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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume 24. Number 24 DRIVER'S EXAMINATIONS All operators of motor vehicles are required by North Carolina State Law to have their licenses renewed accord ing to a schedule set up by the 1947 Legislature. All drivers w'hose names begin in A or B may have their licenses renewed by passing a driver’s test given by Clarence Hocutt of Zebulon, examiner for this area. Hocutt will be at the town office in Zebulon each Mon day and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and again Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12:00. He will be at the Wendell town office on each Wednesday and Thursday, and in Spring Hope on Fridays from 9:00 to 5:00. First Deep Well Proves Success; Work on Second Now Going On Zebulon’s first deep well has been completed by Heater Well -Company, and is ready for use by the town except for installation of a pump and connection to the water main on Sycamore street. The well is about 140 feet deep and produces 55 gallons of water a minute, which is the normal consumption for the town. One and possibly two more wells will be drilled before the project First Response Is Good For Office Opening Os American Red Cross Response to the opening of the Zebulon office of the Wake Coun ty Red Cross has been good, Miss Pauline Abernathy, local ARC representative said yesterday. The office is located in the Wo man’s Club building. Miss Abernathy is in the Zebu lon office each Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 12:00 to give assist ance to veterans in the prepara tion and filing of claims against the federal government. She also assists other citizens in all activi ties related to Red Cross work. Work Proceeds Rapidly On New Sewer Lines Work on Zebulon’s three sewer extension projects, which is scheduled to be completed by the middle of August, is progressing satisfactorily, according to Fore man O. D. Wyatt of the F. D. Cline Company, low bidders on the project. The excavation on Gill Avenue and Sycamore Street has been completed, and tile laying was completed Wednesday afternoon on the Sycamore Street extension. Considerable difficulty has been encountered on the Arendell Ave nue extension, however, and Wy att expressed the belief that it would be necessary to Complete excavation there by hand instead of with the ditching machine. Building Time Limit Is Extended As Massey Promises Early Action The board of commissioners of the Town of Zebuon, meeting in special session Monday* night, voted to extend by six months the period in which Dr. L. M. Massey must build a structure costing at least five thousand dol lars on the lot next to the Theo. Davis Sons building. The lot, which was originally sold to Eger Massey by the town, was transferred on a conditional deed which required the purchas er to construct the building in twelve months. Several months ago the lot was transferred to Dr. Massey. The local dentist had requested is completed. A second well has been started near the site of the present well and work is progress ing rapidly there. The second well had not been tested by pump this morning, but the drillers predicted that it will test fifty percent better than the first well. Rock was reached at about 50 feet, but hard rock had not found at 150 feet. More water was found each foot that the drill went down, it was re ported. The drillers met with difficul ties in drilling the wells for the town. Their first attempt was abandoned when the bit- broke deep in the ground. The second was given up when the pipe crimped as the screen was being inserted. Over S3OO worth of pipe was lost in the second hole. When the wells are put into op eration, they will fill a long-time need for good water for Zebulon. The present water plant was de signed for a town of 50,000 people and produces good water when it is watched carefully. Sediment from Little River, the source of water for the town, fill ed the water line running from the river two an d? half miles to the plant, and engineers report ed that before the water supply for the town could be improved, this line needs to be cleaned. The water plant itself is in need of immediate repair. Even when in good operating condition, the Board of Commissioners was told, the full-time services of a water engineer is needed for its opera tion. Because of all these reasons, the town government voted at their June meeting to try deep wells as the source of water for Zebulon. the town board tq widen Arendell Avenue in front of his lot, give him an extra year in which to build the structure, sell him an additional five feet of the adjoin ing lot, and pay half the cost of the structure’s wall adjoining the parking lot at the corner of Hor ton Street and Arendell Avenu#* Under pointed questioning, Dr. Massey admitted that he had made no purchases of building materials during the past yea* - , stating that governmental building restrictions prohibited such purchases. He promised, however, that work would begin immediately and a business building costing in excess of $25,000 would be constructed. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, July 25,1947 Joseph Martin Named Head Os Wakelon for Coming Year Joseph A. Martin, until Tuesday principal of the Red Oak High School in Nash County, has accepted appointment to the principalship of Wakelon High School, Wallace Temple, chairman of the local school committee, announced Tuesday. Martin replaces. Roy F. Lowry, who resigned earlier this month to take a place as superin tendent of the Washington County school system in Plymouth. Lowry had been in Zebulon for Zebulon Rotary Club Hears from Heads Os New Committees Members of the Zebulon Rotary Club heard reports from their four major committee chairmen last week, when Sidney Eddins presented a program on plans of the club for the coming year. Taking part in the discussion were Raleigh Alford, speaking on club service; Willie B. Hopkins, com munity service; Robert Dawson, vocational service; and Ferd Da vis, international service. The club also heard a report by Ed Hales on the establishment of a Rotary unit at Middlesex, af ter which a motion was made and carried that the Zebulon club take part in the charter night ac tivities at Middlesex next month. In the meantime the