Good Herbicide bicitkior controlling grasses and some weeds,” Dr. Richard Bonanno, week con trol specialist, said at the an nual Perquimans-Chowan County Begetable meeting. “And, he said, “it is cheaper than the chemicals we have bad before.” Rich said, “We have not had trouble with Sonalan, but in New Jersey during a cold rainy spell, there were some problems, especially when plastic was used.” Dr. Bill Lord told the farmers from Chowan, Per quimans, Pasquotank, Cur rituck, and Washington Coun ties that bees are essential for good pollination of can taloupes and watermelons. Bees increase yields and quality of melons. You need one thriving hive per acre. Bees do most of their work in the morning and are more active in warm weather. Lord said bees can be rented and there are some available locally. Murry Goodwin, local agent said,“We had six new varieties in waterlmelon variety tests that hve poten tial for commercial produc tion in Chowan-Perquimans area. They are Imperial, Prince Charles, lopride, Charleston Gray No.5, FLA 78SW4, and Cal Sweet.” Imperial looks like Crimson Sweet with good yield poten tial. Prince Charles is an ex cellent early gray melon, lopride is a dark round melon with highest yield in test. Charleston Gray NO.5 is a good yeilding gray melon FLA 78SW4 was earliest in test with big melons. Cal Sweet is a beautiful long streaked melon and dark red meat like Dixie Lee. Asgrow EPH 5024 has the real pretty dark red color but yield was not too good. “In our canteloupe variety test Super Star had perfor mance that shows it is a large early melon and does well on higher groung,” Goodwin said. In the test about growing canteloupe on plastic, indica tions were that melons are earlier and yield is higher when grown on plastic. In the variety part of test. Star Trek looked good, probably best in test. Some yields hit 14,000 melons per acre and 70,000 pounds per acre. In Sweet Corn Variety Test, Asgrow XPH 2562 showed ex cellent potential for quality and pretty good yields as well. Toim* Campbell, agricultural extension agent for Pasquotank County, discussed cabbage variety test. He also outlined steps outlined steps in controlling black rot. “Some new varieties have giore resistance to black rot than Market Prize,” Campbell said. The meeting was attended by 115 farmer and businessmen. The dinner was sponsored by our seed com panies and was prepared by Oak Grove Homemakers Club. Garry Copeland and Jewel Langley were recognized as national winners in 4-H vegetable production demonstration contest. Bill Jester, Perquimans County Extension Chairman, presided over the meeting and Mike Williams, Chowan Extension Chairman recognized guests. Arts And Crafts Show Is Slated The Edenton Optimist Club is seeking artists and craft smen for a Springtime Ex press Arts and Crafts Show to be held in Edenton on the waterfront on Saturday, April 7,1984 for the Virginia Opera Asociation who is sponsoring a train ride and stop over in Edenton for four hours. There will be 1100 persons aboard the train. The association has specifically requested an arts and crafts show be included in their tour of Edenton. The club is seeking artists and craftsmen interested in participating in the event. Cost per space is $10.00; space plus a 4’ x 8’ table and two chairs is $12.50. Booths must be set up by 11:00 A.M. Reser vations must be made by Fri day, April 6 at 6 P.M. Artists and craftsmen in terested in reservations or further information may write or call Ken Kinion, P: O. Box 357, Edenton, N.C. 27932, telephone 919-482-8788 or 919-482-4510. Make, checks payable to fcdentoh Optimist Club in the amount of $10.00 without tables; $12.50 for table and chairs. The average adult has about 3,500 square inches of skin. The skin has roughly a billion pores. A truck you can live with. AGMC VAN CAN! • Sliding side dpor or swing-out 60/40 side doors available. • Can be customized into an outstanding recrea tional vehicle. HOKE MOTOR CORP North Broad Street Ext. Edenton, NC 27932 (919)482-8421 COUNTY WINNERS—Chowan Co. winners in the Albemarle Conservation Poster Contest are shown here holding their posters. They are: 1st row, 1st place (left to right) John Johnson, III, 4th grade - Swain; kevin Goodwin, 5th grade - Swain School; Jonathan Morgan, 6th grade - Swain School; 2nd row, 2nd place (left to right) Tamie Dail, 4th grade • White Oak School; Denise Moye, 5th grade - Swain School; and Chad Johnson, 6th grade - Swain School. Standing behind the winners is Albemarle Conservation District Supervisor Earl White. Home Sewing Creative. And Saves You Money Home sewing is a good way to express creativity. But can you save money at the same time? Well, that depends. To figure out the answer, you’ll have to compare the cost of a ready-to-wear garment with the cost of similar fabric, pat tern and notions. And you’ll have to take your time and skills into considera tion, too. To put time spent on sewing into