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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXIV. Number 10 MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION A meeting of all local merchants and other interested citizens will be held in the Zebulon Masonic Hall next Tuesday, April 22, at 8:00 p. m. for the purpose of or ganizing a merchants association or chamber of commerce. Questionnaires are being circulated this week in Zebu lon for the purpose of ascertaining what type of organi zation is desired by local citizens, and whether or not a full-time secretary is desired for the unit. Bob Sawyer is serving as temporary chairman of the association, and will preside at the meeting. All the res idents of Zebulon and the surrounding community are in vited, and the merchants are especially urged to be pres ent at the meeting. Zebulon Merchants to Close On Wednesday Afternoons Zebulon merchants agreed this week to give store employees a half-day off each week during the summer months, beginning Wednesday, April 30, and continuing through Wednesday, August 13. Although some merchants were slow to lend their Model Plane Enthusiast Speaks to Rotarians; New Member Added Jack Potter, lately of the Infan try, brought a control-line model plane and two engines to illustrate his talk to the Zebulon Rotary Club last Friday night. His sub ject was model plane building. The program was under the di rection of Barrie Davis, who gave a brief history of model building and told of the value model plane building is to those who plan to fly. Jack explained the working parts of the plane and engines, and passed them around to the Ro tarians for a close look. H. V. Andrews, newest member of the club, was present for his first time, and was introduced by Barrie Davis. American Legion Post To Meet Monday Night The Monday night meeting of the Cedric Harris Post No. 148 will feature one of the U. S. Army’s combat movies, according to Com mander Ferd Davis, who urged that all Legionnaires attend. Regular time for the Legion is 7:30, while the supper is served at 6:30. Boy Scouts Shiver and Shake Around Saturday Night Campfire The cold snap last Saturday night caught some of the Scouts without enough blankets when they camped at the Rocks. The warm weather all day Saturday caused them to carry a minimum supply of bedding, and by morn ing several were huddled around a fire seeking warmth. Twelve members of Troop 40 made the trip, which is a weekly affair. The troop will depart from the Theo. Davis Sons building promptly at 5:30 this Saturday, and the weekly troop meeting will be held at the camp site. Hereafter the Troop meetings will be held on Saturday evening wherever the camp is pitched, and those who cannot remain over support to the movement, most agreed that clerks and helpers would benefit by one o’clock clos ing. Store customers from the town and country are asked to cooper ate with the stores by planning their purchases so that no one will be inconvenienced by the Wednes day afternoon closings. Business houses in Raleigh are already closing their doors on Wednesday afternoon and will continue to do so until late Sep tember. In some towns in the state the mid-week half-holiday is given throughout the year. Merchants agreed that since em ployees cannot be off Saturday afternoon and night because of the weekend farm trade, it is only fair for them to have a half-day earlier in the week. Former Zebulon Girls Are In Raleigh Concert The program presented last Tuesday night by Raleigh’s Piano Ensemble attracted many from this section. In addition to the musical value of numbers given, Zebulon has added interest in this organization because of two of its members are from this town. Miss Jocelyn House, of the faculty of the State School for the Blind, for merly taught at Wakelon and Miss Dorothy Mizelle lived here until she went away to college. Both did preparatory work here. night will be brought back to town. Patrol meetings will be held on Monday night to replace the regular Troop meetings. The Scouts are expected to attend both meetings. The troop is composed of three patrols and another is being or ganized. It plans are worked out, a separate patrol will be formed in Wakefield, so that Scouts in Wakefield will not have to travel into Zebulon for the Patrol meet ings. Two candidates will be taken into the Troop this Saturday night in ceremonies held in the woods. Everyone interested in Scout work is invited to attend the meet ings. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 18, 1947 R. H. Bridgers Opposes Privett In Zebulon Mayorality Election Interest in Zebulon’s municipal election, lagging until the last day for candidates to file, quitkened last Saturday when R. H. Bridgers announced his candidacy for mayor in opposition to Avon Privett, the incumbent, and four new candidates for commissioner declared them selves as such. Worth Hinton, who had declared that he would not seek reelection as a town commissioner, Father of Prominent Local Woman Buried April 2 at Selma Mrs. M. B Chamblee and Mrs. L. D. Glover were called to Sel ma, Wednesday, April 2, for the death and burial of their father, J. H. Griffin. He had just passed his 89th birthday on March 1. Fu neral services were held from the home, with burial in the Selma cemetery. Those from Zebulon at tending the funeral of Mr. Gris. fin were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Chamblee, Fred Chamblee, Mrs. J. G. Kemp, Mr. Pittman Stell, Mrs. J. E. Coltrane, Mrs. B. H. Johnson, Mrs. A. R. House, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Chamblee and Mr. and Mrs. Exum Chamblee. Girl Scout Executive Committee Makes Plans For Summer Work The Girl Scout Troop Committee met with the Scout Leaders, Mrs. Eugene Privett and Mrs. Irby Gill, at the home of Mrs. Gill on Mon