THE ZEBULON RECORD
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REPORTER
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Some legislative notes:
Senator Bob Young of Harnett
introduced a bill calling for State
Highway Patrol cars to be distinc
tively painted so that they can be
spotted easily. The bill has quite
a bit of support among those who
think the Patrol’s main job is to
prevent lawbreaking and accidents
on the highways, rather than only
to catch folks after they’ve violat
ed the law.
That elevator price is going up.
A bill passed both houses calling
for an appropriation of $7,500 to
install an elevator in the Capitol.
Last week a new bill hit the mill,
asking $12,500 for the job.
Until Gene Shaw took over as
revenue commissioner, folks who
were delinquent in paying sales
tax were charged only one-half
of one percent penalty. But Shaw
found that the law called for a one
per cent penalty, and being a
stickler for obeying the letter of
the law he started collecting it.
Late payers screamed like wound
ed elks, but “That Is The Law”
Shaw collected. However, Shaw
sponsored a tax-law amendment
making the penalty for late-paying
one-half of one percent.
| Conservation Notes
G. L. Winchester
S. W. Holleman
John F. Mcßane
The Soil Conservation Service
personnel in staking terrace lines
have found that the old terraces
offer quite a problem. The soil
has been plowed into the banks
for years. Th6 soil is quite deep
in the ridge, many times reaching
a depth of two to three feet while
between these ridges it may be on
ly a few inches deep. Land in this
condition cannot produce its max
imum. Many times I believe pro
duction of tobacco and other crops
can be increased up to 25 per cent
to 35 per cent. The farmer may re
verse the old system of plowing
by throwing soil away from the
One of the battle cries when the
Legislature convened a month and
a half ago was “we’ve got to do
something about the slaughter on ;
| the highways.” Bills by the score ;
on highway safety have been toss
ed in the hopper with gay aban- |
don.
But the only thing done about
any of them to date is to kill ’em.
They buried motor vehicle inspec
tion. And this week they embalm
ed a measure that would have
made it mandatory to put all
drunken drivers in jail for at
least five days.
Apparently some of the imbib
ing members of the General As
sembly were afraid they might
get caught behind the wheel with
an alcoholic breath.
PTA MEETING
The Wakelon Parent-
Teacher Association will
meet tonight at 7:30 in the
school auditorium. The pro
gram will feature a special
Founder’s Day playlet.
terrace and leave the finishing
where she water should flow. Odell
Weaver of Fuquay Springs hired a
motor grader to smooth out those |
old terrace ridges. It is rather ex
pensive but we believe by doing
, this and establishing a contour row j
system that it will pay the cost in
a short while through increased j
quality of production. Mr. Weaver
is constructing and sowing mead- j
ows in and lespedeza to be fol
lowed with a permanent mixture
next fall.
L. C. Yeargin of Garner is con
structing meadows on two of his
farms this spring. These meadows
will be sown next fall. Mr. Yeargin
is of the opinion that meadows will j
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Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, February 27, 1951
Motion Pictures to Be
Shown Next Saturday
During Afternoon Drill
Instructional motion pictures
will be shown at the four-hour af
ternoon drill to be held on Satur
day, March 3, according to WO
Clifford Gilliam, administrative
assistant for the Zebulon unit of
the North Carolina National Guard.
Following the pictures and an
hour of close order drill, the men
will perform maintenance on or
ganizational equipment.
The Saturday drill will be the
second in a series of twelve au
thorized to be held before June 30.
A total of three will be held dur
ing March.
On April 6-7, Battery A will
join Headquarters and Headquart
ers Battery of Louisburg and Bat
tery B from Dunn at Ft. Bragg
where the units will participate
in service practice with the 105-
rn.m howitzers. The battery will
return to Zebulon Sunday after
noon.
First Sergeant Sidney Holmes
i said that more men are needed in
both the firing and communica
tions sections of the battery. Un
der Sgt. John Clark, the men in
the communications section are
learning radio and wire proce
dures and work.
As soon as sufficient men are
enlisted in Battery A, a third fir
ing section will be organized, open
ing the way for many promotions
for the enlisted men.
Mrs. Roxie Brantley
Buried on Monday
Mrs. Roxie Lamm Brantley, 65,
of Sims, Route 1, died in a Wil
son hospital Saturday at 5:30 a.
m. after a brief illness. Funeral
services were held yesterday at
the home, conducted by the Rev.
D. Boone. Burial was in the
Brantley cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Ves
ter Brantley; two sons, Lonnie and
Donald Brantley of Sims, Route 1;
one daughter, Mrs. J. H. Thigpen
of Spring Hope; two brothers, Fer
nie of Knoxville, Tenn., and Bud
Lamm of Zebulon; two sisters, Mrs.
Tavie Hardy of Middlesex and
Mrs. Mary Taylor of Wilson.
Wakelon Girls Lose
In East Wake Finals
Wendell edged out the Wakelon
girls in the finals of the East
Wake Basketball Tournament
held in Knightdale Friday night by i
taking a thrilling 49-48 victory i
| despite a spirited rally staged by i
j the Wakelonettes in the closing
minutes of the contest.