perspective, figure out how long it will take you to make a garment and multip ly that figure by the minimum wage. Then add the cost of your time to the cost of materials and see if sewing still makes sense. Think about your personal skills too. Be sure you have the know-how to make a gar ment that can equal the tailor ing done on a similar ready m • i_. *’ * . o; - The Freeway Space A few years back there was an advertising campaign featuring the slogan, “I’d rather fight than switch.” It showed a man or a woman with rather prominent black eye and the message was ob vious that he or she would rather take a fist in the eye than switch brands. In a number of ways, these advertisements bear on the dilemma which faces countless eyeglass wearers. They are loyal to their spec tacles in spite of any inconve nience or vision disruption they represent. Rather than switch to contact lenses, they put up with impaired peripheral vision, movement during physical activity, and altered appearance. Of course not everyone can wear contact lenses. However, for the thousands who could make the switch and benefit from it, now is the time to give up your stubborn loyalty. Contact lenses are more comfortable and conve nient to use than ever before. So the next time you visit your optometrist for your regular examination, why not ask for an easy demonstration. 1n the interest of better vision* from the office of: A.F. Downum, Jr, O.D. 103 V*. Eden Street EDENTON 482-3218 Views On Dentil Health Richarf N. Hines, Jr. D.D.S. Fellow of The Academy of General Dentistry To Fight Or Switch? When you think of “freeway”, you probably think of the high speed motorways leading in and out of big cities. But you also have a freeway space - in your mouth. When your jaws are in a normal and relaxed posi tion, there’s a space bet ween your upper and lower jaws that dentisis call “the freeway space.” It has nothing to do with traffic, but it has a lot to do with mouth comfort. Whenever full or par tial dentures are placed in a patient’s mouth, the dentist makes sure the freeway space is not eliminated. This may cause temperoman dibular joint (TMJ) pro blems. Your temporomandibular joints are located on each side of your head, just in ternal and in front of your ear openings, and are connected to the lower jawbone. If your chewing muscles or the ligments that control them are over-stretched, too slack, inflamed, or in spasm, this can cause the severe pain in the jaw joint area. If you are feeling any discomfort or pain in your jaw area when you open or dose your mouth, have this condition treated by your dentist,' 'We Cater To Cowards” to-wear item. Don’t ignore the costs of supplies and equipment either. Keep in mind, the more you use your sewing machine, the more you get for your investment. Miller To Speak Dr. John Kbok Miller, Mis sionary Doctor to Zaire will be guest speaker at First Presbyterian Church, Eden ton Friday, March 2 at 7:30 P.M. Dr. Miller is the son of Missionaries to Zaire-then Centralized School Menus March 5-9,19M Monday-Breakfast-Cup of Juice, Assorted Cereals, Milk. Lunch-Luncheon Meat k Cheese Sandwich, Green Beans,. Sweet Potatoes, Chocolate Cluster, Milk. Tuesday-Breakfast-Orange Juice, Scrambled Eggs, But tered Toast, Milk. Lunch-Beef Vegetable Soup, Crackers, Sandwiches, Pears, Milk. Wednesday-Breakfast-Cup of Juice, Sausage Links, Pan cakes w/Syrup, Milk. Lunch Fried Chicken, Buttered Corn, Mixed Greens, Fruit Geletin, Rolls, Milk. Thursday-Breakfast Orange Juice, Doughnuts, Milk. Lunch-Beef-a-roni, Tossed Salad, Cup of Fruit, Peanut Butter Cookies, Rolls, Milk. Friday-Breakfast-Apple Sauce, Cinnamon Toast, Milk. Lunch-Meat Loaf w/Gravy, Steamed Rice, Green Peas & Carrots, Prunes, Rolls and Milk. Belgian Congo. He works under the General Assembly Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. He also represents the Medical Benevolence Foun dation which is an organiza tion of Medical and Health people overseas and here at home that work to bring modern medicine and technical equipment to the new nations of the world. Slides of the work will be shown. All medical and health related persons are invited to attend. Dr. Miller will be speaking and showing slides at Bandon Chapel in Arrowhead Beach on Saturday morning March 3 at 8 A.M. at a Breakfast meeting. The public is invited but please call 482-8833 to make reservations. Or you may come about 8:30 for the talk. If you need a plumber bad You need him good. All plumbing repairs. Tarkington & Sons Plumbing 221-4435 SAT., MARCH 3 f • n \rv^>rr* - &j\ri . w**i u . ii v .im.'iiiKi't frtia'vn-'^u/j* i rt: ci^fffiri.rl i .f' t > VTi SmtUttVI n\ MM» tin - LiAVt \ tint'/ . LkUl A* UI Viren ^ ftj&iiO U ■Jr iifl'liiij'," rrf I1 ■. m Gloria Vanderbilt & Calvin Klein Jeans $21°° Winter Close-Out Sale 50% off all remaining winter merchandise ★ Come in and ★ Celebrate with Cake & Punch! 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