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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVI. Number 14. THIRTY THOUSAND BLOWS A DAY • *Hlf ■■ X ;||p ■ -• m ’&> «• •«•*» *onvt j y gs|||r^ v J| ... -ivuft-. j i r PITTSBURGH, Pa. Despite 10,000 blows every eight hours by these two three pound steel hammers, the “miracle” Herculite glass does not show any sign of wear. This demonstration of one of the newer products of the “Glass Age” is being viewed by Mary Jane Wojcik and Evelyn Kuhlman, obviously impressed by the show. Secret of the strength of the glass, made by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, is a tempering process which makes it four to five times as strong as regular plate glass of the same thickness. It is now widely used for srtore doors ana automobile glazing. New Plan for Boy Scouts Is Explained by Council The Headquarters of the Occo neechee Council, Boy Scouts of America through the Scout Execu tive announces plans in the mak ing to help more boys enjoy Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Senior Scouting through Scoutmaster Ash ley Murphy and Cubmaster Arm strong Cannady of Zebulon. The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America has lowered the ages of membership beginning September 1, 1949 as follows: Cub Scouting: Any boy 8 years old and not yet 11, may become a Cub Scout. He is eligible to work for the Wolf rank as soon as he is 8 years old. Bear rank 9 years old, Lion rank 10 years old, and Webe los rank up reaching 10 years old. Boy Scouting: Any boy 11 years old, and not yet 14, may become a Boy Scout. Exploring (Senior Scouting): All Scouts 14 years old or older (after Septemeber 1, 1949), whether in Troops or in specialized Units, will be known as EXPLORERS. Explorers in a Troop will par ticipate in the Explorer Program in addition to their Troop activities, with the counsel and guidance of their adult Advisor. When there are two or more Explorers in a Troop, they may organize a Crew and elect their own officers. Special Privilege Explorers have s he privilege of joining one of the specialized Units —an Explorer Post; and Explorer Squadron for Air Explorers (here tofore called Air Scouts), or an Explorer Ship for Sea Explorers (formerly Sea Scouts). Information will go to Leaders in September. On September Ist Cubmasters may accept new Cubs at 8 years, Scoutmasters new Scouts at 11 years and all 14 year old boys will be transferred to Ex plorers. Certificates for Explorers will be issued at the Troop roll call meeting. On August 4 Council President, Harold Makepeace, of Sanford and other Council officials conferred with Executive staff and Deputy Regional Executive, Herbert Stuc key of Atlanta, to complete the Council plans. There are 2£o Cubs who are 11 years old. These boys will transter into Boy Scout Troops as soon as they select the Troop they wish to join. They will, how ever, have the privilege of com pleting the last rank in Cub Scout ing “Webelos” if they desire. Over 1800 young men now in Boy Scout Troops are 14 years of age and will transfer to Explorer status Septem ber 1. Many will remain active with their troops, some will go into newly formed Explorer units. Any young men in Scout Troops now 14 years of age and First Class in rank, are eligible to participate in the Fontana Expedition into the Smoky Mountain. This group will leave Raleigh August 18 and re turn August 22. Applications for the trip should be made directly to Council Headquarters in Raleigh. The change in age requirements will open many Scout Troops and Cub Dens which are now over crowded. It is estimated that the total enrollment of nearly 5,000 boys will increase during the month of September by 20%. Softball Tonight Tonight at 8 o’clock the W. O. W. Woodchoppers will meet the Pilot softball team here. Willie B. Hopkins will pitch for the Woodchoppers. First Softball Is Played Under Lights The Zebulon Record Scribes cap tured top place in first half soft ball play last night by outslugging Ed Hales’ Square Dealers, 11-5. The victory gave the Scribes a 2% game lead over the second place Dealers with only two games left to play. In the second game’ of the double header, Pat Farmer’s Wildcats came to life in the last of the sev enth to score 10 runs and win over the WOW Woodchoppers, 21-20. The Square Dealers ran into trouble Monday night when the Woodchoppers squeezed by, 10-9. In the second game Ralph Talton pitched the Reddy Kilowatts to a 9-6 victory over the Wildcats. Tuesday night saw the Wildcats out-slug Rex Tippett’s Rocky Nine, 14-10. The Niners rallied in Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 5, 1949 Street Paving Proposal Beaten By 3-Vote Margin on Tuesday Funeral Services Held for Two Local Citizens In Week John D. Finch, 81, retired merchant of this community, died iat his home here Tuesday night following several weeks of illness. Funeral services were held from the Zebulon Methodist Church yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. E. B. Fisher of Wilmington and the Rev. Paul Cai’ruth, pastor of the Zebulon Methodist Church. Inter ment was in the Zebulon cemetery. Surviving are his wife, the | former Sally Strickland; one daughter, Mrs. C. T. Harper of Charlotte; tour sons, W. D. and El | mer D. Finch of Zebulon, Dr. S. J. Finch of Oxford and Linwood E. Finch of Dillon, S. C., nine grand children and three great-grand j children. Smith King, 71 Smith King, 71, died at his home : on Zebulon, Route 3, last Wednes ! day night after several days illness. Funeral services were held from Hopkins Chapel Church Friday af | ternoon at 4 o’clock, conducted by j the Rev. Henry Morgan, assisted by the Rev. A. D. Parrish of Zebu lon. The body remained at the I church from 3 to 4 o’clock. