THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXIV.
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The new $3,500,000 Reo Gold Comet gasoline engine can do more
than pull a truck fast —it’s not afraid of water, either. The photos
above show three stages in an unusual water test conducted in the Com
pany’s plant. While running, the engine was completely submerged in
a six-foot tank of water, shut off while below the surface, and started
again, several times. Air intake and exhaust pipes were the only parts
above water level/Reo engineers report that the engine ran under
water at speeds ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 revolutions per minute.
The engine was equipped with aircraft-type, waterproof spark plugs,
and waterproofed distributor,, generator and starter.
V/akelon Seniors Present
Comedy Thursday Night
A full house saw the Wakelon
Senior Class present “Aunt Sa
manthy Rules the Roost,” a three
act comedy directed by Malbert
Smith and starring members of
the class. The antics of Aunt Sa
manthy Simpkins, her nieces, and
other members of the cast under
the influence of love powders kept
the audience holding their sides
with laughter.
Ruth Brown played the lead
role of Aunt Samanthy, an old
maid who aspired to be mayor of
Simpkinville. Sue Long and Betty
Jo Pearce portrayed her nieces,
Wakelon Cagers Take Twin Bill
From Wendell Here Friday Night
The Wakelon girls had to bat
tle a stubborn Wendell rally to
a standstill in the final quarter
to take their second victory of
the year over the visitors last Fri
day night in the Wakelon gymna
sium, 53-49. A packed house saw
Wendell’s Nan Mattox make 16
points in a last period surge after
Wendell had trailed 40-16.
Ruth Brown used her one-hand
push shot to spearhead the Wake
lon attack, scoring 28 points. It
was Joellen Gill who kept Wake
lon in the game during the last
quarter, however, when she scored
eight points.
The two victories this season are
the first for the Wakelon girls over
Wendell in over three years.
Number 50
who were headed toward lives as
old maids under Aunt Samanthy’s
iron rule.
The love powders bought by
Polly Pained, the colored maid
played by Bettie Lou Williams,
provided complications. Intended
for the maid’s boy friend, Buddy
Baskins (Ruric Gill), they were
taken instead by Aunt Samanthy
and her opponent in the election,
Lucien Littlefield.
Lucien Littlefield was the sur
prise of the evening. The pom
pous character was portrayed by
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Neither of the victories, however,
were conference contests.
In the nightcap, the Bulldogs
had to battle until the final whis
tle to edge out Wendell 34-30,
with Donald Fowler and Robert
Kitchings leading the way.
With two minutes remaining, the
visitors pulled to within two points
of Wakelon, but a goal by Kitch
ings, a free throw by Jimmy
Greene, and a free throw by Reu
ben McSwain put the game on
ice.
Fowler scored nine points and
Kitchings scored eight for Wakelon.
Sonny Rowe and Jimmy Greene
starred on defense, holding the
wild shooting Wendell quint well
in check.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, February 14, 1950
County Warden Lists
Forest Fire Officers
Farm Bureau Has
Successful Pasture
Study Term Here
Rodney McNabb
Too many farmers and farm bu
reau members must again count
themselves as losers for having
missed this important Farm Bu
reau meeting. While this meeting
was attended by a goodly number
of members, still there are doubt
less many many others who should
have availed themselves of such
a worthwhile opportunity.
This meeting date was moved up
from the regular scheduled meet
ing time because of the State Farm
Bureau meeting which will be held
in Raleigh on that date. The Ral
eigh meeting will begin Sunday
night, February 12th, with vesper
services at 8:00 o’clock and con
tinue through Wednesday.
The theme of our February
meeting was permanent pastures.
Mr. Upchurch who is with State
College was our principal speaker.
He quickly proved himself well
qualified on the subject of pas
tures. He gave a very detailed
and comprehensive talk on pas
tures. His discussion covered
such factors as kind of pasture,
liming the soil, preparation of soil,
time of planting, amount and fre
quency of fertilization, inoccula
tion, etc. In other words perma
nent pastures can with work and
judgment pay dividends to us,
which are now going to states west
and north of us. With pastures to
properly support it, we can send
them milk and beef instead of im
porting large quantities of these
items from them. Mr. Christen
berry. our assistant county agent,
assisted Mr. Upchurch.
Jim Croom and Raymond L.
Averette were appointed as dele
gates to the State Meeting with
Graham Bunn and Ted Hood as
alternates.
Rotary Club Hears
Wakelon Teacher
The role that the uranium and
proposed hydrogen atomic bombs
play in the international scene was
discussed by Miss Frances Thack
ston, Wakelon School teacher, be
fore the Zebulon Rotary Club last
Friday night in the Zebulon Wo
man’s Club house. Miss Thack
ston appeared as the guest of C.
V. Whitley, chairman of the Inter
national Service committee.
