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Friday, April 2,1948 THE WAGES OF CARELESSNESS T y r&'£*Kßu<&<3P'- •»-• < :-•-*•> . 'WSS Bh : it‘ii iaMftWPV" vii ' ** 11 1"* 1 " Tfc« driver who killed himself and also the driver of another car in this shambles had stubbornly persisted in driving when he was fatigued after too many hours on the road. As his car came over the bridge, his weary brain blanked out for a split second, his hands relaxed on the wheel. His car grazed the bridge abutment, skidding across the road, and crashed into an approaching automobile. Motor istn for their own safety, and for the sake of others on the road, have isc right to drive when overtired. National Conservation Bureau safety specialists advise: don't wait until you are tired; pull off the road at intervals; drink a cup of coffee, take a few moments' rest. Ed Ellington Urges Spring Farm Cleanup A good spring clean-up not only increases farm efficiency but also eliminates hazards which might cause injury to animals or people, according to Ed Ellington, Wake lon agriculture teacher. Stressing that spring is a good time for cleaning up barns and yards, Ed said that a few hours spent now may result in the sav ing of many days during the busy season later on. “A place for everything and everything in its place” is a prim ary safety rule emphasized by the National Safety Council. A recent Council study of hospitalized home accident cases showed that the largest single cause of injuries, other than poor judgment, was disorder. In fact, disorder was re sponsible for putting one out of j every five accident victims in the hospital. Ed said that every farm family; should remove accumulated pap ers, rags, and rubbish in the home from basement to attic; see that medicines, drugs, and insectides are clearly labeled and kept out of the reach of children; and provide suitable receptacles for knives and other sharp kitchen tools. Barns are the principal work center for daily farm chores, he continued. At this season of the year many barns have become cluttered with the accumulation of items used during the winter. It is important to find suitable loca tions or storage places for feed, tools, harness, and other equip ment to keep alleyways and work areas clear. Flower Gardeners Given Dahlia Facts The gardener who chooses a suitable variety of dahlias and gives them a little extra care dur ing the growing season can have success with them in any part of the state, says Robert Schmidt, j associate professor of Horticulture at State College. Mr. Schmidt is author of the bulletin, “Dahlias of the Garden,” which has recently been revised and is now for distribution by the State College Extension Service. A moderately cool season with < Don't Miss the SQUARE DANCE Sponsored by American Legion Post of Middlesex In hall across tracks from Depot in Middlesex EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT - 7:30-72:00 sufficient rainfall is most desirable for dahlia culture, the bulletin states. The mountain section of North Carolina is well suited for the purpose, but dahlia growing in the piedmont and coastal sections is more difficult because these ar eas often have hot, dry summers. Answers to many questions of the dahlia fancier may' be found in the new 12-page publication, which may be obtained free by ad dressing a request for Circular No. 230, “Dahlias for the Garden,” to Agricultural Editor, State Col lege, Station, Raleigh. Record Production Os Milk Made in '47 North Carolina dairymen sold 106,588,879 pounds of Grade A Milk to processors and distributors in the state last year, as compared with sales of 172,866,014 pounds the previous year, according C. W. Pegram, director of the dairy di vision of the State Department of Agriculture. The increase amounted to 19% per cent and was interpreted by Pegram as indicating that a grow ing demand for fluid milk is being met by the state’s own dairy far mers. While state production and sales of grade A milk increased rapidly, imports of milk of all grades from othe rstates declined from 65,063,- 749 pounds to 63,880,651, or ap proximately four percent. Pur chases of ungraded milk from North Carolina producers increas ed a little more than five percent, or from 10,488,191 to 11,228,091 pounds. Total receipts of milk processors for the year amounted to 391,221,363 pounds an increase of 38,339,595 over the year before. “These figures,” Pegram com mented, “lead to several interest ing conclusions. They show that milk consumption