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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 60. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S HAPPY Armory Bids Opened The Zebulon National Guard Armory, because it will have an improved heating system and a rifle range, surprised the Ad jutant General’s Department of the State of North Carolina with its low cost Tuesday afternoon when bids for the armory con struction were opened at 2 p. m. in Raleigh. Low bid from general contrac tors for the building was submit ted by W. G. Dunn of Greenville. His price was $76,721 00. Highest bid on this part of the work was $88,478.00. Low heating bid of $8,561.00 was submitted by Z. A. Norris of Wil son. High bid for the heating equipment and installation was $13,290.00. Ted A. Poovey Plumbing Com pany of Granite Falls submitted low bid of $3,435.00 for the plirnnb >y- m mi i ' M .. /• §4# Jm.- -g ' S - : : : : j9pfSP|g|jjs|^| .;jg| r_,Jky ••. • <■; fIK: ‘ M " >:'%&&••.. J&jp Howard Beck Commissioner In Charge for Next Two Years Mayor Worth Hinton was re elected to what he has termed his last two years as Mayor of Zebu lon in the 1953 election held Tues day. He defeated Ferd Davis by a vote of 307 to 170 to gain his second term of office. By closing time 480 voters had cast ballots at the polls in the Zeb ulon municipal building, indicat ing the interest which centered around the two contests being decided. Wilbur Debnam, candidate for Commissioner, led the ticket by garnering 404 votes. Second place was taken by Frank Wall, grocery man, who had the votes of 317 people to win a seat on the town board. “Jr yfir mtmM v hwMI ,???»& B «*#!; ■ ,•"■ M &mxl jg Wilbur Debnam New Commissioner j ing. High for this part of the work was $5,892.00. Dick's Electrical Company of Wilson submitted low bid of $5,- 488.00 for the electrical work. High for this part of the work was $6,685.00. The bids were to be received by the Armory Commission on Wed nesday and forwarded to Washing ton for approval. It was expected ! that the contracts with the suc- I cessful bidders would be complet ed next week and work started by June 1. Major General John Hall Man ning expressed his satisfaction with the low bids. Following the opening of tha bids, the General announced that bids were being asked for the arm? ory at Lexington, which will be the sixth constructed from funds available now. Worth Hinton Mayor Three incumbent commission ers, were returned to office. They were Howard Beck, 273, and R. Vance Brown and Wesley Liles, with 254 each. Other candidates for commis sioner who failed to win election were incumbent Raleigh Alford, 218; incumbent Philip Massey, 205; Armstrong Cannady, 193; and El wood Perry, 113. One write-in vote was cast for B. R. Phillips. At the conclusion of tallying in Zebulon’s municipal election Tues day night, both Mayor Hinton and Ferd Davis, his unsuccessful oppo nent, made statements to the crowd in the fire station, where the elec tion was held. First Davis said: “I think that :> : : =JR'< * '• : 4|| , * m J* mm , |igr "/.'•w-?yB88HjBBBBB8«8R. jSH^Hft R R. Wesley Liles Commissioner Zebulon, N. C., Friday, May 8, 1953 Plenty of Variety For Legionnaires At Business Meet There was business a-plenty at the May meeting of the Zebulon American Legion Post held Wed nesday evening at E. P. Privette’s Case. Matters ranging from Boys’ State delegates and college schol arships to the problems of the Na tional Guard occupied the meeting time and gave every Legionnaire present an opportunity to express his opinion. Commander Charles Creech an nounced that Wayne Perry and Dick Bullock will be the repre sentatives from Wakelon School sponsored by the local Legion Post at Boys’ State. An invitation was extended for them to meet with the Legionnaires at the June meet ing before leaving for the annual (Continued on Page 5) ‘ ziMWr • M' 1 ■■HP 1 ■ Frank Wall Newly-FAected. Commissioner this group is representative of the people of Zebulon. Therefore I want to ask two questions of this group in order that I may go home satisfied that this election was de cided on the basis of whom the people of Zebulon think should be entrusted with the leadership of Zebulon’s progress for the next two years. “I have always tried to be straightforward ... So if any man thinks that I have not told the truth in my campaign or have ever treated any member of this com munity unfairly, let him speak now.” Da\ ; s paused, and no one spoke. He then congratulated Mayor Hin (Continued on Page 5) R. Vance Brown Commissioner TTTBKTJVVVBVPi NO DEADLINE HAS BEEN SET VET FOR SINCE-KOREA VETERANS TO APPLY FOR GI LOANS. WHEN (T IS SET, IT WILL BE IO YEARS FROM THAT DATE. SO TAKE TIME TO MAKE SURE YOUG GI full Information contact your nearest VfcTFKA v ' rffica Six