THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 89.
Lucky You by Dick Shaw
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Lucky you—you got home in one piece after
that party
MRS. THEO. B. DAVIS
This, That & the Other
It has probably been happening
for centuries; but I have never be
fore seen so many blue-winged
wasps carrying spiders as have
been thus occupied in our side
yard this summer. Last Sunday I
caused one wasp to drop its bur
den. It flew off, but came back in
a few minutes and hunted around
in the grass until the. spider was
found and work resumed. The
wasp was so eager to carry off the
spider and so indignant at being
interrupted that I gave them all
the territory wanted.
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At long last I have seen a mock
ing bird put to flight. However,
it was not another bird but a big
black ground-wasp that was vic
tor. The bird was on the ground
and probably was near the insect’s
nest. Anyway, it was darting at
the mocker’s head viciously, re
peating its attack over and over,
until, with an exasperated flirt of
its tail the bird flew into a clump
of thick shrubbery.
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I have little idea what was
wrong with the poor little potatoes
that grew in our garden this sum
mer; but when we dug some of
them they looked exactly as if
cooked about half-way through.
James Debnam Leading Zebulon
Scouts; Was First Local Eagle
Since Patrolman Paul Lovett
was transferred from Zebulon, the
Zebulon Boy Scouts have been left
with no Scoutmaster, according to
Haywood Jones, chairman of the
Boy Scout Committee. Under Pa
trolman Lovett, the troop grew in
number and activities until it was
one of the better troops in the
Occoneechee Council.
Since Patrolman Lovett’s trans
fer, James Debnam has been act
ing as troop leader. He has con
sented to continue until a new
Scoutmaster can be found.
They were so limp and feeble
looking, we simply gave up; be
cause, if taken out of the ground,
we couldn’t have brought ourselves
to eat them. Weather hot enough to
cook eggs might also partly cook
small potatoes.
Strange things besides hot
weather have happened to gardens
this year. One of my friends told
me rabbits had eaten ever so many
of her midget watermelons. At
first she thought rats were doing
the damage; then one day she saw
two young bunnies dining from the
same melon.
Another friend complained that
rats were climbing the stalks of
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Silver Harvest Day
Winner Is Named
Ronnie Narron was awarded
$41.00 on Saturday afternoon at
the weekly observance of Zebu
lon’s Silver Harvest Day. The oc
casion is sponsored by over forty
cooperating merchants hnd busi
nessmen.
The Silver Harvest treasury will
contain $487.00 this week, accord
ing to R. Vance Brown, treasurer.
A recent graduate of Wake For
est College, James was the first
Eagle Scout to come from the Zeb
ulon troop. For twelve months,
during 1945 and 1946, he served
as troop leader while holding the
rank of Life Scout.
As soon as another Scoutmaster
is named for the Boy Scout troop,
James plans to serve as Explor
er Troop Adviser, working with
the Explorer Scouts.
Regular meetings of the Boy
Scouts are held each Monday night
at the Scout hut.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, August 8, 1952
Bloodmobile to Be
In Raleigh Two
Days Next Week
The need for blood and plasma
for the fighting forces in Korea
is urgent, according to the Ameri
can Red Cross, and the people of
this country are not contributing
liberally enough to supply the
needs of the wounded. An appeal
for more blood was issued this
week by the Wake County Chapter
of the Red Cross, which said that
the Bloodmobile’s last visit to Ral
eigh, in June, only 276 pints of
blood were contributed during
three days. The quota was 600
pints.
The average time required for
the donation is 45 minutes, and
donors may be taken at the rate
of 15 persons every 15 minutes.
There is no discomfort since the
process used is painless.
The age limit for blood donors
is 18 to 59 years. Donors less than
21 years of age, if not in the
Armed Services or married, will
be required to present signed per
mission from parents.
The Bloodmobile will be at the
Edenton Street Methodist Church
in Raleigh from 12:00 noon until
6 p. m., next Tuesday, and from
10 a. m. to 4 p. m. on Wednes
day.
The Bloodmobile will make an
other trip to Wake County in Octo
ber, according to Dr. William J.
Senter, chairman of the Wake
County Blood for Freedom Pro
gram. It is possible that the Zebu
lon community can have the
Bloodmobile set up here in Octo
ber if sufficient pledges of blood
can be obtained.
The Bloodmobile will be in the
county for four days during Oc
tober. Wake Forest has requested
that it be there one day. Raleigh
officials ol the Red Cross say
that arrangements may be made
for Zebulon to be a second site.
Last year Wake Forest contrib
uted over 400 pints during the sin
gle day the Bloodmobile was sta
tioned there.
Work on Park Site
Is Continuing Here
Additional workers are needed
to complete the projects which are
underway at the Zebulon com
munity park / site, according to
Wilbur Debnam, chairman of the
Finer Zebulon Steering Commit
tee. Every Wednesday afternoon,
he said, volunteers have been
working on the site.
Chairman Debnam asked that
volunteers meet at the site next
Wednesday, or on any other day
of the week when they can con
tribute their labors to the park.
Within the next two weeks con
struction will begin on two fire
places, contributed by Lions Club
and the Rotary Club, and a large
shelter, which will financed part
ly by the Zebulon Chamber of
Commerce.
