THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 34.
TAR HEEL BANKER MAGAZINE WORRIES
Farmers in Bad Shape
Democrats and Republicans may
be at each others’ throats in this
hot election year but there’s
one thing on which they apparent
ly agree: America’s farmers are
in bad shape.
They disagree to some extent,
however, on just how bad the
farmer’s plight really is.
The February issue of The Tar
heel Banker, official publication
of the North Carolina Bankers
Association, carries articles writ
ten by a host of farm leaders, State
and national. The comments range
from that of Secretary of Agri
culture Benson, who pledges a
study of the “price margins be
tween the producer and the con
sumer,” to that of M. G. Mann,
head of the N. C. Cotton Growers
Cooperation Association, who says
Kemp Acquitted in Court ;
All-Night Sing Tickets Sell
Frank Oliver Kemp, president
of the Zebulon Lions Club and
chief proponent of its campaign to
raise money for uniforms for the
Wakelon School band, was ac
quitted of violating North Caro
lina lottery laws in Raleigh City
Court last Friday morning by
Judge Albert Doub.
Kemp, who was arrested by Ra
leigh Police Chief Tom Davis and
Detective John Smith several
weeks ago, had offered tickets to
an all-night sing to members of the
Raleigh Lions Club at a meeting
Shepard Club
To Give Play
“Strictly Confidential” by J.
V. Barrett, a three-act comedy,
will be presented by the Drama
Club of the Shepard High School
Wednesday night, February 1, in
the school auditorium.
Mrs. A. H. Stallings, director, has
announced the cast. They include
Bobby Peacock, Mildred Taylor,
Alma Holland, Rebecca Taylor,
Mildred Goodwin, James Lucas,
Carolyn High, Frankie Ingram,
Fredricka Mitchell, Henry Rich
ardson and Lanura Williams.
The public is invited. There will
be a small admission charged.
Brown Is Favorite Color
At Furniture Exposition
Brown is still the number one
color as far as fabrics are concern
ed, Norman and Helen Screws said
after returning from a buying trip.
The attended the North Carolina
Furniture Exposition held in High
Point Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
They said that the lighter shades
of furniture are still in the lime
light. Everything is running to
wards the lighter finishes, even
mahogany.
Nothing is too outdacious in style'
or design, they said. Most of the
styles and designs will mix either
with the modern or the contempor
ary or traditional.
The manufacturers are now
making furniture with comfort in
mind. The functional type is catch
ing on strongly and becoming the
thing. Furniture with a two-fold
purpose is being catered to.
One of the most unique and unu
that the nation needs a “new doc
tor” to cure the nation’s farm ill
ness.
Here are some of the views as
voiced by the farm leaders in the
bankers’ magazine:
Secretary Benson: “Farm in
come should move in the same di
rection . . . American farmers pro
duced a record volume of crops
(last year) . . . The purchase
power of farmers must not be al
lowed to continue its downward
course.”
Benson charged that the farm
ers’ plight was emphasized by a
“round of wage increases (in in
dustry) and an increase in the cost
of machinery and other equip
ment.” Benson said that he would
like to determine “how well these
were justified in view of dimin-
at the Carolina Hotel. Price of the
tickets was SI.OO each, and any
person desiring to obtain a chance
of a 1956 Chevrolet car could get
one, he said.
Following the Lions meeting,
Davis arrested Kemp for “conduct
ing a lottery,” and had Detective
Smith issue a warrant for Kemp’s
arrest. No action was taken
against Zebulon’s Mayor Wilbur
T. Debnam and former Mayor
Worth Hinton, both of whom ac
companied Kemp to the meeting.
Detective Smith testified that
Kemp told him that he was sell
ing tickets to an all-night sing
and giving away chances on an
automobile, and that the arrest
was made as a consequence of this
admission, coupled with the police
chief’s statement that Kemp’s ac
tions constituted “operating a lot
tery.”
Police Chief Davis did not ap
pear to testify at the trial. His
office said that he was “in con
ference” during the trial. Imme
diately after the hearing, he re
leased a statement to the press and
radio which said that he would
not again press for court action
against persons conducting similar
operations.
The all-night sing project was
planned with the aid of legal
counsel, Kemp said, with partic
(See ACQUITTED, Page 8)
sual innovations they saw was the
electrically operated hide-a-bed
This sofa-type bed has a button
which when pushed will convert
the sofa into a regular bed.
Whitley Furniture Company,
Inc., will have one of thase elec
trically operated hide-a-beds on
display very soon.
Plastics, they found are still in
vouge. Although the non-reinforc
ed type plastic is well on the way
out. Ttfey also found that plastics
are becoming more with a cloth
type texture effect.
Fruit woods, such as cherry, ma
ple, and walnut, are still going
very good. Wrought iron is holding
its own, too.
The building that houses the ex
position has 25 acres of floor space,
and every inch of this space is
filled. During the two weeks’
show, more than 6,000 buyers are
expected.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, January 31, 1956
ishing farm income.”
Benson advanced the “soil bank”
program, coupled with increased
use of farm products, as ways
which the Administration seeks to
head off the downward economic
trend of the farmers. Said he: “We
are inflexible in our determination
to restore the purchasing power
of agriculture through sound poli
cies which will remain valid over
the long pull.”
U. S. Senator Allen J. Ellender
(D-La.), chairman of the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee, says
that “American sgriculture, espe
cially the small farmer, is in a
dangerous situation.” He sees
the possibility of another great de
pression if something isn’t done to
curb the decline in farm income.
Ellender promises that the Sen
ate will receive a three-pronged
farm bill which would (1) expand
the program of surplus disposal,
(2) stimulate the production of
“high-quality, readily salable com
modities,” and (3) “some form of
soil fertility bank.”
