THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 86.
R. I. P. By V. I. P.
f I
yoifxx *R£ST
| N pieces
if voo exceed the
SPEED UMir
CAPITAL REPORTER
l l ,p
The resignation of John Gold as
Prison’s Director is a body blow to
the rehabilitation of North Caro
lina’s prison system.
It need not be a death blow
or a return to the corrupt prac
tices of the past if his success
or is given a free hand to con
tinue the work so ably launched
by the former Winston-Salem po
lice chief.
Gold has quit the tough prison’s
job to return to Winston-Salem
as city manager. He was brought
to Raleigh and the prison’s job
handed him with a pledge of “no
politics” plus full support of the
administration. That pledge has
been kept.
But reorganization of the far
flung prison system, cleaning up
of its personnel, launching of an
educational and rehabilitation pro
gram, and allocation of more than
a million dollars for prison build
ing has taken a lot of 24-hour
days for John Gold.
Gold had a tough decision to
make. He had not finished the
job he came here to do. But
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
This, That , & the Other
One gardening authority advises
that plants should not be watered
at night as it may cause mildew
or blight; another states that wa
ternig in the morning should not
be done, as the sun will dry up
the moisture before the soil gets
any benefit. I have taken the ad
vice of both, and my border looks
dreadful. It must be better to
choose one expert and stick with
him.
Cpl. Robert L. Sharpe of High
Point came into prominence last
spring when the Saturday Evening
Post printed his account of combat
experiences under the title “God
Saved My Life in Korea.” Mon
day’s papers mentioned the cor
poral again. This time he had suf
fered only slight injuries when
Winston-Salem is home to him and
his family. So a $4,000 a year
raise and promises of full and non
partisan support as the Twin City’s
manager was too good to turn
down. «
Gold has done a great job as
prisons director. Even though he’s
leaving before the job is com
pleted, he at least has the pro
gram under way. His successor
will have to prove to prison per
sonnel as Gold did that he
means business, and will tolerate
no petty or major graft.
Incidentally, Gold did not ac
cept the Winston offer until he
got approval of Highway chair
man Henry Jordan and Governor
Scott. Both had hoped Gold would
stay, but did not try to influence
his decision.
Ironically, John Gold had to
come to Raleigh to get the folks
in Winston-Salem to appreefate
him. Gold admits that the city
fathers never would have offered
him.the city managership had he
remained in Winston-Salem as po
lice chief.
(Continued on Page 8)
two motoring companions were
killed in a wreck Sunday morn
ing. Cpl. Sharpe said all three
were intoxicated when the car’s
driver hit a tree with the car,
which was not owned by anyone
riding in it.
It is hoped that from now on
this soldier, who is said to bear a
charmed life, will not tempt God
to cease sparing it.
For some unknown reason the
apple now listed as a Striped June
tastes much better to me if called
by the name it bore when I was
a child Streaked June. And
be sure to put two syllables in the
first word call it Streak-ed.
They grew in Grandpa’s orchard
and we children varied the monot
(Continued on Page 8)
lon, N. C., Friday, July 13, 1951
Zebu
Crab Tree State
Park Is Ready
For New Record
North Carolina’s state parks,
which last year set new records
for us, are dressed up for what
is expected to be their biggest
summer of all.
The system of fourteen parks,
extending from mountains to sea
coast, last year had 1,116,741 vis
itations, 50 per cent more than in
1949. This year, Park’s
Director Thomas Moore, it would
n’t be surprising if the figure
reached 1,500,000.
Considerable improvements
have been made and new facili
ties added at most of the parks,
which are part of 79 state and fed
eral recreational areas within
North Carolina. Other improve
ments and additions are in prog
ress or near the construction stage.
The state park season opened of
ficially on June 2, although many
facilities are open the year-round.
A booklet giving detailed infor
mation on North Carolina’s state
and federal recreational areas is
available free upon request to the
State News Bureau, Dept. Conser
vation & Development, Raleigh, N.
C.
Here’s the lineup of state park
improvements for the new season
in this area:
Crab Creek Park, Wake Coun
ty; New picnic shelter and addi
tional picnic facilities; public
camping ground for tents about 85
per cent complete and should be
ready in July; road system within
park being rebuilt; electricity in
stalled in the three group camps
(capacity 310); group camp kitch
ens remodeled.
Reedy Creek, Negro park in
Wake County: Mess hall kitchen
remodeled, and electricity being
installed; main entrance road and
parking area under construction;
new picnic area ready.
Pvt. Walter McSwain
Will Go to Europe
Pvt. Walter R. McSwain, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McSwain,
Route 3, Zebulon, is off this week
to Camp Irwin, Calif., for four
weeks’ training with regimental
tank companies of the 43rd Winged
Victory Division.
Pvt. McSwain, a former truck
driver, is now a jeep driver in the
Tank Company, 102nd Infantory
Regiment. He has been with the
43rd Division since January 23.
