THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIV. Number 11
POLITICS WARM UP
Zebulon’s political campaign, which got off to a slow
start last month, has turned out to be the most interest
ing in years, w'ith all offices being strongly contested.
Mayor Avon Privett, in an advertisement in today’s
Record, asked the people to return him and the four in
cumbent commissioners to office, basing his plea on the
financial record made in refinancing the town debt.
Opponents of the present administration cite the work
done by Wallace Chamblee during his term as mayor, Fos
ter Finch when he was commissioner, and preliminary
work done by R. H Bridgers with the Local Government
Commission as being the foundation of the refinancing
move.
They also point out th& poor condition of the firefight
ing equipment, the state of repair of city streets, despite
the availability of a road machine, and the lack of civic
planning as evidence of the need for a change.
The administration replies that funds are on hand for
needed improvements, and will be spent at the proper time.
They stress the sound financial condition of the town.
Privett and Bridgers both have been working for
themselves this week, as have most of the nine candidates
for the five places on the board of commissioners. The
heaviest vote in years is indicated, with a new registration
of over 160 names.
Voting hours next Monday will be from sunrise to sun
set, with Mrs. Vance Brown as registrar and Zollie Culpep
per and J. A. Braswell as judges.
Norfolk Southern Petitions
For Passenger Service Halt
Officials of the Town of Zebulon, acting in conjunction
with representatives of local civic organizations, moved thn
week to forestall the plan of the Norfolk Southern Railroad
Company to discontinue Zebulon’s only passenger train.
Rotarians Name New
Officers at Meeting
Held Last Friday Night
Zebulon Rotarians elected offi
cers for the years 1946-4-8 last
Friday night during the business
session, accepting the recommen
dations of the nominating commit
tee, which included L. M. Massey,
E. H. Moser, and C. V. Whitley, in
selecting Ralph Talton as presi
dent to succeed Raleigh Alford.
Other officers elected were Ferd
Davis, vice president succeeding
himself; Armstrong Cannady, sec
retary, succeeding George Down
ing; Vance Brown, treasurer, suc
ceeding himself; G. C. Massey, di
rector, succeeding L. M. Massey;
and Ed Hales, director, succeeding
Ralph Talton.
Dan Cannady, who returned to
Manteo last Friday, was to have
had the program, but Dr. L. M.
Massey, the club’s 3-minute speak
er, spoke in Cannady’s absence on
the subject of life in coastal North
Carolina.
Like to See Jitterbugging? Then
Come to School Program Tonight
Jitterbugs will claim the spot
light when the Wakelon P-TA
Amateur Night is held tonight at
8:00. Dr. Thomas Kilkelly will
act as ringmaster for the event.
The Jitterbug contest will con
clude a night of entertainment,
featuring such personalities as the
talented crooner, Roy Lowry, who
acts as principal of Wakelon
School during his leisure hours.
Acrobatic performers from Ral
eigh will give toe, tap, and other
The railroad company announc
ed its intention of maintaining
freight service only on its Ral
eigh-Norfolk main line on April
17. Ten davs from that date
the railroad will petition the In
terstate Commerce Commission
for permission to terminate pas
senger service between Raleigh
and Norfolk.
The passenger train, which
serves Zebulon at 8:17 a. m. daily,
carries mail and railway express
also. The passenger service has
diminished almost to the vanish
ing point because of competition
from auto and bus travel, and,
according to opponents of the plan
to cease operation of the service,
primarily because of the antiquat
ed and dirty passenger equipment
being used by the railroad. What
local merchants and businessmen
are primarily interested in how
ever, is keeping the existing rail
way express facilities.
The local post office is now serv
ed by a Raleigh-Wilson star route
in addition to the mail train, and
supposedly the post office depart
ment would arrange for a mail bus
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| forms of dancing; a magician from
Wake Forest College will demon
! strate a bit of his mysterious art
learned while touring the world
1 w’ith the U. S. Army; and a large
number of local singers, musicians,
! actors and actresses will be seen
and heard.
