THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVI. Number 58.
Bloodshed Boxscore
on North Carolina Highways
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Killed March 30 through April 2 8
Injured March 30 through April 2 167
Killed through April 2, this year 230
Killed through April 2, 1950 224
Injured through April 2 this year 2,932
Injured through April 2, 1950 . 2,720
This, That & the Other
—Mrs. Theo. B. Davis —
Have you ever heard of night
crawlers? Let me hasten to ex
plain that they are not what you
may be thinking, but are creatures
of the outdoors, resembling our
earthworms. Night crawlers, how
ever, are much larger than any
“baits" we see, some growing as
large as one’s little finger. They
are never brought up by hoe or
spade when digging for fishing
worms, but poke part of themselves
out of their holes at night. They
are hunted with lantern or flash
light and when seen must be grab
bed speedily or they draw back
out of sight. The color is redder
than that of our earthworms. There
may be some around here, but I
have never seen one.
Perhaps you are acquainted with
catalpa worms, those horrible
things that inhabit catalpa trees,
eat the leaves, and have a habit
of dropping off onto whoever is
under the tree. They, too, are fine
for fishing. My informant says
they bring twenty-five cents a
dozen. I keep thinking about how
rich Grandpa Harvey would have
been, if he could have sold at that
price the thousands that terrified
us grandchildren every summer,
living in and on his two enormous
catalpas.
But, to get the most from a ca
talpa worm you should pull off
his head and turn him wrong-side
out on a match before putting him
on your hook. In addition to being
tender, his insides are phosphores
cent and more attractive to a fish.
So, if you use one, be sure to get
your more than two cents worth.
The information above was given
me by Mrs. Edith Lennon of South
Bend, Indiana. Her niece married
my grandson and Mrs. Lennon vis
ited them last week.
When she was telling me about
worms I kept staring at her and
trying to visualize her catching
Lt. Paul Carruth Now
Air Force Chaplain
First Lieutenant Paul Carruth,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian H.
Carruth, 828 Witterman St., Mc-
Comb, has reported to Lackland
Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex
as. He has been assigned as chap
lain to the 3700th Medical Group.
Commissioned in December 1950,
Chaplain Carruth attended the
chaplains school, Carlisle Barracks,
Pa., prior to reporting to Lack
land.
Fire Monday Night
Damaged estimated at $450 was
caused by fire in the back of Par
rish Electric Company Monday
night about 9:45. The cause of
the fire is not known.
Efficient work of the Zebulon
Fire Department limited the dam
age, according to Gilmer Parrish,
prietor.
them or putting them on hooks.
She wore a handsome tailored suit,
her auburn hair was carefully
waved and neatly arranged, her
plain expensive pumps were medi
um-heeled and wholly free from
dust or mark, her nylon seams
were exactly straight, and she wore
diamond rings.
I have thought and thought, but
have not yet succeeded in connect
ing her with night crawlers and
inside-out catalpa worms. I am
still feeling there’s something
fishy about the story. Anyway,
you are welcome to the information
it contains.
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Mrs. Lennon also told me that
in Indiana honeysuckle stays
where you plant it and never goes
wandering all over the country as
it does here. Unless cold Indiana
winters make it behave, I can’t
see why it does not stray off
bounds. Anyone who has ever
tried to clean up a mess of honey
suckle vines knows how to enjoy
seeing cows eat it, or industrious
hand-crafters make it into baskets,
or just anything that helps dispose
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Methodist Pastor Is
Masonic Speaker
Rev. S. E. Mercer, pastor of the
Zebulon Methodist Church, made
an interesting talk to members of
the Zebulon Masonic Lodge at the
regular April meeting of the group
held Tuesday night.
Routine business was transacted
and an Emergent Communication
for Tuesday night, April 10, was
announced.
Mrs. Frank Massey
Honored by O. E. S.
Members of the Zebulon Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star
surprised their retiring Worthy
Matron, Mrs. Frank Massey, with
a party and shower at the Massey
home in Wakefield on March 27.
The occasion was an expression of
appreciation for Mrs. Massey’s
faithful work as an officer of the
organization.
Approximately 35 members at
tended, carrying refreshments and
gifts of crystal in the honoree’s
chosen pattern.
Ralph Bunn, retiring Worthy
Patron, was presented a Bible.
