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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVI. Number 27 _ WHITCOMM! JONES 1 Community Chest Initiates Drive To Raise S2OOO in Week of Work The membership campaign for Zebulon’s first Community Chest began yesterday with solicitors be ginning work contacting everyone in the town and surrounding com munity to give them an opportun ity to contribute to the fund. The goal has been set for $2,000, to be raised in one week of work. C. V. Whitley, chairman of the organizing committee which was appointed by the Community Council, said that agencies par ticipating in the Community Chest will be limited to three for the first year. The largest share, 55 per cent, of the funds collected will be used in assisting in the operation of a community recreation program. The tremendous value of this work List of Needy Is Now Being Compiled The names of families who will benefit from a Christmas Basket this year should be turned in to Kenneth Hopkins at the Zebulon Town Office, the Rev. S. E. Mer cer said yesterday. The list of needy families is being compiled now. From this list organizations will have the opportunity of choosing names at any time. The nature of the need, whether food, clothing, fuel, or toys, will be provided. The Town Office is serving as a clearing house for information on Christmas help for needy families. Organizations or groups which se lect a family to help should give the name of the family to the Town Office. Wakelon High Girl Cagers Defeat Methodist Orphans; Bulldogs Lose Wakelon divided a twin-bill with Methodist Orphanage in Ral eigh Friday night when the lo cal girls were hard-pressed to take their third straight victory and the Bulldogs were battered by the Methodist boys in the nightcap. Joellen Gill ’ed the scoring for Wakelon with 15 points as Coach W. R. Whittenton’s girls continued their winning streak. Texas Wil liamson led + he losers with 15 points. may be seen when the benefits re ceived from the limited recrea tion program last summer are con sidered. k Local charity, which will in clude baskets at Christmas time and necessary aid at any time dur ing the year, will receive 25 per cent of the funds. The charity will be administered under the super vision of the Board of Directors of the Community Chest, who will be elected by a vote of everyone who contributes to th* Chest. The Scouting program for boys and girls will be allotted 20 per cent of the money collected. Members of the Woman’s Club will solicit contributions from the 1 residential areas, and a special ! committee composed of Wcrth Hin ton, J. C. Debnam, G. C. Massey, Willie B. Hopkins, and Ralph Tal ton will contact those in the busi ness district. Members of the organizing coun . cil include Mr. Whitley. Avon Priv ette, J. C. Debnam, and Ralph Tal ton. | Christmas Lights Brighten Main Street i Gayly colored Christmas lights i brightened the business section of Zebulon Saturday night as mer chants welcomed Christmas shop pers and invited them to choose their gifts from the widest selec tion of merchandise on display since before the war. Many of the stores had decora tions to match the strands of lights ! which criss-crossed the street. The I I whole town began taking on a fes tive air as Yuletide lights began to j glow in homes. Twelve men took the floor for the Bulldogs against the Class A Orphanage quintet, which rolled to a 54-33 win with center Earl Pierce leading the way. Reuben McSwain, with eight points, led Wakelon as the Bull- I dogs prepare for a rough schedule in the Wake County Conference. | Other Wakelon players included Moss J. Green, McGee, Massey, I Bailey, Finch, Fowler, Lyles, R. Kitchings, W. Greene, and H. Kit j chings. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, December 12, 1950 On Educational Problems Fred Smith Speaks To Zebulon Rotarians Fred Smith, assistant superin tendent of Wake County Schools j and former superintendent of ,'Wakelon School, told members of the Zebulon Rotary Club Friday night of some of the problems which face the schools and of rec ommendations made to help solve the problems. He was introduc ed by Carlton Mitchell, chairman of the program committee. Fred began his talk by relating some of the questions asked him concerning the use of the money provided in the recent Wake Coun ty bond sale. When the bonds were proposed, he said, it was emphasized that no increase in the tax rate for school purposes would be necessary. Re cently the tax rate for Wake County was increased he said, but the total for the school was de creased 11c, verifying statements made by supporters of the bond is sue. Included in the problems which face the schools now are inade quate buildings, insufficient trans portation, poor attendance, and low teachers’ pay. The special classes for handicap- ! ped children being conducted at 1 Wakelon by Miss Rebecca Talbert j were lauded by the speaker. The! school here is the first rural school! in North Carolina to have such ; classes and it has proved to be of I inestimable value. Club secretary Rodney McNabb! stated that attendance for Novem ber had averaged over 98 per cent. He urged that three mem bers absent Friday night be urg ed to make up their attendance William Winstead Dies on Friday; Funeral Sunday William Franklin Winstead of Ransomville died Friday afternoon in the Pungo District Hospital, Belhaven, following a critical ill ness of several days. He was a farmer and merchant and was born in Beaufort County Febru ary 18, 1874, son of the late James Gay and Olivia R. Win- ; stead. He was a member of the Bethany Methodist Church. Funeral services were held from the home Sunday morning at 11:00, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Shaw, Dr. M. O. Fletcher, and the Rev. T. L. Singleton. Burial was in the family cemetery near the home. Surviving are one son, Dr. E. G. Winstead