* endrin, and toxaphene is continued in 1976. Producers must certify they have not used these pesticides if they are to be eligible for price support. The discount variety program is also in effect for 1976. Price support on these varieties will be at 50 per cent of the rate of acceptable varieties. Flue-cured tobacco may be transferred by lease from one farm to another farm within the county. The grower designation of warehouses initiated in 1974 will be continued in 1976. The sign-up period for growers to designate markets will begin on March 1 and continue through April 2. These are only a few of the key features of the 1976 flue cured tobacco program. Any grower with questions about any phase of the program should contact their local ASCS office. Transfer of Allotments The time of year has arrived when many North Carolina farmers are finalizing their plans to lease and transfer cotton, peanut, and-or tobacco allotments from one farm to another in order to take better advantage of their land, equipment, labor, etc. Therefore, producers are reminded of several important facts concerning lease and transfer and of their responsibilities in the transaction. 1. Flue-cured tobacco allotment and quota can be leased and transferred within a given county for a period of from one to five years. The final date for filing an application with the county ASCS office in November 30 of the current crop year. Additional restrictions or eligibility requirements apply to transfers filed after June 14 where transferring farms J # | W% Discount | on all : j Cash Purchases < • ! Thursday - Friday - Saturday! (Offer good this wookond only) i i TARKINGTON’S ! THE CHOWAN HERALD multl«county library systems lead us to draw strength from each other. It fat much more common for us to present a unanimous opinion in gpar advice to the State Library- although they don’t always implement our suggestions. Another meeting of peers took place just before I left for Washington (N. C.) last week. Our monthly mini staffmeeting was held in the Soundview Restaurant, the geographical center of the Pettigrew Region with our libraries in Plymouth, Edenton and Columbia. A special guest was Bunny White of the Council on Aging who explained their work on the Information and Referral Service with which public libraries are cooperating. have a basic quota of more than 2,000 pounds. 2. Cotton allotment may be transferred by either lease or sale. Each county committee makes the determination on out-of county transfers for its county. The final date for filing an application is April 11 for all counties. This is also th{ final date to release cotton acreage or request cotton acreage from the county’s “released pool.” 3. Peanut allotment may be transferred by lease or sale and is restricted to within county. The final date is April 1. This is also the final date for release and requesting reapportionment of released acreage. Local county ASCS offices maintain bulletin boards as a service to producers who wish to lease allotment or quota either to their farm or away from their farm. Producers who wish to use the bulletin board for leasing and transferring should contact the county office. km Restricted To Day Use WILMINGTON - Visitors to the Palmer Point recreation area at Ken- Reservoir will find day use activities in 1976 but no marina and no overnight camping. Daytime activities such as picnicking, swimming, and boat launching will be provided free of charge by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Past years have seen a marina and overnight camping at Palmer Point but the concessionaire’s lease expired at the end of 1975 and was not renewed. The size of the area restricted services and record high waters in early 1975 destroyed most of the facilities there. Col. Homer Johnstone, Wilmington District Engineer, said the corps is preparing to advertise for bids for a concessionaire oper &t e d marina campground complex at nearby Keats Peninsula. “The larger size and higher terrain of this arek are much more conducive to meeting the growing demand for services than Palmer Point,” he said. “In the interim fuel and other marina services are available within a few miles.” Miss Parrish Has High Yield By Murray Goodwin . Agri. Ext. Agent Jane Parrish had a 4-H com project that had an official harvest yield of 157.2 bushels per acre. This was the highest yield in Chowan County that was determined by official harvest method. There were 21 4-H’ers in the contest besides Jane. They: were as follows: Randy . Lowe, Annette Bunch, Greg Brabble, Anna Goodwin, Debbie Ward, David