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Pi* i THE ZEBULON RECORD V*olume XXIV. Number 52 North Carolina Farmers May Get Their Phones Soon, Cooley Declares By Harold D. Cooley, Member of Congress North Carolina can now look forward to a brighter situation with respect to rural telephone service since the passage in the first session of the Eighty-first Congress of the Rural Telephone bill and its sign ing by the President of the United States. It was a honor for me to be Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture when the Com mittee heartily recommended the bill to the House, and when the House enthusiastically passed the measure. Smokey Says: [tree planting is all ... so is firs protection! Zebulon Defeats Wendell, 53-51 The Zebulon Scribes dropped in second place in the Little River Basketball League last Saturday night when the Youngsville All- \ Stars, paced by center Marvin ‘ Roberts, battled through two over time periods, to take a 45-44 vic tory and first place in league competition. Wednesday night the Scribes staged a last-quarter rally to overcome an 8-point lead and tie Wendell at the whistle ending the regular game in the Wakelon gym nasium. The Zebulon quintet took advantage of foul shots to win in the overtime, 53-51. The victory put them a half-game behind Youngsville. Greene Scores 25 Hilliard Greene scored 25 points to lead the Zebulon cagers, who were playing without Harold Pippin or Carlton Mitchell, both first string players. Pittman led Wendell with 13 points, followed by Rex Tippette and Joe Rich ardson with 10 each. Zebulon meets the Stone Cobros All-Stars in the Bailey gymnasi um tonight at 8:15. Little River Standings W L Pet. Youngsville 4 1 .800 Zebulon 6 2 .750 Wendell 2 3 .400 Knightdale 2 5 .285 1 Bailey 1 3 .250 Walter A. Oakley Dies at Home Last Tuesday After Long Illness Walter A. Oakley, 67, died at his home, Zebulon, Route 2, early Tuesday morning following a long illness. Funeral services were held from the Wakefield Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. K. S. Combs, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Robert L. Hughes, his former pas tor. The White Stone Masonic Lodge was in charge of the last rites. Surviving are his wife; three It will doubtless be a distinct i surprise to North Carolinians to learn that today the State is bracketed with a group of five states lowest in rank in the United States with regard to percentage of farms with telephones. In fact, North Carolina has never ap proached the national average, j i which in 1920 was 38.7 and in 1945 had dropped to 31.8. According to the Census of Ag riculture figures, more than twice as many North Carolina farms had telephones in 1920 as in 1945, and the situation in our State has not changed materially since the end of the war in this respect. Fortunately for farmers and other rural people in the State, our low present status does not reflect either our interest in tele , phone service or the energy ex ! pended by farm people and farm leaders to obtain such service. The people of No’-th Carolina can take { justifiable price in the passage by our own State Assembly in 1945 of a rural telephone Act an acknowledgement of the needs and desires of farm people for ade-, : quate telephone service, j The State Act gave the State REA responsibility of assisting rural communities to get telephone service from existing companies, associations, or public agencies. It also set up a framework within which rural telephone cooperative, similar to the rural electric mem bership corporations, could be formed by local gr.oups. (Continued on Page 4) Methodist Women Serve Eastern Star The WCSC of the Methodist Church served a delicious turkey dinner to members of the Eastern Star and guests at their banquet Tuesday night in the Social Room of the new church. Miniature cherry trees adorned the tables, and red, white and blue stream ers decorated the room. Present were thirty-one mem bers of the local Order of the Eastern Star and the following guests; Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Moag of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Rim mer of Sanford, and Mrs. Lucy Rhodes Duncan and Mr. Duncan of Smithfield. Mrs. Moag is Worthy ; Grand Matron of the state of North Carolina, and Mrs. Duncan is dis trict deputy. iSons, Edward and Wilbur of Zeb ulon, Route 2, Walter A. Oakley, Jr., who is in the armed forces stationed in Japan; eight daugh ters, Shirley, Barbara, and Mrs. Irene Oakley of the home, Mrs. J. W. Perkins of Fayetteville, Mrs. H. V. Clark of Tennessee, Mrs. C. R. Taylor of Wendell, Mrs. L. U. King of Durham, and Mrs. Wayne Ray and Mrs. J. H. Wiggs of Zeb ulon; two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Wil son of Oxford, and Mrs. Beulah King of Raleigh; and 15 grand children. