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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXX, Number 7. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, October 23, 1956 Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers “There's plenty of room for advancement in the National Guard,” Capt. Jack Potter, commanding officer of Battery A, advised three privates. Left to right are Pvt. Ned Mitchell, Capt. Potter. Clyde Boykin, and Pvt. Durwood Brannon. Capt. Potter told the new Guardsmen that Major General Claude T. Bowers, commanding general of the 30th Infantry Division, and Brigadier General Edward F. Grif fin, 30th Division Artillery Commander, began their National Guard careers as privates. MAIN STREET SCENE: Local Teenagers Tops SOME OF THE BEST . . . That’s what Mrs. John Hillard said of the Zebulon teenagers. ‘ “They are the nicest bunch of kids you will find anywhere. They are all so very polite and well mannered.” Following the homecoming foot ball game at Wakelon Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard let the teenagers use the banquet room of their restau rant for dancing. “And when they finished danc ing they straightened the room and cleaned it up,” Mrs. Hilliard said. ‘JAnd not an ash try, salt and pep per shaker or anything was miss ing.” Had it been some young folks, they would have left with their pockets bulging with everything they could have laid_their hands on. “You don’t find kids like this everywhere,” Mrs. Hilliard said. “I’ll place the kids of Zebulon with any anywhere for their high char acter, politeness and high caliber mannerliness.” Quite a compliment, teenagers! —Live up to it always! SPOTLIGHTED AT FESTIVAL : . . Kay Pate, who was a guest of honor at the Gold Queen Festi val held in Selma September 26 27, was telling how very wonder ful it all was. Kay was sponsored by the Wendell Chamber of Com merce. She sat at the table with Sena tor Kerr Scott, Congressman Har old Cooley and Candy Jones, head of the Harry Conover School of Modeling in New York. Miss Jones, Kay related, was most charming and congenial and from their conversation together, the Zebulon beauty queen said she learned many pointers from the modeling head. She was also very much impress ed with Mrs. Hannah Block who coached Joan Melton, Miss North Carolina of 1956. During the evening Miss Pate, along with a host of other beau ties, was spotlighted, and found it “all very thrilling, indeed.” • SURPRISE . . . When Mrs. S. G. Flowers assorted the envelopes from the collection basket at her church, she was in for a surprise. One envelop was filled with pins. A prank? No, Mrs. Flowers does not think so. She surmised that it was probably some mother who had put the pins in the envelop and had given it to her child to keep him quiet during the worship service. Wendell Commerce Croup Plans Dinner Meeting “Potential Industrial Growth of Wendell and Wake County” will be the theme of the Wendell Gold Leaf Dinner. This dinner will be held Thursday, October 25, at 7 p.m. in the local cafeteria, and is sponsored by the Wendell Tobacco Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce. Dan Stewart, vice president of Industrial Development for the Carolina Power and Light Com pany, will be guest speaker. Wendell’s industrial brochure which was prepared by the Cham ber of Commerce will be present ed at the dinner. Special guests for this occasion will include the Gold Leaf Festi val Beauty contestants invited from Garner, Zebulon, Nashville, Middlesex, Spring Hope, Knight dale, Rolesville, Corinth Holders, Clayton, Selma, and Wake Forest; the beauty judges: Miss Linda Kinlaw, Miss North Carolina Ma jorette of 1957; Miss Sonja Aver ette, the current Miss Wake Coun ty ■ and Burnie Batchelor, well known Raleigh photographer; Ralph Talton, district supervisor for the Carolina Power and Light Company; W. C. Guthrie, Indus trial engineer for the Department of Conservation and development; and Barrie Davis, printer of the industrial brochure. Wakefield Club To Elect Prexy, OthersWednesday Election of officers will take place when the Wakefield Home Demonstration Club meets Wed nesday at the club house. Mrs. Vera Rhodes, president, urges all members to be present for this important business meet ing. “Ladies, you don’t know what you are missing when Wake Coun ty is paying several thousand dol lars to these lady agents to come and demonstrate to us for our own good and benefit to our families and community,” Mrs. Rhodes said. All ladies within reach of the club are eligible. Mrs. Rhodes said club members who have babies or small children are urged to come and participate. The children will be cared for and provisions will be made for their comfort. The meeting will