Part H J
Conservationists Report on 1954
B? C. L. DAVIS
(Note: This is put two ot a three-part series reporting on conaerva
tion activities in the Lower Neuse Soil Conservation District in 1M4.
The district covers Carteret, Craven, Jones. Onslow, and Pamlico
Counties)
Land use adjustment and the ap
plication of conservation practices
that tend to conserve water and
soil moved ahead to new heights in
1954 More than1 1.500 seres of
cropland were converted to grass;
with some 900 acres going to wood
land snd wildlife during the year.
In an effort to conserve, protect
and improve cropland some 12,000
additionsl acres received improved
vegetative practices; such as cover
crops, conservation crop rotations
and crop residue utilization. Then
too, there were some 200 acres of
grass-based rotation started to
serve as an example of the bene
fits that accrue to the land and
farmer through increased protec
tion and improvement resulting in
stepped-up production.
Contour farming in this tradi
tional "straight-row" coastal plain
section continued its forward move
with some 1.000 additional acres
contoured, bringing the total to
date to more than 6.000 acres pro
tected in this manner. This prac
tice though difficult to get farm
era to apply is * valuable one for
the sloping areas of the district.
The construction of 8 additional
miles of terracing in 1994 brought
the total to date to more than 80
miles combined with some 100
acres of vegetative protected
waterways. Thus this practice is
giving additional protection to
many acres of sloping lands with
a moderate erosion problem.
The planting of some 290 acres
of legumes and grasses on critical
areas, subject to severe erosion
brought the total to date to more
than 1.900 acres. Not only are
these acres conserving water and
are adequately protected, but re
yielding some 3,000 tons of hay
annually for needed livestock
roughage.
Putting on Water
During the recent drought our
farmers learned that it is not
enough to conserve water for many
crops but water must be added to
maintain or increase production.
Ten additional farmers provided fa
cilities for storing and distributing
water and purchased sprinkler irri >
gallon syatema and applied water ?
to aoine 300 acres of crop and pas- ?
ture lands. t
This go-lorward year brings the (
to date total of 20 some (aimers ap
plying additional water through the o
use ol sprinkler irrigation systams p
and water measures to more than c
1,000 acres of crop and pasture -
lands.
To provide the necessary supply
of water for irrigation and live
stock watering more than 30 ponds
were constructed during the year,
representing an all time high for
this practice. Both research and
farmer experience paint to the
value of irrigation, especially on
certain crops.
Removing Water
In spite of the need for conserv
ing and adding water on many
acres the problem of removing ex
cess water from a large area of
land is still with us. Much of the
Lower Neuse District is flat, need
ing excess surface and ground
water removed. This excess water
must be removed from the surface
and root zone area of the aoil if
economical production from adapt
ed crops are to be had.
Mure than 7,000 additional acres
of crop and pasture lands had
drainage systems installed to re
Horn* Demonstration Newt
District Federation Will
Meet April 13 in Onslow
By MARTHA HARNETT
Home Agent
On April 13 the 20th District
Home Demonstration Federation
meeting will be held in Onslow
County, Jacksonville, it the USO
Building beginning at 10 a.m.
The morning session will feature
? speaker on "Security Through
National Defense."
Lunch will be served to the
group. Price of the lunch is $1.
After lunch women wil tour a
part of the Marine Base at Camp
Lejeune Officers for 1955 56 will
be installed during the day.
Every rural family should have
a garden and conserve an equival
ent of 100 quarts of food per per
?on in the family, The following
plan is recommended:
23-25 quarts per person in the
family of green, yellow, fruit and
vegetable*; 23-25 quarts per person
in the family of vitamin C Rich
Foods; 100 lb. per person of pota
toes; 23-25 quarts per person of
other vegetables; 23-25 quarts per
person of fruits and fruit juices;
IS quarts of jams, jellies, and
brined food (if desired), t
This may be conserved by any
approved method, including can
ning and freezing. Large amounts
of canned food are still being used.
Food conservation according to
the above plan is a measure for
health, economy, and convenience.
Good health depends upon eating
the proper food 365 days of the
year. Records show that families
who produce and conserve' their
own food supply eat better than
those who do not. Regardless of
income many families do without
if it isn't convenient. Statistics
show that one person out of five
does not eat a balanced diet.
North Carolina farm income is
about 45 in the nation. According
to the 1955 outlook we do not ex
pect an increase at any early date.
Our present goal seems to be to
maintain our present income and
standards. Incomes could be in
creased by producing and conser
ving food.
Miss S. Virginia Wilson, Nutri
tionist, North Carolina State Col
lege, estimates that income from
1 acre per person in the family
can be worth $1,751 to the average
family.
Now is the time to plant a gar
Texaco Dealers Attend
Sales Promotion Dinner
J. Morton Davit, Morehead City.
Texaco distributor (or Carteret,
Craven and part of Onslow County,
presided at his 18th annual spring
dealer meeting at the Blue Ribbon
Club Thursday night.
