THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI.
Soil Conservation
Progress Report
Made in Wake
Technicians of the Neuse River
Soil Conservation District recently
surveyed two fish pond sites for
Mr. Joe Tippett of Zebulon. There
will be approximately fifteen acres
in the two ponds. The largest of
these ponds is located in a bottom
that is impractical to drain and,
from a land use viewpoint, a fish
pond is the best use that can be
made of this area. w
Mr. Tippett and his sons, Rex
and Jesmon, are planning to seed
twenty-five acres to ladino clover
and orchard grass this fall for per
manent pasture. This land will be
limed with 1V& tons of dolomitic
lime which will be worked into
the soil before seeding. A 2-12-12
fertilizer will be used at the rate
of 800 lbs. per acre at the time of
seeding.
Mr. R. M. Brooks, whose farm
is located on the Rock Quarry
Road, has been making good use
of a piece of kudzu. He has about
three acres of kudzu that were
planted on a rocky piece of land
that was unfit for cultivation. At
the present time there are six
head of livestock grazing the kudzu
in combination with other pasture.
Previously Mr. Brooks has cut the
kudzu for hay.
Mr. Brooks also plans to prac
tice selective cutting on a stand of
timber that he hopes to sell.
Farmers Urged to Use
Care in Marketing Eggs
When adequate storage facilities
are lacking, eggs should be mark
eted at least two or three times a
week to hold their quality in hot
weather, Zebulon farmers were ad
vised this week.
High temperatures and lack of
moisture are enemies of egg qual
ity, PMA officials said, and extra
care in handling is necessary if
the farmer is to market summer
eggs successfully.
They pointed out that the sooner
eggs can be taken to receiving
stations after they have been gath
ered, properly cooled, and packed
in cartons or cases, the better the
quality will be when they reach
retail markets.
These other marketing sugges
tions were offered: Proper pack
ing offers another opportunity to ;
reduce qaulity losses in hot weath- 1
er. Eggs should be thoroughly
cooled before they are packed, as
properly cooled eggs help maintain
constant temperature within the
cases. On the other hand, they ex
plained, even a few relatively
hot eggs can raise ' e temperature
of the entire case high enough to
cause of loss of quality.
To protect eggs enroute to mark
et against the summer heat. They
suggested covering cooled egg
cases with a tarpaulin. This will
help hold the temperature low and
will protect the eggs from the di
rect rays of the sun until delivery.
Local People Ailing
Clarson Carter is a patient at
Rex Hospital.
Betty Pope Simpson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Simpson has
undergone an appendectomy in
Rex Hospital and will be able to
receive visitors in a few days.
David Alford suffered a broken
arm last Saturday while jumping
from a Zebulon Supply Company
true.
MEMBERS OF IHE HICIWAY COMMISSION
HENRY G SHELTON W A WILBUR CLARK OR R E EARP
First Division Socond Dilution Third Oivisio* Fourth Division
JAMES A BARNWELL OR. HENRY W JORDAN GEORGES COBLE
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M OHS POOLE MARK GOFORTH JOSEPH GRAHAM L DALE THRASH
Seventh Division Eighth Division Ninth Division Tenth Division
Griffin to Be Here; Other Church News
Revival services will be held at
Social Plains Baptist Church with
Rev. W. W. Turner in charge. The
meetings begin Sunday, August
21, and continue at 8 p.m. each
night through the week. Rev.
A. D. Parrish is pastor at Social
Plains.
Dr. George Griffin, member of
the Department of Religion at
Wake Forest College and a former
pastor of the church, will deliver
the sermon at the morning service
Three Funerals Here This Week
JAMES H. COOKE
Reburial services will be held
for Staff-Sergeant James H. Cooke
Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock,
August the 21st in Greenmount
Cemetery, Wendell.
Sgt. Cooke was killed in action
against the Japanese on January
16. 1945, while serving with the
sixth army division of Luzon Is
land.
Entering service in August 1934,
he served faithfully until his death.
He held ' various awards among
which, were the Good Conduct
Medal, Combat Infantry Badge,
four Battle Stars and the Purple
Heart.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Square Dealers Take Lead in Softball League
Rain was the big winner in soft
ball play this week, with wet
grounds and drizzles causing a halt
in two games and postponement
of another. One rained-out game
was played Wednesday night.
Ed Hales’ Square Dealers took
over first place in the standings
last night with a 7-6 win over the
Carolina Power & Light Company
Kilowatts. Prior to the game, a
three-way tie for first place existed
between the Square Dealers, Kilo
watts, and Scribes.
The Scribes, who had one game
called Monday night after 4 in
nings of play, trailing by a 4-1
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, Friday, August 19, 1949
for the Zebulon Baptist Church on
Sunday morning, August 21. The
pastor, Rev. Carlton Mitchell, is
on vacation this week.
Next Sunday evening at 8:00
the Methodist Church will resume
its schedule of evening services
of worship on the first and third
Sundays of each month. During
the period of the construction of
the new church building services
on these Sundays were conducted
at 10:00 a.m. The pastor, Rev.
John R. CQoke of Wendell, N. C.,
he is survived by two brothers, j
John B. Cooke of Pilot, and Cecil
Cooke of Wendell, two sisters, Mrs. j
James H. McQuaige, of Cheraw, S. j
C. and Mrs. Rudolph Brantley of |
Pilot and his wife Mrs. Clara i
Cooke-Earp, of Tennessee.
