THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIV.
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When it’s peach time in the rich fruit district of Michigan, visitors
from every section of the country floe k to the colorful climax of the harvest
season in the city of Romeo known as the Romeo Peach Festival. Queen
of the gala 1949 Peach Festival was lovely Barbara Greene pictured stand
ing in a Chevrolet convertible as she selects the finest of the orchard for
a special gift basket destined fer delivery to the White House in Washington.
Softball Program Adds
To Local Physical Assets
The 1949 community softball program, made possible by the in
stallation of lights at the Wakelon athletic field, added materially to
the physical assets of the school and community, a report by League
Secretary Burt Peoples disclosed yesterday. New bleachers have been
bought and paid for, and a contribution has been made to the light
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Lillie Bullock
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie
White Bullock, 56, of Sanford
were held Monday afternoon at
2:30 from the Jonesboro Baptist
Church with the Rev. R. A. Gard
ner and the Rev. T. Marvin Vick
officiating. Mrs. Bullock died at
her home after a long illness. She j
was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. White.
Surviving are her husband,
Charlie Bullock, and two broth
ers, Mrs. Jesse White of San
ford and Mrs. Edna Earl Bullock
of Goldsboro; two grandchildren;
four sisters, Mrs. W. D. Honey
cutt of Raleigh, Mrs. C. M. Honey
cutt of Zebulon, Mrs. Doyle Long
of Wendell, and Mrs. W. R. King
of Raleigh; and one brother, S. J.
White of Neuse.
Pilot Wins Finals
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Pilot’s sharp-fielding softball
team, managed by M. L. Hag
wood, won the local softball
play-off championship last Thurs
day night by defeating the Rocky
Nine, who won twice Wednesday
to gain the finals.
Local Rotarians Paid Official Visit
By District Governor Zeb Brinson
Zeb Brinson of Tarboro, district
governor of Rotary International,
addressed members of the Zebulon
Rotary Club here last Friday night.
His talk, made on the occasion of
his official visit to the local club,
was devoted to the theme of “ser
vice above self.”
Mr. Brinson was introduced by
Dr. L. M. Massey, who paid tribute
to the district governor as a man
of vision, action, and integrity.
Prior to the address, Mrs. D. M.
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debt retirement fund.
In addition to providing the
bleachers, the league paid the en
tire light bill for the summer and
installed a backstop behind the
homeplate.
A total of $872.91 was received
from contributions from specta
tors and gate receipts, including
a concession donation from Link
Cox. The balance of the $1,263.33
receipts came from contributions
from the players themselves.
The Wake County Board of Edu
cation participated with the play
ers on a 50-50 basis in purchas
ing portable bleachers at a total
cost of $1,430. These bleachers
are now being used for Wakelon
football games, and will be used
in the school gymnasium for bas
ketball games to enlarge the seat
ing capacity. The permanent seats
have already been removed from
the gymnasium.
Secretary Peoples yesterday
gave R. Vance Brown a check for
$313.92, representing the unspent
balance of softball receipts, to be
applied toward retirement of
notes securing the indebtedness
on the light installation.
Expenditures were $19.43 for
equipment, $9.39 for backstop,
$205.19 for electric current, $715.-
00 for bleachers, and $313.92 for
debt retirement.
Massey sang three songs, accom
panied by Mrs. Rodney McNabb
at the piano.
Following the meeting, Mr.
Brinson met with Rotary Presi
dent Willie B. Hopkins, club di
rectors, and members of the aims
and objects committee. Both dis
trict and local projects for the
Rotary year were discussed.
The program Friday night com
pleted a series on community ser
vice directed by Raleigh Alford.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, October 7, 1949 .
State Auditor Bridges to Make
Dedication Address at Wakelon
Town Board In Favor
Os Recreation Program;
Beck to Fill Vacancy
The Zebulon Board of Commis
sioners agreed with Petitioner
Carlton Mitchell Monday night
that the community needs a mu
nicipal recreation commission, and
directed Town Clerk Willie B.
Hopkins to check with the League
of Municipalities and the Local
Government Commission concern
ing proper procedure for estab
lishment of a recreational author
ity in Zebulon.
The Baptist minister pointed to
the success of the recently com
pleted softball season, the first
full-fledged local program for
teen-agers and adults for the sum
mer, in asking that a municipal
agency be set up to expand local
recreational facilities for all age
groups. Each member of the gov
erning body expressed himself as
in accord with Mr. Mitchell’s pro
posal.
In another important action
Monday night the commissioners
elected Howard Beck to succeed
Barrie Davis on the board, the
term to run from the present un
til the municipal election in 1951.
Davis resigned from the board
because of pressure of duties as
commanding officer of the local
unit of the National Guard. Beck
is a former commissioner, having
served from 1947 until July of
this year.
Last Services Held
For W. W. Winstead
Funeral services for Wiley W.
