THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 83.
4-H flubs Hold 1952
Convention This Week
At N. C. State College
Many rural teen-agers from
Wake County are at N. C. State
College in Raleigh this week to
attend State 4-H Club Week,
which annually draws hundreds
of delegates representing every
county and virtually every rural
community in North Carolina.
The five-day program includes
addresses by outstanding speak
ers, tours, demonstrations, panel
discussions, finals in several State
4-H contests, recognition of State
and national winners, recreation
al activities, and other features.
Directing the week’s program is
L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club lead
er, and his staff of six assistants.
Presiding officers at the va
rious sessions are Janice Warren,
Nash County, president; Ralph
Brown, Iredell, vice president;
John Wade Fuquay, Alamance,
secretary-treasurer; and Beatrice
Tayloe, Beaufort County, historian.
List of Speakers
The list of speakers includes Col.
J. W. Harrelson, chancellor of State
College; Dr. J. H. Hilton, dean of
the School of Agriculture; D. S.
Weaver, director of the Agricul
tural Extension Service; and Ro
maine Smith, youth editor of The
Pregressive Farmer. Dr. Arnold
Hoffman, State supervisor of mu
sic, is teaching a class in music
appreciation. Mrs. Anne Living
ston of the National Recreation As
sociation is teaching recreation
leadership to a selected group of
delegates.
Club week will be concluded on
Friday night with installation of
officers and the traditional candle
lighting closing ceremony.
New Rental Plans
Made for Farmers
Many Zebulon farmers may not
realize it, but rental arrangements,
like farm machinery, can easily
become outdated. Such arrange
ments need to be revised from
time to time to keep up with
changing trends in agriculture.
For example, more and more Tar
Heel farmers are turning to live
stock to supplement and stabilize
their income. Landlord-tenant ar
rangements which were set up for
a row-crop system of farming
sometimes don’t work well in live
stock production. This means new
rental arrangements are needed.
During the past several years the
Southern states, in cooperation
with the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, have been studying rent
al arrangements and possible solu
tions to tenure problems. Those
making the study have found
that with better rental arrange
ments, the soil can be improved
and farm income can be increased.
The findings are reported in
two publications “Rental Ar
rangements for Progressive Farm
ing,” issued as Southern Farm
Management Publication No. 3;
and “Determining the Rent in
Share and Cash Rental Agree
ments,” Southern Farm Manage
ment Publication No. 4. Copies of
either publication may be obtain
ed free by writing the Publications
Department, N. C., State College,
Card of Thanks
I wish to express my thanks and
appreciation for all cards, letters,
gifts and flowers sent me during
my stay in the hospital.
Mrs. J. V. Privette
BE CAREFUL: OBSERVE NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK ON YOUR FARM THIS WEEK
4-H CLUBS OBSERVE SAFETY WEEK
Farm safety surveys made by 4-H'ers show that matches within reach of small children
and stairways littered with toys, jars and other articles were much in evidence as fire
end accident hazards in rural homes.
Honeycutt, Denton Rites
Are Held Here Yesterday
Mrs. Oza M. Honeycutt, 64, died
at her home on Zebulon Route 4,
Sunday morning at 3:30 follow
ing a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock
from the Hopkins Chapel Baptist
Church. Officiating were the Rev.
S. E. Mercer, pastor of the Zebu
lon Methodist Church of which
Mrs. Honeycutt was a member,
and the Rev. Fred Crisp, pastor
of the Hopkins Chapel Baptist
Church. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Mrs. Grover H. Pearce of Zeb
ulon, Route 4; one brother, Eugene
Mitchell of the home; and three
sisters, Mrs. Lila M. Hopkins of
Raleigh, Route 2, Mrs. Volcie M.
Belvin of Youngsville, Route 1,
and Mrs. Ella Grace Finch of
Zebulon, Route 4.
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Pete Denton, 75
Pete Denton, 75, died at his
home, on Zebulon, Route 4, Sun
day afternoon following several
months of declining health.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Mary Edwards; 10 sons,
David of Varina, Joe of the home,
Rupert of Wake Forest, Route 2,
Matthew, Frank, Lee, Douglas,
James, Lafayette and Larry, all
of the home: five daughters, Mrs.
