THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 77.
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A MOTORIST'S PRAYER
★ JULY 4, 1952 ★
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Our Heavenly Father, we ask this
day a particular blessing as we take
the wheel of our car. Grant us safe
passage through the perils of travel;
shelter "those who accompany us and
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protect us from harm by Thy mercy;
steady our hands and quicken our eye
that we may never take another’s life;
| guide us to our destination safely, con
fident in the knowledge that Thy bless
ings go with us through darkness and
light . . . sunshine and shower . . . for
ever and ever. Amen
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N. C. Department of Motor Vehicles
Funeral Rites Are Held
For Mrs. Mary Kemp, 91
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Robertson Kemp, 91, were held at
the home in Wakefield Friday af
ternoon at 5 o’clock with the Rev.
Carlton Mitchell', pastor, in charge
and the Rev. Theo. B. Davis assist
ing. Burial was in the family
cemetery.
Mrs. Carlton Mitchell, Mrs.
Nellie Kemp, Mrs. Vivian Massey,
and Ed Ellington sang as a quartet
for the service.
Mrs. Kemp was active in church
Rotarians Fete Wives
At Barbecue Supper
The Zebulon Rotarians honored
their Rotaryanns Friday night at
a barbecue supper held in the back
of Dr. L. M. Massey’s home in Zeb
olon. The ladies’ nights are a
quarterly feature of the Rotary
year.
The guests were welcomed by
President Howard Beck, and the
blessing was asked by Carlton Mit
chell.
Mrs. Norman Screws expressed
the appreciation of the Rotaryanns
for the treat.
Vester Brantley, a former presi
dent of the Zebulon club, and Mrs.
Brantley were guests.
RECREATION PROGRAM
New Swimming Schedule Given;
Softball Play for Week Is Listed
Practice for a regular Junior
League baseball team will begin
Tuesday afternoon and will con
tinue Tuesday and Thursdays at
five o’clock until further notice,
according to Recreation Director
Jim Fish.
Boys betwen the ages of nine
and fourteen are asked to bring
their own equipment to the prac
tices.
Softball Schedule
Tonight the Zebulon Teenagers
meet the Wakefield Teenagers in
the first game on the lighted Wake
lon field, and the Men’s Team
takes on the Rotarians in the night
cap.
Tomorrow night the Scribes
play the Lions in the first contest
and Zebulon meets Wakefield in
the second game.
and community affairs all her life.
She had been a member of the
Zebulon Baptist Church for 79
years, attending regularly until a
short time ago.
Mrs. Kemp, who was the oldest
member of the local Baptist con
gregation, was baptized a member
of the local church when it was
located at Rosenburg. The bap
tismal service took place in the
creek at Rosenburg in 1873, Mrs.
Kemp being 12 years old.
She was active in home demon
stration affairs, being a charter
member of the Wakefield Home
Demonstration Club, which is lo
cated across the street from her
home.
Surviving are four children,
John Kemp of Zebulon, Proctor
Kemp of Raleigh, Tom Kemp of
New York City, and Mrs. John
Horton of Zebulon.
Returns to Germany
Cpl. Billy W. Chamblee, 24, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie B. Cham
blee of Route 1, Wendell, has re
turned to the 4th Infantry Divis
ion in Germany, after spending a
nine-day furlough touring France.
He is currently assigned to the
division Military Police Company.
Softball Meeting
Softball managers are requested
to attend a meeting at the Wakelon
ball park immediately following
the first game Tuesday night to
discuss extending the schedule to
include two games weekly for each
team in the league.
Director Fish stated that two of
the teams had requested additional
games to be played on Thursday
night.
Swimming Date
The swimming class schedule has
been changed to Monday and Fri
day afternoon of each week at 1:30
to avoid conflict with youth group
meetings at the Baptist Church.
Swimmers will meet at the Bap
tist church for the twice-weekly
trip to the Wake Forest pool.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, July 1, 1952
Mational Guard Packs Up for Two-Week
Summer Encampment at Fort McClellan
Experts Tell Proper
Methods of Ridding
Premises of Rodents
Each year rats and mice destroy
many million bushels of grain
and feed that are needed badly
to help meet the increased nation
al demand for meat, milk, and
other livestock products, with Zeb
ulon farmers losing thousands of
dollars to rodent raids.
These pests are also the source
of several diseases that are dead
ly to humans, pets, livestock, and
poultry. Rats and mice on your
property mean money out of your
pocket.
According to L. C. Whitehead,
rodent control specialist for State
College Extension Service, perma
nent control of these devastating
pests is a live-fold job. First of
all, don’t give them any shelter!
Rats and mice are difficult to get
rid of if they have places to hide.
Get rid of rubbish, stacks of old
lumber, and other materials that
pro\ ide places of refuge for these
rodents.
Don’t Feed Rats
Second, don’t feed them! A "hun
gry” rodent is easily trapped
and killed. Store food and feeds
properly and keep scraps and gar
bage in rat-proof containers.
Third, kill them! Rats and mice
that are hungry and lack shelter
are easily killed by poisoning,
fumigating, and trapping. Red
Squill and Warfarin are inexpen
sive chemicals that are effective
against rodents. Red Squill is the
least hazardous, but it is inef
fective against mice. Warfarin is
effective against both rats and
mice, but requires a week or more
exposure to get satisfactory con
trol. Stronger chemicals such as
zinc phosphide, or arsenic may be
used, but can be dangerous to other
animals.