Presented to Dewey Hardesty.
Beaufort RFD, during the meet
ing, was a 10-year dealer award.
The presentation was made by G.
C. Holcomb, New Bern lone man
| ager.
Mr. Davis commented that the
Texas Company has more than
9,000 dealers who have been with
the firm 10 years and 3,000 who
have been with Texaco more than
20 years.
11m dinner waa preceded with a
cocktail hour. Following dinner,
Mr. Davis described the company's
overall advertising program for
1005 and gave a summary of the
, progress of New Sky Chief (with
petrox) gaaoline Bales.
Brief remarks were made by Mr.
Holcomb, Tom Gardner, tone sales
representative, New Bern; Walter
Williams, state manager, Greens
boro; W. A. Wright with the B. F.
Goodrich Co., Charlotte; and A. V.
Cowell. distributor at Jacksonville.
The meeting ended with a 30
minute technicolor film featuring
leading Hollywood stars. The movie
waa titled, "Be Competitive."
She Gats Shock of Life
From S?lf-S?rvice Slot
Annville, Pa. (AP) ? Misa Bar
bara M. Grosky of Annville, suffer
ed a chilling experience while try
ing to get ice from a self-service
dispensing machine.
Instead of ice coming down the
chute when she deposited her quar
ter, a cold hand appeared and
beckoned to her.
Misa Grosky, a bit unnerved, ran
to a nearby service station where
keys for the machine were kept
and then watched a service at
tendant open the ice-dispenser.
Inside was Ralph W. Hopple of
Annville, who was repairing the
big machine when its door swung
shut, trapping him.
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make a food conservation plan.
At several of our poultry schools
this year Professor R. S. Dearstyne,
head, Poultry Department, N. C.
State College, gave a 12 point pro
gram on the prevention of poultry
diseases:
1. Secure healthy, vigorous
chicks.
2. Place chicks in houses that
tiave been thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected.
3. Use cleaned and dis(pcted
equipment.
4 Feed a balanced ration.
5 Provide the proper amount of
[eed, water, and floor space for the
lumber, age and size of your birds.
6. Provide adequate ventilation.
7 Do not allow visitors in poul
try house. ?
8. Do not permit used feed hags
or dirty chicken coops to be
brought on the premises.
9. Require that trucks entering
the premises be free from drop
pings and other debris.
10. Place manure where no chick
pus will range and where it cannot
be tracked into chicken house
11. Properly dispose of dead
birds either by burning, burying
deeply, or by placing them in ?
disposal pit. This is required by
law. -
12. Keep all animals such* as
dogs, cats, rats, birds, etc., out of
the chicken houses.
be (oil mora favorable ' far" h!
xeaaed production. To date ?m
?0,000 acres have bean Adequately
trained The drainage ayatema in
tailed during the year include!
?me 109 miles of open drains and
nor* than one hundred and fifty
houaand feet of closed drains
tile).
Putting it another way, if all the
?pen drains installed by the Lower
leuae District cooperators were
onstructed in a continuoua line it
would atari (run tb? eaet and ol
Coograatonal Diatrtct No. ?, la
Paatlieo' County, I* the wart in
Sampeon County Ml at theae
typo drain ayatems continues to lo
creaaa annually with UN being
Um all tine high
To date soma 1,000 mile* o I open
drain ditchea and ooe-haif Billion
fact of tile drainage have been in
stalled by the cooperating farmera
in the Lower Neuae Soil Conaerva
tion District with the technical
assistance of the Soil Cooaervation
Pavas Me as
a week
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1509 Bridges St. Phone 8-3S34
Morehead City
ALL UNPAID
1954 County Taxes
WILL BE ADVERTISED
DURING
THE MONTH OF APRIL
AND
WILL BE OFFERED
FOR SALE
In May
By Paying These Taxes Now You Can Avoid
Additional Costs, Including Costs of Advertising
e. o. MOORE
COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
with the I
the ACF.
Group drainage enterpriie w?nt
larward la ISM with torn #0
(roup* at tanaan pooling their ra
ni open (ditch) drains. To di
nan than 100 group drainage )obi
i have been accoapliahad. involving
100 mi lei of open ditch draim
A sanwjr and determination of
caaaaravtion need* to the water
shed protection ud Hood preven
Uoa approack to complete soil and
water conaenration wa, made dur
ing the year. This study reveals
that 19 watersheds embracing some
285,900 acre* needed to be worked
a* a unit to fully utilise the soil
and water resources of the district
There to aa adequate supply of
ther (aimer owned or privately
?nod contrarunf equipment avail
>le in the dtotrict to earn aa a
iriual work load of aoU and water
(lKrvition practice* There are
ro tile trenchinf machine*, IS
ag lines, and 10 bulldoaen avail
tie to do construction work In the
atrict.