Proceeds for the performance,
w’hich from advance ticket sales
will be a sell-out, will go to the
PTA fund to be used by the Asso
! ciation to help the school.
Zebulon. N. C., Friday, April 25,1947
Zebulon Chamber of Commerce
Organized Last Tuesday Night
Twenty-nine business and professional men met in the Masonic Hall Tuesday night to or
ganize a Chamber of Commerce for Zebulon, which will have as its purpose promoting the best
interests of the town and the surrounding community. This was the second organizational
meeting, the first being held April 8.
Bob Sawyer, manager of Colonial Frozen Foods ot Zebulon was named temporary chairman
of the group, and took charge of | "
Parent-Teacher Group
Hears Rev. Herring
On Pre-School Child
The Wakelon Parent-Teacher j
Association met Monday night at
8:00 in the Wakelon School audi
torium with Mrs. Ola Mitchell,
president, in charge. Nearly fif
ty members were present.
Mrs. Waylon Finch had charge
of the program, and introduced
the speakers who talked of dif
ferent problems faced by the pre
school child.
Mrs. Wayne Collier spoke on
“Training the Baby.” Mrs. Wal
lace Chamblee talked on “Children
Take to the Arts.” The fears that
bother the child were discussed
by Mrs. Winston, and Mrs. Ida
Hall concluded the discussions by
summarizing “Behind the Emo
tional Scene.”
Rev. R. H. Herring read the de
votional, and spoke on the respon
sibilities of parents. Mrs. Grace
Kilkelly sang an enjoyable selec
tion.
The next meeting of the Asso
ciation will be held the second
Monday night in May, rather than
at the usual time. The date is
May 12 so that the meeting will
not interfere with the many activ
ities that accompany the closing
week of school. The time was
set for 8:00.
Wakelon Wins First
Two Baseball Games
From Wendell, Bailey
Coach Roy Lowry’s Wakelon
Bulldogs slugged out two wins in
the last week over Wendell and
Bailey in high-scoring games.
Bobby Duke was credited with
both wins.
A parade of pitchers paraded to
and from the mound for Wakelon
in the opener with Wendell, which
the local nine wcm, 15-7. The
game was called at five innings
because of weather.
The score by innings:
r h e
Wakelon 153 60 15 10 4
Wendell 010 60 7 8 3
Batteries: Wakelon: Pearce,
Privett, Moss, Duke and Denton.
Wendell: Lovelace, Doan and
Doan, Gordon.
Wakelon exploded with three
runs in the fifth inning to take
the game with Bailey. Bobby Duke
wasn’t the route for the Bulldogs,
giving up five hits.
The score by innings:
r h e
Wakelon .... 002 320 0 .... 7 8 3
| Bailey 112 000 0 4 5 3
Batteries: Duke and Denton; E.
Finch, Vick and Neacoms.
Heading the Wakelon batters for
I the first two games are Harold
Denton and Bobby Duke who have
four hits for eight times at bat for
a .500 average. Fred Bunn has
three for eight for .375, and Gray
son Fowler and Bobby Bridgers
are next with .333 averages.
the meeting, which began at 8:00.
Other temporary officers who
will serve until the constitution
and by-laws are drawn up and
permanent officers can be elected
were named by those present.
Barrie Davis will serve as Secre
tary-Treasurer, and the Board of
Directors is composed of R. H.
Bridgers. Howard Beck, Dr. Char
les Flowers, Avon Privett, and
Roy Lowry. Ferd Davis is Public
ity Director.
The Board of Directors with the
help of the Chairman and the
Secretary was directed to draw up
the Constitution after studying the
regulations governing other simi
lar organizations. This constitu
tion and any other tentative plans
made by the Board will be pre
sented at the next meeting of mer
chants where more definite action
will be taken.
A summary of the ques'uonair -
es which had been filled out bj’
the merchants was given by Ferd
Davis, editor of the Record, who
reported that nearly every mer
chant in town believed there
exists a need for such an organi
zation or association, and the
merchants were willing to take
part in its work.
