THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 87
Finer Carolina Progress
Committees Report
A great deal of progress has al
ready been made and much more
work will be completed on the five
Finer Zebulon projects before the
closing date of the Finer Carolina
Contest, Steering Committee
Chairman Wilbur Debnam said
yesterday. The Finer Carolina
Contest, sponsored by the Carolina
Power and Light Company in the
area it serves in North and South
Carolina, ends on Nevember 1.
In spite of the torrid weather
and the tobacco harvesting, the
work on nearly all the projects has
continued, the chairman said.
During the past weeks much
grading has been done by Thur
man Pate, who contributed the ser
vices of his tractor, and the town
road machine at the park.
Final clearing and grading of
the park site will not be done un
til a landscape engineer has had
an opportunity to check the park.
Gravel and sand for the base of
the shelter has been unloaded at
the park site, as well as field stone
to be used for one of the fireplacs.
You Can Build Your Garden Easily
By Adding Odd Pieces of Furniture
By Mrs. Lela B. Horton
Since it takes years to build,
grow, and get all your plants,
shrubs, and trees established in
to the natural beautiy of their ma
turity, during this period of time
one can always get thrills by add
ing to their garden many pieces
of garden furniture, such as beau
tiful cast-iron tables and chairs.
Then add, at least once a year, a
figure or two to decorate their
beds and clumps of shrubbery.
One builds a beautiful house,
but he doesn’t stop there. He makes
it comfortable with furnishings
of his liking. Then he still does
n’t stop there, he decorates his
windows with beautiful draperies
and his walls with hand-painted
pictures, his marble-top table with
hand-painted lampshades. He lives
in this house; therefore, it must
be beautiful. Now he also lives in
his garden at least one-half of the
year. It, too, must be beautiful the
year round because it is a valuable
asset to his estate. It has been said,
and I have never heard it contra
Funerals Are Held This Week
Mrs. Caniva Finch
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon from the home for
Mrs. Caniva Annie Liles Finch of
Zebulon, Rt. 4, widow of Joseph
F. Finch, who died Monday after a
long illness.
The Rev. S. E. Mercer, pastor
of the Zebulon Methodist Church,
officiated, and burial was in the
Zebulon Cemetery.
Surviving are a son, J. Graham
Finch of the home; a brother, D.
B. Liles of Edenton; and several
half-brothers.
Mrs. Betty Baugh
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon from the New Hope
Baptist Church for Mrs. Betty
Baugh, 72, of Raleigh Rt. 5, who
died Monday afternoon after a
long illness.
The Rev. Owen F. Herring of
ficiated, and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter, Mra.
The Lions Club expects to com
plete its promised fireplace and
benches within the next two weeks.
Other clearing and cleaning of the
site is continuing.
To beautify the approaches to
Zebulon, uniform road signs for
each of the civic organizations have
been secured and will be erected
on each of the highways leading
into Zebulon.
Cemetery Work
Mrs. A. S. Hinton has reported
that work done by the Town of
Zebulon has made the cemetery
“look better than it has in ten
years.” She is working on a plan
of continuous maintenance to be fi
nanced by cemetery lot owners.
The town ordinances, long out
dated, have been re-written and
the new ordinances were submit
ted to the Board of Commissioners
on July 24. «
Other projects included in the
Steering Committee plans were
sidewalk paving and the “white
way” in the business district.
dieted by word of mouth or by
any real estate dealer, one must
develop his grounds and make
them most attractive to create a
top value for his home.
Now, let’s discuss garden deco
ration. First, let us get a clear and
definite understanding of statues
and figures. Statue is the carving
in stone, metals and marble the
likeness of living beings; such as
the statue of George Washington.
A very great hero or heroine who
has, by his or her great act, creat
ed celebrity to the extent that the
public wants to honor and exhalt
their memory.
Carved Statues
It is fitting and proper to have
a statue carved in the likeness
of these living beings. These sta
tues are placed in public buildings,
or on the grounds of such build
ings, in public parks, and some
times in the streets of cities. Rich
mond, Va., has such a street, call
ed Monumental Avenue.
