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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXV. Number 42. GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY ■ / Following the inaugural ceremonies at Raleigh, the new Gov ernov of North Carolina and Mrs. W. Kerr Scott greeted many friends at a reception at the Governor’s Mansion. Zebu ton Joins 5-County Semi-pro Cage League The Zebulon All-Stars joined; with seven other semi-pro cage teams in firming a fast Five Coun- I ty All-Star league on Monday night in a meeting held in Frank - linton. Ruling the league will be Commissioner W. S. Hobbs of Louisburg, aided by Directors Glenn Powers of Henderson and Rev. Carlton Mitchell of Zebulon. Barrie Davis was Zebulon’s repre sentative at the meeting. Playing in the eight-team league with Zebulon will be talented quintets from Henderson, Wake Forest, Youngs ville, Louisburg, Creedmore, Franklinton, and War renton. First League Game First league game for the local five is scheduled for tonight at 8:15, when they meet Warrenton in the Wakelon gymnasium. Coach Carlton Mitchell is expected to try again his two-team system which worked so well against Knight dale last week. On Monday night Zebulon will play Henderson here in the Wake lon gymnasium, and next Wednes day night they will meet Youngs ville here. AGENT REITZEL Warns Winter Drivers “For safety, winterize your driv ing” is the advice offered to far mers and other rural residents today by John L, Reitzel, county agent for the State College Exten sion Service. Quoting records of the National Safety Council, he said accident rates increase from 24 to 53 per cent during ice and snow months. Some of the reasons for the in crease, the agent added, are ionger hours of darkness, poor vis ibility caused by snow and ice, fog and frost on windshield, and slippery roads all of which add serious hazards to normal high way traffic. “If you must use your car in severe winter weather, don’t gam ble against these odds,” Mr. Reit zel said. “Be prepared. Good winter equipment, extra caution behind the wheel, and slower The regular season for the league will include fourteen games for each entrant, and tournament is to held in Henderson the first week in March. Coach Carlton Mitchell will name the 12 men to be listed on the Zebulon roster this week. At present there are 15 players com peting for positions on the team. Local First Team Almost certain to be on the Zeb ulon first team are Coach Mitchell, a former Wake Forest College star; Hilliard Greene, 6’ 5’ star of last year’s team; Hardin Hinton, another high scorer from last year; Rex Tippet, 6’ 5’ center of the 1948 Wakelon quintet; and Jimmy Spivey, scrappy forward who mov ed here from Norfolk, Va. James Robert Fowler, another member of last year’s All-Stars, will alter nate on the starting five. The schedule through February 14 is as follows: Jan. 14—Warren ton, here; 17—Henderson, here; 19 —Franklinton, here; 24—Youngs ville, here; 28—Wake Forest, here; February 3—Youngsville, there; s—Henderson, there; 7—Louis burg, there; 14—Warrenton, there. speed will turn the odds in your favor.” The farm agent offered the fol lowing “timely tips” to help driv ers win the battle against winter traffic hazards: “Get the feel”'of the road sur face when you start out. When road surfaces are snowy or icy, reduce speed so you can stop in time. At 20 miles per hour, it takes four to 12 times more dis tance to stop on snow or ice than on dry concrete. Slow down well in advance of intersections curves and avoid following other vehicles too closely. Keep windshields and windows clear of snow and ice on the out side, fog and frost inside. Use tire chains when enow or ice conditions prevail. They re duce braking distances from 40 to 70 per cent. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, January 14,1948 Farmers Advised to Sow Tobacco Best Suited To Their Farm Soil “What tobacco variety shall I plant?” is a question which many Zebulon tobacco farmers are ask ing themselves nowadays. Their problem is complicated by many factors differences in soil, cul tivation and cropping methods, and disease infestation on the land. There is added trouble, even, in the very fact that so many differ ent varieties are now available to growers. For the puzzled grower, Dr. W. E. Colwell and Dr. W. G. Woltz of the North Carolina Agricultur al Experiment Station have some timely advice: If you don’t know which variety to use, see your county agent. This statement ap plies particularly to growers who have disease problems. The disease problem has been especially troublesome to some growers, the tobacco research scientists point out. Wilt-resist ant varieties have been planted on shank-infested land, and vice versa. Unaware of their error, growers have sometimes blamed their crop failures on the variety planted. According to Colwell and Woltz, varieties are now available which are resistant to one of the follow ing diseases: black shank, Gran ville wilt, or black root rot. How ever, there is no commercial va riety at present which carries high resistance to Fusarium wilt or the root knot organism. In general, Oxford 1 and some of the Vesta strains are recom mended for shank-infested soils. The exact choice depends on sev eral factors. For areas in which wilt is prevalent, the grower has but one choice Oxford 26; and for soils infested with black root rot, Yellow Special and 400 are the best varieties to use. Funeral Services Held For Mrs. C. B. Eddins Mrs. C. B. Eddins, 62, died in Rex Hospital Tuesday after sev eral weeks of illness. She is sur vived by her husband; two daugh ters, Mrs. Edward Pearce and Mrs. J. B. Croom, Jr., both of Zebulon; six sons, C. 8., Jr., of Claxton, Ga., Vassar A. of Savannah, Ga., Mike W. of Portsmouth, Va., Sidney C., Harold and Wilmer of Zebulon; eleven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. T. H. Hester of