THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXV. Number 31.
PERSONALS
of
the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bunn and
son of Wendell, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A Allman and children, and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Bunn and daugh
ter had a barbecue supper in the
backyard at Harold Bunn’s Satur
day night.
Mrs. James Creech and children
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Knott of near Wake For-
Charles Creech, James Creech
and Wayne Perry went to Asht -
vile Saturday and returned Sun
day night.
Mrs. Walter Page and children
and Mrs. Dighton Fiddner and
children are spending the week at
the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Houston
of Salisbury spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. William Bunn.
Rev. Carlton Mitchell left
Monday to take his mother to vis
it relatives and friends in Rich
mond. He will return Wednesday.
Mrs. F. E. Bunn spent last week
in Greensboro with Mrs. Elmo
Bunn.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wright and
family visited Mrs. Millard Cham
blee this weekend. They carried
Mrs Chamblee’s grandson, Jack
Liles, with them to Richmond for
a visit. Jack had been with his
grandmother since Friday.
Visitors from Virginia
Mrs. J. W. Hester of Newport
News. Va., her daughter. Mrs.
Paul Lester and children, Bobbie
and Carol, of Hampton, Va.. were
guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Col
trane last week.
Mrs. R. H. Brantley is visiting
Mr and Mrs. R. H. Brantley. Jr.,
ir, Charlotte for several days.
Miss Mary Lacy Palmer spent
last week with Mrs. F. L. Page
Mrs. Eugene Privette has return
ed after attending a two weeks’
course at WCUNC in Greensboro.
Mrs. Pattie Harris is spending
a few days in Smithfield with
Mrs Guy Lee.
Master Milton Hadley of Green
ville is spending the week with his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Sexton, while his parents are in
Asheville.
Mrs. Annie Godwin and Mr.
Raymond Godwin of Godwin spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gar
land Godwin.
Miss Faye Gill spent the week
end in Pilot with Miss Laura Jean
Massey.
Mrs. Edith Freeze and Frank,
and Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Stott spent
Sunday in Rocky Mount with Dr.
and Mrs. Allan Whitaker.
Frederick Page returned to
Zebulon last monday after receiv
ing his Master’s Degree at the
T T niversity of Connecticut. He is
now attending summer school at
Wake Forest College.
Professor Visits Here
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Moore of
the University of Connecticut spent
the weekend in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Page. Dr. Moore
is head of the History Department
there, and is at present doing re
search for a book he is writing at
Duke University.
Attending the family reunion
Sunday of the Farmer family in
Gladys, Virginia, from Zebulon
■were Rev. and Mrs. Then. B. Da
vis, Mr. and Mrs. Barrie Davis,
Mr and Mrs. Jack Potter, and Ann
and Leary Davis.
Miss Frances Perry of Chapel
Hill is spending this week with
Dr and Mrs. C. E. Flowers.
WINNER
Betsy Pope Simpson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Simpson
of Zebulon, is winner of the Rot
ary-sponsored essay contest held
annually at Wakelon School. The
title of her essay was “World
Peace in an Atomic Age.”
Parties Are Held
By Local Matrons
Mrs. Frederick Chamblee was
hostess to her bridge club and a
number of guests Friday night.
Her living room was beautifully
decorated with roses and hydran
geas.
At the conclusion of play high
score prize for guests was present
ed Mrs. F. L. Page, high for club
members to Mrs. Wallace Cham
blee and low to Miss Ruby Daw
son.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments of sundaes and cup
cakes.
Playing were Mesdames H. C.
Wade, Wallace Chamblee, Raleigh
Alford, Armstrong Cannady, Wal
lace Temple, F. L. Page, Frances
Wade, and Miss Ruby Dawson.
Mrs. Stallings Hostess
Mrs. Donald Stallings was hos
tess to her bridge club and guests
Friday night. Beautiful arrange
ments of cut flowers decorated her
living room.
After several progressions high
score prize for guests was award
ed to Mrs. Milton Howell, high
for club to Mrs. Julian Horton and
low to Mrs. Willard Gill.
A delicious dessert course was
served by the hostess.