JIM W. LILES
One of Wendell’s oldest citizens,
Jim W. Liles, 85, died on Sunday
at 9:45 p.m. at his home there after 1
an extended illness.
Funeral services were held in
the Wendell Christian Church on
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
with the Rev. H. Leßoy Harris,
pastor assisted by the Rev. Earl J.
Rogers.
score, had another called Tuesday
night after 2 innings, leading by a
4-1 score. With only one game
played in the second half, they
trail the Square Dealers by half a
game.
Standings
W L Pet.
Square Dealers .. 2 0 1.000
Scribes 1 0 1.000
Rocky Nine 2 1 .677
Kilowatts 11 .500
Wildcats 0 2 .000
Woodchoppers .... 0 2 .000
Paul Carruth, has announced that
the theme of the sermon will be,
“The Power of Fire.”
The Young Matron’s Circle of
the WMU held its regular monthly
meeting in the basement of the
Baptist Church with Mrs. Rochelle
Long as hostess. Mrs. Willie B.
Hopkins taught the third chapter
of the study course book, “Coop
erating Southern Baptists.” There
were twenty-two members pres
ent. A delicious dessert course was
served by the hostess.
JAMES WESLEY LONG
Funeral services for James
j Wesley Long, 80, who died at his
| home Monday, were held at 3:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Zebulon Bap
tist Church, with Rev. A. D. Par-
I rish and Rev. Theo. B. Davis in
j charge of services.
Surviving are his widow; seven
daughters, Mrs. J. P>. Croom. Mrs.
| Glenn Bunn, Mrs. Herbert Perry,
! Mrs. Connie Alford and Mrs.
Franklin Lewis, all of Zebulon,
Mrs. Ida Macon, Raleigh, Mrs. B.
B. Alford, Burlington; three sons,
Edgar of Zebulon. Millard and
Linwood Long of Burlington; 32
grandchildren and 11 great grand
children.
The Rocky Nine defeated the
Wildcats last night, following a
victory over the Woodchoppers
Tuesday night, to take third place
by a half game over the Kilowatts.
The Wildcats and Woodchoppers
have each lost two games in second
half play.
Next week’s schedule (home
team listed last): Monday night—
Wildcats vs Kilowatts; WOW vs.
Square Deaiers. Tuesday night—
Square Dealers vs. Scribes; WOW
vs. Wildcats. Wednesday night—
makeup of rained out game or
games. Thursday night—Kilowatts
vs. WOW; Scribes vs. Rocky Nine.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Wilson Discusses
Plans of Baptist
For Fort Caswell
The Baptist State Convention of
* North Carolina expects to com
plete this week the transaction of
purchasing Fort Caswell from the
Federal Government.
The 80-year-old fort, once con
sidered the No. 2 defense position
of the Confederacy and later a
naval training base during World
War 11, appears to the Baptists to
|be the biggest bargain— at $86,000
—they’ve ever seen for a seashore
assembly site. Many realtors agree.
P. H. Wilson, clerk of Wake Su-
I perior Court and one of the three
trustees of the Baptist State Con
l vention, looked over a copy of the
deed yesterday and said only a
. few legal technicalities had to be
j ironed out before the deal would
, be made. He feels confident it will
be done this week.
The fort, said Wilson, is ready
for almost immediate occupancy,
but many renovations and addi
tions will be made before the Bap
t'sts have the assembly facilities
they have in mind now.
There are about 70 buildings on
2‘18.88-acre fort site now, said
’ r;, ron. “There’s one large build
ne there now that we can use for
n auditorium, but we want to
s ui’d two more auditoriums so we
°an have three assemblies going
on at the same time,” he said.
The Baptists have operated as
semblies during the past three
summers at a site south of Caro
| lina Beach and they had an option
on the property there. However,
i Wilson said yesterday that the con
vention will drop that option.
Wilson said the Fort Caswell
j matter was first brought to the at
tention of the Baptists at the last
State convention. At that time M.
A. Huggins of Raleigh, general
secretary of the convention, was
instructed to investigate the prop
ssition and he later instructed the
i trustees to consummate the deal.
The trustees, in addition to Wil
son. are: F. H. Brooks of Smith
field, chairman, and R. L. McMillan
of Raleigh secretary.
They have big plans for the re
ligious and recreational center
they intend to make of Fort Cas
well.
Local Groups to Appear
On Samaria Program
A gathering of talented singers
from six counties will meet at
the Samaria Baptist Church, six
miles east of Zebulon on Highway
95, on Sunday, August 21, at one
o’clock in the afternoon. A se
lect group of vocalists from Wake,
Johnston, Durham, Harnett, and
other counties will participate.
Two groups from Zebulon who
have been featured on radio sta
tion WNAO, will also take part.
The groups include Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Liles, Bobby Duke, Wallace
Baker, Melba Duke Baker, and
Jeff Perry.
The Union Hope Quartet will
present George Baines, Harold
Massey, Vaden Strickland, and
Bill Stallings.
Tobacco Opening
After being postponed a day,
tobacco markets in this belt will
begin selling today, and farmers
in this section are anxiously wait
ing to learn openng averages.
The delay was caused by block
ed sales on the Georgia-Florida
belt.