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Eight STUDY OF NATURE On the day I wrote this, a neigh bor called me excitedly on the phone to say that she had been trying to identify a rather plain greenish bird when suddenly a bright red bird with jet black wings and tail flew down and mated with it. She wondered if it was unusual to have two birds of different species mate and what the story back of this observation might be. It happens that on at least three other occasions I have received phone calls from persons who have made similar observa tions. I remember once having a large class in the field which was attempting, without much success, to identify a partially hidden fe male scarlet tanager, when a male dashed in to help settle the story. At one time, I had occasion to review a manuscripe written by an author who is now considered one of our best known nature wri ters. In this story President Cal vin Coolidge was reputed to have been thrilled by the observation on a Christmas morning of a bril liant red male scarlet tanager perched beside a red cardinal on one of the evergreens near the White House grounds. The story emphasized how our taciturn pres ident became excited over what he had seen. As a matter of fact this observation is worthy of some excitement because at this season scarlet tanagers are wintering far south of the United States. The story explained that the bird seen was a young male which had missed out on the southern mi gration and for some unknown reason was hanging around Wash ington. This explanation was obvi ously misleading because the young are not a brilliant red at Christmas time any more than are the older members of their sex and species. Scarlet tanagers measure about 7Vi inches in length. This is about an inch longer than the vireos which they might be considered to remotely resemble. The male loses his brilliant red breeding col or in the fall to take on an appear ance somewhat similar to that of the females and young birds which are dull green above and yellowish beneath. Scarlet tanagers breed from southern Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia and south to Georgia and Arkansas. They winter from Co lombia to Peru and Bolivia mi grating through Cuba, Jamaica, along the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico, eastern Yucatan and Central America. The nest is built on a horizontal limb up to heights of 50 feet, usual ly in the open woodlands. It is a flat platoon of rootlets, leaves and grasses. The 3 to 5 pale greenish blue eggs have brown specs and are about 1 inch long. They are incubated for 13 days by the fe male. Young males assume the brilliant breeding plumage in one year. Since the birds feed almost entirely on the insect enemies of woody plants, their usefulness Is obvious, proving once again that a beautiful thing is not necessarily useless. The National Wildlife Federation is proud to lend its support to a better understanding of these remarkable birds. E. Laurence Palmer Join your local National Guard Unit today and earn while you learn. WAKELON FLORIST Shop Phone No. 2371 Night Phone No. »747 ZEBULON, N. C. “Flowers for all Occariom*" AMERICA America by 1975 will be a land in which the importing of foreign goods will greatly exceed today’s. The National Association of Manufacturers cites a report en titled “The World in 25 Years: How the U. S. Economy Will Reach Around It” from the Octo ber 31, 1953, issue of Business Week magazine concerning this expected change. The report says, in part, “. . . The biggest change in our economy 20-odd years from now will prob ably appear in the import picture. That will have the most noticeable effect on our display rooms and store counters. “The U. S. is already the world’s biggest importer, but econ omists say our rate of imports in 1975 will dwarf our present out lay. Where one ship may be in New York harbor today unloading vegetable oils from Africa, in 1975 there’ll be half a dozen, or a doz en, ships with similar cargoes.” V Cotton Is Invaded By 8011-Weevil H. Bruce Butler, Asst. Farm Agent here in Wake County, states that farmers have done a good job with cotton insect control for this season in Wake County. How ever cotton now is becoming heav ily infested with the boll-weevil and boll-worm. He says that lit tle can be done to produce a crop of cotton from the squares that are now forming, but the main crop is already advanced to bolls. To protect the bolls that are now maturing and the ones that have already practically matured, cot ton should be treated for two to three more weeks. The boll-worm has now become a serious prob lem. 10% DDT should be added and continue with control mea sures that are now being followed. Dusting may be done at five day intervals and in some cases could be a real economic advantage. It is difficult, if not impossible, to control completely the cotton in sects at this stage. However, they may be held in check so that they do a minimum of damage to the cotton crop. The total supply of feed con centrates for 1955-56 may rise a little above last year’s peak of 181 million tons. This forecast is based on farmers’ acreage plans as re ported in March. WAKELON THEATRE - ZEBULON Sat. Shows: Continuous from 1:00 Sunday Shows: 2:00-3:45-9:00 Monday-Friday: 3:15-7:15-9:00 SATURDAY— DOUBLE FEATURE Dane Clark Dorothy Patric Thunder Pass Alex Nicol Hillary Brooke Heat Wove Chapt. 