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THEZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 58. ANOTHER LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL Soil Agent Urges Work To Reinforce Farm Dams G. L. Winchester More water has fallen on the land in the past few weeks than -n any comparable time in at least the past two years. Many ponds have overflowed that had not been full in almost two years. Some pond: have overflowed that had not been full in almost two years. Some ponds have been damaged due to lack of spillway. As W. B. Franks told me, it is an uneasy feeling when water begins to run off the top of the dam. If the dam is well sodded with grass, the damage may not be too great. There is no ex cuse for the water running over the top of a dam if specifications are followed in constructing the dam and spillway. Above Spillway The dam of farm ponds should be from 2 to 4 feet higher than the spillway, depending upon the wa tershed drained. The spillway is very important. A rule to follow in constructing spillways on ponds with draining basin up to 50 acres is to construct the spillway so as to have 6” width for each acre that drains into the pond plus 4. So a pond with a watershed of 50 acres would have 6 inches times 50 or 25 feet plus 4 or an overall width of 29 feet. This should be level and then a 3 to 1 slope into the hill. It New Red Cross Blood Quota Set By Wake County Group for April A quota of 700 pints has been set for the American Red Cross Blood mobile for its visit in Raleigh on April 7 and 8. This is an increase of 100 pints over the quota set for the last visit of the Bloodmo bile, and the increase was made because of the demand for blood caused by the tornado and floods in the midwestern states, accord ing to Ralph W. Talton. Demands are pouring in for blood for casualties in the Korean fighting, Talton said, and an ur gent request has been made for the quota to be eceeded. The Bloodmobile will be at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from noon until 6 p. m., on Mon day, April 7; and from 10 a. m., to is a poor gamble to do with less. In constructing the pond the dirt from the spillway is the cheapest , dirt to be moved on your dam. You , cannot afford to gamble with one of the floods that comes every 50 years. Even though the spillway is sodded, it may damage it some but that can be repaired with a small amount of soil. So construct your spillway much wider if you are un easy when it rains. Dressed Pastures Frame and Robert Olive, dairy men of New Hill, have recently lop dressed their pastures with (00 No. 2-12-12 fertilizer. Much of the Ladino clover was lost last fall due to dry weather so they aided the 2% nitrogen to give the grass a boost. If present, clover will supply the needed nitrogen fir the grass but if the clover has “gone out” then it would be wise 1 1 supply some nitrogen as top dressing if much grazing is desired. If you have only grass with no clover, then use up to 40 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. Pre-Easter Services Dr. Sydnor Stealey > and Dr. Glenn Blackburn will speak at the Baptist Pre-Easter services tonight and Wednesday evening at -8:00. 4 p. m., on Tuesday, April 8. The average time required for a donor to give a pint of blood is 45 minutes, and donors are taken by the Bloodmobile at the rate of 15 persons every 15 minutes. Donors may be from 18 to 59 years of age and must weigh more than 110 pounds. No food contain ing eggs, meat, cream, or butter should be eaten for four hours be fore the donation is made. After the donation, coffee and cookies are served. Those in this community who can answer the call for blood are asked to contact Ralph Talton at the Carolina Power & Light of fice in Zebulon. He has Pledge Cards available. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, April 8, 1952 Many Towns Now In CP&L Contest For Better State Over 130 towns are bidding for the title of “Carolina’s Finest” in the community development con test sponsored by Carolina Pow er & Light Company. The com pany’s district managers reported yesterday that 139 towns official ly have entered the competition and that a few late entries are expected in the mail. Deadline for entries was April 1. Three population groups will compete for three sets of prizes, SI,OOO each for winners and $750 each for runners-up. The first group includes towns of 1,000 or less; the second, towns of 1,001 to 2,500; and third, towns above 2,- 500. In addition, state prizes of SI,OOO each will go to North Car olina's “finest” and to South Car olina’s “finest.” All 340 communities whose elec tricity is served at retail by Car olina Power & Light Company were eligible to enter. \ aried Projects Projects undertaken are both va ried and ambitious. They include improvements to streets, highways and sidewalks; water and sewer systems; parks, swimming pools, community and club buildings and oiuer recreational facilities; and agricultural and industrial promotion. Stiffest competition is expected among the smallest towns, which account for the largest group of entries. Competing for these awards are 54 towns including: Bailey, Knightdale, Micro, and Youngsville. There are 49 towns of 1,001 to 2,500 population competing, in cluding: Cary, Fuquay Springs, Garner, Spring Hope, Wendell and Zebulon. Rev. Frederick Koch Has Lions Program The stirring events in the life of Christ which took place dur ing the week preceding his cruci fixion were portrayed in a motion picture shown at the regular meet ing of the Zebulon Lions Club last Thursday night by the Rev. Fred erick Koch, editor of the North Carolina Catholic. The picture was acclaimed as one of the best ever