AN EDITORIAL
The Fair W ay to Give
Last fall the Zebulon community decided that in order
to eliminate a succession of campaigns for money and to
encourage more liberal giving a single drive for charitable
purposes would beTonducted during the year. A great deal
of study was given the problem of what agencies should be
included and how much should be allotted each agency.
Public meetings were held, and the result of all the work
was a budget which met with almost unanimous approval
in this community.
The just criticism that through heart-touching appeals
and special emphasis certain causes were receiving more
than a fair share of the money given here was met by fairly
apportioning the total funds available as the people of this
community thought best.
On Tuesday of this week Mr. Jack McGee, a state rep
resentative and full-time paid worker for the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, came to Zebulon to ar
range for the 1954 March of Dimes. He talked with Presi
dent Howard Beck and Treasurer Vance Brown of the Unit
ed Fund, and he was advised that the United Fund had
money ready for the fight against infantile paralysis. How
ever, Mr. McGee said that the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis not only refuses to cooperate with United
Fund groups, but refuses to accept any contribution from a
United Fund.
Now Mr. McGee presents a right good argument for
the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He is
frank to say that one main reason his organization refuses
to cooperate with the United Fund is because it believes it
will receive more money through a separate campaign. He
infers that the March of Dimes should be assisted in con
ducting a drive here because it has received help in the past.
He states that money cannot be accepted from the Zebulon
United Fund because then other United Funds will try to
include the March of Dimes as a participating agency. He
says that people should be given an opportunity to contribute
to any organization they choose.
We support the United Fund in this community because
we believe in it. We know from experience that an unlimited
number of fund drives consume untold hours of really hard
work, and we know that resistance to charitable drives has
been increasing because of their number. We know too
that there are other causes that merit help as much as does
the March of Dimes, yet we have seen year after year the
March of Dimes take the lion’s share of this community’s
charitable gifts. We believe the United Fund is the best
way for this community to give to charities because it is the
fairway.
The March of Dimes has proved a valuable help in the
fight against polio. We recognize and endorse the wonderful
work of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
But we can not and will not support a March of Dimes cam
paign here this year, because we honestly believe that a fair
share of the Zebulon community’s charitable gifts is avail
able for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Its expensive campaign is useless here. The money is ready.
All the National Foundation needs to do is accept it.
20,000 People Forced Out of Work
By Lack of Newspapers in New York
“How far that little candle
throws its beam,” says an ojd poem.
It could be paraphrased, if unpoet
ically, to read, “How far the con
sequences of a strike extend.”
The New York newspaper strike,
which deprived the world’s second
largest city of its principal media
of information and advertising for
11 days, is a perfect example.
Moreover, it illustrated how unique
a place the newspapers hold in a
community.
The strike was brought by a pho
toengravers’ union which has 400-
odd members employed on the ma
jor New York papers. Actually,
only 207 votes were cast in favor
of the strike, but it was a major
ity. The papers, of couhse, could
have appeared without pictures
but other unions honored the en
gravers’ picket lines and made
publication impossible.
As a result, some 20,000 people
were temporarily forced out of
work, and a very large payroll was
temporarily suspended. And, on
the publishers’ side, a huge amount
of holiday advertising business
was lost.
This was only the beginning. To
many stores, and especially those
which major in phone and mail
orders, the newspaper is the domi
nant factor in advertising. It is the
only day-by-day medium for vis
ually offering goods to vast num
bers of potential buyers. No one
will ever know how much retail
business was lost because of the
strike but many store executives
are sure it was substantial. Time
was bought on radio and TV sta
tions. But these media are of only
limited value to retailers for the
most part and, on top of that, rel
atively little desirable time was
available. ,
New York City has 10,000 news
stands and about 2,500 of them
shut down entirely. All of the rest,
naturally,suffered from the lack
of papers to sell, which are the
backbone of the business. A consid
erable proportion of the stands are
one-man operations which at best
mring in very modest incomes to
the, owners.
