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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 38. THE LONG WAIT MAY SOON BE ENDED Guard Armory Around the Corner The Zebulon National Guard armory is just around the corner, according to Major General John Hall Manning, Adjutant General of the State of North Carolina, who reported to the Zebulon Record yesterday that Captain John R. Shelden will be in Zebulon within the next few days to make a topo graphic survey of the armory site in preparation fcr drawing up specifications for the armory con struction. Approved in Washington The local armory was approved by the Reserve Components Board in Washington on January 23. It is fifth on the priority list compiled by the Adjutant General’s Depart- , Panel Discusses UFE Aims at PTA Meeting Monday Members of the Wakelon Parent- Teacher Association heard a brief discussion of the aims of the Unit ed Forces for Education at their February meeting, held Monday night in the school auditorium, and then heard three phases of the UFE program discussed in some detail by six members of a discussion panel. Mrs. Wilson Braswell, president of the local PTA, stated that the aims of the UFE are reduction of the teacher load, increase of teach er pay, attendance enforcement, increase of services and supplies to local schools by the state, and support of the Wake County school bond issue, scheduled for a vote on February 24. Six Members on Panel Members of the panel, which in cluded Mrs. Braswell, Mr. Bras well, Garland Richardson, Robert Edd Horton, Mrs. Jack Mitchell, and Mrs. Fred Chamblee, were in general agreement that the UFE program is laudable, but requires more implementation and study before being presented to the pub lic for final approval, especially where attendance enforcement is concerned. Ferd Davis served as moderator. Bond Support Asked Ed Ellington asked cooperation of school patrons in securing a favorable local vote for school bonds in the election next Tuesday, and reported on general ' school progress since the January PTA session. Russell Hilliard, student at Southeastern Theological Semi nary, conducted the devotional. He was introduced by Mrs. Eldred Rountree, program chairman. Attendance winners were Mrs. Page’s first grade, Mrs. Cham blee’s sixth grade, and Mrs. Clark’s grade. Pre-School Clinic Is Planned for March 6 The Wakelon Pre-School Clinic will be held Friday, March 6, in the Wakelon School auditorium, at 12:30 p. m., for a physical exami ination of children who will en ter the first grade next year. Dr. A. C. Bulla, head of the Wake County Health Department, urges that children be examined and advises that children well prepared physically to enter school probably will remain that way dur ing their schools years. ment for National Guard units in North Carolina. Bids for the Oxford armory were to be opened yesterday, and the cost of construction for the Oxford armory was expected to be in line with the cost of the first three contracts already let. Six Instead of Four Through economies and redes.gn in the plans made by the North Carolina Adjutant General’s De partment, the National Guard in this state will have six armories constructed from funds which were believed barely adequate for four when Congressional appropriations were made. These savings have made it possible for Zebulon to ob- M-Sgt. Arnold Becomes Third Six-Striper Here The promotion of Unit Admin istration Johnsey P. Arnold to the rank of Master Sergeant was an nounced Monday night by Capt. Barrie Davis, commanding officer of Battery A, Zebulon’s National Guard Unit. M-Sgt. Arnold joins two other members of the bat tery, First Sergeant Sidney Holmes and M-Sgt. Carl Kemp, in holding the highest rank possible for an enlisted man in the armed forces. M-Sgt Arnold enlisted in Bat tery A when it was organized over three and a half years ago, and served as motor sergeant and am munition sergeant before being assigned as unit administrator. Promotions Rapid Promotions in the National Guard are rapid for qualified men. After four months service Nation al Guardsmen receive their first promotion, and two months later rise to Private First Class. Through intensified training and Fence Post Treatment To Be Demonstrated A fence post treating demon stration will be held on the farm of P. M. Horton