THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 53.
INCUMBENTS ASK' REELECTION
Politics Warming Up
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Incumbent Commissioner
Interest perked up over the
weekend as regards municipal
politics in Zebulon. Last week’s
announcement by the five incum
bent commissioners that they are
all seeking reelection stirred up
the coals and the campaign grew
hotter. Three weeks remain before
the May 5 election.
When Avon Privett decided not
to become a candidate, he threw
a damper m speculation of who
will oppose Mayor Worth Hinton
in his bid to seek a second term.
Wants Two More Years
Mayor Hinton said last week
that the goals he had set for his
term of office had not all been at
tained, although plenty of prog
ress has been made. He wants an
other two years in office to insure
Zebulon’s progress, he added, al
though he opines two terms as
mayor are about enough for any
body.
Howard Beck, incumbent com
missioner, issued a statement over
the weekend saying ‘‘l appreciate
your (the people of Zebulon) sup
port in the past and solicit your
support in the coming election. If
elected, I will do all in my power
for the betterment of Zebulon and
community.”
Working Untiringly
Frank Wall, who is running for
office for the first time, said that
he had chosen for his campaign
slogan, “Working unceasingly and
untiringly for the people of Zebu
lon.”
Friends of Wilbur Debnam re
ported they had formed a cam
paign fund to promote his candi
dacy, and they promised an ener 7
getic campaign in his Ijehalf. The
popular hardware dealer last year
was head of the Finer Carolina
Steering Committee and is pres
ident of the Lions Club at present.
No other candidates had declar
ed their intentions yesterday.
R. Vance Brown, who has the
longest record of continuous ser
vice of any incumbent commis
sioner, is not pictured because the
only photograph of the banker in
the Zebulon Record files shows
him at least 20 years younger. The
Record has tried without success
to get a more up-to-date photo.
In addition, we can’t find the one
we have.
Want to Sell It?
Try Our Classifieds
If you want to sell it, want to
buy it, want to rent it, or want to
borrow it, the Zebulon Record clas
sified columns became an even bet
ter way to do it this week when
new prices for classified adver
tisements were announced. The
minimum fee was dropped to 20
cents for a single insertion to en
courage the use of the serv'ice.
The Record classified column,
never intensively promoted, has
proved one of the best features in
the 'paper. It is not unusual for
farm equipment to be sold to read
ers of the paper within three hours
of when it went out in the mail.
Complaint Registered
D. D. Chamblee, insurance and
real estate dealer in Zebulon, has
been a constant advertiser in the
columns of the Record. Recently
he issued a mild complaint.
“Twice,” he said, “I left advertise
ments to be printed and the nsold
the houses before the paper came
out. That’s almost too good ser
vice.”
Classified advertisements may
be called in by phone, mailed in,
and brought in.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, April 14, 1953
Worth Hinton
Mayor
It’s going to take another two
years, Mayor Hinton thinks, to get
his program across, so he’s asking
reelection May 5.
Beck Is Chairman
Os Cancer Drive
Gilbert Beck has been appoint
ed chairman of the Cancer Cam
paign for the Zebulon community,
and the Zebulon Lions Club is
sponsoring the drive again this
year to raise funds for the Amer
ican Cancer Society to use in its
research work.
Chairman Beck said he will have
his solicitors organized this week,
with districts assigned. He urged
that everyone give generously.
Through cancer research, it is
possible for a vast majority of can
cer cases to be cured when discov
ered in the early stages. The
American Cancer Society conducts
a joint campaign of education and
research to fight the disease on all
fronts.
THEO. B. DAVIS SAYS
Common Courtesy Merits Appreciation
In looking through some papers
a short time ago I found the list
made, I suppose, by members of
Mrs. Davis’ S. S. class of persons
who brought or sent articles of
food and other things at the time
of her death. I had for days been
writing notes and letters of appre
ciation to our neighbors and friends
for their wonderful response to
the family in our greatest earthly
loss. In those tragic hours the
list was misplaced and not found
till very lately. Perhaps our
friends now understand this omis
sion and forgive us. I assure
them it was not intentional. Com
mon courtesy, it seems to me, would
demand a word of appreciation for
such wonderful kindness and ser
vice.
Love or Hate
This experience of mine and
knowledge of others of like nature
leads me to write this article. Nice
ties is not always a good word, but
like the original definition of affec
tion meant to either love or hate
it was a feeling for another and
might be good or bad. In the better
sense niceties refer to the very best
things and words that recognize
the best qualities and character of
every one who tries to help lift
or bear the burdens of another’s
life, especially the things so easily
done and that mean so much to
those in need and trouble. These
niceties are the gold and gems that
become bye and bye our treasures
in heaven.
