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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 50. o.oi ron BETTER STANDS HIGHER YIELDS + + HEALTHIER PLANTS BETTER QUALITY The above picture waa taken at a cottonseed treatment demonstration conducted in Bertie County. On the left is the first picking from a row planted to untreated seed. On the right is the first picking from a row planted to treated seed of the same variety and from the same Beed source. Over a 4-year period yield records from a total of 191 seed treatment demonstrations conducted by the Extension Service were taken. These results showed an average increase of 81 pounds of lint cotton and 145 pounds of seed per acre as a result of seed treatment. At 40 cents per pound for lint cotton and SBO.OO per ton for cottonseed an increased benefit of $38.20 per acre is realized as a result of seed treatment. This increase was realized from an investment of not over 25 cents per acre for treated seed. Who can afford to ignore an investment that returns over 6000 per cent? Even higher returns can be obtained where growers planting treated seed reduce the rate of seeding and save on seed costs. Consult your County Agent for seed treatment recommendations and ■hare in the best investment you could make. Pranksters Fined for Burning Cross; judge Lectures Trio The case of State vs. J. T. Terry, 32, Robert Kirk, 24, and Yates Nor velle, 30, all of the Knightdale sec tion, tried in the Wendell Record er’s Court Friday, on charges of forcible trespass growing out of the burning of a wooden cross on the farm of Rass Williams, of near Knightdale, attracted the largest crowd to the court room in years. The case also attracted the at tention of the daily newspapers who had reporters and photogra phers on hand to cover the trial. Evidence abduced at the trial tended to show that the three de fendants burned the cross on Wil liams’ farm and wrote the ini tials K. K. K. the dirt nearby simply as a prank. Williams, at a store in Knightdale had warmly denounced the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in other counties re cently and the three men thought it would be amusing to play the prank on Williams. It developed that Williams and the defendants were good friends and that none of the defendants had any connection with the Klan whatsoever. Rites to Be Held Today For Mrs. Norman Dean Funeral services will be held today at the Wendell Baptist Church at 3 p. m., for Mrs. Norman Dean, 67, who died unexpectedly at her home in Wendell Wednes day night after suffering a heart attack a few minutes earlier. She had been in failing health for a number of years. The Rev. Earle J. Rogers, pastor of the Wendell Baptist Church, will be in charge of the services. He will be as sisted by the Rev. Joe Roach and the Rev. C. H. Norris. Burial will be in the Hephzibah Church Ceme tery. Williams testified that the act did give him a “funny feeling,” and frightened him to some extent. Judge W. A. Brame found the men guilty of the charge of tres pass, although expressing the be lief that it was done in fun. He said some things are too serious to be the subject of a prank and this appeared to be one of them. Each was fined $50,00 and costs and placed on good behavior for two years under a suspended sen tence of 12 months. Howard Massey, Jr, Takes VPI Position Howard Massey, Jr., is spending this week in Zebulon with her parents, the P. H. Masseys. He has completed the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. He has accepted the position of Associate Professor of Horticul ture at Virginia Polytechnic In- Institute at Blacksburg, Va. He re ceived the B. S. and M. S. degrees at N. C. State College. Surviving are eight daughters, Mrs. Otis Batten, Mrs. Mary Alice Horton, Mrs. Shirley Satterfield, all of Raleigh, Mrs. Percy Carlton of Charlotte, Mrs. Ruric Gill of Zebulon, Mrs. J. H. Sanders of Wendell, Lizzie Lee and Maggie Dean of the home; three sons, Douglas Dean of Clayton, N. G. Dean of Asheboro, and Graham Dean of Wendell; 21 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Lewis and Mrs. Lizzie Lyles of Raleigh, and Mrs. Metta Whiteside of Richmond, Va.; a brother, Arthur Wiggs of Camp Butner. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, March 7, 1952 Carolina Farmers Asked to Plant Big Cotton Crop Tar Heel farmers will be asked to grow a cotton crop of 725,000 acres this year. This was decided by the State Cotton Committee at a recent meeting at State College. Acreage grown in 1950 was 701,000. The committee said each cotton growing county will be asked to produce as big a crop in 1952 as it did last year, and 19 counties will be asked to increase their pro duction to 105 or 106 per cent of the 1951 crop. Emphasis will be placed on ef ficiency of production and increas ed yields per acre, which the com mittee said are sound goals to shoot at not only during the pres ent national emergency but also during normal times. Cotton specialists present point ed out that on the basis of one bale per acre North Carolina can produce cotton cheaper than Ari zona. The cost of producing a bale per acre in the Tar Heel State, :t was said, is $114.18, while the ost in Arizona is $126.20. On that oasis, the net return in North Car bna would be $101.32 compared lo a net profit of $Bl.