northwest of Zeb ulon on Monday afternoon, Febru ary 25, at 1:30. The posts will be treated with Osnafalls. Farmers in this area who are interested in treating fence posts are invited to attend the meeting. The demonstration will be con ducted by forestry specialists from North Carolina State College and the Wake County Agent’s staff. Red Cross Plans 1953 Fund Drive To finance expanded service programs, including the collection of processing of additional blood for conversion into gamma glo bulin new weapon against po lio —the Wake County Chapter of the American Red Cross will launch its annual fund campaign February 26 with a goal of $69,- 500, the largest nee the war years. The Red Cross is expanding its blood program at the request of the Office of Defense Mobiliza tion. It is preparing to expand its services to the Armed Forces to in clude recreation for able-bodied serviceman abroad. Farm price declines in the past year have been greatest for meat animals and cotton. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, February 20, 1953 tain its armory from funds already available instead of having to wait for additional funds to be appro priated by the present Congress. “You can assure the people of Zebulon that the armory is just around the corner, and it will be as originally planned,” General Manning told the Record. The plans for the Zebulon arm ory include training facilities for over 150 men, office space, sup ply and ordinance storage, a kit chen,* toilet and shower rooms, locker rooms, adequate classrooms, and a large assembly hall. A four-acre armory site was pur chased by the Town of Zebulon and transferred to the State of North Carolina last fall. correspondence courses, men may earn extra pay and stripes as rapidly as they qualify. Only six of the non-commission ed officers are veterans. All the others in Battery A earned their ratings through work in the Na tional Guard. The non-veterans in clude Sgt. Ralph Creech, Sgt. Bax ter Hopkins, Sgt. Hilliard Greene, Sgt. Talmadge Pearce, Sgt. George Massey, Sgt. Max Williams, Sgt. Jimmy Spivey, and many others. Enlisted as Recruit One officer, Lt. Jack Tippett, enlisted as a recruit in Battery A and earned his commission through the Pre-Commission Series of corespondence courses. Two other officers, Lt. Jack Potter and Lt. Dave Finch, were enlisted men in Battery A before receiving their commissions. Similar advancement opportuni ties are available to men who en list now in the National Guard. ■ TEEN-AGE CH ATT E R The club had a Valentine Party Saturday night and everyone seem ed to enjoy it. We planned several different games and 'some of us won prizes. Popcorn and cookies were served and the usual drinks were sold. I think everybody was in a good mood and good sports manship seemed to dominate over any hard feelings. This one factor seemed really to keep us high in spirits. Now for the personal side of our news. We hear that two of our members are planning a March wedding and we wish them all the good luck possible. Sue Alford was continually dancing with a stranger last meet ing. Would anyone care to guess who it was? Mrs. Eugene Privett was our chaperone at the party and we ap preciate her joining in our games and fun. Boys Were Scarce I was told last week I left out one certain thing about rainy weather. One girl danced with an empty raincoat. I suppose that by now you have guessed that boys were scarce that Saturday night. We urge the teenagers to keep up the good attendance and with a little persuasion we might de cide to have another party. So come one, come all, and join in the fun. —Katie Joyce Eddins. AF&AM NOTICE A special recognition ser vice of all Past Masters will be conducted by the Stated Communication of the Zebu lon Masonic Lodge No. 609 AF&AM and Tuesday, March 3, All Master Masons are urged to attend. Rev. S. E. Mercer will be the speaker. Clarence M. Hocutt, Master R .Vance Brown, Secretary New Club Officers Named on Tuesday Mrs. Barrie Davis was elected president of the Zebulon Junior Woman’s Club on Tuesday night. She will succeed Mrs. Helen Screws at installation ceremonies planned for the May meeting. Other officers elected include Mrs. Rochelle Long, vice president; Mrs. Garland Richardson, record ing secretary; Mrs. Crafton Hud so, point secretary; and Mrs. Mel vin