THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume 24, Number 41 TO SING AT RALEIGH TUESDAY *r *S$ ,?*j|j JtgKK * ilk illSpsi \ m T&m m^oL Pictured above is the National Male Quartette, which will present the second program of the current Civic Music Series at the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Tuesday night, November 25. Widow of Prominent Physician Is Buried at Montlawn Park Friday Funeral services for Mrs. George M. Bell, 81, who died Thursday in a Wilson hospital after a lingering illness, were conducted Fri day afternoon at Tabernacle Baptist Church by Dr. Orion Mixon, pastor. Burial was in Montlawn Park. Pallbearers were Dr. Earl W. Brian, Dr. Charles P. Eldridge, Funeral Services Held For Father of Zebulon Woman; Killed in Shop Funeral services for A. B. Bea ver, 59, were held at Landis Meth odist Church Monday at 4 p.m., conducted by the Rev. G. M. Car ver. Burial was in Green Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Beaver, a contract or, was fatally injured Thursday of last week by a saw in his shop. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ollie Spears Beaver; five sons, Bill and Kyle Beaver of the home, Arnold Beaver of the Navy, Grady Beaver of Los Angeles, Calif., and Hazel Beaver of Kannapolis; two daugh ters, Mrs. Hoyt Moose of Landis and Mrs. D. M. Fiddner of Zebulon; and two brothers, Harrison Beaver of Landis and Henry Beaver of Texas. County Red Cross Worker Resigns Job The resignation of Miss Roberta Enloe, director of the Home Ser vice of the Wake County Red Cross Chapter, has been announc ed by Mrs. Robert C. Walker, exe cutive secretary of the Chapter. Miss Enloe, a native of Franklin and a graduate in social service of the University of North Caro lina, has served as Home Service Director of the Wake County Chapter since 1944. Her resignation was occasioned by illness in her family, and she expects to resume Red Cross work when the emergency has passed. Parent-Teacher Association Hears Teacher Welfare Panel Discussion The Wakelon School Parent- Teacher Asociation had the liveli est program in its history Monday night, when six panel discussion members and a chairman talked about teacher'welfare on the stage of the Wakelon auditorium. All members of the panel, which included Vester Brantley, a mem ber of the State College faculty, Ralph Talton, manager of the Zeb ulon office of the Carolina Power & Light Company, T. Y. Baker, Jr., official of the N. C. Department of Dr. Fred G. Hale and J. Wilbur Bunn, all of Raleigh, W. A. Lucas and Dr. M. A. Pittman of Wilson. Mrs. Bell was the widow of Dr. George Manly Bell of Wakefield and was the former Helen T. Richardson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Richardson of Wake County. She moved to Raleigh some years ago to live with a daughter, Mrs. Lorna Bell Broulffton, at 1309 College Place and was a member of the Taber nacle Church. Surviving are one daughter; five sons, Dr. Carl W. Bell, Dr. Victor E. Bell and Earl Bell of Raleigh, Dr. G. Erick Bell of Wil son and Berdon Bell of Silver Springs, Md., one sister, Mrs. Mary Nowell of Wendell; two brothers, Ed V. Richardson and Zeb Rich- Wendell; 12 grandchil dren artd one great-grand-child. The h&sband of Mrs. Bell was one of thbWakefield-Zebulon com munity’s prominent citizens. He once owned the land where Wake lon School is now located, and one of the school’s literary societies — the G. M. Bell—is named for him. 7927 Bales Cotton Ginned by Nov. 7 Nearly 300 more bales of cotton have been ginned up to Nov. 1 of 1947 than there were up to the same date last year, George H. Scarborough, special agent, an nounced yesterday. Census report shows that 1927 bales of cotton were ginned in Wake County during that period from the crop of 1947 as compared with 1662 bales for the crop of 1946. the American Legion, Mrs. Howard Beck, Mrs. A. S. Hinton, and Mrs. Garland Godwin, with Ferd Davis as discussion chairman, spoke with frankness, and kept the audience amused gnd interested throughout the discussion. Principal Fred Smith presided at the meeting in the absence of the PTA president, Mrs. Jack Mit chell. At the business session the group decided to hold a Dad’s night in December, and voted to sponsor collection of funds to re furbish the high school laboratory. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 21, 1947 Zebulon Reaches Goal in 1947 Community Chest Drive Monday Wakelon Drops Game To Bethesda in Final Six-Man Football Play The Wakelon Bulldogs went down fighting before the hard charging Bethesda sextet last Fri day to lose their last game of the season, 25-12. Unable to hold the wide end runs of the Bethesda boys in check, Wakelon took ad vantage of the winners’ fumbles to stay in the game. Bethesda scored twice in the second quarter to lead 13-0, but the Bulldogs uncorked their pass ing attack to score near the end of the half on a pass from Bill “Sam” Brantley to Jimmie Greene. Bethesda scored in each of the final periods to increase the lead to 25-6. In the final minute of the game, Bill Brantley tossed a pass to Bobby Bridgers just past the line of scrimmage. Without any interference, Bridgers dodged through the Bethesda secondary to score standing up. The play was good for IJS yards. Bill Brantley, switched to center on defense, was best for Wakelon in this department, and Bobby Bridgers broken field running was the highlight of the Wakelon of fense. Scout Plans for 1948 Announced Here; Four Patrols Serve Zebulon The Zebulon Boy Scouts met Monday night in the Scout Hut, with about 25 boys present, in cluding several