‘ THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXVII. Number 76.
TWO NEW COMMERCE OFFICIALS
Ferd Davis, left, and Banker R. Vance Brown, right, we re
named officials of the Zebulon Chamber of Commerce Monday night.
Davis, a law student who will receive his degree in August, was
elected president to succeed Ed Hales, and Brown, secretary and
treasurer cf the Chamber already, was elected a director, as was
Aaron Lowery, local insurance agent.
Zebulon Negro Youth
Drowns in "Car Hole"
James William Carpenter, an
18-year-old Negro youth of Zebu
lon, Route 1, drowned shortly
after noon Thursday, June 25, in
Little River at a spot known as the
Gar Hole, about a hundred yards
south of Malpass Bridge.
Four Negro youths were bathing
at the “Gar Hole” when Carpenter
who was unable to swim, stepped
off into water 14 feet deep and
disappeared, according to Deputy
Sheriff C. C. Doan of Wendell,
who investigated the drowning.
Carpenter’s body was recovered
from the water by Carl Hull, 15-
year-old white youth of Wendell,
who had been summoned from his
home here for the deep dive after
efforts of older men failed to
reach the 14-foot water depth to
It Must Be Too Hot for Folks
To Do Wrong—Few Cases Tried
Maybe it’s just too hot for any
body to have energy enough to
get into trouble, or maybe it
could be some other reason; but
last week’s session of Judge Irby
Gill’s Recorder’s Court was one
of the shortest on record. Only six
cases were tried.
Vaton Denton was fined $lO and
costs for public drunkenness.
Everett Gay Perry of Route 4
was fined S4O and costs for speed
ing 65 mph. Mayon Wade Duke
received the same fine for the
same offense.
Joseph Perry of Route 4 was
Rural Fire Truck Arrives; Unit
Sent to Charlotte for Equipment
The makings of Zebulon’s new
rural fire truck were delivered
from the factory to the Raleigh
Tractor and Truck Company on
Monday, and from there were sent
to Charlotte to have the mounted
fire fighting equipment installed,
according - to Robert Ed Horton,
fire truck proiect chairman.
The acquisition of a rural fire
truck is one of five projects enter
ed by the Zebulon community in
the Finer Carolina contest.
The Charlotte firm which is in
stalling the fire fighting apparatus
| recover the body. Hull brought
the body to surface with his first
dive, after Dover Hinton, Wen
dell Fire Chief, had discovered the
i body’s location by probing with a
long fishing pole.
Raleigh’s assistant fire chief, R.
L. Matthews, and members of the
Raleigh Rescue Squad, worked
with the youth for a half hour,
, Deputy Doan reported, but were
unable to revive him. The body
was under water about one hour
and 45 minutes.
Funeral Services
Funeral services for the Carpen
ter youth, son of Dick Carpenter,
were held Sunday afternoon at 2
p. m., from Merry Grove Baptist
! Church, Zebulon. Burial was in a
Wakefield Cemtery.
sentenced to 60 days in the Wake
County jail for abandoning his
crop.
David Fowler of Route 4 was
found guilty of assaulting Min
nie Fowler with a knife, causing
serious and painful injuries.
Prayer for judgment was continued
until September 23 upon payment
of the costs of the action. Bond
was set at S2OO to insure his ap
pearance.
A not guilty verdict was given
in the case against J. D. Tant,
who was charged with failing to
stop at a stop sign.
expects to have the work complet
ed during July. A possible date of
July 15 has been set for delivery, 1
although the installation may re
quire until August 1.
Farmers and rural property own
ers within a seven mile radius of
Zebulon are eligible to join the Ru- 1
ral Fire Department, Inc., and en
joy the protection afforded by the
new truck when it arrives.
Membership fees are computed
according to the value of insurable
property and the total tobacco al
lotment of the property owner.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, July 3, 1953
Ed Hales Cites
Commerce Work
During Past Year
Ferd Davis was elected president
of the Zebulon Chamber of Com
merce to serve for the 1953-54 year
at the business meeting held last
Monday night, succeeding Ed
Hales. Davis is a former editor of
the Zebulon Record, and will grad
uate from the Wake Forest College
Law School at the end of the sum
mer session.
Aaron Lowery and R. Vance
Brown were named to the Board
of Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce to serve three year .
terms.
Directors Named
Other members of the Board
of Directors include Mrs. Fred i
Smith and Thomas Monk, who
have two years to serve; and Pat
Farmer and Willie B. Hopkins, who !
have one year remaining of their
terms.
The members present at the
meeting voted to remain open on
Saturday, July 4, and observe in
stead Monday, July 6, as a holi
day.
A review of the work done by
the Chamber of Commerce during
the past year was made, and the.
report showed 82 members in the
organization, including 63 busi
nesses and 19 individuals.
During the past years the Cham
ber of Commerce gave S3OO toward
the cost of the shelter at the com
munity park, initiating the drive
which led to the completion of
the shelter.
Library Furniture
Furniture and a storage cabinet
were provided for the community
library by the group.
Money remaining from the Sil
ver Harvest Days was turned over :
to the Recreation Commission for
use in permanent improvements at
the park. Part of the fund, which
exseeded SSOO, is being used to
pay for plans for the community
building, and part of it is being
used to pay the grading costs of
park site.
Two highway signs have been
erected on roads leading into town
and two more are being construct
ed.
The story of Zebulon’s progress,
as presented over Radio Station
WPTF, has been distributer' all 1
over the country at the request 1
of the Chamber of Commerce by
Zebulon businesses. Over 5,000 of
the reprints will be distributed at
the meeting of Lions Internation
al in Chicago, Illinois. The costs <
of the last order of 5,000 is be
ing paid by the Zebulon Lions
Club and the Chamber of Com
merce.
