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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXXVI. ANOTHER PICTURE OF BARBECUE jd? imm Pictured are another group of barbecue connoiseurs who attend ed the barbecue held at J. M. Chevrolet Company some weeks ago. We recognize some but not all in this picture, but everyone of them looks happy enough about the available rations. County Agent Urges Use Os Insecticides for Lice By John L. Reitzel An inspection trip throughout Wake County earlier this week revealed that many farmers are still losing tobacco plants as a result of neglect of controlling the vegetable larvae and flea beetle. It was also noticed on some plants that the plant lice were attacking the tobacco plants while still in the plantbed. Because of the very critical shortage of plants, tobacco farmers Three Music Recitals To Be Held at School Miss Marilyn Alderman, public school music teacher at Wakelon School, will present a series of three music recitals as part of the closing exercises at the school. The fi’st of the piano recitals was giv en last night. Next Thursday night, May 19, ' at 8:00 in the high school audi torium, Miss Alderman will pre sent her piano students in recital. The following Tuesday night. May 24, the High School Glee Club of 55 voices, under Miss Alder man’s direction, will present its spring recital. Insulation Picture Shown at Wakelon Veteran farm trainees and other local farmers were shown advan tages of properly insulating tobac co barns in a sound motion picture at Wakelon School Tuesday night, May 3. Os greatest interest to the local tobacco growers was the pic torial representation of greater profits and lower curing costs through proper use of insulation for bams. The picture was spon sored by J. Raleigh Alford, Zebu lon insulation dealer Commissioner Here Dr. R. E. Earp of Selma, Fourth Division Highway Commissioner, was in Zebulon Wednesday to ob serve local road conditions and to obtain bond issue election support. Proper Fertilization of Fish Ponds Will Pay Big Dividends to Owners By G. L. Winchester Mr. Verne Davidson. Regional Biologist of the Soil Conservation Service, visited several fish ponds in Wake County recently. He com plimented farmers on the manage ment of ponds in the county. The following are some of the sugges tions made for continued good fishing: Proper Fertilization: Apply 100 pounds of an 8-8-4 fertilizer or its equivalent per acre. The above Number 5. throughout the county who have infestations of vegetable larvae, flea beetle, and plant lice should make every effort to control these insects. They may be controlled by dusting 1 1-2 pounds of 5 per cent D. D. T. per 100 square yards of plants. In the case of plant lice, 1 per cent parathion is rec j ommended applied at the rate of i 1 1-2 pounds per 100 square yards. The flea beetles are continuing ]to affect the tobacco plants that ! have been transplanted in the 1 field. Part of this damage may be controlled by the use of 5 per ! cent D. D. T. applied at the rate of 1 1-2 pounds per 100 square yards prior to pulling plants. This will give control up to a period of 6 to 10 days providing there is no heavy rain to wash the mater ial from the plants. The two materials previously : mentioned are being used more j prevalent throughout the county for the control of insects at this time, however, cryolite dust con taining 70 per cent sodium fluoa luminate may be used at the rate 1 of 1 pound per 100 square yards. Also 1 per cent rotenone dust may be used at the rate of 1-2 pound per 100 square yards. Plant Shortage An acute shortage of tobacco plants has developed in many parts jof this belt, farmers report, with little likelihood that enough plants will be found in time to plant a full quota. All farmers who have an excess of plants are urged to let their surplus be known so that other who run short will be able to use them. application should be made weekly until the water becomes so cloud ed with green or brown algae that you cannot see a bright ob ject 12 inches under the surface. Weed Control: Weeds fall into different classes Plants such as ; cattails and marsh grasses should be pulled by hand as soon as they appear. Deepened edges will re duce the number of such plant I growth. Parrot feather may be (Continued on Page 4) Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 13,1949 Local Unit of National Guard To Begin Enlistment Monday Murphy Named Scout Leader; Massey Gives Report on Convention Ashley Murphy, one of the new est and most popular members of the Zebulon Rotary Club, spoke ,to that group last Friday night, 1 and listed in his talk a group of 'questions a person can ask him self to determine whether or not he is a good citizen. His ques tions showed a lot of deep think ing on Ashley’s part, and the Ro j tarians enjoyed his self analysis I in which he tended to mimimize his own qualifications as a good citizen. At the close of his talk there re mained about five minutes before the regular closing time, and Ash ley’s fellow Rotarians took ad vantage of this time to prove that the speaker is far above the aver age good citizen, telling episodes where he went out of his way to help when needed. Barrie Davis, Scoutmaster of Troop 40 for over three years, ask ed the Rotary Club to relieve him of the responsibilities of heading the Scouts because of his duties in organizing Battery A of the 113th Battalian, and President Vester Brantley called a confer ence of the Scout committee after the regular meeting to call a new leader. Murphy Is Named The committee, composed of Melvin Massey, Ashley Murphy, j Armstrong Cannady, Eldred Roun i tree, Vester Brantley, and Barrie Davis, talked over possibilities of a new Scoutmaster, and at the I suggestion of President Brantley, the group was almost