Page EIGHT THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1963 # BEETLES FOLLOW 'BIG FIRE' EFFECTS Landowners Having Damaged Timber Advised; Trees Need Quick Treatment PRIZE WINNERS—Graham Hussey, Route 2 Seagrove, is pictured with his team that won the “Best Pair of Mules prize at the Farmers Day in Robbins Saturday. In the buggy are his mother, Mrs. W. L. Hussey, and Oscar Horner of Sanford, a fam ily friend. Seven other prizes were awarded for displays in the parade. Farmers Day Draws Crowd to Robbins; Prizes Awarded For Parade Displays • . A • TT J W/r.rt v«l + • • I (V. Nicholson photo) The community of Robbins en- Harold Muse, Charlotte, Terry joyed the biggest and best Farm ers Day in its history Saturday, with an estimated 12,000 persons attending. Many took part in the parade of old-time vehicles and fancy riders, while others lined the streets to watch it go by. It in cluded an unprecedented 280 en tries. Led by Curtis Hussey, wagon master, in his 1906 covered wagon its body and woodwork painted bright new red and green—the, parade included numerous other covered wagons, farm wagons and carts drawn by horses and mules, ponycarts, an oxcart, a goatcart, buggies, carriages and a black surrey with red fringe on top. There were many riders cn fancy mounts, wearing old-time or western garb. Eight trophies were awarded. Trophy for oddest entry went to the Cabin Creek Cooners Club of Candor, with horse-drawn float holding a tree in whose branches clung a live coon. Leaping and baying below were two coon dogs held in check by members of the club. E. F. Hussey of Robbins ac cepted the trophy for the club, and other members on hand were Howard Minton, Fentress Hussey, John Turner, Larry Hussey and Clifford Cheek, some of Moore, some of Montgomery County. Malcolm Humble of Asheboro won the trophy for best riding horse, the same for which he had tied last year, with his palomino with silver trappings. Other winners were; best pair of horses, Gurney Davis, Robbins, Route 2; best pair of mules, Gra ham Hussey, Seagrove, Route 2; best workhorse, Wayland Hussey, Robbins, Route 2; best mule, Wil liam Vest, Robbins; best pony, John Gregory, Greensboro; best rig, Clarence Dunn, Liberty, and best colt. Garland Beal, Goldston. While waiting for the judges to make their difficult choices. Way- land Kennedy, general chairman, and Dock Smith, Jaycee presi dent, presided over a drawing for cash prizes, for which all entries in the parade had been given tickets. Winning the top prize of $50 was Grayson Byrd of Asheboro Route 1, while prizes of $25 and $10 went to the following: John Gatling, Seagrove, Route 1; Ken ney Maness, Seagrove, Route 1; Mashburn, Robbins, Route 1; Tony Brewer, Robbins; Fletcher Hussey, Robbins, Route 2; Carl Prim, Southern Pines; Leonard Parks, Asheboro; Jimmy Muse, Carthage; Ralph Spencer, Ram- seur; Johnny Baxterm Bennett; Jerry Wilson, Bear Creek; James Robert Allread, Robbins, and James B. Hussey, Seagrove. A total of over $300 was given away, through cooperation of the Rob bins Merchants association. Lunch was served at open-air stands and concessions on the downtown streets, and some pop ular items—notably the barbecue cooked by the Moore County Res cut Squad were quickly sold out. A carnival and other entertain ment features were provided by the Jaycees. Moore County landowners hav ing insect infestations in timber damaged by the “Big Fire” which swept over hundreds of acres in the county in April received ad vice this week in a letter sent out by Bennie R. Fulcher, assistant agricultural extension agent spe cializing in forestry matters. The letter said: “Recently a number of ques tions have been asked about the control of insect in the fire dam aged area in the lower end of Moore County. Following are comments concerning these in sects and their control.