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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 36. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF POLIO yes □ L f lSp^^ iJw (march of o^m SHELP ALL PO FTs THERE A SPECIAL DIET THAT _,J WILL PROTECT AGAINST POL/O ? YES □NO Q W JOIN MARCH OF DIMES... JAN. 2-31/ 1— No. 2 No. 3 Yes—so% of all polio cases recover completely; 25% recover with slight after-effects; 17% are permanently crippled, and about 8% die. A. C. Dawson Dies Here ; Funeral on Wednesday The Zebulon community was saddened Tuesday by the death of one of its most beloved citizens, Amos Council Dawson, who died at his home soon after dinner. He had been active in church and ci vic affairs since coming to Zebu lon from Jacksonville in 1920. He was 77 years old. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at four o’- clock from the Zebulon Baptist Church, with the pastor, Carlton Mitchell, officiating, assisted by the Rev. R. H. Herring, the Rev. T. B. Davis, and Dr. George Griffin, former pastors. Relative of Zebulon Residents Loses Life A headon traffic collision claim ed the life of John Hilliard, nephew of Mrs. Cora Kemp and cousin of Gus Hilliard and Ed Hales, at Lit tle Rock, Arkansas. Hilliard, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hil liard, was an outstanding athlete at the North Little Rock High School. In addition to his parents, he is survived by four brothers and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith of Middlesex. Wakelon PTA Plans Meeting for Monday The Wakelon Parent-Teacher Association will meet in the Wake lon auditorium Monday night at 7:30 for the regular monthly ses sion. Miss Elizabeth Salmon’s Glee Club will sing during the program time. The Glee Club has achieved an excellent record under the direc tion of Miss Salmon this year, and the piogram to be presented will include both popular and classi cal numbers. Baptist Services Pastor Carlton Mitchell will preach at the Zebulon Baptist Church Sunday morning on “When Ambition Ceases to Be Honorable” at 11 o’clock. 4 No. 5 Yes, all polio patients benefit through services made possible by the March of Dimes. And four out of five need and receive di rect financial assistance. The body lay in state for two hours prior to the funeral. Mr. Dawson was chairman of the draft board in Onslow County dur ing World War I and served in the same capacity in Zebulon dur ing the last war, helping +o or ganize the draft board here. Church Worker He was a faithful and active member of the Zebulon Baptist Church, serving as church clerk for a number of years, emeritus, and at the time of his death was teaching members of the Interme diate Department of the Sunday School. Until serious illness con fined him to the hospital last fall, he had never missed a session of the Raleigh Baptist Association. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Raynor Dawon of the home; three daughters, Mrs. L. M. Massey and Ruby Dawson of Zebulon, Mrs. W. Hugh Richardson of Santa Fe, N. M.; two sons, Robert W. of Smithfield and A. C., Jr., of Sou thern Pines; eight grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. L. C. Futch; a bro ther, F. C. Dawson, both of Wil mington. Uncle Ferds Almanac One hundred and fifty years ago today Detroit, Michigan, be came a city. Had the founding fathers known what they were starting, they might have enter tained some misgivings. But January 13 is a good day. On this date were born Daniel Webster (1782) and Mrs. Ed Hales. Beard’s American Hist ory is my authority concerning Mr. Webster and Mr. Hales is my authority concerning Mrs. Hales. Fifty-eight years ago today the palace of the Grand Lama of Tibet was damaged by an earthquake; today the Chinese Communists own the old palace. Fifty-eight years ago today the coal mines of England were set- Zebulon, N. C., Friday, January 18, 1952 Willis Smith, Jr. Names Chairmen For Polio Drive Committee chairmen and local sponsors to conduct the March of Dimes in Wake County communi ties outside Raleigh were an nounced today by Willis Smith, Jr., county chairman. They will conduct ’x:al cam paigns to help raise the $30,000 quota expected of Wake County. The campaign will extend from Tuesday, January 15, through the end of the month. The county sponsors, where they are organized clubs, and the county community chairmen fol low: Cary—The Exchange Club with James Hogarth, club president, in charge. Apex Lions Club; Ralph O. Poe, chairman. Garner Lions Club; Sam Pow ell, chairman. Fuquay-Varina Lions Club, with S. L. Lane, club president, as chairman. Morrisville Mrs. L. H. Hamil ton, chairman. \v endeli Woman’s Club, spon sor. Zebulon Rotary Club; Barrie Davis, chairman. Rolesville Herman Pierce, chairman. Wake Forest Rotary Club, sponsor; Dr. Ivey Gentry, chair man. Millbrook Woman’s Club, sponsor; Mrs. Dan Matthew'S, chairman. White rural schools Robert Massey of 414 St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh, chairman. Negro rural schools Mrs. Ma rie S. Vaughn, 500 S. Tarboro Road, Raleigh, chairman. As Falstaff Says, This Is Some Pullet Sperm John H. Raper brought an unu sual egg into the Record office the other day. The egg measured over IVz inches around the mid dle. Inside the large outside shell, which was in three layers, was a cup of white and another large egg. We are waiting for Mr. Raper to break the inside egg so we can find how much it contained, since it is larger than any Grade A Large egg sold in the stores. The egg was laid by a hen own ed by J. W. Batchelor of Middle sex. He hasn’t had a chance to check all his hens, but we have