THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 18
4s# PITAL Reporter
The clique in Raleigh that pre
dicted and hoped for an unbalanc
ed budget are worried. Instead of
a deficit, that they hoped would
discredit Kerr Scott’s administra
tion, a surplus is certain for the
biennium. So just as soon as the
election is over, they’re planning
a big anti-administration cam
paign.
It’s not that they mind being
proven wrong as much as it is that
they fear the gaining popularity
of the Governor, and even his se
verest critics admit that Kerr Scott
right now is riding high in the
minds of a big share of Tar Heel
voters.
Battle lines are being drawn,
but the ironical fact is that it isn’t
just on two fronts. In the early
stages there apparently will be
about four camps jockying for
position in the coming fight for
political control and the Gov
ernorship. After the General As
• sembly is over, and the cards on
the table, there likely will be a
consolidation move.
The big question right now
and one that his opponents would
love to see answered is “will the
Scott administration back a can
didate?” Up to now the Governor
Church to Sponsor
Turkey Supper Friday
At Wakelon School
A turkey super will be served
on Friday night, November 17, by
members of the Wakefield Baptist
Church for the benefit of their
building fund. The meal will be
served in the Wakelon cafeteria
from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.
The menu includes turkey, gravy
and dressing, cranberry sauce, can
died yams, garden peas, hot bis
cuits, choice of pie or cake, tea or
coffee. ,
Dinners taken out will not in
clude any drink, and will contain
light bread instead of hot biscuits.
Price of the super is $1.25 per
plate. The Wakefield people say
they will have good fellowship and
good food to offer.
SEEN AND HEARD
Feet Rather Than Miles
Ralph Talton, friendly manager
of the local branch of Carolina
Power & Light, informed us that
the Zebulon Record apparently
was trying to get his company in
trouble with the Federal Commun
ications Commission by listing the
broadcast range of the CP&L FM
radio station as 140 miles. The
radi is used for communications
between the Zebulon office and the
rapair trucks, and its range is
supposed to be far less than the
reported 140 miles.
What we should have printed
was that the FCC allows the top of
the transmitting antenna to be 150
feet in the air, and with the water
tank to mount it on, the CP&L
men were able to put their antenna
140 feet in the air.
It’s a good story either way.
•
Banker Vance Brown says that
dollars are banked by those who
are not forever depositing their
quarters in easy chairs.
•
We had no idea the ladies would
be of such a help in getting the
businessmen in town to have their
has been tending to his own knit
ting and been an onlooker in the
preliminary skirmishes. Several
obvious attempts to draw him out
have failed. Questioned last week
lat a press conference about ru
mors that he or his assistant Ben
Roney and Private Secretary John
i Marshall were (1) promoting D.
Hiden Ramsey of Asheville and (2)
pushing Highway Commissioner
Jordan for the 1952 Governorship
race, brought only a chuckle from
I
the Governor.
Meanwhile, the opposition
growls and Kerr Scott’s popularity
increases with the people. His
! gains, believe it or not, are not
confined to original Scott Sup
porters.
During the last month at least
three boards of county commis
sioners have passed resolutions
endorsing Scott’s road program,
and his drive for more rural elec
trification and telephones has
grown into one of the most potent
political weapons in North Caro
lina political history.
•
, i Tidewater’s poverty pleas
brought a laugh in front of the
Sir Walter Hotel here last week.
Two top Tidewater officials step
ped out of the hotel, into a plush,
block-long Cadillac complete
with liveried chauffer —for the
ride home to Wilmington.
Incidentally, Tidewater’s pres
ident is reported to get a salary
of more than $25,000 a year plus a
“very generous” expense account.
The expense account plus salary,
the report said, runs more than
the combined salaries and expense
accounts of all five of the Utili
! ties Commissioners. Not bad for
“pore folks.”
