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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVI. Number 28 EARJBAVHERVE y\ Jcco * • M» jK'; ’ Vy*'' nHSUE^W NATIONAL 4H THRIFT PROGRAM Hie National 4-H Thrift Program, working with 2,000,000 boys and girls, encourages thrift and saving as a foundation for personal security, good citizenship, and national strength. Program sponsors are the Cooperative Extension Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the State Colleges of Agriculture, the Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association, and the U. S. Savings Bonds Division es the Treasury Department. Copies of the above poster are being die* trlbated to 84,000 4-H chibs. # Two Burned to Death, One Injured In Fire at Pilot Tuesday Morning Unless new evidence turns up, Franklin County Coroner William W. O’Neal said yesterday, he will rule that only two persons lost their lives in the tragic fire which completely destroyed a one-room house near Pilot Tuesday morn ing. A third person was burned and sent to Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Henry Tant, the sole survivor, said he woke and found the house in flames. He ran out of the shack in his underwear to summon aid. The victims who lost their lives were Joseph Cleveland Jones, 64- year-old farmer, and Berkley R. Upchurch, 32, who worked at E. P. Privette’s case near Pilot. Tant said he and the two vic tims went to bed, leaving a wood fire burning in a tin stove and a lamp improvised with a wick and jug of kerosene on the table. Cor oner O’Neal said he thought the Judge Irby Gill Levies Uusual Fines At Short Recorder's Court Session Judge Irby Gill presided over a short session of the Recorder’s Court Wednesday, but seven cases were disposed of during the ses sion. Marshall Liles was sentenced to 30 days, suspended upon payment of S4O fine and costs for appearing drunk on the public highways of North Carolina. For assault with a deadly weap on, Elbert Hodge was fined $lO and costs. Carl Pearce, for public drunken ness, has prayer for judgment sus pended upon payment of fine and costs. Douglas Ferrell received six months on the roads for assault fire possibly started from the over heated tin stove. Dr. Durward Stallings carried Tant to his office in Zebulon, ad ministered first aid, and sent him to the Raleigh hospital. According to the coroner, Upchurch’s body was found near the stove, while Jones’ body was discovered out side the cabin foundations. Addi tional bones were found under the location of the bed, but O’Neal said t, at after ta.king with Dr. Stallings, he had come to the con clusion that they belonged to either Upchurch or Jones. Funeral services for Jones were I conducted Wednesday afternoon from the Rocky Cross Baptist Church cemetery by the Rev. M. A. Pegram. Surviving are his wid ow, Mrs. Maggie Lee Jones; six sons, Leroy and Erwin, both of (Continued on Page 6) with a deadly weapon. For driving under the influence of alcohol or some narcotic drug, Douglas Ferrell was sentenced to four months on the roads, sus pended upon payment of SIOO fine and costs. His driver’s license was revoked for one year. J. A. Stancil gave a worthless check, and had his road sentence suspended upon making good the check and paying sl6 costs. James D. Richardson assaulted F’ossie May Richardson by beat ing her and threatening to cut her with a knife. He was sentenced to 12 months on the roads, suspended upon payment of SSO fine and costs, and must maintain good behavior for three years. N. C., Friday, December 15, 1950 Zebulon, Handel’s ’Messiah’ Will Be Presented Next Sunday Night The Adult Choir of the Zebulon Baptist Church will present Han del’s Messiah, Sunday evening, De cember 17, at 7:30 o’clock. The pre sentation will be under the direc tion of Miss Elizabeth Salmon, Minister of Music. This marks the third annual Christmas presenta tion of the Messiah at the Zebulon Baptist Church. Mr. Charles Hor ton, graduate student of West minster Choir College, and mem ber of the Zebulon congregation, will be organist. Soloists include Mrs. Frank Kemp, Mrs. L. M. Massey and Mrs. C. Durham Moore, Jr., Sopranos; Mrs. Carlton Mitchell and Miss Elizabeth Salmon, Contraltos; Mr. Wi'ber Conn, Tenor; Mr. Elwood Perry, Bass. Other choir members are: Soprano Mrs. Armstrong Cannady, Miss Ruby Dawson. Mrs. Ed Ellington. Mrs. Haywood Jones, and Miss Helen Wall. Alto Miss Marilyn Alderman, Mrs. James Alford, Mrs. Johnsey Arnold, Mrs. Hardin Hinton, Mrs. Rodney McNabb, Mrs. Elwood Perry, Miss Marie Smithwick. Tenor Mr. Frank Roberts, Jr., Mr. Skinner Pugh Bass Mr. Johnsey Arnold, Mr. Ed Ellington, Mr. Hilliard Greene, Mr. Carlton Mitchell, Mr. Harold Sauls, Mr. Wallace Temple. The Junior Choir and the Girls’ Choir will lead the music at the regular Morning Worship Service at the Zebulon Baptist Church, singing a medley of Christmas Carols. The Girls Choir will sing “What Child is This.” The Junior Choir will sing “O Come Emman uel. Our King,” and the two choirs wiR unite their voices in the carol “When The Sun Had Sunk to Rest” The pastor will preach on the theme “Our World Awaits A Sa viour, Too.” Denials Do No Good; Jury Still Says Guilty Assistant Solicitor Howard E. Manning brought laughter to the Wake Superior Court Wednesday when he asked Wiley Barham of Route 4 about a reported wild and riotous ride last month. Manning asked him if he didn’t “like Dan gerous Dan McGrew,” burst into a country store and say: “Here I am, drunk as a fool and I don’t give a damn.” Or, asked the assistant solicitor, was he trying to imitate the cel ebrated race car driver, “Barney Oldfield by driving your car a round Perry’s Store and knocking over a gas tank?” To both questions the small rud dy