THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 58.
The 69,481 home demonstration club members of North Carolina
will join in observing National Home Demonstration Week, April
27-May 3, the theme for which is “Today’s Home Builds Tomorrow’s
World.” This photo, typical of a scene re-enacted many thousands of
times in North Carolina every year, shows a county home demonstra
tion agent, Miss Margaret Umberger of Durham, conferring with
a homemaker, Mrs. George Ray of Route 6, Durham, and her 4-H
Club daughter, Derma.
Battery A Will Undergo
Test at Summer Training
On Monday night members of
Zebulon’s National Guard unit
were acquainted with some of the
provisions of a combat efficiency
test which they will be given at Ft.
McClellan, Alabama, this summer.
The test, which includes every
phase of firing battery activity, is
the same as that given to Regular
Army units and will give an ac
curate grade of the training of Bat
tery A.
The Guardsmen expressed con
fidence that Battery A will go
through the test with top honors,
in spite of the terrifying reputa
tion which the efficiency test has.
In preparation for the training,
some reorganization has been nec
essary in the battery. Four men,
M-Sgt. Frank Massey, Cpl. Jimmy
Spivey, Cpl. Charles Pearce, and
PTA Minstrel Is Well Received,
To Be Presented Again at Pilot
The Wakelon auditorium was
nearly filled for the annual Par
ent-Teacher Association Minstrel
last Friday night, and the unusu
al two-part program proved suc
cessful both as‘a money-raiser and
as entertainment, according to the
PTA Finance Committee, which
sponsored the show.
Members of the committee an
nounced yesterday that the Min
strel will be repeated at Pilot
school on Wednesday night. May 7.
Mrs. Julia Draughon released
a statement from the committee
which follows:
“The Wakelon PTA Finance
Committee would like to take this
opportunity to express our appre
ciation to everyone who had any
part in the Minstrel Show recent
ly sponsored by the PTA.
Pfc. Spot Beddingfield, were with
drawn from a firing sections to
form a Fire Direction Center.
They will study two hours each
week under Lt. Jack Potter, exe
cutive officer.
In the new system of fire con
trol used by American artillery,
the Fire Direction Center trans
forms the requests for artillery fire
received from the forward obser
vers into accurate fire commands
for the guns.
Cpl. K. D. Lloyd, who has been
in the communications section
since Battery A was organized,
will study survey during the drills
between now and the July encamp
ment.
The carbine training is progres
sing rapidly, with Lt. George Hinds
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“Many thanks go to Mrs. Nellie
Kemp, who directed the show;
Miss Gladys Baker, who was in
charge of the programs and pub
licity; and for the special assist
ance of Theo. Davis Sons.
“The time and cooperation giv
en so generously by members of
the cast had much to do with the
success of the show.
“To the merchants and business
men of Zebulon who helped us, we
say thank you.
“We would not forget you, the
public, who gave us your support
by attending. We appreciate your
coming.
“By popular demand the Min
strel will be given at the Pilot
School in Pilot at a very early
date. Plan to attend.”
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, April 25, 1952
Zebulon Recorder Has
Many Cases to Try
At Local Courtroom
Wilmer Dunn was publicly
drunk on the streets of Zebulon
and resisted arrest when the of
ficers tried to take him in. As a
result of his action, Judge Irby
Gill ordered him to pay a total
S2OO in fines plus the costs of the
court or else serve six months on
the roads. The defendant was
charged with having a concealed
weapon, a dagger or Bowie knife,
in his possession, and paid SSO
fine and costs rather than serve
sixty days on the roads.
Traffic cases filled most of the
docket at the Wednesday morning
session of the court.
Earl Dunn of Route 2 was found
guilty of driving with no license
and improper brakes. He paid $25
and cost.
Sylvester Perry of Middlesex
parked on the state highway with
out lights and was fined $25 and
costs.
Reckless Driving
Goldie Hinton of Route 1 was
found guilty of careless and reck
ess driving.
A non-suit was taken in a charge
of assault against J. G. Tew of
Clinton.
Probable cause was found in
cases of assault against Hollis
Bunn, Floyd Stallings, and Mil
lard Stallings, all of Route 2.
Beaman Stallings plead guilty
to assault with his fists and paid
$25 fine and costs.
Abandonment Case
Joseph Lawrence was brought
into court for failing to carry out
a prior sentence imposed for aban
donment and failure to support his
wife. He was ordered to pay the
cost of capais and S3O a month to
his wife. His prior conviction was
on October 13, 1948.
Ben Moore rented land to make
a crop, obtained advances,- and
then refused to cultivate the crop
or pay back the advance. He was
sentenced to 30 days.
Worthless Check
George Mitchell, guilty of giv
ing a worthless check for $22, was
fined $5 and costs.
Marshall Otha Liles of Route 2,
Wendell, was found guilty of
drunken driving and sentenced to
four months suspended upon pay
ment of $125 fine and costs.
William Herbert Merritt, Route
2, found guilty of operating his
vehicle in the face of oncoming
traffic, was fined $35 and costs.