Zebulon Wins N. C. Artillery Title
Led by Pfc. Elton Massey, Zebu
lon’s Battery A battled its way to
the semi-finals in the 30th Di
vision softball championship series
held at Ft. McClellan, Ala., dur
ing the two-weeks summer en
campment which ended Sunday.
The Zebulon Guardsmen defeat
ed both Service Battery from
Youngsville and Battery B from
Dunn to capture the 113th Field
Artillery Battalion Championship.
Lt. Jack Potter, Cpl. K. D. Lloyd,
and Sgt. Hilliard Greene pitched
the games for Battery A.
The local Cannoneers met the
112th Field Artillery Battalion
from Lenoir for the North Caro
lina Artillery championship, win
ning 20-11.
Lose to Chattanooga
At 10:30 p. m., Friday, July 11,
Battery A met the 181st Field Ar
tillery Battalion from Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., for the Divisional Artil
lery championship. The Zebulon
unit had trouble hitting the pro
fessional pitchers from Tennessee,
and the Chattanoogans took an
early lead to win, 13-8.
Zebulon, .N. C., Tuesday, July 22, 1952
Millard Perry, Mrs. Sidney Jack
son, both of Wake Forest, Route
2, Doris Denton of Wake Forest,
Viola and Betty Jean Denton of the
home; one step-daughter, Mrs. P.
L. Carlyle of Zebulon, Route 4;
five brothers, ,A. D. Denton of
Louisburg, Burt Denton of Ral
eigh, John Denton of Wake For
est , Jim Denton of Henderson and
Sid Denton of St. Mary’s, Ga.; two
sisters, Mrs. Walter Stroud and
Mrs. Pearl Perry, both of Wake
Forest.
Funeral services were held from
Beulah Church at 4 o’clock Mon
day afternoon, conducted by Carl
Wallace, pastor, assisted by the
Rev. W. C. Barham. Burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Courtesy Winner
Mrs. Ed Kitchings was named
the most courteous clerk of the
week in Zebulon last Saturday fol
lowing the Silver Harvest prize
awards. She was awarded a cash
prize by the Zebulon Chamber of
Commerce, which sponsored the
competition among Zebulon stores.
Mrs. Kitchings is employed by
Wakelon Drug Company.
Each week anonymous judges
visit Zebulon stores checking on
the courtesy and helpfulness of
the clerks. Their selection is made
known on Saturday.
Pfc. Elton Massey proved to be
a sparkplug behind the plate, con
tinually needling the opposition
and pepping up the Zebulon
Guardsmen. He was knocked off
his feet making a close play at
home in the fifth inning of the
final game but continued to play
the last two innings with a sprain
ed wrist.
Other standouts for Battery A
were Pfc. Spot Beddingfield, Pvt.
Henry Kitchings, Sgt. Baxter Hop
kins, Cpl. Philip Williams, Sgt.
George Massey, Pfc. Maylon Ba
ker, and Pfc. Walter Bunn.
Harvest Winners
Awards of $52.00 eadh were
made to Douglas Johnson of Zeb
ulon and W. M. Mangum of Wen
dell, Route 2, at the Weekly Sil
ver Harvest Festival held Satur
day in Zebulon. The Silver Har
vest Day is sponsored weekly by
cooperating Zebulon merchants.
The Silver Harvest treasury will
contain $487.00 for Saturday, July
26, according to R. Vance Brown.
Zebulon Guard Unit Named
Top Firing Battery in 113th
The main body of troops of Bat
tery A, Zebulon’s crack field ar
tillery unit, returned to their home
armory early Sunday after two
weeks of the most intensive field
training ever given the National
Guard. The 41 officers and men,
bronzed and hardened by work
which took them into the field
every day, came home with praises
of high Regular Army and Na
tional Guard officers ringing in
their ears.
The last detachment of men
from Battery A arrives today
bringing the trucks, howitzers, and
equipment from Ft. McClellan. The
motor movement left the base
early Sunday morning.
Major General Paul Jordan, 30th
Division commander, acclaimed
the encampment the best he has
seen in over 30 years. Brigadier
General Dwight Mcßeynolds, Di
vision Artillery commander, prais
ed the spirit and knowledge of the
Zebulon artillerymen during his
many visits to observe the men
train.