unanimous |in asking Ashley Murphy to as sume the position. Ashley cast the j only dissenting vote. He asked for a week to think the matter over, Prior to the program, Dr. L. M. Massey, the only member of the Zebulon Club to attend the Con ference held at Manteo, gave a report of the activities during the weekend of meetings which he de scribed as inspirational. Boy Scouts Plan Trip to Beach A trip to the beach excited the Boy Scouts at their regular meet ing Monday night, as Scoutmas ter Barrie Davis offered to ar range transportation for any of the Scouts who could make the trip. Those Scouts who were to make the Sunday journey turned their names in yesterday morning. The Scouts will pay 20c per month dues, it was decided at the meeting. This money will go into the troop funds for use by the troop this summer. Ashley Murphy, who was asked | by the Rotary Scout committee to i take over the troop as Scoutmas ter, is expected to be present at the next meeting. To Honor Husbands The Senior Woman’s Club of Zebulon will entertain their hus bands at a picnic supper Tuesday, i May 17, at 6 o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. F. Coltrane. All mem bers and husbands are urged to be present. , CANDIDATE pi;:; £ lj» Jp Pictured is R. C. Godwin of Ra 'eigh and New Bern, one of the leading candidates for State Com mander of the American Legion. New Officers Elected By Methcdist Society The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of the Methodist ! Church met Monday afternoon in the home of Mrs. W. D. Finch with Mrs. S. G. Flowers as leader. The subject for the meeting was ‘‘Co ! operative Christianity of America.” Mrs. A. R. House conducted the devotional, and Mrs. Whitley 1 Chamblee and Mrs. Flowers had the program. Mrs. Ed Kitchings announced that a Zone meeting will be held at the Wendell Methodist Church Friday, May 20, at 10 a. m. The new club year will begin on June 1, which is a change from the established custom. Mrs. Gar land Richardson is the newly-elect ed president, succeeding Mrs. Ed Kitchings. Officers Are Installed Officers for the coming year in stalled at this meeting included Mrs. Garland Richardson, presi dent; Mrs. Dighton Fidner, vice president; Mrs. W. D. Finch, pro motional secretary; Mrs. G. C. Massey, recording secretary and treasurer; Mrs. M. J. Sexton, head of Christian Social Relations and local church activities; Mrs. S. G. Flowers, secretary of spirit ual life; Mrs. H. V. Andrews, secretary of literature and publi cations; Mrs. J. E. Carter, secre tary of supply work; and Mrs. A. R. House, secretary of mission study. Mrs. Kitchings, the retiring pres ident, was showered with a cor sage of handkerchiefs. Rev. Carlton Mitchell Will Serve As Director of Softball League Organization of a local soft ball league will begin with a meeting of team managers, spon sors, players and others interest ed on Thursday evening, May 19, in the Baraca room of the Baptist church. Carlton Mitchell, chair man of the local organizing com mittee. expressed the hope that it would be possible to have sev eral teams in the league, includ ing teams from Wakefield and other sections of the community. Thco. Davis Sons, Publishers Campaign to Obtain Personnel for Battery Is Planned Next Week A campaign to enlist at least 30 men and two officers for Battery* A, 113th P’ield Artillery Battalian, will begin on Monday, Barrie Da vas, who will head the drive, an nounced today. The National Guard unit, which is expected to be housed in the rear of the wa ter plant, is authorized 85 men, but can be organized with a mini mum of 30. A limited number of veterans can be enlisted in the National Guard at their former ratings, Davis said, and non-service men \wll be enlisted as recruits, eligi e for promotion as soon as they ass minimum requirements. All necessary forms for enlist ng men and organizing the bat ‘ ■ rv r.re in Zebulon, and recruit ng has been delayed until Dr. r has. Flowers and Dr. Ben Thorp is could be approved to give the nhysica 1 examinations, which are me same as that given for/ogular army personnel. When the battery received rec ''"nii’on drill periods will be held ■me night weekly for two hours, and the men will receive one day’s pay for each drill period. For a recruit, this will amount to $2.50 a night, with higher grades re ceiving proportionately higher pay. Two Full-time Employees The battery is authorized two full-time employees, an adminis trative assistant and a caretaker. Their salaries and drill pay amount to about $3,000 per year. As soon as the unit attains full strength, the annual payroll will exceed $20,000. Davis emphasized that the town and people of Zebulon have the responsibility of providing a meet ing place for the battery and a strong room for the federal equip ment. No money will be paid by the National Guard, the State of North Carolina, or the federal government, until they are sure that the battery has the support of the entire community. The establishment of the battery in Zebulon will mean the even tual building of both a motor ve hicles building and a National Guard Armory, which will be as sets to the town and community. Captain Darrell Perry of Louis burg has been assisting in laying the groundwork for the local unit, and will show a film on the Na tional Guard to prospective re cruits at Wakelon School at 8:30 a. m., Wednesday, May 18 The possibility that lights may be installed on the local field will offer an opportunity for night games. Otherwise it is probable that many of the games will be played in the late evening, possi bly beginning at 6:30. Mr. Mitchell also expressed the hope that the organization of a ; league for women and girls could be established. Those interested in these teams are invited to be present
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