faced farmer laughingly ans wered, “No, sir.” He admitted forcing an oncom ing car driven by his brother-in law off the road because, “He did the same thing to me several times before and I wasn’t going to let him get away with it again. The defendant pleaded innocent to charges of drunken driving, and careless and reckless driving, but a jury returned a verdict of guilty. Clinic Date Is Set For Third Tuesday The Clinic for Mothers and Ba bies, which is usually held on the fourth Tuesday, will be held this month on the third Tuesday. Mrs. Ida Hall, County nurse, reminds that the clinic in December will be held on Tuesday, December 19. BASKETBALL TONIGHT The Battery A Cannoneers will play a fraternity from Wake Forest College at the Wakelon Gym tonight at 8:00. There will be no admission charge. At the present time the Can noneers have a 1-1 record. They lost a close game to Knightdale by a four point margin early in the season, but last week they easily disposed of the Wake For est town team by a score of 48-36- Wakelon Junior Play Keeps Capacity Crowd Rocking with Laughter The Junior Class play Wednes day night provided a merry time through all three acts for a full house in the Wakelon auditorium. The antics of collegians as they schemed their way through vari ous obstacles which stood in the way of the junior prom proved funny to everyone, including the actors. Artelia Bailey, portraying “Toasty,” harrassed proprietor of the Poison Pot Tea Shop, suffered through the troubles of Joe Burk, played by Billy Hugh Bunn, and Pinky Hamilton, played by Elton Chamblee. Every part of the farce was well-played, and the costumes and stage scenery added to make the presentation effective. Included in the cast were George Crowder, Kathryn Baker, Betty Jean Phillips, Faye Privette, Jean Robertson, Patsy Brantley, Ern estine Corbett, Bettie Lou Bunn, Bobby McGee, Norma Faye Bridges, and Lawrence Liles. Staging was under the supervis ion of Linda Bridgers, Ned Moss, Jean Richardson, Joyce Young, Henry Kitchings, Wayne Massey, Willa Bolton, and Geraldine Hood. Tickets and programs were handled by Ann Allman, Doris Duke, and Barbara Denton. Student directors included Shir ley Faulkner. Rose Edwards, and Ben Allen Rhodes. The play was under the direc tion of Mrs. Eugene Privett, who did an excellent job. Betty Lou Bunn, on behalf of the members of the cast, during the second act in termission, presented Mrs. Privett with a present for her work. It was totally unexpected by the director, who had to take time to replace her bedroom slippers with shoes before appearing in front of the curtain. Opportunities to Provide Christmas Happiness for Needy Families Listed The list of needy families who will benefit greatly by help at Christmas time is growing longer, Kenneth Hopkins said yesterday. The addition of names submitted by Mrs. Ida Hall today will pre sent even more families who face a dreary Christmas unless some one in the community volunteers to brighten their homes with baskets and gifts. Although several organizations in Zebulon have already chosen families to aid, the following names remained on the list yesterday af ternoon: No. 2: Family, consisting of husband and wife and five chil- Theo. Davis Sons, Publisher! Community Chest Drive For Funds Neany Over; No Reports Are Given Initial reports from solicitors have not been turned in to the Community Chest headquarters, C. V. Whitley, chairman of the orga nizing committee announced yes i terday, and the progress made to ward reaching the goal of $2,000 for the one-week drive is not known. Yesterday afternoon and today Worth Hinton and Willie B. Hop kins will canvass the business dis trict, taking donations to the Chest from merchants and business men. A complete report will be made in Tuesday’s Zebulon Record on the funds raised for Zebulon’s first Community Chest. Organiza tions participating in the Commun ity Chest this year include the Scouting organizations, commun ity welfare, and their recreation al program. Joint Yule Program Planned for Clubs At a joint meeting of the Senior and Junior Clubs of Zebulon next Tuesday night the junior organi zation will be hostess with the se nior presenting a program appro priate to the season. Features of the evening will be a solo by Mrs. Durham Moore of the Baptist choir, who came to Zebulon from Raleigh, and a read ing by Corrinne Bissette, of Pilot, junior at WCUNC, Greensboro, where she is an assistant to the dramatic coach. She is also a member of the Playmakers and belongs to the Wayside Theater personnel at Brunsville. All club members are expected to be present and interested friends are invited. The program beings at 8:00 o’clock. New Office Location For Western Union Western Union’s Zebulon office is being changed from the Norfolk Southern Depot to Parrish Elec tric Company on Arendell Avenue. The electrical appliance store, op erated by Gilmer Parrish, will take full charge of the telegraph office on January 1, and can send tele grams from its office immediately. The change will make sending telegrams more convenient for pa trons of the company, since Parrish Electric Company is located in the middle of the business district. dren, four girls and one boy, rang ing in ages from five months to six years. No. 3: Family, consisting of widow and three children. No. 4: Family, consisting of mother and two children, a boy and a girl. Nine individuals who are in need of clothing and food are on the list in the Town Office, Kenneth said, and the names and addresses of these unfortunate people may be obtained from him there. In Tuesday’s Zebulon Record the complete list of families and indi viduals who need help will be pub lished.
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