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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVI. Number 34. Zebulon Municipale'Buildinig t Z E 6l4.JL.eij' ua. J. L. Williams Aecm. Eng. ; 1 | Associates NtllOM \IA. * 'i/JsSi.- tridr'-u- / .--.•J , V • ' ... ■ ... «. . . A Message from the Zebulon Board of Commissioners Dear Fellow Citizens: Pictured above is the Architect’s drawing of our needed Municipal Building. This modern, two-story, fire-proof struc ture will adequately provide space for the New City Jail, the Police and Fire Department, a spacious Courtroom, and General Office spaces including the Clerk’s Office, as well as Public Toilet facilities or both white and colored. This building will be serviceable for years to come and will cost approximately $55,000. In order to promote this project, a Bond Issue will be necessary which can only be accomplished through the combined efforts of the Citizens of Zebulon. Since the Town will be required to build a new Jail and Fire Department Building next year at a cost of approximately $25,000, which must be paid from one year’s special tax levy if the Bond Issue fails; we feel that it is the duty of every citizen to vote for the Bond Issue at the Election to be held on January 16, 1951. The $50,000 Bond Issue can be paidof in seventeen years without a raise in the present tax rate. Zebulon Town Board of Commissioners R. H. Bridgers, Mayor REPORTER syyiZAA* The road-building contractors are claiming they’ve been insulted —that they don’t try to dictate to the Highway Commission in its policy and operation. Then why is it that they’re us ing every pressure trick they can think of to get the commission to lowed the specifications for a 24.4- mile strip of U. S. Highway 301, for which the contract for resur facing and widening will be let December 19. « It seems that the boys think the standards are too high. They’d like to see them lowered, because then they could make a bigger profit. And they’re doing every thing short of bribery to have their way. Incidentally, the strip in ques tion is from Whitakers to Weldon, via Enfield and Halifax. And 301 has become the most widely used north-south route in the State, particularly for the New York- Florida traffic. If there ever was a highway that needed to be top grade, that’s it. One contractor got caught try ing to put down a road that didn’t meet specifications recently. He was resurfacing a strip on one of the more widely-traveled east west highways. He didn’t see fit to put as thick a coating on it as he was supposed to. but a sharp eyed Highway Department inspec tor caught him. He had to go back and put down another layer. Es (Continued on Page 4) Joseph C. Pearce Serving with Navy Joseph O. Pearce, boatswain’s mate, third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pearce of Route 3, Zebulon, is a member of the crew serving aboard the fleet oiler USS Mispillion, the floating “oasis” for the ships of the Seventh Fleet. The Mispillion recently moored at an U. S. Naval Base in southern Japan to refill her tanks with fuel oil, diesel oil and aviation gasoline after returning fromatj-e --fueling run to North Korea, she replenished the thirsty tanks of the Navy’s combat ships. Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, January 9, 1951 Wakelon Loses Twin-Bill To Wendell White Rams; Play Two Games Tonight The Wendell White Rams en joyed a good night last Friday when they roundfy trounced both the Wakelon girls and boys in a basketball double-header played on the Wendell court. The Wen dell boys won over the Bulldogs, 51-41, while the Wendell girls won, 45-36. Rebecca Nowell with 27 points led the winners. Juana Joy Mit | chell with 18 and Joellen Gill with 14 were the Wakelon girl leaders. Kay Baker and Shirley Chamblee were best on defense. This was the second game and ! the first conference contest which the Wakelon girls have lost this year. Previously they lost to Franklinton. The loss by the Bulldogs broke a long string of victories over .Wendell by Coach Herb Appen i zeller’s crew. It was the first loss I any team coached by him has : dropped to Wendell since he first came to Wakelon. I Reuben McSwain and Henry Kitchings with 18 and 16 points : were the scoring leaders for Wake lon, but their efforts went to naught as the White Rams got off (Continued on Page 4) Bureau Meeting Date To Be Announced On Friday night the officers and directors of the Zebulon Farm Bu reau met to decide on a date and speaker for our next regular farm bureau meeting. The previously scheduled meeting for January Bth, conflicted with something else and had