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THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVIII. Number 27.
Masons Honored
With Certificates
For Long Service
Nine long-time Masons were
honored at the Tuesday night
meeting of the Zebulon Masonic
Lodge with certificates for their
many years of Mansonic service.
C. L. Mclver made the presenta
tion following the installation of
new officers of the Lodge.
Certificates for 25 years of ser
vice were presented D. O. Wilder,
W. J. Wilder, Jimmy Pulley, M. T.
Debnam, R. H. Bridgers, E. C.
Daniel, Avon Privett, L. E. Long,
and Theo B. Davis.
Joe Wood was installed as Wor
shipful Master of the Lodge suc
ceeding Clarence Hocutt. Dover
Hinton, district deputy grand mas
ter, assisted by Jack Hadley, dis
trict deputy grand lecturer, was
in charge of the installation.
Other officers irtstalled include
Carl Kemp, Senior Warden; I. B.
Richardson, Junior Warden; R. H.
Bridgers, Treasurer; R. Vance
Brown, Secretary; Paul Strickland,
Senior Deacon; Wilbur Debnam,
Junior Deacon; James Brown, Sen
ior Steward; W. C. Wheless, Junior
Steward; Jimmie Spivey, Tiler;
and Jimmy Pulley, Chaplain.
An emergent communication of
the Zebulon Lodge will be held on
Tuesday, January 12, at 7:30 for
work in the first degree.
AFC MEETING
A special meeting is plan
ned for Tuesday evening at
6:30 in the Woman’s Club to
name a chairman for the 1954
Finer Carolina Steering Com
mittee in Zebulon. Carolina
Power & Light Company is
host for the meeting
Cafeteria Schedule Given
For Wakelon Next Week
MONDAY: Sliced luncheon meat,
dried peas, steamed cabbage, raw
onions, peach pie, bread, and milk.
TUESDAY: Fried fish fillet,
broiled potatoes, slaw, grapefruit
sections, bread and milk.
WEDNESDAY: Meat loaf, but
ter beans and corn, tomatoes in
cups, fluffed potatoes, bread and
milk.
THURSDAY: Smoked sausage,
turnip greens, pork and beans,
beets pickled, ginger bread, bread
and milk.
FRIDAY: Vegetable soup with
beef, chopped ham sandwiches,
ice cream, bread, crackers and
milk.
Oothing Needed
Friends of Mrs. Leo Ellis and
family who lost home and be
longings in a fire Monday of this
week have begun contributing
gifts to assist them in the hard
ships brought on by the fire.
Included in clothing needed by
those whose possessions were lost
in the fire are clothes for a six
year-old girl and a high school
senior.
All the clothes belonging to Mrs.
Ellis, and those who lived in the
home with her, were lost in the
fire which spread so quickly that
firemen were unable to save more
than a small amount of furniture.
Zebulon, N. C.,
20 YEARS SERVICE
M. J. Sexton, Zebulon post
master, completed 20 years
as head of the local postoffice
December 31, 1953. He was
appointed January 1, 1934,
succeeding Mrs. Ollie Mc-
Guire.
Receipts have increased
during his term as postmaster
from $5,950.97 for 1934 to
$21,291.62 in 1953. This in
cludes only stamp sales, box
rentals, and similar receipts.
j
Bible Study Series
To Be at Wakef'd
The Rev. C. C. Wheeler will
lead a chalk-board Bible study
series at Wakefield Baptist Church
beginning Sunday evening, Janu
ary 10, 1954, at 7:30 p. m. The
studies will continue each Suaday
evening except first Sundays.
Rev. Wheeler is a retired Bap
tist minister. He received his
training at Buies Creek and Wake
Forest, and in the Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary, Louis
ville, Ky. He served as chaplain
in the Navy during World War
I and recorded 563 public pro
fessions of faith during his min
istry afloat. He has held several
pastorates in North Carolina. He
served as a member of the Evan
gelistic Staff of the Southern Bap
tist Convention and is widely
known for his chalk-board ser
vices.