-30 in the estern state. The committee, which met at the call of Chairman D. S. Weaver, director of the State College Ex tension Service, reviewed results of the 1951 State cotton program and commended technical workers for their efforts. Recommendations on all phases of efficient cotton production will be distributed to all agricultural workers throughout the State, and a “Cotton News Letter” will be issued at regular intervals, as in 1951. Weed Killer Lauded By Extension Worker Cocklebur, morning glory, and other troublesome weeds in corn can be controlled with chemicals, says Glenn C. Klingman, weed con trol scientist with the North Caro lina Experiment Station. Chemical w r eed control, says Klingman, is both easy and eco nomical. For example, the cost of treating corn with 2, 4-D after it is 10 to 12 inches tall is less than $1 per acre. “The 2, 4-D material,” he adds, “will control both cocklebur and morning glory and, if properly used, it won’t damage the corn.” Klingman explains that when weeds are removed chemically, all the available moisture, soil nutri ents, and light are made available to the corn. In many tests the ex tra yield of corn on fields treated with 2, 4-D is worth more than 10 times the cost of the treatment. “There’s no point in buying good seed corn, providing abundant soil fertility, and doing all the neces sary w r ork to grow good corn— only to have weeds take over the field and reduce your yield,” says the Experiment Station scientist. For more complete information on the use of 2, 4-D in corn, see your county agent or write Kling man in care of the North Caro lina Experiment Station, Raleigh, and ask for mimeographed sheet on “Chemical Weed Control in Corn. GARDEN CLUB The Zebulon Garden Club will meet March 10, at 8:00 o’clock in the club house. Vic Vet jays IF YOU KEEP YOUR V-A MEDICAL OR. DENTAL APPOINTMENT NOTIFY YDUR V-A REGIONAL OFFICE PROMPTLY AND GIVE SOME OTHER VETERAN A BREAK □ i For foil information contact your ncareit VETERANS ADMINISTRATION otliea Mrs. Kemp Plans New York Visit Mrs, Nellie Kemp, proprietor of the Elite Beauty Salon in Zebu lon, will be the featured soloist at the International Beauty Show, to be held in the Statler Hotel in New York City, where Mrs Kemp will attend classes in hair shaping and styling. She has appeared on the program for the past three years, and is the only North Caro linian ever to appear on the pro gram for the international show. Lectures will be given by artists from many countries, including Denmark, Canada, France, Italy, and the United States. At the con clusion of the course, those attend ing will receive a certificate of achievement. Mrs. Kemp will sing the National Anthems of all the countries rep resented. Mrs. Ruby Manning, an assistant at the Elite Beauty Salon, will at tend the New York School for a week of training in the field of Cosmetology. Wendell Builds Plant To Get New Factory Work has already begun on a building which will house Wen dell’s newest industry on Fourth Street. The General Sportswear Com pany, Inc., of Fllenville, N. Y., manufacturers of dungarees, will lease the building being construct ed under a contract signed on February 29th, with Wendell In dustries, Inc., President, Philip R. Whitley. President Whitley of the new corporation said that it is a ‘icom munity enterprise with approxi mately 100 stockholders.” Week of Dedication to Be Held Beginning March 9 The Week of Dedication will be held at Wendell Methodist Church March 9 to 16. During this same week plans call for its observance among the 1 more than 40,000 other Methodist Churches in America and beyond. The Wendell obser vance will be carried out by ser mons and prayers of dedication on the two Suhdays included, by us ing the theme in small groups and by private prayer and meditation at home. This promises to be a very meaningful week. On March 13 the Winawa Sub- Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers. Joris Bell Cited For Pasture Plan By Soil Worker G. L. Winchester Mr. Joris Bell, Sr, of eastern Wake County, is planning to sow two permanent meadows next fall. This spring he is sowing in oats and lespedeza. Next fall he will disk fertilizer, lime, and sow a reg ular meadow mixture. Farm Pastures Many farmers are much concern ed about their pastures and are do ing something about it. In an at tempt to help his permanent pas ture, H. M. Olive of New Hill is .grazing small grains sown early last fall following a tobacco crop. This is giving his pasture of or chard grass, tall fescue, and Ladi no clover a chance to recover from the dry summer and hard grazing it has endured through the winter months. He is also topdressing with the annual application of fertiliz er. Like many other farmers, he is treating his pasture as a regu lar crop and is fertilizing every year. Ladino Clover During the week I observed the pasture of E. E. Olive with his son, James Olive. Much of the Ladi no clover was lost last year dur ing the drought but upon closer examination, many small plants were observed. These plants ger minated last fall from the seed formed during the early spring. Mr. Olive is fortunate in having both upland and lowland pasture. He is applying topdressing now. The day I was on the farm James was broadcasting stable manure on the poorer parts of the pasture. Tall Fescue Luther Clark’s cattle still are enjoying grazing on a splendid tall fescue and Ladino clover pasture. But Mr. Clark says that, “You can’t short change on this matter of permanent pasture.” He is of the belief that one needs nearly two acres for each animal unit. “If the pasture grows ahead of the cattle in the spring, then it is time to make your winter hay,” says Mr. Clark. The majority of pasture fur nishes about 1-3 of the available grazing in about 60 days in the spring of the year. New Terraces Mr. Eugene Tingen of near Fu quay is already plowing up his new terraces. This is as it should be. The later winter rains will set tle the soil in the terrace ridge which will definitely reduce the danger of trouble from heavy rains during the summer months. l;strict of the Methodist Youth Fellowship in which both Wendell and Zebulon young people active ly participate, will be held at Zeb ulrn Methodist Church at 7:30 p. m. The Week of Dedication theme will be observed in this service. The Weddell young people are urged to attend by their pastor, Rev S E. Mercer. The annual revival at Wendell Methodist Church is scheduled to be held May 2!? to 30 with Dr. H. P. Powell, pastor of Edenton St. Methodist Church in Raleigh as visiting minister.
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