visitors. The pa trol leaders led the group in re peating the Pledge of Allegiance, the Scout Oath and the Scout Laws. Plans were made for the trip to the Occoneechee Council Court of Honor in Raleigh, and the troop plans to charter a bus for the oc casion. A return match between the Wolf and Rattlesnake Patrols in tag football will be played Sunday afternoon at 2:00 on the Wakelon field. In their first game, the Wolves topped the Rattlesnakes, 8-0. (Continued on Page 2) Woman's Club Hears Address by Minister The Senior Woman’s Club met Tuesday afternoon in the club house with Mrs. R. H. Herring presiding in the absence of Mrs. F. L. Page. Mrs. B. H. Johnson, program ! chairman for November, presented Rev. Carlton Mitchell, who made a talk on the “American Home.” Mrs. Dunnegan, piano teacher at Wakelon School, presented two of! her pupils, Laura James Sexton ! and Willie Brannan, who play ed two solos. Mrs. Carlton Mitchell ang a solo. An appeal was made by Mrs. Foster Finch, for the club to con tribute gifts for Wake County servicemen who are either in the hospital or on the high seas, and who have no relatives to send them gifts. Mrs. Exum Chamblee is selling Christmas cards, in order to raise money for the club. Makes Talk Here Si -mm OK Vic Huggins of Chapel Hill, dis trict governor of Rotary, addressed the Zebulon Rotary Club last week, and met in executive session with the club’s directors Friday night. This visit was the second made to Zebulon by Huggins this fall. Local Woman's Club Will Send Christmas Boxes to Servicemen Members of the Woman’s Club have been called on again this year to donate boxes for the vet erans still in government hospit als. The packages may be pre pared with the donor’s name in side, if it is desired. On the out side of the box “Zebulon Wom an’s Club” should be printed and a list of the contents of the box attached. Suggested gifts for the boxes in clude shaving cream, chewing gum, toilet articles, playing cards, stationery, pencils, pens, sewing kits with a variety of buttons, wash clothes, towels, etc. The boxes should be given to Mrs. Foster Finch by November 23 so that they will be ready in time for shipment. Mrs. Fred Page, president of the Woman’s Club said that “the boys remembered us then so let us always remember them.” Services Announced For Baptist Church 10:00—Sunday School 11:00—Morning Worship Sermon, “What Is The Limit of My Loyalty” 6:30—8. T. U. 7:3o—Evening Worship Sermon, “A Man Who Dared To Tell the Truth.” A special service of worship and thanksgiving will be held at 10:00 a. m. on Thanksgiving morn ing in the Baptist Church. P. M. Horton Combines December Sale with Local Poland China Show P. M. Horton of Zebulon, Route 4, proprietor of the Fall Branch Poland China Farm at which he maintains one of the finest herds of hogs in the United States, has announced that he will combine his December hog sale with the N. C. Poland China Breeders Association fall showing in Zebulon December 12. The sales, which became an an nial event when Horton began it in 1939, was widely attended by both Tar Heel and out-of-state Theo. Davis Sons, Telephone 2561 Hopkins Cites Brown, Massey, Schools' Aid In Successful Campaign Willie B. Hopkins, chairman of the Zebulon division of the Ral | eigh - Wake County Community | Chest campaign, stated yesterday I that the local drive went over the | top this week with the reporting of j approximately $150.00 in contribu tions from Garland Crews, princi pal of the Shepard Colored School. Previous reports had carried the ; total to SBSO, and the Shepard con tributions swelled the amount to SI,OO2 —two dollars more than the local quota. “We were both pleased and sur prised that Zebulon reached its quota so promptly,” Hopkins said, “especially since we failed to attain our quota last year, and people generally have less money this fall. All of the chest workers deserve commendation, especially Vance Brown and G. C. Massey.” Hopkins also cited good work of local schools. The colored school now is spon soring a traveling minstrel show, which plans to turn over its profits to the county chest fund, since the Raleigh-Wake quota still lacks sev eral thousand dollars of being reached. Farm Bureau President Tells of Barbecue Set For December Meeting We are mailing out this week to all paid up members, invitations to the Zebulon Farm Bureau supper, to be held Tuesday evening, De cember 9, in the Wakelon Gym nasium at 6 o’clock. You will find attached to this invitation a return post-card ad dressed to Robext Ed Horton. Please indicate whether to reserve one plate or two plates for you and your wife. It is necessary that we receive these return cards by November 30, in order that we may know how many to plan for. If you have not paid your mem bership dues for this year, and want to be in on the barbecue, see Robert Ed. Horton, D. D. Chamblee, or John H. Ihrie be fore the first of December, and get yourself in good standing for the barbecue. The high price of hogs makes it imperative that we plan the bar j becue for members and their wives i only. E. H. Moser, President buyers, and received national pub licity in trade publications. Horton stated that he was forgoir •» his sale in order to give additional impetus to the Zebulon show. He will enter several prize hogs in the December 12th event, among them two grand champions. While he could possibly realize more for the champions at private treaty, Horton stated he felt nothing should be spared in making the initial hog sale at Zebulon a suc cess.

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