THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 11.
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Farmers Home Administration Offers
Loans to Promote Farm Improvement
The Wake County officers of
the Farmers Home Administration
have begun to work with qualified
borrowers on their farming opera
tions for 1952. Special attention
and planning is being given to
make the farming program of
these farmers a balanced one be
tween row crops and livestocks.
A written plan of work for each
farmer will be developed with a
view to utilizing all the labor in
the family all the year-round
which will result in increased in
come and decreased dependence on
cotton and tobacco with their sea
sonal income. The production
and conservation of home grown
feed and foods are a requirement
in the approval of these loans, due
to the need for increased produc
tion of food and fibre to meet our
war needs.
The plan also includes the use
of sufficient money to adequately
finance these farming operations
so that maximum production can
be attained. Money can be loan
ed to purchase small foundation
herds of dairy or beef cattle, poul
try or hogs, as well as money
needed to meet other needs for
Blood Urgently Needed for Armed
Services to Save Lives in Korea
Friday, October 25, has been set
aside as Wake County Day when
residents of the county can assist
in meeting the urgent need for
blood for the Armed Forces in
Korea. The Bookmobile will be in
Raleigh at the Edenton Street
Methodist Church from 10 a. m/;
to 3 p. m. for Wake County don
ors.
National Defense authorities
have declared that there is an ur
gent need for blood for the Arm
ed Forces and together with the
Red Cross is making an all-out ap
peal in Wake County for 600 pints
of blood.
For those who cannot go Fri
day, arrangements have been made
to have the Bloodmobile at the
farm and family operating expen
ses.
These loans are available to
small land owners or tenant far
mers who can get a written long
term lease with the landlord
which is designed to carry out
a balanced farming program. The
interest rate is 5% with a repay
ment plan which will match the
| ability of the family to make or
derly retirement of their obliga
tion.
Applications for these loans are
being taken in Room 231 in the
New County Building on the cor
ner of Davie and McDowell Streets
in Raleigh.
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Ruth Temple Winner
In Raleigh Festival
Ruth Temple, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Temple and mem
ber of the Wakelon 4-H Club, was
an honorable mention winner in
the Harvest Festival held at Hud
son-Belk in Raleigh last week.
Awards of $1 each were receiv
ed by Ruth for a school dress and
canned tomato juice.
same location on Wednesday from
12:30 to 5 p. m., and on Thurs
day at the same hours.
“A lot of people seem to have a
| fear about giving blood,â€~ Dr. Wil-
I liam J. Senter, volunteer Chairman
of the Blood Program, said, “but
the process a blood donor goes
>! through is as simple and harmless
as a good night’s sleep. The only
thing to fear is the possibility that
our forces in Korea won’t get
enough of this vital fluid. It’s up
to us to see that they do.â€~
Those wishing to contribute a
pint of blood to save lives in Ko
rea can contact Ralph W. Talton,
Wake County Red Cross Director,
at Carolina Power & Light Com
i pany, or Philip Whitley in Wen
dell.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, October 23, 1951
National Guard Battery
Observed at Drill Last
Night by Army Inspector
Colonel J. C. Salmon, Third
Army Inspector General, inspected
Battery A, Zebulon’s National
Guard unit, yesterday afternoon
and last night, examining the
equipment, supply, unit library, ar
mory, and records yesterday af
ternoon, and the men, methods of
instruction, and training last night.
The Federal Inspection is an an
nual event for National Guard
units, and the grade received from
the Inspector General plays a ma
jor factor in the rating given the
battery for the year’s work.
During the first hour of train
ing last night, Colonel Salmon con
ducted an inspection of the men
in ranks, questioning them about
their duties in the battery, their
knowledge of the organization of
the unit, and inspecting their uni
forms for neatness and fit. After
the inspection, a drill period was
held for the Colonel.
The second hour of training was
devoted to sections training, with
•!■ ' chiefs of sections teaching the
cm under them their detailed du
ties. Lt. James Potter taught map
reading to the cannoneers; Lt.
George Hinds worked with the
drivers; and Lt. Foster Finch, Jr.,
with the wire section.
Captain Barrie Davis, command
ing officer of the battery, last
week announced the promotion of
Lt. Hinds to First Lieutenant. Lt.
Hinds is Assistant Executive Of
ficer of the unit.
The next regular drill is sched
uled for Monday night, October 29,
at 7:30 p. m.
Harvest Day to Be
At Wakefield Church
Wakefield Baptist Church will
hold its Annual Harvest Day Sale
on Saturday, October 27th, 1951.
The sale will begin at 10:00 a. m.
A free lunch will be served to the
public on the Church grounds
promptly at 12:00 noon. Immedi
ately following lunch the sale will
continue until all articles are sold.
Be sure to be there and take
advantage of these wonderful bar
gains. Bidders may purchase any
farm produce from chickens to
hay, and useful articles for the
home that may be used from the
kitchen through the parlor.
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Wakelon Bulldogs
To Play at Garner
The football game between the
Wakelon Bulldogs and Jimmy Al
len’s Garner gridders will be
played on Friday afternoon on the
Garner athletic field, according to
Principal W. R. Whittenton of
Wakelon School.
Originally scheduled to be play
ed here, the game site was chang
ed to Garner when the football
field there was completed recently.