seen by the Lions. President J. C. Debnam and Lion Gilbert Beck led an induction ceremony for new members of the organization, including Wade Jones, Oren Massey, Jr., Bill Mar ley,, and R. G. Privette. Plans for the Finer Carolina contest were described by Lion Wilbur Debnam, chairman of the Zebulon committee. The club en dorsed the program for Zebulon. A. D. Antone was a visitor for the meeting. Chowan Schedule The Chowan Junior College baseball team began a tough 12- game schedule last week against Louisburg College in Murfrees boro. Coach Herb Appenzeller’s squad, young and inexperienced, is expecting a good season. Appen zeller coached at Wakelon High School before going to Chowan. Included on the schedule is a game with the Wake Forest Col lege Junior Varsity in Wendell on Wednesday night, May 7. A return game will be played with Louis burg in Louisburg on Wednesday afternoon, April 30. ALA SPEAKER gags Charles Daniel Charles Daniel, former newspa perman, installed local ALA of ficials last Friday night. Daniel Addresses Local ALA Unit Charles Daniel, past Adjutant for the North Carolina Department of the American Legion, w r as prin cipal speaker and installing offi cer for the installation services held for the new officers of the Zebulon American Legion Auxil iary last Friday night. The supper meeting was held at E. P. Priv ett’s Case. Miss Beth Massey was installed as president of the Auxiliary. Oth er officers included Mrs. Melvin Massey, vice-president; Mrs. Bill Perry, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Sidney Holmes, historian; Mrs. Ferd Davis, chaplain; and Mrs. Pat Farmer, sergeant-at arms. The speaker was introduced by Ferd Davis, past commander of the Cedric Harris American Legion Post. Plans for the sale of poppies on the Saturday preceding Memorial Day were discussed. One thousand poppies have been ordered for the Zebulon Auxiliary. Rev. R. H. Herring Addresses Rotarians The Rev. R. H. “Bob” Herring, substituting for Ed Ellington who was attending the Wakelon Junior- Senior Banquet, gave an interest ing talk for the local Rotarians Friday. Having served as Sergeant-at- Arms since joining the Rotary Club, the speaker said that he was thoroughly experienced at the job. “But I would not want to be ser geant-at-arms at the White House,” he said, “Because I would not know whether I was welcom ing people in or out.” Ann Allman Is Named Alternate In District Voice Contest Saturday On Saturday night in the Wake lon School Auditorium, contests in voice and piano were held to se lect district representatives in the finals sponsored by the Woman’s Clubs of North Carolina. Contestants came from Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, Cajy, and Zebulon. Winner of voice contest was Rus sell Bullock of Chapel Hill. In sec ond place as alternate was Ann Allman of Zebulon. Glenn Leightsy of Raleigh was awarded first place in piano pro ficiency, with Margaret Ann Eng- Thco. Davis Sons, Publishers Local Agriculture Teacher Advises 'Spring Cleaning' Giving your farm a spring cleanup will make it much safer as well as much more attractive, says Ed Ellington, Wakelon School Agriculture teacher. He points out that tools, bags of feed, buckets, and just common debris and trash are responsible for hospitalizing one out of every five accident victims on the farm. This was shown by a study con ducted by the National Safety Council. The largest single cause of in juries, other than the personal fac tor of poor judgment, is disorder. To play safe, the farmer should correct such hazards as broken, wobbly steps which might cripple someone for life; tottery old buildings that sometimes cause serious injuries; unmarked bot tles of poison, and poisons left within the reach of children which often cause tragedies; accumula tions of trash, paper, scattered | boxes and boards, rags and rub bish which are serious fire haz ards and ideal breeding places for rats. Cleanup Time “Springtime,” says Ellington, “is nature’s cleanup time, a time when the earth takes on a new, refresh ed look. Let’s help nature by clean ing up around the farm and in the farm home, which will not only give the farm a new look but make it a safer and easier place for working and living.” He adds that if every farm fam ily would conduct a spring clean up campaign, both inside and out, it would go a long way toward eliminating fire and accident haz ards, providing a more healthful environment, and conserving food which is badly needed all over the world. — Edward Wright Gets Combat Badge Award Pfc. Edward E. Wright, Route 3, Zebulon, was recently awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, sym bol of the front line fighting man, while with the 40th Infantry Di vision in Korea. The badge shows a miniature Revolutionary War flintlook rifle mounted against a blue rectangle. The 40th, from Southern Califor nia, was the first National Guard division to arrive overseas after the start of the Korean War. The unit trained for 16 months in Ja pan before it was committed to Korea in January. Private First Class Wright is I assigned to Company M of the division’s 160th Infantry Regiment. lish of Cary as alternate and sec ond place winner. Judges were Mrs. Helen Boyce, • voice teacher at Meredith College, and Miss Helen Tarver, piano teacher at Peace College. The stage was beautifully deco rated with flowers and fern. Following the contest, the en trants and their families and chaperones were invited to the teen age club in the club house, where a party was given for them by the Junior Woman’s Club. Many teen-agers from Zebulon attended the recital, and welcomed the guests at the clubhouse.
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