Winstead, 68, of Bunn, who died
at his home early Monday morn
ing following an illness of over
a year, were held from the home
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by
the Rev. Jobe Overton, assisted
by the Rev. Mr. Grissom of Hen
derson. Burial was in Maplewood
Cemetery at Wilson.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Net
tie Hagwood Winstead; six daugh
ters, Mrs. Dan Pearce of Zebulon,
Mrs. C. B. Spain and Mrs. Leroy
Crews of Bunn, Mrs. B. D. Moody
of Wilson, Mrs. Odell Fuller of
Elizabeth City, and Mrs. F. J. Wat
son of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Four sons, Billie and Bobby of
the home, J. R. of Rocky Mount,
and J. E. of Reidsville; a step
son, Anthony May of Henderson;
a stepdaughter, Mrs. G. R. Holmes
of Louisburg; six brothers, Herbert
of Zebulon, Ed, Frank, John,
George, and Olna of Wilson; and a
sister, Mrs. Eugene Williams of
Wilson.
New Bunn Store
To Be Ready Soon
Completion of a new store build
ing between Tonkel-Silk Depart
ment Store and Bunn Electric
Company on Arendell Avenue is
expected within a week, William
Bunn, owner of the building, said
: Monday.
The building, which is being
: constructed by Wake Builders,
i is a one-structure with an asphalt
tile floor. It extends from the
I street back to Allen Cawthome’s
garage. Frank Kannon will ope
rate a dry goods store in the build -
i ing.
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Henry Lee Bridges, auditor of
the State of North Carolina, who
will be the principal speaker at the
dedication of the Wakelon ; thletic
field lighting system Friday night,
October 7.
Local Methodist Church
To Begin Annual Revival
Next Sunday Morning
Beginning Sunday morning at
11:00 o’clock the Zebulon Metho
dist Church will conduct its an
nual revival, Pastor Paul Carruth
has announced. The services, to
be held each evening at 7:30, in
cluding Sunday, will continue
through Friday of next week.
“This series of special services
provides a time for the deepening
of their spiritual experiences, a
renewal of their spiritual aware
ness, and a new consciousness of
the spiritual nature of life, by the
members of the church,’’ Mr. Car
ruth said. “While no longer the
exclusive function of the revival,
it retains an emphasis on making
a first commitment to the Christ
ian life through which the church
seeks to reach those who have nev
er made such a commitment.’’
The guest preacher of the week
will be the Rev. F D. Heddon, pas
tor of the Chestnut Street Metho
dist Church of Lumjperton, rec
ognized as one of the outstanding
pastors of the North Carolina
Conference.
The guest preacher was born in
Indiana, moving with his family
to Florida as a child, and came to
North Carolina to complete his
education where he has remained
ever since. He received his Bach
elor of Divinity degree from the
Divinity School of Duke.
The community is cordially in
vited to attend the services.
Talton Attends Dedication of New
Power Plant; Governor Is Speaker
Ralph Talton, manager of the
Zebulon district office of Caro
lina Power and Light Company,
attended dedication exercises for
the power company’s new outdoor
steam-electric plant at Lumberton
last Friday, including a luncheon
for Governor W. Kerr Scott, prin
cipal speaker at the dedication,
other state officials, and officers
of the utility company.
The plant, a new type in North
Carolina, is expected to take care
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Game with Wendell's
Eleven Friday Night
To Feature Dedication
State Auditor Henry Lee
Bridges of Raleigh, former resi
dent of this community and a grad
uate of Wakelon High School, will
be the principal speaker at the
dedication ceremonies of the
Wakelon athletic field lighting
system Friday night, October 7,
Principal Fred Smith announced
today.
Mr. Bridges, a graduate of the
local high school and a former
Wakelon athlete, will speak at
brief half-time exercises in the
game with Wendell, which has
been scheduled as the dedication
contest.
Programs will be printed and
sold at Friday night’s game, and
local merchants have been gener
ous in subscribing advertising for
the booklet. A recapitulation of
money spent for the lighting sys
tem will be carried in the program,
f ogether with p list of persons
contributing to the light fund and
°ndorsers of notes.
The community lights fund,
with R. Vance Brown and Ferd
Davis as cc-treasurers, began with
approximately $690 from a dor
mant lunchroom fund under con
trol of the Wakelon School Board
and S9OO in contributions. The
balarce of funds necessary came
from a loan from the Peoples Bank
and Trust Company, the loan be
ing secured bv 22 notes of SIOO
mcE sismed by residents of Lit
tle River Township. Intention of
~cHool authorities is to retire these
notes from revenue from athletic
contests at Wakelon.
Admission to the Wendell-
game wiH be 50 cents for
adults and 25 cents for children,
same as at previous games.
Work Progressing
On Local Post Office
Work on Zebulon’s new post of
fice, being constructed by Home
Builders Corporation for M. J,
Sexton on Horton Street across
from Dr. Flowers’ office, is pro
ceeding satisfactorily, Mr. Sexton
said this week.
Dates of occupancy of the new
structure, a one-story cement block
and brick veneer building, is still
indefinite. The post office was
originally scheduled to move from
its present location in the Duke
Building on October 1, but struc
tural additions to conform to fire
regulations caused delay in Post
master Sexton’s plans.
of anticipated industrial growth in
central North Carolina. It will
serve the area from Hartsville,
South Carolina, north to the Vir
ginia line in conjunction with ex
isting generating facilities.
In speech to the large crowd
present at the dedication. Gove
nor Scott lauded the company for
its initiative in adding to its fa
cilities, and urged greater efforts
by public utilities to provide elec
tricity for rural Carolinians.