THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 60.
100-YEAR MARK
IS ATTAINED
BY MRS. NOWELL
Mrs. Martha Ann Todd Newell
celebrated her 100th birthday on
Monday, April 6, in the home of
her son, W. R. Nowell, and wife
at open house from 8 to 10 p.m.
Amid a large host of friends
and relatives, the birthday cele
brant exuberated charm, patience
and a ready wit that has charac
terized her one hundred years of
‘living” through 13 great wars
of history and the beginning of a
possible 14th.
Bom in Wendell on April 9,
1851, to William Oscar Todd and
wife, Eliza Privette Todd, Mrs.
Nowell was the first of nine chil
dren of this union.
She has always lived in Wen
dell on the land inherited from
her father, who purchased 400
acres at one dollar an acre in this
community before entering the
Civil War as a Confederate sol
dier.
“Slaves were more valuable than
land at that time,” she stated, “be
cause my father sold a slave for
SI,OOO a short time before entering
the War.”
She remembers well the Civil
War at 14 years of age.
Died in Service
Word was received by messenger
that her father had died in the
service of the Confederate Army
ir. Richmond, Virginia; and Sher
man’s Army confiscated the food,
farm stock, and stored rations of
the Wake County family in his
march through the South.
Denying fear of the “Yankees”
ever, she has never forgotten the
trials, deprivations, and hardships
of the Reconstruction Days for her
widowed mother and eight sisters
and brothers, all of whom have
predeceased her by many years.
Hardships experienced in teen
age developed an unruffled pa
tience in Mrs. Nowell that has
never worn thin, according to her
family and friends.
At 30 years of age she became
the bride of Riley Powell Nowell,
a widower with seven small chil
dren, all of whom state “there
could have been no better Mother
to us.”
Eleven Children
To this wedlock a son, R-
Nowell, and a daughter, Mrs. Pearl
Nowel Scarboro, were bom, mak
ing a total of eleven children for
her to mother.
Because each of the step-chil
dren were as her own, she now
claims 46 grandchildren, 72 great
grandchildren, and a number of
great-great-grandchildren.
She has maintained active mem
bership in the Wendell Baptist
Church through the years until
partial deafness prevented attend
ance.
Until the past few years, she
has continued her domestic and
sewing hobbies with great delight.
Reasons given by Mrs Nowell
for her long and healthful life are:
“Good nerves, moderation in living
habits, and temperance in all
things.”
Mrs. Waldo E. Kennedy, grand
daughter, introduced the receiving
line, composed of Mrs. Powell
Nowell, honoree, wearing a cor
sage of orchids; and her children,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nowell, Sr.,
hosts, Mrs. Pearl N. (J. E.) Scar
boro, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Todd,
Mrs. Wayiand Todd, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim E. Nowell.
Zebulon Farmers
Hear Fine Talk
On Crop Diseases
By RODNEY McNABB
Dr. Jones, State College cotton
specialist, gave a very clear-cut
picture of the North Carolina cot
ton production situation at the
local Farm Bureau meeting re
cently. Dr. Jones showed slides and
presented conclusive statistical
evidence to prove that the proper
poisoning of cotton does pay. He
especially emphasized the great
importance of early applications on
a weekly basis. The greatest per
centage of boll weevils appear be
tween June 10th and June 25th.
Dr. Jones recommended three
poisons, which extensive tests have
proved to be very effective against
the boll weevil: B&C with DDT,
Aldron plus DDT, and Toxaphene.
(Don’t use Toxaphene on tobacco.
It’ll kill the worms all right, but
you might not be able to sell the
tobacco. Rothane is as effective,
and does not have the objection
able features of Toxaphene.)
In various parallel tests, no ap
preciable difference has been not
ed in the results of these cotton
poisons. However, widely scatter
ed checks and tests on the 1950
crop have consistently shown that
the yields where poisons were used
properly were about four times as
great as where no poison was used.
The type of equipment used for
applying the poisons does not ap
pear to make a great deal of dif
ference. Neither does dusting seem
to give any particularly superior
weevil control over spraying or
visa versa. The main idea is to
get the poison on the cotton at
regular intervals during the cru
cial stages.