get underway at 3 p.m. Building Fund A Halloween Party will be held for Union Chapel Baptist Church building fund on Saturday, Octo jer 27. Supper will be served from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., and games will be played by everyone. The meal includes pig barbecue, slaw, hot dogs, cake and pie, cof fee, and soft drinks. It will be served in the house located in front of Bernard Mitchell’s near Glory. Local Soldier In Germany Pfc. Norman Sills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Sills, Route 2, Zebulon, recently participated in a field training exercise with the 11th Airborne Division in Ger many. Sills is a cannoneer in Battery B of the division’s 675th Field Ar tillery Battalion. He entered the Army in May, 1955, and arrived in Europe last February. Sills is a 1955 graduate of Geth semane High School in Bunn. Fund Meeting Was Poorly Attended; Kickoff Held Soon Harvest Sale The Harvest Sale at Hephzibah Church will be held Wednesday, October 24, across the highway at the Community Center. Dinner will be around 1 o’clock on the grounds. Everyone is invited to bring something to sell and money to buy. Proceeds will be used for improvements to the church and community center. Three Dances To Be Held At Davis Armory The Zebulon Rotary Club voted Friday night to join with the Zeb ulon National Guard unit in spon soring a series of three dances in Davis Armory. Initial plans are for dances during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter seasons. National Guardsmen proposed the dances after extensive im provements were made to the ar mory, including a paved walk and outside lights. The armory floor has been spec ially treated to provide a smooth surface ideal for dancing. Club service committee chair man made reports to the Rotary Club at the Friday night meeting. Ralph Talton had charge of the program, calling on each chair man to report on progress and plans made by his committee. Robert D. Massey, attendance chairman, called attention to near perfect attendance during Septem ber. Zebulon led the 278th Rotary District in attendance. Owners Urged To Save Pines This year, Tar Heel timber own ers should be especially careful with fires, warns R. S. Douglass, State College extension forestry specialist. Douglass says that in some cases, farmers will lose several dollars per acre in baby pines if their! woodland burns. “The heavy; pine seed crop last fall is showing Day's Wages Wanted At the general meeting of the United Fund held in the Munici pal Building Friday night only 20 persons showed up — and two of those were visitors. President Ralph Talton stated that it was most disappointing, and said that he hopes that it was not a lack of interest or indication that the people do not want to sup port the Fund drive that is to get underway very soon. ' At this meeting the budget was discussed and it was agreed that the drive would shoot for a day’s wage from each employed per son which would average about 50tf per agency. President Talton reminded the people of Zebulon and surround ing areas which will be canvassed that the budget has been raised 10 per cent and this will necessitate more giving and better coverage by the group leaders and their workers. He stated there will be a kickoff the latter part of this week or the first part of next. Bunn Soldier In Puerto Rico Sgt. Hermon M. Jones, 22, son of Cyrus M. Jones, Bunn, recently received a high school equivalency certificate in Puerto Rico for com pleting his secondary education through the U. S. Armed Forces Institute, (USAFI). USAFI, through its General Ed ucational Development program, offers men of the armed forces an extensive variety of courses at ele mentary, secondary and college levels. Sergeant Jones, a cook in the 7502d Army Unit, entered the Army in August, 1952, and has been overseas since April, 1954. up now in the large number of baby pines coming up in the woods. The forester points out that only once in several years is there a good crop of seed. Most wood lands need more pines in them and (Continued on Page 2) Farmers to Cast Votes For ASC Committeemen Three Members, Two Alternates to be Derided Fanners will cast their votes to day for Agricultural Stabilization Conservation committeemen, it has been announced by Robert Ed. Horton, president of the Farm Bu reau. Nominees for the position are Billy K. Hopkins, Dewey W. Mas sey, Raymond Averette, Wiley Broughton, R, E. Pippin, W. C. Honeycutt, H. H. Eddins, H. M. Perry, R. G. Moss and Robert Perry. Eligible to vote are persons who farmed last year. The election will be held at Zeb ulon Municipal Building from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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