THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 55.
Bloodshed Boxscore
on North Carolina Highways
Killed March 20 through March 22 .—1
Injured March 20 through March 22 98
Killed through March 22 this year 205
Killed through March 22, 1950 201
Injured through March 22, this year 2,512
Injured through March 22, 1950 2,386
Uk*\ CAPITAL REPORTER
Rep. Bob Lassiter of Mecklen
burg, a reported candidate for
speakership of the House in 1955,
didn’t win any friends among the
farm folks with his outburst at a
Joint Finance Committee meeting
the other day.
They were arguing over a reve
nue bill amendment that would
have put farm machinery in the
same tax bracket as mill machin
ery. This would have taken farm
machinery out of the sales tax sec
tion and put it under the wholesale
tax-cutting taxes from three per
cent to one-twentieth of one per
cent.
Rep. Alonzo Edwards of Greene,
Farm Bureau leader, termed the
change a fair one to the taxpayers
of the State and made a motion
for a favorable report.
Then Yale-educated, wealthy
Attorney Lassiter hopped to his
feet.
“This will foul up the revenue
schedule,” he said. (It would cut
about $1,700,000 off State income
for the next two years).
“The farmers pay practically no
tax but the sales tax.” the Char
lotte lawyer charged, and added
vehemently: “The cry of tax dis
crimination against the farmers is
beginning to nauseate me we
are fair to the farmers!”
But the “hold-the-liners” won
out again. Only 30 committeemen
voted in favor of taking farm ma
chinery out from under the sales
tax. House Finance Chairman
Eugene Bost of Cabarrus announc
WAKELON BULLDOG BASEBALL TEAM - 1951 edition
The 1951 Wakelon Bulldog diamond stars, clad in their new uniforms, are pictured
above, in the photo taken by Record photographer Tommy Bunn following a practice
session last week. Front row, left to right: Lawrence Liles, George Massey, Robert
Kitchings, Ronnie Richards, Warren Greene, Reuben McSwain, Keith Temple, Bobby
ed that “either 41 or 44 or some
where between” voted against the
change. It seems they had a little
bit of trouble getting an accurate
count.
Legislative brass believes in re
ciprocity. Finance committee chair
men are members of the appropria
tions committees, and vice versa.
Not long ago, appropriations com
mittee leaders were afraid the
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New Manager
James E. Wall of Selma is nrw
manager of the Wakelon Theatre,
succeeding Buddy Hill who will
enter the armed service about
March 30.
Prior to taking over the Wake
lon Theatre, Mr. Wall worked with
Howell Theatre in Smithfield. He
expects to move to Zebulon with
his wife and daughter as soon as
living quarters are available.
DRILL THURSDAY
Battery A of the 113 Field
Artillery Battalion will drill
Thursday night for four
hours beginning at 7:00. Fi
nal preparation for the Fort
Bragg weekend trip will be
made, including issuing nec
essary blankets, tents, mess
gear, and other personal
equipment.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, March 27, 1951
Woodmen to Present
Variety Show April 2-3
At Wakelon School
One of the finest casts ever as
sembled will appear in “Going
Places,” the variety show sponsor
ed by the Little River Camp of
the Woodmen of the World. The
featured attraction will be given
in the Wakelon school auditorium
Monday and Tuesday nights, April
2-3, Dalmon Whitley, Consul Com
mander of the local camp, stated
yesterday.
Two weeks of intensive practice,
under the direction of Miss Alga
Masley, will be climaxed when the
curtain rises.
Among the featured performers
in the extravaganza are Fred
Smith as Uncle Billy, Frank Kemp
as A1 Jolson, Worth Hinton as
Professor Quiz, Helen Wall as
Mary Margaret, Melvin Linear as
Bob Hope, W. A. Allman as the
May (it, and Ann Allman, pianist.
The proceeds of the two per
formances will be used by the
Woodmen to help finance play
ground equipment for Wakelon
School. The Head Camp of the
Woodmen of the World has offered
:o aid the local camp in financing
the playground equipment, if the
•Vu on Woodmen will provide
.heir share.
Each day has shown marked
progress on this big variety mus
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Eastern Star Gives
Auto Record Player
An automatic three-speed record
player was presented to the Zebu
lon teen-agers during the Saturday
night recreation period in the Wo
man’s Club by the Order of the
Eastern Star.
Mrs. Frank Massey, Worthy Ma
tron of the Eastern Star, said that
the record player was given with
“no strings attached” and the
teen-agers would be able to use
it for dances and other events.
The record player solved the
problem of providing music for
i teen-age dances. Prior to the
i presentation of the gift, a “juke
box” had been suggested.
SPEAKER
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Dr. George j. Griffin, former
pastor of the Zebulon Baptist
Church, will be the final speaker
fer the revival services being held
at the Church tis week. Dr. Griffin
will speak fl(day night at 8 o’clock.
Simultaneous Revival
At Baptist Churches
Through This Week
Simultaneous revival services
began in churches all over the
country Sunday night as the Bap
tist evangelistic crusade began.
Dr. J. Allen Easley, head of the
Department of Religion at Wake
Forest College, was speaker at the
Sunday night services here.
Last night Dr. Carlyle Campbell,
president of Meredith College,
was the featured speaker.
Other speakers to be heard this
week are Dr. R. Fred West tonight;
Dr. A. C. Reid Wednesday; Dr. E.
McNeill Poteat Thursday; and Dr.
George J. Griffin Friday. All ser
vices begin at eight p.m.
Murray, and Manager George Crowder. Second row: Coach Herbert Appenzeller,
Carl Pulley, Bobby Gill, Bobby Perry, Ben Rhodes, Henry Kitchings, Douglas Cook,
Billy Pippin, and Manager Donald Driver. The Bulldogs have a rugged schedule
lined up for this season.
EASTERN STAR
The public installation of
the 1951-52 officers of the
Order of the Eastern Star
will be Thursday night,
March 29, at 8 o’clock in the
Zebulon Lodge Hall.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publisher*
Community Chest Elects
Six Permanent Directors
To Serve Zebulon Area
The third step in the organiza
tion of a Community Chest for
Zebulon and the surrounding com
munity was taken Friday night
when members of the Zebulon
Community Chest elected six per
manent directors for the group in
a meeting held in the Masonic Hall
at 8:45.
The initial step was taken last
winter when the Community Coun
cil appointed a committee under
the leadership of C. V. Whitley
to organize the Chest.
The second step was the solici
tation of members, which has just
been completed.
The meeting Friday night was
supervised by C. V. Whitley,
Nominations were made from the
floor and Mrs. Wallace Temple and
Gilbert B ec k were named direc
tors for three year terms. Willie
B. Hopkins and the Rev. Carlton
T. Mitchell were elected for two
year terms, and Mrs. R. Vance
Brown and Worth Hinton were
made directors for one year terms.
Gilbert Beck was elected tem
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Jocllen Gill Speaks
At Rotary Meeting
At the Friday night meeting
of the Zebulon Rotary Club, Jo
ellen Gill, daughter of Rotarian
Irby Gill and senior at Wakelon
School, read an essay which she
had written and delivered in com
petition with college students in
a church-sponsored speaking con
test in Raleigh last week.
The essay, which was excellent
ly composed and delivered, won
second place in the Raleigh compe
tition and it was roundly applaud
ed by the Rotarians.
The speaker was introduced by
program chairman Carlton Mit
chell, who, after Joellen had com
pleted her talk, told of her many
achievements in schol and church
activities.
Carlton Mitchell gave interest
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