of Belhaven; five daugh ters, Mrs. Irby Gill and Mrs. Rob ert Dawson of Zebulon, Mrs. Charles Politis of Long Island, N. i Y., Mrs. Olivia Winstead and Mrs. |L. C. Whorton of the home; 11 j i grandchildren and one great- : | grandchild; Two sisters, Gussie Winstead | of Henderson and Mrs. Lucy W. ! Smith of Belhaven; two brothers, i jj. E. Winstead of Rocky Mount : and Burton Winstead of Washing ton. Chamber to Have Dinner Meeting The Zebulon Chamber of Com- j merce will have its annual ban quet tomorrow night at 6-30 in the Masonic Hall, with chicken barbecue served to the members. A discussion period will be held when members may make sugges tions for 1950 activities for the or ; ganization. President Raleigh Al- I ford will preside. Smokey Says: landowner got T $ V BURNED UP AFTER HE GOT R burned out by some JJjOk Who’* burned up? * Pet Horton to Sell Hogs At Auction Next Friday i Eighty prize winning Poland China hogs will be offered for sale by P. M. Horton at his Fall Branch Farm on Friday, December 15, i with the Raleigh Stockyard as selling agents. The farm is locat ed three miles North of Wendell. Included in the sale are five bred sows, two open sows, 22 gilts, l two heard boars, and 50 fall pigs. | , Poland China hog sfrom the Fall | Branch Farm have been consistent prize winners at + he State Fair for I years. Mr. Horton says they are “bred in the purple from Master piece and Blacknight blood lines.” Rolesville School Ring Found Here “It was the first-time in my life I ever found anything.” said Mrs. Exum Chamblee Tue. day when she brought a Rolesville High School class rjng into the Record office. Mrs. Chamblee saw the ring on the pavement as she step- j ped from her car in front of Wake lon Drug Company. Because of Mrs. Chamblee’s alertness, some member of the Rolesville graduating class of 1951 whose initials are S A. H. will have a joyous reunion with his beloved ring this week. Junior Class Play Wednesday Night The Wakelon Junior Class play will be presented tomorrow night, December 13, at 7:30 in the Wake lon auditorium, climaxing weeks of intensive practice by members of the class and providing one of the highlights of the pre-holiday season. The farce, “Love Is Too Much Trouble,” is based on the problems; that beset a group of college co-! eds as they make preparations for attending a dance Admission prices are 25 and 50 cents. Methodists to Have Pre-Christmas Services Sunday; Prayer Stressed Rev. S. E. Merrer will deliver a brief pre-Christmas message at the opening of Zebulon Methodist Sun day School on next Sunday morn ing. Members are urged to assem ;ble promptly at 9:50 a. m. as this | service will take the place of the ; regular evening service which will not be held. This plan is cised in order that all who will may have the privilege of attending the eve ning service at s he Baptist Church and enjoying the Christmas music. Methodist Churches throughout the North Carolina Conference are I stressing prayer: for peace and for Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers No Word on Mobilization Os National Guard Unit Is Received in Zebulon Despite the seriousness of the world situation, no word of any kind has been received concern ing the eventual mobilization of the North Carolina National Guard, Capt. Barrie Davis stated yesterday. The training program of the local field artillery unit will be continued as scheduled by the National Guard Training Pro gram which the battery has been following since its activation in July 1949. In praparation for a routine in ventory of all the equipment is sued the battery, the men are turning in their clothing temporar ily. The inventory will be conduct ed January 14 and the clothing [will be reissued at the next drill. No drills will be held Monday, December 25, or Monday, Janu ary 1. Because of the many activities to be staged at the Zebulon and ! Wendell schools during the Christ mas season, the campaign for re cruits for the National Guard will not be carried into the schools un til January. Plans call for visits to both schools by a team of Guardsmen to demonstrate vari ous items of equipment used by the battery before students who are interested in the Guard. Last night members of the fir ing sections learned the duties of the cannoneers, and practiced the firing section drill, or “can noneers’ hop,” under the supervi sion of the executive officer, Lt. Jack Potter, First Sergeant Sidney Holmes, and the Platoon Serge ants, SFC Frank Massey and SFC Rudolph Liles. Capt. Barrie Davis and Lt. Dave Finch, assistant executive officer, attended a special staff officers meeting for members of the 113th Field Artillery Eattalion in Louis burg Saturday and Sunday. Singers and Dancers To Stage Prevue The Wakelon School Glee Clubs and Mrs. H. C Wade’s dancing classes will present a Christmas Prevue in the Wakelon School au ditorium Thursday night, Decem ber 14, at 7:30. The program will open with the 3 and 4-year-old dancers featur ed in three numbers, and will be climaxed by “The Christmas Story” told with anthems and a narrator. The glee clubs will sing three groups of numbers under the di rection of Miss Elizabeth Salmon, director. This marks the first time in several years that the school glee clubs have participated in a Christmas program. a spiritual awakening which will lay foundations lor enduring peace. Prayers for presidents and all rul ers and for the United Nations Or ganization are recom mended along with prayers for the young men and their families who are so directly related to the con flict. The local Methodist Church will be open f or meditation and prayer each Tuesday. Occasionally an informal group prayer meeting may be held at 11 a. m on Tuesday but usually it w : ll be a matter of individual prayer and meditation. Daily prayers at home are also strongly urged
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