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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXV. Number 22 PERSONALS of the past week Mr. and Mrs. R. W. House of Dunedin, Fla., will arrive Saturday to visit Mr and Mrs. A. R. House for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Antone spent Sunday in Spring Hope with Mr. and Mrs. Barkton Antone. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Williams spent Sunday with his mother in Wakefield. Mr. and Mrs. Proctor Scarbor ough and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith of Raleigh attended the pi ano recital at the school Wednes day night. Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Massey are attending the Dental Convention in Pinehurst this week. Mr. and Mrs. Needham Horton of Portsmouth, Va„ spent last weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Horton. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hinton and daughter, of Raleigh spent Sun day through Wednesday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hin ton. The Charles Creeches have mov ed into their new home on Aren dell Avenue. Local Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Joe Florence, 3rd, and daughter, spent from Tuesday until Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beck. Mrs. D. D. Thomas of York, S. C., visited this week in the home of her son, Dr. Ben Thomas. Frank Freeze, Jr., is spending this week in Rocky Mount with Dr. and Mrs. Allan Whitaker. Mrs. Lucy Bunn, and Mr. and, Mrs. Harold Bunn and family have j moved into the house on Sycamore Street formerly occupied by the Ray Gaineys. Miss Annabel Herdman, who has been visiting her niece, Mrs. Frederick Chamblee, will return to Boston Sunday. Dr. Charles Flowers, Jr., came from Baltimore last weekend to spend the weekend with his par ents, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Flow ers. Back from Louisburg Mr. and Mrs. Bert Peoples have returned from a week’s vacation to Louisburg. Mrs. Julia Collins of Wendell spent Thursday with her sister,! Mrs. C. M. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Whitley spent last Sunday in Greensboro, 1 with their daughter, Nancy, who is a student at WCUNC. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hawkins and son of Washington, D. C. spent last weekend in Wakefield visit- , ing in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Williams, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Williams, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Edison Wood. Mrs. Hawkins : is the former Faye Williams. Mrs. Spencer (Jocelyn) Turren- 1 tine will arrive Friday from Bell Buckle, Tenn., to visit her parents, ; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. House. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Willis and 1 children, Dottie and Marvin, Jr., * of Morehead City spent last week- ' end with Mr. and Mrs. Francis 1 Wade. 1 1 " 1 No Night Services At Wakefield May 21 j No services will be held in the r Wakefield Baptist Church Sunday c night because of the baccalaureate jc sermon which will be preached in ( the Wakelon School auditorium at 8:00 p. m., Rev. Kermit Combs, pastor, announced yesterday. Claude Goddy Will Be Chief Speaker At Rolesville Finals Claude Gaddy, Secretary to ; State Mission Board, will deliver the address at graduating exercises at Rolesville School Friday night, ’ May 26, at 8 o’clock, f The commencement sermon will f be preached in the school audi j torium at 11 o’clock Sunday morn ing, May 21, by the Rev. Homer t Baker, former pastor of the Bap . tist Church in Rolesville. Class night exercises will be 3 held Thursday night, May 25, at i 8 o’clock, and will be based on the play, “Seniors In Wonder . land,” by Mary Sullivan Kelly. Diplomas will be presented to . 28 seniors, including Howard Al . ford, Lafayette Buffalo, Sarah Lee Cash, Edna Earl Chalk, Ted Dan t iel, Rita Daniel, Alice Mae Den i ton. Doris Denton, Nancy Frances Edwards, Syl Frazier, Robert Hai l ley. Myrtle Lois Holden, Marie ■ Hurt, Mary Grace Jones, Jenny [ Sue Jones, Henry Liles, Donald Massey, Mary Moody, Doris Jean [ Pearce, Ralph Pearce, Billy Thom- \ . as Perry, Nora Dean Perry, Lois . Pulley Jones, Joan Shearon, Sel . ma Tharrington, Kathleen Wat kins, Sue Williams, Ed Young. i Valedictorian Named Ed Young is valedictorian of the class of 1950, and Lois Jones will be salutatorian. Mascots are Betty Lois Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rogers, and Homer Buffalo, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Buffalo. Marshalls are Jo Ann Thornton, chief marshall, Marjorie Stowe, Emma Jean Averette, Peggy Jane Bell, Doris Nevilles, Olga Lea Wall, and Sylvia Thornton. Piano Recital Held Wednesday Night Miss Marilyn