THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXV. Number 3.
THE WAGES OF CARELESSNESS
This reckless driver and his companion were speeding crazily
through a thickly populated residential area, endangering the lives of
dozens of people . Fortunately their wild ride ended before they had
involved anyone else. The car went out of control on a medium curve
and slammed into a gasoline pump, hurling its occupants onto the
pavement. The driver was killed; his passenger lived—after many
months in the hospital. Speeding was a reported violation in one out
of every four motor vehicle fatalities last year. Strict enforcement of
speed laws, and aroused public opinion are needed to prevent acc :
dents of this type.
District Executive Addresses
Local Scouts Monday Night
Twenty-one Boy Scouts heard E. N. Cash, district supervisor of
rural Scouting, Monday night when he spoke to Troop 40 at its
regular meeting in the Baptist Church basement. Mr. Cash is an
Zebulon Stores to Be
Closed Next Monday
When housewives purchase
their Easter supplies, they had
better stock up for a long week
end, for Zebulon merchants,
along with those in other towns,
will remain closed Easter Mon
day, to give their employees an
extra holiday. This closing fol
lowed a custom established years
ago.
Every merchant contacted yes
terday expressed complete appro
val of the idea, stating that they
believed that housewives will
cooperate in purchasing groceries
on Saturday for both Easter Sun
day and Monday.
Examiner Asks Early
Tests of C-D Drivers
Unless “C” and “D” applicants
begin to take the examination
soon, they will find themselves
lost in the last-minute rush and
without driver’s licenses, Clarence
Hocutt, state examiner and head
of the local office, warned this
week.
The “C” and “D” group has the
first six months of 1948 in which
to take the test, he said, and half
the allotted time is gone. After
June 31, any of these drivers
driving without the new issue li
cense will be violating the law.
Special Observation of Easter Set
For Baptist Church Next Sunday
The pastor, Rev. Carlton T.
Mitchell, will bring an Easter mes
sage at the regular morning wor
ship service at the Baptist church.
Special music by the choir will
include two anthems, “Calvary,”
and “There Is A Green Hill Far
Away.”
An Easter vesper program of
color slides accompanied by mu
sic and readings will be present
ed at the evening worship service
at 7:30. The Adult Choir and the
Eagle Scout with Silver, Silver,
Silver Palm, having earned 100
Merit Badges. His other awards
include the Silver Beaver and
Scoutmaster’s Key.
The speaker told of experiences
he has had during over 20 years
of work in Scouting, and the
Scouts especially enjoyed his
story of a mountain camping trip
made during seven days of rain.
Announcement was made of the
God and Country Award, made
to Protestant Scouts for their
work in the Sunday School and
Church. Any Protestant Scout is
eligible to work for the award and
requirements are passed off to
the Scout’s pastor. Mr. Cash, a
Methodist minister himself, help
ed in an explanation of this badge.
The Scouts drew up a list of
rules for camping which they will
vote on at the meeting Monday
night. With Eagle Patrol leader
Bill Brantley writing them down,
troop members offered sugges
tions.
Included in the list were: Lights
out and mouths shut promptly at
11:00 when on camps. Patrols
will camp as individual units.
Scouts only will be allowed on
camping trips. Scouts will re
spect property and food belong
ing to others, not using it with
out permission. Breakfast will
not be started before sunrise.
Garbage will be buried. No live
trees will be cut.
Scoutmaster Barrie Davis an
nounced that hereafter the Scouts
will leave from the Theo. Davis
Building at 5 p.m. Saturdays.
Youth Choir will join to sing
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”
and “Low in the Grave He Lay.”
The Youth Choir will sing “For
You, For Me.” Miss Hilda Mc-
Gee and Miss Brooks Pearce will
sing a duet, “Only A Whispered
Prayer.” Mrs. L. M. Massey will
sing “I Walked Today Where Je
sus Walked” and Mrs. Frank
Kemp will sing “The Lord’s Pray
er.” Narration will be by the
pastor.
Zebulon, N. C M Friday, March 26, 1948
Local Red Cross Drive Success;
County Campaign Is Continuing
$3,000 Cash Awards
To Be Made to Best
N. C. Cotton Growers
A total of $3,000 in prize money
j will be offered to North Carolina
1 farmers in the Five-Acre Cotton
! Contest again this year, accord-
I ing to J. A. Shanklin, Extension
| cotton specialist at State College.
First and second state prizes
: of SBOO and S4OO, respectively, will
; be awraded, Mr. Shanklin said.
For the three winners in each of
the three districts in the state, the
prizes will be S3OO, S2OO, and SIOO.
In counties where there is not a
locally sponsored contest, there
will be an award of SSO to the
highest contestant in the county
provided the winner has not re
ceived a state or district prize in
a previous contest. If he has re
ceived one of these awards, the
prize will go to the next highest
individual. However, a county a
ward will not be made in a county
where less than 10 contestants ful
fill all requirements.
The cotton specialist said that
any farmer, landlord, or tenant
who produces as much as five
J acres of cotton in one body is
j eligible to enter the contest. How
ever, any farmer who, in any pre
| vious North Carolina Five-Acre
(Contiued on Pago 8)
Local All-Stars Defeat
Wendell Wednesday
The Zebullon All-Stars battled
from behind in the last quarter to
cop a basketball game from the
I Wendell All-Stars on Wednesday
night, vB-34. The short-handed
Zebulon five ble wa six-point first
period lead and trailed at half
time by two points. It was their
twelfth win in fifteen games.
The victors played only five
j men in the game, including two
Wakelon seniors. Rex Tippett tal
-1 lied 15 points to lead the Zebulon
' quint. Jack Potter scored eight
and Hilliard Greene and Dick
Cherry six each to help along.