Massey, treasurer. Some discussion was made of plans for a Spring Fashion Show which may be sponsored by the club. A special committee composed of Mrs. Elwood Perry, Mrs. Ro chelle Long, and Mrs. Barrie Davis was appointed to study the Club constitution and recommend need ed changes at the March meeting. Mrs. Garland Richardson and Mrs. Ralph Bunn were hostesses. Refreshments of cokes, potato chips, nuts, cookies, and Valentine candy were served. Concerts Are Planned By Local Musicians Nellie Bryant Kemp, soloist, and Marilyn Alderman Herndon will be presented in three concerts dur ing February and March. On Fri day, February 20, they will ap pear at Rose Hill; on March 20 in the College Chapel at Wake For est; and on March 27 in Richmond, Virginia. All the concerts will be gin at 8 p. m. Mrs. Kemp and Mrs. Herndon are both known throughout the state. They have been featured in numerous concerts. Fire Thursday The Zebulon Volunteer Fire De partment answered two calls yes terday afternoon to help extinguish a grass fire behind the Riggsbee Massey apartments. No property damage was reported. Eight Scouts Receive Tenderfoot Badges at Monday Night Meeting Eight members of Troop 340 were awarded their Tenderfoot Scout Badges at ceremonies held during the meeting Monday night in the Zebulon Scout Hut. Scout master Armstrong Cannady was in charge of the meeting, assisted by Assistant Scoutmaster Bob Over by. Getting their badges were Blan dy Privette, Linwood Liles, Rob ert Jenkins, Mickey Phillips, Jos eph Temple, Gardner Temple, John Bullock, and Johnny Hagwood. Troop 340 has 37 active Scouts at the present time. A plan to send the entire Troop to camp for a week during the summer was announced Monday Thco. Davis Sons, Publishers Knightdale Enters Two Cage Teams In Finals Tonight Wake Forest and Knightdale proved too strong for the Wakelon entries in the East Wake County Tournament being played in the Wakelon gymnasium this week, the Wake Forest boys winning over the Bulldogs, 68-46, and the Knight dale girls tripping the Wakelon sextet, 61-53. In other first round contests the Wendell girls ,von over Wake For est by 74-41; and the Wendell boys topped Rolesville by 61-50. Herndon, 26, and Anderson, 24, led the Wendell girls’ scoring; and Knott, 21, led the Wendell boys. In the second round competition, first-seeded Rolesville girls squelched a last period Wendell rally to take a 63-59 triumph. B. Perry, 28, and Wall, 27, led the winners. High scorers for Wendell were Massey, 34, and Herndon, 14. Knightdale Wins The powerful Knightdale boys won a place in the semi-finals to night by scoring a 53-45 victory over Wake Forest. Bowers with 24 points led Knightdale. Munn and Kearney with 11 each were high for Wake Forest. The semi-finals begin tonight at 7:30 when Rolesville girls meet Knightdale. The Wendell and Knightdale boys will meet at 9 o’clock. The winners of the East Wake Tournament will meet the winners of the West Wake Tournament in the county championship finals on Tuesday night, February 24, in the Wake Forest College gymnasium. In the game played by the Wakelon girls, Temple with 23 and Mitchell with 20 were high scorers for Wakelon. Morton with 31 was high for Knightdale. In the game played by the Bull dogs, Bullock with 14 and Bell with 11 were high scorers for Wake lon. Munn with 24 led Wake For est. Dr. J. Allen Easley To Preach Sunday Dr. J. Allen Easley, Dean of the School of Religion at Wake For est College, will preach at the morning services of the Zebulon Baptist Church on Sunday. The Adult Choir will sing “O Thou, from Whom All Blessings Come,” by Tchaikovsky. At the evening service the Train ing Union film will be shown. It is titled “The Blind Begger of Je rusalem.” night by Scoutmaster Cannady. Costs for the week of camping will be sl4 per Scout, and the camping will be done at Camp Du rant, the beautiful Occoneechee site between Raleigh and Wake Forest. To raise funds for the summer camp, the Scouts plan to con struct bird houses to be sold and installed for SI.OO each. Zebulon has been declared a bird sanctu ary by the Board of Commission ers, and bird houses will attract the more popular birds to live here. Those who want bird houses in stalled can contact Scoutmaster Cannady or any member of the Troop.
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