THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 55.
Scout Troops Give
Program for World
Friendship Fund
Zebulon’s three Girl Scout
Troops presented a program dedi
cating their contributions to the
Juliette Low World Friendship
Fund to their parents, friends and
sponsors of Girl Scouting.
The Flag Ceremony was con
ducted by the Brownie Troop. Ju
dith Creech acted an announcer,
and those in the Color Guard were
Sandra Bealsey, Sue Gainey and
Carolina Pippin.
The Ingathering was in charge
of the Senior Troop. Dottie Privette
told of the founding of the Fund
and the work done during the war
and since in the war-torn countries
of Europe. Jennie Watkins model
ed an authentic Girl Guide uniform
of Great Britain, and Betsy Brant
ley wore an Indian uniform. Betsy
Rountree, Margaret Privette, and
Peggy Richardson presented the
money collected in their Troops.
Mrs. S. M. Young, Jr., Area Field
Director, showed a film of activ
ities at Richards Day Camp last
summer, and other camps in this
area.
The Intermediate Troop closed
the program with a Candlelight
Service. A candelabra with a can
dle to represent each Girl Scout
Law was lighted, and as each Scout
lighted her Candle, she repeated
a Law. The glowing candles in the
dark, the girls singing “Girl Scouts
Together” and “Taps” with an echo
by Billy Massey on the cornet made
a very impressive closing to the
program.
Ginger ale and cookies were
passed to the guests and everyone
joined in an informal group sing.
Saturday Big Day
Saturday, April 18, was a big day
for the thirty-four Girl Scouts and
leaders of the Intermediate and
Senior Troops who were among the
four hundred Scouts gathered at
Camp Lapihio on Rally Day.
tour of the Camp was led by a
After assigment to units, a
Camp Director who pointed out
the Trading Post, Mess Hall, Lake
and docks and all points of inter
est, and the girls were allowed to
inspect all the facilities.
While eating lunch, each unit
elected representatives to play on
the softball team and lead the
cheering section of the Campers
vs. Counselors’ game which was
played on the meadow. Zebulon
was well represented by Bobby
Lou Massey, cheering for the
Counselors, Mrs. Garland Richard
son catching and holding down
third base for the entire game,
and Mrs. Frederick Chamblee sub
stituting in the seventh inning for
a very tired Wilson leader on the
Counselors’ team. Armenia Hocutt
starred for the Campers playing
first base, and doing some magnifi
cent pitching. The final score was
Campers 12; Counselors 9!
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTS
Quick Work Saves Home
Quick action by the Zebulon
Volunteer Fire Department using
the water storage tank and pump
mounted on the Zebulon fire
truck saved the Pearce home on
Barbee Street from possible de
struction Sunday afternoon. The
firemen limited the flames to
one room in the home.
Fire Chief Ed Kitchings decid
ed the fire started in an uphol
stered chair in one corner of the
room, possibly from a cigarette,
FOR MEDITATION
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At U.N. Headquarters in New
York, men and women of all
faiths gather from every part
of the earth to try to find ways
toward a better life for man,
and for world peace. To serve
the desires of many, a “Medita
tion Room” is provided where
they may seek to find spiritual
guidance in their tremendously
important tasks. Many visitors
too have paused here during
their tour of the UJ4. home.
Cooperation Key
To World Peace
Too much competition between
nations is the cause of the world’s
present day troubles, E. H. Moser
told the Zebulon Rotarians last Fri
day night, and until this spirit of
competition is replaced by coopera
tion the world will continue to suf
fer wars.
Rotarians over the world, the
speaker said, are striving to be
ing about world understanding be
tween all peoples, but the number
of Rotarians is so small the effort
sometimes seems useless.
Verge of War
Mr. Moser cited how competi
tion had brought about both world
wars and now has the world on
the verge of a third.
Robert Dawson of Smithfield, a
former president of the Zebulon
Club, and D. L. Cozart of Raleigh
were visitors at the meeting.
WMU Meeting Set
On Thursday at WFC
The annual W. M. U. meeting
will be held in Wake Forest Chapel,
Wake Forest, April 23, beginning
promptly at 10 a. m. Miss Sophia
Nichols of Brazil will speak, also
Miss Marie Epley of the State W.
M. U. All W. M. U. members are
urged to attend and visitors will
be welcome. Lunch will be served
by the host churches.
spreading up the walls and across
the papered ceiling.
The fire was so hot that the
kitchen walls next to the burned
bedroom were blistered and dis
colored. The heat discolored the
electric stove, but except for that
caused by smoke and water, little
other damage was done in other
parts of the house.
All the furniture in the bed
room was ruined, and the chair was
completely burned.
Zebulon, N. C., Tuesday, April 21, 1953
Ferd Davis Enters Local Race for Mayor;
Phillips Seeks Board of Commissioners Post
Announcement Brings
Increased Excitement
To Mayor's Campaign
Ferd Davis offered Zebulon vot
ers a choice of candidates and
promised Worth Hinton a spirited
campaign late Saturday morning
when he entered the race for the
office of Mayor of Zebulon. This
is the first time that Davis has
run for elective office.
The political campaign in Zeb
ulon took on new heat after a lull
of ten days when it appeared that
no one would oppose Mayor Hin
ton.
C&D Board Member
Davis is a member of the North
Carolina Board of Conservation
and Development. He served for
several years as a member of the
Wakelon School Board, and is
active in the community affairs.
He received his B. S. degree in
physics from Wake Forest College
in 1940, and served in the Air
Force during World War 11, enter
ing as a s2l-a-month private and
leaving active duty as a field grade
officer after two years of combat
in the Facific.
Davis, a former editor of the
Zebulon Record, has lived here for
29 years, except for time spent in
military service.
