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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXV. Number 45. TO SING IN RALEIGH OPERA Mrs. Nellie Kemp of Zebulon, who will sing the role of Mercedes in the opera, “Carmen,” which will be presented in Hugh Morson Auditorium, Raleigh, Wednesday and Thursday, February 16 and 17, at 8 p.m. by the Raleigh Opera and Concert Group. Joe Tippett Takes Office As Conservation Director By G. L. Winchester and J. Boyd Baucom The Wake County Soil Conser vation Committee, composed of L. O. Page, Chairman, Joe Tippett, and H. M. Olive, at a recent meet ing elected M. G. Brooks, retiring committeeman, honorary member. This honor was shown him as a result of his fine work while on the committee in sponsoring soil conservation in the county The Committee is making plans to conduct a campaign for the con struction and seeding of meadow strips on sod waterways in the county in 1949. Mr. Page, Chair man of the Committee, states, “If mechanized farming is to be suc cessful, then meadows must be established. These meadows may be used as spaces to be turned on or to be crossed with the equip ment.” Mr. Olive started with three meadows on his farm in CHARLES HORTON Plays Own Composition The meditation at the beginning of worship service in the local Baptist church last Sunday morn ing was a chorale composed by Organist Charles Horton as a pait of his work in Wake Forest Col lege’s department of music. Mission Study Course Though weather was inclement Monday a good percentage of the WMS membership were present at the Baptist church to take part in the study of Guide to Community Missions, led by Mrs. Theo. B. Davis. 1938, and today he has a total of thirteen. They afford better drainage, conserve soil, and make it easier to cultivate on the con tour. Mr. Tippett has just recent ly constructed a meadow and states, “We have to use meadows if we are to save our soil.” The Veterans Farmer Training Class of the Fuquay Springs High School, under the direction of Mr. Brooks and Mr. Harper, re cently held a thinning demonstra tion at the farm of Roy Keith, one of their members. Roy’s father has been doing a splendid job of wood land management for many years. Mr. Henry Callis, GI Instructor of Fuquay Springs, with the as sistance of Soil Conservation Ser vice personnel, has conducted two terracing schools for his students. This instruction consisted of first staking the terrace lines and then the construction with farm trac tors. During an intermission for re freshments Mesdames Exum Chamblee, R. H. Herring, W. B. Hopkins and Jerry Buffaloe served hot coffee, sandwiches and cook ies. A long table had been covered with white cloths and had as a centerpiece a large bowl filled with magnolia soulangeana blos soms. On each side of this were tall pink tapers. This service was a courtesy to Mrs. Carlton Mitchell whose birthday was Monday. Mrs. R. H. Herring, chairman of community missions, presided and presented a gift to the teacher. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, February 4, 1949 Local Delegates, State Crop Leaders Listed For Farm Bureau Meet Chairmen of the commodity conferences to be held during the 13th annual state convention of the North Carolina Farm Bu reau in Asheville have been an nounced by state headquarters of the organization at Greensboro. Local delegates to these confer ences were elected at the January meeting of the Zebulon Farm Bu reau. Committee leaders and local delegates are Carl T. Hicks, Wal stonburg, tobacco chairman, and Wayne Bobbitt, local delegate; George T. Ashford, Red Springs, cotton chairman, and John Broughton, local delegate; George Watson, Rocky Mount, field crops chairman, and Jim Croom, local delegate; H. B. Holcomb, Fayette ville, dairy and livestock chair man, and Joe Tippett, local dele gate. No delegates were named by the Zebulon Farm Bureau to the poul try, peanuts, and fruits and vege tables meetings. All crop confer ences will be held Monday morn ing, February 14. The local Bu reau meeting for February, scheduled for the night of Febru ary 14, has been cancelled be cause of the conflict with the state meeting, President Garland Richardson announced last week. Zebulon’s delegates to the state convention are J. H. Ihrie, Jr., and Robert Ed Horton, and Garland Richardson and Rodney McNabb, alternates. Resolutions committee members are Dr. L. M. Massey, McNabb, and Ihrie. Huber Creech and Horton are delegates from the Wake County Farm Bureau to the state meeting. Local Sidewalks Being Straightened, Paved Sidewalks on Arendell Avenue and Sycamore Streets are being improved in places where im provements have long been need ed. On Sycamore Street paving work is going on from the corner at J. M. Chevrolet Company past Mrs. Ida HaL’s home. The work is being paid for by property owners. On Arendell Avenue at the sec tion known as “the long bridge” which has been classed as danger ous to school children by the town board, concrete culverts have been laid in the deep ditch and the ditch filled and the sidewalk widened. Mrs. Debnam Suffers Bad Hip Injury in Fall Mrs. M. A. Debnam of Route 2 fell from a low porch at a neigh bor’s house last Saturday and broke her hip. She is now in Woodard-Herring