VOTE SATURDAY FOR BETTER ROADS AND SCHOOLS
THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXXVI. Number 8.
All Farmers Urged
To Invest Money
In Savings Bonds
Maintaining a financial reserve
is an essential part of any well
managed farm business, Dr. I. O.
Schaub, director of the North Car
olina Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, said this week in urging Tar
Heel farmers to participate in the
U. S. savings bond “Opportunity
Drive,” May 16-June 20 .
“Even at its best, farming is a
highly speculative business,” Dr.
Scaub asserted. “To meet unex
pected reverse, farmers need to
keep a financial reserve in a safe
but readily available form. An
ideal way of doing this is to invest
in U. S. savings bonds.”
“Many farmers have surplus
funds which they plan to invest in
new equipment as soon as prices
come down,” the Tar Heel agricul
tural leader continued. “As every
good businessman knows, it’s bet
ter to put such extra money to
work rather than let it lie idle.
Do’lars invested in savings bonds
will return good dividends over a
period of years.”
The confidence of the people in
the savings bond program, Dr.
Schaub said, is shown by the fact
that sales in North Carolina from,
May, lp4l, through December,
1948, reached the amazing total of
$916,342,549. The State goal in the
current “Opportunity Drive” is
$12,000,000. «►
Baptist V. B. S. Set
For Next Monday
The Zebulon Baptist Church will
open its Daily Vacation Bible
School on Monday, June 6, at 9:00
a. m. The school is open to all
children and young people from
three years through sixteen years
of age. The Rev. Carlton Mitchell
will serve as school principal and
Mr. Charles Horton will be organ
ist and music director.
There will be five departments
in the school. Mrs. K. P. Leonard
will serve as superintendent of
the Nursery Department for three
vear-old children. Children four
and five years of age will be in the
Beginners Department under the
supervision of Mrs. Lester Greene.
Primary children will be superin
tended by Mrs. Carlton Mitchell.
Mrs. F. E. Bunn will lead the Jun
ior Department and Mrs. Elwood
Perry will be superintendent of the
Intermediate Department.
Bible study, worship, church
music, memory work, and hand
work will be included in the pro
gram. Mr. Ashley Murphy will di
rect the handwork program for the
boys. Various church groups will
serve refreshments on certain days
during the school.
The Vacation Bible School is
sponsored by the Zebulon Baptist
Sunday School and is directed by
its staff under the leadership of
Dr. L. M. Massey. The school will
continue daily from June 6;
through June 17, except Saturdays.
Death of Father
Mrs. Howard Beck was called to
Maxton last Friday by the death
of her father, Lawrence Britt. Mrs.
Beck is one of seven daughters,
who with two sons and Mrs. Britt
survive. The funeral service on
Sunday afternoon was attended by
Rev. R. H. Herring, and Mrs.
Ralph Talton and Dr. Thomas, of
Zebulon.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FORMED
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The newly formed National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools has named the above four officers.
From left to right: Roy E. Lassen, Chairman, president of Time ft Life; James F. Brownlee, Vice-Chairman,
former Deputy Administrator of the OPA; John A. Stevenson, Treasurer, president of Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; and Leo Perlis, Secretary, Director of the National CIO Community Services Committee.
The initial twenty-eight member* of the new CommiMion are: Mr*. Barry Bingham. V.P., LouUvilU Courier-Journal *!' d Timet;
Stuart Bradlev Mem Exec Bd.. Louisiana Education Foundation, New Orleans; James P. Brownlee (Vice-Chm.), Chm. of Business-
Education Committee. Committee for Economic Development, Fairfield. Conn.; John Cowles. of W Pub«c Opinion;
Edward R. Eastman, Pres, ft Ed., American Agriculturist, Ithaca. N. Y.; George Gallup, Dir., American Institute ol Fuoiic up .