Alderman and Mrs. Rodney McNabb presented a joint recital of their piano stu dents Wednesday night in the Wakelon School auditorium. A de lightful audience heard the pupils play a large number of popular and classical numbers. Miss Alderman’s pupils includ ed Jackie Mitchell, Ernestine Wade, Leslie Strickland, Edith Lewis, Fit Murray, Judy Perry, Pat Phillips, Anne Hopkins, Bet ty Kimball, Jimmy Hodge, Shel by Jean Williams, Doris Perry, Virginia Wade, Carolyn Hinton, Dottie Privette, and Zelma Green. Mrs. McNabb’s pupils included Larry Page, Judith Hood, Robert Jenkins, Peggy Greene, and Cor dell Page. Services Are Noted At Baptist Church The final sessions of the Confer ence on Family Life will be held at the Baptist Church on Sunday evening at 6:45. The time has been advanced to make it possible for those attending to be present at the high school baccalaureate services. Mr. and Mrs. Middleton of Raleigh will be present to con duct the adult conferences. Mr. Mitchell will lead the young peo ple and Mrs. Theo B. Davis will lead the Juniors in a discussion of the relationship of the church to the family. The Adult Choir will sing the anthem, “Create in Me a Clean Heart” by Carl Mueller at the morning worship service. The sermon topic will be “The Vision of a Pure Heart.” Softball managers will meet tonight at 8:00 in the Carolina Power and Light Co. office. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 19, 1950 CANDIDATE jgv- ‘ BJ B ~ Pictured above is T. Floyd Adams, prominent farmer, busi ness man, and minister of Wil low Springs, who is a candidate for re-election as a Wake County Commissioner from the Southern District of Wake County, subject to the forthcoming democratic pri mary. In connection with the current campaign, Mr. Adams released the following statement: “My candidacy is based on a desire to be of service to the peo ple of my County and on my in terest in the continued progress of our county government and the services which it renders to the people.” National Guard Unit To Observe Armed Forces Day May 20 A full display of the arms and equipment used by Battery A of the 113 Field Artillery Eattalion will be exhibited on Main Street in Zebulon Saturday afternoon when the town will join the rest of the nation in an observance of the birthdays of all branches of our armed forces. Mayor R. H. Bridgers has issued a proclamation setting aside Saturday for the oc casion. The exhibit will be centered around the 105-mm howitzer, Capt. Barrie Davis stated yester day, and this gun will be explain ed by First Sergeant Sidney Holmes, the unit’s combat-hard ened top-kick who served with the field artillery in Europe. Sgt. Frank Massey, who serves Battery A as chief of the firing! section, will assist 1-Sgt. in telling visitors of the howitzer. | SFC Carl Kemp will explain the small arms, and Sgt. Gordon Temple, who heads the ammuni-, tion section, will exhibit the .ma chine guns and ammunition. Cpl. Wesley Pearce and a mem ber of his radio section will roam the business section using the handi-talkie radios, while Cpl. John Clark supervises the instal lation and operation of three field telephones and the switchboard. Pup tents will be erected by Pfc. Dave Finch, who serves as battery recorder. i, WOjg Clifford Gilliam will be present to discuss the National ; Guard with men between the ages ’ of 17 and 35 who are interested in enlisting. He stated that he has places for four men who will be able to attend the July maneu vers. j 1 * 1 —■—l 1 ■ 1 ■■■—— r Card of Thanks < We wish to express our thanks 1 and appreciation for the many 1 cards, beautiful flowers and every act of kindness shown us during 2 the illness and death of our wife ' and mother. > N. A. Horton and family > Claude Gaddy Will Going zo Be One More Busy Man! Driver’s License Examiner C. M. Hocutt of Zebulon, N. C., said to day that he will have to examine approximately 30 persons per day for driver’s and chauffeur’s li censes between now and June 30 if he is to complete the list of persons eligible for renewals in ; this section. All persons whose last names be gin with N. O, P, and Q and all drivers of for hire vehicles .must have new licenses on or before June 30. In an effort to avoid a last minute rush, the Department of Motor Vehicles began issuing chauffeur’s license on May 1 this year instead of on May 15, as in the past. Hush It Up Boys! Examiner Hocutt stated, how ? ever, that chauffers in this sec -7 tion have been slow to report to i his station for examination. Ap t proximately one-third of th e N - through Q drivers also must be examined in the next month and t a half, he added. An examiner sel : dom can give more than 20 tests per day which means that a rush i can be expected as the June 30 . deadline