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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXV. HEADS AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE ,/ ' .ff ’’ W; .j < . Jf WMMkwmmt;-' * wffimm;. ; v f w%':M *•■***>•• flHßpll &'-;:£•• HHi vßc J&<?’, yUcy-'-'’'' 'ffi _£ •' . •■’■ -w | '’a ■’ »•» i TjßfeinrnrfiifA MJHf .. i. ill, Pictured speaking in Zebulon last fall is Congressman Harold D. Cooley of Nashville, who now is Cooley First N.C. Head Os Ag Croup since 1828 By McLellan Smith Representative Harold D. Coo ley, of Nashville, brings to his new assignment as Chairman of the House Committee on Agricul ture a wealth of knowledge and experience that forecasts much that is good for the farmers of North Carolina and the Nation. The first Tar Heel to head the Committee in 104 years, Cooley is a practical farmer in his own right and has made extensive Announce Births Mr. and Mrs. James Rosen stock of Petersburg, Virginia, an nounce the birth of a son, John Kemp, on February sth. Mrs. Ros enstock is the former Miss Ann Kemp of Zebulon. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hendricks of Wakefield announce the birth of. a son, Johnny Robert, Friday, February 4th, at Mary Elizabeth Hospital, Raleigh. Mrs. Hendricks is the former Miss Creola Eddins. The baby is named for his two grandfathers. MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS: This , That, & the Other Mrs. Charles Flowers, who has charge of the program for the March meeting of the Woman’s Club, has an idea that should develop finely, if she has help. The topic is American Homes, and Mrs. Flowers wants to show what has been done and is being done in handiwork to add to the comfort and beauty of homes in this community. It is hoped that not only club members, but all who are inter ested, will bring or send some thing to be used in the display planned for this occasion and then will come to see it with the other things at the club meeting. Any article, from a tiny doily to a large quilt, will be appreciated, if it has been made at home; and Number 46. chairman of the important House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture in Washington. studies of the problems of agri culture both in this country -and abroad. In Nash County, Congressman Cooley operates a farm on which he has made an intensive study of scientific farming methods, in cluding erosion control, soil analysis and crop rotation. Added to this practical farm knowledge, the Fourth District Congressman has served on the Agriculture Committee since Jan. 10, 1935—a valuable backlog of agricultural law experience Coupled with his practical farm and legislative experience is a le gal education which has been sup plemented by extensive practice in the Courts of his District and elsewhere in North Carolina. That his legal training is of real worth is evidenced by the fact that not a single law of his authorship has ever been attacked in the Courts on constitutional grounds. During his more than 14 years as a member of the Agriculture Committee, the Tar Heel solon has (Continued on Page 8) if it adds to comfort, convenience or beauty. Please do not forget this ap peal for help, and do not forget the date which is the third Tues day afternoon in March. Most winters we have plenty of collards to furnish green stuff for the hens; but this time our crop was limited to four heads. And I have hunted around to find other green plants for the chickens. For the first time in my life I have been grateful for chickweed. It has grown right along all the winter months, and, if not too thick, spreads to make a mat of green that is not hard to cut With it I serve the hens (Continued on Page 8) Zebulon, N. C., Friday, February 18, 1949 Little River Camp of Woodmen Is Established Here Last Night Zebulon All-Stars Lose To Warrenton, 56-55, For Fifth League Loss The Zebulon All-Stars dropped their third league game in a row Monday night at Warrenton, 55-56 in an overtime thriller played in the Armory. Hilliard Greene col lected 39 points to pace the slow starting Zebulon attack. Warren ton had won over Zebulon by two points in early season. At the end of the first quarter, Warrenton held a 12-2 lead, and at half-time they still led 25-17. A last quarter drive gave Zebulon the lead, but Warrenton tied the game in the last minute, 46-46. With a half minute left in the overtime Warrenton had forged ahead by five points, but two fast goals cut the victory margin to 56-55. This was the third game in a row played by the All-Stars with out the services of two first string players, Hardin Hinton, who was injured in an accident recently, and Coach Carlton Mitchell. Rex Tippett joined in the high scoring with Greene to lead Zebu lon to an easy fton-league victory over the Spring Hope All-Stars last week, by a 54-42 score. Zebulon has four victories and five defeats in the fast Five County Basketball League, stand ing in fourth place. Saturday night they play the league-leading Wake Forest Night Hawks in the Wake Forest gymnasium. Tip-off will be at 8:00. Mitchell, Whitley Lead Rotary Club Discussions Carlton Mitchell and Vaiden Whitley gave stimulating discus sions on the part of religion in resolving world problems and the reciprocal trade agreement at the meeting of the Rotary Club last