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Drexel Rhodes of the home, Mrs. Jessie Alford of Wake Forest; two brothers, D. M. and R. C. King of Zebulon; four grandchildren. Dr. Sylvester Greene Is Speaker at Rotary Dr. C. Silvester Greene, noted editor of the Durham Herald, de livered an inspirational address to members of the Zebulon Rotary Club at their regular meeting last Friday night. Dr. Greene appeared as the guest of Armstrong Can nady, chairman of the Club Ser vice Committee of the Rotary Club, which has been in charge of the programs for this month. The speaker stated that the. pur pose of Rotary is not to publicize its own achievements, but to work for the betterment of the com munity. He stated that 87 percent of the (Continued on Page 8) the late innings, but were unable to catch the Cats. The first overtime game of the season took place Tuesday night when Carlton Mitchell and Ralph Talton went 10 full innings before the Scribes finally won, 7-6. The Kilowatts scored four runs in the first of the seventh to take a two- r- Standings W L i Scribes 71 i Square Dealers 5 4 | Rocky Nine 4 4 i Woodchoppers 4 5 i Reddy Kilowatts 3 6 Wildcats 3 6 SECRETARY . ■ : ■ rninnmlftfi Sen. J. Howard McGrath of Rhode Island, who has been named by President Truman to the post of Attorney General of the United States, succeeding Tom Clark, who will fill the vacancy on the Su preme Court caused by the death of Justice Frank Murphy. Union Service Held By M. E. Church The first union service of the Wendell - Zebulon Methodist churches held each fifth Sunday was a successful event with the Wendell Church members as hosts, on Sunday, July 31. The Rev. Paul Carruth, pastor of the two churches, delivered the morning worship service on “Bless ed Is The Man.” He outlined the responsibilities of man to carry out Christian principles through pre cept and example in every act of life. A Barbecue dinner with access ories, desserts, and ice drinks were served by the Wendell hosts in the church basement dining room and fellowship hall. There were approximately 200 in attendance including a large num ber of guesls. 801 l Weevils Walter Kulash, chief ento mologist of the State College Extension Service, urges early treatment of local cotton for boll weevil infestation. Average infestation here, he declares, is around 90 percent. run lead, but the Scribes tied it up in the bottom of the seventh. In the tenth, B. Davis doubled and scored when Mitchell’s grounder was errored. In last night’s opener, which sewed up the first half pennant for the Scribes, Mitchell took his sixth victory, but only after striking out the final man to end a four-run rally by the Dealers in the seventh. 1 The Scribes scored seven runs in the first two innings to take an ! early lead in their 11-5 triumph. Gordon Temple’s Woodchoppers, j with a 20-11 lead going into the final half of the seventh, found the Wildcats’ big bats too much to handle. Eight hits, including two home runs and a triple, scored 10 (Continued on Page 4) Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Only 199 Ballots Cast in Bond Vote Here August 2nd The proposed ordinance to sell $70,000 in bonds to raise money for paving the dirt streets in Zebulon went down in defeat in Tuesday’s election by a 3-vote margin, as 199 of the 425 registered voters in Zeb ulon cast ballots. Organized op ponents of the measure, aided by Mayor R. H. Bridgers, worked all day to cast 101 votes against the measure. The issue of paved sidewalks proved to be the deciding factor in defeating the measure, as balloting was almost evenly divided with many voters living on paved streets against the paving and those on dirt streets favoring it. Commissioner Vance Brown summed up the election by stating that citizens of Zebulon who live on paved streets apparently are satisfied to do without additional paving, preferring sidewalks to improved streets. Complete Opposition Mayor Bridgers on election day expressed his complete opposition to any bond issue for sidewalks or i streets, reversing his July 22 j pledge of support ot the board of I commissioners in working for the | adoption of the ordinance. At that I time he urged the citizens of Zeb | ulon to vote for the measure, and, until Tuesday, gave no indication to the Board of Commissioners of his changed position. Barrie Davis, who resigned from the Board this week, expressed himself as disappointed over the election. “I deeply regret the at titude that some people have here in Zebulon,” he said. “When the . proposed ordinance was defeated, | we lost an opportunity to show our unselfishness and desire for pro gress. It is unfair for half our streets to be paved and the others bumpy and dusty, and it is the re sponsibility and obligation of all the citizens cf Zebulon to see that none of the citizens are discrimin ated against.” No Statement Mayor Bridgers yesterday refus ed to make a statement for publi cation regarding his changed atti tude. He stated that he was “very happy” at the outcome of the bal loting. At a meeting held July 22, the Board of Commissioners agreed to i leave out the paving of sidewalks to kill the possibility of having op , ponents of the bill carry the case to the Supreme Court, causing con j siderable expense to the town. Baseball Playoff Corinth Holder will meet Bunn Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the opening game of the Central Caro lina Leagie playoffs on the Wen . dell Recreation Field. Archer 1 Lodge and Spring Hope complete the four teams in the playoffs. Wendell and Norlina finished fifth and sixth in league standing and were eliminated from the playoffs. All games will be played on the Wendell park.
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