Mrs. Bruce Gould. Ed., Ladies’ Home Journal: Lester 6. Granger, Exec. Dir., National Urban League. p u !f'’
KaUnvaaoo Vegetable Parchment Co.; Robert Heller Pres. Rolert Htiler A Asaoci.ta. Inc Cl«v^ n d; P.lmw A Publ
Denver Post- Rov E Larsen (Chm.) Pres., Time A Life; Mr*. Samuel A. Lewisohn, Chm. Bd. of Trustee*. Public taucationrtasoc
ation, N P y!;’ Walter Uppmann. Washington. D. C.;Rob*rt UtteU, Senior Ed.. Rider’s Digest; Sunley Marcun Emm. VR. Nj>m»"*
Marcus Co.. Dallas; James G. K. McClure, Pres.. Farmers’ Federation, Inc., AaheviUe, N. C.; Houk Mead, Chm. ot u^
The Mead Corp.. Dayton; Mrs. Eugene Mevw. Washington Pwt; Ly Perto
Committee; Raymond Rubicam, Scottsdale. Arisona; Beardsley Ruml. Chm. of Bd.. R. H. Macy A Co.. Inc.. N. Y.,
Pres., Book-of-the*Month Club; Louis B. Seltaer, Ed. Cleveland Preas; Richard J2Q* Allin Thom« Exec Vp"
A Goets, N. Y.; John A. Stevenson (Tress.), Pres., Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., PhiUdelphu .Chsrles Allen Thomas, nxec. v.r..
Monsanto Chemical Co., St. Louis; Judge Charles E. Wysanski, Jr., U. S. District Judge for Mess., Boston.
Tom Banks of Gamer Delivers Finals Address
To Senior Class at Wakelon Tuesday Night
“The church steeple and the
schoolhouse are the symbols of
American progress as opposed to
the hammer and sickle of com
munism,” Tom Banks of Garner,
member of the Wake County Board
of Education and one-time secre
tary to Governor J. Melville
Broughton, told Wakelon seniors
Tuesday night.
“I enlist you on the side of pro
gress and optimism,” Banks de
clared, “to make the atomic age
one of peace and plenty through
out the world. I confidently predict
the greatest era of our history as
we unfold the mysteries of the at
om, and I expect you graduates to
take your place in our civilization
as good citizens, laboring toward
advancement of that civilization.”
Following the address by Mr.
Banks, who is a former school
principal and'divisional command
er of the American Legion, di
plomas were presented to thirty
Community Interest in Softball Crows
As Teams Prepare for Summer Play
. Interest in the newly formed
Municipal Softball League grew
this week with four teams already
organized and practicing on the
school diamond. Two other teams
are now being organized and will
be p’aying by the deadline for en
tries, Carlton Mitchell, head of the
league, said yesterday.
A meeting of the softball com
mission, composed of elected offi
cials and managers of the partici
pating teams, will meet tonight at
8:00 in the Baptist Church to
choose a regulation ball and dis
cuss catchers equipment.
Two Children Drown When Boat Overturns Sunday
Proctor Hocutt, 10-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Newman Hocutt,
of near Wendell, and Jackie Wood,
one-year-o’d daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Wood, of Route 5,
Raleigh, lost their lives by drown
ing Sunday in the J. C. Watson
pond when the boat in which they
were riding suddenly took a plunge
beneath the water.
The two children were riding
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 3, 1949
four graduates by Principal Fred
Smith.
Rev. Paul Carruth, pastor of the
Zebulon Methodis Church, deliv
ered the invocation Tuesday night,
and Rev. Kermit Combs, pastor of
the Wakefield Baptist Church,
pronounced the benediction.
The glee club, under the direc
tion of Miss Marilyn Alderman,
presented vocal numbers at" both
the Tuesday night exercises and
the senior vesper service Sunday
night, when Rev. Carlton Mitchell,
pastor of the Zebulon Baptist
Church, preached the sermon.
Awards were made at the Tues
day night exercises by W. G.
Temple, local school committee
chairman. Winner of the W. H.
Chamblee award for excellence in
vocational agricuHure, offered an
nually by The Zebulon Record, was
Fred Allen Mangum, Jr. Winner
of athletic medals were Betsy
Driver and Bill Brantley. Brantley
Carolina Power and Light’s
Reddy Kilowatts are shaping up to
be the powerhouse of the league,
led by veteran Ed Kitchings. Hard
hitting Hardin Hinton is expected
to star at the plate. On the mound
will be Ralph Talton, ex-star of
the Romancos, and Andy Beck,
both of them speedball artists.
Rex Tippett’s Rock Nine is still
looking for a classy pitcher, but
the club is running over with hit
ters, led by Bobby Phillips, Fred
Mangum, and Johnny Gay.
Pat Farmer’s Wildcats are shap
ing up into a contender for the first
with six other persons in a boat
with an outboard motor attached.
Wilbur Bradshaw, of Wendell, was
operating the boat. Bradshaw tried
to save young Hocutt but was un
successful.
Carlson Alford, who had two
! chi’dren in the boat, was fishing
! from the bank of the pond, and im
mediately swam out to the over
turned 'boat. He placed his two
children on the boat and with oth
i also won the senior citizenship
award.