Guardsmen Expert with Rifle Looking like he had been born with the powerful M-l rifle in his hands, Pfc. Daffie D. Gurley led the way in rifle firing last weekend at Camp Butner, scoring a remarkable 196 points out of a possible 210 to earn an Expert rating with the famed army rifle. Pfc. Gurley completed his record firing Sundgy afternoon by blast ing eight bulleyes out of his last nine shots from 300 yards. The National Guardmen from Battery A spent Saturday and Sunday at Camp Butner for the annual small-arms training. Other men from the unit quali fying as experts are Pfc. Dallas Gurley and Pfc. Bobby T. McGee, both shooting 187; Pvt. Charlie P. Martin, Jr., Sgt. Herman Moss, and Pfc. Herbert Privette, all with 185. Almost all the men of Battery A taking part in the firing qualified as Sharpshooters or Marksmen during the two days of firing. Meals were prepared under the supervision of Sgt. George Mas sey and Sgt. Max Williams on Sat urday and Sfc. Percy Parrish on Sunday. A featured item was fried chicken on Sunday. Two new men enlisted with Bat tery A during the past two weeks. Last week Pvt. Wilber Massey, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Massey of Neuse, Rt. 1, enlisted and was as signed to the mess section. Pvt. James Manning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie F. Manning of Middle sex, Route 1, enlisted Monday night. WAKELON POLITICS Them Dixiecrats Rise Again The Dixiecrats are not dead— they were just sleeping—or so it seems from the political fireworks sounding off at Wakelon School as the Tuesday, May 11, voting day approaches. Headed by Jim mie Joyner, veteran Wakelon poli tician, the Dixiecrats are compet ing for a score of posts against the lusty Bonacrats, led by lovely Ju anna Joy Mitchell. The election is part of Wakelon Youth Day, an annual event at the school which climaxes a campaign highlighted by political activity in every grade in the high school. The Bonacrats are campaigning on a platform on better recreation ay facilities, while the Dixiecrats cite the need of better schools. Jimmie Joyner is candidate for mayor on thie Dixiecrat tickeit. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Clarence Hinton, Baptist Deacon, Buried on Friday In the death of Clarence W. Hin ton on Wednesday of last week, Wakefield lost one of its best and most progressive citizens. Mr. Hin ton had been ill for more than a year and" his death was expected. He was 62 years old. Funeral ser vices were held Friday afternoon at Lees Chapel Church by Rev. Ralph Brooks, assisted by Rev. Robt. Hughes of Asheboro. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Alice Hoyle; three daughters, Mrs. F. S. Bowers of Wilmington, Mrs. Rex Hinnant of Wendell and Mrs. Ralph Boykin of Raleigh; a son, Perlis Hinton, Spring Hope; a sister, Mrs. J. M. Padgett of Forest City. Mr. Hinton was reared in the Lees Chapel Community, but has made his home in the Wakefield section for many years. He was a carpenter and mason by trade and built or supervised the con struction of a great many business houses, homes and churches in this and other communities. He was an active member of the Wakefield Baptist Church and took a very active part in its services, being a deacon and Sunday School teacher. Dr, Griffin Is in Charge of Services A service of parent dedication will be observed at the Zebulon Baptist Church Sunday morning, with Dr. George Griffin, interim pastor, in charge. Mrs. L. M. Mas sey will sing “Bless This House” by Brahms. The adult choir will sing “Praise Ye the Name of the Lord” by Lvov-Tellep. Dr. Owen F. Herring, Professor of New Testament, Wake Forest College, will speak at the evening service. The junior choir will sing “Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee” by Stanford. PTA BARBECUE The annual Wakelon Parent- Teacher Association Barbecue will be held this evening in the Wake lon cafeteria. The public is invited to attend. Proceeds from the meal will be used to help purchase the activi ties bus for Wakelon. Other Dixiecrats and the offices they seek are: Commissioners: Joe Pippin, 9th grade; David Alford, 10th grade; Helen Fay Todd, 11th grade; and Fan Greene, 12th grade. Candidate for Commissioner at large is Dottie Privette, and Rus sell Moss is running for Judge of Recorder’s Court. The Bonacrats are placing Juan na Joy Mitchell in the race for Mayor. Their candidates for Com missioner are: Jimmie Watkins, 9th grade; Pete Liles, 10th grade; Billy Massey, 11th grade; and Glenn Perry, 12th grade. Candidate for Commissioner at large is Mar tha Temple. Leroy Trevathan is the Bonocrat candidate for Judge of the Recorders Court. Usually the successful students take over the town offices for a day following the election.
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