Both General Jordan and Gen
eral Mcßeynolds were present
during the training test given Bat
tery A last Tuesday. Battery A ex
Pasture Overgrazing Danger Cited
During Hot, Dry Summer Months
Don’t overgraze pasture, espe
cially in dry weather!
This emphatic advice was issued
this week by agronomists and ani
mal industry specialists of N. C.
State College as thousands of Tar
Heel farmers found themselves
with shortage of grazing and a
critical livestock feeding problem
on their hards.
Zebulon farmers who overgraze
at this critical period, say the
specialists, not only won’t get
much feed for their animals;
they’ll also be runining their
chances for grazing in 1953. So it’s
important to make other provis
ions for feeding livestock during
the present emergency.
How can this be done? For one
thing, farmers who have stored
hay or silage should start feeding
it now. Another practice suggest
ed is to cut green corn in the field
and start feeding that.
But in either case the farmer
will be drawing on this coming
winter’s feed supply. He should
Softball Schedule For Next Month
The softball schedule for the next four weeks has been set
up by Director Jim Fish. It follows with the 7:30 game
for each night listed first. The second game is set for 9:00 pjn.
Home teams in all cases are listed first.
July 22: Wakefield Teen Agers vs. Zebulon Teen Agers;
Gizmos vs. Rotary. July 23: Lions vs. Scribes; Wakefield vs.
Men’s Team. July 24: Zebulon Teen Agers vs. Wakefield Teen
Agers; Scribes vs. Wakefield.
July 29: Wakefield Teen Agers vs. Zebulon Teen Agers;
Lions vs. Gizmos. July 30: Rotary vs. Lions; Scribes vs. Men’s
Team. July 31: Zebulon Teen Agers vs. Wakefield Teen Agers;
Gizmos vs. Wakefield.
August 5: Wakefield Teen Agers vs. Zebulon Teen Agers;
Wakefield vs. Lions. August 6: Rotary vs. Scribes; Men’s
Team vs. Gizmos. August 7: Zebulon Teeif Agers vs. Wake
field Teen Agers.
August 12: Wakefield Teen Agers vs. Zebulon Teen Agers;
Men’s Team vs. Lions. August 13: Wakefield vs. Men’s Team;
Scribes vs. Gizmos. August 14: Zebulon Teen Agers vs. Wake
field Teen Agers; Gizmos vs. Rotary.
In case of rained out ball games, scheduled teams will
make up the contests on Friday night of each week.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
celled during this rugged test,
which required nearly four hours,
and its work here and during the
four days of field maneuvers in the
Alabama foothills merited it the
distinction of being designated the
top battery in the 113th Field Ar
tillery Battalion.
Other Honors
Other distinctions won by the
Zebulon 105-mm howitzer battery
included recognition for maintain
ing the best mess in the 30th Di
vision Artillery; commendation for
100 percent attendance at Ft. Mc-
Clellan; commendation for the
communications section for estab
lishing the best communications
network for the training test; a
commendation from General Jor
dan for Captain Barrie Davis for
his work as battery commander;
another commendation from Gen
eral Jordan for Sgt. Talmadge
Pearce for his work as battery
communications chief; selection of
Battery A to fire Thursday morn
ing as an independent unit using
its own fire direction center;
praises for Lt. George Hinds and
the battery motor section for ex
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recognize that fact and do some
thing about it.
Some feed can still be made this
summer by seeding Sudan grass
or soybeans for hay or silage, or
sorghum for silage. The season is
late for planting these annual
crops; therefore planting should be
done immediately.
As for the future, farmers who
don’t have enough pasture acreage
should make plans to increase it.
And since pastures produce bet- #
ter in the spring than in the sum
mer, the correct yardstick for
judging is not spring production,
but summer production.
Ice Cream Supper
The Wakefield Baptist Church
will sponsor an ice cream supper
at the Church, Saturday, July 26th
from 6 to 8 p. m. Homemade ice
cream and cake will be served.
Ice cream will be 15c a serving and
cake 10c a slice. All profits will
go on the building fund.