Reasonable Caution
Reasonable caution, he advised,
should be practiced in the use of
any of these poisns. He did, how
ever, discount “scare stories” of
their deadliness to man and beast.
August top dressing on cotton to
take care of the late crop of bolls
was strongly recommended by Dr.
Jones.
Farmers not attending these
farm bureau meetings are missing
some important things that they
should be getting. We have been
having some very fine programs
lately, and are expecting to have
others of equal importance at our
future meetings. We would all like
to see a larger attendance at each
such meeting.
Gilbert Beck Named
Chest Group Leader
Gilbert Beck was named chair
man of the Zebulon Community
Chest during a business session
held in the Pastor’s Study of the
Baptist Church Friday night,
April 6, and attended by the mem
bers of the Board of Directors.
Mrs. Rachel H. Temple was
elected secretary and R. Vance
Brown treasurer to serve during
the coming year.
The Rev. Carlto’ Mitchell, mem
ber of the Board, opened the meet
ing with prayer.
The Directors voted to allot 55%
of the funds of the Community
Chest now on hand to the Recrea
tion Committee and to present this
amount to them as needed.
The Rev. Mitchell was appointed
to determine the needs of the local
Scout groups and report to the
directors. The Scouting move
ment in Zebulon is one of the
agencies to receive support from
the Community Chest.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 13, 1951
LEADERS OF COTTON DISEASE FIGHT
An educational program to fight diseases of cotton is being con
ducted in North Carolina and across the cotton belt by agricultural
leaders. The objective of the campaign is to reduce the huge annual
losses which cotton farmers suffer because of seed rot, sore-shin or
damping-off angular leaf spot and anthracnose boll rot.
Proper treatment with a seed disinfectant can reduce the effects of
all these diseases and the importantance of seed threatment is being
emphasized by a poster and by educational releases on the subject from
the North Carolina Extension Service. Because of the huge cotton pro
duction goal for 1951 and a below average supply of cotton seed, the
treatment of seed is particularly important this year.
North Carolina leaders are shown above examining the poster for
the campaign, which is being distributed for display in county agent
offices, cotton gins, seed stores and other farrr. headquarters. Left to
right are: H. R. Garriss, in charge of Plant Pathology, J. A. Shanklin,
Extension Cotton Specialist, and David S. Weaver, Director, Agricul
tural Extension Service, North Carolina State College.
Wake Forest Choir to Be
At Local Church Sunday
Prof. Thane McDonald and the
Wake Forest College Choir of 40
mixed voices will present a con
cert at the Zebulon Baptist Church
on Sunday evening, April 15, at
8 o’clock.
The group consists of 40 men
and women selected from the larg
er 75-voice college glee club.
Prof. McDonald is head of the
Wake Forest College Music De
partment. The accompanist for
the Sunday evening concert will
be Douglas Hall of Wilmington.
Members of the Choir recently
completed its fourth annual spring
Mrs. Pete Bryant Is Elected First
President of Local Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Pete Bryant was named
head of the Zebulon American Le
gion Auxiliary at an organization
meeting held Wednesday night at
8 o’clock in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Pat Farmer on North Street.
Other officers named are Mrs.
Melvin Massey, vice president,
Mrs. Carsey Tippett, secretary
treasurer, Mrs. Sidney Holmes,
historian, and Mrs. Pat Farmer,
sergeant-at-arms.
A drive for members for the
Legion Auxiliary will be conduct
ed before application for a per
manent charter is made.
A. C. Perry Moves to New Store
The Grand Opening of the new
and beautiful home of A. C. Per
ry and Company will be celebrated
thir afternoon from 2 until 6 p.m.
when an open house party will be
held with refreshments being serv
ed the ladies who visit the store.
A lovely display of Westing
house products, including wash
ers, stoves, and refrigerators, will
be featured.
A. C. Perry announced with
pride that he will have eight of
the nine models of electric re
frigerators built by Westinghouse,
tour, presenting concerts in 12
cities in North Carolina and Ten
nessee.