Middlesex club members will be invited to meet with the Zebulon organiza tion. The local group will present a bell and gavel to the Nash unit on their charter night. Ralph Talton, local manager of Carolina Power and Light, and newly-elected president of the (Continued on Page 8) Dog-Owners Cooperate In Confining Canines Response to Dr. A. C. Bulla’s quarantine of all dogs in Wake County has been good in this community, local police officers said yesterday. Thus far they have not had to kill a single dog.. The county health officer last week directed Sheriff Pleasants to invoke the quarantine after re ports of a mad dog were received from people living between Wen dell and Zebulon. Dr. Bulla had earlier declared a quarantine es tablished in Garner and Knight dale. So far no definite knowledge of a mad dog has been obtained here, although the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bunn has been given Pasteur treatment after being bitten by a dog near the Baptist Church. The dog dashed into the highway and was run over by a truck immediately after the incident. Its head was sent to the State Laboratory in Raleigh for examination, and a possibility of rabies was reported. Two years ago a quarantine of dogs was declared in a portion of Wake County, and again last sum mer a quarantine was declared from Wake Forest to Little River, just above Mack Perry’s store. The following telegram was received here yesterday: RG G CK PD TIFTON GA 202 PM 24 ZEBULON RECORD ZEBUI/)N NC PRICE RANGE FOUR TO FIFTY SIX. AVERAGE 45. QUALITY FAIR. JULIAN FENNER 345 PM three years, coming here in 1944 as replacement for B. K. Miller. The new principal, who has been serving as both principal and coach at Red Oak, was approved by both the local board and Ben ton’s office. Superintendent Benton said that Martin is well qualified to serve as head of the local school, which with its 24 teachers is one of the largest units in Wake County. Martin is a graduate of Camp bell College, completing his work there in 1930, after which he went to Wake Forest College. He grad uated from Wake Forest in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is 37 years old. Principal at Red Oak After graduation from the Bap tist college, Martin taught in Union and Iredell Counties. He became principal of the Lansing High School in Ashe County twelve years ago, and remained there for nine years. He came to Red Oak three years ago, and has produced several champion ship athletic teams during his stay there. Last year the Wakelon basket ball team met ifa»d <Qak in Gore bymnasium at Wake Forest Col lege. Red Oak won by five points in a hard-fought game. While at Lansing, which is about 10 miles north of West Jef ferson toward the Tennessee line, Martin built the school plant. Lo cal residents who have had occa sion to drive through Ashe County en route to Bristol will recall the beautiful school building of na tive stone. The new principal comes from a family which has given much ser vice to schoolwork in North Caro lina. An elder brother, Santford, once taught school in Zebulon as the principal of the old “halfway” school. Santford Martin is now editor of the Winston-Salem | Journal. Another brother, Zeno, is bursar of Meredith College, and Leroy Martin, present trust officer of the Raleigh branch of the Wachovia Bank, is also a brother of Wake lon’s new principal. Principal Martin is married, and has one child. He is a Baptist, and has taught a Sunday School j class at Red Oak. Cub Scout Soap Box Derby Here Saturday Afternoon at 3 o'clock The first annual Cub Scout Soap Box Derby will be held Sat urday afternoon, July 26, starting at 3:00, in front of Peoples Bank and Trust Company. Six racers have been entered in the event, which will consist of several tim ed elimination races and one grand finale. Entrants in the races are Luth er Long, Malcolm Martin, Alton Temple, Keith Temple, Charles Alford and J. L. McGee. All this week they have been improving on their cars, greasing the wheels, perfecting the steering gear, and preparing for their first shot at real racing. yWiM I •' Theo. Davis Sons, Telephone 2561 Ten Complete Course In Water Safety Given by Red Cross Ten swimmers successfully com pleted the Red Cross Life Saving Course held at Lake Mirl for the past two weeks and were present ed their badges this week. The final examination was held last Saturday night after the group participated in a weiner roast at the lake. Jack Lowder, instructor for the course, said the group from Zeb ulon was the most cooperative he had worked with. Junior Badges were awarded to Robert Privette, George Massey, Bill Brantley, Warren Greene, Carol Corbett, and Jimmy Greene. Instructor Lowder stated that Robert Privette, a junior, was the best member of the Junior class. Senior badges were awarded to Bob Brown, Jack Potter, Roderick Horton, and James Debnam. All but one of the successful swim mers are members of the Boy Scout troop in Zebulon, and are now eligible for both the Life saving and Swimming Merit Badges. Learn-to-Swim Classes To Be at Lake Mirl The Wake County Chapter of the American Red Cross is spon soring a Learn-to-Swim class at Lake Mirl beginning tonight and continuing for two weeks. This class is a follow-up of the Life saving classes held for the past two weeks. Jack Lowder, water safety in structor, will be in charge of the swimming classes, and anyone, young or old, who cannot swim is urged to participate in the classes. The classes will -tart at 7:00 each evening and last for approxi mately one hour. This time was chosen in order not to interfere with working hours of farmers and merchants. This is another feature of the Red Cros water safety campaign. The race track will extend from in front of the bank, where the tiny cars will start from the back of a truck, to the railroad. The '■treet will be blocked off and pa trolled by police and scouts to keep automobiles out of the way. All traffic will be routed around the race course during the con tests. Zebulon merchants have donat ed prizes to be given to the win ner and runner-up. “We really appreciate the help we have re ceived from the merchants and the town officials,” said Arm strong Cannady, “and we are do ing our best to make this some thing everybody will enjoy."
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