is increasing in North Carolina and that our own dairy farmers are stepping up their production to meet this growing demand. At the same time imports of milk from other states are declining, slofly but surely. “It is interesting to note that our production of Grade A milk increased far greater than our production of ungraded milk, indi cating that more and more of our dairymen are finding it advanta- The Zebulon Record geous to meet the grade A pro duction requirements. “Although milk imports are de creasing, there’s still plenty of room for improvement. This state can and should produce all the milk it consumes. It still affords splendid opportunities for enter prising dairymen.” Bride-Elect Honored At Bridge Party Miss Dorothy Davis, bride elect, was complimented when Mrs Irby D. Gill entertained at bridge for her and members of the Wednesday afternoon bridge club. The Easter motif was carried out in the decorations and the guests enjoyed the privilege of “Pick a Prize” from the Easter Bunnies nest filled with gift novelties. High score prize for Club was won by Mrs. F. D. Finch and Miss Hilda Martin received high for guests. Miss Davis was presented a hand decorative plate. The hostess served a supper plate with coffee. Guests included: Misses Doro thy Davis, Grace Frank, Hilda Martin, and Mary Lacy Palmer; Mesdames Fred Smith, Helen S. Gregory, Howard Beck, Robert Dawson, L. M. Massey, Fred Page, F. D. Finch and G. S. Barbee. Increased Food Supply Asked of N. C. Farmer With a heavy demand for food still existing both in this country and abroad, North Carolina farm ers are being asked to grow more corn, oats, barley and other grain crops during 1948, according to G. T. Scott, State director of the Pro duction and Marketing Adminis tration. In announcing 1948 farm pro duction goals for the State as set by the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Scott said the critical feed supply situation has made neces sary a reduction in the goals for livestock and poultry. The 1948 goal for corn produc tion is 2,358, 000 acres, an increase of 9 per cent over 1947 acreage. The goal for wheat is 600,000 acres, an increase of 15 per cent, and for oats, 523,000 acres, an increase of 1 per cent. Farmers are asked to produce 1,221,000 acres of tame hay, about the same as last year. The goal for cotton is 794,000 acres, an in crease of 27 per cent, and for Ir ish potatoes, 73,800 acres, an in crease of 2 per cent. The greatest decrease is seen in the goal for flue-cured tobacco, which is 602,000 acres as compar ed with an acreage of 800,000 in 1947. The burley tobacco goal is up 21 per cent, form 9,600 to 11,577 acres. The goal for sweet potatoes is 63,000 acres, a decrease of 2 per cent. No State goal for peanuts has been announced, but the rec ommended national goal is 16 per cent below the 1947 acreage, picked and threshed. notice: when you drink Pine State Vitamin “D” Homogenized Milk, you are drinking health itself... NOW SERVING ZEBULON, WENDELL, AND KNIGHTDALE CLOSING DATE Plans of Zebulon stores to close each Wednesday after noon hit a temporary snag this week when merchants failed to agree on a starting date. Choice of the date of the first closing will be left to the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and will be announced next week. Likely decision will be for the stores to begin closing at 1:00 Wednesday, April 14. 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SATURDAY SPECIALS Armour's TOMATO JUICE - 3 for 25c Armour's EVAPORATED MILK -14 c PET MILK -15 c 5 pounds SUGAR -45 c No. 2 con Lahomo Blackeyed PEAS —l5 c Complete line of Birdseye Frozen Foods Wakelon Food Market Thurman Murray Frank Wall Dial 2721 We Deliver Ample Parking Space in Rear of Building ing off the inevitable spring mud that accompanies the marble days If when renewing elastic in a garment the end of th new elas tic is pinned to the old, the worn elastic can be pulled out as the new is pulled in. Simple and quick. To keep a short-stemmed flow er fresh in a slim vase, slit the end of the flower a little and wrap around it one end of a pipe clean er. The pipe cleaner exterftiing into the water acts as a wick for the flower. PLANT WATSON HYBRIDS Do you want move com from your acreage? Do you want uatfama Qrowth **. nyor. odofA* ability? Ord • r our hybrid com seed now! N. C. 26 - N. C. 27 - DIXIE 17 HYBRIDS GROWN BY WATSON FARMS ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. 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