Helped Get Armory
At the present time he is PIO
for the 30th Infantry Division and
a member of the Division Special
Staff. He assisted in obtaining a
National Guard unit for Zebulon
four years ago, and did much work
in gaining the National Guard
Armory.
Davis entered the Wake Forest
College Law School in 1951 and
will receive his degree in August.
Last year his scholastic average
was the highest in the law school.
He is president of his law class,
and 4th District YDC chairman.
Statement by Davis:
“My decision to become a can
didate for Mayor of Zebulon was
not lightly made; I decided to file
for the highest elective office our
municipality has to offer only af
ter a careful appraisal led me to
believe that a majority of the peo
ple of Zebulon desire a change and
will support me in an effort to
bring this change about.
“I feel that the progress of our
town depends upon the good will
of the people of the surrounding
community, the development of re
sources within the corporate limits,
and the attraction of new re
sources. I honestly believe that I
am qualified by temperment and
experience to assist the Board of
Commissioners in attaining these
goals.
Promises Promptness
“There is not yet a candidate
for the office of Mayor or Com
missioner with a law license. I am
now completing my third and fi
nal year of law study, and believe
that this training will help me in
serving the town. For instance, if
elected, I will not be delinquent in
submission of a budget for consid
eration by the Board of Commis
sioners; the law of North Carolina
requires prompt action on this
matter for the protection of the
town’s credit and the rights of
taxpayers. I will attend promptly
to this and all other matters fall
ing within the proper bounds of
the office of mayor.
“I am not the candidate of any
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CANDIDATE
Wilbur T. Debnam
Wilbur Debnam, popular Zebu
lon hardware dealer, is entering
politics for the first time this year,
seeking one of the five positions
on the Zebulon Board of Commis
sioners. A combat veteran and
graduate of State College, he is
married and has two children.
Contest Winners
Listed by REA
The over 800 members of Wake
Electric Membership Corporation
assembled at their 13th Annual
Meeting on April 11 in Wake For
est High School witnessed the
awarding of prizes for the winners
in the Essay Contest recently spon
sored by the local electric Coop
erative.
First prize of $35.00 in cash was
awarded to La Rue Pearce of
Youngsville, Rl, and electrical ap
plances valued at $125.00 was
awarded to La Rue’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Pearce.
Second Prize
Second prize in the amount of
$20.00 in cash went to Lessie Lina
Hockaday, Creedmoor, Rl and
electrical appliances valued at
$50.00 to her family.
Third prize was awarded to Shir
ley Gary Cole in the amount of
SIO.OO in Cash and electrical ap
her family who resides at Kittrell,
pliances valued at $25.00 went to
Rt, in Vance County.
The subject of the Essay Con
test was “What Electricity has
Meant in our Home or on our
Farm” or “What I Would Like To
Do With Electricity in Our Home
or on our Farm.”
RECORD MISTAKES
Type Lice Prove Hungry
Every once in a while the type
lice which haunt newspaper offices
and printing plants decide the
routine of publication deadlines
and crisis needs a change, and
tragic errors result.
Such was the case in Friday’s
Zebulon Record.
In the report on the problems
that Jim E. Wrenn has experienc
ed in opening his furniture store,
the front page story failed to
mention either his name or that
of his store because a line was left
out.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Plenty of Variety Is
Offered Local Voters
In Town Board Race
There are nine of them now, and
only five offices to go around in
the Commissioner’s race. Roger
Phillips added his name to the list
of those seeking a place on the
Zebulon Town Board bringing the
number to nine in the contest.
Mr. Phillips has been a long
time resident of Zebulon, and dur
ing his 67 years of life has been
famed for the nice gardens he
grows. He and Mrs. Phillips have
been married 50 years and have 13
children.
Candidates Listed
Candidates in the Commission
er’s race now include Wilbur Deb
nam, Frank Wall, Armstrong Can
nady, Philip Massey, R. Vance
Brown, Howard Beck, R. Wesley
Liles, J. Raleigh Alford, and Roger
Phillips.
Incumbents are Massey, Beck,
Brown, Alford and Liles.
The final date for filing for
office in the 1953 election is Tues
day, April 28, one week before the
balloting will take place.
Make Six Crosses
Anybody qualified to vote in
the May 5 election in Zebulon can
mark up to six cross marks on his
ballot, one for his choice for
mayor and five for his selections
for commissioner. The ballots will
have these instructions printed on
them.
In the past, there have always
been voters who believed only a
single name could be marked for
commissioner. Thus four of their
votes were unused.
Philathea Class
The Philathea Class of Wake
field will meet with Mrs. Berdon
Eddins Friday night, April 24, at
7:30 p. m., with Mrs. Herman Ed
dins as co-hostess.
Mrs. Raleigh Sherron will be in
charge of the program. She will
teach a chapter in the study book
and play a recording made by Mr.
Raleigh Sherron.
Club Meeting
The Home Demonstration Club
will meet Wednesday, April 22, at
2:30 p. m. at the club house. Mrs.
Mclnnes will be present to give
a program worthy of everyone’s
time so please arrange to attend.
Mrs. Helen Jones and Mrs. Pink
Williams are the hostesses for this
month.
In the feature on Mr. B. M.
Price’s two sons, the hungry type
lice ate one word out of the sec
ond line leaving it to read: “The
Army just can’t get along with
one of the Price boys.” Actually
the Army can not get along with
out one of the Price boys, because
it took Thomas the morning after
it discharged Pfc. Harold.
Well, if our readers and ad
vertisers can bear with us, we’ll
set out a few traps and try to
rid the plaec of the type lice.
They are immune to DDT, chlor
dane, and various other poisons.