FARM NOTES
C. O. White, prominent farmer
of Route 2, in the Bunn section,
was in the RECORD office Satur
day to pay his subscription. Mr.
White says farming is slow, so far
adding that from present indica
tions it seems as if the groundhog
might have something to do with
the weather. In this the associate
editor agrees, the groundhog day
being her pet superstition.
W. L. Simpson of Route 1, is
another farmer who knows his
business and pays his subscription.
This time he paid it in ham—fine
flavored, smoke cured ham—and
added a bonus of lightwood kind
ling.
Not exactly farming, but close
ly related to it was the fresh corn
meal brought into the office last
week by Johnnie Hilliard, which
means hoecake to go with turnip
greens and corn muffins to eat
hot with butter. For both unbolt
ed meal beats the other all the
way.
SOUND SENSE
J. M. Thorne, in the RECORD
office on Wednesday of this week,
stated that he is not hurrying
about garden and truck. He said:
‘‘There’s no use trying to over
ride the weather. Better work
with it. But be ready to take ad
vantage of the first days when
the weather gets right.” Mr.
Thorne believes in making good
preparation. For melons he puts
stable manure in the hills by the
first of March, but does not plant
the seed before the very last of
April or the first day of May. This
“will bring ripe melons some time
between the first of July and the
middle of the month. He plants
the Florida Favorite, and has sold
them on the Zebulon market for
SI.OO each. He has tried planting
the melon seed in pots or gourds
and transplanting the small plants,
thus advancing the date of ripen
ing by about ten days.
He grows a special cantaloupe,
the Thorne, which is a descendant
of the Banana muskmelon, crossed
with the Montreal Market, the
Hackensack, the Emerald, and the
Rocky Ford. The result, he says,
is a melon that will weigh up to
30 pounds or more, with the fla
vor of the true Rocky Ford.
However, Mr. Thome reminded
his hearers, the Lord does for us
only what we cannot do. He gives
us power to do much for our
selves. He works through man
and for best results man must al
so do his part. In other words,
make good preparation and culti
vate thoroughly, if you want fine
vegetables and melons.
A lot of poor land now in crop:
would pay better in trees, grass
or legumes. My neighbor says it
costs more to grow crops on hi:
bad spots than the crops are worth
STRAYED OR STOLEN
A red female Persian cat named
Jane, belonging to Mrs. Raleigh
Sher-on of Wakefield, N. C. Stray
ed away or was stolen from her
home last Wednesday afternoon,
Feb. 9th. Finder please return or
notify Mrs. Raleigh Sherron, Zeb
ulon, N. C., Route No. 3, and re
ceive reward.
& MOVIE H
I Be considerate! Don’t cough in the movie*. Take along a box of
Smith Brothers Cough Drops for quick relief Black or Menthol—.
Smith Bros. Coegh Drops are the only drops contaiaißg VITAMIN A
This is the vitamin that raises the resistance of the mucous
membranes of the nose and throat to cold and cough infections.
THE ZEBULON RECORD. ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, FEB. 18,1938.
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
The following subscriptions have
been received since last week’s is
sue of this paper, and are hereby
gratefully ackniwledged:
C. O. White
Prof. A. A. Jones
W. L. Simpson
N. L. Perry
C. T. Williams
Mrs. Mattie Thome
J. W. Jones, Wake Forest, R 2
Mrs. W. D. Finch
Jarvis W. Perry
Mrs. Mary Denton, Louisburg, R
L. E. Finch, Dillon, S. C.
C. O. Pippin, Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. W. D. Spencer
Mrs. G. B. Nash
Pleasant Hill News
We are sorry to report Mrs. J.
A. Whitaker is ill with pneumo
nia.
Mrs. O. W. Thorne is better, we
are glad to say.
Mr. B. F. Weathers returned
from the hospital about two weeks
ago and is improving.
Mr. Tom Starnes of Angier is
spending a few days with his
brother, J. F. Starnes.
Miss Velma Starnes, after spend
ing a week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Starnes, has re
turned to Durham, where she will
begin her work as a beauty oper
ator.