But Ellender says the job can
not be done entirely by legislation.
He calls for labor and industry to
“join hands with agriculture in
seeking the causes of today’s farm
depression.”
Rep. Harold D. Cooley (D-NC)
says that “we find ourselves forced
to act in an atmosphere of emer
gency.” Cooley, chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee, be
gan by saying that “Hard times
have settled again on the farms of
America.” Then he proceeds with
criticism of Secretary Benson and
a defense of mandatory rigig sup
(See FARMERS, Page 8)
Wakelon Splits
Twin Cage Bill
By Leary Davis
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The Wakelon boys lost to Wen
dell by a score of 68 to 63 in a
basket ball game here Friday
night. The 3 point edge Wendell
had was largely because of the
ratio of fouls called in the game.
Wakelon had 20 fouls charged
against them to a scant 7 called
against Wendell. Only 1 foul was
called against Wendell in the first
half, but despite this, Wakelon had
a 12 point halftime lead.
Brodie Baker scored 37 points
for Wendell, 17 of them free
throws.. Carlton Debnam had 20
points for Wakelon while Robert
Jenkins and Tony Pearce donated
12 and points.
The girls white-washed the
Wendell girls by a 62-43 score.
Peggy Richardson again led the
Wakelon scoring with 33 points.
The Wakelon girls have lost only
1 game in conference play.
The Junior Varsity won 16-14 to
gain their sixth straight victory
and gave them a 6-1 won-lost
record. Wawelon plays Wendell
there tonight.
UNITED FUND
Unless you desire to remain
on the Board of Directors of the
United Fund for 1956, please
attend the Board meeting to be
held Thursday night, Feb. 2, in
the Municipal Building. Mrs.
Ferd Davis, secretary, has an
nounced.
Steering Committee
Is Named for Finer
Carolina Project
HERE'S HANK
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HANK KITCHINS
Wakelon Grad
Leads AF Team
Hank (Henry B.) Kitchings,
athlete par excellence, led his team
to victory in the hoop tourney at
Tachikawa Air Force Base, Japan.
The Aircraft Repair club emerg
ed winners at the East side pre
season I-M hoop tourney by de
feating a stubborn equipment Re
pair quint 34 to 31 in the cham
pionship game.
Kitchings led his team in scor
ing and rebounding. The club has
previously lost the opener but
bounced back to win eight straight
and the title.
Hank is a graduate of Wakelon
(See GRAD, Page S)
Tractor Schools Planned
Here on Monday, Feb. 6
Two Tractor Schools are sched
uled for this area on Monday,
February 6. The first one will be
held at Wendell High School Agri
culture Building at 10:00 a.m., ac
cording to H. H. Boling, Agricul
ture teacher at Wendell School.
The second one will be held at
Zebulon at 2:30 p.m. at the Wake
lon High School Agriculture
Building, according to Mr. E. D.
Ellington, Agriculture teacher
here. One of these is the school
that got snowed out about two
weeks ago and has been re-sched
uled, and the other has been
added.
Mr. J. C. Ferguson and John W.
Glover, Agriculture Engineering
Extension Specialists will hold the
schools. Mr. Boling and Mr. El
lington stated that they will try
to reach as many people who ac
tually operate tractors as possible
and stated that a good program of
daily maintenance by the opera
torsi sometimes doubles or triples
the life of a tractor and they felt
that with farm costs going up and
farm prices remaining about the
same or on the decline, it was
necessary for the farmer to take
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Chairman Frank Kemp
includes Leaders
From All Gvil Clubs
Frank Kemp, General Chair
man, Finer Carolina Community
Project for 1956, announces the
appointment of the following mem
bers to the Steering committee:
Mrs. Doris Privette will repre
sent the school and recreation;
Melvin Massey will represent the
American Legion; The Town of
Zebulon and the Lions Club will
have as its representative Wilbur
Debnam; Ed Hales will represent
the Merchants and the Farm Bu
reau; Ferd Davis is appointed from
the Rotary Club; Mrs. Irby D. Gill
from the Senior Woman’s Club;
' Mrs. George Tucker will repre
| sent the Garden Club; the Cham
ber of Commerce will have Aaron
Lowery as its representative; Rev.
Troy Barrett will represent
Church and Community; and Mrs.
Gilmer Parrish, President of the
Junior Woman’s Club will com
(See PROJECT, Page 8)
Mothers' March Nets
Fifty Dollars Thursday
Fifty dollars was collected
Thursday night when the Mothers
Marched on Polio. Collections were
made at the sign of a light burning
on the porches of contributors.
Those participating in this drive
1 were Mrs. George H. Temple, Mrs.
Armstrong Cannady, Mrs. Margue
rite Jones, Mrs. Stephen Blackley,
Mrs. Exum Chamblee, Mrs. Wal
lace Chamblee, Mrs. Fred Page and
Miss Frances Walser.
all steps possible to reduce his cost
of production. As was stated in
this paper about two weeks ago,
the school will cover operator care
and daily maintenance of the
farm tractor, dealing chiefly with
the following topics:
1. General principles of the in
ternal combustion engine.
2. Tractor fuels and carburetor
adjustment.
3. Air cleaners and importance
of service.
4. Lubricants and lubrication.
5. Oil filters, their importance
and function.
6. Cooling systems, care and
cleaning.
7. Ignition systems, spark plugs
and correct engine timing.
8. Tire care, wheel weighting,
and hitching.
9. Tractor safety.
10. Operation and storage.
They will have sectioned air
cleaners, oil filters’ ignition as
semblies, engine charts, etc., for
classroom discussion. Two or
three farmer-owned tractors of
different makes will be used in
demonstrating engine tune-up and
emphasizing the importance of
good maintenance.