Week of October 11, 1960: State Fair! Time Capsule!

Tuesday, October 11, 1960

Fair and Hot

Arthur, Norman, Junnie, Ray, Joe,

Street, Curtis, went to state fair in Carryall and Turner and I in the 54 Ford.

No Farm work.

[Editor’s note: A clipping from the Tarboro Daily Southerner from this date was also placed in the journal.  A transcription follows:

Town Council Gives Approval Of Time Capsule

The Town Council last night gave full support to a plan to bury a “time capsule” on the Town Common as part of the town’s 200^th birthday celebration. 

Mayor Herbert Bailey told councilmen that the Long Manufacturing Co. will construct and contribute a heavy steel box in which pictures and letters to future generations of Tarboreans will be placed.  The box then will be painted with a preservative, coated with tar, and buried in the Common.  Above it will be placed a stone or metal marker telling of the box and its contents and with instructions that it not be opened until the celebration of the town’s 300^th birthday. 

Churches, civic and fraternal organizations will be permitted to place a “reasonable” amount of material in the box at no charge.  However, to offset expenses a charge of one dollar will be made for material placed by individuals.]

Wednesday, October 12, 1960

Fair and Hot

Arthur plowed up his peanuts.

½ day & breaking up lot in rear of hog house in pm.

Building bob [barb] wire fence to divide the sub soiled field

so that cows can graze ½ & ½ to be harvested for lespedeza land.

Thursday, October 13, 1960

Fair and Hot

Completed fence in center of sub soiled field

Started work on fence up grave yard lot

Broke up grave yard lot to sow for hogs

Norville sold Tobacco in Rocky Mount

1074 lb-$688.60 good sale

Friday, October 14, 1960

Fair and Hot

Turner and I went to Atlantic Beach as I wanted to attend

at town board to discuss the building of a sea wall

Left @ 7:30 back @ 5pm

Worked on fence in grave yard lot

and started picking corn after dinner

Saturday, October 15, 1960

Fair and Hot

Picking corn

Sowing oats in lot,

Rear of hog house and cemetery lot

Sunday, October 16, 1960

Cloudy with showers- warm

No fire in house nice outside

Turner, Lewis, Sarah and I @ house

Sarah does not feel very well and has been in bed from 2pm.

Monday, October 17, 1960

Fair and Cool

Norville sold Tobacco in Rocky Mount

786 lb- $492.80

Sowing clover and rape in lots for hogs

Building fence along canal in hog pasture

Started picking corn late in afternoon