day night to discuss ways and means of acquiring a lot for the purpose of building a scout hut for the girl scout troop. Those present were Mrs. Jack Mitchell, Mrs. W. A- Allman, Mrs. Verena Simpson, Mrs. Foster Young from Zebulon and Mrs. Bill Thornton and Mrs. Edison Wood of Wake field. Plans are in the making for or ganizing a Brownie troop for Zeb ulon in the fall. Wakelon School PTA To Meet Monday Night “Exploring the Pre-School Per iod” will be the topic of the April meeting of the Wakelon Parent- Teacher Association when they meet in the school auditorium Monday night, April 21, at 8:00. Members are asked to remember that the meeting time has been changed from 7:30 until 8:00. This was done to give those who at tend from the farms a chance to get their work done before leav ing. Mrs. Grace Kilkelly, teacher of public school music, wi*l sing dur ing the program, and four speak ers will discuss the month’s topic. Dr. Ellen Winston to Be Middlesex PTA Speaker The regular meeting of the Mid dlesex school P.-T. A. will be held Monday evening, April 21, at 7:30. Dr. Ellen Winston, State Commis sioner of Public Welfare will be guest speaker. The public is cor dially invited to come and hear this able speaker. A social hour will follow. Mrs. Thurman Chamblee, President P.-T. A. did not file candidacy for the may oralty, as he had been expected to do. He declared that his business affairs and poor health led him to forego an election campaign at this time. New candidates filing for the Board of Commissioners Saturday were Howard Beck, C. C. Pippin, Raleigh Alford, and J. R. Sawyer. Barrie Davis and Eugene Privett had previously filed, in addition to four incumbent candidates: R. Vance Brown, Norman Screws, Fred Page, and W. B. Bunn. There are five commissioners’ places open. Sawyer, Davis, and Privett are the only veterans running for of fice. They are all three veterans of World War 11, and belong to the American Legion. Apparently there has been lit tle effort made to set up any slate, either by the incumbents or oth er candidates, although one com missioner stated that at the last town board meeting a member suggested that each man run for the place he then held. Aside from the usual tendency of one officeholder to help another in of fice, each candidate seems to be making an independent stand. Privett declares that he is run ing for reelection on the basis of (Continued on Page 9) Baptist Church to Have Clean-up Day Tuesday Members of the Baptist congre gation are asked to meet at the church on Tuesday, April 24, to clean the building and grounds. The majority of workers will as semble in the afternoon, but, should any find the forenoon best suited to their plans, they may proceed with the work. Classes are expected to take care of their own rooms, if possible; and all who will, are asked to help with auditorium and halls. The boy scouts have offered to work on the grounds as a part of acquiring credits for awards. Please do not forget this date. Bring cleaning cloths, dust cloths. Rain and Warm Weather Helping Local Crops, Says County Agent Rain falling almost steadily | from Sunday through Wednesday | night plus the warm weather of i last week have caused tobacco and other crops in Wake County to spurt, almost regaining the growth lost because of March’s extremely cold weather, J. L. Reit zel, Wake County agent, said yesterday. As far as tobacco is concerned, the fertilizer situation is satisfac tory. Reitzel said that fertilizer, particularly nitrates, for corn and other row crops is not as plenti ful as it was last spring. The small grain crop, he said, is suf fering from lack of nitrogen and he predicts a sharp cut in the crop for this reason. Theo. Davis Sons, Telephone 2561 D. F. Prince Dies In McColl Factory On Monday Morning Tabor City.—D. F. Prince, who moved from Tabor City to Mc- Coll, S. C., three months ago, dropped dead there Monday morn ing in the furniture factory where he was employed. Funeral ser vices were held at the Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church near Green Sea, S. C., Tuesday after noon at 3 o’clock, with the Rev. Minor Strickland officiating. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Sarah E. Gause; one daughter, Pauline Padgett of Wilmington; seven sons, Woodrow, Ernest, Walter and Elmore of Evergreen and Wilbur of Fair Bluff, Weldon of Cerro Gordo, Herman of Lau rel Hill, two brothers, Melvin of Zebulon and Mayberry of Gaston ia; five sisters, Raleigh Association WMU to Meet Here Tuesday, April 24 The Woman’s Missionary Un ion of the Raleigh Baptist Associa tion will meet with the local church in all-day session April 24. Mrs. Orion Mixon of Raleigh will preside. Featured speakers are Miss Vivian Nowell of Wendell, now home on furlough from Afri ca; Mrs. Gordon Maddrey of Ahos kie. • Lunch will be provided by the hostess churches: Bethany, Hop kins Chapel, Pearces, Wakefield, Wendell and Zebulon. Mrs. Wallace Temple, in charge of registration, will be assisted by helpers from Wakefield and Wen dell. Mrs. R. H. Herring, chairman of the lunch committee, will have helpers from all associate churches. The morning session opens promptly at 10:00. Permanent pastures seeded last fall came through the winter in very good shape, particularly those in which Ladino Glover and Orchard Grass were used. Farmers who put out temporary grazing now are enjoying an ex -1 cellent finalcial return, according to the county agent. Currently, , they are able to graze their herds ■ instead* of buying hay. , Wake’s farm labor situation is l not much better than it was last ■ year, Reitzel reported. Higher ' pay in town has kept farm labor . off the farms and is the reason 1 that not as many veterans return ) ed to the land as was anticipated, he oaid.
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