100th BIRTHDAY
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Now
ell will hold open house on
April 9, from • to 10 o'clock,
honoring Mr. Nowell's moth
er, Mrs. Powell Nowell, who
will celebrate her 100th
birthday on that day. The
public is invited.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 6, 1951
local Boy Loses Life
As Result of Injuries
Sustained at School
Douglas Raper, 13-year-old son
! of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Raper, died
early Wednesday morning from in
juries received when he was
struck by a baseball at Wakelon
School Tuesday afternoon.
The blow from the baseball daz
ed him, but he apparently recover
ed and attended classes for the re
mainder of the school day, riding
home on the bus in the afternoon.
Douglas conSplained of pains in
his head Tuesday night, and the
family physician, Dr. Ben Thomas,
was called. Dr. Thomas diagnos
ed his injury as a concussion.
Wednesday morning he awoke
| apparently feeling well, but he died
soon afterward from the effects of
j the blow.
Funeral services were held yes
| terday afternoon from Whitley
Funeral Chapel in Zebulon, con
ducted by the Rev. Frank Julian
of Greenville. Burial was in the
family cemetery at Stancil’s Chap
el.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. G. Raper; five bro
thers, Donald L. and Bobby of the
home, Tommy D. of Norfolk, Va.,
nd Harold with the United States
Army stationed at Fort Benning,
Ga., and Clyde Dennis of Zebulon;
two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Johnson of
Raleigh, Mrs. James Boyette of
Smithfield.
4-H Contest Planned
By Light Company
The annual 4-H Farm and Home
Electric Program this year will be
state-wide in scope, it was an
nounced today by Ralph Talton,
Zebulon Area manager for Caroli- '
na Power & Light Company.
The program, conducted by the
North Carolina Agricultural Exten
sion Service and sponsored by the
five major companies in the state
with the Westinghouse Educational
Foundation, annually attracts sev
eral thousand entrants with sub
stantial awards to winners.
Heretofore, said Talton, only 4-
H members in the area covered by
CP&L, Virginia Electric and Power
Company and Nantahala Power &
Light Company, participated. This
year, Duke Power Company and
the Tide Water Power Company
have joined the program, thus
blanketing the state completely for
all 4-H boys and girls, regardless
of who supplies their electric pow- j
er.
In the program, contestants pick ,
out a project, and after practical
application, demonstrate the con
venience, economy and time-saving'
values of using electricity on the
farm and in the farm home. En
trants are also judged on their club
records and personal activities.
County winners one boy and
one girl from each county win
a trip to Raleigh for the annual
Congress. A boy and a girl winner i
in each of the five company terri
torial areas are awarded SIOO col
lege scholarships. Runners-up in 1
each territorial area win gold
watches, and the state winner is
awarded an all-expense trip to the
National 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago.
Small Cotton Crop
Census report shows that 1,808
bales of cotton were ginned in
Wake County, N. Carolina from the
crop of 1950 prior to March as
compared with 9,755 bales for the
icrop of 1949.
CONSTRUCTION
Representatives from the
contractors will come to Zeb
ulon April 9 for initial work
in the construction of Zebu
lon’s municipal building on
the lot in the rear of Peoples
Bank and Trust Company.
Material for the building will
begin arriving next week.
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Plans Being Perfected
For Zebulon Auxiliary
By Local Legionnaires
Plans for an American Legion
Auxiliary for Zebulon were made
Wednesday night at a Ladies’ Night
meeting of Post No. 33 of the
American Legion, held in the Wo
man’s Club building. Mrs. Pat Far
mer and Mrs. Carsey Tippett were
named temporary officers of the
new group to serve until the or
ganization is perfected.
The purpose of the Legion Aux
iliary was discussed by Mrs. Paul
Noell, district vice-president from
Durham, who related the multitude
of activities in which the Aux
iliary participates.
A short talk telling of the dan
gers of Communism and the place
of the Legion and Legion Auxil
iary in battling communism was
made by Miss Dorothy Austfll, Air
Force veteran and Sergeant-at-
Arms for the North Carolina De
! partment of the Auxiliary.
The speakers were introduced by
Commander Ralph Bunn of the
: Zebulon Legion Post, following the
invocation by Dr. L. M. Massey.
After a discussion of the Auxil
iary, under Mrs. Ralph Bunn, Mrs.
