THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 73.
COLLEGE GRADUATES
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Johnny Howard Alford, left, was awarded the Bachelor of Science
(B. S.) degree at Wake Forest College’s 118th annual commencement
exercises this spring.
James Mitchell Debnam, right, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T.
Debnam of Zebulon, was awarded the Bachelor of Business Admin
istration (B. B. A.) degrees at the graduation exercises.
We Will Build a Church,
Wakefield Baptists Told
“We are going to build a
church,” Mr. Oren Massey told
twenty members of the Wakefield
Baptist Church at 7:30 last Satur
day mornirg. “We have the de
termination, the ability, and the
strength, and we are going to ask
for the guidance,” he continued.
As chairman of the Wakefield
Church building committee, Mr.
Massey took the lead in starting
a new building to replace the 50-
year-old frame structure now used.
Jimmy Simpson
Speaks at Rotary
Jimmy Simpson, who calls him
self the Friendly Philosopher,
spoke to the Zebulon Rotary Club
Friday night on Father’s Day, giv
ing a talk which he featured last
Wednesday on his WNAO after
noon radio program. He drew from
his own experiences and files of
poems to present the talk.
The speaker was introduced by
C. V. Whitley, who stated the
Whitley Furniture Company spon
sored Simpson’s daily program.
Ed Hales, manager of the Rot
ary softball team entered in the
blooper league, announced a game
to be played Tuesday night. His
starting lineup for the Rotary Club
included D. D. Chamblee, Early
Moser, Luther Massey, Vaiden
Whitley, and G. C. Massey, R.
Vance Brown was named pitcher
and Irby Gill catcher.
TEENAGE REPORT
Linda Bridgers, Ann Allman Head
Newly-Organized Youth Group
This past Saturday night, the
Zebulon Teenagers held their first
regular meeting in their newly-ac
quired center.
Officers were elected and are
as follows: President, Linda Brid
gers; Vice President. Anne Allman;
Secretary, Sue Alford; Treasurer,
Dottie Privette.
Plans for improving the teen-age
center were discussed. To improve
the club it will be necessary to ob
tain such articles as pictures, tab
les, chairs, potted plants, pennants,
and records. It was suggested and
approved that we ask anyone in
the community who wishes to con
1 Following his prayer of dedica
l tion, Pastor Kermit Combs turn
• ed the first shovel of dirt to start
‘ work on the new building.
The work started, the twenty
! members of the church began mov
: ing dirt immediately to level the
• ground and dig the footings for the
l education building which will be
• completed behind the present
> church building.
New Sanctuary
As soon as the education build
ing is completed, the frame build
ing will be torn down and the
sanctuary constructed where it
stands.
The educational wing will be 32
feet wide and 70 feet long. The
( sanctuary will be 35 feet by 63 feet.
Members of the building com
mittee include Oren D. Massey,
chairman; Roger Bunn, Sprite Fer-
rell, and Forrest Hendricks.
The work on the new building
climaxes a long period of discus
sion and planning by the members
of the congregation.
Lions Are Asked
To Be at Game
i All members of the Zebulon
i Lions Club who want to play on
’ the Lions softball team in the
l Blooper League are urged to be
. present tonight at the Wakelon
• diamond at eight o’clock by Lions
I team manager Pete Bryant.
tribute any such articles, to place
them on their porch Thursday
night and let the porch light burn.
The teen-agers as a group will
collect the contributions beginning
around 7:30.
Mr. James M. Fish has largely
been responsible for the rapid ad
vancement of this youth program
and the teen-agers wish to express
to him their most sincere apprecia
tion. Also, the interests shown by
other individuals and town organi
zations have meant a great deal.
The teen-agers would like to
extend an invitation to all who are
interested to visit the club when
ever they can.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, June 17, 1952
Mass Meeting Endorses Plan for PHA
Low-Rent Housing Projects in Zebulon
Scheduled Play Begins
Tonight in Municipal
’Blooper’ Softball Loop
Scheduled play begins tonight
for ‘he Zebulon Municipal Softball
League, with two games being
played. Games played during the
past two weeks were practice con
tests and will not count in league
standing.
The Municipal League this year
is a “Blooper” circuit. Every pitch
must have a large arch to be clas
sified as a blooper.
Roiary meets Willie Griswold’s
Zebulon nine in the preliminary
tonight. The Lions play the Scribes
in the nightcap. Home teams are
listed first
Girls’ Game
On Wednesday night the Zebu
lon Teenagers play the Wakefield
Teenagers in an all-girls game. The
second contest pits the Wakefield
nine against the Men’s team.
Darkhorse in the Municipal
League is the Men’s team, which
relies on experience to give them
the edge over the youthful players
on other rosters.
Recreation Director Jim Fish
stated yesterday that there is room
for more teams in both open and
blooper leagues. Each team plays
one scheduled game per week.