13—GREAT ADVENTURE OF CAPTAIN KIDD SUNDAY-MONDAY— Joel McCrea Miroslava Keven Stranger On Horseback also The Devil Take Us The Zebulon Record GUARD (Continued from Page 1) ' ent will include Major General John H. Manning, the Adjutant i General; Major General J. Van B. Metts, former Adjutant General; and Major General E. A. Walsh, president of the National Guard Association of the United States. The public is invited to the col orful ceremony, which begins Sat urday at 9:30 a.m. Ft. Bragg is one of the largest military reservations in the world, more than three times as large as the District of Columbia. It covers 127,664 acres and is 28 Vfe miles long. CIRCUS (Continued from Page 1) turn of the old-time leaps over the backs of the herd of elephants, and the horses and ponies; the world renowned Chester Cable, the greatest foot-juggler of all time; DeLisa, head-balancing marvel on the flying trapeze who defies death at each performance, high in the dome of the Big Top, working without nets or safety devices of any kind; Henrietta, daring rider of spirited horses; Martha Smiga, dainty Miss who dances and prances on her toes on the tight wire, and Beryl Hazelwood, with the Hodges Troupe, trampoline artists, and gymnasts, making their first appearance in America, com ing direct to Ring Bros. Circus from the Palladium in London, England. Performances will be at 2:00 p. m. and 8:15 p.m. Doors open one hour earlier to allow a leisurely in spection of the Menagerie and to listen to a concert of popular and classical music by Ring Bros. Cir cus Band. A giant 27-foot Python will be on display on the Circus Midway, sponsored by the Wakelon P. T. A. Mrs. Eldred Rountree is the As sociation’s president. ZEBULON FAIRGROUNDS MONDAY r SEPTEMBER D SPONSORED BY P. T. A. Get merchants’ tickets at stores and save ''Given with a purchase. ONLY RESPONSIBLE BIG CIRCUS COMING THIS YEAR. A NATIONAL WSimmON SINg 1907. SniHlnd Mil*Air Arny Os fwiy CUwii b Mirthfai Artki. SUSII-Q, Wdft SmmUft Ibyfc-t. LISA RICHARDS QwiA-D— iw<l Oi Byh| Tny. Riding Mnnliny* Parforming Dogs ond Prancing PnnUa. 20-OttLS ABtlAi RALLKT— IO 10 - DAHONO WORMS -10 Trwihg m Wt mm fanny as BmU*- UgA Snd Sad • Ukn. AcrM as Watarfcatf Caatana> aal laatf. REDUCED nun FOR THIS D»T AHH iITE OMIT. THE YEATS 4tSt HOLIDAY TWICE I tM r. M. APTMMOOH PUT |M» HWHT P 00» OWN tOOfc 7:00 P.M. James M. Corbett Dies in California James Marvin Corbett, 60, of Sunnyvale, Calif., died August 11 after an extended illness. Surviving are his wife and two sons, James Roy and Jerome, all of Sunnyvale, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Maude Corbett Wright Glov er of Route 1, Middlesex. Mr. Corbett was born in John ston Cdfcnty and spent most of his life around and in the Emit com munity. HURRICANE (Continued from Page 1) nesday afternoon storm were strong enough to topple the anten na on the company’s radio station which is constructed atop the Zeb ulon water tower, Mr. Talton re ported. “We operated the station during the storm with reduced power,” said Mr. Talton. The majority of the rural diffi culty occurred in Bunn, Emit, Bai ley, Sims and Middlesex, Mr. Tal ton stated, while the immediate area weathered the storm with only minor difficulties. Water from the heavy rain which fell in Zebulon during Di ane’s visit caused much trouble in local residential districts where sloping ground caused water to seep into into basements and stand like lakes in some of the streets. Tar Heel county agents have plans for home-made lamp brood ers designed for persons who want to raise 150 to 200 chickens per year. DID YOU KNOW? That nothing excells EVERBRITE silver ware in Beauty, Economy, Utility, or Permanence! Just look at the special bargains given by Zebulon Drug Company! Vi n HO POLISH H«OB»»j^Br ZFRUION DRUG COMPANY •74c cj e *cs c**cc f 905 Friday, August 19, 1955 WHITE'S DRIVE-IN THEATRE FRI., AUG. 19 Thunderhead With Preston Foster in Color also FINALS ON 808 WILLIAMS T.V. TALENT SHOW Bob Williams TV Talent Show, scheduled for last Friday night, Aug. 12, was postponed because of Hurricane Connie. This talent show will be held Friday night, Aug. 19 (tonight) at 10 p-m. Mer tie Boykin of Middlesex, Dianne Bailey of Zebulon, Carl Denton of Zebulon and the Dixie Ram blers of Selma will compete for the SIOO prize money, first place SSO; second place $25; third place sls; fourth place $lO. SAT, AUG. 20 Rouge River With Rory Calhourn also Night Without Stars SUN., AUG. 21 The Seiqe at Red River With Van Johnson in Color MON. & TUES., AUG. 22 & 23 Arrow in the Dust In Color with Sterling Hayden WED. & THURS., AUG 24 & 25 Dragonfly Squadron With John Hoidok
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