THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVIII. Number 51.
FINER CAROLINA AWARD PRESENTED
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For last year’s work in the Finer Carolina Contest, sponsored by Carolina Power & Light Com
pany, Zebulon won SIOO for achieving honorable mention. Shown in the picture is Ralph Talton, man
ager of the Zebulon branch office of CP&L, presenting the SIOO check and prize certificate to Ed Hales,
last year’s Finer Carolina Steering Committee chairman. Others in the picture are, left to right, H. C.
Wade, chairman of the Community Building project; M. L. Hagwood, chairman of the park landscaping
project and president of the Zebulon Rural Fire Department, AFC project; Talton; Hales; Bev. Asbury,
this year’s Steering Committee chairman; Mrs. Ralph Bunn, Library project chairman; and Frank Wall,
park playground equipment chairman. Absent when the picture was made was Robert Ed Horton,
Rural Fire Truck project chairman.
Tobacco Beds Are
Spotty in County
By Henry G. Simmons
Asst. County Agent
The tobacco plant situation is
somewhat spotted in Wake County
at this time.
Beds that were seeded at a time
when the seed germination period
was favored with frequent showers
have good stands./ Other beds
that were seeded at a time when
unfavorable weather existed at
seed germination time have spot
ted stands and small plants.
The final situation, so far as the
available supply of plants, cannot
be predicted at this time though
the plants are small and late on
many of our beds. If we get some
warm weather soon, plants can
make quick recovery from the cold
and quick growth.
It is important to keep the cov
er tight and not let is stick to the
ground. Apply DDT or Parathon
Dust for insect control and care
fully follow the recommended
schedule of treatment for Blue
mold control.
There is no indication of a gen
eral need for the use of addi
tional fertilizer on tobacco plant
beds at this time.
All the plants need, in most
(See TOBACCO, Page 8)
Legion Auxiliary
Will Meet Tonight
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Friday night at the home
of Mrs. Melvin Massey. Mrs. Guil
ford Buffkin is the hostess. Rev.
Beverly Asbury will speak to the
members.
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Robert Kicklighter, pastor
of Blackwell Memorial Church,
Elizabeth City, will be the guest
minister for the Easter Preaching
Mission at the Zebulon Baptist
Church April 11-14. Dr. Kick
lighter will begin his services Sun
day evening, continuing each eve
ning through Wednesday, April
14.
ADVERTISING PAYS
Satisfiecf people have been
calling this week telling how
much they like the result# of
advertising in the Record.
C. T. William#, Rigggbee Mas
sey, Gilmer Parrish, and a host
of other acclaim the classified
column. W'renn’s Furniture
Company reports a parade of
folk# coming in to ask about
the $139.95 Crosley TV set
publicized in advertisements
during the past two weeks.
Try the Record yourself!
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 2, 1954
Terracing Alone
Is Not Enough
By G. L. Winchester
Terracing alone does not solve
the erosion problem, even with
meadows or other adequate out
lets, any more than the frame
work completes the construction
of a house. Let me emphasize the
fact that terraces alone do not
solve* our conservation problems.
The sooner we realize that ter
racing is only the framework of
soil and wrter conservation, the
sooner we will be on our way to a
more lasting and profitable agri
culture. On many of our soils
and steeper slopes it is necessary
to have terraces reinforced with
meadows, soil conserving rotations,
strip cropping, and contour culti
vation.
On many of the steeper slopes
farmers are fooling themselves
if they rely on terraces alone. Ter
races, like the little boy, cannot
do a man’s job. If I were a farmer,
I, as a conservationist, would sup
port every terrace with contour
tillage. If contour cultivation is
not to be practiced, most of our
fields would be better off if they
were not terraced and the best pos
sible system of strip cropping in
stalled along with sufficient mead
ows. Terracing, strip cropping,
contour cultivation, and a good
soil conserving rotation would,
of course, be better.
