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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXVII. Number 74. NO RAIN, BUT CHILDREN GET MILK {■HE. 9 ■ p 9H tmm A BRAZILIAN youngster collects his weekly ration of milk from a child welfare clinic in Sobral where rain has fallen only two months in three years. The milk, desperately needed in * the drought area, is prepared from powdered milk sent by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Work Begins on Armory For Zebulon Guardsmen Pouring of foundations for Zebulon’s National Guard armory will begin today if all goes accord ing to plan, Frank Christopher of Greenville, job foreman for Dunn Construction Company, said earlier this week. Foundation excavations for the building, which measures 103 by 136 feet, have already been com pleted, and gravel has been haul ed to the armory site on Arendell Avenue south of the railroad. A special concrete-pouring crew is expected at the local installation today. Work is expected to proceed rap idly, Mr. Christopher said ; once the footings are poured. The con struction company has approxi mately 180 days in which to com plete the armory building. Capt. Robert Shelden, engineer with the budget commission for National Guard installations, will Five Local Boy Scouts Participate In Council Encampment at Durant Five Zebulon Boy Scouts, under the leadership of Bill Brantley, a former member of the Zebulon troop, spent a busy week at Camp Durant, Occoneechee Council camp near Neuse, returning home Saturday afternoon. Participating in the encampment from Troop 340 were Joseph Tem ple, James Archie Gainey, Dan Perry, Johnnie Hagwood, and Le ary Davis. The local Scouts stayed at the Cherokee campsite at Camp Du rant, together with 16 other Scouts from Raleigh and Pittsboro. Brantley was camp leader for all 21 boys. return from the 30th Division’s summer encampment at Fort Mc- Clellan this weekend, and is ex pected to serve as inspector for construction of the Zebulon arm ory through the building period. Ground - breaking ceremonies were planned originally for the building, but had to be called off because of the attendance of General Manning, state adjutant general, and others who worked hard for the local armory at the 30th Division’s encampment. Ded ication ceremonies will be held. VACCINATIONS Mrs. Ida Hall, Wake County nurse, will be in the Zebulon Municipal Building each Thursday at 3:00 p. m., at which time she will administer typhoid and other vaccinations to any person desiring them. Each morning the Scouts heard lectures or saw demonstrations of camping procedures and water techniques or learned handicraft facts from their counselors. Dur ing the afternoons they had access to camp playgrounds and the lake. They took their meals at the camp messhall, serving one day as kit chen police. Classified as top swimmers by passing a 120-yard swimming test were Joseph Temple, Johnnie Hag wood, Dan Perry, and Leary Da vis. James Archie Gainey won a balloon bursting game for novice swimmers in water contests Wed nesday afternoon. Zebulon, N. C., Friday, June 26, 1953 Guard Members To Return Sunday From 1953 Camp FORT McCLELLAN, Ala., June 26. North Carolina and Tenness see National Guardsmen, members of the 30th Infantry Division, in cluding Battery A, 113th Field Ar tillery Battalion, of Zebulon, left early this morning for home, after two weeks of intensive training. Local Guardsmen will spend to night in Atlanta, and Saturday night at Fort Jackson, S- C. They will arrive in Zebulon early Sun day afternoon. A dismounted review consisting of infantry, tank, artillery, and other units was held on the di vision parade grounds here begin ning at 8 a. m. Saturday morning. Watching from the reviewing stand were Governor Frank Cle ments, of Tennessee; Major Gener al Paul H. Jordan, 30th comman der; Major General John Hall Manning, North Carolina Adjutant General; Brigadier General Claude T. Bowers, assistant commander of the 30th; Brigadier General Joe W. Henry, Jr., Tennessee Adjutant General; members of the North Carolina-Tennessee Senior Army Instructor Teams; and all men with 30 years of service. ♦ Finches See Parade Among civilians watching the game were Mr. and Mrs. Fos ter Finch of Zebulon, parents of Lt. Dave Finch, one of the officres of Battery A. Before the parade began, the Tank Company of the 119th Infan try Regiment, Parkton, N. C., and Service Battery of the 115th Field Artillery Battalion, Shelbyville, Tenn., received the Eisenhower trophy, an award given for per formance in field training, arm ory drill, and qualification on in dividual and crew-served weapons. The National Guard Bureau’s award for efficiency and mainte nance was given to Service Bat tery, 112th Field Artillery Battal ion from Lenoir. Griffin Leads Troops Brigadier General Edward F. Griffin of Louisburg, who once commanded the Zebulon unit, was commander of the troops for the parade which is an an.iual review. Ceremonies and award presen tations were held before the be ginning of the parade which in cluded approximately 7,500 troops. The troops passed before high ranking dignitaries and their wives in a review slated to last nearly 2V 2 hours. Color guards, flags and pennants flying, the units par ticipating marched to the music of the 30th Division Band which led the parade. Another phase of the summer camp training included a 27-officer 3rd Army