For the losers, Wendell High
School senior Marvin Pearce led
the scoring with 12 points. Swan
son and Richardson scored six
each.
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Easter Sunrise Services
To Be Held at Cemetery
Easter Sunrise Services will be
held Sunday morning at 5:45 in
the local cemetery. A combined
choir from the Baptist and Meth
odist churches will sing and spec
ial instrumental music will be ren
dered by Mr. Charles Horton. The
Rev. Paul Carruth will bring the
Easter message. The Rev. Carlton
Mitchell and the Rev. John Mc-
Crimmon will lead the worship
service.
W. M. S. Meeting
Because of another meeting
scheduled for Monday afternoon
at the Baptist Church the meeting
hour for the W. M. S. has been
changed from half-past three to
three o’clock. This is the general
session for March, and includes all
circles.
Named Manager
Pictured is Mrs. Estelle Smith,
who has been selected as one of
Kerr Scott’s campaign managers.
Mrs. Smith is a former state home
demonstration agent.
Crop Insurance Agents
Named for Zebulon
Mr. B. A. Chappell, Chairman of
the Advisory Committee for the
Federal Crop Insurance Corpora
tion in Wake County, has announ
ced the appointment of the follow
ing sales agents in Wake County:
H. F. Richardson, Route No. 1,
Knightdale; P. A. Keith, Fuquay
Springs; Thelma C. Faucette,
Route No. 1, Varina; J. H. Ihrie,
Jr., Route No. 1 Zebulon; F. H.
Broughton, Route No. 4, Zebulon;
C. E. Young, Route No. 2, Wake
Forest; Vassar P. Shearon, Route
No. 2, Wake Forest; L. W. Lancas
ter, Route No. 1, Fuquay Springs;
J. P. Batten, Box 211, Wendell;
Cecil Hopkins, Route No. 4, Zebu
lon; Burbon H. Richards, Route
No. 3, Zebulon; R. H. Mangum,
Route No. 1, Garner; C. G. Bran
ton, Route No. 2, Apex; J. Jeff
Jordan, Route No. 2, Raleigh; J.
R. Woodward, Willow Springs; L.
N. Rogers, Route No. 1, Wake For
est; Wade H. Upchurch, Apex.
Also taking applications for to
bacco crop insurance are Mr.
Chappell and the other members of
the Advisory Committee, R. E.
Morris, Route No. 2, Apex, and N.
B. Gower, Route No. 2, Raleigh; or
applicants may visit the Federal
Crop Insurance Office on the Sec
ond Floor of the Old Rex Hospital
Building in Raleigh.
All tobacco growers in Wake
County are urged to contact these
sales agents and make application
for tobacco crop insurance for
1948. The closing date for accept
ing applications is April 24, 1948.
Hales Presents Soil Conservation
To Zebulon Rotarians Friday Night
Ed Hales, local fertilizer sales
man, presented a 20-miute motion
picture, “First in the Hearts of
Farmers,” to the Zebulon Rotary
Club last Friday night. He was as
sisted in the presentation of the
ppicture, which concerned modern
fertilizer practices, by Ed Elling
ton, agriculture instructor at Wak
elon School.
Plans for special supper honor
ing Rotary Anns were made at the
meeting, and a special committee
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Ralph Talton Reaches
Goal for Second Year
In Succession Since War
The minute hands of the Red
Cross clocks literally jumped last
night to 12:42 to show that 74 per
cent of the $57,203 quota has been
raised, a jump of $14,000. Previ
ously the hands had stood at
12:28; representing only 49.1 per
cent of quota.
With only slightly more than a
quarter of the Red Cross still to
be painted on the clock face,
drive officials are confident the
campaign will end in success next
week.
Chairman Edwin A. Clement
announced, “We are gratified that
we are at the three-quarter mark,
and from reports made today by
several division chairman, it ap
pears certain that Raleigh and
Wake County will again ‘go over
the top’ for the Red Cross.”
None of the eight divisions has
as yet finshed the solicitation, and
the Raleigh Residential Division,
which only started last Monday,
“is just not getting ’’p full steam,”
Miss Frances Thompson, division
chairman said.
Reports from the several towns
of Wake County outside of Raleigh
“indicate every one of them will
meet their quotas, and some,
including Garner, Wendell and
Zebulon, have already over-sub
scribed,” County Division Chair
man Robert N. Simms, Jr., told
the meeting of division chairmen.
The next general report of pro
gress being made in the campaign
is scheduled for next Wednesday,
and it is planned to wind up the
drive next Saturday.
Chairman C. A. Dillon of the
Wake County Chapter told the as
sembled division chairmen at the
report meeting yesterday, “Ral
eigh and Wake County have never
failed to meet their quota.
They won’t this year if every
worker does his or her best to give
every man and woman of our
community an opportunity to
contribute. I am confident we will
do a good job and the campaign
will end in success.
Charles Flowers Home
Charles Flowers is home after
a tour of duty with the Army
Medical Corps in Europe. He will
be here for about two months,
after which time he will return
to his studies in medicine in Bal
timore.
Capt. Flowers and his wife are
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
C. E. Flowers.
in charge of arrangements for the
occasion was appointed by Rotary
President Ralph Talton. Raleigh
Alford is chairman of the commit
tee, and Dr. L. M. Massey and O.
V Whitley are members.
The supper was served to the
Rotarians by Mrs. G. C. Massey,
Mrs. Vester Brantley, Mrs. Melvin
Massey, and Mrs. Sidney Eddins.
President-elect Vester Brantley
was named to head the conference
delegation next Monday.