Perhaps half the burdens of loss,
Methodists Plan
Interesting Week
Several events of interest are
just ahead for the members and
friends of Zebulon Methodist
Church. On Wednesday night at
8 o’clock there will be a special
prayer meeting and worker’s
training school for the evangelis
tic, mission.
On Saturday night at 7:30 the
young people and their leaders
will attend an evangelistic rally at
Edenton St. Methodist Church in
Raleigh. It is hoped that 1000
young people from the Raleigh
District will attend.
On Sunday at 11 a. m. Rev. J.
E. Cannon will bring his first mes
sage in the evengelistic mission. E.
H. Moser will preside and lead the
service.
At 2:15 p. m. the visitation teams
will meet the ministers at the
church for instruction after which
they will go forth to visit friends
in behalf of Christian discipleship
and church membership.
At 8 p. m. on Sunday the second
message of the series will be given.
The services-will continue through
Friday night at 8 p. m. On Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:30
p. m. the ministers and visitors’
teams will meet in the Fellowship
Room at the church for supper, in
struction and reports on the prog
ress of the work.
Evangelistic Mission
The special evangelistic mission
covers the Southeastern part of the
United States. Thousands of
Methodist Churches will be en
gaged in evangelistic services the
week of April 19-26 and during
succeeding weeks. A most cordial
invitation to all within the com
munity who are interested in earn
est evangelistic services is extend
ed by the pastor, Rev. S. E. Mer
cer and the congregation.
pain, grief and even death itself
could be lifted or be better borne
if we did not thoughtlessly or care
lessly neglect the word or deed an
other needs so much in a time of
trouble. Too often many of us de
lay till it seems an after thought—
too late to bring comfort when the
heart was breaking or give light to
one stumbliqg in darkness.
So often have I carried flowers
or food to'some home because my
wife said there might be no flow
ers yet though plenty later, or
with sorrow it was difficult to pre
pare a meal perhaps with company.
The need was NOW. One of our
greatest joys has been sharing with
our friends and neighbors. Little
that we have grown or made has
ever been sold, but given where
needed or appreciated. It gave us a
deep, abiding satisfaction to share
something having a personal sig
nificence. These nice things, or
niceties, we may do for others give
and bring the “super bonum” of
life. The niceties of life become
the “laid up treasures in heaven.”
No Comfort to Dead
It is always too late to send the
gift, the note of sympathy, make
the visit, if one waits to do some
thing of less importance. Remem
ber there is no comfort to the
dead in something we delay giv
ing or doing if one waits till he
is gone. So it is in every case
in life and death.
How vivid even to this very mo
ment is that day in my first pas
torate when a message came to
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
PROMOTED
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The appointment of Johnsey P.
Arnold to the rank of Warrant Of
ficer was announced Saturday by
Major General John Hall Man
ning, Adjutant General of the State
of North Carolina. WO Arnold is
Unit Administrator for Battery A,
Zebulon’s National Guard unit.
Prior to his appointment, he was
a Master Sergeant in the battery.
Bids Are Asked
For Local Armory
Step by step, the National Guard
Armory for Zebulon came closer
to reality last week. On Friday ad
vertisements were published ask
ing for sealed bids for the con
struction of the Zebulon armory,
with the closing date for bids set
for 2:00 p. m., Tuesday, May 5.
The armory will have a floor
area of approximately 13,600
square feet, according to the ad
vertisement, with exterior walls of
brick and block bonded construc
tion.
Separate bids will be taken by
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me that they thought a young man
was dying. He was not a Christian.
I was busy at something import
ant to me, so I would go early the
next morning. I was almost ready
to go when a passerby called and
said the young man was dead. I
delayed doing the one thing he
needed most to be done till it was
forever too late. A million years
in eternity will not blot out that
memory. And I wonder if I may
not wish a million times that I had
done what God told my heart, or
is it possible that I shall be less
happy in heaven when I remem
ber that it is possible that that
young man will not be there be
cause I failed him in the last op
portunity God had for him or me.
Do It Now
Among the niceties of life there
are hundreds of nice things if done;
left undone they become nasty
things, which is the other defini
tion of this word having a double
meaning. They come as time comes.
All God’s commands are now in
the present tense. Some day, or it
may be second, will be the last, do
it NOW. “It may be later than you
think!”
I begin to wonder if the wise man
who wrote Proverbs was not think
ing particularly of these little per
sonal things we do for others when
he said: “A word fitly spoken is
like apples of gold in pictures of
silver.” If so, then let us remem
ber that the reality is far more
blessed and beautiful than the fig
ure of speech.