Catholic Society Gives
Bridge, Canasta ’arty
St. Eugenia’s Catholic Altar So
ciety of the Wendell Catholic
Church will hold a Bridge and Ca
nasta Party in the Wendell Wo
man’s Club house Thursday, No
vember 16, at 8:00.
pictures made Tuesday of this
week, but such was the case. Irby
Gill furnished the usual example.
When asked if he planned to have
his picture taken, Irby replied:
“If I want any supper tonight, I
am!”
I *
We received two copies of the
State Highway Commission maga
zine, “Roadways,” which we en
joyed a great deal, finding that it
gives us some idea of what goes
I on among the employees of North
| Carolina State Highway and Pub
lic Works Administration.
•
We have shouted the praises of
the Democratic Party and the in
dividuals who make up the party,
but we are going to do some shout
ing of another kind if the members
of the North Carolina Senate and
House of Representative permit
the truckers to carry heavier loads
on our highways. We worked hard
for the bond issue to build lots
of those roads, and we are going
to be hard to get along with if
over-loaded trucks tear them up.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, November 10, 1950
Nine Tires Get Stolen;
Two Men Bound Over
To Wake Superior Court
Perry Luther Driver and Glenn
Wade Whitley were bound over to
the Superior Court by Judge Irby
Gill of the Zebulon Recorder’s
Court Wednesday when probable
cause was found in their case. The
two men were charged with taking
nine from Zebulon Motor
Company in a dishonest fashion.
The tires were valued at $125.00.
Bond was set at SSOO each.
Willie Morris, guilty of being
drunk in a public place of business,
pay sl7 costs.
Had Improper Brakes
Aaron Cooper charged with hav
ing improper brakes which involv
ed him in a wreck, was found not
guilty. Testimony showed that he
had settled the damages with the
owners of the automobiles involv
ed.
Possession of non-taxpaid whis
key cost Cris Taylor SIOO fine and
costs, which he paid rather than
serve three months on the roads.
William Hopkins, colored, was
found guilty of giving a worthless
check for $5.75 and paid $17.15 in
costs.
Clee Liles gave a worthies check
and being found guilty cost him
$19.40 in costs.
Wiley Barham drew a S2OO fine
and costs after Judge Gill found
him guilty of drunken and careless
and reckless driving. The Judge
also recommended that his driving
license be revoked for two years.
Notice of appeal was given and
bond was set at S3OO.
Passing on a Curve
James Gordon Smith was found
guilty of passing on a curve with
less than 500 feet clearance, and
Judge Gill assessed him the costs
of sl6.
O. R. Fowler paid a SSO fine and
costs for driving with no operator’s
license.
Dorious Morgan paid $25 fine
and costs for driving without an
operator’s license.
Frank Privett also paid $25 and
costs for the same violation.
Cloves Baker, guilty of reckless
driving, paid $75 to pay for dam
ages to the prosecuting witness’s
automobile, $25.00 fine, and $17.15
in costs.
H. O. Ferrel, found guilty of
assault, was fined $25 and costs.
Ray Strother’s wife swore out
a warrant charging him with as
sault, but reconsidered before the
case was tried. She told the judge
she got mad and took out the war
rant, but she didn’t want to pros
ecute, so the judged taxed her
with the costs.
Insufficient evidence caused the
judge to non-suit the charge of
careless and reckless driving a
gainst Bernice Lamm.
Oscar Jones was found guilty of
giving a worthless check for $25.00
and was sentenced to 30 days on
the roads.
Hilliard Greene Heads
N. G. Basketball Club
The Zebulon National Guard
Battery plans to sponsor a basket
ball team this season under the
management of Hilliard Greene,
veteran semi-pro and high school
player. Games will be played
with other batteries in the 113th
Field Artillery Battalion and with
semi-pro and college freshman
teams.
Although most of the players
will be members of the local Na
tional Guard unit, any one in the
community is invited to partici
pate.
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shirtwaister by Queen Make. It
sells for about $lB.