(See GARDEN, Page 6)
Mary D. Hines, and two sons,
Ralph Baugh and Willis Baugh, all
of the home; a sister, Mrs. Pearl
Baugh of Raleigh; and a brother,
J. S. Buff aloe of Zebulon.
Mrs. W. H. Earp
Funeral services for Mrs. W. H.
Earp, 75, were held at Central
Baptist Church on Poole Road
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock with
the Rev. J. N. Stancil and the
Rev. Joe Puckett officiating.
Mrs. Earp died at Mary Eliza
beth in Raleigh Friday morning.
She is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. Ray Nowell of Wendell,
Mrs. Iva Douglas of the home, and
Mrs. Fred Hood of Zebulon; three
sons, William M. Earp of Raleigh,
Pou Earp of Wendell, Rl, and
Johnny Earp, who is stationed
with the U. S. Air Force in Eng
land; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Hon
eycutt of Wendell, Route 1; and
one brother, J. L. (Dock) Medlin
of Wendell, Route 1.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 1, 1952
Local Postmaster
Explains Deficits
In Postal Work
Postmaster M. J. Sexton of Zeb
ulon today stated that the Postal
Service, which serves faithfully
every city, hamlet and rural-side
community in the United States,
is operating under the biggest de
ficit in the history of this govern
ment agency. This condition is
due first, to the high costs of ope
ration, and secondly, to the fact
that the postage rates and fees
have not been increased sufficient
ly comparable to the costs of ope
rations.
There will be a deficit in the
Postal Operations as long as post
age rates and fees are inadequate
to meet the costs of operation, he
said.
Congress alone can determine
whether the Post Office shall sup
port itself as any other business
by authorizing increases in pres
ent postage rates to meet the ope
rating costs, or the Congress may
elect to keep the Postal System
a Service Institution that partially
supports itself under existing laws,
and then annually appropriate ad
ditional sums from the General
Fund to offset deficits.
Since 1945 the fixed operating
costs have increased at a rate of
nearly 1.5 billion dollars on an an
nual basis, while additions to the
revenue by increases in postage
rates and fees have been increased
only at the rate of $390 million a
year, a difference of over a billion
dollars in expenses above the an
nual additional revenues.
Deficit Estimates
Even with the new increases in
postage rates, it is estimated that
there will be about 669 million dol
lars deficit in 1953. And inasmuch
as the deficit must be paid out of
the general taxation, Postmaster
General Jesse M. Donaldson is
greatly concerned, and has call
ed attention to the great increase
in the cost of salaries and trans
portation in the current fiscal year
over 1945.
Any organization that under
takes to give as much service as
does the Postal System is costly,
Mr. Sexton emphasized. There
are varied services in every post
office for every community in the
United States, and there are also,
many duties, obligations and op
portunities for more service for
the public. These services cost
money.
Financial Policies
The Post Office Department
cannot set its financial policies,
and does not. Departmental poli
cies are set by direction of the
Congress, the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Civil Aero
nautics Board, as well as other reg
ulatory agencies of the Federal
Government.
Salaries paid postal personnel
are likewise set by the Congress.
However, the use of personal ser
vices are controlled through staff
ing patterns for each post office.
Approximately all travel rates
are set by law or some regulatory
agencies. Rates for transportation
(See POSTAL, Page 6)
Perfect Record
Miss Stella Marie Bunn, daugh
ter of Mrs. Roxie L. Bunn, Route
4, Zebulon, graduated from Hard
barger’s Business College, Raleigh,
Friday, July 25, 1952. She complet
ed the stenographic course, an
eight-month’s course, in six and
one-half months and set a new rec
ord by achieving 100 on all exami
nations.
PRESIDENT
Ed Hales, president of the local
Chamber of Commerce for 1952-
53, will preside for the first time
tonight at a meeting of the direct
ors of the organization.
New Officer to Be
Named for Guard
Bobby T. McGee and Charles L.
Brantley were sworn in as mem
bers of the National Guard on
Monday night, becoming the first
new recruits for the Zebulon unit
since its return from summer
camp July 20. Both men were as
signed to the firing sections imme
diately after being issued their
uniforms and equipment.
