THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 24, Number 32
Five County Fair to Be at Zebulon All Next Week
Legion Hears Two Talks; Plans Booth at Fair
Wendell Leaf Market
Gets Break in Fight
For Additional Buyers
The Wendell Tobacco Market
look a step forward Wednesday
morning in its fight to obtain a
second set of buyers from all the
major companies when the Ameri
can Tobacco Company placed ad
ditional buyers on the warehouse
floors. With American taking the
lead, other large companies are
expected to follow, stated Philip
Whitley, president of the Wehdell
Chamber of Commerce.
Independent buyers and smaller
companies have purchased tobacco
on both sales on the Wendell mar
ket ever since a second set of
government graders was stationed
there two weeks ago.
For over a year the Wendell to
baccomen have carried on a cam
paign for a second sale, meeting
one obstacle after another. Finally,
after the selling opened this year
in this belt, they won a second
set of graders only to meet with a
refusal of the larger companies to
allot buyers for the second sale.
Wendell has sold more tobacco
lor the past several years than has
any other market in the state with
a single set of buyers, and this
year is again selling more and
averaging higher than any other
market in this belt.
E. H. Moser, secretary of the
Wendell Chamber of Commerce,
expressed his appreciation for ev
erything done by the people and
organizations in Zebulon to aid the
Wendell warehousemen achieve
their goal. He promised that in re
turn the Wendell tobacco market
would do everything in its power
to gain a square deal and highest
prices for the tobacco sold in
warehouses there.
Chamber of Commerce
To Meet Sept. 26
Letters were written this week
by the Zebulon Chamber of Com
merce to the Junior and Senior
Woman’s Clubs, the Rotary Club,
and the churches asking for their
cooperation in a general program
of clean-up and beautification for
the Town of Zebulon in the near
future. The letters also urged
that help be given the Town of
Zebulon in cleaning the cemetery
next week.
Plans for the cleanup were
made at the last meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce, and Directors
Ralph Talton. Howard Beck, R. H
Bridgers. Bob Sawyer, Pat Farm
er, and Ferd Davis were named
as a committee to work with other
groups on the_ plan.
A full report on the project will
be made to the membership of the
Chamber of Commerce at the reg
ular membership meeting to be
held Friday night, September 26,
in the Masonic Hall.
Chamber* of Commerce Presi
dent C. V. Whitley stated that this
cleanup drive will be the first
all-out effort of his organization,
and asked that members of the
group work as much as possible to
make the drive a success.
M. A. Morgan of Smithfield,
former Johnston County farm
agent, who has taken a position
with Tobacco Associates.
Johnston County Agent
Takes Position in Field
For Tobacco Associates
M. A. Morgan, Smithfield, John
ston County Agent for the past
eight years, has opened headquar
ters in Raleigh for his work as Di
rector of Field Service for Tobacco
Associates, the non-profit group
formed to promote and protect the
flue-cured tobacco export market,
J. H. Vaughn, Elm City, Board
Chairman announced today.
The offices will be at 1101 Ra
leigh Building, Vaughn said. He
pointed out, however, that Morgan
w ould spend a major portion of his
time traveling throughout the
flue-cured belt, explaining the
work of Tobacco Associates and
providing whatever help is needed
by growers.
Tobacco Associates, formed by
farmers, warehousemen, bankers,
fertilizer manufacturers, export
dealers, merchants and others in
terested in production and con
sumption of flue-cured tobacco,
was overwhelmingly approved by
farm-owners, tenants and share
croppers in a referendum last July.
The referendum, called by the
General Assemblies of North and
South Carolina, resulted in a vote
of 125,602 in favor to 1,191 against
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Fair Rules and Premium List
CONCESSIONS
1— The Fair sells only the space
to the concessioner.
2 Knowingly the Fair manage
ment will permit no gambling,
vulgar girl shows. Gypsies, drink
ing or drunkenness.
3 All stands must be kept clean
or they will be closed without no
tice. .
4No money will be refunded
except for error.
5 All concessions will receive
two season tickets for each con
cession space bought on midway or
in exhibit hall. No tickets will be
given with free booths.
6 Church, School an 4 Civic
Club booths or stands for selling
will sell for sls. All other booths
lor exhibit purposes only will be
free.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, September 19,1947
Local Official, Delegate
To Nation Convention,
Makes Report to Post
Two talks, one by Governor R.
Gregg Cherry, and one by Vice-
Commander Phil Whitley, high
lighted the September meeting of
the Cedric-Harris Post No. 148 of
the American Legion in the Hut
Monday night. Commander Ferd
Davis presided over the meeting,
which was attended by about 30
Legionnaires.
The Governor’s talk was record
ed, having been made Thursday
morning in the governor’s office
especially for the Wendell-Zebu
lon post, and recorded by Barrie
Davis.
In his talk, Governor Cherry
spoke of the good work of the Le
gion and of its members, and
talked of the things that the State
of North Carolina is doing to aid
veterans whenever possible. He
urged that veterans keep the Na
tional Service Life Insurance as
an investment and as protection
for their families and dependents.
Vice-commander Whitley told
the National Convention in New
York City, which he attended as a
delegate from North Carolina.