Present were Mesdames Vance
Brown, Bob Sawyer, Wilbur Deb
nam, Willard Gill and Julian Hor
ton. Guests were Mesdames Charles
Hawkins, James Alford, and Mil
ton Howell.
Mrs. Gill Entertains
Mrs. Ruric Gill of Zebulon and
Mrs. Charles Wootton of Wendell
entertained at a coca cola party
Saturday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Milton Howell, recent bride,
and Miss Mary Helen Moore of
Wendell, bride-elect of July 1. The
party took place in the beautiful
back yard of the Gill home.
The table was covered with a
lace cloth and a beautiful arrange
ment of baby’s breath, fever few,
snapdragons and roses centered
the table. A pot of old fashioned
lilies hung near the garage.
About thirty guests were pres
ent from Zebulon, Wendell, and
Winston-Salem.
Refreshments of coca colas, cake,
sandwiches, potato chips, pickle,
and nuts were served by the hos
tesses.
Mrs. Leon Glover of Wilson
spent Monday with her sister, Mrs.
Millard Chamblee
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, June 20, 1950
Battery A Begins
Final Preparation
For July Training
One more drill remains before
Battery A, 113 Field Artillery Bat
talion, will entruck for Fort Jack
son, South Carolina, and the re
maining drill, like last night’s
j meeting, will be devoted to com
; bined sections training, with every
man in the battery participating in
j working a problem outside the ar
; mory.
The news that First Sergeant
j Sidney Holmes has received per
{mission to attend the 15-day en
| campment was happily received
j last week. Sgt. Holmes is the only
{combat veteran with artillery ex
\ perience in the battery.
Second Section
A second firing section will be
trained during the coming two
weeks to man one of the two ad
ditional guns received by the Na
tional Guard unit last week. This
training will necessitate additional
drills for the cannoneers.
A special effort will be made
j during the coming week to recruit
1 four men to bring the strength of
Battery A up to its authorized
number, WOjg Clifford Gilliam
stated. He urged men 17 years old
j and over to contact him at once,
lif they can attend maneuvers.
Facilities Available
Last week Mr. Gilliam read a
list of the facilities available for
I the men at Fort Jackson. These
included two golf courses, swim
ming pools, lighted ball fields, a
club; and Post Exchange. Except
while on the three-day field prob
lem during the second week, the
men will be off duty each day at
4:00 p. m. They will be off at
I noon on the first Saturday and
[ will not have to report back for
1 duty until Sunday night.
Sgt. Gordon Temple, manager of
the National Guard softball team.
\ announced that he will enter this
group in competition for the 30th
Division Championship at Fort
Jackson
Corn Hybrids Produce
Fine Yield of Silage
Tests conducted during the past
two years at Willard, Statesville,
Waynesville, and Laurel Springs
show that corn hybrids that are
popular in North Carolina for
grain will produce as much ton
nage of silage per acre as will
open pollinated varieties such as
Eureka and Pamunkey, the Agri
cultural Experiment Station re
ported this week.
Wade Privette, remarking on the
small physical stature of Senator
Frank Graham and the Senator’s
probable victory next Saturday,
reminded us last Saturday:
“It’s not the size of the man in
the fight, but the size of the fight
in the man.”
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The God who gave us life, gave
us liberty at the same time.
Thomas Jefferson
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Willard Gill declared that he
didn’t believe either candidate
changed many votes last Saturday,
at least in Zebulon. He agreed
with us that a good rain would
have helped Zebulon more than
the visits of Graham and Smith,
although like many other local
SEEN AND HEARD
Recreation Program Set
For Thursday ; Women ,
Cub Scouts Organized
Zebulon’s summer recreational program will begin at the Wakelon
athletic field next Thursday morning, June 22, at 9 o’clock, Recrea
tional Director Lee Rhodes has announced. The program will be
continued each day, Monday through Friday, from 9 to 12 in the
morning, 3 to 5 in the afternoons, and 6:30 to -3:30 in the evenings.
GRADUATE
jim
Hill- i
Lt. Philip Pearce of Zebulon
was awarded a Bachelor of Cera
mic Engineering degree at gradua
tion exercises at North Carolina
State College last weekend. As a
student at State, he was a member j
of the American Ceramic Society
and vice president during his sen
ior year.