a promise that he will report the results of the large egg on the hen. ting a record for coal mined; today the British government owns the coal mines, and their production is a sad thing to see. Other happenings of interest on January 18th: In 1534 Pizar ro founded Lima, Peru, and in Boston in 1706 Benjamin Frank lin was giving his mother a difficult time (he was then one day old). Fifteen years ago today Mrs. Ruric Gill and little daughter, Norma Faye, had chicken pox; and twenty years ago tonight the Zebulon Rotary Club was entertained by a Dutch Dance given by little Barrie Davis, Dorothy Horton, J. K. Watson, Jack Gregory, Jackie Greene, Jean Flowers, and Virginia Bridgers. CANDIDATE Roye Rowe, of Burgaw, Pender County, veteran North Carolina legislator, prominent businessman and farmer, today formally an nounced his candidacy for Lieuten ant Governor in the Spring Dem ocratic Primary. Final Rites Held For P. G. Curtis Funeral services wei 3 held Wed nesday afternoon at three o’clock for P. G. Curtis, 73, who died at Rex Hospital in Raleigh Monday night, following several years of declining health. The Rev. S. E. Mercer, pastor, assisted by the Rev. A. D. Parrish, officiated at the services, which were held at t.i« Zebulon Methodist Church. The body lay in state for an hour prior to the services and bur ial was in the Zebulon Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Lucy May Ellington; four daughters, Mrs. L. C. Stauter, Bal timore, Md., Mrs. Ben Usher, Vir ginia, and Ann Curtis of the home; eight sons, Chesley of Wendell, Roy of Selma, Robert of Raleigh, Charlie, John, Hugh, P. G., Jr., and Churchill, all of the home. Wakefield Missions Group Has Meeting Circle No. lof the W. M. S., Wakefield, met Monday night, Jan uary 14th, in the home of Mrs. W. J. Frazier. There were 14 members and one visitor present. Meeting opened by singing hymns for the year, prayer by Mrs. T. C. Pippin, devotional was given by Mrs. Lida Bridges. Mrs. Ma mie Kimball presented the pro gram topic “Good news for all who seek.” Song, “The Light of the World is Jesus.” Prayer by Mrs. Kimball. After a short business session the meeting adjourned to meet in February with Mrs. J. R. Murray. The hostess served a delicious plate of jello, whipped cream, cake and coffee. Meredith Trustees Move to Build New Structures on Raleigh Campus A long-range building program costing $2,250,000 for Meredith College was approved on Monday night, January 14, by the executive committee of the college Board of Trustees. This amount had previ ously been recommended by the full Board of Trustees in annual session in September. Board chairman Dr. L. M. Mas sey of Zebulon also served as chairman of a special committee of ten which made the recommen dations for the expansion program Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers. Guard Attendance Shows Big Gain; Cagers Lose First Nearly perfect attendance was achieved for the second drill in succession by Battery A, Zebulon’s National Guard unit, on Monday night when only two men were ab sent, and one of those was confin ed to the hospital. Attendance is being stressed by Battery A to in crease the benefits received from the seheduledMraining. The improved attendance, which brought the local unit from bottom position among the five batteries in the 113th Battalion, to near the top in December, drew words of praise from Major Edward Yarbor ough, battalion commander. November Attendance In November Battery A record ed an average attendance of slight ly over 70 per cent. The average took a jump in December to over 90 percent. For the first two drills in January it has averaged over 96 percent. Captain Barrie Davis cited the men iit the battery now as “the best group of men ever assembled in one unit.” During the past six months a program of selective re cruiting has been in effect, and as a result the caliber of the per sonnel in Battery A is at an all time high. Recruiting Program The recruiting program will be carried into schools in the nearby communities this month. An ap peal will be made to men 17 years to 18 Vz years to enlist in the Na tional Guard. The tremendous ben efits of membership in the Nation al Guard will be explained and various weapons used by the local unit will be exhibited. Cpl. Kenneth Hopkins, battery administrative assistant, is on duty at the armory on Vance Street Monday through Friday of every week, and can give information and answer questions about the the National Guard for interested applicants. Basketball Play Service Battery of Youngsville won an exciting, high-score bas ketball game from the Battery A Cannoneers Wednesday night on the Youngsville High School Court, by a 82-69. It was the first meeting this year of the two teams. Billy Mitchell with 19 points and Marvin Roberts with 14 lead the winners in offense. Sgt. Hilliard Greene continued his record scoring with 22 points. Pfc. Spot Beddingfield took second honors in scoring 18 points for Bat tery A. Sgt. George Massey scored nine. A return game will be played in the Wakelon gymnasium Saturday night at eight o’clock. No admission will be charged. which were approved by the com mittee in session on Monday night. According to the recommenda tions, all of the wooden buildings now on the campus will be replac ed with modern brick structures. Tentative allotments of funds be ing sought in the present cam paign have been made for re placing the Arts Building, the Sci ence Building, and the Gymnasi um. Improvements on the present campus facilities and buying new equipment are also planned.
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