Community Projects
Fourth, organize community rat
control projects! Community action
is the most effective way to fight
rats. Community campaigns should
include not only farms, but dumps,
feed mills, and other sources in
towns and villages.
Complete Program
Finally, follow a year-round
program! Rats never take vaca
tions. They raise four or more lit
ters a year averaging from six to
ten in a litter. Rat control must be
a continuous job. “Rat-Control
Weeks” are ineffective unless
they are followed by a year-round
program.
Etha Mangum, Miss
Vera Get Prizes Here
Mrs. Etha Mangum was named
“most courteous clerk of the week”
at the weekly observance of Sil
ver Harvest Day held Saturday in
Zebulon. Mrs. Mangum was a
warded $3.00 by the Zebulon
Chamber of Commerce, sponsors
of the occasion.
Two $25.00 awards were made
to patrons of Zebulon stores from
the Silver Harvest treasury.
Mrs. Vera Rhodes of Route 4
was given $25, as was L. H. Smith,
also a Route 4 citizen.
Next week’s Silver Harvest
treasury will contain $515.00, ac
cording to R. Vance Brown.
Nearly 50 Zebulon merchants
join In sponsoring the Silver Har
vest Day.
SOFTBALLER
Featured softball player this
week is Garland Richardson, who
works at Hales Farm Supply Co.
when he’s not playing ball with
Griswolds’ Gizmos. Garland has
a daughter, Peggy, who also plays
softball, handling pitching duties
for the Zebulon Teen-agers.
Robert Lee Privette
In Engineer Training
School at Ft. Belvoir
Cadet Robert Lee Privette, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Privette of
Zebulon, is one of 1181 cadets as
signed to the Corps of Engineers
1952 ROTC Summer Camp at Fort
Belvoir, Virginia, for the six-week
field training course which will
continue until August 1.
Cadet Privette will undergo of
ficer’s training during this period.
His leadership ability will be de
veloped and he will be schooled
in weapons and marksmanship,
explosives and demolitions, mines,
obstacles and booby traps, and
bridge and airfield construction.
Upon graduation from N. C.
State College in June 1953, Cadet
Privette will be eligible for a com
mission in the Officers Reserve
Corps. He plans to transfer his
commission to the National Guard
and become an officer in Battery
A, Zebulon’s field artillery battery.
Help Needed
A great deal of equipment for
the new Teenage Center is needed,
including card tables, games, rec
ords, chairs, and similar items.
Call Linda Bridgers and Ann All
man if you can help.
Safety on Farms to Be Emphasized
During Last Week of This Month
“Accidents caused by indiffer
ence and thoughtlessness continue
to rob the nation of the lives and
services of thousands of farm resi
dents each year,” said President
Truman in a recent statement pro
claiming the week of July 20-26 as
National Farm Safety Week.
The President called on every
farm owner and resident to co
operate in practicing effective safe
ty measures. In his statement he
also said that the number of un
necessary casualties can be great
ly reduced caution
and effort on the part of every
farm family in the nation.
The conservation of manpower
and property is vital to national
defense security, the President
pointed out.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Local Unit Hits 100
Per Cent Drill Mark
Two Months in Row
Thousands of pounds of battery
equipment and supplies will be
loaded on the trucks tonight by the
Zebulon National Guardmen as the
local unit completes final prepara
tions for the long trip to Ft. Mc-
Clellan, Alabama. This is the last
drill for Battery A before its sum
mer encampment, which lasts
from July 6 through July 20.
The trucks leave Zebulon at 5
a.m. Thursday, joining the convoy
near Rolesville. Lt. GeQrge Hinds
will be in charge of the convoy.
From Rolesville the long convoy
will wind south through Raleigh,
Columbia, S. C., Atlanta, Ga., and
then west to Ft. McClellan. They
will arrive at the Alabama army
post shortly before dinner Sunday.
To Leave Sunday
The main body of troops will
leave Raleigh about 1:30 Sunday
afternoon. They will arrive in
Ft. McClellan before breakfast on
Monday.
Battery A will have 50 men and
five officers at camp this summer,
according to First Sergeant Sidney
Holmes. This is the most men the
unit has taken to camp.
The first week will be spent in
preparation for the four days of
field training which begin Monday
of the second week. Special em
phasis will be placed on the duties
of the individual sections in prep
aration for the combat efficiency
test.
Service Clubs
During their two weeks at camp,
the men will enjoy service clubs,
theatres, swimming pools, and PX
facilities on the post.
Religious services for all faiths
are held on Sunday at the camp,
and again this year men from Bat
tery A are expected to sing in the
choir for the services.
William Bunn Wins
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Philco Dealer Award
William Bunn, owner of Bunn
Electric Company, was awarded
the "Philco Factory Supervised
Service Award of Merit” at a
dinner at the Carolina Hotel in
Raleigh last week. The award
consists of a beautiful bronze and
wood plaque with Bunn Electric
Company engraved as the winner.
President Truman requested all
organizations and persons interest
ed in farm life to join in a cam
paign to develop farm safety hab
its and prevent needless accidents
on the farm and elsewhere.
National Farm Safety Week
is sponsored by the National Safe
ty Council and the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture in cooperation
with the National Fire Protec
tion Association, the Farm Equip
ment Institute, the the American
Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Na
tional Grange, and other organiza
tions interested in agriculture and
rural life.
The theme for the ninth annual
observance, according to Wake
County Agent Grady Miller, la
“Adopt Right Attitudes for Farm
Safety.”