THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 70.
ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OF SINGLE-UNIT NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
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It is possible that Zebulon may have the armory
pictured above within a year if the town will purchase
a four-acre site, according to Major General John Hall
Manning, Adjutant General of the State of North Caro
lina. Cost of the beautiful structure has been estimated
from SIOO,OOO to $125,000. It includes a large room 61x90
Funeral Services Held
Yesterday at Methodist
Church for Mrs. Harris
Funeral services were held yes
terday for Mrs. S. W. Harris, 71,
who died Wednesday at 1 a. m.,
at the home of her son, S. M. Har
ris, in Wilmington after a long
illness. The services, held at the
Zebulon Methodist Church, were
conducted by the Rev. S. E. Mer
cer, pastor, assisted by the Rev.
Theo. B. Davis.
Burial was in the Zebulon Cem
etery. The body lay in state an
hour before the service.
Surviving are two sons, W. A.
Harris, of Fountain, S. M. Harris,
of Wilmington; a daughter, Mrs. F„
D. Finch, of Zebulon, with whom
she made her home; a sister, Mrs.
J. R. Hankins of Winston-Salem;
a brother, S. T. Chamblee of Red
Oak.
Guard Maneuvers Set
For June 8 by Bty. A
Sunday will mark the second
full day of preparation for Bat
tery A as it readies itself for the
efficiency tests to be conducted at
Ft. McClellan, Ala., in July. The
National Guardsmen will meet at
the armory at 8 o’clock Sunday
morning for a full day of work.
Every section in the firing bat
tery will participate in the train
ing, taking time out to eat at
Wakelon School at noon.
Every man in the Zebulon unit
is expected for the extra drill, con
tinuing Battery A’s outstanding at
tendance record. Last month the
local outfit achieved 100% attend
ance at every drill the first time
this has been accomplished in
North Carolina.
Battery A will join the 113th
Field Artillery Battlion at Camp
Butner during the weekend of
June 21-22 for carbine firing. This
will be the second weekend of car
bine work this summer for Bat
tery A.
SOFTBALL SESSION
A meeting of all softball
team managers has been call
ed for Monday night at 8 o’-
clock at Wakelon School by
Recreation Director Jim Fish.
He urged representatives of
civic clubs and other groups
which can sponsor teams to
be present.
The plans for the two
leagues will be explained and
game schedules made. Rules
for both Blooper and Open
Leagues will be made.
Teenagers to Gather
At Old Courtroom Here
For Saturday Parties
Teenagers of this community
will be given an opportunity to
direct to their own recreation pro
gram beginning Saturday night
when a special meeting will be
held in the old Recorder’s Court
room at the filter plant. The
meeting will replace the Saturday
night dancing and games which
have been sponsored for the past
year by the Zebulon Woman's
Club.
The court room will be the site
for the dances from now on, Rec
reation Director Jim Fish aid yes
terday. It will provide more
room for the tfeenagers and can be
developed into a very good place.
Used by Guard
At the present time, the court
room is used only one night each
week, by the National Guard on
Monday night.
The teenagers will be encourag
ed to organize their own program
and accept the responsibility of
planning and carrying out Satur
day night recreation.
If the program proves success
ful, it can be carried out on other
nights of the week. Its possibili
ties are limited only by the energy
and enthusiasm of the young peo
ple.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 6, 1952
teet suitable for dances, meetings, and other community
activities.
The architect’s drawing shows the front of the
spacious building, which is designed for a 200-man
National Guard unit. It contains offices, class rooms,
a kitchen, shoyvers, and a supply and ordnance room.
Town Board Lets Contract for Sidewalk
Paving from Gannon Avenue to School
The contract for paving the six
blocks of sidewalk from Gannon
Avenue to Wakelon School was
ordered awarded to Capital City
Builders, Inc., of Raleigh by the
Zebulon Board of Commissioners
Monday night. The successful bid
was $4,160.80, according to Clerk
Willie B. Hopkins. One other bid,
by Sanford Construction Com
pany, offered to do the paving for
! $5,222.00.
Four Feet Wide
The paving will be four feet
wide, four inches thick except at
drives, where it will be six inches
thick.
. The problem of what to do with
the power lines to the pumping
Station at Little River was solved
by giving the lines to Carojjna
Power & Light Company in re
turn for taking them down, the
Commissioners hope.
Highway Order
The lines were built to Little
River after the road was construct
ed years ago, and when the route
was selected for the new paved
Homecoming at Union Chapel
Union Chapel Baptist Church will observe its annual home
coming next Sunday, June 8. All former members and friends
of the church are invited to attend the services and picnic
dinner, the Rev. John F. Parker, pastor has announced. The
day’s program follows:
10:00 a.m. Sunday School G. L. Alford
10:50 a.m. Response S. P. Scott
11:00 a.m. Announcements
11:05 a.m. Greetings and recognitions Pastor
11:15 a.m. Music and poems Union Chapel Church
12:30 p.m. Benediction
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Devotional Elvera Creech
2:10 p.m. Singing
3:30 p.m. History of Church Julia Draughon
3:45 p.m. Business and Benediction
The Town of Zebulon is obligated only to purchase
the site and make water and sewer connections for the
building. The State and Federal governments join in
paying the construction costs of the building. Supervision
and maintenance of building is a responsibility of the
local unit commander.
route for Highway U. S. 64, the
poles were ordered moved by the
highway department.
Cost excessive
Investigation by town authorities
revealed the poles and copper
power lines would sell for less
than the cost of taking down the
poles, so Howard Beck made the
motion to give the poles, lines,
and transformers to the power
company as pay for taking the
whole works down. «
Two months ago the Commis
sioners asked Carolina Power and
Light to provide power to the
pumping station direct from its
lines at Little River, eliminating
the need for the 2Vfe miles of pow
er line from the filter plant at
Zebulon.
Cemetery Lots
A mixup in lots at the Zebulon
Cemetery was straightened out
when Elwood Perry was deeded
Lot No. 11, Block 20 He had been
deeded a lot already owned by
Mrs. Betty Hales Perry.
R. L. Steele of Raleigh was
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
awarded the contract to audit the
books for the Town of Zebulon at
a cost not to exceed S3OO.
Present at the meeting were
Mayor Worth Hinton; Commis
sioners R. Vance Brown, Howard
Beck, J. Raleigh Alford, R. Wes
ley Liles, and Philip Massey; At
torney A. R. House; and Town
Clerk Willie B. Hopkins.
Zebulon Lions Winners
Os Most District Prizes
The Zebulon Lions Club walked
off with a lion’s share of the tro
phies at the District 31-E conven
tion held at Wrightsville Beach.
Delegates from the local club were
asked to stand time and time
again to acknowledge the applause
of the convention for their work
during the past year.
The Zebulon group won a cup
for having completed the most ac
tivities of any of the Lions Clubs
in the district during the past year.
A cup was given Zebulon for
achieving 100% attendance all
during the past year, and the Zeb
ulon Club placed second only to
Wilmington for a plaque for club
achievement. Wilmington had re
ported an increase in membership
for eight months of the past year
to edge the local Lions.
Honor Roll
For making the Governor’s Hon
or Roll,, the Zebulon Lions were
awarded another plaque, and Sec
retary Alvin Beck was presented
a special award for his work.
Permanent possession of the
Jungle Prowler’s Award was gain
ed by the Zebulon Lions. The
award is made to the club which
earns the most points by visiting
other Lions Clubs. Zebulon clinch
ed possession by its recent trip to
Fuquay where all but two of the
local Lions visited recently.