Mrs. C. T. McCorquadale has re
turned to New Jersey after spend
ing several months with- her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Pearce.
Her mother and small sister went
with her.
Mrs. S. T. Whitaker spent Sun
day night and Monday with her
mother near Wendell, who is very
ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Flowers and
children of Spring Hope, and Mrs.
J. M. Thorne of Zebulon took din
ner with O. W. Thorne. It was his
birthday. Afternoon visitors were
Mesdames Lillie Grissom, Margie
Mitchell and Mrs. Adcock of Union
Chapel.
Mrs. E. W. Hood called to see
Mrs. W. P. Robertson Sunday
night.
Miss Ruth Liles spent Saturday
night with Miss Dorothy Whitak
er.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Carter were
visitors in Durham Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lennie Williford
of Bethany were visitors at T. Y.
Puryear’s Sunday afternoon.
Growers attending the Tobacco
Short Course at State College last
week numbered about 150 a day
for the four days with 83 register
ing for the entire week.
UNSEASONABLE WEATHER
The changeable weather of the
past week is a trial to farmers and
FOR SALE!
Nice, Cured Sweet Potatoes.
C. B. EDDINS, Sr.
It Is Dangerous
It is dangerous to sell a SUBSTI
TUTE for 666 just to make three
or four cents more. Customers are
your best assets; lose them and
you lose your business. 666 is
worth three or four times as much
as a SUBSTITUTE.
U. S. Approved, Pullorum Tested
gardeners, since it leaves them un
certain as to the best procedure.
Monday was the warmest day since
last October, while by Tuesday the
air was chill and nipping. Buds are
swelling and are fairly sure to be
killed by freezing. Worst of all is
the increased tnedency to “catch
cold” due to sudden changes in
body temperature.
MONEY CROP
North Carolina farmers received
more than $140,000,000 for their
1937 crop of tobacco. It averaged
$24.47 per hundred pounds, which
is an increase over the price
brought by the 1936 crop. Incident
ly, Pitt County is the greatest to
bacco gl owing county in the United
tates. Johnston, Nash and Wake
all rank well toward the top in
growing tobacco, as do a few coun
ties in Virginia.
CORRECTION
By error it was stated in last
week’s RECORD that T. B. Cone
was buried in the Zebulon ceme
tery. Burial was in the family
burying ground five miles from
Spring Hone.
The Butcher Boy
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YOU’LL DISCOVER
that each meal will be a cheerful
occasion if you allow us to sell
you the meats you serve. Your
family and yf>ur guests will appre
ciate the flavorful, tender qualities
of our roasts, steaks and chops.
We invite your visit, or, ’phone
your order.
CITY MARKET
ZEBULON’S
FOOD CENTER
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A There will be no stock to buy in the Corporation, no inspection fees to pay, as is A
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A We can serve you from our cotton gins located at following points—Castalia, A
A Momeyer, Emit, Bunn, Wendell and Knightdale.
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( OF TOBACCO IN THE PAST FIVE / , | |||| experienced
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( DO. LIKE MOST PLANTERS, I SMOKE
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leaf. They know who buys their finer leaf, too. Camel LWJ.
’most always does,” says Cecil White. And he, like most ” ttflf
other planters, smokes Camels. As he says: "We know what ■/'*']§
tobacco’s in ’em.” Camels are a matchless blend of finer, f>, ‘7*fofe , V/> rr _ J Sri
EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS-Turkish and Domestic. jQ
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+ bage, Lettuce, Radish. All Seasonable Seeds for |)
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•l Cabbage, Tomatoes, Onion Sets, Tender Green Mustard, |
■ • Kale, Oats, Eating Beans, all kinds, 4 lbs., 25c; Hay, |
$1.00; Hulls, 50c; Red Dog, $2.00; Stove Pipe, |
• • 15c; _Kerorene Oil 10c; Dynamite Caps, Fuse. T
Flour, $6.00, Roofing, SI.OO 2
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