MAY THE PEACE OF GOD WHICH PASSETH UNDERSTANDING BE WITH YOU AT THIS CHRISTMAS
MILLIONTH FARM PHONE SINCE WAR
NUMBER ONE MILLION! —I
One millionth rural telephone to be
added by the Bell System since!
World War II was placed in ser
vice on the farm of Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Pace in Alamance
County, N. C. Mr. Pace is shown
at center receiving the instrument
fr»m Ray F. Hewitt, Southern
ten.
Zebulon Man Is Elected
To Soil Conservation Post
G. L. Winchester and J. B. Baucom
Soil Conservation Service
Joe Tippett of Zebulon has re
cently been elected to a three-year
term as member of the Wake
County Soil Conservation Commit
tee. This committee has the re
sponsibility of setting up soil con
servation goals for the county and
devising ways and means of
reaching these goals.
The N. C. Bankers Association
is sponsoring a state wide Public
Speaking Contest on “Soil Conser
vation.” The Wake County contest
is being sponsored by the banks
of tl e county. The following
prizes are being offered:
Ist. prize—$50.00 savings bond
2nd. prize—$25.00 saving bond
3rd. prize—$10.00 cash
Two Manger Scenes Presented Here
On School Campus and Parking Lot
On the campus in front of the
elementary school building at
Wakelon is a manger scene de
signed with near-life size figures
of the holy family, wise men,
and shepherds. The display was
erected by students of the high
school.
The figures were painted by
Jack Terry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Terry. Directing the work
were Billy Bunn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bernice Bunn, Worth Croom,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Croom,
The Zebulon Record
Volume XXV. Number 39.
I Bell installer, as Mrs. Pace smiles
approval.
Farmers in this community are
! hoping for the 1,000,0015 t phone to
be installed in this community—at
present telephone company work
ers are running a cable to Wake
field, Hopkins Cross Roads, and a
few other rural locations.
4th. prize—ss.oo cash
All other school winners $3.00
each.
Anyone wishing to enter the
contest should see the high school
principal, English teacher, or
teacher of Vocational Agriculture
for rules and materials for the
contest.
Cedric Todd of Wendell believes
in really covering his land with a
green blanket for soil conservation,
pasture, hay and supplementary
grazing. He sowed a field of al
falfa in 1947. In the fall of 1948
he sowed a poorly drained area
back of his house to tall fescue
and ladino clover for grazing. Mr.
Todd states that this field was too
wet for cultivation so he has sown
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Sr., Mary Sue Long, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Long, and Ru
ric Gill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruric
Gill, Sr.
Lights illuminate the manger
scene at night, making it one of
the most attractive decorations in
the community.
Another* display of the same
group has been arranged by
Whitley Furniture Company on the
corner opposite the Zebulon
Drug Company. This is also light
ed at night and has caused much
favorable comment.
Zebulon Farm Bureau
Concludes Good Year
With Top Membership
By E. H. Moser
The Zebulon unit of The Farm
Bureau Federation brought its
fall drive for the 1949 membership
campaign to a close Wednesday
: evening, the Bth., with the annual
, barbecue in the Wakolon Gymna
; sium. Nearly seven hundred in
cluding wives, participated in
this annual get-together meeting.
|We enjoyed a good time, a good
| meal, and a good talk by Senator-
I elect, J. M. Broughton. Senator
! Broughton’s talk was clear and
convincing. The idea of the im
portance of unity among the far
mers was clearly and forcefully
brought out in the Senator’s talk.
Robert Ed Horton, the Treasur
er, reported that the Zebulon
unit now has 541 members. This
is the largest membership we have
ever had. Much of the credit f r
this successful drive goes to the
faithful vice presidents who work
ed overtime during the member
ship campaign to reach this goal.
The writer was chairman of
the county drive for members.
The chairmen of the local units
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NEW C. P. & L. POWER PLANT
The multimillion-dollar steam
electric plant now under construc
tion in the Lumberton area by the
Carolina Power & Light Company
Fluoride Treatment Used Here
The new sodium fluoride treat
ment for prevention of dental de
cay in children’s teeth is being
used by both Dr. L. M. Massey and
Dr. J. F. Coltrane and by most
dentists in Wake County.
The United States Public
Health Department suggested that
treatment be given once a week
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 24, 1948
Zebulon Cotton Growers
Advised to Use Loans
Many Zebulon cotton growers
are losing money by failing to
take advantage of the government
loan program, says Dan F. Holler,
cotton marketing specialist for the
iY PJERCE
The Christian approach to the
Christmas season: “Blessed is he
that cometh in the name of the
Lord.”—Mark 11:9.
is pictured here by the architect.
Os radically new design, the plant
will attain a hitherto unreached ef
ficiency of power production.
for three successive weeks, and
then once a month later. They
state that results are better if the
sodium fluoride is applied every
six months until the child is fif
teen years old.
Dr. Massey has been using the
treatment for nearly a year, ai d
says that already he has seen bene
ficial results in its use.
State College Extension Service.
This is particularly true, he says,
of producers who have cotton
which has been damaged by rain.
The lowest loan made on white
grades of cotton with a staple of
1 -32 inch is 20.02 cents per pound.
The loan value on low middling
1 1-32 inch cotton is 20.97 cents per
pound in eastern North Carolina
and slightly higher in the western
part of the State. The farmer who
sells this quality cotton for 20
cents per pound is losing approxi
mately $35 per bale, states Mr.
Holler.
The grower may find out the
loan value on any bale of cotton at
no cost. All he has to do is request
his ginner to submit cut samples
to the government cotton classing
office for classification. The office
will return to the grower a green
card showing the grade, staple, and
loan value.
Classing offices, heavily over
worked a few weeks ago, now have
caught up and are giving prompt
service, Mr. Holler says. The Ral
eigh office now is classing cotton
the same day it is received. No
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Wakelon Splits Twin
Bill with Neighbors;
Defeat Rock Ridgers
The Wakelon basketball teams
split two hard-fought games play
ed in the Wakelon gymnasium with
Wendell last Friday night, the
Wakelonettes losing, 32-36, and the
Bulldogs winning, 33-21. This was
the first meeting of the two schools
this season.
Ruth Brown tallied 23 points to
lead the local lassies. For Wen
dell Nan Mattox scored 23 points.
The Wakelon team stayed in the
lead in the neck-and-neck race
until the last quarter, when Wen
dell forged ahead to win.
Bill Brantley played a brilliant
defensive game and scored 10
points to lead the Bulldogs to vic
tory over their ancient rivals. The
Bulldogs led at halftime, 16-9, and
were never in danger. Bobby
Bridgers scored 10 points for
Wakelon.
On Monday night of this week,
both Wakelon teams won easy
victories over Rock Ridge school
of Wilson County.
Long Holiday
Stores in Zebulon will remain
closed Monday, December 27, giv
ing their employees an additional
holiday for Christmas, it was an
nnounced yesterday.