THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume 24, Number 29
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R. Gregg Cherry, Governor of North Carolina, addresses farmers at
the opening of the Wendell Tobacco Market last Monday morning.
On the speakers’ truck with the governor are seated, left to right,
Willard White, R. R. Thompson, W. A. Brame, and Philip Whitley.
Record staff photo.
Governor Cherry Delivers Address
At Opening of Wendell Market
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, in a talk made at the opening
of the Wendell tobacco market last Monday, said that it is his
desire to see the per capita income of the farmers rise until a
Light Company Begins
New Substation Work
To Serve Local Patrons
A million-dollar improvement
program at arolina Power & Light
Company’s Method Substation in
west Raleigh—a program calling
for the virtual rebuilding of the
substation —began this week with
the grading of the substation yard,
according to Ralph Talton, man
ager of the power company’s Zeb
ulon office.
Method is the chief dispatching
station for Carolina Power & Light
Company’s entire system, Talton
said.
Improvements at Method, part
of the Company’s seven-million
dollar construction program an
nounced earlier this year, are de
signed to provide about 27,000
horsepower of additional capacity
for Raleigh and vicinity and to
handle the Company’s nev supply
of power from Appalachian Elec
tric Power Company of Virginia.
Through a new 132,000-volt
transmission line being built by
CP&L to the Virginia State line,
where it will meet the Appalach
ian Company power line, Carolina
Power & Light Company will bring
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Mrs. Barbee to Teach Again
Mrs. G. S. Barbee will again
teach music in her studio in the
Wendell School this fall. She in
vites anyone interested to contact
her concerning studying piano
during the school terrp.
High Leaf Prices Not Holding Up;
Wendell Outsells Wilson Tuesday .
The Wendelt tobacco market set
two new records for openi week
as tobacco began selling on the
eastern belt this week. Farmers
found in the opening weed prices
an indication of what their 1947
crop will bring during the coming
weeks. On opening day the Wen
dell market sold 262,704 pounds of
tobacco for $128,662.53 for an av
erage of $48.53.
The second day of sales saw the
Wendell market surpass every
other market in the eastern 4belt
in total number of pounds sold.
With but one set of buyers, the
Wendell warehouses sold more of
the weed than did Wilson with
"high standard of living is attained
for everyone in the state of North
Carolina. Governor Cherry was
| introduced by E. H. Moser, execu
tive secretary of the Wendell
Chamber of Commerce. His intro
duction was prefaced by remarks
by Philip Whitley, president of
the group.
Nearly five hundred people
heard the talk by the governor,
which was made beside the Star
Warehouse. They were enthusi
astic in their applause at the close
of the speech.
The governor accompanied the
farm crowd into the Star Ware
house, where he stayed for the
first sale of the 1947 season on the
Wendell market. Governor Cherry
himself bought the first pile of
tobacco for SI.OO per pound to get
the selling off to an excellent start.
The tobacco was sold by Carey
Robertson of Knightdale.
In the talk, the governor was
lavish in his praise of Wendell and
this comnjunity, noting especially
the spirit of friendliness which
prevails.
Corinth-Holders School
Opens Yesterday
Corinth-Holders School held its
opening exercises yesterday morn
ing, when Principal Ottis Freeman
told students, teachers, and inter
ested parents of his plans for the
coming school term.
Principal Freeman predicted a
good year for the Johnston County
school, and called upon students
and parents to maintain a high
percentage of attendance.
five sets of buyers.
The average on all markets fell
slightly during sales the latter part
of this week, with a lower quality
of tobacco on the floors. The price
range for quality leaf remained
high and farmers throughout the
belt expressed themselves as sat
isfied with the price paid.
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In Wendell the Star Warehouse
averaged $49.16 on opening day,
and the new Producers Coopera
tive averaged better than $49.00
on opening sales.
All of the six warehouses are
doing their best to see that the
farmer realizes the most for his
crop.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 29- 1947
Wake County Schools to Open
On Wednesday, September 3
Vacations will end for 735 boys and girls of the Wakelon School District next Wednesday
morning, September 3, when students meet their teachers at 9:00 a.m. to arrange schedules for
the new term.
Fred Smith, new principal at Wakelon, predicts a good year at the local school. All teaching
Chamber of Commerce
Receives Its Charter
From State Secretary
The charter for the Zebulon
Office Phone 6391 Residence 3971
Chamber of Commerce, for which
A. R. House has served as attor
ney, has been received from the
Secretary of State, President C. V.
Whitley announced this week.
The text of the charter, which
is set for approval at the next
meeting of the organization, is as
follows:
This is to Certify, That we, the
undersigned, do hereby associate
ourselves into a non-stock corpor
ation under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of North Caro
lina, as contained in Chapter 55
of the General Statutes, entitled
“Corporation,” and the several
amendments thereto, and to that
end do hereby set forth:
1. The name of this corporation
is The Zebulon Chamber of Com
merce, Inc.
2. The location of the principal
office of the corporation in this
State is in the Town of Zebulon,
Wake County, North Carolina.
3. The objects for which this
corporation is formed are as fol
lows:
(a) To promote the general
welfare of the citizens of Zebulon,
Wake and the adjoining Counties.
(b) To afford a field for the ex
ercise of concerted thought and ac
tivity to crystalize the best senti
ment of the citizens of the Town
of Zebulon, Wake and the adjoin
ing counties for their mutual ad
vancement, and thereby to trans
mit to future generations the ben
efits achieved.
(c) To encourage, promote and
perfect the retail, wholesale ami
manufacturing business of Zebu
lon, Wake and adjoining Counties;
to encourage, promote, and pro
tect the agricultural, commercial,
industrial, banking and education
al interests of Zebulon, Wake and
adjoining Counties; and to encour
age and promote a wider and more
complete distribution of the agri
cultural and manufactured prod
ucts of this section of the State.