Dr. Charles Flowers spoke
briefly on the past history of
Chambers of Commerce in Zebu
lon, and, commenting on a letter
from the North Carolina Mer
chants Association which had been
read earlier by Barrie Davis, said
that he favored a Chamber of
Commerce with a Merchants As
sociation and Credit Bureau in
corporated in it.
Mayor Avon Privett, R. H. Brid
gers, Ralph Talton, Philip Massey,
were among those who spoke,
giving ideas on what type of as
sociation is needed and how it can
be formed.
After much discussion, Chair
man Sawyer asked for a vote on a
name for the organization, and a
majority favored naming the group
a Chamber of Commerce.
The next meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce will be called by
the Chairman after the Board of
Directors completes its work.
Present at the meeting were
Worth Hinton, A. F. Cannady, Pat
Farmer, Dalmon Whitley, J. C.
Debnam, R L. Phillips, William
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Those Boy Scouts Can Take It;
Brave Cold Again Saturday Night
The Zebulon Scouts camped out i
again last Saturday night, enjoy
ing one of the best trips they have
made. Fifteen members of the
group spent the night, and two i
others were present for supper but <
had to return to Zebulon early in i
the evening.
The Saturday night camping
trips are a regular happening with i
the Troop, taking the place of the
weekly meeting. All the Scouts
who can make the trip are pro
vided transportation to the camp
site, and if unable to remain for i
Theo. Davis Sons, Telephone 2561
Russell G. Broadus
Purchases Interest
In Freezer Plant Here
Russell G. Broaddus, president
of the Carolina Freezer Lockers,
Inc., Raleigh, has purchased from
Johnston & Johnston. Wake Forest,
half of the common and prefer
red stock of the two corporations,
Wake Forest Frozen Foods, Inc.,
and Colonial Frozen Foods of Zeb
ulon, Inc., it was announced today
by Don P. Johnsti i. The remain
der of the stock of the two com
panies has been purchased by Don
P. Johnston, Jr.
Present working arrangements
will be continued at the Zebulon
plant, and Bob Sawyer will con
tinue as plant manager here,
Broaddus and Don Johnston, Jr.,
said yesterday. Johnston plans to
study medicine at Johns Hopkins
University. He is a native of
Wake Forest, and a graduate of
Princeton University.
Mr. Johnston also announced
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that Mr. Broaddus will be Presi
dent and Treasurer of these cor
porations. Mr. Broaddus is part
owner with Earl Meacham of the
newly-opened locker plant in
Shelby, N. C., and is expected to
integrate the management of the
two plants just purchased with the
other locker plants.
In 1940, Mr. Broaddus and Mr.
Meacham opened the Carolina
Freezer Lockers, Inc., the second
locker plant in N. C. Mr. Broad
dus entered the Army Air Forces
in 1941, and was discharged with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
in February, 1946. In September,
1946, the Carolina Freezer Lock
ers, Inc., expanded from approxi
mately five hundred lockers to
eleven hundred. Including the
capacity of cne Wake Forest and
Zebulon plants Mr. Broaddus now
rents approximately twer\ty-two
hundred lockers in Wake County.
These three plants comprise the
largest, commonly owned, private
ly capitalized locker system in
North Carolina.
Mr. Broaddus graduated from
V.P.I in 1934 wni, a B. S. degree
in Agricultural Engineering. From
1935 to 1939 he was employed as
Assistant Extension Agricultural
Engineer, State College, Raleigh.
the night, they are brought back
to town by the time a regular
troop meeting would be over.
Patrol meetings are being held
on Monday night, since the day
of the regular meeting has been
changed.
The Scouts are alrealy making
dates for the May Court of Hon
or, which is to be held the first
Monday night of next month. A
bus will be chartered by the Ro
tary Club, sponsor of the troop,
and additional transportation will
be furnished if it is needed.