to be postponed. Notices will be mailed to each member watch for yours, and try to get out for this important meeting. We will have a good speaker | probably Mr. A. C. Edwards, presi dent of the North Carolina Farm Bureau; and also a member of the North Carolina Legislature. Several important matters will ;be taken up at our next regular meeting. Such as the election of ; officers and directors for another year, a vote on whether to raise Farm Bureau membership dues in order to receive increased services .in legislation and education, Farm Bureau Insurance, etc. Be sure to attend. Dogs Poisoned Several dogs have been killed recently in Zebulon by some powerful poison, in cluding two last week be longing to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bunn. The source of the poison is not known. Home owners who have put out rat poison are re quested to advise their neighbors so that dogs may be confined while the poison is in the open. Definite Goals Necessary In Troubled Times, Says Speaker at Lions Club The Reverend Carlton Mitchell spoke at the regular meeting of the Lions Club last Thursday. Mr. Mitchell outlined a program that individuals and communities should follow in such troubled times as exist in the world to day. Mr. Mitchell explained that even in the state o r uncertainty las now exists, people should have definite goals and s'rive to achieve these goals. Mr. Mitchell stated that there are two institutions which are ne cessary in every community if the people are to enjoy freedom. These institutions are first, the Church, and second, good government. We should deal with our fel lowmen according to Christian principles. People must be educat ed in the principles of Democra cy and accept their responsibili ties which go along with a De mocracy. One of our main re sponsibilities is to vote and elect the political leaders which are the most capable of carrying out the (Continued on Page 4) Ballot - MAN OF THE YEJIB Ballot My vote for the man who has done most for this community during the year 1950 is: NAME Mail to Man of the Year, the Zebulon Record Zebulon, North Carolina Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Support for Municipal Building Is Increasing; Plans Shown to Gtizens Supporters of the proposed mu nicipal building for the Town of Zebulon this week were optimis tic about the chances of the bond issue to pass. No organized opposi tion to the ordinance has been evi denced, while many private citi zens were helping the Town board of Commissioners to acquaint the rest of the town with the benefits which may be realized of the build ing. The Board of Commissioners has pointed out, in a statement to the citizens of Zebulon, that the town will be required to build a new jail and fire station next year. The Commissioners estimate the cost of such a structure at $25,- 000. In the statement, which is pub lished on this page, the Commis sioners state that the $50,000 bond issue can be paid off in seventeen i years without a raise in the pres ent tax rate. In addition to town offices, a jail, and a fire station, the new building will provide public toilets for white and colored men and women. Public toilets have been needed badly for many years. Floor plans are being mailed to voters of Zebulon this week to ac quaint them with the proposed mu nicipal building. The floor plans I picture on the first floor the cells for men and women, police office, general office, clerk’s office, bed room. heater room, and public toi lets for white and colored men and women, and the fire station. On the second floor are the large court room, jury room, consulta tion room, and judge’s office. The site selected for the munici pal building is the lot behind the Peoples Bank and Trust Company I on Vance Street. The building is large enough to take care of the town for years, the Board of Commissioners stated. Hebert P. Corbett Enlists in Marines Hobert P. Corbett, 25, today became the first Marine from Zeb ulon 4 o enlist in 1951. A purple-heart veteran of the Iwo Jima campaign under Gen eral Keller E. Rockey, Corbett has I been appointed to the rank of Cor poral and assigned to duty at the Marine Barracks, Camp Lejeune, N. C. He also holds the Presiden tial Unit Citation for his sth Ma rine Division service. Prior to re-enlisting in the Ma rines, Corbett worked for a local service station. He is married to Delores Corbett of Zebulon. Celery Harvest A harvest of 5,000 bunches of celery from one-fifth of an acre was obtained this year by a Cataw ba County farmer, Poly Mcßee of i the Mt. Olive section.
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