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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVI. Number 26 U .iV. Fights Disease in Korea V-. ' v ' . . . ' ' To avoid the threat of epidemics the United Nations is carrying out a mass inoculation campaign in Korea. Inoculations against small pox of the populations of Inchon and Seoul will have been completed by the end of October. U.N. is also carrying vaccination campaigns against typhus, typhoid and cholera with native doctors under the supervision of the Unified Command which supplies equipment. Rev. Kermit Combs to Complete 15-Day Tour of Duty with Army A Zebulon, N. C, minister who holds a reserve commission as Ma jor in the Officers’ Reserve Corps will complete a 15-day tour of duty at Camp Rucker on Wednesday, Dec. 6. He is Chaplain Kermit S. Combs, 1 pastor of the Wakefield Baptist Church at Zebulon, and a veteran of World War TI. Major Combs has been on duty with Post Chap lain (Lt. Col.) William E. Austill, and with Chaplain Cecil H. of the 406th Engineer Brigade. A graduate o f both Berea Col lege and the Southern Baptist The ological Seminary at Nashville, Tenn., Chaplain Combs first enter ed the Navy in April, 1942, but was discharged at his own request to enter the Army Chaplain’s 1950 Is Good Year For Zebulon Bank About $9,000,00000 has been deposited in the Zebulon branch of Peoples Bank and Trust Company thus far in 1950 Cashier R. Vance Brown said yesterday This sum is the largest since the branch was established here in 1935. In November Brown added, the deposits were $250,000 higher than at the same period last year, and 1949 set a new record. The local bank has lent farmers about $400,000 to produce their 1950 crops, and these loans have all been paid satisfactorily. In addition to the loans and de posits being higher, savings ac counts are larger than ever before. Wakelon High Girl Cagers Defeat Corinth Holder; Bulldogs Win Too —By Shirley Chamblee— Wakelon’s sextet, led by Rose Pace and Jo Ellen Gill, defeated a | visiting Corinth Holders girls last Tuesday night. 3G-32, to take their second straight victory of the 1950 season. In the nightcap the Bull dogs won over Corinth, 45-29. Rose Pace collected 14 points and Jo Ellen Gill racked up 11 points to lead the winners in scoring. Outstanding on defense for Wakelon were Inez Pearce, Kat Corps in November of the same year. After attending the Chaplains’ School at Harvard University, he was assigned as chaplain of the j 511th Coast Artillery (Anti-Air craft), and remained with Artil lery units through World War 11. During the time, he served for more than a year in the Euro pean Theater of Operations. Returning to the United States in 1942, he was assigned to the Fourth Service Command Discipli nary Barracks at Camp Gordon, Ga., serving as both post and Dis ! ciplinary Barracks chaplain. In August. 1947 he went on ex tended active duty, serving for a j time as a transport chaplain be ; tween Seattle, Wash., and Yoka homa. He later served also as | post chaplain at Fort Mason, Calif. Since returning to civilian life in ! 1947, he has served three short tours of duty, including the cur rent one. Other tours were serv ; ed at Camp Gordon last year, and Fort Benning, Ga , last Spring. JUNIOR PLAY Final rehearsals are being held this week for the Wakelon Junior Class play, “Love Is Too Much Trouble,” which will be present ed Wednesday, December 13, at 7:30 p. m. in the Wakelon audi torium. The production is a farce based on the antics of college coeds mak ing preparation for a dance. Ad mission prices are 25 and 50 cents. Baker, and Barbara Denton. Hazel Creech led the losers with ; 27 points and Lunelle Wilder was best on defense. Jimmy Greene led the Bulldogs with 10 points. Warren Greene and Henry Kitchings each had 8 j points and Reuben McSwain and Bobby Kitchings were best on de fense. High scorer for the losers was O. Wilder with 10 points. Best on defense was Billy Powell. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, December 8, 1950 Community Chest Campaign To Be Launched on Monday Guardsmen Receive Nearly SII,OOO in Pay For 1950 Camp, Drills Nearly SII,OOO in drill and camp pay has been received this year by members of Battery A of the 113 Field Artillery Battalion, ac cording to WO Clifford Gilliam, s unit administrator, who added that the drill pay has been increas ing each quarter as the strength of the battery increases. The $10,631.43 does not include the regular full-time pay of the administrative assistant or the caretaker, nor does it include the funds appropriated by the State of North Carolina for operating ex penses of the battery. During 1951 the total drill and camp pay is expected to total about $20,000, or nearly $2,000 each month. The unit will spend three weeks at camp and six week ends in the field in addition to the 48 regular armory drills. The next checks for the battery will be mailed about the second week in January. They will in clude payment for the 12 drills held in October November, and December of this year. Willie B. Hopkins Worshipful Master Os Masonic Lodge Willie B. Hopkins was elected Worshipful Master of the Zebulon ; Masonic Lodge Tuesday night, De cember 5, succeeding Claud Dunn. Other officers included William Bunn, Senior Warden; C. M. Ho i cutt, Junior Warden; Dr. Charles E. Flowers, Treasurer; and R. Vance Brown, secretary. A Board of Trustees was elected for the first time for the local Lodge. R. H. Bridgers was elected to the Board for three years, C. L. Dunn for two years, and Ralph H. Bunn for one year. Wakelon Glee Club And Dance Class Plan Joint Program The Wakelon School Glee Club, under the diredion of Miss Eliz ! abeth