nears and extra help will . have to be sought from other ; sources. Examiner Hocutt pointed > out. > The daily schedule for Examiner Hocutt will be as follows: Zebulon, N. C. Monday and Tuesday. Wendell, N. C., Wednesday. Spring Hope, N. C„ Thursday and Friday. Examiner Hocutt will begin tests [ for R, S and T drivers on July 1. r _ Mrs. Hinton Heads i Local Woman's Club j With the new president, Mrs. | A. S. Hinton in charge, the Wom an’s Club held its final meeting for the club year on Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs. Theo. Davis briefly dis cussed the petitions in the club collect and read a prayer by Mary Carolyn Davies. Plans for next year were out lined by the president and some appointments of committee chair men were made. Final reports were heard from treasurer and secretary. Mrs. R. H. Herring gave a report of the State Meeting of Federated Clubs in Raleigh. Wendell Native Dies In Onslow County Jesse V. Beaman, 41, died at the Onslow County Hospital at Jacksonville Tuesday morning af ter an illness of several weeks. He was the manager of the Jaekson ville-Wilmington branch of the Seashore Transportation Company. Mr. Beaman is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Todd Beaman; one son, Jackie, both of Jackson ville; two brothers, Hopie and John Beaman; one sister, Louise Beaman, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Beaman, all of New Bern. Scouts to Camp The first overnight camping venture of the Zebulon Boy Scout Troop will be held Saturday night when the Boy Scouts and Explor ers will accompany Scoutmas- j ter Gordan Temple and Harry Pat ton on the expedition. The Court of Honor for Troop 340 will be held Tuesday night at 7:30. All members of the troop who have earned awards for ad vancement will be presented them. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Bond Campaign Starts Tuesday In Wake County r t The Liberty Bell will ring again , when the 1950 U. S. “E” Bond s savings campaign in North Caro ( lina receives its “kick-off” with a big one-hour program at Raleigh Tuesday, May 23, in front of the [ i Wake County Court House, bef*ln . ning at 12 o’clock noon. , Bond officials from Washington, North Carolina and hundreds of people from Raleigh and Wake r County will be on hand to take , part, witness the 60 minutes pro gram and hear the Liberty Bell ring again. The bell to be used in the Ral eigh program is an exact duplicate I of the famous Liberty Bell in In dependence Hall in Philadelphia. It is the campaign symbol of this particular “E” bond • campaign | which has been named the Inde pendence Drive. Made in France at a cost of more than $30,000,000 the bell will have the actual tone of the origi nal bell before it was cracked. The exact tone was made possible hroimh the careful calibration of *'~e Libertv Bell from which the harmonic tones were secured. in Raleigh bell will remain in Raleigh ’ ’—'mhout the day Tuesday and - Hrmsday morning will begin a '" r of 64 other North Carolina ; tie« in interest of the bond drive. I,r hen the Independence Drive vir,c July 4, the bell will be of "icially presented to the State. Sm'iar bells were made for the '♦Her 47 states, the District of Co ’omhia. Alaska, Hawaii and Puer -1 n Rico Several hundred thous nd dollars were spent by the T nit«'d States business firms in making the bells which were giv n thp U. S. Treasury Department r or use in the drive. Details Incomplete Details for the Raleigh program have not been completed but the program will include music, songs, short talks and other entertain ment. A radio program at 9:15 Tues day morning over Station WPTF, featuring Mrs. W. Kerr Scott, wife of the Governor, will open the day’s program. According to Fred Dixon, coun ty chairman, Wake County’s “E” bond quota for the Independence Drive is $325,000.00. ( Wakefield Circle [ Has May Session ; Circle No. lof Wakefield Mis sionary Society held its meeting | on Monday night, May 15, in the home of Mrs. E. A. Rhodes with 11 Mrs. T. C. Pippin co-hostess. 1 1 There were 12 members present ’ and six visitors, Mrs. Nellie Doak, Durham, N. C.; Mesdames Elmo : and B. J. Fish, Mrs. Lester, and Mrs. Chappell from Fuquay Springs. The meeting was opened with a hymn, followed by a prayer by Mrs. Wiley Perry. Mrs. T. C Pip pin sang a solo, after which the members and guests were honored by having Mrs. Doak, who has made extensive study in teaching ' the Bible, speak. Her subject was based on the third chapter of John, explaining the spiritual birth. A short business session was held, after which delicious ice cream and cake were enjoyed by all present. The June meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. ClelUe Liles.
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