Last year’s game, which was sup
posed to be played at Gamer, was
played at Wakelon because the
Garner field had not been com
pleted at that time.
BLOOD NEEDED
An urgent call for blood
donors for Dr. G. S. Barbee
has been made. Dr. Barbee is
seriously ill in Park View
Hospital in Rocky Mount and
must have a number of trans
fusions. Donors are asked to
contact Dr. Chas. E. Flowers
or the Park View Hospital.
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UNABLE TO 1
PAY PREMIUMS ON THEIR
COMMERCIAL LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES MAY ASK V*A TO
GUARANTEE THE PAYMENTS
UNDER THE SOLDIERS' AND
For foil information contact your n-ar;g>
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Office
Funeral Services Held
Sunday for E. H. Green
Funeral services were conducted
from the Wakefield Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock for,
Ear’y 11. Green, 73, who died Sat
urday morning at the Dosher Me
morial Hospital in Southport after
a long illness.
The Rev. Hermit Combs pastor i
of the Wakefield Baptist Church,
was in charge of the services. The i
body lay in state one hour prior to!
the rites.
Surviving are two daughters,
It,rs. J. J. Howes, Supply; and Mrs.
H. J. Montgomery, Florence, S. C.;
four sons, Robert, Harold, Allen,
and Albert, all of Zebulon; 14
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs.
S. V. T. Chamblee, Red Oak; Min
da Green, Raleigh; Mrs. Percy P.
Pace, Ahoskie; a brother, Norman,
of Butner.
Funeral Services Held
For William H. Bunn
Notice was carried in yester
day's News & Observer of the fu
neral rites for William Heber
Bunn, 38, conducted at Mount
Hope Cemetery in Boston, . iss. :
Mr. Bunn was accidently drown
ed two weeks ago. '
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Rachel Draughan, Zebulon, and
Gertrude Bunn, Richmond, Va.; i
two brothers, Ralph Bunn, Zebu- i
lon, and Clellan Bunn, Boston. i
Rotary Club Visits Beck's Veneer
Plant; See Plywood Manufactured
The huge machines and involv
ed processes used in converting
gum logs into sheets of plywood
were shown the members of the
Zebulon Rotary Club last Friday
night when the group visited Beck
Bros. Veneer and Plywood Plant.
The visit was the second in a se
ries originated by Program Chair-r
man Ralph Talton to acquaint the
Rotarians with the business activi
ties of the members.
Rotarian Howard Beck, assist
ed by his brother, Fred Beck, and
the superintendent of the plywood
plant, Wade Jones, was host to the
club.
Beginning at the huge steam
rooms where the gum logs are
steamed for 24 hours, the Rotar
ians were shown the two large
lathes which peel veneer from
the logs. The veneer is cut to size
and loaded on wheeled platforms,
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
801 l Weevil Destroys
More Farm Crops
Than Any Other Insert
What insect has caused the most
damage on North Carolina farms
this season?
There’s no doubt about the an
swer, says George D. Jones, insect
control specialist for the State
College Extension Service. As in
1949 and 1950, he says, the boll
weevil has caused the most dam
age to any crop in the State dur
ing 1951.
801 l weevil damage for the cur
rent year hasn’t yet been esti
mated in dollars and cents, but it’s
expected to reach a considerable
sum. Records from treated and
untreated fields are now being
tabulated. The data already show
that farmers were well paid for
knowing what the situation was
from week to week and treating
v/hen necessary to control the wee
vil.
Some growers needed to make
from six to 10 applications of poi
son, while others were able to get
by with only two to five applica
tions. In some cases the infesta
tion was so low that no treatment
was needed.
The second most destructive in
sect pest this year, according to
Specialist Jones, has been the
boll worm, also known as corn
earworm and tomato fruit worm.
Other high-ranking pests on the
list include hornworm on tobacco,
tobacco flea beetle, rice weevil in
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Little Sonnie Coley Is
Talent Night Winner
Little Sonnie Coley, 11-year-old
Knightdale singer, was first place
winner in the Lions Talent Night
show held in the Wakelon School
auditorium Saturday night. By vir
tue of his victory, Sonnie will be a
contestant in final night competi
tion for the grand cash prize.
Second place was won by Nan
Williams, acrobat from Fayette
ville. Third place was awarded
Marsh Knott and his Tub Band
from Wendell.
Honorable mention was given
the Hucklebucklers from Angler,
Steve Creech, Mary Lee Brough
ton of Rolesville, and the Samaria
Quartet.
Judges for last Saturday night
were members of the Apex Lions
Club, including the District Gov
ernor of 31-E, Lion George Rog
ers. t
then rolled into the huge drying
rooms where it stays for two to
three days.
After the drying process, the
veneer is ready for shipment by
truck or rail, or for use in the
Beck Plywood Plant.
In the manufacture of plywood,
Superintendent Wade Jones ex
i plained, a special glue is used to
hold pieces of veneer together. Al
ways the plywood has an odd num
ber of layers of veneer with the
j grain of the plies a’ f ernating to
give tremendous strength and sta
bility.
1 In the plywood plant the Rotar
ians were shown the large mixer
i for the glue, the glue spreader,
! and large hydraulic press which
bonds the plywood together
s through heat and pressure, the
i cross-cut and rip saws with which
s the plywood is trimmed to size,
, and the large sander.