Dot Herndon with 22 and Rebec
ca Nowell with 20 led the winners,
and Jo Gill with 36 paced Wakelon.
On defense, Kat Baker and
Shirley Chamblee were Wakelon’s
! leaders.
DEMONSTRATION
CLUB TO MEET
The Wakefield Home
Demonstration Club will
j hold its regular meeting
Wednesday, March 28, at
2:30 in the Wakefield Club
House. All members are
urged to attend and visitors
are invited.
TOP KICK
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! First Sergeant Sidney F.
Holmes, top kick for Battery A of
l ; the 113 Field Artillery Battal
ion and combat veteran with over
118 years of service, urges men 17
; years and older to enlist and gain
! the benefits of high pay and rapid
promotions available in the Na
tional Guard.
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More than 1,000 Chicks
Given Free by Hatchery
At Massey’s Hatchery during i
February one thousand baby chicks
were given away each .Friday
morning, as an advertisement in
the Record offered. The number
: is astounding to those who are ac
customed to think of biddies by
dozens at most. Nor were the thee
chicks culls. They were hatched
from high-priced eggs and thei
only failing was that they were
cockerels instead of pul ets no
disadvantage to those who want
broilers. Those not given away
were sold for five cents apiece
which is less than eggs have been
costing.
The Hatchery may repeat their
offer later on. If so, the public will
be duly notified through this pa
per.
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
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The Wakelon Pre-School
Clinic will be held in the
Wak don Auditorium on
Tuesday morning, March 6,
at 10:30. Parents are urged
to bring their children on this
date. We feel that it is most
important that the parents
accompany their children in
order that they may discuss
any and all problems with
Dr. Bulla and the nurses.
Mrs. Fred L. Page, chm.
Federal Crop Insurance Is Urged
For Wake County Tobacco Farmers
Federal Crop Insurance for the
i 1951 crop of tobacco is now being
offered to tobacco farmers of Wake
County. A crop insurance policy
provides protection of the crop in
vestment at a coverage of $271.00
per acre at a premium rate of SB.-
10 per acre. This insurance cov
ers a loss due to causes such as
drought, flood, hail, wind, frost,
lightning, fire, poleburn, exces
sive rain, snow, wildlife, hurricane,
tornado, and plant disease. The
protection begins at the time the
tobacco is planted and continues
after the tobacco leaves the field
and while it is being cured and
prepared for market. It does not
i cover losses resulting from such
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Simple Rules Are Listed
For Registrants to Follow
In Seeking an Exemption
Selective Service registrants of
this county should observe a few
simple rules in presenting their
cases to the Draft Board. Haslin
Simon, Secretary of the Wake
County Local Board No. 93, stated
that registrants and interested per
sons could help the Draft Board
and themselves if they will ob
serve the following three sugges
tions:
(1) present in writing a state
ment of all facts which they be
lieve will entitle the registrant to
deferment. This should be pre
sented at the time the question
naire is returned. Any subsequent
change in status that might war
rant reclassification should be re
ported in writing.
(2) File within ten days after
the Notice of Classification is mail
ed, a request for personal appear
ance before the Board, if desired.
Such a request will be granted if
| filed within ten days, but only
one appearance wiU be granted
j after each classification.
(3) Should appeal be desired,
1 ive to the local Board notice of
j ppeal in writing within ten days
fter the date of mailing of the
T otice of Classification. This ap
ies to the notice mailed after
ither the original classification
r the notice issued after personal
ppearance before the Board.
Mr. Simon pointed out that ob
rvance of these simple rules
cud give everyone assurance
l at the Local Board was fully in
armed of the facts which might
ave a bearing upon the regis
rant’s classification. He added
hat persons who wish to discuss a
ase with the Board should re
quest an appearance at the prop
ar time and not attempt to dis
cuss it with individual Board
Members outside of the Local
Board Office. He pointed out that
such practice would save time and
that the interested parties could
then be sure that all of the Board
Members had complete knowledge
of the facts which they wished to
present.
Wake County Local Board No. 93
Haslin Simon, Secretary
Y.W.A. Meeting
There will be a Y. W. A. meet
ing at the Zebulon Baptist
Church on Thursday, March 1, at
7:30. A study course will be taught
by Miss Marie Smithwick and Miss
Elizabeth Salmon on the book,
“Whisper Out of the Dust.”
causes as neglect or poor farming
practices.
A landlord, owner, operator,
tenant, or sharecropper may file an
application to insure his interest
in the tobacco crop. This applica
tion will cover each applicant’s
total share of tobacco produced in
Wake County in 1951. Farmers
should bear in mind that the com
mercial insurance may be carried
in addition to the insurance offer
ed by the government; however,
most commercial insurance on to
bacco only covers a loss by hail or
wind while the Federal Crop In
surance covers all losses caused by
unavoidable causes.
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