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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXIV. Number 30. KING AND QUEEN FOR A DAY Se.ected from among several hundred boys and girls as an in spiration to all underprivileged children Leo Smith, 10, Shreveport, La., and Karen Ash, 6, Muscatine, la., were named “King” and “Queen” of National Kids’ Day, O. E. Peterson, executive secretary of Kiwanis International, announced this week. Wake County Farm Agent Praises Foundation Plan for Cattle Raising By John L. Reitzel The first offspring of dairy calves produced by the animals distributed through the Wake Dai ry CaJ Foundation were distribut ed November 18 at 3:30 o’clock on the farm of Mr. T. K. Jones of Willow Springs. At this cere mony 2 heifer calves were dis tributed to Jerry Pooie of the Gar ner 4-H Club and Maynard Pearce, 4-H Club member of Willow Springs. Jerry Poole received a Jersey heifer which had been grown out by Maynard Smith of the Willow Springs 4-H Club. Maynard Smith’s first calf was sponsored by the Sanders Motor Company of Raleigh and now the same com pany is sponsoring the calf which Jerry Poole has received. The Guernsey calf which was re ceived by Maynard Pearce was grown out by Bobby Jones, 4-H club member of the Willow Springs Club. These calves were sponsor ed by the Bank of Fuquay. Mr. Dave Worth, Secretary of the Wake Dairy Calf Foundation, was present and presented May nard Smith and Bobby Jones with Wakefield Missionary Crde Holds Meeting Circle No. 1 of the Woman’s Missionary Society at Wakefield held its regular monthly meeting on Monday night, November 14, in the home of Mrs. Percy Pace, with Mrs. Charlie Boy Pace serving as co-hostess. There were 15 mem bers and 1 visitor present. The meeting was opened by singing the W. M. U. Hymn for the year, followed by prayer by Mrs. Glover. The scripture les son was taught by Mrs. W. J. Perry, after which a very inspira tional program was rendered by Mrs. W. R. Sherron. A nominating committee was appointed by the president to rec ommend officers for the coming year. Plans were made for a study course and a week of prayer, De cember 5-9. There being no other reports or business, the meeting was adjourned to meet next month at the church. The hostess served block cream topped with straw berries, cookies, and coffee. their registration papers and com mented on tne fine jod tne ooys had done in caring tor tneir dairy calves. He stated further that he hoped that tney would continue to }now interest in nvesiocK develop ment in w ake County. Through the Wake Dairy Calf Foundation, there have been 34 hign bred animals made available to boys and girls throughout tne county. Other calves will be dis tributed in the near future to new boys and gins as the animals be come available for distribution. Wake County Foundation calves which have been shown at district shows for the past 2 years have stood high in the shows. Both years they have carried off a lines size share of the honors and prize money. Ed Hales Tells Rotary Club Membership Facts Ed Hales brought many inter esting items of information on Rotary membership to the Zebulon Rotarians last Friday night. He listed qualifications, and require ments of membership and then gave the answers to the club. Willie B. Hopkins, who is head ing the Community Chest Drive this year, reported that the cam paign for funds is being carried through the whole community and reports from all the workers have not yet been received. He sug gested that Zebulon have its own chest next year. Dr. Ben Thomas addressed the Rotary Club on socialized medi cine the preceding week. CORN WANTED FOR STARVING Raleigh Alford, local chair man of the CROP campaign for surplus farm products \ for overseas aid to the im poverished, requests that all residents of Zebulon and the : surrounding area contribute j com, as much as they are able, to prevent starvation in Europe this winter. See Mr. Alford for further details. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 25, 1949 Plans Are Made For Cotton Ballot Throughout South The first cotton referendum since before the war has been set for December 15, according to G. T. Scott, chairman of the State PMA committee. On that date growers in North Carolina and elsewhere in the nation will go to local and county * polling places to vote for or against continuing marketing quotas. Marketing quotas on the 1950 crop were declared on October 13 by Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Branan. The referen dum is being held in accordance with provisions of the 1938 Agri cultural Adjustment Act, as a mended, which directs the Secre tary to proclaim quotas on the 1950 cop and to call for a refer endum of growers to determine whether they want quotas con tinued. Only farmers growing cot ton in 1949 are eligible to vote. Marketing quotas will be in ef fect only if approved by at least two-thirds of the growers voting in the referendum. Any person who has an interest in the crop as owner, tenant, or sharecromier is considered a grower and may vote. No producer, however, is en tit’ed to more than one vote even though he may have been en gaged in cotton production on more than one farm. Woodmen to Provide Parties at Orphanages A Christmas collection was tak en up at the meeting of Little Riv er Camp 10065 W. O. W., Wed nesday night in the Masonic Lodge. Every Sovereign will be given an opportunity to contribute to the fund, to be used to help stage parties for every orphanage in North Carolina. Over North Carolina 32,500 Woodmen are contributing to the Christmas fund, and the money received will be proportionately given to the orphanages according to the number of children cared for. Woodmen of the Little River Camp will join with the Rock Ridge WOW Camp to supervise a Christmas party for the Free