(To be Ceatlnaed)
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Taesday, March IS
2:00 Te?t Pattern
3 00 The Greatest Gift
3: IS Relax with Jax
3:80 One M*n's Fam
ily
3:49 Relax with Jax
4:00 Hawtdaa Falls
4:16 Relax with Jax
5 00 Pinky Lee Show
5:30 Howdy Doody
6 00 Crusader Rabbit
6 06 Musical MomenU
6:16 Message Cor To
day
6:30 Over at Al's
6 56 Nick's Specials
7 00 The News Today
7 15 Weather
7 30 Sports Final
7:30 Dinah Shore
7:45 Musical Moments
8 00 Life Is Worth
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6:30 Playhouse
9:00 Fireside Theatre
9:30 Victory At Sea
10:00 Truth or Conse
quences
10:30 Answers for
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11:00 Late News
Wedmeeday, March 13
2:00 Test Pattern
3 00 Greatest Gift
3:15 Relax with Jax
3:30 One Man's Fam
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3:45 Relax with Jax
4:00 Hawkins Falls
4:15 Relax with Jax
4:45 Kiddle Time
5:00 Pinky Lee Show
5:30 Howdy Doody
6:00 Crusader Rabbit
6:05 Musical Moments
6:15 Message for To
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6:30 Over at Al's
7:00 The News Today
7:15 The Weather
7:20 Sports Final
7:30 Maryesta Show
7:45 Little Theater
8:00 City Detective
8:30 Dangerous
Assignment
9:00 Ford Theatre
9:30 Loretta Young
Show
10:00 Outdoorsman
10:20 News Capsule
10:30 Big Picture
11:00 Late News
Tharsday. March 24
2:00 Test Pattern
3:00 Greatest Gift
3:15 Relax with Jax
3:30 One Man's Fam
ily
3 45 Relax with Jax
4:00 Hawkins Falls
4:15 Relax with Jax
4:39 Henry Redder
Florist
4:30 Nancy Carter's
Cookbook
5 00 Pinky Lee Show
5:30 Howdy Doody
6:00 Orusader Rabbit
8 06 Musical Moments
? :I5 Message (or To
day
6 30 Over at Al's
6 46 Nick's Specials
7:00 The News Today
7:15 Weather
7 20 Sports Final
7:30 Dinah Shore
7:45 Muskal Moments
7:96 House of Meat
8:0l? All-Star Theatre
8:30 Masquerade
Party
9:00 World s Greatest
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9:15 News Special
9:30 Wrestling
10:30 Flying with
Arthur Godfrey
11:30 Late News
Friday, March U
2:00 Test Pattern
3:00 The Greatest Gift
3 15 Relax with Jax
3:30 One Man's Fam
ily
3:45 Relax with Jax
4 :00 Hawkins Falls
4 15 Relax with Jax
4:30 Sunday School
4:45 Kiddle Time
5:00 Pinky Lee Show
5 30 Howdy Doody
6:00 Crusader Rabbit
6 06 Mualcal Moments
6:15 Message for To
day
6 30 Over at Al's
7:00 The News Today
7:15 Weather
7:20 Sports Final
7:30 Maryesta Show
7:45 Crisp News
7:50 Musical Moments
7:55 Ideal Laundry
8:00 Corliss Archer
8:30 Life of Riley
9:00 Hilton Nursery
9:06 Grower's Supply
9:15 Johnny Thomas
Show
9:45 Azalea Open
10:00 Cavalcade of
Sports
10:30 Jan Murray
Show
11:00 Late Show
Kstarday, March 26
2:00 Test Pattern
3:00 NBA Pro Basket
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5:00 Western Theatre
6:00 Saturday Sunday
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6:19 Meaaage (or To
day
6:30 The News Today
.6:45 Sports Final
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7 30 Superman
8:00 Wild Bill Hlckok
8:30 Industry on
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8:45 Western Songs
8:96 Insurance
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10:00 George Gobel
Show
10:30 Hit Parade
11:00 Late Show
13:00 Late News
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2:30 Test Pattern
3:00 Background
3:30 American Forum
4:00 Sunday Matinee
5 30 Sunday Vespers
6:00 Meet the Preaa
6:30 Mr. Wizard
7:00 People Are
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7:30 Playhouse
8:00 Comedy Hour
9:00 TV Playhouse
10:00 Break the Bank
10:30 Late Show
11:30 Late News
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3:15 Relax with Ja*
3:30 One Man's Fam
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3:45 Relax with Jax
4:00 Hawkins Falls
4:15 Relax with Jax
4:45 Kiddle Time
5:00 Pinky Lee Show
5:30 Howdy Doody
6:00 Crusader Rabbit
6:05 Musical Moments
6:15 Message for To
day
6:30 Over at Al's
7:00 The News Today
7:15 The Weather
7:20 Sports Final
7:30 Maryesta Show
7:30 Todd's Wayside
7:55 Clay's Day
8:00 Sid Caesar
9:00 Llberace
9:30 Inner Sanctum
10:00 News Capsule
10:05 Late Show
11:30 Late News
WNCT - TV, Greenville, N. C.