Mrs . Lewis Selected
As Winning Clerk
B. H. Henderson was awarded
$40.00 at the Silver Harvest Day
event last Saturday in Zebulon.
The Silver Harvest Day is a week
ly feature sponsored by over 40
cooperating Zebulon Merchants.
The Silver Harvest treasury for
next week will contain $438.00, ac
cording to R. Vance Brown.
Mrs. Magdeline Lewis, employee
of Zebulon Drug Company, was
selected by anonymous judges as
the most courteous clerk of the
week in Zebulon. She was honor
ed and presented a $3.00 cash
prize.
Local Man Serving
On Front in Korea
Pvt. James Upchurch, Route 4,
Zebulon, is serving with the 40th
Infantry Division in Korea.
Elements of the division are cur
rently undergoing intensive train
ing in defense against atomic at
tack. The training, in rear areas,
consists largely of excavations for
underground shelter to provide
maximum protection against blast
effects
Bible School Ends
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The Methodist Bible School held
its Commencement program Sun
day morning. There was a large
enrollment, and the school was
highly successful.
TO CLOSE
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Theo. Davis Sons will i
close its offices each Satur- ]
day at noon beginning June
21. For service on Saturday
afternoon and Sunday, call
1 4231; if no answer, call 4051,
4041, or 3631.
DEMONSTRATOR
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Miss Mildred Helms, Maytag
home economist, will give a com
plete demonstration of modern
cooking tonight at Wakelon School.
The demonstration is sponsored by
Parrish Electric Company. Miss ]
Shirley Faulkner from Wakelon
has been selected to assist Miss
Helms.
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Zebulon Men Taking
In Naval Maneuvers,
Other Gob Training
Undergoing a two-week reserve
training course at the Naval Train
ing Center, Great Lakes, 111., are
two Zebulon seamen recruits,
USNR, George W. Crowder, son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Crowder of
Arendell Ave., and Charles B.
Finch, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Finch.
The training given reserves
closely parallels that givn the reg
ular recruit. Certain subjects are
stressed and others are eliminated
from tte training due to the short
ness of xhe course as compared to
the 11 weeks afforded the regular
Navy recruit.
In Korean Waters
Serving aboard the heavy cru
sier USS Bremerton, attached to
Task Force 77 in Korean waters,
is Harold D. Mangum, seaman ap
prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs|
R. H. Mangum of Route 2, Zebu
lon.
Mangum entered.the Naval ser
vice Oct. 25, 1951, and received his
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
George Brown Named 4-H Health
King in Johnston County Ceremony
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Rents to Be Determined
By Tenants Income;
Three Towns Included
At a mass meeting held in the
Municipal Building on Friday
night, citizens of Zebulon petition
ed the Board of Commissioners to
complete steps necessary to quali
fy Zebulon for low-rent units spon
sored by the Public Housing Ad
ministration, a Federal Agency.
The mass meeting was called by
the Commissioners when a petition
signed by 25 citizens was present
ed the group two weeks ago.
Speaking at the meeting were
Leßoy Clark, Jr., of Wendell, who
has spearheaded a drive to ob
tain the housing units for the Zeb
ulon-Wendell-Wake Forest areas,
and E. H. Moser, secretary of the
Wendell Chamber of Commerce.
No Opposition
Dr. L. M. Massey made the mo
tion for the Commissioners to pro
ceed with the plans. It was sec
onded by C. V. Whitley and carried
without opposition.
Rent on the low-cost units is de
termined by the income of the ten
ants, Clark explained. The admin
istration of the units is left entire
ly in the hands of a three-man lo
cal housing committee which will
be appointed by the governing
bodies of th% area served. In the
case of this area, the towns of Wen
dell, Wake Forest, and Zebulon
will appoint one member each.
Unit Applications
Applications for the units must
be in the Richmond office of the
Public Housing Authority by July
1 for early action, Clark continued.
He emphasized the need for haste
on the part of the three towns.
A survey will be conducted to
determine the needs of this area.
The number of units required will
be determined by the number of
families in the low-income group,
which was classified as families
earning $2,400 or less each year.
Juanna Joy Wins
Juanna Joy Mitchell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mit
chell, was named as the guber
natorial nominee of her party
at Girls’ State at Greensboro
yesterday, with elections com
ing at eight o’clock last night
George Brown, son of Mr. and
! Mrs. Douglas Brown, was crowned
junior 4-H health king of John
ston County in a candlelight cere
monk at the Smithfield High
School auditorium last Thursday
night.
George, a member of the Cor
inth-Holders School junior 4-H
Club, was chosen to represent his
school and club in the annual coun
| ty-wide health contest held each
year at Smithfield to select the
king and queen.
On receiving the crown, George
was complimented on his health
record by the supervisor of the
Johnston County health nurses.
George is 14 years old, a mem
ber of the Hales Chapel Baptist
Church, and will be in the eighth
j grade next year.