Receiving diplomas at Wakelon
were Maylon Baker, Lawrence
B'ackley, Robert Blackley, Wil
liam Parks Brantley, Annie Bras
well, Robert Hoyle Bridges, Jr.,
Stella Bunn, Walter Bunn. Rebecca
Clark, Betsy Driver, Durant Finch,
Avon Fuller, Johnny Gay, Doris
Johnson, Betty Joyner. Ralph
Lewis, Jr.
Also J. C. Liles, Doris Lockleair,
Fred Mangum, Linda Massey, Mar
garet Pace, Martha Jones Pearce,
Robert Harris Phillips, Stella Phil
lips, Delores Pittman, Thomas
Price, Dan Privette, Robert Lee
Privette, Ella Susan Richards,
Laura James Sexton, Louise Bowl
ing Sherron, Lady Talton, Elsie
Tippett, and Jo Ann Williams.
Mascots Georgia Hinton and
Jimmy Montleon received special
diplomas—citations for service
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position. Although his roster is not
yet complete, Pat promises to field
an experienced group of ball play
ers.
The Woodmen of the World,
with Gordon Temple as manager,
are not yet fully organized, but the
Woodchoppers expect to have a
good outfit with over 60 members*
to choose from.
The Boy Scouts have been de
layed in organizing by the closing
of school, but under Manager Rob
ert Kitchings are getting into
shape. Likely candidates for the
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ers hanging on pushed to shore.
The bodies of the two children
were recovered by some boys
swimrhing in the pond, but only
after they had been submerged
about 30 or 40 minutes. Artificial
respiration proved ineffective to
revive the children.
Proctor Hocutt was the only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Newman
Hocutt. Jackie Wood is survived by
a sister, Ann, and her parents.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Holmes Sets Date
For Enlistments
By National Guard
Tuesday night, June 7, has been
set aside for recruiting for the Na
tional Guard, stated First Sergeant
Sidney Holmes yesterday. He said
that the Battery commander, Bar
rie Davis, and Captain Darrell
Perry of 113th Battalian Head
quarters will be here to help with
the work. Recruiting will be done
in the Theo. Davis Sons building.
The night of recruiting will set
off a seven-day campaign to re
cruit men for the battery in prep
aration for federal inspection by
the last of June.
Davis said that funds for com
p'etion of the armory are in sight,
and work should begin on the pro
ject within ten days.
Enlisted men in the battery will
be armed with .30 caliber carbines,
one of the finest weapons develop
ed by the army. The heavy guns
will be 105 mm howitzers, pulled
by 6x6 trucks.
Davis emphasized that joining
the National Guard is an excellent
way for both veterans and re
cruits to help their town and com
munity, and added that “the pay
is good too. A full day’s pay for a
two-hour drill period.”
Sergeant Holmes requested vet
erans to enlist in the battery for a
one-year period to help with the
organization. He said that exper
ienced men are needed during the
critical period of organization.
Even though it obtains recogni
tion at an early date, Battery A
will not participate in maneuvers
this summer, but any men who
want to go to camp can be attached
to the Louisburg battery and go
with that group.
Phil Ellis Speaks
To Local Rotarians
Phil Ellis, popular announcer on
radio station WPTF, of Raleigh,
spoke to the members of the Zeb
ulon Rotary Club at their regular
meeting last Friday night. He
came as the guest of Haywood
Jones, program chairman.
Phil spoke of the past history
of his station, which this year cele
brates the completion of a quarter
century of broadcasting. A nine
year veteran with the 50,000 watt
station, he brought many interest
ing features into his talk.
As to the future of WPTF, Phil
stated that the new FM broadcasts
will begin with completion of a
new 525 foot transmitter tower.
Television, which has claimed
increasing attention during the
past year, is included in WPTF*s
plans. An application has been fil
ed, and Phil said WPTF-TV will go
on the air almost exactly one year
after the application is approved
by the Federal Communications
Commission.
Baby Parade
A number of Mrs. Wade’s danc
ing pupils dressed in lovely cos
tumes will give color and charm to
the baby parade this afternoon at
4 o’clock.
The Woman’s Society of the
Methodist Church wish to take this
opportunity to thank the follow
ing business fijms for their con
tributions toward the success of
the Baby Contest: Wakelon Food
Market, City Market, Hunters 5c &
10c Store, Wakelon Drug Store,
Flowers Store, Zebulon Drug
Store.