The program will feature Rus
sian liturgical church music and
includes an old favorite, “To Thee
We Sing,” arranged by Peter
Tkach. Among the spirituals is
the Fred Waring arrangement of
“Deep River” as well as “O Holy
Lord,” by the late Nathaniel Dett,
noted Negro composer.
An additional repertoire aug
ments this year’s sacred program
and includes a group of three folk
songs from Russia, England, and
America.
Wives, sisters, mothers, and
daughters of members of the
American Legion are eligible for
membership, as well as women
veterans and women who have
had members of their families
killed in the service of this coun
try.
One of the chief activities of
the Auxiliary is to aid disabled
veterans and ex-servicemen who
are confined to veteran’s hospitals.
Each year the Auxiliary conducts
a poppy sale with the proceeds
being used for disabled veterans.
and he said the 1951 models fea
ture new ideas never before found
on any refrigerator.
Miss Rosa Lee Armstrong, Home
Service Representative for Caro
lina Power & Light, will demon
strate the refrigerators and stoves.
The public is invited to attend
the opening.
The firm will offer four of its
8-foot Westinghouse refrigerators
at unbelievably low prices during
the opening day. Mr. Perry has
promised to sell the four at only
$199.50 each.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Two Local Service
Men Doing Well
In Armed Forces
S. G. Flowers, son of Mrs. S. G.
Flowers of Zebulon, has been pro
moted to the rank of Corporal, it
has been announced by Col. T.
Alan Bennett, Base Commander
of McChord Air Force Base,
Washington.
Cpl. Flowers is with the Intelli
gence Section, 325th Fighter-All-
Weather Wing.
Cpl. Flowers is a graduate of
Wakelon High School and Camp
bell Junior College. Prior to his
entry into the United States Air
Force, Cpl. Flowers was a student
at Wake Forest College.
Curtis Privette
Private Curtis Privette, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Privette, is
now undergoing his thirteenth
week of a 14-week cycle in in
fantry training with Medical Com
pany, 61st Infantry of the famed
Bth Infantry Division at Fort
Jackson, S. C.
Private Privette was inducted
into the Army last December for
a period of 21 months. He is mar
ried to the former Miss Wilma
Janice Bunn of Bailey.
Upon completion of his 14 weeks
of training Private Privette will
have fired most of the light in
fantry weapons, engaged in prac
tical squad and platoon problems,
and undergone intensive physical
training in preparation for duty
as a combat or service type re
placement.
Wakelon PTA Plans
Big Minstrel Show
Acclaimed the best minstrel ever
produced at Wakelon School, the
1951 PTA Minstrel will be pre
sented Tuesday »night, April 17,
at 8 p.m.. Entitled “The Lazy
Moon Minstrel,” the show has
three side-splitting acts.
Proceeds from the performance
wil be used for PTA projects for
the aid of the school.
MisS Gladys Baker is director of
the mirthful show.
Featured in the cast are Hardin
Hinton and Mary Green as Pappy
and Mama Washington.
The children include Edgar
Wayne Bobbitt, W. A. Allman,
Hilliard Greene, Jr., Bobby Strick
land, Jimmy Spivey, W. M. Sutton,
Virginia Wood, Virginia Creech,
Erdene Perry and Janet Upchurch.
Others in the cast are Royal
Bunn, Elizabeth Sutton, B. B.
Barham, Jr., and Anne Allman.
April Meeting Held
By Wakefield Circle
Circle No. 1 of the Wakefield
Woman’s Missionary Society held
its regular monthly meeting on
Monday night, April 9, in the
home of Mrs. L. J. Glover, with
Mrs. L. D. Bunn assistant hostess.
There were 19 members and one
visitor present.
The meeting was opened by
singing the song, “Jesus Calls Us,”
followed by prayer by Mrs. Glover.
The devotional, “What Lack I
Yet?” was given by Mrs. Pippin.
The program topic, “Yearning
Youth,” was presented by Miss
Marie Smithwick. Mrs. Pippin
led the closing prayer.
After adjournment a short busi
ness session was held. The hour
of meeting was changed to 8:00.
Reports from the different com-