TifwJiy, March 23
7:00 Morning Show
8 2fi Onrolint Weather
8 30 Morning Show
*.56 Carolina News
* 00 K roll's Nest
9 30 Bob Williams
Show
10:00 Feather Your
Nest
10:30 Morning Medita
tions
10:45 Concerning Miss
Marlowe
11 00 News
11:15 Iroct .Berkley
11 30 Strike M Rich
13:00 Tennessee Ernie
Ford
12:30 Search for To
morrow
12:45 Guiding Light
1 00 Good Cooking
1:30 Welcome Travel
2:00 Adolescent Child
2:30 The Christophers
3:00 Greatest Gift
3:15 Golden Windows
3:30 One Man's
Family
3:45 Music with a
Fashion
4:00 Brighter Day
4(15 Cartoon Carnival
4 30 On Your Account
5:00 Pinky Lee
5:30 Cactus Jim Club
6:00 Persons. Places
and Things
6:06 Crusader Rabbit
6:10 Band of the Day
6 :15 Sports Hlghlltes
6:20 Weather
Show
6:45 Farm Facts
7:60 Jewel Box
Jamboree
7:15 The Passerby
7:30 Doug Edwards
~ *" Adventures in
7:45 Advent*
Sports
8:00 Life Is
la Worth
Uvlng. DuMont
8:30 Flreiilde Theatre
6:00 Make Room for
Daddy
9:30 Elgin Hour
10:38 Mr. District
urnWZZ
11:10 Late Show
Wrdanaday. Marck 18
11:00
11:18
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8:55 Carolina Newg
9:00 K roll's Nest
9:30 Bob Williams
Show
10:00 Feather Your
Nest
10:30 Morning Medita
tions
10:45 Concerning Miss
Marlowe
11 00 News
11:15 Beat the Experts
11:30 Strike It Rich
12:00 Bob Williams
Show
12:30 Search for To
morrow
12:45 Guiding Light
1 00 Good Cooking
1:30 Welcome Travel
ers
2:00 Adolescent Child
2 30 Nancy Carter's
Cookbook
3:00 Greatest Gift
3:16 Golden Windows
3:30 One Man's Fam
ily
3:45 Azalea Festival
4.00 Brighter Day
4:15 Cartoon Carnival
4 30 On Your Account
5 00 Cactus Jim Club
5:30 Ramar of the
Jungle
6:00 Persons. Places
and Things
6:05 Crusader Rabbit
6:10 Band of the Day
6:15 Sports Hlghlltes
6 20 Weather
8 25 Safety Tips
6:30 Homer Briar
hopper
6:45 Farm Facts
7:00 Lom Ranger
7:30 Doug Edwards
7:45 Greatest Drama
8 00 You Bet Your
Life
8 30 Climax
? 30 Four Star Play
house
10:00 Trail to Jeru
10:30 Name That Tune
11 00 TV Final ?
11:10 Late Show
FrMajr, March If
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Final
11. TO Wild Bill Hlckok
12:00 Big Top
1:00 News & Weather
1:15 Farming for
Tomorrow
1:30 Farmer* Home
Administration
1:45 You and Social
Security
2:00 What In the
World
2:30 Teenage Parade
3:00 NBA Basketball
5 00 Kitchen Kapers
5:10 Afternoon
Theatre
6:00 Down Home
6 30 Inner Sanctum
7:00 Cisco Kid
7:30 Silent Flame
Jamboree
8:00 Ford Theatre
8:30 So This Is Holly
wood
9:00 Two for the
Money
9 :30 Badge 714
10:00 Professional
Father
10:30 Hit Parade
11 00 Sona
11:10 Wreatllni
12:00 TV ?
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12:45 News
1:00 Lat's Go to
College
1 30 Carolina's TV
Reporter
1:45 This Is Your
State
2:00 Mr. Wizard
2:30 Mooseheart
3:00 Now and Then
3:30 Adventure
4 00 Healing Waters
4:30 Hook. Line and
Sinker
4:45 Movie Museum
5 00 Disneyland
6 00 Drew Pearson
6: IS Musical Memo
ries
6:30 You Are There
6 45 Red Cross
7:00 People are
Funny
7:30 Private Secretary
8:00 Toast of the
Town
9:00 GE Theatre
9 30 Amos and Andy
10:00 Father Knows
10:80 Big Town
11 :00 Newa Special
11:19 Late Show
Msaday. March M