North Carolina, he reported,
marched fifth in the massive pa
rade through the city, gaining the
near-front position by virtue of
its remarkable membership work
during the past year. North Car
olina was also one of the states
which supported the new national
commander of the Legion and took
a leading role in electing the new
chief
Plans for a special meeting in
October were made, with Phil
Whitley, Philip Bunn, and Ben
Hilliard being appointed a com
mittee to work out details of the
meeting. The wives and sweet
hearts of the Legionnaires will be
invited for a big barbecue and
dance after a short meeting.
The Legion membership drive is
now on, and Legionnaires are
signing new members all this
month. The Cedric Harris Post
will have a boqth at the Five
County Fair manned by Legion
naires at all times so that veterans
attending the fair may join the
Legion.
B—No8 —No placing of signs or adver
tising matter, peddling or hawking
will be allowed within the Fair
j grounds without the license or
' consent of the management.
9 Concessions will be granted
to any person, firm or club in
Frankin, Nash, Johnston, Wake
| and Wilson counties.
10— Fence jumpers and gate
crashers will be fined SIO.OO un
der the new laws. Avoid trouble,
purchase a ticket.
11— For further information call
or wire R. Vance Brown, Zebulon,
N. C.
EXHIBITS RULES
I—Competition in exhibits is
. open to all persons, clubs or firms
| in each of the five counties em
i braced by the Five County Fair.
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J. F. O’Neil of New Hampshire,
police chief who was recently
elected national comandej of the
American Legion.
Zebulon Clean-up Week
To Begin September 22
Says Mayor Bridgers
Next week will be clean-up
week for Zebulon, with special
emphasis being placed on the
cemetery, Mayor R. H. Bridgers
announced yesterday. During the
week, citizens of the town will
be urged to clean up vacant lots
and sidewalks, and spend as much
time as possible in the cemetery
beautifying plots there.
The town has done a great deal
of work on the drives and walks
in the cemetery, the Mayor stated,
and additional work is planned
just as soon as the plots are
cleared.
All this week workers have
been cutting weeds along side
walks and streets in Zebulon, and
although labor has been a critical
item with the street department,
Police Chief W. B. Hopkins said
that all sidewalks will be kept
neat, if it is at all possible. He
ask's for the cooperation of every
one in the town in this work..
As soon as all the markers pur
chased by the Chamber of Com
merce are delivered from Raleigh,
they will be placed at the comers
of street intersections over Zebu
lon and names painted on the
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2 Exhibits may be brought at
any time Monday and till 10:30 A.
M. Tuesday, but not later. They
i must remain on exhibit till 10:00
o’clock Saturday morning, and
must be removed by midnight on
i Saturday.
3 All exhibits must be a 1946
or 1947 product grown or made in
I one of the five counties comprising
this Fair.
4 The Fair will not be respon
sible for articles lost, stolen or
I damaged. A competent watchman
will be on duty at all times to
•feguard persons and property.
B— Admittance to exhibit hall
and midday will be by pass or
ticket only. School children will be
admitted free on days assigned in
program.
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Theo. Davis Sons, Telephone 2561
Fair Manager Declares
1947 Show to Be Best
In History of Fair
Tht 1947' Five County Fair will
be larger and more exciting than
ever belorc when it opens its gates
next week, according to Wade
Privette manager. The Morris
Hannum Shows, booked for the
week, have added new shows and
rides not available during the war
years, and the operators of the
carnival promise thrilling enter
tainment for every day.
Free entertainment will be pro
vided on the midway each night,
and a fireworks display will com
plete the evening.
Premium lists have been mailed
over the territory surrounding
Zebulon, and Privette expects the
exhibit hall to be filled with
booths and exhibits.
Monday will be entry day for
exhibits, and competition is open
to all persons, clubs, or firms in
each of the five counties embraced
by the Five County Fair. Exhibits
may be brought in at any time
Monday and till 10:30 a.m. Tues
day, but not later. They must re
main on exhibit until 10:00 Satur
day morning.
Wednesday is colored peoples
day, with the colored school chil
dren admitted free. Friday white
school children will be admitted
free.
In addition to the shows, rides,
and exhibits, there will be the us
ual number of concessions lining
the midway for the entertainment
of visitors at the fair.
If the fair and carnival are as
successful as expected, this year’s
edition of the Five County Fair
will be the best ever produced in
Zebulon. according to fair officers.
Zebulon Rotary Club
Hears County Agent
John Weitsel, county agent for
Wake, addressed the Zebulon Ro
tary Club at its meeting Friday
night in the Woman’s Club, choos
ing as his subject the future of
farming in this area. A member
of the Raleigh Rotary Club, he
attended here as a guest of Raleigh
Alford
Mr. Weitzel forecast a bleak fu
ture for tobacco, saying that it is
his opinion that tobacco allot
ments will be cut up to 30 per
cent for the 1948 season. This
must be done, he said, if weed
prices are to remain high enough
for the farmers to show a profit.
The work of the North Carolina
Experiment Station was discussed
with the work of developing hy
brid corn proving particularly in
teresting. By growing hybrid va
rieties, farmers can more tha*
double their yield per acre of
com.
The uncertain future of farm
ing during the next few years
made members of the club even
more mterested in Mr Weitsel’s
talk.
The Farm Bureau was recom
mended highly by Mr. Weitsel,
who asked support for it.
Fred Smith, new principal of
Wakelon School, was welcomed
into the Rotary Club as a new
member.
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