I Pat Farmer was appointed tempor
' ary chairman and Mrs. Carsey
Tippett temporary treasurer. These
officers will serve until the Zebu
lon Legion Auxiliary is formed
and permanent officers elected and
installed.
A special meeting was called by
Mrs. Farmer for Wednesday night,
April 11, at 8 o’clock to be held at
her house on North Street.
Wives of Legionnaires and wo
men who have had brothers, fath
| ers, or sons serve honorably in the
armed forces in time of war are
| eligible for membership in the
| American Legion Auxiliary and
are urged to attend the meeting at
Mrs. Farmer’s home.
Guest Soloist to Be
With Baptists Sunday
J. K. Watson of New Bern will
:be guest soloist at the morning
worship services of the Zebulon
Baptist Church on Sunday, April
8, singing “The Holy City,” by
Adams. The Adult Choir will sing
“More Love to Thee.”
During the evening services a
trio composed of Mrs. Carlton Mit
j chell, Mrs. L. M. Massey, and Miss
Betty Salmon will sing “The Chal
lenge.”
The pastor will preach at both
j services. A shoft church confer
| ence will follow the evening ser
, vice.
MASONIC NOTICE
An Emergent Communica
tion of Zebulon Lodge No. 809
AF&AM will be held Tues
day night, April 10, at 7:30
for work in the Second De
gree.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Filing for Commission,
Statement by Bridgers
Latest in Local Politics
Four incumbent commissioners
and one new-comer this week fil
ed with Clerk Willie B. Hopkins
their intentions to run for office
and brought the field seeking the
five positions on the Town Board
to six. Four incumbents filed with
Clerk Hopkins following the April
meeting of the Town Board Mon
day night, and Philip Massey filed
yesterday morning at 11 o’clock.
Buck Phillips filed two weeks ago.
Present commissioners who filed
seeking reelection are R. Vance
Brown, J. Raleigh Alford, Howard
Beck, and Wesley Liles.
Philip Massey, newest candidate,
is experienced in municipal gov
ernment, having served two full
terms as a Zebulon commissioner.
R. Vance Brown, cashier at
Peoples Bank and Trust Company,
| is a veteran member of the Board
j of Commissioners. He has served
the Town of Zebulon as Clerk and
then as Commissioner since 1936.
His initial term as Commissioner
was by appointment to fill the un
expired term of H. C. Wade, who
resigned to become a member of
the Wakelon School Board. Brown
is secretary of the Zebulon Ma
sonic Lodge, a Shriner and a Meth
odist.
J. Raleigh Alford
J. Raleigh Alford is completing
his first term as Commissioner. He
is manager of the Zebulon Gin,
president of the Zebulon Chamber
of Commerce, and is active in
| church and civic affairs.
Howard Beck is serving his sec
i ond term as Commissioner. Elect
ed to the Board in 1947, he was
edged out in the close election in
1949, and then last year the Board
appointed him to fill the unexpired
term of Barrie Davis, who resign
ed to command the Zebulon Na
tional Guard unit.
Wesley Liles, popular fuel oil
distributor, was elected to the
Board of Commissioners in 1949
following a spirited campaign
which gave the part of Zebulon
south of the railroad its first rep
resentative on the Board.
Bridger’s Statement
The campaign for the position of
mayor picked up life this week.
Mayor R. H. Bridgers’ statement
on the accomplishment of the Town
of Zebulon under his administra
tion is published on the back
page, and the third in a series
of advertisement boosting the can
didacy of Worth Hinton is in this
issue. The Hinton-for-Mayor ad
vertisements are sponsored by a
citizens’ committee working inde
pendently of Hinton.
At noon yesterday no other can
didates for the posts of commis
sioner or mayor has filed at the
Town Office.
Miss Salmon Presents
Students at Rotary
Miss Elizabeth Salmon, director
of music for the Zebulon Baptist
Church and sweetheart of the Zeb
ulon Rotary Club, brought a pro
gram featuring various periods of
musical composition for the Rotari
ans at the regular meeting held in
the Woman’s Club last Friday
night.
Four of Miss Salmon's students,
Zelma Greene, Ruth Temple, Dot
tie Privette and Elva Jane Cox,
played compositions written during
the four periods discussed.
The program was unique and
greatly enjoyed by the Rotarians.