Unit administrator Kenneth
Hopkins stated that the new en
listments bring the strength of
the artillery battery to five officers
and 54 enlisted men.
Over half the men in Battery A
are enrolled in the Army-sponsor
ed series of correspondence courses
to further their military knowl
edge.
From the Ranks
Lt. Dave Finch received his
commission following completion
of this series. Cpl. Jack Tippett re
cently completed the series and
Capt. Barrie Davis, unit comman
der, has recommended Cpl. Tippett
for commission as a Second Lieu
tenant in the National Guard.
Efforts are being made to in
crease the strength of Battery A to
60 men. The expansion will make
possible rapid promotion for quali
fied men.
Local Man Returns
To U . S. from Korea
Sgt. Joseph J. Golgan, whose
wife, Barbara, lives on Route 4,
Zebulon, is returning to the United
States on rotation after 16 months
of civil assistance work in Korea.
Sergeant Golgan arrived in the
combat zone in March, 1951, with
the Army’s 95th Military Govern
ment Group. The unit was soon ab
sorbed into the United Nations Ci
vil Assistance Command, Korea,
(UNCACK) and Golgan was as
signed to the United Nations Civil
Assistance Command team in
Chungchong Pukto Province, cen
tral south Korea.
Softball Games for Local Teams
August 5: Wakefield Teen Agers vs. Zebulon Teen Agers;
Wakefield vs. Lions. August 6; Rotary vs. Scribes; Men’s
Team vs. Gizmos. August 7: Zebulon Teen Agers vs. Wake
field Teen A^ers.
August 12: Wakefield Teen Agers vs. Zebulon Teen Agers;
Men’s Team vs. Lions. August 13: Wakefield vs. Men’s Team;
Scribes vs. Gizmos. August 14: Zebulon Teen Agers vs. Wake
field Teen Agers; Gizmos vs. Rotary.
In case of rained out ball games, scheduled teams will
make up the contests on Friday night of each week.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Town Ordinances,
Paved Sidewalks
Near Completion
The Ordinances for the Town
of Zebulon are on the way to
modernization, with Attorney
Frank Coiner cooperating with the
Board of Commissioners in getting
the work done. Some of the ordi
nances were submitted to the
Board of Commissioners on July
24, and Coiner was authorized to
complete the revisions.
The last time the ordinances
were compiled and revised was
13 years ago in 1939. Many new
ordinances passes since that date
have never been printed except in
news stories.
The Town of Zebulon was in
corporated in February 1907. Since
the original ordinancs were drawn,
others have been passed setting
license fees, regulating plumbing
and connections to the city sewer
lines, and dealing in many matters.
When the ordinances meet the
approval of the Board of Com
missioners, they will be published
for general distribution.
Sidewalk Paving
Nearly 3,000 feet of sidewalks
on Arendell and Gannon Avenues
are being paved in the project
sponsored by the Town of Zebulon
and supported by the Finer Zebu
lon Steering Committee, according
to Mayor Worth Hinton. The pave
ment will extend from J. A. Kemp
& Son store along the west side of
Arendell Avenue to Wakelon
School, and from the intersection
of Arendell and Gannon Avenues
one block to the Methodist Church.
The paving is being financed
jointly by the town and the prop
erty owners whose land adjoins
the sidewalks, with the town pay
ing half the cost.
Zebulon Keeps Place
On NGB Armory List
Not even an approximate date
can be set for the construction of
the proposed National Guard ar
mory in Zebulon until appropriat
ed Federal funds are received by
the State of North Carolina, ac
cording to Lt. Col. Thomas Longest
of the Adjutant General’s Depart
ment in Raleigh. The armory
funds, which were supposed to be
available to the State of North
Carolina on July 1, may take up
to nine months to be transferred
to the State.
At the present time the Ar
mory Commission of North Caroli
na has sufficient state and federal
funds to construct three armories.
It is expected that the new appro
priations will permit construction
of at least two more.
Zebulon has been placed fifth on
the priority list for armories in the
state. It has held this position de
spite continued delays in acquiring
the site necessary for the building,
and will be included in the places
selected for armories when the
funds are received from the Fed-