Three building supply firms in
Zebulon, Home Builders Corpora
tion, Massey Lumber Company,
and Wake Builders Supply, con
tributed over S3OO worth of mater
ial for the shelter.
Lillian Kannon Is
Most Courteous Clerk
Miss Lillian Kannon was named
most courteous clerk of the week
last Saturday, August 2, and was
honored by the Zebulon Chamber
of Commerce. Each week anony
mous judges visit Zebulon stores
to choose the most helpful and
friendly clerk for this honor.
OFFICER
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Wilber Conn, son of Mrs. Janet
E. Conn of Zebulon, was commis
sioned a Second Lieutenant in the
Army Corps of Engineers last
month upon graduation from the
Officers Candidate School, Fort
Belvoir, Va. He will be assigned
to the 109th Engineer Combat Bat
talion, Camp McCoy, Wis. Lt. Conn
is a graduate of Wakelon High
School.
Legion Endorses
Bloodmobile Visit
The Zebulon American Legion
Post, recognizing the urgent need
for blood for Korea, unanimously
voted Wednesday night to help
sponsor the Red Cross Bloodmo
bile if it can be secured for a
day in Zebulon in October. The
action was taken at the regular
August meeting of the group held
at E. P. Privette’s Case.
Veterans Speak
Several of the army and navy
veterans present cited instances
where blood and plasma had been
u&d while they were in service.
All the Legionnaires wholehearted
ly endorsed the plan.
A suggestion that the Legion
sponsor a talent show was unani
mously voted down when it was
brought out that the show was
similar to one sponsored by anoth
er Zebulon organization some time
ago. At thaf time, program ad
vertising was sold which left ruf
fled feelings, and difficulty was
experienced in obtaining talent for
the production.
Booth at Fair
Josnsey Arnold and Wade Per
ry were named by Commander
Charles Creech as a committee to
investigate the possibilities of the
Legion operating a booth at the
Five County Fair.
The fair booth was one of several
ways suggested to raise funds to
send representatives from Wakelon
School to Boys State in 1953.
Zebulon - Wendell Phone Systems
May Be Combined into One Unit
If there is sufficient demand
to justify the additional expense
of installation, it is possible that
Zebulon and Wendell exchanges
can be combines, an official of
Southern Bell Telephone Company
told the Zebulon Record this
week. This change would elimi
nate the toll charge made now
when a call is placed from one
town to the other.
The advantages of the installa
tion would be realized immediate
ly, bringing the two communities
closer together and providing
much better service for rural tele
phone users on the Zebulon and
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Town Board Votes
To Pave Additional
Zebulon Sidewalks
More sidewalks in Zebulon will
be paved soon, provided the prop
erty owners are willing to pay
their share, the Zebulon Board of
Commissioners decided at the reg
ular August meeting of the group
held Monday night in the town of
fice. Recommended for paving are
botOi-sides of Gannon Avenue fipm
Church Street to Wakefield Street.
Present at the meeting were
Mayor Worth Hinton, Commission
ers R. Vance Brown, Wesley Liles,
Philip Massey, Howard Beck,
Town Attorney A. R. House, and
Willie B. Hopkins.
The motion was made by R.
Vance Brown that the town pave
the sidewalks if the property own
ers pay 50 per cent of the total
cost before the paving is started.
Voluntary Basis
If any property owner on either
side of the street refuses to pay
his proportionate part of the pav
ing cost, the town will not have
the paving done on any part of that
side of Gannon Avenue, the motion
stated. Participation must be 100
percent.
This paving project will be a
continuation of the work done on
the south side of Gannon Avenue
from Church Street to Arendell
Avenue, and on the west 6ide of
Arendell Avenue from the busi
ness district to Wakelon School.
The new municipal ordinances,
prepared by Attorney Frank Coi
ner, were accepted by the Com
missioners on motion made by
Wesley Liles and seconded by
Howard Beck.
These ordinances will replace
the present laws of the town, which
were last compiled and revised on
September 1, 1939. Earlier this
year the Board of Commissioners
agreed with the Finer Zebulon
Steering Committee that the pres
ent municipal ordinances are out
dated and should be replaced. At
torney Coiner was directed to
draw up new ordinances at a cost
not to exceed $250.00.
Tax Rate Set
At a special meeting held July
21, the Board of Commissioners
set the tax rate for the coming
year at $1.85 per hundred dollars.
This is the same rate which has
been in effect for several years.
The budget, presented by Clerk
Willie B. Hopkins, was approved
by a unanimous vote of the com
missioners.
Now in Korea
Pfc- Cecil R. McSwain of Zebu
lon is serving with the 27th In
fantry Regiment of the 25th Di
vision in Korea.
Wendell systems.
The toll charge on a call from
Zebulon to Wendell is ten cents.
In order to tie Zebulon and
Wendell into the same exchange,
it will be necessary to add equip
ment at each central office and a
large cable will have to be install
ed to cary the calls between the
towns.
Civic groups and individuals
can all recommend that the two
exchanges be combined. A coordi
nated effort by the two communi
ties will bring the combined ex
change into reality at an earlier
date.