Hospital, Wil son, and the doctors say there seems to be no reason why she should not fully recover; though, of course, the period of healing will be tedious. Mrs. Debnam is the mother of J. C. Debnam and Mrs. Loomis Strickland of Zebulon. Child Improves Wilbur Thurston, nineteen months-old son of the Wilbur Debnams of Raleigh, is recovering from a serious injury. He fell, striking a stick which went into his throat, tearing it badly. The child is a grandson of the M. T. Debnams here. Zebulon Exceeds Quota In 1949 March of Dimes With Schools' Collection The 1949 March of Dimes campaign in Zebulon was sucuessfully completed this week with $867.00 raised for the fight against infantile paralysis, Rev. R. H. Herring, local chairman, said yesterday. The drive this year was sponsored by the Zebulon Rotary Club. Although no definite quota was set for this community, Wake SCHOOL SHOP * ' ' You are never too young to get an education. . . . This high school boy is learning “farm shop” mech anics as part of his vocational ag riculture work. With the rural electrification program, such shop training is essential. Principal Fred Smith Is Speaker at Zebulon Rotary Meeting Friday Fred Smith, principal of Wake- I lon School, addressed the Zebu lon Rotary Club at its regular meeting last Friday night on the subject of proposed educational reforms in North Carolina. Mr. Smith served as a sub-committee member of the educational survey group authorized by the 1947 Gen eral Assembly. Mr. Smith used a series of il lustrated slides to bring out major findings of the educational group. He pointed out the high loss rate of students in public schools, es pecially after they enter high school; the diminishing supply of teachers for an increasing number of positions, apparently caused by low teacher salaries; and the lack of vocational training programs in our school systems. Following a short discussion by Dr. L. M. Massey of certain points in Principal Smith’s address, the club asked that Mr. Smith re turn in February to discuss school needs at greater length. During the business portion of the Rotary meeting, the local club voted overwhelmingly to continue j its meetings on Friday night. COUNTY AGENT Urges Clear The farmer who condemns cities because of narrow streets and blind alleys may have a similar; traffic hazard right in his own front yard, says John Reitzel, County Agent for the State College Extension Service. Mr. Reitzel refers to the farm driveway, which he says, is a blind alley of weeds on many farms. “More than one third of our farm accident victims are from motor vehicle mishaps,” he adds. The National Safety Council Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers County was asked by state March of Dimes headquarters for $20,000 and Zebulon’s proportionate part : amounted to approximately S7OO. Thus far the local contributions have exceeded those reported by any Wake County community j outsid the city of Raleigh. Wakelon School children under I the direction of Principal Fred 'Smith, raised $172, and Shepard School under Principal Garland Crews raised S4O. Contributions by patrons of Wakelon Theatre amounted to $84.55, Manager Jim mie Wiggs reported. Local Girl Scouts under the leadership of Mrs. Eugene Privette made subs stantial collections for the polio fund. “I have never seen such a spon | taneous response to a call for j funds for any charity,” Mr. Her ring stated. “People have been generous, and on behalf of myself and the national organization I want to express my gratitude to all who contributed, as well as to all who solicited contributions.” Mr. Herring praised especially Mrs. Willard Gill, who for a num ber of years has assisted in the campaign, both as community chairman and as a co-worker. Wake County leaders in the 19- 49 March of Dimes campaign said yesterday that a final county re port would not be available until next week, but predicted that the $20,000 goal would be reached. Joint Mission Study Course Taught Here The Mission Study Classes of the W. S. C. S. of the Wendell and Zebulon Methodist Churches met January 31st in the home of Mrs. W. D. Finch. Mrs. Joe Tippett had charge of the devotional. Mrs. H. A. Davis, promotional secre tary of the Raleigh District and Mrs. E. G. Cothran, secretary status of Women’s N. C. Confer ence, taught the first half of the study, “On Our Own Doorsteps.” Mrs. J. F. Coltrane was pianist. Mrs. J. ,T. Whitlock, study leader of Wendell, closed the meeting with prayer. Mrs. Finch, assisted by Mrs. M. J. Sexton, served delicious re freshments. Those present were Mesdames E. G. Cothran and H. A. Davis, Raleigh; Mesdames R. R. Thompson, M. T. Roberts, W. A. Price, Bill Roberts, Walter Woot ton, Jr., Miley Johnson, M. M. Veasey, J. J. Whitlock, Marvin (Continued on Page 8) Approach recommends the following proce dure in building a safe driveway: 1. Park the car in the driveway with the front bumper ten feet from the nearest edge of the pave ment or traveled portion of the highway. 2. Measure a distance of about 700 feet or 290 paces along the highway to the left and place a | marker at the edge of the pave ! ment on the side nearest the drive ! way entrance. (Continued on Page 8)
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