Friday night. At the close of their talks Luther Massey, the program chairman, summed up the points brought out by the speakers and conducted a short discussion. The speakers demonstrated a thorough understanding of their subjects and their talks stirred up considerable interest among the club members in international problems facing our nation. Barbecue and Coon Hunt Given by Bus Drivers A delicious chicken barbecue supper followed by a howling good coon hunt was given for Principal Fred Smith of Wakelon School and the Wake County school bus me chanics by the Wakelon bus driv ers Friday evening, February 11. The Wakelon bus drivers include Johnny Gay, Durant Finch, Dan Privette, Robert Blackley, J. C. Liles, Avon Fuller and Roscoe Perry. H. D. C. Meeting The Wakefield Home Demon stration Club will hold a meeting Wednesday, February 23, in the club house. Mrs. Vera Rhodes, the new president, will be in charge. TUMOR VICTIM jjflwßagash. * '< Pictured is Wayne Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Price of Zeb ulon, who succumbed to a brain tumor last Saturday. Members of his class at Wakelon School served as flower bearers at his funeral Monday. New Business Opened; Old Business Expands As Community Grows A new self-service laundry, useing Westinghouse Laundramats and dryer, opened this week in the store formerly occupied by Creech Radio Shop, which has moved next door to the Smith-Douglas office. Operated by James Creech and F.d Hales, the laundry offers Zebulon housewives a quick and in expensive method of doing their own wash. An unlimited supply of hot wa ter is provided by two 66-gallon electric hot water tanks. “The se cret of good washing,” said the operators, “is plenty of hot water. We can provide that, along with the market.” Antone’s Department Store has recently completed an annex on their building to house two car loads of electrical appliances which they received this week. The Antones carry a complete line of radios, electric refrigerators and freezer boxes, and other appliances. Speaks to Club Principal Fred Smith of Wakelon was guest speaker at the Senior Woman’s Club meeting Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Eugene Privette, club education chairman, had charge of the program. COUNTY AGENT REITZEL Cites Danger of Fire This is the season when hot ash es cost the nation plenty in cold cash, Wake County Agent John L. Reitzel warned local farmers to day. “More than 11 million dollars is; lost each year in fires causod by carelessness with hot ashes and coals,” he declared. “With the country’s fire losses at an all time high—7oo million dollars was burned up in 1948—there is no ex cuse for such waste.” Mr. Reitzel suggested four fire safety rules for farmers during February and March. 1. Never empty hot ashes or coals into wooden, cardboard or flammable containers. Use, in stead, a metal trash barrel, Drefer- I ably of the lid type. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Officers to Be Installed In Ceremonies Planned Here on March 9th Officers for the newly organized Little River Camp No. 1065 of the Woodmen of the World were named at a special meeting held in the court house last night with R. N. Hood of the Tar River Camp in charge. Barrie S. Davis was j named Counsul Commander to lead the group for the coming year. The meeting last night was the > culmination of several weeks of work by R. N. Hood and Joe Moore j in cooperation with Claud Dunn, ! who has been in W. O. W. since i 1938. Claud Dunn was appointed sec i retary of the new camp by the na tional organization, and all dues and insurance premiums are pay able to him. . Thurman Hepler was elected Past Consul Commander and Dal mon Whitley Advisor Lieutenant. Other officers nameed were: Escort, Harry Lee Bissette; Bank er, Wesley Liles; Watchman, Gor don Temple; Sentry, Vonnie W. Gay; and Auditors, W. B. Hopkins, , Jesse Pulley, and John Clark, Jr. Hood stated that he expects the Little River Camp to have over 100 members at the end of the year, Meeting time for the Little River Camp will be the second and fourth Wednesdays in each month. Time for the first meeting is March 9. Ray Gainey, Claud Dunn, and Barrie Davis were named a committee to select a permanent place of meeting. Willie B. Hopkins suggested Little River as the name for the new camp. Street Petitions Ready For Signing by Residents Petitions for street paving are ready for use by Zebulon property owners who desire to have streets facing their land paved, Town Clerk Willie B. Hopkins said this week. The petitions will be circulated on Sycamore Street, he added, but anyone in town is invited to sign a petition to be presented to the Board of Commissioners. 2 Keep the area surrounding the furnace, stove or fireplace free of refuse and combustible mater ial. 3. Be sure an Underwriters'- approved fire extinguisher of the type designed to put out coal or oil fires is handy. 4. Always use a fire screen in front of the fireplace to prevent sparks from escaping into the room. Good habits of fire safety should be taught each member of the family, the county agent said, be cause “tending the fire” has be come everybody’s job in spite of j modern inventions which have i made many parts of the job auto i matic.
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