At Camp Irwin the tankers will
have a chance to fire and maneu
ver in some of the Army’s new
est medium tanks. They will be
tested under some trying weather
conditions in the area, used as a
training site in World War 11.
The 43rd Division, a former
Vermont-Connecticutt - Rhode Is
land National Guard outfit com
manded by Major General Ken
neth F. Cramer, is at A. P. Hill
Military Reservation, Va., for six
weeks field training. It is sched
uled to take part in joint Army-
Air Force Exercise, Southern Pines
near Fort Bragg, N. C, in late
August and will go to Europe this
faU.
Cannery Still Open
The Wendell School Cannery is
now open every Monday, Wednes
day, and Friday from 11:00 to 4:30
p. m. All cans must be filled and
ready for sealing by that time.
Smokey Says:
I we* ca*se« 1 1
All of us can stop woods fires by
being careful! •
CONSERVATION
NOTES
Chester Holland of the Fuquay
Springs Section is planning to put
in several acres of lowland pas
ture this fall. He has asked the
Neuse River Soil Conservation
District for maps and plans so he
can be sure of the correct treat
ment for his pasture. This is very
important as some grasses will
grow better than others on certain
soil types. It is very important
that these pastures be seeded early.
•
L. C. Liles of Knightdale has a
very good growth of Ky. 31 fes
cue that was seeded with wheat
last fall. This is a good practice
for winter grazing. This is one of
the farms where the Soil Conser
vation Service furnished the Ky.
31 seed for an experiment to see
how it would work in combination
with wheat.
Movies to Be Shown
Next Sunday Night
Moving pictures taken during the
Baptist Vacation Bible School will
be shown during the evening ser
vices at the Zebulon Baptist
Church on Sunday night. Nearly
every child who attended the VBS
is included in the pictures.
Sunday morning the pastor,
Carlton Mitchell, will use as his
sermon topic, “Can a Christian
Be a Communist?”
The morning worship service
will include an anthem sung by
the women’s Choir, “Take Thou
Our Minds, Dear Lord,” by Dearie,
with Mrs. L. M. Massey, soloist;
and a solo by John Miller, bari
tone, singing MacDermid’s “The
91st Psalm.”
Swimming Program Begins Monday;
Recreation Financial Report Given
The Recreation Commission of
Zebulon announces that swimming
will be made available as a part
of its weekly program. Super
visors of the program will ac
company the group to the Wake
Forest pool next week.
Admission to the Wake Forest
swimming pool is twenty cents.
All who are interested are re
quested to meet in the parking
lot of the Zebulon Baptist Church
at 1:30 p. m. Monday, July 6.
It will be deeply appreciated if
any mothers who can provide
transportation will call Miss Eliz
abeth Salmon at the Baptist
Church on Saturday morning, so
that final arrangements can be
made for Monday.
Also included in the program
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Lake Mirl Water
Course Continued
For Next Week
The “Learn To Swim” program
is now underway at Lake Mirl for
Eastern Wake County residents of
Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville
| communities and surrounding ter
ritory, sponsored by the Wake
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
Having started on Monday, July
9, the program will continue for
a two-week period of five days
each week and close on Friday,
July 20th.
Classes for adults and children
from ages of 6 years and up are
scheduled twice daily of the two
week’s period.
The classes begin daily at 10:00
a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. and are
of one hour duration.
Three ARC Nurses
In connection with the “Learn
To Swim” program, the Nursing
Service of the Wake County
American Red Cross Chapter are
supplying three Red Cross Nurses
who are on duty during the Swim
program to examine children and
adults and to render aid if need
ed.
Frank Coiner Cited
For Excellent Essay
Frank Coiner who graduated
from Wake Forest Law School
last June won second place in the
Nathan Burkan Memorial Com
petition for the college.
This competition is sponsored by
the American Society of Compos
ers, Authors, and Publishers. His
paper was concerned with copy
right laws, and wiU be entered by
the college in the National Com
petition.
Mr. Coiner has received letters
of congratulation from Governor
Scott, Senators Smith and Hoey
and Congressman Cooley.
No Services Sunday
At Methodist Church
The regular Sunday night ser
vice at Zebulon Methodist Church
will not be held on July 15. Rev.
S. E. Mercer is greatly improv
ed from a recent acute attack of
arthritis and hopes to resume his
regular preaching schedule here
on July 22 at 11 a. m.
next week in addition to the reg
ular recreational activities for the
morning, will be the making of
puppets to be used in a puppet
show later in the month.
The financial report for the
Recreation Softball League and the
commission-sponsored concession
stand shows over S3OO realized to
help finance the summer program
for the community. Separate ac
counts are kept for the Softball
League and the concession.
From the Softball League, re
ceipts have amount to $230.01.
However, when the account was
checked on July 6, no bills charg
ed to the League had been paid.
The concession stand showed re
f ceipts of $207.23, and expenditures
of $97.28, with a balance on hand
i of $109.95.