The speaker listed both the
good and the bad aspects of the
atomic bombs, and her interesting
talk demonstrated a great deal of
intensive study.
Pre-School Clinic
The annual Pre-School
: Clinic for children who will
: begin school next fall will ;
j: be held in the Wakelon
: gymnasium on Wednesday, ;
; February 15, at 12:30.
The Wake County Hoard
of Education has ruled that
birth certificates will be re
; quired next September of
j children entering school.
CANDIDATE
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Wealthy Robert (Our Bob) Rey
nalds startled Carolina political
circles by announcing his candi
dacy for the U. S. Senate oppos
ing Frank P. Graham.
Zebulon Leading
Little River Loop
Standings: W L
Zebulon 4 1
Youngsville 3 1
Knightdale 2 3
Wendell 1 3
Bailey 0 2
Results last week: Youngsville
52, Knightdale 45; Zebulon 71,
Youngsville 56; Zebulon 45,
Knightdale 42; Zebulon 47, Wen
dell 38; Youngsville 2, Bailey 0
(forfeit); Knightdale 2, Wendell 0
(forfeit); Wendell 64, Bailey 21.
Zebulon and Youngs' ille took
over the lead of the Little River
League last week, with Zebulon
on top because of more games
played. The feature game of the
week was the Zebulon-Knightdale
encounter Saturday night in the
Wakelon gymnasium which Zebu
lon won 45-42, to hold on to its
slim lead.
Thursday night Wiley Barnes,
5 ft. 10 in. guard, scored 19 points
to lead Youngsville to a closely
fought 52-35 victory over Knight
dale in the Knightdale gymnasium.
For Knightdale Boonie Harrell
was high scorer with 12 points.
Next week’s schedule:
Wednesday, February 15;
Knightdale at Wendell; Zebulon at
Bailey.
Thursday, February 16: Wendell
at Youngsville; Bailey at Knight
dale.
Saturday, February 18: Youngs
ville at Zebulon.
Details for 15-Day Encampment
Given to National Guard Battery
Further details of the 15-day
summer encampment for members
of the 30th Division were given
last night at the drill of A Battery
in the armory on Vance Street.
The unit is conducting intensive
training in preparation for the
July field maneuvers.
Captain Barrie Davis, Lt. Phil
ip Shorr, Sgt. Percy Parrish and
members of the mess section will
attend a course in food service to
be conducted by Army Food Ser
vice Technicians from Third Army
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Assistant
for Wake
Permits Issued
By W. I. Hopkins
Required for Fires
Wake County Forest Warden H.
E. Shaw of Route 4, Raleigh,
wishes to call the attention of all
farmers in the County to the North
Carolina Brush Burning Permit
Law. This Law states that it is
unlawful for any person to start
a fire in any woodland, or with
in 500 feet of such an area, under
the protection of the Dept, of Con
servation and Development’s For
estry Division, between the first
day of February and the first day
of June, without first getting a
permit to do so.
“This Law protects your tim
berland from careless brush burn
ers,” says Shaw, “and gives the
Forestry Division a check on who
is burning and when they are
burning.” By knowing these things,
continues Shaw, our townsmen
know’ where the legal burning is
going on. It saves them from run
ning all over the County checking
every little smoke they see.
The County Warden offers a few
suggestions for this time of year
when the fire hazards are great.
“When you are going to burn, first
get a permit. Plow a fire line
around your field or your brush
pile. Have fire fighting equip
ment handy, just in case. Burn
after a rain or in the late after
noon or evening when the wind
has died down. Stay with the fire
until the last spark is out.”
Shaw urges everyone to do his
part in helping to prevent for
est fires in Wake County by fol
lowing the above rules and by
getting his burning permit at one
of the following issuing stations :
County Forest Warden H. E.
Shaw, Route 4, Raleigh, Phone
38761; W. W. Morris, Knightdale,
Phone 32981; E. G. Macon, Wake
Forest: L. N. Rogers, Rolesville;
W. I. Hopkins, Route 2, Zebulon.
Zebulon Lions Club
To Meet Wednesday
The Zebulon Lions Club will
meetin the recreation room of the
Zebulon Methodist Church Wed
nesday night at 7:00 for a supper
meeting. Frank Kemp and Joe
Tonkel will have charge of the
program.
Discussion will be held during
the business session on a plan to
raise funds for projects sponsor
ed by the organization.
Headquarters in Raleigh May 5.
The field training will be held
this year at Ft. Jackson, Columbia,
S. C., and Battery A will leave
Sunday, July 2, returning home on
Sunday, July 15.
The local organization will move
to and from field training as a
unit. No private transportation
will be used.
Lt. Philip Pearce, battery execu
tive officer, stated that first year
training for Battery A will be
I completed in time for camp.