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, February 24, 1950 Architects drawing of the James Addison Jones Library. To be constructed on the Greensboro College campus, Greensboro, N. C.. in honor of James A. Jones of Charlotte, N. C., member of the Board of Trustees and a prominent Methodist Layman. Wakelon Girls' Basketball Team to Meet Wendell for Eastern Wake Crown Tonight The Wakelon girls’ basketball j team won a place in the East Wake County Tournament finals by tak ing a thrilling 57-49 victory from | a hard-battling Knightdale sextet which led at half-time, 24-23. The Wakelon team will meet their arch-rivals from Wendell at 7:30 tonight in the Knightdale gymna ! sium. Ruth Brown, who excells at j faking opposing guards right out | of the gym, set a tournament seor- I ing record by putting 39 points 'through the hoop. Gwynn Smith helped the winners with 15 points. Rose and Ruth Pace teamed with Shirley Chamblee to star at guard, j Coach Herb Appenzeller’s boys ran into a spirited Rolesville team . which overcame a seven-point Wakelon lead in the final period and went ahead to win, 51-49, to knock the Bulldogs out of tourna ment competition. William H. Johnson Buried at Red Oak William H. Johnson, 76, farmer 11 of the Red Oak Community in Nash County, died at his home | - early Wednesday after an illness ! 1 of several months. Funeral services were conduct- j ed from the home at 3 o’clock i Thursday afternoon by Dr. J. W. Kincheloe, pastor of the First Bap tist Church of Rocky Mount, and the Rev. Oscar Williams, pastor of the Red Oak Baptist Church of which the deceased was a member. Burial was in the family cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. 1 Zelma Winfree Johnson; two sons, W. H. Johnson, Jr., of near Whita- D kers, and Mack L. Johnson of the ( home; two daughters, Mrs. W. H. j 1 McDonald of Rocky Mount and ( Mrs. Melvin Massey of Zebulon; j one brother, John Johnson of ' near Whitakers; and one sister, • Mrs. Mary Norwood of New Bern. j ■ Funeral Services Held J For Parrot Howell Parrot Henry Howell, 81, died Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter Thig pen of Saratoga. ] He is survived by the following < children: Ben of Wendell, Rob- t ert of Wilson County, Herbert of i Zebulon, Route 3, Cullen of Rocky Mount, Mrs. Sallie Bass 1 and Mrs. Walter Thigpen of Sara- i toga; 17 grandchildren and six j great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held from 1 the home Tuesday afternoon at 3 1 o’clock. Burial was in the family ( cemetery near Saratoga. Sonny Rowe with 13 points and Bobby Kitchings and Jimmy Greene with 8 points were high scorers for Wakelon. Henry Liles scored 14 points to lead Rolesville. Playing in the finals for the boys tonight will be Rolesville and Mill brook. Millbrook won twice over Wakelon in regular season play Epileptic Victim Frightens Citizens During Seizures Housewives in the community have been startled several times in the past year by a 22-year-old colored man trying to enter their homes, usually about 8:00 o’clock in the morning. If the door is unlocked the intruder frequently will search for a bedroom and lie on the bed. The young colored man has been identified as Thurman Daniels, who is a victim of epileptic fits which usually take place in early morning. H. C. Wade, who is manager for Zebulon Supply Company, states that his firm has employed Dan- Former Resident of Wendell Dies At Morehead City on February 15 Mrs. W. E. Anderson, 73, of Morehead City, the former Little Mae Todd of Wendell, died Wed nesday night at 9:20, February 15. j Funeral services were held at Edgemont Free Will Baptist Church in Durham Friday at 3:00 p. m. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery near Durham. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. E. S. Liles of Fitzgerald, Ga.; Mrs. J. T. Andrews of Bahama, Mrs. S. K. Baldree of Morehead State College Extention Service Issues Homestead Planning Paper A publication on planning new homesteads and improving old ones was released last week by the State College Extension Ser vice. The 16-page booklet, printed in two colors and illustrated with numerous photographs and draw ings, was prepared by John H. Harris, extension horticulturist and landscape specialist. Copies of the bulletin, issued as Extension Circular No. 346 and entitled “Planning Your Homestead,” are Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers | and is favored to cop the East Wake title. The Wakelon-Wcndell girls’ game is the feature game for the county. Wendell was seeded first, having won over the Wakelon sex tet in all conference games. Wake lon, however, won twice over Wendell in practice games. iels frequently, and he has observ ed him during the epileptic fits. So far as he knows, Mr. Wade says, Daniels is harmless and has never been known to attempt to hurt anyone during his fits. The spells last about 30 minutes, he said. Wednesday morning Daniels at tempted to enter the Wade home. Mr. Wade stated that he had pre viously warned his wife about the Negro, and Mrs. Wade was not frightened. The negro tries to cover his head when an attack occurs, and apparently thinks that any house he is near at the time is his home. City, Mrs. Evelyn White of Ba hama, Mrs. Leslie Day of McClel landville, S. C.; Mrs. Leroy Fred erick of Baltimore, Md.; two sons, E. R. Anderson of High Point, and J. L. Anderson of Durham; 23 grandchildren; 10 great grandchil dren; three sisters, Mrs. Newton Weathers of Rolesville, Mrs. Lon nie Eddins of Rolesville, and Mrs. Rom Honeycutt of Wendell; one brother, Royster Todd of Roles ville. available free from the local coun ty agent or the Agricultural Edi tor, State College Station. “If you are building a new homestead or expecting to improve your present one,” says Harris, “you’ll find it pays to plan. At little or no more cost, you can have a homestead that will be con venient, comfortable, and attrac tive. You can have a place you’ll Ibe proud to call ‘home,’ a place where you’ll be glad to live for many years.”
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