Wendell; two brothers, C. S. Chamblee of Zebu lon and Dr. Frank G. Chamblee of Spring Hope. Funeral services were held from the Baptist church here yesterday afternoon by Pastor Carlton Mit chell, assisted by a former pas tor, Dr. George Griffin of Wake Forest. The six sons served as pallbearers. Burial was in the Zeb ulon cemetery. Local Rotarians Sea Film on Life Work A film on opportunities for young found through aptitude tests was shown the Zebulon Rotarians , by Melvin Massey at their meeting last Friday night. A sound movie, the film proved interesting to the Rotarians since it showed how, through examinations, students can be guided into the work for which they are most suited. During the business meeting club voted to ask Mrs. Claud Dunn to serve the meals for future meet ings, relieving the Rotariannes of this chore. LEGISLATOR • Arch T. Allen of Raleigh, dean of Wake legislators, who is now representing the county in the N. C. House of Representatives. Rev. R. H. Herring Is Named Local Leader For March of Dimes Rev. R. H. Herring, who has been, named chairman of the local March of Dimes campaign by the Zebulon Rotary Club, sponsoring organization, has completed plans for the 1949 infantile paralysis drive. The campaign begins to morrow, January 15. Mrs. Ruric Gill, who has work ed with the campaign for funds to fight polio in past years, will assist Mr. Herring in soliciting funds from merchants and other town residents, and the local school authorities have agreed to cooperate ir. the campaign. Mr. Herring stated that he an ticipated small difficulty in mak ing local collections, in view of the fact that North Carolina, which suffered 23 times as many cases of polio in 1948 as in 1947, receiv ed over $600,000 in the first 8 months of 1948 to fight the epi demic. Other funds will be made available for rehabilitation work with paralytic cripples. Further announcement of lo cal collection plans will be made by Mr. Herring next week. PTA to Meet Monday The Wakelon Parent-Teacher Association will meet Monday night at 7:30 in the school audi torium, Mrs. Claud Pippin, presi dent, announced this week. A panel discussion will be con ducted by high school students, and everyone interested in the welfare of the school is invited to attend. MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS; This, That & the Other There is a lady who has given much time to tracing her ancestry, and claims that she has gotten as far back as Adam and Eve. Per haps she will be willing to rest now, and fell superior to those of us who have knowledge of only a ,few preceding generations. We’ve been having telephone trouble lately. The phone would work or fail to work, just as it took a notion. Most of the time others could get our house, but it was very seldom we could get any number; of course we com plained and Southern Bell got to work. Firtt to come around was a young man so clean he was almost Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Zebulon Farm Bureau Has January Session Past Monday Night The Zebulon Farm Bureau, meeting for the first time since its organization under a president other than E. H. Moser, heard re ports Monday night of the national meeting in Atlantic City and vqt ed to ask for favorab’e farm leg islation from the Wake County members of the North Carolina General Assembly. Garland Richardson, elected president last month to succeed Mr. Moser, now honorary presi dent, presided at the session. Del egates to the state convention in Asheville next month were named, and a legislative action committee was appointed. County Agent John Reitzel and Dr. L. M. Massey discussed action taken at the national Farm Bureau convention, laying particular em phasis on the question of parity. The national group voted to keep the problem of what per cent of parity should be used as commod ity support prices in abeyance for the time being. Current support prices are pegged at 90 per cent of parity on cotton and tobacco. ; Mr. Reitzel announced the ope [ ration of an artificial insemina > tion service for Wake County dai r ry farmers, using a champion bull - '•tabled in Buncombe County. ; ; Membership in the program costs . one dollar, with a stud fee-of '”6.50 per animal. W p Bobbitt discussed the in . '•nection of kerosene by the De- I oartmerit of Agriculture, the state , vehicle inspection law, and the (• i -ales tax on fuel oil for curing j *cbacco. The local Bureau voted } "nanimously to ask fpr the re (Continued on Page 2) : Wakelon 4-H Members ! Take County Award , Wayne Massey was elected pres ident of the Wakelon Senior 4-H Club at a recent meeting held in. ’ the Wakelon School auitdorium. Other officers elected were: Faye Gill, vice-president; Jimmy Joyner, secretary and treasurer; Betty Sue Williams, reporter; and Lila Rose Pace, and B. B. Bar ham, song leaders. At the recent county-wide 4-H “Achievement Night,” held in Me morial Auditorium in Raleigh, the Wakelon Club won a scrap book for having the best exhibit. The winning exhibit was prepared by Betty Sue Williams, Aileen Baker, Fan Green, and Katherine Baker. Wakelon club members winning individual awards on “Achieve ment Night” were Gwen Kitchings, | Fan Green, and Billy Bunn. incredible. Even his pastel flan nel shirt had creases that looked as if it had been unfolded only a few minutes before. His hair shone, his fingernails glistened, and his manner was truly sym pathetic. He felt so sorry for me, here with no way of calling a store or a neighbor, that I found my self consoling him, saying I had not been raised with a phone at my elbow and could surely live a few days without one. I, who had meant to explain with cold po liteness that, while I do not mind paying for using a telephone, I resent a bill for one that is more than half dead. He did things to the inside of the appliance and (Continued on Page 5) *
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