Lt. Pearce is executive officer
of Battery A, 113 Field Artillery
Battalion, joining the unit imme
diately after it received Federal
recognition last July.
Local Lions Club
Has Ladies' Night
Members of the Zebu:on Lions
Club feted their Lionesses last
Thursday night, June 15. when a
special program was arranged in
their honor. There were 106
Lions and guests present.
Dr. Clyde Erwin of Eu - eka was
principal speaker.
The Lionesses were presented
miniature pins fashioned after the
Lions pins worn by members of
the organization.
Mrs. Frank Kemp sarg a solo
accompanied by Mrs. Spe icer Tur
rentine at the piano during the
program. Mrs. Turren.ine and
Mack Hocutt played several se
lections on the piano.
citizens, he was pleased with the
courteous treatment accorded both
candidates.
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One good way for a woman to
make a man stop spending his
money on her is to marry him.
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A friend who recently returned
from the beach reports a sad story
to us. He went into a coastal case,
scanned the menu, and ordered.
“Bring me a dozen fried oys
ters,” he said.
“Sorry, boss,” the colored wai
ter apologized, “hut de fact is, we
is outa all shellfish ’ceptin’ aigs.”
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Popularity may follow those
who make haste; glory belongs to
those who know how to wait. ,
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
“We are expecting to have a suc
cessful season,” Mr. Rhodes de
clared. “We will always have sev
eral adult helpers as well as Mr
Appenzeller and myself to assist
in supervising activities. The
morning and afternoon activities
are primarily for the younger chil
dren, and the evening hours aro
intended for adults and teen
agers.”
The recreational program, Mr.
Rhodes emphasized, is intended for
every age group. Activities al
j ready planned include volleyball,
basketball, softball, horseshoe
I pitching, badminton, and story
i telling. Other games and activi
ties will be added as the summer
' program advances.
Successful Season
“We are looking forward to a
successful season,” Mr. Rhodes
concluded, “But we can attain suc
cess only through continued co
operation of the citizenry and by
everyone taking an active part.”
The athletic field, the new area
behind the softball field, and the
pine grove in front of the high
school building will all be utilized
for the recreational program.
Cub Scouts to Play
The Cub Scouts of Zebulon will
play the Cub Scouts of Wendell
Thursday night at eight o’clock at
the Wakelon ball field. In the game
at Wendell last week the Wendell
boys defeated Zebulon by one run,
the final score being 15-14.
The tentative line up for Thurs
days game is pitcher—Jay Godwin,
catcher —Vaughn Wade
rs—Stephen Combs
lb—Mickey Phillips
2b —Claud Dunn and Gardner Tem
ple
ss—Leary Davis
If—Leslie Strickland
cf—Chris Combs and Howard
Beck
Women Organize
Managers and captains of girls'
softball teams met with Ed Elling
ton and Wesley Liles, members of
the Softball Committee of the Zeb
ulon Recreation Commission, last
Friday night, June 16. Mrs. Dor
othy Glover was elected league
secretary at the meeting.
Practice dates were set by the
conferees as follow: Wakefield
Teen-Agers, Monday; Wakefield
All-Stars, Tuesday and Friday;
Zebulon All-Stars, Wednesday and
Thursday; Zebulon Teen-Agers,
Saturday.
The captain of each team should
contact Mrs. Glover at once for
player contracts and other mater
ials. It is essential, she said yes
terday, that this basic work be
completed promptly.
To Play Tonight
The Wakefield Teen-Agers will
play the Wendell Teen-Agers at 3
o’clock tonight in Wendell.
Attending the meeting were the
following managers and captains -
Zebulon All-Stars, Willie Griswold,
manager, Mrs. Sadie Phillips, cap
tain: Zebulon Teen-Agers, Ralph
Talton, manager, Gayle Privette,
captain; Wakefield Teen-Agers,
Appenzeller, manager, Kathryn
Baker, captain; Wakefield All-
Stars, Majrbert Smith, manager
Mrs. Mary Green, captain.