Wakelon Football Team
Plays Final Contest
With Cary Tonight at 8
The Wakelon Bulldogs journey
to Cary tonight for their final
game of the season. The Bulldogs
will be seeking their sixth victory
of the 1950 season. Kickoff is
scheduled for. 8:00.
Coach Herb Appenzeller’s team
has five wins against two losses
this year, taking Cathedral Latin,
Apex, Nashville, and two one
point victories from Wendell.
The Fuquay Springs eleven,
which walked away with the coun
ty honors, and the Garner team
are the only outfits which have
won over Wakelon.
Local Clubs Sponsor
Card Tournament
The Junior and Senior Woman’s
Clubs will sponsor a card tourna
ment Tuesday night, November 14,
at 8:00 in the Woman’s Club build
ing. Bridge, rook, and canasta are
planned.
Prizes will be given and refresh
ments served during the evening.
Proceeds from the tournament will
be used to remodel the club build
ing. Admission is 50c per person.
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
This, That, & the Other
At first I thought my eyes were
seeing what could not be there;
but a second look proved that the
enormous truck going along the
highway was really painted a love
ly shade of lavendar. After that
it would not have seemed surpris
ing to have seen it trimmed with
old lace. But there was no trim
ming at all.
•
It may have been my imagina
tion, but the radio chorus that
burst into song the instant the
announcer finished reading the
Methodist Conference appoint
ments seemed to put almost too
much force on the second line of
the first stanza of “Onward, Chris
tian Soldiers,” which was the hymn
chosen for the occasion.
•
In a conversation last spring
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Zebulon Commissioners
Request Safety Signal
For Dangerous Crossing
Action to place a suitable warn
ing signal at a dangerous
crossing has been taken by the
Zebulon Board of Commissioners.
At the regular November meeting
held Monday night, the Board vot
ed to request the Norfolk Southern
Railroad to provide a traffic warn
ing light at the crossing on Wake
field Street.
High dirt banks shield the
view of oncoming trains on the
east side and parked train cars on
the other, the crossing has been
cited as a hazard for some time.
Request a Safety Signal
The motion to request a safety
signal was made by Raleigh Alford
and seconded by Howard Beck.
Contracts with Carolina Power
and Light Company to furnish
the town with street lights and
electric power for the motors on
the water pumps were renewed.
Little business was on hand to
, occupy the time of the commis
sioners, and they voted to adjourn
sine die until next Monday night
when they will reconvene to con
sider an ordinance authorizing the
sale of bonds to finance a munici
pal building for Zebulon.
Present at the meeting were
Mayor R. H. Bridgers, Commis
sioners R. Vance Brown, Raleigh
Alford, and Howard Beck, and
Town Manager W. B. Hopkins.
School Faculty, Rotary
Meet Jointly Tonight
I Rotariannes and members of the
i Wakelon School faculty will be en
; tertained by the Zebulon Rotary
| Club tonight in the school lunch
i room when a special program will
I follow the dinner meeting of the
group. The gathering is an annual
feature of the local club.
Sergcant-at-Arms Robert Her
ring wilL welcome the visitors as
they arrive, and from then until
the closing song an interesting
time has been planned.
Ed Ellington, head of the agri
culture department at Wakelon
I School is president of the Rotary
Club, which now has over 30
members representing businesses
in the community.
Last Friday night was the first
meeting at which attendance
counted in the attendance contest
being staged with the Middlesex
Club. The contest will continue
for six months, and the losing club
will provide a dinner for the win
ners.
Mrs. J. S. Farmer, president of
our State Baptist W M. U. f ad
vised me to write down everything
that should be kept in memory.
She said it is too easy to forget
dates, hard to be exact as to minor
facts, and easier to jot down items
than to carry them constantly in
mind.
This advice, if heeded, would
have meant much to me many
times. Right now my Sunday
school class is working on its his
tory; and not one of us can give
the month and year when it was
organized. Pauline Stallings is
sure it was soon after she was
married. I know it was not until
after our home was burned. Some
one else says it was organized
about the time her first child was
born. But those indefinite dates
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