Will Baptist Orphanage at Middlesex. Woodchoppers Ray Gainey and Wilbur Debnam head the commit tee to provide for a dinner at the December business meeting, when officers for 1950 will be elected. The officers will be installed at a dinner meeting in January. Con sul Commander Barrie Davis told the group. The wives and sweet hearts of the Woodchonners will be honored guests at this time. Sentry Gordon Temnle reported that the resolution calling for a Recreation Committee for Zebulon will be presented to the Town Board in time for the December meeting of that rrouD. The Wood men unanimously voted two weeks ago to reouest immediate action by the Board of Commissioners of Zebulon in forming a Recreation Committee. Union Worship Union worship services were held at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at the Methodist Church. The Rev. S. E. Mercer, Metho dist pastor, oresided, and the ser mon was delivered by the Rev. C. T. Mitchell. Bantist pastor. An offering was made for Bap tist and Methodist orphanages. CHAIRMAN f- ■ ■■■- . ‘ ■ Pictured is Dr. Ralph McDonald of Winston-Salem, who has ac cepted the chairmanship of the 1950 March of Dimes campaign in North Carolina. The annua! drive for funds to fight polio will be gin next January. Full Care Urged By Fire Warden County Forest Warden H. E. Shaw of Wake County and his fire fighting organization request whole hearted support in prevent ing forest fire in Wake County this fall and offers the foßowing friendly reminders for your con sideration: try to burn in the late afternoon or at night and not when the woods are dangerously dry; keep a competent watch over your fire at all times; notify adjoin ing landowners when you plan to burn. If you discover a wild fire or if a fire escapes from you, make an all out effort to suppress it at once, and if not successful re port it immediately to one of the following forest wardens: B. D. Pierce, Rt. 1, Cary, R. C. Adams, Morrisvil’e, Leo McGee, Rt. 1, Willow Springs, E. G. Macon, Rt. 2, Wake Forest, L. N. Rogers, Rt, 2, Wake Forest, W. I. Hop kins, Rt. 3, Zebulon, G. W. Horton, Rt. 2, Apex, J. D. Umstead, Rt. 1, Garner, J. D. Tippett, Rt. 3, Zebulon, Jessie Kelly, Rt. 1, Cary. Pat Riley Addresses Wakekm PTA Meeting Pat Riley, director of the water resources division of the Depart ment of Conservation and Devel opment, addressed the Wakelon Parent-Teacher Association at its November meeting Monday night, and showed a picture given to the state by Carolina Power & Light Company. Reports were made to the group by Mrs. Irby Gill and Mrs. W. B. Hopkins on finance; Mrs. Eugene Privette, membership. OREN MASSEY CORN WINNER Oren D. Massey of Zebu ; lon, proprietor of Massey’s ; Hatchery and operator of a large farm between Zebulon ; and Wakefield, won the 1949 Wake County corn-growing contest with a yield of 128 bushels per acre. Mr. Massey has served as president of the Wake Coun- ; ty 100-Bushel Club, a group formed to advance scientific corn-growing methods. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Zebulon May Get Infantry, Air Force Units of Reserve Plans for an Organized Reserve Corps unit for Zebulon were dis cussed at a meeting held in the Theo. Davis Sons office Tuesday night, when representatives of the North Carolina Military District promised a Reserve unit if suffi cent support can be raised locally. Colonel Gilmon Hough, head of the N. C. Military District, and Col. Walter Pearce, commanding' officer of the 3021 Infantry Regi-* ment with headquarters in Ral eigh, attended the meeting. Several types of reserve units can be secured for Zebulon, Col.’ Hough stated, including an infan try company and replacement un its. Minimum personnel necessary to form such a unit are two offi cers and 19 enlisted men. Col. Pearce spoke of the many benefits to be found in the Organ ized Reserve, including pay for, and liberal retirement bene-i f 'ts. The ORC is authorized to pay men for two drills each month. Local repi jsentatives attending tVl e meeting were Pat Farmer T, ros’dent of the Zebulon Chamber Commerce. Thurman Murray, T hurman Kepler. Diehto n FHner, r, ant. Philip Bunn, AFR, Major Davis. AFR. and Cant. Barrie officer of A Battery. 113 FA Bn. „ ro preoar "d to be distributed by merchants m Zempon. Veterans and non veterans interested in enlisting in ” r«wrve umt will be ureed to fill '"’t tHpcp nnestionaires and state what kind of unit they will prefer. Hoortt Warns Drivers Te Take Required Tests “If your last name begins with L or M, don’t spend hours which you could use for Christmas shop ping standing in line to renew your driver’s license,” Driver’s License Examiner Clarence Hocutt urged today. Pointing out that all L and M drivers must have their licenses to drive renewed by December 31, Examiner Hocutt urged all person in this category who have not ob tained renewals to report imme diately to his station at Zebulon to avoid the last minute rush. All persons apprehended after December 31 without their renew ed licenses will be subject to prose cution. t Ferrell's School Plans Merorial Fund Dinner The Ferrell’s Memorial Dinner, given to raise funds for the pf»> posed Ferrell’s Memorial Library, begins Dec. 2 at 1:00 and will lasi till 7:00 Friday evening. Guests of honor at the dinner will be Gov enor Kerr Scott, Dr. Henry Jordan, and Dr. R. E. Earp. The menu features barbecue, brunswick stew, and chicken and tickets are on sale at SI.OO per plate. The Memorial Library will be dedicated in memory of the seven school children killed in the tragle bus accident which saddened the entire nation. Ferrell’s School has no library at nresent, and patrons of the school feel that a library will serve as • living reminder of the need for increasing efforts to safeguard school children.
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