Salmon, and Mrs. H. C. Wade’s School of Dance will pre sent a joint Christmas program in j, the Wakelon auditorium Thursday night, December 14 at 7:30. This marks the return of the annual Christmas programs which in years past have been an out standing event of the school year, j Want a Match? D. D. Chamblee better known as ! “The Insurance Man.” claims to ! have the most complete fire in surance policies available. “Mine : come complete with matches,” ex plains D. D. In a special effort to accommo date his customers, D. D hands over a book of matches with the , policy, “so they can collect in a I hurry if they want to,” he says. PARK OFF STREETS ft Merchants and other busi ness men in Zebulon are urged to park their automobiles off the main street from now un til Christmas, Chief of Police Willie B. Hopkins said yes terday. Christmas shoppers should be treated with courtesy, he added, and this includes pro viding sufficient parking plac es for them. Town Office Becomes Clearing House for Welfare Information In an effort to coordinate the work of various community organ izations, the Welfare Committee of the Community Council has estab lished a clearing house for infor mation relative to community needs at the Zebulon town office. Two lists will be kept. The first list will include the names of fam ilies in need and the nature of the need, whether food, clothing or toys. Any individuals or groups know ing of people in need this Christ mas are urged to see that the name of the family is given to Kenneth ! Hopkins at the Town Office. Organizations will have the op portunity of choosing names from ! these lists at any time. The second list will contain the families whom organizations have already selected for help. Organ izations which have made plans for presenting Christmas baskets to particular families are urged to present the names of these fami lies to Kenneth Hopkins in order to avoid any duplication. The Rev. Carlton Mitchell, chairman of the Community Coun cil, pointed out that this service was not intended to interfere with the activities of any organization, but was merely a clearing house for information The purpose is to provide help for as many families as possible and to prevent wasteful duplication of effort. The Welfare Committee chair man is the Rev. S. F. Mercer. North Carolina has about 4,000 fewer bee colonies this year than in 1949, according to a report by the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. A further decline is expected next year. Baptist Women Conclude Week Os Prayer for Foreign Missions The W. M. U. will conclude its week of prayer for foreign mis ! sions with a program to be pre sented at the evening worship hour at 7:30 Sunday Those partici pating include Mrs R. H. Herring Mrs. Willard Gill, Mrs. Exum Chamblee. Miss Marie Smithwick, Mrs. Willie B. Hopkins, Mrs. James Creech, Mrs. Irby Gill, Mrs. Carlton Mitchell, Mrs James Al ford, Miss Helen Wall, Mrs. Les ter Greene and members of the Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers The first Zebulon Community Chest campaign will be launched Monday, December 11, and will continue through December 16, with solicitors making an effort to contact every person in the community so that everyone may have an opportunity to contribute. A goal of $2,000 has been set, with three agencies designated to par ticipate. C. V. Whitley, who was appoint ed by the Community Council to be chairman of a committee to organize the Community Chest, emphasized that all of the funds collected will be used locally. Serving on the organizing com mute with Mr. Whitley are Avon Privett, J. C. Debnam, and Ralph Talton. This group held a spec ial meeting Monday night to for mulate initial plans Included in the budget of the Zebulon Community Chest will be the local Boy and Girl Scout troops, which will receive 20 percent of the funds collected; lo i cal charity, which will receive 25 percent; and the community rec reation program, which will be given the remaining 55 percent. Members of the Woman’s Club will solicit contributions from the residential areas, and a commit tee composed of Worth Hinton, J. C. Debnam, G. C. Massey, Willie B. Hopkins, and Ralph Talton will canvass the business section. Under the by-laws of Commun- I ity Chest organizations, every per son who contributes to the Com- I munity Chest becomes a voting member with the privilege of helping to elect the officers and directors of the Community Chest. Chairman Whitley said that as I soon after the solicitation as pos sible a call meeting will be held at which a permanent Board of Directors and ether officers will be elected. Eve*-y person who con tributes to the Zebulon Community ! Chest will be notified of this meet ing and urged to attend. The money given for local char (Continued on Page 4) Chamber Commerce Banquet Wednesday The Zebulon Chamber of Com merce will hav° its annual ban quet in the Masonic Hall of Wed nesday, December 13. at 6:30, when chicken barbecue will be served to the members President Ral eigh Alford will preside at the meeting. E. H. Moser secretary of the Wendell Chamber of Commerce, will be a special guest at the meet ing. A discussion period will be held when members may give sug gestions for activities for 1950. Junior Choir. Mr. Mack Hocutt will be guest organist. The pro gram is under the direction of Mrs. Willard Gill. The pastor will preach on the theme, “The Lost Horizon of Per sonal and Social Religion” at the morning worshio service at 11 o’- clock. The Adult Choir will sing the Bach Christmas chorale, “How Bright and Fair the Morning Star.” Mr. Wilber Conn foill sing a tenor solo.
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