“Walking Water,” as stated by
the Rev. Garland Hendricks, can
be attained by terracing and con
tour cultivation. This would carry
the water across the slope, add to
the organic matter on or near the
top of the soil to break up the
(See TERRACING, Page 8)
Fat Barrow Project Planned
For Wake and Adjoining
Counties at Raleigh in August
By H. Bruce Butler
Asst. County Agent
At a meeting held at Raleigh
in the County Office Building on
March 29, with teachers of agri
culture, Extension workers and
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sponsors, a fat barrow project was
launched for Wake County and ad
joining counties to be held at the
State Fairground the last week in
August.
A sponsorship committee com
posed of Ralph Baugh, President
of the Wendell Chamber of Com
merce, L. C. Liles, Teacher of Ag
riculture at Knightdale, and Rob
ert N. Wood, Director of F. C. X.
Youth Program, had been named
recently at a meeting held in
Raleigh.
Robert N. Wood was named
permanent chairman and H. Bruce
Butler, Assistant County Agent
for Wake County Extension Ser
vice, was elected secretary.
Wendell has had a fat Barrow
show and sale for the past three
years. Mr. Baugh stated that Wen
dell through the Chamber of Com
merce would like to lend its sup
port to the larger show for this
year. The Wendell show will not
be held.
A committee was appointed by
Chairman Wood to work out de
tails and rules and regulations and
make tentatively plans to be sub
mitted at a meeting of farmers and
4-H and FFA boys who will be
engaged in this program. This will
be done at a meeting held in the
(jounty Office Building at 8:00 p.
m., April 12, 1954.
Serving on this committee are
L. C. Liles, Teacher of Agricul
ture at Knightdale, Chairman;
Jack Kelly, Extension Swine
All Azaleas Sold
Tuesday Afternoon
All of the azaleas brought to
the Armory Wednesday were sold.
Because so many of the people
were unable to get their orders
filled Mr. Brooks will bring them
again to the armory this Wed
nesday.
CAROLINIANS TO APPEAR AT SING
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The Carolinians of Asheboro will be one of the talented singing
groups appearing tomorrow night in the Lions Club All Night Sing
in the Wakelon auditorium. These performances have always proved
popular here, usually playing to a full house. Proceeds from the
show will be used for the blind and needy in Wake County and over
the State of North Carolina. The members of the Zebulon Lions Club
promise a good time to everyone who attends.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Specialist; Howard Boling, Teach
er of Agriculture at Wendell;
Ralph Baugh, Wendell; Grady
Miller, Jr., County Agent; and
Carl McDuffie, Wake Farmers Co
operative, Inc.
Commitments through breeders,
commercial producers, 4-H and
FFA boys were 165 up until this
meeting. Other commitments made
by teachers of agriculture, by far
mers and FFA boys in their re
spective communities included L.
C. Liles, Knightdale, 15; E. D. El
lington, Zebulon, 12; and H. H.
Boling, Wendell, 10.
Lions Song Fest
Saturday Night
Six of the top singing combi
nations in North Carolina will
appear on the All Night Sing to
morrow night at 8 o’clock in the
Wakelon School auditorium. The
program is sponsored by v the Zeb
ulon Lions Club.
Proceeds from the show will help
the blind and the needy people of
this community and the state, ac
cording to Lions Secretary Bill
Marley.
Appearing on the Saturday
night show will be the Carolinians
of Asheboro, the Southernaries of
Durham, the Wakettes of Zebulon,
the Rhythmasters of Fremont, the
Baker Quartet of Hopkins Chapel,
and the Calvary Quartet of Rocky
Mount.
The All Night Sings have been
well received bw the community
in the past, and a capacity attend
ance is expected for tomorrow
night’s performance.
GINNING REPORT
Census report shows that 4,348
bales of cotton were ginned in
Wake County from the crop of
1953 prior to March 1 as com
pared with 8,118 bales for the crop
of 1952.