Jordan,- Keith Bunch, Walter Byrum, Michael Jordan, Ken Dail, Ivey Ward, Karen Ward, Joseph Goodwin, Jeff Toppin, Nadine Monds, Jean Parrish, Harry Ward, Bob Jordan, Bill Jordan, Randy Copeland and Bradley Ward. Jane planted Pioneer 3369A Hybrid. Her fertilizer was 250 pounds 2-16-12 and 150 pounds Nitrogen was applied as a sidedresser The com was planted April 26 and the seed placed 6 indies apart. Her record book showed a total cost (including land rent) $251.58 and had a value of $468.87. This figure a profit of $217.72. Jane is entering her com project in district competition. Other Chowan 4-H’ers entering projects in • district competition are David Jordan, entomology; A1 Ward, small engines; Debbie Jordan, photography; MariorrDail, clothing; Bob Jordan, wildlife; Jean Parrish, food preservation and; Bill Jordan, forestry. Dtoth Claims Mrs. Alexander Mrs. Ella Holmes Alexander, 80, 228 East Queen Street, died February 18 in Albemarle Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Tyrrell County, Mrs. Alexander was the daughter of the late Jim Ft tnd Afrnie' CUHipheF 1 Hdlrrtes. She was the widow of Samuel Thomas. Alexander.. She was a housewife. Mrs. Alexander is survived by six daughters: Mrs. Mildred Williams of Merry Hill; Mrs. Margaret Luke of Chesapeake, Va.; Mrs. Elma Twiddy of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. Catherine Lankford of Virginia Beach, Va.; Mrs. Dorine Privott of Ronaoke, Va.; and Mrs. Juanita Campbell of Moss Point, Miss.; a sister, Mrs. Annie Rogerson of Edenton; 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was a member of First Christian Church. Funeral services were held at 4 P.M. Saturday in Williford-Barham Funeral Chapel with Rev. Preston E. Cayton officiating. Burial was in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were the following grandchildren: William M. Williams, Jr., Samuel Earl Luke, Jr., Continued On Page 8 CLUB FUNCTION A Sunday buffet will be available to members of Chowan Golf & Country Club on February 29. Those who wish to attend are asked to call the clubhouse, 482-3606 or Earl Jones, 482-4564 or 482-3437 by Friday. TROPHY WINNERS Rob Kelly, left, is shown with winners of Ihc 1?W Club Championship Tournament at Chowan Golf &_Country Club. Lefttonght are Kelly Scott Privott, medalist; Mrs. Annette Downum, ladies champion and Bob Gilbert, club champion. The trophies were presented at a banquet Saturday night. Gilbert - Downum Flight Champions 4 Bob Gilbert and Annette Downum were presented trophies at Chowan Golf & Country Club Saturday night for winning championship flight competition in the 1976 club event. Men’s runner up was Jerry Downum while Janice Wilkins was ladies runner up. Lena Griffin won the first flight crown and Lib Harris was runner up. Scott Privott was medalist and won the first flight. Runner up was Hiram Weeks. In other flight play the following were COA Satyrs Will Compete In Drama Fest When the Carolina Dramatic Association holds its District Drama Festival in Rocky Mount on Saturday, one of its perennial award-winning theatrical groups will be striding the boards with hopes of repeating its past laurel-gathering , perfoijipapcap ~pr&vjflus years. ~Theg S&tyrs from College of- the Albemarle will participate in this year’s competition with two presentations. Lucy Vaughan, drama instructor in the college’s Fine Arts Department, credits the efforts of the, 1. Outlasts Metal Pipe > > '/ . r f' 2. Exceptional Toughness . . 3. Superior Flow ; ; 4. Resistance to Temperature Extremes 5. FULLY GUARANTEED. SO YEARS ON THE PIPE AND ON LAjROR'fOST OF REPLACEMENT «; t «. LOW COST - ] ' ■ . i - -4 ORDER NOW 7-7 Hampton Plimbint & Heating Servieo IDINTON, N.C. ,-?.• •> * - v - -. v» ;• » r*w V* c ' ' '» v * v *" recognized: Second-Jim Partin, Sr., and Tom Hopkins. Third-Jesse Harrell and Joe Thorud. Fourth-Ken Lowe and Eugene Evans. Fifth-Beggs Waterbury j| ' RAFFLE FOR GRlLL —Students of Beaufort Technical Institute, as a fund raising project, will rattle a barbe- I cue grill on March 25 at 1 P. M. The grill was built by | students and proceeds from the project will be used for an Faster cook out. The grill is on display at the Sound view Restaurant. Tickets may be purchased for one dullar at Shopard-Pruden Memorial Library, Sound . view Restaurant or from Bruce Darby, 108 South Gran ville Street. Thursday, February 2<h 1976 and Joe Crisanti. Sixth-J. T. Lane. : Seventh-Spec Jonqs; Bob Kelly, club pro, presented the trophies at a banquet at which Ed 81-own, golf committee chairman, presided.

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