Last Christmas the Chamber of
Commerce arranged for several
visits by Santa Claus to Zebulon,
the first of which was made by
air to the Zebulon Airport, where
the fire truck met him to bring
him to town.
Retiring President Hales ex
pressed his appreciation for the
help given him during the past
year, and pledges his full support
to the organization during the fu
ture.
Stores to Open July 4
Nearly all Zebulon merchants
will be open on the Fourth of July,
but Monday, July 6. will be ob
served as a holiday, according to
a vote taken at the membership
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce held last Monday night.
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ENGAGED
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Miss Peggy Lee Herndon, daugh
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hem
-1 don of Cary, will be married to
Robert Vance Brown, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Zebulon,
on Saturday, July 11, at 2:30 o’-
I clock in the Cary Baptist Church.
The public is invited.
Boykin to Have
Military Funeral
Funeral services for Sgt. Roney
; Boykin will be conducted with full
military honors at the National
Cemetery, Raleigh, at 1:30 p. m.,
Friday, July 10. Sgt. Boykin, 48,
died in Germany on June 1 after
23 years of Army service in the
continental United States, South
Pacific, Hawaii, and Europe.
The son of Mrs. Maggie Boykin
and the late Willie B. Boykin of
Wilson County, he is survived by
four sisters, Mrs. Iver Morgan of
Bailey, Mrs. Lottie Rittenbury of
Selma, Mrs. Annie Drake of Nor
folk, and Mrs. Gordon Temple of
Zebulon, with whom he made his
I home; four brothers, William H.
Boykin of Ft. Lee, Va., Hilton of
Staunton, Va., Willie 8., Jr., of
Ft. Ritchie, Md., and Paul of
Norfolk.
Last Rites Are Held
For S. S. Richardson
Funeral services for S. S Rich
ardson, 80, who died at his home
near Wendell, Monday at 8 p.m.,
were held Wednesday afternoon
from the Wendell Methodist
Church with pastor S. E. Mercer
officiating.
The Wendell Masonic Order of I
which the deceased was a member
conducted the (unreal service.
The deseased is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. David Massey, Ral
eigh, Mrs. Herman Moss, Wendell,
Mrs. Ben Holden, Merry Oaks, Pat j
Richardson of the home; and a son,
S. S. Richardson, Jr., of Thomas
ville.
Girl Scout Camp to Close Today;
Parents May Visit This Afternoon
The Girl Scout Camp at Camp
Richards, Lake Mirl, will hold
visiting day for parents and inter
ested patrons from Zebulon today,
announced Miss Virginia Nash,
Executive Director of the Camp
from the Wake - Johnston - Wil
son Girl Scout Area Office in
Raleigh.
Sixty girls are enrolled in the
two week camp courses that be
gan on June 23rd and which will
conclude this afternoon.
Outstanding events of the camp
ing experience has been: 1. Na
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers.
Last Rites Held
For Dr. Car! Bell,
Raleigh Physician
Funeral services for Dr. Carl
Wendell Bell, well-known Raleigh
physician, closely related to Wen
dell residents, who died of a heart
attack at his summer horpe in
Morehead City early Monday
morning, were held Tuesday after
noon from his Raleigh home at
1313 College Place, at 4:30 o’clock.
Native of Wakefield
A native of Wakefield in Wake
County, Dr. Bell was a son of
Dr. George Manley Bell and Helen
Tempie Richardson Bell. He was
educated at Wake Forest, receiv
ing the B. S. degree, and earned his
M. D. degree at the University of
Maryland.
During World War I, Dr. Bell
served in France with the U. S.
Army Medical Corps and was a
captain at the time of his discharge
from the service.
The Raleigh physician was a
former president of the Raleigh
Academy of Medicine and was a
member of the Wake County Medi
cal Society, the State Medical So
ciety, the American Medical Asso
ciation, and Phi Chi Medical Fra
ternity. In addition, Dr. Bell was
a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner
and a member of the American
Legion.
Survivors Listed
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Catherine Copeland; two sons,
; Carl Wendell Bell, Jr., and George
Copeland Bell; three brothers, Dr.
Victor Bell of Raleigh, Burdon Bell
of Washington,D. C., and Dr. Eric
Bell of Wilson and a sister, Mrs.
Lorna Bell Broughton of Raleigh;
and several nieces and nephews.
Dr. Broadus E. Jones, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, officiat
ed, and nephews served as pall
bearers. Members of the Raleigh
Academy of Medicine and the Ral
eigh Shrine Club served as honor
ary pallbearers. Burial followed in
Montlawn.
The deceased was a nephew of
Mrs. C. M. Bell, Messrs. E. V. Rich
ardson and Zeb V. Richardson, res
idents of Wendell; and the late
Mrs. M. A. Griffin of Wendell.
Over 800 Books
Books are being drawn from the
i Olivia Rainey Library in Raleigh
by the Zebulon Community Libra
ry and are available to patrons, ac
cording to Mrs. Ralph Bunn.
The local library has over 800
volumes, only a little more than a
hundred short of the 1953 goal of
1,000.
Enlargin the library is a Finer
Carolina project.
ture: Miss Lunette Barbour of
N. C. Wildlife Conservation De
partments, displayed pelts of ani
mals and stuffed birds that are
found in North Carolina, while she
lectured on the value of the ani
mals and birds to the economic
and conservation development of
! this State. She distributed interest
ing literature for each of the
campers. 2. A cook-out dinner is
featured at least onre for each of
the two week camp periods. 3. Tests
for the Girl s~<->iit Swimmers
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