(d) To organize and promote
truck markets, curb markets and
any and all instrumentalities suit
ed or useful in improving better
marketing facilities for the agri
cultural and manufactured prod
ucts of Zebulon, Wake and adjoin
ing Counties, and to stimulate and
promote shopping in the Town of
Zebulon, Wake and adjoining
Counties, and the exchange of
commodities and products, and to
this end to stage and promote ag
ricultural, commercial and indus
trial fairs and expositions.
(e) To advertise in a systemat
ic and in all suitable ways the
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Mrs. Malcolm Martin Hurt
Mrs. Malcolm Martin, who suf
fered a fractured collarbone on a
recent beach trip, is much im
proved.
Mrs. Martin was caught by a
wave while she was swimming in
the surf, and hurled to the sand
bottom. Her husband was badly
bruised while rescuing her.
vacancies have been filled, and a
lunchroom program has been
planned.
“The entire school will assemble
in the auditorium for a brief open
ing exercise at ten o’clock,” Smith
said yesterday, “and the public is
cordially invited to attend this ex
ercise.”
He gave details on the lunch
room program at Wakelon this
year, which will have federal aid,
though greatly curtailed. The
lunchroom will be supervised
again by Mrs. Dewey Massey.
“Although the federal appropri
ation for the child-feeding has
been drastically cut for the com
ing year,” he said, “the local
lunchroom will open on Monday,
September, September 8. Lunches
of the highest nutritive value will
be served to students at cost of
twenty cents.”
The complete roster of teachers
at Wakelon for the 1947-48 school
year follows:
Elementary: Mrs. Eva Page,
Mrs. Lois Wall, Lucille Husketh,
Mrs. F. A. Smith, Lillie Rogers,
Virginia Yelverton, Mrs. Brenda
Campbell, Dorothy Davis, Annie
Alston, Rebekah Talbert, Mrs. F.
E. Bunn, Mrs. Coressa Chamblee,
Mrs. Flossie Knott, Grady W.
Tunstall and Hilda Martin.
High School: Edwin D. Elling
ton, Mary L. Palmer, Irma L.
Walker, Mrs. Doris Privette, Grace
Franck, Frances Thackston, Mar
lin A. Quick, and Fred A. Smith,
Principal.
Local Revival to Be
Concluded Sunday
The revival meeting will con
tinue through Sunday at the
Methodist church. Rev. Mr. Gold
ston is a good preacher, and those
who fail to attend the services are
missing a great blessing as well as
failing to assist in a good work.
There will be no preaching
Sunday at the Baptist Church,
but all other services will be held
as usual. There will be services
on the first Sunday in September.
Rev. Theo. B. Davis will preach
that day.
Vocal Union Scheduled
Ye Olde Time Gospel Vocal Un
ion will meet Sunday, August 31,
at Central Baptist Church at 1:00
p.m. Everyone who enjoys good
singing is invited to attend.
Indians of This Section Described
In New Book of Local Library Truck
—By Ruth Massey —
If you love flowers and home
don’t miss the book “Flower Ar
ranging for the American Home,”
by Gladys Taber and Ruth Kist
ner.
This is a book for both the be
ginner and the expert, compre
hensive in its scope though simply
presented, and covers such diverse
subjects as flower forms, color
texture, containers, table settings,
decorations for special occasions,
planning the garden and a partic
ularly helpful and informative
chapter on care and preservation.
Theo. Davis Sons, Telephone 2561
Army Veterans to Get
Their Victory Medals
From Raleigh Office
Army World War II veterans of
Zebulon, who have been authoriz
ed by the War Department to
wear the Victory Medal may ob
tain the medal at the Raleigh Ar
my Recruiting Station, 109 West
Martin Street, Raleigh, N. C., upon
presentation of their discharge
certificate or similar papers bear
ing the required authorization, it
was announced today by Lt. J. M.
Pate, recruiting officer.
Although several million veter
ans have earned this honor by
their wartime service, the medals
have only recently been coined by
the United States Mint, and no
general distribution has yet been
made. In place of the medal itself,
veterans awarded this honor have
worn the ribbon bar, which or
dinarily substitutes for the medal
on all occasions except formal
ceremonies.
The Lieutenant pointed out that
the discharge papers of most vet
erans relieved from active duty
since V-J Day bear the notation
that the individual is authorized
to wear this medal.
Four Men Enlisted
By U. S. Army
Four men were enlisted for the
U. S. Army through the Raleigh
Recruiting Sub-station during the
week of August 11, Lt. Jewell M.
Pate, Station Commander, has an
nounced.
Two were enlisted for three
years, selecting the Army Air
Force as choice of service. They
are Charles Wm. Horton, 17, 412 E.
Martin St., Raleigh, and Kenneth
I. Chamblee, 18, Route 1, Wendell,.
N. C., a graduate of Wakelon High
School, Class of 1947.
A. C. Perry Suffers Stroke
The condition of A. C. Perry, lo
cal electrician who suffered a *
paralytic stroke yesterday about
noon, was reported as critical last
night.
Perry was taken to Rex Hospital
in Raleigh immediately following
the stroke, which occurred near
the Norfolk Southern depot.
Whether you have the run of a
cutting garden or shop from flow
er pushcarts in the city, this book
will give you the basic elements
of the illusive art of flower ar
ranging which you can apply and
use in your own home. You may
want a copy of this book for your
very own!
“The American Indian in North
Carolina,” by Douglas L. Rights.
For the first time in its more
than three hundred and fifty years
of history, North Carolina has a
book telling the story of all the
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