Garden Club Meeting
To Be at Wakefield
Ms. J. M. Tyler of Kinston,
chairman of the Elizabethan Gar
den Club Committee of the State
Garden Club and former editor
of the North Carolina Gardener,
will be the speaker at the January
meeting of the Carmen Flowers
Garden Club Monday night at its
meeting. Mrs. Forrest Hendricks,
Mrs. Jo Alford, and Mrs. Randolph
Hendricks will be the hostesses,
and the meeting will be held in
the new Wake Builders Supply.
The women of the Wakefield
community will be especially wel
come.
Water Disposal System Valuable
To Farmers in Saving Their Soil
G. L. Winchester
Recently we have had a chance
to check on many of the terraces
constructed in the spring of 1953.
The flow lines of terraces following
summer cultivation and rains in
most instances have silted up to
the extent that they are unable to
carry the water following a rain
of high intensity. This condition
should be remedied at the first op
portunity by plowing the terrace
so as to increase its water carry
ing capacity.
An engineer from the Soil Con
servation Service inspected ter
races on the farms of S. Tom Proc
tor and S. L. Veazey recently and
found them in good shape. The
flow lines were well into the
ground. Contour cultivation had
been followed. Notwithstanding
the fact that they had not been
plowed since the crop was harvest
ed, they met the engineering spec
ifications.
Friday, January 8, 1954
Important Meeting
Monday Night
For Farm Bureau
Members of the Zebulon Farm
Bureau will hear a special talk
by Dr. Fitts, of the State Depart
ment of Agrictulture, at the meet
ing Monday night, January 11, in
the Wakelon School auditorium.
Dr. Fitts is in charge of soil analy
sis, soil research, and fertilizer
research.
The talk will be illustrated with
slides and piatures, and every
member of the Farm Bureau is
urged to attend the meeting.
Miss Lane Siler, Carolina Pow
er and Light Home Economist,
will give a demonstration in the
form of a cooking school for the
Ladies’ Auxiliary. The demonstra
tion will be in the form of a
cooking school.
The Blue Cross Hospitalization
Program will be explained to the
ladies during their meeting.
Town Board Considering
Opening Franklin Street
The new year brought one of
the shortest regular sessions on
record for the Zebulon Board ul
Commissioners, which met last
Monday night. Only one item of
business took the time of the
Board.
Eugene Privett appeared asking
that Franklin Street be opened
150 feet east of Arendell Avenue.
He has built a house facing Frank
lin Street.
Mayor Hinton and the Commis
sioners requested Town Manager
Willie B. Hopkins to investigate
and report to the Board of the es
timated cost of the work before
action should be taken.
The Commissioners approved
payment of all outstanding bills
against the Town of Zebulon and
adjourned. *
Present were Mayor Worth Hin
ton, Commissioners R. Vance
Brown, Wilbur Debnam, Frank
Wall, Howard Beck, and R. Wesley
Liles, and Town Manager W. B.
Hopkins.
Experience teacheth that resolu
tion is a sole help in need. —Shake-
speare
! Many times breaks occur in new
ly constructed terraces in low
places where breaks in rows occur
above the terraces. This is par
ticularly true in terraces construct
ed late in the spring. These should
be repaired by scooping in extra
soil from a high place in the field
before the terraces are plowed.
This plowing should be done so
as to plow the flow line deep and
wide into the ground. This plow
ing can be done by starting on top
of the terrace, throwing the first
furrow down the hill and then
throwing a furrow up the hill
above the low line. This furrow
should be the same distance above
the flow line as the first furrow
was below the flow line so that the
finishing furrows will be where the
water flows.
A water disposal system consist
ing of meadows, terraces, and con
tour cultivation will conserve soil,
and much needed water