BTU Film to Be
Shown on Sunday
The Training Union Religious
Film Night will be held at the eve
ning service of the Baptist
Church on Sunday evening. The
Young People will be in charge
and the film, “Journey into Faith,”
will be shown.
The pastor will preach on the
subject, “The Principle of Accep
tance,” at the morning worship
service.
Fruit Blossoms Are
Chemically Thinned
Effective chemicals for thinning
fruit blossoms are now on the mar
ket. They can be applied with
only a small amount of the labor
needed for hand thinning. By re
ducing heavy fruit set, the treat
ment tends to stabilize yields and
to correct alternate bearing
that is, heavy one year and light
the next.
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Pictured above is Hyman Katz,
Wendell merchant and lawyer, who
has formally announced he is a
candidate for the State Senate,
subject to the May primary.
L. Y. Ballentine
To Address Zebulon
Farmers April 30
L. Y. Ballentine, North Caroli
na Commissioner of Agriculture,
will be the featured speaker fol
lowing the annual barbecue din
ner of the Zebulon Farm Bureau
to be held Wednesday, April 30,
at Wakelon School, according to
Robert Ed Horton.
Marsh Knott and his famed Tub
Band of Wendell will provide the
entertainment for the meeting.
Every member of the Zebulon
Farm Bureau is being mailed a
card which will be used as an ad
mission ticket for the member and
his wife to the barbecue dinner.
Nearly 1,000 are expected.
Dance Revue to Be
Given Here May 8
The Wendell Woman’s Club will|
sponsor Mrs. H. C. Wade’s School
of Dancing in their annual revue
at the Wendell School auditorium
on Friday evening, May 9th, fol-
Iqwing a performance at the lo
cal school.
Wendell pupils have for the past
two years received instructions in
the School of Dance at Mrs. Wade’s
home here.
Mrs. Wade also conducts classes
during Wakelon School hours and
will present the first revue of the
two-night performances in Wake
lon School auditorium on Thursday
evening, May Bth.
Admission prices to the revue
in Wendell on Friday evening will
be 25c for children and 50c for
adults. The same prices will pre
vail at Wakelon.
Revenue derived from the Zeb
ulon presentation of the dancing
revue will go to the school.
Zebulon Cancer Campaign Begins
With J. C. Debnam as Chairman
The annual Fund Campaign to
fight cancer began in Zebulon
this week and will continue
through the last day of April, ac
cording to J. C. Debnam, who is
heading the drive. An effort will
be made to give every one in the
community an opportunity to con
tribute liberally to the battle
against the dread disease.
Through funds provided by the
annual campaigns, tremendous ad
vances have been made in the de
tection and cure of cancer. It has
been proven that if cancer is found
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Local Woman's Club
To Hold Last Teenage
Party Saturday Night
The Zebulon’s Woman’s Club
will conduct the last Teenage rec
reation program on Saturday
night, May 31, in the Woman’s
Club building, ending nearly a
year of supervised recreation pro
vided for young people of the com
munity.
The Saturday night affair prov
ed successful, with crowds of from
60 to 80 young people crowding
into the club house each week.
When established, the teenage
program was to be a trial program
which the members of the Wo
man’s Club hoped would be fol
lowed by a bigger community
sponsored project.
Large Crowds
The large crowds taxed the fa
cilities of the club building and
the club membership was hard
pressed to finance the project and
see that it was chaperoned.
A report of the work which was
released this week through Mrs.
Eugene Privett stated:
“From the standpoint of teen
age response, the program has
been very successful except for
a lull last summer and for a short
time later when another Saturday
evening program was introduced.
Challenging Need
“Certainly there is a challenging
need in our community to provide
a teen-age recreational program.
It is the sincere hope of the Wo
man’s Club that Zebulon’s Recrea
tion Commission will be able to
find away to carry on a teen-age
program similar to the one just
ending or something better that
will more adequately meet the
need.
“The Club pledges its sympa
thetic interest in and support of
such an undertaking.”
A statement is expected from
Zebulon’s Recreation Commission
next month.
Horace Gay Catches
Fine Frog Tuesday
Horace Gay, who spends his
working hours at Peoples Bank or
in his yard at home, fly cast
ing out at Hopkins Pond Tuesday.
He spotted a big bullfrog near the
bank and dropped the fly tempt
ingly in front of the frog, which
struck it with more force than
any fish. Horace reeled in his
prize, and it was his only catch
of the day.
His wife, who cares little for
fresh water fish, made sure he
dressed the frog and took the lus
cious legs home for eating We’ve
heard of many things, including
owls, being hooked with rod and
reel, but this is the first bullfrog
which has been reported.
in its early stages, it can be cured.
Through public education pro
grams much of the fear once caus
ed by cancer has been dispelled,
and increasingly large numbers of
cancers are being found at x-ray
Centers which can be cured.
During the past year many resi
dents of this community have tak
en advantage of the services of
Cancer Clinics and have received
examinations and free x-rays.
A report on the progress made
in the Zebulon campaign will be
made in the Record next week.