inspection board headed by Col. Lovsnes. Recruit Training Some 600 three-month recruits of the 30th received a five day training program, a novel ad dition to the North Carolina Na tional Guard summer training. The new Guardsmen were all given eight hours of instruction daily by sergeants on basic infantry sub jects. The program was planned by Lt. Col. Clarence B. Shimer and was directed by Major George Blalock and Capt. Edward F. Bar row. A typical day for the recruits included approximately five train ing movies. The training will end Monday when the recruits go to firing ranges. ENGAGED Miss Nancy Whitley Mr. and Mrs. Colon Vaiden Whitley announce the engagement of their daughter, Nancy, to Amos Curtis Estes, Jr., son of Dr. Estes and the late Mrs. Estes, of Winns boro, S. C. The wedding will take place on August 22 in the Zebulon Baptist Church. Town Recreation Program Ready By Bill Alheim The recreation program of Zeb ulon will officially begin on Mon day, June 29. The Recreation Com mission has just purchased one hundred dollars worth of new equipment. This equipment will be at the disposal of those who de sire to use it. We sincerely hope everyone will take advantage of the facilities and equipment avail abl. Daily Program Our daily program will begin at 9 a. m. and terminate at 5 p. m. Monday through Friday. In the morning, from 9 until noon, we are sponsoring a “Play Period” for the children between the ages of three and seven. Games, story-plays and other types of child activities will be taught at this time. We would like to encourage parents to bring their children to our play period. Throughout the day equip ment such as: basketballs, volley balls, croquet, horseshoes and ping pong will be available for use by everyone. GIRLS' STATE Ann Strickland and Helen Faye Todd of Zebulon, dele gates to the 1953 Girls’ State at WCUNC, Greensboro, spon sored by the American Legion Auxiliary, will leave Sunday, June 28, for Greensboro, where they will spend the week at ALA institute. John Chamblee Terry to Attend Engineer School at Fort Belvoir John Chamblee Terry, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Terry, Zebulon, Box 116, a Junior at N. C. State College and A. & E., is one of 800 cadets assigned to the 1953 ROTC Engineer Summer Camp at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for a six week field training course which will continue until 1 August. Cadet Terry will undergo Offi cers Training during this period. His leadership ability will be de veloped and he will be schooled in the fundamentals of the Corps of Engineers. He will receive Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers Two Zebulon Boys Complete Training At Legion Event Dick Bullock and Wayne Per ry, local delegates to the 1953 Boys’ State, conducted by the 1 American Legion at the University of North Carolina during June 14- 21, returned from their week of governmental study Sunday morn ing, well pleased with the train ing they had experienced. The local boys, sent to the con , vention by the Zebulon American Legion post, participated in all dis cussions and lectures offered by the Legion, hearing such speakers as George Ross, of the Department of Conservation and Development, Secretary of State Thad Eure, Di rector Albert Coates of the Insti tute of Government, and Represen j tative John Umstead, brother of Governor William B. Umstead. Nationalist Party In addition to attending the lec tures, the local boys participat ed in election of state and local of ficials. They affiliated themselves ! with the Nationalist Party, which swept state elections at the insti tute. Each day began with breakfast at 7:15, followed by three lec tures in the morning. In the after noon there was another lecture, followed by softball and swim ming. At night there was another /ecture, with lights out at 10:00 p. m. On Sunday Commander Charles Creech of the local post brought the boys home in time for church. Creech’s Statement “While the American Legion serves many useful purposes,” Commander Creech said this week, “the annual Boys’ State is one of the most important Legion activi ties, inasmuch as the delegates be | come more useful citizens through learning about the origin and evo | lution of our state, national, and local governmental functions, and their workings and interrelation . ships.” More Next Year “We Legionnaires are glad of the opportunity to send these young I men to the institute,” he contin ! ued, “and consider our money ' well spent. We hope to be able to | send two other delegates next year.” On Saturday afternoon the dele gates took a one-hour comprehen sive examination on subjects dis cussed during the week. A grade of at least 80 was required on the ! test in order to qualify as dele gate for a certificate of success ful completion of the week’s train ing. Both Bullock and Perry re ! ceived certificates. training of the type not readily available at most universities and will include such Corps.of Engi neer Training as the construction of slating and fixed bridges, ex plosives and demolitions, camou flage and field fortifications, ope ration of heavy engineer equip ment, road construction and water purification, as well as tactical field problems. At the completion of this train ing he will be eligible for a com mission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve.
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